los angeles among onic cigarettes. los angeles is considering another bill banning the use of ecigarettes in places where tobacco is limited. the "the los angeles times" said there's not enough evidence of harm to restrict them, saying fear is not a good basis for regulation, research is. >> until there is more conclusive research, government agencies should be wary of overreacting. it's not an overreaction. >> we don't know what the dangers of using them might be. we wanted to err on the side of caution. adam phramany says it's good to keep them away from kids. we are trying to help people get off tobacco product. >> free-wheeling days may be over as government agencies take a look at what is coming out of that device. >> retail sales of e-cigarettes are expected to double to 1.7 billion. that's still a fraction. $80 billion a year that traditional secrets bring in. people in washington state are celebrating a unique anniversary. they gathered in seattle to mark a year since the state law legalized marijuana. naturally the party took place in a tent since smoking pot on the street is not allowed. washington and colorado are the only u.s. states wher

and michael, a prize winning business columnist for the "los angeles times." i will give a word to the control room as we begin here. i am hearing an echo in my ear of everything that is being said. but we'll get through it. ezra klein, one more day and one more delay in the rules for enrollment. >> although not a bad delay. i think it's worth being clear about what this deadline is. i don't think it's such a big deadline in the scheme of things. this is a deadline to have insurance that begins by january 1. you can still have one that begins a couple days after that. you can keep signing up. this is simply a deadline to have it by the beginning of the year. this is important. this is important for folks whose plans cancelled. if they don't sign up by tomorrow night, if somebody gets sick or hurt, you could have huge costs. this is simply the end of their ability after tomorrow night to sign up for it such that it will actually trigger before the first of the year. >> i want to take a look at one other change that was made recently and it came up on friday, th

inside fox at the time to set him up to make him publish false and try to destroy his credibility for doing a story about ratings. >> before we open it up to questions, we're here in los angeles. the los angeles times is the owners of signal that hey would probably like to sell the l.a. times, is rupert murdoch interested in the l.a. times, and if so -- >> a sign of how it's political interests and the business interests can align. murdoch has said, think to nick james of the l.a. times, that he would be interested but he doesn't think he regulators would allow him to do it at a time when he owns two tv stations in los angeles. >> a couple years since he said that. >> he has always been interested in doing the things he wants to do and allowing the regulators to catch up with him. so, for example in new york, he owns the new york post and the money-losing proposition. he was embraced by politician office both arms when he came in when the two previous owners of the post went belly up financially. so there are ways in which he is sustaining something that may not have a pure financial logic in new york. and los angeles times in its smaller form has more of a logic, us just not

find themselves at more risk than when abroad, according to a "the los angeles times" study, finding veterans twice as likely to commit suicide. they were twice as likely to die in car accidents, and 25% more likely to be involved in other incidents. researchers hope the study will bring attention to vulnerable veterans. >> al jazeera's jennifer london reports is a controversial video is shedding light on how prisoners are treated. some of the images may be disturbing. . >> get down. >> in the california state prison system this is called a forceable extraction. >> help. >> inmate a, as this mentally ill prisoner is called refused medications, naked, is dirty from faecal matter and screams reppedly after being sprayed with pepper spray. this is inmate i. the state says she is extractions fall within their guidelines. >> they are trained to do what they did. that is horrific. no one was disciplined for that. they acted according to the rules. >> those rules must change. the attorney is representing 35,000 mentally ill inmates in a lawsuit against california's department of corrections

"los angeles times" reports the losses could range from $250 million and $1.8 billion funded by the san francisco utility commission places losses as conservative, the third largest on record. >> >> open burning of debris and grandson is not allowed in many counties because of increased fire danger. the bay including alameda, santa clara, san mateo and santa cruz counties. the lack of rain and dry conditions are blamed. camp fires are still permitted in designated areas only. december is the driest months on record. water conservation orders have been issued in california. the city of sacramento county has imposed 20 percent water conservation order which could expand to other places including the bay area. local water officials urge us to voluntarily reduce our water use but not ready to say the word "drought." >> as for a declaring it officially that does not happen until after april when we look at the full season precipitation. >> the governor has. assembled a task force to are can a statewide drought order. >> very little snow in the sierra with holiday travelers finding brown hill

the "los angeles times" says that the nba hall of famer is returning this week to train the north korean national basketball team and to help celebrate the birthday of the leader, kim jong-un, scheduled before an outbreak of unrest including the execution of his uncle for treason, the second most powerful man and before palo alto korean war veteran was detained in north korea if a in before being released. >> it rose in the east bay as a place where all children can play, a special honor a team and his mom will help make a dream come true. and must see video of huge ice sheets falling off a roof with the major problems this caused >> there is still time to win $7,000 this week and help fight hunger in the bay area. just click "give where you live," and we will donate a dollar to bay area food banks and you will be entered to win $7,000 with the approach of the holidays. we will announce the winner tomorrow night. >> cameras capturing sheets of ice dropping from the roof of a building near the dallas-ft. worth airport. a woman suffered minor injuries after flying ice broke her windshield.

