>> because the mercury is being dumped into the rivers and lakes, it then gets into the food chain, mercury can concentrate in sediments, and be absorbed into the plants, so, in areas that were former mining zones, there is a lot of questions about what's next. >> so this whole area was more recently mined? >> yes, yes. >> it's those questions francisco and his team hope to answer. they showed us how they have begun to test what can grow in degraded land like this. they begin by planting a species known as pioneers. they are fast growing plants natural to the area - that can survive in tough circumstances. >> we are looking at an experiment with fast growing tree species. we have 3 levels of fertilization, the control, no fertilizer, the diluted treatment, and bio-fertilizer applied pure. >> this line represents the frontier between 2 treatments - the control plot and the pure treatment - you can see the difference in growth. >> wow. so tropical plants normally don't need fertilizer - because it's already in the soil, but these are getting it and they are growing more and these are not and

host: mercury in the air -- guest: mercury is a problem. others will come out that is reduced by this rule as well. nickel, these cost cancer -- cause cancer. acidic gases that cause lung damage, respiratory ailment, they can lead to heart attacks and asthma attacks. this will be a good law. host: -- guest: i am not sure i agree with rick at what we do in the united states is puny. we are about to celebrate the fourth of july. we are about to celebrate our beginnings as independent people. the stories we tell each other, the aspirations we share this is what we know about america. there is nothing that we cannot do as americans. we will do what is right for our people in this country. let's remember this about china. china is doing something no country in the history of the world -- they are removing hundreds of millions of people from poverty to the middle-class. there are costs associated with that weird we hope the costs will be minimal. working with china for more than 20 years to try to improve their environment and health. prosperity

chief justice roberts: mercury is what? mr. verrilli: $4 billion. chief justice roberts: so, we get to regulate $35 billion of cost on the other side. i understand that it's a good thing if regulation benefits in other ways, but when it is as proportionate you wonder if it is an illegitimate way of avoiding the limitations that do not apply to other criteria. mr. verrilli: i really do not think that. i do not think that is a fair way to put it. what epa did with respect to mercury was quantify one of the public health benefits. it did not quantified many of the other public health benefits. i think this is page 910 to 940. there are many, many charts. part of the reason it did not try to quantify these benefits is trying to quantify these benefits can be difficult and challenging and that is one of the key reasons why congress adopted the program and the new source performance standard program because they did not take costs into consideration at the listing stage -- justice sotomayor: tell me about the natural gas. you were cut off earlier. mr. ver

is equivalent to the amount of mercury from forest fires. they bent over backwards, did theoretical gymnastics to try to come up with that $6 million on benefits out of a $10 billion rule. that was bogus. the other benefits were from their secret science. anyway, good news for now, yes. they'll go after coal and other forms of hydrocarbon relentlessly. charles: well, david, is there an opportunity maybe for the industry to make some quick moves at least obviously, you don't do the things -- first of all, i don't know if the technology is there, but can they make some moves that might buy them some popular public opinion with respect to coal being a cleaner source? certainly it's a cheaper effective source of energy for our nation. >> well yeah. i mean they've been doing this for decades, all right? a coal-fired power plant right now a modern one with the technology they have now reduces the soot by 99.8%. if you look overall, old plants and new plants and so on, in the past 30 years or so air pollution's gone down by about 50% even though th

s limits on mercury emissions from power plants. it said officials should have accounted for the cost of compliance, right from the start. a full examination of the decision follows later in the program. president obama has signed two hard-won trade bills that could clear the way to finish an asian free-trade deal. the signing today, in the white house east room, was a rare, bipartisan occasion. it followed an all-out fight that pitted the president against many of his fellow democrats. as he signed today, he quipped: "this is so much fun we should do it again." negotiators in the iran nuclear talks kept at it today, amid signs they'll continue past tomorrow's deadline. iran's foreign minister returned home from vienna, for consultations. secretary of state john kerry stayed, and met with other officials, but stopped short of signaling progress. his spokesman, in washington defended taking extra time. >> we're still focused on getting the best agreement possible, the most comprehensive agreement possible. and if we have to work a li

