you are in fresno. first of all, what is it like in fresno? [laughter] and tell us about this battle that you have been going through where, you know, it almost sounds like a horror movie where they are going after you with a buzz saw and at the same time, they have used contract attorneys to try to undercut the work that your office does. >> well, the problem in fresno, it is hot. trezz know is hot of course in the -- fresno is hot of course in summertime. it is hot all the time for me. i think the problem just mentioned right now is disparity in the funding theme as opposed to the ore parties involved in the criminal -- other parties involved in the criminal justice system. most of the funding agencies for us is almost 100% from the county. while the prosecution has the benefit of grants. in fact, i believe the district attorney might have at least half of their budget is provided by grants. that is not provided to the indigent defense providers. federal grants are almost all directed toward prosecution and law enforcement. so the problem to

that was before the fresno comments. and barbara boxer has more support. >>> dozens of people are facing charges in connection with with a cocaine trafficking operation that's been running for a decade now. a person would bypass to get to cur couriers. one piece of checked luggage contained 40 pounds of coke mistakingly ended up in vegas and a person from stockton filed a lost bag claim. from cocaine to marijuana, so much is now growing in california that a new report calls the golden state the leading exporter of weed worldwide. and we learned the pipeline starts right here in the bay area. it's a story you'll only see on cbs 5. >> reporter: august 5, 2010. 8:27 a.m. this 1976 piper area star takes off from the airport. records show the twin engine aircraft will make fall in lubbock, texas, and charlotte north carolina before its final destination at the shelby airport in north carolina just after midnight. and that's where local law enforcement personnel were waiting. the sheriff's department in shelby says the plane w

but it may be a tough sell in fresno because she told the mercury news she says fresno looks like detroit. it's awful. her campaign said her comment was not a slight at the people living there but the city's economic problems. she will be in fresno october 2nd to debate jerry brown. >>> meantime, she is losing some support. brown is ahead by only three points. survey usa took the poll before the fresno comments. >>> in the senate race, boxer has gotten a boost. 49% support her compared to 43% for fiorina. >>> that sandwich shop that started a bigarreaus in san francisco's district is back. ike's is sharing some space with the restaurant lime. it got the boot from its location last week after neighbors complained about noise, lines and litter. the sandwiches are available by phone order only. >> you're not outside waiting your sandwich for hours. you just show up when we tell you to come, the sandwiches are ready for you. >>> at first glance, you might think it's a tribute to tradition, but it's all about safety. san francisco firefighters still use wooden ladders. that's coming up in toni

and when the city encroached on our property in fresno, we came up here to madera county. and we planted mostly figs and a few almonds to continue the tradition. >> paul's a member of the valley fig grower's association, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. he says this sixth annual fresno fig festival is a great way to reach new customers and show them there's more to figs than the fig newton cookie. >> very nice to see you. >> shoot, i better buy a small box. >> you got it? right there. $6. >> 4 different types of figs grow in california, but the dark purple mission fig and the amber-colored calimyrna fig are by far the most prevalent. paul grows both. 2/3 of his 550 acres are dedicatedto figs, the remainder to walnuts. harvest season of these mission figs will last until about november. paul says determining when a fig is ripe is a matter of texture. >> this is the ideal type of fig you want to pick here. see how it's starting--it's just starting to soften? it's full color. >> paul studied political science at uc berkeley and briefly considered becing a politician

then, they're getting figgy with it in fresno. and have questions on what to grow in your garden? never fear, our expert has the answers. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] creamy, rich, and decadent, avocados have become a staple for many of us. according to the california avocado commission, about 43% of all u.s. households buy avocados regularly now. so when you think of avocados, you probably think of this, right? guacamole. but today farmers and chefs are proving that avocados can be so much more. good. ok, sure, what's not to like about guacamole? i mean, we do eat a lot of it. in fact, more than 49 million pounds of avocados in the form of guacamole will be consumed on super bowl sunday alone. but at hawks restaurant in granite bay, they're exploring different ways to use the alligator pear, otherwise known as an avocado. >> we like using california avocados because they're grown as close as an avocado can be. these are from the simi valley. they're really versatile. they're rich. as you can see, we puree them.

