for the time being los angeles county officials are banning the use of roundup after one of its ingredients has been linked to cancer the los angeles county board of supervisors are asking for all departments to halt the use of round up until public health and environmental professionals can determine if it's safe for further use this all comes after a second court ruling finding roundup was a substantial factor in a consumer's not hodgkins lymphoma most recently in san francisco court ruled in favor of seventy year old edwin hartman's case cardamon reportedly developed the cancer after using the herbicide on his snowmen california property for decades was the lack of sufficient warnings a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes after years. round up on schools as a groundskeeper the payout later reduced to seventy million but it opened the floodgates of some one thousand three hundred lawsuits against bayer but according to one of the attorneys representing hartman the case itself is about months long to failing to warn the public i took took over representative deposit

look at los angeles county alone, 95% of the arrest warrant issued in los angeles county are for illegalhe crime of being in the country illegally which is a crime in and of itself except if you ask a democrat, but for violent crimes like robbery, rape and murder. rob: 95% in la county? >> the center for immigration studies, and arrest warrant in los angeles county are for illegal immigrants. look at other cities, one of the first sanctuary cities in california, san francisco has risen, now the number one city in america for property theft. you cannot leave a backpack or purse or laptop in a car without having your windows smashed. look at other cities, stockton was among the first, their crime rates have risen 50%, it is astonishing. >> republicans say they are pandering to the hispanic vote, a vote they know is critical. in orange county the once conservative bastian of southern california, moving to the left as well. the police department made a big move. explained that and what you think that means. >> this is baffling. i lived and worked in orange county until recently, the reddest

los angeles county workers who were gardening in the area discovered the victim's body. the child is believed to be 7 to 10 years old. it is unclear if the victim's body showed any signs of trauma or how they died. (robin) a homeowner in san deigo is outraged .. saying a mail carrier was caught on camera using pepper spray on ntly installed cameras, video the postal worker walking up to his mailbox, and as he places the mail in the mailbox, there is something in his left hand. then, from another camera you can see the pup.....behind a gate and having abd reaction to the spray. galindo says, he searched through his videos, about a months worth and found nine similar incidents. (robin) galindo says, he has filed a complaint with the postal service, along with a police (robin) startlingcell phone video appears to show a man snoozing while

says they filed nine previous detainers on carranza, three in los angeles county and six in santa clara county, but i.c.e. said the detainers, which are a request to notify immigration officials before the suspect was released from jail, were ignored. chief garcia says something has to change. >> let me be clear. we are here to protect and to embrace our otherwise law abiding undocumented residents. we are not here, nor should we be here to shield admitted gangsters or violent criminals regardless of immigration status. >> reporter: now this case is sure to be highly politicized and is already adding to the debate over california and santa clara county's sanctuary laws. in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. >>> coming up think the bay area is expensive now? just wait. >> a whole new wave of instant millionaires could be coming your way. >> these planes are accidents waiting to happen. >> what the faa is saying tonight about grounding the type of plane involved in two deadly crashes. >> plus a decision on whether pg&e will face criminal charges for the wine country wildfires. >> that plus cha

chris martinez is in los angeles county. >> reporter: the tracks at santa anita park remain closed indefinitely, as race officials try to figure out how another horse, seen here, died there during training. >> it's a tragic loss. we are not too sure why it happened. >> reporter: the four-year-old billy was euthanized tuesday, after shattering a bone. >> it's very frustrating because nobody wants to see anybody's horse get hurt. >> reporter: 21 horses have died at workouts since late december, triggering protests at the site. the tracks were shut down for testing last week, so experts could evaluate the racing surface. officials now plan to conduct additional safety testing on the main racetrack using a special device to see how it holds up to the horses galloping at full speed. the region where the track is located has received almost 12 inches of rain in recent months, but it's unclear if the weather played a role they kee washing out, then they open it up and sometimes they get wet spots, so on and so forth. i think a lot of times that causes injuries. the chief operating officer for the grou

happen this afternoon in downtown inglewood in los angeles county. officer say the suspect walked into the church with a sword and a gun. police arrived and two officers were shot. one in the hand the other in the arm. police returned fire and say the gunman is now deceased. the officer's injuries are not life-threatening. >>> students at vanden high school stayed home today. administrator say a racist, violent threat against students from to them to close the campus. it is the second racially charged incident at the school in a month. graffiti including a swastika and obscene images were found spray-painted on the baseball dugout at the beginning of the month. >>> lawmakers question transportation officials about the approval process for the grounded boeing 737 planes. ey h in the fleet in the last six months. 346 people killed. the acting administrator testified before a senate panel about the agency's oversight of boeing. >> how do we ensure the fa can take over safety evaluations if issues are discovered during the testing and evaluation phase? >

