we're operating in sam and in the spror has had to order a state to release prisoners because overcrowding violates the eighth amendment. that's that's the case out of california. you have a case that jeff talked about, the florence case just decided a month or so ago in which the supreme court has said we have 14 million people arrested in the u.s. each year and jail officials have the arrest to strip search anyone. we have cases in which prosecutors have withheld evidence and helped people in jail. it's think it's actually --? it's arming the the respect we have for the justice system and all of that is harming the allins make improvements, who are trying to make the work prts but until we again to unpack all of these pieces -- i've written about this before, we are in a crisis in our criminal justice system. when the things that i described can happen withinst last three years, we're in a crisis. we have to figure out how we get ourselves into a fair tiff as we should be prepared to sell. >> do you have an idea -- >> it's not just from the state lefl. we find out from the justice depart

where we witnessed overcrowding, overwhelming conditions that really lead to a dangerous environment. animals. >> our first ever extended stay series was shot at california's fabled san quentin prison. designed to house just over 3,000 inmates. it was home to more than 5,000. when we shot there, robert ayers was san quentin's warden. >> we are grossly overcrowded, which is just totally unacceptable for the inmates, and the staff. >> been here before? >> no. >> all right, come over here and stand on the fence right there. >> the incoming population at san quentin was relentless, with staff releasing 150 inmates each week, but welcoming in 350 new ones. >> let's go, gentlemen. let's go, let's go, let's go. clear the door. >> many of them wound up in the gym, which had been converted into a huge, overflow housing unit. >> when i first walked in to the dorm at san quentin, i was taken aback by how many people were packed into this small area. it was very loud. ♪ >> james, report to the office upstairs. >> there's always people talking, people yelling. some people in there were trying to r

court case in which the supreme court has had to order a state to release prisoners because of overcrowding violates the eighth amendment. that's the case out of california. you have a case that jeff talked about, florence case just decided a month or so ago. and the supreme court has said we have 14 million people who are arrested in the u.s. each year and that the jail officials have discretion to strip search anyone that they arrest, regardless of whether that person, individually, constitutes a threat or not. we have all of these cases where prosecutors have when would evidence and held people in jail. there is something wrong with a narrative we're telling about justice in this country. and i think it's actually -- it's obviously harming citizens and individuals and harming the innocent. it's harming the respect we have for the justice system. and all of that is actually harming the efforts of justices and judges who do need the resources, who are trying to make improvements, who are trying to make the court system work better. so, people are reacting and responding. until we begin to

the agency considers expanding service due to overcrowding concerns >> if they do have more trains then that means less congested on the roadways >> so far this morning is actually great. it has been really quiet so we will do a quick check. everything is on time this morning. elsewhere across the golden gate bridge, they actually reopened more lanes to southbound commuter traffic. whitbread they were doing some overnight road work so they had blocked several southbound lanes but right now, northbound and southbound 101 looks pretty good between marin county and san francisco. and nice and polite 18 minute drive time or so all the way down the east shore freeway from the cardenas bridge to the maze. if you're heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza, no delays. this peak from one of our cameras is on the san francisco side heading towards the sky way and it actually looks great all the way down towards 101. if you have an early morning flight to catch, everything is moving at top speeds. you can see that everything looks pretty good so we do have an afternoon giants game and this is wh

romney doesn't care if the class sizes are overcrowded. more students means more money, to keep the schools in the black, students are another spot on the ledger, another number on the bottom line. it's the romney family way, get a load of this. take the private equity firm solamere capital. romney invested $10 million. the firm's managing partner is his son, tagg romney. he has an investment stakes in ta associates, on thor of several for profit schools. how about that? folks, it isn't about education, about making a dollar. privatizing education takes care of a lot of republican problems. number one, weakens and maybe kills the unions and allows funding cuts for schools so governors can run wild with the budget and hurt kids. most importantly, it increases the profit margins of people like mitt romney and his son. the education of future generations takes a back seat to all of this. for profit. is that where we want to go in america? there are instances where these charter schools are not performing as well as the public schools. how wou

