the-- stanilaus national forest in california. it is about 20 minutes. >> good evening and welcome to the christmas tree lighting ceremony. i am the architect of the capital and i am honored to be your master of ceremonies as we carry out this wonderful tradition which began right here in 1964. i asked you remain in your seats until the conclusion of the ceremony. each year, i look forward to this event to kickoff a holiday season on capitol hill. nothing says christmas more than the playing of festive holiday karos. i would like to expand and thank you to the army band under the direction of caption richards for being here and helping us create such a festive mood on a rainy evening. [applause] >> behind me stands the united states capitol christmas tree. a wonderful, 65 foot sierra from the national forest in the great state of california. [applause] in keeping with tradition, the speaker of the house, john boehner, will extend his greetings to you and officially like this tree in just a few moments. before we get to that moment

[captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> so we all know that california is king when it comes to growing citrus. and when it comes to growing lemons, no one is bigger than this ventura county farm. and with over 7,000 acres of lush lemon trees, limoneira isn't just the biggest lemon grower in california, but in all of north america. based in santa paula, the farm is a testament to what hard work and determination can do. founding fathers nathan blanchard and wallace hardison first bought the land way back in 1893 and named the ranch limoneira, which means "lemon lands" in portuguese. >> and at the time, they wanted to bring about the first full-scale commercial operation citrus ranch in the u.s. and from there, we added, throughout the years, over the last 115-16 years, 3 other families have come into the fold, and that's where we've grown today to be our 7,000 acres that we are in california. >> once called the home of the lemon, it actually took 15 years before those first farmers even turned a profit at the limoneira farm. but they persevered, and as they

i want to thank everyone from california. i want to thank everyone from the forest service that is a part of this every year. it is a great honor to be a part of it. thank you for letting us be a part of your christmas. [applause] >> thank you so much. just nine days ago, this tree arrived here and our crew went to work decorating it. did they not do a great job? our grounds superintendent had the tough task of picking mystery out of the many beautiful trees available to him in the stanislaus national forest. it is my honor to introduce senator dianne feinstein. she has been serving the people of california since 1992. i have the honor of working closely with her in 2002 as she served as chair of the congressional committee on ceremonies. ms. feinstein. >> thank you very much. speaker boehner, members of congress, ladies and gentlemen, it is great to be here to see this tree. i would call it slim, tall, and narrow. when it was harvested, it was 118 years old and 108 feet tall. it is down 65 feet tall and it weighs 8,300 pound

the people of california are ready to end the death penalty. a couple of weeks ago we were able to do a poll on the question of the governor converting all of these 713 death sentences to life without possibility of parole, and a change would save the city california $1 billion in five years. 63% of the voters support this idea across the entire state. every region of the state had a majority of support. a majority of republicans and democratic voters support this idea. 63%, ready for the governor to take everyone off of death row. this is an important change from where we used to be on this issue, because for a very long time, politicians have been afraid to talk about reasons for ending the death penalty and this has been seen -- been seen as an issue that would run political careers, as the former district attorney has shown, the death penalty is no longer of liability and the voters are ready for candidates who will say that we need smart criminal- justice policy, to keep the community safe and that will hold the offenders accountable, and

tonight, we honor the philippine nurses association of northern california. [applause] >> in our human moments of weakness, vulnerability, and need, the care provided by our filipino nurses remains unparalleled. for 50 years, the philippine nurses association of northern california has served our nurses through professional development, education, information, and providing a support system that has given them strength and visibility. in its golden years, the philippine nurses association of northern california posted the philippine nurses association of america, bringing in hundreds of philippine nurses from all over the united states into san francisco, treasuring the legacy of our health care's industry was the finest philippine nurses. the san francisco bay area philippine american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of nurturing and a passion for life. >> representing the philippine nurses association of northern california are board members of the philippine nurses association of northern california. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. >> much of