boise state, and fresno state and nevada leaving. while boise state's departure was expected the other schools exits came as a surprise to some. >> fresno state and nevada, i think we were disappointed that they left. they had agreed to stay in the conference for a period of time. >> all 3 teams will stay in the wac through the season. when asked about the shifting of powers the new head coach did not want the to think that far ahead. the biggest loss to the conference will be boise state. but while many sports fans on campus may be disappointed about losing quality competition the future of the wac may not be so bleak. >> i think relax. we are okay. we will be fine. there's 6 strong teams in it. very good college and is we will draw other schools to it. >> recently the commissioner of the wac, carl benson announced that fresno state and nevada must pay $5 million each for failing to abide by an agreement that said both schools must stay in the wac in the 2016. not all football teams had the opportunity to open their own against the

. >> meg whitman under attack for assaulting fresno. she called into a radio station and drew comparisons between that city and the motor city. saying both were hard hit by the tough economy. turns out neither city liked the comparison. the mayor of detroit blasted whitman. fresno has an unemployment rate of 14.5%, two points higher than the state average. whitman has a fund-raiser tomorrow night. guess where? you're right. fresno. >>> uc berkeley laying off hundreds of workers to cope with the state budget crisis. they plan to cut 200 more. that will be added to the 600 positions already cut last year after they forced the school to reduce expenses by 140 million. those cuts are expected to happen after january, uc berkeley some $20 million. tomorrow, a federal judge in san jose will decide whether all executions in california can resume. executions were stopped back in 2006 because an inmate claimed the pros was cruel. and if tomorrow's ruling is in favor of the process, convicted murderer albert greenwood brown would be first in line

and i feel terrible about that. >> she made at poll guy in fresno. she said that her word was taken out of context. the fundraiser did raise about $75,000. >>> in notch, california voter ares will decide whether to suspend the state's landmark law on greenhouse gases in hopes of slashingen employment. sherry on the supporters and opponents of the hot topic. >> reporter: two families stood up for proposition 23 today. he has had to lay off 23 people. >> climb exchange a serious issue that we need to deal with. but there's a lot of priorities that we need to balance. and i believe fbi we strengthen our economy first, protect the jobs that we have already, i'm hear to ask you for your support on proposition 23. we all understand that we need to do something about global warming. but we need to do it in a prudent and cost-saving way. >> reporter: the landmark law on global warming was signed by governor schwarzenegger three years ago. >> it would reduce carbon emissions that is a drop of 25% of carbon emissions. we simply must do everything that we can i

today to raise money just say afghanistan saying fresno looks like detroit, it's -- saying fresno looks like detroit, it's awful. >> she said her words were taken out of context. >> i feel terrible that the numbers are higher than detroit for unemployment. >> the fundraiser today raised $75,000. >>> comedian stephen colbert brought his act to congress to speak on behalf of farm workers. >> i'm not a fan of the government doing anything, but i have to ask, why isn't the government doing anything? >> maybe this ag jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i have not read it. >> he spent one day picking beans along with the illegal immigrants. he did break character at the end of the remarks and spoke seriously about the plight of immigrants and said they have no right in america. >>> the question, if you were unemployed, would you do the work of those migrant workers? brandi hint showing us the workers in california are challenging you to do just that. >> it's extremely hard work. you have to work in the hot sun. the wages are low. >> reporter: it's no secret hund

earlier today defending earlier comments she made where she said fresno looks like detroit. she pointed to fresno's economy and the unemployment rate above 15% which she says is unacceptable. >>> more than 80 union supporters protested outside her fundraiser criticizing the comparison saying that whitman has a wall street agenda. whitman was accompanied by louisiana governor bobby jindal who is popular among republicans. >>> meanwhile a new poll shows california democratic senator barbara boxer widened the gap over her challenger in the u.s. senate race. incumbent boxer now leads republican candidate carly fiorina 47% of voters saying they support boxer compared to 41% of those surveyed who support fiorina. 12% of voters are still undecided. that poll surveyed 857 registered voters and it has a margin of error of 4.1%. >>> warm told but hot tomorrow and that hot weather will last through the weekend. our weekend at a glance, upper 90s inland both saturday and sunday. we'll have just about 90-degree temperatures around our bayshores tomorrow and sunday and low 70s close to th

