origin in in its context, the california waiver authority exists because california has uniquely bad problems with small-forming pollutants. there is a direct and tight link between california cars and their emissions criteria of pollutants, the local concentrations of those emissions, and the impact they have on california due to the state's extraordinary perfect storm of features like population, traffic, temperature, wind, ocean currents, and typography. but for greenhouse gases, the type and direct link is not there. california cars have no closer link to california climate impacts than do cars on the road in japan or anywhere else in the world, and california's climate impacts are not extraordinarily distinct from those felt in wayr states in the same that smog impacts are. it makes sense that congress carved out waiver authority for california to address its unique local problems. it does not make sense to use that authority to try to address national and global issues like greenhouse gas emissions. it is time to put california's waiver back in its box, a box congress always in

california cars have no closer link to california climate impacts than two cars on the road in japan or anywhere else in the world. and california's climate impacts are not extraordinarily distinct from those felt in other states in the same way that it smog impacts our spirit it makes sense congress carved up waiver authority for california to address each unique local problems. it does not make sense to use that authority to try to address national and global issues like greenhouse gas emissions. it's time to put california's waiver back in its box, the boxed congress always intended it to stay in. california's unique, extraordinary criteria air pollutant issues. today's action does not impact a number of other california programs, including its low emission vehicle program designed to address harmful ozone and other forms of air pollution. this will allow the state to focus on addressing its better quality problems and finally achieving compliance with epa's national ambient air quality standards. california has the worst air quality in the united states. it has 82 -- 34 million p

bigad: sam paredes heads gun owners of california, which has spent more than $1 million lobbying california lawmakers over the past 15 years for fewer gun restrictions. he says the focus should be reducing crime, not disarming lawful americans. sam: more laws, more regulations, more rules will do nothing to prevent mass shootings. that's what we have to get into our head. bigad: california, texas, and ohio, all sites of recent mass shootings, also happen to be the biggest recipients of congressional campaign contributions from gun rights groups. sitting me and $591,000 in ohio. so, what did that money buy? in texas, less restrictive gun laws earned the state a failing grade from the giffords law center, which advocates for more gun control. ohio got a d for its gun laws. california earned an a rating for its tougher regulations, even though when you add up the contributions from gun control groups, california only received $224,000, but that's still the most in the country. virginia ranks second with $189,000, but still earned a d rating for its lack of gun restrictions. new york is third a

the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: thank you, mr. speaker. i know the gentleman does not mean to disrespect or trivialize the interests of an indigenous tribe that for hundreds and hundreds of years has depended on the porcupine caribou herd where it's calving grounds and heart of the migratory road is right in the refuge we are talking about. i know the gentleman doesn't mean to disrespect them by suggesting their voices don't matter, but we believe that the gwich' in voice does matter. you are going to hear them stand up for their interest consistently on this issue. with that i'd like to recognize the gentleman from southern california, congressman levin, for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from southern california is recognized. mr. levin: i rise today in support of h.r. 1146, the arctic cultural and coastal plain protection act. after almost 40 years of trow pro-text, the trump administration anti-fossil fuel lobbyists who have taken up residence at the department of interior opened up the arctic nat

democratic congressman from california, tony cardenas. live from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is balance of power on bloomberg television. i'm david westin. cannabis stocks were all the rage for a while there, but they have largely come back to earth, waging the question -- raising a question whether the business is not bear that some thought or if it is still to come. we welcome now sarah ponczek, who wrote a piece on this subject and is joining us from washington. so the cannabis stocks spiked and came right back down? sara: i think the long-term opportunities are the cannabis industry as a whole remains pretty strong, but in the short-term, it has been a pretty bumpy rollout in canada, which was the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, and we have seen a lot of big-name companies in the sector stumble as they try to figure out how the market is going to unfold and they try to adapt to its regulations. david: why was it bumpy in canada. what kept it from being all that it would be. it is notbig

keep in mind that california is an enormous consumer market. car companies understand that having to sell that because there is a significant part of their business plan and people who support these stricter emissions standards, they california has, will make the point that the companies are already moving in the direction, with an eye to the global market, rolling out new models that are more fuel—efficient. so i think that way that this fight plays out will have enormous consequences. how do you think it will play out the seller that's hard to say. because they i have the legal training to say for certain. but california has battled the trump administration on dozens of issues at this point number of other quite a few of them. this is going to set up a real test of california's ability to set up its own standards. the law allows the federal government some narrow circumstances in which they can revoke these powers and we are going to see if this lives up to that requirement. just briefly, it is an indication, isn't it, what a political batt

