in a poll conducted by the los angeles times and the university of southern california, 64% of californians said they would pay more taxes if the money went to public schools. to help the schools and other vital services, californians will get to vote on at least one initiative next year to raise state taxes. governor brown has filed an initiative that would increase sales tax.5 cent. and hike income taxes on millionaires by as much as 2%. >> folks are willing to pay for the bills as long as they know their money is not being wasted. >> reporter: but this was a state where a guy named howard jarvis led a taxpayer revolt in 1978 passing an initiative called proposition 13, dramatically slashing property taxes. his legacy lives on with organized opposition to any new proposed tax hikes. >> i think the public reaction would be very negative. california voters have rejected the last seven proposed state-wide tax increases. >> reporter: california has been hit harder by budget cuts than most other states. and the looming battle will test whether the people here have had a change of heart about t

california state senate. she also offered a record 17 at state laws aimed at combating domestic violence. she earned a master's degree of public administration at the university of southern california. a former federal employee, she worked in the carter's white house office of hispanic affairs and was appointed later as a management analyst with office of management and budget in the civil-rights division. she was nominated by barack obama to serve as secretary of labor on january, 20, 2009. now we would like to present this personal video from her. >> good afternoon. thank you superintendent garcia for that introduction, and thank you to all the superintendents, administrators from our principles, and educators to come to san francisco for the eighth annual conference hosted by alas. never in american history has your work been more important, because never in our history has this nation did more depend on the education we provide our latino youth. let me begin -- let me begin by congratulating you on getting the leadership academy off the ground. i wish you great success with this important endeavor, and let me also take this opportunity to commend you for your thought

. >> adam clayton powell the third from the university of southern california, welcome to the broadcast. >> less cold there. >> i once went swimming to impress somebody off of malibu. extremely cold. she was not impressed. wayne madsen from the wayne madsen report, welcome back to the broadcast. tell us quickly about the wayne madsen report, for the few dealers who have not heard about it. >> it is an attempt to bring back something lost in this town, muckraking journalism, reporting on the things that the mainstream tries to avoid. >> and you have clean issues on today or is the much sticking to them? >> the more muck the better. >> tim foley as well is here. every saturday at 9:30 a.m. the best of political radio there is in this country. you, yourself, if i must say so, do a wonderful job. you have a talent that i envy. you can read almost anything perfectly allowed. i cannot do that. i cannot even read things allow that i have written myself. >> it helps make because i do not need to have an original thought. >> now that we have all while and encouraged, what is happening, tim folly

head just exploded during a two thousand and ten review by new york university and the university of southern california found absolutely no difference between children raised in heterosexual households and gay households and a paper published in the two thousand and seven american journal of ortho psychiatry found that of forty six adults interviewed who were raised by gay parents twenty eight indicated that they felt more open minded and empathetic than others who were not raised by gay families have a goldberg a psychologist at clark university of massachusetts and a lead researcher in the study concluded that gay parents tend to be more motivated more committed than heterosexual parents on average because they choose to be parents that's because unlike heterosexual couples same sex couples don't usually become pregnant by accident and are therefore more prepared for and even enthusiastic about the challenge of parenting further research shows these same children are shy. as strong as social functioning social performance and other life success kills as are the children of heterosexual couples today

and half of them will get a placebo and the experts at emory university the university of southern california and new york presbyterian cornell medical center will study the effects but we want to talk about some other effects that could happen also namely what will the results be if this drug actually works it's a question i posed to blogger and truthout contributor dr jeff k. here's what he had to say. well they wish they could have a memory or recent film but there really will be ministers. this drug which is called be thankful therrien will be as it is tuberculosis drug and is one of the get the latest in a series of different drugs that the military but also medical researchers have been looking for to try and find an effective treatment proposed dramatic stress disorder which is an awful awful disorder to have and it's no surprise that the american military in its quest to you know i mean all over the world are seeing hundreds of thousands of cases interactive game of sand elsewhere and if they really you know the military would like to have soldiers who couldn't. react to the horrors o

. >> reporter: a poll conducted by the los angeles times and the university of southern california showed 64% of californians would pay more taxes if the money went to public schools. but this is the state where anti-tax crusader howard jarvis successfully slashed property taxes in 1978 with a measure known as proposition 13. and where opposition to new taxes by conservatives remains strong. >> average folks, real folks in the communities, they are not looking to pay higher taxes. >> reporter: if the tax measure fails the state says it will have to cut almost $5 billion out of public education. >> we can't wait. the people can't wait. let's get it done and california will be in a better spot. >> reporter: agencies say they are studying the budget tonight. by tomorrow there is likely to be a firestorm of negative reaction. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> still ahead as we continue tonight, a mother protecting her own doing something brave to save herself and her baby with intruders just outside the front door. >>> also ahead, millions of americans had reason today to ask, "what's

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california and america's really original cradle of innovation. money, ideas, universities, getting together to solve problems, creating jobs. after our three days in northern california on january 25th, we head to southern florida, as we'll dissect the dysfunctional political system in 2012, just before the florida primaries. also be able to look at the health care apparatus while we're there. and in early february, we'll go to the belly of the beast, washington, d.c. on february 8th, we'll head to austin, texas, for three days. another cradle of innovation, i might add, to show how we do have people, we do have the money, and we certainly have the problems. we simply don't have the proper environment mixing the money and the people to solve them. we'll show you how to make america a more dynamic economic power. something to restore some of that dynamism. and on february 22nd, we'll turn the 30 million jobs tour toward the class of 2012, as we'll head to three great universities throughout the midwest and look at the hopes and dreams of those graduates as they face a future certainly riddled with uncertainty, but also possibility, i might add. and we can't wait to hit the road again. i hope you will joi

encore presentation of the florida presidential debate at 5:00 eastern in case you missed it or want to see it again. >>> just ahead, winds so strong in southern california, one university close classes. reynolds, what does it look like. wind gusts and temperatures in the 80s could give us a good fire threat in parts of california. not only the l.a. basin, but all of california. the great lakes and ohio valley, we'll give you the full scoop in a couple moments. you are watching "cnn saturday morning." fopportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i'm committed to making a difference and i am a phoenix. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> certainly thoughts and prayers going out to all the families in alabama after this week it was hit by deadly storms. a

of we'll end up with cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. 50s, 60s. >>> 7:13. a prestigious southern california college says a senior administrator submitted false s.a.t. scores to publications that rank college and universities. claremont, which is in eastern los angeles county, says that person has taken responsibility for the false scores and has resigned. math and reading scores were inflated by as much as 20 points for the last seven years. >>> vasser college is apologizing to dozens of high school seniors who thought they received early acceptance to the schools. last friday, 120 students received what the school later called a test letter congratulating them on their acceptance. turns out, just 46 of them had actually been accepted. >> their is a mistake. it was big one. but it was simply that -- a mistake. >> some are calling on vasar -- vassar to accept the letters. they say to accept the other applicants would be unfair. >>> alison burns reports the florida primary could have a big effect on who wins the election. alison? >> reporter: 50 delegates are at stake. this is newt gingrich -- newt gingrich sheiking hands. he won the primary in south carolina ten days ago but he faces an uphill battle in fl