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. >> whitman called into conservative radio stations in fresno and drew comparisons between fresno and the motor city that were both hard hit by the tough economy. neither liked the comparison. the mayor of detroit blasted her saying she should focus on improving fred no instead of profiting at detroit's expense. fresno has an unemployment rate of 14.5%, two points higher than the state itself. >> you are watching today in the bay. >> we will check the traffic and hot forecast coming up. >> preparations under way for a cannibis and hemp expo in the bay area. a highlight will be a debate on proposition 19. the ballot aimed at legalizing marijuana. bob katzman is ceo of the expo and joins us live to talk about the efforts to legalize marijuana. thanks forring us. >> good morning. >> what are do you think of the prices come november? >> the exit polls have been close. i think we will see come november very hard to tell at this point. very close. >> after expo this weekend, marijuana is not legal for general use. how do you keep the expo itself within legal bounds? >> fairly easily. the ca

. >> mañana mucho calor 102 en fresno. >> mañana un poco de calor y dominante para el resto de la semana nos vemos hasta pronto buenas noches. >> la historia de un despeiado hombre de las finanzas donde el desipulo quiere aprenderlo todo. >> la capital del robo bancario . >> llegamos al final de las noticias despues de la pausa vera noticias de acción deportiva extra buenas noches los reyes querian buscar su nueva victoria . >> despues de una suspencion por lluvia se enfrento el partido. >> el santos

but it may be a tough sell in fresno. she told the "mercury news," quote, fresno looks like detroit. it's awful. her campaign says the comment wasn't a slam at the half million people who live in fresno, only that she was talking about the city's economic problems. >>> for the first time in two months, jerry brown has crept ahead of meg whitman in the race for governor. the lead is only three points and that's within the margin of error. "survey u.s.a." taking that poll before whitman's comments about fresno. >>> in the senate race, barbara boxer is pulling ahead. 49% support her compared to 43% for carly fiorina. >>> in 90 minutes from now, president barack obama will deliver his second address to the united nations general assembly. as randall pinkston reports, the president is expected to could a wide range of international issues. >> reporter: president obama is expected to use today's u.n. speech to remind the world and americans of how far his administration has come. in front of nearly 200 global leaders, he will h

las temperaturas en fresno 63° y san francisco estará en los bajos 50° esto hemos estado viendo en nuestra zona pero el sur de texas y el golfo de mñxico puede ser depresión tropical puede ser en toda la zona costera del golfo. mayormente despejado pero el día de mañana estás son las condiciones. vemos con vientos y este es el pronóstico, mediados 60° es lo que predomina es todo en el tiempo que tenga buen inicio de semana. >> entre las tres películas más taquilleras está "the american" se destaca el actor george cloney. >> en segundo lugar la película "takers" 11 millones y medio en taquilla. y "machete" el tercer lugar. y así llegamos al final de noticias de univisión 4 solo a las 11 pero al regresar de la pausa acción deportiva. buenas noches lo esperamos mañana a las 6. ♪ [ cortina noticias ] . de la mano de efrain flores, de la mano de efrain flores, la seleccion cc1: ♪[ cortina deportes ]. >> de la mano de efraín flores. >> finalmente termina el torneo mexicano. las chivas reciben. >> se desvaneció este domingo. >>

next we have the public defender of fresno county. ken tagucci. he has fought a valiant battle. it is still going on on. a raging battle with the board of supervisors in fresno county and last year, they cut his staff by 12 attorneys and at the same time he was expected to handle more cases. and the county

next we have the public defender of fresno county. ken tagucci. he has fought a valiant battle. it is still going on on. a raging battle with the board of supervisors in fresno county and last year, they cut his staff by 12 attorneys and at the same time he was expected to handle more cases. and the county responded when public defender said he could not do any more cases by trying to outsource the responsibility of the public defender to low-cost bidders. next we have john truzano who comes from washington, d.c. he is the co-founder of the justice project and john recently co-authored a report about accountability of both prosecutors and judges and so he studied why misconduct curse and what steps need to be taken to ensure that it doesn't happen and finally we have sean levy. he did a serious about the fact in santa clara county they were not providing lawyers at the first appearance in misdemeanor cases. he will tell you about his series of stories that actually changed the practice in santa clara. i want to start with amy and if you can tell us what is "ordinary injustice" a