but it's so overcrowded in all the prisons, that they were like -- it was like a forced move. >> all new rules, all new policies, every new twist. every new c.o. that comes on has a different view of how they want to torture you. torture you, mentally. >> the inmates, many of whom have gang affiliations, have already squared off in tightly knit groups set apart by race. >> you're surrounded by, you know, 1,000 killers, and every one of them's a stranger. so naturally you're going to find people that you have things in common with, and you're going to group up because you have to. >> to be safe it's better to stick to our own. >> corrections officer castellanos has been working at kern valley since it first activated last summer. a big part of his job is keeping track of the inmate factions and their internal politics. because the prison is so new, it's like one big turf war. >> what's the nature of your alarm? >> appears to be a battery on an inmate. >> it's very hard. too much political game going on right now with these guys. a lot of drug debts right now. a lot of disrespects. som

transportation for children because a lot of these youngsters are getting on buses and there is overcrowding and a -- there are a lot of related issues that need to be worked through. at least this is the beginning and it's a good pilot program. supervisor cohen: i just wanted to also go on record acknowledging my support from day one for this particular budget priority. it's very important. as a child growing up in san francisco, i took public transportation to and from school every day. i'm also the oldest of five, so i understand extremely well the burdens of transportation. i wanted to acknowledge supervisor campos in his office for his leadership and acknowledge those members of the youth commission. it's important we continue to support and encourage them. its incredible they have taken up this position on this policy discussion and we're teaching them through this process and supporting them on how to go ahead and implement and positively implement public policy. i also want to acknowledge several conversations i've had with seniors in the community. many of them in my particular part

there are concerns with overcrowding and terrorism and a new threat posed 911, that is why they will not do that this year him. >>> a list of all the golden gate anniversary celebrations including closures around the bridge code to cbs s f dot com, which posted great archival footage of the bridge. >>> memorial day weekend upon us and more americans expected to travel compared to last year. the american automotive group expects 50 percent of people to travel more than last year. i gas prices not affecting plans of most travelers. >>> they said it would be over five bugs by memorial day but not quite there >>> the major setback to keep student loan rates low. >>> long-running battle over piece of golden gate park. >>> of bear is stuck in a tree and how the animal gets itself in more trouble. >>> privately financed space said shipwreck and 20 minutes away from docking with international space station, this is the first trip for a space craft owned by private company. it is delivering a half ton of supplies. it is " owned by a billionaire who founded a pal and has left a motors >>> the

i, myself, have been going to general for service, and it is overcrowded. so we do definitely need the whole community of san francisco to have st. luke's not only restored to what it used to be and maybe even expand it. please join me to join3a -- please join me to support 3a. thank you very much. >> hello. my name is jason frazier. i do not have anything prepared today, but i am here to speak against the dmbc -- whatever it is. i want to say that i had multiple sclerosis, part of the tenderloin. and i believe that i need a place where i can go that is close to the tenderloin, because i go to general now. it is good. i like general. there should be more like general. a profit making company like that pmbc plays is not right. thank you, my friends. . giants. [laughter] commissioner fong: go giants. >> good afternoon, commissioners. it's like a resident of tenderloin for about six years. it supported the filipino community organization. i am here today to speak about the proposal for the cpmc hospital on and van ness and how this project will affect low- inc

surae chinn made a visit to the overcrowded shelter.he sign says it all. >> right now we have more animals in foster care than we currently have in the building. >> reporter: they are maxed out beyond capacity for the cats. the fairfax county animal shelter is counting on people for them to provide a forever home. >> actually, i would want to see milk shake. looking at them the most. >> they are experiencing at influx of the lines. they come in sick and injured. i feel bad that there are too many cats. >> reporter: a big reason why the shelters are overcapacity. it's kitten season where there is a huge number of the births happening to cats that are not spayed or neuters. >> and because this is a very mild winter. you can see that the breeding section was much longer. >> reporter: just $15 to adopt, that's half off and plus free spayed and neuters for cats five years and older. >> i just came in here by myself and i'm so upset. looking at all these cats because they don't look happy. i mean they are definitely happier than i'm sure wher

