>> coming up on "california country," meet some of the folks responsible for adding a little zest to our lives. then, what a chef wants, this man will find. tag along with us as we go on a produce pursuit in northern california. then, meet a farmer who is surrounded by his favorite things--his berries and his brothers. finally, think starting a vegetable garden is hard? our expert has advice to get you started and on your way to a homegrown meal in no time. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> so we all know that california is king when it comes to growing citrus. and when it comes to growing lemons, no one is bigger than this ventura county farm. and with over 7,000 acres of lush lemon trees, limoneira isn't just the biggest lemon grower in california, but in all of north america. based in santa paula, the farm is a testament to what hard work and determination can do. founding fathers nathan blanchard and wallace hardison first bought the land way back in 1893 and named the ranch limoneira, which means "lemon lands

california, everyone who has been executed has been 20 years after the crime and you are not executing the same person. people do change. from my observation of the victims' family members, and nothing that there is anything that execution can do for them. i think they come there with high hopes that they will somehow feel better, and that they will somehow be able to close this event, and you just -- it just does not happen. these are horrifying crimes. my heart goes out -- out to the victims' families. >> would you say that the instances -- instances of the executions, or any of these meritorious? did you see someone put to death that he thought was innocent? >> not in the cases that i dealt with. the things i oversaw, and guilt or innocence was not a question. in one case, it was the intention and not whether they were innocent or guilty of the crime. >> nevertheless, you arrive with the same feelings that the man from mississippi talked about, having gone through this process. >> i arrive at the same conclusion. i started at san quentin in 1978, after graduating. i went there, a small

>> coming next on "california country," meet one couple who went from erving food to growing food, then take a trip to the school that is cooking up some of the top chefs in the world, and see how one family has been going and growing strong for more than 90 years now. plus learn some great new repes from some of our favorite chefs. that's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy sellers. today we're in sacramento at one of the really iconic restaurants of this city, the riverside clubhouse. you know, it's a place that's known for, well, the large cow that's atop it. kind of unique, right? that brings us to our first story. you know, in san francisco, they have more than 3,500 restaurants, and it's a number that's constantly changing because of some closing and some opening, but we found one restaurant that takes the farm-to-floor concept to an entirely different level. you may remember matthew and terces engelhart from our story a few years ago. they're the owners of the small but popula

national forest in the great state of california. [applause] in keeping with tradition, the speaker of the house, john boehner, will extend his greetings to you and officially like this tree in just a few moments. before we get to that moment, i would like to extend a welcome to members of congress, and guests, our neighbors, and those of you here visiting the nation's capital. thank you for joining us this evening. i would like to acknowledge the members from the california delegation joining us, including dianne feinstein, [applause] this incredible tree has been decorated with more than 3000 ornaments by golden state residents which reflects the theme, calif. shines. it is quite fitting that this comes from the great state of california. for more than 40 years the forest service and the architect of the capital has partnered to bring a christmas tree to the capital from one of the nation's national forests. they compromised forcing grassland in the united states. let's take a moment to thank the dedicated for service here in washington ending california for helping make this even

who flew all the way from southern california to join us tonight. let's give them a warm round of applause. [applause] may we call back the consul general? >> ok. as they say -- [speaking foreign language] the healing nature and touch of a filipino is beyond compare, and or organization has made sure that our filipino american nurses were protected and empowered. tonight, we honor the philippine nurses association of northern california. [applause] >> in our human moments of weakness, vulnerability, and need, the care provided by our filipino nurses remains unparalleled. for 50 years, the philippine nurses association of northern california has served our nurses through professional development, education, information, and providing a support system that has given them strength and visibility. in its golden years, the philippine nurses association of northern california posted the philippine nurses association of america, bringing in hundreds of philippine nurses from all over the united states into san francisco, treasuring the legacy of our health care's industry was the finest

