joining me from oregon is the state health officer at the oregon health authority. welcome to the programme. if someone decides for themselves that because of their physical illness they no longer want to live, what is the process. what happens. who do you have to consult with, and how do you get the process rolling this ends with the end of your life? >> yes. so the way that i view this really is that it is a permissive law, allowing qualified patients to request a prescription and allows physicians to write the prescription, but doesn't compel anyone to participate much the steps that need to happen - this is carefully outlined in the statute - is that the patient must be diagnosed with a terminal illness with also than six months to live. the majority of the patients have cancer. the six months or less to live is a diagnosis that is for hospice, for people to be enrolled in hospice. it is something that people at the end of life fizz earns are used to -- fizicians are used to making that diagnosis. >> does more than one have to participate in that procedure. >> t

she applied for the job of running balm care in the state of oregon. oregon is nuts. and oregon politics in the last few years -- oregon has been nationally news worthy nuts particularly on the republican side. even covering major donors means having to cover guys like this. it also means having to cover guys like this, you'll want to cover your ears. >> when i sound the buzzer and say disconnect, it will disconnect all of the causes of that habit and perhaps you will end up losing weight. disconnect. disconnect. >> do you feel the pounds dropping off? that is oregon. that is oregon republican politics. at least it has been over the past few years. but it turns out oregon has more to offer than an amazing sauce blend of mail me your pee and disconnect donors. now in oregon, this particular variety of politics is getting to be more slightly bipartisan and it is maybe better than ever. this is the largest newspaper in the state. this is the new editorial in the paper calling on the state's governor to resign. if you have not been paying attention to what is going on in

from the governor of oregon. in that phone call on tuesday, she says he asked her personally to please fly back to oregon immediately for a one on one meeting with him. leave this meeting she is chairing in washington, come home you need to meet with me face to face right now. now oregon doesn't have a lieutenant governor. if the governor is forced out of office or dies, the next person in the line of succession in the state is the secretary of state. the governor of oregon has been hit be many scandals, most involving his girlfriend. some of them are pay to play charges. whether she was paid to advocate for policies, or to try to implement the policies herself in her unofficial role as first lady. so there is an ongoing ethics investigation over these allegations over his girlfriend. there has been plenty of public pressure for him to resign over these allegations including from the state's largest newspaper. there has been headlines like this in the local papers this week. rumors swirling the governor is about

the rollout in oregon of obama care was a disaster. for the past several months kitzhaber has been in trouble in relation to his girlfriend. specifically pay to play plans. if she was paid while in his administration and serving in an unofficial capacity as the state's first lady. that lead to a state criminal investigation and a demand from the state's largest newspaper that he resign his job immediately. until this afternoon, he had been fiercely resisting that demand. this is what he had to say on wednesday night. >> have you been considering resigning? >> no i have not. >> has not crossed your mind at all? >> no. >> that was just 48 hours ago when he said that in public. behind the scenes for these last few weeks, a very different story has been playing out. he now joins the liking of other recent governors who have resigned amid recent scandal. also joins the company of governors who resigned for reasons that we still don't fully understand. there are also governors that managed to ride out high profile scandals and remain in offi

in oregon. john kitzhaber is 67 years old. he spent what feels like a lifetime in politics in oregon. he was on his way to becoming the second largest serving governor in the history of the united states if he had finished out his current term. that would have been 16 years in office. he's a democratic. he was elected for the fourth time in oregon. eufr ever he is best known for his work on health reform. for the past several months kitzhaber has been beset by troubles, with his girlfriend in pay to play allegations about her, about her relationship with him, and her relationship with the state of oregon at an official level. specifically, whether she was played by interest groups to advocate in kitzhaber's administration while she was serving in unofficial capacity as the state's first lady. that situation led to an ethics investigation and the state criminal investigation, a demand from the state's largest newspaper that kitzhaber resign his job immediately. until this afternoon, he had been fiercely resisting that demand. t

she immediately begins the long trek up to oregon. she arrives to find a crowd of people she barely knows in her brother's house. what happens next will not only turn janni's life upside down but to determine whether her nephew's "strange inheritance" is enough wither on the vine. >> one of the few things you can do for someone who died is help their family take care of their unfinished business. jamie: that's next. and later -- >> how deep is it? >> about a penny. jamie: gymnastics. ahhh! wooo! >> but first our "strange inheritance" quiz question -- the answer in a moment. . >> so what's the reason some winemakers crush their grapes their feet? it's c, flavor. the human foot is ideally suited to crushing grapes without breaking open the grape seeds that give wine a bitter taste. jamie: it's september 2004, the middle of harvest season for oregon winemakers. this year, however, shock permeates the landscape after jimi brooks dies unexpectedly. the 38-year-old leaves behind a wine label that's won critical acclaim and his only heir an

