officials say the suspect 38- year-old ricky hodge hit the victim with a cooler on halloween night. it happened on valencia street at about 9:45. the victims sprayed the attacker with mace and got away. hodge is facing attack charges with hate crime charges. >>> pearls deluxe burger opened its doors this morning on market and sixth street. it's the latest step in the transformation of the mid- market area. >> everybody wants this area to succeed. everybody knows it has to succeed for the benefit of the tenderloin, benefit of market. >> reporter: major lee says trained community ambassadors in the yellow jackets will patrol the area and the goal is to make people who live, work and visit the market street feel safer. >>> a state appears court has imposed a gang injunction. the three person panel has agreed that gangs have created a nuisance in the area. >>> he says he went surfing with the shark. the sighting that shook up a san francisco surfing competition today. >>> and this family is taking back the home they lost to foreclosure. the reason they say the home still belongs to them

. >> that inmate, convicted killer henry hodges requires a team of five correctional officers to escortow inmate was a harsh reality check for me. >> officer robert mosley was one of hodges' victims. >> got medical on unit. >> i went to apply his handcuffs. and i got distracted. as i'm applying the handcuffs he grabbed my arm and pulled it in and drew a razor blade down my arm. >> mosley's sliced arm required 59 stitches and the scar isn't only physical. >> the psychological effects never goes away. i think you learn to adjust to it, but you can't take this job for granted. these guys are not here for the right reasons and the reality of it every day is there. keep your eyes on the inmates at all times. don't ever take your eye off them especially on death row because these guys got nothing to lose if they were to injure you. >> hodges declined to talk to our producers on camera. ironically, the prison videotapes his every move. >> we film him everywhere he goes when he comes out of that cell just like you're filming me so we can maintain some kind of discipline. >> but when we travelle

my name is lowe hodges, and i am the director of operations and exhibitions at the conls tore of -- cons tore of flowers. we decided it needed context. so we needed a house or a building. the story behind the couple in the window, you can see his wife has just served him a glass of wine, and he is slumped over the table as the poison takes affect. a neat little factold dominion about that house is actually built out of three panels from old james bond movie. we wanted people to feel like i am not supposed to be in this room. this is the one that is supposed to be barred off and locked up. >> the ole andersonner -- oleander. this popular shrub is popular in warm climates. it has been implicated in a surprising number of murders and accidental deaths. children are at risk because it takes only a few leaves to kill them. a southern california woman tried to collect on her husband's life insurance by putting the leaves in his food. she is now one of 15 women on california's death rowan the only one who attempted to murder with a plant. >> people who may haven't been to their cons tore or bee

the victim was approached by 38-year-old ricky hodge and threatened to kill him because he was transgender. the victim managed to escape after spraying the attacker with mace but suffered a bump on the head and taken to the hospital and treated and release. >>> also, two police officers still in the hospital after an early morning car crash, one listed in critical condition. they were responding to a call about a man with a knife when their unmarked car plowed into a light pole near 19th street. the police department is currently investigating this crash. a third officer was also injured in the crash but was treated and released. >>> $98.5 billion. that's what californians may have to pay for the much debated high speed rail project. the cost has tripled since voters passed the bond in 2009. the california high speed rail authority attributes the added cost to inflation, more years needed to build it and rising cost of materials. a new plan calls for upgrading existing rail lines rather than building new ones. the senator that represents the area from san jose to san carlos said that's goo

. >> reporter: black friday shopping is a first for the hodge family. and they're up against real pros like the carters. >> this is not for the faint of heart. this is definitely for people who have a list, know exactly where they want to go. this is not for the looky loos because someone is liable to get knocked over. >> caroline carter has almost turned black friday into personal finance 101 for her daughters. >> organization, budgeting, pricing out things and you know, when things are on sale, my mom has taught me you can sometimes bargain to get more off. >> you have to wear running shoes. check out my running shoes and yoga pants. you have to be comfortable. don't overdress. >> reporter: why do you take the time to do this every year? >> because you actually save money. for those of us saving the extra 20%, 30%, 50%, they're great deals. >> has it been worth it? >> yes. >> will she do it again? >> i won't do it again. >> reporter: at tysons corner, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> we have more breaking news. this time out of montgomery county, maryla

