that water ran directly in the sacramento river, the source for drinking water for millions of peoplen ashley takes i inside. >> the iron mountain mine has been called the beast. a place where the water is so toxic, scientists had to come up with new methods to measure it. this mine was once the largest copper mine in california. it closed since 1966. rich is project manager for iron mountain for the environmental protection agency. >> they mined up 1963. 1963. but what it produced throughout the lot of the life, it produced acid for refining industry. >> iron, zinc and cadmium. it's exposed to hundred inches of rain that fall on the mountain each year. undisturbed they wouldn't pose a problem. >> overflows from a dam to contain contaminated water jeopardized wildlife before. they have been monitoring the toxic runoff since 1986. >> large amounts of coper and zinc can kill fish because they have to breathe it through their gills. >> they discharge a ton of iron and zinc each day. >> it's like having hundred refineries in one location. >> i would have to go it on hoed midnight, going o

there needs to be a really good analysis because the sacramento st. loathing also serves the hotels uses as well as the residences. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is pamela duffy. the reason i'm so late in turning in my heart is because i do not ordinarily speak at a certification hearing. i figured this is the city's eir, but there has been such a panoply of commentary that relates to the actual substance of the project that i thought i might take a moment and try to characterize this in a little more leveling sort of way. i think there has been considerable confusion in the testimony so far between the advocates -- adequacy of the document and whether or not people think the project itself is meritorious. the document is extensive. it is rather remarkable. i meant to carry it up here with me, but i have a bad shoulder. the document for what we're dealing with, which is the replacement of an existing tower and whether or not it relates well, and constructively to what is there and what has been there since 1961, is being characte

they eventually located the man on roe island paid he floated down the sacramento -- the sacramento river on a makeshift raft. one stranded he called his family but was not able to tell them the name of the island. >>> the head of the tsa issued a video message today. >> i want to remind you that tsa's mission is to assure the safety of the users traveling. >> in this video the chief cause for the public's understanding and cooperation he reminds passengers that they can choose to undergo a pat down. some opponents call for a national opt out day on wednesday urging people to opt out of the scanners. they say they may not realize the full extent of the privacy issue. tsa officials say even a few people boycotting the scanners could result in long lines. >>> a piece of artwork has come under fire raising questions about censorship. they are calling for a mural to be removed because it depicts an unfortunate moment in bay area history. jana katsuyama is live in napa with this story. >> reporter: is meant to show that this history. one couple was shot -- were shocked when they saw that image

that is where the new scrutiny is going on in sacramento. on the one side, the statute actually says the tax, the tax that is in violation of prop 26 has to be revalidated. it doesn't say the act. in that case we could have a situation where the sales tax which was eliminateded under the fuel tax swap and replaced with an excise tax, if that is found to be in violation of 26, and we don't get a fwirds vote of the legislature to restore the excise portion of the fuel tax swap, we could lose the equivalent of 17 cents a gallon. the other professor is the whole fuel tax swap is undone, and we return to a world where we had prop 42 plus the spill 46 over -- spill-over for transit. and the loss of the excise tax. we have had discussions with drafters of this to give us some breathing room to figure it out. this did not draft prop 26 with the fuel tax swap in mind. it is possibly a casual bystander. they don't see the state losing over $1 billion in transportation revenues if they can work it out. that is my record. i will conclude with one update.

they built the sacramento water reservoir. the fans were so well built that in fact, they are still in use. the engineers said we have to replace a ball bearing. we of course, have neglected our infrainstruct our and it's rated to be a d and dropping. so if you don't pay your taxes, things do fall down. much of it is things that were built during the new deal. fortunately, they built them very well. so the stuff was really built to last. but, if you don't have taxes to run a state. i expect we will see more of that stuff. i will give you a brief tour that we take for granted. the commitment to public education in all its manifestations. public schools from kindergarten to higher education. there are thousand of new deal schools built within less than ten years. many have art work in or on them. this is berkeley high school. you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. the schools are always telling you that public education can make you better. it should be free. now, public education was fortunatate in californi

