how liberal is california? you are liberal, i realize, but you don't talk about how california overspent on things they should not have. that is a big part of the problem. in california, how much of the problem out there could you contribute to the california position on illegal immigration? how much of that costing both how much for higher education being almost free for so long? i remember years ago people from california saying we don't have to pay for this or that, relatives of mine. there were living above their budget. budget cuts are something that should have happened a long time ago. do you believe it is better to be -- if you have to choose between a capitalistic system, a conservative system c compared with socialism, which one would you choose? guest: if i could only choose between capitalism and socialism, i would choose capitalism. but we have to point out that in this country we have a modified source of capitalism where the government does have some involvement in the economy because it runs bet

california has begun to hand out ious to its creditors. doesn't sound good for the rest of the country but is the federal government headed down to the same road? here is deputy editor dan hairringter and steve moore. you paid a lot of attention to all these states. what policies do they have in common? >> the wheels have come off in california, new jersey an new york. none of them can pay their bills. california is sending out ious. first time in that history that has happened. you look at policies of those states, those are obama economics. they have the highest tax rates on small businesses and on individuals in the country. yet they can't pay their bills. they have the highest rates of unionization and forced union policies. highest unemployment. the other factor that these are supposed to be worker pair dies with liberal policies but people and businesses are moving in droves out of those states. >> that's true. what is a good citizen who wants to do something about this to do? is there a way you can rein this in? >> first question is

political suicide for california. brian battle of performance trust is closely watching california's fiscal troubles... he believes the situation could get to the point where the feds step in and help stop the bleeding... "i think california is waiting for the government to come in and give a lifeline...i don't think dc has the cash to hand them because every other state will line up too - but a guarantee from uncle sam - will help california sell short term notes with a fed gaurantee and get them liquid again." brian battle says it's a short term solution - that would buy more time for state officials to hammer out a budget and he says he believes the obama administration will be forced to help california - because a default would shut down the municipal bond market... causing a huge ripple effect for the entire financial system. for now though, the problems are contained to california. more americans are falling behind on paying their debts...and it's beyond just late mortgage payments. almost one in every 20 credit

dos organizaciones demandan a california por su incapacidad ofrecer protecciÓn y segidad a las decenas de miles que trabajan en los campos. y el gobierno o terino de honduras suavi el tono. >>> este este es estusu noticie univisiÓntaa@jk con jorge ramos marÍa elena salinas >>> buenas noches hoy comenzamos en estados unidos para que tenga un nuevo sistema de salud el principal problema son los 46 millones de persona que fno tienen seguro mÉdico pero la propuesta de el presidente obaÉ alto costo de un nuevo sistema mÉdico y todos tienen algo que decir antes de tomar un mes de descanso como nos explica lo lourdes desde washington. >>> demÓcratas liberales y conservadores siguen enfrascados en tensas negociaciones dme la cÁmara para obtener el apoyo de 52 demÓcratas conservadores como Él llamado (nombre en inglÉs) afirma que tÍan que calmar a hospitales y mÉdicos. e con el plan pÚblico se paga algo bÁsico que no queremo servicio sÍ estÁn bajo que los doctores y el hospitales no dan el servicio a quiÉn vamos ayudar. >>> pero los mÁs liberales d de partido quieren un seguro

california, the most populous state, has 40,000. california's strict rules ensure that felons, the mentally ill and people who have convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses are considered a threat to others are automatically disqualified. those who do meet the qualifications do not automatically receive a permit to. in order to obtain a concealed weapon permit in california an applicant must undergo fingerprinting but passing through federal background check, complete a course of gun training run, be considered a person of good moral character by the local sheriff, and just as an burnley demonstrate a good cause for needing a concealed weapon permits. this gives local authorities discretion to decide who should obtain a concealed weapon permits. this amendment will force california to honor permits issued by all other states including those which allow minors, convicted criminals and people with no fire arms training will to carry concealed weapons. only the time and place requirements and the state would remain intact with under a

