so the project is now slated to be a trail blazing example of how this can be used in california for construction projects, in particular, with availability payments. we are looking to move ahead now. i have been asked by the transportation commission to provide monthly reports on the progress of the report because of the significance to the state. i would like to take a second here to thank the deputy director of the project for his truly distinguished work and leadership for facilitating this outcome for the project and for securing such a good deal for san francisco. we are going to have to add some breakthroughs in the debate with the california high speed rail authority, bringing in high- speed rail service into san francisco. as you know, there has been some controversy on that topic. we are leading a coordination group that has met for several nights now and has come up with five potentially feasible engineering alternatives that addressed the city's main concern which is not having to depress 16th street at the caltrain tracks because of the negative community separation that

fortunately for us in california, we have great leaders were sold on protecting our environment, strengthening our national security, saving energy, and creating jobs. once again, i would like to think the governor and the governmayor. i would especially like to thank tom styer for funding the program. [applause] >> i know we are running a little late. i want to make one point. this is really about creating good jobs. the way we are doing it is in a way that makes sense from an investment standpoint. let me give you a few numbers on that. we're talking about creating thousands of jobs. it is going to be a good deal for the people who do it. we did this at levi's. they're doing a huge project to renovate the building to save money. the payback is three years. they spent a lot of money to do it. a lot of people were employed. they will get a three-year payback. it is a great deal for levi's. it is great for their culture and bottom line. the normal pay back on these kind of retrofits without any incentive from the government is five years. with incentives, it goes down to 3.5 years. we're talkin

use. california has been a leader in that. we are 40% more energy efficient than the rest of the country. we're very proud of that not just because of my administration. this goes back 30 years. we've been doing this for decades already. here is another system developed that is being installed right here at this company and at hospitals and other businesses all over the state of california. it reduces the energy consumption by 50% to 70%. just so you know what that means, in most buildings, 40% of the energy goes to lighting. when you make an impact there, that has a great impact on what it costs you to use energy and in the output of greenhouse gases. this is a win-win in every way. it is one of the things that tom and i have been talking about. you can combine both things, protecting the environment and protecting the economy. the other thing i like here is the idea of training a sales force to go out and sell the idea. i always believe very strongly that you can have the best product in the world or the best idea in the wor

in the recent california assessment, we used three of these scenarios. or at least models that were based on those to guide us in assessing what might happen in the state of california in sort of a broad base of different impacts ranging from water resources to forest, human health, beeches, coasts, agriculture and so on. let's go on to the next one. okay this is kind of one of those tricky power point graphs and this is where i pretend i'm al gore. now we're taking longer point of view and these three traces here at the bottom is global temperature, surface temperature of the earth. this is made out from proxy records and we did not have thermometers a hundred and fifty years ago so this is reconstructed from sediments and ice ansisotopes and so forth and the top is co2, so this is in hundreds of thousands of years and it's interesting that you see this pretty remarkable sigh lick or cycles and this is the climate and other periods of earth history we would be huddled in a cave right now or something. the - one of the primary factors in causing this peri

prop 19 would legalize marijuana for personal recreational use in california. hat party is going to be taking place through these doors down the bassment of this building. the yes on 19 people would not allow our tv cameras to be downstairs in their basement for the party. they said there just wasn't enough space. so instead what they're going to be doing, they're going to be a projector outside and they're going to film the party themselves and broadcast it out here on this wall for media and other supporters out here to see. now their campaign headquarters is a block away from here. right now volunteers are down there doing some last minute polling, last minute phone calling to get their supporters to the polls. the latest ktvu field poll shows opponents of prop 19 outnumbers supporters 49-42%. earlier this afternoon we stopped by a polling place and we found people with a variety of opinions on the issue. >> i voted yes just because of the possibility of extra tax revenue for the state. >> i voted that down. i'm totally against that, what it means for oakland

