as soon as the california constitution has passed that says that slavery is abolished in california, the legislature starts to meet, even before california is officially admitted to the union, and they pass a series of laws. this will come back to haunt enslaved african-americans. one is, you don't have the right to testify, and you don't have the right to vote if you are an african-american or chinese or native american indian, and so you are very vulnerable. as slaves run away and those who are captured are seized, dragged down the mountains, pulled behind buggies, pulled behind mules into the nearby cities, they start to face the criminal justice system, and the set of laws goes into place. it is in the u.s. constitution that there is a fugitive slave law that says a runaway slave has to be returned. in case that wasn't enough, 1790 , congress passes another fugitive slave law. the big one is the national fugitive slave law of the 1850's, and that is why there are so many free blacks in california. some of them come out for mining, like everyone else, and some are fleeing the fugi

these two americans living in mexican california really helped drive the mexican economy during the california-talon years. we are in the customhouse officials office. he was the person who assessed the value of all the cargo, determined what rate to charge the trading company, and he did that by examining the cargo as it came in. during the mexican era, there was a very strong sentiment among some of the imperialistic powers, that this country wasn't able to defend itself adequately and had a very shaky government. in fact, the mexican government was renowned for corruption, political disputes. there were disagreements between the southern part of alta california, an area we call a and us now, and the northern part of alta california about who the governor should be. at one point, they shift at a governor they did not like. this political upheaval, that seemed characteristic of the region, certainly was noticed by the rest of the world. finally, it came to a point where it became obvious that almost anybody could sail in and take the area. but the thing that tilted at the last straw was the declara

congressman mark desaulnier is from california. this congressional freshmen profile, he discusses his political career and his experiences as a business owner. it is what you five minutes. >> congressman mark desaulnier. did i pronounce the name properly? >> yes. >> it is french. how do somebody from lowell massachusetts and up in california. >> that is a great question. i get that a lot. when i graduated from college in 1974, i graduated from college -- i'm from lowell massachusetts. i am french-canadian. i wanted to say that it was my jack kerouac moment. my plan was to go back to go to law school in boston. emerson first looked at the bay area and said, many people will never go back when they see this. i stayed. i got married to a california girl and had two kids and i have had a had they -- i have had a wonderful california career and life. >> you went to holy cross? host: yes. >> did you run? rep. desaulnier: i played football and lacrosse. i started running when i moved to california because the weather is so great. running

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california career and life. >> you went to holy cross? host: yes. >> did you run? rep. desaulnier: i played football and lacrosse. i started running when i moved to california because the weather is so great. running in massachusetts in the winter has its downside. >> have you prepare for it and how do you get motivated to do 21 marathons? rep. desaulnier: that is before i ran in politics. i ran long distances to satisfy my level of masochism and now i am in politics and that takes care of it. i now live in contra costa county. it is a wonderful opportunity to be physically healthy. the 11th district is in the east bay of the san francisco bay area. >> a former republican turned democrat. you were appointed in a couple positions by republican governor pete wilson. what was your relationship like with him and explain your party switch? rep. desaulnier: growing up in massachusetts, i registered to vote when i was 18 in boston. republicans are very different in new england. i wanted to vote for ed burke from massachusetts. pete wilson appoin

por multiples >> hicieron revisiÓn continua desde san bernardino, california. se hay alguien que sabe lo que es el dolor de perder a un ser querido a manos de un terroristapor manosean y que cometiÓ una masacre es la familia de noemÍ gonzÁlez, la joven mexicoamericana que perdiÓ la vida en el acto terrorista de parÍs el 13 de noviembre. su familia estÁ viendo de cerca, esta viviendo aquÍ en california, lo que ocurre aquÍ en san bernardino y liliana escalante hablÓ con ellos en el momento en que estÁn preparando para enterrarla. liliana: a doÑa beatriz y josÉ les toca muy de cerca a lo que esta ocurriendo aquÍ en san bernardino. nos recuerda la muerte de su hija que dejÓ mÁs de 130 muertos en los atentados del paÍs y por su lado el temor que tienen estas familias de despedirse sin saber que puede ser para siempre. >> mas ahora la seguridad que nosotros del negocio, pues no sabes con quÉ persona loca se puede decir que puede entrar aquÍ que nosotros a veces tenemos mucha gente. liliÁn: como madre de una vÍctima del terrorismo de crisis en que