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california, a whopping $26 billion. california is trying to get out of the hole, but they don't want to cut programs and they can't raise taxes. now, it seems they can't even agree on how much money they have received in bailouts. i tried to do the math but it didn't add up. last week, i spoke to governor schwarzneggar's spokesperson, aaron mclear to see if he could explain. listen up. >> look, you're going to get $50 billion from the federal government and you're still $26.3 billion short. what am i missing? >> well, the $50 billion, first of all, is over three years, and most of that has nothing to do with our state budget. a lot of that goes to local communities, to local schools, never goes through the state government system, and a lot of that is for new projects, new infrastructure or transportation projects that we never had on the books so a very small amount of that federal economic stimulus stuff is for our budgets. one really has nothing to do with the other. eric: fair enough that. was on this show last week

the gentlewoman from california. ms. lofgren: madam speaker, before yielding back, i would simply thank the gentleman from california for being my partner in this effort. thank again the members of the house administration committee for working with us and remember once again our colleague, bill orton, who was such a fine person who did so much in his life and i know that his sons, will and wesley, his wife, jacqueline, were very proud of him and i know that they'll take satisfaction that his volunteerism is being recognized through this effort today and with that i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2728 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed -- the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: i object on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present the speaker pro tempore: furth

. >> california. we think about new york. you're talking about california. do you see -- is it a bad idea to kill the goose that laid the golden egg or should these be the people we soak. should we soak the rich? we've got to soak somebody. >> no, i don't think we should soak the rich. it's detrimental to economic growth. it hurts people well below the rich. you're going to see tax reform that the governor is going to announce, if we can pull all this together, which i mentioned earlier in a crisis is when you pull these things together, you're going to see something quite radical, a radical reform of the personal income tax. a very radical reform of corporate income tax. >> if we look at this of the microcosm of the federal government, can't you talk about congress how to pay for health care, that it's probably not a great idea to do it with the top one percent. >> i have enough trouble understanding about the way things work in california to give advice to -- >> killing the goose is not such a great idea and we can all learn from it. >> yeah, definitely. >

meanwhile, new information right now on california. jane wells is in los angeles with the latest on the state of the crisis there. and we just have a new downgrade to tell you about. jane? >> maria, fitch has just downgraded california's long-term general obligation bond ratings two notches to bbb. this is the second downgrade by fitch in just the last couple of weeks. bbb is still two notches above junk, and fitch is saying it believes the risk of default remains low. but still, a two-notch downgrade. this as six days into the new fiscal year there is still no solution to the $26 billion budget hole for this year. the governor has said he won't sign off on any deal that doesn't include the structural reforms he has been fighting for since he came to office. for example, all the fraud he says in state programs, something he talked about today while meeting with district attorneys. >> the faster we solve the budget crisis and make ends meet and road out the fraud and abuse that's going on, i think the more the people would appreciate an

. >> presidents like california for the tax revenue. a lot of people -- people move there because they have got environmental policy, the air quality has improved over the years so there have been benefits that helped the economy. i will say though i think what is bad about the green policy is they do it the way obama is which is not that you taxes that could help the budget but do it in ways that don't raise money and could scare business. so do it with a profit-seeking way which is taxing the fuels but not subsidizing ethanol. that is an expensive way to solve problems. terry: i always go to l.a. for the air. coming up next, millions are paying tribute in los angeles and around the country to michael jackson. others are profit willing from  terry: people hawking michael jackson's stuff on the streets, online and stores. is it right for people to profit so much and so quickly after his death? >> morally probably not. but it is capitalism. we sit here and want capitalism to succeed and this is what is hap

>>> and california's budget crisis. incredibly worsening by the day. state keeps trying to hand out ious. which it owes even more. stay with us. >>> in california the budget stalemate costs the state $25 million a day on top of a deficit that has already approaching $30 billion. in the past week, people that do tax refunds, vendors expecting payments and people on public assistance received ious instead of checks. among the hardest hitting with medical care providers for the poor. casey wian reports. >> reporter: the venice family clinic in los angeles is the nation's largest provider of free medical care for low-income patients. it sees 400 people a day, from the indigent to the working poor. but some of those services may soon be cut because about 20% of the clinic's funding comes from the state of california which is mired in a budget crisis. already, some health care clinics and other state contractors are are receiving ious because california is short of cash. >> essentially the state is balancing its cash flow needs on the backs of agencies that

host: california in particular. let's talk about california for a little bit. california readies 30,000 ious. thousands more will be printed in the next week if a deal cannot be reached. it is the equivalent of a months funding for programs that provide supplemental income to the elderly. a tweet that we received from howard% california's ious made it legal tender fight a government decree. guest: this is an unprecedented situation. hopefully they get back up soon. california is a special case in many ways. some of their wounds are self- inflicted in california. this is a state that 30 years ago limited property taxes. now the state revenue has declined in the cannot afford it. it is a state required a two- thirds vote on the legislature to pass a budget. small minority in california can bring gridlock. there is talk of re-visiting these rules. host: next question or comment comes from the democrats' line. this caller is from new jersey. guescaller: in new jersey we haa sales tax, a real-estate tax, we have casinos, toll roads, and we are still having problems.

