. >> reporter: ruiz intharg his time in tent city on the food over facebook messenger from new mexico he explained why he end up locked up. >> for trafficking methamphetamine. stolen firearm >> reporter: among other things. >> it's rough. >> reporter: and believe it or not -- >> that's where i got to learn how to use my knives for the most part was in tent city. >> reporter: he spent two years work in the kitchen. >> they have comooifbs there for us that are chained to the tables that we're working on. and we cooked for over 700 people, breakfast, lunch, and was donateded, some of it expired associate he cooked up whatever they got for the inmates and staff. >> once i did get out of jail irk went to culinary school. i left the cars, the drugs, the women. >> reporter: it's been two year, and he's work as an executive chef in printa cafe. facebook. he doesn't feel like he was rehabilitation taded during his time in tent city, that is where he happened to be when he realed he wanted to make a better life for himself. >> it's totally up to a person if they want to do it or not. >> reporte

he's back at tent city. i go look for him. come back. take prisoner. oh, mr. hawks, they'll come back and kill him! you've got to let him loose. you've got to let him get away. nk the rest of us would have if i turned you loose? clyde, don't you realize if you hadn't been in chains just now, we all would have been massacred? you know, we haven't played two-handed in a long time. yeah, long time. flint, i'd like to bet you $5. on what? if you'll give the major half a chance, you'll be back scouting for him before he leaves his. that's a bet i'll take. good. he's beginning to soften up already, and i ain't half through working on him. cheaters! that's what you are, cheaters! one bet! that's the way gambling is. sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. man: your table's crooked! that's why i haven't won anything! you're gonna pay back that 200 bucks if i have to beat it out of you! calm down, joe. the table's straight. you keep out of this, mccullough! mccullough! stay out of this, adams. this is not your wagon train. you are not the boss here. whatever else i m

. >> reporter: ruiz was here at tent city more than a decade ago, working inside the kitchen. he's now an executive chef. he called on the skills he learned here to win a reality tv >> reporter: it was that can-do attitude and scrappiness that helped claim the top spot and 10-grand. >> it was a lot harder than what i thought it would be, for sure. >> reporter: he spent two years in tent city on weapons and is drug charges and calls the time >> we cooked what we could. >> reporter: working at a historic restaurant in downtown santa fe. >> i've been the executive chef there for years. >> reporter: and he's grateful for his second chance, he credits his turnaround to their family, and not sheriff arpie county jails credit. i don't want to give joe arpaio credit. i did this on my own. >> reporter: on his facebook page, sheriff arpaio released a statement congratulating him. and he believes they can help people. >>> police say this shows a man grabbing two chainshaws right off a shelf and attempting to walk off with them. he was confronted by a store manager. >>> a queen creek midd

city operated housing. before we move were ordering of diesel to remove non-authorized tent on a public sidewalk, the city would be required to offer shelter to all residents, offered to pay the cost to transport all tent residents to live with friends or family outside of san francisco and provide written notice that the city will remove the tenant in 24 hours. if residents do not accept the city's offer of housing were shelter or do not remove the unauthorized tent within 24 hours of the notice, the city may remove the 10th. after removing the tenant the city would be required of written notice near the area where the tent was look good if you vote yes, you want to prohibit the placement of tens on public sidewalks without a city permit and allow the city to remove unauthorized tent is the city provides 24 hour advance notice offer shelter for all tent residents store the personal property of 290 days. if you vote, no, you do not want make these changes. i'm here with jim lazarus senior vice president of the san francisco chamber of commerce and proponent of proposition q you were also by quentin mickey volun