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mason says the university of california could be a viable option. >>felipe should all kron 4 news. another big story we're tracking tonight canadian prime minister justin trudeau is apologizing after a picture surfaced of him in brown face makeup. >>the yearbook picture from 2001 was shot at a school where trudeau worked before he entered politics. it was taken at a dinner which had andrei being night's theme addressing reporters tonight trudeau said he deeply regrets what he did. he said it was a racist act, but he also said he did not know that at the time. officials say. >>double the rate of other americans now a major effort to stop the suicide altogether. >>the big time democratic donor in california is now chaiged with running a drug house after a 3rd person d's at his home. plus details of the shooting that police say started it. the weather's perfect... family is all together and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be

doing to our beautiful california. it is a disgrace to our country. it's a shame. the world, this looking at it look at los angeles with that tense. >>and the horrible harm. disgusting conditions, look at san francisco. you have a governor that invites so what gunman, the california will pay for health care. we'll pay for and then you wonder why so many people are coming up. >>governor newsom says he's heard it all before and he wonders why the president is not offering solutions instead, he's just criticizing. >>president of the united states of america, united states includes all states includes every city in those states within the cities. some accountability responsibility, the leadership and so if you've got a critique. offer some advice and counsel and solutions. >>some of the big battles, stay leaders in the white house of famously disagreed on a host of issues like the border wall and immigration wildfire fighting and prevention his tax returns. and there's also the administration's repeated efforts to roll bac

¿y porque estÁn prohibidos en california? emely: lo que es tan importante es que a veces tenemos una capacidad de ir adelante, en vez de utilizar una cosa una vez debemos utilizar cosas mÚltiples veces. leÓn: los popotes pueden hacerle daÑo a los animales que se les inserta en las fosas nasales, gracias emely. al volver vamos a ver las acciones leÓn: como ya hablÁbamos con emely, las acciones para contrarrestar los cambios climÁticos son muy importante, una joven de 16 aÑos de edad pone el ejemplo, hablÓ en el congreso la semana pasada, su influencia fue tan grande que muchos jÓvenes realizaron una protesta masiva mundial el viernes pasado. esta protesta se dio antes de la cumbre de las naciones unidas que se celebrarÁ maÑana. >> un joven mexicano, que nos acompaÑa hoy para platicarlos hoy sobre el cambio climÁtico y porque es algo muy importante para los jÓvenes, jesÚs villalba cuÉntanos y gastes a estados unidos a los tres aÑos y te has involucrado en el paÍs con el tema de los cambios climÁticos. jesÚs:

it didn't take long for california leaders to snap back. in a press conference this morning, governor gavin newsom blasted the move, saying it's a matter of health and promising to take the president to court. now there is history here. for 50 years the

and some of the top sponsors from oakland, waste management of al lameadda california, california waste solutions. argent materials out of east oakland, andy's construction, silver gates construction donating on behalf of the cyprus training program. i want to thank my sister across the bay, london breed. [applause.] >> all right. london, show me what you got. >> mayor breed: let me start by saying, i have never been this excited since the oakland raiders and the 49ers played the last time at candlestick where we won. and we all know that in san francisco we don't talk big, we just do big stuff. mayor, my sister from across the bay, i accept your challenge because in san francisco we already make cleaning up and greening and taking care of our city a regular part of what we do. in fact, every single month mr. clean, our director of public works, mr. clean himself, organizations incredible groups like united players and other folks out there taking care of the streets. here is the thing. we have amazing volunteers. we have amazing people who work for the department of public works and th

they loved it. ♪ [applause] governor of the state of california, ronnie reagan. ♪ ["california here i come"] ♪ narrator: he gave the voters the facts. [applause] >> the administration of california's welfare is in such a style of red tape that it is becoming difficult for this program to fulfill its purpose. each new applicant for welfare must be greeted by the filling out of 15 separate forms. this is followed by a constant reevaluation and the submission of these reports, to where counties have protested to countynto, from each office of welfare, 180 complaints a month. other forms must be filled out when a recipient has a special need, and county welfare officials have charged that for special claims totaling as little as one dollar to the welfare recipients, paperwork to process that claim comes to $10 and the administrative budget. he might try to explain why in this last five years, and 18% increase in our population has been met with a 49% increase in the number of people on welfare, and a 100% increase in the cost of welfare. perhaps the time has come for institutions of hig

