texas, and california. if you look at texas and california, i went through and looked at all of the taxes on income in both states and there are -- i think in california, i think i ended up with something like 1500 separate taxes before i stopped. i wasn't at the end of the taxes. there was still a lot more to go. but i stopped there. if you look at all of the tax rates there -- you have to just believe me on this -- tax rates in california on income are higher than they are in texas, but they're not only higher but tax rates -- the effective marginal tax rate on a unit of income in california is about 65% higher than the effective marginal tax rate on a unit of income in texas. you al with me? you have to believe me. there's no income tax in texas. there's a 13.5% in california. there's no capital gains tack -- i could go on. if you take all of those together california, marginal tax rates on economic activity 65% higher than they are in california. point number one. now, once you look at this 65% higher m

the climate has a 70% climate match to california, great for us. we want the enemies to be preadapted to the hot dry summers and cold damp winters. >> in pakistan he found a parasitic wasp species. >> what we see under the scope with the camera and the video screen is biology in action. >> she is laying app egg now. >> that's what she's doing. >> the egg is laid. what's to that lar va. >> the egg will hatch. the wasp lava will scrape away at the belly of the citrus. >> the parasitic wasp weakens and kills its host. >> the female is chewing the circular hole in the head region. even though it's followed out, it provide application. >> reporter: this adult is basically chewing its way out of a carcass. >> that's right, an empty carcass. like something out of the exor sis, like spinning a head. here she comes she's popping out. this is like the alien scene in "alien", eating the host from the inside out. she is done. cleans herself off. straitens out the wings, and then -- straightens out the wings and she takes off. >> releasing the wasp would be a n

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in california the answer is often a state hospital. it is a sometimes temporary and often permanent home to more than 1,000 violent murderers, child molesters, and rapists. men who have been forcibly committed to psychiatric treatment. they have agreed to let cameras in to the facility for a glimpse at what it's like to live and work in one could easily be one of the most dangerous places in the country. only miles off of the central coast of california and quietly nestled among wineries and rolling hills is atascadero state hospital. beyond this unrestricted entrance lives some of the most violent and dangerous criminals. they are considered the worst of the worst. too dangerous to be allowed back into society. over the next hour, you will be able to decide as we take you inside for an extraordinary look at atascadero, california's hospital for the criminally insane. >> i don't remember standing in a line anywhere saying i want to be a child molester. >> harry chase is a child molester and his chilling admission can frighten any child

what proportion are in california? >> lots. if you look at california it is almost all of them. it is hard to get really good numbers on where the cars are being sold. california put out an announcement november of last year together with its partners, sold them to 70,000 electric vehicles, and that was win the u.s. electric vehicle market had cumulatively sold 250,000 vehicles so it is not all of them but it is a lot. >> let's turn to china. we were having this conversation five years ago, news coverage the articles were how china was going to have everyone's lunch from the electric car why was china so committed to the electric car to the question of how it worked out or hasn't worked out -- >> the electric vehicle makes a lot of sense. they have horrible air pollution problems. anyone who spends time in china has seen this. when i go to china i wake up early, look out the window you can see the sky, i strapped on my running shoes and go running because there's a chance you won't be able to do that again for the next six seven days, the pollution is so bad that frequently you

to enforce therefore california must pass ab 96 we respectfully ask you to help pass this ab bill and help raise the international crisis it is cruel and it is important for this species i've brought in case i guys want one a copy of the q and a if you want copies let me know i have from the american support a letter thank you very much. >> thank you very much and if you'll leave those there for the clerk to be on the record thank you i want to ask rose those mar from the rhinos a great organization thank you for being here. >> thank you scott. >> i'm going to need someone's help to understand how to turns obama on i'm assuming to get the feed into the display we're going to call we're calling sfgovtv it's on your presentation is loaded and good evening my name is rosemary a member and co-founder for that march for elephants a skoofl engineer thank you for the opportunity to present today on behalf of the last for elephants everything begins with a story and today we begin with remembering those great bulls and matt risks who have been killed for ivory i'm not sure you can see clearly

