i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations, racial tolerance, and why don't they find a way so the different races can get to know each other? >> i would like to enter that. segregation has -- i would like to answer that. segregation has always been a problem in this country. i grew up in new orleans. we believeprisoners. it takes the pressure off the guards and everybody else. they say we want to stop violence, but you promote a violence by segregating. when an individual comes, the first in the asking, where are you from? what is your nationality? that is how to divide and conquer. that is the way the united states is made up. that is how you work. north and south vietnam, for instance. they divide people so that the pressure will not be on them. that is how i see the system. i see it in prison, how they divide inmates. it is scary if inmates unite, and they do not like that. when i first come to prison, it will be a big thing if i went and sat with the blacks.

i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations, racial tolerance, and why don't they find a way so the different races can get to know each other? >> i would like to enter that. segregation has -- i would like to answer that. segregation has always been a problem in this country. i grew up in new orleans. we believe that education is the key. we all need to sit at the table. i do not believe in segregation for inmates. they need to tear that barrier down and put people together, no matter what. when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inmates. it is hispanic, pacific islanders, white, native americans, it is everybody. when they leave that room, they go back to their communities that are segregated. they, too, do not like it. it is a barrier that has to be torn down. i know it works. being in there for the last four years, we make it a point that everybody mixes up, even the seating. you do not just sit with a black person or a white person. it

cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran outside san quentin state prison with more on the growing conversation nowment. good morning, cate. 3- 1. >> reporter: michelle, you know, although the argument that the death penalty was too expensive for -- too expensive, it wasn't enough to convince voters that prop 34 -- it wasn't enough to convince voters. but prop 34 now is back on the list of hot political topics. it was overlooked until october when the "yes" campaign launched ads saying it cost more to sentence an inmate to death than give them life without parole. but those who oppose the bill say closing the death row at san quentin state prison would not save money and neither side right now is admitting defeat but some say at least the issue of the death penalty is now back on the table. >> but i also think it's important to know that we have had a robust discussion about the death penalty in this state and that even --that our polling has shown that more and more people favor replacing the death penalty as they understand the issue. >> reporter: the no on prop 34 was largely backed by law enfor

trying to do the right thing so maybe society can see that people can change. >> reporter: at san quentin prisonroth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> california voters rejected proposition 34 which would have replaced the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. californians voted down the proposition 53% to 47%. currently, there are 727 inmates on death roll. since california reinstated the death penalty, 13 inmates have been executed. the last execution was in 2006. before a federal judge put executions on hold in california as a result of legal challenges to lethal injection. a reminder that you can get ktvu news to go. download the ktvu app, click on live icon, and watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile device. >>> the man known as mark ustaf was taken into custody. he admitted to four of eight alleged violations. none involves the film that sparked so many protests in the middle east. >>> miraga school district apologized for a swimming coach for using language that drew criticism around the world. christian was abused by two teachers in the 1990s. she sued the

trying to do the right thing so maybe society can see that people can change. >> reporter: at san quentin prisonrob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> california voters rejected proposition 34 which would have replaced the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. californians voted down the proposition 53% to 47%. currently, there are 727 inmates on death roll. since california reinstated the death penalty, 13 inmates have been executed. the last execution was in 2006. before a federal judge put executions on hold in california as a result of legal challenges to lethal injection. a reminder that you can get ktvu news to go. download the ktvu app, click on live icon, and watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile device. >>> the man known as mark ustaf was taken into custody. he admitted to four of eight alleged violations. none involves the film that sparked so many protests in the middle east. >>> miraga school district apologized for a swimming coach for using language that drew criticism around the world. christian was abused by two teachers in the 1990s. she sued