that was the initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use in california. a lot of national attention when polls showed it had a shot passing, but in the end 54% of california voters said no to prop 19. it led in 58 counties and all of them were in northern california. >> john peratta hold the lead for mayor of oakland. he leads with 35% of the votes. gene kwan and rebecca cap land received 24% and 21%. >>> oakland is big enough to matter, small enough to manage. this city can be what it should be. >> he is confident he'll be elected and much more visible as mayor than his predecessor. first order of business is to help restore 63 officers that were laid off. >> oakland voters decided two measures, they rejected measure "x", $360 parcel tax, but they did pass measure bb by more than two-thirds of the majority needed. that will restore 63 police officers that were laid off. >> it will mean grassroots police officers will be back on the street. so they can deal with the lower level problems. >> measure bb restores $20 million in funding for the department's p

but i also have to say it's up to democrats to unify and to make sure that those of us in california, in new york, throughout the country come up with an agenda that speaks to the aspirations of the american people. and it's the economy. and it manifests itself in a heck of a lot of different ways in marcie kaptur's district for example versus my district or the districts. but when you look at the pain that is being felt by the american people in the midwest and throughout the country, this is pain. and this is an unbelievably difficult time for everyone. and, yes, we have to look at how our party moves forward to make sure it's unified. and i just have to say, once again, that is why i am supporting jim clibeun for whip. because he has worked on a plan. our economic recovery efforts of with the rural south, with middle americans. he's been north, south, east and west. he's from the rural south. and so we have to have our leadership who really understands all of these parts of our country so that we can move forward and make sure that americans are afforded the american dream that the

enthusiasts went to the polls to support proposition 19, which would decriminalize marijuana use in californiafortunately for them, the election was yesterday, so it didn't -- prop 19 -- [ applause ] it didn't pass. and as you probably know, when something marijuana-related doesn't pass, that's called bogarting. pot smokers are so sad today. if only there were some kind of substance that would help them laugh again. supporters of the measure believe the new law would have raised billions of dollars in tax revenues and created tens of thousands of jobs for people to be too stoned to show up for, so, it didn't work out. they say older voters struck it down. but on the bright side, at least there will be some leftovers at thanksgiving. and gave our nation's news casters a chance to all say exactly the same thing today. >> california's plans to legalize the use and sale of american apparently have gone up in smoke. >> goes up in smoke. >> gone up in smoke. >> up in smoke. >> up in smoke. >> up in smoke. >> up in smoke. >> up in smoke. >> up in smoke. >> the pot prop got snuffed out. >> jimmy: that

a proposal to make marijuana legal for recreational use in california likely to be on the ballot once again in two years. voters rejected prop 19 last week by a 54-46% margin. the "los angeles times" reports legalization advocates are already working on a new plan for the 2012 election. they expect to have a better message, tighter message and more money. >>> it should be clear today who the next mayor of oakland will be. city council member jean quan now has a two-point lead over don perata, who once led by 12 points. but because of the new ranked choice voting system, quan is now ahead. a final tally including provisional ballots is expected to be released today. >>> a small church group from kansas plans to make big noise on the peninsula this morning. sharon chin is in san bruno where the group is thanking god for a deadly disaster. sharon, what's that about? >> reporter: it's about the group coming here -- in fact i just spoke with the vice principal here at capuchino high school where the group is supposed to protest this morning. she says that some of the kids are afraid to com

california country." >> at the kitchen in sacramento, chefs are busy preparing tasty dishes using a vegetable that's increasing in popularity. california endives are showing up on more and more dinner plates. >> i mean, you see a lot of people use, uh, the endive as vessels. so they'll take just the leaf off and put things in it and serve it that way. uh, i think it has a lot of different uses. >> the chances are if this vegetable's on your plate, it's probably grown by california vegetable specialties, a company headquartered in the tiny hamlet of rio vista, between san francisco and sacramento. the first thing the owner did was give us a lesson in pronunciation. >> so what we grow here at cvs is spelled e-n-d-i-v-e. however, it'pronounced quite differently, and the correct pronunciation is this--on-deev. >> obviously, uh, rio vista, where rich works, is about as far away from france as you can get, so we tend to call it en-dive. now, i know rich is cringing in his seat as i say this, as he has when he's come here for dinner, but, uh, that's kind of the ongoing-- the ongoing joke. >> on-deev. >> you can learn

