in california, you know that the state is 100% behind covered california in making sure that the aformable care act is implemented. for them to lower themselves to this level i'm shocked, and i'm shocked at the republican leader. i know her and i never imagined she would have done that. >> do you get whiplash moving back and forth between washington with the house and the republicans that won chamber of commerce, and california in which the gop has been reduced a caucus that can do nothing more than make prank websites? >> at the time that i was there, even though they were the minority we required super majorities to pass budgets and increase revenue. now democrats control both chambers with super majority. it's because of the antics that took place every year. we shut down the government on an annual basis. the voters in california got sick and tired of it and they rendered the republican party irrelevant and that's why there is super majorities in both houses. >> i think california voters are trying to send national voters about obstruction. we need more compromise, and just elect overa

it was enacted right here in california in 1913. at the time it seemed a little strange because hardly anyone knew about marijuana and everyone fewer used it. in 2001, ktvu craig heaps brought us this story about anti marijuana laws here in california and throughout the nation. >> reporter: if you lit up a marijuana cigarette on san francisco's market street at the turn of the 20th century, two things would have been different from today. first it was legal. and second hardly anyone would have known what it was. because marijuana use was almost unheard of in the united states. that's why it seems very strange that california passed one of the first anti marijuana laws in 1913. >> you read the newspapers from 1913 or before you will find almost no mention of cannabis or hashish or indian ham. the world marijuana was unknown. >> reporter: henry j. finger spear headed the first anti marijuana law. >> it was his idea that california's anti narcotics law should be as simple as possible. >> reporter: lawmakers were concerned about immigra

our state's version of the system is known as covered california. earlier i spoke with lisa aliferes, editor of "state of health" blog, to get a status check. lisa, thanks for joining us. >> good to be here. >> california's version of this health care mandate is covered california and they released updated figures how many people have enrolled. >> earlier this week, the first three days of this week, more than 50,000 people have signed up. and that's a dramatic -- it just keeps increasing, increasing. on average the first week of december, 7,000 people a day were signing up. last week was climbing to 15 thousand and escalating from there. >> dramatic increase, then. >> more than 150,000 people signed up now. >> it seems that covered california is going fairly smoothly. a not as smooth for the national program. late thursday, the obama administration unveiled yet another policy shift regarding people who have had their policies canceled. what can they do now? >> so the administration ruled that people with canceled policies were no longer required to

i felt like something was missing in california. and so when willy brown called i was anxious to come over because i believe this is the piece that we need to do in california. now, i'm old enough now that i can consider myself a historian and i remember when mr. willy brown a and mi tried to get legislation through, the first time they put the bill up it was a joke. what is wrong with those crazy people. the next year they put it up it wasn't so funny. the next time they put it up they finally got the divestment bill passed and that was the beginning, the greatest pension funds in america pulled out their investments in africa and that was the beginning of the unfolding of the economic viability of south africa and the movement began in california. so it's only fitting to do this commemoration here in california because i say that we were able to do that in california because willy brown was a veteran of discrimination and knew what it 'd take to get the world to listen and they had the courage to do it so i give them accolades, as

the old sort of song in california is southern california is taking all our water to water lawns in california. in fact, farms in california use 80% of the water. >> 80%. >> 80. we have 30 million people, and 10% of all the water goes to those 38 million people. another 10% goes to the businesses, 80% goes to the farms. >> is that water used efficiently? >> the farmers say yes. a lot of the environmental groups say no. basically there are plenty of places in california where the farmers have been conserving and using water efficiently. there is also a lot of places where they haven't put in drip irrigation. they have line canals to stop the water from evaporating, and they haven't managed their water very well. they're overpumping, and basically environmentalalists are saying, what you should do is make more local sources of water. more conservation, more recycled water, recycle to irrigate golf courses and things like that. but this has shaped up to be quite a battle. we had a peripheral canal when romo was governor before, and it failed because california overwhelmingly voted no. >> i think

and forget the get out of jail free card in california the deadline to reduce the state's prison population has been delayed they're operating at one hundred fifty percent over capacity and for the foreseeable future they will stay that way the latest on the state's overcrowded prison system coming up and philadelphia schools are taking a class in fund raising the city council will allow school buses ad buildings to be plastered with ads warning to attempt to drive the city out of debt later in the show. it's thursday december twelfth by meghan lopez in washington d.c. and you are watching r.t. well starting off this hour for the first time since two thousand and nine it looks like congress was finally able to cross over party lines and come up with a budget deal for the next two years no neither party got exactly what they wanted so no one is really happy about this but hey that's compromise for you here's a glimpse at what the agreement looks like the eighty five billion dollars budget deal was cooked up by the senate and house budget committee chairs representative paul ryan and senator

