opportunity, there is opportunity for sexual exployitation. in addition to the dozen children in the bay area, 21 pimps were arrested along with a dozen johns that were arrested. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. since the initiative began in 2003 the fbi recovered more than 1200 children from -- 2700 children from the streets. 12 were in the bay area, the highest number in the country, followed by detroit and milwaukee. 159 pimps were arrested nationwide. detroit had 18 followed by san francisco and atlanta with 17 each. pope francis startled the world today with these remarks

bottegas and their role in the cac-- about gays and their role in the church. >> if a person is gay and accepts the lord and has good will, who am i to judge them. >> he said he will not judge gay priests for their sexual orientation and he spoke about expanding the role of women in the church. the pop's remark caught many by surprise. ktvu's david stevenson is live in the city where churchgoers are wondering what is next. >> reporter: that is exactly right. the pope's comments mark a major change in tone but churchgoers are not sure what may be coming next. small crowd celebrated mid- day mass. their thoughts on pope francis and his comments signaling

greater tolerance. >> good faith. even though they are -- it is not normal. >> reporter: pope francis told a group of reporters who am i tie too judge -- who am i to judge a person of good will? >> it is a continuing breath of fresh air blowing through the church. >> it is a major thing. a marriage shift. the beginning of healing. >> reporter: still pope francis indicated homosexual acts remain a sin. >> that is fine. you have celibate priests who are attracted to women who are serving as well. >> reporter: churchgoers say it is unclear whether pope francis' comments open the door for open laogai priests to service. >> i think people are more open.

>> reporter: reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> what do you think about the pope's comments? join the conversation on facebook. a bomb scare forced red cross employees out of a building in san francisco this morning. someone with a disguised voice called in the threat at 10:00 a.m. this morning saying a bomb would go off at noon. authorities the red cross, police searched but didn't find anything suspicious and they lifted the evacuation order at 12:15 p.m. san francisco police arrested one man and are looking for four more in a stabbing this morning. the 49-year-old victim was stabbed during an altercation

and is being treated for life threatening injuries. the man is in custody. this is the city's 4th stabbing in two days. to our coverage on another possible bart strike. with no agreement today they have only six days left to try to avoid a strike. the union's contract extension ends august 4 and at this point neither side seems to be giving an inch. >> workers today shouted down bart's general manager during a transportation event in san francisco. >> members of the two bart unions confronted the general manager. she was giving a speech to the american public transportation association. the workers demanded that she

replace bart's lead negotiator in the talks because he took a vacation during the 30 day cooling off period. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us now. tom? >> reporter: we continue to await word of any kind of progress. the fact is we may be waiting in vein. >> reporter: as bart general manager presided over a convention negotiations with bart's unions appear to be sustained. >> i think unions raised issues in orderer to not address the issues of the 23% they are asking for. the fact they don't pay for pension right now and little for medical. >> they are spending more time putting language up on their website and passing out false information to the press and going to conferences and going on vacation than they are on focusing on the real issue at

hand. >> reporter: progress is elusive. >> we are negotiating today, last week and this week with all unions. >> i think she hasn't spent a lot of time in negotiations if that is how she would define what is happening. >> reporter: the inability to disagree on issues. >> we are committed to reach an agreement. on the other side the district is committed to try to bust the unions. >> i am new to the area. i try to bring in a new spirit of cooperation. didn't go very far. >> reporter: reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. more at 6:00 p.m. >> another reminder, go to www.ktvu.com for the latest on the negotiations, look for the bart update tab. an investigation is under way into what started a fire at

the strawberry village shopping center. started at 3:30 a.m. this morning at the mall. firefighters think the fire may have been sparked by an appliance at a laundry room. it caused $100,000 in damage. a restaurant suffered minor smoke damage. a man is on the run after stealing his brother's truck and being involved in a deadry truck. emmanuel sanchez-martinez took his brother's truck last night from their home and then drove it on to southwest boulevard. as he sped away his brothers, jose sanchez and edgar sanchez- martinez jumped on to the sides of the truck trying to keep him from stealing it. on southwest boulevard he lost control of the truck and hit a brick wall throwing his two brothers from the truck. jose sanchez died and edgar sanchez-martinez was thrown 50

