. >>> orange county, california, conjures images of well-manicured neighborhoods and a surfer culture that gave birth to the beach boys. but blending seamlessly into the heart of one of its busiest neighborhoods is a reminder of the county's other side. the theo lacy jail is the largest of five jail facilities in the orange county system. it sits on 11 acres and has a capacity of more than 3,000 inmates. >> let's go. hands behind your back. back row go to the house. >> marc gonzales is one of them, and except for his jail-issued t-shirt and scrubs, he could easily be mistaken for any other fun-loving oc teenager. >> i love surfing. i love the ocean. it's the best. the promised land here. nothing could go wrong except for robbing a weed store and getting arrested. my mom is in a lot of shock right now. it's the first offense. my baby is robbing weed stores? what does he need that for? >> unlike most inmates in the orange county jail system who have not been convicted but are awaiting trial, gonzales pled guilty to robbery and received a one-year sentence. with good behavior he could be

. ♪ >>> orange county, california, is well known for its sun-kissed beaches and family-friendly touristns. but sometimes fantasy gives way to reality. and when crime is committed here, suspects will usually find themselves booked into the orange county jail. >> what are you in for? >> disturbing the peace. >> have you been in jail before? >> no, sir. >> all right. look here at the camera for me. >> the orange county jail is comprised of five separate jail facilities. the largest of these is the theo lacey jail, with an average daily population of 2,800 male inmates. theo lacey alone dwarfs many state prisons. >> i have an assistant sheriff at theo lacey. he always likes to say we don't have andy of mayberry. we don't have otis coming into the jail tank. that's not the kind of county jail inmate we've got. we have 400 people in custody for murder today. we don't have people in jail for simple possession of marijuana, like some people might think. we have some very serious felony inmates in our custody. >> hands behind your back. >> unlike prison inmates, who have all been convicted of cr

] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> the orange county jail in southern california hundreds of new inmates per day, men and women who have been arrested not only by orange county deputies but by officers with the 21 different city and university police departments within the county. sometimes these arrestees arrive fresh from a crime scene and deputies running the intake division might have little to no idea about their state of mind or propensity for violence. >> intake is a very dangerous place. you don't know who's coming in the back door. you know what they're being charged with when they're being brought in the back door but you really don't know who these people are. >> shortly after brian james arrived at intake, he tried to strangle another inmate, an alleged sex offender, to death. >> i'm not really proud of it but i won't lose sleep over it, either. >> since the attack, the jail's gang intelligence detail has been learning a lot about james. he's a member of a notorious orange county street gang called public enemy number one, also known as peni. >> he goe

>>> orange county, california, is traditionally been known for its conservative values, spectacular coastlines, and tourist attractions. reality television has also contributed to the county's image. but it is far more complex than any of that. >> well, it is probably not the real housewives of orange county. >> few people know that better than orange county sheriff sandra hutchins. among other things, she runs orange county's other gated community. the orange county jail. >> it is dynamic. every day is a bit different. so you constantly have to be re-evaluating that and the folks work in the housing areas are very astute at identifying problems early on and that's the key. you're dealing with a population that doesn't want to be there, they're not necessarily there with people they like, they're probably facing some very challenging times in their lives. >> the greatest challenge for many inmates in the orange county jail is uncertainty. unlike prison inmates, who have already been convicted and sentenced for crimes they have committed, most jail inmates stand charged with crimes, and are sti

it's been working in orange county, california. under the affordable care act, the chip and medicaid, we have million to over 12.3 individuals. 2.6 million are latinos. cost under the a.c.a. has been greatly reduced. and the a.c.a.'s projected to save the united states $200 billion in the next decade and over $1 trillion in the second decade. i would say that those statistics speech to the success of the affordable care act. the a.c.a. has had great success. back home in my home district, in orange county, we were the highest number of new people into the health care benefit exchange that we have in california. currently, there are more than 1.3 million californians that now have health insurance that didn't have it before. see, mr. speaker, before the enactment of the a.c.a., the folks in my district, well, they considered it a luxury. they chose between buying clothes for their kids to go to school or putting food on the able or, worse, they used home remedies. i know because i grew up on home remedies. i grew up not going to the

here from orange county california, family member. as a member of the 4 percent are voices are not generally shared because our family members are too sick to speak up for themselves. they arethey are not well enough to find their way to a meeting here today to advocate against civil commitment reform,reform, fear mongering is they think they will get locked up because there homeless under a bridge. they are too sick to advocate for themselves, so we have to come here to advocate for them. my question would be, what are you doing to address the needs of the 4 percent, those who lack insight like my son who was institutionalized from ages 12 to 18 because he did not respond to the current medical treatment. therethere was no brick wall for our family financially, nor in our rolodex, but unfortunately it was not brick walls with cracks in the system by design without restructuring samsara, eliminating and dissolving, but restructuring families like us do not see the money being spent differently. not necessarily mean funding in that dir

