where he made an impression on former anchor barbara rodgers. >> in the years that i knew him in the early '90s, he was like so many other young people who come through the newsroom. happy to be in the tv station, happy to have his foot in the door on his first job, eager to do a good job. >> reporter: flanagan launched his on-air career in relative obscurity in dusty, oil-rich midland, texas, where he filed reports for kmid television. after a brief stint, he moved on to the spanish moss oak trees and antebellum homes of savannah, georgia, reporting for wtoc. >> each year, small businesses pump $1.6 billion. >> everyone was just starting out, so there was a lot of energy, a lot of ambition. >> reporter: elaine reyes was another young, fresh-faced reporter at wtoc, who never saw anything sinister lurking behind flanagan's million-dollar smile. >> we're going to go inside and check out the anchoring. >> i didn't personally have any issues with him. he was sometimes silly or goofy, as i think maybe we all can be in stressful newsrooms. he seemed like any other young reporter trying to

but his wife barbara says it's quite the opposite. families of the victim see your husband as a villain. how do you see your husband? >> he's not a villain. he saved my life. some people would call that heroic. >> reporter: a hero? in the woodwards' old neighborhood on smith drive in titusville, florida, plenty of people seem to agree. there are literal signs of support. hi, i am deborah roberts, with abc news. how are you? larry and marty mauldin live just down the street. why do you have that sign in your yard? >> i support billy. in my opinion, i'd like to see him walk. >> reporter: you'd like to see him be released from jail? >> yes. >> reporter: some people would say, "okay, neighbors have disputes, but you can't go out and shoot each other." >> if he had threatened my family in my house like he did theirs, he he wouldn't have lasted this long, and i would have killed him before this. >> you're sorry anytime someone dies, but these people just made this neighborhood just a holy hell. >> they all ganged up on billy and his wife an

barbara: even after all the hard training, the pentagon still will not let women actually joined the elite 75th ranger regiment, one of the nation's premier special operations unit. that decision must be made by january. army women say they want no special treatment. amber smith flew helicopters and iraq and afghanistan. amber: there has to be a mission standard, not a gender standard. it needs to be straight across the board, and then needs to be that physical and mental strength to accomplish the mission. large-scale entry into whileat zone under fire executing surgical raids on targets to take out any threats is her expertise. ? w hard is ranger school 400 students started. only 96 graduated. of the 19 women who began, 16 dropped out. one is still working to get through the programming. little sleep and food is just the beginning. soldiers must do o 49 push-ups,9 setups, a five-mile run in the foot march inile three hours, parachute jumps, helicopter assault, and days of mock combat patrol. the army's top general has yet to make his recommendations about it women will actually be

the movie aims to make money off of tragedy and filmmaker is a uc santa barbara alumnus. in a statement to the huffington post he apologized saying he hoped the film could be beneficial. >> nfl team owners meet in chicago tomorrow to consider competing plans to move the raiders or the rams to los angeles. the owners will get details on plan to build a new stadium in carson to be shared with the chargers. they will hear about the st. louis rams propose a.m. to build stadium in inglewood. the commission are said the updates are information a.m. with no votes to be taken. meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast next. mike? >> good morning from the broadcast center. you felt the winds of change, absolutely cooler outside but that could be a problem for the jerusalem firefighters. we will talk about that and how long before the 80s, and 90s and 100s come back to the forecast. >> big job, getting this horse to safety a messy task to save a beloved animal. >> the high cost of back-to-school shopping with tips on how you can save big on classroom >> now our breaking news story

they were on hand for the flag to go up and congresswoman barbara lee. abc stephanie reports. >> today the u.s. flag raised above the american embassy in havana, cuba for the first time since 1961 and raised by current marines as the marines lowered it 54 years ago looked on. >> for an old guy like me that's been around the world two or three times, this is the icing on the cake. >> they broke the diplomatic relations in 1961 when the cuban president banished the u.s. diplomat. secretary of the state john kerry for the formal reopening of the u.s. embassy. >> this is truly a memorable occasion. a day for pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities. >> the first u.s. secretary of the state to land on the island since 1945. the u.s. and cuba have now restored full diplomatic relations and opening up the relations in each others capital. just last month the embassy reopened the full fanfare. >> having relations makes it easy to talk. talk can deepen an understanding even when we know full well that we will not see eye to eye everywhere. >> fu