and, he cowas the person to die in california. >> of ththe more 80 cases of lung damage in california,bu can you tell us about the cases in alameda county? i understand there were four cases of lung illness in alameda county. ose cases? arities among >> yes, across the state and the country we are using some criteria to define w calling cases. some of them -- all have been hospitalized and have rays and some ve needed cks x- support whether it's oxygen or extra pressure and in extreme cases they have been intubated anin intensive care. they definitely have all had some use of vaping devices within the last 90 days. and st of thcases have reported either using thc or cbd in the devices. th >> is america -- that is anthe ingredient in mari that makes you hike essentially . >> exactly. >> are they honing on that thc products? >> it's been hard to determine the cause and there are still no conclusions within the state or nation my. there have been conference calls across the nation talking to pulmonologist another clinicians across the country characterize what are the commonalities and c

california's governor calling it amautn from california. >> reporter: tonight, president trump in california, picking what could be a long legal fight, with this tweet. "the trump administration is revoking california's federal waiver on emissions." barring california from setting its own auto emission standards, the president said is about making cars safer and cheaper. california leaders saying it's about something else. >> pure politics. and politics that could have profound consequences not just in terms of the air we breathe in the state of california, but will impact the rest of the country. uncertainty into the is proposs automotive industry. california leaders say they will challenge it in court. >> our message to those to claim to support state's rights, don't trample on ours. >> reporter: the latest move against california, part of what the governor here calls the president's political vendetta against the state. the president also hitting california's other big pressure point, homelessness. suggesting to reporters aboard air force one it hurts the prestige of the major cities, a.

it's already crossing the north california. it's hitting eureka. it's not going to be as widespread as what we had yesterday, but it will be raining lightly in sonoma county. the front will fizzle out right over the bay area. that will give us a few light showers along the i80 corridor. morgan hill, a few drops of rainfall. gone by the afternoon. sunshine will be out by 1:00 or 2:00, if notationer. there are showers in our forecast tomorrow morning. somewhat uncommon for two times in a week for september, but we're going to do it. clearing skies by the afternoon, then we warm up and keep the sunshine around thursday, friday and into the weekend. highs tomorrow, 79 in fairfield, 73 in redwood city. santa rosa 75 degrees. everybody cooler than average again. couple morning showers tomorrow. thursday, the sunshine is back. milder, back to average on friday. above average on saturday. 60s at the beach, 70s near the bay, 80s inland into next week. the first day of fall is next monday. that's your forecast. >>> grab dad out of the kitchen right now. wake

the california wild fires. tonight we take a closer look at whether there's a climate change connection to what we're seeing. a meteorologist joins us now with the closer look at the numbers and science behind this. >> when you take a look at the state's top 20 wild fires, we quickly see of those top 20, 75% of them have occurred since the year 2000. that's an amazing statistic that has been driven in large part due to gradually warming temperatures across california, specifically going bah k to 2000. you'll notice california's average temperature since 2000 has been steadily on the rise including the last five years seeing the warmest temperatures since 1960. we thought we would ask the experts who have been on the front lines for many of the state's largest wild fires while gathering research. are the trends we're seeing both in temperature and number of wild fires expected to continue? >> particularly we've seen our fire seasons expand into earlier spring and later in the fall. and this is been attributed to

the state is not doing great for california, in all areas. it's pretty healthy that we have competition and we are giving people hope that things can get better. >> let's talk a little bit about this dynamic we see unfold between president trump and the state of california, the democratic leaders here. it seems like the two sides are constantly locked in some sort of a battle. the latest of course the trump administration and revoking the tougher emission standards here in california. do you think, is this a calculated strategy on the part of the president to sort of train his focus on the state of california? and what's behind the strategy? we make no, i don't think it is. to call it a tussle, or a war of equals, is not accurate. california and its leaders have been attacking the president since he came into office, there were about 50 lawsuits filed by the attorney general, they are constantly trying to impede his right as a president. so this cpa thing, it actually puzzles me as a lawyer, as to why we have a federal statute, but one state