it has traveled to nearly 4,500 miles from california. nine days ago it arrived here in our dedicated grounds crew went to work decorating it. they did a fantastic job. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] our ground superintendent who have the task of fixing -- picking mystery out of the many beautiful trees available for him in the forest. next, it is my honor to introduce diane feinstein. she has been serving the people of california since 1992. i have had the pleasure of working with her in 2009 as she served up a chair of the joint congressional committee. [applause] >> thank you. john boehner, members of congress, ladies and gentlemen, it is great to be here to see this tree. i would call it slim and narrow. however, i must tell you that when it was harvested it was 118 years old and 108 feet tall. it is now 65 feet tall and weighs, believe it or not, at 8,300 pounds. it has come across the united states through a number of communities and it comes from the great national forest. this is a 900,000 acre, in northern califo

for a couple of weeks, it will perhaps agree on carving up california -- out california. president goh: i don't know, but it's an idea. >> and the appellants that are only concerned about those locations would be free to withdraw their appeals. commissioner fung: commissioners, we have a process and we have an appeal. a one issue that i was trying to give -- and to get at, all of the forms are submitted. it is not fair to provide an indication of where the board is going to go with this. >> if, in fact, i am pressured to make a decision -- being withdrawn by these folks and it is not being withdrawn, -- are they going to withdraw 101? >> we won't know until we had a hearing. where my existing business is today, versus a future. >> of the settlement was offered and is -- i will agree to the withdrawal because i can't risk my current business. i feel pressured to do it. >> shall we give them five minutes? why don't we take a break for 5 minutes and let them -- we're going to adjourn for five minutes. [

i can tell you that a recent poll in california found that about 58% of california voters agree with protesters under lying reason for being out there in the streets. questions of income, inequality, and insufficient funding for government services and so on and so forth and we have a new poll out this week which shows that the middle class in california has shrunken enormously over the years. the poorer has gotten poorer. the gap between rich and poor has widened, all of which we sort of knew but the numbers are kind of striking and that provides fuel for the fire for jerry brown's tax initiative. >> in kansas they sort of em brassed the basic idea of the occupy wall street. jerry brown has said nothing about the occupy wall street movement. is there any evidence when you look at the plan, is there evidence about what was in there and what wasn't in there to suggest that it really did have an impact on him? >> like i said, i think this was his plan all along. and whether he's embracing occupy or not, if his rhetoric is the same, it's kind of hard to tell the difference between, you

. >> grupos defensores de inmigrantes con nuevas propuestas en california y otros estados para proteger sus derechos. >> terminÓ dividida una familia hispana en california tras ser vÍctima de la deportaciÓn. >> autoridades federales recomiendan que todos los estados controlen el uso de telÉfonos celulares mientras se conduce un vehÍculo. >> Éste es noticiero univisiÓn ediciÓn nocturna. >> muy buenas noches, el gobierno del estado de guerrero en mÉxico presentÓ un vÍdeo de la protesta de estudiantes de ayer en el que se ve a quiÉnes podrÍan ser policías federales golpeando y sometiendo a los manifestantes. el vÍdeo ha levantado mÁs polÉmica. >> efectivamente, es un hecho por el que solicitaron una investigaciÓn completa para determinar cÓmo ocurrió la muerte de dos estudiantes. hay dudas sobre la capacidad de la policÍa para controlar a los manifestantes sin incurrir en relaciÓn violación a los derechos humanos. >> 200 estudiantes corren hacia donde pueden. buscan refugiarse atrÁs de los vehÍculos, en las viviendas cercanas. bloquearon con autobuses ambos sentido

this is lettuce grown in california, blue cheese produced in point reyes california, and local california walnuts, and there you have it, our butter lettuce salad. point reyes blue cheese, sliced apples, and candied california walnuts. >> that salad looked great, and if you liked the recipe, you can visit our web site at californiacountry.org, and stay tuned for more "california country" coming up next. >> at his placer county ranch, john schwartzler remembers every one of his 19 cream draft horses by name and can tell each of these magnificent animals apart. >> this is bucky. he's the youngster. >> the cream draft horses seem almost regal. although they were historically used for farming and hauling freight, john believes they can be traced back to the royal hanoverian horses used by the britisroyal family. but there's no fancy castle or palace for these horses. home is 60 acres of open pasture at greenwood ranch just a few miles away from auburn. royal blood or not, 22-year-old ben made sure we knew that he was a media star, and he kept interrupting our interview to make sure we gohis g

