sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator."plause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was a w

schrager, we know there's been a number of state senators facing efforts to have them recalled. tell us where that stands. >> you know, it's interesting, because the history of this country since 1908 when oregon became the first state in the nation to allow its voters to recall state officials, this has only happened0 times whre ate lawmakers have actually had to face a recall election coming up in august we are going to see nine state senators that face recall-- six republicans, three democrats. there are going to be primaries in july and then the eventual election will take place in august. it's really unprecedented in this country's history thief many state elected officials being recalled, basically, and asking their voters once again for their support. it could control the state senate. it's going to be very interestin if you talk to democrats right now they' optimistithathey can end up gaining the majority. they need three seats in order to do that. if you ask the republicans, they're also optimistic right now. they feel they can gain an extra seat by knocking off one or t

well, anybody who has come to the united states senate who isn't willing to vote their convictions, whatever those convictions are and be held accountable by their constituents back home doesn't deserve to be in the united states congress. and we're here to take hard votes and to make hard decisions, because it's not about us and our political career. it's not about the next election. it's about addressing these problems that we have been sent here to try to fix the best we can under the circumstances. and it just -- it is beyond unbelievable when i hear some of our colleagues across the aisle, the senior senator from new york, among others, talk about another stimulus spending as part of this debt reduction deal. and beyond that, we have the -- the chairman of the senate finance committee making clear that insistence on tax increases was an essential element of any deal on raising the debt limit. the vice president himself is quoted as saying in the "politico" publication, he said -- "the piece most important to us democrats, revenue." that's washington speak -- the word revenue is washingt

this is hard slogging work in the united states senate. it is not easy to do. it is not one bit glamourous. but it makes the senate a more effective institution. and if we're more effective, then we can deal better with our debt rs then we can deal better with libya, then we can deal better with creating jobs, then we can earn more respect from the people who elect us. so i thank them for their leadership. i thank senator mcconnell, senator reid for creating the environment in which this can happen. and i thank all of the colleagues, many of whom did not exercise all of their rights, and allowed the bill to come to the floor in this agreement by unanimous consent. we haven't had this privilege very often in the senate. it is a good way for the senate to work, it is the right way for the senate to work. what it means is that over the next day or two, however long it takes, senators may bring their relevant amendments to the floor and they may call them up without asking unanimous consent to set aside a pending amendment. and then we'll have a debate and then we'l

. >>> new york republican led state senate voted tonight to approve gay marriage. >> aye 33 and nay 29. supporters calling it historic step as new york will become the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same sex marriage. democratic governor andrew cuomo lobbied hard for the bill and promised to sign it into law. >> we reach a new level of social justice this evening. marriage equality. said to the legislators you look at the first word marriage. really about the second word equality. it's really about new yorkers brother and sisters looking at us and saying we want equality.

extending into marin and depending on your address, that new district could mean no state senate representationntil 2014. >> if in fact we lose one seat and if the seats remain as my district, then unfortunately those individuals who senator leno has been representing will in fact not have representation for that couple of years. >> oakland could reduce from three state assembly districts to two. congressman jerry's oddly shaped 11th district is certain to disappear and richmond is likely to be taken from george miller and redraw to barbra lee. the new maps could boost by 4 seats. cbs 5 political analyst says some incumbents can expect map migraines. they will have to move to new districts or convince new voters. >> because gathering those people, when you have a record which is the opposite way are trying to raise money in that environment is going to be tough. >> in san francisco, robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> her brother calls it simply beautiful. a new face for the whom was viciously mauled two years ago by a chimpanzee. >> and citizens dodging bullets ducking for cover. why syrian soldiers are

bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state has passed. the senate cuomo the governor of the state of new york is expected to speak momentarily. you see podium there. we will bring that statement to you live. andrew cuomo obviously a champion of this effort to get this bill passed. before he comes on let's check in with joe johnson with a 360 bulletin. >> reporter: heavy security in boston today as alleged mobster james whitey bulger arrived for a hearing at federal court. he faces charges ranging from murder to conspiracy to extortion. the 81-year-old bulger was arrested in california this week. he had been a fugitive for 16 years. played lovable lieutenan columbo, the cigar-smoking detective who always appeared to be absent minded until he zero in on the prime suspect with that famous line "just one more thing". he was 83 years old. on capitol hill, mixed signals from the house about the operation against libya. it rejected a bill that would have cut funding for u.s. military operations against muammar ca gadhafi. talk about a trophy, a texas man w

whiteiest head of the fearsome irish american winter hill gang while william rose to the american state senate. >> you are loyal to your friends and family and without that there's nothing. >> reporter: ultimately that loyalty may have cost william his job, after his career in the senate william was forced out of his position as president of the university of massachusetts in 2003, after being questioned during a congressional investigation. >> i do not know where my brother is. i do not know where he has been.