so where is calmedi connect starting in california? in 2014 the first 8 counties or the pilot demonstration project in this statal alameda, san diego orange, san mateo river side and santa clara so those count ies are now getting up to speed integrating medicare and medical funds for the target populations in those counties to be served through managed care health plans. alameda county is doing an enormous amount of work we're tracking those closely. in 2016 there will be 8 other counties included san francisco we anticipate will be one of those counties in 2016 so what we're doing now is to take this time to get ready to learn what's happening in the other 8 county ies so that we can do the best possible job for all of the people who are going to be transitioning to this demonstration project in san francisco. san francisco is what is known as a two plan model. we have the san francisco health plan which some of you may have heard of which is the public option and we have anthem blue cross which is the commercial plan and we have a th

in california. >> they're doing it on a practical basis and frankly it is appropriate that they do so because if there is any reason why the deduct ability of the cost of an employee from your tax return ought to be the way you do it not therefore pay them -- pay them wages and therefore not give them application for food stamps. >> this is not going to work next year. it's not going to work. legislature raised minimum wage in california. >> that's california. >> yes. >> but the rest of the nation, the numbers are atrocious. even barack obama, president of the united states, has said it should be at least $10 over whatever period of time he is talking about. so something is going to happen on this issue. now that the reits are looking respectable on the issue, it could happen. >> i am skeptical for voters that a battle measure in california will go for raising minimum wage when it was just raised by legislature. they'll say why should we do this? we just did this? >> i think you are wrong. i believe

california >>> if you've looked into getting health care through covered california, you may get some calls that you weren't expecting. california's health exchange is giving insurance companies the names of tens of thousands of consumers without them knowing. the "l.a. times" reports the state provided names addresses phone numbers and e-mail addresses to insurance agents. those consumers researched coverage online and didn't ask to be contacted. head of program says it's intended to make the program easier for consumers. >>> oakland a's baseball fans aren't the only ones that want them to stay. bud selig said he was credit not satisfied with the club's relocation proposal. the owner has been trying to move the team to the south bay for years. the city of san jose is currently suing the mlb for the rights to the franchise. >>> a neighborhood plagued by gun violence is trying to make it safe for their kids to play. east oakland neighbors have organized two community safe play dates every month. today they gathered at a skate park to enjoy sports, arts and crafts, music and space to pl

quite a year in california. a comeback year, as we said at the top for california's economy. carla, also for governor jerry brown. >> at 75, these are supposed to be the golden years. how does he become the golden boy of american politics? they're talking about the guy running for president again. >> really? oh, my. >> he's not going to do that when you're presiding over a state that was awash in red ink, billions of dollars, now you're looking at $2 billion surplus next year, unemployment is down. months and months of consistent economic growth. jerry brown has a lot to be happy about. his fight is not over, however, as we know. am i right? you got the democrats and republicans out there looking at that surplus. >> what are you going to do with it? spend it or save it. >> i think it's interesting to look at however we have come. only three years ago when brown took office we had a $26 billion deficit, the largest deficit in the history of california. people were comparing california to greece. it was being put on again as it is every 15 or so years. national magazine covers

christmas california style. at least southern california style. go, santa. thanks for choosing bay area news at 6:00. see you at 11:00. >> tonight bay area proud. >> he may be small, but he's got big ideas. >> people walked by my house. i wanted to sell to them. >> a big heart that will give a lot of adults a big heart. >> what on paper looked like a bad business decision has begin this man some of his sweetest success. judge, therapy on a plane. setting my life free. >> it started with a free plane ticket. now delivering his message to the masses. >> a wonderful day for me. thank you very much indeed. >> a day decades in the making. a pastor makes a man's academic dream come true. >> we did it! >> here is garvin thomas. >> thank you for joining us. we begin with a topic that's normally complex and often controversial. this story is neither.

