will host a debate on the issue then did you know that the obama administration made new rules on miranda rights for terrorism suspects they did it in secret but now those documents of come out so will look into yet another obama flip flop and you want to be president well then don't forget to visit israel we'll tell you why this country might be just as important for presidential candidates as say iowa or even new hampshire and speaking of presidential candidates where are they it's only a little over a year away from elections and needless to say the g.o.p. has yet to produce any clear front runner so we'll go over the politicians who have officially entered the race and will say which ones we wish would stay far far away all this and much more in tonight's show but first let's move on to our top story. last week the u.n. security council adopted resolution one nine hundred seventy three which established a no fly zone over libya and authorized all necessary measures to protect civilians from cut off and his forces but seven days later it seems that less and less clear what the goals of

but in the end, with respect to whether you get your miranda warnings has to do with whether you were in custody or not. >> so once they say you're under arrest, it changes everything. >> when they slap the cuffs or on you lack you in the back of a police cruiser, you have to get your constitutional rights. but here there was a more so sophisticated analysis going on. let's say three police officers are standing in about your living room around you asking you questions. are you in custody there? would you think yourself restrained? that's what the judge was trying to decide, should miranda warnings have been given. >> so what the judge is saying is that she's freely talking at this point and she's not a suspect, so all those statements now come into play. how damaging is this to her? >> well, this is a big blow to the anthony defense because the case is a circumstantial evidence case. there is no direct witness to the death of the 2-year-old child. they're building the case on little pieces of evidence. and a lot of the evidence consists of casey anthony's inappropriate strange reacti

. >> i'm nanette miranda at sacramento.ng that the state can no longer look to new hires to solve the pension problem. it must also look at current state workers. >> also a san francisco neighborhood that's tirerererere [ bob ] i'd love to build bird houses for the rest of my life. so i've got toake re of my heart. for me cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] to keep ing what you love, take care of your heart with cheerios. the whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. love your heart so you can do what you love. that'sver happened to cinnamon. introducing cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% day value of fiber bursting with the delicious taste of cinnamon. new cinnamon burst cheerios. prepare your taste buds. ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. the state of california is steaming toward a financial iceberg unless we change course. that's the gist of a new report about the growing cost of pensions for state workers. here's abc 7's capital correspondent nanette miranda. >> at this point too generous. >> the little hoove

. >>> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento. now, that budget talks have completely broken down, the question is what is next? the options do not look good. >> i'm spencer christian. how would you like another day of record warmth? it is coming our way, all in our accuweather forecast coming up. >>> also tonight, turning a toxic site into clean green jobs, housing and hope space. and big news for the giants. guess what investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire docked at a boat house that brokeout just before noon. it took crews 15 minutes to put the fire out. it did not spread to other boats. a big rig caught fire with another vehicle after crashing with another vehicle in richmond this morning. the truck was hauling oxygen containers but none apparently was broken in the wreck. a small amount of diesel did spill on the freeway. no one was injured but the wreck did back up traffic for miles. you can see it it as we pull out a bit. >>> as the government con cedes deget in his efforts to get it on the ballot for vo

before and after she was read her miranda rights. was read her miranda rights, they are saying she was in custody. she should have been read her miranda rights earlier. and as a result, anything she said before then, should be excluded. after she was read her miranda rights, she requested a lawyer. and she said the family members were serving as agents of the state. they were saying, go ask this question. go ask that question. they could get the answers they wanted without having to go through the lawyer. also saying those statements should be excluded, as well. >> they want the statements she made at first because she was lying left and right. >> she told a lot of lies. this is really crucial evidence in the context of this case. >> do we have an idea of what else the defense's strategy may be? >> the defense is going for evidence-tampering. the notion that where the body was found. the duct tape. and number two, the cause of death. how do we know that she was actually killed, they'll argue. maybe she drowned in the pool. that will