follows closely what happens in california. therefore we're moving forward with our public policies. amy: how has climate change affecting california? >> you don't have to look farther than california to see how the devastating impacts -- we are in our fifth year of a record drought in california, so we have the crisis of water. we're farm workers who are unemployed and in food lines in the central valley because there is no water. if there is no water, there is no jobs. that simple. we have devastating fires. we're spin upwards of $4 billion fighting these forest fires. i would rather spend that money investing in children, a public education, higher education and combating forest fires due to climate change because of the drought in california. amy: thank you so much for being , presidentvin deleon pro-tem of the california senate. he led to pass the resolution to divest to the world's largest pension funds. bill mckibben, please, stay with us. this is democracy now! we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: "tayo t

this took place in california. is that really the key? >> a lot of people asking, politicians on capitol hill to take some action because this is becoming all too normal. >> that's the news for this half >>> this morning on "world news now," developments unfolding quickly for the southern california shooting rampage. >> the details coming in from the scene from investigators and what we're learning overnight about the witnesses, live extended coverage ahead. >>> including the suspects, their identities and the search for a motive. the latest from police trying to piece together what happened in their intense investigation. >> and later inside the minds of suspect who's carry out deadly gun violence and the warning signs about deadly terrorist acts here in the homeland. it is thursday, december 3rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning on this busy thursday. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. it is a busy thursday morning late night news conferences or early morning news confer

at a california social services center. the field office director of the fbi says one possibility is workplace violence. another is terrorism. he didn't elaborate. police say the two suspects, one male one female, are dead. and tonight, they're on the scene of a house in redlands, california. jonathan betz walks us through some of the key moments of the day. >> reporter: shortly after 11:00 a.m., west coast time, dispatchers start getting the calls for help. early reports of up to three shooters are opening fire at a center that serves clients with disabilities. the suspects had already left. at 11:27, bomb techs are on the location. loved ones are outside. >> shooting at my work, people shot. in the office waiting for cops. pray for us. i am lost. i am lost in an office that -- >> at 11:46 a.m. president obama is briefed on the situation. moments before he sits down for an already scheduled interview with cbs news. >> my hope is that we are able to contain this particular shooting. >> by noon a huge search is underway. peo

more coverage from southern california in a moment. more coverage from southern california in a moment. continues after this f >>> we're back with the latest from the mass shooting in san bernardino. at least 14 dead. the suspects now identified. >> as the authorities track them down, their chase ending in a standoff. abc's byron pitts has morere >> reporter: around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, a massive manhunt for up to three armed guguen, california came e a head. suspect vehicle. we've got shots fired out the back window. >> our affiliate kabc on t scene horing above this black suv that the authorities had been searching for for three hours. >> we've got multiple shots that were fired. >> reporter: windows blown out. the front door ajar and police crouching at a safe distance away. but this was the shoot-out our cameras missed that this neighbor captured d his phone. [ gunshots ] >> what sounds like fireworks is a fire fight. a body lying in the street feet away, that black suv riddled with bullets. one suspect still inside. as police

but right now, what is happening is california has an intelligent center in northern california, there is one down in southern california. that inning testimony jenks fusio --intelligence fusion cery has probably gone to general head quarters and trying to get any information on who the alleged shooters are. right know we don't know that. the apparatus as your earlier guest was saying, the apparatus is working at full speed to determine, "a," who these guys are, where they are to catch them. >> tell us more about this intel general center in southern california. a man a representative of the fbi homeland security, as the information is coming in from police and detectives on the scene about the type of bullet, the type of shell casing, the type of weapon that then gets fed in to this intelligent center and what happens at that point? >> it's the joint intelligence regional center in the los angeles area. as you said there are newspaper was federal agencies, local agent is is, lapd. certainly the la county sheriff's department all these local agencies are involved in addition to feds an