. >>> developing news now out of los angeles county. firefighters are still at the scne of a massive fire in carson. it happened around 7:30. officials say a seal failure at a crude oil pump is to blame but no injuries reported. >>> t >>> we're going see some warm temperatures. >> sandhya patel has the latest. >> it's a well deserved weekend break. take a look at this live ure. looking at the towe view. spring-like weather this weekend. city, 68, oakland 69, walnut creek 69. unbelievable, above average, antioch 70 degrees. so no rain is on our radar, as we widen out the picture here, everything is going in one direction. and that is north of the bay area. but there is rain in our future. i'll be back with the hour by hour look when you might see that wet weather. >>> a teenage girl is fighting for her life after being struck by a car near san francisco's lake merced. police say the 14-year-old and her mother were in a cross walk with their dog when a car hit them. the mother is expected to recover. investigators say the driver stayed at

then also o this other specicies cald cochlicella barbara, which also is a first record for los angeles countyand then now, almost two years later, i'm back asassessing are those species still here. and they are. we literally are collaborators. like, we have papers together with all of our names on it. so, those are things that-- that collaboration makes this specimen and citizen science and standing in this backyard a really meaningful thing. pauly: this one's gonna go right there. we have the specimens that you see behind me, and other specimens all throughout ththis institution. over 35 5 llion spececimens and historicalal collection objects. and those can basically be a time machine so that we can understand where species were found in the past. when we think about the greatest threats to biodiversity that our planet is currently facing, we think about t things like climate chaange, andnd the realility ist onene of the b biggest t threats actually u urbanizatioion. so,o, we now knknow that asas o, 50% of the human population is now living in urban areas, and so, suddenly, it becomes a huge

veered over the side of a freeway on-ramp and overturned this morning in los angeles county... hundreds of cans on a hillside and the street below. the single- vehicle collision, which ignited a small fire, was reported shortly before 6:30 -this morning .. along the westbound- 10 freeway in west covina, according the c-h-p incident log. the driver was able to exit the wrecked big rig and walk unassisted. one lanes of the off-ramp was blocked... as crews worked to remove the modelo beer cans. (catherine) coming up... a fish story you have to see to believe...after a huge fish that hasn't been seen in north pacific waters for more than 100- years... washes up on a santa barbara beach. if you are watching us on the 'kron on' app - our news coverage continues during the commercial break. visit kron-on- dot-tv to subscribe." a rare fish (catherine) (catherine) a rare fish found on a santa barbara beach has caught california experts hook, line and sinker. (pam) and others in the scientific world are now being "reeled in" too.. reporter ryan fish has the story. the rare "hoodwinker su

(pam) a car crashed into a busy gym in los angeles county .... narrowly missing an employee.and authorities say, the crash... was not an accident. it was all caught on surveillance video. reporter kandiss crone has the story. dramatic moments as a stolen car careens right into a gym the employee narrowly escapes injury. -sot- rubi ayala/ gym member 1637 i can't believe that it's like in a movie sheriff deputies were called to crunch fitness in la mirada around 2 this morning. witnesses say the driver was revving the engine of this hondaand then -sot- adrian nolasco / witness 744 after that he puts it on drive and he slams, he lets the car go right in through the glass and he actually rolled out after it started moving and he started running out adrian nolasco says the suspect jumped from the moving vehicle before it crashed then ran off deputies say afterwards, he got into another car that was waiting nearby. authorities eventually arrested 32 yo sergio reyes of whittier and booked him on attempted murder. -standup- the entire front window was busted out glass scattered on th

los angeles county deputies thought they were being called out to a crime, but it was all just a shoot for a music video. on wednesday, someone called 911 saying they saw two men holding another man at gunpoint. they also said his hands were taped together. it turns out they were shooting a music video, but the dwun tgu were using was very real. one man was arrested on a weapons charge. >>> can the apple watch save your life? the device can alert people if they develop an irregular heart beat. more than 419,000 people took part in the study. the goal, to find out if the apple watch could screen people for the heart condition that can cause a stroke if not checked out by a doctor. about 2100 people were flagged. they were asked to consult a doctor and a third of them did indeed have the condition. while the findings are promising, experts say a lot more research is needed. >>> happening tomorrow, if you want to trade the bay for some aloha vibes, southwest airlines will make its maiden flight to hawaii tomorrow. it will take off from oakland international airport in the morning and head