. it's the largest state park in california with more than 87,000 acres. >> this is a crucial week for california. we'll get the state's financial forecast. depending on the results, governor jerry brown may pull the trigger on more budget cuts. he will announce his team's forecast for the fiscal year on thursday. if revenues fall from $1 to $2 billion short to an estimated $4 billion in revenue, the governor will make the first tier cuts, $600,000 from universities, social services and safety programs. $1.9 billion in cut backs for kindergarten through 12th grade if they fall back even more. >>> a loud bang and a pop yesterday afternoon. then they saw a ferris wheel carriage swaying back and forth. a box attached to the arm of the ferris wheel broke loose, impact breaking a piece of fiber glass off that carriage roof and sent the carriage rocking side to side. nobody, fortunately, was hurt. new safety measures are being take taken to make sure this does not happen again. >>> members of the u.s. military and homeless veterans are among hundreds of victims of a grand theft scam at lucky

en california y otros estados para proteger sus derechos. >> terminÓ dividida una familia hispana en california tras ser vÍctima de la deportaciÓn. >> autoridades federales recomiendan que todos los estados controlen el uso de telÉfonos celulares mientras se conduce un vehÍculo. >> Éste es noticiero univisiÓn ediciÓn nocturna. >> muy buenas noches, el gobierno del estado de guerrero en mÉxico presentÓ un vÍdeo de la protesta de estudiantes de ayer en el que se ve a quiÉnes podrÍan ser policías federales golpeando y sometiendo a los manifestantes. el vÍdeo ha levantado mÁs polÉmica. >> efectivamente, es un hecho por el que solicitaron una investigaciÓn completa para determinar cÓmo ocurrió la muerte de dos estudiantes. hay dudas sobre la capacidad de la policÍa para controlar a los manifestantes sin incurrir en relaciÓn violación a los derechos humanos. >> 200 estudiantes corren hacia donde pueden. buscan refugiarse atrÁs de los vehÍculos, en las viviendas cercanas. bloquearon con autobuses ambos sentidos de la autopista. segÚn ellos, completamente desarmad

is foot sierra white fur from a stannous loss national forest in california. the-- stanilaus national forest in california. it is about 20 minutes. >> good evening and welcome to the christmas tree lighting ceremony. i am the architect of the capital and i am honored to be your master of ceremonies as we carry out this wonderful tradition which began right here in 1964. i asked you remain in your seats until the conclusion of the ceremony. each year, i look forward to this event to kickoff a holiday season on capitol hill. nothing says christmas more than the playing of festive holiday karos. i would like to expand and thank you to the army band under the direction of caption richards for being here and helping us create such a festive mood on a rainy evening. [applause] >> behind me stands the united states capitol christmas tree. a wonderful, 65 foot sierra from the national forest in the great state of california. [applause] in keeping with tradition, the speaker of the house, john boehner, will extend his greetings to you and officially like this tree in just a few moment

formally tomorrow. they are from new york, california, arizona, just about everywhere you can think of. we expect high expectations. in the second week of the leadership academy, one of ours got hired as a superintendent in monterey, california. we are playing in service to that. what do you think of that? [applause] for those of you interested, we are taking applications. there is more information about the second, beginning one year from now. i would like to acknowledge our leadership sponsors this year. leadership world and htc. give them a round of applause. [applause] we are greatly indebted to them. this year, we are also sponsored by promethean. please help me welcome the vice president of marketing for prometheus. [applause] >> well, good afternoon. one word comes to mind. courageous. courageous is the word that i used to describe the work that alas is leaving and we are proud to support. you have demonstrated to courage and advocation for this nation and more -- most historically underserved. especially in these economic times. you are this nation's greatest hope as we educ

. san francisco's plastic bag band as we know have inspired cities not just here in california but across the country. arguably around the world. even though we weren't the first it really set off a domino effect throughout the country. and we know that san francisco has increased their use of reusable bags. however as has been noted we could do a lot better. we could reach 80 to 90% reduction. we've seen this work around the world. we've seen this work in washington, d.c. we know that americans are willing to take on a reusable bag habit. we would like to see this happening. this proposal is reasonable, it's practical and it will be effective. so i really urge you to move this forward and i thank you for your support. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. next speaker please? also call a few more cards. tim james. allison chan, steven joseph, mark berman, christopher chen, linda, jim nazareth. >> good morning supervisors, i'm here to support this expansion of the bag bill ban. i really appreciate it, i'm a san francisco voter, i live in district 7. i'm a father, i'm a surfer, i

jerry brown was also the governor of the state of california, he was the attorney general and they have at times in the history when they were personally against the death penalty. when they ran for attorney general they both said that they would not interfere with the state law, and they would allow the death penalty to be carried out on their watch. this is correct? in fairness, i will say that there were a lot of law enforcement officials the route the state of california that had severe reservations about supporting harris for attorney general because of the opposition to the death penalty in san francisco. but george defended her and actually supported her candidacy, and this was an important component of getting support from law enforcement for her. let me ask you this. when we spoke yesterday, as i heard his story i asked him, how did you survive death row? the mechanics of this. i asked about how much time in the yard that he got. i wonder if you could share with members of -- in the auditorium where your daily life was like on death row. >> i cannot handle i was watching.