but whatis part of it, i want to begin, the california the rush will and all of california gold rush and silver rushes were fundamentally different as western expansion into ways. first of all, they transform the environment in radically new ways, different ways. the bulk of the presentation will deal with that. we will go back to our hypothetical frontier family moving from north carolina into tennessee. they were changing the environment, cutting down trees, bringing domestic animals that change the regime in that area. so where these guys, except they were changing it in different ways, radically different ways. most of the presentation will be spent looking at that. also, to step back even farther and look at this contextually, this was a westward expansion that was fundamentally different from those before. those before, to use a vastly over simple five way of thinking of it, align moving from the -- a line moving from the atlantic coast, the appellations, mississippi, gradually moving west, primarily agrarian expansion, but essentially a moving line like that. like that. a gold

desde san diego, california . univisiÓn . enrique: un informe independiente de la universidad de siracusa pone el nÚmero de casos pendientes de las cortes de migraciÓn en mÁs de 1 millÓn. los mÁs afectados por la acumulaciÓn de los casos son quienes viven en california donde hay mÁs de 200,000 migrantes esperando la decisiÓn de el wesh. marÍa: el viacrucis no termina para aquellos similares que esperan una decisiÓn de las cortes de inmigraciÓn. desde los casos pendientes de los tribunales sobrepasaron 1 millÓn, esto segÚn datos del centro independiente por sus siglas en inglÉs trac de la universidad de siracusa >>este es el segundo muro . porque es algo intencional. no es por accidente. es algo que la administraciÓn quiere hacer contra las comunidades ingratas. marÍa: a 31 de agosto 1,007,000 casos esperaba la decisiÓn de los magistrados. el estado mÁs afectado es california donde 175,000 personas desconoce su futuro migratorio. solamente la ciudad de los Ángeles, los jueces tienen que realizar mÁs de 82,0

only two states declined in california is one. i haven't had a conversation with the attorney general about it, but google is a california-based company. if we want to look at how it is doing business practices, it is important to do it in a thoughtful way. i know the department of justice and the federal trade commission are also talking about doing investigations of anti-competitive practices at these companies. and it is good to look at this and investigate it and make sure the companies are behaving. i'm nuts or breaking companies up is a good idea. these are big companies with a lot of tentacles, a lot of employees, and if you can break up a company like that, manage to do it, there will be unintended consequences. for example, what would happen to the date of these companies own, how we would parse that up, how any people would be displaced, if it would have an effect on the overall economy. so regulatory approaches might be better than antitrust in my opinion. >> does your district in california have a tech presence? a tech

state officials warn of dire consequences. >> millions of people in california and other states that follow our standards will be breathing dirtier air. >> reporter: leading, they say, to more asthma, hospitalizations anem president trump tweeted the change would make cars cheeper and safer and told auto makers to seize this opportunity because without this alternative to california, you will be out of business. four auto makers, ford, bmw, honda and volkswagon already agreed to california's stricter standards. 50 miles per gallon by 2026 instead of president trump's proposed 37. now those companies are under federal investigation and say they are either cooperating or in touch with federal authorities. california promises to fight. >> if they're not willing to do their job, we'll do it for them in court. >> reporter: igniting an muicleshould pollute. ann thompson nbc news. >>> also here in california, president trump on a political fund-raising tour says his administration is considering taking action to deal with thei goreaction to that from l.a.'s mayor and spent some time on the

[crowd noise] narrator: but california's governor had more important work. he had inherited a state with too much debt, too much crime, too big a bureaucracy. as the governor had said, what s needed is not more government, but better government. his first move? replace political hacks, turn government back to the people, get talented young citizens to work for the people. governor reagan: i inherited a government that was spending more than $1 million a day over and above state revenues. the governor had been spending like he was practicing to be president. [laughter] we put a freeze on the ordering of new cars. the anguished screams would have curdled your blood. and yet, funnily enough, we were told that for the first time, in the history of man's memory, there was a surplus of automobiles available in the state motor pools. our state employees were all over the place, so we put a freeze on out-of-state travel. we didn't tell them they couldn't go, we just said they had to tell us where they were going and why. and that reduced the budget for out-of-state

i mean, this get back to california, consumers should have choices. charles: but here's the thing, they can't backtrack on this 12-year ticking clock. the clock is ticking. twelve years, if we don't do it between now, it's all over. they all more or less have committed to that timeline. >> i think they've probably provided themself some wiggle room. ten years from now -- i mean, the obama administration didn't say anything. they had very ambitious goals, and they kind of had renewable fuel mandates and basically granted them a waiver. charles: hey, when we come back, a golden state showdown. fresh from some high dollar fundraising in california, president trump takes on democrats there over the homelessness crisis and the power to set their own auto emissions standards. >> nearly half of all the homeless people living in the streets in america happen to live in the state of california. what they are doing to our beautiful california is a disgrace to our country. ♪ ♪ of a different kind. adp helps canyon ranch place the right people in the right jo