six republican state senators are currently facing recalls in special elections next moment.t calling conservatives to run spoiler democrats to force primaries and give republican incumbent morse time to campaign. of course, when in doubt, always go to your gop dirty tricks first. republicans are running scared this time. dan hanky panky knows he has a tough road ahead of him. >> did you hear that? had that's awe s he hopes the workers are sleeping on the day of the election so he can get away with taking away their rights. you going to let them do that? remember, 19 republicans and 14 democrat notice state senate, democrats only need to win three of the six seats up for grabs to win back control of the state senate and put the brakes on the republican war on the middle class in wisconsin. joining me now via skype is one of the leaders hoping the dems can win back control, of course, democratic state senator chris larson. >> thanks for having me, cenk. >> great to have you here. so, first, let's talk about the chance of winning back at least three out of those six race. how d

new york state senate is one full vote away from full marriage equality. to be in new york. here's the problem politically. he's going to be at a fundraiser hosted mostly by the lgtb community. if you go to a fundraiser and endorse the agenda of the people who are giving you money that looks kind of bad politically as well. i hate to say i almost wish he didn't have the fundraiser and could focus on that vote in the new york. >> it's going to look a lot worse when he goes to ask these people for money and has to explain to them that in his view they still don't deserve equal protection under the law. he's in a difficult position. the right thing to do would be to do the right thing. >> cleave jones, great to have you on the program, paul begala as well. >> let us know what you think. we're on facebook or follow me @ anderson cooper. up next, president obama getting ready to announce troop pullouts from afghanistan. we're going to preview that and talk about how our unreliable ally pakistan has cost american lives in the war. and are they giving up secrets

i can assure you i have spoken to many senators and the vast majority of new yorkers want this resolved. my ability to get a license for my statet on anyone else and finally we're on the precipice of that happening. whether it's mr. ball or one of the other senators, i don't really care, we only need one and we're going to get one. >> brian brown, same question? >> i don't think that they're close to getting another senator, necessarily. and i think that to say that redefining marriage won't affect anyone but danny o'donnell, you're absolutely false. when you're shutting down catholic charity associations in massachusetts -- >> i know what you're saying, let me just say about that, hold on. >> do with this bill, it's about licenses issued by the state, it has nothing to do with adoption agencies. >> there are many people especially legal experts who say that is a red herring, that religious institutions and adoption agencies won't be shutting down and they're already going against the law. why are you saying that? >> there was a letter just published by three of the greatest legal scholars of our time, mary anne glendon of harv

every family, every business has to go through that process, but not the united states senate. and not apparently the president of the united states. the proposal he made, which is double the debt in five years, triple it in ten years, calls for huge new tax increases. but yet, when it came up for a vote, and only because republicans forced a vote on that, it didn't get any support -- i think it was 97-0. not even our friends across the aisle could support the president's outrageous proposal back then. why didn't he come back with a new one? why didn't he stay at the table? instead of going to philadelphia tonight and raising money, why doesn't he call senator mcconnell, speaker boehner, minority leader pelosi and majority leader reid into his office and sit down and do his job? just do his job. mr. president, i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut is recognized. mr. blumenthal: thank you very much, mr. president. i ask that

we need to start actually addressing that here in the united states senate, but i realize that the managers have worked hard on this bill. i realize there are some good amendments that the senate really needs to debate and that we should vote on. that's the way the senate should work. and so if -- i also ask i be allowed to speak for up to ten minutes following the -- the agreement here. mr. reid: mr. president, i would accept the modification of that amendment -- i mean my motion. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i just want to thank everybody for their cooperation. we have worked long and hard on this bill. i want to thank the senator from wisconsin. he raises an excellent point. i want to thank the majority leader. i want to thank senator alexander and senator schumer who are the chief sponsors of this bill, and senator lieberman. i'm very glad we were able to work out this agreement and have final votes on the amendment and final p

to approve the state budget. the senately approved bills to cut into the remaining 9 point 6 billion dollar deficit, without any republican support. they include hiking car registration fees by 12-dollars... cutting 3 billion dollars from schools... and raising local sales taxes by a quarter of a percent. if the governor approves the budget plan, it'll mean no more free rides for people who shop on the internet. kiet do joins us from ebay headquarters in san jose, to explain. "...change my buying habits on amazon." kiet do, san jose. time now is _ _ _ _ . traffic and weather now. here's lawrence... a deadly shooting under investigation in the east bay this who was taped while robbing a woman's home. officers found dion mc-daniel hiding in a doghouse tuesday, near the apartment where the woman was assaulted last week. they said mcdaniel has been on the run since t-v stations started airing the video. police describe him as a career criminal and parole violator. family members, friends and volunteers will start another search