. >>> san quentin prison is on lockdown tonight as a result of a chicken pox outbreak.t two inmates and staffed members are confirmed to have come down with the illness. right now, all visits to the prison have been suspended. >> check out what u.s. border agents in arizona found today. it's a jeep stuck on a 14-foot tall border fence. happened about 5 miles west of the colorado river on the arizona state line. the suspected smugglers didn't quite have the hang of using the ramps to get the jeep cherokee up and over the feds. they got away, and took whatever was in the suv with them. >>> a tropical storm slammed into the southern part forcing the evacuation of 150,000 people. officials also say an oil tanker ran aground, and at least six people have died. forecasters there are calling for two more days of rain. >>> in saudi arabia be, a fire killed 23 women and children in a tent at a wedding. officials say the fire was started by people firing off weapons to celebrate. the code requires the separation of women and men at most events, including weddings. >>> the pope ma

. >>> san quentin prison is on lockdown tonight as a result of a chicken pox outbreak.n have been suspended. >> check out what u.s. border agents in arizona found today. it's a jeep stuck on a 14-foot tall border fence. happened about 5 miles west of the colorado river on the arizona state line. the suspected smugglers didn't quite have the hang of using the ramps to get the jeep cherokee up and over the feds. they got away, and took whatever was in the suv with them. >>> a tropical storm slammed into the southern part forcing the evacuation of 150,000 people. officials also say an oil tanker ran aground, and at least six people have died. forecasters there are calling for two more days of rain. >>> in saudi arabia be, a fire killed 23 women and children in a tent at a wedding. officials say the fire was started by people firing off weapons to celebrate. the code requires the separation of women and men at most events, including weddings. >>> the pope marked the anniversary of the inauguration of the sistine chapel. the art is now considered one of the finest pieces of

from san quentin prison, linda linda yee, cbs 5. >> from electric to exotic the models on display atggest auto show. >> it's a madhouse. we start at 5:00 in the morning every morning. >> so popular, the pumpkin pies sold out! the bay area bakery where thanksgiving is the cherry on top. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, one reason, the pumpkin piee traditional thanksgiving det is just one of the many opts at "heidi's >>> pies are going like hotcakes at this peninsula bakery. one reason, the pumpkin pie. the traditional thanksgiving dessert is one of the many options at heidi's pies in san mateo. workers say they sold about 5,000 pies in the past two days and kept running out of pumpkins. >> it's a madhouse. we started since 5:00 in the morning every morning. and since i walked in that door this morning, there was two lines out the door going around and we couldn't even keep up with it. >> so what's so good about heidi's pies ? we logged on to yelp to find out. customers apparently love the crust, very important, and things like the banana cream and sour cream blueberry are very popular. >> everybody lov

. >> but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california's san quentin prison. >> i'm mike miller my real name. and the staff here call me birdman of san quentin. >> the first day i got here at san quentin. the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some reason. and i don't know they probably think i am the bird man of alcatraz. maybe i'm mistaken because he had a shaved head too. >> miller was serving an eight year sentence for burglary when he proudly showed us his cell. a virtual shrine to his winged friends. >> ever since i have been here the birds come up to me like they know me. you know i got them landing on my shoulders and my hands. and you know different kinds of birds. not just pigeons. but i got, you know different kind of black birds. finch and the red wing landing on me. i think -- the birds is a good way of -- of releasing a lot of tension and anger. before i got arrested my girlfriend used to chase the birds away. she didn't want me around them. and so -- now i'm in here. i have a chance to mingle with the birds. and basically that's about the o

on staff, 12 of them board certified physician surgeons making over $200,000 a year, san quentin still sends prisoners out for medical care. inmates from san quentin took rides to local hospitals almost 5500 times in 2011 alone. some including death row inmates were even spending the night at a sleep clinic at doctors medical center in san pablo. all on the taxpayer dime. >> reporter: why would a brand- new billion-dollar facility that boasts of providing healthcare in a more cost- effective manner have to send patients out for treatment? >> it's not a hospital. it's a skilled nursing facility. >> reporter: nancy kinkead is with the federal receivers office which under court order is still the agency providing medical care for california prisoners. >> they are not licensed for surgery and specialty care. they will need to go out. >> reporter: nearby san joaquin general is already preparing for the onslaught a 25-bed unit converted to provide security. >> it's not a boondoggle. it would cost even more to build a hospital. >> reporter: but even the state's prison chief admits it won't do much to reduce