on our first day of filming "extended stay" inside orange county jail in california, we covered the traumafirst day in jail. >> i'm in the orange county jail. i'm like in a room with no windows, no nothing. nobody -- i don't know what's going on. i don't know. >> when we met 20-year-old richard ruiz, he had already completed the booking process and his first court arraignment and was now engaged in another jailhouse ritual, the first call home. >> so i'm just sitting in a room. i don't know if it's light or daylight. i lose track of time. i get woken up by all of the slamming doors and stuff. like i don't know what's going on in here. i skip all meals because i don't want to eat. >> ruiz had been arrested 48 hours earlier for the first time in his life, charged with intent to sell narcotics. he hoped his father would be able and willing to bail him out. >> it's $2500. 10% of $25,000 bail. thank you, dad. all right. yep. i love you. bye. he doesn't deserve a phone call from here. but it's all my fault that i'm here. it's no one's fault but myself. >> there's a term that people use called a

here from orange county california, family member.a member of the 4 percent are voices are not generally shared because our family members are too sick to speak up for themselves. they arethey are not well enough to find their way to a meeting here today to advocate against civil commitment reform,reform, fear mongering is they think they will get locked up because there homeless under a bridge. they are too sick to advocate for themselves, so we have to come here to advocate for them. my question would be, what are you doing to address the needs of the 4 percent, those who lack insight like my son who was institutionalized from ages 12 to 18 because he did not respond to the current medical treatment. therethere was no brick wall for our family financially, nor in our rolodex, but unfortunately it was not brick walls with cracks in the system by design without restructuring samsara, eliminating and dissolving, but restructuring families like us do not see the money being spent differently. not necessarily mean funding in that directi

i come from an area, orange county, california where our network of churches. we have such a strong network of churches.esl asylum and they have been some of the primary resettlers of political asylum and war torn area asylum refugees. we to a large extent have been very accepting, and we, i have -- i represent the largest vietnamese population outside of vietnam in the world. of course, that was from the vietnam exodus, right? they're incredible. hey're becoming political. leaders, they're economic, they're an engine.untry. i view that as them being very positive. to my area of the country. when we saw somalia, we started taking in refugees from there where we saw on the west coast of africa, we started taking in that. when we saw the iraqi work go on, you know, we took on the or iraqis. a lotre of syrians. helping to bring some of these p refugees. but it really has been my churches. so, you're probably talking to someone who is very pro to get. these refugees in until we figure out what the heck is really happening not onlyof in syria, by the way.the like i

they filed it in orange county, california.they file it, once they serve pimco in a couple days, pimco and their attorneys will then have 30 days to respond, so this is just getting started. all right. up next, we have a lot more news out there. a big shocker on capitol hill. kevin mccarthy will not seek speaker of the hour -- or the house rather. that latest fallout ahead. plus, one senator came on this very network yesterday saying investors should short sell fannie mae and freddie mac but bethany mclean got pretty fired up about it. she's going to join us. and later on, how americans are winning the war against zombies, real ones, but these are in housing. we'll explain when "power lunch" rolls on on a busy thursday. stick around. (patrick 1) what's it like to be the boss of you? (patrick 2) pretty great. (patrick 1) how about a 10% raise? (patrick 2) how about 20? (patrick 1) how about done? (patrick 2) that's the kind of control i like... ...and that's what they give me at national car rental. i can choose any car in the a

my son matthew, i am here from orange county, california. i'm a family member of one of the 4%.a member of the 4%, our voices are not generally shared because our family members are too sick to speak up for themselves. they are not well enough to find a way to a meeting here today to advocate against civil commitment reform, fear mongering because they think they will get locked up because they are homeless under a bridge. so they are too sick to advocate for themselves so we have to come there to advocate for them. so my question would be, what are you doing to address the needs of the 4% of those who lacked insight like my son who is institutionalized from age 12-18 because he did respond to a current medical treatment. there was no brick wall for our family financially. fas.. get a plane ticket and their shoelaces and go back home to our communities upon which there are no wraparound services for people like my son because they choose not to participate in services because they're not sick. so the question is, how, is your bill going to address the needs of the population upo

i'm here from orange county, california. a family member of one of the 4%.as a member of the 4%, our voices aren't generally shared because our family members are too sick to speak up for themselves. tear not well enough to find their way to a meeting today to advocate against civil commitment reform out of fearmongering because they think they are going to get locked up because they are homeless under a bridge. so they're too sick to advocate for themselves so we have to come to advocate for them. so my question would be, what are you doing to address the needs of the 4%, those who lack insight like my son who was institutionalized from 12 to 18 because he didn't respond to the current medical treatments. there was no brick walls for our family financially nor in our rolodex. it is not brick walls we faced. it was cracks in the system by design. without restructuring samsa not eliminating and dissolving, without restructuring, families don't see the money being spent differently. so increasing funding would not necessarily mean funding going in the right di