do you think that this is the right solution for california? >> well, don't forget it's only about $2 billion being taken from the local governments. there's also been some cost shifting, bringing revenues forward and pushing costs back. overall, i'm disappointed because what you have here is $15 billion in cuts and about 7 or $8 billion in deferrals. those deferrals going to come due and we're going to right back in this budget mess in 12 months in the same situation. we really haven't solved anything but at least in the short run, we've stabilized things. >> okay. so what do you think still needs to be done? >> well, listen, the fact is is we had a bulth gap that opened up really back in 2000 at the end of the gray davis administration because of the huge run-up in revenues and the same run-up in expenditures in that big boubl period, and we're still dealing with that. to some extent, we need to raise taxes. no tax stance doesn't make any sense. taxes as a share of income here in the state of california is maybe 14th on the ranking across sta

the same as california. i cannot understand year after year of being the most wealthiest place where most people and a lot of workers and illegal aliens, large amounts, working at low wages, year after year, were not doing nothing but working and working and our dollars that we have sweated for, how can these two states, especially california, be in so much debt year after year after year? it is robbery. i want to know why this is not being investigated. every state everywhere across the country, everybody is broke and bankrupt of a sudden. nobody had any problems until the word "stimulus" or "bailout" came about. there are no excuses. we're working and busting our backs. host: thank you. in florida there% of general fund deficit is 27% this year. in dollar figures that is $6 billion. lisa is online at reporting on how the states are dealing with their budget deficits this year. we heard about florida. we gave numbers. we also want to look out west to nevada. one of six states looking at a big tax hikes. wha

"california in crisis." ♪ california, california >>> good evening, everyone. i'm sue herera, live at the state capitol building in sacramento, california. a lot has happened here in the last 24 hours. after months of bitter budget fighting. democrats and republicans reached an agreement on closing this state's historic $26 billion shortfall. don't get too excited quite yet. the state legislature and state senate must now approve it before an official deal is in the books. lawmakers we lawmakers were set to start sifting through that plan today or tomorrow. in an interview with nbc news, governor schwarzenegger stressed the importance of bringing jobs back to california and lowering that 11% unemployment

in california? why? because we are a great place to do that 70 there was mantel incentive and it made sense to do that because the government made it that way through tax breaks. so we lead the world in those fields by the end of the carter presidency we were leading the world and solar and wind and geothermal and ronald reagan took over not only the solar panels from the roof, but he also ended those programs and america lost its lead in renewable energy. so now we are starting over. >> host: edward, to pick up their when republicans on average are not as big supporters as the democratic party, when a president obama is the elected does the world eco barons to the same degree or to the policies democrats enact actually lead their to be more eco barons? >> guest: i think it's the latter and i don't think -- no one part of the puzzle is going to solve the monumental environmental challenges. this is the world war ii of our era. in my opinion the environmental climate change the oceans, so forth. and so yo

call now. >>> california's three-year-long drought is now devastating not only the environment, but california's economy. the state, which is already grappling with an incredible budget crisis is preparing now for what they expect to be a brutal summer of wildfires, job losses, and water rationing. casey wian with our report. >> reporter: it was a small wildfire by california standards. >> the firefighters have taken quite a beating in the heat today, but they've continued to be aggressive and work the fire. >> reporter: yet wednesday's 80-acre blaze near the getty center museum could be just the beginning. according to a mid-year state report on the three-year california drought, the coming summer and fall present an elevated risk for catastrophic fires, reflecting the cumulative impacts of a third successive dry year. those cumulative impacts are spreading throughout the state, especially among farmers. lack of water has idled hundreds of thousands of acres. all but three of california's 58 counties have been designated as disaster areas by the u.s. department of agriculture. the state estimat

