in january and february. they are forecasting above average precipitation in california. while california needs the rain, a strong s el nino could exacerbate a problem that's grown worse since the drought began. >> fire it up. >> it's better than nothing. >> reporter: johnny and drew joa third generation farmer. >> my grandpa came out of texas. he told me years ago, whiz i sks for drinking. >> reporter: andrew is struggling to keep the drought green. >> it's lifting the water. >> reporter: he is turning to a last resort, drilling for ground water. >> you are looking at $200,000 to drill a well. you are looking at the pumping cost every month of about between $2,500 and $3,500 per well. >> reporter: farmers like andrews use 80% of the state's developed water, growing everything from tomatoes to almonds. with the drought in its fourth year, farmers are drilling deeper and deeper. running pumps day and night. >> these are running ought the time. >> they're running all the time. they're burning four gallons an hour. >> reporter: all that pumping has consequences. the ground water g

mexicans and southern california. >> i am the president and ceo. this is really a cultural center that is meant to tell the story of the influence and evolving nature of influence of mexicans and mexican-americans throughout the history of los angeles to celebrate the culture and educate people. it is a brand-new institution in los angeles and we're hoping many people will come and visit and discover something new every time. we do not collect objects, we collect stories. people will see different objects and listen to different stories or tell their own stories as well. los angeles is a city always looking forward, always looking to the future. sometimes we forget the origins of the city and how it came about. native americans were here and they had been seen from afar from the boats and ships the spanish were sailing up and down the coast. in 1780 one, the spanish government decided they needed to settle in view of the various areas around the coast and they went to mexico to look for some volunteers to track 1000 miles to come here to los angeles. they came to a mission, originally

. and now recognize mr. peter lee, the executive director of covered california from the state of california. >> good morning chairman murphy, ranking member degette and distinguished members of the committee and the members from california, matsui and capps, who were able to join you. it's a honor to be here in front of you before the subcommittee to speak about the success we've had in california in implementing the affordable care act. this landmark legislation has dramatically changed health care in california and in the nation by expanding needed coverage and also by putting in place new protections that benefit all americans. i'm pleased to address how covered california is working, what we consider to be the keys to our success and how we are actively working to improve what we are doing in california. first, let me note that california's a state that embraced the affordable care act from day one. we were the first to establish a state-based exchange. that legislation was passed with a republican governor and democratic legislature. since then, some of the tools we've put i

california, which also had one of the high est uninsurance rates in the country, 21.6%, has managed to drop its rate by 25%. and finally, oregon which had one of the nation's highest uninsurance rates of 20% in 2013 also reduced its uninsurance rate by 55% to 8.8% today. how did this all happen? how did states manage to insure so many millions of people? the affordable care act has really provided these tools. so as we discuss call centers, web-based portals and all these other things, let's not forget that the affordable care act is really working to achieve its goals. and let's work together to try to make it better. i want to thank you for having this hearing. i want to thank our californians for joining us, mr. chairman, and i want to yield the balance of my time to ms. matsui from california. >> thank you very much for yielding. peter lee, thank you for coming to testify today. and let me reiterate, the affordable care act is working. california is an early adopter in so many areas, not the least of which is health care. we have moved from paying for volume to paying for value. and to

high emissions were discovered, vw concealed the facts from epa, the state of california and from consumers. these vehicles are emitting more oxide. we know exposure has been linked with a range of serious health effects. includwe're in the midst of an ongoing action with vw's action. however, at this point, we're unable to provide further details investigation because of the release of such information could jeopardize as enforcement investigation. epa will continue to work closely with the california air resources board during the investigation. our agencies work very closely together on the implementation and the oversight of the vehicle emissions program. we intend to assess the scope of vw's liability under the clean air act. we also intend to assess the economic benefit to vw with noncompliant and pursue appropriate penalties as well as assess the excess pollution from vw's violation. we are acutely aware of the impact of these violations on consumers. we have provided frequentedly asked questions and answers to our consumers on our website. on september 25th, my office sent

administrative remedy that i can. >> a california national guardsman waited years for answers about urgent medical benefits and he is not alone. when we come back, we uncover a major backlog of line of duty investigations. >>> tonight, they want answers from this man, the buck stops at the desk of david baldwin, the man in charge of the california national guard. they served their country with honor but they tell us they have been betrayed by their leaders, betrayed by the california national guard. tonight we investigate critical medical benefits and those who have been waiting years for answers. our digging has discovered a major breakdown in how the guard mansion vital investigations into members of the guard injured in the line of duty. >> it's incredibly, incredibly frustrating. >> he served his country for more than a decade, including time with the california national guard. >> you decided to leave the guard. why? >> because i'm embarrassed to have ever been a part of it. they don't care. >> he wore a uniform for 24 years as a guardsman and marine, army soldier and airman, in