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i've learned a lot of patience. >> shiloh was serving time for sex crimes at the orange county jail in southern california> i made exactly 1,000 of these. i had a whole little plastic bag, probably about like that big. it was just filled. >> we met brian crist at the maricopa county jail in phoenix shortly before his conviction on a murder charge. >> origami, that's my getaway. i have a bird that flies and a frog that jumps. the champ. front flip. put him in the olympics, man. >> it's really striking and poignant to see inmates who oftentimes are in for incredibly violent crimes sitting there delicately folding this paper over hours into frogs and elephants and that kind of thing. and it really does seem to calm their nerves and almost transform them. >> nobody had a menagerie to match that of philip stroud, who was serving three life sentences for murder at the wabash valley correctional facility in indiana. >> basically making origami figures. you've got the lion, you've got the swan, you've got the rabbit, little puppy, dinosaur, flower. my niece, she loves the little goldfish. this is my favorite one

a began got his biggest, bigger than orange county, california.ican and half democrat. right now sit republican about a point or two. eight years before it was democrat. hasn't voted for a republican presidential candidate since bush. first bush. montgomery county, pennsylvania. they are 50/50. >> mr. mayor, could you talk more about jeb bush. you mentioned charisma. what else is so surprising to resistance to his candidacy. >> it is probably what you are all talking about. there is a movement against all the establishment figures. the washington figures. bush isn't a washington figure. he was a governor in a way. he's suffering because of his brother. you put the name bush up and it says washington. that is hurting him. the three leading republican candidates are nonpoliticians. never held a political job. even more than the electorate in general i think is very, very anti-washington. >> mayor, while we have you here, i know you're partial to the giuliani years and no fan of mayor de blasio. but the commissioner came out and said the city has nev

i come from an area -- orange county, california, where the network of churches -- we have such a strongetwork of churches. they have been some of the primary resellers of -- resellers of political asylum in war-torn areas. we actually to a large extent have been very accepting. the largest of the moneys population outside of vietnamese population outside of vietnam. they are an engine. i view that as being very positive to my area of the country. starte saw somalia, we taking in refugees from there. where we saw on the west coast of africa, we start taking in that. , wee we saw the iraqi war took on the iraqis. we have a lot of syrian families who have been for a long time in orange county, who are helping to bring some of these refugees. it really has been my churches, my church group, in order to find sponsors, in order to help, to get people started. to help with english as a second language, etc. you are talking from someone who is very prone to get these refugees in, until we figure out what the heck is really happening. not only in syria. like i said, you have a series of countrie

. >> day-to-day management of the orange county jail in southern california is up to sheriff's deputies. some work permanently at the jail while most others rotate through, then return to street patrol. >> all right. let's line up. let's do a gear check. let's line up on the wall right here. >> a select group of deputies make up the emergency response team, a s.w.a.t.-like unit called to action when inmates refuse orders or pose an imminent threat. >> hang left. >> watch out, watch out, watch out. >> wielding a broken mop stick and other cleaning supplies, joseph etima, who has pled not guilty to a murder charge and is awaiting trial, has refused to return to his cell. >> he's upset because the hispanic inmates think he's black. he's saying he's not. he's saying he's hispanic. they don't want to program with him, so he wants out of there, and this is his way of doing it. we don't know what's going to happen once we get inside there. we don't know what the other inmates are going to do. when you go inside there, watch each other's back. handle any situation that arises. our job is not to

at the orange county jail in southern california we met a transgender inmate who prefers to be calledlly are dressed as girls and the rest are dressed as guys. >> despite his physical appearance cortez was in fact a male inmate housed in a men's unit. >> if you are in in the process of having a sex change if you have your male genital parts you are considered a male and will be housed there, whether or not you have breasts or -- it's what's below the belt that counts. >> at first it was startling watching these tapes when they came in from the field we thought we were seeing inmates wearing women's gowns or mini-skirts and we were thinking to ourselves, it's odd that jail officials actually allow this. but it turned out this that they were standard jail issued t-shirts and bed sheets that the inmates converted into women's clothing and they actually did a pretty convincing job of it. >> try to make the best of it you know. just try to doll up a little bit. we have our own personal revlon and l'oreal, mac crayons. we wet them. we play with it. get it nice and dark and it goes into the