3000 handcrafted ornaments by golden state residents which reflect the california shines. it is quite interesting that this year's tree comes from the great state of california. for more than 40 years, the united states forest service and the capital have a partner to bring a christmas tree to the capital from one of our 155 national forests. they altogether compromise at 193 million acres of forest and grasslands in the united states. let's take a moment to specifically thank the dedicated for a service group, both the staff here in washington and california for help make -- helping make this event possible. joining us tonight is the chief of the u.s. forest service. he has a holiday message to share with all of you. >> thank you. i will take full credit for the rain to let off. i want to thank those from california for sending been nice, warm weather this evening. as was mentioned, the things that i want to stress is that this is a collaborative effort. we are with the community in the california to come together and put all of the time and effort into this. it is not just the tree

california's deficit could soon shrink to nothing. the numbers may surprise you. >>> some california college students get smart when it comes to living quarters. how they ditched the dorm for praccatiy a mansion and saved rent at the same time. >>> temperatures still not quite as cold. 40s in napa but 30s elsewhere. patchy fog for the morning 3 commute, but will any rain show up in your holiday plan plans? a look at that when we come back. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. >>> just last week, when jerry brown announced a spending cut to state programs, but california's spending cuts may be nearing an end. the ongoing deficit is shrinking. at its worst, the deficit was $42 billion tw

of $1 billion, which shows 63% support. polls consistently show that when california voters are offered the choice between the death penalty and the option of life without possibility of parole, voters prefer the option of life without parole. a poll was done in 2009 by a professor at uc santa cruz where he asked about replacing the death penalty with a sentence of life without parole with work and restitution, whether it is people -- with the people sentenced to life without parole would be required to work and some of the restitution would go to victims, and 2/3 of californians chose the option of life without parole and preferred that alternative. there is very strong support among voters for replacing the death penalty. in terms of how it would work, the governor has absolute authority to change any criminal sentence he wants, and that includes a death sentence, which he has the power to convert with -- convert to life without possibility of parole. the governor would take that action, most cases would completely end with him. he could change those sentences himself. fork ca

off 1100 workers. >> and falout from penn state is reaching california tonight. state lawmakers moving forward to force any organization to do more to protect children. >> while they're good laws, lawmakers say they're good enough when it comes to kid sports the charges sounded alarm on how coaches can, and sometime do, take advantage of the power. this is not hard to find similar cases just two weeks ago a jury convicted coach melvin fleming of using six high school basketball players in sexual videos and photos. one victims' mother says the abuse changed their lives forever. >> we make sure this pedophile is never able to hurt any child again. >> lawmakers want to make sports programs safer for kids. the latest bill requires organizations that employ coaches and athletic directors to provide two-hour training on what is inappropriate and illegal contact with minor autos sometimes, it takes a high profile case that shocks our conscience to get to us act. >> the assemblyman wants to add coaches to the list prof fegsal that's mocked -- must report sexual abuse of a child in law e

arrested 19 people who were occupying a downtown park. and in thousand oaks, california, tiger woods has done it he won his first tournament in some two years today. he captured the chevron challenge by one stroke over fellow american zack johnson. later this evening, the tightrope walker who could hold the key to the future of niagara falls. college graduates forced to move back home in a bad economy. and california, there they go: why are so many residents leaving the state that was once golden? those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem? are you taking warfarin to reduce your risk of stroke caused by a clot? you should know about pradaxa. an important study showed that pradaxa 150mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding like unusual bruisin