release of a new movie that portrays a shooting strikingly similar to the 2014 attack near uc-santa barbara. >> claire? would you like to go to the dance with me? >> i'm going with someone else. sorry. >> it shows a young man taking revenge after he was rejected by women and bullied. the storyline is similar to the manifesto left by elliott last year. the movie aims to make money off a tragedy. shawn hart is an alumnus. he said he hoped the film could be beneficial. >>> adobe is the latest u.s. company to announce a major expansion of worker benefits. today the san jose-based company says it will offer 26 weeks of paid time off for new moms and 16 weeks off for new dads. it will give 16 weeks of paid leave to employees who become parents through adoption, surrogacy or foster care. the announcement follows similar moves by netflix and microsoft last week. >>> spencer has the day off. drew tuma is in. so foggy, so thick. >> i know you're not a fan of hot air. i can never please you. >> it's not about you pleasing me. i'm good with 80 and sunny. that's fine. >> you'll like the next three days

uc-santa barbara. >> my daughter goes to ucsb. disappointed they came in sixth. you go there on a friday or saturday, there's no way they're sixth, but anyway. stepping into the dressing room at a clothing store can be a difficult experience at times. >> sometimes you look great. other times you want to cry maybe. becky worley finds out why. >> reporter: the dreaded dressing room can really mess with your self-esteem. a reporting decided to hit 20 dressing rooms to find out why some make you feel worse about yourself than others. >> there are so many variables that go into the fitting room equation, there is no real standard forfeiting room design so each brand has their own way of approaching the fitting room. >> reporter: to see for ourselves, i went to the local mall for a series of comparative selfies. dressing room one, yikes! every bulge and wrinkle jumps to the forefront. >> overhead lighting, not working for me. >> reporter: now this next one is dark and, well, pink -- or is that peach? >> the only thing you can look out for are dimly lit rooms. you're no

barbara lee met with representatives of google and apple and intel to talk about minority hiring. it's shameful so few tech workers are african-american. >> they want to disclose their diversity data and commit to plans that will ensure full african-american inclusion by 2020. >> they also want more minorities on the board of directors. a survey of the top 20 found only 3 of the 189 directors are african-american. >>> twitter's slumping stock may make it a takeover company. the interim ceo warned it will be a while before they stop's slowdown in user growth. some believe it could be part of a strategy to drive stock prices down to make the company easier to acquire. dozens of people met some potential employers today at a hire event in silicon valley today. we were at the biltmore hotel for the free job fair. it allows people to meet with employers who are looking to hire. sales manager, police dispatcher and front desk supervisor were among the 600 open positions. the next hire event is set for september 1st in san francisco. >>> time to check on our weather. cool out there. >> i

it agreed to rescind barbara's fine. the bottom line is adt needs to be accessible to me the same way as any other person can have access to their system. >> barbara might have a case under the americans with disability ability. abc7's legal analyst said it's unclear whether the act applies in this case. >> ada applies to public accommodations, to facilities, and adt isn't really either one of those things. it's a service provider. >> he suggests barbara might have better luck asserting her rights under california law which he calls more generous. adt did not return our request for comment. >> adt had previously offered barbara the opportunity to cancel her alarm contract, but she refused, saying she wants alarm protection just like everyone else. emmenic he will finney, "7 on your side." >> oh, baby, or should i say babies? washington's national zoo has two new baby pandas. the mamma gave birth to twins yesterday. the first baby born at 5:35 p.m. yesterday. the second came nearly five hours later, according to the zoo.