another problem is miners often contaminate the soil with mercury. they use it to bind those tiny flecks of gold into a clump. the director of the carnegie amazon mercury ecosystem project. >> cold is not very concentrated. it's only two grams per ton of rock instead of manually concentrating that tiny amount of gold in an awful lot of rock, you take some of the sediment, some water and a little bit of mercury, and you mix it up. >> where else does it end up? >> because it's mercury is dumped in the rivers and lakes it gets into the food chains. mercury can concentrate into sediments and be absorbed by the plants. the areas where there are former mining zones there are a lot of questions about what is next. >> what is next is the work that some local environmental groups are doing to restore the land already destroyed by mining. we'll have that for you monday night on techno. i'm phil torres for al jazeera. >> you can see the full episode of dirty gold monday. that's at 6:30 eastern time and 3:30 pacific. right here on al jazeera america. del with wi

s limits on mercury emissions from power plants. it said officials should have accounted for the cost of compliance, right from the start. a full examination of the decision follows later in the program. two of the last holdout states gave way today to the high court's decision legalizing gay marriage. louisiana began issuing licenses to same-sex couples, and mississippi authorized clerks of court to do the same. but texas attorney general ken paxton says clerks may refuse to issue licenses on religious grounds. that brought complaints today in austin. >> what's clear is that our work is far from over. the theatrics of texas attorney general paxton, who has blatantly encouraged state officials to defy the highest court in the land, is evidence of that very fact. the attorney general is irresponsibly empowering and encouraging obstruction and delay. >> woodruff: meanwhile, several clerks of court in kentucky have responded by refusing to issues licenses to any couples gay or straight. president obama has signed two hard-won trade bil

if you look at mercury in the u.s. they're down about 80% between 1990 and 2010 criteria air pollutants down enormously over roughly that same time period emissions down by 76%. ozone down 23. epa numbers down by 50%. so the question i think going forward is clearly going to be to what extent epa can drive actual emissions down to zero and increasing cost to industry, and ultimately to consumers and that is where my interest lies to mean to consumers in -- [inaudible] >> issues robert these are life issues you can't put a dollar figure on that, can you? >> fact is that you're talking about a significant chuck of people that their health is affected in a very large way. i mean, world health organization said that mercury is one of the top ten -- issues. >> i think court also they have it down to relative level now. so rough to wait? >> right? >> key issue going forward again is how is the u.s. going to see itself more broadly in global economy. u.s. emissions mercury roughly 50 tons a year china 15 times that amount. u.

now as of a couple weeks ago -- the mercury news reports two men were acting suspiciously. one of the men distracted a front staff employee while the other went into the restroom. moments later a member reported their vehicle had been stolen. members of the regional auto theft task force noticed a pattern of theft. we spoke with the one gym member who is familiar with the crime. >> i heard guys talking about it in the pool. the guy at the pool told me his sons bike was stolen. my wife's car was opened up and rifled through. >> mercury news says other gyms were hit in the south end, north san jose but police worry to identify the suspects through surveillance video and track them down. five cars have been recovered and three men were arrested who are reportedly transients. coming up at 7:00 you will hear the story of another victim who was hit in this parking lot. pam. >> all right, thank you. we'll check back in a little bit. >>> lake tahoe casino employee was arrested for theft after taking $10,000 that was dropped by a gambler. >> the gambler dropped part of his $70,000 i

lauren following all of that. >> we're looking at mercury emissions and same section marriage. we're watching a decision first on a challenge to the epa rule that would force coal-fired plants to reduce mercury and other toxic air poe out lantz. the question whether the epa took into account the estimated $9.6 billion annual price tag for the regulations. another big case on the docket today could come down whether the constitution allows states to ban same-sex marriage. whether states can refuse to recognize marriages of same-sex couples in another state where it is legal, sandra. huge business implications for both these stories. >> absolutely. a major talking point in business today. meanwhile a lot of deals are expected expected in the health care industry now that the supreme court upheld this decision on the affordable care act. >> right. the supreme court is front and center this week. yesterday all tvs were tuned around america to the decision holding up subsidies for the affordable care act. meantime we saw some stocks soaring in the health care industry. we talked abo