did and performed and fought and passed bills that made israel secure when i was in the united states senate. two major pieces of legislation, the syrian accountability account and iran support act i augesered. the president of the united states, george w. bush, opposed both. thought they were too tough. even though i did it because i wanted to get syria out of lebanon and to quit harassing through hezbollah another israel and i wanted to put a stop to the iranian nuclear program. and to help fund pro democracy movement in iran because i knew that the existential threat to israel was in fact iran. so i fought president obama -- president bush, and eventually he came to my side and signed those bill and we had a safer israel as a result. and i've also led the charge on the culture. the debate was the other night. i happened to notice the that john king asked all of the cultural moral questions to me. but that's ok. because i'm used to that and i'm proud of it. i'm proud to stand up for life. i'm proud to stand up for the family. i'm proud to stand up for those at the end of life. because some

as of thursday, the state senate was dead locked 31-31. marriage rights supporters had to find at least one more republican to flip. and then up stepped mark grisanti, state senator from buffalo, who had run on a platform of banning gay marriage. here's what he had to say. >> as a catholic i was raised to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. >> jon: so we'll move on from there. maybe they'll find a vote from someone who doesn't appear to be on elliott ness's enemy list. >> i cannot legally come up with an argument against same sex marriage. who am i to say that someone does not have the same rights that i have with my wife who i love or to have the 1300-plus rights that i share with her? i vote in the affirmative, mr. president. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: you know what? i'm so impressed. in honor of this man, in honor of this great man, i will no longer do my offensive italian new yorker voice. for as long as... because it's not often you see this son of a b... the courage that this mother (beep), the giant (beep) hangi

it showed republican districts of the state senators and becoming more democratic leaning. >> adopt the governor's tax rate or make billions was dollars in additional cuts. >> this is what the democrats were hoping for as the state senate debated whether to extend the license fees until a special election was held. the new maps could change their minds. >> it is a time when people can least afford your tax increase. in the end. temporarily extending higher tax rate failed. >> no, canela, no. >>> and the draft maps made no difference. >> why should they. voting for the tax thing may not be popular in anybody's district. >> the stale mate are finally taking a toll employ. they nade it take care of the people. it is frustrating for me in the past . budgetary immass and goroing money from the bank. >>> and lawmakers pay will be adopted and first time this year. they will not get back pay. in sacramento abc sevennews. and had house minority speaker nancy pelosi was in san francisco for the funerals . advocating groundbreaking work for it is san francisco general hospital. the director kathle

state senator mark leno from san francisco authored the bill which now goes to the assembly. >>> pg&eaid today it is having more trouble tracking down documents on its gas lines demanded by state regulators. pg&e now says it won't be able to produce all of the records on welding defects in natural gas pipelines from the passed 55 years by the june 20th deadline. the california public utilities commission had asked for that as part of the investigation of the sanbruno pipeline explosion. >> some victims of that devastating explosion are facing another setback tonight. a financially strapped construction company has left them hanging. and as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, the contractor was on a list approved by pg&e. >> reporter: the owners of this home still wait. still wait to come home to a house fit to live in. it's been almost nine months since the sanbruno explosion. and now it seems they will wait longer. the owners here and four other properties were sent a letter that the company may go out of business. >> that's tearing my heart out because people have work that needs to be do

good morning, state senator, how are you? >> great.ght be raining here and sunny and career in sacramento. and that is -- and clear in sacramento and what crow have, basically -- we have, you run out of money and the governor's balanced budget is bounced and you don't have them on the ballot, they're not the lawmakers already said no to the first round, where do we stand? to review the situation in january, we had a $28 billion problem as a result of the actions we took in march and trimmed that down to 49 billion with additional unexpected -- 14 billion, with additional unexpected revenue, we have a remaining $10 billion problem. which will be resolved with a couple of republicans to join the democrats to enact the governor's proposal to extend current tax rates another thank you years and to let us balance the budget without deeper cuts into public education and the public safety program. >> the governor has thrown this, i don't know, i call it a curb ball and this added did motion and ask. >> he wants to go to the voters to have the