. >> grupos defensores de inmigrantes con nuevas propuestas en california y otros estados para proteger sus derechos. >> terminÓ dividida una familia hispana en california tras ser vÍctima de la deportaciÓn. >>utorides federales comiendan que todos lo estados controlen el uso de telÉfonos celulares mientras se conduce un vehÍculo. Éste es noticiero univisiÓ ediciÓn nocturna. >> muy buenas noches, el gobierno del estado de guerrero en mÉxico presentÓ un vÍdeo de la protesta de estudiantese ayer en el que se ve a quiÉnes podrÍan ser policíasederales golpeando y sometiendo a los manifestantes. el vÍdeo ha levantado mÁs polÉmica. >> efectivamente, es un hecho por el que solicitaron una investigaciÓn completa para determinar cÓmo ocurrió la muerte de dos estudiantes. la capacidad de la policÍa para controlar a los manifestantes sin incurrir en relaciÓn violaciÓn a los derechos humanos. >> 200 estudiantes corren hacia donde pueden. buscan refugiarse viviendas cercanas. bloquearon con autobuses ambos sentidos d autopista. segÚn ellos, completamente desarmados. >> el ene

together, we can end the death penalty in california. [applause] >> thank you for having me here today. i would like to close by saying i have had the opportunity to view this issue from every point of view, having been the warden at san quentin state prison. i am absolutely impassioned about the fact that it is time to end the death penalty in this state. life without possibility of parole is the real sentence. hold people accountable and gives them the opportunity to change within the prison system, and they can give back by working within the prison system, giving restitution to family members and working on behalf of the state of california on a variety of projects that go on inside prisons. i also want to echo what the process said -- please join, please help -- i also want to echo what natasha said. talk to 10 of your friends, send e-mails, send letters. thank you. [applause] >> 1985, when i was sentenced to death for a crime i did not commit, i thought right away that this would be rectified. i was convicted of two different crime

the people who bought it, moved from california. >> we'll stay here in texas and we visit california quite a bit. >> reporter: bill moved his family and computer consulting business from california to austin they traded in a one bedroom apartment for this four bedroom home. >> if we would have stayed in california, in order for us to make it in an area where we would want to live, we would need to be a two income family. >> reporter: but with the lower cost-of-living and no personal income tax in texas, bill's wife jessica now stays home with their daughter gwen. >> we go to gym, we go to swimming lessons. we do it all. and if we lived in california, i couldn't do that. >> reporter: yet they do miss that california weather and the ocean. >> my very first surfboard, i can't get rid of it. >> reporter: but for now they'll trade blue waters for greener pastures. ben tracy, cbs news, austin, texas. >> mitchell: facing bankruptcy, the u.s. postal service will announce major cuts tomorrow. the agency plans to close half of its 500 mail processing centers next spring. a move that will slow

cu --por otra parte, la universidad de california en san francisco .... take vo ...ha instalado cinturones de seguridad en todos sus autobuses internos de traslado, aunque estos no son requeridos para este tipo de transporte. --en el pasado mes de julio, uno de sus profesores de la facultad de siquiatra, falleci en un accidente de uno de estos autobuses que entonces no tenian los cinturones. --tambien se hicieron cambios en los itinerarios de los choferes para darles mas tiempo en sus rutas. cu ---con la celebracion de las fiestas decembrinas, tambien aumenta el numero de accidentes causados por conductores brios. take vo ---es por eso, que hoy la patrulla de caminos informo, que realizaran operativos especiales para detectar y detener a las personas que conduzcan despues de haber ingerido alcohol o estupefacientes. ---cifras recientes del gobierno federal, muestran que california es el segundo estado con mas muertes en accidentes automovilisticos, ya que el aÑo pasado mas de 2 mil 700 personas, murieron en ls carreteras del estado. vo --la agencia de se

the university of california system will now lose another $100 million. state republicans won't budge on raising taxes, so governor brown wants californians to vote next november on whether to raise taxes for people making more than $250,000. >> you either cut or you tax. there's no third way. there's no alternative. >> reporter: and governor brown warned of even more dramatic cuts come january because california is still facing a $13 billion long-term