. >>> next tonight, a horrifying mystery is unfolding tonight in los angeles county where police areto identify a young rl found dead on a hiking trail. nbc's miguel almaguer has the details. >> reporter: the grisly discovery, the body a young girl found stuffed in a duffel bag like this one, was made along a hiking trail near los angeles. detectives releasing this sketch of jane doe, an african-americah d between 8 and 13 years old. >> investigators did not observe any obvious signs of trauma to the victim's body -- >> reporter: with no new reports of a missing girl, investigators say it's unclear how t child died or who could be involved. homicide detectives believe the body was dumped sunday. >> it's a horrible, tragic case. our investigators are working diligently. >> reporter: tonight a more risk horrific discovery in the hills, and now the desperate search to identify this child found in a paas of pajnd the person who left her here. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we'll take a turn to big changes for facebook. the tech giant which popularized public sharing announce

. >> reporter: officials say at least 30 vehicles crashed into one another in los angeles county, shutting down this freeway's southbound lane for hours. >> this is bad. >> reporter: and clogging traffic for miles. police say thick fog and rain triggered the pile-up. >> that caused a chain reaction slowdown which then caused two subsequent traffic collisions. >> reporter: dozens of firefighters and rescuers racing to the scene. >> we have near zero visibility. >> reporter: families stranded on the side of the road for hours. at least 30 people injured, including a 21-month-old boy. >> medevac 1, stand by pending weather. >> reporter: he was flown to the hospital in critical condition. and a tragedy for the owner of a horse that died in the crash, the animal was inside a trailer. tonight, that toddler is still in the hospital. after being shut down for hours, the interstate is back open. david? >> will carr, thank you. >> we'll move on to the young woman, the parkland graduate who took her own life. she battled survivor's guilt after last year's deadly shooting. tonight news of another appa

> because we are talking about communities from across the country, communities of east los angeles, rural counties in northern new mexico, the west side of san antonio, the south bronx in new york, different communities that have their own sort of local histories throughout most of the 20th century's. cubans arriving in the late 50's through to the present day, going to all of those places is the key to understanding how local latino political communities identified themselves and what they thought of the political parties and their areas. also a look at the presidential archives, the presidential election is where the hispanic exists, is manifest, because this is an effort, the presidential campaign since 1960 , revolved around in listing the kind of national latino electorate. at the national level, at the level of u.s. presidents, we see attempts to organize these various distinct latino constituencies into something kind of manageable and usable for themselves. breaking -- >> breaking it down, how have the parties attempted to court and wu? >> republicans, so republicans, tracing this back to

the los angeles county fire department says some people are in critical condition including a toddler. heavy fog in the area may have caused the car to crash. incident is still under investigation. >>> a car crashed into a building triggering a gas leak and concern in campbell this morning. campbell police were called to the scene around 9:00 a.m. all lanes were closed briefly from hamilton to tim pc way because of the incident. >> the vehicle had actually struck a natural gas line and gas was actively leaking. we made several evacuations and the fire department came out and shut off the gas and we were able to dissipate it and get everybody back in their buildings. >> no injuries were reported but the damage done to the building and vehicle was significant. >>> pg&e is fighting a judges ruling about the wildfire prevention program. and a court filing, pg&e says the judges order to fully comply with all vegetation management and clearance laws as part of its probation in a criminal case would be too difficult. the utility says there was no way it could quote monitor every tree at ever

. >>> video this morning of a water rescue in los angeles county last night. swift water rescue teams help save a man clinging to a bridge pillar. the man was holding a cat at the time and neither the man or animal were heard. it is not clear how the man was stuck. >>> in texas a mysterious discovery leaving police stumped. >> they are trying to figure out how an atm got to the bottom of a lagoon. park employees were cleaning the lagoon yesterday southeast of san antonio when they stumbled upon the atm submerged in the water. next to it, a gun safe. officers have no clue how long the items have been there or where they came from. they hope that fingerprints will help point them in the right direction. >> thieves may have gotten frustrated. can open it up. >> i wonder if there is money in there. >> but is it dry? >>> hopefully you are dry on the roadways and we will have more rain tomorrow. right now though we are seeing some delays on the bay bridge. we have a crash before the toll plaza past where the camera is. unfortunately we cannot see it but it is blocki

