i'm embedding with the l.a. county coroner, the busiest under one roof in the nation and while i'll see things that shock me. oh, my gosh, i'm a little speechless. for the men and women that work here, dealing with the dead is business as usual. >> death is going to happen and seeing all the bodies, it's just part of my job. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> i've lived in l.a. for most of my life, and driven by this non-descript building countless times but had no idea what i would face when i finally got inside. >> coroner's office. >> this is the department of the los angeles county coroner. >> okay. unknown male caucasian face down found in the river bed. i'll phone someone out. thank you. >> and somewhere in the city, someone has died. >> hey, i have a field call for you. okay. >> dispatch assigns the case to investigator rudy malano. >> so i have a field call in long beach. >> okay. >> it is an unidentified caucasian male. they might have a missing person's match on him. they don't know yet. >> okay. thanks. >> we've been in

>>> at the l.a. county jail, inmates with the most severe psychiatric disorders are sent to a place next to men's central jail called twin towers. >> got him. wherever you want to sit, where there is not another person. twin towers was originally built to house maximum security inmates. but now it's filled almost entirely with mentally ill inmates. so most of these guys have a lot of severe conditions. we have a lot of restrictions on us. we can't take the cameras out because in the past cameras have set them off. with nearly 4,000 walking patients, the jail has become america's largest mental health institution. while the jail has an operating budget of almost $800 million, the cost at twin towers alone are astounding. the department spends about $70,000 a year per inmate, and nearly 2 million just on psychiatric medications. >> morning. >> the scale and complexity of the job wasn't what deputy medina expected when she signed up to work here. have you ever felt threatened by this population? >> on a

the l.a. riots grab the spotlight -- >> people are still reportedly being held hostage by an armed gunman. >> these are the stories that play out in the shadows. >> his wife patricia said he left early that morning. an hour later his car was found idling at the end of the driveway to his home. >> it seemed so strange. where? why? >> what they discovered upon their arrival is almost unspeakable. numerous pieces from as many as 15 human bodies, including three heads preserved in a refrigerator. >>> this has been the worst night of violence in los angeles since the 1965 watch riot. >> a nonstop orgy of burning, looting, and chaos. >> i don't believe this stuff. i just can't. >> the number of injuries has reached two dozen and the number of arrests has reached 2,000. >> los angeles is still a city under siege this morning with scores of fires still burning. >> as a third day of rioting dawns on los angeles, the mayor and police are slowly securing the city. >> we have got to make a commitment to h

and reports confirm the corruption ran all the way to the top. >> former l.a. county undersheriff convicted of corruption in the same case of lee baka. >> in the wake of the scandal, it was clear the system needed a major overhaul and assistant sheriff mcdonald was the one appointed to the job. >> at the height of the controversy here, what would you say went wrong? >> the high stress environment. and for sometimes it's who you hire. but oftentimes it's really a lack of that front line supervision where you see an employee starting to lose their patience, you're not disrupting that. i don't think we trained people as well as we could have or should have. >> so, what changes have been implemented in response to the allegations of inmate abuse? >> increased supervisors, more sergeants helping the staff. fundamentally we've made it crystal clear we don't tolerate prisoner abuse. violence in the jails is unacceptable any level by any person. >> mcdonald wants a new story told, one that puts the scandal in the past and the jail's enormous challenges in the spotlight

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're nervous. these guys are driving around vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you m selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. $35 for that. within 20 miles of where i am right now, i'm being offered four -- four different sellers. >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering samples and a free laundry bag with the purchase of s

the journalism at publications such as the "new york times" and the "l.a. times" stands in contrast with the spread of fake news, which facebook and others are trying to crack down on. many say the spread of fake news on social media influenced voters. this campaign season. >> in fact, a buzzfeed study found the top 20 fake news stories generated more engagement likes and shares than the top stories from major outlets, including the "new york times." >> social media benefits legitimate, professional fact-check journalism, as well. we're very, very present on facebook and twitter and other social platforms. but clearly, it's true that these new platforms, these relatively new platforms, make it possible for almost anyone to publish almost anything they want. >> reporter: as for mr. trump's repeated threat he's going to sue the "new york times" and change libel laws, thompson says mr. trump told them in a meeting last week, quote, i don't think you'll have any anything to worry about. for "nightly business report," i'm julia boorstin in los angeles. >>> tiffa

