the l.a. ual budget in the hundreds of millions, overcrowding continues to be a growing concern. >> as you can see, i've got concrete bars. you know, i don't have any place to expand. i can't make another cell. that's the achilles heel of jail systems everywhere, is how many inmates you have. that's your clients. >> the los angeles county jail has a higher inmate to guard ratio than any other county jail in the country. sheriff's deputies have to deal with the daily threat of getting stabbed, having feces thrown at them, and even contracting aids. for some deputies the stress is too much to handle. >> we've had guys come in just a day, day or two, and they look around and they're like i'm out of here. they'll give us the keys, and they won't even say they're out of here. next day we'll come in and they'll be gone. i'll go down and check it out. they'll be like, yeah, he resigned or -- because this is where you actually figure out if you really want to do this or not. >> five minutes. get ready.

the l.a. gay and lesbian center to end suicidal ideation and reduce homophobia in the l.a. unified schools. just some quick basics. the l.a. center is the largest lgbt organization in the world. 320 staff, a budget of over $60 million, 300,000 client visits a year. we do a wide range of medical and mental health services for our clients who could not afford to get them otherwise. the l.a. unified school district, second largest in the country, 665,000 students more or less, more than a thousand schools. and they've also been a pioneer in addressing issues that face lgbtq kids. and many, many years ago started project ten which was a project for lgbt kids within the schools. i won't spend much time on these statistics because robert mcgarry did a great job yesterday in his presentation, most of -- i'm not going ahead. i'm sorry, i should be -- there. that's all the statistics i just talked about. i'll remember now. um, robert did a great job yesterday of talking about these statistics. i will sa

i'm sure the "the l.a. times" doesn't like being misquoted. >> there is no getting around -- i'm sorry. there is no getting around that mitt romney, when he accepts his party's nomination for the president of the united states, that is mitt romney's platform. you know, to suggest anything else is absolutely ludicrous and it would be different than any convention. >> do you acknowledge that the quote from "the l.a. times" is incorrect? >> no, it's not wrong. >> i can read it to you now. the platform was -- >> it doesn't matter. >> it does matter. you are quoting "the l.a. times" and it does matter. >> the point of the e-mail -- there is no getting around that. and you agree there is no way that a presidential candidate, a party's nominee, can separate themself from that party's platform. there is no exception for -- >> he has separated himself. >> no, he hasn't. he had an opportunity in the drafting of the platform language to make sure that his own view, if that is his view, is in the party's platform langua

the ones who live on the basement and the ones above ground also, so how much safety do we need on the l.a. -- on the alley? this has been my home for 23 years. i know the neighborhood. he does not. people could not even answer the questions about the dates and how it was constructive. goothis is our neighborhood, soi asked that he remove the gate. >> any other public comment? >> my name is barbara, and i lived at the building is being contested. we are asking for access to the back door, where we have a ramp and we could go in, and it is at street level. if somebody can not walk very well, they do not have to go up fliive stairs to the building. my husband was recently disabled, and he has back "/ very big problem, so this is not a trivial issue. isn't is -- it is a big problem. what is interesting is the old puzzle, who is watching the watchman? the people with the most interested in keeping the gate closed are the people with the keys. the people who need the keys to be able to come and go have to go to mr. flynn and building. it took us over a month to get a request for the key, and we

the window. i was not a happy camper. >> l.a. ock responds immediately by holding a late-night press conference of his own. >> some of these agencies have released some critical, sensitive information. that information has not only jeopardized the conduct of our investigation, but in reality it places this community in jeopardy because it impedes our ability to go forward fully with the investigation. >> challenged by major setbacks, detectives struggle to establish the killer's identity. >> we did not have anything of substance as of yet. and absolutely nothing that indicates that the suspect is close to being apprehended. >> frustrating because you're thinking where is this going next? who is the next victim going to be? are we ever going to get a sense of who this guy is? because we have case after case after case. murder after murder. burglary after burglary, yet no i.d. >> detectives have no idea who the killer is or where he will strike again. but his terrifying presence is impossible to escape. >> he was doing horrible thin