as i said, many industries have self-imposed these mercury emissions. if others can do it, why can we not require that of our coal burning facilities? host: in new mexico, a republican. check, go ahead. caller: yes, you are talking about what is great happen to the people -- and so on. 70% to 80% of our electrical energy is made from cold today. so they want to shut the cold down. and you are continuing -- coal down. and you are continuing to say, oh, we have to take care of the people. the average income of the people out here is $25,000 to $27,000. if you put these two akoni and ask in place -- if you put these acts in place, i don't know what we do. host: chuck, making the argument that rates could go up in the could be very costly. guest: the impact here -- the energy arena is an arena -- energy generating industry is one that is in flux, one that is in transformation. and the transformation that comes also allows new technology, new jobs to be grown in the course of doing things with technology that has developed to address the omissions -- emsii -

on april 16th, mcveigh and nichols drive the mercury to oklahoma city. mcveigh parks several blocks away from the murrah building. he removes the license plates from the car and leaves a note. not abandoned. please do not tow. will move by april 23rd. needs battery and table. two days later, mcveigh and nichols rendezvous near junction city where they assemble the bomb in the truck. >> the ammonium nitrate and fuel would have been mixed in some barrels, something akin to a 55 gallon plastic barrel. those barrels were then likely connected with this detonating cord which led to the boosters and ultimately that detonating cord would have come together where the detonators or blasting caps were. >> but at the last minute, terry nichols, like michael fortier, bails out. >> as time grew near to the time of the bombing, nichols got cold feet. he decided he didn't want to do that. he decided that was going too far. mcveigh screamed at him, threatened him, may have threatened to kill him. >> on the morning of april 19th, mcveigh, now on his own, drives the ryder

along with utility industry groups challenge the obama admi plans to limit power plant emissions of mercury . they argued the regulations were too costly for coal miners busi in a 5-4 decision the supreme t ruled those costs, estimated by the epa at $9.6 billion per year should have been consi justice antonin scalia wrote, epa refused to consider whether the cost of this decision ou business groups and regulatory experts are praising the court's decision. >> today the supreme cou affirmed a very commonsense principle that epa and other agencies too often ignore. and that is that they must consider cost and they can't issue a regulation where the costs greatly flaunts the benefits to the people that they're intended to help. >> reporte sometime this summer the epa is set to release new rules aimed at curbing pollutio linked to carbon dioxide and glo warming. states are already challenging the proposals even before they are final. but at thel. white house today the president' press specificsman says today's court ruling will not impa t >> there's no reason that this court ruling should have a

there's a regulation for mercury, for nonmercury metals and a regulation for acid gases. most of the costs here, the majority of about $5 billion annually are associated with the acid gas regulation, which the agency has concluded present no public health risk, no public health concern. the agency said that our modeling has consistently showed that power plant related exposures are at least an order of magnitude below the conservatively determined safe level. now in the title four program congress addressed the certification potential and record deductions of 9 million tons a year at about a cost of one to $1.4 billion. the acid gas program is projected to result in reductions of acid gases about 40,000 to 50,000 tons per year at a cost of $5 billion. what that background shows, your honor, is that when -- why congress treated power plants differently. it asked whether it is inappropriate to impose further regulation of a specific type, whether appropriate to impose regulation under this section on the most aggressively regulated industry under the clean air act. now, wha

case involving the environment and the authority of the environmental protection agency to regulate mercury emissions from electric power plant. in that case it's a question of whether the e.p.a. the federal agency, should have considered the coff of its regulation before deciding whether to regulate the mercury emissions. there's a second case that's very important in terms of how states-- state legislatures in particular reapportion congressional districts. arizona created an independent commission to do the redrawing of district lines following each census. and it did that because, as we've seen all around the country, redistricting has become a very partisan effort in state legislatures. the arizona state legislature challenged the use of an independent commission, claiming that it violated the elections clause in the federal constitution claims that that clause gives the authority the right to state legislatures to redraw district lines. and finally, the death penalty which is never far from the supreme court's docket. this is a case involving lethal injection, and a particular drug me

the mercury news is reporting so far police have arrested three men they believe are responsible for a rash of auto burglars. many of them at various gyms in south and north san jose. according to the paper, one of them -- one of the thieves distracted a front desk employee while the other went to the restroom. moments later, a vehicle was reported stolen. the task force noticed a pattern of theft and noticed the thieves were stealing car gees from the locker rooms. >> my son's van was vandalized and they took his wallet, his cell phone. >> what was it like? >> they broke his window. there was glass everywhere. it's happened many times in this parking lot early morning. >> reporter: the mercury news is reporting police were able to identify the suspects through surveillance video and track them down. five cars have been recovered. police say they've arrested three men and they are reportedly transients. the suspects are looking for more suspects in the ring. we're waiting to hear back from police as well as the ymca to get more details on this case. tori? >> all right, janine de la v

