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risk a rise in tensions between the u.s. and china. the death toll is rising from the devastating mckinney fire in northern california. at least two more people found dead inside their homes. the fire burning more than 56,000 acres, nearly 6,000 people under evacuation orders. also, rescuers struggling to reach flood victims in eastern kentucky. dozens of people still unaccounted for. thousands without power or water. the new danger, temperatures expected to climb into the 90s begi...

The City of Vallejo’s submission request for the Organized Retail Theft Grant program was denied earlier this week due to what the state says were funding errors by the city, according to a letter sent to the city’s Administrative Analyst, Sidney Wilson. Gov. Newsom announced earlier this week that the state made the largest-ever investment to combat organized retail crime — sending over $267 million to 55 cities and counties across the state to hire more police, make more arrests ...

The City of Vallejo’s submission request for the Organized Retail Theft Grant program was denied earlier this week due to what the state says were funding errors by the city, according to a letter sent to the city’s Administrative Analyst, Sidney Wilson. Gov. Newsom announced earlier this week that the state made the largest-ever investment […]

>> dont do this to these children because we do not need to see another child shot. there are rules to the game. this is breaking the rules coming onto these fields, coming onto these games. it is against the rules. >> the city of oakland is getting $6 million in state funding to help with gun violence prevention. the money is earmarked specifically for a new strategy. it will work with fairly members to help keep individuals from pulling the trigger. >> the saying in legislative circles is your...

Has been shutdown or even the days before leading up to it, we could have ended this in five minutes by passing the bill that passed in the senate and was sent over to the house. they went to extraordinary lengths, including even changing the rules of the house, so we could not exercise our prerogative to bring it up as the minority. nonetheless, were here now. its about how we go into the future. how we go into the future has to be about how we create jobs and as we go to the budget table, how ...

We can come up with an agreement but the answer is, theres no specific penalty if you dont. what happened is back in march, march of this year, the house passed a budget, the republican budget, and the senate passed a budget. and since march -- weve been trying to go to a budget negotiation with our republican republican colleagues. three times here in the house, speaker boehner blocked the appointment of negotiators and 20 times, senator cruz blocked the appointment in the senate. it is progres...

Our members signed letters sufficient to open government that we are there, clean legislation to open the government, clean legislation to lift the debt ceiling, that would take us on the path to the budget table where any and all issues can be discussed. im optimistic because i believe the impact of not lifting the debt ceiling on topping -- alone -- not lifting the ceiling is so catastrophic that those in the republican party will see the light. we stand ready to supply the votes but if they d...

Signed letters, petitions to open government, that we are there for a clean petition to open government, a clean legislation to open government, clean legislation to lift the debt ceiling that will take us on a path to the budget table when any and all issues can be discussed. so thats where we are. im optimistic. i believe because this tact of not lifting the debt ceiling on top of shutting down -- alone, actually, not lifting the debt ceiling is so catastrophic that there will be those in the ...

He has to make the case that the folks who are unrealistic are the folks on the other side. unrealistic what they could get in the last election. what they could get at the budget table and paid the price politically. hes got to explain to democrats, if you want to pay the price politically, all be purists, insist on the perfect program and go down in flames and lose control over more of the government. lose control of the senate, and could get put deeper in the hole in the house. an interesting...

Out in the presidential elections, karl rove joins us. so is this budget going any place to begin with? >> it will be an object of discussion. lets tree treat it as a serious document it give you the insights into his thinking. you mijd his claim he is going to cut $4 trillion over the next decade as jack lew said. there is 2.50 cents in cut for every dollar in taxes, you know what? it turns out not to be the tairs indication. keith hennessey out of stanford drew my attention to the document. th...