. >>> and a california beauty queen accused of an ugly crime. how the former ms. orange county went from wearing a crown to a jail jump suit. a former beauty queen from california - is under arrest >>> it is 5:44. a former beauty queen from california is under arrest this morning, accused of using her own young relative to make child pornography. 25-year-old megan of irvine sent sexually explicit pictures of a 4-year-old girl to a marine stationed in southern california. in return he gave her gifts and cash. investigators say she also may have had sex with strangers for money in front of her own children. she was named mrs. orange county last year and also competed in the 2014 mrs. california pageant. >>> it's 5:45 right now on your friday morning. busted in boston. officers arrested a san jose man for transporting two large suitcases full of pot from sfo to logan airport. on wednesday, logan airport's canine unit sniffed out the 100 pounds of marijuana that were carefullied away. officers were waiting for the 31-year-old man as he got off a delta flight. police say that somebo

on our first day of shooting at the orange county jail in southern california, we interviewed a young mother who served as a prime example. >> can you tell me your name and how to spell it please. >> julie shanholtzer. s-h-a-n-h-o-l-t-z-e-r. >> on the first day of our extended stay shoots, we don't generally conduct extensive interviews. we go around and try to meet people and find out what they're there for. while we were doing this we saw julie shanholtzer. sitting over here talking to a group of inmates. she stood out. because she seemed very at ease in her environment. >> you're not allowed to shower unless i'm in the shower with you. yeah. >> they're only taking -- >> and that prompted us to go and speak to her. >> you look like a california girl. you look like a beach bunny. >> that's what i want to be. one day. i don't dress weird. i dress like a mom. i want to be going to school to be a pastor. i found that drive in me now, and i'm so happy and proud of myself that i haven't changed my appearance. i think i've gotten used to seeing the girl next door coming in. they make mista

. >> we met mona salame at the orange county jail in southern california and she showed us a dish thatraise. >> there's all different ways to make a spread, but we're going to make it with soup, popcorn, beans, pork. i love to cook everything with flavor. so i put a lot of spice into it. it will be ready in about ten minutes. so i'm going to wrap it up in the paper right now so you can keep the heat and cooks it up, because the water is not really that hot. i've been in the restaurant business for almost 15 years. so i better make the best spread. it has nothing to do with what i used to make but it's the flavor and the food and it's all the same. i'm done. >> i knew she wasn't going to eat this whole thing so when she offered it up to the crew, i felt inclined to try it. >> where am i going here? >> go wherever. go in the middle so this way you can -- >> get everything? >> go like whatever. yeah. get dirty with it. there you go. >> all right. here we go. it's actually really good. you guys can go to lunch without me today. got me a spread. i wasn't lying to her when i told her that it

, i have worked tirelessly to work in orange county, where i live and where i represent, to help get some green projects in, both in orange county and in california. for example, i have fought to maintain the funding for the pacific crest trail which serves residents of the entire west coast and visitors from around the world. and, of course, i'm an avid hiker, so i love that trail. in fact, in this congress i co-sponsored legislation which would permanently extend the land and water conservation fund, which ensures the conservation of national parks, rivers, streams and it provides grants to local parks and to recreation projects. one of the things it does is try to ensure that, for example, california, being so long in length, that you could start at the southern portion of california and actually walk through wilderness all the way to the oregon border. it's a bipartisan program, this land and water conservation fund, and that's why it kind of distresses me a little bit that we haven't funded it, that we as a congress have not funded it because it's incredibly important, especially in urban areas, such as my district, where there's little natu

. >> while our weather is pleasant, southern california is boiling. an orange countyity yesterday reached 105 degrees. 63 people were treated on a parade. and instructors told band members to drink lots of water. the heat was so bad cables melted in west los angeles, causing power outages. >>> in south carolina there are still thrash flood warnings in effect this morning even though dry conditions are predicted for the rest of the week. even with things simmering down, more than 300 bridges and roads remain closed. dams are still being monitored open top of the 20 that already breached. 19 people have died on account of the floods. south carolina's governor is urging residents to stay at home today and watch some football. >>> the college murders and two more shootings since then have cast their shadows on the presidential campaign. abc news reporter richard cantu has the story. >> a memorial service for lucas, one of nine victims of the college massacre. three shootings in a week have put gun control in tight focus once again. president obama, who visited the familie