people but survived. emmanuel sanchez-martinez took off from the scene. happening now, a live picture on the big island. one of the places in hawaii where tropical storm flossie is taking aim. tropical storm flossie is expected to weaken but they are bracing for possible flooding, gusty winds, mud slides and big waves. we have live team coverage. our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking tropical storm flossie but ktvu's jade hernandez is live at sfo with the flight cancellations. >> reporter: she said the closest she will get to hawaii is this airport. he told me a tropical storm wasn't going to stop him from flying into honolulu. >> reporter: he spent a lot of time on his cell phone while waiting today. >> they said it is supposed to hit tonight. and hopefully it will be over

by morning. >> reporter: tropical storm flossie hasn't hit hawaii yet. it is expected to get torrential rain even if the storm weakens. san francisco international airport united airlines canceled six flights to hawaii. >> need to rebook my flight. >> reporter: finding another flight wasn't easy. >> we have tried. >> that is all for today. next couple of days. >> reporter: united told passengers the next flight out wouldn't be till saturday. forcing her to cancel her trip. >> i was bummed. cried for a bit. cried on the phone. >> reporter: she wasn't the only one. >> there is another person in line, their son is getting married in hawaii and husband and wife was there and everybody else is trying to come and they can't.

>> reporter: he continued to push for another flight out of sfo. >> can you tell me if the 3:00 p.m. flight is still on or canceled? >> reporter: so he could make a business meeting. >> still on? >> reporter: finally. >> 3:00 p.m. >> reporter: oakland has five flights every day, three of the flights made it safely there. two others were canceled this afternoon. reporting live at sfo, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the storm. how bad does it look? >> tropical storm flossie is falling apart. it is barely a tropical storm. winds at 40 miles per hour. when it hits 39 it is a tropical depression. here is hawaii right here. the main low center, tropical storm flossie, to the north of the big island. the storm is north of the big island. it won't hit the big island. winds at 40 miles per hour.

heading for maui. as we come in closer we can track it. you can see the track of the tropical storm will become a tropical depression. rain from 5-10 inches. maybe 15 inches. when i come back your forecast. the fog coming in, the temperature changes you can expect tomorrow and which day will be the warmest day this week. a man dis over the weekend intaugair was found ain water s found in the water saturday morning. he was a reporter for the times from 2000-2012. last year he was a spokesman for the department of fish and wildlife. more planes flying too low at sfo. what we uncovered in the weeks follow the crash of asiana airlines flight 214 and the new

rules now being enforced. >> a military hero died 62 years ago, how the family is dealing with how he has been found ask is -- and is coming home. >> a miracle baby in the bay area, the challenges she had to beat. in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes.

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. new at 5:00 p.m. doctors say this girl beat death. survived a diagnosis that was considered fatal. she was under the care of doctors at stanford. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live there now and she sounds like a real fighter. >> the kind of fighter doctors never seen before. this baby was born without kidneys but she is recovering here at the hospital.

she receiving more treatment at the hospital and doctors say they are optimistic. we would like to show you a photo we received of her this afternoon. this is a photo from inside the unit. 2.2 pounds of her with her father and mother. doctors say the family knew about her condition before she was born. with no kidneys the diginosis is -- diagnosis is fatal but a team of doctors performed a series of injections during pregnancy and helped her become the first baby with this condition to breathe on her own after birth and she was rushed to the hospital at stanford 16 hours later. >> babies born court kidneys don't have enough -- born without kindies don't have enough lung -- kidneys don't

have enough lung function to survive. >> this baby has none of the features of the syndrome that is associated with it and looks to be normal except there is just no kidneys there. >> reporter: while the baby is breathing on her own she will continue a need dialysis and a kidney transplant. in a statement on facebook the parents said they had multiple doctors tell them their babeopy had no chance -- habey had no chance of sur-- their baby had no chance of survival but they prayed for a miracle and they got one. eric rasmussen ktvu channel 2