so in a transit-dominant community -- and i was at the sacramento regional transit board last night talking about this -- the very important aspect of prop 22 is is that it protects about $1.4 billion. that is t.d.a. money that goes throughout the state, and $400-plus million is the amount provided to mass transportation at the state or local level as a result of a fuel tax swap earlier this year. it providing over $400 million from the state to local agencies for transit. one of the first things that prop 22 does is protect both those sources of funding. in addition, it protects, and this will be prosecutor for projects like the presidio parkway -- it will protect the highway users tax account from being borrowed and goes a step further and prohibits the use of highway users' tax account funds to pay for general obligation debt service. the legislature in enacting the swap was trying to generate some revenue to help the general fund, and they did. it is booked at about $1 billion. proposition 322 those thorough -- proposition 22 throws that into doubt. some say that relief will be lost. at

today the sacramento b commissioned exit polls just among california voters and what those voters told the poll takers was that they want people with more experience at least in california rather than people from outside who are going to shake things up. so it really does buck the national trend. you kept hearing about how nationally the voters wanted change. they wanted the experience. at least according to the sacramento bee and exit polls there, ken. >> jerry brown -- other side of the coin. you've got a situation where here is a guy that has been there twice and now maybe three times. if these projections holds up. people wanted to see old blood but that experience he brings in is something they want to see. >> yes, absolutely. he is new blood for a lot of people. ken, not everyone is as old as you and i they don't remember jerry brown the first time he was governor. so he is new blood to lots of people. let me change gears on you, ken, and talk about just how fickle voters are. remember this, two years ago. "time magazine" two years ago. democrats were in complete command of washi

they can't believe the sacramento politicians will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billionollar tax giveaway. lobbyists have the ear of people who are just thinking about wealth. when you cut the budget, then you cut these students' opportunities. passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate giveaway and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24 because it's time to give our schools a break. >>> sair gentleman showered is revealing details about her capture in iran. showered was arrested along with their friend. she was released in bail on september. telling the nork times the three were hiking when an armed guard gestured for them to aprof afterward indicating they had crossed into iran. she deny aid report they'd been forewarned and says she the had no idea they were near the iranian border and says an early report the guards fired a warning shot over their head is not true. bower and fattal were expected to go on trial, but showered has not been legally summoned to appear. their families appealing to iran's leaders to find it in their he

sacramento won't be easy. our problems are tough, but so am i. if you want more of theame from sacramento, then vote for my opponent. but if you want to get california moving again, i'm ready. are you? >>> welcome back to texas everybody where the oakland raiders are a heck of a lot better than the texas cowboys this point of the season. everybody laughed when al davis compared this team to 1980 that came out of nowhere to win the super bowl. maybe he was on to something. the raiders are 4-4, that's the best record since 2002 when they won the super bowl. one bit of bad news. cornerback nnamdi asomugha left yesterday with a high ankle sprain. while tom cable is hopeful his all-pro corner will be ready for sunday don't be surprised if he misses a couple games. back to the positives. the raiders beat down the seahawks 33-3. they have now outscored their opponents 92-17 over the last two weeks. unfortunately, only 35,000 people showed up to see it. with the division leading chiefs coming to town tom cable once again pleaded with raider nation sunday to come out and fill up

finding is consistent with what we've seen from the california department of water resources for the sacramento river and the san joaquin water heads as well. so we are certainly not alone in this regard. we are seeing of course the decline in the snow pack which others are going to talk about much more later today, but the suggestion that somehow the snow would be replaced by increasing water rainfall in southern areas has not yet emerged. and so picture really does not look great. we have our two largest and most important waste water treatment plants, the hipurian and (inaudible) they treat waste water and 11 other cities and water using agent sis throughout the la area. those plants are located approximately 20 feet above mean sea level. the projections for sea level rise in the last itcc report ranged from about 9 to somewhere upward of 25. latest studies are indicating that the upper numbers are perhaps too conservative. so you can see the implications for the viability of those plants if we don't look at substantial modification. and again the science is increasingly telling us that when