. >> he was arrested multiple times, not only here but in los angeles county. and, really, it is just the legal system is what it is. he was ultimately released. there were detainers that were placed or they were ask were not, you know, not honored when ice contacted, you know issue the places where he was held in custody. >> the chief joins 10 other police chiefs in signing a letter sent to the county of board of supervisors, recommending changes to the policy. >> adopt a policy that is consistent with state law that allows for county jails to notify federal immigration authorities upon the release of serious felons. >> immigration attorney says his potential changes target the undocumented community. >> it appears to me to be a knee jerk reaction that sets a dangerous precedent. are we going to set policies that single out a single community? >> reporter: law enforcement argues that santa clara county is behind other counties because they prohibit any communication with ice even for violent offenders. >> no one is asking the county to hold on to an individual

...we've got the highlights after the (pam) a 28-year-old woman was charged this morning in los angeles countyhe murder of her nine-year-old daughter. (ken) the girl was found partially stuffed in a duffel bag in early march. grant lodes is here to explain who else is in trouble with police. (grant) 28-year-old taquesta graham was charged in los angeles today with the murder of her nine-year-old daughter. she and her 38-year-old boyfriend... emiel hunt are accused of killing trinity love jones sometime around march first. jones was found in a partially zipped bag a few days later in the eastern part of l.a. county. the girl's birth father was among those who left messages near the trail where she was found. the family is devastated. (grant) as tips came (grant) as tips came in... police began looking for graham and hunt, just as the two were stopped at a bord

. >>> two police officers were wounded in los angeles county this afternoon in a shooting that happened right outside of a church of scientology. inglewood police said the officers were responding to a report that a man armed with a sword was going into that church. police: l.a. tv station that the suspect was shot in the head. the police officers suffered less serious injuries pier 1 officer was struck in the hand. the other was hit in the arm. right now, it's not clear who fired those shots or if the suspect had a gun. >>> a high school in fairfield was shut down today because of a threat of violence. right now it's not clear if classes will resume tomorrow. as ktvu's rob roth tells us, the school is also dealing with allegations that officials have failed to address several previous racist incidents. district officials closed the school today as authorities investigate what they say was a threat of violence at the campus. the school district would not reveal any details of the threat. >> at an abundance of caution, we decided to cancel school and all school activities today at vanden

. >>> firefighters in los angeles county are battling a raging fire in an oil refinery. it was first reported around 7:30 pm tonight at the phillips 66 plant in carson city located by the about a dozen miles south of la. firefighters have been able to stop the flames from spreading beyond the refinery. no injuries have been reported and authorities have not ordered evacuations. a hazmat team is working to assess the air quality in the area. >>> after a fire destroyed three homes last night, people are questioning how quickly firefighters can respond to the growing community in the delta. the fire protection district says it is has fewer than half of the firefighters it needs. >> reporter: just before 6 pm last night, the contra costa fire district responded to a fire call on the 2700 block of taylor road, when firefighters arrived, they found three homes fully engulfed in flames, all total losses. >> our first engine arrived at approximately, in approximately 11 minutes. it was from our station 53 right here in oakley. >> reporter: the fire station on bethel island was c

around a navigation center by 82.5% and thefts from vehicles by 42.9%, and in a study down in los angeles countynd that proximity to a homeless shelter was only behind prior drug arrests as cause or a predictor of crime by homeless persons. onv page six and seven, i mention crime in the dogpatch. there are six crimes in the last six months reported on one block, an auto theft, a burglary, and a firearms, to name a few, call to the police. on page eight, i tried to show that navigation centers haven't been able to control encampments, which is one of the supposed benefits to the community that director coz-- director talked about. figure seven shows images just this week from right outside the dogpatch navigation center. on page ten, i talk about drug use and how the director says that a third of homeless are drug addicted, and how the navigation centers don't allow introducing use but all-- drug use, but allow drug users, so they have to go out in the community to use drugs. on page 13, i talk about the demographics of the area, and there's been a -- in the last five years, there's been a 25% gr