governor also blocked the use of the welfare cards in bingo halls on cruise ships and bail bond businesses, a report surfaced that the cards were being used in casinos in california the list of people after the san bruno fire victims has grown to seven with several of them due in court this week. gas line explosion and fire on september 9th killed eight people and destroyed 37 homes. san bruno residents who had property damage were able to apply for financial aid. they face charges of burglary, identity theft and perjury. >> and it's 5:45. your thanksgiving celebration will gobble up more of your paycheck. >> and promises and predictions as voters get ready to have their say. >> and vote at san francisco city hall that could have a lot city hall that could have a lot of youngsters cr i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our j

. >> still using that in california, but when it's cold for you, it's warmer for your bottom. let's take you out to the roadways. things are moving nicely no matter what you temperature is on your seat. before you get to that, the upper east shore reports of debris. a mattress in lanes. the two fast lanes are over to the left. watch for a crew to clear the mattress from the lane. that's not the way to do this. an easy drive and as you make the new connector to northbound 101. smooth drive northbound. out of novato and the frost advisory continues. back to you. >>> new this morning, oakland leaders will take up a program that gives just about everyone including id cards. the program is turning heads. christie smith is live in oakland with what the cars will empower people to do. christie? >> this program is loosely based on san francisco's city id program. as you said, what would happen is the city of oakland would offer city ids to people who would be and allow people who have the id cards to do things like open bank accounts and establish lines of credit and get access to oth

welfare officials and governor blocked use of the welfare card in bingo halls and cruises and ships and bail bonds businesses. the cards are being used at casinos in californiat is when the governor issued the first stand. >>> campaign 2010 wraps up with a final blast. coming up, voters are finally going to have their say. >> and the vote at san francisco city hall that could have a lot of it's great. i eat anything that i want. key lime pie, pineapple upside down cake, raspberry cheesecake... ...yeah, every night its something different. oh yeah yeah...she always keeps them in the house. no no no, i've actually lost weight... i just hava high metabolism or something... ...lucky. [ wife ] babe... ♪ umm, i gotta go. [ female announcer ] over 30 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good. indulge in yoplait light's two new flavors. triple berry torte and black forest cake. i lowell, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score..

using math. it is an idea being tested for the first time right here in northern california. kiet do introduces us to the teacher showing police how to catch bad guys using numbers. >> reporter: it is another busy night where police officers everywhere are doing more with less. >> we are going to walk out. >> reporter: here in santa cruz, the city's 90 cops handle 86,000 cars for service a year but with police pay cuts and possible layoffs what this city needs is a new kind of crime fighter. >> by myself i don't know a lot about fighting crime. >> reporter: meet dr. george moeller. a first year math professor at santa clara university. moeller is a leading researcher of so-called predictive policing. based on the belief that crooks are just that. predictable. >> we are creatures of happy and that's what the crime data shows is that much of crime can be boiled down to routine activities. >> reporter: moeller discovered the same algorithm seismologists used. he plugged into data into his computer model and compared his crime predictions to the crimes that actually happened. and

i wanted to point out in california, the amount of water that's used in conveying and other forms of pump inging, imagining the water system is about 18 percent of the total electrical use in the state. so, the different - that means the different parts of the climate problem are connected. it's not just the water problems over here and the energy problem is over here and their somehow insulated. they are not. so, next one. um... this is a slide that, you know, if i really tortured you i would have shown a few minutesing a but this is a picture of the,g fel, model under a medium high emissions scenario. the change of the temperature at the end of the century, verses the model, historical climate, and you can see the scale. i'm looking that map here. scale is at the bottom and what you see by this is the coastal air temperature raised, by the end of the century, about 2, 2 and a half degrees celsius. but when you get to the interior of north america, this is for summer, the temperature rise is in excess of five celsius and colorado does not look very good, naturally in those terms. so