. >> reporter: in santa ana, california, this tent city is home to. 500 people living in the shadow of city hall. >> they want to pretend we don't exist. >> reporter: nick blinderman is 26, and uses heroin. >> i've never in my life seen anything like the drug use around here. it's as common as, like, drinking a cup of cove in the morning. >> reporter: homelessness is rising in california in part because housing costs and rent have nearly 120,000 people are now homeless here. 66% of them live on the street, the highest rate of people without shelter in the country. >> you cannot convince me on any day of the week that this is a way that people should have to live. >> reporter: mark ridley thomas is a los angeles can county supervise. tents line street all over los angeles and ridley thomas wants a state of emergency, using funds for natural disasters to address homelessness. you believe this is a disaster just like a wildfire or an earthquake. >> well, it's pretty obvious this is simply an intolerable set of circumstances. >> reporter: on election day, los angeles voters approved a $1.2

we asked ben tracy to find out more. >> reporter: in santa ana, california this tent city is home to 500 people living in the shadow of city hall. >> they want to pretend we don't exist. >> nick blinderman is 26 and uses heroin. >> i never in my life have seen anything like the drug use around here. it's as common as like drinking >> reporter: homelessness is rising in california in part because housing costs and rent have skyrocketed. 120,000 people are homeless here. 66% of them live on the street. the highest rate of people without shelter, in the country. >> you cannot convince me on any day of the week, that this is the way that people should have to live. >> mark ridley thomas, los angeles city supervisor. jerry brown to declare state of emergency. using fund for natural disasters to address homelessness. you believe this is a disaster just like a wildfire or an earthquake? >> well, it's pretty obvious. this is simply an intolerable set of circumstances. >> reporter: on election day, los angeles voters approved a $1.2 billion plan to build 10,000 units of affordable housin >> so

city operated housing. before we move were ordering of diesel to remove non-authorized tent on a public sidewalk, the city would be required to offer shelter to all residents, offered to pay the cost to transport all tent residents to live with friends or family outside of san francisco and provide written notice that the city will remove the tenant in 24 hours. if residents do not accept the city's offer of housing were shelter or do not remove the unauthorized tent within 24 hours of the notice, the city may remove the 10th. after removing the tenant the city would be required of written notice near the area where the tent was look good if you vote yes, you want to prohibit the placement of tens on public sidewalks without a city permit and allow the city to remove unauthorized tent is the city provides 24 hour advance notice offer shelter for all tent residents store the personal property of 290 days. if you vote, no, you do not want make these changes. i'm here with jim lazarus senior vice president of the san francisco chamber of commerce and proponent of proposition q you were also by quentin mickey volun

putti underwear, feeding them baloney sandwiches, and making them stay in his infamous outdoor jail, tent city. >> nowhere in this country has anyone put 1,000 inmates in tents >> reporter: he had charisma and a knack for getting media coverage. >> he was innovative. most people like him instinctively. >> reporter: but as his popularity soared, his message became more controversial. >> i have the authority to go into anywhere without telling the crime suppression sweeps that would prompt federal investigation, lawsuits and lead to his upcoming trial. >> i can't talk about it right now. >> reporter: he says the sheriff is always in soefl-preserve alwaysation mode, addicted t satisfied with it. >> i think it's the only thing that matters to him. >> reporter: after 24 years, arpaio's political career appears to be over. >> i'm not going to talk about it right now. around for a long time. >> penzone takes over an offic. >>> we want to show you the breaking news we've been covering throughout this newscast. election of donald trump. this is downtown chicago. >> this is right outside the trump hotel

he is willing to close down tent city but he wants to make a full evaluation first. scale back the mcso chain gangs and has no plans to hold any immigration patrols. >>> developing tonight, a crime that is so cruel. a pair of burglars ransack a woman's home and they shake hands with her on their way out. steve krafft has the latest. >> reporter: this is a story about taking advantage of vulnerable people, the kind of thing that can and everywhere. it took place in casa grande. casa grande police got a call at 7:30 last night. a woman in her 90's told them that two men ransacked her house. >> she is hard of hearing so apparently, they knocked at the front door and they went to the to break the window. two of them climbed in and started going around the house picking whatever they wanted. >> reporter: the men discovered the elderly woman inside but they didn't care. >> they didn't do anything. they just got a pillow case and started gathering whatever they wanted. >> reporter: while she was here? >> yeah, she followed them. she tried to leave by the front door. >> repo