unloads in the fourth inning. l.a. hit four straight homers. marlins win 6-2. >>> to boston, bobby valentine wasn't happy about something against the royals. james loney picks up his first rbi as a member of the red sox and boston wins 8-6. >>> met and astros. davis hit a pair of home runs, the second one ends the game, a walkoff bomb in the ninth. mets win 2-1. >>> to motown, vernon wells with the catch of the day, infante with a shot to the left. detroit had the last laugh winning 5-2. >>> nick watney won the barclays. >>> football, peytonning is starting to look like the manning of old, tossing a pair of touchdowns against the niners. both to eric decker. san francisco wins 29-24. >>> then you've got the jets. they haven't scored a touchdown all preseason. mark sanchez and tim tebow both threw interceptions against the panthers. new york's offense continues to struggle. captain jet has seen enough. panthers win 17-12. >>> maybe the jets can sign terrell owens. the outspoken wide receiver was cut by the seahawks. he had just two catches this p

you're quoting the "l.a. times" and you've misquoted them to back up a position. >> anderson, the point of the e-mail, and there's no getting around that, and i would think you would agree, that there's no way that a presidential candidate can separate themselves from that party's platform. >> he has. >> there is no exception for rape or incest in the human life amendment. he has insisted that his own party's platform. no he hasn't because he insisted -- he had an opportunity during the drafting of that platform language to make sure that his own view, if that really is his view, is in that party's platform's language. it isn't. he didn't do that. neither did his campaign team. that's why we sent the e-mail because i want to make sure women know that. >> you sent the e-mail to raise funds and you're misusing a quote and i do think accuracy is important and my job is to point out things which are not factually correct. you said that the platform was, and i quote shgs written at the direction of romney's campaig

l.a. was at the end of my rope and had to do it. i waa afraid i would be the only fat person in l.a. nly one walkingon the street. and of course, you havpeople staring and there's taunting that goes along with that. >> wen: there's not a lot of fat people in l. you're nothe only one, but there's not ahole lot. >> no. >> wendy: you're 2 years old, what's the hardest thingbout moving 3,000 miles away from home? i'm the only child, so it was leavinmy mom. >> wendy: oh. oh. >> ias afraid she would think i was abandoning her. a lot ofguilt. and she wanted to follow my dreams. it was weighing on me. >> wen: they told me you we 240 pounds. you don't look -- >> 240 pounds. >>endy: you lost a lot of weight? when i started, i was 3 pounds. >> wdy: oh, a real fatty. so who is this girl here today? how much weight ve you lost? >> honestly, i n't know who she is. i've been fixated on the scale and a number, and now it's about being healt. >> wendy: you're sexy. >>oh, i don't know -- wendy: you look a little like relativeo lisa ray, the actress. how is it dealing with weight issues growing up? see

"the l.a. ysis on some of these documents that were released bet and they found that in 125 cases men continued to molest scouts after the organization heard assault allegations against them. and 50 cases in which expelled abusers reentered the program and molested again. in fact, "the l.a. times" even included a quote from one victim that said, i was crying and i reached around and hit max, the scout leader in the face. and i said i was going to quit the troop and tell my daddy. then we heard the others coming back, and max said put your pants back on. also the boy scouts of america have released a response to the l.a. times article saying the boy scouts of america believes even a single instance of abuse is unacceptable and we regret there have been times when the bsa's best efforts to protect children were inefficient and for that we are very sorry and extend our deepest sympathies to the victims. we are committing to ongoing enhancement of our program in line to protecting youth. this happen

in fact, "the l.a. from one victim that said, i was crying, and i reached around and hit max the scout leader, in the face, and i said i was going to quit the troop and tell my daddy. then we heard the others coming back, and max said, put your pants back on. also the boy scouts of america have released a response to the l.a. times article saying the boy scouts of america believe even a single instance of abuse is unacceptable, and we regret there have been times when the bsas best efforts to protect children were inefficient. for that we're very sorry and extend our deepest sympathies to victims. we're committed to the ongoing enhancement of our program in line with evolving best practices for protecting youth. this happened for decades. >> jennifer: look, it's the same thing as the catholic church. they don't fix anything until they get sued. then republicans come around and say lawsuit, too many lawsuits. we find out about the child molesters through the lawsuits. that's another connection to the cath