at what point do you look at the people of california and say, the quality of education in california is as high as we can reasonably hope for it to be? we reach a point where it doesn't make any sense to provide to dream all of the professors who are currently teaching in michigan or in new york or are reaching higher and higher salaries. is there a limit to the extent to which there ought to be a pat kron edge of the university system in california? >> well, of course you aim at the stars there are always stars further away. you keep trying for quality. i think there are reviews necessary that there is a temptation in california to say the university of california is the greatest university system in the world and therefore we sit back smugly. i think we have to be pretty realistic. i don't think it's the greatest with regard to teaching under graduates. the university of california built the reputation on research and on attracting great scholars under the guise these are professors that teach our young and we bury them under research projects and the students never see them and th

lisa bernard, al jazeera, dixon, southern california. >> this is more than just a california problem. the state's fifth largest supplier of food and produce. >>> recapping our breaking news story at this hour. the dow jumping after the fed announcement. they're reacting positively. and tonight ali velshi will take a look at what the fed move means for you and your family. he is going to sort this all out. that will be on real money with ali velshi at 7:00 eastern time. >>> and demand for homes is higher, despite higher mortgage rates the demand for construction is up in the month of november. that's the largest monthly jump in more than two decades. builders breaking grouped on more than $1 million homes. that's the most since early 2008. up next on al jazeera america. stonehenge has been around for thousands of years. now there is a museum opening up near the site, and not everyone is happy about it. night with the combatants in their training base. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this hour. federal reserves said settle pull back on

i think we are proving it in california. some of the people who opposed the theory who want government by mystery. they don't want government by the people. they want to keep alive the illusion that government is so complicated people don't understand it and just accept what government does. i oppose this. the only resource i have had in the months i have been in office is every once in a while when issues grow hot is to go to the people. i go by way of television reports to the people. it's been amazing. i think the government of california costs too much. much too much. i trimmed and whittled it as much as i could. it looks different from the budget you will see when it will reflect our philosophy in what we are doing in savings and government. an individual that says, i want a job in government. we sought people. i took leading citizens in the state and formed them into a recruiting team. they devoted many hours each day to this. they twisted arms of employers to spring bright young men from the companies. we have a level

some executions that were required under california law. was there a federal constitutional question involved there? >> well, i think there was a certain violation or something by way of the judicial process. i'm waiting for that same to pass an edict there can't be any more crimes and violence. >> and i'm sure that you might be very tempted to blind you. but the question that i am raising is haven't we seen evolution, the notion of constitutional rights so that you see, for instance, a speak court saying as it recently did that a labor union has the right to fine those of its members who don't follow its orders in when they're told to observe a picket line. there's not a federal constitutional guarantee question and therefore can't we simply project that in the course of the next 10 or 15 or 20 or 40 years or almost every right that you and i now consider to be a right that is primarily protected by the state is going to burgeon out in a constitutional right so there will be an overlying protective devices that will render the states more

state, west california, and western california and south california believing the state is unrepresenting in washington is he wants an initiative on the ballot and permitted the preparal to the state attorney general. what did you think? should california be spit up into six states. go to our facebook page and let us know what you think. >> next, the brightest house on the block in the national spotlight and this display is in the north bay, could it win the gr to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> coming up at 4:00, saying farewell to the stick as past 49ers share their memorable moments plague at candlestick park. at 5:00, uncorking the perfect holiday wine, michael finney on finding the ryan white for your christmas day. >> bay area family taking christmas decorating to a new level is competing for the top prize on national tv right here on abc7 news and they are from san rafael. here is the house. they compete on the house, the great christmas light fig

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it's called a california king tide. here's king tide video from other years. basically, a king tide means extremes. conditions are just right for it this time of year when the sun and moon's gravity align. now, water could rise as high as 7 feet above sea level and get as low as more than a foot below sea level. the marina workers here at oyster point, they tell me they have seen it all. >> it gets up past up to the street there and, you know, you will deal with the saltwater on the cars and stuff like that that people are not knowing what they are doing driving through it and stuff. otherwise, just high. >> reporter: so king tides are ripe between now and january 2. but new year's day morning is actually expected to be the worst when we could see the tides as high as 7 feet above sea level. of course, if you see any of these california king tides in your neck of the woods, we want you to send us your pictures. go on to kpix.com and submit them through there. now live at oyster point, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> an open burn ban take effect today. se

