california, the biggest automobile market in the united states, wrote its own laws on automobile emissions, which forced automobile manufacturers to build cleaner, more efficient engines and helped lead the way to cleaner air not just in california but across the country. california is one of the first states to enact its own version of the dream act. and yesterday at the state democratic convention here in los angeles the most popular governor in america, democrat jerry brown, got rolled by the delegates, who despite their leader s opposition unanimously approved a new platform, which supports the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana in a manner similar to that of tobacco or alcohol. governor brown s much younger lieutenant governor, who hopes to be governor someday if jerry brown ever stops being governor, told the convention this it s time for all of us to step up and step in and lead
medium range missiles, as far as military strength goes the armed forces have approximately 1.3 million active personnel and the north has over 600 combat aircraft at its disposal. when it comes to life style, the north korean people are practically living in the dark ages. take a look at the nighttime image of the peninsula. south korea is lit up and not a lot around pyongyang. 17 times those of the north. developing right now, the white house responding to concerns over the epa s latest proposal to cut down on gas and automobile emissions. the epa says the new standard would achieve the same environmental impact as taking more than 30 million cars off the roads. for critics warn these rules could charge drivers at the gas pump at a time when the people don t have the money to spare. chris stirewalt is the host of
defense secretary hagel says we need to take that threat seriously. a u.s. army vet from arizona was arrested for allegedly fighting with al qaeda in syria. eric harroun said he hates al qaeda and was only trying to help topple the regime. and nelson mandela is in the hospital being treated for a lung infection. we ll have a report on that in a few minutes. and many of the whidbey island residents evacuated because of the recent landslide are concerned about looters. the issue was addressed at a meeting last night and officials now say they plan extra patrols. the white house plans to clean up gas and automobile emissions. the epa s new plan will cut out sulfur levels and it will result
heat by heading to the beach and that s where glenn zimmerman from our affiliate wnbc is. that s not glenn. that s karl parker. that s glenn. glenn, how are you? good morning. looks like you moved a little bit. now looking at cars instead of sunbathers. reporter: up here on the boardwalk at jones beach. i wanted to show you how much the parking lot s starting to fill up. there s been a slight clang. early this morning it filled up, shut down, then an exodus around 9:30, 10:00 when the heat advisory s coming into effect. as you watch the beam and people enjoying it, keep in mind, 10:00, a.m. to 10:00 p.m. throughout new york, west chester an air quality advisory issued by the state, ground ozone the concern. ozone s caused when the sunlight interacts with automobile emissions. it can cause breathing problems. so theed aadvice to stay inside. that s tough advice to swallow