preserved for the state's most heinous killers and they refute the claims it would save san quentin state prison or the state money. now, since the death penalty was reinstated about three decades ago, california's executed only about 13 inmates. live outside san quentin, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> coming up, a look at some of the heated races in the south bay. >> plus, how the election is affecting the balance of power in congress when we come back. ,, [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway will have everyone raving. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever you're craving. spend 25 and get a frozen safeway turkey for 59 cents a pound. or get another of the best deals around. a frozen butterball, 99 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair...grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. we call this our mission.mpany, green toys teaches children that if i have a milk jug and i stick it in the recycling bin it can turn into something new. chase allows us to

cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran outside san quentin state prison with more on the growing conversation now about capital punishment. good morning, cate. >>> reporter: i want to make some notes here. this is the first statewide vote on the issue since 1978. so basically prop 34 marked also the first opportunity in three decades for californians to decide to keep it. now, the ballot measure would have repealed the death penalty and replace it with life in prison without the possibility of parole. that would mean the current 727 inmates in california on death row would have had their sentences converted. >> but i also think it's important to know that we have had a robust discussion about the death penalty in this state and that even -- that our polling has shown that more and more people favor replacing the death penalty as they understand the issue. >> reporter: now, those against the measure say the death penalty should stay intact for the states with the most heinous killers but those who support the repeal say it would save the state millions of dollars a year, especially when the state

. >> this is california's san quentin state prison, one of the first prisons ever profiled on "lockup." >> for a photographer, san quentin was a really interesting place to shoot because it's the old-style tiers and the big exercise yard and there's a lot of corners and shadows and things to attract your lens. so it was just as a photographer, it was really an interesting place to shoot. it can be a very dangerous place because it's got incredibly dangerous or infamous history as a dangerous place. >> on our first day of shooting here, we got a stark introduction to the constant security threats posed by gang warfare. >> we're basically getting ready to feed the level four, which are the maximum security inmates. tonight we're expecting some type of problems possibly. so we have extra coverage tonight to provide security. >> coming. let's go. hot. >> the correctional staff received a tip that a gang-related attack might occur at dinner. >> hispanic inmates, the gang members specifically, are doing what is called cleaning house. anyone that does not want to participate in their gang ac

he later died at san quentin state prison where he was serving his sentence. >> a 15 year-old accused of killing a man and injuring a police officer in san jose will be tried as an adult. he and his alleged partner jonathan will banks are being held for murder, armed robbery in the attempted murder of a police officer. if this is video of will banks who was in court last wednesday for the november 60 crimes that allegedly committed. he returns to court on december the fifth. >> two armed robbery suspects are in custody is after a cell phone video is used to capture them driving erratically and east oakland. it happened monday run for p.m. on high street near foothill boulevard. at one point the suspect's pointed guns at the two victims, demanding their cell phones. however the victims refuse. something the oakland police department does not recommend. that video was turned over to local police. investigators recognize one of the suspects off track and down in the vehicle and arrested the two men about two hours later. this is not worth getting shot or killed over and this particular c

he later died in san quentin state prison, where he was serving his sentence.family sued the city of novato, claiming the city had not properly maintained a road or the sidewalk. >> a 50 year-old accused of killing a man and injuring a police officer in san jose will be tried as adults is the video of the the lead partner, johnson will banks who was in court last is before the november 16th cries the evencrimes he allegedy committed to >> a 92 year old woman has been the fourth person to die in a soup made with poisonous mushrooms early this month at a senior care facility the sheriff's department iidentified the woman as start the heart. three others at the old age bill care facility in luminous died from eating mushrooms in what shares police was an accident. all the victims were sickened earlier this month. the caretaker made the suit from mushrooms picked in the facilities backyard. >> you can see a whole lot of rain had offshore sittinheading our way. >> will have your lead is forecast in just a bit. police in bangladesh have arrested supervisors because o