using the state of california's computer dat that, we discovered similar attacks happening on california computer systems daily. >> we're under attack every second of every day. >> michelle robinson serves as the chief information security officer at california's department of technology. >> we all should be concerned. >> robinson gave us a rare inside look at the state of dra kra's main data center. one of five massive computer centers that sdoer every petabyte of data. everything from health records to criminal chargers, the social security numbers to tax records. california goes to extreme lengths to protect that personal information. >> it's a layered approach and we're tackling it from all facets. >> but the state of california like almost every other government in the u.s. suffers through thousands of attacks. attacks you never hear about. the preliminary report we obtained show 757 computer attacks or data breaches from 2009 through may of this year. that's more than 4 1/2 a day. the state's estimated cost to you the taxpayer to correct those breaches, more than $5 million. >> one

in southern california, highs as well. cooler numbers, some of the valleys. otherwise, the seven-day forecast shows the temperatures looking a little cooler as we start the work week and as we the end the year, numbers going back up. next weekend is questionable but still dry. >> thank you, lisa. >> mike shumann is off to arizona with the 49ers. colin rush you have our game preview. >> he didn't have to worry about the weather there. outside probably 70, 80 degrees. niners have heard the talk all season. how they're not as good as last year when they went to the super bowl. guess what. they've now won five straight. 11-4. with a win over arizona tomorrow they can finish with a better regular season record than last year's team. inside the locker room players feel like they're peaking at exactly the right time. same can be said for the cardinals. a win and loss by new orleans and they're playoff bound. >> they were improving the last time we played them. you could see them improve egg the week or two above we played them, and they've improved tremendous amount

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: i yield two minutes to -- to my friend and colleague, the chairman of the sea power, the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. >> with the chairman and ranking member's leadership, i believe this bill supports our men and women in union forl. as to the sea power and protection subcommittee effort, i continue to be --ed about the size and composition of the navy's fleet. mr. forbes: i am also concerned about measures that embowden potential agrezzors. navy admirals indicate sed quest ration may reduce the structure by 2020. the commandant of the marine corps indicate he is sees the beginning of a hollow force we have fought thoord avoid. i think this bill does a good job of reversing these negative trends and moves us in the right direction by authorizing eight combat ships and ensures we retain and modernize our fleet until the end of its design service life. it also provides surety to the continued construction of our aircraft air ka -- carrier and attack

as that sits across california, it is going to act as a shield. any kind of storm activity that tries to get close will get deflected off the north. what you should know is after winter sol -- what you're going to find here, some gusty winds on interstate 5, especially towards l.a. interstate 80 up towards lake tahoe, some patchy black ice. morning hours, similar situation. if you're going on 101 from the bay area to southern california, it will be breezy at times. as we head throughout tomorrow's forecast, we are expecting temperatures in the low to mid 60s. also sunny skies. san jose 63. palo alto 64. san francisco low to mid 60s coming our way. morgan hill expecting 65. out of richmond with 63. north bay and east bay, trivalley, numbers going up a few degrees. 66 in livermore and 66 expected in lexington. shopping forecast. if you have last-minute shopping to do, temperatures in the low to mid 60s. cold morning. maybe you can get a good deal on a jacket. sunny afternoon coming your way. that may get you into that shopping mood a little bit more

coverage california says it has no plans to extend the deadline. that means uninsured californians still have until midnight tonight to sign up for health insurance that would start on january 1st. >> reporter: for the tens of thousands of californians waiting for health coverage, the holy grail is a little more than a week away, but you have to sign up by the end of today for it to kick in by january 1st. >> do it online. go to our local insurance agent. that is the best way to do it. >> you can also call covered california's phone center, but there can be more than a half- hour wait, and it's likely to get longer as the deadline nears. that's the trend they have seen. enrollment doubled from october to november, and last week up to 23,000 people were enrolling per day. unfortunately, older californians are enrolling at a higher rate than younger, according to figures four earlier this month. insurers need a higher percentage of younger and healthier enrollees to make the policies financially viable. but covered california officials say they expec

north california, central california, west california including los angeles and south california. >> six californias gives six diverse regions an opportunity to tailor governments, stay close to constituents. >> what you what do you think about that? tim draper says the area could be modelled after silicon valley companies allowing for more innovation. draper hopes to get an ish tiff in four years. >> we'll see. >> okay. >> mother daughter duo. >> it keeps me young. >> 95 years young. wow. coming up next, living proof you can to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> coming up at 6:00 wayne freedman checks in live with special holiday memories the stadium holds for one woman. >> the lost art of tinkering. >> and michael finney going shopping for iphone accessories and will have you snapping pictures like a pro. >> check this out. >> this is a 95-year-old. she was cutting vegetables and prepping meals for project open hand.

