african ancestry. up next, professor carlos salomon talks about the history of california during the 19th century and the many californians who lived in the region. in particular, he focuses on the role of wealthy businessman pio pico, who was the governor of california while it was under mexican rule. >> hi, everyone. welcome. my name is marie silva. i'm the manuscripts librarian here at the california historic society. i'm really excited about tonight's program. it's my great pleasure to introduce our speaker, dr. carlos manuel salomon tonight. he is a scholar working in the areas of borderland studies, social movements, oral history, and migration. this portrait of pico challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californians through which that experience has often been interpreted drawing a connection by the battles fought by k californians. like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. the second nonnative settler was also of african descent. they were just not aware of the early african roots of california. this is an aspect of our history that's wo

california's drought is a costly mistake. plus to stop a threat to marine life as we know it all over the world. california is into its fourth year of a severe water drought. it's the worst in years. the dryness is responsible in part for large forest fires in northern california that have taken two lives if recent weeks. the state has responded to the drought by enacting your honor precedented water cutting measures on california residents. there's growing pressure on the state's farmers to conserve more water but that's a tall order in a state where water distribution is a billion dollar business. ask anyone about california's water problems and the answer will inevitably complicated. there are hundreds of water agencies ranging in size and scope from whole counties and cities to individual mobile home parks. state and federal officials are working with these agencies as well as private companies to try to solve california's massive water shortages. within this crowd of interests is a private water company that seems to have struck gold despite the drought. po poseidon water, in califor

we'll talk with university of california president janet napolitano and california community college chancellor bryce harris about the challenges facing their students. first, scientists have uncovered new information on the impact of california's drought. scott shafer spoke with science editor craig miller about the findings. >> craig miller, welcome. >> thanks, scott. >> begin with the study from columbia university. scientists there saying climate change caused by us made our drought worse. how did that happen? what's that connection? >> california had kind of a double whamny. 2013 was the driest year on record. 2014 was the warmest year on record. here we were already two years into drought. any residual moisture just gets baked out of the soil by that excess heat and sucked up by the plants and it's gone. setting the stage for worst wildfires, tougher to grow things, all these drought impacts become that much worse in that situation. in reporting in the past, i've tried to ask the question, yeah, but how much worse does this actually make the drought? nobody really had an answer

, especially across the sierra and northern california, you'll run into rain. at home, another dry day. temperatures in the low to mid-60s this afternoon. at the coastline, temperatures in the upper 60s. san francisco at 68 degrees, mix of sun and clouds. north bay and east bay, temperatures range from the 70s to 80s. it will be warm in the tri-valley. temperatures yesterday got close to 90 degrees. today closer to 80. less humidity, less heat. that continues this upcoming week. we have a hurricane making its way to hawaii. we will talk about that. >> and will that effect weather here? >> probably not. if traveling. >> last trip before school starts. anthony, thank you. >>> we begin with continuing coverage of several major wildfires in northern california. california governor jerry brown describes the state as a tinder box, declaring a state of emergency. this map shows the locations of many of the more than 20 major fires going on now. in one county, lightning sparked more than 50 small fires. in lake county, the rocky fire is now 46,000 acres this morning, and still blowing. that's

them sick. >> cooper: these worried california homeowners, who aren't waiting for lumber they are ripping up their floors now. but many can't afford to replace the flooring on their own. >> larson: they don't know what to do. they have flooring that they think is making them sick. >> cooper: california environmental activist denny larson teamed up with richard drury, a prominent environmental attorney, to test lumber liquidators' chinese-made laminate flooring. do you have any idea how much of this wood is in people's homes right now? >> richard drury: we believe there are probably tens of thousands of households in california that have installed lumber liquidators' chinese laminates that may exceed the formaldehyde standards. >> cooper: nationwide? >> drury: nationwide, it's probably hundreds of thousands. >> cooper: drury and larson bought more than 150 boxes of laminate flooring at stores around california and sent them to three certified labs for a the results? while laminate flooring from home depot and lowe's had acceptable levels of formaldehyde, as did lumber liquidators'