breaking news, the l.a. d jared loughner is the man accuse of shooting gabrielle giffords and six others. they believe he is competent of standing trial. according to the times it's not clear whether he will plead guilt to all the charges. cnn has not confirmed the information, but the hearing is set for tuesday in tucson. >> 14 fires are scorching and sheriffs deputies are looking for an arson suspect who may be linked to fire. a red flag warning is in effect for much of the state. dangerous conditions are fueling the fires. at least 120 homes or buildings have been destroyed. they call it seven minutes of terror. nasa's mars landing that happens early monday morning. if all goes as planned, a 2,000 pound rover called curiosity will land on the martian surface after 1:00 a.m. on monday. it's the largest robot they ever tried to land on another planet. mitt romney did something that is usually, but not always, reserved for liberals. he picked up a hollywood endorsement. a dirty one at that. dirty as in dirty

quote, this is from the l.a. times. delegates for presumptive nominee mitt romney are voting down substantive changes to the platform language that were written at the direction of romney's campaign. first the abortion language in the 2012 platform, it hardly differs from the 2008 language and the 2004 lack wage in the platform. that language obviously wasn't written by the romney campaign. peter hanby was in the room while it was being drafted. he said romney's advisors made any number of suggestions but not on the abortion plank. you've been sending out fund raising appeals that seem to link romney with. >> i think women need to know the dramatic difference between obama's position as well as the democratic party as well as the republican party. the bottom line is that romney's campaign just directed the republican party platform to include the most restrictive constitutional amendment that would say to women that you would have no opportunity to make your own retrukttive choices under any circumstances, even in the ca

according to the l.a. mes it is not clear whether he will plead guilty to all of the charges he faces. cnn has not confirmed this information independently but a hearing is set for tuesday in federal court in tucson, arizona. >>> 14 fires are scorching huge chunks of oklahoma right now. oklahoma county sheriff's deputies are looking for a possible arson suspect who may be linked to one fire. a red flag warning is in effect for much of the state. oklahoma's governor says dangerous conditions are fueling the fires. at least 120 homes or buildings have been destroyed. a live report from oklahoma. stay tuned for that here on cnn. >>> in the caribbean sea, tropical storm ernesto drawing a bead on the yucatan peninsula. the storm is packing winds up to 60 miles per hour and could become a category one hurricane the next few days. jamaica is under a tropical storm warning right now and here is what else we are working on for you. where most shows, of course, dare not go. the new american obsession. perfection in a

the l.a. ting the death as a suicide ying he jumped off the vincent thomas bridge yesterday. the l.a. times is reporting he left a suicide note in the office. the coroner would not confirm that detail to us. he directed "top gun", crimson tide" and "days of thunder" and number of films with his brother, ridley scott, including this summer's premethius. >>> passengers aboard two united airlines flights, a boeing 757 returned after an engine became overnighted and caught fire. less than 12 hours later, a seattle bound 757 had to turn around after the pilot reported a smoke condition. >>> five simultaneous water spouts were captured over the weekend in wisconsin. weather questions could trigger more. they are telling boaters to be on alert. >> i never thought about the negative side of that, boy, that's so beautiful. >> it is beautiful -- >> but not when you're in a boat. >> thank you, christine. it is 18 minutes past the hour. it sounds like something out of star wars but may be the norm sooner t

and as the l.a. times put it, when we learned that ron palillo died, a nugget of '70s pop culture died along with him. a cheshire, connecticut native, he spent recent years as an acting teacher. he was 63 years old. >>> two aircraft ended up in a fender bender at nashville's airport today. a gulfstream private jet was being towed by a tug when it collided with a privately owned beach king air prop plane on the taxiway, as you see. there were no passengers on board either aircraft thankfully at the time of the collision. no injuries to report. >>> it's one of those projects that could make you think we haven't lost our national desire to go higher, faster and further after all. today the boeing x-51 underwent a test flight, unmanned mind you, to travel at six times the speed of sound. dropped from a b-52 bomber. it's an air force project. it was only supposed to hit top speed for five minutes. at 3,600 miles an hour, that's the equivalent of l.a. to new york in 46 minutes. now, not counting the wait f

