look at the 2014 results recorded by rb cones the number one performing county number 52 was ventura county our client and the least volatile that's san bernardino county and orange a close second we've done very well what clients that try to have a more diverse penalized and hive ship and (multiple voices). >> tim will take diversity. >> so a few different parts to the diversity it is the big initiative for us candidly we can do more and recently a partner all 34 partners got together to talk about the initiative and one of the issues was diversity how we do more one of the things we'll be doing having an initiative and spending money to do outreach and have a more diverse culture as a national consulting firm we're a difference nation and want our firm to reflect that i think we are working hard to try to have a difference culture and engage our employees to work in a life balance flexible work schedules and try to accommodate the different needs of the employees in terms of the diversity in the search process that is an area that will work for many years i'll talk about the traditional r

the venue for the trial was moved from los angeles to semi valley in ventura county. then in 1992 the verdict came in. and this is a look at our coverage on that historic day. four white police officers were found not guilty by the jury of 11 whiles and four philipino. and tonight buildings burn. according to a spokesman for the mayor it appeared the situation was escalating beyond local officers could contain. he has asked that 2,000 national card troops be sent in. the governor has granted that request. the violence began almost immediately after the jury returned its verdict. looters ransacked a building at will pausing only to indescriminently. tonight four to five fires are burning but that could go higher. >>> the four l.a. police officers acquitted today were found not guilty despite the fact that the beating of rodney king were found on tape. many people who saw that video felt there was no question about the guilt of the officers. many people still feel that way. they face a barrage of verbal assaults. the first was stacy coon the day rodney king was beaten.

they have been spotted in ventura county.t this point it is unclear if they are related to the oil spill in santa barbara that dumped more than 100,000 gallons in to the pacific. >>> meantime california is dealing with its growing drought crisis the worst in the state's history. because water is at a premium and it could pose a problem for one of the state's biggest crops. >> reporter: busfor tom rogers. >> farmers are not foolish people. you go where the money is. >> reporter: these are mini moneymakers. almonds on the farm his family has owned nearly a century. every acre now devoted to irrigating and growing them. at a time when the state is struggling through an unprecedented drought, producing a single nut takes a gallon of water with more than strawberries but far less than a steak but yet it is almonds getting all of the attention. >> i gladly tell people i'm evil incar gnat because i grow almonds. >> reporter: you are the villain in this drought? >> yes, we are. because we are not the villain. with we feed a hungry wo

i know staffing issues facing ventura can county are ones that can be found across the va system. i look forward to hearing how the va is using the funding to increase the department's workforce and high demand occupations so that the nation's veterans have timely access to the high quality professional care that the va is known for. thank you, mr. chairman, and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you. joining on our first panel is joan clifford, immediate past present of the nurses organization of veteran affairs. dr. samuel spagnola. the president of veteran affairs physician assistant association. jeff morris, the director of communications and external affairs for the american board of physician specialties. and dr. nicol salvo from the american podiatric medical association. miss clifford. we allow everybody five minutes. so should be a little light there when it goes red. that means you're up. thanks. >> hi. thank you. chairman, ranking member, and members of the sub committee, on behalf of the nearly 3,000 members of the nurses organization of veteran affairs, i w

ventura county officials showed off their arsenal, including helicopters for water drops and fire suppressingthis year is probably the worst i've seen in my 24 years as a firefighter. it's really -- [indiscernible] -- that we're going to have a significant busy fire season. >> reporter: they are also putting boats on the front lines to prevent fires. they're being brought in to clear dry brush and for terrain that's difficult to reach. they can eat about ten pounds of brush a day. they're a common and cheap fire prevention method used throughout the state. but fire and forest officials are also counting on residents to help since people start most of california's fires. >> one small spark can start a fire that burns thousands or hundreds of thousands of acres. >> reporter: fire activity is nearly double what it normally is this time of year in california. crews have already responded to about 1300 wildfires that have blackened 5100 acres around the state. danielle nottingham, cbs news, simi valley, california. >> california's governor allocated an addition a gldz 150 million to help -- an add

i know staffing issues facing ventura county are ones that can be found across the va system. i look forward to hearing how the va is using the funding to increase the department's workforce and high demand occupations so that the nation's veterans have timely access to the high quality professional care that the va is known for. thank you, mr. chairman, and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you. joining on our first panel is joan clifford, immediate past present of the nurses organization of veteran affairs. dr. samuel spagnola. president of the national association of veterans affairs fizz shuns and dentists. president of the veteran affairs physician assistant association. jeff morris, the director of communications and external affairs for the american board of physician specialties. and dr. nicol salvo from the american podiatric medical association. miss clifford. we will begin with you. please proceed with your testimony. we allow everybody five minutes. so should be a little light there when it goes red. that means you're up. thanks. >> hi. thank you. chair

ventura county is home to 4800 veterans and -- struggles with staff retention. there are high turnover rates for physicians and medical support staff. the primary care team is down to just one physician, two nurse practitioners and one physician assistant. we are concerned that veterans are not using important wrap-around services because there's no primary care social worker on staff. over the past five years the number of veterans seeking mental health care at the cbok has doubled and the v.a. has been working hard to meet the growing demand, but we still seem to be in a place where we're not fully staffed. i know staffing issues facing ven ventura can county are ones that can be found across the v.a. system. i look forward to hearing how the va is using the funding to increase the department's workforce and high demand occupations so that the nation's veterans have timely access to the high quality professional care that the v.a. is known for. thank you, mr. chairman and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you. joining on our first panel is joan cli

beaches in ventura county have reopened after the u.s. guard and other agencies collected samples yesterday. officials are trying to figure out if the substance is related to the oil spill in santa barbara earlier this month. officials are also testing sample was nearby beaches that washed ashore this week. >>> joining me now, chris richard, "usa today's" l.a. bureau chief. with a welcome back to the show what's the latest on the investigation into the accident? >> well, there's a lot of activity going on. it's a tough slog at this point. they've recovered quite a number of birds and sea mammals that are under care at this point. and as you pointed out, they're investigating what's going on with these tar balls that are turning up in these beaches in ventura and then down in los angeles county at manhattan beach. they're still trying to discover the source of those. >> chris common sense would tell you look at the -- you have a huge oil spill to the north. do the tar balls like this appear all the time on southern california beaches? are

i know that staffing issues facing ventura county are ones that can be found across the va system. i look forward to hearing how va is using the funding provided in the choice act to increase the department's work force and high demand occupations so that the nation's veterans have timely access to the high quality professional care that the va is known for. thank you, mr. chairman and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you. joining on the first panel is john clifford president of the nurses organization of veteran affairs, the president of the national association of veterans affairs physicians and dentists, the president of the veteran affairs physician assistant association, and jeff morris, director of communications, and external affairs for the american board of physician specialties, and dr. nickel, member and employee of the american medical association. ms. clifford we will begin with you. please proceed with your testimony. we allow everybody five minutes. there should be a little light there. when it's red, that means you're up. thanks. >> all right. thank you