how can we talk about ordinary injustice without talking about the inherent problem us plea- bargain is and how the use of plea bargains undermines the truth finding process of the justice system? >> i gave a talk at n.y.u. to a small group of criminal justice law professors, and one professor stood up and said, why didn't you recommend your conclusion that we get rid of clean bargaining and that we have trials for everybody. clearly, these plea-bargain are inherently coercive, and my answer is if you got rid of a plea-bargain in, that is like saying 50% of marriages end in divorce. we should get rid of the institution of marriage. it is so much a part of our system that if we turned it on its head, first of all, people say the system would collapse, but it is an inherent part of our society and judicial system, so given the system we have worked with, i believe a plea is not inherently coercive. a plea bargain can be a good deal if individual circumstances are looked at, and public defenders talk to their clients. they do investigations. they negotiate with the prosecutor, and if the

that is why i only want to ask people to consider our plea to give us the opportunity so that i can how's my family. it is a big family. -- so that i can house my family. i understand that is my only chance to get my family in the house. otherwise, my big family will come, and we will be out in the streets. that is why if you will be considerate enough to give us a chance to approve our fleet. thank you so much. commissioner miguel: thank you. >> good day, commissioners. i have been in the tenderloin for six years. i'm here today to express my concern about the cpmc hospital. we need jobs for the residents of tenderloin. we are mostly low-income families, and many of us have been unable to find jobs. the proposed cpmc project will be an opportunity for many centers and residents to find good jobs. we want to make sure that employees will be hired from tenderloin residence. the people must come from the community. we also deserve to work act -- at cpmc. i demand cpmc initiate dialogue with community organizations. we want cpmc to assure us by signing an agreement saying -- commissioner mig

us michelle. at first their pleas were rebuffed.ut with prospects getting worse by the day they asked again, and this time the answer was yes. details are still up in the air. but aides stress mrs. obama will not go on the attack. >> the risk is that she could be seen as polarizing and partisan, and that could hurt her because she's tried so hard to remain above the fray in advocating for her causes. so she doesn't want to get down into the campaign muck. >> reporter: but whether her edge is soft or hard, mrs. obama is not immune to criticism. she took hits for her trip with daughter sasha to a posh spanish resort this summer. even a series of cultural events in the white house east room, including a new dance series to begin this week, have been labeled elitist by republicans. but this fall a popular mrs. obama will add to her two roles of mother and advocate with a third. >> with your help and unwavering support -- >> reporter: political campaigner. >> the american people have looked at her. they like her a great deal. in fact, yo

us michelle. at first their pleas were rebuffed. but with prospects getting worst by the day they asked again, and this time the answer was yes. details are still up in the air. but aides stress mrs. obama will not go on the attack. >> the risk is that she could be seen as polarizing and partisan, and that could hurt her because she's tried so hard to remain above the fray in advocating for her causes. so she doesn't want to get down into the campaign muck. >> reporter: but whether her edge is soft or hard, mrs. obama is not immune to criticism. she took hits for her trip with daughter sasha to a posh spanish resort this summer. even a series of cultural events in the white house east room, including a new dance series to begin this week, have been labeled elitist by republicans. but this fall a popular mrs. obama will add to her two roles of mother and advocate with a third. >> with your help and unwavering support -- >> reporter: political campaigner. >> the american people have looked at her. they like her a great deal. in fact,

. >> reporter: the deputy da told us that she is charged with attitude criminal -- with 29 criminal counts. her public defender entered a plea of not guilty. >> reporter: whatever the financial loss or personal hurt, it hasn't diminished the spirit. >> reporter: one told us they just want to move on. other student, reacted this way. >> i would feel very disrespected, violated. i think people work hard for their money and they want to put it into a place it would be trusted. >> you trust people and then at the take advantage. >> i hope they can raise some money and i'd like to do anything i can to help. >> reporter: out $20,000 they are hoping to bounce back. the d a's office says its working with the university police to recover the money. in san francisco. >>> ac transit riders are about to pay the price for a budget short fall. just an hour ago the agency announced which routes it is getting rid of. we will show you some trips that used to require one transfer they will soon to require three or four. >> reporter: these are the people who are be stranded on weekends. the bus lines that go through most neighborhoods will be