this picture is causing quite a stir in los angeles county. a small black helicopter parked right in the middle of the antelope valley poppy reserve. the reserve is the latest superbloom drawing visitors all over southern california. check out the orange covering the hillside. it is beautiful. park officials are reminding visitors they are not allowed to go into the flowers to take photos. at lake elsinore, the views are also stunning but the crowds are a big problem. last weekend, the area created a $10 shuttle program just to alleviate the backup. >>> how do you alleviate all the traffic care, we don't know but at least gianna franco is here. >> we are dealing with some wet weather today and windy conditions. mary lee will have more and that. leave a few minutes earland don't forget your umbrella this morning. here is a live at the bay bridge. it is a slow ride working your way on all approaches. we will see stop and go conditions coming out of the maze this morning. it is sluggish year. there are reports of a couple of accidents, one pass t

los angeles are planning to strike today. the l.a. times says they're angry with the company's move to slash per-mile pay in los angeles county and partsnty. these striking uber workers want higher wages across the board as well. uber says the old pay scale was not working. other changes it's implementing with improve take-home pay. bernie sanders was in san francisco yesterday. he used a rally to criticize the mueller summary. >> well, i don't want a summary of the report. i want the whole damn report because nobody, especially this president, is above the law. >> sanders called president trump the most dangerous president in u.s. history. the vermont senator blamed the president for dividing the nation and sanders told the crowd he can bring the country together. >> we're ready for a political revolution. we need ber rythg from the economy to social policies to climate issues. >> it was a big turnout. the rally drew an estimated 16,000 people to ft. mason. >>> happening today, 14 people charged in a college admissions scandal will appear in a boston courtroom. they're among the 50 people indicted so far. 33 are parents, including sev

. >>> is going to be harder to find a place to smoke or in los angeles county.the board of supervisors updated the legal definition of smoke and smoking to include cannabis and e-cigarettes. that means marijuana and electric cigarettes will be banned at beaches, parks and government buildings were tobacco cigarettes are already out all. new restrictions were also added to smoking one stops, outdo bars and beach parking lots. is unknowingly cials are infected with the measles. the unidentified man went to 19 shops and restaurants and other spots in santa clara county. it is difficult to pin down the exact times but that the infected person was at the locations between march 16 and 22nd. after compiling a list of places the tours went to, staff notified restaurant and source. some businesses include ihop on north first street in san jose, the hoover tower up to ration deck on the stanford campus and the macy's store at valley fair mall. >> if you are one of the few who is not protected from measles and your and one of these places at one of these times that the pe

safety and medication rules in the wake of 22 horse deaths at the santa anita racetrack and los angeles counties had a meeting today, the board chairman said officials are very concerned about the health and safety of horses there. santa anita create -- agreed to ban race day medication for horses born before 2018 or later. horses currently on medication can only be given half the previous dose on race days. the track is expected to reopen tomorrow after being closed for two weeks. >> you might want to think twice before ordering takeout from a food delivery service after you see what happened to one customer in stockton. the drivers dirty deed was caught on a doorbell camera. you see him here taking a sip of the very same milkshake he is about to deliver. the 14-year-old customer of the drink was intended for says he enjoyed his cookies and cream milkshake until the next day when he learned that he was not the only one who had sampled the treat. >> my dad told me to check out the video from last night, and once i checked it out, i brushed five or six times, i felt really disgusted. >> i'm sure.

eventually moved up to san francisco to work out of the office here, given a lot of assembly through los angeles county then came up here and doing assemblies to kids about rainforest. one of my jobs was to teach about recycle, teaching students to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost, i'm teaching them they have the power, and that motivates them. it was satisfying for me to work with for the department of environment to create a message that gets to the heart of the issue. the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team, we go into the schools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesso

. ♪ ♪ i got a light on you, babe >> the los angeles county sheriff's office has begun foot patrol on youngsters. >> the notion of teenagers who had a culture of their own, that weren't listening to their parents' music, kind of opens up this giant space for rebellions large and small. >> at least 10% of the students have used and are using marijuana. also, probably a very significant thing is that acceptance is gaining steadily and the usage is really increasing very rapidly. >> in l.a., we were all kind of, you know, smoking god's herb, whereas up in san francisco, it seemed like they were experimenting more with mind expansion, you know? ♪ >> ken kesey took classes of writing at stanford university, and he writes the great novel "one flew over the cuckoo's nest," and this makes him a celebrity. >> while i was at stanford, i was given the opportunity to go to the stanford hospital and take part in the lsd experiments. >> kesey had volunteered to do tests for lsd, a government-sponsored test. >> lsd was isolated in a pharmaceutical company in switzerland. >> are you happy? >> yes. >>