republicans rarely come to california. george bush came only twice but obama has been to the bay area 20 times. >> we're pretty used to it here being inconvenienced by the president's fly had been by fundraising but pretty much what he does. he comes in, treats us as an atm machine and moves on to the next target. >> reporter: the summit kicks off at 9:00 this morning. the president is expected to make the keynote address sometime before noon. live at stanford, kiet do, kpix 5. >> anytime the president is in town, it causes traffic conditions. >> nothing like going up nob hill at 5:00 tonight. >>> definitely. of course you want to keep an eye on 101 and 280 because that's where he will travel down to stanford. we'll update you on changes on the roads. 101 and 280 conditions are in the green so far. 92 also clear. so the peninsula ride is fine. north 101, highway 92 to the 80 split, 19 minutes. through the altamont pass, so far we are seeing a few brake lights but overall it is still "friday light." pretty easy ride as you

history in southern california with commuter trains. we reported on this in the past how are they doing with their safety record, adam? >> reporter: that is a good question. there are incidents with cars. you hear about it all the time. sometimes people take their life by stepping in front of a train. i have covered, this is the third major crash i covered in last 10 11 years, maybe 12. there was one in chatsworth, a friend was on first car only survivor. somebody was texting. we covered that pretty consistently the conductor was texting at the time. we had safety issue in the inland empire a collision killed a number of people out there. same idea, different line. and in this situation, bill the metrolink, a lot of people become more and more comfortable using it here. southern california is the car culture but this train system has become more and more popular as people move further away from downtown into areas like ventura county. it is beautiful. very beach-like, southern california but less crazy than the l.a. metro area. people j

california fuel cell partnership estimate 300 hydrogen fuel california today. governor brown would like to see 1.5 million more zero emission vehicle on the road in the next decade. >> endangered leopard operate brink of extinction make a comeback thanks to conservationist in russian a.the leopard is the only one adapted to snowing climate found in eastern russia and china. look at it. it's beautiful in. 2007 there were just 30 believed to be in existence. today the worldwide existence. today the world wild life if you said reported the number has doubled. 60 were discovered. russian conservationist have worked to preserve the land the leopard call home helped boost siberian tiger population. >> which is great trend but still only 60. >> only 60 i know. >> very fragile. oneless time to talk about the weather and maybe a little rain. >> sandhya is here with the latest. hi sandhya. hi. a little glimmer of hope that may start to pick up some green later on this week. here's where we see the green nationally if doing some traveling. mid anti-particular states 10 to

they changed california but they try to do is absorbed as much of california and its traditions and its music as they could. they complained that it had altered their culture they tried really hard to embrace it and so that's actually an analogous methods message for texas. the more people come here the more they change it. texas has a very particular identity and part pathology and its parts real. the people as much as they change the place they often find themselves and that is what happened they became very california and it is what is happening in texas today. >> they are in the book. that should tell you why. are there any other questions? >> can you touch on the religion in the future? >> i don't think they are any more or less religion than most and i can't say that i studied with a hispanic majority that isn't something that i've put enough effort into. >> will have the most fun you had writing this book? mark and i used to hunt together and there were a few pastors that got that. but most fun i had was living it. writing it down was hard and researching it was a drudgery. writi

so between the shutdowns in southern california and northern california, the state lost 17% of its capacity. analysts say a mini prices shut go higher than $3.50 a gallon. live in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> here's a look at the gas prices this morning around the bay area: >>> six months ago it was about $4.50. >> it makes you do a double- take at the gas station, really, i'm getting away that easy? >> this morning i saw $2.89 at the chevron an

california is one of the 10 states that actually has had more growth. when sequestration came into place is really the first time there's been a major budget reduction and the 10 states -- all the states were hit by it. but the 10 states with growth actually took a kind of double hit because we had to hold harmless the states who have had no growth or low growth. so they had a floor at which their budgets couldn't go underneath and that meant 10 states had to take a little bit more of a dive. this compromise means that the slow growth states will be giving up 1 percent of their budget each year for the next 3 years and then everything will be stabilized at that point and the 10 states, which california is one of, will be receiving additional funds over that time. having looked at the spreadsheets it's under a million dollars at its height so, you know, spread across california is it necessarily going to mean a lot of money for us in san francisco. i think the good news is it's good to finally see a resolution to this and congress is moving forward. so y

it may not be covered california. but it could be either a medical plan and/or one of the county programs that are offered through the various counties across the bay area. so there is options for anyone, regardless of their legal status. >> reporter: so all the people that are here tonight can answer questions about all of this, right? >> well our organization is very knowledgeable across all programs. so, yes, we can. i cannot speak for everyone else. but east bay agency for children can answer your questions. >> reporter: thanks a lot for your time. i should point out, it doesn't matter what language you speeblg, we probably have it handled here. we have a half dozen languages. so give us a call. 415-954-7621. and we will be here till 8:00. so call your friends and family now and tell them to call in and we'll get things taken care of. reporting live, i'm michael finney. >> michael, thank you. >>> now to the weather and a look at a beautiful picture captured today by sky 7 hd. isn't that fantastic? >> it's magical.