california pageant shows megan alt as mrs. orange count county. a look at the boxing photo. investigators say alt was sending the important nothing refuse to a marine in southern california. neighbors say alt often talked about her work with the mormon church. investigators believe there may be other victims. she's being held on 100,000 dollar bill and is due in court tomorrow. >> ucla from ternt and sort under fir for tleing a pert that wasen sensitive party. they had a kanye east/west party and they dressed in baggy pants and people say they showed up with the faces painteded black. >> super diverse but people idea aren't as diverse as we may look e.i didn't think ucla students would good down to that level. i thought we were better than that. >> african student unit held protest did on kilometer pus tudents to learn wearing all black and spread awareness about racial cultural sensitivity. the these accidents are being investigat investigated? next on 7 news at 9:00. new evidence that spicey food could help you live a longer healthy life. what r

. >>> in southern california rescuers are trying to help a whale. the orange county sheriff's office got the call around 1 p.m. about a whale entangled in a net or rope. the whale got away when they tried to free it and it's moving towards san diego. >>> you have a good forecast. right? >> i think so. >> good news. >> great weekend for the blue angels and cooler which is probably nice. next week wait until you see how hot it's going to get. october in the bay area. >> what's going on? >> global warming? i don't know. [ laughter ] >> mostly clear skies with temperatures in the low 70s at this hour in san francisco. that's a little unusual. as we look out toward the golden gate a little haze in the air indication that we'll get some low clouds coming back in tonight along the shoreline also by the way very long period swell from what was hurricane oho is finally beginning to make its presence felt in terms of that long period northwesterly swell. so big breakers are a possibility. but the real possibility are rip current hazards. be careful at the beach this weekend. h

california coast. the last sea snake species that washed up on shore in 19-72 in orange county. nikki: back here in des moines, animal lovers of all kinds are welcome to the 16th annual--great iowa pet expo inside the varied industries building. the event features more than 120 booths, adoption tents, contests, and much more making it the latest pet- related trade show in the state. more than 3 thousand people are expected to come this weekend. best of all-- your pet is encouraged to come along. "we have a great time here everybodys welcome to bring their pets and that doesnt matter if it's a dog a cat we've had tranatula's we've had some snakes show up we've had chickens come in " nikki: it's not too late to take part in the fun. the expo opens up again tomorrow at 10 at the state fairgrounds. nikki/2shot we are iowa's most accurate weather team... meteorologist bree sullivan is here now... bree i'll have your independent weather experts" a fall-like warm-up is in tonight will be with lows into the 30s. there is the possibility of some patchy frost, especially where cooler temp

california. pictures of a whale in distress near laguna beach in orange county. we have been watching the last few moments -- apologies, we lost the helicopter there for a second but the whale was possibly entangled in a buoy and the lines attached to the buoy. people on boat nearby you saw one of those boats there trying to help. they may have been able to do that. the last pictures we saw the whale showed it moving freely and as you saw the whale was spouting so hopefully, it's a good ending to that. >> yeah. hopefully. >>> all right. time to check in with paul now. he is in vallejo with a super bowl 50 tour stopping by fright night where are those trophies? >> they are right there. they are right there. they are the popular attraction. it's super fright night. eight super bowl trophies part of the super bowl 50 tour. isn't it awesome they are on display? looks like they are doing a couple of events every week and it's super fright night tonight and tomorrow in vallejo and the weather is fantastic. hundreds of folks here already. they are expecting a big crowd

he was born in los angeles and grew up in neighboring orange county, the second oldest of the children. the university of california at riverside where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and it was at the university that he started drawing editorial cartoons for his school newspaper, the high lander. scholz awardon the as a top college cartoonist. all of you budding editorial cartoonists out there, it starts in high school and college. he was about to become a cop -- a high school teacher when he was offered a job in 1994. he became a full town editorial in 1996.t there in april of 1998, he won a pulitzer prize for editorial cartooning. he won the pulitzer prize again in 2009 four among other works, 2008epictions of the presidential campaign which has been the topic of discussion at this conference. and2008 financial crisis drugs in major league baseball. he joined the-- san diego tribune. his cartoons are nationally and regularly appear in the new york times, u.s. world report among others. his comic strip, grand avenue appears in more than 150 newspapers across the country. to steve is a mike pete