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us michelle. at first, their pleas were rebuffed but with prospects worse by the day, they asked again this time the answer was yes. details are still up in the air but aides stress, even on the political hustings, mrs. obama will not go on the attack. >> the risk is that she could be seen as polar rising and partisan and that could hurt her because she has tried to hard to remain above the fray in at vo kating for her causes so she doesn't want to get into the campaign muck. >> reporter: whether her edge is soft or hard mrs. obama is not immune to criticism. she took hits for her trip with daughter sasha to a spanish resort this summer. even a series of cultural events in the white house east room, including a new dance series to begin this week, have been labeled elitist by republicans. but this fall, a popular mrs. obama will add to her two roles of mother and advocate with a third. >> with your help and unwavering support. >> reporter: political campaigner. >> the american people have looked at her and they like her a great deal. in fact, you know, my guess is the president would swap favorable

pleas. martin fletcher joins us now., the celebrations that happened and quite frankly the conditioned construction of the settlements? >> it's very proper attic. they said all the time they will not continue if the israelis end the freeze on settlement. they have gone ahead and they have ended the freeze and as you said, settlers are beginning to build and celebrate the building. now they have a problem. now to continue the peace negotiations. what happened is he has dodged a bullet and decided not decide for another week. >> i want to mention that you have written this book about your experiences. walking through israel and talking about searching for the real answers to a problem that has been plaguing this area for more than 50 years. when you are looking at building settlements or committing to a peace process, it seems like it should be not that difficult of a problem. if you will stop building settlements, if you submit to a two-say the solution, there will be peace. what's standing in the way. >> i hear from your

used in making explosives. we're in the house offered and not guilty plea and his attorney did not to comment.he said her client had nothing to do with the murders of his wife and her friend. our coverage of the multiple murders continues online. the level of the details of kron4 news at our web page. (music) >> we have a lot of fog around this morning. it slowly cleared away and temperatures for clearer as a result. it is only 60 degrees here ended san jose we made it up into the upper 70's. upper 80s and low 90s inland. all of this temperatures are five-to-10 degrees cooler than what we had yesterday. not tomorrow we're going to be about five to 10 degrees warmer. as we see the fog and onshore flow being replaced by north wins. the winds will, and blast the fog that it here. bill of sunshine all around the bay. even at the beaches. the temperatures will start to climb. it looks like 70 tomorrow san francisco in mid '70s and oakland getting into the 80s in the south bay. low 90s in east bay. for labor day it gets even warmer as the trend continues possibly into the low to mid 80s in san franc

mails saying pleas help us mrff.. it's your choice. >> reporter: rock the fort has been to several other bases including recruit training at ft. jackson. >> we pray not only do they become soldiers here in boot camp but we pray they will come into god's army in the sense of giving their life over to jesus christ. >> reporter: critics say that's a dangerous message for the military to bring into basic training. >> we're not supposed to use the u.s. army to develop and engender new soldiers for christ. >> our goal is again not to proselytize anyone from either their particular faith that they're a part of. and our goal is not to coerce anyone. >> reporter: ft. bragg's chaplain says the event on his base is open to the public. no one has to come. except that thousands of soldiers and their families who are excited to do so. >> really, it's up to the individual. and people, like any message or any faith, can choose to accept or reject. we're offering an invitation, but that invitation is only voluntary and of the free ch

us. best of luck. heard her plea. it's just tough to hear. goes on all the time but to really see it it's very moving. we're very sorry to hear it but it's a sad fact of life. andrea, back to you. >> we could learn more about the evidence of the murder of had a maryland state trooper. a hearing is scheduled for williams. williams is charged in the shooting death of trooper wesley brown. police say brown escorted brown out of an apple bees after she didn't pay his bill. a short time later williams and another returns and shot brown to death. >>> the only woman on virginia's death row will be executed tomorrow. the u.s. supreme court denied a stay of execution for teresa lewis yesterday. the 41-year-old is scheduled to die by lethal injection. she would become the first woman to be put to death. she was convicted with two no one carry out the 2000 murders of her husband and stepson. >>> a u.s. senate canned struck by a vehicle has died. pettigrew was the green party candidate challenging barbara mccullski this fall montgomery county executive i