a >> punto las familias han tenido que salir. en el sur de california es una prueba de lo que podrÍa traer el fenÓmeno del niÑo en el Área de la bahÍa. de diremos que tipo de seguro se necesita para proteger su carro y vivienda. presentador: gracias por acompaÑarnos en noticias univisiÓn 14. el problema del aumento del desalojo de familias en el Área de oakland. segÚn indicaron beatriz ferrari nos tiene todos los detalles. beatriz: entre todos piden soluciones a una crisis que no da tregua, eso incluye familias que no tienen dÓnde pasar la noche. la renta cada vez mÁs alta, los desalojos y la falta de un techo. >> muchas familias han tenido que salir y mudarse a viviendas mÁs pequeÑas o han tenido que estar viviendo en carros, o estar viviendo abajo de puentes. cada vez en oakland temas de 1000 desalojos. >> antes nunca veÍas familias cuando sales del freeway. ahora es padre, madre, y niÑos que estÁn jugando que están pidiendo ayuda porque no tienen dÓnde dormir. predicaron la jornada para dar conocer los derechos de los inquilinos. >> hay leyes que protegen

and legacy as well as the early days of the farmworkers movement. california state university bakersfield and bakersfield college cohosted this event. it's about 90 minutes. >> the next portion of our program is a panel discussion on the history and legacy of the grapestrike -- the str it is ani honor to have with us one of the heroes of theke. -- the grape strike. it is an honor to have with us one of the heroes of the strike, ms. lorraine agtang. she and her family lived for years in the same farm labor camp outside delano. she was 13 when it began. in 1970, she and her family proudly went to work under union contract. out on strike again in 1973. she was the first manager of the retirement village you saw in delano that the farmworkers movement built for elderly and displaced filipino in 1974.rs in 1975, with the passage of the agricultural labor relations act, lorraine organized farmworkers from multiple ethnicities for the first secret ballot state conducted union elections. she has been a dedicated activist with the farmworker movement ever since and continues to work to

this law isn't permanent. california becomes the fifth right to die state following oregon, montana, washington and vermont. terry mcsweeney is in our san francisco news room this evening. this is a polarizing issue. what are the retooel details here? >> if you are face ago terminal illness with just a few months to live and you've been examined by two doctors and found to be sane, then you can end your life with the help of a physician. some experts i talked to tonight say this law may actually open the eyes of those who are dying to another option. california is now the fifth state in the union to allow physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients who expect to live six months or less. governor brown says he listened to all sides, timely concluded i do not know what i would do if i was dying and in prolonged excruciating pain. i am certain, however, that it would be a comfort to consider the options afforded by this built and i wouldn't deny this right to others. the face of this bill is that of cancer victim 29-year-old brittany maynard who gained international

withdrawal is oh when you do everything you can to conserve water during this california drought. >> i make sure we save the dishes until dinnertime, and my daughters, they not allowed to have showers every night. >> reporter: billy beane told a local reporter that he tried to cut back over the summer, but he has a lot of landscaping and had to cover that. mr. kirkland said he had a leak in a water line to his vineyard on his property that he didn't know about. and he says that he's working to fix it. reporting live in danville, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> that's a lot of water. thank you. >>> now to a developing snow storm southern california. parts of interstate 5 remain shut down this hour. drivers literally being helped out of their cars, stuck in the mud. this is happening north of l.a. heavy rain, mud slides, and flash flooding. this could be a preview for what's to come here in the bay area. here's some of the video for what's happening in l.a. two things right now. when does el nino get here, and what's really the extent of the damage down in southern california. we mentioned

, who joins us from the golden state of california, where she is chief of staff to -- sponsor that key creates an alternative driver's license going into effect to just earlier this year. finally we have my colleague who let our research team. i would like to start by turning over to michelle, the opportunity to share with you some findings of our report. michelle: good afternoon, thank you. we conducted research on all of the states currently issuing driver's license to unauthorized immigrants. we analyzed their laws and legislative reports. we spoke to other experts about their experiences implementing these laws. so that we could analyze the critical decision that they made and the diverse approaches they took. while we also look at who made those decisions, in some states the legislator put very specific instructions and the legislative language. we did not look at the factors who let the state to make the decision to issue i should -- issue licenses to unauthorized immigrants. q -- q does not take a position. we do believe policymakers can learn from the experiences of another sta

