. >> i'm nannette mirror randa. governor brown giving young criminals a second chance, just signing a bill giving many of them a parole hear chg could lead to their release. >> later tonight environmental showdown over an abandoned military base where air force left radio active waste behind. >> i'm spencer christian. sunny, breezy today, warming up tomorrow, will it rain at the end of >>> san francisco is a so called sanctuary city with protections for undocumented immigrants. but one supervisor pushing to go beyond that when it comes to policy versus local justice system. now, we're live frf city hall where this has hit a snag. carolyn? >> well, carolyn this is one of the times when the supervisors worked up until the last minute here at city hall trying to forth a cop r compromise. but the vote has been delayed on what just until weeks ago was thought to be a done deal. the federal immigration enforcement promotes its program known as s come to protect communities. san francisco supervisor calls it a drag net. sn

. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento. domestic workers in california not eligible for overtime pay. governor brown must now decide whether she the should be included. >> latest news on the fire burning like this for hours. along the jersey shore. >> watch what happens here. a fire truck collides with a motorcycle in a san francisco intersection. tonight the i team has exclusive new information about a possible cover up in this case. good evening, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the firefighter behind the reel is accused of being under the influence at the time. the i team obtain that had video and uncovered new information about a corruption investigation at the san francisco fire department. dan noyes is here with the developments. >> the victim from that crash in june now has an attorney and they sent a claim to the city and county of san francisco. in addition to the dui case, i've learn there'd is another criminal investigation into a colleague who may have tried to cover for him. 43-year-old firefi

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more on that and other measures now from abc 7 news respond, nannette miranda. >> reporter: it's a banner for immigrants living in california illegally. the state legislature sent governor brown numerous proposals that help the more than 2.8 million who are here. >> it does reinforce the message to washington that california is serious about the need for comprehensive immigration reform. >> reporter: among the proposals headed to the governor, cracking down on consultants who take money to help immigrants save a place in live for legalization. another measure would allow someone who passes the bar exam to obtain a law license even if they're undocumented. there's also the trust act, prohibiting local law enforcement from turning over immigrants to the feds when arrested for minor crimes. but the big one is giving them a driver's license, which was thought to be shelved for the year. state senator ricardo lotta says in a meeting wednesday night, members of the latino caucus lamented his reluctance to sign a driver's license bill. >> and he said, what are you talking about? send me the bill

more on that now and other measures from abc news capitol correspondent nannette miranda. >> it's a bannerear for immigrants living to california illegally. since congress won't pass immigration reform, the state legislature governor brown numerous proposals that helped the more sent than 2.000000 who are here. >> it sends a message to washington that california is serious about the need for comprehensive immigration reform. >> they will crack down on consultants who help immigrants save a place in line for legal immigration. and others can obtain a law license even if they are undocumented. there's also the trust account, -- trust account. prohibit being local law enforcementment from turning over immigrants to the feds when arrested for minor crimes. but the big one is giving them a driver's license, which was thought to be shelved for the year. the state senator ricardo says in a meeting monday night members weren't reluctant to sign a driver's license bill. >> they were what are you talking about? send me the bill. i'm waiting for the bill. i want to sign it. so we thought this was so

in sacramento nannette miranda, abc7 news. >>> a bay area musician is doing more than just playing the blues this morning after someone stole his car and all of his musical equipment. ron thompson has played with many of the blues greats, but now he is playing with barrowed instruments. monday night he parked his car at his hayward home and didn't unload his equipment and everything was gone. that includes his 1950s gibson guitar, a guitar he had since he was 19. >> i am trying not to think about it and try to think positive -- positively. hopefully it will return somehow. >> thursday night ron played his first gig since the theft. he barrowed instruments from the blues society. the society is also helping search for his stolen equipment. >>> the contra costa county fire protection district has launched a new pilot program to keep more firefighters available for emergencies. a two-person medical squad well now handle lower priority medical calls. they will be based out of station one in downtown walnut creek. this will free up fire engines to handle higher priority calls like fires and

. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento.rnia not eligible for overtime pay. governor brown must now decide whether she the should be included. >> latest news on the fire burning like this for hours. along the jersey shore. >> watch what happens here. a fire truck collides with a motorcycle in a san francisco intersection. tonight the i team has exclusive new information about a possible cover up in this case. good evening, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the firefighter behind the reel is accused of being under the influence at the time. the i team obtain that had video and uncovered new information about a corruption investigation at the san francisco fire department. dan noyes is here with the developments. >> the victim from that crash in june now has an attorney and they sent a claim to the city and county of san francisco. in addition to the dui case, i've learn there'd is another criminal investigation into a colleague who may have tried to cover for him. 43-year-old firefighter just left station one

. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento a controversial open house.wner of a home where a land lady drugged and killed tenants for social security checks lets strangers tour the place. >> rehab after a week long wildfire. mother nature will be doing her share as well. >> we can see him, he raised, aimed and fired. >> like p.o.w., p.o.w., then, p.o.w., p.o.w.. so we just ran. >> dramatic descriptions from witnesses to the shootings today at navy yard in washington. 13 people were killed including the gunman. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> we're less than a minute from a live update on the shootings and here is what we know. the gunman has been identified as a 34-year-old from fort fort texas working for the navy. he'd had brush was the law and discharged for misconduct. the shootings took place where ships are bought, built and maintained. it's near the stadium where washington nationals play. the game is cancelled and about a mile and a half from capitol hill, the senate posts on two votes and recessed for the day. the white house cancelled a latin

nannette mirrorand has the story from sacramento. >> it's not easy providing home care to elderly or disabled. the hours are often long, sometimes, requiring care givers to sleep in a nearby room. domestic workers are currently exempt from overtime pay. >> we feel like we're not being treated fair. sometimes, being abused, exploited. >> ramel has been a care giver seven years and missed out on a lot of time and a half pay that is standard in other professions. >> what would you say is the longest shift you've worked with no overtime? >> well, 24 hours, you know? we sleep there. then, sometimes five days. just seven days. straight no. days off without overtime. >> lawmakers gave approval to temporarily give overtime pay in california after nine hours per day or 45 hours per week. a study will help determine whether to continue it n.after 2017. >> domestic workers provide crucial and back backing care for children and seniors living with disabilities. >> the proposal has been watered down to exclude baby-sitters and no longer mandates rest breaks. >> this bill going to be costly for th

now today's developments, nannette?solo drivers sometimes look at the left lane with envy but with the right car they may be able to get access without carpooling. more incentive to buy cleaner cars. a free pass as a solo driver until 2012. legislature approved a bill extending tos green stickers for plug in hybrids and wide for electric cars for three more years. the greener vehicles can help clean the air because they emit fuser green house gas autos california has been leading the way these will entice californians. >> up to $10,000 more than a regular hybrid sales have been slow and ked yits have not helped. as of july, dmv issued 16,000 green stickers. goal of cleaner air is worth while, proponents don't like opening up to people driving alone. >> i think most people out there would love to be able to get home from work in a timely fashion. that was the innocent to encourage people to carpool, then, they can spend time with family autos during the last program te gave privileges to drivers. the federal government w

. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento a controversial open house. the owner of a home where a land lady drugged and killed tenants for social security checks lets strangers tour the place. >> rehab after a week long wildfire. mother nature will be doing her share as well. >> we can see him, he raised, aimed and fired. >> like p.o.w., p.o.w., then, p.o.w., p.o.w.. so we just ran. >> dramatic descriptions from witnesses to the shootings today at navy yard in washington. 13 people were killed including the gunman. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> we're less than a minute from a live update on the shootings and here is what we know. the gunman has been identified as a 34-year-old from fort fort texas working for the navy. he'd had brush was the law and discharged for misconduct. the shootings took place where ships are bought, built and maintained. it's near the stadium where washington nationals play. the game is cancelled and about a mile and a half from capitol hill, the senate posts on two votes and recessed for the day. the white house cancelled a

in sacramento, nannette miranda, abc7 news. >>> a 13 your old long lawsuit against manufactures of lead-basedpping up in san jose. ten counties are seeking $1 billion to cleanup residences. reporter david louie explains what's at stake. >> the use of lead-based paint was banned in 1978 but the risk remains in older homes and buildings. the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention projects more than half a million children may have unhealthy levels of led. the paint industry said it didn't know for decades that lead and paint were dangerous. when it did it paid fees to support education and prevention programs. but five companies are being sued by three cities in seven counties that say that isn't enough. >> they don't remove the lead paint from homes. so until you remove the lead paint from homes, children are still going to get poisoned and that's the remedy we are seeing in this lawsuit. >> oakland, san francisco and the bay area counties of santa clara, almeda and solano are using the state public nuisance law for the lawsuit. the attorney general for california points out a similar

. >>> it's good-bye washington, hello bay area for nannette napolitano, the new president of the universityf california. vice president dieden led a farewell ceremony yesterday for napolitano who is stepping down as homeland security secretary. she held the post for four and a half years, longer than anyone before her. vice president thanked her for her service and believed she'll be back in washington some day. >> i think janet should be a supreme court justice. [applause] >> and that not only speaks to the other qualities i have mention bed your character, but your intellectual capacity and your depth of knowledge. >> napolitano is leaving her post to become the first female president of the u.s. system which is based in oakland. >>> up next, pg&e could face more fines. what the california public utilities commission has to decide as we near the anniversary of the san bruno pipeline explosion. and a new program to get more firefighters available for emergencies. it's a tactic an east ucing toolg tool system in the industry. the ridgid jobmax. all these different power tool heads lock into