. >>> a stand offended early this morning in lass anxious county los angeles county after leading authorities on a pursuant suit. it began last night when a signal alerted the sheriff's departments that the pickup had been stolen. >> whoa whoa. >> the pickup was pursued through freeways and side streets and several cities until it timely came to a stop in bell flour. the suspect did eventually exit the pickup and surrender. >>> a woman killed in a landslide in san san francisco. the parks and recreation believes her body was washed out to sea. she and a friend were walking a dog last sundays when tons of sand came crashing down on them. efforts to find the victim have failed after digging by hand and machinery. >>> 2 ospreys are back in the same nest in the bay area. >> how is that for a transition. they are living on top of a crane in the richmond yard a rosy stayed but now they are back together and for the last few months a web cam will show the birds in action, including the hatching and fledging of chicks and on that note some weather. >> spring like with spring like showers around the b

los angeles. we do some things in orange county and other things throughout the region.o we know that we really generate a lot of economic activity here for this region at a time that's traditionally slow. travel has been completed. you're on the new years -- you know, coming to new year's day and really the boom for this region to have this kind of economic activity going on at new years. well, come on up to the second floor. while we do that, i want to stop first to show you this extraordinary silver trophy. it's the extraordinary trophy that was of all things one by a woman in 1914, 1915, and 1916, isabella kohlmann who by the way was still in business building floats when i joined the tournament of roses in 1977. take a look at this float which is indicative of the early floats. it's merely a wagon that's bedecked in flowers. if you look over here in this next float, that's the kind of isnge in float building that by lekohlmann champion. that's not much different than what we do today except that they're heavierer, grander. all these trophies that we have collected,

they are the jewel of los angeles county. huntington gardens.his is the library with the -- theecious treasures copies of the canterbury tales. i have to tell you that it reflects diversity. it has the most authentic chinese garden in the united states. they painstakingly brought pieces of garden from china and re-created it right here in the san gabriel valley. this is a sight to behold. if you want to think you are walking in the garden in china, go to the san gabriel valley. there is also the jpl. you can call and get a tour. this is the site of the most amazing launches in the world. they are the ones responsible for the mars curiosity rover in 2012 that ended up being 350 --d here and flew 350 million miles to mars. [cheering] rover like ad a little jeep driving around on mars. every time they had a launch , where they successfully land those instruments, people from around the world tune in. --a new inspire age generation of scientists. talking about how this district is known, all the time, when i'm talking to my fellow congress , what is

los angeles county deputies thought they were being called out to a crime but it was a music video shoot. wednesday someone called 911 saying they saw two men holding up another man at gunpoint and said his hands were taped together. turns out the men were shooting a music video, but the gun they were using was very real, so deputies ended up arresting one of the men on a weapons charge. >>> can the apple watch save your life? a new study shows the device can track irregular heartbeat. could it screen for atrial fibrillation, afib is a heart condition that can cause a stroke if it doesn't get checked out by a doctor. 2,100 people were flagged and asked to consult a doctor and a third did indeed have afib. a lot more research is needed say experts. >>> happening today, if you want to trade the bay for some aloha vibes, there is a new nonstop flight. southwest airlines will make its maiden voyage to hawaii, the first flight will take off from oakland international airport this morning, and head to honolulu. more flights from oakland to hawaii will roll out in the coming months and service

being blamed on a temporary shutdown of the va level ro refinery and problems at a refinery in los angeles county. gas prices in california have jumped 17 crept a gallon in the last week. the average price is now $3.58. that is 89 cents high are than the national average. >>> another impact on gas prices, the recent flooding in the midwest. the problem is province ár transporting ethanol to refineries. ethanol which is made from corn is typically shipped from the midwest on rail lines leading to facilities like those in texas where it has been blended with refinery made fuel. but several railroad lines have been damaged from the flooding. >> it is our hope that the ethanol that is in storable in the gulf coast region and across the nation is going to be sufficient to tide those markets over until the rail lines get reopened and things get back to more normal operating conditions. >> almost all the u.s. gasoline is blended with 10% ethanol. >>> in just a matter of days, new york is poised to become the first city in america to impose congestion fees to drive in some of the busiest sexes of town. i

