ronald calderon is removed from committees. this is after an al jazeera america report revealed an investigation against ronald calderon. he reportedly accepted more than $60,000 from undercover agents in return for promoting legislation. he's denied wrongdoing. >>> we have looked at a lot of rain over the philippines. we saw tropical disturbance, especially in the area seeing the typhoon making its way through. the system is making its way to the south. what we have to deal with is the temperatures. they go to about 89 to 90 degrees. when you factor in the heat index, that's more like 91. no airconditioner and power and warm temperatures. across the united states we are talking still about the cold temperatures across the north-east. we are looking at temperatures below average for this time of year. new york, you'll get down to 28 overnight, and as you see, we are dealing with a lot of link effects there. to the north-west, the rain coming off the pacific. we see a break. it's not going to last for long. rain showers, heavy r

. >> there is a real question in the affidavit of how much of what ronald calderon told the senator was happening behind the scenes, and how much were him trying to impress the client. this was matter of routine, and what you also have a ted lou also strongly word statemented where he denied many of the claims that ronald calderon had made to the undercover agent. >> in california all of these figures are not only well-known for their current positions, but have been around for a long time, been very influential for a long time. >> senator calderon is part of a political dynasty in california. three brothers have held their grip on power. he was in the state assembly, now he's in the state senate. he was raising money to run for controller, and senate president daryle signberg has been around for quite a while and so have others. but these are some of the more influential players. senator laura is the chairman of the latino caucus, and the affidavit raises allegations about some possible inappropriate transactions involving the latino caucus. >> this affidavit comes less than a year aft

ronald calderon has been removed from the state senate insurance committee and select committee on film and television industry. federal investigators are looking into an al jazeera america report saying that felipe calderon is under investigation for accepting $88,000 in return for pushing certain legislation. ronald calderon says his removal from the caucus is not fair, since he's not charged or convicted of any crime. >>> there are sky strapers and one world trade center. the lower mann hatton high-rise is the tallest structure in america. we have this report. >>> one world trade center rose from the ashes of september 11th. its highest floor equal to that of the north tower. the spire on top makes it the tallest building in the united states. bringing it to 1776 feet or 351 metres, above chicago's willis tower. >> one world trade is the tallest building. the louis tower has a higher occupied floor. >> the council on tall buildings rejected the argument that the spire was more antenna. it granted new york more than bragging rights. i think that those seeds of e motion and ride and de