in use across california the pentagon is investigating on missile launched off the coast of californiaif this is video of the rocket shooting above the pacific ocean on monday. it was captured by news chopper from los angeles jury if the pentagon said so far there's no explanation. it may be a private company. the pentagon does not believe it was far off by an adversary of the united states. off in the pacific today a cruise liner from san diego to stock of the mexican coast. there for 500 passengers stranded on board the ship. it does have power though it has no air conditioning, no hot food service, hot water or telephones. if nobody on board was injured in the fire it has been put out in the ship is expected to tote sometime on wednesday. >> were getting ready for rain a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza in countbody conditions here. were continuing to see the cloud cover push down to the bay area this afternoon. a look at storm tracker 4 radar they're scattered nature the storm sure did no real organized the storm is pushing in right now. the bay area right now pretty much try

in at random and we'll have a better shot at winning that way. one of the most talked about propositions tomorrow is prop 19 which would legalize marijuana for recreational use here in californiaeers and applause ] for a while, it looked like prop 19 was going to passing. but a new poll says that among likely voters it's now trailing by seven points. the key words there being likely voters. what with all the leftover halloween candy to eat, this is a bad week to try to get stoners to leave the house so -- you know, they put like a new call of duty game in the upvoting booth, this thing would pass, no problem. personally, i think the main problem with the pro legalization effort is their message hasn't been clear. i mean, what is the goal? is the goal to collect tax money? cut off funds to drug cartels? are we saying marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol? even the message in their ads isn't entirely clear. >> the war on marijuana has failed. by taxing and controlling qana bus, we'll generate billions of dollars for our local communities. cut down on veilant crime and put violent cartels out of -- [ laughing ] whoa, double rainbow! wow! double rainbow! >> i'm george w. bus

prop 19 supporters make a final push to legalize nonmedical marijuana use for adults in california. those opposed to the proposition appear to be leading those who favor it. >> they are coming to judgment in the final stages. they were together with the idea of approving this. it sounded like a good idea. it would raise money for the state. the state certainly needs the money. but with the feds coming out saying they will vigorously enforce the law would mean that the growers would be in jeopardy. >> reporter: prop 19 supporters say they don't trust the poll and say wait until people see this last minute tv ad. >> let's be honest, the war against marijuana has failed. i know from 35 years in law enforcement. >> reporter: many working the phones have their own reasons for supporting it. she came from canada. >> my husband was known as the prince of pot. he was extradited for selling marijuana seeds over the internet. >> it would be ironic and awesome to have california legal i r liz it -- legalize it because so does california go so does america and the rest of the world. >> people a

california governor's race and a u.s. senate seat there are other closely-watched measures, including prop 19 which would legalize the use of marijuana in california. two people who will be following the election results closely are california's gubernatorial candidates, meg whitman and jerry brown. meg whitman will watch the results in southern california. she already voted bay mail last week. democrat brown will stay in oakland and is staying put here in the bay area in order to follow the results. >>> sal is following our commute. i know you are looking at san francisco right now. >> that's right. 101, northbound, san francisco. i want to see what the city traffic is light. a lot of people stayed up last night. northbound 101, traffic is busy approaching the downtown area and southbound is also slow. it's not too bad getting down to the airport. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for about a 50-minute delay. metering lights are on. this morning's commute is gonna be okay if you are driving on northbound 280 in san jose. it's getting busy. let's go to steve. >>> we have a little bit of fog on the vote. but that's about it. otherwise i