personas que ya han extendido su permiso. >> la secretaría de california ha dado el visto bueno para poder ampliar una ley para inmigrantes. está presentada en la secretaría del estado de california, su contenido genera controversia, que a nivel estatal en california, lo cual da el derecho a los policias de arrestar indocumentados. necesita la forma de 550 mil votantes registrados en el estado. el lenguaje ya está causando nervios. >> por ejemplo en arizona, la gente está siendo deportada. >> ellos no le hacen daño a nadie, viene a trabajar. >> se han rehusado a coperar con inmigración, y se está ampliando una ley que ayuda a las familias hispanas. este tipo de iniciativa debe ser combatida desde un comienzo,. >> el 59% de los latinos está en contra de la política de deportación del presidente barack obama, 5 de cada 10 latinos apoyan a latinos. >> ahora en california, los niños menores de 6 años debian ir en asientos especiales, ahora una nueva ley estatal aumentará la edad hasta los 8 años. >> la ley dice que los niños menores de 6 años debe estar sentado en asiento espec

>> reporter: the state of california didn't bring in enough money in recent months so these automatic triggers that were set in the budget have kicked in. >> we have to live within our means. >> reporter: governor jerry brown didn't have good news but said it could have been worse. anticipated tax revenues didn't materialize but the state economy is growing. so instead of $2.4 billion in cuts, nearly a $1 billion in cut kicks in meaning $100 million from each state university and community colleges. 328 from k through 12. cuts to in home support services for the elderly and disabled, medi-cal, child care and juvenile justice programs. >> i'm sensitive to what these cutbacks do to real people. but i'm also aware that over time, california has to balance its budget. we have to exercise fiscal discipline. >> reporter: but republicans say nothing has been done prehaven't this predicament in the future. >> the spenting is going up on the automatic 12% -- the spending is going up on the automatic 12% and the cuts in the budget have been one-time cuts. this is a long-time problem.

as occupy. from the partisan battles in washington to painful budget cuts here in california. we welcomed home troops from iraq. and we lose a local icon who changed the world. our annual look back at the year and a look forward to the next coming up. ♪ >> belva: good evening. i'm belva davis. and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me for our year in review are paul rogers, reporter with the "san jose mercury news" and managing editor of kqed's "quest" series. john meyers, kqed sacramento bureau chief. tom vacar, consumer editor. and carla, senior political writer for the "san francisco chronicle." carla, as we face the new year, we look back and we see the rise of the occupy movement becoming a real force while our congress continues to battle it out. so where have we been and where are we going? >> well, i mean, you are absolutely right, belva. you know, this wasn't just a -- 2011 was the year for discontent. maybe capping off the decade of our discontent. it's no mistake that "time" magazine talked about this protester as the person of the year when you t

initiative to raise taxes on high earners as the income gap in california has widened. a panel of federal judges hears arguments related to proposition 8, california's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. scientists at nasa discovers an earth-like planet in distant space, leaving researchers to look for signs of civilization. >>> and on this 70th anniversary of pearl harbor, some firsthand accounts from veterans who were there, coming up next. >> belva: good evening, i'm belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on our news panel is scott schafer from public radio and josh richmonday, legal and political affairs reporter from the oakland tribune. has the message of the occupy movement taken a turn politically? >> well, i think people that far and wide across the country and around the world have to be listening to what the occupy is saying by now. here in california, i think that the governor had a plan for a while and the rhetoric is giving a plan into action. what happened this week is the governor rolled out a plan for the initiative that he wants to pu

story. >> welcome back to "california country." you know, great chefs aren't just born overnight. they have to learn the inner workings of the kitchen. so where do they go? well, as it turns out, a place that's in our own backyard here in northern california. charlotte fadipe has the story. >> at the world-renown culinary stitute of america, trainee chefs who are learning their craft in 6 cooking and baking suites are taught several things, including the fact that their day often starts early, like 5:00 in the morning early! even before the rooster crowed, karl diehn was feeding chickens at the institute's 1 1/2-acre student-run farm in st. helena, two hours north of san francisco. >> make sure they have plenty of water. we usually change it twice--at least twice a day. >> then it's time to harvest the potatoes he planted a few months ago. >> last year, we had a lot of different crops, but we didn't have potatoes, so this season, it was definitely something that i wanted to try. >> he came to the institute from the east coast, hoping to become a chef, never realizing he'd end up labori

