tonight, we honor the philippine nurses association of northern california. [applause] >> in our human moments of weakness, vulnerability, and need, the care provided by our filipino nurses remains unparalleled. for 50 years, the philippine nurses association of northern california has served our nurses through professional development, education, information, and providing a support system that has given them strength and visibility. in its golden years, the philippine nurses association of northern california posted the philippine nurses association of america, bringing in hundreds of philippine nurses from all over the united states into san francisco, treasuring the legacy of our health care's industry was the finest philippine nurses. the san francisco bay area philippine american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of nurturing and a passion for life. >> representing the philippine nurses association of northern california are board members of the philippine nurses association of northern california. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. >> much of

please welcome the 2011 northern california cherry blossom court. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you once again. the 2011 cherry blossom court. a beautiful performance. and now the special moment we've all been waiting for. the asian pacific american heritage awards honoring individuals and organizations who have made a distinct impact in their contributions to the city's a.p.a. community. this year the awards are being presented in three categories. for individuals, awards for emerging leadership and lifetime achievement. and for organizations, we have the community impact award. more than 30 nominations were received in the top finalists in each category were submitted to a panel of three distinguished judges to make the final selection. now, the three judges are dafney quack, chair of the president's advisory commission on pacific americans and pacific islanders and those with disabilities of california, the president and c.e.o. of yanza media group and commissioner, natasha cowersaw, california commission on asian and pacific islander

heavy downpours from seattle to northern california. >>> mostly 30s from fargo to indianapolis. milder in the northeast. climbing near 50 in new york and boston. miami hitting 78, and new orleans, 70. >> it's carnival season down there. 70s perfect parade weather. >>> business news coming up after the break. how you can buy a piece of the empire state building. >>> and a developing story from california. hundreds of human bones found buried in fields. the work of a serial killer. >>> and feel guilty about leaving your dog at home during the day? guess what? there's now a cable channel for that. tv for dogs. we'll be right back. >>> well, this is not good. get ready for record-high gas prices. they're already rising with a national average right now of more than $3.50 a gallon. the annual spring runup is coming sooner than normal. gas may be five bucks a gallon in some areas by june. >>> apple's stock closed yesterday about 500 bucks share. they have a high market value, some $468 billion. exxon mobil is a far second. apple the worth more than a lot of other top countries combine

. >> families across northern california wonder if their missing loved ones were victims as the digging continues in a horrifying serial killer case. >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. more on that in a moment. >>> but first, in the last hour, san bruno officials announced the talks have broken off. those talks include the deadly resolution, negotiations regarding that accident last year. christien kafton has more. >> reporter: the mayor toll us that the talks had sold out e was very upset. there were even reports that pg&e had walked out of negotiation. >> the reason we're here today is the pg&e is stalling negotiations to settle millions of dollars of restitution to the san bruno community. we're calling upon pg&e to immediately return to bargain in good faith with the city of san bruno. >> reporter: the city says the talks stalled out in the last few weeks but the maybor would not elaborate on what the sticking points are. pg&e has already agreed to pay $70 million to pay for infrastructure damage following the explosion. the talks the city is talking about today amount to puniti

in northern california, f.m.g. works for elected coroners, who are also the sheriffs.yolo county, it's ed prieto. do you do background checks on the forensic pathologists who come to work here? >> we a background investigation to make sure for criminal activity... if they've been involved in any criminal activity. we make sure that their... their... their qualifitate... qualifications or certifications are valid, that they come with some reference. so, yes, we do... we do that. >> bergman: because we got the name of dr. gill, and he's had serious problems all over the united states. >> oh, really? >> bergman: and in 2006, out of a case that he was involved in in sonoma county, the state bar concluded... well, they have a whole chapter here. i can give it to you. it says "incompetent pathologist." >> huh. news to me. i did not know that. and i think you've alerted me to something that i... again, i always depend on the experts, and sometimes the experts don't really give you the right information. so i think this is really... have alerted me to look into this a little b

i yield three minutes to the gentleman from northern california, mr. miller. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for three minutes. mr. miller: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this legislation. let us understand what's faking place here. in california for the first time in 40 years all of the various water parties have gotten together to try to work out these disagreements and to come up with a sustainable water policy that serves all the needs of all californians, agriculture, manufacturing, municipal uses, the environmental uses, all that together. it's blessed by the state legislature for the first time passed historic legislation empowering the negotiations to take place, to take care of the despair ate interest. there are those threatening to walk out of the room. they are going to walk out, walk out, walk out. they walked out and came back to washington, d.c. to cut a separate deal. these are among the largest water users in the state. these are among the most heavily subsidized users in the state. o