the california p.u.c. has a proceeding addressing how utilities would proactively deenergize their power lines to limit the impact of power line failure on fire. the deenergy sayings has to do with the communities being served. so there are guidelines on how they would do this. it has impacts on our facilities and our city departments and our residents and businesses. so, we've been an active participant. our contributions have been focused on making sure pg&e and others are communicating with the local government to ensure that the proper services are notified if one of these shut offs is imminent. also, there are plans to appropriately care for the most vulnerable members of our community. for example, those that are medically dependent on electricity. so, this is an important area that we're working on. we're working closely with the city attorney's office, representing really the entire city in this prooding. -- proceeding. the third item here, resource adequacy. this one is a little wonky. i will admi

se encuentra a 50 millas de baja california sur. en la imagen del satÉlite se muestra como el ancho del huracÁn es más grande que la distancia que hay entre la penÍnsula y las playas continentales. >> les informamos sobre la presencia del huracÁn lorena. >> funcionarias tanto del servicio meteorolÓgico nacional como de protecciÓn civil mantienenalerta roja por los peligros que puede causar las precipitaciones intensas. las autoridades recomiendan que las personas estÉn pendientes de las indicaciones de protecciÓn civi, se dejen de los arroyos, no cruzar los arroyos a pie. hasta el momento las autoridades no reportan personas fallecidas o lesionados unto consideran que el huracÁn traerá beneficios por los aguaceros intensos que caerÁn en la zona norte del paÍs la cual registra sequías severas. >> bastante agua. varias regiones con precipitaciÓn. varias presas estÁn en niveles relativamente bajos de esta Época del aÑo. >> ganemos de tema. se

three mountain lions and killed on california freeways in less than a week. the most recent friday on interstate 280. >> about 100 mountain lions get hit every year on roads. the habitat has been really fragmented and all times come stay with her mom for 1-2 years and at a certain point they disperse and have to establish their own territory. >> sign to say killing of mountain lions points to a need for more wildlife crossings and overpasses and interstates. >>> a family had a close encounter of their own over the weekend, they left their front door open to enjoy the cool weather when a mountain lion wandered into their home and made itself comfortable in their bathroom. the family he medially ran for safety and called animal control officers. they considered using tranquilizers but they decided to close the bathroom door and break a window to create an escape route. the mountain lion eventually left the home. >>> today for the first time in a century a rare california trout species is returning to its native habitat. about 30 will be transported from a creek

he's not very popular in california. >> he wants our money. he hates california. we know how he treated us every else. now he wants to use homeless people as an excuse to have his friends make money. it's clear. we're not going to let him do it. >> and the president further angering people in california, but officially revoking the state's waiver on emissions. president tweeting that move will allow cheaper cars to be produced, while making cars substantially safer. the president adds that older high-polluting cars are being phased out on the roads and they will be replaced by extremely environmentally friendly cars as the president says. california's governor, not buying it. >> about the oil industry, period, full stop. it is not about the car manufacturers or consumers or the health or our economy. it's about oil companies. >> now after his visit to the border wall, the president will start his journey back here to the white house, arriving in washington late tonight. liz? liz: thank you, edward. president trump as edward just reported at the border wall in san

california is a mess. they say if california goes the rest of the nation follows. i'm here to tell you california is not a model to follow and if you do you will travel down the same road and will be a road you will not be able to backtrack on quickly and you will wish you could have. heather: thank you for joining us, we love having you with us. >> thank you so much. heather: we will be right back, stay with us. heather: and immigrant faces 50 years in prison after police say he raped a woman. has a gun dollars is accused of assaulting a female friend twice in montgomery county, maryland, tend illegal immigrant charged with sexual crimes in that county since july. montgomery county is considered a sanctuary jurisdiction. nearly 3 dozen illegal immigrants found hiding in the back of a tractor-trailer, border patrol arresting the driver at an immigration checkpoint. the arizona man was smuggling immigrants between 15 and 40, all 31 mexican nationals are now in custody. let's switch gears and talk about the good, the bad and the ugly. a magical surprise when a texas