warming has worsened the california drought. into conflict minerals. a federal pills court rules corporations don't need to state whether they use materials from the war-torn democratic public of congo. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in news from greece, prime minister alexis tsipras announced his resignation on thursday, paving the way for new elections. the move came after tsipras lost the support of many members of his own syriza party who opposed his backing of the demands of international creditors for yet more austerity and economic reform in exchange for a new $96 billion bailout. tspiras, who is expected to win in the snap elections, said the vote will give the greek people a chance to have a say on the new bailout. >> i would like to summit the government's resignation and i would like to express my believe that the constitutional process needs to be set in moment -- movement immediately and with all disability to elections of the greek people can decide which way the country should be

ancient treasures large and small, and a legacy of conservation in california's first state park, the wildest water on the west coast, joyful adventures overcoming big challenge, and fabulous photos shot from the seat of a kayak. [music] [music] doug: relics of an ancient world, redwood forests have long inspired awe and wonder. emily burns: this is exactly what the forest looks like 5 thousand years ago, 5 million years ago. and that's tremendous. doug: these icons of california have also inspired a legacy of conservation. alex cocone: a really special place for people to come and visit, and a really special place in california and in the world. doug: and some unlikely messengers sheltered in redwood shadows. emily burns: it's plot number one. doug: tell the story of a world in transition. emily: they are telling us so much about what's happening in the forest. doug: well, this immense and ancient redwood is known as the mother of the forest here in big basin state park, california's very first state park, and home, among other things, to the world's tallest tree, south of san f

northern california, but as far as where he boarded the bus, what bus he was on we have no idea. >> reporter: hayward police called at&t hoping for more answers. >> mr. gusmari kept saying he didn't know. >> reporter: for now the mystery of his journey across california lives on. instead of bowling, maybe he should have been in the marathon. vic lee abc 7 news. >>> and word a second special olympian who went missing has been found. he was spotted at los angeles international airport. a search turned up nothing. the man was just located about six miles away. it's not clear how he got there or what he did all day. >>> a turn for the worse in the fight against a raging wildfire. a spot fire from the rocky fire has jumped highway 20 near the town of lower lake. it's just what crews were trying to prevent. nearly 3,000 firefighters are battling the flames including crews from out of state. firefighters say they're worried now that the flames have jumped the highway. >> a whole new wilderness area and a substantial amount that's there due to no roads very very tough access. >> right n

tonight" - the unlikely fighters in california's battle against wild fires. >> i don't think the nation really know how much that they contribute. but when they are saving those, the community does not care whether they are inmates. >> sara hoy joins a crew of inmate firefighters finding redemption on the front lines of danger >>> also tonight - policing 101. is more training necessary for campus police? >> having armed police on campuses who are not as well trained as city police puts everybody in danger >>> correspondent bisi onile-ere takes a deeper look at the latest police controversy after the shooting death of daniel by a campus police officer. well, good evening thanks for joining us. i'm adam may sitting in for joie chen. a controversial shooting and another man left dead. this shines a light on a different type of police agency. campus police. across the country a number of armed university police officers is on the rise. but they are - their training may not be at par with brothers and sisters in blue. bisi onile-ere has more on what the rise of campus police means for

front in california. a wild fore jumps the containment line forcing new evacuations. >>> and new york city tries to find the source of a legion aries out break. it has already killed 11 people. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. an investigation is underway today in lancaster new hampshire after a circus tent collapsed. two people were killed and more than 30 others were injured. officials gave an update just moments ago. >> the investigation will involve the documentation of the scene which includes mapping out the scene as to exactly where things are located after the collapse. and examining the actual set upof the tent to determine how it was set up in all of the cables where they were connected and things of that nature. >> john henry smith is here with more on this story. john? >> reporter: stephanie about 100 people were gathered inside of the tent in new hampshire for a late afternoon circus performance. no one will ever forget what happened right after the show began. >> it was terrifying and scary, and i don't think i'll go to the c

our website. we've posted an interactive map of all the fires burning across california at cbssf.com. >>> an oakland police officer is expected to survive after getting ambushed this morning by a heavily armed suspect. that suspect was killed during the shootout. kpix 5's joe vazquez with what the officers were up against. >> the shots rang out around 1:30 this morning as police were checking out a report of a sexual assault. it happened at martin luther king and west mcarthur boulevard. without any conversation, police say the man inside the house suddenly emerged and attacked two officers. >> the suspect ultimately came out of the front door with a rifle and immediately began firing upon the officers that were in front of the house. >> reporter: one officer was wounded. police say he is a sergeant a 14-year veteran of the police department. other officers returned fire, killing the suspect. police describe the suspect's weapon as an illegally modified sks assault rifle with an extended 30-round magazine. the suspect is a 40-year-old oakland resident. he was pronounced dead on the s

