city of los angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beach harbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously that bridge will not be functional for much longer into the future. so we are in a mode of looking at prevention but we are also looking at adaptation. because we have no choice. we have to be doing both at the same time. we also, i think, need to be looking not only at the quantity of supplies of things but also of quality when it comes to our water supply the aqua duct that supplies southern california, the state water project owned aqua duct is also vulnerable to small levels of -- small amounts of sea level rise which could breach the levies in the san francisco sacramento bay delta region. so we are intimately tied to

city of los angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beach harbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously

it's adjacent to the ports of long beach and los angeles. the largest port complex in the united states and the third largest in the world. for starters tonight, i want to take a look at what we're going to talk about and the report i've prepared to present to the american people. as a member of congress, i'm a member of the committee of homeland security. i'm the subcommittee chair of emergency communications preparedness and response. because of that i felt it was important to share to the american people the information and the observations of what i'm now calling to the people's congress. i'm here tonight to present to the united states congress and the american people my report, my observations and my recommendations regarding the deepwater horizon oil spill. it includes the responses that have been taken and the recovery that's needed for to us move forward. so let's start with what happened back on april 20 at 10:00 p.m. tragedy struck in the gulf of mexico. just 42 miles from the population of the people in venice, louisiana, there wa

the city of los angeles sprouted a skyline of new and impressive office buildings and with a booming international airport and port of los angeles. the city became a transportation hub and gateway to the pacific rim. in 1982 as the democratic party nominee, tom bradley lost the race for california governor to george by less than one percentage point of the vote. the racial dynamics that appeared to underlie his narrow and unexpected loss in 1982 gave rise to the political term, the tom bradley effect. in 1984 amid a chorus of people predicting disaster, tom bradley championed los angeles as the host of the summer olympics. the games were a huge success. bringing the city not only great publicity but a $250 surplus and i am happy to announce that that surplus has grown and it still remains around $300 million. tom bradley's most difficult moments as mayor came in the last years of his tenure. during the 1992 los angeles riots, more than 50 people were killed and the civil unrest following the acquittal of the police officers involved in the rodney king beating. during his speech in september of 1992 when bradley an

los angeles and long beach. we do not want to give the terrorist any ideas here, as if they could not figure it out themselves, but if you want to see a vulnerable facility, visit the ports of long beach and los angeles. it is a mess. it is virtually indefensible. it is five minutes from lax. there are three private arenas embedded in the ports. cruise ship lines, tens of thousands of semitrailer trucks coming and going, it defies protection. so, the sweeping question about are we prepared, what is the level of preparation, it has to be incident-specific. i would just like to finish up with a comment on the concept of a resilience. the senator and others have used it. it is an idea that i associate most of all with a former coast guard commander who has written on the subject. his pieces is, if al-qaeda or the enemy -- his thesis is that if al-qaeda or the enemy knows that there is a backup system, systems forer finance, energy or transportation, if they know that within hours of taking down that system a backup system will be in place, that takes away a lot of incentive for shutting that system down. i think that applies across the board. we cannot have duplicates syste

los angeles and long beach. we do not want to give the terrorist any ideas here, as if they could not figure it out themselves, but if you want to see a vulnerable facility, visit the ports of long beach and los angeles. it is a mess. it is virtually indefensible. it is five minutes from lax. there are three private arenas embedded in the ports. cruise ship lines, tens of thousands of semitrailer trucks coming and going, it defies protection. so, the sweeping question about are we prepared, what is the level of preparation, it has to be incident-specific. i would just like to finish up with a comment on the concept of a resilience. the senator and others have used it. it is an ide that i associate most of all with a former coast guard commander who has written on the subject. his pieces is, if al-qaeda or the enemy -- his thesis is that if al-qaeda or the enemy knows that there is backup system, systems forer finance, energy or transportation, if they know that within hours of taking down that system a backup system will be in place, that takes away a lot of incentive for shutting that system down. i think that applies across the board. we cannot have duplicates systems

los angeles and long beach. we do not want to give the terrorist any ideas here, as if they could not figure it out themselves, but if you want to see a vulnerable facility, visit the portseles. it is a mess. it is virtually indefensible. it is five minutes from lax. there are three private arenas embedded in the ports. cruise ship lines, tens of thousands of semitrailer trucks coming and going, it defies protection. so, the sweeping question about are we prepared, what is the level of preparation, it has to bb incident-specific. i would just like to finish up with a comment on the concept of a resilience. the senator and others have used it. it is an idea that i associate most of all with a former coast guard commander who has written on the subject. his pieces is, if al-qaeda or the enemy -- his thesis is that if al-qaeda or the enemy knows that there is a backup system, systems forer finance, energy or transportation, if they know that within hours of taking down that system a backup system will be in place, that takes away a lot of incentive for shutting that system down. i think that applies across the board. we cannot have duplicates systems for everything in this

port-a-potty was set on fire, anyone be information should call the berkeley police. >>> whooping cough is to blame for the death of another california child. the baby died in los angeles bringing the number of deaths to six, so far. the california department of public health confirmed nearly 1,500 cases have occurred statewide. another possible 700 cases are being investigated. here in the bay area, there's 441 confirmed incidents. marin county has the highest number statewide with 195 cases. whooping cough is highly contagious and the best way to protect your and your family is to get vaccinated. the stayed health department just broadened its recommendations. the list includes anyone 7 and younger who is not yet fully immunized, pregnant women and other people who have contact with pregnant women, or infants. so what is behind this state epidemic? one theory is that kids who will not vaccinated are putting other people at risk. tomorrow night at 11:00 we look at why one doctor thinks the assumption of something called "herd immunity" plays a roll. >> as you're waiting for your next vaccine the bug can come into the community because there's not something called herd