are really the biggest hotspots and start really with what we use to clean our kitchen which is are sponge. >> can i just say this is a plea it is cross-contamination. >> exactly. it would be great if you could separate sponge for counters, sponges for your dishes. the easiest thing to do is every day for every other day, take your sponge and put it in your microwave for two minutes. when it is moist, so it should be a little wet, it kills most of all germs and bacteria. don't touch it when you take it out. it will be hot. heat does kill bacteria. >> also maybe better choice, may not be the most environmentally friendly, better choice for the countertops is paper towels. >> exactly. easiest things do. use one, if you have a cloth dish towel make sure you are washing it in high temperatures and high heat dryer regularly. if you are using a cloth dish towel, you want it to dry, air-dry, before you use it again. bacteria loves moisture. >> cutting boards, really important. plastic. >> now listen, this is a jaw-dropping statistics. cutting board, especially wood, bacteria can seep in, can have 200 times more fecal bacteria tha

his attorney tells us she needs more time to review the evidence before entering a plea. >>> 4:38 right now. another accident to tell you about this time in the east bay. >> that's right. i'll focus first on the cig alert we had. just a reminder for folks who missed that initial report, 580 westbound direction at airway boulevard, we do have that truck into the center divide, scheduled to be cleared by 5:00 a.m., but right now one lane is blocked. we expect that to be slowing. eastbound shows some slowing there now as well. and eastbound 580, the other accident in the east bay, golf links road, in its clearing stages, but still eastbound 580 at golf links or 98 as you're coming past the oakland zoo, we have another accident on that portion of your oakland commute. the nimitz freeway, a clear drive so far. >> thanks, mike. >> let's send it over to rob now with a bit of a chilly forecast. >> a chilly forecast. and it could slow down your morning commute in a few spots in terms of the drizzle, making for some damp roads this morning. we have 62 in san jose, southeast wind at 8 miles per ho

." >> not guilty is a plea for the prince george's county democrat accused of illegally using his influence to benefit a grocery store chain. he was ordered to surrender his passport. he has stepped down as chairman of the senate budget and taxation committee. he is running unopposed in november's general election. >> with no republican opponent, greg bernstein will likely be the new city state attorney. yesterday, the 15 year-incumbent conceded. david collins has more. >> earlier, i called greg bursting at -- gregg bernstein, and i advised him that i was conceding. >> she was the top prosecutor for 15 years. she accepted defeat graciously. she says she is not going quietly, but she is moving forward. >> we can not are rest and convict our way out of our current predicament. >> she will be teaming up, volunteering her services for a project called the fete sunday. >> we have to begin to change individuals from the inside out. working with children, and making sure that our children have every opportunity to be successful citizens and not grow up into cold-blooded keller's who -- killers, wh

of the same statements he has made publicly all along, that he will make a strong plea to judiciary to be lenient with usith shane and joshua, and he is feeling hopeful. >> talked about what happened 14 month -- talk about what happened for two months ago, talk about why you're on the border and what you're doing in northern iraq. >> in damascus, syria, and extremely beautiful place, but there are not many green mountains. a friend of mine and was also teaching the same program i was teaching at in damascus, a year ago for he to me about his hiking trip in northern iraq and kurdistan, a semi autonomous region established by the united states in 1991 as a no-fly zone. it is not a war zone. no americans have been hurt there for a long time or westerners. they traveled frequently. i had 10 days off work and decided to take my friend's advice and our friend joshua fattal had just come a week before to stay with us and did not know how long he would be staying. he had been traveling around the world to south africa and china as part of an international teaching program that he helped coordinate. he showed up

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live this morning with more on the passionate plea from parents. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. anytime you talk about closing schools, people get upset. in this case, they were talking about three schools on the chopping block. but it was kennedy high here in richmond that grabbed the most attention. and ultimately it came down to what would happen if all the students that went here were displaced. so for the second time, the richmond city council was asked to step in and donate money, $1.5 million. and by the end, it was a very emotional night, in the end, it was a done deal. kennedy has about 1,000 students that would have basically been moved mostly to richmond high, and there were concerns that this could spark some street-level violence. all around, there were passionate arguments just to keep the doors open. >> shutting the doors to our school will be shutting the doors to the future educations of our students and our community. >> we have passion! we have heart! it is not about a building, but it's about the people that ar