action by the state of california. it ensured a specified set of good agricultural practices designed primarily by the food and drug administration, to improve the safety of leafy greens. in spite of its name, calgama is having an impact on farmers, in all parts of the nation, due to the requirements of compliance with calgama imposed by national processing and retailing outlets which buy and market their produce. the usda is currently proposing the creation of a national marketing agreement along the lines of calgama. there's much good in the calgama initiative. it embodies the safeguarding of the american food supply. handlers responsible for growers' compliance with food safety metrics pay for auditors trained by the usda and hired by the calgama board to carry out inspections adopted voluntarily by signatory farmers. calgama, however, has some blind spots as well. it condones a processing activity favored by the ready-to-eat processing industry known as coring. coring lettuce in the field. and only suggests minimal

california's economy is is the 8th largest economy in the world. and certainly the largest in the united states. so if california has a problem and it seems to be having a big problem it affects everybody else. in addition to that, the bonds that california has are rated about junk level at this point and maybe even going below that. so that isn't good. that affects the entire bond market. but the other general idea is that as california goes, so goes the rest of the nation. whether that's true or not i'm not sure. but in this case california could show the rest of the nation what's going on. it isn't good at this point. so california's problems could have an effect throughout the country. >> suarez: spencer michels joining us from san francisco. good to talk to you. >> nice to talk to you, ray. >> lehrer: again, the other major developments of the day. president obama kept pushing for action on health care reform in the face of mounting resistance. and the chairman of the federal reserve, ben bernanke, said he's confident stimulus measures can be

>>> now to california's budget crisis. as lawmakers and governor arnold schwarzenegger fight over the state's $26 billion deficit. the state's been paying its bills with ious. as of today the big banks are saying don't bring them in here. nbc's george lewis reports from los angeles. >> reporter: the state of california has been running the printing presses like crazy. sending creditors these ious. that's because the governor and the legislature can't agree on a budget. so there is no real money to pay bills. >> this is the harsh reality in the crisis that we face. >> it's stupidity at a level that i have not seen in government since i arrived in california 15 years ago. >> reporter: liz forer runs this medical clinic in los angeles, the clinic depends on state funds and while it is not in imminent danger of closing down, forer, says it is irresponsible for the state to operate without a budget. >> we're expected to manage our business every day. the state has the same responsibility. they failed. >> reporter: the state con

the fight on california state budget. "washington journal" starts now. >> i can guarantee you, that when we do pass this bill, history will record the demands of the endless delay and analysts debate in the news cycle but the hard work done by members of congress to pass the bill and the fact that the people who sent us here to washington insisted upon change. that is the work we have come here to do and i look forward to working with congress and the days to head -- i had to getting the job done. thank you, everybody. >> -- host: today is wednesday, july 22. president barack obama holds a meeting with the iraqi prime minister today and then holds a prime time news conference this evening. vice-president joe biden traveling in the u.k. and in georgia and then bernanke will testify before the senate banking committee. on capitol hill democrats continue negotiations on health care reform. in "the new york times" has the headline, defining moment for the president. how he handles the issues of the next several weeks could sh

>>> let's pick up on california and come back for the rest in a second. >>> california reflects many issues we as a country will face over the next years. immigration, education, and health care, and all of these issues. think of california as america, 2050. a future laboratory. if we can solve it in california, maybe we can apply it to the country. we talked about marijuana legalization, and we will come back on that. and we are about to talk oil drilling in santa barbara as well. and to do that we are joined by a place, oil analysts, and he wrote a piece on drugs and drilling as a way out for california. and jonathan capehart. what are you thinking? >> thanks for having me on, dylan. there is so much sensitivity about oil drilling off the coast of california given some of the history that has occurred there, but the fact of the matter is is that we are able to drill in the gulf of mexico with very little environmental damage. and california is sitting on capital. and my advocacy of drilling -- >> we just went in, and as you are talking, we literally went in to one of the nicest bea

