of course, the national hospital association opposes it saying hospitals have already a mandated nurse to patient ratio. >>> now let's turn our attention to the weather. it's just gorgeous out >> it is slotly beautiful. right now, live doppler 7 showing the absence of rain. enjoy the break while we have it. here's a look. 24 in half moon bay. not as windy as it was yesterday. despite the fact that it is breezy out there. some of russ still suffering from allergies and it will be another rough one. so take a look at the forecast as we head toward tomorrow. the same offenders. the tree pollen will be running high. weed and mold spores will be moderate. the tree pollen, oak, pine, and mulberry causing some of us to sneeze. take a hock at the upside to the breeze. it is cheered out. our skies, we have nice sunshine over san francisco. here's another view from santa cruz camera. take a long at them. they're enjoying the sun. 67 degrees in morgan hi. you're seeing blue skies to match the bay. a beautiful day. 72, santa rosa. vacaville, that's the warmest spots. concord, 71 degrees. sunshine

the senate. that got us thinking about corporate influence and lobbying in washington, the national association of realtors, pharmaceutical research andnu cturers of america as well as the american hospital association were among some of the top spendet year. sheila crumbholtz from the nter of responsive politics joins us to talk about that. welcome, sheila. nice to >> thank you. >> we have other companies that we want to talk about, but the story thatill just brought us is just one example of how lobbyists cannfluence the outcome of legislation, but is it always at one person's advantage over another or one industry's advantage over another or sometimes does it really benefit the consumer? >> oh, certainly, there are bills th are lobbied on intensively that do benefit the consumer. in some ys maybe they are at a disadvantage in other ways and companies there are and industries pitted against each other and there may be winners and losers and it's impossible to say it's good or bad for the consumer. >> we have a list of the top corporations and what they spend as well and you have a google and an alphabet google and an at&t and an amazon. they have various issues wh the government and wh

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