health authority vaccine education model. >> reporter: the state of oregon is making jolynn reynolds watch this. >> oregon parents who do not want their children to be vaccinate -- >> reporter: she's claiming a philosophical exemption, allowing her kids to go to school without the vaccinations. >> i am their parents and i am in charge with that decision and i would sure hate to inject them with something that has a potential high risk of hurting them. >> reporter: is it possible that watching that video would change your mind? >> not even the slightest. >> reporter: in 2000 about 1% of oregon kindergartners were not fully vaccinated for philosophical or religious reasons. last year it jumped to 7%, the highest rate in the country. at some oregon schools, more than half the kids lack protection from diseases such as measles, mumps, and rubella. as a doctor, what do you think of that? >> scares the living daylights out of me. >> elizabeth steiner hayward is an oregon state senator and proposing legislation to eliminate all nonmedical exempt yons. you don't buy the argument there's a pe

at some oregon schools, moreds than half the kids lack protection from diseases such asa. measles, mumps, and rubella. as a doctor, what do you think of that? >> scares the living daylights out of me. >> elizabeth steiner hayward is an oregon state senator and is proposing legislation to eliminate all non-medical exemptions. you don't buy the argument there's a personal belief? >> no, because a belief has to be based on something. you don't have to demonstrate that you really understand the issue, that you've really done valid research on this. you just have to say, "nah don't think it's the right idea for my kid." >> reporter: wednesday is the deadline for oregon's school- aged kids to get their required vaccinations or claim an exemption. jolynn reynolds is furious she may soon be forced to get her kids their shots. c >> you can try to teach my child. you can educate my child, but you can't force my child, and you can't force me. >> reporter: now, oregon could become the first state to revoke the so-called personal belief exemption and, scott, lawmakers in both californi

it's in the mail, salem, oregon parks department.hank you for being so cool about this whole thing. i have to say, you know what? to all of oregon, from the giant, adorable gay bear couple that owns jebbushforpresident.com to your governor's bizarre girlfriend scandal, to your rain that looks like milk, to your republican party chairman, whose day job is collecting people's urine by mail, to your attack owl and the way that you love them, to your jogging surgeons who sometimes wear homemade green bay packer suits with a cape. to all of oregon, i've got to say thank you. the rest of the news in the world right now sucks. the rest of the world has news that is terrible. but oregon, you are freaking excellent. best new thing in the world. we are sending you the sign. that does it for us tonight. world." we are sending you the sign. "first look" is up next. >>> good morning, everyone. right now on "first look," breaking news. on the heels of the death of american aide worker kayla mueller, the "ap" is reporting thousands of new foreign f

. >> it is september 2004 and mitted of harvest season for oregon wine maker. this year, shock perm mates the landscape after jimmy brooks died unexpectedly. he leaves behind a wine label that won critical acclaim and the heir is eight year old son. jimmy has no will and 0 savings. he's love the mom with few options. >> it is a wine maker and he inherited the wine maker. and didn't leave much behind it. and the only thing i can buy is through. >> there is another pressing issue. jimmy left several tons of grapes on the voin. his sister a ratified in oregon to settle the affairs. >> what did the other growers tell you about the importance of jimmy's works continue? >> they didn't want to see the brand go away. they offered to make the wine for free if i would help them on the business side. >> that is one of the other growers and a long- time friend of jimmy. >> one of the things you can do for someone who died is help their family take care of unfinished business. jimmy told me a handful of time he didn't have a legacy for pasca l besides the winery. >> they ha

she said, "we are here in oregon to stay at whatever the cost. if that means some blood is spilled, then this is the price we are prepared to pay." a guru from india, bhagwan sri rajneesh, started the farming commune in 1981. after two years and $30 million, the 64,000-acre organic farming and meditation compound had its own post office, school, hospital, and shopping mall, with housing for over 1,000 followers. >> there were doctors and lawyers and accountants who've given up everything to drive tractors and plant potatoes and have, you know, daily chants. >> in 1982 the rajneeshis took over the nearby town of antelope and with it the majority of seats on the city council and school board, which horrified long-time residents of the small town. before the outbreak, the rajneeshis had set their sights on control of the larger town of the dalles and had put up their own slate of candidates running in the november election. in the absence of a scientific explanation, some thought the rajneeshis might have intentionally poisoned the community in some