us safe. >> in california, san mateo county, home to san francisco international airport, the district attorneythe tsa on notice. telling the san francisco tv station his office has yet to receive a complaint related to inappropriate touching by airport security. but if it did -- >> the case would be reviewed. if we could prove the elements of it, that it was inappropriate, done with a sexual or lewd intent, that person would be prosecuted. >> exactly when does a security check turn into molestation? those who have not been to an airport recently is that pat-downs are like police frisks. the procedure the tsa agent is warning him about is not a frisk. >> we'll be doing the standard pat-down on you it today. using my hands going like this. also, we're going to be doing a groin check. i'll place my hand on your hip and your inner thigh and slowly go up. two time in the front and two times in the back. if you'd like a private screening, we can make that available for you also. >> we can do that out here. but if you touch my junk, i'm going to have you arrested. >> my hand on your hip. my hand on y

in california. it's locating and measuring sites where we don't expect differences in the land use and really trying define really some of what's happening. the next one is maybe a little bit far out, but we're talking billions so for that kind of money, maybe we ought to support or look that idea of something out in space just like putting mirrors out there, something that can be taken down if necessary so reflect some energy back into space that we're not getting. >> thank you. brad has a comment. >> yeah, thanks. this whole question of data i think has or needs a very close look by the water management data. when you take the wrapper off of this you see it has lots of warts on it, let me talk about the,nrcs, in the west. i know you all have your own. but i saw a persuasive speech by randy who is quite properly convincing. changes all the way from stainless steel pillows to ten gallons and black pillows of this. vegetationle changes, the lesson here, i think in general and this applies to,usgs, and national weather, we need to make sure the networks are in good enough shape to make these decisions

the most expensive governor's race in history brings us to this night in california. jerry brown will watch the results from the city where he used to the mayor. jodi hernandez is live at the party in oakland. garvin thomas is in l.a. where meg whitman insists her pricey campaign may make a win. >> reporter: this is a race watched nationwide not just because of the balance of power, but just that question. can someone with no political experience turn a fortune into office? if the answer is yes, we'll see more candidates part with tens of millions of dollars to run for office. the candidate in this race, meg whitman voted last week in menlo park so her photo opportunity was visiting volunteers in a campaign office in pasadenpasad. the gift was roses. the polls had meg whitman trailing jerry brown but with so much money spent, there's no giving up yet. >> everybody is very positive. everything nationwide is trending in our direction, and everything in the state is starting to turn in our direction. we've seen it over the last week or so, the polls tightening internally.

in two years. on the local level voters and a number of cities across california if we're asked to approve new taxes on medical marijuana. if rob fladeboe has the outcome of measure usedn san jose. >> >> californians was in no to proposition 19 the statewide ballot measure to legalize and tax the proceeds from the sale of marijuana. san jose voters were saying yes to measure you. the measure you would impose a new sales tax of up to 10% on the sale of medical marijuana in san jose. opponents say it's tax and medicine and it would only drive prices higher it and make it tougher for sick people to get it. the city said it needs to look at all options to help balance the budget to and proceeds from measure you will help to offset public safety and other expenses associated with regulating medical marijuana collectively which now number about 80 across the city won collective said he thinks a more fair approach would be to limit the tax to allow 3%. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news to >> read president barack obama is planning a weak economy for the democratic losses in the election. republicans in win control the house last night. the president said his administratio

look at us in california. we have many obligations and issues. we refuse to tax ourselves on the lovell necessary. the idea of having a state declare bankruptcy is an attractive one with municipalities but the problem of sovereign immunity is quite a difficult one as alluded by professor cole and someone else catches the history of it. a state called georgia was sued after the civil war on a contract. the supreme court said it may go forward and the eleventh amendment to the constitution adopted almost immediately thereafter. the terms of the eleventh amendment are solid. by 1890 the court clearly held and in state citizen could not sue and -- bauhaus' state citizen could not sue the state. in cases after the civil war where very uniform because what happened was southern states after the war issue large amounts and systematically refuted them when they came due. out of state citizens and in state citizens sued and the supreme court said sovereign immunity taxed them for having to pay off their obligations. those cases are rule of law the most re