the los angeles times is reporting that the $40,000 car could make sits official debut at the 2015 detroitr show. it will be called the model x and reportedly would get around 200 miles per battery charge. officials at the bay area car company say they are already taking refundable deposits for that car. tesla is on pace to build about 21,000 of their model s vehicles. >>> and coming up next at 6:00, be hundreds dress up as jolly st. nick and take to the streets. we'll explain how santacon has turned into more than just a pub crawl. >> and we're seeing temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s. tomorrow will be day one perhaps as some spots near santa cruz getting close to 70. we'll talk more about that and another spare the air day ahead coming up in the forecast in a few minutes. to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing c

cummings of bloomberg news, john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times" and doyle mcmanus of the "los angeles times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we went out and asked people a simple question. how old is the oldest person you've known? we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90's and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed, the official retirement age. how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all f these years? >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is providedly northrop grumman. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. don't get too excited, not yet, but democrats and republicans in congress found something

according to the defense department statistics, obtained by the "los angeles times," 95 out of 250 allegations of misconduct investigated in the last fiscal year were found to be substantiated, including 26 in the army, three in the navy, ten in the airforce and none in the marine corps. it was almost a year ago that then secretary of defense leon panetta ordered a review of ethics training among military leaders and recommended earlier and reinforced ethics training. according to the department of defense that was the message delivered to the white house. but a year later with the case of alleged hazing in the navy now public as well as other scandals, there are questions whether anything in the military has really changed. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> axelrod: later, the hero cops who saved the pilot of a crashed and burning plane, and a high tech competition to build a robot that could save human lives in a crisis. he he -- lives in a crisis. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can he

partly sunny in dallas and in los angeles. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast.ect snow will keep falling in upstate new york. several more inches are expected. it will be cold in the midwest and the northeast. a few inches of snow will fall around the great lakes. the west and south will be dry, and parts of florida will be warm with temperatures around 80. >>> and treacherous conditions in western new york. the lake effect dumped more than 2 feet in some areas. in one town whiteout conditions forced the may yore to issue a travel ban. he even pulled snow plows off the street. it got so bad parts of i-90 were shut down for over an hour. >>> in sports a tumultuous season has appeared to come to an end for washington redskins' robert griffin iii. mike shanahan has announced richard griffin iii will be d deactivated for the team's final three regular season games. griffin who suffered a major knee injury at the end of last season has taken a beating of late, getting sacked 24 times during washington's five-game losing streak. shanahan said he based the decision on

morning fleurys in chicago and partly cloudy in dallas and sunny in los angeles. >>> time now for a checke national forecast. a wintry mix of snow, ice, and rain will stretch from central virginia all the way to new england. very little snow accumulation is expected though. much of the south will be cloudy with rain likely from southeast texas to the carolinas. up to 2 inches of snow is expected from the texas panhandle to the ozarks. the midwest will be mainly dry and much of the west will be unusually cold, especially across the rockies. >>> in sports, a crazy play to end the steelers/dolphins game. only four seconds left, and pittsburgh down by six. ben roethlisberger passes to emmanuel sanders. after racing down field, he laterals it to jerricho cotchery. he flips it to le'veon bell who passes it to big marcus gilbert. 77 dumps it back to roethlisberger. he then passes it to antonio brown who dances down the sideline, blows past some dolphins and goes all the way for the winning score, but look at his foot. yeah, he stepped out of bounds at the 12. dolphins iced pittsburgh, 34-28. >>>