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pro grief policies, julia's mom is forced to work outside the homes and will spend two years in overcrowded rooms with minimal standards of learning and will enter kindergarten at a severe disadvantage than children whose parents had more options. mitt romney never said he'd cut head start 20% and the campaign is a bit misleading, isn't it? >> both sides of taken leeway and that is unfortunate when you have an election year and not just presidential elections, proof is in the pudding and historically and statistically over the past decade, mud slinging and taking things out of context, sound bites, worked and i don't like them but they are effective and that is why politicians do use them on the right and left and what is not inaccurate of the platform mitt romney will be standing on, the g.o.p. that is wrapped in the color red as opposed to the blue, when you look historically, on a state or federal level, democrats are always this ones fighting. i love in california and we hear in california, democrats, fighting to keep education and one reason julia's class is overcrowded is because repu

spending machine drew every variety of profit ear and opportunist in the country that went to the overcrowdedapital on the potomac. no enterprise was more sulleyed than the much dreamed of enticed among many,orter. many others. thomas ewing jr. was the first chief justice of the kansas supreme court. ewing went to washington in february of 1862 on behalf of a company that wanted to build the transcontinental reporter. ewing and his partners had never built a single foot of a railroad. they also did not own any land, but they didn't let either of these impediments stope them. relying on his sterling connection, ewing's father was a former senator and cabinet secretary. his foster brother was william t sherman. one of his cousins was the future speaker of the house, james g blaine. ewing arrived in washington and began spreading around some four million in bribes. that number is not adjusted for inflation. that was four million and he promised at least 100,000 acres of land who would help his project. in this way, the ewing operation called the levin worth and western railroad first managed to

doing so would alleviate some of the overcrowding or overpopulation in district 9. the blocks along valencia are densely populated. you do not need to move much territory to move plenty of people. if doing that would get more unified with the corner, that would get a welcome. trade off and once again, i will know it the district, five has gotten unified on the northern end on a block by block recognition of communities there. i would ask for that to be given also to the liberty hill area. thanks for much. -- very much. chairman mcdonnell: thank you. >> i am richard ivanhoe, the president of the haight-ashbury neighborhood council. and i also want to thank each of you for all your time and your work. i am going to focus on the northwest panhandle and on golden gate park. you have heard from many residents in the northern panhandle area. the bylaws which were adopted in 1960 have our northern boundary as fulton street and the greater haight-ashbury may have a lot of neighborhoods with a net -- within it but nopa it should be made whole. there is a few institutions i a

they hope that these trains will address overcrowding. the $375,000 is part of a budget that caltrans will be discussing later today it and like we said, they could mean happier commuters especially at the millbrae station which could mean an easier time, shorter waits, a lot of people will be looking forward to that. >> are we getting rain today so i can figure out what to say? and he said i don't know. >> i don't know whether to be happy or sad today. happy because we're getting rain but sad because this could be the last storm of the season. we have some clouds gathering outside right now and it looks like we have a chance of showers, especially as we head in towards the afternoon. we will see the trailing edge of the system rolling through later today and that will bring a chance of a couple of showers. skies are mostly cloudy around the bay area. temperatures are fairly mild with '40's and 50's. by the afternoon the clouds begin to thicken up and there's a chance of temperature's running much below the average. warmer temperatures ar

we're able to save through faster service can be reinvested in the rest of the system to reduce overcrowding and improve efficiency. we are in the process of hiring 10 new transit inspectors. this was approved by you with the budget. we have estimated approximately $900,000 in increased salaries and benefits which conservatively will get $200,000 back through citation revenues. the transit fare inspectors have other important functions. that really is not their primary objective. as we saw earlier today, they enhance customer service and safety by providing a uniformed presence on the system and help improve fare compliance. and the two-year budget includes $4 million in increased transit fares through increased fare compliance. in terms of the hiring process, we are set for to get those fare inspectors ready by july. in addition, we are working on preparing our vehicles for this, for all-door boarding. so we are ensuring that operators can open the back doors of all of our buses and historic street cars. there is one exception with the milan street cars. they do not open right now. we are m