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're nervous. these guys are driving around vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you made as muc selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. $35 for that. within 20 miles of where i am right now, i'm being offered four -- four different sellers. >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering samples and a free laundry bag with the pur

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're nervous. these guys are driving around vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you made as much mon selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. $35 for that. within 20 miles of where i am right now, i'm being offered four -- four different sellers. >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering samples and a free laundry bag with th

the trump talk is even happening at the l.a. auto show. the fast-growing car show off to a hot start. ford rolling out the new eco-sport su havev, a car not bt in the u.s. you know how president-elect trump fought that. jeff flock with ford's ceo who is shoving right back. >>> donald trump making fighting isis his top foreign policy objective but can he do it without dragging the u.s. deeper into the a war in the middle east? we have congressman pete hoekstra who advised donald trump on foreign policy next. oh, by the way he is rumored to get a top position. we'll ask representative hoekstra that and much more. stay tuned. ♪ what powers the digital world. communication. that's why a cutting edge university counts on centurylink to keep their global campus connected. and why a pro football team chose us to deliver fiber-enabled broadband to more than 65,000 fans. and why a leading car brand counts on us to keep their dealer network streamlined and nimble. businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. when i w

joining us on the phone is john myers, the bureau chief for the l.a. times. thank the l.a. times. thank you for being with us. >> fit thank you. i appreciated. >> host: seventeen questions and propositions on the ballot. how long will will it take for voters to cast their vote? >> guest: a lot longer than it has recently. california has had long ballots in the past but we have not had a statewide ballot this long and 16 years. we have a lot of new voters in california who are going to be surprised when they open the ballots. some voting by mail. it's a long ballots. it covers a number of issues, taxation, taxation, crime and punishment, environmental issues. a lot of homework california voters have to do. californians seem to like this direct democracy process. we have seen that for years. it could be a test to that affinity for its. >> host: if you could highlight those that are getting the most attention in california. >> guest: probably at the top of that would be proposition 64 which is the effort to legalize marijuana. we know that colorado and washington state have gone in f

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you made as much money selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. right now, i'm being offered fake tide by one, two, three, four -- four different sellers. >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering samples and a free laundry bag with the purchase of six gallons. >> the product comes in

so, the fact that the l.a. times had it right, kudos to them, but you had to look at -- look, terry madonna's been a very accurate pollster. and i don't remember, but i think the last poll he had in pennsylvania was hillary up 8%. >> and pat toomey losing by 12%. >> yeah, more than that, it was. yes. investor's business daily also had it right. they also had it right in the romney-obama election. the polls i was looking at, interestingly enough, for southeastern pennsylvania were all dead-on right. they all showed trump down by as much as 19% at one point and then closing that gap to about 10% -- in chester county specifically. they were dead-on. they also showed that there was not much effect on the under-ballot, and we saw that in chester county. we re-elected all nine of our state reps and tom killion. so the polling wasn't necessarily off across the board. >> but is the issue that the whole thing is that nobody picks up a landline, nobody answers a cellphone, and you can't go to online? or did the l.a. time

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're nervous. these guys are driving around vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you mad selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. $35 for that. within 20 miles of where i am right now, i'm being offered four -- four different sellers. >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering samples and a free laundry bag with the purchase of

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're nervous. these guys are driving around vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you made as selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. $35 for that. within 20 miles of where i am right now, i'm being offered four -- four different sellers. >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering samples and a free laundry bag with the purchas

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're nervous. these guys are driving around vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you made as much money selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. $35 for that. within 20 miles of where i am right now, i'm being offered >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering samples and a free laundry bag with the purchase of six gallons. >>

today the l.a. county sheriff's department is on the scent of -- reportedly stolen speedboat, medical hardware and coffee pots -- buckets and buckets of apparently counterfeit tide. in the office, fake labels for fake gain? >> this might be the distribution center? >> it is. it is. >> reporter: tide in five-gallon buckets. why do we think it's fake? >> there's no such thing here. that's what's crazy. >> there is no such product? >> there's no such thing. >> we don't sell tide in five-gallon buckets. >> reporter: the alleged contraband is sent to the lab to find out what it is, if it ain't tide. >> without sounding scary the rifrgs are large. we just don't know. you don't know where it came from. like putting your family in a car that you had no idea who made it or where it came from. >> reporter: we'll follow that trail in a minute. counterfeiting they say is a nearly $500 billion a year business. >> hundreds and hundreds of >> reporter: the past year alone proctor and gamble has helped identify and