[applause] hd this center started before craig hodges but you could hardly recognize before and after. you have been absolutely superb, thank you for your leadership. toy,lause] celeated, as gary indicated, we celebrate the first. this is the first time in the 2r year history of the center that we have had a sitting speaker og the u.s. house of representatives. that's the second in line to tht presidency, right after the vice president, and one of the few t congressional offices mecifically mentioned in the constitution, the speaker of the house plays aho uniquely importa role on capitol hill. and our guest today has pformed performed exceptionally well.e y this is a moment of great challenges for our country. are what -- are looking for work. here in kentucky is one of 10. spending and borrowing by the federal government, which has exploded in recent years, is catching up with us. and for the first time ever, america has suffered a downgrade of its once pristine credit rating. but history has a way of giving america the leaders it needs in such moments, and speaker banner is one of t

also here hodge who is a huge partner from the faith community here in the bay area representing hunters point bayview area and just did a tremendous job in boosting awareness and preparing that community for a lot of different hazards that could strike them. also yokilly recommendo. another intermediary group that works with nonprofits. once again, the bay area is just an incubator, just so important in terms of this whole concept. i also wanted to mention a lot of the work that's done in the private sector. michael cummings. i worked with him when i was with fritz institute. he has gone to fema. that's an important effort that fema has undertaken. something that the deputy administrator was talking about. i think the state should bring somebody in there as well. [laughter] yeah, right. i have toe say here in the state we are lucky to have the california resiliencey law and peter who has done a lot of incredible work with the private sector. so once again, so many good ideas, so many things have happened here. just remarkable. state of the art. now, the work that you have to do, we have

still capable of great violence a decision on his release is likely to take weeks or even months >>hodges of people began dismantling the occupy los angeles camps overnight after demonstrators ignored the city's midnight deadline to leave the mayor of los angeles said that cancer danger to public health protesters say that they're expressing their first amendment rights to several people have been arrested so far but there have been no reports of violence against police or protesters. horse slaughter plants are legal once again after congress lifted a five-year ban on processing horse meat president obama signed the bill on november 18th and slaughter plants supporters say that the plants could be opened within one month the usda says that steps will be taken to make sure federal laws are followed at these plants an estimated 120,000 to 2000 200,000 horses will be killed for human consumption each year supporters of the bill say that it will decrease neglect and abuse of sick or unwanted horses >>next we have five tips on staying positive even when your life is throwing you a curve ball a

the bethesda father of two had beaten hodge kips lymphoma twice as a teen and was enjoying an activeull-in his 40s. now this. >> it's the number one cancer killer. it is twice as many women die of lung cancer as they do of breast cancer. and yet nobody talks about it. >> reporter: so jerry started talking about it with his doctor and friends. and a 5 k walk was born. hundreds of people touched by lung cancer coming together on the national mall. andrea lost her mother to the disease. >> the part what have we're trying to do is nationwide create places for people to go, things that they can join into, become part of the community. >> reporter: and there is reason for hope. doctors say lung cancer is treatable if about not curable. if found early must have. but more research is needed. the overall five year survival straight only 15%. >> jerry is an example of the changing face of lung cancer. he is a never smoker he is beating the odds in a lot of ways. >> reporter: jerry here pictured with bruce springsteen is hamming cancer the only way he knows how. head on. already longevity has a

>> marcia hodge. >> this entire family, they have not slept. they've gone straight from thanksgiving dinner to tysons to do their black friday shopping. how are you all holding up? >> mom is not holding up very well. my daughter had to come and find me. i was sleeping in the ladies room. i'm exhausted. we got here at 2:00 and we still have to stop at nordstrom's and bloomingdale's, whenever they decide to open. so, we've been -- we got here so early that people were camped out. there were lines. for sony. people were sitting. >> there is a long line. >> reporter: tell me, what are some of the deals you all have been able to scoop up. i know you're getting ready -- >> i got five pairs of underwear for $26. >> 40% off everything. >> so, i'm hoping when i go to bloomingdale's, i've been getting e-mails, so, i hope i can find some of the deals at nordstrom's and bloomingdale's. a. >> macies has been the big -- macy's has been the big story here. they opened up hours before it has in years past. have you been into macy's? >> went here so mom could t

