it is very cool. >> what makes hawaii you need? >> it is laid back. >> the beauty. >> one thing i've noticed is the chickens. what is up with the chickens? >> the visitors here call them hawaiian squirrels. in 1992, there was a hurricane that broke all of the pens. all the chickens got loose and multiplied. go explore need to kauai. a small town nearby with a famous landmark. in the late 1800's, osher was a huge product in kauai and sidents of the mills still there today. >> whitter these calls? >> these are mudbugs. >> i'm getting to seek a white from a different perspective. >> yes. kirkpatric romede change into different -- >> patrick recommended we change it to different clothing in case we get a little dirty out there. >> we are getting ready to go and it has just ordered pouring rain. are you excited? >> so excited. >> do you like the rain? >> i love it. i'm ready to get money. >> -- muddy. >> why not? >> here we go. >> these muckdogs are a pretty fun way to play around, especially when the rain is coming and going. and when

. >> alaska and hawaii were sort of new blood. they had significant minority populations, and they could just be expected to be in favor of civil rights. there were so-called dixiecrats--the southern democrats who were anti-civil rights legislation--and bringing in four new senators who would support civil rights bills was anathema to them, and they managed to kill it time and again. >> howard smith was chairman of the rules committee-- very conservative democrat from the state of virginia. and he ruled with an iron hand who doesn't want to see statehood for either hawaii or alaska. >> narrator: the washington post observed, "much of the politics of statehood lies in the assumption that hawaii would send republican senators to congress, whereas alaska would elect democrats." >> when dwight eisenhower was president of columbia university, he mentioned that granting statehood to alaska and hawaii would prove to the world that america practices what it preaches. well, as a republican president, he issued statements in favor of hawaii

in hawaii. >> you're insulting all of hawaii right now. >> stephen: no, no, no, not at all. not at all. i guess it is hard to thrash on a ukelele. >> i'll give that you. >> stephen: all right. now you write a lot of love songs, okay. >> i'll give that you. >> stephen: how many love songs have you written to your wife? >> i don't know. probably 30, 40. >> stephen: really? >> yeah. >> stephen: wow. has she forgiven you yet for whatever it was? >> i think so. >> stephen: yeah, because how do you-- how does a jack johnson relax, you know what i mean. because if your career, if your career path is strumming on a guitar and singing to the ocean, how do you kickback, like crawl into a pillowcase full of baby lambs or-- get a massage from a octopus made of feathers? how do you-- was's relaxing to you because your work is relaxing? >> yeah, i don't know. >> stephen: would you like to join me? would you like to join me in trying to keep a feather afloat. >> sure. >> stephen: do we do it together. >> stephen: we'll go back and forth. >> when it comes closer. >> stephen: i'll send it ov

in hawaii mark david chapman continued his own downward spiral. chapman wrote a book called john lennon's one day at a time. now he said he felt betrayed by the man who sang "imagine no possessions". >> i was angered at phoniness. and thought i want to kill john lennon. chapman also developed an obsession with "the catcher in the rye". >> i'm in the saying i'm the messiah. if you read the book, you'd see i am indeed the catcher of the rye in this generation. >> he would sit naked rocking to the beatles. and thinking, praying forgiving hip the strength to carry out the mission. >> coming up, you'll meet the man conducting the last interview with john lennon just hours before his murder. lookin' good, flo! feelin' good! feelin' real good! [ engine revs ] boat protection people love. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> everything is just on the surface, tremendous. i just got depressed again. >> october 23, 1980. mark david chapman quit his job as a security guard in a waikiki condominium signing this log book as john lennon. october 24t