also running, the l.a. mayor and the state treasurer. >>> the board of supervisors in san francisco could vote about short-term rentals. the proposal calls for 60 nights a year for short-term rentals regardless of whether the host is on site. the current limit is 90 nights for unhosted rentals and there are no limits for hosted rentals. >> the airbnb and other platforms have taken somewhere between 10 to 12,000 units of housing out of the housing market and converted them to full-time tourist accommodations at a time when the city is going through a pretty severe housing crisis. that's a problem. >> airbnb said: we remain hopeful the city will return to the table and work with all sides on real solutions that simplify the registration process, protect housing and enable middle class san franciscans to share their homes. >>> today san jose city council members will consider at least three proposals about how to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. one plan calls for the minimum to reach $15 by ja

stuff on the job? >> yeah. >> reporter: he now heads the l.a. county sheriff's counterfeit and piracy team. laundry detergent -- >> you can smell it. i don't get it. >> reporter: cigarettes, alcohol. detergent? >> if we're driving around with a kilo of cocaine, we're nervous. these guys are driving around vanloads of this stuff every day like nothing. if you made as much money selling counterfeit tide as heroin? what would you choose? the tide. you're not going to do 40 years in prison. >> reporter: the math goes something like this. dealers buy the stuff for maybe $5 a bucket, and we found it for sale online for at least five times that. 25 bucks for that one. here's another one. $35 for that. within 20 miles of where i am right now, i'm being offered fake tide by one, two, three, four -- four different sellers. >> we started seeing this really escalate starting about a year ago. it's showing up all over the place. and the social media is the enabler. >> reporter: in places like texas, illinois, manhattan, where we found this ad offering sample

the l.a. times has seen its staff cut from about 1,400 to about 600 in editorial, and when you get down into those numbers, you just can't cut someone loose for two years to tell kind of an epic story like this. >> hinojosa: i know everybody wants to know, so please update us. what is the status of enrique? how's he doing? how's his mom? give us the update. >> well, enrique finally reaches his mother after eight attempts, 122 days, 12,000 miles. there's a brief honeymoon, and then the resentment comes out, and he has a period where he's very tough on his mom. and then he has a period where he's doing better. he works as a painter in florida now. he's near his mom. he goes to her every morning; she gives him a big hug and gives him his morning cup of coffee, and they really love each other a lot. but when he was a child and without his mother, because of that loneliness and that ache, he got into drugs, and he has lapsed off and on back into those bad habits. so it's been up and down, really. >

>> i used to live down near the l.a. area and it's just about as bad here. >> reporter: the intersection of highway 280 and 680 in downtown san jose is a prime example of the problem. the study found about half the commuters to silicon valley come from outside the area from places like san francisco, alameda and san joaquin counties, this, of course, one of the primary ways out of the valley at the end of the day. >> it's pretty bad between 3:00 and let's say 8:00 you can't get anywhere. >> reporter: the study was conducted by joint venture silicon valley, a regional think tank of public, private and academic leaders. any commute over 90 minutes one way is considered a mega commute. more than 5% of drivers in silicon valley face that each and every day. that's nearly a full percentage point more than in l.a. the group says a lack of affordable housing is the predriver of the problem, -- the real driver of the problem, more so than the freeway infrastructure, but drivers say they feel the l.a. style commuting pain. >> it'

to the basketball court with a $2 billion deal to buy the l.a. clippers. joining me today on bloomberg studio 1.0, steve ballmer. ballmer group cofounder and owner of the l.a. clippers. steve, thank you so much for joining us. you that iumor about couldn't possibly believe to be true, which was that you were shy growing up. "studio 1.0 that -- steve: that's a true rumor. emily: tell me about this. steve: when i was a kid, if somebody's dad was at home, i would literally stood out in the car because i would be so nervous and shy. college, a friend of mine describes it this way -- hi, i'm steve ballmer, my hand is sweaty because i'm so nervous to meet you. [laughter] over time, that has changed. .mily: it has changed you brought life to software conferences that will never be seen again. where did that guy come from? steve: that's a very good question. i would say there's a breakthrough, literally, when i was football manager at harvard. that is an intimidating thing to get up in front of football players and the manager is not the loftiest positio