>> our cameras were at california's san quentin state prison when officers received word that a 20-year-old inmate was suffering severe chest pains. >> be advised, medical emergency. >> the thing you have to realize about san quentin is that this is -- this prison was built prior to the civil war and the cells are stacked five stories high. no elevators. so of course the emergency that we were covering, it was on the fifth floor. so not only did we have to haul our stuff up there but so did the responding correctional officers. >> up on the fifth tier, officers tend to the inmate inside his cell. >> you're going to have to take some deep breaths, man. i know you might be in pain, but you're going to have to help me. >> moments later the paramedics arrive on the tier. >> the paramedics had to make the five-story climb as well and it's difficult to respond right away because of that. but the bigger challenge though was getting the inmate out of his cell and back down all of those stairs. >> hospital door carson 2 be advised, we have inmate in stretcher, en route to the urgent care clinic. >>

more than 600 condemned men await their execution dates here on death row at california's san quentin state prisonce where inmates are much more concerned with filing appeals than causing trouble. that's not the case here. >> i feel like i consider everybody in here, every inmate in here a potential threat. >> we met two officers assigned to keep watch in the adjustment center where san quentin's most violent death row inmates are housed. the daily grind here is bleak for both inmates and staff. >> the mentality is i'm on death row and there's nothing you can do to me. if i assault you today there is nothing they will do to me tomorrow. you can only kill me once. >> assaults are so common here that any contact with inmates, even serving meals, requires officers to suit up in full riot gear. >> but that doesn't stop them from gassing, which is where they throw a variety of substances, can be anything, urine, feces. >> from the time you open the food port, there's an opening for the inmate to assault you. >> death row at san quentin is a really very scary place. the adjustment center is the scariest

he's serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at san quentin state prison near san francisco

he later died at san quentin state prison, where he was serving his sentence. the family sued the city of novato, claiming the city had not properly maintained the road or the crosswalk. a 15- year- old accused of killing a man... and injuring a police officer back on november 16th in san adult. this is video of the second suspect, jonathan wilbanks, in court last wednesday police are trying to figure out the connection between the two. both suspects are being held for murder, armed robbery and the attempted murder of a police officer. wilbanks did not enter a plea during his court appearance ... and will return to court in december. >> former giants slugger and baseball's home run king ...barry bonds.. is set to appear on baseball's hall of fame ballot for the first time. the ballot will officially be released tomorrow. it is expected to include names such as bonds.. outfielder sammy sosa and former cy-young winner roger clemens. all three have been dogged by accusations of using performance enhancing drugs during their playing careers. bonds was convicted of

prisons, too. built in 1852, california's san quentin is one of the oldest prisons we visited. >> approximately 1985 brand new correctional officers here at san quentin, i was working graveyard in a section called donnor. >> officer feudler is a member of san quentin's investigative services unit, an elite team of cos that track gang activity and other threats to the institution. >> one night my partner and i were working graveyard. i was sitting with my back to a file cabinet just like this. there were a row of padlocks on the top handle. my partner and i were talking. all of a sudden, the locks started rattling back and forth together. clacking. he looked at it. i looked at it. see, i'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it. we both ran out of the office. and we had no explanation as to what that was. we asked some other officers and they said that, you know, the unit's probably haunted. never can tell. there was no explanation for it. no earthquake. the inmates weren't complaining in the unit about the ground moving. there were no wild animals in there. i didn't bump it, he didn't bump it. n

. >> darryl "big d" wright is serving hard time at california's aging san quentin state prison. barbers in here. we're pretty steady. you know, they come in. one of us try to be here at all times. so we all have to know how to cut all kind of hair. >> as with any barber, it's important to keep the customers satisfied. that's especially true when your clients are inmates. >> you know, occasionally guys, they drop by and want to give you a little something if you give a good haircut, you know? want to give you a soup or something like that or a canned good or something like that. it's not a mandatory thing but they won't let you refuse them. you know what i'm saying? they won't let you refuse them. >> barber shops have been a favorite stop for "lockup" crews at prisons nationwide. >> any man that walks through the door can get a haircut and he'll get a good haircut. he might not get a whole lot of layers and feathers and all that, but he'll get a good haircut. >> we met willard lucas at indiana state prison. he had been working the same chair for 26 years. >> my special haircut is