♪ just you and i ♪ >> pam :now at 11. a major california north- south thoroughfare. is shutdown tonight. interstate five. at the grapevine and castiac. is still closed in both directions in southern california because of severe weather. good evening. im pam moore. several hundred vehicles are stranded. after flash flooding about 40- miles north of los angeles. sent water and mud flowing into canyons and across roadways. traffic is currently being diverted to santa clarita. and there is no word on when the roadway will be cleared. you can see in the video. attempts to pull big rigs and cars out of the sludge. thunderstorms and flooding in the area caused the mudslides. and crews are working on several rescues in the area. no reports of major injury. the interstate- five closures could last up to a day. happening now. the sinkhole which closed a major intersection in union city on wednesday afternoon. likely wont be repaired until tuesday. alameda county water district crews have fixed the water main that flooded the 10- foot deep pit. and water service in the area has been restor

showcase the history of santa rosa, california. to learn more about the city's on our 2015 to her, -- tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with a look at santa rosa. sonoma county's agricultural history, i guess you could say began with wine. the first vines planted here were by general vallejo. at the mission before general vallejo, probably in the late 1820's or early 1830's, which is a very long time ago. they were mission grapes, and nobody in their right mind would make wind out of the now, but they did then. because that is what they had. but the wine industry really significantly began in the a man bought property in the sonoma valley and started a winery that he called one of this debt winery -- buena vista binary. winery. that is the birthplace of what we now know as california wine culture. he didn't plant the first grapes. somebody was already growing grapes when he came. he got interested in european varietals, in 1863, the state established a wine commission because people were getting interested in that. they sent him to europe, and he brought back varietal

government bloat. in fact, the states represented in our panel today -- california, connecticut, hawaii, massachusetts, minnesota and oregon -- were awarded over $2 billion of federal program dollars. oregon has already pulled the plug on its state exchange and hawaii is in the process of doing so. the faucet of establishment grant money finally turned off at the end of 2014 when state exchanges were supposed to be self-sustaining. despite this enormous taxpayer investment, state exchanges are still struggling. they continue to face i.t. problems, lower-than-expected enrollment numbers and growing maintenance costs. here are just a few more recent headlines from news articles on the state exchanges. "obamacare exchanges are a model of failure." or "nearly half of obamacare exchanges face financial woes." in another one "obamacare's failed state exchanges." the alarm bells are not only being sought in the media -- sounded in the media. earlier this year the department of health and human services office of inspector general alerted cms acting administrator that the state exchange

of those opportunities. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: i yield to mr. sherman from california, and a member of the financial services committee one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. sherman: unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the herman: in ealogically perfect world of annrand novels. in the real world, germany, canada has one and all much bigger than ours. when i give 100 speeches for eorge mcgovern athey used of unilaterally military disarmament. our products face tough competition and sometimes the order goes to whoever has got the best financing. 90% of ex-im bank's loans goes to small business and the other 10% help big business then buy from american suppliers. 250 members of this congress upport ex-im bank among the 40 -something republicans. the ex-im bank makes a substantial profit under generally accepted accounting principles. that's why they have been able to transfer $7 billion to the treasury. ronald reagan said the e

. >> throughout the weekend, we are featuring santa rosa, california. learn more about santa rosa and other stops on our tour at c span.org/citiestour. weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. american artifacts takes viewers into historic sites around the country. a mexican-american cultural center in los angeles, open to the public and april of 2011. american history tv visited to learn about the history of mexicans and southern california. ceo.am the president and this is really a cultural center that is meant to tell the story of the influence and evolving mexicans influence of and mexican-americans throughout the history of los angeles to celebrate the culture and educate people. is a brand-new institution in los angeles and we're hoping many people will come and visit and discover something new every time. do not collect objects, we collect stories. people will see different objects and listen to different stories or tell their own stories as well. los angeles is a city always looking forward, always looking to the future. sometimes we forget the origins of the city and how it came a

train approached. there were 20 deaths in 1995. that's the most on record. >>> california marked a historic first this weekend. it became the first state in the nation to ban the routine use of antibiotics in livestock. factory farms have long relied on drugs to prevent illness in unsanitary conditions and to speed up growth before animals are slaughtered. many experts blame that trend for an increase in antibiotic resistant bacteria or super bugs. they kill at least 23,000 americans each year. the new law takes effect in 2018. it could become a model for the entire factory farming industry. california is the third largest producer of meat in the nation. >>> a pest with some punch has come to the bay area. agricultural inspectors have discovered two live glassy wing sharpshooters in marin and sonoma counties. these insects can spread deadlys to grapes and other plants. they are a threat to a multibillion wine industry in the north bay. the insects pose a threat to dwinding water supply. they drain up to 300 times their body weight daily. that's the same as 150 pound adult drinking