. >> here's a look at some of best selling nonfiction books according to the "los angeles times." list reflects sales as of december 1. >> a look at some this week's best selling nonfiction books according to the "los angeles times." >> next from the "chicago tribune" printer's row lit fest, douglas foster talked about his book "after mandela." he spoke with author and journalist alex kotlowitz for about 45 minutes. nelson mandela died on decembe december 5. >> thanks. this is a real treat to be here today with the. we are old friends. for those of you not familiar with his work, doug was formerly editor of "mother jones." doug and i are also colleagues at northwestern school of journalism. it's a thrill to be or to talk about his recent book, "after mandela" which i think is a beautifully written account of contemporary south africa. i think a profoundly important book. made we can talk some about the. i think it is profound import not on because it would help us understand what's taking place in south africa but i think it also, it has many lessons for us here in the u.s. as wel

states are treating them like cigarettes. 100 cities, los angeles among them, are reinstructing the electronic cigarettes. the "the los angeles times" said in an editorial that there's not enough evidence of harm in the cigarettes to restrict them saying, "fear is not a good basis for regulation, research is. until there's conclusive research, government agencies should be wary of overreacting. >> we go not know what the dangers of using them might be. we want to err on the side of caution. it's feared overregulation will drive smokers back to tobacco. >> we want to get people off the tobacco products. >> the free-wheeling days of electronic cigarettes may be over as we look at what is coming out of that device. >> mark is back with sport. i have a question. is tonight going be a night. underdog? >> it may be. it will be the better season to have the play-off. >> the big college football game. >> a lot of things up in the air. we'll take it incrementally. a win over duke in the a.c.c. championship votes the sem nals into their first title game. the game against the blue devils not expected to be close. it wasn't. f.s.u. put up 17 i

we're considering climate denial commentaries as basically spam and we're just deleting them the los angeles times is probably the most famous of the mainstream media that's doing that. within the hour are we looking at the beginning of a trying to think. well i hope so it seems to be an ethical trend in terms of reporting. well good just a matter of practice i think the public used to get an accurate message not only about what's happening but the about what the experts tell us and by the way in a way feel compelled to tell you this but one of the things i think is the biggest waste of time is for those of us who are not scientists to argue about the side we need to leave the science to the scientists what we need to talk about is risk assessment at risk we're going to need to have a plan a change like a risk issue the way we do when we buy auto insurance and health insurance we hope that that will never happen but it could and we protect ourselves against that from the government standpoint this is a risk management issue. and it's not a matter of scientific debate for us is for the scientists r

the "the los angeles times" says veterans are twice as likely as others to commit suicide and die in a car crash. these are disturbing numbers raising numbers about veterans and what is being done to help them. >> joining us is andrew o'-brian. he attempted suicide in 2010 and now encourages others to see yo i joined the army. i didn't have much of a family. that was the whole reason of joining. i joined and then i ended up being stationed in hawaii in 2008, and later in 2008 we deployed to iraq from october 2008 to october 2009. as soon as i got back the first year, on average we gave ourselves 365 days subconsciously to fix ourselves from what we saw in iraq. it had been overa year, and nothing had changed. i had a lot of nightmares. whilst in iraq i saw a blown up vehicles with soldiers inside of it, and it stuck with me and will stick with me for the rest of my life. after seeing that i couldn't g handle it. i had a lot of paranoia and nightmares. that was done, i wanted to take my own life. >> you made it back. how did you do that? >> well, after mermission >> al jazeera's inves

surrounding the car crash that killed actor paul walker despite year's update from the los angeles coroner. the "los angeles timesfore final autopsy report is released with the results of toxicologist tests pending. a report on whether the porsche was in some way out-of-control and the speed of the car before it crashed have yet to be shinned. tmz claims in us have a video showing the car engulfed in flames as an image emerges and appears to fall. that is yet to be confirmed. >> locally, the top story is the weather and how cold it is. >> plenty of reports. north bay, oakland, san jose, live doppler 7 hd shows no cloud cover and that is why we are so cold this morning with a lack of wind. we will look for radar to get active by midday tomorrow as the weather system moves through the bay area and the freeze warning has been extended into tomorrow morning so tonight we will have the subfreezing temperatures and until 9:00 this morning it is going to be frosty. in gilroy we have a photo it was 21 degrees with ice on the car. give yourself extra time. it is 32 in oakland and san francisco is sitting at 41 with below