california's gas is different than the rest of the nation's. >> it's had a major effect cleaning california air but costs a little more to produce. not every refinery can produce it. >> reporter: you can't just start shipping it in from neighboring states. if refineries go out on strike -- >> we can bring in gas from other areas but first of all, it takes a few weeks and second of all not every refinery can produce the special blend of gasoline we use. >> reporter: if the strike spreads, what about the state's other refineries? >> it can eventually affect all of them. >> tonight what we might be seeing is what they call flaring as they prepare this refinery to shut down and let out some gases. it's a question of how big of an impact it's going to make. in martinez, phil matier, kpix 5. >> it's not just california. nearly 4,000 workers are planning to strike at nine refineries nationwide. >>> kpix 5's ryan takeo with why prosecutors say this case is different than most. >> whether they first entered the courtroom brock turner's dad wrapped his arm around his son in support. the 19-year-old f

there is interesting initiatives like the eric city or california to address the problem of. but what to reconsider its electric car? there are different gradations. the first was set your plug give an electric vehicle. most java wineberry the electric car in something that isn't. but if you plug the car into the wall getting electricity from the grid rather than internal combustion engine and that is considered the plan again -- plug id or you have batteries like the toyota petraeus into an electric motors to all the energy used by the tail of the petraeus comes from gasoline. >> i retired from the government. the fisker loan guarantee? to edit comes out with 5,000 patents with the hydrogen fuel cell. >> so that is the question? will that be an important competitor? >> it is the spectrum. then you see for the electric vehicles with advanced internal combustion engine and there is a debate with serious analyst if they cannot take over the entire base the which ones will grow faster or less fast? the hydrogen fuel cell is the japanese government puts money into. also oratorio

the 2015 tour of california runs from may 10 through may 17. previous races have crewed stages right here in the bay area. >> people are celebrating the year of the ram. chinese new year sell bigs -- celebrations are held in san francisco with mayor lee welcoming in the year of the ram. this is video in an event two years ago. >> it begins at 11 o'clock a.m. in chinatown before ending in front of the hilton financial district hotel. there will be traditional lion dancers and 200' dragon, water snake and a lot of the vietnam community is ringing in the new year. today's ceremony is held at city hall plaza at 11:30 this morning. the mayor liccardo will be on hand and city council member for the festivities. the flag-raising ceremony is followed by a concert with traditional instruments. >> the weather is perfect. mike? >> i like the parade when it rains... >> we will see about the parade. >> we need the rain. >> good morning everyone we have compressed marine layer so we have the same amount of moisture in a third of the space so we are seeing fo

but the heist percentage is right here in california -- highest percentage is right here in california. cbs reporter danielle nottingham shows us what san francisco is doing to get those children home. >> reporter: 9-year-old unique york now has a place to live. but a year ago she was one of more than 300,000 homeless children in california public schools. >> what was it like at school? >> hard cuz my reading was sort of bad. >> reporter: unique's mother denise says her daughter was struggling in school and cried a lot. >> she just couldn't get her mindset, focused, to just do the three pages that she needed to do for the night. >> reporter: more than 20% of the country's homeless students are in california. the most of any state. >> it's become even more pressing and more urgent especially in san francisco. we have had a 94% increase in homelessness since 2007. >> reporter: jeff is a homeless advocate in san francisco. >> compared to their peers, less than half of homeless students are at grade level for reading or math. more than half are likely to be held back a grade. >> reporter:

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an incorrect covered california tax form. it's called 1095. that makes filing a correct return impossible. dana howard is with covered california. >> there was a mismatch of information that we had. and in the next couple weeks the consumers who fall into that category will receive a new 1095, with corrected information on them. >> and that brengs us back to sue ellen smith. saying if you sent in taxes an amendment can be filed. >> this is the first year we've seen anything of this magnitude health care is intersected with taxes. >> those new forms will be sent out soon f you're going to get one, you might have received a letter notifying you of that. and so just watch the mail. >> i drove in world series game day. and every parking lot was $60. >> total score. >> police in napa late today released a video of a man wanted for a string of credit card thefts over several years. he's been able to make several high dollar purchases before reported stolen. opponents of a new controversial morality clause at bay area catholic schoo