. ♪ ♪ on a carousel california you're making all dizzy ♪ ♪ you can't get off of the carousel california's on a carousel and it's spinning ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ out of control ♪ crazy carousel making a late night booty callto tim geitner ♪ ♪ cafornia gonna stop me i don't know what's in the water out there but i do know what's in the ♪ ♪ toilet the california economy what california is asking for is an injection of funds ♪ ♪ yeah all up in their treasury cali just wants someone to massage it's financial ♪ ♪ footing to lubricate the channels of federal aid ♪ ♪ of course, you have to be this high to ride the carousel ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ and cali knows about being high cali is having an identity crisis ♪ ♪ california carousel is it bonds or bondage strapless dress or cash strapped distress ♪ ♪ that's a mouthful that is a mouthful yes ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ bit of advice to sacramento why not self stimulate your economy and instead oproposition 8 ♪ ♪ how about 8 pro positions you know what generates -- you know what generates revenue ♪ ♪ gay weddings wedding

la legislatura de california dio pasoaciÓn. >> dos senadores republicanos anunciaron hoy que no darÁn su voto a la jueza sonia sotomayor para integrar la corte suprema de justicia. se trata de el senador de texas y de utah. dijo que podrÍa utilizar una visiÓn liberal. ha dicho que se opone a la filosofÍa judicial de sotomayor. el aumento del salario mÍnimo anunciado por el gobierno federal tuvo un gran impacto positivo entre los trabajadores con los haberes mÁs bajos. pero no ocurre lo mismo entre algunos expertos que consideran que la medida perjudica a los pequeÑos empresarios. desde miami tenemos detalles este anuncio polÉmico. >> a partir de hoy el salario mÍnimo federal pasÓ de 655 a siete con $25 la hora. >> pensamos que va a sacar casi tres a 5 millones de personas y 30 estados que va a estar afectados. tambiÉn porto rico y a que washington dc. >> josefina estÁ contento con el monto pero lo preocupa que se reduzca su jornada laboral. >> no nos quiten ahora horas porque pueden surgir tambiÉn que al aumentar el salario hacen empresas que tengan que disminuir a los emp

ivf, the treatment in california with the octuplets, a lot of different thing. everybody will demand their version covered. we're looking at choices here. >> bonnie: i want to let melinda into this conversation. >> well for starters i feel the way you do about the government supporting and funding abortion. but even if i didn't, i really care about health care reform. i want it to pass. and it will not if we inject this into it. i mean that's the bottom line. >> and bonnie, i was just going to make the point. california has one of the richest benefits packages associated with its health care. so if you want to look at what's driving cost in california, it wasn't the octuplets, it was the mandates that are in month most health -- most health packages. >> bonnie: what's driving emergency rooms 84 of them to close in california and similar problems in texas and florida, is immigration. >> using the word mandates, the federal government is not going to say the only way to get this public plan is to have abortion in it. i mean you're setting up some straw men here ju

el gobernador de california firmÓ un nuevo presupuesto estatal. por primera vez en la historia los turistas en mÉxico tendrÁn derecho a un seguro de salud gratis. y este padre recibe una pelota de bÉisbol con un brazo y con el otro sostiene a su hijo. >> esta es su noticiero univisiÓn Última hora. >> buenas noches, gracias por estar con nosotros. comenzamos con una noticia en pleno desarrollo. las frases entre venezuela y colombia se tornaron tensas. h@h@txñytyÑxkph@h@txñytreckpÁ en cuanto a rango diplomÁtico. vamos a congelar las reacios con colombia. >> las reacciones en colombia no se hicieron esperar. sectores de la oposiciÓn esperan que el jefe de estado de venezuela replantee su posiciÓn. >> pensamos hacer una reuniÓn pronta con el presiente chÁvez para pedirle que no se congelen las relaciones orca afectarÍa a los polos de colombia y venezuela. >> usar la diplomacia, cabeza frÍa y diplomacia. >> pero otros creen que hay de argumentos que se salen de la diplomacia. >> el gobierno quiere que protestar,estÁ demostrado que la

california is issuing iou's to itsreditors. this raises questions abo the effectiveness of the stimulus package. is there any sign of economic turnaround anywhere in sight? >> you have to put this in perspective. seven months ago the big thing was the financial sector. and would we be able to get through this crisis? the financial sector is now stabilized. who would have said that six months ago we would be saying in july that the financial sector is stabilized? mr. millis package is working its way through the economy. -- the stimulus package is working its way through the economy. there is no way that a stimulus package will address the problems they have in california and other states. that problem is not economics. >> any bright lights? >> we are talking about the green shoots in the economy. green shoots are the season of the locust. this is a steep recession. i always thought we overestimate the influence of the administration on this economy. it is a $15 million economy. we blame the president if things are bad and prais