. >>> rescue crews in southern california worked to free a humpback whale tangled in fishing gear. orange countysheriff boats were near waiting for a chance to free the whale, but made no headway before night fell. it appears the whale is tangled up in lines from two lobster pods. another whale was tangled in fishing gear 12 days aago to the north of today's entanglement. >>> a haunted house that was delayed by an angry neighbor opened tonight in albany and it was a real success. debora villalon is here now with how the teenager behind the haunted house overcame the dispute to keep his tradition going. >> reporter: the permit for the albany haunt required it close tonight at 9:30. so it is quiet here now. but for the last couple of hours? it was anything but. [ screaming ] >> reporter: at 7:00 sharp, it was show time. and the backyard haunted house built almost entirely by teenagers started working its scary magic. [ screaming ] >> reporter: featuring live actors, lights, sound effects, and a path through some creepy rooms, the theme, bad dreams. buff right next to the haunted house, a neighbor

california is boiling. the temperature reached 105 degrees in one orange county city yesterday. 63 people were treated in a heritage day parade. band members practiced in full uniform before the parade. and instructors told band members to drink lots of water. the heat was so bad, cables melted in west los angeles, causing power outages in west los angelos. >>> in south carolina there are still thrash flood warnings in effect this morning even though dry conditions are predicted for the rest of the week. even with things simmering down, more than 300 bridges and roads remain closed. 100 dams are still being monitored on top of the 20 that already breached. 19 people have died on account of the floods. south carolina's governor is urging residents to stay at home today and watch some football. >> now for the race to the white house. time is running out for joe biden. >> this morning joe biden dodging questions about 2016 and dodging reporters literally. >> get out of my way, will you? >> spending the weekend in delaware with his family, weighing a political decision of a lifetime. >> how are you? >> the dea

california is boiling. the temperature reached 105 degrees in one orange county city yesterday. 63 people were treated in ae day parade. and instructors told band members to drink lots of water. the heat was so bad, cables melted in west los angeles, causing power outages in west los angelos. >>> in south carolina there are still thrash flood warnings in effect this morning even though dry conditions are predicted for the rest of the week. even with things simmering down, more than 300 bridges and roads remain closed. 100 dams are still being monitored open top of the 20 that already breached. 19 people have died on account of the floods. south carolina's governor is urging residents to stay at home today and watch some football. >>> the community college murders and two more shootings since then have cast their shadows on the presidential campaign. abc news reporter richard cantu has the story. >> in oregon, a memorial service for lucas, one of nine victims of the college massacre. three shootings in a week have put gun control in tight focus once again. president obama, who visited the families of the vi

. >> yesterday at heritage day parade in california was halted after 61 people fell ill in triple digit heat. orange county fire officials say 20 children were taken to the hospital. some spectators were overcome in the heat which reached up to 105 degrees during the annual event. no more complaining about it being chilly here. >> reporter: october, 105. >> here in our area we have beautiful weather. >> reporter: it's been beautiful the last couple of days. friday we topped out at 80 degrees, yesterday, 66. today around 70, wall-to-wall blue skies. it's shaping up to be a spectacular finish to the weekend. there's the live shot at philadelphia international airport. 64 degrees at this midday hour. dewpoint 41. the air is nice and dry. the winds out of the west/northwest at 7 miles per hour. they will be shifting in a southerly direction later on. the barometer is falling. once the winds shift out of the south the numbers will start soaring, you'll see that in the seven-day forecast tomorrow and tuesday. trenton, 62. allentown, 63. poconos 58 not too bad. millville, 64. dover, 62. the slightest breeze out o

. >>> in southern california rescuers did their best to help a whale in a bind. the fin whale was spotted off orange countysome kind of net or rope. a team from the pacific marine mammal center tried to free it but the whale got away. it was last seen swimming south. a surfer is in critical condition after a shark attack in hawaii. it happened on oahu's north shore a surf spot know as left overs. another surfer helped the man back to shore. he had a bad bite on hi leg and cuts on his hand casing he fought off the shark. >>> a shark attack in southern california earlier this summer wound up saving a man's life. kind of a wild story. eugene phinney was vacationing in huntington beach when a shark charged him in the water. he was left with a huge gash across his back. later i experienced some chest pain so he went to the hospital. here's where it gets interesting. doctors took an x-ray and discovered a small cancerous growth on his kidney. >> if this hadn't happened with the shark causing me to go in with this chest pain i would have never known about this cancer. >> never know right. doctors were able to suc