california agriculture? and-- male: i've chosen to filibuster the patriot act because the patriot act is the most unpatriotic of acts. sam: a public act of defiance, sure. but did rand paul follow through on threats of a filibuster? we look into the details. finally-- donald trump: they're bringing drugs they're bringing crime. sam: a tragic shooting in san francisco and the arrest of an undocumented immigrant. a unique event, or really a link between immigration and crime? we uncover the truth in this edition of "reality check." sam: and good evening, and welcome to "reality check." i'm sam brock. for the next 30 minutes, we'll take a closer look at topics making headlines, and claims coming from high-profile leaders, to separate the truth from the bunk. we begin with an issue that's been a real drain on our state's resources, water or lack thereof. you see, california farmers had had to cut back, and the impact is huge. more than half of the country's fruits vegetables, and nuts are grown right here. with fierce competition over a finite resource fingers are being pointed. enter the

the application process. stacy kadesh: the outlook, especially for kids in california is rough-- jessica aguirre: why? stacy: if they wanna stay here-- jessica: okay. stacy: because it's very competitive. male announcer: a new school in marin county is modeled after the famous open workspaces at google. mark quattrocchi: well, i'll tell ya what it's not like. it's not like the schools of the last 100 years. male announcer: we go inside the cove school to see silicon valley brought into the classroom. female: our son anderson just talks about it, sort of, feeling like he's at home. male announcer: and the california teachers association at the center of a high-profile lawsuit before the u.s. supreme court. now here's nbc bay area's jessica aguirre. jessica aguirre: hello, and welcome to our education special, "class action," where we look at trends, politics, and controversies in schools. i'm jessica aguirre. and tonight with begin with private college counseling, a growing industry, serving younger and younger students. now, applying to college is anxious, nerve-racking, and so

obtener licencias de conducir de manera ilegal. una nueva ley en california protegiera todos los niÑos en las cortes sin importar el estatus legal. ya casi empieza la ceremonia de canonizaciÓn de junÍpero serra. leÓn: antes y como todas las noches vamos a dar un vistazo a las temperaturas actuales cuando son las 11:10 pm y estamos transmitiendo totalmente en vivo desde estudios de san francisco donde el termÓmetro marca 61. 63 en san josÉ, 68 en santa rosa y 57 en napa. ♪ como leÓn: como resultado de uno de los casos de abuso y negligencia escolar mÁs grande de estados unidosen california se toma liderazgo a travÉs de una ley para proteger menores indocumentados en las cortes de justicia. julio: las acusaciones de abuso sexual y negligencia de menores en contra del distrito escolar de los angeles pusieron bajo la lupa una prÁctica utilizada para intimidar a vÍctimas del crimen. >> algunos abogados tramposos, resbaloso querÍan interrogar a los niÑos de su situaciÓn migratoria, simplemente para presionar a la familia que no siga adelante con la demanda. julio a la madre de

california's forest firefighters are state prison inmates. yes, you heard that right. that's because 4,000 low-level felons in the state's prison system are part of a program that allows them to earn wages doing manual labor outside. from clearing brush to starting fires. they live in concentration camps scattered throughout the state. california is the largest program of its kind. the inmates are supervised and crowsen based on good behavior as well as what they were convicted of. for instance those convicted of arson, for obvious reasons, are barred from the program. each day they work in the program, the inmates receive a two-day reduction in sentences. they're paid $1 an hour while on the line fighting fires. it's estimated that the program has saved the state of california up to $100 million a year according to the spokesperson for the california department of correction and rehabilitation, the agency that runs the program with cal fire and the inmates cut containment lines and get close to the flames which can reach 100 feet high on rugged terrain. he said it's life-or-