jarret tutu, fresno state product from the sacramento area provides the game winner.hargers win 29-23. >>> nfc, vikings and cardinals. how many times has brett favre done this over the last two decades? game tying touchdown. brett favre throws for a career high 446. the vikings would go on to beat the cardinals. 27-24 in overtime. >>> warriors. kicking off a five-game road trip in detroit. masked man. richard hamilton scoring 27. pistons win 10 102-97. >>> being taken over by the pga is harding park. the course hosted a championshipment they will not increase green fees. so they say. sunset district. this one came down to the ends. john cook on 18. starting to be known as mr. november. nails a putt for the win. wins this event for the second year in a row. finishing at 17 under. the 2010 charles schwawab open winner. >>> great tee shot. sets up a birdie. tiger finishes at seven under 12 shots behind the eventual winner and it was that man. on 16 birdie putt. taps in on 18 to steal it beating westwood by one shot. westwood remains the number 1 golfer in the world. >>>

they can't believe the sacramento politicians will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax giveaway. lobbyists have the ear of people who are just thinking about wealth. when you cut the budget, then you cut these students' opportunities. passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate giveaway and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24 because it's time to give our schools a break. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the balance of power in washington is up for grabs. democrats are trying to hold to gains from two years ago. republicans are trying to shrink the size of government. >>> have you made up your mind yet? >> as voters begin to head to the polls. 472 races will determine the control of the house and senate making midterm i meals and last minute pleas. >> you better vote for me for united states senate. >> we need you to get fired up! >> first lady michelle obama rallied democrats last night while president obama focused on radio interviews from the white house. >> i want to make sure that eve

, one lucky fan scored the sweetest shot at this weekend's game between the chicago bulls and the sacramento kings. the man managed to nail a clean half-court shot and walked away his reward, with the keys to a brand new car. >>> and in texas, a happy reunion for two unlikely friends. a goat and a great dayne were found wandering the streets together by a rescuer. when they were handed over to a shelter, the goat was impounded as stray livestock by the sheriff's department. after a public outpouring the goat was returned, and the duo reunited. now they've been adopted and they have a third that's been added to their pack. luck the three-legged dog. the end. >>> and now here's a look at your national and regional weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> so to recap a three-legged dog, a dane and shelter at the same time? >> yes. and a speedo running the streets. >> entertaining me. >> that's what i try to do bill. >> i hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving weekend. through the weekend weather quieted down throughout much of the country. no travel problems out in the west either. te

. >>> the biggest farming district in california is pulling out of a massive plan to restore the sacramento/san joaquin river. the westland's water district is cardiacking -- is accusing the obama administration of putting too many restrictions and will not provide any funding without a guarantee of future water deliveries. that would be about 70% of historical averages. the district irrigate as much as 600,000 acres of farmland near fresno and provided $150 million for studies and planning. >>> more than 100 coast guardsmen are enjoying a happy homecoming in alameda. the crew arrived at their home port. family members were anxiously waiting to greet them. >> so excited. i've been waiting for this day for three months. he's watching me right now. >> the crew just finished a 90- day deployment to the eastern pacific ocean where it's part of homeland security patrol. >>> today, san francisco's saint saint anthony's foundation is conducting their collection of donations outside the headquarters on golden gate avenue. organizers say it's very easy to donate. all have you to do is drive up to th

two of them to the rookie, the fresno state product from the sacramento area has the game winner.hargers win it 29-23. >>> how about the vikings and cardinals. 34 seconds left. minnesota down 24-17. and how many times has brett farve did this over the last two decades? going for the game-tying touchdown. farve throws for 446 yards. vikings goes on to win in overtime. the warriors, kicking off a five-game road trip in detroit. the masked man, hamilton, scores 11 of the game high 27 in the 4th. the pistons outskoeur the warriors by 8 points. and they win the game 102-97 is the final there. golf, no fees to play the course. the announcement -- no higher fees to play harding. it was made earlier this week as they host the cup championship. another rainy cold day in the sunset district. it came down to the end. john cook on 18. starting to be known as mr. november nails the putt for the win. they win the event for the second year in a row finishing it 17 under. finishing it tied to 3rd w. that he is the cup points winner. final round aabc owned from shanghai. tiger on 17. nice shot. se