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there was an explosion at a crucial california row finery. an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the blast at the common mobile exxonmobil refinery. it produces 10 percent of the gas sold in the state and experts say this will have an impact on the pries as other refineries reduce production to switch to summer blend. >> parents are warned of a game being played where student pretend to kill each other. the administration at two high schools in danville sent letters about a game called "assassin where students pretend to absolute each other with fake guns and the last one standing wins. the police are working with the high school and western a student being chased could dart and traffic or toy weapons could be mistaken for real. >> fans of bicycling learn route that the tour of california will follow in the spring. 700-mile race attracts the top riders and the race includes 18 top bicycling teams and elite roster of women's team. the tour of california runs from may 10 through by 17 and previous races have included stages in

we begin tonight with an important story on child care here in california. we investigated how daycares are inspected at the end of last year the state took some significant steps in protecting kids in daycares. including a new law and a new website with inspection information. it's a direct result of reports by nbc bay area and the center for investigative reporting. stephen stock has our results. >> is there any way we can see the licensed inspection information. >> our investigation shed light on and ispection and safety verification system in california that had kept parents in the dark for years. our investigation also uncovered little state oversight of daycares or the availability of simple safety inspection information on daycares for parents. >> so you don't have anything that we can like look at? >> no. >> the department of social services oversees nearly 4,000 daycares in california where 1.1 million children go every day. >> we were wondering if you have your licensing inspection with that? >> we don't have that. >> so i have nothing to prove. >>

he used to live in california and then lived at the relocation center. in the background, is cecilia meamoto who divides her time between working and attending college. and on the same farm. cultivate potatoes on the farm in the middle west. this is ruth, her father ran a fruit stand in berkeley california and ruth helped him he moved to chicago and has become a skillful operator. this boy liked the printing trade but had no chance to learn it until after he left the relocation center. he's helping to print some of the nation's supply of magazines. american eggs are shipped all over the world to americans in the armed forces and to our allies. mary higuchi breaks eggs which are to be dried. and john feeds the drying machine. jim used to be a clerk in california. now he's a candy maker in chicago. american flags some of them for the armed forces are turned out by mrs. abe. she hopes one of the flags she makes may some day be carried in triumph down the streets of tokyo. the produce business in watsonville, california, used to be home to these boys. now th

it has 9,000 stations in california. >> why not let california do what california does best company that's go after great businesses and let that serve and what you'll get is the shortest amount of time. >> the proposal and parking garages and stores. the idea is that some electric vehicle shoppers people concerned were to recharge if they don't work were companies have them. >> we're glad companies are providing chargers to employees that is great. but and it's perfect. >> all 25,000 stations will provide level two charge >> it will take about a year to review the plan these stations should be online in about two years. in san jose david louie, abc7 news. >> president obama has a plan for investing in clean energy and will announce it when he comes to the bay area on friday the goal to raise $2 billion from the private sector. and all its retail stores in california. >> still head tonight here on abc7 news, another step toward the ambitious goal of eliminating pedestrian accidents s there room for everyone on the streets of san francisco? >> i'm spencer christian. clear skies and a big wa

the california street cable railway was purchased by the city in 1952. there were cut backs on the cable car system and in 1957 only three lines would remain. the three lines that exist today. in 1964 the cable car's future as part of california's transit system was sealed when it was proclaimed a national historic landmark. in february 1980, muni metro were officially inaugurated. in that same year muni received its first fleet of buses equipped with wheelchair lifts. in 1982 when the cable car had a shut-down, they added an alternative attraction to the cars. the festival was a huge hit and would continue for the next four summers in a permanent f-line that would extend all the way to fisherman's wharf, by 2000 the f-line was in place. and in 2007 muni extended the third line to the southeast corner and returning to third street. for the first time in 60 years. in the course of last 100 years, muni's diverse workforce forged by men and women of innovation have reflected the many cultures that flock to the city. muni's ground-breaking antidiscrimination