that's up 8%. >>> the "los angeles times" says two movies set holiday box office records. harry potter and the sourcerer's stone. "frozen" had the biggest thanksgiving opening ever. it made nearly $67 million. >> it's always "the biggest ever." >>> and "the new york times" looks at elwood the world's ugliest dog. nearly hairless el wood was a mixed breed of crested cry niece and chihuahua. elwood was just elwood was just eight years old. i feel bad. >>> this morning the giant panda club at the national zoo has a name bow wow. margaret brennan is at the smithsonian national zoo in washington with baubau is. has >> reporter: good morning to c. you.ng to well for over four decades what's known as panda diplomacy has put a friendly furry face on the contention between the u.s. petitive and china. it was a celebration fit for royalty, complete with dancers and dignitaries.er receivi after receiving over 123,000 123,00 votes from the public, the giant panda cub's name was finally revealed. the naming ceremony was held exactly 10 days after the rth. panda's birth, baobao whose na

the los angeles times has called the liberation trilogy, quote, a master or piece of deep reporting and powerful storytelling. "the new york times" review calls the trilogy epic and this finale a, quote, tapestry of fabulous richness and complexity. "the washington post" reviewer described the prose as achingly sublime. now, it's 877 pages, but the reviewer noted while saying this is a very long book, he said this one seemed too short. in a recent interview with the national world war ii museum this new orleans, rick remarked on the necessity of remembering and telling the story of this war, what he called the greatest self-inflicted catastrophe in human history. 60 million dead, one life snuffed out every three seconds for six years. and rick added, of more than 16 million american veterans of world war ii, fewer than two million remain alive. when we con contemplate what ise to us culturally as they slip into the shadows at the rate of 800 a day, foremost perhaps is the ability to bear witness, to tell the story firsthand, to attest with authenticity and authority why they fought, suf

highlights of house debate and congressional briefings and insight from "the los angeles times," who covered the story. tonight at 8:00 eastern. at 9:00, we examine the life and legacy of jacqueline kennedy. international fame and the tragedy of a grieving widow. special two hours tonight on -span. saturday on "washington journal," look of conservatives 2014 priorities and midterm elections, phillip klein from "washington examiner." how the other half still lives from sasha abramsky. >> we now have secular norms and theological norms that govern our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a god or goddess can speak to people and what impact it has. branch davidian. david was saying he has the special insight into the baseball and these insights helped the other members of the community understand the bible particularly the book of revelation better and allows them to understand they are living in the end time. well, that by itself doesn't seem to be a problem, but when it leads to other elements, then that trigger both law enforcement concerns as well as the popular press is con

. >> from the "los angeles times" officials say speed may have been a factor in the crash that killedctor paul walker and his friend over the weekend. according to police the "fast and furious" star left a charity event. witnesses at the event said they heard a loud boom and saw smoke. walker was in the middle of gaming "fast and furious 7." walker leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter. he was 40 years old. >> really. isn't that bizarre? came from a charity event and he gets in one of the cars and the guy drives off with him -- >> he was the passenger in the car. >> passenger in the car and runs into a pole and blows up. >> yeah. the pictures of the scene afterward you can hardly make out it was a car. i never met him but he was a very kind, generous, humble guy. awful tragedy. >> "wall street journal," black friday deelts and early opening hours on thanksgiving weren't enough to convince shoppers to spend more as weekend data is showing consumers spent $1.7 billion less than last year. 45 million people went shopping on thanksgiving day a 27% increase but came at the expense of black

and our healthcare round table later, noam levey of the "los angeles times" and julie rovner public radio will be here to give us an update on where things stand with the affordable care act, how things shaping up for the year ahead. and plenty of time to take your be right back. >> he says what he thinks no is.er what it and sometimes i would get after him. think you have to be political in a certain way. honest, and you have to say the same things but still you have to cater to people sometimes, i think, and tow what they want and need be able to influence them to vote for you. it's not being dishonest. it's just finding out what they know howletting them you're going to help them with those problems, things that they want. >> first ladies influence & image season two. lady bird johnson to rosalyn carter. and on wednesday, highlights season. second week nights 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> things are moving extremely fast. my indication expires after five to 10 years and everything is new. the cloud is new, facebook is new, twitter is new, google is new. languages.ming historically wh

los angeles among them are restricting electronic cigarettes. and another bill where they could be banned where tobacco is prohibit prohibited. the "the los angeles times" said there was not enough harm to restrict them. >> until there is more conclusive research, government agencies should be wary of ov overreacting. >> we don't know the dangers, what they will be. >> adam says it's fine to keep e-cigarettes away from kids, but fears that overregulation will drive smokers back to tobacco. >> we are trying to help people get off tobacco products. >> free-wheeling days may be over as the government looks at what is coming out of that devi device. >> mark is back with sports. the b.c. s a making a stand. >> i think a lot of people wish there was a play-off this i can't remember. >> top-ranked florida state can advance to the b.c. s title games. this afternoon number three auburn and missouri met. each hoped for a victory. what a game this was in the scc championship. they received a new 6-year contract. >> mick marshall fumbled. they scooped it up. 17-14. later in the second, 304 yards. this is one of four touchdowns. third quarter, james franklin, retur