efectos del cambio climÁtico son muchos en el estado de california. el mÁs claro es la sequÍa que no es un fenÓmeno regular que se ha agravado. sandra nos preparo un reporte. sandra: la sequÍa ha afectado el panorama y la vida del sector agrÍcola , las razones son varias por ejemplo cientÍficos de la universidad de columbia responsabilizan las condiciones naturales por el cambio climÁtico. el estado cÁlido en el pacÍfico una permitido la entrada de precipitaciÓn. >> si aquÍ en el oeste estÁ seco en este estÁn recibiendo ormentas severas y eso es lo que hace el clima, distribuye el agua y la clave es quiÉn la recibirÁ este aÑo, nosotros seguimos sin suerte. explica el doctor william, climatÓlogo de la nasa. sandra: despuÉs de todo el 2014 quedÓ registrado como el mÁs caliente en rÉcord aquÍ en el estado dorado. allÍ estÁ la diferencia comparaciÓn a otras sequÍas en la historia del estado. >> hemos visto cielos secos, hÚmedos, hemos vivido en siglos cÁlidos, fresco, civilizaciones desaparecido la hemos visto incluso crecer. siempre me ha gustado decir, el f

que pudo haberse tratado de algo muy grave la comunidad el sur de california respondiÓ indignada: >> cÓmo le pueden privar de ese servicio. >> si esta persona que le habla es por emergencia y ella no le puede dar ese servicio n debe no estar. luis: los hechos ocurrieron en minnesota en donde en la tercera parte de la poblaciÓn habla espaÑola situaciÓn que de acuerdo a gonzÁlez no debiÓ suscitarse. >> es necesario que tengamos diferentes personas que hablan diferentes idiomas. luis: en servicio de emergencia fue establecido desde 1963 con el propÓsito de atender llamadas para salvar vidas. son contestadas en unos segundos, un servicio confiable quienes han tenido que usarlo. >> en mi experiencia ha sido confiable. luis: sobre el caso de la empleada en el centro emergencia de minnesota ya se encuentra fuera de sus labores el incidente es investigado. marÍa: familiares y amigos acompaÑados por miembros de la comunidad participarÁn en ceremonia para recordar a la niÑa de ocho aÑos, maddleton serÁ en el arena de santa cruz organizan los familiares de la vÍctima, las warr

heroes in paris. tomorrow, the trio from california who stopped a terror attack will receive a personal thank you from the president of france. today, anthony sadler, spencer stone, and alex garlatos talked to reporters about what happened in the train. a man was injured in a track. he was asleep when they woke him up and pointed out the gunman. it looked like the gun jammed. that's when they took their chance. >> i put him in a choke hold. they kept finding weapons, hand guns. alex took that. took out a box cutter. started stabbing at me with that. >> stone was stabbed during that attack, but as a trained medic, he helped the gunshot victim. he said training did not kick in until after the gunman was subdued. we'll have more in a half hour. >> did you feel it? an earthquake rattled sonoma county today. it hit near the geyser area, a rural area not too far from the lake county line. hit about 10:30 this morning. take a look at this map, the epicenter on the interactive earthquake map. you can also track all of the earthquakes in the bay area by heading to our website nbcbayarea

more acres burned, and more houses threatened >>> a wildfire crisis in california. more acres burn more houses threatened overnight. good evening, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm peggy bunker. firefighter crews are headed to our state from all other the country because there are so in wildfires burning in california right now. take a look at the largest one. this is the rocky fire burning in lake county. now 46,000 acres. this is one of at least 20 other large fires across the state. most of them in the northern part of california. we're joined live at the santa clara fire department headquarters for more on what the local firefighters are doing to help and where the biggest threats are. >> reporter: they have a tough job ahead of them peggy. the department has sent 27 firefighters to the rocky fire west of sacramento which as you mentioned has already scorched more than 46,000 acres. in addition two strike teams from several south bay cities including san jose have also been sent to the rocky fire. we talked to a cal fire spokesman about the challenges of fighting two dozen fires

also mounting evidence that human beings are probably responsible for california's drought. kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in san francisco with details. and reaction from governor jerry brown. charles.... >> reporter:the previous hottest july was in 1998, when temperatures were just 0.14 degrees above normal. this year that record was easily passed. july 2015...the hottest month ever recorded. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says that global temperatures were 1.46 degrees fahrenheit above average. the noaa report also notes that el nion, the warm water mass near the equator in the pacific, is contributing to the high temeratures. the news comes just as another report published in the scientific journal geophysical research letters bclaims california's four year drought is due ,in part, to man made climate change. the authors assert that 8-27 percent of the precipitation changes in california are the results of global warming caused by people. on thursday california governor jerry brown, who has long pushed for aggressive efforts to confront climate cha