the next one is in fresno on saturday. >> thanks a lot. it's 5:33. an 8th person has died as a result of the natural gas pipeline explosion in san bruno. james franco was critically burned in the explosion. he was taken off life support sunday at ucsf medical center. he rented a home three houses down from where the pipeline exploded. his friend of 44 years is making funeral arrangements. >> i'd say it's pretty dramatic when people disappear that rapidly. you're never prepared for that. >> franco grew up in pacifica and loved to surf. he was generous and loyal. the home he lived in is slated to be demolished this week. >> wal-mart moving forward with a continental version expansion in an yonk. the city council voted to allow wal-mart to turn its store into a supercenter. they had concerns about the center bringing traffic, unfair competition and crime but ultimately decided they legally could not prevent it. wal-mart has been trying to spanned the store six years. antioch denied the project in july but reversed course when wal-mart threatened to sue.

. >>> well, they were fighting words in fresno. a california candidate calls the city awful, but now says she didn't really mean it. your cnn politics.com update next. when i was seventeen, i was not good to my skin. long summer days, and not enough sleep. what i wouldn't do for a do-over. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® clinical skincare, exclusive ion2 complex combined with activating cream helps restore collagen depleted skin. neutrogena clinical skincare is clinically tested to undo the look of a year's worth of skin aging in just 4 weeks. do-overs do exist. [ female announcer ] clinical skincare. neutrogena. #1 dermatologist recommended brand. >>> time now for our cnn equals politics update, we're keeping an eye on all the latest headlines on the political ticker. here's what's crossing right now. there's a question now about whether a brawl at a nevada candidate forum was really sparked by voter anger. sharron angle says it was staged by supporters of her opponents and majority leader harry reid. they just wanted to get on

santa rosa-napa 55, everyone else in the 60s. 40s mountains, 53 ukia, 68 sacramento, 74 fresno. that is a huge difference there. 50s to 70s up and down the coast. there you can see that system spinning right off san diego, as long as it is there it is going to pump in high clouds and also when you have such warm temperatures in place, the humidity factor goes up. by the coast the biggest drops in temperatures but the fog will start to regroup. today though mainly hanging around by the coast. 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s inland with a higher humidity. so fog, high clouds, fog will be back, regrouping, then clouds increasing. i put in high based thunder activity for the south and thursday and friday then cooler, back to night, low clouds temperatures back into the 80s inland. >> hewlett-packard says its financial future looks bright but it is what they are not saying na has investors interested. >> also south bay respects you are about to get out from under water restrictions. >>> the procedures amount to cruel and unusual punishment. the governor plans to appeal. meg whitman and jerry b

sur a 5 millas por hora , las temperaturas altas fueron en 60 con 53 en el estado de sacramento con fresno tambiñn pero presión en todo el estado además de el estado de phoenix , el sir de el estado de texas tambiñn pero el noreste con tormenta electricidad pero se mueve las nubosidad pero hay inundaciones en lo que dejo la tormenta tropical earl las condiciones seguirán con temperatura agradable en 68 para mañana aquí esta el pronóstico del clima para los próximos 5 días de la semana, (información aparece en pantalla) para el lunes que no hay lluvia >> adelanto deporte >> y ahora pasamos a ver el acontecer deportivo en...fuerza deportiva aquí en univisión...con mñxico dejo que desear con el partido de ecuador , pero más de esto al volver en un flash , no nos deje , ahora nos vamos a una pausa comercial y enseguida regresamos en univisión noticias. ♪ m ú s i c a 1: ♪ m ú s i c a ya estamos de vuelta en univisiÓn noticias... que hizo nuestro cokpa compañero >> y ahora pasamos a ver el acontecer deportivo en...acciÓn deportiva aquí en univisión...con miren como dir