after the riots, jim wrote a letter to the editor that was published in "los angeles times." >> i'm extremelyhy the cops to let the looters run wild and rape our city? they somehow had time to bother korean shop owners guarding their stores. how did the owner of a business just sit back and watch his life be burned to the ground? >> david would have a very different reaction. >> my brother stole a car, and we went into like all the neighborhoods, and then quickly realized it wasn't like about race, it was just about people stealing stuff. but we were out looting, causing chaos. i don't think we got anything good. i think i got a tv stand. >> was it life changing for you? >> it's like you grow up and things are explained. here's the police, they're not doing anything they're supposed to do, just normal men and women of society acting like animals, and i thought oh, everything i've been taught and learned my whole life is disintegrated before my eyes. but in the end, you know, we're -- from great disasters come great things, right? koreatown burned down. it's like we own l.a. now. it's half the

the los angeles times says that names, addresses, phone numbers and even e-mail addresses of thousandsually, tens and thousands of californians were given to insurance agents who then called them to see if they wanted to buy coverage. the executive director of covered california says the data was shared to make the process easier for consumers. a large car rally will take place in santa clarita, california, to honor actor paul walker. but the lapd has concerned. hey, dominic. >> reporter: as many as a thousand people have signed up on facebook to attend the memorial and many are expected to turn out. in fact, a few started to arrive a shortly after dawn bringing fresh candles for the tribute for paul walker and his friend. he was an aspiring actor to many. we spoke to one of the organizers earlier on and he explained what kind of a great guy walker actually was to many people. >> he was a great guy, personal and on film. everybody loved him. he did a lot for the community as well. he would have no problem being here shaking everyone's hands. he would take you out to lunch, whatever. it

the "los angeles times" reports that the losses from the rim fire can range from $250 million to $1.8lion. the study by the san francisco public utility commissions places dollar amounts on losses in environmental benefits, carbon storage, and property value. they say the estimates are conservative we. the august 17 fire is the third largest on record. >> december has been one of the driest months on record. already, water conservation orders have been issued in parts of california. the city of sacramento has imposed 20 joyce conservation order that could expand to other places. local officials urge us to reduce our water usage but they are not ready to say the word "drought." >> you can blame the lack of rain for the lower number of marin county federally endangered coho salmon, helping to return to the spawning grounds with the rain. but this month there has only been 1.2" of rain with the average at 10". aside from the population crash four years ago the number of the salmon are the smallest in 17 years. >> coming up, the 5:00 deadline today facing the brain dead oakland girl and h

according to "the los angeles times," ron burgundy's memoir was labeled as nonfiction.ll farrell did host a news show in character in north dakota recently. a note, we invited him to sit on the panel for a segment. but so far scheduling has not worked out. >>> the federal trade commission's mission statement says it exists to prevent anti-competitive practices that hurt consumers. the ftc were created to bust the trust. we show you how one wrong note by a group of music teachers earned the agency's wrath. ♪ >> reporter: catherine stuart may look like a violin teacher to her, but according to the ftc, she is a threat to america's consumers. >> outrageous as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: last march, the ftc sent notice that the association was under notice for anti-competitive practices. >> it came out of the blue. we have no idea how it started. >> reporter: at issue, part of the code of ethics that says teachers should not recruit students from other teachers. >> it ensures teachers get along well. >> reporter: it's not a high-dollar operation. >> we're musicians.