it's like the hotel california. once you check in, you can never check out. >> as to what happened to the old headquarters in palo alto, the lease was up in one of the buildings, but the company hopes to hold on to the other building. we hope to get a look at menlo park sometime tomorrow morning. >>> as the housing market in california continues to struggle, there are many vacant homes available to rent at bargain basement prices. now, some surprising new tenants are moving in. nbc's george lewis reports from merced. >> reporter: university of california merced political science major gerald brandon concedes he and his roommates are living the good life. >> it probably would be a pretty good party house. >> probably? >> it probably would be. >> reporter: merced, california is in the milgd ddle of a depre market, where home prices have collapsed and rents are low, even for well-appointed houses. >> this home shared by brandon and his roommates boasts six bedrooms. each of the roommates pays about $600 a month for ren

i want to thank everyone from california. i want to thank everyone from the forest service who is part of this effort every year. it's a great honor for us to be part of the. thank you so much for letting us to be part of your christmas year. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much, tom. well, history has been on a tremendous journey. in fact, it's traveled nearly 4500 miles across the country from california, and just nine days ago it arrived here in our dedicated capitol grounds crew went to work decorating it, and didn't they do a fantastic job? let's give them a round of applause. [applause] ted bechtel, our ground superintendent who has a tough task of taking this a tree out of the many beautiful trees that were unavailable for him in the national forest. next, ladies and gentlemen, it's my honor to introduce senator dianne feinstein. senator feinstein has been serving the people of california since 1992, and i've had the pleasure of working closely with her in 2009 as she served as chair of the joint congressional co

together, we can end the death penalty in california. [applause] >> thank you for having me here today. i would like to close by saying i have had the opportunity to view this issue from every point of view, having been the warden at san quentin state prison. i am absolutely impassioned about the fact that it is time to end the death penalty in this state. life without possibility of parole is the real sentence. hold people accountable and gives them the opportunity to change within the prison system, and they can give back by working within the prison system, giving restitution to family members and working on behalf of the state of california on a variety of projects that go on inside prisons. i also want to echo what the process said -- please join, please help

the people who bought it moved from california. >> he moved his family and his business from california to austin. they traded in a one bedroom apartment for this four bedroom home. >> if we stayed in california, in order for us to make it where we want to live, we need to be a two income family. >> reporter: with the lower cost of living, his wife now stays home with their daughter. >> we go to gym. swimming lessons. >> reporter: yet they miss the california weather and the ocean. >> my first surf board. >> reporter: for now they will trade blue waters for greener pastures. >>> what does madonna have in common with michael jackson? the gig she handed that will be one of her biggest gigs ever. >>> coming up next on game day. the 49ers turn around has them back in the playoffs. inside the locker room and we will capture the emotion of the victory. and tiger woods needed a 6-foot birdie to end his drought and history for the women's soccer team sat stanford. game day is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, and there are few stages bir >>> she is a performer who love as big stage and there are few

and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me for our year in review are paul rogers, reporter with the "san jose mercury news" and managing editor of kqed's "quest" series. john meyers, kqed sacramento bureau chief. tom vacar, consumer editor. and carla, senior political writer for the "san francisco chronicle." carla, as we face the new year, we look back and we see the rise of the occupy movement becoming a real force while our congress continues to battle it out. so where have we been and where are we going? >> well, i mean, you are absolutely right, belva. you know, this wasn't just a -- 2011 was the year for discontent. maybe capping off the decade of our discontent. it's no mistake that "time" magazine talked about this protester as the person of the year when you talk about the latest polls showing 75% of americans saying they want to put this year in the rear-view mirror as quickly as possible. a lot of big themes drove politics on a national scale. and, obviously, the economy. we're going to talk about the ec

the people without bought it, moved from california. >> we'll stay here in texas and we visit california quite a bit. >> reporter: bill moved his family and computer consulting business from california to austinment they traded in a one bedroom apartment for this four bedroom home. >> we if we would have stayed in california, in order for us to make it in an area where we would want to live, we would need to be a two income family. >> reporter: but with the lower cost-of-living and no personal income tax in texas, bill's wife jessica now stays home with their daughter gwen. >> we go to gym, we go to swimming lessons. we do it all. and if we lived in california, i couldn't do that. >> reporter: yet they do miss that california weather and the ocean. >> my very first surfboard, i can't get rid of it. >> reporter: but for now they'll trade blue waters for greener pastures. ben tracy, cbs news, austin, texas. >> mitchell: facing bankruptcy, the u.s. postal service will announce major cuts tomorrow. the agency plans to close half of its 500 mail processing centers next spring. a move that wil