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nannette miranda has the story tonight from sacramento. >> benefits that the point are too generous.> reporter: the executive director defend its report to the legislature that warned the public pensions face soaring liabilities and will become unsustainable in the future. so much so that taxpayers will have to be asked to live with fewer government services in order to meet pension obligations. the commission estimates unfunded liabilities are $240 billion. >> the commission feels that we lost the sense of purpose of public pensions. started as a way to provide old age security and have become a vehicle for wealth accumulation. >> reporter: the problem has become so bad the commission is suggesting a drastic move, cutting or freezing the benefits of current government workers but democrats were cool to the idea especially since contracts are in place. >> to reopen those unilaterally also raises legal and constitutional red flags. >> most of these have to be dealt with at the bargaining table. >> reporter: pensions of current workers, strike a nerve among union members who say it is

in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc 7 news. >>> want to go back to our top story tonight.aking news out of japan we are getting into the newsroom. the united states has just moments ago begun evacuating family members of some american personnel in japan. the state department say parentally is bringing in charter plans to help those americans leave the country immediately. the concern is the danger from radiation exposure from the bad did i damaged nuclear power plant which is in a state of crisis now as they desperately try to cool those fuel rods and keep the plant from a full-blown meltdown. the latest word is the united states is going to begin shuffling airplanes in and out of japan to get american personnel and family of personnel out of harm's way in japan. >>> a mud slide closed highway 1 near big, sir indefinitely. it took out a 40-foot chunk tonight. northbound traffic closed at bixbie bridge. the closure will last at least several days if not longer. a hassle there at big sur. spencer christian is here with of rain.her. that did not help the situation. >> that is

i want to talk about specifically police participation and i would like to ask lieutenant miranda. what do you think it would take to have more gun buy backs? >> if i can say one thing. i want to commend john tores. i think he's doing a wonderful job. he's doing a lot of intervention. i will be quick. i have a quick story for you. when this first started. with john tores. it was like someone was drawing a line. it was police department on one side. crn's on one side. correct me if i am wrong. what are they going to say? who is going to retailiate. after the first meeting. we started to each other. again, it's not a perfect world. neither are the police. i think john has done a great job. i know he needs more crn's. the more input he gets will be fantastic. >> thank you lieutenant. >> you know lieutenant, thank you for bringing that back up. we have something that is actually working. so, why don't we expand the crn program? just expand something that is working. who here. i don't want to pick on anybody. who can come up with a solution to expand something that is working? we have p

in sacramento, nanette miranda, abc 7 news. >> gas prices are beginning to top $4 a gallon.san francisco is at $4.05. san jose, $4.01. oakland, $4. triple a spokesman says a combination of factors both global and local are pushing up prices. uncertainty about middle east oil production plus the switch to california's summer gas mixture with anti-smog additives are the driving forces. our rain totals are also high. here's lisa argen. >> we need a break. it's coming over the next 48 hours. another cold front moving across the bay area. you're looking at emoriville. lots of wet weather into the east bay. but with that sunshine in our forecast, too. maybe not today. i'll tell you about it next. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead, a new therapy that can zap away skin cancer. find out if it measures up to find out if it measures up to the gold standard of treatment. you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs? ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ [ beep ] hey. [ giggles ]ok. ♪ ...is folgers in your cup yep! look in your bag, made you something. (announcer) it's more than just tha

in sacramento, nanette miranda, abc 7 news. >> gas prices in california are starting to top $4 a gallonisco is at $4.05. san jose, $4.01 and oakland, $4. oh, my goodness that's high. oracle ceo larry elson will take a pay cut while he serves on jury duty. they will eventually decide if a ford dealership is liable for a woman slipping and falling. forbes estimates that ellison made $70 million last year and gets paid only $15 a day on jury duty. if you're just waking up this morning, a soggy morning as you can see, the roads are wet. how long is it going to stick around? here's lisa. >> the front moving through right now, so it will be gone in the next couple of hours. this is the last big one to come. here's a look at lake tahoe. the snow increasing today and we'll look at more snow piling up above 7,000 feet. but we will have temperatures rise steadily not only in the sierra nevada but here along your forecast straight ahead. >> straight ahead, a new therapy that can zap away skin cancer. see if it measures up to the gold standard of treatments. when you've been together as long as we

so i wish the administration would look at the practice insisting that miranda rights be read because we need to know what's coming next, not abuse anyone, not torture them, but not to say they have a live right after you tried to blow up a van or anything exciting build the obama administration quite frankly needs to change some of its policies when it comes to fighting terrorism here at home. and i will stand with you as you try to push back against legitimate cases of discrimination. that there are two sides to the story and send a cow said and i want to talk about those more this morning. thank you very much. >> senator leahy. >> i don't have question. i just note the obama administration is, with the directives on use of miranda warnings, which would make very clear you've got somebody who looks, you can question them about the bomb and not have to stop because, there's a need for a miranda warning. and i only mention that because sometimes we hear the path to around by commentators you are misstating what is the rule with the administration. i would be interested in seeing your