live in oakland, alan wang, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. >>> a former chairman of the california republican party got the go-ahead today for a petition drive to put an arizona-style immigration measure on the ballot here. abc 7's political reporter mark matthews tonight with the plan and reaction. >> reporter: the measure seeks to do away with so-called sanctuary cities like san francisco that don't require police to enforce immigration laws. it says they will be required to comply with direction from federal immigration authorities for holding and transferring undocumented immigrants and would deny driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants meaning proof of legal residency would be required to get a license and would set aside $700 million over 20 years to fight so-called transnational gangs. >> based on the text it is simple. i think it is a good deal. i think that we need to move in that direction here to fight the illegal immigration problem. >>> steve camp of the golden gate minutemen says it is true, california's slowed economy particularly in the construction industry al

he had an opportunity to have a better living here in california. and he came from yugoslavia and got into the agricultural business. so, that was over 104 years ago. >> and now more than a century later, and it's mark mariani and his children michael, christopher, and natalie, who literally have grown up in the dried fruit business, that are carrying on the family tradition of marketing some of the golden state's best fruit. at their headquarters, trained personnel inspect the fruit, rate it for size, and then package it. and speaking of which, mark's dad was actually the first to package dried fruit in a completely different way. >> as you go into a produce area, you take a look, and you touch and feel, and you see the product. and we just couldn't understand why our competitors wanted to put it behind a bag they can't see. and so, he said, "let's put it in a visible bag. the consumer can see it." and that's been the philosophy that we've had since 1950. >> in addition to those dried plums, they now have a complete line of dried fruit and even dried produce for trail mixes and p

vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote would not corrupt them. >> support gradually grew in state and local campaigns. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly stopping these meetings as a politically active figure. doing everything they coul

disapprove hora pulled this permit, disapproving the two locations at beal and california street and to uphold the other locations of the permit. commissioner garcia: mi ssission and washington? >> i have spoken to the appellants and they agree with that. >> should we ask for the appellants to address the board as well? we'll do that, starting with the appellant. this is in specific reference to the proposal, 97 minutes of testimony. -- not the 7 minutes of testimony. >> and karen smith, i understand the question is if i would like the permit application to remove or withdraw the location at high street -- at california street. they are withdrawing those locations. >> are you in support of the proposal that the permit be upheld with those two locations being stricken? gosh yes. >> and the other addresses will go forward. nearly 2600 mission -- there is no appeal there. the only appeals are for these two addresses. >> is one permit, the entire permanent was appealed. >> of the way the ordinance was written, one permit can be -- one applicant can file for a permanent has multiple address

praised california's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. brown vowed to continue to invest in green energy and he's not worried about the ability to cope with the rising sea level. >> in the pacific, it's only a foot or so above sea level, i'd be worried, but not in california. >> reporter: what's the difference in california? >> we have an abundance of good scientists, progressive businesses, a halfway decent government, and a lot of money. >> brown says right now california doesn't have nuch tax money, but when it comes time to protect the state from rising water, the money will be found. california does have a trillion dollar economy which he says is growing every year. it did take seven hours of pleading for better schools, but tonight parent got what they wanted. the santa clara board of education approved 20 new rocket ship charter schools. they'll be phased in and located within eight school districts throughout the county's poorest communities. the program is controversial because the rocket shipboard is appointed and not elected and understand accountable under the state ed

a muchas personas en california, al volver ♪. ♪. >>> dos reconocidos banqueros de nueva york están entre las 5 víctimas de un accidente de avioneta en nueva york. >>> los servicios de salud de california, obtuvieron una pequeña victoria, porque una jueza congeló los pagos a los pacientes dentro del programa medical, por ahora las victorias legales, no son una solución permanente. >>> enfrentado un déficit multimillonario el gobierno de california trata de gastar menos, pero también ha habido victorias contra los recortes, en los Ángeles, una jueza federal congeló los pagos de un 10% a los pacientes que tienen medical, además en san francisco se aprobó, así y todo, el futuro preocupa a pacientes como maría ávalos. >>> pienso que cada día nos recortarán más programas. >>> quienes trabajan con pacientes, dicen que esto es indicado. >>> eliminaron lo dental, los lentes, terapia. >>> clínicas como la misión también han perdido fondos estatales. >>> ese dinero, significa proveerle servicios a, digamos, 250 personas, y quizás, mil quinientas visitas. >>> si no fuera po