senator boxer will call for the need to protect the california coast using santa barbara as the background. in may an oil pipeline owned by a texas company burst near the state beach with 100,000 gallons oil spilling with 21,000 flowing into the pacific creating tarballs and oil sheen. boxer has been critical of the clean up response by the texas company. >> if you details emerge of the theft of a gun and badge from a berkeley police officer's unmarked s.u.v. on friday morning. the item belonged to the chief and authorities say someone broke into her car as she ran along the bayshore line in richmond along with the badge and gun they took a lab top, ipad, self, and diamond ring. the department spokesman said the chief is upset and the burglary shows break-ins can happen to anyone at any time. ait is a year since the napa earthquake. among the damage from the earthquake was the iconic wineries with the best vintages ending up on the floor. the wineries are doing better. >> most of the marks on the floor are from the barrels. >> the sin yard co-founder lost $40,000 in vintage wine last year

only one california school cracked the top ten which is uc santa barbara coming in at six. either you as a parent are saying my kid is not going there or kids are thinking that is where i a going. >> do you have to go to the number one party school? all schools have parts. >> we have proof that thermostats in offices are set for the comfort of men, not the women. speaking of ice, the study found that the thermostat is set for when a 40-year-old 150-year-old man is comfortable and women have a low metabolism so we refer warmer temperatures by up to 5 1/2 degrees. researchers say the finding could help companies save significant amounts of money spent keeping buildings cooler. in other words, you do not have to turn up the air conditioning so that leyla does not have to put on the big jacket. >> hear is my theory, it is better for the women to mutt colleagues on than men to take cloaks off. having a shirt lot man around the office would be a distraction. >> thank you map. >> in a good or bad way, who knows? we will could back with a full 90 minutes of news including growing c

east bay congresswoman, barbara lee is going there as well. >>> back in the bay area, a robbery spree in union city has police issuing a warning for everyone to be on the alert. >> police say one item in particular the thieves are going after. matt kell er is live at the headquarters to explain. >> reporter: people are scared. some said they are not going to wear jewelry out in public. these series of attacks, necklace snatchings have taken place in both free month and union city. the last one took place on friday night. it was at a popular park, con tempo park in union city. a young man tried to rip a gold necklace off a woman's neck. they tried to help and took off running down the street where a getaway car waited. she was eventually arrested. it is one of the half dozen snatching robberies that have taken place. another one took place wednesday in the parking lot on leslie street. that man pointed a gun at the victims. police are not sure if it is just some individuals or a robbery crew behind the crimes. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> prescription drug sticker shock

. >> senator boxer will call for the need to protect the karl coast using santa barbara as the background. in may a corroded oil pipeline owned by a texas company burst near a beach and 100,000 gallons of oil spilled with 21,000 flowing into the pacific creating tarballs and an oil sheen. boxer who chairs the senate's environmental committee has been harshly credit calf clean up by the texas company. >> on the peninsula, the office of emergency services is alerting hikers and joggers to look out for a mountain lion this morning. a cat was spotted near west ridge drive at 8:00 last night and officials say mountain lions are most active at night. avoid outdoor activities at dawn and dust. if you see one, pick up small children, make noise, try to look bigger and throw things at to scare it. >> c.h.p. wants to get the word out, they are hiring, looking to recruit 600 cadets around california. the c.h.p. recently changed the hiring process. it used to test three times a year. now they test continuously in open enrollment. a captain working with this class of recruits in sacramento said that t

the santa barbara native signed a one-day contract to become the first woman on the roster in the club's history. the pacifics have been involved in other firsts. last month they became the first professional team to use an automated umpire. and another team in the league, the sonoma stompers, recently showcased the first openly gay professional baseball player, shawn conroy. >>> a follow-up now on a photographer who took pictures of a youth league team, but never delivered the photos. "7 on your side" michael finney has been looking for that photographer for months and finally found him. >> the back of el christian junior falcons and their parents wanted to remember moments like these. >> we had a photographer come out and take some picture and cash all our checks and take all our money and didn't produce any pictures. >> his name was clyde jones. after a while he stopped returning their phone calls. didn't return mine either. >> is clyde here? >> so i went looking for him. he wasn't at the business address indicated open his website. he wasn't at his last known personal address in fair

barbara shows us the new fence in her backyard. she erected it to keep squatters out who entered through an easement next to her rental. the squatters left cigarette butts, a pillow and mirror inside of the shed. barbara had to rip out the rug in the living room after squatters got into the house and had to install a fireplace after the squatters destroyed it. >> can't break that. >> reporter: barbara replaced an entrance to her garage with a steel door. squatters broke through the old one. she activated an alarm system from adt but it was prone to false alarms and barbara requested adt text her before sending police or fire. two false alarms brought fines from the city for $348. adt normally calls a home phone first, but barbara is deaf and can't hold a conversation on the phone. adt agreed to text barbara instead after we contacted them at her request. it gave her a free upgrade to a more-advanced system, but she couldn't text back. >> that doesn't solve my problem. i need to get a text and send back a text. i can't hear on the p