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in california there are lots of ways to measure drought. a lot of scientists and water folks disagree, but once the reservoirs are full, the drought is over. you can't tell people to conserve water when we have so much pouring to the ocean we can't stop it. some people believe we have to make up the entire rainfall deficit over the last four years. that would be like a year and a half extra rain on top of a normal year. we're not going to be able to do that in one year. you could have all-time record rainfall and flooding -- which is what we saw in '97, '98? >> right. the last time we saw conditions this strong was '97, '98. san francisco received 47 inches of rain. most rain since 1861. it was 230% of normal. more than double. los angeles also received more than double. but what's important is the timing of that rain. we didn't have a lot of flooding in 1997/'98. it wasn't the worst flooding year in california history because the rain was spaced out. >> so is that why in '82 when there wasn't as much rainfall and we also had an el nino, th

live in san bebeardino, california with the latest on the mass shooting that happened here yesterday on a wednesday. this is what we know right now. injured after a man and woman armed with assault rifles and semiautomatic rifles stormed during a christmas party type event.t. abououan hour east of los angeles. three explosive devices were later recovered that center which authorities rendered safe andd destroyed justt hours ago. police making contact with the suspects about four 1 hours after the initial report and a car chase then ensued ending with a shootout with police. and they identify the suspects as 28-year-old siedfuand they say the couple has a 6 month old daughter who they dropped off at a grandmother's house in the morning saying they had a doctor's a aointment. farook was a u.s. citizen. he was employed as an environmenl specialist and a county employee for five years and was at the party right before leaving under quote angry circumstances. the police chief says there was some degree of planning although a motive has n n been identified as of yet. they have not ruled ou

. >> reporter: california's dealing with its growing drought crisis. >> state of california is resorting to drastic measures. >> california is in the midst of a drought of unprecedented scale. >> the worst could be yet to come. >> reporter: as long as there have been people in california, there have been people obsessed with california's water. and now four years into a record breaking drought, scientists say the state is at its driest point in half a millennium and as any californians will tell you, it is not just their problem -- it's everyone's problem. >> california is our biggest economy. california is our biggest ago cultural producer. so what happens here matters to every working american. >> reporter: california's $50 billion farming industry produces everything from dairy and beef to fruit and vegetables. the state's agricultural heartland is the central valley. it produces one-quarter of the nation's food. and all that food requires a lot of water. 80% of water used in california is used for agriculture. and that means that you, the average american, are consuming more than 300

california less than 10%. then there's the way water here in california is distributed and shared among residents. who owns it, who gets to use it and who regulates it. >> our system is based on how we fight with each other. >> reporter: currently there are 412 different water districts in california. 2,600 small or mutual water agencies from farmers to urban dwellers to environmentalists, everyone is vying for their right to water. in fact, some water rights date back to 1886 or earlier in california when settlers put a stake down in the ground next to a stream and the rights to that water have been passed down to generations ever since. in comparison israel is a desert and is smaller than california, but it's similar in size and population to the bay area. so even when comparing israel to the bay area, that country still leads this area by a wide margin when it comes to per capita water consumption, water recycling, storm water recovery, irrigation and the biggest contrast of all, desalination. do we still n

la venta de este armamento no es legal en california. por eso le sorprende que el autor de la masacre las has acusado en el brutal atentado. >> requiere una configuraciÓn especial para ser legal en california y a nadie le gusta y si vas a tener una california tiene que cumplir con ese mandato que reduce el nÚmero de balas que se pueden usar. esta es la solicitud de revisiÓn de antecedentes criminal que todo portador debe cenar para poder adquirirla en una tienda. el fbi se trata de procesarla en tres dÍas. se trata de un proceso que segÚn los vendedores tiene mÁs de 95% aprobaciÓn. para conocer la intensidad del rifle decidÍ dispararlo varias veces. el teniente guzmÁn las considera armas de guerra. guzmÁn: son rifles de infanterÍa, que las usan los centro americanos, y estÁn hechos para la guerra, estÁ hecho para matar gente en guerra. >> en espacios como este miles de estadounidenses se preparan para tener armas semi automÁticas y para muchos la meta es llegar al objetivo deseado. tambiÉn pueden ser adquiridas por interne

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also another headline out of california from the "l.a. times" says rampage kills 14. two suspects killed after the car chase, of course, looking at the details of the attack yesterday. >> and, of course, that shooting close to home for california foror los angeles, only 60 miles east of where this all played out. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> we're going to have lots more details on "good morning america." we hope you stay with us and have a good day.you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news