. >>> developing news out of los angeles county.efighters have knocked down a massive fire that broke out at a phillips 66 oil refinery in carson. crews battled the flames from all sides for more than two hours before containing those flames. officials say a seal failure in a crude oil pump is to blame. one person was treated for an unknown injury. >> a teenage girl is fighting for her life after being hit by a car near san francisco's lake merced. police say the 14-year-old and her mother were in a crosswalk with their dog when a car hit them. the mother is expected to recover from her injuries. investigators say the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. >>> dangerous streets have forced san francisco to take action. following a cyclist's death, parking along howard street has been removed to expand the bike lane, but activists say that's not enough. they have identified two other streets, fulsom and the embarcadero that need immediate improvements. abc 7 news reporter luz pena has that story. >> reporter: in singl

the assembly man from los angeles county says that cell phone are a big distraction.e has introduced a bill that would ban or limit the use of cell phones on school grounds. if approved, it would be up to schools to come up with consequences for those who break the policy. >>> if you typically wait for a huge jackpot before you try your luck in the lottery, your wait is over. the powerball jackpot for tomorrow night's drawing is an estimated $62 million. that is the fourth highest in history for the multi-state lottery. the one-time lump sum option would be a little more than $380 million. the odds of winning that jackpot, not very good. one in 292 million. but your odds of winning any prize are much better, about one in a25. >>> san mateo police are investigate a string of suspicious fires. the new information about arrested made in the case. ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new galaxy and save on the network with millions of wifi hotspots. say "get a galaxy" to learn more.

. >>> there's developing news out of los angeles county. firefighters have knocked down a massive fire that broke out at a phillips 66 oil refinery in cars carson. crews battled the flames from all sides for more than two hours before containing those flames. officials say a seal failure in a crude oil pump is to blame. one person was treated for an injury. >>> a teenager girl is fighting for her life after being hit by a car near san francisco's lake merced. police tell the 14-year-old and her mother were in a crosswalk with their dog when a car hit them. the mother is expected to recover from her injuries. investigators say the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. >>> dangerous streets have forced san francisco to take action. following a cyclist's death, parking along hourld street has been removed to expand the bike lane, but activists say that's not enough. they have identified two other streets, full sum and the 'em embarcadero that need immediate improvements. luz pena has the story. >> reporter: in single file, ove

. >>> developing news out of los angeles county. firefighters have knocked down a massive fire that broke out at a phillips 66 oil refinery in carson. crews battled the flames from all sides for more than two hours before containing those flames. officials say a seal failure in a crude oil pump is to blame. one person was treated for an injury. >> a teenage girl is fighting for her life after being hit by a car near san francisco's lake merced. police say the 14-year-old and her mother were in a crosswalk with their dog when a car hit them an john muir drive. the mother is expected to recover from her injuries. investigators say the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. >>> dangerous streets have forced san francisco to take action. following a cyclist's death, parking along howard street has been removed to expand the bike lane, but activists say that's not enough. they have identified two other streets, fulsom and the embarcadero that need immediate improvements. abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> repo

. >>> a fire at an oil refinery in los angeles county is under control this morning. 7:30 last night at the phillips 66 plant in the city of carson. firefighters stopped the flames from spreading beyond the refinery. it took about two hours to get fully under control. no one was hurt and no evacuation orders were issued. firefighters say a hazmat team will continue to monitor the air quality in the area. >>> two tv shows hosted by neil tie reason tyson are set to return to the year. the national geographic channel said he will return to the air in prim. his other show koz mows will also return at a date that hasn't been announced yet >>> after years of planning construction is now underway on a rail connection into california's busiest airport. on thursday los angeles city officials broke ground on a people mover project at lax. the system of automated trains will connect passengers to terminals. a congestion on the loop in and out of lax often flow slows down cars and airport shuttle buses. >> we have waited on the curb over two hours to get an uber. it would be a hu

in los angeles county, will carr, abc news. >> a tough one there. >>> a bear has made its way on to a pennsylvania most wanted list. >> i love how serious you say that. you are so serious. a beekeepers club said somebody broke into a beehive and snatched some of the honey and club members are assuming it was a rather hungry bear. there aren't any witnesses. a wanted poster has been released just in case. also, they are looking for punxsutawney. >> i was still thinking about the california pileup. >>> coming up, the weekend's top movie. >> we'll see ya. >> we'll see ya. use heavy duty r sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to cle it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. y'know what? my place... is a lot cleaner now. stop cleaning. start swiffering. ♪ >>> the weekend box office results are in. "us" broke records taking in more than $70 million. "captain marvel" was second. "wonder park" was third. >> "us" is the latest by director