paul rogers, managing editor for kqed science and environment writer for the "san jose mercury news" talking about how these cuts may alter the landscape literally and figuratively, right? do you ever think you'd be spending this time much talking about people's lawns? >> well the drought is like an earthquake. it's a natural disaster and we need a quick response. in many cases, we're running out of water. the lawn is where 50% of the water is in terms of residential use. it's the low-hanging fruit the easiest place to get the most savings. and as we see the governor's mandates hitting all these different cities who are facing fines of up to $10,000 a day if they don't meet their targets, a lot of cities around the state are expanding programs to buy back people's lawns and to pay them to tear out their grass and put in drought-tolerant plants. just this week, the metropolitan water district of southern california, which has 19 million customers -- it's the biggest water district in california -- they announced they're going to spend $350 million a third of $1 billion paying people $

there's already the mercury rule cost. for us industrials, there's already the industrial boilerman cost and the clean power cost and then ozone. it is a cumulative cost of doing business that our competitors don't have overseas. and it, there's no way around a higher cost and loss of competitiveness and eventually it impacts jobs. >> exactly. >> and most of our jobs are middle class jobs. >> so what's the impact then on american families, when we see these costs continue to increase on businesses. that has a direct cost on american families, correct? and how would you say the arena act will address some of these issues? what specifically is in the proposed legislation? >> well, i'd like to say from a common sense standpoint, everyone in the country that has followed this, knows that this is going to be litigated, 100% sure. there's no doubt about it. and we know, including the epa knows there's costs. and the epa does not want to hurt people by higher energy costs, but this rule will. and so it is just common sense to say

as we await these decisions on political redistricting, mercury emissions and the death penalty. the death penalty is a hot button issue that follows some botched executions, where inmates were not properly sedated before the heart stopping drug is injected. justices alaina kagan and zonia co2 -- and sonia sotomayor say without the correct drug the person just burns up inside. we will be here and will pass along that information to you as soon as we get it. we are live outside the supreme court this morning, delia goncalves, wusa 9. >>> his last trial ended with a hung jury. the retrial of a former high school teacher starts this morning in prince george's county. 34-year-old andre brown is accused of sexual abuse of a minor. a 17-year-old girl was the victim while brown was teaching and coaching at the school. >>> the city is in the midst of a major spike in homicides. 20% more this year. right now we are at 66 homicides and 43 of those are unsolved. over the weekend families of the victims of the unsolved homicides held a vigil. and put up 44 wooden crosses. they represent the

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olivia: if the yield curve inverts it is like mercury -- like mercury in retrograde. earnings going into this year, everybody was so concerned about earnings, they said there is going to be zero growth in corporate profits. what is your take on earnings halfway into 2015? jonathan: there are headline earnings and core earnings. earnings got absolutely killed by lower energy prices because the energy sector is down 65% from last year. if you take out energy and financials, you are looking at a trend of 7.5 percent earnings growth. that is why the market is not freaking out about what appears to be a low single-digit kind of trend. pimm: doesn't it strike you as bizarre? let's find the things that make this analysis not right and get rid of them so the analysis comes up right. every company in the world uses energy. jonathan: we are talking about energy is a drag force in the sector. why throw it out? pimm: it's like saying i didn't like the way it works out. jonathan: an average number where one single data point can skew it -- it's earnings aren't a reflection of the