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. >> a man and a woman dressed for battle terrorizing a california city. they hit the floor and ran inside to their manager's office. >> opening fire at an office holiday banquet. >> all of a sudden, boom, it just -- like right here. >> boom, boom, boom. >> the well-planned attack ending in a gunfight with police. >> oh, my gosh. >> new details about the suspects just released. >> reaction from the president and what we know about the live team coverage. >> and we do say good thursday morning, everyone. we'll start with the breaking new developments after the deadly shooting rampage in san bernardino, california. 14 people we're told brutally murdered at work. 17 others wounded. >> the suspects identified as syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik. malik was a county employee. both killed in a wild shoot-out after a high speed chase. a co-worker said he went to saudi arabia earlier this year and returned with a wife. they were reportedly parents of a 6-month-old baby. >> that barrage of gunshots from the final confrontation captured often camera by a man i

live in san bernardino, california, daniel nottingham. back to you. >> for police officers there, as they are continuing to make sure everyone is out of the area, what is the message going to people throughout the area with these three gunmen still on the loose? >> they are telling people to stay inside. stay out -- stay at home. don't go outside if you don't have to. city and county buildings were on lockdown for a while today. this is also close to the public or co-they are telling people to be cautious -- public where we are. they are telling people to be cautious. this is still a dangerous situation. on -- boston marathon bodies, there were so many incidents and surrounding cities where people were having reports a possibly seeing suspects and things like that. are you hearing anything like that another city surrounding san bernardino? police are certainly on high alert. >> -- >> reporter: of course, they could've gone anywhere. they were seen in an suv. p are -- people are on high alert. this is a city of two--- 200,000 people, 60 mi

news coverage of a mass shooting in san bernardino, california. the investigation into the attack is still unfolding, but here's what we know. police say around 11:00 a.m., two suspects, syed farook and tashfeen malik burst into a holiday luncheon at the inland regional center and started shooting. 14 people were killed. 17 injured. police say they have no clear picture of the shooting's motive, only that farook worked in the health department with many in the luncheon, for about five years. farook left that event abruptly. that led police to go by farook's townhouse when he sped off in a black suv, police gave chase. both he and malik, who may have been his wife or girlfriend, died in a shootout with law enforcement. police say they are just beginning to process the inland regional center crime scene and remove the bodies of the victims. >> i indicated early on we have victims at the scene. up until within the last couple of hours, we have been working on what we felt were explosive devices left at the scene. we confirmed we believe those were ex

. >> item within we think the board of supervisors urging the california public utilities commission to reject the pacific gas & electric proposed increases to net be able to metering fees. >> just want we want to call them at the same time call 2. >> item 2 the board of supervisors file urging the california public utilities commission to re-examine fairness of increases. >> okay. very good thank you m madam clerk and colleagues two resolutions before us that are very, very important, important our cleanpowersf effort pg&e has filed with the california public utilities commission two motions seeking to one to get changes in the net metering program that will be similar harmful for people in san francisco and over lafco our cleanpowersf program also they've proposed a new fee for the exit fee for the power electrical power from pg&e when people customers go into the cleanpowersf program the proposed fee is called the what is is called mr. fried actually trying to draw that up. >> you're talking about the exit fee. >> yes. >> the public charge in different power charge in different ad

what has happened to california christmas trees? >> and a california man dies hours after a good deed. tonight, you will hear from the california mother who the making sure his random act of kindness is not forgotten. 're a bow and arrow ♪ ♪ a broken guitar ♪ while the rainwater washes away ♪ ♪ who you are ♪ we go over the mountains ♪ and under the stars ♪ we go over the mountains ♪ and under the stars [♪] the wall street journal rep: the >> big changes could be coming to yahoo as soon as tomorrow. the sunnyvale company is considering selling off its core business. the board will consider moving forward with plans to spin off its share of alibaba. yahoo holds more than $30 billion in alibaba stock. >>> as the saying goes, no good deed goes unnoticed. this is true for a california woman down on her luck. she tried to thank the good samaritan, but as carter evans tell us, it was the shock that got her to pay it forward. >> reporter: with two small children, stay at home mother jamie lynn knighton has her hands full

