. >> find out how kevin johnson, now sacramento's first african- american mayor is making the difference in in his own home town. >>> and it's not just johnson making an impact, we'll profile several former athletes now making the political rounds. >>> and you're the biggest hockey fan on the planet, right? but where do you draw the line between the casual fan and the hockey obsessed? net impact starts right now. >>> and hello, everyone, and welcome to this edition of net impact, i'm art finell. you know, there's a long list of former professional athletes who later segued into a life of politics, guys like bill bradry, j.c. watts, steve largent, just to name a few. they've all made valuable contributions in the political arena for sure, but you canned a kevin johnson's name to that list. he was called k.j. on the court, and he was a huck of a point bard for the phoenix suns, made the all stars several times, but now he's called his honor, as the first african-american mayor of his hometown sacramento. we look at a day in the life of kevin johnson. >> reporter: it's 5:00 a.m., the city s

the next thing i know, i'm throwing my hat in the ring. >> reporter: the ride to sacramento's state of the city address is a familiar one. >> when i was growing up, everything that impacted me was in this two-mile radius. i do remember this growing up, that in my neighborhood, which was a poor are in city community, didn't have sidewalks. now as mayor, i know how to make sure to there's no equality across neighborhoods, not just the nice neighborhoods get things that others don't. >> reporter: he may have the home court advantage, but johnson is no longer in his comfort zone. in a matter of hours, the eyes of his hometown will be on him. the clock is ticking. >> good morning. >> how are you? first and foremost, i would like to report on the state of our city the economic crisis comes opportunity. can you go back? isn't this letter size here different than what we just had? >> yeah, that's the way it came to me. >> this will also help us in our goal to decrease crime and improve public safety. in terms of education, it's the first time we've brought together superintendents of the city

. >> find out how kevin johnson, now sacramento's first afric american mayorking the difference in in not just johnson making an impact, we'll profile several former athletes now making the political rounds. >>> and you're the biggest hockey fan on the planet, right? but where do you draw the line between the casual fan and the hockey obsessed? net impact starts right now. >>> and hello, everyone, and welcome to this edition of net impact, i'm art finell. you know, there's a long list of former professional athletes who later segued into a life of politics, guys like bill bradry, j.c. watts, steve largent, just to name a few. they've all made valuable contributions in the political arena for sure, but you canned a kevin johnson's name to that list. he was called k.j. on the court, and he was a huck of a point bard for the phoenix suns, made the all stars several times, but now he's called his honor, as the first african-american mayor of his hometown sacramento. we look at a day in the life of kevin johnson. >> reporter: it's 5:00 a.m., the city sleeps, but kevin johnson has traded in

. >> find out how kevin johnson, now sacramento's first african- american mayor is making the difference in in his own home town. >>> and it's not just johnson making an impact, we'll profile several former athletes now making the political rounds. >>> and you're the biggest hockey fan on the planet, right? but where do you draw the line between the casual fan and the hockey obsessed? net impact starts right now. >>> and hello, everyone, and welcome to this edition of net impact, i'm art finell. you know, there's a long list of former professional athletes who later segued into a life of politics, guys like bill bradry, j.c. watts, steve largent, just to name a few. they've all made valuable contributions in the political arena for sure, but you canned a kevin johnson's name to that list. he was called k.j. on the court, and he was a huck of a point bard for the phoenix suns, made the all stars several times, but now he's called his honor, as the first african-american mayor of his hometown sacramento. we look at a day in the life of kevin johnson. >> reporter: it's 5:00 a.m., the city s

mayor kevin johnson, the mayor of the city of sacramento. >> i want you to put your hands together for mr. jim brown. (applause) >> governor arnold schwarzenegger! >> (applause) >> thank you very much karen for the wonderful introduction. also thank you for inviting me to be part of this great operation here. tonight it's about honoring those who break down the barriers and to promote social justice. tonight's heros have excelled in all walks of life. i think that each and every one of those honorees are also, at the same time, a great inspiration to millions and millions of people. and i will say especially for the young people, because that's the important thing. they need this extra push to know that the american dream is also there for them,. that they can reach whatever dream that they have, and so this is why we have inspired them to show them that there's more out there than just gangs and violence and drugs and alcohol and those things. there are positive alternatives. >> i have felt very strongly that athletes have a responsibility, whether they like it or not, or whether we l