to the l.a. auto show, giving consumers a look at what's hitting showrooms in the coming year. our phil lebeau is live with a special guest. phil, over to you. >> thank you, kayla. we are joined by scott keogh, ceo of audi north america. showing off the new sportback, back here. tell me why this is the right time when it goes on sale next year. >> we launched the a-7 five, six years ago, and what it did was basically double our market share in the segment. so, this combination of a smart sedan packaging with the coup styling works. we call it a sportback. the equation is simple in the luxury car market -- make a beautiful car and things will sell. we think that's what we've done. >> and right next to the f-5, and we'll showing that right now, we have the q-5. you've got the new q-5, and production is beginning in mexico. >> right. >> and you know the story about what's happening with discussion about vehicles built in mexico imported to the u.s. >> yeah. >> if there's a 35% tax that's slapped on

the case turned into a medical emergency and was handed off to the l.a. fire department. video from this weekend shows west on stage during a concert and going off about politics, the media and his friend jay-z. there is no word on his condition. snow is causing headaches for drivers in uta cars in syracuse today. the only snow you'll find around here are at the ski hills. video from little switzerland in slinger shows them prepping the trails for the season opener. joyce: some good news from a story we shared with you friday. wisn 12 news' adrienne pedersen reported on local charities struggling to collect coats because it's been so unseasonably warm. we are happy to share this weekend many of you helped st. , ben's and catholic charities. received a lot of donations over the weekend. thank you for your generosity. right now, some big companies could have lots of money that's owed to someone like you or your family. kathy: some say that's a secret the insurance industry doesn't want you to know. >> so we're talking about probably hundreds of millions of dollars that is o

room to the basketball court as the owner of the l.a. clippers. ♪ emily: back to our exclusive conversation with steve ballmer. in 2014 ballmer broughting his trademark energy and enthusiasm to the basketball court, buying the l.a. clippers for $2 billion. in part two of our interview, i asked him about the purchase and what life is like as the new owner of a sports team. >> i love the game. i low love seeing us go out there and win. but there's aspects to the job as well. how do i, you know, sort of properly interact with our coach, with our basketball staff, with our players. what's my role. we have big decisions in front of us. an arena. where do we go in terms of changing the way sports is consumed, ewing digital techniques, not just o.t.t., but virtual reality and live statistics, in addition to, you know, hey, it's the season, let's go win some ballgames. emily: so what are your hopes for a new season? not to talk smack, how can you beat the warriors this year? >> i watched the spurs beat the warriors by 25 points in their openin

>> um, i used to live down near the l.a. area and it's just about as bad as here that it is down there. >> reporter: the intersection of 280 and 680 here in downtown san jose is a prime example of this problem. the study found that about half of commuters to silicon valley come from outside the area from places like san francisco, alameda and san joaquin counties. this of course one of the primary ways out of the valley at the end of the day. >> it's pretty bad. between 3:00 and let's say 8:00, you can't get anywhere. >> reporter: the study was conducted by joint venture silicon valley a regional think tank of public, private and academic leaders. any commute over 90 minutes one way is considered a mega- commute and more than 5% of drivers in silicon valley face that each and every day. that's nearly a full percentage point than in l.a. drivers say they feel the l.a. style commuting pain. >> it's very bad especially down the 101 corridor, 87, 280. but there's no respite. everywhere you go, there's traffic. >> the study comes

when the sun never sets and we celebrate a holiday in l.a. ? oh-oh, a holiday in l.a. ? oh-oh, oh-oh, whew ? never raining, everybody's singing when you get that feeling ? then you'll know ? it's a holiday, oh-oh, in l.a. ? it's a holiday, oh-oh, in l.a. where the sun never sets ? and we always celebrate ? a holiday in l.a. ? holiday, oh-oh, in l.a. ? where the sun never sets and it's something we celebrate ? a holiday in l.a. ? oh-oh, oh-oh ? 0 holiday in l.a. snow oh-oh, oh-oh ? 0 holiday in l.a., oh-oh, oh-oh 0 holiday in l.a., oh-oh, oh-oh ? a holiday in l.a. ?? >> yes! that was awesome! >> band of merrymakers. >> y'all were great. thank you so much. you were awesome. so fun! y'all are such fun. >> all righty. >> thank you, guys. >> merrymaking isn't over yet. >> it isn't? >> no! >> first, this is "today" on nbc. drive. what about day three? >> about to find out who today's generous donor is. drum roll, please. >> it is -- >> all: learning resources senior project manager tom. >> happy holidays. >> hi, tom. >> i come bearing gifts. >> what you do you in? >> $185,000