but surely not in oregon. i do not know what it means for our shared future but know it's undermining civil engagement and the policy of public discourse that once made oregon stand out from the pack. nonetheless, i understand i've become a liability to the very institutions and policies to which i've dedicated my career and indeed my entire adult life. as a former presiding officer, i fully understand the reasons for which i've been asked to very sign. ity wish those on both sides of the aisle success and beyond. i hope they're committed to carrying on the spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation that's marked the last four years in oregon. in 1968 i was inspired to commit my life to public service by the last campaign of robert kennedy. 41 years ago i started work as an emergency room doctor in roseburg with a goal to make life better for those in my care. ever since then i've sought to keep that focus by trying to make things better for the people and communities of this state that i love. i've had the extr

thing meanwhile as mark mentioned looking at a stating fee program the program that is based on what oregon and washington have done and we have cap & trade so we're seeing carbon based fuel that is generating revenue for transportation it isn't enough the lack of federal violation was a little bit disappointing we've seen commitment on the issue but not time and didn't what can the federal government do about safety and strengthen our transit system nate he said we can partner and holy for much stronger federal role and leadership without the ability to fund it he couldn't say much he very much wanted to move 2, 3, 4 a positive direction about the issue of funding and we think that would be important to continue work at the local level we cannot do it alone secretary fox mentioned the strong partnership around the land use the better land use we plan the more ability to travel by bicycle and transit we recognized this is a partnership are the states and the locating locality we expect the federal government to come through with a major consensus on the next bill and barbara boxer has annou

oregon is a very blue state, the second longest streak of electing democratic governors.t kate brown is in charge, she will face voters again to fill out the rest of his term in the november of 2016 so a presidential year in a very blue state, a state that hasn't been competitive for a long time. i don't think this dooms any democrat's chances but it's going to put kate brown in a prominent position to be sort of active in one of the very few states only seven in the country that are totally controlled by democrats. she really get to drive the agenda and has a liberal record to begin with. if she adds to that or advocates her liberal positions then i think you'll see a pretty interesting agenda coming out of oregon. >> one of the collateral effects migts be making kate brown into a star. she set that record we'll watch the situation closely. it is ripe with intrigue. "washington post" reporter reed wilson, thanks for the update. >> you got it. >> va secretary robert mcdonald yesterday said since taking office, that agency fired 900 people for offenses like manipulating wa

oregon will be in good hands and i wish her well. thank you for allowing me to serve you in our state. it has been the honor of my life and i believe that i can say looking back over those years, we have left it better than we found it. unlike most states, oregon does not have the tenant governor. the oregon state constitution puts the secretary of state . secretary of state kate brown, a democrat like john kitzhaber, is expected to resume the office and become the first openly bisexual governor in the country. governor kitzhaber said his resignation will take effect next wednesday at 10:00 a.m., pacific time. this president prostate on the c-span networks, c-span starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern that is why today i proudly announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> a special presentation on presidential campaign announcements from ronald reagan in 1979 to barack obama in 2007. and we will re-air these announcements later in the evening at 9:00 p.m. on book tv, c-span two finalists for the nationalist book

pacific time newscast of the nbc station in portland, oregon. great wrap-up as only the local news can of stories like these. not only the news that kitzhaber is resigning but the delivery of subpoenas unveiling a potentially massive criminal investigation by the fbi into kitzhaber and his fiancee sill vae i can't hayes accused of missing personal and state business. for the latest on this will the's go to the reporter you saw in that broadcast voluming the governor's every move. mike benner joins us by phone. i wonder if we could with start with -- if you could thin it down for us. a national audience not following oregon politics closely until a week ago finds out this governor who has been in office for a long time. this is his fourth term. seems to be a veteran, wiley politician is suddenly at the center of a scandal involving his girlfriend or his fiancee and mixing state business with their personal business. what exactly is it he did wrong here ? >> that's the million dollar question. as reporters, we are still asking the question. every