three loading docks are on the block of sacramento street. it includes as one of the four required living spaces, and an enclosed space. thus, this will not be used for general loading. it provides only one large loading dock which forces large trucks to block traffic. it contains confusing explanations with no graphs to indicate sizes and locations. it places trash removal for a garbage truck, forcing the truck to block traffic as it travels the wrong way down a one-way street. it erroneously conclude that there are no loading impact. finally, a division floating is inconsistent. thank you. president miguel: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am paul fisher. i am appearing as a california architect. the developer has rejected the idea of the existing power because he says, without substantiation, it has too many columns and the ceilings are only 8 feet high. i was able to pick up a good friend of the existing floor plan and original architecture. i also got a supporting opinion as an ex -- from an experienced structural engineer.

the sacramento, to tucson, temperatures considerably below average. >>> weekend forecast coming right up, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> also coming up, jitters over europe's debt. a deal that's the cat's meow and an auction falls to the dark side. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead, plus, will harry bpotter work hs box office magic overed weekend? >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. "the washington post" reports u.s. embassies around the world are warning allies of possible fallout from an upcoming wikileaks disclosure. according to the state department, the release could negatively impact u.s. relations abroad by revealing sensitive assessments and exposing american officials as the source of embarrassing information. >>> brazilian police are using armored tanks to penetrate one of the country's most notorious slums in an effort to crack down on drug violence there. a five-day assault by gang leaders has been blamed for the deaths of nearly two dozen people. >>> in italy, stu

the governator was on hand to see kobe bryant lead the lakers to their fifth straight win over the sacramentoant was hot, scoring a game-high 30 points with a dozen assists and ten rebounds. the lakers won it 112-100. >>> in boston, a tight one all the way for the celtics and milwaukee bucks, tied 91-91 at the end of regulation but boston got a lead and paul pierce nailed it with a free throw also his career point number 20,000. the final, 105-102, celtics. >>> in the nfl, the tennessee titans claim seven-time pro bowl receiver randy moss off waivers wednesday. he leads all active players with 153 career touchdown catches. >>> it was quite a day in the city by the bay. tens of thousands of baseball fans cheered their world champion giants riding in cable car buses for a ticker tape parade. the giants' world series win over the texas rangers was the first since the team moved west from new york in 1954. congratulations! >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and mystery death. questions over what killed champion surfer andy irons. special for lunch. how about a coastal

amtrack does run from the capitol corridor train up to sacramento down to oakland. we're trying to find out where -- one of the things we do know the train has been stopped in the area. it's somewhere in contra contra costa county. >>> we got news from a hire at a brentwood house. it started at 12:30. that battalion chief said the house was engulfed in flames. he says an elderly woman and daughter were at home. they were sound asleep when one of the dogs woke them up and probably saved their lives. they were able to get out safely but another dog in the house died in the fire. the house a total loss. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. >>> also earlier today in pittsburgh firefighters battled a warehouse fire. it was on leslie drive near railroad avenue. it started at 2:00 in the morning. the location is a warehouse that has been empty for some time. >>> new this morning the highly anticipated monthly report of unemployment is out. there is a little good news. let's go to alison burns who is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest on the numbe

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low and mid-50s across the sacramento valley but the cold air mass is scrubbing out the fog if you haveny traveling plans there. otherwise, we will have the crystal clear skies north winds 5 to 10. overnight lows 52 in pacifica, should be our lows. these are our highs tomorrow only in the 50s. a very short temperature span. 50 to 55 degrees with a little hint of early radiation fog and that's about it. otherwise we hope to see you on friday for the official annual tree lighting ceremony. i get to flip the switch with santa claus. it will be 51 degrees so come see us on friday. here's the extended forecast. it will be clear on friday. then the rain arrives on saturday. partly cloudy sunday. and then offshore flow produces sunny skies monday through wednesday. that is your holiday pinpoin forecast. >>> stay with us. we'll be right back. to the holiday sea,, verizon's your home for samsung galaxy. like the exclusive continuum. and the fascinate. or the samsung galaxy tab that runs flash. what are you doing, friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your