>> matt gutman here in california tonight. matt, thank you. >>> and late today, i sat down here with one of syed farook's coworkers. they actually shared a cubicle, sat a few feet away from one another for years. both were environmental inspectors. patrick ba carry thought he was his friend. he was in the room yesterday for that holiday work event. farook was sitting at the same table. then he noticed that farook wasn't there. patrick didn't think anything of it. but a short time later, he was in the restroom, drying his hands when bullets came bursting through the paper towel dispenser. >> they announced, we're going to take a 15-minute break. during that break, i excused myself and got to the restroom. when i finished up, i'm ready to leave and there's, like, a bomb went off. and i turned back and look at the mirror, i can see that i'm bloody here, here and here. and i don't know what it is. >> you were at the paper towel dispenser? >> just pulled paper towels, i'm pulling the towels, it sounds like an explosion went off. >>

a third major push factor is gold in california. when gold is discovered in california, that really changes the makeup of the migration because you have more young men , were coming from farther east and urban centers like new york. susan: how do you conduct your research on the subject and what kinds of people did you find whose stories discussed the travel? prof. keyes: most of my research is that i'm reading people's letters, diaries, and journals. people's personal writings. one is a really fascinating things about this archive is that many of the people who wrote a council of this journey, this is the only thing they ever wrote or the only thing that ever got saved in the archives. this is the one glimpse that we have into their lives. it gives you a sense of how important they thought it was. there is one family who has papers at the huntington library in california. they are in buffalo, new york, and the father and the son decide to go to california in 1849. sarah, the mother is absolutely , distraught. she is distraught beca

be live in san bernardino, california, i'm chris martinez. anne-marie, back to you. >> chris, thank you very much. >>> it appears at least one of the 14 victims killed in the shooting had a contentious relationship with syed farook. nicholas thalasinos was a jew and is being remembered as a passionate debater of religion. he was a restaurant inspector along with farook. a friend of thalasinos said the two had a heated discussion about islam while on the job just a few weeks ago. she tells the associated press that thalasinos called her during that argument and doesn't agree that islam is not a peaceful religion. jennifer thalasinos says her husband was defined by his religion. >> i knew my husband would go down fighting, so i figured for him, he would have gone down fighting and he just had, like, the biggest faith and i feel he was martyred. >> it's not clear if the religious debate was a factor in the attacks. nicholas thalasinos was one of 14 victims identified in california by county officials on thursday. danielle nottingham is with a lo

and two rare tornadoes touched down in northern california. toppling trees and power lines. >>> christians around the world today are celebrating christmas. the faithful packed the nativity church in bethlehem to celebrate midnight mass. the city's manger square is decked out in lights for religious pilgrims. beautiful. >>> actor robert downey jr. is among the 91 people pardoned by california governor jerry brown. downey spent nearly a year in prison in 1999 over a probation violation following his felony drug possession conviction. the pardon does not erase his conviction, though it restores his voting rights. >>> the post office delivered countless letters to santa, and many of them wound up in north santa's house in north pole welcomed visitors from as far away as costa rica yesterday. behind the house is a workshop where many letters are written to the jolly old man are kept. >> you've got a lot of funny letters. you know, you will see a lot that will say dear santa, please leave plenties and take my brother. >> oh, boy. the letters ask fo

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 happening. did you get a warning. >> open the tracking. that was it. as the drought got worse. the well water started shrimping. the almond orchard sucked up what was left. the reason that is green, and this is browning and decaying, the farmers were able to drill further into the ground than she was. another almond farm is across the street. >> they are drilling to get the groundwater that you were dry. >> right. >>

david muir, abc news, san bernardino, california. remark that he said, i assumed syed was also one of my friends, the shooter. >> so tough. he survived. he's a survivor. he's lucky, but he'll be living with that memory for a long time. >> absolutely. >>> well, coming up in the next half-hour, the new breed of terror that's chilling america's workplaces. it's only human for all of us to think what would we do if someone attacked our workplace. but what can save you, believe it or not, doesn't come as naturally as you might think. >>> first, the impact the massacre is having on the race for the white house. the candidates are weighing in. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" abc stations. watching >>> this morning, authorities haven't yet ruled out terrorism in wednesday's massacre in san bernardino, but some presidential candidates are already convinced it is. >> with candidates on both sides weighing in, republican ted cruz was the first to call it radical abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: two of the leading