>> she would say mother and housewife in sacramento california and had to twin daughters who were 14 and one of her twins was killed by a drunk driver candace grieved as any mother would but she decided she would do more than just grieve. she would make a difference. with a small group of her neighbors in her neighborhood and sacramento they put together an organization when of the most significant things they did was to select a name for the organization. the name that they selected stated not only the objective, but also inferred what the problem was. the name is mothers against drunk driving. the initial members were all mothers. not all had suffered as candace had done but they could empathize with a mother who have lost a child to a drunk driver. but the title inferred, they could have that selected california against drunk driving but they selected the word mother. first, because it is one of the most the motive words in that english language. gs second because it pointed to the fact that drunk driving was overwhelmingly a masculine defense. most truckdrivers then and now are m

well, candice lietner in 1978 was a mid 30's mother, a housewife, and sacramento california. she had to twin daughters. one of her twins was killed, killed by a drunk driver. candace grieved as any mother would, but she decided she was going to do more than just grief. she was going to make a difference. and so with a small group of for neighbors in her neighborhood in sacramento they put together an organization. one of the most significant things they did was to select a name for the organization. the name that they selected stated not only the objective, but also inferred what the problem was. the name was mothers against drunk driving. these initial members were all mothers. not all have suffered as candice had done, but all could empathize with a mother who had lost a child to the drug driver. but what the title inferred -- they could have selected californians against drunk driving, or drivers against drunk driving. they selected the word mother first because it is one of the most emotive words in the english-language. seconds because it pointed to the fact that drug dr

sacramento's kevin martin has no idea he has a friend flying with him on the fast break. the mascot tries to catch him. the real batman, ginobili. look at that. ever try to hit a fly? try hitting a bat, and he does. no word on the bat's condition. did he go to the hospital? concussion? i don't know. ginobili gets the job done, though. that's sports. >>> the turnaround looks at entrepreneurs adjusting to a rough economy and turning their small businesses around. allan chernoff looks at small independent retailers are teaming up to achieve success. >> reporter: kelly dell rosso and her father jim are trying to be optimistic about the upcoming holiday shopping season. like many small, independent retailers the months of november and december can make or break their home furnishings business. >> the holiday was rough last year, definitely rouf rough tflt's been a difficult year. people are not shopping for sport anymore. >> reporter: main street usa has lost a lot of its hustle and bustle to shopping malls, big box stores and discount super centers, all competing for fewer sh

one of these stories is from a doctor, a retired pediatrician in sacramento, california, dr.obert meager, who wrote to me and said, parents begged him not to write on the form after he saw a child with asthma, please don't write down asthma; please say it was bronchitis. please. because if you write down that my child has asthma, they'll have a preexisting condition and when they go out on their own, they can't get insurance. can you imagine a doctor has to face a parent like that? my republican friends don't seem to to want think about that. they just seem to be thinking about politics and the next election, and we all know the bill before us isn't perfect. they should vote to start deba debate. they can try to make it better. there are many issues i'm working on for california. the disproportionate share hospital program. i'm working to get even better prevention for women. but at the end of the day, mr. president, this is where we stand. health care coverage for all of america's families has been an illusive goal since teddy roosevelt first proposed it nearly a century ago

laura cole at kovr in sacramento. thank you. >>> former heavyweight boxing champion mike tyson has at least one more fight left in him. not in the ring. at a busy airport. what the cops say happen when iron mike put up his dukes. >>> i'm jane velez-mitchell and here is my issue. sharla nash had her life destroyed. last february she went to her friend's house to lure her pet chimpanzee in her house. the chimp ripped her hands, lips, nose and eyes out. well now she wants payback. she appeared on "oprah" and filed a $50 million lawsuit against the chimp's owner. this woman has every right to sue. chimps are not pets. they are highly intelligent creatures. this chimp's owner may pretend she loves chimps but she clearly does not. if you truly love chimps keep them where nature intended them to be. in the wild. i'm jane velez-mitchell and that's my issue. >> tonight jane's got the latest on the shocking case of extreme abuse in a missouri family. don't miss "jane velez-mitche velez-mitchell." >>> poppy harlow is in new york