>> it sounds like the family did drive to l.a. for fou the dog got spooked with the fireworks and took off. the family was sure that they had lost the family pet. >> this happened back in july. tell me now they have been reunited. >> they have been reunited and here's why. the dog was microchipped. and so that's how they were able to find out the name of the dog. >> hey, tinker bell. tinker bell. >> bigger than -- they called them after the dog was put in a cast. the family was eventually reunited with the dog. >> really brought her back to health, thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> this is a very iconic scene from mission impossible. you have tom cruise lowered in by a rope, trying to steal something without being discovered. the internet is filled with people recreating scenes from a movie. >> is that -- >> yes, that is. what could they be looking for? >> neither. >> there are two cups in there. they said they don't have a stick long enough, so they decided to just get one of the workers all touched up and lower him d

it suggests just as the polling shifts he's up 6 points in the l.a. times poll. the idea of blue states and red states and so forth are very dependent on the next election. if they start changing then they go from blue to whatever. >> his momentum is undeniable. there's the fact more and more states have more early voting. in colorado we're all mail in ballot. donald trump came to colorado of our mail in ballot system. no proof, just this allegation. is that fair? >> it's not fair but it's a genuine worry across the whole country. a number of places where we have found people voting 20, 30 years after they died is not trivial. in some places, philadelphia is a good example, i think there's a good indication they steal a lot of votes. so the notion of ballot integrity is not a small thing. in very close elections it can make >> we've heard from republicans like ron johnson who have suggested that if hillary clinton is elected she should be impeached. is that what republicans should be talking about right now and is that a serious suggestion? >> i think it's a seri

when the sun never sets and we celebrate a holiday in l.a. ? oh-oh, a holiday in l.a. ? oh-oh, oh-oh, whew ? never raining, everybody's singing when you get that feeling ? then you'll know ? it's a holiday, oh-oh, in l.a. ? it's a holiday, oh-oh, in l.a. where the sun never sets ? and we always celebrate ? a holiday in l.a. ? where the sun never sets and it's something we celebrate ? a holiday in l.a. ? oh-oh, oh-oh ? 0 holiday in l.a. snow oh-oh, oh-oh ? 0 holiday in l.a., oh-oh, oh-oh 0 holiday in l.a., oh-oh, oh-oh ? a holiday in l.a. ?? >> [ applause ] that was awesome! >> band of merrymakers. >> y'all were great. thank you so much. you were awesome. so fun! y'all are such fun. >> all righty. >> thank you, guys. >> merrymaking isn't over yet. >> it isn't? >> no! >> first, this is "today" on nbc. ?? ?? ?? ?? drive. what about day three? >> about to find out who today's generous donor is. drum roll, please. >> it is -- >> all: learning resources senior project manager tom. >> happy holidays. >> hi, tom. >> i come bearing gifts. >> what you do you in? >> $185,000 worth

. >> in los angeles, a review by the "l.a. times" found a record 78 bystanders injured last year during lapd chases. so now, nearly 100 departments across the country are going high tech, firing gps devices like that that stick to a suspect's car, allowing police to back off and track a suspect from a safer distance. and one safety group points out that the vast majority of pursuits involve nonviolent crimes and if officers only pursued the most violent criminals, pursuits could be cut by 90%. clayton sandell, abc news, new york. >> the videos give you chills, but it's hard to make that call as a police officer, right? you don't know why they are running, and you're not supposed to run from the cops. >> in in that case, the cruiser was hit by another vehicle and dinner holiday hacks. >> products to save time and effort from that holiday feast. you're watching world news now. stay with us. >>> "world news now" continues >>> with the clock running down to thanksgiving, we are scrambling with last minute travel plans or kitchen d