in oregon. specially in a park in the state capital of salem, oregon. first was ron jakes. he has been jogging extra hard to is that he can fit in his green bay packers suit. full disclosure, this is not what he was wearing when he was attacked by the owl. but the owl came down on him so hard, it punctured his scalp. he thought he was having an aneurysm. now three more people have been attacked since the doctor. now the city of salem has these attack owl warning signs because of the ferociousness and number of attacks. we thought the sign should be scarier. we suggested this sign, we also heard back from the doctor who was owl victim number one. he saw his report and look what he sent us. look. that is him on the right wearing a shirt with our attack owl warning sign printed on the front of it. dr. jakes will warn the people. thank you, sir. thank you. the statesman journal in say lem announced the ten finalists in their effort to name the aggressive owl in the town. you can vote for thurston ow

questions thank you for the presentation very interesting. >> we're looking to see what happens in oregon and how that goes as and a at the go to the next portion of the project is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. item 5 is an informational item we'll go on to our next item. >> item 6 introduction of new items this is an informational item. >> colleagues any new items or issues go to public comment is there any public comment on item 6 introduction to new items seeing none, public comment is closed. and go on to our next item. >> item 7 public comment. >> our next item is on for general public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. prior to our adjournment i want to thank sfgovtv broadcast jessie larson and nona melkonian thank you for your services our next item. >> item 8 adjournment. >> colleagues, we're adjourned thank you

oregon will be in good hands and i wish her well. thank you for allowing me to serve you and our state. it has been the honor of my life and i believe i can say that looking back over those years we have left it better than we found it. >> oregon does not have a lieutenant governor. the oregon state constitution puts the secretary of state next in line. secretary of state kate brown a democrat is expected to assume the of business and become the first openly bisexual governor in the country. the governor said his resignation will talk effect next wednesday at 10:00 a.m. pacific time. on the next "washington journal." the georgetown university institute for law talks about white house eck eastboundtive action on cyber security. and brian brown president of the national organization for marriage and susan somer from lambda legal will discuss the state of same-sex marriage in the states and courts. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. h

the lady trees had first crack against oregon state earlier in the day. an outright pac 12 champion ship was on the line for the girls in orange. oregon state women came into the game ranked 7th in the nation. they'd won 21 straight games. but stanford, who came in ranked 19th in the nation, had a 29 game winning streak against oregon state to uphold. lili thompson would aid in that effort. pouring in 13 points on the day. the lady cardinal, rolling 69 - 58. the sharks are going another direction. coming off a loss at levi's to the kings, the fish were back in the tank, taking on the red wings for a more intimate crowd. patrick marleau breaks a tie for some good vibes in the second period. scoring on the power play. san jose takes a 2 to 1 lead into the third. but here comes detroit. paw-vel backhands a bobble that just gets by niemi. the game is tied two to two. and the sharks had nothing left in the tank. luke glendening puts on the spin cycle with just over a minute in regulation. detroit with the bad beat. the red wings take this one three to two. the

but surely not in oregon. i do not know what it means for our shared future, but i do know it undermines the state. nonetheless, i understand that i have become a liability to the very institutions and policies to which i've dedicated my career and my adult life. as a former presiding officer i fully understand the reasons for which i've been asked to resign. i wish speaker cocheck and president courtney and the colleagues own both sides of the aisle success in this legislative session and beyond. i hope they're truly committed to carrying forward the spirit of cooperation that's marked the last four years in oregon. i in 1968 i was inspired to commit my life to service. 41 years ago i started work as an emergency room doctor with a geel to make life better for those in my care. every since then i have sought to keep that focus for trying to make things bet for the people in the communities of the state that i love. i've had the extraordinary privilege of pursuing that work as a state representative, state sen

. >>> the long time governor of oregon john kitts hash announcedkittskitz-ha bfertionersays he is stepping down. john terret is has the story. >> persistent allegations much criminal wrongdoing. >> i'm announcing today that i will resign as the governor of the straight of oregon. >> after a week of will he or won't he, four time governor john kitzhaber announced his resignation. >> contracts sylvia hayes good garnered in miss last term. >> allegations that his fiancee used their relationship to win state contracts for their clean energy consulting business and failed to report tens of thousands of dollars in income. that investigation has led to revelations of other scandals involving hayes who has sometimes called herself oregon's first lady. hayes has admitted to buying a house in 19 never to grow marijuana. marrying an undocumented immigrant so he could stay in the u.s. she offered a tearful apologize in orbiting. >> i apologize deeply for my action he and omissions, first and foremost to john, the person i love and respect above all others. >> reporter: but ultimately it's the investig