under the california retail food code, if i may, under the california retail food code which contains an express pre-exception section, only the california legislator may make that determination. we would ask the court invalidate the ordinance. los angeles county, santa monica and san jose have exempted restaurants? why? the city of santa monica said this exception is included as a public health safe guard from restaurant owners who sex press concern that some hot and liquid foods could leak from take out containers -- supervisor avalos: please wrap up. >> thank you very much. if you wish to have any discussions with us, i'm available and my contact information is on the objection. thank you. >> good morning, here here in strong support of expanding this ard nance. single use plastic bags are an item that has run its history in our lifetimes. for its conviencence the things you use plastic bag seemed like a good idea at the time but then again so did colognism and le-track tapes. it's time for us to move on. we've learned. san francisco showed incredible leadership when it made histor

in california, half of the people who commit murder are not caught. we need to catch the people committing murder. this is what she means when punishment must be firm, if people get away with murder, they learn that they can and the community learns that they can. this is really the fundamental problem. we can do much better job if we were actually to replace the death penalty to life without parole and invest the money saved in solving homicides. every victim's family should have some justice. >> i wanted to ask you to perhaps tell the audience about the controversy related to the death qualified jury. many people did not realize that when we select a jury for the death penalty case, this is comprised of different members of the city. >> people look to california as we continue to send a lot of people to death row every year, with the highest number of new death sentences. people look at the state and they see how many people in california are moving away from the death penalty, who favor replacing the death penalty and how can you have so many peopl

> reporter: what's the difference in california? >> we have an abundance of good scientists, progressive businesses, a halfway decent government, and a lot of money. >> brown says right now california doesn't have nuch tax money, but when it comes time to protect the state from rising water, the money will be found. california does have a trillion dollar economy which he says is growing every year. it did take seven hours of pleading for better schools, but tonight parent got what they wanted. the santa clara board of education approved 20 new rocket ship charter schools. they'll be phased in and located within eight school districts throughout the county's poorest communities. the program is controversial because the rocket shipboard is appointed and not elected and understand accountable under the state education system. it means it's not aeffectsed that much by state budget cuts. the charter skol program has big donors. >>> they're urged to close because of low standardized test scores. ten schools are set to shut down. among tho

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for a couple of weeks, it will perhaps agree on carving up california -- out california. president goh: i don't know, but it's an idea. >> and the appellants that are only concerned about those locations would be free to withdraw their appeals. commissioner fung: commissioners, we have a process and we have an appeal. a one issue that i was trying to give -- and to get at, all of the forms are submitted. it is not fair to provide an indication of where the board is going to go with this. >> if, in fact, i am pressured to make a decision -- being withdrawn by these folks and it is not being withdrawn, -- are they going to withdraw 101? >> we won't know until we had a hearing. where my existing business is today, versus a future. >> of the settlement was offered and is -- i will agree to the withdrawal because i can't risk my current business. i feel pressured to do it. >> shall we give them five minutes? why don't we take a break for 5 minutes and let them -- we're going to adjourn for five director: this is the board of appeals meeting. are you up to addressing that issue

the gentleman from california is -- california's time has expired. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 306 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> mr. speaker, i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion to adjourn is adopted. in accordance with the house standing adjournment until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for morning h current funding expires this friday. >> in a few moments, house debate on a bill to extend the payroll tax cut. it includes provisions to move forward on the approval process for the key stone pipeline. later a discussion on federal budget reform. >> for the past few months, we have examined the politica

california current is the current there along the western coast of california and it brings down cold air from alaska. the water circulates up and around and down the coast of california so it keeps things cold. so water temperatures too cold to support hurricanes in california. that being said, temperatures reach 08 or above in mexico. the other rope -- may i ask can i question now. we were seeing footage there of damage in california. in point of fact, sir, don't some of the remnants of some tropical storms impact california? yes, i still still had a minute 30 to go. >> just asking a question. >> tony, thank you for the softball. it does occasionally happen. tropical storms will get into california, not very often. most recent one was in 1997 with nora. i think in history, there were four tropical storms. >> this is nora we're looking at. four tropical storms made it to california in the last 100 years. >> was that the last storm or anything they've had in that area. they >> that was the last named storm. it wasn't a hurricane at that time. it was a tropical storm. a hurricane has n