we also from tent city i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this messsage. paul babeu oversaw a place of horrors as headmaster of a school for at-risk youth. students were denied basic human rights and were subject to sexual abuse. arizona deserves better. arizona's largest newspapers endorse tom o'halleran for congress. "the republic" says, "elect tom o'halleran. his words match his work." "o'halleran puts the common good above party politics. >>> the cubs return to chicago. and the ns there to greed them. sports illustrated already out. there's the cover. chicago cubs, world series champions, 2016. cubs made the fans work for it. an emotional roller coaster that ended last night. he and his father had a pact, they would listen to the game together if the cubs ever made the world series. and look at these pictures from chicago. according to usa's bob knight, they'll hire a new manager in 24 to 48 hours. and the d-backs triple-a manager has been rumored to replace chip hale in july. skating at home against the predators. nashville has lost three straight. ar

. >> should he take down the tent city jail? he says he is not sure yet and he plans to keep some of his choice on some things including the court monitor. >> that court-appointed monitor will stay but i bet his work will be less difficult, a lot less expensive, and over with super - - sooner rather than later. >>> new video just coming in from dallas. you can see the fire burning in the middle of the street. and another major city, we tracked at least half a dozen people, protesters, a number of cities trying to keep the peace. >> and for 15,000 early and provisional ballot still are uncounted, the process begins tomorrow at 9:00 and one of the races haiti - - hanging in the balance, county recorder, her challenger is calling the delay unacceptable. >> i would have had the office working through the weekend. there is no recent the should not have been counted. >> i know the job i do, and that my team does. >> final numbers may be in by the end of next week. and it won't be easy for all businesses to accommodate. advocate, fundr

he says he is willing to close down tent city as well but wants to make a full evaluation first. sheriff-elect penzone says he is scaling back the chain gangs and has no plans to hold immigration patrols. >>> workers wrapping up work on a new interchange that opens on tuesday near bell and grand avenue that is an area that has arizona department of transportation is saying the new interchange will cut down delays by freight trains. the project took seven months to finish and cost $42 million but the timeline was sped up so it would be done before the holiday shopping season. >>> it is starting to feel like fall out there. cloudy skies and temps dropping overnight in the valley and it could be cooler over the next couple of days as well but warmer weather in the forecast for this weekend. dave munsey with the current conditions. >> reporter: temperatures reacting, windy conditions across the north. as we take a look at the map here, you will see there is a lot of cloud cover around. if you look up into the northwest into nevada, you will see snow up there. the cooler air is filter

could pink underwear and tent city become a thing of the past? what paul penzone is saying tonight. >>> the former owners of the new times charged with running a brothel. why a judge wants to drop the charges against those men at >> reporter: hi, everybody. yeah, look at this. together a little after 5:00 and it is in the 70's already. there is no wind to speak of. there is wind around the state though. we'll get to that. 75 in glendale. 74 in deer valley. 77 at the present time in chandler. you can see a mix of rain and some snow kind of throwing along with it in the west. that stuff is being absorbeds as far as temperaturesre concerned. we do have wind advisories, not only in the northwestern portion of the state and across into california and nevada involved in that as well. this is where the wind is a little bit north of us here. you will see the gusts get up to the 30 miles an hour range. it is gusting pretty good. 79 degrees for the high today. we come out of the 80's. we get into the 70's. 77 in deer valley. it was 81 in chandler. the 70's

trademark during sheriff joe arpaio's time in penzone says he is looking at permanently closing tent city but he wants to make a full evaluation first. >>> good news for drivers out there. the new overpass at bell road and grand is set to open on tuesday. the interchange will cut down on delays often caused by freight trains. it will cost taxpayers $42 million when it is all said horizons with its first international flights. they will offer three nonstop flights to canada. fares starting as low as $100 round trip tax and fees included. >>> we probably sent a text to the wrong person once or twice but how many ties have you sent an accidental text and it ended up with thanksgiving dinner with a >>> the word of the year enfired by the chaotic presidential election. >>> city leaders butting heads with the federal government. we'll have a live report. >>> if you would like to contact me on social media, i would love to hear from you. you can find me on facebook and the sanctuary city... it's front and center after the sanctuary city... >>> the sanctuary city is front and center after donald

