because of those courageous first responders, at least 25,000 other lives were spared. san jose marked today s 15-year anniversary with a memorial procession downtown. the mayor joined dozens of first responders to honor the police and firefighters in new york who made the ultimate sacrifice to save others in the wake of the attacks. the event ended with a ringing of the firefighters memorial bell. in vallejo, firefighters and police officers gathered this morning for a morning of silence at the main fire station. then bagpipes played as the american flag was raised to half staff. another gathering in union city paid tribute to the 40 lives lost on flight 93. many of those victims were from right here in the bay area. kpix 5 s john ramos was there as they were remembered. reporter: the 9/11 memorial in union city is specific in its mission. to honor those who died aboard united flight 93 when passengers rushed the cockpit forcing the terrorists to crash the plane in a
jail. thanks. campaign 2016 is just weeks away. a pivotal vote on pot, the cannabis race may be closer than anyone thought. it is one of the controversial measures. they approved medical marijuana years ago. now it would tax the recreational use. u.s.sa poll says 32 say yes and 40% say no. joining us and phil, the routs show no slam dunk. usually with a controversial measure like this, you want to have a 5, 7, even 10 point edge because voters tend to say know in the closing point. that edge may be going up in smoke. reporter: with the support of big names like the california medical association, the naacp and newsom, six in ten voters were ready to legalize recreational marijuana. this is about getting drug dealers off the street. but new poll of california voters show support dropping to a much narrower 52% with 40% of the voters saying no and 8% still undecided. this issue is not about whether or not marijuana should be legalized. it s how should it be legali
The ethanol industry has billed itself as a green alternative to oil and gas, but new research finds biofuel refineries are releasing toxic chemicals in farm communities across the nation.
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