. >> alaska and hawaii were sort of new blood. they had significant minority populations, and they could just be expected to be in favor of civil rights. there were so-called dixiecrats--the southern democrats who were anti-civil rights legislation--and bringing in four new senators who would support civil rights bills was anathema to them, and they managed to kill it time and again. >> howard smith was chairman of the rules committee-- very conservative democrat from the state of virginia. and he ruled with an iron hand who doesn't want to see statehood for either hawaii or alaska. >> narrator: the washington post observed, "much of the politics of statehood lies in the assumption that hawaii would send republican senators to congress, whereas alaska would elect democrats." >> when dwight eisenhower was president of columbia university, he mentioned that granting statehood to alaska and hawaii would prove to the world that america practices what it preaches. well, as a republican president, he issued statements in favor of hawaii

he was in last year's race in hawaii and fell behind. this time he felt fatigued again, but kojima stayed focused. and once again, he came out on top in his division. >> translator: i did almost too well in the cycling stage. i didn't mean to go that fast. i aim for the top in the world championships in hawaii next month. >> reporter: kojima is determined to bring back his first trophy for himself and his wife. yuki hiraka, nhk world, tokyo. >> an amazing athlete. brazil's president has called off a planned trip to washington amid allegations u.s. agents have been spying on her. she was scheduled to meet barack obama in the capital. baum called rusev to change the trip, but he couldn't persuade her to change her mind, it came from downs from edward snowden. they suggest the u.s. eavesdropped on emailses and text messages between her and her aides. he has demanded u.s. officials investigate the allegations. >> at least 35 people have been killed in a wave of attacks in iraq. car bombs exploded almost simultaneously in baghdad and most of

guest: we're very proud in hawaii to have the president call hawaii his home state. obviously people in chicago also claim him as he does them. really, growing up in hawaii as you all know, being married to a native hawaiian, the culture that we have in hawaii is a special one and one that.#çÑ eaf us who has ties he carries with us wherever we go. i do my very best to bring that to the work i do. host: particularly young people the potential tax penalty for not havi.z'q healthcare after e healthcare law kicks in. what are your concerns there? guest: one of my concern there's a provision in the law that called community rating, a private insurance companytk cant charge their least expensive client, their youngest person, expensive client. your most expensive senior citizen who may be paying 10 or $15,000 a year forv7[ér their hh insuÑkyÑe, the 25-year-old who wants to buy health insurance will not be able to pay less than $5000 if the most expensive is $15,000. let me put that in real terms. when i came to congress at 27, he a high deductible. bluecross blueshie

most these fish are in the harbor in hawaii. what is the impact of molasses. >> it seems everything at all depths and levels of food chain are being affected. >> the impact also extends to honolulu's tourist industry. >> in the long run we're talking quite a few thousand dollars. >> reporter: ray collier, who runs a fishing and diving business says it's not just the sight of the decomposing fish, but the fear that large predators will come looking for them. >> they have the fears with the sharks in the area. >> it's important to remember sharks are fish themselveses and it seems to be all fish in this area are being impacted. sharks would be impacted just the same as everything else. >> reporter: the e.p.a. hopes to have a team in place by tomorrow, but the cleanup could take weeks. edward lawrence, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: government troops in the philippines are battling to retake coastal villages seized by rebels. they are holding more than 100 people00. the standoff has left at least 56 people dead. thousands others h

the subject: statehood for alaska and hawaii. alaskans know much more about the united states than many stateside americans know about alaska. if alaska wins statehood, it will be not only the youngest state in the union but will also have the youngest citizens. >> well, statehood has had only one opponent who has gone on record opposed to statehood and who is organized and spends money opposing statehood, and that's the alaska salmon industry, which has headquarters in seattle. >> reporter ed scott talks to homesteaders larry and rusty lancashire. >> if alaska controlled their land--at least a large share of it--and if they sold the land, for instance--as long as it gets into somebody's hands that something's going to be done with it. >> alaskans have been on the threshold of statehood for years. 1958 they figure is their big chance. even the territory's politically appointed governor mike stepovich hopes he is the last of the breed. >> i hope that i am the last appointed governor here of the territory of alaska. and i may be ta

alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. >> pretty impressive, actually. >> it is really, really impressive. >> i can do it. >> no. >> alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. [applause] i missed new mexico. i missed new mexico. >> where the hell -- >> by the way, this chick's a looker, too. >> [beep] you! >> that's not what i meant. >> thank you so much, audra. >> hey, look. it's brandon t. jack