miranda or something? they just did what they want and it was the first time that somebody had taken my body and had physically done something with me -- except raimondi, a different category. [laughter] they put me and handcuffs and they did all of that. so i wrote about it. my lawyer, she was also a teacher. she encouraged me to tell my story. the next week, the assignment in class, it was to talk about -- writing about an experience of injustice. i was ready to send this. i did not think anything of it, but she said that people should know about your story. i sent it to somebody. the editor from "the new york times" called me and said that it was a lot of racy for them. but people just kept running in, i got letters in from brothers and death row. we are reading your article. we are glad what you are saying. they will not believe us. you have all of these degrees. next week, mike wallace calls me for an interview. i was talking to ms. colvin earlier. she said the media has a certain way to take people a

. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento.e is growing buzz that governor brown may be getting close to the votes he needs. >> and pluses and minuses of new federal tax rules for california's same-sex couples. >> good evening. another patient at napa state hospital accused of vicious attack. >> he tried to sexually assault a technician and then attacking a nurse who came to her aid. >> this is the latest in a string of violent incidents there. vic lee is live in napa tonight. >> neither the hospital or the state department of mental health, all they are saying it's under investigation but the workers who do know what happened are talking. >> the attack happened in the section of hospital which houses patients who have been committed by

. >> ya están a la venta en honor para varias estrellas latinas celia cruz , carmen miranda, duranteablamos de selena. >> a solamente 42 días de la boda del siglo, el príncipe guillermo llegó a la ciudad para visitar las zonas afectadas por el terremoto que el mes pasado dejó más de 200 muertos el príncipe llegó sin su comprometida en una gira oficial, mañana representará a la reina isabel segunda. y el sábado, visitara las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones en australia. >> por a atrapar te el príncipe y su prometida. ya que prefieren que se hagan donaciones y ya escogieron algunas. entre ellas una que se dedica a conservar una vida salvaje y una tercera que le tiende la mano a niños y jóvenes >> tendremos la cobertura más completa de la boda del siglo, desde londres, estén muy pe pendien pendientes en univisión. >> vamos a pasar inmediatamente con nuestra colega de los Ángeles, magali ortíz. >> hola. ¿cómo está? >> ¿qué tal? muy buenas tardes, este fin de semana el cine es una excelente opción para toda la familia, ya que tenemos películas de suspenso y si disfruta del cine, tamb

and nannette miranda has the details. california college students urged lawmakers to put the proposal to extend expiring taxes on the june 7th ballot. if they don't, higher education will take another hit, and community college koz see tuition going frup $26 per unit to $66 per unit. a cost some say would make degrees unaffordable. >> over 400,000 students will be lost and that will be a travesty. >> inside of the capitol, governor brown needs two republicans in each house for his special election tax extension. and the five g.o.p. senators who might break ranks to vote with him report progress after meeting over the weekend. >> still going on. >> state senator tom harmon says democrats aren't willing to talk about a spending cap de.s are frustrated, especially with new numbers out showing republican party is only barely above 30%. >> it's a minority party that gets to dictate california's future. >> the talks are moving at such a snail's pace, the special election might get moved to june 14th, a week after other election

and nannit miranda reports. >> lawmakers plow through another $6 billion to $7 billion it's clear the proposal to put the tax e tensions will be a last bill considered. some find cuts hard to swallow. >> it's simple f you're not for cutting you're not gore giving people right to extend taxes and might as well have an empty seat. >> there is a tough decision. last time republicans vote forward taxes a southern california radio station put their heads on a stick via a web site. republican convention censured them. the next is this weekend tr. tl is a resolution to label anyone who agree as a traitor, influential blogger john fleeshman says threats don't carry that much weight. >> no one is giving legislatures enough credit. i think reality is that they're not voting for taxes because taxes are bad policy. >> and governor brown says it paikz it hard to negotiate. >> there is a situation in america, receipting -- letting people vote becomes an acts of terrorism we're in a serious situation. >> there is still a splinter group of senators trying to get reforms in exchange for yes vote on th