. >>> california senator barbara boxer called for stronger oil pipeline standards, spoke after touring rosidio beach today where oil spilled back in may. the state and local jurisdictions are wanted to oversee pipelines but now, she plans to push for better training for inspectors. >> this pipe was corroded. it was known to be corroded. so the standards are the same or not, none of it matters if you don't have people who are supposed to have the capability of inspecting. >> the company that owns the pipeline spent $90 million to clean up the spill. the job should be completed by friday. >>> caltrans is now saying the city of palo alto will install infrared cameras that can detect people on the tracks more thn a mile away. for its part, cal train will install fences and barriers to the existing fences. >> a former insurance broker is serving a six month sentence for selling phantom insurance policies in the south bay. ernie morris plead nod guilty to the charges. the prosecutor said it's a good thing no one had to make a claim since they're not ensured. >>> firefighters are battling a p

barbara filed a formal complaint with the bank. she didn't hear back she reached out to 7 on your side. we contacted u.s. bank. >> a few days later i got a call they processed it. then, a call they're sending me another card. >> reporter: the card came too late for prom, but grandma gave her the money she needed. when the card arrived there was a surprise u.s. bank gave her an additional $25 on top of the $100 she'd lost. >> that is pretty cool. i had no idea it was going to be more than what it was. >> reporter: we're always glad to help out so go to abc7 news.com and select the sections tab. >>> a 91-year-old army veteran gets his wallet back. the one he lost in europe, during world war ii. >>> and a team that dominated on the diamond and may check this out. with xfinity home we get 24/7 professional monitoring and video monitoring we can watch on our own tv. that's way better than our old security system. [metal clanking] [chip crunching] [baby crying] don't be old fashioned. xfinity customers, add xfinity home for $29.95 a mont

it's hazy down here around santa barbara, los angeles. but for northern sacramento valley, and of course lake county, it is hazy there. those onshore winds not going there all week long. hopefully that will help to clean out the atmosphere to the north of us. 80 today. san jose with low 80s continuing through the next couple of days. the warmest days will be wednesday and thursday. that will take you just a little bit above average. overall temperatures today on the mild side. upper 60s. half moon bay look for 76 in santa cruz, should be sunny. 83 in concord. livermore to 85 today. 71 richmond. 80 in santa rosa. it's "star wars" fireworks. 68. the accuweather seven-day forecast, very little change tomorrow. fog comes back early tonight. there is your modest warm-up monday, tuesday and wednesday around the bay. inland. i've got the coast perhaps by mid week. could you bump up and get more clearing. then it should be cooler by the end of next week. >> pack a jacket for the a's game. thank you. >> a south bay teenager making an international

the santa barbara native signed a one-day contract to become the first woman on the roster in the club's history. the pacifics have been involved in other firsts. last month they became the first professional team to use an automated umpire. and another team in the league, the sonoma stompers, recently showcased the first openly gay professional baseball player, shawn conroy. >>> a follow-up now on a photographer who took pictures of a youth league team, but never delivered the photos. "7 on your side" michael finney has been looking for that photographer for months and finally found him. >> the back of el christian junior falcons and their parents wanted to remember moments like these. >> we had a photographer come out and take some pictures and cash all our checks and take all our money and didn't produce any pictures. >> his name was clyde jones. after a while he stopped returning their phone calls. didn't return mine either. >> is clyde here? >> so i went looking for him. he wasn't at the business address indicated on his website. he wasn't at his last known personal address in fairf