our roundtable guests are from "los angeles times" and national public radio. everyngton journal" live morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. book tv is in primetime all week. tomorrow night we look at the courts. about herle talks work, "the roberts court." then the thomas healy discusses his book "the great dissent." elliptic guantanamo bay in the book "the terror courts." tv in primetime all week on c-span two. my education expires after five to 10 years. everything is new. of the cloud is new. facebook is new. a lot of these new coating languages -- coding languages. human life, a play phase, a learning phase, a work phase, and a resting phase afterwards, and eventually dying. ,hat i think we should be doing we should have these phases at the same time. we should play, learn, work, all the same time. you get the world moves so fast, you can't have a single time for education any more. we have to stay up-to-date. >> new year's day on c-span, just before 1:00 p.m. eastern and throughout the afternoon, ceo's of twitter and others on the future of higher educa

the "los angeles times" reports that the losses from the fire can range from $250 million and $1.8 billionudy places this amount on losses in environmental benefits, carbon storage and property values but says the estimates are conservative. this was the third largest fire on report. >> open burning of grass is not allowed to many counties because of increased fire danger. the ban covers alameda, contra costa county, santa clara, san mateo, and santa cruz counties. they blame the lack of rain and dry conditions. camp fires will still be importanted in designated areas. december has been the driest month on record and already orders have been issued in california. the city of sacramento county have imposed a 20 percent water conservation order and that could expand to other places including in the bay area. >> the local water officials urge us to voluntarily reduce our water use knowledge but not ready to say the word "drought." >> as far as declaration or request for change in behavior that does not happen until after the 1st april when we looked at the full season precipitation there is a

los angeles is considering a rule banning them where cigarettes would be banned. the "the los angeles timessaid there's not enough evidence of harm in cigarettes that restrict them. fear is not a good basis for regulation, research is. until there's more conclusive research government agencies should be aware of overreaction. >> we do not know what the danger ertion of losing them might be, we want to air on the side of caution. >> it's fine to keep e-cigarettes away from kids, but it's feared over-reg u laghts will drive spokers back to tobacco. >> we are trying to get them off tobacco product. government agencies take a closer look at what is coming out of the device. >> remembering nelson mandela, the people around the world remember the late south african leader, morgan radford has a personal story and an interview with his grandson. honouring those that lost their lives, thousands pay respects at the pearl harbour attacks. >> i'm john henry smith, riddle me this - what is the latest team to go four straight b.c.f.? the answer may surprise you. the answer in sports. >> welcome back. i'm

most of the 33 billion gift card contain plightants harmful to the environment but the "los angeles times and starbucks are offering more alternatives. >> >> are you giving or hoping to get a tablet or smartphone for christmas? christmas day is expected to be the biggest day ever for app downloads after people unwrap all their new gadgets on christmas morning. a record 328 million downloads are occurred christmas day last year. >> watch for some exciting apple products in 2014, the message from apple c.e.o. in a memo to employees. he says apple has big plans that customers will love. sources say apple is working on a fitness sensor oriented smart watch with new apple t products that will revolve around voice and motion integration. that is business live at the new york stock exchange for bloomberg business report. >>> a fundraising campaign is underway to keep a cultural icon open. books on african-american history are featured with home of a building that is up for sale. supporters need to raise $1 million by the end of february to keep the store open. >> thousands of people in pennsylva

"los angeles times" reporting the exchange gave out personal information of tens of thousands of people apparently without their permission. it turns out the customers had been doing research about it online. they didn't even fill out an application for it. state director of the insurance exchange defending what happened. he said the information was shared to help ease the process, he says, for the consumers. >> well, now to the latest on the effort to rein in iran's nuclear program. a team of u.n. nuclear inspectors are visiting a heavy water production plant in iran that the country agreed to open to inspectors as part of the agreement that was made last month. all of this comes as president obama and iranian president hassan rouhani both defended that interim deal with iran that calls for the country to cap the amount of uranium enrichment in exchange for a bit of easing of the sanctions it was facing. president obama says the u.s. needs to see if the deal with iran will work out and gives it a 50/50 chance. critics say that is too big a risk. >> in the pacific, china said we want it

the surgery ended at 3am los angeles time. it went well. so i don't think it will have a long-term impact on the sport, but i think it will have an impact in the fact that it may end the career of one of the greatest athletes in the sport. >> you mentioned successful surgery. after the surgery the u.f.c. released a statement saying: >> i think they are trying to be optimistic with the recovering of such an injury. you wrote for yahoo sports that you think the injury may end his career. if it does, what does it say about andrew silva's career, and is he the best mma fighter pound for pound at all times? >> i think it is, it will be himmar fator, and i think andrew silva, because he did it in the highest level of the u.f.c. over a longer period of time. that makes him the best ever. there were a lot of great challenges. he was awesome at light heavyweight. he bet stefan bonner. i think he's done enough, won in spectacular fashion. he doesn't have to do another thing, and he'll go into the hall of name as the greatest fighter who ever lived. >