the heart of the american soldier to make sure they are filled with peace. >> the california condor-- flying high once more. bill whitaker on how these majestic birds were saved from extinction. the clean water project that is saving young lives. this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. captioning sponsored by cbs >> good evening and merry christmas. we begin this evening in afghanistan with some 91,000 u.s. troops that have observed the holiday as much as they could. the border of afghanistan. at 7000 feet this is one of the most remote and the most breath taking in all of afghanistan. it's been the scene of pretty heavy fighting months. today the soldiers took a little time out to but today, the soldiers took a little time out to enjoy christmas on top of the world. christmas morning and the men man their post as usual. far from home on the pakistan border, the season spirit has been slow to set in here. there were a few noticeable changes. >> he may look nice but he is not. >> reporter: a helicopter flew in from a nearby base bearing gifts and mail from home. >> cheese

slammed california and other states yesterday, a once in a decade event. triple digit wind gusts reported at several locations. california took the brunt of it. a state of imagine in pasadena. countless trees and power lines are down and this morning, more than 300,000 california customers are without power. bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: a giant wind made toothpicks of this house in salt lake city. at another house, the wind toppled a backyard barbecue. that same home is now missing a roof over one of the bedrooms. fierce winds flipped more than a dozen tractor-trailers in davis county, utah, shutting down interstate 15 for hours. this condominium in steamboat springs, colorado, eventually lost all of its roof. wind gusts there exceeded the speed limit. one was more than 120 miles per hour. crystal walters got out of her southern california home before a neighbor's tree fell and split her house in two. >> i'm trying not to cry. >> it's sad! >> reporter: 23 square miles of pasadena are littered with tree limbs and downed power lines. 42 houses are uninhabitable. this tree ha

. again, you can see that rain line there moving its way into northern california bringing us mostly mist, cloud out there now. but our rain chances improve to about 20 to 30% by later on this afternoon so we'll be talking much more about this coming up. in the meantime, we are going to hit the roads with gianna. >> it's better than yesterday. we saw fog advisories for three bridges on the peninsula, dumbarton, bay bridge. you can see the fog on the san mateo bridge this morning. we'll update you in just a few minutes. >>> happy friday. >> thursday. [ laughter ] >> friday and a half. >>> drugs packed on buses packed with bay area teenagers headed for a utah ski trip when they made a pit stop in elko, nevada. >> sharon chin is in lafayette, where some of those students are expected to arrive back home today. she joins us with more. sharon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some of those students are expected to come back home today and organizers say there were hundreds of students on the ski trip from northern california. about six dozen from acalanes high school and in all 17

it is go anywhere else. ben tracy on thew economic collapse darkened the california dream. >> reporter: he is essentialing lot of what he owns. he is getting ready to move. >> reporter: what will it be like to leave your neighborhood? >> traumatic. >> reporter: they have lived near san diego for 11 years. >> where did the work go? literally. like you woke up, there is no work. >> reporter: now the job bust is forcing them out. california's unemployment rate is 11.7%. he can't find work and last week the bank foreclosed on his home. >> reporter: you viewed california as the land of opportunity. how do you view it now. >> the land we need to get out of. >> reporter: they are moving back to texas. where unemployment is lower. 8.4%. in 2010 texas gained 75,000 new residents and california lost 130,000. the biggest state shift in the country was people leaving california and heading to texas. >> jobs are just one reason. housing is another. this home sold for a million dollars. yet, here in austin, texas, this home sold for $380,000. the people who bought it moved from californ

main reason california's use of lethal objections are on hold. the judge threw out the state death penalty procedures saying the state did not consider all options. "today in the bay" has who are. >> reporter: a new death clahamr can't be used. >> reporter: sarah eisenburg of the highs ner law firm filed a case on behalf of a prisoner. they claim they violated the state's rules. >> when an agency is enacting regulations and a state enacting regulations as important as these, as to how people are going to be executed, they need to follow certain rules to make sure the public has an opportunity to comment, to participate. >> a marin county judge agrees saying if an agency adopts regulations without complying with apa requirements it is deemed an underground regulation and is invalid. attorneys say the cdcr made important decisions about how to carry out executions with no explanation. >> why they rejected a single drug protocol and chose to retain a three-drug protocol. the department of corrections never did that. they have never explained to the public their actual reasons. >> repo