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deaths and tens of thousands of cases of disease each year, especially in poor neighborhoods, where mercury disproportionately falls. the court's decision could make the epa more vulnerable to challenges on future emissions caps. the supreme court has also rejected a challenge to the use of a controversial sedative in executions. three oklahoma prisoners had sought a ban on midazolam, which has been tied to several botched or prolonged lethal injections but a five-to-four majority rejected the inmate's claim that the drug violates a ban on cruel and unusual punishment. in a dissent, justices stephen breyer and ruth bader ginsburg suggested they're prepared to deem the death penalty unconstitutional. and finally, in a key electoral case, the court sided with an effort by arizona voters to draw their own congressional and state legislative districts. the decision could have a major impact on limiting partisan gerrymandering. in egypt, the country's public prosecutor has been killed in a bomb attack in cairo. hisham barakat died in hospital monday after a remote bomb detonated next to his car

the mercury is rising. doug is checking there's something out there. it's a highly contagious disease. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough. and the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping cough vaccination today. jumy: possibly some storms later? doug: the heat index to 105. an artificial's like 103 in the city. we will be in the weather center all day. we have the possibility of high winds and heavy rains. we will keep jumy: [dramatic music] ♪ ♪ >> yeah! hey! [laughs] hey. [cheers and applause] welcome to millionaire. i'm terry crews, and all this week, we are raising money for shriners hospitals for children! [cheers and applause] they're a wonderful charity that provides kids with life-changing medical care regardless of their family's a

the mercury is only going to soar. let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at how hot it will get today. >> enjoy this while you can. here's another view of the sky. a soft rosy glow predawn sunrise, about 40 minutes away. it's at 5:42 this morning. coming up in a partly cloudy sky. pleasant, in the 60s. near 70 in washington. right by the bay. and then in the mountains right around 60 degrees. so nice start for now. so enjoy this while you can. as we'll have our temperatures jumping. look at the neighborhood highs today. neighborhoods up in the shenandoah valley, in the panhandle of west virginia pennsylvania border, near 90. hottest temperatures in washington and in charles county, down to stafford and spotsylvania. mid 90s. right around the bay, it will help a breeze off the bay we'll have highs there in the 80s. a few high clouds, small chance of an isolated thundershower in the mountains of the shenandoah valley. next up, what to wear for this hot thursday. now melissa is looking at co

the last ruling over how far the government can go to limit mercury emissions. the court could say whether it will hear high profile cases around abortion and affirmative action next fall. >>> right now here are 4 things to know before you head out the door. right now a family is grieving for a child who died in a boat accident. the boat's driver lost control on kent island. >>> today, mayor muriel bowser kicks off the summer youth jobs program. she is holding a round table at enlightened east this morning. >>> and school leaders are voting on a new policy to protect your kids from abuse. the plan would require more background checks and added training for teachers. >>> david sweat is in critical condition this morning after being shot by a new york state trooper. his capture came two days after his fellow escapee richard matt was shot dead. >>> you will be basking in the comfort zone today. mid 60s by 8:00. bright and sunny for your lunch hour. by then the upper 70s and mostly sunny in the afternoon. should be in the mid 80s with low humidity throughout the day

in the meantime the mercury regulation will remain in place while a lower court deals with the issue. >>> 5:47. time to check back in with alex savidge who is in for sal this week on traffic. how is it looking sal -- alex. >> salex. >> there you go. >> all sorts of good nicknames we can work on. >>> the commute generally speaking looking pretty good. let me take you outside and show you the bay bridge toll plaza where a lot of friends a lot of your friends are beginning to gather this morning and make their way into the city here and things are getting more and more crowded at the toll plaza as the sun begins to rise there in the east. all the lanes seem fairly backed up. the fast track lanes included still slow and the cash payers will have an even longer wait than that. let me take you out east here. if you are driving in from the brentwood area, here's your ride along highway 4 heading over to concord and walnut creek. no slow downs to report this morning. no accidents. that is always the good news as you make that ride but of course there will be a lot of other cars with you on th

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and the third involves limiting poisonous mercury emissions and could announce what cases thaeupl defer to. tonight a surprise visit at emmanuel a.m.e. church. joe biden attended prayer services today. the church community is healing after nine people were shot dead at a bible study. his visit came hours before the funeral services for one of the victim. in the wake of the charleston shooting and the confessed gunman's support for the battle flag communities are discussing the future of confederate memorials. one such debate centers around the statute of a soldier. opinions on whether it should be moved are split. >> it's always incredibly brave confederate soldiers that you have to honor and respect. >> this does not represent who we are today in this county. >> the stature was elected in 1908 less than 50 years after the end of the civil war. the dean of the national cathedral made the comment during his sunday sermon. he said robert e. lee and stone wall jackson should come down. they were installed in 19 ski and feature two confederate flags. shortly after takeoff a space craft head