was truly transformational in that it constructed decent affordable housing for china totwon's overcrowded citizens. the advocacy for that housing took 20 years. advocacy for public housing in chinatown started in the 1930's. we are pleased that the artwork has always been a part of major public projects. this will be the new central subway station for chinatown, which is also transformational for chinatown. not only will it bring visitors, workers, shoppers to chinatown. it will provide much-needed transportation connections for chinatown residents to go elsewhere in the city. it is transformational because it will transform this corner. this building was built after the earthquake and will become a new gateway for chinatown. really positive things for the future of chinatown. we are not a stagnant community. history is not stagnant. we are really proud to be part of this transformational project. thank you. >> thank you. i could not have said that better. we really appreciate and acknowledged and respect and honor the history of chinatown, of our city, and by celebrating the installation

. >>> there's been a lot of talk about the overcrowding issues at baltimore county schools. >> the boardeducation has one plan in the works to address the problem. we will show you the layout for a new elementary school. >> a toddler goes on a wild ride in china. we are going to show you surveillance cameras and how they captured the trip. >> important news this morning if you are thinking about having a baby or are pregnant. the commonly used vitamin may reduce your child's rising for cancer. >> plenty clouds hovering but we are dry but the rain will be back. i will tell you when coming up. >> reporter: we are off to a foggy start and traffic is really starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway at liberty road. i will show you what 95 and jfx look like coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. you watching "good morning maryland." >>> you are watching the station that's works for you good morning maryland. >>> the man suspected in a disappearance of a woman in aruba was recently arrested in annapolis. >> carry moments after a serious -- scary moments

variety of profiteer and lobbyist and opportunists in the country, really in the world, to the overcrowdedapital on the potomac. and no enterprise was more sullished than the much dreamed of transcontinental railroad. that project enticed among many, many other scoundrels. a young man named thomas ewing jr. he was on leave from his job as the first chief justice of the kansas supreme court. ewing went to washington in february 1862 on behalf of a company that wanted to build the transcontinental railroad. ewing and his partners had never built a single foot of a railroad. and they also did not own any land, but they didn't let either of these impediments stop them. relying on his sterling connections, ewing's father was a former senator and cabinet secretary, his foster brother was william t. sherman, one of his cousins was the future speaker of the house, james g. blaine. ewing arrived in washington and began spreading around some $4 million in bribes. and that number is not adjusted for inflation. $4,000, 0 18.62. and he promised at least 100,000 acres of land to friendly lawmakers who w

average weekday ridership has increased for 20 months in a row and more trains could help relief overcrowding at peak hours. critics say cal train still faces long-term fiscal problems with no dedicated source of funding. >> good afternoon to you. dry weather has returned to the bay area and in time for your weekend a warming trend. we are beginning to see that transition already. mostly clear skies around the bay area at this hour. that transition bringing on the wind though. so a brisk day in some cases. the winds really picking up at sfo. 25 miles per hour but gusting to 30. san jose reporting nine or 10 miles per hour but gusting to 20. mountain view, livermore reporting gusty conditions and in general our winds are from 5 to 10 to 15 miles per hour around will increase a little bit for the afternoon. 58 degrees right now san francisco. in oakland 61. san jose, our numbers up a few degrees from yesterday afternoon. upper 50s to low 60s along the peninsula. inland east bacon chord 61, 59 livermore. north bay 62 napa, 63 santa rosa outside your door under mostly sunny skies, sunny skies and

. >>> tonight there be will be a hearing on elimbing in a enating overcrowding by build agnew elementary school. we sought plans featuring 7.8 acre of new undevelopment and two baseball and soccer fields but those who thought they would move into a retirement neighborhood say the plans will remain on paper only. >> we are still appealing and still plan to stop this project. >> the association says that there are 6 other sites in and around cockeysville perfect for a new spot for a school. >>> it's going to cost more money if you plan a summer vacation to disney's anaheim amusement park because surprise gone up. a one-day ticket for those ten and up is now 87 dollars up from 80 dollars. so the premium annual passincluding park 649 dollars. that's 150 more than what it cost last year. >>> it's not free friday but you have a chance to get something for free today. 7-eleven is rolling out the slurpee light a from 7 to eleven it's slurp free day. second day will be on 7- eleven's birthday. it's july 11th, 7 sln elen. >> i think it's -- 7-eleven. >> i think it's the new light mango. >> a coupl