soon kids around california will be able to erase their online indiscretions. what about the rest of us? ♪ >> our digital producer wag is here to bring in your questions and comments live throughout the show. if you could hit digital delete on your digital path. >> my entire pubertiy from 1993 to now. but some how it got me this job, so no. but niles on twitter makes a great comment. he goes, nothing is sacred on the internet. we should assume that anything we post is out there for the world to see, even with privacy settings. aina said this should be available to all people. not just minors. and again 20 out of 23 kids in the class said they felt scared by social media. >> that may not be such a bad thing. it candidates there i indicates bad things are out there. it is going to be an option in 1919. the eraser law allows miners to remove content or information. other states are considering similar bills. and in the u.s. senate ed markey has reintroduced his federal legislation called "the do not track kids" act. not everyone is on board. critics say while th

this is the california street facade and new facade. and battery street elevation with its new facade. and hallock has much less detail but has the same ryhythrhythm. and we are using the same logic and taking that rhythm through the building. one other additional at the ground level element that we have been asked to add as part of the street scape advisory board is to consider a bump out, widening the sidewalk at california street. providing planting and bike parking and seating along that edge. we have done that as part of this submission. here are some overall views of the street scape. showing these elements at the ground. at the ground level a lot of -- there has been some of the ground level that has been updated in years past. mainly the lobby. and with details that have illuminated light panels and stainless steel. this is a shot of the existing lobby as it stands today. we have taken this spirit and planning to continue that along the frontage of california, and battery street and a part of hallock. it features clear glass and

the "covered california" page going down in the midst of a crunch of last-minute sign-ups. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm brian hackney in for ken bastida. "covered california" says that its website neededded emergency repairs for several hours today. people were unable to log on and sign up for healthcare. don knapp on the latest headache. >> reporter: it's been a rough week for "covered california." on monday the website and call centers were overwhelmed even as they were working on that, today a new glitch shutting the website down again. this is what many of those trying to sign up for obamacare saw on the "covered california" website today. the website was down for hours we were told for maintenance while looking for a glitch. >> we found one today that had the potential to affect our performance so we took it down immediately so that the issue could be addressed. >> reporter: this after a last- minute rush just before the december 23rd deadline overwhelmed the call centers and the website stopping last- minute insurance shoppers. "covered california" promise

to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> a big one. going to get that turkey. >> that's the reaction of a florida family as a hungry black bear breaks into their screened in porch. he thought he was being smart by bringing the oil that cooked a turkey inside. when the bear realized there wasn't any actual food he left without spilling even a drop of oil. gaines is grateful for that. no cleanup required. >>> google play is offering three music downloads. the offer includes 20 singles and two albums, including kanye west's album. google is not saying how long it's available, and you have to give google your credit card number. you don't have to pay. it's the latest move by going toll attract new customers, targeting those who just received a new android device over the holidays. >> if santa brought you a new iphone or ipad, you can make the gift even greater with the version of the ab

the california initiative will likely to snap a picture. scientists say that it can help them predict future ocean levels. >> as a reminder to all of yours that coming 2014. the kron4 sunday morning show will be expanded by one hour. you will begin a three hour dose of the bills.news. align good morning >> good morning. the time is 7:44 a.m.. the temperatures some old site. 39 degrees for san jose and we're saying is 40's for those of you leave your home. future cast 4 shows mainly 60s by lunchtime and we will continue to see 60's towards bacchanal. later on tonight the temperatures will mainly be in the low 50's. breaking down their afternoon high and red with city will be a 65. we will see low 60's for the san ramon area. san francisco will have a high of 62 degrees. the temperatures will be one of the more they should be and high pressure continues to dominate. this was also keep the storm track way to the north. for the start of 2014 we should have dry conditions. it looks like we will continue with on cecily whether for the weekend. >>

when i was going to school, california school's were the best. now they are among the worst with the new budget cuts. of course, my university is being privatized. all of the higher education is being privatized. all through the uc system. how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly familiar after a while

