among those critics is matt o'malley of the california coastkeeper alliance, which filed one of several lawsuits that tried and failed to delay construction of the plant. he says the carlsbad plant will generate greenhouse gases that could contribute to more frequent droughts. >> we're sort of sticking ourselves in this cycle. you can't really desal yourself out of a drought, because what you're doing is partly contributing to the exacerbation of climate change and to droughts long-term. >> reporter: even with its efficient design, the plant will burn through 840 megawatts of power per day-- about the same amount of electricity used to power nearly 30,000 homes. then there are other environmental questions, such as, what are the long-term effects of dumping all that concentrated salt back in the ocean? poseidon says that won't hurt marine life, and it will be monitoring the salinity levels around the plant. >> all the science supports the fact that we can do this without harming the environment. >> reporter: california's coastal commission signed off on this project after a six-year per

a boston city council matt o'malley tweeted he's introducing an emergency ordinance prohibiting a graffiti inspiring by a bieberi it was joke. some people took offense. some city city councilor has priorities all all wrong. one called him an id ole most people clearly nd i was trying toic ma funny joke but there were some very passionate beliebers out there. >> bieber new album is coming out to create a little buzz song titles were spray painted in cities around world fans flocked to small pizza shop when art went up last weekend. whom bunch of people young girls parents they bring girls you should have saw them it was raining anding there more than 100 people peer o'malley doesn't foggy buy the bieb's new album he said he does eve a little support for his fake ordinance. felt strongly and some people may have thought it was serious and supporteded because of that. as for graffiti, it is here to stay. i don't think they are going to take it down. i think that everybody loves it and it part of boston now. >> a lot of room left on this wall more graffiti has to go up o malsays he doesn't lik

not everybody loved it matt o'malley intro deucing immediate it was joke but some people took offense to it. >>> there were some very passionate believer out there. again, appears they are here to stay in boston. >> new this morning nbta plans to make upgrades on the commuter rail. they will install technology known as positive train control on all lines. it's designed to prevent crashes by slowing trains on certain stretches of track. the project will cost an estimated 451 million. and will be paid for in parliament with a loan from the federal government. it could mean weekend shutdown on some commuter rail lines in march of 2017 and continuing through 2018. officials expect the installation to be complete in 2020. we're following more news today. former olympian oscar pistorius who claim he should have been convicted of murder. he was convicted of lesser charge of culpable homicide. the state arguing the trial judge misinterpreted parts of the law and ignored importanters. pistorius was released on parole last month. >>> major health scare continues on the west coast. after a numbe

. >> reporter: boston city counselor matt o'malley learned the hard way that justin bieber fans take him seriously. when he joked around about the pop star, oh, baby, baby, did it cause a backlash. he has a new album out and he commissioned fans to paint murals. beans showed an artist with "where are you now." it happens to be on counselor o'malley got word of it and tweeted this out "i'll be introducing an emergency ordinance prohibiting art inspired by beibs." he was attacked by that saying the counselor should be focused on the homeless, gun vial lend and not "a bieber emergency." he went back on to clarify that he was only joking saying "people of earth, i'm not actually proposing an anti- bieber graffiti ordinance. my sarcasm is apparently lost on some." mr. o'malley, i know how you feel. paul posted on our facebook enough?" also on facebook, william wrote "i think the counselor should sarcastic that proposal. no one with any sort of musical mural defacing our city." there are a number of ways to comment even if you want to say, why are you doing this as a "daily talker"? there

boston city councilor matt o'malley is introducing and emergency ordinance prohibiting graffiti inspired by bieber. he said it was a joke but some people to come offense. >> he's not my cup of tea. most people understood i was trying to make a funny joke but there were some very passionate "bliebers" out there. my irish sarcasm prompted me to tweet it out. >> song titles off bieber's album were spray-painted in cities around the world and it appears in boston he's got a lot of followers as well. >> jadiann: one way to do it, i guess. next, the day's top stories, including several breaking news stories we're working on. >> reporter: a young man shot and killed in dorchester. police are searching for a suspect. we'll have more coming up. >> christa: police in hopkinton investigating toxic items handed out to kids on halloween. >> jadiann: why nick leahy could go from boy band to marijuana mogul. stay with us, everyone. welcome, to the simply orange tour. this is our plant. and this, is upper management. but what you won't find around here, is any freezing, flavoring, or concentrating. whic

whether it is hillary's candidacy, bernie sanders candidacy or martin o'malley as well. matt: you are saying that independents are more likely to vote in the democratic primary. who do you think that will benefit? could that benefit hillary clinton in a way? who does it benefit in terms of the candidates? raymond buckley: 42% of the new hampshire electro party cap wake up that morning and decide which ballots they are going to take. democratic or republican. so it is a battle, not just among the democrats but among the republicans as well. it has made a big difference in past elections. whether we look back to the 2000 primary, where the independence were voting for john mccain and that ended up being a last-minute vote. i'm hoping that the independents will participate in the democratic primary. like in the 2008 primary, that gave us a great push in the election. laura: which candidate benefits most from independent participation? raymond buckley: i think they are independent for a reason. they don't like to make up their minds early and stick with that. they could change th

o'malley. every time people meet him, they come away impressed, relieved to have an alternative. matt: hillary talks about iowa across the country in her stops. she had a good first debate , and we expect her to have a strong performance tomorrow night. and share the stories she's been doing since she came to iowa. robert: bernie talks about rigged economy and corrupt political system. and you know, maintain his honest, sincere, passionate approach to stand up for the working class. we think it's an important night for us, and he's ready. cynthia: and all of the candidates are ready, too for their watch parties around the drake area. o'malley at saint's pub. sanders will have his at the varsity theater down the street. and clinton will have her watch party right here on campus. we will be covering all of those tomorrow night, as well as covering all of the candidates and the representatives here in kevin: every four years, a fun place to be. a really big force in this debate is twitter. they will be handling the submission of questions. if you want to submit questions can through twit