. the vegetation in california is just dry, and we expect there will be more fires, and we can't stress enough that people need to be ready. >> reporter: you can see the helicopter out in the distance that just made a water drop, and there is another one coming in behind it. it's like an airport. they are circling the fire, one after the other make water drops, expntdz drop -- and there are other areas of the ridge line but this is the most active we have seen, along thea jerusalem grade. we talked with a resident who said he had zero time to flee and he was thankful to firefighters were able to save his home but the rest his an 80,000 acre property has been charred. a lot of people have been evacuated from this fire and also from the rocky fire. so there is a lot of fatigue. there is a lot of emotional and physical fatigue involved in the rocky fire and now, the jerusalem fire that started on sunday. >> noelle, let's talk about it. you were on the scene of both fires, and it sounds similar, the quick explosion. being in the field, can you compare the two from us? >> reporter: wh

play the lottery. a new way to buy tickets at california gas stations is fueling some controversy this morning. critics say it's pumping up sales at the expense of buyers who can afford it the least. we're going to try to get one more pun in there as john blackstone shows us how gamblers can serve themselves. >> reporter: for california lottery officials, convenience stores apparently aren't quite convenient enough for purchasing lottery tickets. >> gas stations are one of our key retail locations. so if we're seeing that many people who aren't going into the store, we need to find a way to try and put our products in front of those people. >> reporter: california has now

may exceed the exposure limits. >> reporter: the california brain tumor association says that information regarding radio frequency exposure provided by the fcc is on your phone but many don't know it is there. >> you go to settings, general, then about and then scroll all the way down to legal and then you go to the exposure and there it is. >> reporter: the cell phone industry takes issue with the ordinance because it warns of a greater potential risk for children even though it's not backed by a scientific study. other cities are closely watching this case before deciding to move forward with similar measures, a decision expected in a few months. in san francisco lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> oakland lost a court fight aimed at blocking the federal government from shutting down one of the largest medical marijuana dispensaries ruling it lacks the authority to block prosecutors from seizing health center's property. the city argued closing harbor side would trigger health and safety. >>> authorities are removing what is left of a large marijuana bust last week. this is vi

. -- marÍa: el gobernador de california, brown, declarÓ estado de emergencia en el estado dorado antes la cantidad de diseÑos forestales declarados en las Últimas semanas. california recibÍa refuerzos adicionales de otros condados. entre otros siniestros del incendio rocky que arde de la semana pasada en lower lake las 100 millas de san francisco llegÓ a evacuar 13 mil personas. leÓn: desde que se iniciÓ el incendio rocky el 29 de julio los bomberos del norte california han logrado extinguir un 12%, las llamas abarcan 60.000 acres. marÍa: americanos dan mÁs detalles de los centros de evacuaciÓn el siniestro afecta a miles de residentes. pamela: buenas tardes llegamos a uno de los albergues de la cruz roja disponible para las familias afectadas desde que iniciÓ el incendio rocky el miÉrcoles pasados del incendio nos han dicho que mÁs de 13 mil personas han sido afectadas por el siniestro. la devastaciÓn causada por el incendio rocky alcanzaba los 60.000 acres de gestaciÓn el lunes por la tarde afectando a los condados de lake, yolo y colusa. en el norte de california 24 ho

final del estado pero puedes dejar el norte de california seco. el niÑo traerÁ fuertes lluvias en invierno y se espera que aliviarÁ sequÍa histÓrica por la que atraviesa el estado dorado. pero si el niÑo no estÁ al norte de california puede afectar las principales reservas acuÍferas del estado. el gobernador de california promulgÓ una ley para borrar el tÉrmino en inglés conocido como alien o extranjero en espaÑol del cÓdigo laboral estatal. segÚn el legislador tony mendoza esta palabra tiene una connotaciÓn negativa hacia los inmigrantes. un hecho histÓrico en la nación. el sistema carcelarios de california aceptÓ pagar la cirugÍa de cambio de sexo de un reo. un hombre de 56 aÑos quien estÁ en prisiÓn desde 1981 comprende una condena de cadena perpetua por homicidio. los defensores de las personas transgÉnero dicen que necesitan tratamiento mÉdico. >> la persona que estÁ en la cÁrcel tiene derechos constitucionales, la cÁrcel o el estado le debe proporcionar cuidado mÉdico a los reclusos. marÍa: en california hay por lo menos 124 presos transgÉnero. al