----no seÑor: no vivimos en fresno, ni en ningun lugar del valle central ...----y sin embargo, seguimos teniendo temperaturas muy altas para Ésta temporada del aÑo.---- dicen que tal vez, se trata del famoso "veranito indio" ... --- lo cierto es que ... hay que cuidar el aire, porque en estos dias muy calurosos hay mas contaminacion.... ---pero que esperamos para maÑana? ... nos lo dice nuestro meteorologo ariel rodriguez. =enseguida llega ariel rodriguez con la informacion del pronostico del tiempo, aqui en noticiero telemundo 48 a las seis de la tarde = ---- gracias ariel ...---- maÑana sera el primer debate entre los candidatos a la gobernacion de california. california.---tendra lugar en la sede de la ciudad de davis, de la universidad de california.--- meg whitman y jerry brown comenzaÁn el debate a las 6 de la tarde. ---si quiere verlo por internet, puede ir a la pagina de nuestro socio editorial, el mensajero.com. ---- bueno, y le comento que este fin de semana hubo Á nico en el aeropuerto de san jose, cuando se presentaron dos hombres vestidos de

there were complaints of largely in the bakersfield and fresno area. the california public utilities commission received so many complaints, and pg&e acknowledged some existence of problems, that they began independent investigation into the accuracy of the pg&e smart meters. the city, a out of concern over complaints that we have already been hearing about, a petition was said into the california public utilities commission and requested that they direct pg&e to suspend deployment in san francisco or to take a pause while the investigation was pursued, so rather than installing and having to take them out and put them in again if there were problems with the meters, we asked them to just take a pause and see what the results of the investigation are. a number of cities and others supported our decision to suspend deployment. you see them on the screen there. actually, you do not see them on the screen. thanks, mike, if you put that on the screen. not noticing, thank you, general manager. we have not had a response from the california public utilities

that's a look at your 101 in fresno. you tie at 103. 98 in bakersfield. >>> take a look at thursday's forecast coming up. >> all right. >>> so if you weren't a ramones fan what is it? justin bieber? >> i'm not appreciate of his style. we'll talk about that later in the show, too. >> all right. >>> gold sparkles and getting a beer in tough times. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, who came out on top, so to speak, in an online poll choosing the worst dressed man in show business? >>> three teams punched their tickets to the postseason had a rough ride for a rough rider. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- former president jimmy carter is expected to resume his book tour today after spending the night in a cleveland, ohio, hospital with an upset stomach. medical officials say the decision to admit him was purely precautionary, and carter, who received a call from

central valley upper 80s to near 90s fresno. 100 degree temperatures in yosemite and palm springs for the warm spot. tahoe, sunny, mild, 76. 81 with sunshine in l.a. and sunshine over san diego and 71. pretty quiet across the state. here's eric. and kristen. >> thanks a lot. 6:43. two environmental groups are taking wal-mart to court to stop the retail giant's expansion plans in the park. they have filed suit claiming city officials violated rules when they approved wal-mart's plan to turn its existing store there into a new supercenter which would sell groceries and a whole lot more. the mayor says she's not surprised. wal-mart calls the suit unfortunate. the retailer will fund the city's legal fees. >> schools considering a radical option to create a megaschool. jenelle wang joins us live. >> actually several megaschools. in order to do this alameda would have to close half of the city schools. lincoln and wood middle schools along with washington and paid am elementary could close as early as next year and 2012 they could shut down these schools. one option would be to create a meg

. >> their next debate is scheduled for saturday in fresno. >>> there is a big mystery in san leandro where the corpse of a 300-pound black bear was found outside a grocery store. the adult male bear had been shot in the shoulder then dumped outside the terrace market on foot hill boulevard sunday night. the alameda county chefs department says a white dodge pickup was seen speeding away from the scene, according to the alameda county sheriff's department. >> my little kid thought it was a dog and that somebody shot but as i got closer, holy toledo, it's a bear! >> state fish & game which is also investigating says there is no indication that any black bears live anywhere near san leandro. it's bear hunting season but it's illegal to dump a carcass and illegal to waste game meat. >>> 5:06. let's check in with weather and traffic. first elizabeth, how's the -- do i sound like a dude? what's with my voice? >> sounds a little dude-like, kind of a little sexy. like it. >> yeah, i'll take it. >> a little huskiness there. >>> let's go out to san francisco. sixth and folsom an accident, chp