in hawaii, we have a saying, lucky you live hawaii. that can mean a lot of different things to different people, but when talking about access to affordable, effective health care, this phrase has particular meaning. in the early 1970's, the rate of uninsured in our state was about 30%, meaning that roughly one in three in our population would live in fear that a sickness or injury could cause financial ruin for themselves or their families. the people of hawaii knew this was unacceptable, and in 1974, a state government passed an innovative piece of legislation. the prepaid health care act. wea ways to go. even with prepaid, there are more than 100,000 people in our state still uninsured. when the affordable care act passed three years ago, i knew it meant that those who are uninsured or underinsured in hawaii would find some relief. we've already we've already seen major successes since this landmark legislation that is pass. yet people are still afraid of obamacare. that's because a lot of people have spent a lot of time and money t

recreation was basically uninteresting to him so the ski trips and the trips to hawaii were not a part of our life. i was well traveled because we drove across the country and my father took jobs in colorado and where we render houses. but he rented the studio daily as usual. he and my mother took several trips to europe to invest friends but even on trips he looked in his particular way and sketched and sometimes painted. i have a hard time with tenss when talking about my father. i continue to find my father very present in my life. i think of my father's work as a series of unlimited spades. there is a sense of order even in emphasis chaotic works that pleas me on a level. when he died someone i wish i could remember who said he had a sense that my father that entered into the place that is represented in the paintings. his last work is a drawing he gave me on my 30th birthday. i've seen it every morning. very much for your attention. thank you (clapping) i'm happy to answer questions. i'm not sure how much time we have but someone will tell me. yes jim. any questions if the audienc

we found a trip to hawaii. the tickets were free. we were going to hawaii for two weeks for $20 round-trip. dagen: i would have not said anything to anybody. did united follow-up and tell you they know the fares are abnormally low, but we will honor them. >> i saw the press release that came out friday afternoon saying they would honor them. shortly after that, i got my tickets confirmed and sent to me. i was able to choose the seeds for the flight. dagen: do you think that this will make you fly united more? you will score some points with the two tickets you bought to hawaii, for sure. >> i have flown united quite a bit in the past. we are frequent fliers on united. certainly, we are very excited about the free tickets. we are looking forward to flying some more. dagen: thank you very much. enjoy that trip. enjoy and buy your wife something nice for the holidays because the tickets were so cheap. thank you very much. george, how in the world could united let this happen? it just seems like an unsinkable clerk should. >> i think tha

alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. >> pretty impressive, actually. >> it is really, really impressive. >> i can do it. >> no. >> alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. [applause] i missed new mexico. i missed new mexico. >> where the hell -- >> by the way, this chick's a looker, too. >> [beep] you! >> that's not what i meant. >> thank you so much, audra. >> hey, look. it's brandon t. jack

. >>> would you believe 10 bucks for a flight to hawaii. united airlines will honor those flights after a glitch. united tweeted it would honor the massively mispriced tickets. everyone was frantically purchasing tickets to hawaii until the airline caught the error. >>> power ball fever is spreading. just one month after the multistate jackpot broke the $3 million mark, it is the fastest power ball jackpot payoff. the odds of winning with a single ticket is 175 million to one. >>> a bay area treasurer is on the verge of extinction. the road to preservation begins in the county town of boone vil. >> reporter: you know you're on the road to the middle of nowhe nowhere. you might get lost. grab a dictionary. because you're definitely going to get lost in translation. i want to put the subtitles on this time. that was funny. it is called -- a dash of english mixed with a whole lot l lot of boon. now one of two only home grown languages remaining in the united states. it is on the verge of extinction. what's happening to your language? >> the va