few, though, made as lasting an impression on us at solon league of california's san quentin state prison> he got 12 years. i only got 13 days now. so i'm really preparing him to what is ahead of him. we keep our house clean. >> league gave both his cellmate and our producer a lesson on the finer points of laundry behind bars. >> i get my t-shirt, grab my bar of soap, dip it in the toilet. keep my toilet fresh and clean. scrub it out. like so. and once the toilet fills up, it's fresh water now. i can just rinse it. i fold my towels. put it here. right up under here is my clothesline. >> league went on to give us a cooking demonstration, using toilet paper like a stovetop burner. >> take this, set it on the edge of the toilet. because it's got to breathe. set it here, light it at the bottom. as you see, it's like a fire. you hold your can over it, and you cook. therefore your water gets hot. flush it down. grab a damp towel because you don't want it to be on your toilet. don't want to burn your toilet up. i get my bowl, crack my soup open and do my eating. >> over the years, we've also see

. >> at california's san quentin state prison, we saw how sophisticated some inmate weaponry can be. this homemade pistol is known as a zip gun. >> this portion is filled with groundup matchups. the two holes here, the inmate inserts a wick, inmate takes a plunger, pokes shrapnel in the open end. pieces of metal, groundup zippers. when the target walks by the cell, may it be an officer, inmate, the inmate lights this. when it goes down, strikes the match heads, basically acts like a firecracker and shoots the shrapnel out. >> the majority of inmate-manufactured weapons or shanks, are designed for slashing and stabbing. the ease and with lethal weapons are made is shocking. this san quentin inmate who goes by the name speedy, agreed to show correctional staff and "lockup" cameras just how simple it can be. he starts by using a roll of toilet paper as a crude forge to melt plastic coffee cup lids. >> i'm making a weapon right now. melting this plastic down into a shape. what i'm doing is i'm trying to get a little wad of it to where i have something to work with, you know what i mean?

he later died at san quentin prison where he was serving his sentence.ily of a girl who died sued the city of about on claiming the city had not properly maintain the road or the crosswalk. they win $675. $675,000. >> at one. the suspect is no point the gun out the window at the car. they demanded their cell phones of the victims refuse. open police say that is something you do not want to do. >> because life is for far more valuable than property. and this case they are lucky that no one got injured or killed. we want to stress and what is really care my here is that property is not worth your life especially when you have an armed person who is demanding something from you. in this case it was a phone that contained a video of criminal activity. it is not worth getting shot or killed over. this particular couple is very lucky that nothing happened to them and they did not get injured. we want to stress your safety is paramount. we now want to see anyone struggling over property which can be replaced because of life cannot be replaced. >> the people tha

we are hive here at the westgate at san quentin state prison war small group are forming a all day vigilroposition 34. since the death penalty was reinstated in california in 1978 only 14 people have been executed and 900 received the death sentence. if passed i'd would repeal the death penalty and give convicted first degree murders live without the possibility of parole. opponents of the state district's attorney and they say it will let criminals escape justice. >> if we see abolition of the death penalty if prop 34 passes that may look back and see that as the turning point. >> i think the next thing you will see is them trying to do away with life without parole. >> reporter: supporters small group of whom are here this morning say passing prop 34 will save the state about 130 million dollars. that would otherwise be spent in court costs or trials that can sometimes last for decades. that's the biggest sticking point for the measure. if passed it would be retroactive and require those on death row to work and wages would be given to crime victims. supporters we talked to this mornin