my family grew up as farmers in the delta and took the sacramento king and queen into the city to deliver their goods. a graduate of the city college, hotel and restaurant college. i am interested in serving on the planning commission for various reasons. as you know, the planning commission catches a lot of things, whether it is housing related, transit related, even marijuana dispensaries. it is sort of a catch all. going back to my family roots, i do not think they would have ever believed that their grandson would have the chance to shape san francisco for the future. certainly in their time, san francisco is not what it is today, and certainly will not be what it is going to be for my kids. the opportunity to shape that is a special one. supervisor campos: thank you, commissioner. i have a number of question but i also want to give supervisor alioto-pier an opportunity. ok. thank you. probably the first question that comes up for me -- as you know, the board of supervisors confirm your appointment to the port commission in june 2010. so a recent appointment to the commission. it is n

this is from the "sacramento bee" that just broke. they did exit polls of just california voters. what they are finding in california is, this is from the "sacramento bee," california voters prefer insiders who can get things done over outsiders who can shake things up. so you look at brown and whitman. >> and boxer, as well. this is i think the advantage that they have is the sort of understand the political process, understand the major players in california politics and in national politics and how to get things done and so this becomes i think an advantage to those sort of older sort of traditional democrats. >> wouldn't it be interesting tonight? i can see the front page of the "chronicle" tomorrow with this story. california bucks trend and goes democratic. >> absolutely. california is the one place that this sort of firewall that will allow whatever the national narrative is to be sort of stop at the borders of california because it appears that we are going to have a democratic governor. it appears that we are going to have a democratic senator. so for that reason -- >> an

tradition snow melt period in california, you can pretty much attribute the volume of run off from the sacramento system, which is - that's what is mapped here occurring between april and july attributed to run off, and that has declined from what used to be, i'm having trouble reading my own slide here but i'm thinking that's 40 to 30 percent, but we've lost a significant fraction of that spring and summer snow melt run off, and when viewed across the western landscape, that's lower map picture here on the left where the red dots represent earlier timing of snow melt, basin flows and the blue one's mean later. earlier ones mean spring is coming earlier and things are warming up. we see an earlier footprint of the flows and something of the timing of a week to three weeks averaged across the whole network probably about a week earlier in this period since 1948. next one please. coleagues that university of washington and coleagues have looked at snow courses across the west, and looked that april one measurement from snow courses and reconciled that there has been a trend in the april one water c

according to the "sacramento bee," 22 legislators were at conferences on maui this month discussing energy, healthcare, government reform. the conference provides free airfare and hotels, but its underwritten by donations from energy prior to, pharmaceutical companies and the prison guards union. some lawmakers also attended a second conference on kauai last week. >>> some bay area prosecutors are warning tsa screeners to be careful with those new patdown procedures at airport security lines. prosecutors in san mateo and santa clara counties say they will investigate complaints of inappropriate touching. any touching that crosses the line will lead to criminal charges. flyers will have to get the patdowns if they refuse the new scanning machines but just what touching does cross the line? >> that's the tough part because what we're doing is we're saying, look at the surrounding circumstances, and look -- tell us what was in his or her mind when they did the touching. obviously, it's difficult. >> the uproar over the new screening technique has led to calls for a national opt out day on the

the sacramento bee is reporting that 22 legislators have been at conferences in maui. who is paying for it? big energy providers, pharmaceutical companies and the guards union all of which are pushing agendas in sacramento. >>> uc college has voted to raise tuition again. this time by 8%. while the regions cry poor mouth they managed to give some big raises to uc big wigs. >> reporter: they are already living through a 32% hike in tuition this year. next year uc students will have to shell out another $822, bringing tuition to more than $11,000. >> no way. that's, that's terrible. i mean i -- i know a lot of students that can't afford that hike. i think i'm getting to have to apply for more scholarships if that's the case. >> reporter: uc says it is filing is 1 billion-dollar deficit. one region voted for it, 2 did not. >> by the time we enact this fees will have increased by over 50%. shame on us. >> reporter: and it turns out, while students clashed with police yesterday outside the regents meeting in protest, the board still found money forayses for executives alread