>> from china in the mid 1800s. >> why did they come to hawaii. did they come to hawaii? >> they did -- they came from china to hawaii. my grandparents, great grand parts, came on my father's side to work in the pineapple and sugar cane fields on the plantations and on my mother's side, my ancestors were shopkeepers, small shopkeepers. >> what did your father do? >> he's a physician. by training and profession. >> mom? >> a homemaker. >> you have a lawyer brother and a doctor. >> we have a family of four kids as you mentioned. it's very interesting that my brother who is currently a practicing rheumatologist in san francisco went into medicine following my father's footsteps. the daughters of the family, all of us went to law school, and we like to joke that dad invested in our law degrees so he would have adequate representation if he ever needed it. >> what do your sisters do? >> they are both lawyers. my youngest sister is a lawyer with the federal government. and my middle sister is in private practice doing medical malpractice work. >> so where does this come from in

continuing his lifelong commitment of service to hawaii and the nation, danny inouye was hawaii's very first congressman and served in the senate since 1963. senator inouye was an american hero of the highest order and he continues to be an inspiration to me and countless others around the world. congressman davis and i now have the honor to be joined by some of our colleagues as we continue to honor these courageous heroes. . yield back mr. davis: thank you, tulsi. it's an honor to be standing here with you. great chamber to honor our heroes. now i'd like to recognize my good friend, mr. kilmer from the great state of washington. ms. kilpatrick: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd -- mr. kilmer: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the representatives for organizing this important time. it's my honor to stand on the floor and recognize the heroic actions of two distinguished recipients of the medal of honor that i have the pleasure of representing. crandall. nd bruce while manning a light machine gun, sergeant hawk successfully pushed back the infantry forces with his machine gun fire. w

i was in hawaii two days later and worked with him the rest of his life. >> let me run one more past you. i can't not talk about michael jackson. >> what else is there to say? it is in the music, man. we worked on the wiz. he said to me, i'm going to do an album on epic. could you help me find a producer? i said, i don't want to talk about it. you don't have the song and the movie yet. he was on down the road with diana. i was working to get him a song. we finally got the song, you can't win, with the crows and all, the scarecrow. i started watching him after that and seeing how focused he was. he knew everybody's dialogue, all of their songs, all of their steps, the choreography, everything. he was so on the case. i was trying to find stuff in him that hadn't been exposed to the jackson 5, you know. i realized at the oscars one year and he sang ben which is a love song but it is a love song to a rat. i had him turn the song around, she's out of my life. a frnd of mine wrote when his wife left him. i was saving it for sinatra. i said, i'm going to give it to michael. michael sang it

. >> in hawaii, the governor wants lawmakers to move quickly on a bill legalizing gay marriage. the governor called a special session for the end of october to vote on the bill. the state already allows same sex civil unions and hawaii would join 13 other states and washington, d.c. to pass a gay marriage bill. >> finally this morning, apple is expected to unveil the latest version of its iphone. that has wall street and tech jumpies chomping at the bit. one of the most anticipated features, the use of fingerprint technology to log into the device. it's what apple c.e.o. said about china's plans that grabbed the attention of wall street. a company may unveil a cheaper version of the iphone five into china's lucrative market. >> the stream is up next, news at the top of every single hour.

sfo to hawaii for 10 bucks. united airlines today is prove if something is too good to be true, it probably is. united, though, will honor all those free flights and discounted flights they accidentally offered because of a computer glitch. yesterday some very lucky customers were able to purchase flights for 10 bucks or less after the flights were listed with the wrong fares. today united tweeted that it would honor the massively mispriced tickets. one lucky buyer said, from the east coast, said everyone in his office was frantically purchasing the united tickets to hawaii until the airline caught on to the error. united isn't saying how many tickets it gave away or how much the mistake will cost the airline. >> no one in the office thought it was a mistake that they were buying those tickets. >> clicking the whole time. >> 10 bucks, must be a special. >> all the press they just got out of it, maybe balanced it out. >> maybe it's a good thing. >>> jeff, you said there's going to be changes this weekend? did i h

it's 35 letters long and does not fit on her hawaii driver's license. instead the hawaii department of transportation cuts her last name off and doesn't include her first and middle name at all. she says that has led to confusion at traffic stops. you can imagine the tsa at the airport. the county had a discussion, change your name or shorten it. janice says no way. it's her late husband's last name. now the hawaii department of transportation is trying to fig you're out a way to fit the letters on the driver's license. >>> u.s. threats of military action did not influence his decision to turn over chemical weapons to outside control assad says. tonight jennifer griffin at the pentagon look at the military approach hard to define. >> navy destroyers are standing by with missiles just in case. for now this gun boat diplomacy has forced assad to admit for the first time ever his regime has chemical weapons. what if talks with the russians fail? it's not clear what the u.s. military strategy in syria is. is it to get rid of chemical weapons or get rid of p