news. a half dozen people rallied outside the state building building to protest the death of an inmate. it is being investigated by a hanging but they said he was taking part in a statewide hunger strike. >> we have been passing out patient education that they are at risk to serious injury or death if they don't take in calories. >> the hunger strike to protest conditions entered its 22 day today. 600 state prisoners are refusing to eat. doctors say they are keeping an eye on the inmates and monitoring those who started eating again. doctors say they should be -- could be at risk for refeeding syndrome. that causes a fall in

electrolytes. san francisco supervisors are debating to ban advertising banners flown over san francisco. as written it would apply to the skies over the america's cup competition but it now has been expanded to cover the entire city of san francisco. our weather now, our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> a lot cooler now. it has been cool. temperatures today on the coast were 50s and low 60s. the rest of us 60s and 70s. couple of low 80s. fog along the coast. this cool pattern hangs in for a while. as you look at the coast, look how far the fog advanced. already into san francisco, south of market, oakland. temperatures were cool.

you know that. these temperatures tomorrow will be about the same. the marine layer is stretching out. we talked about this, last week too. when it stretches out like that it sends all that moist, cool air inland. great for the fire danger. helps it a bit. helps the air quality as well. you may notice smoke inland. that is been coming from fires from oregon that have been migrating down the central valley. concord smoke in the morning. noticing it. not at the coast because of the fog. over night lows 50s. fog and drizzle a possibility because there is a low center sitting off shore. that is enough to create lift and give you what could be sprinkles tonight and tomorrow morning. morning, fog everywhere. livermore, santa rosa. that is a big fog foot print. marine layer is deep. over the coastal hills and

inland. forecast highs tomorrow, 90s are a memory. far to the east and north. most temperatures tomorrow are in the upper 60s. and 70s. along the coast foggy and cool all day. this high-pressure system is east. more morning clouds and below average temperatures into the week. highs tomorrow then, 73 in novato. antioch, brentwood mid-80s. concord 78 degrees. some of the fringe areas on the far edge of the bay area are doing big numbers but around the bay temperatures are on the mild to cool side. tomorrow, more of the same. wednesday, more of the same. and thursday and friday, warm up on friday. but still mild. warmer towards the bay area

weekend. there is the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. you love this forecast because it creates a less favorable fire conditions. >> thank you. wildfires in oregon are effecting air quality in the bay area. the smoke from the fires has been making its way south and that led the bay area air quality management district to issue a health advisory today. particulates reached unhealthy levels in the bay area. set your air conditioners to recirculate the air. thousands of job openings and a diaper dilemma, why they are having trouble meeting their child's needs.

amazon plans to add 7,000 new jobs to meet demands. 5,000 will be full time positions at its 17 centers around the country. 2000 will be a mix of full time and part time jobs. stock dropped $6 today, a decline of 1.89%. the dow is down 36 to 15,521. the nasdaq is down 14 at 3,599. the s&p is down 6 to 1,685.

warren buffett is raising money for charity. he is offering to play tour guide at the sees candy factory in los angeles for the winning bidder and will demonstrate the exceptable way to beat a -- acceptable way to eat a bonbon. bidding hit $35,000. there are 15 days left to bid. the money will benefit los angeles communities in schools. up next, changes at sfo following deadly crash at the airport. >> we go into the cockpit with an expert to explain why some airlines are under new rules and why a optical allusion may be getting some pilots into trouble. >> and a white house visit by the san francisco giants. >> and 60 years after the

korean war a military veteran now comes home. look at 'em.

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new at 5:00 p.m. ktvu's robert handa talked with his family in the south bay and is here to tell us about this return home. robert? >> reporter: there is going to be a welcome home here at san francisco international airport soon. and then the war hero and lot of family grief will be put to rest. >> this is taken after he came back from world war ii. >> the family get to plan his homecoming. the military man earned awards but remembered first as a beloved family member. >> i absolutely adored him. and i have always remembered him very fondly in my heart. >> reporter: he was a prisoner of war and classified as missing in action for 50 years. the u.s. has been retrieving remains but family didn't hold out much home. but then they were told he had