plea for a change ithe policy. our own key o'donnell has been covering the story and she's with us tonight from washington. kelly, good evening. >> hi, brian. >> reporter: the emotions run deep and the intensity playing out is, to some degree, about the future of thpolicy itself and a lot is about politics. with just a few weeks to go before the mid-term elections. >> this is a blatant political approximately ploy in order to approximately in order to galvanize the political base of the other side which is facing a losing election. >> it is wrong to suggest that the fight legislatively is election-driven. >> reporter: republicans effectively blocked repealing th17-year-old ban on gays serving openly in the military so the president's often-repeated promise goes unfulfilled. >> i will end e "don't ask don't tell." that's my commitment to you. >> reporter: failing to deliver has gered liberal voters. that frustration took stage on monday in maine where music seation, lady gaga, toned down her looks and turned up the heat. >> doesn't it seem to you that we should send home the prejudice? the straight soldier

us. i'm bill o'reilly. is there an epidemic of female teachers molesting teenage boys in america. three women under scrutiny in a plea deal in upstate new york. this woman, i can't say her last name, marla haskins somebody. what's her punishment? >> she's accused of using a cell phone to entice a young boy into sex and then -- auto ahow old is the boy? >> 16 years old and having oral sex with a 17-year-old boy. >> in a classroom, correct? >> in a classroom during school hours. >> shfs a high school teacher, correct? she admitted it, right? >> she admits it and apparently, this only equates to endangering the welfare of a minor. and she pleaded guilty to that as well as official misconduct. it's not rape and child molestation because the one she had sex with was 17. that's over the age of consent. now she's offering a guilty plea and she's been -- the guilty plea has been accepted or about to be. she'll serve 30 days in jail and have three years in probation. >> 30 days. >> that's it. >> if it was reversed and it was a man teach aer and a female student. >> i don't know. i agree it's a double standard. >> the double s

plea from the state senator kerrey. he appeared in federal court on charges of mail fraud and extortion. he is accused of illegally using his office to benefit a grocery store change. it is ordered to surrender his passport. for >> when is a share their testimony would jurors on what they saw the night can harris was killed. some even said they feared for their lives gary sims says the very latest. >> he not only had to talk about how frightened she was. she also had to explain differences in her testimony friday and past statements. they are charged with robbery and murder of kenneth harris you a shot -- who was shot. identifying suspects have been problematic. they believe they wore gloves to hide their fingerprints. they did not mention anything about the suspects having gloves on their hands. ? she specifically said if we found blood in your purse, which gave the years? she said, no. she never said it. she never said the perpetrators had gloves until a year later. >> prosecutors believe a security officer can identify gary collins. the defense asked her about a funny walking suspect. >> she made it clear that she sa

. >> a catholic priest has agreed to a plea deal. 74-year-old thomas bevan was indicted in january. the alleged victim says he was of used several times in 1976. the archdiocese of baltimore previously removed the priest as pastor of the church of st. patrick. >> a pair of bank robberies are under investigation. the man in this picture rob the bank on beards hill road. they say he handed the teller a note and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. in anne arundel county, police are looking for a man wearing this bright orange vest. he reportedly passed the teller a note, got the cash, and took off. anyone with information is urged to call police. in baltimore city, a forensic expert took the stand in the trial of three men accused of killing ken harris. the expert testified that blood was not found on the mask. it had and said that the mask was warned by one of the killers, and it helped find charles mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams. testimony will resume on monday. >> the race for the state's delegate seat in anne arundel county has taken a controversial turn. it's all over who can participate in a commu

plea for information. >> having lindsay taken from us has been excruciatingly painful.e so that we can have closure for lindsay's death. >> the family first offered a $100,000 reward. but, with no arrest, the family has dropped that offer. frustration among family and friends has been mounting. do you think the police have done a good job? >> a girl was murdered two years ago and nobody is in jail. they haven't done a good job. >> who would plan a hit on your daughter? >> god, i wish i knew that, josh. i wish i could get my paws on them. >> for the saanich police, the death of lindsay buziak has led down a frustrating series of blind alleys without motives or answers. >> to say that we're on the cusp of a breakthrough would be a lie. we desperately need some help. this is a highly unusual situation for us here in canada to be pursuing this in as public a way as we are, and that speaks to i think our commitment but also, to some degree, our desperation as we grasp for anything we can use to bring these people to justice. >> is the person behind this somebody lindsay know