the los angeles times reports it will top $10.9 billion. gravity one of the big sellers. $100 million more than last year. and sequels proved to be popular. some of the most popular. despicable me 2. i say that. >> i still have yet to see gravity. i heard its quite the ride. >>> coming up creation possibly out of this world. what was found in a field in monterey county and why some say aliens made it. >>> and a shakeup involving important work mapping earthquake fault lines. why it could come to an end. and the impact it could have on the state. female announcer ] pillsbury crescents on their own are fantastic. but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pocket-tastic pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! [ female announcer ] try new pillsbury heat-n-go mini pancakes. >>> sorry. tried to whistle there. mysterious site out of this world in a field in monterey county. an elaborate crop ci

. >> the "los angeles times" reports it will be several weeks before the final autopsy on paul walkerased and the toxicology reports are in. 409-year-old and a friend were killed in a fiery crash on saturday. >> demonstrations are already underway in new york city one of 100 cities taking part in a massive walk out by fast food workers that want the minimum wage raised to $15 with events at mcdonald's locations in san jose, oakland, vallejo, and antioch. >> seven, the morning commute to work is looking clear right now and our bay bridge toll plaza shows a few cars moving out of oakland and c.h.p. advises to be careful of ice that the up overnight along the bridges. >> a tennessee couple got the wrong breakfast order did not mind. not one bit. because what was in the bag. a lost cash. mcdonald's employee accidentally handed the couple these bags full of money during a recent visit. it was the bank deposit. a worker realized the mistake was able to catch up with the couple would said they were happy to give the money back. that is what you call a "value meal." >> a lot of people are loo

los angeles. >> controversy for the california health exchange. covered california is reportedly sharing data with insurance acts without consumers' consent. the los angeles timeshe state provided personal information to the agents when consumers researched coverage online. those consumers did not complete an application, nor did they ask to be contacted. tens of thousands of people are affected. >>> there is hopeful news on the blood cancer front. doctors say gene therapy is making a major advance against cancer and diseases like lymphoma and leukemia. white blood cells of removed from a patient, altered to make a gene that attacks cancer, and then returned to the patient. of more than 120 in the study, 24 had complete remission after the treatment. >>> by some estimates, more than three quarters of people with hearing loss don't do anything about it. now an east bay start-up is trying to do something about that by making hearing aids dramatically cheaper and easier to get. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom has the story you will only see on abc7 news. >> tyrone moore has spent hours in rooms like this one wearing headphones made by a big machine. >> i have be

he continues to write in "the weekly standard," "the los angeles times" and a regular contributor to e new york times, "the wall street journal." he has been an editor and a journalist for "the wall street journal" for "christian science monitor". he has written two other major hooks in the past that are of interest to me, the savage wars of peace, small wars and the rise of american power and war made new, technology warfare and the course of history 1500 to today. max tends to write really big hooks. big books. this morning he's going to talk to us about his latest, "invisible armies." i will turn it over to you. [applause] >> thank you very much steve for that warm and generous introduction and thank you also for your many decades of service and indeed i see a lot of folks here who are either current active duty or retired military and i thank all of you for your years of service to the nation. what i'm here to talk about today is the contents of my new look which as steve mentioned as a history of guerrilla warfare and although it may seem sick and daunting i did try to tell a goo

the los angeles times reports box office revenue will top $10.9 billion for 2013.00 million more than last year. oscar contenders including gravity and 12 years of slave helped offset. sequels proved to be among the most popular movies of the year. >>> let's get you updated on some of the top stories we're following right now -- san francisco police are investigating a police chase that ended with an officer opening fire. it began before 9:00 last night in the bayview district. when officers tried to pull over the suspect, they led police on a chase through city streets. it ended near golden gate park. one officer was injured by a car. no one else has injured when an officer shot at the car. four people are displaced after an apt fire in san francisco as well. it started after 5:30 on fulton street near laguna. firefighters say it was started by a cigarette. one person was taken to the hospital. all over the bay area. preparations are underway for new year's eve parties. at balloon addicts in campbell, there's still work blowing up the balloons. they have orders fo