: esta ley establece normas para mÉdicos y requiere que la junta de california de prioridad a su recurso de investigaciÓn asÍ como identificar mÉdicos que han recomendado canaliza sus pacientes. del doctor tambiÉn confÍa que todo va a estar mejor, que va a ser una experiencia positiva a las personas al saber que van a tener un mejor cuidado y recomendaciones mÁs legÍtimas. aunque esta ley ha sido aprobada los que estÁn en contra afirman que no se quedaran con los brazos cruzados y tratarÁn de abolirla. >> va a haber pelea de la corte porque... es ilegal lo que estÁn haciendo. no puedes nomás crear una ley, tropezando algo que ya estÁ existente que los votantes ya votaron. josÉ: josé gonzÁlez, noticias univisiÓn 14. ramÓn: este sÁbado el gobernador firmÓ otras tres iniciativas, una establece que las personas elegibles para votar serÁn registradas cuando obtengan o renueven su licencia de conducir. otra prohÍbe portar armas ocultas en escuelas y universidades del estado y la tercera legislaciÓn prohÍbe el suministro de antibiÓticos en animales destinados al

flash floods in the u.s. state of california trigger mud slides, forcing the closure of several major highways. ♪ >>> but first, there have been violent confrontations between the israeli forces and palestinians across several cities. in gaza one palestinian was killed several others were injured by israeli forces. palestinians were throwing stones at the israeli forces. this is the scene live in bethlehem where israeli forces have been tear gassing palestinian protesters. security remains high following the muslim friday prayer. earlier in hebron, israeli forces killed a palestinian man after he attacked a soldier with a knife. this brings the number of palestinian deaths to 37. seven israelis have also been killed during this period. let's go live to andrew simmons in west jerusalem. gradually that death toll sadly is mounting and the number of injured. >> that's right, martine. these outbreaks of violence happened after friday prayers in the occupied west bank in hebron. there was a lot of stone throwing, a confrontation with security forces. then a man wearing a -- a high visibi

investigation there. it happened close to malcolm x elementary school near russell and california streets. they say somebody fired several shots around 8:30 last night and that someone had to be taken to the hospital. we have not been told the victim's condition right now. for a while people were told to stay inside while police searched for a suspect. that order has since been lifted. >>> a developing story now and a new clue in the desperate search for a killer. this surveillance video shows people who may know something about an instructor found shot to death on a hiking trail. they are calling people in that video persons of interest in the death of steven carter. >> they were found just west of fairfax. here's another look at the surveillance video. you can see a man wearing a distinctive white hat with what's believed to be a california bear on it and you see a woman with dreadlocks. a third person of interest not seen in the video is described as a man wearing a bright colored colored t-shirt. a very clear look at their faces in that surveillance video and police are releas

you. ( cheers and applause ) and california officials may allow inmates with violent backgrounds to work as firefighters. in related news,. only you can watch "the nightly show" america, let's do this. captioning sponsored by comedy central ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: whooo! thank you very much. welcome to "the nightly show." i'm larry wilmore. jesse ventura joining us on the panel tonight. very excited about that, especially in this political season. i'm really excited to talk to him. lots of groundbreaking news coming out of actually the state of california this week. and we mind those stories just for you guys it's time for california's golden nuggets. >> golden nuggets! >> larry: thank you, prospector. okay, first up, racial slur news. >> california is now the first state to ban the use of redskins by sports teams. the governor signed legislation over the weekend barring public schools from using the team nickname. many native americans believe the term is offensive. >> larry: hmmm... because it is. ( laughter ) ( cheers ) but, guys, why has it taken us this long with this

have the headlines in just a second. ♪ >>> when the average working man in california earns a buck, the average working woman earns $0.84, with the intention of narrowing that gap, the governor has signed the most comprehensive equal wage law in the country. will that work in or is the modern workplace and the way wages are set so complicated that passing a law won't fix income inequality. balancing wage scales. it's the inside story. ♪ >>> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. wage gap stories usually begin with stat ickses showing that working men make more money than working women. single straightforward, widely understanding. but dig a little deeper and everything let's more complicated. comparing the very different jobs sometimes tough. men and women of a similar age may have dissimilar numbers of working years because birth and child rearing falls differently. how do you fig it out? melissa chan reports from san francisco. >> reporter: the law requires equal pay for equal work. and it will prohibit retallation against anyone who discloses and discusses his or her pay.