. >> the volunteers claim they are going to visit tent cities all along the freeway. >>> for the 33rd thanksgiving in a row police, firefighters and sheriff deputies volunteer their time to deliver meals to see -- seniors. we went along with crews as they prepared and then dropped off turkey dinners. >>reporter: it is the one day a year where police, firefighters, and sheriff deputies come together in the spirit of giving.>> you come here and you dig right in, everyone is happy to help. these meals are going to people who for that would not have it.>>reporter: volunteers for dishing out 5000 potatoes, more than 1200 pounds of corn and rice, countless ladles of grady , and turkey. >> we have 120 turkeys today, enough to feed 3000 the -- families. >>reporter: even the former police chief pitched in.>> it is just something great. >>reporter: after the turkey is carved and the gravy is poured sheriff deputies load up the meals andÃthe boxes into cars. >> he is giving back to the communities, all the other families, people that maybe don't have anyone else. >>reporter: cruise para and span

. >> tent city. >> reporter: probably no more visible sign at this piry era. >> there's no need for it right now. i know a lot of people are what is best for taxpayers and safety. >> but tent stickings almost 9 million a your. -- city is costing really 9 million a year. although the one time the county said there was plenty of rooms in the jail. he was known for planning media stunts. those could but what about the pink under wear. penzone hasn't said if he would keep them or not. he has said it's a new day when he takes over. >> i'm not the type to go in there and ruffle feathers or say you're going to get a rid of a bunch. that's not intent. my intent is to evaluate what's best. if it's also about the federal mandate. >> reporter: it means had the

. >> can you talked about the tent city could be on the chopping block. you don't know. >> i want to be responsible which means you have to know the information of facts and then make sound decisions based off that information. pink handcuffs? those are the things -- >> if they are brangding trademark things and not -- if they don't change a behavior or save taxpayer dollars, i don't see the value. if someone wants to make an argument why they have value please share it with me. i think that they -- i truly believe those were nonsense in a lot of ways and i'm not about nonsense. him for his decades of service in law enforcement. >>> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of division. have to get together. to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say is it time for us to come together as one united people. i pledge to every citizen of our land that i will be president for all americans and this is so important to me. >> after a fascinating campaign, a historic election and victory, donald trump is the next president of

50,000 and more refugees stranded in different camps, in facilities with thousands of persons in tents, city plaza is unfortunately offers the best conditions. reporter: the owner of the bankrupt hotel has filed suit against maniatis and the other squatters. but the refugees and their helpers want to resist eviction. after all, for them, this is "the best hotel in europe." damien: whenever i chat to friends in the baltic states, one of the things they always talk about is their fear of russian aggression. particularly since russia's annexation of crimea. that's why nato troops are now being stationed in the baltics. but when you read the newspapers in russia you can see that there the fear is western aggression -- that's because moscow views nato troops on its borders as a threat. to find out how ordinary russians feel, our reporters have been to meet one russian family, that has just moved to kaliningrad, a tiny russian territory sandwiched between poland and the baltic states. reporter: smile, please. little german is feeling a bit anxious. it's his first day at school. he and his parents

this is part of one of the tent cities that spring up, mostly on the outskirts of the city, but throughout. this was on market street missed -- market street between battery and front. st. francis of assisi church on montgomery avenue. the barbary coast. and here we see dupont street. mission dolores. another market street refugee tent city. also in his essay, jack wrote this -- within an hour after the earthquake shock, the smoke of san francisco's burning was a lurid tower that swayed in the sky, reddening the sun, darkening the day, and filling the land with smoke. i am going to turn it back to jeanne now. [applause] ms. reesman: that, by the way, is the steps of the santa rosa city hall. well, we turn now to japan and korea in 1904. the japanese war of 1904 is not so remembered today, but it is of great significance at the time. it was the first time in asian nation had beaten a european one. the czar and the emperor of japan competed for control of eastern asia and its seaports. the world did not think japan was capable of fighting the russians, but they suck the entire russian fleet