>>reporter: no one was paying more attention to the vote than this group of prisoners at san quentin called hope for strikers. the group has been meeting for many years to bring awareness to the 3 strike law. >> i'm ed griffin and i got 27 years to live for possession of cocaine. >> my third strike is burglary of unoccupied dwelling. it was my first relapse after being clean and sober for almost 10 years. >> my third strike was instigating a fight. it was a non-violent felony and they gave me 25 to life. >>reporter: so john has already served 16 years behind bars. he's one of the nine,000 third strike intercalifornia prisons and one of the 3000 who will be eligible for a rehearing because of prop 36. >> my second time in prison. and my first 2 strike came from one case when i was 18 years old. 2 burglaries. >>reporter: now a judge could decide to remove his life sentence. >> it's a life sentence gets taken off then chances are that i may end up going home. because i have so much time already in. >>reporter: sutter county district attorney adams opposed prop 36. >> california voted fo

they still send prisoners out for medical dare. inmates from san quentin took rides out to local hospitals 5500 times in 2011 alone. we found some, including death row were spending the night at a sleep clinic at doctors medical clinic. all on the taxpayer dime. >> free ride. you get a room with a tv, you get to see the pretty nurses. >> reporter: why would a brand new facility that boasts providing health care in a cost- effective and efficient manner still as well to sendip mates out for treatment -- send inmates out for treatment? >> it is not a hospital. it is a skilled nursing facility. >> reporter: nancy kinkaid is with the receivers office which under court order is still the agency provides health dare. >> they are not licensed for surgery, not licensed for procedures and treatment. if they need medical care they will need to go out. >> reporter: nearby general is preparing for the onslot. a 25-bed unit has been converted to supply security. >> it will cost even more to try to build a hospital. >> reporter: but even the state's prison chief admits

. >>> some three-strike inmatesser is everyoning live in prison in san quentin could be released as soonnuary after the vote on this. this means minor third-strike crimes may no longer result in a mandatory life sentence. it's welcomed news to many of the three-strike inmates at san quentin who could now be eligible for relief. >> i never thought that i would actually be able to be free with my family again. >> that just gives me an incentive to really get out there and show the public and society that i've been rehabilitated. >> judges will decide whether an estimated 3,000 inmates in california are em jill for release. -- eligible for release. >>> former chief anthony batts takes over today as the new commissioner of baltimore, maryland. batts will be sworn in today and becomes commissioner when homicide rates are going up there. 14 homicides have been reported -- 184 homicides have been reported this year. compared to 174 last year. >>> sal you are checking in on the traffic. things are not real good. >> no. we just got a look at the bridge here. just after 8:10 or so, we had an accid

those are the condemned inmates sitting at death roy at san quentin, and 20 women on death row, will automately have been resentenced to life in prison. supporters with counting on that. this is the first vote on the death penalty that california voters have been faced with since 1978. 71% of those voters back in 1978 approved a measure that would have expanded the number of murder categories eligible for the death penalty. tonight people here say at least the conversation continues. >> i want to thank you very much. phil, victim rights organizations are against this measure. it is an emotional proposition for many people but yet there is a lot of talk about how much money the state would save. >> yes. that was the argument that was being used this time. okay, lets a say you support the idea of the death penalty. the fact that the state of california has spent $4 billion since 1978 and had 13 executions that are being tied up in appeals, and that is costing about $300 million per execution, why not spend the money elsewhere. that was the argument. but then on the ballot it also pointed out it would cost $100 million for other program

san quentin. soon, they could be converted to life in prison without parole.ed, proposition 34 would abolish the death penalty. it would also give local law enforcement 100 men and dollars over four years to investigate murders and rapes. >> the fascinating thing about this is that california execution is rare. people are used to not executing it would not do it enough to fuel as the work and executing state like florida or texas. >> they have only executed 13 people since 19708. pro death penalty were once strong in california uc- berkeley sang that times have changed. and so have attitudes. >> there is no question that people are aware of the dna inspired reversals and the fear that we're going to execute an innocent person. all of those things if they have not happened already. we do not know for sure. they could become an issue. >> the cost associated with the death penalty in the appeals process has raised concerns. the legislative analyst's office saying that shutting down the death penalty chamber could save $100 million, annually. >> supporters say tha