good -- barbara got suspicious. good thing, the classic fake check scam. the person who wants to hire you is not in town. they are coming to the city but they are not here yet and that is why they can't meet you. >> your checks are good. the scammer will get your checks. the scammer's check is no good. you are out the money. >> the scammer's goal was for barbara to deposit a bad check and send her own real money back. >> none of this added up. >> barbara tells me the checks keep coming in from the other supposed mom looking for sitters, moms who don't exist. don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. leon: tonight looking for a connection. >> makes me think twice of taking my dog for a walk. >> a woman out for a walk when her child is victim number six in a string of sexual assaults. also -- >> you can't make this stuff up. leon: area prison officials shaking their heads after they tried to pull off a prison air lift. and -- >> big news from washington. leon: the new pandas have to experience serious growing pains. ♪ ♪ announcer: now, "abc7 news

jeremy: in an excuse of interview, barbara parker said her family will advocate for gun control reforms and to keep firearms out of the hands of those with mental illnesses. >> if you are a parent, if you are a mother, can you look your child in the eye and say, we are willing to allow you to be collateral damage in order to keep what some people perceive as their constitutional right. parkers say they know their work will take a long time, but -- >> they messed with the wrong family. kellye: stick with abc 7 for the latest developments. we have continuing coverage on air. you can see more about today's service right now on wjla.com. right now, the blue angels are flying over virginia and d.c. they go until about 6:45. the team plans to make several passes in the area of reagan national, as well. still to come, moving forward with 2024. the new word from the west coast as the u.s. preps its bid for the olympics. also new at home, a fresh look at d.c.'s newest panda. what they are telling us about the cub. chris christie is speaking out tonight on explaining what he meant when he said th

barbara shows us the new fence in her backyard. she erected it to keep squatters out who entered through an easement next to her rental. the squatters left cigarette butts, a pillow and mirror inside of the shed. barbara had to rip out the rug in the living room after squatters got into the house and had to install a fireplace after the squatters destroyed it. >> can't break that. >> reporter: barbara replaced an entrance to her garage with a steel door. squatters broke through the old one. she activated an alarm system from adt but it was prone to false alarms and barbara requested adt text her before sending police or fire. two false alarms brought fines from the city for $348. adt normally calls a home phone first, but barbara is deaf and can't hold a conversation on the phone. adt agreed to text barbara instead after we contacted them at her request. it gave her a free upgrade to a more-advanced system, but she couldn't text back. >> that doesn't solve my problem. i need to get a text and send back a text. i can't hear on the p

. >>> california senator barbara boxer called for stronger oil pipeline standards, spoke after touring rosidio beach today where oil spilled back in may. the state and local jurisdictions are wanted to oversee pipelines but now, she plans to push for better training for inspectors. >> this pipe was corroded. it was known to be corroded. so the standards are the same or not, none of it matters if you don't have people who are supposed to have the capability of inspecting. >> the company that owns the pipeline spent $90 million to clean up the spill. the job should be completed by friday. >>> caltrans is now saying the city of palo alto will install infrared cameras that can detect people on the tracks more thn a mile away. for its part, cal train will install fences and barriers to the existing fences. >> a former insurance broker is serving a six month sentence for selling phantom insurance policies in the south bay. ernie morris plead nod guilty to the charges. the prosecutor said it's a good thing no one had to make a claim since they're not ensured. >>> firefighters are battling a p

barbara filed a formal complaint with the bank. she didn't hear back she reached out to 7 on your side. we contacted u.s. bank. >> a few days later i got a call they processed it. then, a call they're sending me another card. >> reporter: the card came too late for prom, but grandma gave her the money she needed. when the card arrived there was a surprise u.s. bank gave her an additional $25 on top of the $100 she'd lost. >> that is pretty cool. i had no idea it was going to be more than what it was. >> reporter: we're always glad to help out so go to abc7 news.com and select the sections tab. >>> a 91-year-old army veteran gets his wallet back. the one he lost in europe, during world war ii. >>> and a team that dominated on the diamond and may the buttery jack was a huge success. people went crazy for a burger with melted garlic herb butter. now, here's the sequel... ...with portobello mushrooms. boom. hang on, i don't want anyone to trip... ok. oh yeah. that's jack's new portobello mushroom buttery jack, the sequel to the classic