. >> nos autoridades de california lanzan una campaÑa contra los cigarrillos electrÓnicos de vapor, se mencionan miles de personas enfermas y 13 muertos. donald trump podrÍa enfrentar juicio polÍtico analizamos el tema con el senador kevin de leÓn. la moda tambiÉn es tema de polÍtica hablamos con una diseÑadora mexicana. buenas tardes, le saluda claudia botero vamos al punto de los temas que afectan a nuestra comunidad. el bateo sigue siendo un tema en nuestra comunidad los casos de padecimiento pulmonar relacionado al uso de los cigarrillos electrÓnicos creciÓ, son 13 los fallecidos y mÁs de 100 mÉdicos trabajan. el fiscal general de california y su homÓlogo de los Ángeles se unieron para lanzar una campaÑa sobre los cigarrillos electrÓnicos. norma roque con la informaciÓn. norma: tenemos con nosotros a javier becerra para realizar una informaciÓn importante sobre el bateo. ¿quÉ sucediÓ en estos dÍas? javier: el 1.5 millones de dÓlares para la ciudad de los Ángeles y para el el vapeo, queremos saber que cualquier persona que crezca aquÍ va a crecer en prosperida

mcclintock of california. pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, and a member pposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: this will remove the pacific coast for moratorium imposed under this legislation. california my democratic colleagues' heads' also manyut there are other reasons to support this amendment. pursuing is already these green new deal policies brown and jerry arnold schwarzenegger and alifornians are paying the highest price in electricity and gasoline. has grown production 130%, it's declined in 20%.ornia by in 2000, california produced 50% consumed roleum it every year. 50%. 30%.figure's now down to in 2000, california imported 25% f its oil from foreign countries. today, it imports 60%. year, t the last california's oil purchases from audi arabia ballooned from 98 million barrels to 135 million barrels. hese foolish policies are contributing to one of the highest unemployment rates, the largest homeless population, and the highest effective poverty nation.

the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: well, i thank the restraint.or his one of the arguments my friend invariably makes when we talk about this issue is that the proposed drilling area tiny little piece of a great big refuge in a great big it's typically characterized as just a little 2,000-acre postage stamp. e need to dispel this very inaccurate and disingenuous character. acres of hard footprint, but it's not 2,000 acres of development all in one place. is spread out across the coastal plain, which is the america's art of largest wildlife refuge. if you want to see what this ootprint really looks like, it's not so tiny, folks, when you look at the hundreds of and the gravel mining and the gravel pads and other rigs and infrastructure that have to go a lot differently than what has been characterized. this picture depicts what the this little t of postage stamp development in the arctic refuge looks like, and i by any fair measure, it ould absolutely disspoil the beating heart of america's largest wildlife ref

>>as president trump makes his way through california. governor newsome is asking for the president's help when it comes to the state's homeless and housing issues. conference capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. i hope he comes here. with an open mind and real constant critic of president trump governor gavin newsome this week is hoping to get the president's health. >>newsome along with the mayors of california's 13 largest city sent a letter to the administration requesting 50,000 housing vouchers. the group hoping to get the vouchers through existing programs with an increased value to help cover the cost of california's pricey rent some most important part of that request and that is. >>to do right. modifications based upon cost of living which is the biggest challenges the state faces as it relates to the existing allocations. >>the governor estimates with 50,000 housing vouchers. he says that could eliminate california's homeless veterans population. >>and the horrible harm. disgusting conditions. the request comes as th

the clock is winding down on california's legislative session next week lawmakers will make their final decision on a b 5 a measure that would reclassify a number of workers in several industries as employees instead of independent contractors. >>this week, dozens of truckers blared their big rig warns outside the capitol in protest gig economy companies like uber lyft and doordash threatening to put an initiative on the 2020 ballot to let voters decide if the bill passes. another measure being considered that could shake up an industry sp 2, 0, 6, the bill would allow college athletes in california to be compensated for the use of their likeness and image, a proposal that flies in the face of nc double a rules nba star lebron james tweeting support for the measure this week if passed california could find itself in a court battle with the organization that governs college athletics. another bill close to the finish line renters protection, bill ab, 1482. the measure would cap annual rent increases at 5% plus inflation. governor newsome already indicating he'll sign the bill but opponen

the skies have been clear for the coast of california. as we zoom in it's going to be another clear night. get out there and enjoy it. we have a little snow falling in the sierras. the winter weather advisory is about to wrap up. 50 degrees in san francisco for the overnight low, how about upper 30s this the north bay. watch out, it may be time to bring the plants ideas. san jose 45 for the overnight low. we are under the influence of low pressure, that has caused the rain we got overnight last night and also the snow in the sierras. i am calling this a week of warming, it's going to warm up through next weekend. upper 80s inland and at the coast 70s when we get to the weekend. we, start with a boost tomorrow. 65 at the coast. 70 in the bay and about 76 degrees inland. that's the first push of the warmth that we are going to see in the next week but that's not the only push, we are also going to see the temperatures ramping up wednesday and stalling out thursday as we have a system to the north. it's going to keep us cooler. then it's goi