. >> pay back is -- giants go for the sweep in l.a. sports is next. >>> the rock and roller who is telling the paul ryan campaign he's not g >>> good morning. welcome back. tonight the giants return home to open four game series against the braves after they got out the broom with the dodgers last night was the joaquin show he put the giant as head 3-0, two run home first in the sixth a double into the gap brought in another run career high-five rbi's giants beat dodgers 8-4 sweeping l.a. on the road they lead by 2 1/2 games. 's start important road trip in tampa tonight. the pitcher shutdown -- minnesota holding this -- them to one run. a's beat twins 5-1. a's and rays are tied atop the wild card race. >>> little battle between an 80s rocker and vice presidential candidate paul ryan. twisted sister front man deee snyder has -- asked ryan to stop playing his hit song he are not going to take. snyder released a statement saying he doesn't support ryan and denounced his unauthorized use of the song. >>> now i'm going to have that stuck in

you make reference to both the 1965, l.a. rebellion, i'm sorry the 1965 riot, it sort of set the stage for the world you came in to. just in a matter of criminology, it's an interesting space and time to come in to that -- to be part of the larger community. you also tie that moment, your own experience to katrina. and this is an image of kathleen blank koa's swat team that was sent in to new orleans to deal with the then problem of looting, which became another racialized metaphor in the particular moment for black people who were facing the most desperate of circumstances. and one of the interesting ironies about this particular moment was all the mythologies about the crime and violence and race that's that was happening. 95% proved to be absolutely untrue. >> false. >> and even in the ap reporting of katrina, you saw the juxtaposition of african-american going in to stores to get things, now again, i'm not here absolving people of whatever wrong doing they committed in the mist of that moment. nevertheless, when was it was

as the footage on your security cameras and see what kind of activities are actually take place in the l.a. -- -- what kind of activities take place in the alley. what do you think of that? you can look at the tapes. icommissioner hillis: would we e able to see the alley? >> i don't know, it is endless battle. the tenants want this, then they don't. i don't know what to do any more. we have been cleaning up the alley for years. the cameras do not stop anything. i was called one time because it was open and there was a vehicle there. i took a picture of it and the vehicle backed up and hit me. you are not supposed to park there. president hwang: is it the parking that is an issue or the illicit activities? >> mostly, i would worry about the illicit activities. we do not use it for parking, but it was pretty bad. it is mostly probably during the night. then you have to have labor open and close it and we miss it. president hwang: okay, i just wanted to see if you would be open to that suggestion. that is just my personal point of view. commissioner lazarus: you are searching for a security w

miami's marlins relied on the long ball to power pass the l.a. dodgers. is. >> the dodgers pulled off one of the biggest trades in baseball history this past weekend but it was the marlins' giancarlo statin who came up huge in l.a. the dodgers couldn't figure out staten. he unload in this the fourth. marlins win 6-2. >>> to boston. don't know how bobby valentine feels about the trade but he sure wasn't happy about something against the royals. james loney picks up his first rbi as a member of the red sox and boston goes on to win 8-6. >>> mets and astros. ike davis hit a pair of home runs. the second one ends the game, a walk-off bomb in the ninth. mets win 2-1. >>> to motown, vernon wells made the catch of the day. the tigers infante with a shot to left, wells is there, jumps at the wall and robs infante. detroit had the last laugh, they win 5-2. >>> golf, nick watney won the barclays and lydia coe became the youngest woman to win an lpga event, the 15-year-old won the canadian opening. >>> manning tossing a pair of touchdowns against the niners both to e

broad spectrum of americans. >> dana: what senator marco rubio is talking about, that yesterday, the l.aonio villaraigosa the keynote at the democratic committee told reporters that republicans can't trot out a brown face and expect latinos to vote republican. do you think that is overreac overreaching? why can't we be gracious? >> bob: rubi villaraigosa in thy had a message for the republican party. the hispanic community is more aligned with republicans on many ways, value, faith and other things. why is that they continue to vote democrat nick huge numbers? not because of people like rubio or george bush who understood it. the republicans continue to believe they can make a case out of immigration -- >> dana: it hasn't been theme of the convention. >> eric: watch what happens tonight when he speaks. the place will go crazy. marco rubio speaks the place will go nuts. i watched him in speak in a private function a group of people. it brought the house down. the man has a way to deliver the message. he will deliver it in his home state across the street. watch. >> dana: andrea, i think t