. >>> an environmental disaster is unfolding in hawaii. state health officials are warning swimmers, snorkelers to stay out of the water near honolulu. that bigad shaban reports, the first is marine life. >> reporter: a murky mess and thousands of dead fish. a quarter of a million gallons of molasses accidentally oozed into the water. experts say it's sufficient indicating marine life. diver roger white shot this underwater video. >> there's nothing alive down there at all. everything is dead. covered with fish on the bottom. >> reporter: a faulty pipeline used to load molasses onto ships spilled about seven rail cars of the liquid into the water monday. it's tinted brown from the sticky syrup. the leak was plugged a day later but the damage was done. >> this is the worst environmental damage to sea life i have come across. it's fair to say this is a biggy, if not the biggest we've had to confront in the state of hawaii. >> reporter: marine biologists say the spill is causing an explosion of harmful bacteria and algae but other health offi

it turns out hawaii is going about 1,000 miles per hour. up here, going slower, so you know what you get? you get a free boost. so if you launch near the equator, you don't have to fire it off at 18,000. fire it off at 17,000, save you some fuel. so yes, the spin of the earth is a factor. so far i'm neglecting it and i neglect a lot of things in my course because i want you to see the base parts and then you can put the little embellishments on later. so in answer to that question when the satellite-- we went to another satellite yet, huh? when the projectile gets out here, 9, less than 9, more than 9, how many people say less than 9? ooh, how many say no, exactly 9, it'll always stay the same, i learned that over here? how many say, well, i'm a free spirit, i say more than 9, 'cause it's going against gravity and gravity gonna kinda push it out there? now wait a minute, wait a minute, it's going against gravity, gravity gonna push it out, oh, wait a minute, no, no, if it's going against gravity, oh, i think it's less than 9. how many of yo

airplanes that records show flew to hawaii, scotland, st. martin and nice, france. >> this investigation is something that smells to begin with. and we want to get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: this senator saw our investigation a year ago. >> what bothers me a most is what is the justification for it. it implies a favoritism going on. that would be wrong and implies a waste of taxpayer money. >> reporter: nasa ames division chief e-mailed a statement that reads in part, nasa is always looking for innovative public-private partnerships and there is no agency on mof it from which to obtain field. as for google we were turned to ken ambrose who sent a statement that reads in part, h 211 aircraft buy only the fuel available at moffet and nasa and the taxpayers are $2 million to the good. a helicopter owned by ambrose was we fuelled with 7,078 gallons of d.o.d. field. >> we do not have discretion as long as the planes are hangars within what is the federal enclave. >> reporter: that is larry stone the assessor for santa clara county who send

. >> i did. >> so since i couldn't take you to hawaii, i brought hawaii to us. >> aww. >> and, renee, since we ain't never been nowhere or done nothing, enjoy. >> [ laughs ] >> this is so perfect. [ giggles ] how did you guys come up with this? >> it was my idea. >> uh, actually, brianna is the mastermind behind it all. >> oh, brianna, that's so sweet. >> oh, thank you, danica. >> [ chuckles ] yeah, i got tired of feeling sorry for myself on valentine's day, and so i decided to do something for someone else, and it feels pretty good. >> brianna, what are you talking about? we paid you. >> [ laughs ] >> and that makes it better. >> so, i say we eat, and then we change clothes and get ready for that limo that's gonna take us to the... >> ♪ game! ha ha! >> and how do you know about the limo and the... ♪ game? >> i have to live through you guys until i'm old enough to have my own life. >> hey, brianna, this is for you. >> no. >> yes. >> really? >> it has your name on it. >> really?! >> yes. >> oh! >> [ whispering indistinctly ] >> "happy valentine's day to the best sister in the world