used to shootouts and certainly not our officers getting shot. >> reporter: andrew barrientos who glanced at the officer-filled audience declined to enter a plea to a long list of charges including attempted murder, carjacking and shooting as an occupied car. the 20-year-old admitted shooting officer young in plain clothes at the time but said he didn't know he was a police officer. >> that's not true. i'm not going to release information on the investigation. but in trial, we'll prove that that's not true. >> barrientos' attorney refused to take questions but she says the shooting may have been a misunderstanding. >> i will say that our deepest best wishes go out to officer young and his family during his recovery. whether this turns out to be an intentional shooting of a police officer or a tragic misunderstanding on the streets of oakland remains to be seen. >> officer young is expected to make a full recovery. he remains in serious condition and is still in a coma. the his fellow officers want the person responsible to pay. >> we want him to know that he's going to get the fuel effects of the law, for what he did because it was wrong. and

plea, but if he doesn't, we would proceed immediately to the penalty phase. that would be binding. >> commissioner, i should tell you, that throughout the course of the department, there was someone who told us it was binding. i concur that someone else in city attorney's office gave us contrary advice. with that said, we're happy to do whatever you would like. commissioner hammer: would your client be willing to come in and admit thes -- admit the allegations that he would be willing to sign it. >> he would be willing to retire on the 19th offer 20th of november, and we would execute a -- an agreement binding that he would admit to the two allegations and they could proceed on the penalty phase. we would also want, however, if he did, in fact, retire, which he will, i give you my absolute representation, for what its worth, that he will retire on the 21st. commissioner hammer: there would be admissions on the record which we could later withdraw. >> i don't know how we could fashion this. i want to give you a winding agreement, but i want it such that he would be able to say if they were isolated or wrong that he retired and the allegations were dismissed later on. we are wondering if there

plea from the state senator. he a-- curry appeared on charges of bribery and extortion. he's acudes of illegally using his influence to buy a grocery store chain. he has stepped down, but still a senator. he's running unopposed in november's general election. >> with no republican opponent in the general election, greg bernstein will likely be the new states attorney. yesterday patricia jessamy conceded the bitterly fought race. david collins has more on bernstein's plans on a transition. >> dwreg greg bernstein wade -- greg bernstein waded through a large crowd to say thank you from the spot he announced his canned -- candidacy. >> because people are ready for a change and ready for a fresh approach at tackling the violence in baltimore. >> opposition -- he claimed racial politics would trump a tough discussion of the issues. he promised to work with the police and the judiciary and public defenders office and promised the first thing the public will notice is how transparent his office will be. >> i ran for this office because i believe public safety is one of our most important rights and everyone,

pleas were hundred percent positive this is a different assailant. their loss to explain why it's again happened at the same apartment complex. residents of the apartment complex told us of not feeling entirely safe and some told us they won't feel safe until new security precautions are put in place. getting a security call box. yes. i don't think they're considering that. although the property manager would not talk to was the spokesperson told us they are considering additional security precautions including an upgraded video surveillance system and putting a fence across the front of the complex tariff curly pedestrians can walk into the complex that it your access code even though you still need a coach to get with your vehicle. we have rain said to have this is weekend you can see and future cast appear on sunday early in the morning will see rain in the north bay. all four forecast for what you'd expect coming up a bit. the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator so i grabbed my son a juiceed dbox...and left the cooler lid. open. twenty minutes la

us live this hour. >>> the latest on the american hiker just freed from iranian prison and pleaing for the release of her fiancee and friend still jailed in teheran. good afternoon, everyone. andrea mill el is on assignment. primaries sending shock waves through the gop. an establishment pick has gone down in defeat. this time, the tea party candidate christine o'donnell coming out of nowhere to send congressman mike castle packing. the republicans' dream of retaking the senate may be gone, too. "the washington post" managing editor of postpolitics tonight come and also a msnbc contributor and jonathan alter is an analyst and national affairs columnist for "newsweek" magazine and author of "the promi promise." what a night in politics. unbelievable stuff. jonath jonathan, i spoke with the national senatorial committee chairman saying we are behind her, sending her the mass numb $42,000 from the committee. chairman cornyn sending her a check about his pac. what's this all disunity? [ inaudible ] chris, i can't hear jonathan so let me ask you about that. >> i get the first crack. >> reflection and chan