de regreso en california, el nÚmero de crÍmenes de odio bajaron un 12%. se redujeron un tercio en la Última dÉcada, 930 casos fueron reportados en el 2012, fente a 2060 del 2012 y 491 del 2013. >>> venta de lunes cibernÉtico por las nubes, se registrÓ un alza de 16%, con respecto al 2012 en cuanto a ventas por internet, las compras alcanzaron 2029 millones de dÓlares. segÚn el rastreo de actividades mercantiles. en otras historias, le cuento, vivimos en una zona altamente sismica, en el caso de un temblor, tener una pÓliza de terremotos serÍa recomendavnpie, francisco amplia. >>> en esta casa todos los adornos estÁn en sitios bajos para prevenir que se rompan en caso de terremoto. al igual que la mayorÍa, no tienen un seguro que proteja el hogar. >>> desafortunadamente creo que no. ahora que vemos lo que pasa. llega a la mente, necesitamos eso. eventualmente sucederÁ, un terremoto de intensa magnitud le arrebataria su hogar. >>> en california es el epicentro de la acciÓn sismica, no tener el seguro, es como ir a la playa sin la lociÓn para el

brian webb was the new law designed to mike california's roads a lot safer. >> reporter: teenagers are some of the most troublesome drivers on the road today an teens texting behind the wheel is a big problem. >> that's a great idea. to crack down on it. >> reporter: the state of california is cracking down on teens texting while driving outlawing it even with hands free voice activated technology that adult drivers are allowed to use. >> when you are under the age of 18, you need to learn to drive first before introducing any distractions. >> reporter: the new law closes the loophole under the old law that allowed for voice texting for all drivers until someone realized that is probably not best for young inexperienced drivers. and even young inexperienced drivers seemed to agree. >> texting is a big thing. they like to text. i mean, i like to text. >> reporter: the goal is to keep distractions out of the driver seat and for teen drivers that is doubly true. this is just one of several laws for california driver that's will take place this year including giving bikers more room on the

california street as well as polk have changed. when i wrote to chief sur about what was going on on california street, like the peaceful village, i arrived in my neighborhood on eleven -- leavenworth. in this case chief sur stepped in. he heard the tapes that you heard of what was going on on polk street. the football games every night. the streets that you couldn't walk down because they were completely congested and you have to get police to get in the front door. chief sur did a whole plan and made a big change. there is only so much you can do when there are all those establishments there already. on california street it was unsafe to progress as i was going down. it was in the neck -- next block that is true. but the conditions that are not so violent are occurring in the rec's room around the corner. these are coming from the buses. on polk street there is an entire block that i walk down where there is one establishment left and everything else is alcohol licenses. the excuse is that there is empty store fronts. that's the

however, california, california's working. our daughter went online to buy a policy, she said it's easier than getting an airplane ticket. you get to choose, get to do that. the policies, the program here in washington that we're required to sign up with like every other individual in the district of columbia, actually worked. worked very well. took me a half hour to sign up, bingo, got my policy. >> host: you're a former state insurance commissioner, so you know this subject very well. >> guest: yes. >> host: i wonder, did you ever think when the president made his comments in years past that if you liked your health care plan, you'd be able to keep it, as a former state insurance commissioner, did you ever think that he would actually be able to keep that promise? >> guest: i think there's a great deal of misunderstanding about the nature of the promise that he made, about the way insurance works. insurance is a one-year policy. it's not something like a life insurance policy that you have and go throughout your entire life,

one of them is aimed at the youngest of california drivers. our own brian webb joins us live from emeryville with why the chp is cracking down on teens. >> reporter: they realized last year they created a loophole in the law so this year, they are closing it. >> reporter: teenagers as a group are some of the most troublesome drivers on the roads today. and teens texting behind the wheel is a big part of the problem. >> teenagers, whoo. >> that's a great idea to crackdown on it. >> reporter: california is cracking down on teens texting while driving outlawing it even with hands-free voice-activated technology that adult drivers are allowed to use. >> when you're under 18, you need to learn how to drive first before you can introduce any distractions into your sort of sphere. >> reporter: the new law closes a loophole under the old law. it allows for voice-activated texting for all california drivers until someone realized that's probably not best for young inexperienced drivers. and even young inexperienced drivers seem to agree. >> texting is

district and there are buildings at intersection of california and battery. at the northeast corner, can i have an overhead please? we have a 260 california street as well that is a 12-story building as well, if this project goes through this will equal the height. so when you think you are looking down california street, which is one of our thoroughfares and people up and down the cable cars, looking the view and east down california. this 12-story building will match the height of this historic 12-story building. we have to be sure when we change the viewses and changing the street scape here, that we make sure that we are going through proper reviews. and also when you are on the southwest corner at california and battery, you have the robert dollar building that is another historic building on the other corner. changing the massing around that corner and the sight lines and views around that corner. when we have a project, we want to be sure that we are honoring decades of planning and code and procedures and to give the a few review that it deserves. and