thanks to the state of hawaii's commitment to improving energy efficiency, hawaii is the nation's number-one user of energy savings performance contracts. in fact, just a few weeks ago, the state of hawaii was awarded the energy services coalition's race to the top award, which recognizes the state's commitment to pursuing energy savings through performance contracting. and this is the second year in a row that hawaii has won this award. these are the types of innovative financing models and partnerships that can happen when there is clear, sustained demand for improving energy efficiency. another thing to keep in mind is that, even something as unglamourous sounding as improving building codes or advantaging energy-efficient construction techniques can have a profound impact on the lives of families across the country. in 2011, hawaii's first net-zero affordable housing community opened on oahu. the 19 single-family homes and community center in the village were constructed to maximize energy efficiency and use renewables toss achieve -- renewables to achieve net-zero energy performance. th

he also helped publish the first survey study of mexicans in hawaii in april of 2013. ambassador felix has done a stellar job as consul general for mexico. we wish him the very best. and let me say this on a very personal note. what has been incredible about carlos is the fact that he understands that his role is not only to represent the country of mexico and to enhance the relationship between mexico and the united states, but his role in many respects has been to make city government more effective by helping to make city government work for the mexican citizens that live in san francisco and quite frankly the entirety of the latino community. there have been many times when we have had a number of city initiatives targeting specific members of the mexican community of the latino community and we have gone to carlos felix to help us implement these programs because we know that if anyone in san francisco has the trust of the mexican-american community, has the trust of the latino community, it's basse door carlos felix. i know that my job as supervisor will be a lot

the poem retells a true story, and is set in late 19th century hawaii, when hansen's disease tore at the very fabric of hawaiian society. after being diagnosed with leprosy, koolau, a native hawaiian cowboy, resists arrest, exile and separation from his family by fleeing with his wife piilani and their son kaleimanu to the remote valley of kalalau on the island of kauai. the folding cliffs chronicles their journey and the complex history of the islands with transcendent vision. leslie: this was a risk you took. merwin: a very big risk. >> big risk, because it's a very dear and well known story in hawaii, the story of koolau, the leper, fleeing from authorities with his wife and son. it's a poetic story with inherent drama to begin with. it's been done by a number of people. d then you had to put yourself in a native hawaiian frame of mind to do it. and it was risky, because this is a state that -- that really doesn't know if you can empathize with the native hawaiian culture. >> wl, i 't kn, either youw. a i dn't know wt do -- i meani read that story in in -- in a sort of bowdlerized

in hawaii, thousands of fish have been killed by molasses. a pipe used to load ships with molasses sprang a leak. more than 230,000 gallons ended up in honolulu harbor, suffocating the fish. swimmers are being hold to stay out of the water because the dead fish could attract sharks. this year's kennedy center honorees were announced today. singer billy joel, actress shirley maclaine, jazz composer herbie hancock, opera singer martina arroyo and guitarist and songwriter carlos santana. they're being honored for their contributions to american culture through the performing arts. a nasa workhorse entered a new frontier in space. that's next. [ male announcer ] why wear this high-tech gear only to wreck your face with just any razor? upgrade to the gillette fusion proglide, for unrivaled comfort even on sensitive skin. gillette -- the best a man can get. [ crashing ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum

the accomplishment and relief for passengers' families. >>> then outrage in hawaii. the upsetting video showing a man reeling in a shark to the shore. >> this is not how -- this is not what we want people to think of hawaiians and people who live in hawaii. >> why this shark was considered special to the locals in a peaceful vacation getaway. it is tuesday, september 17th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. this is "world news now" with bls >> announcer: from abc news, -- >> from abc news, this is "world news now" with lu john muller and diana perez -- / >> good morning. we begin with the latest details on the shooting at the washington navy yard. the shooter identified as aaron alexis was able to get in the navy yard using a valid pass. it remains unclear how he managed to get an assault-style rifle and handgun past security. >> investigators have ruled out a second shooter. they say alexis acted alone. we've learned that the ex-sailor had previous run-ins with the law over firearms. our coverage begins with karen