the court ruled against federal regulators attempt to limit power plant emissions of mercury. they upheld the drug implications in botched execution, they think it is highly likely that the death penalty itself is constitutional. >>> still ahead today an coming up on "action news" at noon, a way to doctors should deal with childhood obesity. >>> a boss explains why she had to hide her baby bump while at work. we'll be right back. >> all of the banks in greece are closed today actually for the rest of the week new desperate attempt to avert a financial collapse. atms are open, but account holders can only withdraw $67 a day. the country is due to repay a loan to the international money tear fund tomorrow. abc news will have more on full report at 12:30. >>> guidelines are out today to fight childhood obesity. american academy of pediatrics want to focus on the prevention and train for early risk factors and give parents practical information about where to buy healthy food and encourage parents to model healthier behaviors. >>> a bill that would require vaccinations for all chi

a look into charles rathbun's past revealed a man with a mercurial personality, which had cost him a number of freelance projects. >> he could be very personal and charming. he could lose his temper and almost go ballistic, throw things around a photo shoot. he could talk to models and be very personable and polite to them and then go behind the camera and say very derogatory things about them. >> a few years earlier in columbus, ohio, charles rathbun was arrested and charged with the rape of a married coworker. rathbun claimed the encounter was consensual, and he was acquitted. the search of rathbun's home revealed a collection of over 200 guns. of particular interest was a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol. >> when i tested the gun chemically or i used presumptive blood tests in examination of the gun, i did detect a positive presumptive test for blood on the breach face surface of that weapon. >> well, we found a lot of evidence from his house and from talking to his friends that he did have a dislike for blonds and that he did have a dislike for some women, in particular, that he

our media partner, the san jose mercury reports that he grbed her and assaulted her the gir was able to get away. the parents found out and called police. >>> you to the gym to get a workout and get your car stolen. that scheme was working until ymca employee ss figured what was going on. >> the thieves were after key f on obs like this one. investigators say these men had a method when stealing cars. they used the key fobs to locate and steal the vehicles from the parking ls and got away th it for a while until they encountered front desk employee. >> he walked by quickly saying he needed use the restroom. >> not long after a jim member walked in saying her car was stolen t staff revied the video and realized the same men that came in the gym were the same men that took the car. sgt. ken davis works for the auto task force. >> we are able t piece foeg a couple of on incidents that occurred wrmpt the similar method was used and vehicles were stolen out of other gyms in the southern part of san jose. >> investigators say the surveillance video was critical in making the the arrest. fr

the mercury news reports team executives spent more than $11,000 to help elect mayor and two of the 6 city council members as the team is asking for city approval to take over property near the stadium. the 49ers say they are doing what many local businesses are doing, supporting candidates open to their ideas. >>> today is the last day of the muni challenge, the 22 day event where the mayor, ed leigh, and board supervisors have been riding muni every day. it will help them make informed decisions about transit, and they have a policy that requires city leaders to ride public transit at least twice a week. >>> 6:15 is the time. speaking of public transit, let's check in with sal on the commute. >>> pam, dave, we don't have any major problems now. when it comes to public transportation or with the commute, we do have some slow traffic out there. we can go to the live picture. i'll show you the east shore freeway from the carcinas bridge to the maze taking about 20 minutes, still not too bad to drive the ledge. average speed about 57 miles per hour, and when you get to the bay bridge to

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. >> our media partner the san jose mercury news reported the department has 88 female officers, far below the peek from 2008 and the lowest since 1993. people would live and work in san jose say more female officers are needed to represent the city. >> that is a great idea. it is a long time coming more women in the workforce will be great. >> it is permit to make sure that it is considered and that the best person for the job is interviewed. >> officers toll the newspaper women do not want to join the force over concerns about passing physical tests low pay and a lack of work-life balance. >> we look for the best and brittest and hope to fine them at home. if they are not in san jose we will cast through the state and the country. >> as you mentioned christian this will be a free law enforcement seminar this weekend on saturday from 9:00 to 1:00 o'clock at the police substation on great oaks parkway. we will hear directly from one of the female officers who will tack about her job and address other concerns. if you want to be added to the wait list for tickets head to abc7 come. >>