that's a story as reported in this weekend's "los angeles times."spoke to former wells fargo employees who say they were pressured into unethical practices to boost the bank's profits. >> real sweatshop kind of techniques, from what he was talking about. scott joins us. he was behind the investigation, reporter for "l.a. times," reporter jake zamansky is with us saying this is more of a systematic culture problem in the banks industry and mark la presti is with us. he says blanket indictments in the industry are not helpful to anyone's cause. scott, give us a sense of what you -- i mean it was an eye-opening article, very disturbing. quickly, what did you discover in your investigation? >> it was eye-opening for us. started out as a very small article on the inside of the business section a couple months ago about wells fargo firing some people that had cheated to meet their sales goals. we thought we should run it. but that might have been the end of it. but the phone lines lit up. and the e-mails started coming in. we got in touch with former and

joining me is mae reston, political columnist with "los angeles times," joined the launch of tell a friend get covered campaign. vizzles, did not realize this was part of the pitch. what is your initial thought on this? is this going to be enough to overcome, hollywood does not like a bad narrative. the aca had a distinctly bad narrative since its launch. how effective did you think the campaign could be? >> what they announce today. social media campaign. really part of a much broader effort by the white house to rope in hollywood and flash and celebrity power to sell this law. if you remember they brought together a lot of -- bigger names, like amy pohler and others to the white house, jennifer hudson. back early in the spring. it was going to be this huge launch, you know, celebrity fueled campaign to get people to soon up. you had all the problems with the health care launch. they pulled back. so, this is sort of the first phase of reengaging, again, to get young people to sign up. can adam levine sell it. celebrities, are sensitive around their own brand and protecting them, there has

this according to the "los angeles times." two takeaways. one, the 5c has seen several price drops. it's not apparently selling well. number 2, black friday sales are okay after black friday sales are even better. facebook will join the s&p 500 index, still trade on the nasdaq. that's the marketplace but it will be measured both on the nasdaq index and the s&p. facebook shares jumped on the news because some investment plans are forced by their rules to buy shares of companies on the s&p 500. the university of north dakota is looking for a new football coach, one candidate getting a lot of attention on the internet because he admits his only experience was calling plays is from playing madden football on the xbox. christopher who works as a consultant says he is so good at madden football he can win games playing as the buffalo bills. he then provides a power point of his coaching philosophy to the college. top priority, chuck the pigskin. pass it he says. fourth down, chuck the pigskin. never punt, always onside kick, then across the bottom you see the three plays he likes to rely

levey with them "los angeles times" and julie rovner with under under join npr join us for discussionith the healthcare law as some americans are set to as early asrage january 1. "washington journal" is next. host: officials here in this country are watching the situation in russia very closely. there's been another reported attack.bombing this one at a trolley bus, the same city as yesterday's suicide bombing at a crowded railroad southern russia. many more people have been killed. this is just several weeks arere the winter olympics set to begin in russia. u.s. officials are saying they're more concerned about security in russia during these upcoming games than any other olympics s

sunny in dallas and los angeles. >>> and time now for a check of the national forecast.thwest is in for a winter-like storm today. rain and mountain snow will move south from the canadian border. snow from that same storm will fall from north dakota to wisconsin. in the south showers are possible from mississippi to parts of the carolinas and the northeast will be mainly dry today. >>> in sports, pride on the line as two nfc east rivals try to right their disappointing season. the giants facing the redskins. washington jumps out with a 134-0 lead early in the game, but new york's andre brown answers with two touchdowns. the giants win 24-17. it's washington's fourth straight loss. >>> after a 9-0 start, the kansas city chiefs are losers of three straight. denver's eric denver hauls in four touchdowns from peyton manning as the broncos top the cheefrs, 35-28. denver now holds the afc's best record at 10-2. >>> and a chicago bears receiver alshon jeffery turns in a monster performance in the third quarter. he catches a long pass and goes 80 yards for a touchdown. later in

johnny cash the life, a new biography by robert hillburn who serveds achieve music critic for the los angeles timeso you. >> thank you, jeff, nice to be here. >> brown: the man himself wrote memoirs, there is the famous hit movie, right, walked line. there's been other biographies, why did you feel it was necessary, what has been missed that you wanted to kaptur. >> well, i had known cash from the follow some prison days through the week before he did the hurt video, and i didn't think about writing a biography until after his death. i thought he was an amazingly important artist, somebody who would be remembered 50 years ago but i wasn't going to write a biography. then i saw the movie, read the books about him, i didn't think they told his story. i didn't think they explained the artist ree of him and the struggle of his private life. i thought he deserved to have his story told. >> did he have an early sense of mission or struggle, was that apparent from the very beginning? >> yes, yes, absolutely. he came from-- one of the things is with fascinated by, all the people i interviewed, dylan, sprin