been identified. >> i am so grateful and so overwhelmed by the fact that after 62 years that they arebriing meaning -- are bringing my uncle home. >> welcome back a soldier. he is my uncle. that is kind of my feeling, him coming back after 62 years and i want to be there to welcome him back. >> reporter: he will be buried with full military honors next to his brothers. >> he is coming home. where he belongs. >> reporter: he will get a full community escort here at san francisco international airport tomorrow morning and be reunited with his family at the service on thursday. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a sacramento war veteran is threatening to move from her

apartment because of the american flag. the apartment complex management won't let her fly the flag. they say it needs to be moved and flown in proper fashion. but she claims she is not violating her lease and says she moving out unless they let her keep the flag. a judge expects to announce the verdict in the case of bradley manning. he is charged with aiding the enemy by giving military secrets to wikileaks. if the judge convicts him he could face a life sentence. secretary of state john kerry will host negotiators for dinners in washington, d.c. tonight. ahead of peace talks that get underway tomorrow after a three year stalemate. secretary of state john kerry announced he would be over seeing the talks and he thanked

the prime minister for having the courage to move forward. >> it is no secret that this is a difficult process. if it were easy it would have hapand long time ago. -- happened a long time ago. many difficult choices lie ahead for the leaders as we seek reasonable compromises on tough complicated issues. >> to help get the talks going israel agreed to release 100 palestinian prisoners. two chapels with another monument in washington, d.c. have been hit by vandals. a woman was arrested today inside the washington national cathedral. this comes after someone also defaced a statue today and the

lemar the -- lincoln memorial last week. anthony wiener's popularity took a hit. he dropped to 4th place in the primary. 53% of democratic vote isers say anthony wiener should -- vetters say anthony wiener should -- voters say anthony wiener should drop out. some mothers are struggling to buy diapers. >> it has been tough raising kids in this economy. >> this is the first study to look at the diaper needs of mothers in the united states. 30% of them said they don't have enough diapers to change their babies as often as they like. 10% rev help. -- 10% receive help and another

10% borrow money or diapers. one non-profit is trying to bridge that gap. >> it is -- you know, it is not uncommon to hear of moms having to choose between shelter for the night or buying diapers for their baby. not uncommon for a mom to steal diapers. >> 8% of families stretched their diaper use, they don't change their babies as often as needed and they could lead to diaper rash and urinary tract infection. the study found many government programs do not pay for diapers leaving poor mothers to find other ways to provide their babies with this. foreign airlines landing at sfo are under special rules after the asiana airlines crash. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live with what is no longer allowed.

john? >> reporter: the f asiana airlines says still -- the faa says till it is operational again foreign airliners are prohibited to make visual approaches. >> reporter: all foreign airliners must use a instrument approach to sfo. we learned this comes after several incidents. the latest sixty six nights ago -- six nights ago. controllers ordered pilots to abort and try again. and nowphone pilots can no longer make visual -- and now foreign pilots can no longer make visual landings. forcing a more precise approach requires closer attention to attitude. when pilots approach sfo they are over featureless water leading to anopical a-- an

optical allusion. >> we think we are higher than we are so we could be taken by surprise. >> reporter: domestic airlines are not subject to the new rule. it is not clear if abe -- if asiana airlines flight 214 would have benefited from this rule. >> it is an added layer of safety. >> reporter: these new procedures will be in effect till the approach equipment is working again in three weeks. reporting live at san francisco international airport health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. they stole luggage from passengers who were diverted away from sfo after the abe felmley abe felmley -- after

the asiana airlines flight 214 crash. when they came to pick up their luggage it was missing. surveillance video caught the employees handing the bags to his wife. they were arrested last week. they both been charged. the san francisco giants pay a visit to the white house. the gift the team gave to the president today. >> and a riot in a southern california beach town, what witnesses say happened.

