. >>> today the d. c. city council is going to hold an emergency hearing about expired tags. >> specifically it's about a law which allows police to arrest drivers whose tags expired more than 30 days earlier. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live now with more. good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning. well you know what this law means is that if your tags have been expired for more than 30 days than you can be arrested and you could be issued either a criminal or civil citation. now believe it or not, this law has been on the books since 1937 but it's really only been enforced over the last 10 years or so. now police say hey, they're simply enforcing the laws on the books and that critics should take it up with legislators if they have a problem with it. mayor gray is open to reviewing the law but he's also said that the nation's capital faces unique safety concerns and that vehicles are a possible threat without proper registration. where does the mayor stand? we'll find out today but one thing is

. >>> at this hour, the d. c. city council is holding an emergency vote to repeal a law that some say is too harsh. triple a even calls it ridiculous. the law allows police in the district to arrest drivers who have expired tags. even those from other states. the passed, the legislation will be effect i immediately. immediately -- effective immediately. but it will still only be a temporary solution. >>> still to come when 9news now continues, kayakers have a close encounter with a whale and it's all caught on tape. >>> and after being held for nearly five years, an israeli soldier is back home with his family. we'll be right back. >>> an israeli soldier held prisoner for five years by hamas is free. and he's back on israeli soil while nearly 500 palestinians return to gaza. tina krause has details. >> reporter: freed soldier gilad schalit hugged his father for the first time in five years. he is thankful his hamas captors let him go in exchange for more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. the sergeant said his years in

everybody agrees, this is the way that the city will run better, it will save money and jobs. yes on c commonality. -- no on d. >> the increments they used to determine a contribution are smaller >> is a bogus argument. people claymore during bad times and not so much in good times. it is sensitive to workers that make -- police and fire and up paying more. it was done with a thorough analysis of different employee organizations in the city. >> thank you so much, mr. paulson. for information about this and other ballot measures, go to the san francisco league of women voters website at sfvotes.com. early voting is available at city hall monday through friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> i'm melissa griffin, i write about city politics and a member of the league of women voters. i am here to discuss a proposition g, voters will be faced with on november's valid. -- ballot. proposition g would increase the sales tax rate by 0.5% for a total tax rate of 9%. this would only happen if the state does not increase the sales tax by either 1% before november 30, 2011 or 0.75% before january 1, 2015. the city would p

everybody agrees, this is the way that the city will run better, it will save money and jobs. yes on c commonality. -- no on dhe increments they used to determine a contribution are smaller >> is a bogus argument. people claymore during bad times and not so much in good times. it is sensitive to workers that make -- police and fire and up paying more. it was done with a thorough analysis of different employee organizations in the city. >> thank you so much, mr. paulson. for information about this and other ballot measures, go to the san francisco league of women voters website at sfvotes.com. early voting is available at city hall monday through friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

everybody agrees, this is the way that the city will run better, it will save money and jobs. yes on c commonality. -- no on d. >> the increments they used to determine a contribution are smaller >> is a bogus argument. people claymore during bad times and not so much in good times. it is sensitive to workers that make --

everybody agrees, this is the way that the city will run better, it will save money and jobs. yes on c commonality. -- no on d. >>

again nine people shot and six may be dead in the breaking news out of california. >>> back here in d. c. this may be the only city in the country where an otherwise law-abiding citizen could be locked up for driving on an expired license tag. bruce johnson, you're working this story and you talked to some woman today who's in jail and she's going how did i get here? >> it's an old law but you can rest assured if city law to capitol hill, a lot of people upset by this and vowing to change the law that can get you arrested for driving on an expired tag. >> and they said by the way we now have to arrest you. >> she's too embarrassed to allow her name and face to be used by the woman says her vehicle was first hit by a bus and then she was arrested by d. c. police who noticed that the tags on her vehicle had expired. >> they cuffed me and put me in the back of the police van. the police car. >> police are not saying how many people have been arrested for expired tags but the law goes back to 1937. going straight to jail became standard operating procedure more than a decade ago. as police tried to combat stolen vehic

the difference between proposition c and d is basically cost savings. d will save over $400 million over the next 10 years. prop d was crafted with exempting lowest paid city workers from any increase in contribution, at the rates that are part of proposition d are progressive. proposition d is also a

the difference between proposition c and d is basically cost savings. d will save over $400 million over the next 10 years. prop d was crafted with exempting lowest paid city workers from any increase in contribution, at the rates that are part of proposition d are progressive. proposition d is also a disruptive force in city politics. there is a very strong special- interest group that has fought against any pension reform in san francisco. that is later. we hope that they will look at it in a positive way. >> opponents argue that it was done not in a collaborative lateway. that it was done unilaterally. how do you address concerns? >> the origin of proposition b and d was a civil grand jury investigation, a group of 19 residents of san francisco, who had a very diversified group of people representing unions, representing retired people, representing middle-class and minority groups. the fact that this is a criticism is not valid and the collaboration of the opposition talked about who was a collaboration for special interest groups. >> opponents have alleged that even if it is passed, it will be held up in court and perhaps not even implemented. how do

the difference between proposition c and d is basically cost savings. d will save over $400 million over the next 10 years. prop d was crafted with exempting lowest paid city workers from any increase in contribution, at the rates that are part of proposition d are progressive. proposition d is also a disruptive force in city politics. there is a very strong special- interest group that has fought against any pension reform in san francisco. that is later. we hope that the