the l.a. bench out scored the dubs by 30. and the lakers stun the warriors 117-97. there was a milestone in this game. steph curry hit a three in 157 consecutive games. that streak ended tonight. talk about brick house. 0-10 from deep and golden state is just five of 32 from downtown. that's 16%. in college football tomorrow stanford is hosting oregon state and cal will go for the upset of number five washington. that's a night game in berkeley. the first 10,000 fans will get marshawn lynch bobbleheads that are really cool. san jose state at boise state and that's a good looking crowd. on the road since 1980 and second quarter and out of trouble and rolls, throws and touchdown rashad johnson. broncos get the score and they open it up in the third. the broncos go on to victory. diving for the pylon and in. 45-31. 108 years of waiting brings out a crowd. the victory parade is like nothing we have ever seen. the estimate was five million cubs fans. that's the seventh largest gathering in human history. classic tongue and cheek and says thanks for your patience. abc7 sp

the l.a. county department of children and family services says the investigations stem from a september incident aboard a private jet carrying pitt, his now estranged wife angelina jolie and their children. pitt and jolie filed for divorce in november afternoon. after one month. they were cruising through the panama canal when all of a sudden it lost propulsion. apparently the $14.4 billion ship had to be towed into port. >>> a suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a police officer, bringing the city's manhunt to the end. the officer was investigating car theft off campus on tuesday 29-year-old called for backup and was later found wounded on the ground. the five-year veteran is the university's first officer to be shot on duty. he is now on surgery in critical condition. the suspect deangelo daveys is now in custody. >>> taking a turn here from nbc sports, say hello to the vegas golden nights. five months after they were awarded with an expansion team the team's name was announced can

for paws received a call there was an injured mass tiff in the l.a. river, in one of the canals, and you can see that its leg is severely injured. in fact, it looks like the paw might be broken. >> got a >> this is definitely a pet, and it's actually a she. it took them hours, you guys, to pull this rescue off. the dog was scared. it kept running away from the humans. eventually they were able to get close enough to her to be able to apprehend her. even when they have the rope around its neck, they still let her sit there, just to calm her down, not stress her out too much. there were people that were gathering up above watching the they thought maybe these guys needed help pulling off the rescue, so they ended up calling the los angeles fire department, who brought help in the form of a crate. they were able to lower it down, raise her back up, and give her to medical care. here's the thing, this dog was found in los angeles, but it's a resident of arizona. >> what? >> was it brought there by a family and then escaped? >> it sounds like the family di

. >> very busy out in l.a. we had the best, best time. thanks to anthony and mary and all the scottos. >> wondered if dylan and savannah were going to give birth right at the table. >> bow, did they -- spaghetti and meatballs. big day, everybody. this is the day, my great nephew shecky turns 2. in honor of shecky turning 2 i want to show you some -- >> we're applauding. >> i'm shecky. i'm 2 years old. >> i live for this kid. he is the funniest kid live. we're going to show pictures? oh, there. ? happy birthday to you ? >> he knows it's out of tune. ? happy birthday to you ? >> oh! [ laughter ] >> whoa! >> he is the most precious. so, and i want to wish his grandfather, bill a happy 80th birthday tomorrow. wow. >> turning 80 tomorrow. >> and alicia keys son, you wonder if he'll catch on, musical talent, that swizz beatz has? original song called "superboy." ? i am the super boy, super boy ? i'm a super boy ? ? ? i am the super boy ? by the time he's 6, and he's not even looking, i know. looking right at the camera. >> intensity. wow. >> hi

. >>> taking a look at the nfc west, the rams hosting the carolina panthers at the l.a. coliseum. cam newton for 225 yards and 1 touchdown, including this 9- yard touchdown pass to greg olsen. that caps a 1st quarter, 53- yard drive that gives the panthers a 7-0 lead. missed field goals late in the 1st quarter. l.a. then scores with just 34 seconds to play, but it's not enough, and the panthers survive with a 13-10 win on the road. the rams fall to 3-5 on the season. >>> in cleveland, prescott and the dallas cowboys looking to distance themselves from the rest of the nfc. prescott throws 3 touchdown passes, while the other rookie on offense, ezekiel elliott touchdowns. prescott is breaking most of troy aikman's rookie records in dallas. the browns dropping to 0-9, and a franchise record 12 state, dating back to last season. the cowboys move to 7-1. dallas is off to its best start since 2007. >>> well, way ahead of schedule, ben roethlisberger just three weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee. wallace takes it 95 yards against his former team. roethlisberger finally gets