california's budget crisis keeps getting worse. and banks are beginning to refuse the state's ious. >>> grave injustice. families are furious as four cemetery workers are charged with digging up coffins and then reselling the burial plots. >>> and, the little girl with the artful idea. a 7-year-old is our "person of the artful idea. a 7-year-old is our "person of the week." captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. in the automotive time trial, gm speed through bankruptcy in just 40 days, coming out today. all lightning fast. but now comes the hard part. with sales down, and drivers demands changing, gm faces considerable challenges. the stakes are high for taxpayers. the government has invested $50 billion, and owns 61% of the new general motors. a new general motors that is certainly a lot leaner. half as many brands of cars, 25% fewer employees. chris bury is in detroit again this evening. chris? >> reporter: good evening, charlie. after a round the clock race by bankruptcy lawyers, coffee gave way to champagne today, and

a political battle is underway in the cash-strapped state of california. the high stakes battle it is. at issue is the narrowly defined liberty that people there have to grow and sell a certain plant, and the desire of some folks to have the state government tax it. john blackstone will be reporting our sunday morning cover story. >> reporter: in california there's big money being made selling marijuana legally as medicine. now the state may claim part of the pot. should marijuana be turned into a cash crop for the tax collector? later on sunday morning. >> osgood: they say clothes make a man and the business of selling clothes has made one man in particular a legend. serena altschul will look at the man and his brands. >> reporter: not many people know the name mickey drexler. >> could i have your attention, please? mickey reporting from.... >> reporter: but they do know the gap, banana republic, old navy and jay crew, brands he's turned into retail giants. what is driving you? >> i think what drives me is that i've always wanted to do something well, pro

if i need to protect my people in california, i want to leave it to my people in california. i don't want to come in and tell them that they have to live with other state laws that are weaker. it's just wrong. it flies in the face of states' rights. it flies in the face of common sense. and, again, supreme irony is it's coming from folks who say they love our states, they respect our states, the federal government has too much power, but i say it's big brother. the presiding officer: senator, your time has expired. mrs. boxer: i hope we will vote against this because this is not what we need in america: more gun deaths and more police being put in the line of fire. i yield the floor. mr. thune: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: how much sometime left on our side? -- how many time is left on our side? the presiding officer: nine minutes. mr. thune: mr. president, i yield myself five minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, the senator from california has made some comments -- actually, both senat

action by the senate california. calgma in short adherence to a specified set of good agricultural practices designed primarily by the food and drug administration to improve it the safety of a leafy greens. in spite of its name calgma is having impact on farmers and all parts of the nation due to the requirements of compliance with calgma imposed by national processing and retailing outlets which buy and market their produce. in the usda is currently proposing the creation of a national marketing agreement along the lines of calgma. there is much good in this calgma initiative. calgma embodies private safeguarding american food supply. handler's responsible for growers compliance with food safety metrics pay for auditors stand by the usda and trained by the calgma board to carry out surprise and scheduled inspections of standards adopted voluntarily by since reformers. calgma, however, us some blind spots as well. it condones a processing activity favored by the ready processing industry known as scoring lead us in

tom mcclintockrom california and m campbell, former ste california budget pfessor at chapman university. welcome tom and tom. what is th most polital viable way to move forwd? if we have some undstandi of the problem which , obviously, you hav too little money a spending too much money, what do you ink is the most potically viable way to close that gap? >> unfortunately theres no polititically viability way at this pnt. two years ago, they pasd conventional meansill not addres the problem. they running out of credit and their interest costsre eating them alive and there isnly so many lin item reductions u n make in the budget without cuttingnto vital servis. what they ve to do is restructure the delivery systems, reduce the burecracies and ey still lack the political will to do so and even if they had the political will,th are o of time. >> t campbell, your thoughts? i think tom has it right and i want to complimt tom mcclintock on s leadership when he was a state senar. he was very much in the lead to hold the line on all of that what we call formulaa snding. you pass it and ncreases e

california has begun to hand out ious to its creditors. doesn't sound good for the rest of the country but is the