out to bounty hunter, joining us from sacramento, california, leonard padilla. leonard, thank you for being with us. are you surprised. this is a completely different mode of death than what we imagined. >> it's a sad day for me. i wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, she didn't intend to kill her, she merely wanted to put her to sleep. it went, you know, it went awry. however, as you said earlier, i don't see how anybody can duck all of these things that are now gathered. i have to tell you this, the doctor and mike brooks are telling you something that the fbi, no doubt, has more evidence off that syringe, off that bottle and they are just putting it out when it's necessary. but, at this stage of the game, you know, it's just -- i've had a tough day all day today. i wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. tracie, who defended her, spent ten days with her has been in sad shape all day. i asked, is there something maybe you didn't tell nick savage or something you didn't tell the cops when they were talking to you? there seems to be something missin

in sacramento, they would say that that is no gold bottomed early man gold -- no burly man -- and nogirly man goal. we should all be held so accountable. the president set a very clear context by which to evaluate the various standards being proposed to we are all a nation of scorekeepers. as a country, we do not have a track record of sticking with our commitments. some of you will remember and be unnerving plea in which solar collectors were yelling of the white house roof -- against off the black house rules. -- yanked off the white house rosof. there is no question that energy-efficient c should be the priority of irrational energy policy, but ever since the story in the old testament where abraham was asked to kill his son to show his spiritual devotion, something in the human @@@@@@@@p)yh@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they should live separately and not be pitted against each other. the pragmatism necessary to get it renewable energy standard through the senate energy committee has been a disappointed. it demands to be corrected as the process moves forward. look at what we have accomplished t

then at 1:00 p.m., sacramento mayor kevin johnson will unveil a three-year plan to try to eliminate homelessnesscity. later this afternoon, president obama will host a tribal nations conference at the white house and representatives from each of the 564 federally recognized tribes are expected. >>> police call it the home depot of stolen property. officers in missouri city, missouri, found pickup trucks, farm equipment, brand new appliances in a field here outside of a dilapidated house. there was a report that someone had shot at a neighbor's doll dog. they found an 8-year-old living in the home with a loose python. deputies arrested a woman and are looking for a man who they saw get away. loose python. that would freak me out, bob. >> are you sure that wasn't three stories put together? what? what else can you add? you've got the field full of stolen goods and abandoned boy and a loose python. >> the breathalyzer costume i can't wait to talk about. >> somehow we can get carrie prejean in there. no delays to tell you about. light showers a possibility in new york city. could slow you down for t

out to bounty hunter, joining us from sacramento, california, leonard padilla.eonard, thank you for being with us. are you surprised? this is a completely different mode of death than what we imagined. >> it's a sad day for me. i kept wanting to give her the benefit of the dad that she didn't intend to kill her, that she merely wanted to put her to sleep and that it went, you know, it went awry. however, as you said earlier, i don't see how anybody can duck all of these things that are now gathered. i have to tell you this, the doctor and mike brooks are telling you something that the fbi, no doubt, has more evidence off that syringe, off that bottle and they're just putting it out when it's necessary, but at this stage of the game, you know, it's just -- i've had a tough day all day today because i just wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. tracie who befriended her, spent those ten days with her, has been really, really in sad shape all day. i even asked tracie, is there something you didn't tell nick savage or something you didn't tell the cops when yo

one of these stories is from a doctor, a retired pediatrician in sacramento, california, dr. robert meager, who wrote to me and said, parents begged him not to write on the form after he saw a child with asthma, please don't write down asthma; please say it was bronchitis. please. because if you write down that my child has asthma, they'll have a preexisting condition and when they go out on their own, they can't get insurance. can you imagine a doctor has to face a parent like that? my republican friends don't seem to to want think about that. they just seem to be thinking about politics and the next election, and we all know the bill before us isn't perfect. they should vote to start deba debate. they can try to make it better. there are many issues i'm working on for california. the disproportionate share hospital program. i'm working to get even better prevention for women. but at the end of the day, mr. president, this is where we stand. health care coverage for all of america's families has been an illusive goal since teddy roosevelt first proposed it nearly a century a