. >>> despite earlier reports, fbi officials tell "the l.a. times" they are not investigating any criminal wrongdoings by members of congress who were involved in an unusual late night swim in israel last summer. republican congressman kevin yoder of kansas admitted in a radio interview that he went skinny-dipping in the sea of galilee. he said he was sorry, calling it a "regrettable incident." he was the only person in the congressional delegation who went in without clothing. >>> a portion of alabama's tough immigration law has been thrown out by a federal court. the appeals court ruling rejected the part of the state law that ordered public schools to check the citizenship status of new students, but the court decision says police in alabama can continue checking immigration documents for people they stop. >>> meanwhile, in another federal court ruling, a judge says the vatican is not the employer of catholic priests who have molested children, and this ruling could become a legal milestone and possibly shield the vatican from suits for mon

the federal judges. despite already having empty buildings in l.a. at are wasting taxpayer money, not to mention the fact that the current two federal courthouses have 61 courtrooms for 59 judges. that is an extra two courtrooms. sam allen of the "los angeles times" joins us. sam, tell me about this hearing. who called this hearing? >> well, this hearing was held by a subcommittee, a congressional hearing on government waste, on spending by the gsa. it was led by congressman jeff denim from northern california. he was certainly very vocal about the absence of the judges on friday. >> greta: were the judges actually invited to the hearing to defend the need for this new courthouse? >> they were. at least according to congressman denim. he said they'd been notified months in advance, and that he was simply told friday that no one was available to attend. >> greta: why does anyone think that the judges need a new $400 million courthouse when they've got these two other two courthouses with 69 courtrooms for 59 judges? >> greta: well, it's a good question

at 3600 miles an hour, that's the equivalent of l.a. to new york in 46 minutes. ounting the wait for your luggage at the baggage carousel at jfk. >>> last night on "the tonight show" the first lady explained the kisscam incident at the basketball game in washington before the olympics. when the first couple was first shown on kisscam in the arena, you may recall they didn't take the bait. well, now we know first daughter malia couldn't believe her parents didn't engage, so to speak. so she took matters into her own hands and arranged a doover. >> she said, i've arranged for you to get another chance on the kisscam. >> wow! >> and then she came and sat with us to make sure we didn't mess it up. she was like, get ready, it's coming. that's when she was like okay, go, now, kiss, do it. >> the first lady with jay leno last night on the actions of the formidable first daughter. >>> they went out looking for halibut on a fishing trip, instead this is what they got, humpback whales were feeding nearby. one suddenly came out of the water, ten feet off the stern of the ves

went up 10-1 and had to hang on for dear life. 10-8 the final. l.a. lf games behind the giants. kim cleijsters h heaviry favored. but you blew a 5-2 lead in the first set. robeson using big serves to win the first set by tie break. another in the second set. three time u.s. open champion at age 29 she decided going into the event it would be her final tournament. mallto be sanford senior burdett e&s quite the story. last in the ncaa singles to nicole gibbs. and all this tennis has not kept her out of the loop when it comes to stanford football. >> i and wait to get out to the games fall quarter. i think we will do well. there was kind of a battle for the quarterback position. i believe josh nunez won out. i'm excited to see what he has to offer. >> she is right. nunez is starting quarterback. burdette faces the three seed maria sharapova. needed just 54 minutes to dismandel lingo of spain. sharapova in straight sets. highest seeded american man is 6'9" john isner. number mean in seed pushed to the the brink by javier in the first round. huge unforced e

the "l.a. s" newspaper is reporting the total cost of the program is more than, get, this $813 million. as america racks up the gold, uncle sam is to rake in the green. now one lawmaker says it is time to stop taxing the members of team u.s.a. for winning olympic gold. plus, he just might win the prize for the best olympic mishap. the wild stunt that left london's mayor just hanging. oh my. we'll get to it as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news from your good friends at fox. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spotn the gulf... and come on down. brought to you by bp and all of us who c