Ás de 14 mil bomberos luchan cont >> 14.000 bomberos luchan contra incendios en california, al norte del Área de la bahÍa. >> la policÍa busca un sospechoso, investiga la muerte de otro hombre baleado por un policÍa. >> vuelve a la carga el candidato republicano a la presidencia de estados unidos donald trump. revela su polÉmico plan migratorio. noticias univisiÓn 14 fin de semana a las 6:00 en vivo comienza ya. locutor es hora de noticiero en espaÑol mÁs premiado en la bahÍa. ramÓn: la policÍa de la ciudad quiere localizar a un sospechoso que se dio a la fuga durante una persecuciÓn. otro hombre resultÓ muerto luego que un oficial le disparara. beatriz ferrari nos tiene todos los detalles. beatriz: las autoridades creen que el sospechoso estaba armado, siguen la intensa investigaciÓn del fatal tiroteo. los esfuerzos de la policÍa y otras agencias del orden que los apoyan se enfocaron en ubicar a un sospechoso que el sÁbado saliÓ huyendo y que estarÍa armado. otro hombre que se hallaba con Él falleciÓ tras ser baleado por un oficial. consideran a sospechoso

the board for reconsideration as such time the california legislation and the governor has taken action on the case. >> thank you commissioner vice president haney at this time i'd like to invite two staff members to briefly present this policy change and ask the superintendant mr. billing sanderson and the chief of research planning and assessment to also come forward. >> this resolution i move it. >> i'll second it. >> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners that's it it's a pleasure to be here at the end of the 2014-2015 school year students were denied the opportunity to take this 0 claim the action of the department of justice is opposed by the state level since the action sfusd has constantly monitored the process of this legislation and been in communication with the designated advisors pursuant to to the board of education meeting this tuesday the urgency was demonstrated by students as the fall semester quickly will approaches for the universities and colleges and they began to withdraw their admission the staff worked relentlessly to identify the graduates effected by

en la capital mexicana. >> el nÚmero de incendios y el terreno afectado por las llamas en california supera el promedio histÓrico. se perfila una temporada devastadora para el estado. en el fÚtbol: el tÉcnico argentino marcelo bielsa encabeza una lista de siete candidatos para dirigir a la selecciÓn mexicana. comienza la ediciÓn nocturna. >> [mÚsica] >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn ediciÓn nocturna con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. ilia: quÉ tal? muy buenas noches. el servicio de inmigraciÓn suspende desde hoy todos los beneficios que otorga el programa de acciÓn diferida, daca a jÓvenes que no devolvieron ese permiso. a unos dos mil soÑadores se les pidiÓ devolver en documento o podrÍan perder su estatus. la medida no afecta a los mÁs de cien mil que fueron aprotados antes del 16 de febrero de 2015. enrique: enjaulados. asÍ viven niÑos que sufren de diferentes enfermedades mentales en la capital chexicana. muchos son vÍctimas de abuso sexual. desde la ciudad de mÉxico, andrea gonzÁlez tiene la historia. [imÁgenes] andrea: la escena es desgarradora. son ni

presidential run while the g.o.p. prepares for a debate >>> california's drought is a country wide problem. a medical breakthrough. two daughters donate part of their livers to create a new one to save their life. >> a person of interest is now in custody in connection with the killing of a police officer in m memphis tennessee. 33-year-old officer shaun bolton was shot dead during a traffic stop last night. the shooting set off a multi-state manhunt. no charges have been filed against the person of interest. the memphis police department said the investigation is ongoing, and the tragedy shows it's too easy for criminals to arm themselves. >> there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands, that's the key. that's the key thing. and men and women in blue have certain rules rules of engage: at any given minute in a 24 hour day, they are dealing with folks with no rules of engagement >>> bolton was the third memphis police officer shot dead in the last four years. >> porto rico missed a multi -- petero rico missed a debt payment. the government failing to pay the $58 million bond. i