on a contested measure dealing with homeless population that supporters of prop q say all of the tent cities due to go to the states not only and i sort of they are dirty and dangerous as well. now they are making a new claim to drum up support. the fire department released a report that shows a decade ago crews battled 35 fires at homeless and kenneth report says more recently this figures have risen. last they said there was 100 fires at homeless and campus and this year they will see hundred and 10. >>> it has become an increasing concern since there's the cooking going on. with supporters opposing bart this is part of a campaign that is aiming to demonize the homeless and incite fear among the public. >>> coming up going above and beyond the call of duty. to our meeting sheriff deputies help a teenager project getting rid -- getting away with 8000 items from a store. >>> a gruesome discovery at sonoma state university, the investigation underway after a man's body was pulled out of a shallow grave. >>> tapering body was found in a park in east oakland the discovery was made at 77th avenu

you pass over what some are calling city hall tent cities. today a committee considered spending $130,000 on services and the idea is to establish a pilot program giving campers a place to pitch tents. >>> a pipe line safety inspection got tense in the east bay. pg and e contractors were cutting doe down trees. saying pg and e broke a promise on ways to inspect the trees. pg and e says it got permission to clear the trees out and it is relocating them. >> it is based on legal advice that is notness ily true. >> athletes and celebrities are spreading the word about cryotherapy. >> temperatures are freezing cold and the centers are popping up around the bay area. >> cold is getting hot here. federal regulators warn some claims are unproven. many are convinced of the benefits. >> more people are subjecting themselves to freezing temperatures in hopes of clearing what ails them. temperatures as low as 180 degrees bee will he 0. >> getting relief and knee pain. >> the chambers are in the bay area and across the country. >> many benefits come from

armstrong temple met with supporters, arrested friday while police cleared homeless people from a tent city. police wanted her charged with lynching, a term used when someone pries a suspect from police custody. >> the word lynching makes my stomach hurt. it makes the kind of terrible things that we want to think don't happen, ever. >> the encampment now moved to berkeley city hall. police are keeping an eye on the campers and warned them they could be arrested if they don't take down the tents. >> no matter what happens tomorrow, law enforcement forces tell abc7i team foreign drug cartels will continue to be a large problem. >> dramatic video of a special ops team raiding illegal marijuana grows around the bay area. an investigation is next. >> what voters are expecting after election day is done. >> our hot line will be taking your calls tomorrow the hot line opens starting at 7:00 a.m. because shevery year. ow that it kills 40,000 californians... because she doesn't understand what cancer is. because she can't spell emphysema. because she is a butterfly, who fights fires. because she is

city operated housing. before we move were ordering of diesel to remove non-authorized tent on a public sidewalk, the city would be required to offer shelter to all residents, offered to pay the cost to transport all tent residents to live with friends or family outside of san francisco and provide written notice that the city will remove the tenant in 24 hours. if residents do not accept the city's offer of housing were shelter or do not remove the unauthorized tent within 24 hours of the notice, the city may remove the 10th. after removing the tenant the city would be required of written notice near the area where the tent was look good if you vote yes, you want to prohibit the placement of tens on public sidewalks without a city permit and allow the city to remove unauthorized tent is the city provides 24 hour advance notice offer shelter for all tent residents store the personal property of 290 days. if you vote, no, you do not want make these changes. i'm here with jim lazarus senior vice president of the san francisco chamber of commerce and proponent of proposition q you were also by quentin mickey volun

armstrong temple met with supporters, arrested friday while police cleared homeless people from a tent city. police wanted her chaed with lynching, a term used when someone pries a suspect from police custody. >> the word lynching makes my stomach hurt. it makes the kind of terrible things that we want to think don't happen, ever. >> the encampment now moved to berkeley city hall. police are keeping an eye on the campers and warned them they could be arrested if they don't take down the tents. >> no matter what happens tomorrow, law enforcement forces tell abc7i team foreign drug cartels will continue to be a large problem. >> dramatic video of a special ops team raiding illegal marijuana grows around the bay area. an investigation is next. >> what voters are expecting after election day is done. >> our hot line will be taking your calls tomorrow the number. the hot line opens starting at 7:00 a.m. >> this is live in philadelphia. president obama and hillary clinton this is in making their final appeal to voters. hillary clinton is going to speak in pennsylvania, speaking now at the podium.