just ask barbara broad water. >> reporter: i feel more hydrated and more energic. >> reporter: are claims will le? >> there are no studies to support that drinking alkline water does anything to optimize your health. >> reporter: she bought a machine for her kitchen and uses it in everything, cooking, coffee, you know i am it. >> it has changed my life and i feel so much better inside. >> our bodies need water. it's essential, but the idea that drinking alkline water will affect the ph of your blood is absolutely nonsense. >> reporter: we reached out to 6 makers of alkline water, some responded pointing to studies they say support the health benefits, critics say while it won't help you it won't hurt you. >> i know it has helped me, my knees don't hurt and my joints are mobile and i can run and jump like younger people. >> reporter: barbara said despite the critics she'll continue to drink it. jesse farmer, abc news new york. >> a simple stumble inside a museum in high -- in taiwan is called one of the priciest mistakes ever, he tripped over a rope barrier, he broke his fall by punching a

. >> reporter: horses have been barbara's passion. >> it's like breathing, i trained and boarded horses, taught lessons and worked with the handicapped. >> she founded the nonprofit to introduce cancer patients to riding, but when bad knees started to get in the way, she had her right knee replaced. it took 6 months to get back in the saddle. but in january, the doctor replaced her left knee and she was riding again in just ten weeks. doctors believe one reason he used an electronic tool called vera send. while replacement joints are better than ever, up to 20% of people are not happy with them. >> probably because the ligaments are not balanced appropriately. ligaments stabilize the knee. >> they would jiggle the knee and get a sense by feel to see whether the knee was appropriately balanced. >> reporter: now as he prepares to put in the new joint, the doctor puts it into the space, pressure centers tell him how the implant should be adjusted. once he gets it right, it comes out and the new joint goes in. compared to the first knee replacement, this recovery was a breeze. now she can f

instead of getting ready to start the semester, barbara jimenez is in a hospital recovering from a car crash and her family could not afford an exceptionive air ambulance ride home that is when someone stepped in offering to fly her back and giving her a medical team. >> within you have an opportunity to give back, you should. >> someone that doesn't know me or my sister, and has no vested interest in doing this, it's amazing that people like this still exists. >> that act of kindness is saving the family $15,000 to $20,000 money they did not have. she is expected to be back in the tampa, florida, area next week. >>> you can call this an impromptu music video with the best intentions and worthy stars as well. ♪ ♪ >> that is the work of the philadelphia police department 35th district. they are encouraging kids that were walking by to join in and you had to do the nay nay. some firefighters joined in too and the goal is to leave a lasting impression of police on kids and it looks like it worked. i love that. >>> now a check of the roads, matt pellman, he was doing the nay nay a few

great job of saying this isn't so crazy world in which this is what happens to women in the 1980s when barbara mikulski was elected. clearly baker was extraordinarily data by boys club. tell us about that. there was an incident with another female senator talking about she recounted her one of her colleagues was commenting on her weight pinching her behind. sexism isn't dead in the u.s. congress, is that? >> guest: it's not. i will say i have not personally ever felt diminished or minimalized by my male colleagues in the senate. i don't know if they are afraid of me or i don't know, that i'm older. that i'd have something to do with it but i did have a doorman tell me i couldn't come in to the senate when i first got elected because i didn't have enough passive assumption that i wasn't a senator and things like that. you are right about this point, there is a tendency in our society when barack obama was elected president that okay we are past the politics and i'm from st. louis. i have had a front row seat to a great deal of racial unrest over the past two years 90 stand as a too small biases

this isn't some crazy world in which -- this is what happened to women in 1980s when barbara mccloskey was first elected. this wasn't some 1950s version of the senate when the pager was extraordinarily that of a boy's clubbed. tell us about that. there was an incident with another female senator reside member, who we're talking about. she recounted an incident where ale a colleague was commenting on her weight, pinching her behind. sexism is not dead in the congress. >> guest: i have never felt diminished or minimum mailized by my male colleagues in the senate. i don't know if they're afraid of me or i'm older. that it might have something to do with it. but i did have a doorman tell me i couldn't come into the senate when infirst got elected because i didn't have a pass. an assumption i wasn't a senator, things like that. you're right about this point. there is a tendency in our society, when barack obama was elected president that, okay, we're past the racial politics, and i'm from st. louis and i've had a front-row seat to a great deal of racial unrest over the last year, and i unde