in oregon the secretary of state is the next governor.ate brown will become the first governor in u.s. history who is openly by sexual, that is a side story but an interesting one to many people. and because of the fact that she's secretary of state she's well-known in oregon. but she has her own problems, too, and she'll have to contend with those. people have had a problem with her as secretary of state. so it's not going to be an easy walk for kate brown. it's seven straight democratic governors, and four of those terms were curved by kitzhaber himself. they're used to democratic politics and that may cause the change not kitzhaber himself. >> his reaction to all of this, and his noted resignation, he was pretty combative wasn't he. >> well, he was. you never like to have these things pointed out. you never like to see them bring you down. i think that kitzhaber was wronged here. wronged by the marks as most people do. when go to the most famous richard nixon his relationship with the media was terrible. as recently as yesterday kitzha

tomorrow, secretary of state kate brown will be sworn in as oregon's 37th governor.ecretary of state, kate brown is next in line since oregon doesn't have a lieutenant governor. becoming a new governor when you never expected has to be hard for anyone. taking the reigns when the state is in chaos and shock is a challenge for the ages. good luck, brand new governor kate brown, oregon's new governor as of 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. i take metamucil everyday? because it helps me skip the bad stuff. i'm good. that's what i like to call the meta effect. 4-in-1 multi-health metamucil is clinically proven to help you feel less hungry between meals. experience the meta effect with our multi-health wellness line. real transformations can happen as much inside a person as out. that's why you should take the listerine® 21 day challenge. use listerine® and over 21 days you'll experience a transformation. take the listerine® 21 day challenge and start your transformation today. what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why do

to oregon. then it appeared he had a change of heart.ange in a statement thursday saying "i asked him what he wanted to talk about. the governor told me he was not resigning. after which he began a discussion about transition. this is clearly a bizarre and unprecedented situation." what is also unprecedented is the history brown will make as the nation's first openly bisexual governor. the human rights campaign put out a statement saying while she'll make history as the nation's first sitting lgbt governor the more important truth is that she is supremely capable of leading the state to better days ahead. brown will assume office this coming wednesday. in the meantime, oregon's attorney general said the governor's resignation will not deter them from their ongoing criminal investigation. suzanne malveaux, cnn, washington. >>> it is the stuff that celluloid dreams are made of. next we take you to a secret location where some of hollywood's most iconic props are kept. >>> times are changing in the world's most populist nation. in china the

portland oregon has an extremely effective program looked at in detail and other jurisdictions in the u.s. >> you said it requires state legislation to allow a local district to use automated speed cameras like red light cameras? >> actually red light light cameras are allowed in california but speed cameras are not so in fact san francisco has had red light cameras in the past but speed cameras cannot currently be installed and finally the traditional approach which is police officers like the traffic enforcement unit do in san francisco now now patrolling streets and issuing citations and many jurisdictions are combining these different approaches and implementing programs that have different elements in their efforts. we reviewed speed reduction programs in 6 cities and selected these because they had a lot of information we could access but more important the results are is shown on this table and the cities were london new york bristol england and austria and portland oregon and this table highlights the approach they used a combination of slow zones and traffic calming devices a

. >>> well in oregon an epic scandal is rocking the governor's office. lawmakers including his fellow democrats want john kitzhaber to quit but the four-time governor is refusing. he and his fiancee silvias hayes are under investigation like asking adviser to find hayes paid jobs. the problem, they were jobs with groups hoping to influence oregon's energy policy. hayes was working for kitzhaber as an energy adviser. hayes is accused of a bogus marriage that involved marrying a nigerian immigrant in 1996 for $5,000. kitzhaber is oregon's longest serving governor. >>> you'll hear this today at courthouses across alabama. take a listen. [ applause ] >>> same-sex couples lining up to get marriage licenses has been officially legal there since monday but 11th hour pressure from alabama's chief justice had some places refusing to give them out all week long. after a hearing yesterday, a federal judge made it clear probate judges cannot refuse gay couples. alabama is the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage. >>> also this morning, new help for america's war ve

but that's what oregon gets tomorrow when secretary of state kate brown is sworn in as oregon's 37thgon doesn't have a lieutenant governor, so as secretary of state, kate brown is next in line. becoming a new governor when you never expected to has got to be hard for anyone. taking the reins of a state government that is in chaos and shock is a challenge for the ages. good luck brand new governor kate brown, oregon's new governor as of 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. to ford service confidence. our expertise, technology, and high quality parts mean your peace of mind. now you can get the works, a multi-point inspection with a synthetic blend oil change tire rotation, brake inspection and more. $29.95 or less. hey matt, what's up? i'm just looking over the company bills. is that what we pay for internet? yup. dsl is about 90 bucks a month. that's funny, for that price with comcast business, i think you get like 50 megabits. wow, that's fast. personally, i prefer a slow internet. there is something about the sweet meditative glow of a loading website. don't listen to the naysayer. switch to comca