california. >> en los consultorios mÉdicos a los que acude la comunidad hispana es muy claro cuÁl es el idioma en que sus pacientes prefieren hablar sobre su estado de salud. >> en espaÑol. es mÁs fÁcil, uno puede hacer las preguntas directamente y en inglÉs tiene que buscar palabras... >> este nuevo estudio advierte que ee.uu. en fila una escasez de mÉdicos hispanos ya que mientras el crecimiento de la poblaciÓn hispana se disparÓ a 51 millones en los Últimos 30 aÑos el nÚmero de mÉdicos hispanos se ha reducido alarmantemente. >> la comunidad latina ha crecido en una cantidad increÍble en 30 aÑos. 243% y de los mÉdico en el paÍs ha bajado un 22%. >> examinando datos del censo california, florida, illinois, ny y texas el nÚmero de mÉdicos no hispanos creciÓ de 211 a 31 a 315 100.000 habitantes el nro. de mÉdicos hispanos se redujo de 135 a 105. >> pero muchas veces los no latinos prefieren no practicar en zonas latinas. >> comunicaciÓn con pacientes delimitada. >> cuando que explican no sabes si entendiste. >> los doctores seÑalan que la tendencia es esta escasez

and he came out to california to see for himself. he had lunch with earl warren who gave him his theory. i believe we're just being lulled into a sense of security. our day of reckoning is bound to come. it's a whole theory of organization in secret. walter litman came back to february, wrote those same things in a column. and, as the greatest liberalist in the country said to the smartest journalist in the country, that's partly what gave rose vemt the cover to sign order 90066. what he said was the new york herald and 250 other papers, the spa civilic coast is in imminent danger of combined attack from within and without. that was litman's line. it became through the press roosevelt's line: they -- so what finally happened was that a military zone was set up on the woes e west coast. the three west coast states plus parts of a az. everyone in that was rounded up on the gunpoint though they didn't rezigs, and were put first in the assembly centers, the stables. and then and then in the concentration camps. the newspapers at exactly

. >> el gobernador de california niega la libertad condicional a un exlÍder de un cartel de la mafia mexicana. >> si este aÑo le tocÓ pagar una multa por no tener seguro mÉdico asequible le hablarÉ de la extensiÓn de un periodo especial para que el prÓximo aÑo no le pase lo mismo. >> expectativa por la pelea de box. >> echÉmosle un vistazo a la temperatura. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>febrero concluyÓ el plazo para inscribirse al programa de salud asequible. >>gracias a que tal muy buenas noches. muchos en su declaraciÓn de impuestos se han llevado sorpresas. esta organizadora comunitaria habla del periodo de inscripciÓn especial que se les ha brindado a quienes no estÁn seguros de la multa que van a recibir por no haber obtenido seguro de vida asequible y se dan cuenta hasta que hacen su declaraciÓn de impuestos. >> hemos tenido el caso aquÍ de que muchos vienen. >> no se confunda porque las personas o familias que por algÚn motivo no decidieron comprar un seguro de salud con tiempo el aÑo pasado no se salvarÁn de pagar este aÑo multa. >> tengan en cuenta que si se escriben ah

that's not allowed under california law. there are also issues with geico's price quote system. >> they program their websites to produce quotes that are false, that are illegal and that are discriminatory. >> geico has not responded to our request for comment on the investigation. >>> car manufacturers from bmw to ford have started faking it, faking the sound of power. the new engines are a lot more efficient and quieter, but i found out drivers are none the wiser. it's that sound. you know the one, the one that comes roaring out of the tailpipe of a 500-horsepower muscle car, the 1 that eventually went the way of psychedelic posters and beatle boots or did it? >> reporter: what is the system called? >> active noise cancellation. it's enhanced through an audio system through the audio. there's two speakers. i think one is right up in here in the headliner and one in the back right here. so the two of them together in the coupe model, three in a convertible. >> reporter: 50 years after introducing the world to its pony car e

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today. >> reporter: she serves as california's labor commissioner. she's as frustrated as anyone about these companies' failure to pay their workers. >> the majority of targets that we hit are breaking the law. we're finding it. we're issuing citations and getting them to pay. >> reporter: but she admits the state has a long way to go and she concedes that thousands of workers owed millions of dollars in wage theft still go unpaid every year. >> more needs to be done and we are doing more with the resources that we have. >> reporter: do we need more enforcement, more effective enforcement, here in california? >> i would say that my work is not done so yes, i think that we can always do better, and we are striving to do better. >> right now under state law, there are few consequences for any company that does not pay. last year there was a proposed law to fix all of that but that proposed law failed to pass at the 11th hour in sacramento. commissioner su hurvegsh says she is considering the possibility of filing criminal charges against company owners