maybe it s the economy. and everybody is just more focused on making sure they have enough for themselves first. we peaked in california in 1990. it s been downhill since then. reporter: dell myers from usc sees a convergence of troubling trends. on top of a declining birthrate, there is a growing senior population. that means a shortage of doctors and caregivers in the supply pipeline to serve the aging. basically, there s almost twice as many seniors now per working-age person, or there will be, than there have been traditionally. reporter: aggravating factors are declining education opportunities and a higher cost of living in california. fewer people are coming to the state, including undocumented workers. myers says the state needs all of them, including the dream act students. now they re going to say this. because without the immigrant kids, we would be in a deep hole. reporter: a worst case scenario, an eroding tax base. the government demanding more
speaking in english. he s saying, what d i do? tell me. he threw a water bottle across the court, calmed down enough to win the match in five sets. that s the what we call a tennis tantrum. it s still not mcenroe-esque. but that was decent. that gets honorable mention in the tantrum department. someone translate that for us. oh, my god, oh, my god. thank you. at least he didn t drop any f bombs or anything like that. what would that be, flunk? that would be, um fudge. flunk. fair. willis approves fudge. thank you, willis. moving along, before we dig ourselves in deeper, reaching for the stars, or at least mars. we ll tell you about nasa s new project and how it requires worldwide support. and later. taking heat. some say the man who popularized hot yoga could use some deep breathing himself. we ll tell you all about it. you re watching world news now.
but this american guru now has uniquely american problems, forcing him to defend his lucrative yoga practice in court. the american way. make bikram yoga. copyright, trademark, franchising, patent. the justice department, the government will protect you the american way. reporter: yoga to the people is one of four groups he s sued for copyright infringement. the rival school was founded by his former protege, greg. that s him in the photo standing there. you say this fellow is a thief? definitely. he was my student. i trained him. then he get greedy. reporter: he says the very idea of copyrighting a 5,000-year-old hindu discipline is absurd. it would be like if arnold schwarzenegger said i m going to do five bench presses, six curls, seven squats, call it arnold s workout and nobody can teach that without my permission. that s crazy to me. reporter: after our
take each step, will the floor give way? if you re not safe, you can t really do a good job for the people yourself you re supposed to be helping out. so, that s always in your mind, your own safety. reporter: for a full year, 27-year-old scott ziegler filmed his day job, with a camera mounted on his helmet, capturing blaze after blaze near detroit, michigan. that could be on any fireman s helmet. that video could be in anyone s town. reporter: he s been a firefighter since he was a teenager. he says his mother worries about him. he said he wanted to show people what it s really like inside a burning building. at a time when his department and others around the country are being forced to fight more fires with fewer resources. looking at it, you can kind of tell, that looks pretty dangerous, because it is. it is very dangerous. so if they can take anything away from it, maybe their town they live in is talking about cutting their funding. maybe they can look at that video a
because of safety questions. late yesterday, the faa took all dreamliners here in the u.s. out of service. abc s jim avila is joining us with more. jim? reporter: john and paula, this is a huge blow to boeing. this is the federal government telling the airline that they cannot fly this plane until they fix the problem with the battery. united is the only carrier flying the 787 so far. the plane of the future is expected to dominate american skies soon. but right now only six are flying. there are 50 total in the world. most in japan. and japanese authorities grounded all of their 787s after a battery warning light and the smell of smoke forced an emergency landing. panicked passengers were evacuated in emergency chutes. three people suffered minor injuries. but most damaged is the reputation of america s largest plane manufacturer. both boeing and united replied with statements last night. united saying they ll immediately come comply and