>> in california right now, no. right now what is considered moderate is what might have been a liberal democrat. because you have a progressive wing even further to the left. so what is a moderate democrat right now in sacramento is really quite over to the left. they do pull from the same financial backers and have similar views. not a ton of daylight between progressives and moderates in sacramento. there are some but it serves for moderates. >> so republican's in california are a vanishing breed at the moment. moving on. a measure tighten california's vaccination laws is inching closer to the governor's desk. medical exemptions for vaccinations have tripled since other loopholes were closed in 2015. senate bill 276 would give the state the power to deny certain medical exemptions that appear suspicious. it has cleared both houses. the bill contains amendments that governor gavin newsom requested. now he has demanded further changes which are in a second bill, sb714. still ahead, we sit down with state senator je

>>rights and what a better state to do with that in california. >>the geo group runs for private prisons in california in a statement they called themselves an innovator in the field of rehabilitative services. they say ab 32 works against the state's proposition 57 and high

i urge you to support 3333 california street project. >> thank you. as you come up, i will read a few more speaker cards. [reading notes] >> my name is valerie. i'm speaking on behalf of the san francisco housing action coalition. we are pleased to support the project, as proposed. this project has received the highest grade we have ever given. the mix of incomes, retail uses, and proximity to transit, it is hands down and easy support for us. we hope you will support it as well. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i am nancy goldenberg. i am a historical architect. and were retained to assist the community in developing the laurel heights community alternative. i am also a neighbor living in the nearby vista heights neighborhood. i would like to touch on a few points relative to the site, and the community alternative. first, as you know, this is a historic site. the property is on the california register. it has been through eligible national register. it is significant for, and also for its team of leading landscape architects. the building is i

those are possibly winnable, california is not so much. but it is interesting what he is doing in california, he sent some officials there ahead of him, that talk to state and city officials and homeless reps about the homelessness problem in california. it was something that he was asked about today on air force one on his way to california. and he said that he has been talking to ben carson about it, and they plan to do something about it. what is interesting is that he mentioned a lot of people, even foreigners moved to san francisco, and los angeles, because they want another better life they are, and they find that the homeless encampments are making it difficult, and i wonder if that was a play for donor money, but i think that ben carson is not looking for donor money and will look into that problem. >> charles: i understand that we are a skeptical nation, but the homelessness in california is a problem that i hope that the white house does get involved income of the other pushed back his hollywood. and hollywood taking this on, it

>>well speaking of keeping money in california. the housing crisis. ben carson is here to austin simply help out about that is that just carry or see some money coming out, it's an interesting to watch a gap nuisance says it better not be politics is 52 lawsuits filed against the trump administration a lot of those. >>could well be politics you know that the the trump administration did help out with regard to water and that's a one of the biggest issues facing california and they did make modifications that helped in that regard. i do expect them to try and you know give some on these issues because at the end of the day they do want some things to be better if not everything has to be politic i think trump points result, he says that we've got to get these homeless people off the streets and if that is a heavy-handed tactic. >>there's going to be an issue with some of these local cities who are you know pretty the friendly to the homeless population, you know fighting against siege. the government how involved to do you think the government will foe

the air quality in california. e we have raordinary set of circumstances in california. it requires extraordinary action. the 1960's we decided to go further than the federal clean air act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, and w made gradt progress. we've built an entire clean-tect in. the whole clean energy economy in california isooming. this president, not only does he not want to admit we need these air-quality measures, he doesn't want to admit climate chge at all, nor does he want to acknowledge the human role in causing climate change. will continue to fight. i will do everything i can from washington. we are not going to allow this to stand. michelle: it seems if you have a federal government determine to roll back regulations, what can states like california do? does it set up a battle between states rights and environmental policy? rep. levin: remember that the federal clean air act has aif sp exemption for california from the beginning, thor1960's, because cala had an extraordinarily bad problem with