whole week looks like in weather. >> sunny and warm. >> unless you're in southern california. are you going to southern california? then sunny and warm. >> should i? what's happening down there? >> they're seeing way more rain than we are. it's crazy. >> you notice that trend in >> yeah. >> we did have our system friday night, saturday. wind picked up. had a decent little thunderstorm. everything is towards the sierra. down on the desert and also southern california. not here. on the drier side. fiftys on most of the temperatures. a little chill in the morning air. there's a slight breeze for a few, not for all. there's really not much yet. things really kind of picked up saturday night and disappeared as far as that low goes all the way down to southern california and las vegas. if you have plans, they are dealing with off and run rain. sunshine. patchy fog. a little cool morning. chill in the morning. upper 70s to very low 80s. sixtys or 07s over by the water. 4:02. here is sal. q hello, steve. how are you? >> traffic is doing well. we're off to a good start. >> thank you, steve. ri

california voters on the november 2016 ballot. he says he doesn't want to be scared to take his kids to preschool. newsom is also essentially daring the nra to come after him. >> reporter: it was here inside 101 california street that carol kingsley lost her husband jack burman, shot to death with five other people in a bloody rampage. the pain is still there 22 years later. >> you never ever lose that sorrow and the loss of the person you love. >> reporter: it was in front of this infamous address that gavin newsom, flanked by gun control advocates announced plans for a sweeping measure for california's 2016 ballot. >> the fact they am scared now to send my kids to preschool, more preschool kids are being shot than police officers in the line of duty, the fact that i have to worry about who's sitting behind me in a movie theater? >> reporter: the most controversial piece of the proposal concerns ammunition. it would require mandatory background checks on people buying bullets. >> background checks for guns but not background checks for ammunition? it makes no sense! >> reporter: at san

, american history tv is featuring a santa rosa california, the seat of sonoma county, famous for its wine industry. together with our comcast cable partners, c-span cities tour staff recently visited many side -- sites from the city's rich history. learn more about santa rosa all weekend here on american history tv. charles: jaclyn and once -- charles: jack london was one of the highest-paid writers. he is one of the authors that was writing throughout the world, including the soviet union and russia at the time, japan -- he was translated into language after language. people found his writing compelling. he was deeply concerned about the human condition, and much of what he wrote about, while it may have seemed on the surface like stories about dogs or the yukon, were often about the states of humanity and his concern for humankind. we're on jack london's beauty ranch, also known as the ranch of good intentions. this is where he lived until his death in 1916. the entrance to the cottage provides people with sort of an overview of jack's life. there are lots of pictures on walls, the

la criminalizaciÓn de la pobreza es el Único alcalde de california que apoya una reforma al sistema de fianzas que excluye que gente vaya a prisiÓn a no poder pagar la fianza. seguirÁ con programas para reducir la propagaciÓn carcelaria y para tener menos personas que regresen a prisiÓn. quÉ dijeron sobre la polÍtica de ciudad santuario? ambos la apoyan. gÉnesis aclarÓ. gÉnesis: hay que ver caso por caso sÍ hay que ver una condena por sodomÍa hay que evaluar eso en relaciÓn a la seguridad pÚblica indicÓ. mi cariÑo defendiÓ un proceso. derecho a un proceso legal debido dijo que los Únicos cambios que seguirÁ haciendo eses existencia son la necesidad de actuar legalmente con Órdenes. beatriz: el tercer candidato es tom robinson teniente jubilado del departamento de alguacil de san francisco. como decÍamos, & no asistiÓ al foro. lo mantendremos informados sobre esta contienda electoral. el reporte en vivo. leÓn: los tres desamparados apurados de manera un profesor de yoga de una turista que se ingresaron en la cÁrcel del condado de marÍn el estudio fue extradita

early days of the farmworkers movement. the university of california, bakersfield and bakersfield college cohosted this 90 minute event. portion as a panel discussion on the history and pe strike.the gra it is an honor to have one of the heroes of the struggle, ms lorraine agtang. she is one of the surviving filipino grape strikers, a member of the agricultural committees tha started strike. she lived for years in the same farm labor camp outside of delano. she was 13 when the strike began in 1970, sheas won and her family went to work under union contract. they walked out on strike again .n 1973 she was the first manager of the retirement village that you saw that thelm near delano farmworkers movement built for elderly and misplaced filipino farmworkers in 1974. in 1970 five, with the passage of the agricultural labor relations act, they organized farmworkers from multiple ethnicities for the first elections. she has been a dedicated activist with the farmworkers movement ever since, and continues to tell the story of the contribution to the movement. is ms. mabalon a professor