midair collision, small plane runs into a helicopter in the skies above northern california. but both pilots live to tell the tale. >>> santorum swipes. the republican presidential hopeful takes aim at president obama's politics. >> i am talking about his world view or his -- the way he approaches problems in this country and i think they're different than how most people country and i think they're different than how most people do in america. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the cbs morning news for monday, february 20, 2012. >>> and good morning everyone. i'm terrell brown. it is still unclear this morning what triggered a deadly avalanche in washington's cascade mountain. a warning had been issued but three experienced skiers skiing in an out of bounds area are dead. the victims were among several groups skiing at the steven's pass ski area. the fast moving snow swept in some 1500 feet down the mountain. a fourth skier survived. danielle nottingham has our report. >> reporter: it looks like a winter wonderland but this picturesque mountain in washington state was the

i'm frank and president-elect of criminal trial lawyers association of northern california.roud co-sponsor of the justice summit here today. i've been asked to say a few words about ctla to both inform and entertain you for about the next two minutes. it's a professional association of criminal defense lawyers in the bay area. our membership list includes about 400 lawyers and private investigators, expert witnesses and even some professors and law students. our members are -- how do i say this -- luminaries in the field. today, the justice conference honors a past ctla honoree, one of our own, tony serra. ctla has featured the likes of not only tony serra at a feature presenter at our programs but those that include jim bross that has who defends cases most of the time but was the special prosecutor in the cat wineberger case. john was responsible for ollie north. chris argatis, who i don't think has prosecuted anyone but defends everyone. and other greats like patrick and nancy. our programs have historically been more a mix of social and educational gatherings. our histor

. >> reporter: looking like there samass grave in northern california -- there is a mass grave in northern california. so far crews found parts of skulls, bones, shoes, jewelry, even a purse. they are digging deep in the location. the items were found 45 feet deep on a abandon well. wesley shermantine drew a map of the area that led to the findings. wesley shermantine says he and loren herzog dumped bodies there after a killingspry. after they were arrested the two became known as the spencer -- "speed freak killers." loren herzog killed himself after learning that wesley shermantine was providing new information that could lead to more charges. wesley shermantine said the well location could hold 10-20 more victims. more than 300 bone fragments have been found. it is tedious work, digging and shifting through the dirt to uncover evidence. >> our goal is that we could identify these remains. >>> the process resumes on tuesday if the weather cooperates. and wesley shermantine did not give up this location for free. a real life bounty hunter paid to the information when led to several more m

the northern california chapter of the immigrants lawyers association. commission would also like to thank our symposium partners. the asian american justice center from washington, d.c. the center for state and local government law. the chief justice earl warren institute. the consulate general of mexico. the quality federation. -- equality federation. the national center for lesbian rights. san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments of t

a 5.6 earthquake shoot northern california this afternoon. it hit after 1:00 p.m. in hum but county. the shaking lasted 45 seconds. no reports of damage or injuries. >>> regulators are reviewing claims there are flaws in pg&e's pipelines. they reported the flows to the california public utilities commission last week. the report says some pg&e pipelines are corroded, have welding flaws. workers wanted to make sure the company heard their voices today. >> they held a rally this afternoon000 facility. there were about 100 protesters. they are upset with contract negotiations. the union wants better benefits. >> we are out here to send a message to management, not just here but across the nation that their employees deserve better. >> we called for comment but were unable to reach anyone. theeft to bring bay area rapid transit to san francisco is about to get a boost. they are set to announce a grant of $150 million for the project. the total cost of the project is $2 billion. construction is set to begin in april. the pac 12 is expanding again into a new home in san