the usgs does tell the l.a. times that the quake was felt in part was joern japan and no threat of a tsunami. >> alcohol and speed is a dangerous combination. two teens were drag race when is they lost control of their cars and ended up crashing into two homes. both 19-year-olds were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries and facing felony dui and reckless driving. no one in the home was hurt. >> the state senate approved a bill to ban agencies like bart from disrupting cell phone service without a court order. that comes at a protest in oakland this evening. the march from the bart station to better headquarters were marking the first anniversary of the bart order to shut down cell service in stations in san francisco. the goal was to disrupt the protests that were shot by bart police. >> new problems, they are not happy with a new san jose neighbor, the casino matrix. they had two office buildings and found one person passed out and claims casino patrons used the lots for the toilets. they admi

a four-team deal that would send orlando center dwight howard to the l.a. lakers. e reportedly scheduled a conference call later today to finalize the trade involving the magic, the lakers, the 76ers ant nuggets. >>> to baseball now. kansas city at baltimore. royals dh billy butler hit a three-run homer in the first inning. butler later hit a double and triple ending up just a single short of hitting for the cycle. the royals beat the orioles 8-2. >>> in new york, mets center fielder had the same kind of day as butler. hitting a double, homer and a triple against miami. knuckleballer, r.a. dickey threw a complete game. for his 15th victory. the mets beat the marlins 6-1. finally, the cap worn by shannon easton at last night's pre-season game between the packers and the chargers is headed to the nfl hall of fame because easton made football history as the first woman to officiate a football game. nfl game.she rved as line judge replace regular union refs who are locked out in a contract dispute. >>> when we come back, another look at the top stories and a lawn mower

according to the l.a. t's not clear whether he will plead guilty to all of the charges he faces. cnn has not confirmed this information but a hearing is set for tuesday at federal court in tucson. >>> 14 fires scorching huge chunks of oklahoma and the sheriff deputies are looking for a possible arson suspect who may be linked to one fire. a red flag warning is in effect for much of the state. oklahoma's governor says dangerous conditions are fueling the fires. at least 120 homes or buildings have been destroyed. >>> they call it seven minutes of terror. the last delicate stage of nasa's mars landing that happens early monday morning. if all goes as planned, a 2,000-pound rover called curiosity will land on the march shaun surface after 1:00 a.m. monday. the rover is the largest robot scientists have ever tried to land on another planet. we like our gadgets here on this broadcast. >>> mitt romney, you know, he did something that is usually reserved for liberals and picked up a big hollywood dirty endorsement

according to the l.a. mes, one out of every three cars sold here has been repossessed by the dealership and then sold again. it happens because many of the deals are designed to fail. >> they have been business model where they want you to fail. they charge very high interest rate of about 30 percent and the minute you cannot pay off one month of that loan they will repossess your car, take your down payment and not give it back and then sell the car to another consumer. >> that senator is sponsoring a bill that would rein in abuse of financial practices by car dealers. the owner of the dealership admits that he repossesses cars but blames it on consumers' buying cars they cannot afford >> you have heard about bills coming back to haunt you. cell phones company goes after it loved ones the state after it had been canceled. jolie explains how to handle accounts after someone dies. >> devastated by the loss of her husband of 40 years, she is taking things day by day >> i try not to think about it >> he was a

. >>> sandi gibbons with the l.a. attorney's office >>> once they got the slides back to the database they were able to research >>> she tells me the combined dna in that system was and valuable >>> the technology did not exist then but as now >>> the 53 rose suspect arrested in antioch yesterday in his facebook base says he is an alarm from long beach poly high school and attended long beach city college. he was operating a business from his residence investigators will not talk about the arrest or her daughter now in her 30's >>> they took swaps from her body and preserved the body fluids collected, so those things can be checked for dna >>> samsung rep of innovative technology that apple used to great iphones and ipads so says a jury any million-dollar win for apple. the jury said samsung infringed on all seven apple patents what does that mean for consumers? nothing for now. >>> nothing will get ripped at your hands now, it means if there's an infringing device then they'll get pulled from retailers. >>> responding