but it's suddenly deadly for sea creatures off the coast of hawaii. >> thick fog around the bay area today, a lot of drizzle toward the coastline. what about the weekend? we'll talk about it coming up. >> and we are checking the ride on highway 4. pretty good so far coming off of the antioch bridge. we'll have your latest travel times and check mass transit. that's all coming up after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good news for minimum wage workers in california. your paychecks are about to get bigger. the senate and assembly passed a bill to raise it to $92,014 and $10 by 2015 -- race it to $9 by 21stcentury and $10 an hour by 2016. >>> trending: >> ray dolby raised right here in san francisco. >>> trouble spots on the road so far so so good. we are checking the main travel times for the east bay and so far they are all in the clear including for the altamont pass and livermore valley usually one of the first spots to start to stack up. checking mass transit as well on this friday morning. bart so far systemwide on time. 25 or more trains all on schedule. muni, caltrain, ace tra

this, confirm that, yes, in fact, i was born in hawaii august 4th, 1961. we posted the certification that is given by the state of hawaii on the internet for everybody to see. >> it has been 162 days since president obama released his long form birth certificate in a bid to end the side show and silence the carnival barkers. but more than two years later there are still republicans who insist on turning the capitol building into the big top. >> so you accept the fact that he was a born american? >> i'm not -- no comment. >> no comment? now you say he's legitimate then you say but i don't think he's really necessarily native-born american, natural born american. >> i didn't say that. i just said no comment. what you said -- >> what does that mean? >> what i would like to say is i haven't studied it enough to spend the time on it to come back with an intelligence answer so i will not respond. >> a note to republican congressman ted yoho. you can go on whitehouse.gov right now and see the president's birth certificate. it is one page long, and it lists the da

on behalf of the first congressional district of hawaii and the entire state of hawaii, i would like to bid a final aloha to derek and thank him for his selfless contributions to the defense of this country. as we say in hawaii -- until we meet again. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlemanom without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate people. ms. mccollum: an alternative newspaper -- mr. polis: an alternative newspaper. a challenging fee for any newspaper, even more so for a newspaper that's freely available to readers, both in boulder county, where print editions are freely distributed, as well as nationally over the internet. they've had a number of in depth, incisive reports that have uncovered human rights abuses within our own prison system in colorado, given detailed coverage on the impact of organic farming practices and fracking. it's very difficult these days to find a trusted, investigative news source and the boulder community is very fortunate to have one in the "boulder weekly" and i rise to co

democrat from hawaii gabert and aaron shock. great to see you both. this is a time when congress is held in such low esteem. you're almost like journalists. there has been a big part that's really disappointing. >> the frustration that we're seeing from our constituents every time we get home i think is felt in congress as well. we came here to do something, we came here to get results and to execute on the mandate that has been given to us by those who elected us, that is to get things done for the american people. i think what we're seeing and what fueled us to start this caucus is a frustration with these constant crises situations and a lack of long term planning and thinking for setting us up for success in the future as a country and patience with our generation of wanting to get things done. >> aaron, there is an aspect to this which is you got to run into people your own age, early 30s, who say, wow, you're in congress. i mean is that really what you want to be doing, are you disappointed, do you get these kinds will have questions from people

. >> take a look at this video of a young man capturing a tiger shark in hawaii. sparking outrage this morning, many people upset over the treatment of the animal, some calling it abuse. the founder of ocean defender hawaii, an organization committed to sea animal protection, is asking for an apology sending a clear message this does not represent their very close relationship with nature. >> it's the incredible moment. a gas station worker fights off an armed robber with his own shoe and it is all caught on camera. you can see the worker first taking off his shoe to hit one of the suspects. despite being stabbed and outnumbered, he eventually forces him out of the store empty-handed. the man had to get 12 stitches in his arm but is going to be okay. police in england hope this surveillance video will help track down the suspects. >> britney spears proving she is still a bankable star expected to make a las vegas deal at planet hollywood official, the two year gig said to be worth $30 million. she'll start performing in december. >> it is six minutes till the top