>> a partir de hoy los trabajadores de california estarÁn protegidos por una ley que les garantizarÁ el pago de su salario sin importar su estatus migratorio. los coyotes siguen dando promesas a los que desean inmigrar a los estados unidos, con esta y mÁs informaciÓn nos vemos en esta edic ludovico: bueno, ya estuvo, ¿no? ya estuvo. ludoviquito: si es lo que yo digo. este abrazo durÓ desde que estamos en el programa hace tres horas. junior: no, si yo no los estaba abrazando. lo que pasa es que me quedÉ engarrotado. y despuÉs de la primera hora y media, ya no podÍa sacar los brazos. federica: ay, no lo puedo creer. despuÉs de tanto tiempo, la familia peluche otra vez junta. bibi: sÍ, no cabe duda que la llegada de un bebÉ puede superar cualquier obstÁculo. ludovico: bibi, si la llegada de un bebÉ superara cualquier obstÁculo, en el hipÓdromo, en lugar de montar caballos, montarÍan mujeres embarazadas. >> de veras, bibi, ¿por quÉ no eres una niÑa normal? junior: de veras. >> el viento de la noche gira en el cielo y canta la canciÓn mÁs triste de mi vida

total aberration. >> reporter: according to california's employment development department, santa clara county lost roughly 4100 jobs in september. overall, the bay area added jobs, just under 3,000 last month. >> i have a feeling that it's more of an anomaly than it is a trend. >> reporter: silicon valley leadership group ceo karl guardino says at last no reason to be alarmed by the job losses. the economy and technology in particular he says remains remarkably strong. >> i really look at september after 60 straight months of booming tech growth and how that's risen most nontech jobs as more of an anomaly. >> reporter: despite the job losses, unemployment in santa clara county was just 3.7%. one of the lowest rates anywhere in the state. >> it was a disappointing month, but the bay area is still growing at twice the national average. we are the undisputed leader in job growth in big areas in the nation. >> reporter: in santa clara county, devin fehely, kpix 5. >> even though jobs were down overall, in santa clara county tech companies still managed to add roughly 1200 jobs last m

wherever. if you are planning to had had to southern california, you need to listen up. the major artery between northern and southern california which is interstate 5 through the grapevine. well, it's closed. >> that is a big, big problem. did storm tracks people in their cars. people were trammed in -- trapped in their homes as well. the rain has stopped but now a clean-up is underway. >> i haven't seen a storm like this come through in 30 years. >> parts of southern california are trying to dry out after being swamped by torrential rain. interstate five near los angeles. five foot deep in the northbound lanes. officials say they were forced to shut down portions of the major highway. where >> i believe the rain came in and it rained for approximately a half hour or so and left the cernage. we're cleaning it all up. >> mud slows causing traffic to come to a standstill. drivers trapped in their car until crews can cover the road. >> trapped in the middle of the road. not much you can do. >> been here now for almost an hour and a half. >> and you have to be patient. it was four feet deep

states. >> the governor of california. >> of running chairman murphy from the members of california at. it is an honor to be here in front of you to implement the affordable care act. but also by putting in place to benefit all americans. but we consider to be the key to success how we're actively working to improve and we're doing in california. to embrace the affordable care act on the number one the first-aid to establish legislation with a state based exchange win legislation was passed with the democratic legislature and republican governor. since then to be an active purchaser to negotiate their quality and networks provide the best value to consumers. we provide a standard benefit design. in the individual market you will not see consumers surprised not getting access to primary care. that is the standard of primary care access is not subject to deductibles for any californians we have to will's the means the health plan is competing on an apples to apples basis. under governor jerry brown decided to expand medicaid has meant that millions of californians have the benefit of