jessica: california is home to stringent school construction standards. the executive director of the seismic safety commission says our schools are the envy of the world. richard mccarthy: i get many people from around the world coming in, asking about why california schools do so well in earthquakes. jessica: experts tell us schools have come a long way structurally, but the non-structural elements are another matter. maryann: i don't know that all the non-structural hazards in classrooms have been evaluated and mitigated as well as the structural hazards have. jessica: take, for example, lights. overhead pendant lights fell in napa. they can be sharp and weigh up to 80 pounds. richard: one piece is attached and it's kind of swinging around like that. and that's a dangerous feature. jessica: dangerous, but not unusual. lights fell in calexico in 2010, northridge in 1994, coalinga in '83, even kern county back in 1952. female:-- maryann: to be continuing to see those photographs and that kind of damage is a little disheartening, a little shocking, and re

the initial mission is a should of what we call out the california or upper california with this devilish meant of the -- the establishment of the san diego mission. joint military and religious expedition known as the sacred expedition. by commander was accompanied a friar who came to the monterey bay to establish the first site. father serra was born and raised in a small community. this was the place that had been overrun and conquered by various groups, including the moore's -- the moore's. they have military bastions extending back all the way to the roman conquests. you have roman and islamic another traditions presented your one could argue that there was a very conservative trend in so far as catholic religious a wasf there, which serr inspired to bring into the americas. the evangelization of gentiles, in other words, people not christian should be one's life devotion. and father serra devoted his life to that. in 1749, he boarded a ship for mexico, arrived in east spain in veracruz. spain was being transformed by enlightenment ideology. the notion of the enlightenment, which we

a pattern of unusual december weather which spawned ldfires in vennra county, california. engulfing 12-hundred acres. (sot/fire chief mark lorenzen - ventura county fire dept :48 - :55) "it was pushed by strong winds approx 50 mph, the fire quickly grgr in size" snow finally began to fly in minneapolis overnight. winter so far this year. but in much of the east, the warmth persists. several cities from cclumbia, south carolina to new yor's (sot/ mos) "who would have thunk it, new york christmas, right? never think this." meteorologists say pacific ocean. perhaps the easst thing to predict in n he wild winter of 2015 is how chris pollone, nbc news, boston. meanwhile -- we're tracking weather moving in to the region at ho. herr's a live look at the storm track seven live doppler radar. moment. coming up after the break -- we continue our live coverage from california -- on the hawkeyes' roaato the rose bowl. but first -- what shoppers are finding -- for on one of the busiest days of the year. you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. and when you see news -- or if you hav

the breaking news out of san bernardino, california. the search for a motive does continue at this hour after the deadliest mass shooting on u.s. soil since sandy hook. >> at least 14 people were killed and 1 wounded in the bloody rampage at a social services center. >> two suspects are dead a man and woman killed in a fierce gun battle with police after a high speed chase. one identified ass syed farook. brandi hitt leads off coverage live from san bernardino. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are three very active police scenes here in san bernardino at this hour. we are where it all began where the shooting spree started just a few minutes ago, police have now identified both of the suspected gunmen as a young couple. they were both armed with assault rifles and handguns. and one of them opened fire on his fellow colleagues. it ended as it began in a hail of gunfire captured on this cell phone video. four hours of terror in san bernardino after a gunman stormed an office building killing 14 people. the final confrontatio

this was before the attacks in california. you can only imagine what the numbers will be when polling is collected in the aftermath of that. one of the most interesting numbers as you say was the first time, the majority of americans say that ground troops should be used to fight isis and that is something that the president specifically ruled out last night saying we don't need to get bogged down in another long and costly war in the middle east. so you have questions about whether the president and public are in different places here. >> the president is sending special ops troops and forces in iraq to fight isis. there are some military things in addition to the air strikes that the u.s. is doing. what is it that people want? do they want from their president when you look at polls? they want him to speak more forcefully? is this steady as she goes strategy is not resonating? >> it is not resonating. the american public is trying to work out what it wants. if you look deeper into the polling, the wide number of people who w

t heart healthy california walnuts. p great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. so simple. >> new york city is at 52 degrees and that is what have one pair. most of the steady rain will hold off until this afternoon, but evening commute will be slow and heavy downpours are possible. tomorrow, there would be a lot of clouds in the area, but temperatures are in the 50' s. a cool and breezy weekend is coming out direction, but it is only two days. next week, we warm back up into the 50' s. decades the mount washington auto road will open for december guided tours. these pictures posted on facebook tell the story, no snow. this is very unusual for this time of year. the tours are only to the tree line, which is halfway up. erika: time for eyepoppers. olessa: this might be the scariest selfie ever. photographer scott sharick went hiking on a very dangerous trail on the hawaiian island of kauai. the state basically begs people not to go there. not only did sharick go, he held a go-prop stick while walking along a mountain' s ridge line. it looks beautiful, but i do not