initiative this election day, a proposition that would make california the first state to legalize the sale of marijuana for personal use. pot is now legal inalifornia for medicinal purposes. >>> and in rhode island, voters will decide on changing the name from the state of rhode island and providence to simply the name of rhode island. some are concern about the word plantation because the reminder of slavery. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. from the power of sarah palin to the president's final push, today break downed key races to watch, and actor robert downey jr. stops by to talk about his new cross country comedy. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> it makes a lot of sense for californians, certainly makes a huge amount of sense for us in northern californiathe bay area and the peninsula, but these are tough projects that take a long time. just doesn't give up on them. that's what we are going to do is keep working. >> reporter: high-speed rail official have in the end of december to decide where to begin building the system, which will likely run from merced to fresno or fresno to bakersfield. how long the wait will be is anyone's guess. len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> we are still keeping an eye on this march, then escorted march that looks to be fairly peaceful with the exception of that young man jumping on the car. uhm, it's moving in the area of 14th and broadway leaving the civic center plaza. we are keeping an eye on it and we will come back with more right athis. ,,,,,, i spend three hours on my homework -- or at least that's what my mom thinks. with high speed internet from at&t, i get my homework done fast, leaving me time to download movies and music and chat with my friends. [ mom ] how's your studying? it's coming along! [ female an

she's down in southern california and joins us now. >> we're in universal city where the crowd is awaiting meg whitman. there has been no concession at this point. they are still saying it is too early to call despite -- let's listen to what pete wison wilson has to say. >> trying to piece the vote by calling the different counties. the one that has so far put together, they think about 31% of the vote has jerry brown leading by less than 100,000. or excuse me 1,493,000 to 1,000,408. difference of 89,000 votes with maybe 31% of the vote. not nearly enough to decide. >> former governor pete wison says that the not enough toed the. he is hopeful that meg whitman could be the first female governor of california. they are anxiously awaiting the results, about 500 people have passed into this room. some came down from the bay area for this. as mike mentioned, exit polls show brown did well with latino and female voters. and meg whitman did well with white men. they are going to be anxiously awaiting to see if her campaign paid off. and he expects this to be a long night. reporting from universa

california voters rejected proposition 19. the measure would have legalized recreational use of pot under state law. the facilities considered in oakland would process marijuana for medical use which is legal in california but not under federal law. >> the law is the law and if you get caught with thousands of plants by the federal government, regardless of how bankrupt their position is, you're still going to go to prison for at least 10 years. >> the city's interest in the pot business is all about money. the big farms would pay $211,000 a year for fees and for every thousand pounds, they would pay $50 in taxes. >>> governor schwarzenegger says no one cares if you smoke a joint, he told jay leno last night. he was defending alaw he signed five weeks ago that makes the punishment for possession a small amount of pot the same as a traffic ticket but the governor told leno he thinks prop 19 would have gone too far. >>> it's been around for nearly a century. but this week, the presidio fire department will be history. the fire station shutting its doors tomorrow. the san francisco fire department is taking over the fire station o

she's down in southern california and joins us now. >> we're in universal city where the crowd is awaiting meg whitman. there has been no concession at this point. they are still saying it is too early to call despite -- let's listen to what pete wison wilson has to say. >> trying to piece the vote by calling the different counties. the one that has so far put together, they think about 31% of the vote has jerry brown leading by less than 100,000. or excuse me 1,493,000 to 1,000,408. difference of 89,000 votes with maybe 31% of the vote. not nearly enough to decide. >> former governor pete wison says that the not enough toed the. he is hopeful that meg whitman could be the first female governor of california. they are anxiously awaiting the results, about 500 people have passed into this room. some came down from the bay area for this. as mike mentioned, exit polls show brown did well with latino and female voters. and meg whitman did well with white men. they are going to be anxiously awaiting to see if her campaign paid off. and he expects this to be a long night. reporting from universa