. >> en california, ciudades y condados empiezan a reevaluar los costos, después de recortar más de 15.000 millones de dólares. >> aunque, se da por descontado que sonia sotomayor tiene apoyo suficiente para llegar a la corte suprema, tendrá que esperar si el comité de asuntos jurídicos le da el visto bueno a su nominación. >> este es su noticiero univisión con jorge ramos y maría elena sals na. >> héctor muy buenas noches? la crisis en honduras tiene un nuevo elemento, el gobierno interino encabezado por roberto micheletti ha decidido romper relaciones con ven skwoouchlven expuls expuls expulsarlo a de los tliplomátic país. nos muestran la tensión. dónde los simpatizantes de zelaya buscan como expresar su descontento. >> el gobierno interino de roberto micheletti expulsó a los representantes diplomáticos venezola venezolanos muy la dirigencia hondureña. >> lamentamos tener que llegar a esta situación. pero debido a las amenazas, al uso de la fuerza, la intromisión en asuntos exclusivos y al respecto a la soberanía e integridad territorial de nuestro país, pues nos hemos

it's the largest wilderness area in southern california. it's a union, a crossroads of important ecological zones. the coastal zone, high desert, lou desert, you get mountain, desert, oceans all coming together and you have the endangered species of california condor, its historic foraging grounds nest nearby and it's a very fragile danger to species that almost vanished and is pulled back from the brink and many other important species of plants, trees and animals. and it's gorgeous. you drive 60 miles north of los angeles and is as if you were in another universe. they want to build a city of 23,000 homes and 70,000 residents and a resort right in the condor area. luxury homes, shopping malls, the whole 9 yards with there's nothing. it's all been a little grazing and hunting and wild nature. >> host: so joni mitchell wouldn't feel good about this? >> guest: joni mitchell would not feel good about that project and now i should add after much negotiation and protest with environmental organizations the owners of the ranch said we are going

ghtoghni 9:00 eastern, cnbc, a special report "california in crisis." it's more on what was our lead story for tonight. for now, for us, thank you for being with us. i am brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, as always. here tomorrow evening, as always. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com by vitac -- www.vitac.com

le tomÓ meses a california llegar a este punto. para aprobar un presupuesto se falta la aprobaciÓn no sólo de la mayorÍa sino de dos tercios de todos los legisladores de ambas cÁmaras. eso le da gran poder a los republicanos, a pesar de que son menos. despuÉs del senado, el debate pasÓ a la asamblea donde muchos demÓcratas en desacuerdo se sintieron obligados por la realidad a aprobar. sin presupuesto californiano hubiese sido tan lejos. >> lo mÁs serio es que a principios de agosto se nos va a acabar el dinero completamente. no haya pagarÉs y pagar unas de las cuentas pero no poder pagar nada en lo absoluto. >> al menos por ahora california se ha alejado del precipicio econÓmico. >> cuando regresemos de comerciales, hÉroe y buen samaritano. eso son otros los tÍtulos a nombre de los angeles, pero segÚn Él sÓlo cumple con su deber. no la tragedia aÉrea en irÁn, la de hoy dejÓ al -17 muertos. y veremos por quÉ en un pueblo de tejas este aÑo estÁn celebrando las navidades seis meses antes. h@h@tdvmec÷wokph@h@tdvm

welcome to the new california. from highways to schools to health clinics, cutback toss balance california's budget are deep and drastic. >> the damage is pretty serious. this is-- this is not just a-- a minor illness that we have. this is a pretty deep-seated disease. >> reporter: $6 billion will be cut from kindergarten through community college education, another $3 billion from state universities. that means fewer classes and 20% higher fees. that's $1,000 a year more for students like whitney thompson, a california state university senior. >> it brings tears to my eyes thinking about more debt and it's really discouraging. >> reporter: $226 million cut from the state's in-home care program which reimburses lisa laughter for caring for her mother, sara, who has alzheimer's disease. her fear-- >> my mom having to go into a facility. and not getting the care that i know she's getting. >> reporter: the state's raiding $3.6 billion from city and county governments, half borrowed and half just taken. >> it's outrage