see our schedule at c-span.org/cities tour. >>> prior to california becoming a state in 1850, it was ruled by mexico, and the majority of the population had emigrated from that region, including many with african ancestry. up next, professor carlos salomon talks about the many californians. he focuses on the role of a wealthy businessman who was the governor of the california region while it was under mexican rule. this hour and 20 minute program was hosted by the california historical society in san francisco. >>> hi, everyone, welcome. my name's marie silva. i'm the manuscripts historian, and i co-curated our 2014 exhibition on juana riales. it's my great pleasure to introduce carlos salomon. he is a sklcholar working in social movements, oral history and migration. his biography of pio pico, was made with great resourcefulness. this challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californias which that experience has often been interpreted, drawing a connection between the battles fought by californians and mexicans. he challenges the images that many of us have of californians.

arde en el norte de california y se suma a la lista de 18 siniestros activos del estado los mÁs peligrosos son en incendio rocky,, en quien - incendio humboldt. cuatro horas despuÉs de que iniciarÁ el incendio jerusalÉn en el condado lake en el norte de california las autoridades arrestaron a un ciudadano por haber causado intencionalmente un incendio en su propiedad. en ese incendio las autoridades hallaron un plantÍo de marihuana. jairo. jairo: se encuentra el hombre tras las rejas porque va en contra de la ley que una persona inicie un incendio aunque el arrestado indicÓ que trabajÓ como bombero cuando vivÍa en mÉxico. ramÓn silva de 49 aÑos de edad se encuentra preso bajo sospecha de iniciar en su propiedad un incendio. en hombre declarÓ que sólo querÍa proteger del incendio su vivienda pero las autoridades creen que ramos silva, quien dijo que trabajÓ como bombero en mÉxico, querÍa salvar un plantÍo mÁs de marihuana en su propiedad. en incendio jerusalÉn es el mÁs reciente que se reportan california siete millas al suroeste del incendio rocky las llamas

♪ >>> good evening. welcome to "kqed newsroom." what it really costs california to pay hoff a decade-old debt. >> i'm thuy vu. a convicted felon accused san francisco mayor ed lee of accepting bribes. such an a accusation coming froa man behind bars awaiting trial on money laundering charges might be easy to dismiss but the felon in question is raymond shrimp boy chow. chow previously served time for armed robbery. he was indicted last year as part of a federal criminal investigation that ended the career of a prominent san francisco politician, storm state senator leland vee. in a bid to have charges against chow dropped his attorneys filed a court motion claiming he was unfairly targeted by the government's politically tainted selective prosecution. chow's lawyers write the fbi alleged ed lee took substantial bribes in exchange for favors and that federal prosecutors gave lee and other public officials a pass, ignoring overwhelming evidence against them. mayor lee has denied the allegations. >> so have board of supervisors president london breed and alameda county assistant

university of california at davis are now monitoring the water quality in realtime. >> purple line is ph. >> the data helps sawyer and other oyster farmers in the area adjust planting schedules to prepare for changing conditions, hog island is building its own hatchery. but sawyer knows if conditions become untenable he can always move. >> but that's the last thing i would want to do. >> a large oyster hatchery has already moved to hawaii leaving the more caustic waters of the pacific northwest. >> it's great for that hatchery, but what does it mean for all the animals who are already living there? they can't move. >> jim berry fears it may already be too late to save coral reefs. he points out that ur of the last five big extinctions on earth included ocean acidfication. >> are we going to see a mass extinction of things in the ocean? boy, i hope not. no matter what we do, we don't -- we're not going to see a recovery from it for a very long period of time. so it's going to be millions of years. >> the creatures that live under the ocean are some of the most magical creatures you can

