. >>> money woes force the sacramento philharmonic orchestra and opera to scrap their upcoming season. why some art companies fail and others thrive in a turbulent economic climate. >>> and at the state capitol, the legislature tackles hundreds of bills before the end of the session, including assisted living reform, a controversial water bond, and california's cap and trade system. ♪ >>> good evening, welcome to "kqed newsroom," i'm scott schafer, thuy vu is off tonight. as colorado and washington surge ahead, polls show a growing number of americans support legalizing pot. four years ago, california voters rejected a statewide ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana use, but plans are under way to put the question before voters again in 2016. governor jerry brown opposes the idea, but lieutenant governor gavin newsom is chairing a task force to study the issue. thuy vu spoke to him earlier. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsom, welcome to the program. >> good to be here, thanks. >> well, you did not take a stand in california's prop 19 four years ago, a measure that would h

. >>> money woes force the sacramento philharmonic orchestra and opera to scrap their upcoming season. why some art companies fail and others thrive in a turbulent economic climate. >>> and at the state capitol, the legislature tackles hundreds of bills before the end of the session including assisted living reform, a controversial water bond, and california's cap and trade system.

. >>> money woes force the sacramento philharmonic orchestra and opera to scrap their upcoming seasonsome art companies fail and others thrive in a turbulent economic climate. >>> and at the state capitol, the legislature tackles hundreds of bills before the end of the session, including assisted living reform, a controversial water bond, and california's cap and trade system.

downtown, the a cultural corridor, anchored by the magnificent disney hall, home of the los angeles philharmonicling symphony music] ♪ next to it, the home of the los angeles opera, the museum of contemporary art, the high school for the performing arts, and the school of music. in greater los angeles, three scientific research centers, a theater, an art center, and another contemporary art museum. he puts his name on almost all of them. you said that your sense of being a wealthy man actually increased the more you gave money away. >> i think it's true. i don't feel i'm here to just maintain the status quo. i'm here to make things better or different. >> and you want the world to know about it by putting your name on all the things you do support. >> i don't keep it a secret, that's for sure, >> broad took us to grand avenue... this is quite a vista. which he plans to transform into a vibrant city center, rivaling new york's museum mile. disney hall, designed by frank gehry, almost did not get built. broad rescued the project by putting up his own money and putting the squeeze on fellow plutocr

i went along with a group of about 600 westerners when the new york philharmonic went to pyongyang at the invitation of the government for a special concert. and like almost all western visitors warehouse and a high rise hotel on an island in pyongyang and taken to various places that they want to show off, statues, a simile halls, grand avenues, the subway. and then we were taken to the airplane and left about two and a half days later. so my understanding of north korea based on that trip is, is, that the country is bizarre and full of white concrete and very immaculate address to guards. but that's not the reality of north korea. the way t you find out about the reality of north korea him and it's increasingly easy for a border to do it, is to go to seoul in south korea where the are now close to 30,000 defectors from south korea, almost all of whom have arrived in the past 10 years. and you can talk to them him and they are far the best sources of what it's like to live in that country and how difficult it is to get out. there are now 60 former camp inmates and former guards, a to