using suction cups. before getting off on the balcony. that's our pleasults of the crime and practices and made the climb to the cancer survivors can do anything. he also wanted to bring awareness to the vulnerability of skyscrapers to there's a tax. he says he's happy with the amount of international attention that he received. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. san mateo bridge is looking pretty good, you can see the current conditions of sale 60 degrees, your honor warm up to about six more degrees by the afternoon three-4:00 this afternoon gives a 66 we will afternoon three-4:00 this afternoon gives a 66 we will respect ey. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so as

plea. >>> 6:08 right now. a backup starting to form on a much-used -- >> the upper deck. very much used portion of our commute right here. the westbound direction, just past treasure island. it's having trouble clearing from the bridge because the transmission is busted. they're actually having to push it off and turn those gears. from what i understand, there's fluid as well. the two right lanes are blocked as you're heading towards san francisco, causing a backup coming into the treasure island tunnel. those metering lights not yet turned on. let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza, just a mild backup for the cash lanes with, but most of the folks are heading to the toll plaza right now, we'll probably see those metering lights turn on a little bit earlier. and another big problem, westbound 580 airway, still blocking that lane, still have that fuel spill. we're looking at 7:00 a.m. until they can clear that lane. look at that huge backup. no good alternate there. >> i don't think we ever want to be in the red. >> complicating matters with traffic is the moisture on the

us live from the site of the event. a lot of red meat for the faith there. including pleas to keep abortion and same-sex marriage as part of the gop platform. i understand why it's in their speeches. but is it really what they think will get conservatives elected. or is it more of a reallilying call? getting people fired up? >> it's important to point out this is sponsored by the family research counsel, always the social issue in opposition to abortion, opposition to gay marriage, with more opposition in the public sphere. it's no surprise social issues are front and center. the dominant political issue now in america is the economy with the unemployment rate at 10%. but this conference is really trying to hammer home that social issues and getting the social voters out to vote is important for republicans this fall. right before christine o'donnell speaks in a few minutes, i was just hearing a panel talk about their opposition to the repeal of don't ask, don't tell in the military. so they really are trying to keep the social issues at the forefront here. >> there's also

use for a trip to las vegas, for expenses there. also to pay her rent and food, entertainment, etc. >> reporter: hailey is charged with 29 criminal counts. hailey's public defender entered a pleanot guilty and told she has no criminal record. it hasn't diminished the spirit. they just want to move on. other students reacted this way. >> i would feel disrespected and violated in a lot of ways. people work hard for their money. it's shame when it's put into a place like you thought it would be trusted. >> you trust people and they take advantage. not okay. >> no, it's not. not at all. i hope they can raise money and i'd like to do anything i can to help. >> reporter: out $20,000, they're hoping to bounce back. the da's office is working with university police to recover the money. don knapp, cbs 5. >>> other bay area headlines now. the death toll from the san bruno pipeline explosion officially jumped to seven. the coroner's office confirmed that gregory bullis, his mother lavon and son died in that blast. tomorrow crews will start removing charred remains of homes and cars. they sprayed hundreds of gallons of water on the ash and debris so the wind couldn't blow it away. >>> oa

us with tomorrow's forecast in less than 10 minutes. >>> two thousand empty grocery bags are placed in front of city hall. it's a pleaor help. >>> the budget is now 83 days overdue. that is a new record. a government watchdog group says californians are getting fed up. >> one of the things that i think is really frustrated californians isn't just that we've had more longer later budgets, but when the budget gets done they didn't come with a better answer than they could have come up in june. >> reporter: legislators may not reach a deal until after the november election so they don't have to pay political consequences for how they vote on a budget. >>> proposition 45 would make it easier to pass a budget by replacing the current 2/3 vote with a simple majority. raising tacks would still require a 2/3 vote. opponents call proposition 25 a power grip. >>> and it happened at about 6:50 6:50 in the community of el vizo. police say a 25-year-old man was riding a bike when he was struck a killed. investigators say they haven't located any witnesses. >>> a nonprofit that helps the needy say it's seen it's donations get smal