in california. they recycle the metals for use in new products. >> so that's like circuit boards, wires, and different electronic things that still have metal on them. >> reporter: california is the only state that pays ewaste collectors and recyclers to take care of dissguarded video screens. since 2005 every time a californian bought a computer screen, a television screen, he or she paid a fee for its ultimate waste disposal. >> $6 for the smallest. $8 for the medium sized. $10 for the largest. and that is charged at the retail location for the purchase of those devices. >> reporter: mark leery is with the state agency that oversees california's e waste program. discards come from within the state but some tuneists have brought in junk from other states. >> people picking up scrap metals and so forth would start picking up t.v. sets from sources that the state wouldn't otherwise have wanted to collect those materials from. they didn't have the proper paperwork. but they invented the paperwork. >> reporter: kelly parker runs a licensed e waste collection site in santa clara. and it all goes to ecs fo

in the journal "cell." university of california scientists used stem cells from people with a neurological disorder. were able to replicate autism neurons in a lab dish. scientists hope the breakthrough will help test new autism drugs. >>> doctors in southern california are using a new method to treat malignant brain tumors. for the first time, embryonic stem cells have been injected into a seattle woman's brain. drugs found in pills will then interact with the stem cells to create an active chemotherapy drug that attacks tumors. it's worked in mice. doctors say it will take a few months to see if this human attempt is successful. >>> 7100 signatures are needed if san francisco residents want to vote on banning circumcision. the proposed ballot initiative would make it a misdemeanor to circumsize anyone under the age of 18. scientists with the centers for disease control are still studying circumcisions. they report a sharp drop recently in the number of parents opting for the procedure. >>> 5:48 now. turns out that fat and calories may not be the only health risk at fast-food restaurants. researche

use math to fight crime. it is being tested for the first time right here in northern california. kiet do introduces us to the teacher showing police how to catch bad guys using numbers. >> reporter: it is another busy night where police officers everywhere are doing more with less. here in santa cruz the city's 90 cops handle on average 86,000 calls for service a year. but with police pay cuts and possible layoffs, what this city needs is a new kind of crime fighter. >> by myself i don't know a lot about fighting crimes. >> reporter: meet dr. george moeller, a 29-year-old first year math professor at santa clara university. he is a leading researcher of so-called predictive policing based on the belief that crooks are just that, predictable. >> we are creatures of habit and that's what the crime data shows is that much of crime can be boiled down to routine activities. >> reporter: moeller discovered the same algorithm seismolo gists used. he plugged in several years worth of old burglary data from los angeles into his computer model and compared his crime predictions to the crime

in a letter today to transportation secretary ray lahood, feinstein and boxer said california is committed to building a rail system from san francisco to l.a. and could usextra cash. >>> a lawsuit was filed in san francisco superior court to block the planned sale of state owned appellate buildings. in an effort to close california's huge shortfall. the state alleges that the plan is illegal because it has not received approval. the suit was filed by two former state building appointees who say they were dismissed after voicing concerns over the plan. >>> the department of transportation today launched a new campaign against distracted driving. it's a web video features the tragic stories of people who have lost family members in distracted driving accidents. nearly 5,500 people died in distracted driving accidents last year alone. transportation head says that the deaths came from a few minutes of texting or distraction. >> that touches your heart. that gets you thinking, we have to do something about this. we have to take action, we need to change our very dangerous behavior. >> the government is asking people with distracted stories to e-mail their st

in washington. >> thanks. >>> california has used up nearly all of its federal stimulus money. the state received $2.6 billion in road and transit needs. it has already completed or awarded contracts for 90% of all state projects. and a new report says that is the second fastest performance in the nation. only behind texas. >>> friday, it was the big retailer, and saturday it was the small businesses, and today, it is online shopping. we will look at some of this year's hottest tech gifts. >>> and for everyone hoping to avoid extra costs, by putting down the credit card, be careful. how the increasingly popular debit card strategy can backfire on you. >>> i wish somebody had told me about the credit cards in colleges. i could have saved myself seven years of trying to dig out. forecast for today, temperatures are not moving that much. and today's high is expected to be in the 50s with a whole lot of sunshine. coming up, we will look at the afternoon highs and also take a look at rainfall headed this way. ,,,,,,,, now, o e what is kn well, first, the marketing world gave us black