california trapping driving and closing i- 5 through the grapevine. i'm heather holmes in for julie. >> i'm frank somerville. this is happening near northern los angeles county. you can see here from overhead shots, flash flooding, burying cars deep in the mud. several people had to be rescued from their vehicles. homes have also been damaged by the muddy flood waters. all of this was triggered by severe thunderstorms. in fact the national weather service says at one point, the rain was actually falling at a rate of one inch every ten minutes. >> all of that is causing major problems along the well- traveled grapevine section of i- 5. at this hour, a 30-mile stretch of i-5 is closed just north of castaic. we got off the phone with the highway patrol and the officer says the road will be shut down in both directions for another 24 hours. >> let's bring in our meteorologist mark tamayo who has been tracking the conditions. the rain, this is just remarkable how fast it was coming down. >> it shows you can severity of the thunderstorms. the good news, the main action has lifted to the n

california state university faculty members will begin voting tomorrow to decide if they're going to back a strike. contract talks between -- broke off between the california faculty association and csu officials this month. the california faculty association wants a 5% raise. csu counteredered with a 2% boon pay. >> we have not had raises for seven years. and even before that, the raises were -- if you look at a ten-year average of what faculty have earned, we haven't kept up with inflation. >> even if professors vote to strike it could take months for them to actually walk off the job. that's because the upcoming vote only authorizes union leaders to consider calling a strike. >> san francisco police will host a community meeting tomorrow to talk about an officer shooting and killing a man. 27-year-old herbert benetiz died after a sergeant shot him on thursday. police say that sergeant opened fire after benetiz grabbed another sergeant's gun during a struggle. the meeting will tapes at the bill graham civic auditorium. >> a suspected hazmat situation in daly city was a discarded bottle

a special edition of "america tonight", and welcome to california, which feels a little like a disaster movie waiting to happen. this state is in a fourth year of stream drought. some experts are worried it could continue for generations. we decided the best way to cover the scory is to take a roadtrip. we travelled through countries, what we saw was stunning. images that may come from a town near you, nearly half of america is living in a drought condition. water is flowing in california, not everywhere. the central valley is pop u later by a string of small communities, dominated by agricultural business. 25% of vegetables grow here. of what happens to the people, when the company towns run dry. five hours north of l.a. we enter the town to find out. we run into resident thelma williams. after the dogs settled down, we ask about the drought. >> in the 7 or 8 years. things you have to go through, like water on the stove, make sure the water crosses. there's a lot of things you have to do. you don't get up - you jumped to us. they have no water. when did you know that was happe

. >> wow >> then, sea lion's stranded along the california freeway. yes, freeway... >> dr shini somara is a mechanical e engineer, she'll show us what's been done to to find out why this is happening. >> at this stage, are they feeling distressed? and i'm phil torez, i'm an entomologist. that's our team, now lets do some science. >> welcome to techknow im phil torres joined by marita davison and dr. shini somara. guys there are outlaws out there working in the shadows committing horrible acts against defenseless yet majestic animals. we're talking about the ivory poachers who have decimated the populations in africa. >> it's really alarming because ivory goes for about a thousand dollars a pound, that's more valuable than illegal drugs. >> and you know what that means is that the damage has been devestating over a hundred thousand elephants have been killed in just the last three years and the question is what can we do about it? we found a team of scientists who are using some unexpected weapons- dna and radiocarbon dating- let's check it out. >> april 18th, 2015. thai customs intercepts

, drought, it's happening. let's take a look. >> oxnard, california, august 12, 2014. >> the weather team has been at it for ours. the storm was no surprise. scientists and technos cameras were tracking it. what meteorologists were calling the storm of the decade hit california with a vengeance. at the national weather service office in response to one of the worst winter storms to hit the state in a very long time. nine inches at once reported in napa valley. massive snow and minutes lake tahoe. flooding in los angeles. >> this is a chance for scientists to study in realtime the latest in a year of extreme weather events. >> this storm was with the storm of the decade classification. it was a very intense rainfall over a short time. >> the science and operations officers at los angeles county's national weather service. >> can you talk a little bit about these extreme weather events and their relationship to climate change? >> whether is the shirt that you put on today, but climate is your whole wardrobe. today we're bringing out the rain slickers. >> rains in extreme in flooding in

in california alone gives more money to politics than the entire private prison industry. worse than that, they directly put millions of dollars into lobbying for more people to lock more people up. the private prison industry does not do that. >> okay. >> they lobby to win contracts. they lobby for there's a prison over there. we want to run it. >> you don't think that influences law makers to make decisions more in the interest of their funding than in the publics interest? >> it might but they're outspent at least 10 to 1 by the prison guard unions. i think the government prison guard unions have vastly more influence on those questions than private industry ever will. >> would it inflounce you if you got funding from cca or the geo group? >> no. >> do you get funding from cca or the geo group? >> i get -- i believe my company gets some funding from the geo group but not from cca. >> i was thinking about that. the pennsylvania case by the way, i don't think it's the exception. in 2013, pennsylvania, you know, canceled all of its contracts with private operators. you know why