. >> troy lives at the tent city in santa ana. >> there are peoples that you used to teach, there are plumbers, roofers, construction workers. there is everything here but no one is willing to give them that chance because they've already hit rock bottom. >> reporter: and the view from the bottom is not pretty. so we asked governor brown's that state of emergency and he said that would not be appropriate. he said chronic homelessness, like the kind you see back here, is better dealt with on the local level. >> pelley: ben tracy here in los angeles tonight. ben, thank you. coming up next on the cbs evening news from los angeles, a chinese billionaire isn't taking jobs from america. he's bringing them here. americ. he's bringing them here. i sure had a lot to think about. the people i care about? ...including this little girl. and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? so i asked my doctor. and he recommended eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. yes, eliq

you pass over what some are calling city hall tent cities. today a committee considered spending $130,000 on services and the idea is to establish a pilot program giving campers a place to pitch tents. >>> a pipe line safety inspection got tense in the east bay. pg and e contractors were cutting doe down trees. saying pg and e broke a promise on ways to inspect the trees. pg and e says it got permission to clear the trees out and it is relocating them. >> it is based on legal advice that is notness ily true. >> athletes and celebrities are spreading the word about cryotherapy. >> temperatures are freezing cold and the centers are popping up around the bay area. >> cold is getting hot here. federal regulators warn some claims are unproven. many are convinced of the benefits. >> more people are subjecting themselves to freezing temperatures in hopes of clearing what ails them. temperatures as low as 180 degrees bee will he 0. >> getting relief and >> the chambers are in the bay area and across the >> many benefits come from it and you're going

. >> some talked about getting rid of tent city, are there plans along those lines? >> i have to be a responsible leader and evaluate them. if they are necessary, efficient, safe, and in the best interest of everyone here. that cannot be made until we can clearly and objectively make solid decisions. you were saying thank you to your wife. and you talked a little bit about the 2012 race and you were unable to unseat sheriff of open - - arpaio. but you talked about rocky. >> my wife is a rocky fan. this is unfinished visit - - we serve in a matter of law enforcement. that is our skill set. and we saw disappointment, where it was not cohesive with those in need. my wife said that you need to finish. in rocky, he goes out and comes back and he wins and you can see how it turned out. >> did the sheriff call you? you? what did he say? >> we have not spoken yet. >> do you anticipate hearing >> i am not worried about that, but instead, enjoying this moment. and this is a very special time and that is my focus. >> tom, thank you. >> and thank you for having me. >> we will se

. >> reporter: the closing of tent city. there is a shrinking jail population.>> it was just a political sideshow for him. not make any sense from economic standpoint. >> reporter: there are a lot of decisions that paul penzone will have to make. he will be meeting with the officials to talk about the entire section of the operation. >>> activist for undocumented immigrants celebrating election sheriff joe arpaio. they say that their fight is not over. it was a warning for the incoming sheriff, paul penzone we are sending a message to the city, to the county, and to the state, that the politics of arizona make a dramatic shift today. it is one that will drive a community that going to protect its communities, and will move forward. and that will be not of team supporting criminalizing our people. >> the activists calling the kercher's office, a broke office, they vowed to keep a close eye going -- sheriff's office, a broken office. they vowed to keep a close eye going forward. >>> temperatures now into the 70s, scotts care -

. >> you talked about your tent city could be on the chopping block. >> i want to be fair and responsible meaning you have to know the facts to make sound decisions. >> if they are not changing a behavior or save taxpayer dollars then i don't see a value in them. if someone wants to make an argument on how they have value, please share them with me. i think they are nonsense and i'm not about nonsense. joe arpaio with his service. >>> college basketball season kicks off meaning we are only five months away from the final four being hosted in the valley. >> we talked super bowls and national championships and we sometimes forget about the final four. it is coming. the final four committee is making plans for the big event. matt rodewall is finding out what is in store for >> reporter: john and kari, the men's basketball committee for the ncaa was in town today in glendale surveying the scene. they wanted to check on it for the first time in quite some time. we're here at cityscape. that weekend will be full of fans but 33,000 fans will descend on glendale and an epic sports event for the f