and you can go in the top side and stay in a hotel in sacramento and then go down on a train there.but that's the only way you can get to bakersfield, california, other than taking a bus to los angeles, from los angeles to bake ersfield. anyway, pretty good service but no service for rural towns like the lady said from northern indiana. guest: i think you raise a couple interesting points. the one is service to small communities. there are a lot of communities across the country that have lost bus service. train service and airline service as well. i think the opportunity we've seen in much of rural america is not only for the bus but it's again working with the local transit systems where a local transit system might be able to offer that connection to a main bus line or a main route. and the other point that was raised, the connecting bus and amtrak. that gezz to the intermodele issue, that allow them to connect and feed off and to one another. it works well in california and other places across the country. guest: couldn't have said it better myself. to put bus on high lanes. we'

one of these stories is from a doctor, a retired pediatrician in sacramento california, dr. robert who wrote to me and said parents begged him not to write on the forum after he saw a child with asthma, please don't write down asthma, police say it was bronchitis, please because if you write down that my child has asthma they will have a pre-existing condition and when they go out on their own they can't get insurance. can you imagine a doctor has to face a parent like that? might republican friends don't seem to want to think about that. they just seem to be thinking about politics and the next election and we all know the bill before us is in perfect. they should vote to start the debate. they can try to make a better. there are many issues i'm working on for california that disproportionate share hospital program i'm working to get even better prevention for when in but at the end of the day, mr. president this is where we stand. health care coverage for all of america's families has been an elusive goal since teddy roosevelt's first proposed it nearly a century ago. our

sacramento would say, that's no girly man goal. [laughter] it's a clear, measurable metric with a report card coming due in a reelection year. we should all be held so accountable. the president set a very clear context by which to evaluate the various renewable energy standards being proposed, and we are all a nation of scorekeepers. as a country we don't have a particularly good track record in sticking with our commitments. i think some of you will remember the unnerving glee with which the administration after carter yanked these solar collectors off the white house roof. in retrospect, that seems an awful lot like the energy policy equivalent of burning books. where are we now? to be candid, the waxman-markey bill falls a bit short. now, there is no question that energy efficiency should be the priority of any rational energy policy. but ever since the story in the old testament where abraham was asked to kill a son to show his spiritual devotion something in the human psyche rejects the concept of untenable chois. choices. an

in sacramento, they would say that that is no gold bottomed early man gold -- no burly man -- and nogirly man goal. we should all be held so accountable. the president set a very clear context by which to evaluate the various standards being proposed to we are all a nation of scorekeepers. as a country, we do not have a track record of sticking with our commitments. some of you will remember and be unnerving plea in which solar collectors were yelling of the white house roof -- against off the black house rules. -- yanked off the white house rosof. there is no question that energy-efficient c should be the priority of irrational energy policy, but ever since the story in the old testament where abraham was asked to kill his son to show his spiritual devotion, something in the human psyche rejects the concept of these choices. in energy efficiency standards should live with a renewable energy standard, but they should live separately and not be pitted against each other. the pragmatism necessary to get a renewable energy standard through the senate energy committee has been a disappointmen

by when the public understood that carrie lightener was killed in sacramento, california, everyone included the drunks wanted that to change. we got the presidential commission. we got the science and data put together in one place. and that is far more data driven than most people understand. i think one of the most important things is the victims who've been courageous enough to join us today should strongly consider it as a group coming together. their clear voice can keep the process, i want to say honest. because that's the parent of it. but i think it can keep the focus on things proven to work far better than many other things. keeping -- these are not statistics. these are not accidents. we have to stop using that word. this is kind of an unfortunate word that is disabling. accidents are without cause, that's why we don't use the word public health. keeping the clear voice of the victims i think front and center will enable this initiative to continue. one the things that people no least about m.a.d.d. is we serve 55,000 victim families last year with court counseling, financial cou

have a property tax that goes through sacramento and other revenue sources that go through sacramento and when the legislature in a few billion dollars short again they took local revenues all across the state and so we have taken a hit and i know that when they get back in the session again they will be looking at the user's tax which is another category they didn't take last time. so, it is a huge burden on the local government in that respect. but it's also a burden on our economy, the innovation economy and the technology where we are generating jobs because the state is a drag on the companies when they are making a decision about where to put the next factory, where to make the next investment they look to the state of california saying i'm not too sure that this state is governable. i'm not too sure about the future so that is another big negative on the column when they are evaluating the creation of jobs because they are going to create the jobs. will they be in california? i hope so but we have our problems. >> what is it like an arizona? >> we are having a contest with cali