abc 7's nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> in his first major action towards zeroing out $26 billion deficit, governor brown signed into law most of the $14 kbrinl in spending cuts the legislature approved. >> we're only halfway to the goal line and need to find more revenues, or we need to make make more cuts. >> governor brown wants to solve the other half of the deficit with tax extensions, asking voters in a special election to continue paying expiring taxes on income, sales and car registration five years. there are two and negotiations have been difficult. plans b and c are in the work autos there is no secret. we're looking at every option because we have to. >> democrat as proved a special election by majority vote with no republicans, a move that is legally questionable. others to get tax extensions on a november ballot through the initiative process. but a new poll out by the public policy institute shows support for special election among likely voters is falling, about two-thirds reported it back in january. now, only half do. governor brown is preparing for a pos

and nannette miranda joins us now. >> reporter: governor brown hoped a vote would happen by thursday to give the secretary of state enough time to print and send out ballots for a june special election. clearly that is shaky of a handful of republicans who would have supported the proposal have declared an impass. for the first time, governor brown acknowledged he was having a tough time securing republican votes he needs to pass the budget this week. the group in a special election, since then, the temporary tax hikes. after meeting over the weekend with a group of lawmakers that was seemingly open to breaking ranks those talks went nowhere. >> there is a lot of fear that this entire machinery will be turned against whoever votes. >> the state senators include tom barryhill, tom harmon, sam blakesly, bill emerson declined to be interviewed but in a letter said their ideas weren't taken far enough. we, quote therefore are disappointed our reforms were either rejected or water down with no real affect on future spending or economy. pension reform, a spending cap and relief rescinded d

nannette miranda explains it's not just republican lawmakers he needs to convince. >> with the march 10th deadline looming, jerry brown may be closing into on the votes he needs to put the five-year tax extensions on the ballot. he has been meeting behind closed doors. >> regulatory reform, potentially some sort of spending cap which would be in place in the same five-year period in which the current tax rates would be extended. >> one of the votes is bill emerson which is not ready to say he is liking what he hearing. he needs two votes in the house to be able to ask the voters whether the tax hike on income and vehicle registration may be extended for five years. republicans are being vilified by anti-tax groups. tim donnelly says a definite know. >> i see the governor of no, no, no new jobs, no new ideas, nothing but taxes. >> reporter: it has centered around trying to round up the republican votes but the democratically votes are not solly there. >> leland yee says he is not an automatic yes vote so he needs another republican to cross over. >> it's a matter of legislators, so at

45 nosecone chanda, rachel, elaine, george, and let's not forget, carrie, samantha, charlotte and miranda so this was the change as hollywood was observing it that was happening by the early '90s. what is causing it? i see the consort as mostly economic. in the new knowledge economy you have to think, compute, analyze, you need to go to college and grad school. in 1960, 38% of americans had a bachelors degree. for that matter nearly 60% of americans lacked a high school diploma. today, close to 30% of americans have a college degree. even more significant, between 1985-2007, grad school enrollment jumped a remarkable 67%. everyone will tell you education leads to the sorts of jobs they give you more money, more benefits, more stability, and more prestige. these are good reasons to spend years in a library our lab, and it steady paycheck until 22 or if grad school is in the cards, 27 plus. that there's another crucial reason that the knowledge economy has created this new stage of life. this economy is incredibly complex. it takes a long time to figure it out. in 1970 when i was graduating

nannette miranda filed this report earlier tonight. >> we just wanted, tsunami surges generated by thel earthquake in japan set up destruction in santa cruz harbor. boats ended up in position we normally don't see. >> they don't look like much but they carry a lot of power. it's water displacement in the harbor coming in and receding out. it's incredible the amount of power that these surges have behind them. >> here is a surge coming in now. surges are hard to navigate even for authorities. you can see why spectators watched this for hours. one santa cruz county supervisor estimates some million in damage so far. leo doesn't want to add to that total and desperately tried to save his boat. he and good samaritans risked their lives. coastguard warned them it's unsafe because of the power and unpredictability of surges. the group god lucky. >> did a lot of damage and keel broke but if we get it out of the water we might be able to save it. >> he knows how disastrous could be after jumping in to save one of his jet skis. >> i had to jump in and pulled it back in and the next thing you kn