. >> on july 25th, the crew at hope for paws received a call there was an injured mass tiff in the l.a. river, in one of the canals, and you can see that its leg is severely injured. in fact, it looks like the paw might be broken. >> got a collar. >> this is definitely a pet, and it's actually a she. it took them hours, you guys, to pull this rescue off. the dog was scared. it kept running away from the humans. eventually they were able to get close enough to her to be able to apprehend her. even when they have the rope around its neck, they still let her sit there, just to calm her down, not stress her out too much. there were people that were gathering up above watching the rescue go down. they thought maybe these guys needed help pulling off the rescue, so they ended up calling the los angeles fire department, who brought help in the form of a crate. they were able to lower it down, raise her back up, and give her to medical care. here's the thing, this dog was found in los angeles, but it's a resident of arizona. >> what? >> was it brought there by a family and then escaped? >> it

people outside of the l.a. auto show. this was the scene a few hours ago at the los angeles convention center where the orange car crashed right into the plaza. the car involved had a sign on the door that read drive today at the auto show. so apparently, it was part of an exhibit there. the driver is one of those hurt. if you need to take care of registering your car over the next week, the dmv offices are closed on thanksgiving day and through the weekend and the dmv says that means that the monday and tuesday after thanksgiving weekend are always their busiest days. something else to keep in mind, the dmv is branch into a new space next door. so one will be shut down from december 3rd to december 19th. >> it could have a big im-- big impact on your holiday travel. >> workers set to strike at o'hare airport. >>> and we'll take you to (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. this black f

first, sorry for the educational part of the show, l.a. has a football team, the rams are back, and there's a player on the team, william hayes, two interesting things. one, he believes in mermaids, and two, he doesn't believe in dinosaurs, thinks it's a hoax cooked up by rascal archaeologists. i don't know. i decided to take williams on a field trip to the l.a. natural history museum where there's all william hayes. ? ? >> so, how old were you when you realized you didn't believe in dinosaurs? >> i never really believed. >> never? even as a kid, learning about dinosaurs, you department believe them? >> i don't have a big imagination. >> a good quality to have. we should challenge the things we're expected to believe. >> okay. >> not necessarily to this extent, but let's take a look around and see what you think. >> look at that. this doesn't move you in any way. >> absolutely not. [ laughter ] >> what do you think these are? >> [ bleep ] clay. >> maybe it is clay, i don't know. how are you doing? >> i'm daniel, an educator here >> we need

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outcome. >> from the l.a. times, president obama offers strong support to house minority leader while also saying that democrats do need to change if they expect to grow the party and take back control. >> i don't think that there has to be a complete overhaul here. i think that there does have to be better organization, a smarter message. my advice to democrats is know what you care about and what you stand for. and fight for your principles. even if it's >> especially when it comes to breakfast foods, not really good news for all of you out there who eat hummus and add it to all kinds of foods during the day. the sabra dipping company is recalling some of its products over possible listeria contamination. the contamination was found at the manufacturing facility, not in the tested finished products. the company is encouraging consumers to look at the best before date on a product lid and listeria can be fatal to people with weak immune systems and also young children. >> if you're a calorie counter like me,

first, sorry part of the show, l.a. has a football team, the rams are back, and there's a player on the team, william hayes, two interesting things. one, he believes in mermaids, and two, he doesn't believe in dinosaurs, thinks it's a hoax cooked up by rascal archaeologists. i don't know. i decided to take williams on a field trip to the l.a. natural history museum where there's all sorts of dinosaur bones issue william hayes. ? ? >> so, how old were you when you realized you didn't believe in dinosaurs? >> i never really believed. >> never? even as a kid, learning about dinosaurs, you department believe them? >> i don't have a big imagination. >> a good quality to have. we should challenge the things we're expected to believe. >> okay. >> not necessarily to this extent, but let's take a look around and see what you think. >> look at that. this doesn't move you in any way. >> absolutely not. [ laughter ] >> what do you think these are? >> [ bleep ] clay. >> maybe it is clay, i don't know. how are you doing? >> i'm danie