you would think a bill before the state senate gets voted on.case. the way the new york state senate work is is that majority leader, dean skellos, he gets to decide whether this vote comes to the floor. he doesn't have to bring it to the floor even if he thinks it's going to pass. because it is entirely up to him. that is -- that's why we don't know whether there will be a vote tonight or ever. another thing people may wonder is, what's this business about why is it going to be voted on at midnight or 2:00 in the morning? well, there's a long history in albany of doing things in the middle of the night because people aren't there, and newspaper ted lines will be missed so that news will really sort of dribble out even in the internet era. that's how these politicians think. it has very little to do with democracy or the public trust. >> jeff, have you been kidnapped and are you being held in a cave somewhere? you are just blank. >> i'm in west virginia. this is skype. and you know, it's a work in progress. >> it looks a little ominous. >> belie

state senator mark leno from san francisco authored the bill which now goes to the assembly. >>> pg&e said today it is having more trouble tracking down documents on its gas lines demanded by state regulators. pg&e now says it won't be able to produce all of the records on welding defects in natural gas pipelines from the passed 55 years by the june 20th deadline. the california public utilities commission had asked for that as part of the investigation of the sanbruno pipeline explosion. >> some victims of that devastating explosion are facing another setback tonight. a financially strapped construction company has left them hanging. and as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, the contractor was on a list approved by pg&e. >> reporter: the owners of this home still wait. still wait to come home to a house fit to live in. it's been almost nine months since the sanbruno explosion. and now it seems they will wait longer. the owners here and four other properties were sent a letter that the company may go out of business. >> that's tearing my heart out because people have work that needs to be

>> reporter: yeah, the state senator leland yee feels strongly about this, kristen. he is even accusing the supreme court of siding with the interest of corporate america. instead of the interest of children. >> i am rather disappointed today, by the decision of the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: in an effort to show his defeated law has broad support, lee provided representatives from the medical community and from law enforcement to react to today's supreme court ruling. declaring california cannot ban the sale of violent video games to children. >> we see a lot of them are enforcing targets. it's not in development of an industrial. we're concerned about this. we will stay involved. >> reporter: the bill enjoyed bipartisan support in the california legislature. the u.s. supreme court declared the law violates the first amendment with justice antonin scalia write manage the majority opinion. no doubt the state processes legitimate power to protect children from harm, but it does not include free floating power to restrict the idea may be exposed. they told us via

senator from south dakota is recognized. mr. thune: last week i had the opportunity to travel my state of south dakota as i think most senators who were home over the break did. during the week i was able to be part of a couple of events in my state with former comptroller general david walker. i think most people here are acquainted with mr. walker. he had a ten-year run as the comptroller general of this country. he has since started an organization called come back america initiative and has been traveling the country trying to explain to the public the issues surrounding our national debt, high federal spending levels and their effect on our nation's future. i would add that he is someone who takes both parties to task. he is an equal opportunity critic. he is very bipartisan in his criticism of the out-of-control spending that exists here in washington, d.c. but he did point out, mr. president, the tremendous growth in government which has occurred in the course of our nation's history. in fact, when our country was founded, if you go back that many years to the formative years of our country -- and he uses the year 1800 as

>> reporter: yeah, the state senator leland yee feels strongly about this, kristen. he is even accusing the supreme court of siding with the interest of corporate america. instead of the interest of children. >> i am rather disappointed today, by the decision of the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: in an effort to show his defeated law has broad support, lee provided representatives from the medical community and from law enforcement to react to today's supreme court ruling. declaring california cannot ban the sale of violent video games to children. >> we see a lot of them are enforcing targets. it's not in development of an industrial. we're concerned about this. we will stay involved. >> reporter: the bill enjoyed bipartisan support in the california legislature. the u.s. supreme court declared the law violates the first amendment with justice antonin scalia write manage the majority opinion. no doubt the state processes legitimate power to protect children from harm, but it does not include free floating power to restrict the idea may be exposed. they told us via

and state senator. state assembly member. mayor willy lewis brown jr. former senator john burton. san francisco board president, david chu. supervisor. supervisor david campos. supervisor carmen chu. supervisor cohen. supervisor. and supervisor mark ferrell. supervisor jane kim. supervisor ross. supervisor scott weiner. and district attorney george cascon. city attorney dennis hererra. sheriff michael henesee. former supervisor. former supervisor angela. former supervisor bevin. our chief of protocol charlotte . i also want to thank all of firefighters, paramedics, and other add money straiters -- administrators of public safety organizations from throughout the state and our country. i want to thank our city's commissioners and our city's departments heads for all joining us. today is the day of reflection and mourning. while we honored these two brave men, we should think about how we can serve our city, our communities and our neighbors just as anthony and vincent did for so many years. thank you for joining us here today and showing your support for these two valiant men. lieu