but by the time we get to sunday and monday, the storm moves from california to southern california when we'll have a little bit of rain to deal with. not until the beginning of next week. overall today, just like yesterday, chilly, then nice, fresno, california looks good and yuka starting to warm up a little bit. weekend forecast coming up. >>> thanks, also coming up, stocks tumble. unemployment improves. and coke's secret formula comes out of hiding. sort of. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she sang about kissing a girl. but we'll tell you which girl she asked fr a lock of hair. >>> coming up, the deal that was, the deal that wasn't, and one washed-up band. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was released on $250,000 bail thursday after spending a night in jail on new sexual abuse charges. in a statement sandusky's wife defended her husband saying the accusers are making up their stor

forecasters are down but in california, they're up 11%. six of the nine counties have seen an increase. and activists tried to keep people from losing their owe home autos they did. those numbers may be down, but that is expected during the holiday season. there is a concern is what happens after the new year when they're expected to surge again for hot hit countries like this one. most of the rest of the country has seen declines california has seen jumps in the past year. and according to reality trak, rates jumped 18% since last year, compared with a 16.5% drop in alameda county. >> for over 20 years i made payments on time. >> tony allowed demonstrateors to use his home as a back drop. it's a house where they raised four children and he's about to lose to foreclosure after being laid off. he expects to be evicted by christmas. >> i think i'm going to cry because between mortgage companies i've been paying to all my life and between that and government allowing them to do it, they stabbed a knife into hi heart. i'm bleeding. >> jose veg

cu ---esta semana, ser crucial para el estado de california... take vo ...ya que el gobernador jerry brown, publicara los resultados de un analisis realizado por su equipo de colaboradores en el que hacen sus predicciones sobre el futuro de la economia del estado. ---si california no logra recaudar por lo menos 2 mil millones de dolares adicionales de 4 mil millones, el gobernador, implementar la primera ronda de recortes presupuestales. ---esto incluira una reduccion de 600 millones de dolares a las universidades, servicios sociales y programas de seguridad publica. ---si se recaudan menos de 2 mil millones, habria recortes escolares desde kinder hasta la preparatoria. cu ---el servicio de recaudacion de impuestos quiere devolver dinero, que no ha sido reclamado. take vo ---la entidad federal esta tratando de enviar mas de 150 millones de dolares de reembolsos fiscales que no fueron originalmente entregados por errores en los domicilios de los beneficiarios. ---se calcula que este aÑo, cerca de 100 mil contribuyentes no han recibido sus reembol

and i think california itself come 2014 will be better off than when i start ootd governor says california's economy will rebound in energy technology, medical research, and venture capitol. >> california dream act becomes law january 1 but could turn into a nightmare. it allows undocumented students to apply for $65 million in grants for college but legislative analyst says that is five times the estimated costs when the legislation was signed. and the state can't afford it. and one former top state lawmaker calls it a dream that cannot die. >> this seems to me this -- these young men and women are part of america. they're americans. and we should treat them as such. you know. sit more costly to provide financial aid? to allow them to go to university? probably in the short term, long therm is the future of the country. >> republican assemblyman is trying to gather enough signatures to repeal the dream act before a student start receiving financial aid in 2013. >> one of the uc berkeley graduates once imprisoned in iran is now speaking out against the iranian government after thanking the r

. >> california has been hit hardest with approximately 1.2 million people losing their homes during the past year. only one in 10 have managed to get mortgages permanently modified. the crisis is far from over. reality track estimates lenders put off foreclosing on 800,000 homes in california until next year, more may be coming. >> occupy camp at civic center park in downtown berkeley has been growing and causing concern at a nearby high school. it's across the street from berkeley high school. abc 7 is interest and joins with us the story. >> the encampment has been here since october 23. and berkeley high is right next to this park. so, yes there is concern. that is why the school is in contact with berkeley police, who, by the way monitor the park every day. berkeley high is an open campus. at lunchtime, the students are free to roam. civic park has been a favorite location until the occupy movement took over. >> used to have lunch at that park. now, we can't. but i'm part of the 99%. >> doesn't seem like it's accomplishing that much. it is mostly people who are homeless. >> they