. >>> her boyfriend and alleged attacker is a convicted sex offender because of prison overcrowding he/4 as 100 days sentenced for a previous offense. while he led a violent offender out? i even let them to their time in the county jail? >>> the victim's boyfriend is charged with attempted murder and several other charges. >>> the governor announced big budget cuts yesterday and said that it was the best that he could do but most californians think otherwise. our exclusive cbs five poll found 58 percent of california voters disapprove of the job he's doing is governor. that is less than a third letter proved the need to agree with him on how to fix the budget mess. 54 percent tells survey u.s. say they support his initiative to raise the state's sales tax increase taxes on the wealthy. they spoke one of california's financial mess the state could make more than $2 billion in taxes thanks to face books upcoming ipo. meanwhile facebook lost a big customer today general motors to says it will stop paying to advertise on facebook the automaker says it's not seeing much bang for its buck. >

follow the government's decision to close the prison over recent escape attempts and complaints of overcrowding at least eight people were injured including the relatives of some of the inmates who gathered outside. the would be suicide attacker in a four old airliner bomb plot was reportedly a double agent all along a cia operative assert they have infiltrated al qaeda in yemen and expose the plan a bomb concealed in underwear was meant to have blown a u.s. airliner from the skies in the first anniversary of a solid bin laden's death a similar scheme was used in december two thousand and nine but failed when the explosives didn't detonate properly. out of the left wing is three's a party said he can form a new greek government. once a coalition based on tearing up the terms of the international bailout deal he will meet the two mainstream prosperi parties later today and if they fail to come to agreement greece will be forced to hold another vote the developments fall sunday's election result which gave no single party enough votes to govern alone. tens of millions of pounds of u.k. aid money

. >> we did not know if it was overcrowded or something related to possible gang members. >> it is a very hot summer in thises and the only place people can come and get cool. >> weather like this can be a real treat but soon it will be back to reality by the end of the week at the high temperatures will be only in the '60s that is what it is like to live in chicago you have to get it in when you can. >> so far this holiday weekend has been a violent one. three men were shot on sunday morning. this 19 year-old died from his injuries the other two men that were shot are in stable condition and two more people were shot in the same area 20 minutes later police are now investigating whether the shootings are related. a total of 25 people were shot in the city from saturday afternoon to early sunday morning. >> and nine year-old boy is dead after drowning. fire officials were called to jericho lake just after 6:00 last night rescuers recovered the boy's body within an hour and he was pronounced dead at hospital. officials said the boy was found in 12 ft. of water about 25 ft. from the sh

. >> reporter: the polite name for this overcrowded collection of mud huts is informal settlements. 35,000ople live in places like this around kabul alone according to u.n. figures. the people in this one have already been moved once to make way for commercial development. they claim the land they were living on was taken over by corrupt officials for their own ends and now they are being told to move again. 60 billion dollars worth of humanitarian aid has been poured into afghanistan over the last ten years. but much of it has been ear-marked for pricing. and since the problems in the squatter camps are chronic and long-standing, they don't qualify for it. >> the government not only doesn't care about us, he says, they want to destroy us. the world's bank has warned that a sudden withdrawal of both foreign troops and aid money could quote shock the country's fragile economy and pose a serious threat to security. there's only one way to avoid that, according to rahala of the afghan investment support agency. >> -- is needed from both afghan government and international community. >> more t

otherwise known as old max, it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding.e nation's jail population becoming more middle-aged, facilities like l.a. county's east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. >> well, this is the old man's dorm. which is a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. and if you mess up in this dorm, you go back to regular population. >> for almost 40 years, 51-year-old inmate will williamson has been committing crimes that land him in jail. >> yeah. it's sickening. it's something, you know, you just have to put up with that. you know, i did it to myself again. i said i wasn't coming back. here i am. same people, same everything. just like i've seen people come in and out, there's people that come in and see me come and go. a headache all the way around. >> will williamson's outlook on being in jail is much different now than it was when he was first locked up at age 14. >> i'm more accepting now. before when i did something it wasn't my fault. but i've lea