we have these meetings, famous dinners that barbara mikulski has convened. we're there for each other, we are a more bipartisan group. ito get more women innocent you often hear, each of said, we are more collaborative. we will find a way around the problems. here's padding murray making deal under budget were others failed to you have that narrative on the one hand and then on the other hand, -- patty murray -- women are not just going to endorse hillary clinton because she's a woman. we are fighting for a level playing -- playing field, not to create sisterhood or replicate the failures of the past. i mention this not because we've sorted simultaneously contradictory things, but would you come down on when it comes to the basic question of is there something essentially different about having women in politics or is this more because of our historical experience transferred both things can be true. i think you can make decisions based on merit without gender. at the same time have a disposition that allows you to work on problems about worrying whether or

there really is a very small number beginning really barbara mikulski and casselbaum began the modern era which women were elected in their own right. we are 20 strong now and it's a much bigger number and we are getting there. >> host: again that's what's interesting about this book project of yours as you address that head on. you have a clear understanding throughout the book that you are a member of a very small class in american public life which is the one politician which is not to say that's how it shouldn't be but i'd like you to address that head on many ways. there is such a huge debate always around this question of our women inherently different in politics and the military and in any sphere of public life versus the fact that there is such a small group that you have that experience really of an embattled minority. >> guest: that's exactly right beginning when i did in my 20s running for office, and i was young and single and i had been in the prosecutor's office where i was up around -- surrounded by all men from the judges to the detectives to my colleagues in the pros

only to all of the san francisco walgreens clinics under the b program is that not correct director barbara garcia >> that's correct. >> that's a significant difference an, an added benefit to the program under 9 previously i nodded if you were at chinatown clinic and went down to only one walgreens and couldn't go to another walgreens you had to go to another one like castro that allows all the walgreens in san francisco to participate in this program. >> that was my only clarification we're prepared forever the vote. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? the calendar has been adopted unanimously. >> thank you, commissioners item 7 the dpw policy on the dpw facilities as you recall this was introduced at the last meeting. >> good afternoon, everyone. commissioners colleen i did not have anything additional as the secretary said the draft of the policy at the last meeting it didn't require our package of the resolution only the affirmation. >> i was wondering if on this is more a technical question on the block that we have which on page 2 if you would get that if so r this is this is y

in santa barbara they built a desalination plant in the '90s, that drought ended and they put that plant in a stand by mode. that is a plant the communities are still paying for but not getting the benefit in the form of water. >> people always ask me do you know there's a drought can you sense it as a visitor i absolutely can't. there is no sense of people acting like there's a water shortage. is the government doing enough, at the time state doing enough, if they have already achieved 27% reductions in water usage or in conservation what else do you do? >> i disagree with you. i think people are realizing there is a drought. i 30 the numbers that you quoted are an indication of that. we have sooner demand down 27% versus what it was just three years ago. people weren't doing as well about a year ago. we saw much less in the terms of reductions but people are starting to get it. we are seeing people take out lawns and put in low water usage landscapes. put in lower resolution uses. we can do more going forward and we have to do more in order to build a resilient and steafnable water fut

i'm pleased that joining us today on the witness panel are barbara, better nope as bee, smith and her husband, dan gatsby. bee is a well-known supermodel who has graved the cover of fashion magazines. she is also an accomplished restaurante restauranteur, for those of us who have eaten at her restaurant at union station know that, retailer, actor and author. but nowhere are her grace, beauty and courage more evidence than in her fight against early onset alzheimer's disease. dan gasby is an entrepreneur, television producer and entertainment executive and has stood by his wife's side every step of the way. by sharing their story, ms. smith and her husband are helping to make a real difference and we thank you. next, we will hear from dr. richard hodus, the director of the national institute on aging at the national institutes of health. dr. hodus also represents nih on the hhs secretary's federal advisory council on alzheimer's disease research, cure and services. he also coordinates the nih research efforts under the national plan to address alzheimer's. we will then hear from dr. ro