. >>> a lawmaker is pushing to ban cell phones in schools statewide, the man from los angeles countye classroom cell phones on school grounds. approved, it would be up to the school to come up with consequences for breaking the policy, will help in schools and classrooms. >>> a one bedroom apartment for 1500 dollars in the south bay. it sounds almost unbelievable. what there is a group of people eligible for those bargain rent rates. >> trouble is brewing for bud light, we are looking at why the company is being sued by a beer maker over a super bowl ad. more on that is coming up. >>> we have traffic that is still pretty busy out there, because of the weather, this is a look at the richmond bridge. it is going to be slow. >> it is going to be a foggy day, on and off expected for the entire day in your evening hours, we will check in on the current conditions and we will line up what you can expect for the bay area friday and to your weekend, coming up. ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new g

when the next guide comes out in june, san francisco, los angeles, orange county, santa barbara and sanlifornia guide book will celebrate the state as a culinary power house. >>> a beloved san francisco institution is facing issues because of rising rent. they pay $6,000 in rent. it used to pay $1,400 five years ago. them stay open as long as they can. >>> another day of big rain out there as the storm dances right into the atmospheric river. what to expect later today and when we will dry out. >>> relief for severe depression may be found in a party drug with psychedelic effects. what the fda is doing and what it means for patients. >>> it may be too long for would of be escapees. we will tell what you was discovered under alcatraz. ♪[music] ♪ i've got sunshine on a cloudy day ♪ ♪ >> it is a cold, windy, rainy late winter morning out there. the temptations bringing us in on this wednesday as we look out at san francisco bay. the hit song my girl went to number one

often with our game and other events, we are utilizing downtown los angeles, things in orange county other things throughout the region. generate a lot of economic activity for this region at a time that is slow. travel over holiday has been completed, you are on coming up to new year's day so it is good to have this economic activity. [applause] come up to the second floor. i want to show you this silver trophy. it is the extraordinary trophy that was of all things won by a woman in 1915 and 1916, isabella coleman, who was still in business building floats when i 1927. in take a look at this float, indicative of early floats. it is a wagon bedecked in flowers. looking over here, that is the kind of change in float building an championed. that is not different from what we do today except there are larger, grander, heavier than that. looking at these trophies we have collected, we have two archives, one of which is upstairs which has all sorts of things. these are trophies that have been given to the tournament of roses people have found in their garages or addicts over time -- or at

it creates a new monument in los angeles county honoring those killed in the st.francis dam collapsed in 1928. other new monuments were created in utah, mississippi and kentucky. >>> a high ranking member of the catholic church convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced today in australia. cardinal george pell must serve a minimum of three years and eight months before he will be eligible for parole. the five convictions against him carry a maximum possible sentence of 10 years each. before handing down the sentence, the judge said that he showed staggering arrogance. he was put friends of his former finance minister was convicted in december for sex crimes against children in the 90s when he was archbishop of melbourne. >>> a new poll finds that more catholics are considering leaving the church. according to the gallup study, 37% of u.s. catholics said the abuse crisis has led them to question whether to remain part of the church. that number is up from 22% of catholics who said they considered abandoning the church in 2002, when the vatican can last dealt with a

. >>> it's going to be hard to find a place to smoke or weber los angeles county. board of supervisors updated the county's legal definition of smoke and smoking to include cannabis and e- cigarettes, and damaged marijuana and electric cigarettes will be banned at beaches, parks, government buildings were tobacco cigarettes are already outlawed. the county also added new restrictions on smoking at his bus stop, outdoor bars, and beach parking lot. >>> health officials in the south we are tracking the movement of a tourist was unknowingly infected with measles. the unidentified man went to 19 shops, restaurants, and other spots in santa clara county, and health officials is difficult to pin down the exact times, but the infected person was at the locations between march 16th to march 22nd. after compiling a list of all the places this tourist want to, staff notified less ronson stores. some of those businesses included the ihop on north pearl street in san jose, the sewer hoovered tower, and the macy's store at valley fair mall. >> if you are one of the few who is no

she drove around in los angeles county for nearly two years during the war, resigning when her husband returned from his military service in december, 1945. contributions like hers were both critical to our nation's war effort and to reshaping the role of women in our workforce and society. mr. carbajal: today, over 70 years after ruth's time with the postal service and on her 100th birthday, i recognize and ank her for her service to our nation and to women everywhere. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask -- request to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> madam speaker, i rise today to honor the memory of former panama city fire chief and united states navy veteran, robert richardson. chief richardson passed away at the age of 79 on january 5. chief richardson proudly served our nation as a submariner in the navy and he went on to serve his community in bay county for 33 years, first as