today's toll still stands at 14 in california. experts kind of disagree here and maibledz because these mass shootings have not been clearly tracked. top-of-the-line. >> jonathan, thanks. we are waiting for another news conference in san bernardino, california, we'll bring that to you when we have it, when we come back. >> this is a live picture from san bernardino, california east of los angeles where we're awaiting a news conference to bring us up to date on our top story this evening, the deadly mass shooting there in southern california. the police in san bernardino have said at least 14 wers killed and 17 wounded when attackers opened fire at a social services is center, later, with two people, one man and one woman, wearing assault style clothing, were killed. wurone person, said farouk, was detained. >>> restriction was first put in place in 1996 acknowledge it bars the cdc from using federal funding to advocate or promoted gun control. the agencies has since refrained from conducting gun studies so it would not risk losing

sensible gun laws work and we have proven it in california. if you look at the great fights over decades on major social issues, on major, you know anti-pollution years. they take 10, 20 years, you don't give up. reporter: republicans when they had in the minority had some successes with their pet projects trying to dismantle abortion rights. i do you have anything to learn from republicans to pursue your gun agenda? senator schumer: i don't see that they have -- reporter: c.r.'s. senator schumer: well, look, the bottom line here is, the n.r.a. is a powerful opponent. the gun lobby is a powerful all opponent and the best weapon we have on our side is the outrage from the american people. it is growing. if we keep at it. we will win. we don't control the house. we don't control the senate, but we have the people of america on our side and if we continue to have votes and force people to vote, we will win. let me tell you something today. there are a good number, not all, but a good number of our republican colleagues dreading these two votes. n

a visit to monterey, california. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> we are presently here at the carmel mission otherwise known as sent carlos borromeo. ass was established in 1772 part of the colonization of the central coast. its original founding date was 1770, june 3, in monterey. izationl mission i of california started with san diego mission. that particular site was not the prime objective. it was monterey because it was centrally located. a result we get a joint military and religious expedition known as the sacred expedition. the commander was joined by the fryer came to establish the first site at monterey of june 3 of 1770. he was born and raised in a small community. this was a place overrun and conquered by various groups including the muslims. when you visit the site, it is surrounded by massive military bastions extending back to the roman conquest. roman fortification, medieval fortification, islamic and other traditions are represented. one could argue there

sceneagencies are on the of the multiple shooting in california. shootinge reports the took place at a social services center. up to threer gunmen. the law enforcement agencies converged on the scene and triage units were set up on the area. police are working to secure the scene in the england region east of los angeles. live pictures there courtesy of k abc television in los angeles. reports of fatalities according to k abc. we do not know how many are in we will continue to follow this story and bring you more developments. we will be right back. ♪ betty: we're monitoring those events very closely happening right now in california, and active shooter at large. i want to get back to lark -- two mark crumpton. mark: law-enforcement agencies are on the scene of that shooting in california. there were reports it took lace at a social services center. now, we are hearing from authorities that perhaps one may be as many as three gunmen are being sought. several have been wounded bc in losto kay a angeles. located about 60 miles east of los angeles.

california time. reports that the gunman entered a facility, a building with a conference center that had been rented out, reserved by a group holding some sort of event. witnesses say the gunman opened fire on the ground. hundreds of workers were evacuated and you canee them right there, arriving at the scene. those s.w.a.t. teams moving in very slowly. and when the workers who did get out, this is the terror they faced outside, as well. hands up in the air, because authorities simply did not know what they were dealing with when they entered the scene. they arrived on the scene a again, 14 dead, 17 injured. and as i mentioned, these suspects were people, authorities say, who came prepared and this is a quote from them, as if they were on a mission. you can imagine the fear, the family members trapped inside, hiding in rooms. in the building, texting loved ones, saying, "pray for us." officials conducts pat-downs on the workers that escaped. helicopters overhead searching for suspects. initially, the