barbara researched the harmful effects of coal ash. >> if i was to give you a glass of arsenic laced water. i could be charged with attempted murder. when arsenic fits into the well water, when chromium 6 gets into the water. when selenium gets into a lake, where people fish and eat the fish. all the toxic substances get into them and their children - it's not a crime? >> reporter: there's no way to say for certain that it's the land making tribal workers sick. >> we may not be able to say that the plant or this caused the cancer. let's look at it like this. if someone smokes cigarettes, we can't say it was that pack of cigarettes that you smoked that caused cancer. we can say if you have lung cancer and smoke cigarettes, there's a connection. >> mv energy declined a request for an interview but said it operated the power station in an environmentally responsible manner >>> serita grew up on the res. the 35-year-old mother of five lives with her husband in a house her father built. each suffers from problems, and each uses a form of medication. >> this is what my son took. we have in

barbara boxer says she'll vote for it. we have not heard from chuck schumer. what's he going to do? >> he has a tough choice. he knows where his constituents are. this man is calling for the destruction of the jewish people. one of his remarks is it's convenient there are so many jews in israel because we can kill so many. so mike huckabee's comments aren't at off shine as a lot of people think they are. the guy made the k comment the jews are all concentrated. that gives us a better opportunity to be successful. bill: chuck schumer is key on this. it's my sense this vote goes through. they cannot get the 60. ways your sense? >> you are right. the majority of the congress will vote against it. the majority of the senate, 54 republicans, 2 or 3 democrats. probably get it up to 57, 58. we'll certainly have the house vote it down. but we won't have the 60 to get it out of the senate. i hope that's not true by the way. martha: family members of his victims take to the stands at the james holmes murder trial in colorado. the jurors will decide whether he gets sentenced to life in prison

she was recently surpassed by barbara mcculsky of maryland who has both house and senate service. but she not only had longevity, she was very influential in terms of veterans affairs. prior to her experience in the house, she also had volunteered for the red cross. she had been an advocate for service men returning from world war i and when republicans in the the 1940s briefly regained the majority in the 80th congress, she becomes one of the very first women to chair a major congressional committee. she chairs the veterans affairs committee in the 80th congress and then again in the 83rd congress when control was brought back and forth between democrats and republicans. she's a republican. her experience -- and you see a couple of pictures here with her. in this one, she's having a radio debate with mary norton of new jersey. these two really become, in many respects, the deans of women in congress for several decades. mary norton is a democrat. she came up through politics in jersey city, new jersey. her mentor was frank "i am the law" hague, who was a machine politician. and h

and that she then went out and ran against barbara boxer, for the united states senate in california, and it is a race that should have been won, and she lost in a landslide. and i said i will not say that. okay? all right? so i am not going to say it. so our country has tremendous potential. we have to take back our jobs from china and all of the other people. we have to renegotiate our trade deals by getting people like carl icon and henry kravitz. carl is very busy. i called him. he said you are doing great. doing great. tough guy. every poll, you are doing amazing. i said, carl, do me a favor. just relax. i want to do this. if i win, you take china. i'll get somebody else to take this one. we will have our best. and these people, carl is, i think a nice guy. some of them are not nice. some of them are horrible human beings, okay. but they're the greatest in the world. do we want nice people or do we want these horrible human beings to negotiating for us? horrible. i want horrible. i want the horrible. we will make great trade deals. we will save social social security without cuts

i want reads barbara, drew and i are numb. i find my grief unbearable. she excelled and everything she did and was loved by everyone she touched. her father goes on to say. she loved us deerly and we talked to her every single day. not hearing her voice again crushes my soul. our family can only take solace in the fact although her life was brief she was so happy with it. she lived to it the fullest and her spirit will always be with us. our thoughts are with them tonight. 360's randi kaye has a look what made her and adam ward so special to so many people. >> when i was younger i wanted to either become a doctor or become a pharmacist, but as a journalist i get to cover those types of fields. >> reporter: this is how viewers got to know alison parker. a video produced by the station showing her smiling, full of life. >> i absolutely love mexican food. very, very spicy food. end c . >> reporter: the 24-year-old virginia native signed on with television station wdbj last year as a morning reporter. alison covered everything from zoo animals to weather. ev