incendios forestales que han obligado al gobernador a decretar estado de emergencia en california... vo --- una pareja est finalmente tras las rejas luego de pasar casi dos dcadas huyendo de la justicia, por un caso de abuso de menores... blanca buenas noches blanca ---cobran la primera vida, los feroces incendios forestales que se registran en este momento en el norte de california. run stinger --sandra bermudez desde la agencia de "cal fire" two box en morgan hill nos tiene los pormenores, sandra quien es la victima? buenas noches. sandra se trata de un bombero proveniente de dakota del sur que tenia aqu en el estado ya varias semanas combatiendo el incendio frog. al noroeste del estado dorado. 00:00 00:23 pkg casi al mismo tiempo que el gobernador de california hacia la declaratoria de emergencia en el estado debido a los incendios forestales.. se dio a conocer que un bombero del departamento forestal de estados unidos habia fallecido.. se trata de david ruhl. el llego desde dakota del sur hace varias semanas y estaba combatiendo el llamado incendio frog. que ha arrasado con 80

varios residentes de la zona y las llamas afectaron una estructura. en california y cientos de miles de niÑos que son elegibles para tener cobertura. beatriz arrimas dice porque. >> segÚn revelÓ un estudio en el hecho de que los padres son indocumentados es un factor de peso y otro motivo es que no se registraron en el programa de daca que allana el camino para servicios de mÉdical. >> recuerda los dÍas que llevÓ a su hijo de tres aÑos al hospital. >> lo llevÉ a emergencias. se hizo una abertura aquÍ en la cabeza. se cayÓ y me lo atendieron muy bien. >> el pequeÑo recibiÓ cuidados a travÉs del programa medical que brinda ayuda de salud a familias de bajos ingresos en california. >> nos cubrieron todos los gastos. >> pero a diferencia de esta familia cuyos hijos estÁn registrados en medical, hay 400.000 niÑos de california con que son elegibles para el programa sus padres no los inscribieron. esto indica un estudio de la universidad georgetown. hay 223.000 menores que nacieron ahÍ no tiene servicio de salud pudiendo contar con el. en el centro comunitario sagrado corazÓn

relations and how it's opening doors to tourism and investing >>> southern california is bracing for possibly the most powerful el nino. it is shaping up to be a strong el nino, causing half a million worth of damages. weather officials say this year's el nino is the second strongest for this time of year for more than six decades. ben cho is a water policy analyst and joins us from california. good evening. people are calling this el nino a godzilla. it's not scientific, but is it accurate? >> i would say that the forecasts that came out indicate the strong probability of a strong el nino developing this year. i would sigh it's not a guarantee of a wet winter. over the past 65 years, we have seen a handful of event. in some of these we see wetter wenters. in others below normal. >> you hear a lot about el nino, explain the impact. how can it be widespread. remind us what it says. it is referring to a warming of the sea surface temperatures in the eastern pacific ocean. we can think of it off the coast of south america, and the pool of water extends further west. it leads to changes

. jonathan, dry weather is continuing to fuel fires in california, and it's looking pretty serious. how bad is the situation? >> hey james. we are talking about a very serious situation where we're saying tens of thousands of hectares have been burned due to fires that are taking place in california. look at the satellite imagery. you see no cloud coverage over califoia. yes, we have some clouds to the north bringing maybe some precipitation, but over california, it's bone dry. let me show you the video. and the video speaks for itself when it comes to the dramatic images of this fire taking place, continuing to burn parts of northern california monday. the blaze has been dubbed as the rocky fire. it has scorched some 24,000 hectares of land and destroyed dozens of homes and buildings since last week in northern california. more than 13,000 people have received mandatory evacuation orders or advisories. no serious injuries have been reported but we did get reports of one firefighter who died last thursday in a separate blaze in california. and let me show you what's happening with the d

your land, this land is my land, from california to the new york island. from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me. woody guthrie is most famous for the writing of "this land is your land." he was born in 1812 in oklahoma. we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma, where we take it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for those people who were migrant workers from oklahoma camera -- oklahoma, kansas, and texas. he found himself in california literally starving. he found this vast difference between the people who were the has and have-nots. in guthrie center was opened april 1917. the plan was to have this research facility in tulsa. grew into the idea of opening up those archives to a new generation and teaching people about what he costs important part of american history, this museum came to be. we consider it a place to inspire people. investigate what what he did with his talents, and then inspire people to go do something of their own. when the sun comes shining, i was strolling. >> many of the pe