. >> crazy, because jenkins flew from california leaving some of the best doctors in the world to come here, to mexico. as the ceo of 360 global she has been connect others around the world of medical tourism. she is about to have her first surgery outside of the usa. >> this will help everybody, because it force american hospitals to look at their efficiencies and lower cost. >> i am from nigeria. >> it's a trend the world is looking to take advantage of. >> bring that down to a total of two. >> earlier this month, the medical tourism association held a conference in las vegas. >> you came all the way here from india for this conference? >> yes. >> the five-day conference ended with a class. >> health care has really gone global. there is no reason that it needs to stay in your backyard. >> joe haurbgins is with the medical tourism association. u.s. companies like united program, are now exploring medical tourism as a part of what they cover. >> if it's cheaper and if it's quality, you can't lose. >> well, my mexican credentials, i been the through medical school and my specialty trai

california just passed a law allowing kids under 18 to hit the delete button. so waj, we asked our community what they would like to deligh delete. >> our community is very suspicious. mime skeletons are hopefully buried deep. no reason to unearth them now. digital, i'm worried about the photos hiding in my trunks, albums in the mid 80s. kids these days don't "v" no ideas what photo albums are. and we got one answer p my "star trek" one -win loss record. >> i was trying to persuade us to give one. >> were you successful? >> no, she wouldn't do it. joining us is nick, a college freshman who found himself in hot water after a student on his campus hung a confederate flag, and he made online comments about it. i should mention those who are joining us tonight we use a variety of technologies to bring people in. sometimes the connections are not always perfect but it allows us to get people in this conversation that we normally wouldn't be able to have join us. nick, you said that you were attempting to be satirical, but you ended up offending a black student, cult

california did pass more post sandy hook laws the than any other state. second amendment advocates say many of those will be challenged and overturned at court. >> this could mark by a country mile in having something significant that would impact a situation like sandy hook here in california. the new law passed in response to sandy hook shooting were not all gun related. legislative efforts made available $200 million for mental health programs. in san francisco, ken pritchett. >>> at ktvu.com we posted a list of bay area events being held in memory of the sandy hook victims. look for the information on our hot topics section. >>> for a record sixth night in a row, the bay area is under a spare the air alert. violators can face fines for $100. the bay area quality management says it extended the alert for six nights because of cold stagnant air trapping pollutants. >> the $100 fine is waived if the violator takes a safety course. >>> it's a little cooler tonight. we have some clouds moving over head that will keep it a lot warmer. it's not windy but the

now, i'm here with ken wood from "covered california." ken, you know, looking over these numbers, the whole affordable care act was supposed to provide subsidies for a lot of people cheap health insurance. >> right. >> i'm looking at the subsidy numbers. only about 15% of those enrolled in "covered california" have received a subsidy so far. why such a small number? >> well, we think they are taking time because they are new to the system. they have to understand what the subsidy is and what their choices are. >> by they, you mean the people who are eligible for subsidies? >> many people who have insurance and need to change because of the affordable care act, they are the ones who are lining up and moving quickly because they don't want to lose coverage. it's going to take longer for people without insurance to get through the process. >> reporter: so you hope that by next year, by the deadline, we'll see more of those folks signing up? >> hopefully. >> reporter: we'll be here all day answering your questions until 7 p.m. call us 888-5-h

but in california, the roles are reversed. time is running out for the family of 13-year-old jahi mcmath. a judge ruling children's hospital oakland can take the teen off life support tomorrow evening. mcmath's family said she went into cardiac arrest following a routine tonsillectomy december 9th. the family hopeful a new york facility will accept the young girl after two california care homes withdrew their offers to admit the teen. >> we'll have to go in court and we'll have to buy time. we're going have to do this by any means necessary. >> reporter: mcmath's family members say they're trying to move the teenager to a new york care center. munoz says his wife is 18 weeks pregnant now, and doctors may try to remove the fetus as early as 24 weeks. david? >> aditi roy there in los angeles. aditi, thank you. >>> we turn next here to a new report tonight that attempts to paint a clearer picture of what really happened in benghazi, where the u.s. lost an ambassador and three other americans in that attack. afterward, there were