the motorcyclist was sentenced to prison and killed by a fellow inmate at san quentin towards san jose is asking the public for help in choosing the city's next police chief. the city is holding public hearings to talk about a replacement for chris moore who will retire at the end of january. moore has been chief for only two years. the head of the police union says his successor will have issues to deal with. >> our police department is falling apart. we have more people leaving. we had another two going to los gatos. on top of three that just went to redwood city and on top of another three or four who went to santa cruz. >> fresno police chief jerry dyer and sacramento chief rick brazil are two of the people mentioned as possible candidates. >>> other bay area headlines, two would-be robbers had a surprise when they went into a jewelry store in east san jose and started shooting. the woman behind the counter though had a gun and she fired back. no one was hit by any of the gunfire. but the two suspects ran out without any stolen jewelry. >>> a cooler. >> reporter: led to a hazardous

san quentin in marin county this morning. the measure would repeal california's death penalty. instead, the maximum punishment would be life in prison without parole. supporters say the legal procedures for capital punishment ha become too costly. >>> other issues are prop 36 that would measure -- would revise california's "three strikes" law to impose a life sentence only when the third felony conviction is for a serious and violent crime. the district attorneys of san francisco and l.a. both support that measure. >>> and prop 37 has to do with the foods you eat. it would require companies to put special labels on raw or processed foods that are made from genetically altered plants or animals. supporters say consumers have a right to know but opponents predict an explosion of frivolous lawsuits. >>> there is a close buy watched local item over in richmond. a proposed tax on soda. if measure n passes businesses with have to pay a penny per ounce of soda. it would be the first of its kind tax in the nation and soft drink makers have spent $2.5 million to defeat it. >>> lines at polling places across the state may be smaller today tha

prison would ct too much. cbs 5 political reporter, ge lee is where california's dh row is located, san quentin. grace. this was a surprise outcomeo many...including the directf the field poll. mark that you should know about is that the money supposedly saved from all those legal fees and getting rid of the death penalty would be shifted to law enforcement and crime labs and the idea is to help solve murders and reported rapes. live near san quentin, grace lee, cbs 5. >>> on the campaign trail, both presidential candidates are trying to spin today's unemployment numbers in their favor. cbs reporter danielle nottingham shows us how these new numbers could impact undecided voters. >>> reporter: armed with the latest jobs numbers, president obama and republican rival mitt romney are battling it out over the economy. >> and unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession. >> we have made real progress. but we are here today because we know we have more work to do. >> reporter: employers added 171,000 jobs in october. but with more americans looking for work, the unemployment rate move

prison tattoos can cause trouble. that's what charles pelham, an inmate at san quentin discovered about the tattoo on his forehead.ed about his missing leg. >> i had an accident, i fell off of a moving freight train and the wheel ran over me, crushed my foot. >> then he showed us the troublesome tattoo. >> it's a tattoo of a nazi flag. you know, it's supposed to mean that i represent the nazi clan. the rest of the brothers of the lodge, so to speak. i had this put on my face when i was a youngster. you understand? i wanted to make a political statement. i also wanted to impress my girlfriend, but it impressed her the wrong way and she got rid of me. >> why do you wear the hat? >> because there's people in here that tell me the thing on my face is not cool and they don't want to have to look at it. so i wear the hat and that's peace in the valley. does that explain anything? >> but none of our crews ever had a tattoo encounter quite like the one at utah state prison. >> i will never forget the moment that i first set eyes on curtis algire. it's really quite shocking to see the ss lightning bolts, swastikas, nazi im

prison sentence. i did speak to jean woodard, a former san quentin warden, and oversaw four executions.she thinks it will pass now. >> and then 75 more had their sentences overturned after years of sitting on death row and years of wasteful spending on appeals. really do we want to spend our criminal justice dollars in that way or do we want to use that money for improves lives for all californians? >> reporter: human right organizations support it but a lot of law enforcement agencies do not. reporting live at the yes on prop 34 party, linda yee cbs5. >> linda, thank you for that. we'll be right back. we',, kzo >>> we're live here in san jose at the south bay labor council where about 50 people are phone banking. calling people as we head into the fine ral stretch of election day. they are simply calling people reminding them to vote. i want to take a moment to talk about measure-d. the council says they say the more who vote, the more the minimum wage goes up. >> thank you, ken. we'll be back in 25 minutes with more election coverage. >>> right now we're going back to cbs news. ,,,,,,