. 8 people were injured when a building collapsed in philadelphia. a contractor was doing work in the home when it caved in. neighbors heard an explosion and smelt gas before the collapsed. a southern california beach town is cleaning up after riots broke out at a surf and skating event. [ bleep ] >> that riot happened yesterday after the u.s. open of surfing in huntington beach. witnesses say what began as a fight spiraled out of control as you can see. crowds of people fought in the streets, trashed properties and

kicked over toilets. police fired pepper balls and arrested 8 people. no one was seriously hurt. divers searched a lake near the home of former new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez. divers spent the day at the lake in connecticut. they would not say what they were looking for. hernandez pleaded not guilty to killing a player. he was found shot to death last month. shake up at apple. references to the senior vice president of technology has been removed from the website and that includes his biography. a spokesman said he is no longer a member of the team but he will work on special projects and report to the ceo. a group is revealing more about working conditions in china related to the production of apple ipads.

workers are forced to stay late without pay if they don't finished and they are harassed and abusedbused and they earn $1.50 an hour and work 11 hour shifts. not your typical day off for the san francisco giants. a field trip to the white house to remember their championship season. >> and which bay area cities rank near the top. >> and after the break all this fog and what it means to the week ahead. how much cooler can it get in your neighborhood? 0!ockñ?çóxo?ñ=çñññçvxqx?ñññ?óioy

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congratulations to the san francisco giants on their second world series title in three years. [ cheers and applause ] >> the san francisco giants may have had their challenges on the field but they got a boost at the white house. president obama hosted the giants aat the white house -- giants at the white house. >> they are making this a habit. for the second time in three years the san francisco giants took a break from the ballpark to hang out with president obama. he honored them for their world series sweep of the tigers in october. >> it is no wonder your fans don't refer to giants baseball

as torture. >> praised their success off the field. >> the junior giants teaches leadership and team work to more than 20,000 children. >> the gift to the president, an autograph baseball and bat. >> i can't read any of their signatures. [ laughter ] >> it is greatly appreciated. thank you so much. >> reporter: also making the trip willie mays. >> he is part of our team. in our clubhouse every day. players love him. we are, you know, so happy he could make it here. >> reporter: this marked buster posey's first trip to the white house. he missed the first visit because of an injury. >> tremendous honor and for the president to take time out of his day, means a lot. >> reporter: this is the second time president obama invited the giants to the white house. he honored them two years ago for their victory. ktvu channel 2 news. may have been two friends getting together for lunch but

when it is president obama and hillary clinton, it is a big deal. she had lunch at the white house today. it is being analyzed because hillary clinton is considered a contender in the next presidential race. a train crash left 44 people injured in switzerland. 4 people are said to be seriously hurt and the driver of one of the trains is unaccounted for. it left the two trains locked together on the same track. it comes after a train derailed last week in spain killing 79 people. and today the crown prince of spain was consoling the victims. funeral services were being held near where the accident happened. the conductor is facing several counts of negligent homicide. he said he was going too fast

and couldn't break. authorities say they will be examining the black box for evidence. back now to our bay area weather and our chief meteorologist bill martin says herecooler than normal and fog is -- says we are cooler than normal and fog is the reason why. >> this is not that unfamiliar to you. this pattern has been reoccurring all summer. kind of unusual that way. satellite, you can see the fog lining the coast. you see how deep it is into the bay. you can see the fog across towards the oakland area. oakland hills now, working into richmond. it will be in novato soon. petaluma. the fog will be widespread tomorrow morning. these are the current temperatures. temperatures, that green area represents the bite of cool, moist air that is filtering into the valleys. livermore 74 degrees.

fairfield 74. these temperatures cooler than you would expect for this time of year and day. the forecast tonight, winds continue to be strong. blowing up to 24 miles per hour sustained in fairfield. novato 15-20. 13 in concord. we have wind out there. all the way into had sacramento valley. it is cooling things off. marine layer stretched out. it will stay that way. gets compacted when the high pressure dominates but right now the low-pressure system is dominating. tomorrow we got upper 60s. mid-70s. and where you expect 90s you will get 80. mid-80s to the eastern edges of the bay area counties. eastern side of livermore. things like that. there is your temperature