i do not see our state senator here. i do not see representatives from the assembly. jerry brown is a good friend of mine, but in this case, i respectfully disagree with the direction he has taken, by trying to dismiss redevelopment. [applause] with the incentive that you can look around today, go upstairs and see the magnificent health center where i wish my dentist's office was as nice as that dennis office. i would encourage you all please contact your local assemblyman, to contact state senator leno, to contact the governor and just tell him it is wrong. and for san francisco to move forward, we need to continue redevelopment and continue their great work. congratulations. thank you. [applause] >> just a quick minute. it is nice to be in charge of the podium because you can do a lot of things independently. [laughter] i would like for the westbrook family to stand out. would you please stand up? [applause] fantastic. thank you. i also would like for the board of directors as the south of market health center to stand up. [applause] let me just say that i could not

state senate.ill will let cities and other local governments make decisions about locations, taxation and other rules related to pot distribution. cities like san jose have already started drafting their own rules. >> state officials are using special dogs to keep cell phones out of the hands of prison inmates the dogs are sniffing out devices at california institution for men in chino. mobile phones are dangerous in the hands of inmates prisoners have used phones to plan escapes, harass victims and order hits on correction officers. >> i don't know if there's a particular odor, if you can hide a cell phone. state senate. if the governor signs the bill it will carry 5,000-dollar fine. >>> the storm we've been talking about all week long is moving in on schedule. we have light to moderate rain to show you and so far reporting some light rain and also some of the current rain fall patterns up in the north bay. i'll go ahead and shift and you'll notice some more activity. closed in on san francisco an

passion and dedication about it and of course president obama was a former community organizer a state senator u.s. senator and now we're very proud of him to be our president and really we flex america first african-american mayor but he was elected on that alone he was elected and his competency and in his passion and willingness to look at people in see people in a different light he sees in looking at them and trying to give them as whole in a better world in a better country this is your opinion today when you're a time to your opinion still counts in the democratic party while everybody counts i mean you know everybody counts i mean you know you vote i mean you're you're right well i don't think i think you listen to everyone it's not just those in government or have an opinion it's you have to really listen to the people and that's i did all my life the people have more to say and then just political leaders well. we have today u.s. president from illinois he's not exactly from. chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made a bad special

but state senator leeland yee says make no mistake, this commission is about to gut san francisco. >> in this situation, what we have is a redistricting commission that totally ignores the pivotal role that san francisco provides for the state of california. >> district 3 and leeland yee's district 8 would become a new district, number 4. extending from san mateo into marin and that new district could mean no state senate representation until 2014. >> if in fact we lose one seat and if the seat remains in as my district, then unfortunately those individuals who senator has been representing will in fact not have representation for that couple of years. >> oakland could reduce from three state assembly districts to two. swanson's district 16 is likely to remain in tact, but the small and sliced up districts 14 held by nancy or mary's district 18 could face the giatine. jerry's oddly shaped 11th district is certain to disappear. being two square districts. one with contra costa county. and richmond -- martinez in pittsburgh will be redrawn into the district. the new maps could boost the

it shows the state senate seats and congress. redistricting happens every 10 years after the u.s. census. this is the first redistricting in california since the independent commission took over from partisan state lawmakers. >> one, districts are drawn without regard to political incumbents and partisan considerations. two, districts reflect geographic and common sense boundaries, and three, the districts balance the needs of different communities of interest across california. >> the commission plans to tour the state to get more input from the public and issue a final decision august 15th. >>> new information now about a deadly small plane crash in the east bay. federal investigators are blaming pilot error. it was in the fool foot hills of livermore. julia was not rated to fly in the weather they encountered that day. the couple's friends and neighbors said they were returning to the airport in their single engine airplane after a mother's day visit with their son. . >> we are just trying to come up with a solution. >> south bay business owners say they are scared. today's fall

state senate.will let cities and other local governments make decisions about locations, taxation and other rules related to pot distribution. cities like san jose have already started drafting their own rules. >> state officials are using special dogs to keep cell phones out of the hands of prison inmates the dogs are sniffing out devices at california institution for men in chino. mobile phones are dangerous in the hands of inmates prisoners have used phones to plan escapes, harass victims and order hits on correction officers. >> i don't know if there's a particular odor, if you can hide a cell phone. state senate. if the governor signs the bill it will carry 5,000-dollar fine. >>> the storm we've been talking about all week long is moving in on schedule. we have light to moderate rain to show you and so far reporting some light rain and also some of the current rain fall patterns up in the north bay. i'll go ahead and shift and you'll notice some more activity. closed in on san francisco and ma