but surely not in oregon. i do not know what it means for our future, but i do know it undermines the state. nonetheless, i understand that i have become a liability to the very institutions and policies. as a former presiding officer, i understand the reasons which i have been asked to resign. i wish all on both sides of the aisle success in this legislative session and beyond and i hope they are committed to carrying the forward of bipartisanship and cooperation that has marked the last four years in oregon. in 1968, i was inspired to commit my life to public service. 41 years ago i started work as an emergency room doctor with a goal to make life better. ever since then, i kept that focus by trying to make things better for the people and the communities in this state that i love. i have had the extraordinary privilege of pursuing that work as a state representative, state senator and as your governor. over those years, i had the honor of being part of those remarkable achievements. we rebuilt an oregon eco

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it's the end of an era in oregon politics.a fourth term last november and first took office in the state in the early 1980s, bowed to mounting pressure to resign. >> oregon voters will see i have never put anything before my love for and commitment to oregon and faithfully fulfilling the responsibilities of the public offices i have had the honor to hold. i have always tried to do the right thing. now the right thing to do is step aside. >> reporter: the stunning fall comes amid a growing scandal involving the role of his fiancee, the state's first lady sylvia hayes, and her influence over state business. investigators are looking into concerns that hayes' advised state employees on energy policy while getting paid by a group advocating for a specific position. the state attorney general has given hayes seven days to disclose her private e-mails regarding state business. this is not the first time controversy has swirled around hayes. in 1997 she married an ethiopian immigrant for $5,000 to help him get a green card. she also

claudia cowen is in salem, oregon tonight. >> reporter: she had her eye on the job for years. >> the governor. >> reporter: today kate brown ascended for oregon's secretary of state to the top job less than a week after an ethics scandal abruptly ended the fourth term of democrat john kits aber. brown, also a democrat and the nation's first openly bisexual governor promised an open and honest administration. >> for as long as i am governor i will not seek or accept any idea compensation from any source. >> reporter: but clouds loom as state and federal investigators look into whether her fiance and unpaid advisor used the governor's office to land jobs for her consulting firm and secure backing for a climate change bill advanced by senate democrats. republicans want to shelf the agenda until the corruption allegations are cleared up. >> the real issue is bribery. when you push down to the core, someone bribed sylvia hayes to influence the governor and influence an agency. >> reporter: observers say replacing kits aber who had republicans allies and among education and pension reforme

tracked to know how many miles your gone. >> there's a range that has processed and consciousness in oregon you asking can self-report and a or pay. >> fee and less tracking engages combajz about it reaches up to a gps whether you're on a public or private road and only charge you for the public or private road but if you have the gps and have that level of engagement with excuse me. with the device you'll get benefits and not have to pay as often. >> supervisor kim. >> actually go back to our gravel on page 9 why are interest two bars for every 5 years. >> there's two bars one the model year and the second bar is the entire fleet. >> the fee. >> the fleet of vehicles so ever so the model year is what the cars get reduced and the rest is the composition of all the fleets so ever car. >> so the first bar is the cars that are actually mustard and the second the cars purchased. >> the first one is the cars purchased in the years shown and the seconds bar is all the cars in the entire state so everything that was purchased in 1990s through the current date and in terms of what we anticipate. >>

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. >>> ethics scandal is rocking oregon's governor's office. lawmakers including fellow democrats want john kitzhaber to quit. he and his fiancee are under criminal investigation allegedly asking to find his fiance paid jobs with groups hoping to influence oregon policy. hayes is accused of a bogus marriage involving marrying a nigerian immigrant in 1996 for $5,000. kitzhaber is oregon's longest-serving governor. >>> you'll hear this at courthouses today across alabama. same-sex couples lining up to marriage licenses to get those after a hearing yesterday a federal judge made it clear probate judges cannot refuse gay couples. it's been legal there since monday. but 11th hour pressure from alabama's chief justice had some places refusing to give them out all week. alabama is the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage. >>> new help for the country's war vets. a suicide prevention bill. president obama signed it yesterday. it supports programs that help warning war vets transition back into society. the bill was named after clay hunt. clay was an i