spread. 50s and low 60s coast side. 60s and 70s around the bay. 80s inland. the warm up, friday warms up, upper 80s. we will watch it. vacaville 86 tomorrow. 89 clear lake. away from the fog. the rest of us 74 napa. 73 novato. cool temperatures. 80 danville. 82 livermore. pleasant in castro valley, 71 degrees. fire danger vac as vacation. air quality -- vacaville is better air quality. wednesday warmer. thursday like today. friday awarmer and weekend -- friday warmer and the weekend warmer still. it is interesting. when the temperatures drop like

this, they go out of the newscast, not doing fires. 90s towards the end of the weekend, you get brush fires. good news, temperatures remain mild to cool. >> it is later on in the season we will see it here. >> well, for the bay, october, the fire danger. october could be the highest temperature month. and around the bay. invened is peaking now -- oakland is peaking now. four bay area cities rank among the top when it comes to the number of successful single women there. they came up with the rankings bases on census information. san francisco wows the fifth best -- was the fifth best city. berkeley 7th. oakland 10th and sunnyvale 25. arlington, virginia, outside of

washington, d.c. came on top. a heart breaking story next, a 13-year-old girl dies as her father was trying to save her. >> and back now a julie haener for the news at 6:00 p.m. >> bedbugs at bay area good will warehouses, the plan to clear up donations worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. and ramping up security measures. whether bay area neighborhoods may be better off hiring private security. these stories and much more coming up in 10 minutes at 6:00 p.m.

the death of a teen at a summer camp is being blamed on a food allergy. the girl died even as her father an emergency room doctor tried to save her life. >> reporter: this is a picture taken with friends hours before her death. a friend was there and told me she was enjoying a summer camping trip. >> beach, horse shoes. bond fire, dance, it was a slice of america. >> girl with a peanut allergy took a bite of a treat that was covered with a peanut butter

frosting. she was vomiting and going into shock even as her father a doctor used life saving measures including injecting multiple epiy pens. >> her doctor is a doctor and he couldn't save her. >> reporter: he specializes in food allergies and says the number of incidents eis tripled in the -- is tripled in the past 10 years. >> there is a theory we dry roast our peanuts in the united states. most of the other places in the world boil their peanuts. and that could be creating a more allergenic peanut. >> reporter: >> reporter: all because of a reaction to peanuts. says no one should ever again roll their eyes when confronted with a peanut table. >> it is heart breaking.

all the resources that were there, helicopters, paramedics, nurses and a doctor and it was one bite. tonight there is a new call to keep young children from choking on food. a study says 12,000 children a year or 34 a day are rushed to the emergency room for choking. candy is the biggest culprit along with meat, meat bones and hot dogs. they are recommending warning labels for foods that pose the highest risk and to resign the shape of foods to make them safer. video cames may be causing problems for boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism. kids can autism or adhd played video games twice as much as

regularly developing children. for some the video game usage was addictive. taking matters into their own hands. residents are using their own money to ensure their own safety and the results are overwhelming. >> 100 children forced into prostitution have been rescued. >> they could take everything from me. >> we hear from a victim of child prostitution and talk with the fbi about the nationwide bust. >> and hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations being thrown away. the bugs that are causing this response. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00

p.m. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> some residents are trying to keep their homes and families safe. the killings of a 66-year-old woman and a 8-year-old are prompting people to take action. ktvu's paul chambers talked to an expert about the growing interest in private security and its success at reducing crime. >> reporter: moments before we went on the air i talked to a woman, she said there have been three burglaries within the last year and police are over worked and don't show up when needed so there is a push for private security. >> three hours before the police came. >> reporter: he says he was home when a man tried to break into his house. >> i heard a loud crash. i knew someone was coming in. >> reporter: he yelled out and the burglar left. now people are thinking of hiring private security. >> a lot of people calling us.

>> reporter: i met with him in march of this year when the 63 homes decided to hire private security. a rash of attempted burglaries in december prompted the idea. he says the presence of patrols seem to reduce crime by 70%. >> in the two years prior to -- we had 30 burglaries. in 4 months since we had one. >> reporter: he says my mid- september he expects 1,000 homes to be under prive patrols. he is on a fixed income and can't afford the private security but welcomes the extra eyes and ears. >> he would have some kind of deterrent. >> reporter: depending on the number of homes that join, the private security can ru