. >>> in southern california, rescuers are trying to help this whale in a bind. the orange countyff's office got a call this afternoon about this whale that's entangled in either a net or a rope of some kind. the team from the pacific marine mammal center tried to free it but apparently the whale got away. it's said to be moving toward san diego. >> and then cabo san lucas and the sea of cortez if everything works out well. >>> things look good especially for the blue angels. low clouds at the shoreline now at the peninsula and city of san francisco way over there by ocean beach a little bit. but as we look out toward the golden gate nothing but sunshine and clear skies right now. concord is 84 degrees still. in the city 68. livermore 85. san jose 76. santa rosa 79. if you are heading to the ocean this weekend, rip current hazard with large northwesterly swells and big breakers. so be careful at the shore all as a result of what was hurricane oho offshore the swell now reaching the california coastline. futurecast shows we have low clouds packing in along the shore this weekend so

steve was born in los angeles and a group in neighboring orange county, the second oldest of eight children to get tended the university of california at riverside where he earned a bachelors degree in political science but it was at the university that he started drawing editorial cartoons for his school newspaper, i landed. in 1991 steve one the charles m. schulz award as the top college cartoonist and the john locke award for editorial cartoonist. so all you biting editorial cartoonists out there, it starts in high school and college. he was about to become a high school history teacher when he was offered a job in the art department in 1994. he became the full-time editorial cartoonists in 1996. in april of 1998, steve won the pulitzer prize for editorial cartooning. he won the pulitzer prize begin in 2009, for among other works, his depictions of the 2008 presidential campaign which, of course, has been a topic of discussion at this conference. the 2008 financial crisis and drugs in major league baseball. in july 2000 when he returned to his home state to join the staff of the "san diego union-tribune." his editorial cartoons o

orange county it has implemented the program is very different than san francisco they're similar to the counties that have implement their primary refers is something that families have been very eager to have implemented throughout california so in anticipation of the rivers from the individuals that may include their living with family but the second highest referrals in orange county was the forensic setting we'll not see individuals coming out of jail that meets the criteria we'll be engaging that may require housing assistance. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> commissioner sanchez do you have a question. >> i thought that was an excellent report and we look forward. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> like to make a comment commissioner chow first i'd like to acknowledge the great director shes she has a history in forensic and worked in our jail system so a great selection and won the things you might not have caught in 4 hundred people call for services 4 hundred people will be connected to service this is an important outreach for the department and mental health for many families whether they called county give information will be the child but helps never before it is an opportunity for us to serve fo

county. these snakes are not traditionally located along the california coast. last tight these species washed up onshore happened back in 1972 in orangeial service held with 33 crew members of the car go ship el faro. 33 crew members disappeared back on october 1st after encountering hurricane joaquin while enroute to the bahamas. ntsb still investigating what happened and is looking for the wreckage of the ship >> in world news, what joaquin guzman -- broke out of prison back in july and has been on the run since. the u.s. is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of el chapo. >> >> an all-new episode of kron's 4's "the backstory." you will get to follow our reporters and learn a trick that one of them uses -- >> we have gotten a lot of complaints about the hot buses. of course, we come out here and all of the air conditioning is drive by. that one has air conditioning, too. there will be some laughs, but i'm feeling comfortable at the end of the day. >>> backstory tonight at 9:30 right after sports night live here on kron 4. >>. ordinary sandwich may be a food staple. but we'll show you something

california coast. the snake washed up shore there 1972 in orange county. >>> nearly 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes because of a supertyphoon. due to massive flooding already taking place in this video. the storm made landfall knocking out power and destroying homes. land slides and more flooding are possible over the next few days. it turns slowly to the west. >>> i have been noticing a lot of pictures from central and northern new england about some light snow. even sleet. we didn't have to go too far. places like southern new hampshire, parts of the rob sharing this picture. sure enough colder air surging on in. on through. cold front out to the east. high pressure building in. you can see the lake effect snow machine going on for the great lakes region as those winds out of the northwest blowing over the milder lake temperatures there creating those clouds and that snow. those winds will continue across our area. we will notice temperatures well below average. starting off below freezing in a lot of places. beverly 31. still in the 20s. boston 34 degrees. we are going to talk about

rescue crews in southern california worked to free a humpback whale tangled in fishing gear. orange county sheriff's the boats were nearby waiting for a chance to free the whale that made no headway before night fell. it appears that the whale is tangled up in lines from to lobster pots. >> between halloween parties and the big game against usc, it is expected to be a busy weekend at us berkeley. ever see police are releasing a serious warning. rupees or other drugs were slipped into drinks at it fraternity house so police are telling students to take extra precautions. one group however says that warning is not enough. >> those kind of instances are very pervasive, especially across all colleges and campuses. the warnings are helpful but it doesn't get at the root of the problem. >> well recent allegations are being investigated, campus police recommend pouring your own drinks and not sharing drinks. they asked student's to contact them if they think someone's drink was drugged. >> this is one of the best halloween party towns in the country. the neighborhood is still celebrating of cours