field trip to the l.a. natural history museum where there's all sorts of dinosaur bones issue and here's my dinosaur day with william hayes. ? ? h >> so, how old were you when you realized you didn't believe in dinosaurs? >> i never really believed. >> never? even as a kid, dinosaurs, you department believe them? >> i don't have a big imagination. >> listen, i think skepticism is a good quality to have. we should challenge the things we're expected to believe. >> okay. >> not necessarily to this extent, but let's take a look around and see what you think. >> look at that. this doesn't move you in any way. >> absolutely not. [ laughter ] >> what do you think these are? know. how are you doing? >> i'm daniel, an educator here for the natural history museum. >> we need you, dave. have you met people who don't believe in dinosaurs before? >> every now and then. >> dinosaurs are real? >> from my personal experiences. >> your personal experiences, as in? >> as in actually going out and digging for dinosaurs. >> y

first, sorry part of the show, l.a. has a football team, the rams are back, and there's a player on the team, william hayes, two interesting things. one, he believes in mermaids, and two, he doesn't believe in dinosaurs, thinks it's a hoax cooked up by rascal archaeologists. i don't know. i decided to take williams on a field trip to the l.a. natural history museum where there's all sorts of dinosaur bones issue william hayes. ? ? >> so, how old were you when you realized you didn't believe in dinosaurs? >> i never really believed. >> never? even as a kid, learning about dinosaurs, you department believe them? >> i don't have a big imagination. >> listen we should challenge the things we're expected to believe. >> okay. >> not necessarily to this extent, but let's take a look around and see what you think. >> look at that. this doesn't move you in any way. >> absolutely not. [ laughter ] >> what do you think these are? >> [ bleep ] clay. >> maybe it is clay, i don't know. how are you doing? >> i'm daniel, an educator he

part of the show, l.a. has a football team, the rams are back, and there's a player on the team, william hayes, two interesting things. one, he believes in mermaids, and two, he doesn't believe in dinosaurs, thinks it's a hoax cooked up by rascal archaeologists. i don't know. i decided to take williams on a field trip to the l.a. natural history museum where there's all sorts of dinosaur bones issue william hayes. ? ? >> so, how old were you when you realized you didn't believe in dinosaurs? >> i never really believed. >> never? even as a kid, learning about dinosaurs, you department believe them? >> i don't have a big imagination. >> a good quality to have. we should challenge the things we're expected to believe. >> okay. >> not necessarily to this extent, but let's take a look around and see what you think. >> look at that. this doesn't move you in any way. >> absolutely not. [ laughter ] >> what do you think these are? >> [ bleep ] clay. >> maybe it is clay, i don't know. how are you doing? >> i'm danie

, the crew at hope for paws received a call there was an injured mass tiff in the l.a. river, in one of the canals, and you can see that its leg is severely injured. in fact, it looks like the paw might be broken. >> got a collar. >> this is definitely a pet, and it's actually a she. it took them hours, you guys, to pull this rescue off. the dog was scared. it kept running away from the humans. eventually they were able to get close enough to her to be able to apprehend her. even when they have the rope around its neck, they still let her sit there, just to calm her down, not stress her out too much. there were people that were gathering up above watching the rescue go down. needed help pulling off the rescue, so they ended up calling the los angeles fire department, who brought help in the form of a crate. they were able to lower it down, raise her back up, and give her to medical care. here's the thing, this dog was found in los angeles, but it's a resident of arizona. >> what? >> was it brought there by a family and then escaped? >> it sounds like the family did driv

first, sry part of the show, l.a. has a football team, the rams are back, and there's a player on the team, william hayes, two interesting things. one, he believes in mermaids, and two, he doesn't believe i dinosaurs, think it's a hoax cooked up b rascal archaeologists. i don't know. i decided to take williams on a field trip to the l.a. natural history museum where there's all sorts of dinosaur bones issue william hayes. ? ? >> so, how old were you when you realized you didn't believe in dinosaurs? >> i never really believed. >> never? even as a kid, learning about dinosaurs, you department believe them? >> i don't have a big imagination. >> we should challenge the things we're expected to believe. >> okay. >> not necessarily to this extent, but let's take a look around and see what you think. >> look at that. this doesn't move you in any way. >> absolutely not. [ laughter ] >> whato yothink tse are? maybe it is clay, i don't know. how are you doing? >> i'm daniel, an educator here have you met people who don't belie