president of this country. he met with a california-based nonprofit, which works with traders and farmers to make a profit. president ashraf ghani has several connections to the san francisco bay area. we talked about that, his tough new job, and the critical need for afghanistan and america to work together. >> what we're doing in afghanistan is enabling americans to lead secure lives. and... >> the tragedy of the september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks brought america and afghanistan together. president ashraf ghani says common interests bind us to rebuild afghanistan's shattered economy to prevent additional unrest, and our culture will lead the way. the new president of this country met with a california-based nonprofit called roots of peace, and me to talk about this country's future. that private meeting took place in the presidential palace in kabul. president ghani told us he wants afghanistan to be come an exporting machine. >> we are an acquired taste, but once people get to know us, i think they won't forget us. [ chuckles ] >> he knows about the work done by heidi and ga

from the ground. >> yeah, i got to see california forests from an airplane like no other. >> and while you were in your flying laboratory i was on the ground, seeing the reality of trees and what's taking them down. >> we're coming back right here on techknow. >> welcome back to techknow. i'm cara santa maria with marita davison and phil torres. now marita you and phil had a chance to follow some scientists to focus in on the california drought. >> we did and they are using some really sophisticated equipment. >> now marita, you went up in that specially outfitted plane while i got to take a hike in the los padres mountains just outside of la. i think you may have gotten the better part of the deal here. >> ok maybe, it was a really fascinating way to see the forests in a way the naked eye just can't. >> this drought is so epic, it's so out of the norm that we actually don't have an answer to what we can expect long term. >> four years into california's epic drought, reservoirs are near empty, farmers hurting, and its forests are aflame or under attack by opportunistic pests. >> so we'

have forced california colleges to set tougher penalties for students sex offenders including mandatory two-year suspensions for rape convictions. the bill also called for annual reporting on campus sex crime and stalking complaints. the governor said he's already signed other new laws to address campus assaults. >>> he did sign off on a bill strengthening california's mandatory vaccine laws. it requires daycare workers to be immunized against the flu, whooping cough and measles. it also requires daycares to keep immunization records for its employees and volunteers. california is now the first state in the nation to ban schools from using the team name redskins. the bill governor brown signed this morning goes into effect 2017. a handful of public schools still use the name women have to change it. >>> campaign 2016, the republicans have already gone two rounds and now it's the democrats term to debate. they will face-off later this week in las vegas and cbs reporter brian webb tells us a new poll seems to show the same old issue dogging both parties front runners. >>reporter

get things moving again. >> on a sunny california morning, workers began the long task of freeing nearly 200 vehicles. they've been stuck here on highway 58 since /trepbl rain unleashed a wall of mud on unsuspecting driver's. >>> new cell phone video just -- reported just how dire things became. >> we just started floating and banging into cars. it was awful. >> this man was driving his 18 wheeler. >> all this stuff started pushing this truck in park, with his foot on the break. >> parts of the highway could be closed for several times. that's how long it might take to remove a mile long stretch of cars and debris. more than an inch of rain fell in this part of l.a. county in just 30 minutes. the national weather service is called -- calling it a 30 -- thousand year rain event, but this cobe regular sights because of the el nino that's poised to hit. >> /aáfr four years in california, the weather -- after four years in california -- of drought in california, the weather may go from one extreme to another. >> by the way, there isn't any suggestion that el nino had anything to do w

the images rarely seen in southern california. a vicious rainstorm triggering massive mudslides. >> this is what it looked like for drivers. cars tossed around by the river of mud. emergency crews rescued more than a dozen people and eight dogs. south of there a vital stretch of interstate 5 could be closed all day today and that's only the beginning of the mess left behind. a muddy mess in southern california. overnight, the cleanup getting under way. rocks, debris and mud feet deep surround homes and cars. >> we can't see and it was just >> reporter: the mudflow miles long stranding drivers for hours cutting off the main artery between los angeles and the central valley. >> a big rig was sliding towards me. >> we got back in our cars and after that we just started sliding and boulders started coming so it was quick. it happened quick so it was scary. >> reporter: one woman forced to leave her vehicle behind wading through a fast-moving muddy river. the mudslides triggered from this intense storm bringing high winds, heavy downpours and hail guard. >> i drove down and then i sa