orange county it has implemented the program is very different than san francisco they're similar to the counties that have implement their primary refers is something that families have been very eager to have implemented throughout california so in anticipation of the rivers from the individuals that may include their living with family but the second highest referrals in orange county was the forensic setting we'll not see individuals coming out of jail that meets the criteria we'll be engaging that may require housing assistance. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> commissioner sanchez do you have a question. >> i thought that was an excellent report and we look forward. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> like to make a comment commissioner chow first i'd like to acknowledge the great director shes she has a history in forensic and worked in our jail system so a great selection and won the things you might not have caught in 4 hundred people call for services 4 hundred people will be connected to service this is an important outreach for the department and mental health for many families whether they called county give information will be the child but helps never before it is an opportunity for us to serve fo

. >> if you have oranges, games or almond ins your kitchen, it's likely they came from kearn county in california. this is water used to irgate those crops. if you think that black, shiny sheen looks like oil, you are right. the district buys 21 million gallons of it each day from oil company chevron. ninety farmers use it to irrigate their fields. it's been happening more than two decades. as the brought worsens, vial groups ask what's in the water. scott smith, chive scene activity with water defense took me on a tour of the irrigation canal. >> from testing we've done, it appears the harmful chemicals are not removed. >> what are those chemicals? >> they include mettle lean chloride and i do know these chemicals in the water are considered toxic, poisonous and cancerous. >> have you tested the crops? >> the preliminary crop testing came back with c20 oh c40 hydrocarbons, diesel range organics, otherwise known as oil. >> we wanted to ask if the level found in test results are harmful, but the state's lead regulatory agency for the oil and gas industry refers all questions on water quality to th

california. >> very cool. it is a rare pod of about 40 short find pilot whales. only the fifth time since june 2014 pilot whales have been spotted off of orange county.efore, that the breed had not been seen off dana point for over 20 years. pilot whales are second in size to killer whales, with adult males averaging around 18 to 20 feet in lent. strong el nino event in the late 1980s disappeared for whales from the area. well now they're back. >> they're back. 5:22, and they kind of look like sharks a little bit, don't they? first glance, hey, many breast cancer survivors were writing candidly about their struggles with the disease. how their vulnerable thoughts and experiences are a lug other to share. >> first, pick youth your winning lottery numbers. if you win, please share. >> plant par earn heed, talking about ending its federal financing. >> mental health professionals say social media might to be blame for some of the problems kids are having. they say more kids experiencing abuse at earlier age, because of internet engagement. talking about as early as elementary school here. expert say problems include bullying annex posh your to sexual pr

tangled in a fishing line off of the california coast were unable to get that line off before the whale swam away. it happened yesterday afternoon near orange county. local fishermen and whale watching operators helped rescue workers from sea world as they attempted to get close enough to cut the line. rescuers say the line was so tight around the animal, though, that it was just too difficult to get a knife in and cut the line before that massive animal swam off. so sad news there, but, you know, repercussions. we leave stuff in the water and animals get hurt. >> exactly. >>> we do want to get back now she is live at citi field for the national fallen firefighters stair climb. >> cheers. >> absolutely, amy. what is going on out there? >>reporter: it's an event right up the alley of rob nelson and michelle charlesworth. 2,200 stairs here at citi field. that's what they'll be climbing. the national fallen firefighters foundation does some amazing work, and to be here at citi field while the mets are doing so well is kind of exciting. maybe i'll just stay until monday night. you think they'll notice if i'm just waiting in the stadium? it's going to

sullivan, orange county a risk of showers this morning, a reinforcing blast of cold air could bring in a shower overnight tonight. rain through the tennessee valley and more rain in southern california. more rain flirting with south florida, so it is a busier weather day and you see that cooler air. see that, around the lakes? all of that waiting to take over. so enjoy today. looking and feeling a little bit better, and actually a little warmer than it was yesterday. >> didn't tony once say it never rains in southern california? >> yes. guess what? it pours. >>> if you are getting out early a few changes on the first we take a look in brick lynn. the westbound beltway parkway is closed for construction. traffic diverted to the eastbound lanes. now for subway issues. due to a police investigate, uptown 6 trains are running express from third avenue, 138th street to park chester. due to a train with mechanical problems. >> document ftrains are running express from jstreet and g trains terminate at main street. >>> a warning about a crawling bug invading our area you need to stay away from. >>> plus this. >> proceed with caution. >> beware of the house on next. pumpkin excitement is ba