not every suspect is entitled to miranda rights. the lynchpin is whether or not the suspect was in custody. the issue of whether or not casey was in custody is going to be litigated. >> the minutes they put on the handcuffs doesn't mean you are in custody? >> no. it would common sense wise mean she is in custody but that's not how it works. you see motions to supress in the crime shows and they are always granted on tv. but not so in the real world. custody is a situation that is determined by a number of factors. whether or not she felt free to leave, whether or not the police told her she was under arrest, whether or not they offered her something to drink, whether or not guns were drawn. it is not simply a matter of putting someone in handcuffs and releasing her apparently as in this case. >> they are also examining conversations between casey anthony while she was in jail and her family. the defense said they were almost coerced by the prosecution -- i'm sorry, by law enforcement to talk to the daughter to get info from her and

. >> buenas noches, mi nombre es bertha miranda, soy de chile y mi hija es estudiante.o de los padres y también el idioma en inglés? >> bueno, el hecho de que usted esté acá me demuestra que usted está muy involucrada. no importa quién es usted, de dónde proviene. si usted es padre o madre, usted es el factor de mayor importancia en el éxito de su hijo o hija. así que, comenzando desde muy jóvenes, leyendole a sus hijos, aunque ustedes no hablen el inglés, leyendole en español los acostumbre a leer. cerceroarnos de que al crecer sus hijos, ustedes van a los televisores y se aseguran de que hacen sus tareas escolares. aunque ustedes no pueden ayudarlos con toda su tarea escolar, deben asegurarse de que lo están haciendo. los padres tienen que estar involucrados en las escuelas de los hijos. yo sé que hay escuelas donde los padres no tienen buena interacción, parece que los alejan, especialmente si el idioma materno no es el inglés. ustedes tienen el derecho de que sus hijos reciban lo que necesitan. mientras más interactúen con los maestros y administradores, más ustedes

. >> you did not advise casey of her miranda warning rights, did you, sir? sir. >> reporter: her parents took the stand. their daughter crying as she watched them. in emotional testimony, they were grilled about whether casey was questioned before or after she was handcuffed. >> this is very difficult for me, linda. it really is. >> when you place handcuffs on someone, they are in custody. you don't put them on and take them right back off again. when you put handcuffs on someone, you've taken their rights away. >> if the totality of the circumstance made her feel like she was in custody, they then have to offer her her miranda rights. >> reporter: even if they don't arrest her. >> even if they don't arrest her. >> reporter: the judge has to decide if casey's right to remain silent was triggered after she was cuffed. in which, anything she said can't be used against her. the trial begins in may. the media circus has begun. the rulings that are made in the pretrial hearings can be just as important, if not more, than the trial itself. they determine, robin, w

in sacramento, annette miranda, abc7 news. >> a new report reveals many of our bridges and overpasses are in bad shape. california ranks near the bottom of the country, 18th. it's even worse here in the bay area. one out of every five of our local bridges is likely to be deteriorating and that's compared to one out of ten nationwide, according to this study. >> it's an unsettling thought. one in every 8 bridges drivers cross in california is said to be deteriorating to some degree. one in five in the bay area. a nonprofit agency identified many as deficient. identified as high priority by the federal government. >> san francisco happens to be at the top of the lis wiehl. >> steward cohen is part of the group transportation for america. they released a report any elevated roadway is considered a bridge. more than 24,000 in california were examined. san francisco and alameda counties are in the top five in terms of the worse with wear and tear. here's a san francisco example. highway 101 at the central viaduct. in almeda county 880 at fifth where work is being done. in santa clara count

in sacramento, annette miranda, abc7 news. >> a new report reveals many of our bridges and overpasses in bad shape. california ranks near the bottom of the country, 18th. it's even worse here in the bay area. one out of every five of our local bridges is likely to be deteriorating to some degree. that's compared to one out of ten nationwide, according to this study. >> it's an unsettling thought. one in every 8 bridges drivers cross in california is said to be deteriorating to some degree. one in five in the bay area. a nonprofit agency identified many as deficient. >> san francisco happens to be at the top of the lis wiehl. >> steward cohen is part of the group transportation for america. they released a report any elevated roadway is considered a bridge. more than 24,000 in california were examined. san francisco and alameda counties are in the top five in terms of the worse with wear and tear. here's a san francisco example. highway 101 at the central viaduct. in almeda county 880 at fifth where work is being done. in santa clara county the 101 overpass at telly road. >> all right.