. >>> you tube broadcasting live coverage of the hodge. share that with you. 2 and half million muslim will officially begin the analyst lamb ick ritual in mecca, saudi arabia tomorrow, it's one of the 5 pillar of islam that requires all muslim able-bodied and can afford it to afford the pilgrimage once in the life time. the stream is proud in association with saudi government. >>> first l details he menta mentaling from the book giffor giffords and astronaut mark kelly. her wish to return to work. and her thoughts about the day that changed her life forever. here's bob woodruff. >> in the memoir called gaby story of courage and hope we learn for the first tame that the the details of arizona ffords remarkable path to recovery and painful realizations about her lives lost. among the poignant revelation we learn the cup well trying to have a baby. going through several rounds of fertility treatment when the shooting occurred. giffords husband also writes about his agonizing attempt to tell his wife what happened that january morning but tha

she pled no hodges test of vehicular manslaughter. chiluba's or serve 200 hours of community service which includes speaking to high school students about the dangers of distracting appearance if 720 c a.m., back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at sunshine in san francisco. >>mark: you may have received an e-mail about a class action lawsuit involving a price of dvd rentals. netflix and wal- mart agreed to work together to sell and rent dvd is and the deal went bust. wal-mart has settled and paid out more than 20 million. netflix is still fighting the case. >>darya: a new report by the insurance institute for highway safety says that hybrid versions of cars made the city in the crash. according to the report, the average hybrid is 10% heavier than a traditional car of the same size. the extra half reduces the odds of being hurt in an accident. the study did not include the italy of a previous because those models are hybrid only. we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a beautiful shot of the golden

. >> so the hodge-podge of goodwill could include a coo-koo clock. >> now dealing with the world. >>been an adventure every day. >> and most auctions last seven days. many of the books, d.v.d.'s and video games are sold on amazon and ebay. new way to shop. >> business is booming at morgan state university. we'll show you what's driving increase in inrollment. >> why they are targeting teachers in our education alert. >> first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. >> morgan state university has a 10% increase due in part to the number of students in graduate plans. the students say there's much more to the story. >> they start increasing s.a.t. scores in the process. you need to look at morgan. >> and morgan state has also noticed more students are coming to school and staying longer. right now the student retention rate is at a 4.5% increase from last year. >> 50 of the state's top science professors are heading back to school as in high school. it is part of helping students succeed in subjects as science, engineering, technology, and math. tim tooten has more. >> from the

margaret hodge. >> i welcome the announcement of more investment in infrastructure, but the more i hearbout the proposal, the more it sounds like psi by any other name. pension funds will only invest in public projects if it's a good deal for them, and as with psi any sweetener that the chancellor offers to the private sector will be at the expense of the taxpayer both in the short term today and for future generations. so what precisely is he offering and proposing to attract pension fund investment and how is he going to insure that his scheme represents value for money for the taxpayer? >> excheck kerr. >> well, let me say to her that what we're seeking to do is get the investment funds invest anything british infrastructure. we're not proposing to provide, in this respect, guarantees for this project. there are some guarantees set out like the waste tunnel. but what i'm talking about here with the pension funds is not guaranteed projects, this is just trying to get private sector money invested -- let me explain briefly. we have canadian and australian pension funds investing in bri

guest: hodge is a major agency and there are lots of areas i would like to look at. there have been investigations on section 8 housing, public housing, and maintenance and safety violations. it is something we are interested in. in terms of fraud, i think that hud headquarters, when they find out about something, they generally seemed to go after it. i think the problem is they often do not know what is out there because they have not tracked their project. the acting deputy inspector general testified just last week that what worries him is what we do not know about. host: you have a couple of more suggestions coming in from our twitter followers. but guest: interesting question. we have plans to look at something like that in the coming months. host: she follows up with what is the follow-up for people that benefit from fund fought -- hud funding? guest: that is a good suggestion. we are working on it. host: just a few minutes left with debbie sent it did not -- debbie cenziper of ocala washington post." you can read all of the investigative reports. florida. malc

hodges. >> the americans are struggling with the economy, and it's time to call it what it is -- the obama economy. it's not fair to blame the president for problems he inherited, we agree with that. but it is fair to hold him responsible for making it worse since he came in office. since he's come in office, unemployment is up, debt sup, home prices are down. there's been an increase in individual insurance premiums and the misery index, the combination of unemployment and inflation is the highest it's been since 1983. that is why we call on the democratic leadership of the senate to bring up the forgotten 15, the 15 laws, or bills, that the house of representatives has passed and sent to us that would help us go step by step to make it easier and cheaper to to create private sector jobs. that's the right way to deal with what is now properly described as the obama economy. the president, as -- >> the president as he travels around the country on his bus tour likes to talk about income redistribution. what he ought to be focused on is economic growth. that's what's going to create j