(adam)it's an early spring morning, and i'm heading out for a patrol in the mountains of northern california with mavmit, the mountain and valley marijuana investigation team. this new task force was created to do something that has never been done before. target the big criminal organizations that control most of the marijuana trade in the united states. >>we do a lot of rural patrolling where we infiltrate drug trafficking organization cultivating marijuana. our overall goal is to dismantle these groups. through aerial reconnissance mavmit commander roy giorgi and his team have identified what they believe to be a large marijuana plantation several miles deep into the foothills of the sierra nevada mountains. so we are heading up this trail that snakes around the ridge and we are told that this is prime area for marijuana grows. increasingly the marijuana hitting the streets across the country is being grown here on california's public lands, where growers are heavily armed. >>almost all of the grows here in california these days involve assault weapons. so we have to be very cautious. mav

he's the head of the training center for laborers in northern california. these are the folks that got together, and those who have never graduated. we graduated 23 gentleman and one lady. the program started out doing the basic things that we do. these gentlemen in women that came through this program actually did some actual work. i wanted to make sure that the commission was able to see the actual work. there is a gentleman here that was a graduate of part two. this is going into the tunnel. [applause] if you look at these pictures, they are real. we wanted to give you a view of how heavy this whole program is. seriously, we were in a tunnel. in the side of the mountain. ron, who is your friend here? >> [inaudible] >> right, ryan is the professional that takes you into town. that box there? that is dynamite. those are your actual laborers from the program that learn how to set to dynamite in the side of the a mountain in a blow holes through the actual mountain. for the there is actual on the beat -- there is actual on-the- job training that these folks

he was on a huge concert fund raising tour, raising money from southern california to northern californiat some key democrats tonight aren't in such a giving mood. he's the master at raising money. tonight's concert fundraiser at the auditorium, part of president obama's 24 hour stop in the bay area. a so-called reliable democratic atm. >> i so want to write that big check to him. >> she's not going to. san francisco philanthropist says she won't be giving the president a cent. his loyal democrat who contributed more than $25 million to democrats in charities the past ten years decline the president's $35,000 per plate fund raising invitation tonight. >> i'm having a problem right now writing my usual big check to president obama because i don't feel that he is really talking about the thing that i think is the most critical, which is this climate crisis we are facing. >> despite her environmental views, the president is riding into town at a time when the economy is looking brighter and more people are getting jobs. >> i want to stop rewarding businesses that are shipping jobs overseas.

the filipino nurses association of california, northern california chapter.ino womens' network. the literacy initiatives international foundation. the filipino-american art's exposition. philippine news. the san francisco manila sister city committee. last but not least, the bay area fashion week. we congratulate all the awardees that the certificates of recognition from the office of the mayor, and where most honored to be part of these excellent milestones through our partnership with these organizations. thank you for bringing fame and glory for the filipinos to our community through your work in through your contributions. like modern heroes, you have become the torchbearers for all filipinos. shining your light in who we are, what we're here for, and who we can become. may you all continue to highlight our values, the richness of our culture, and the honor of our people. we only have one wish for all of us global filipinos -- [ speaking foreign language] wherever we are and wherever we go, let's always remember that we are filipino. [speaking foreign lan

. >> reports in from northern california, a pretty decent earthquake occurring out there in northern lifornia, not far from the oregon border. the geological survey indicating that this was a magnitude five. sec -- 5.6. it struck at about 4:00 a.m. -- and about 4:00 eastern time. we had won a little over five magnitude here in august. you have a feeling of what they're dealing with. of course, they are used to these things in california. that is not huge, but a moderate sized earthquake a couple of hours ago in northern california. temperatures this morning reflect the retreating arctic air. 14 below zero. seven down around augusta maine. 20 atbwi marshall. in charlotte, temperatures were in the teens this morning. now, with a decent warmup for the afternoon, tempters managed to get well above normal. steven zell -- stephensville is 43 degrees. western maryland has several inches of snow on the ground. that keeps temperatures near freezing. overnight tonight, we will see clouds increasing. with the blanket of cloudiness, it will not be that cold tonight. low temperatures will hold in

. >>> northern california courthouse ransacked.he expensive pieces of history that were stolen. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. you're looking at a collection of gold nuggets. historical nuggets valued at more than $3 million were stolen from a northern california courthouse. the burglar happened on wednesday night. just not far from the oregon border. the sheriff office says two men broke into the building and grabbed several gold nuggets from a display in the lobby. they do have surveillance video of the burglar. the courthouse is home to historical collection of gold which pays homage to the region's gold rush roots. >>> a vacaville firefighter found evidence of a crime he knew a lot about. lewis jones was sent to a home on sunset drive. when he arrived he saw a washer and drier that had been stolen from a home he owned and planned to rent out. the man that needed medical help was transported to the hospital and jones called police. they found other items stolen from jones property at the home of another mob

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