es lo que pasa en california. el estado de california, se ha quedado sin dinero, y miles empleados tomaron un descanso obligatorio porque el gobierno no tiene suficiente para pagarles. los políticos aún no tienen soluciones ahí. >>> quienes hoy fueron a las oficinas del departamento automotriz, hacer un trámite. >>> vine de gusto. >>> se encontraron con las puertas cerradas para ahorrar dinero california está cerrando 3 viernes por mes y muchas de sus oficinas estatales. hasta aunque el público no le gusta la idea. >>> no sabía lo que hacen, para nada >>> entre las pocas oficinas estatales que hoy quedaron abiertas, están la que ayuda a desempleados a buscar trabajo. >>> y eso es porque la economía está tan mal hay otras agencias del estado que cierran hoy. y nosotros sí abrimos toda la semana. >>> con descanso obligatorio de 210 mil trabajadores california va a ahorrar 1.200 millones de dólar en el presente año fiscal. pero necesita más. este mes el estado comenzó a pagar sus cuentas con pagarés,

if i did drink it. >> california, this is a second favorite oil of california. this is unfiltered with a tremendous, fresh olive flavor. almost like olives themselves in the oil. and i don't know if you can tell any difference in that one. >> that i can taste a difference. mainly because i ate it with bread. >> you seem happier. >> i'm happy. the oils taste deliciously. i'm not used to tasting it just as oil itself. >> these oils are widely available on the west coast for the stores. >> it is more popular, right? california olive oil. >> they will be in supermarkets in coming years because they're doing more olive oil in a short time. >> we are such a big olive oil palate and great to have a chance to learn this. you can take these -- no, just kidding. we are going to keep them here and dip, dip. jack bishop, thanks a million. >> thanks, jenna. >> we'll be back on nbc. it's quiet on the home front-- not a lot of activity. you read the news. and yet, some people need to sell and other people want to buy. this is a moment of challenge and opportunity. fortunately,

what's the experience in california? >> in california the funs have been distributed with about 90% of the funds in the economically distressed areas and the entire state is in a distressed area in a handful of counties not meeting that criteria. we are in good shape with respect to that. >> all right. very little time left. want to give one shot at the same question. urban or non-urban? >> a mix of both. we focused on regional equity and modal equity. we are trying to mix it up regionally across the highway and using the highway dollars. >> thank you, gentlemen. appreciate you filling us in. appreciate the time. in california, steve sim ones in texas. and james in massachusetts. tonight a special report, california in crisis. how the golden state will lift itself out of troubled times. among the push, leaders to get things back under control. sue herrera anchors and is joined by jane wells and julia boorsten. tune in right here on cnbc. health care is a consuming issue in washington today and it will be everybody day as

thousands of them swarming california waters. dive video shows the tentacle grabbing, invertebrate creatures lunging towards divers. shannon mcgill had what you call too close of any counter. >> the humboldt grabbed my hose, which was strapped here and velcroed, yanked it backwards and pulled me down. >> reporter: she thought this was her last dive. she talked it this morning on "today." >> it was just kicking as hard as i could and get to the surface and escape him. it could have gone real lie, really badly. >> reporter: jumbo squid usually live in warmer waters so some say they're making their way to california because there's few are of their natural predators here. others say the ocean itself is getting warmer. and they're not just in the water. >> most of them are still alive. >> reporter: they're hitting the beach. >> wow, i think it's huge. >> reporter: in san diego, they're washing ashore at an alarming rate. >> i have never seen these squid in 42 years that i've lived here. >> reporter: we may not exactly why they're her

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a clear view of california's desperate economic times. as lawmakers meet behind closed doors today, an interesting footnote, some key republican leaders say they could torpedo this budget plan. they're unhappy with cuts that could release some 27,000 inmates out of prison early. expect some serious political wrangling over the next 24 hours. >> i bet. miguel almaguer, thank you very much. nbc's lester holt spoke with governor schwarzenegger on tuesday. >> good morning to you. along with those big cuts, california is actually going to be borrowing money from cities and towns which critics say only drops the crisis squarely into the laps of local governments. the governor admits the choices were hard but says the new deal gives california a chance to move forward. >> well i think that everyone will recognize that it was a very difficult budget, and a lot of decisions to be made in this budget we're not excited about, because whenever you have a shortfall of $26 billion you have to make some severe cuts, and no one wants to make cuts to some