social services, mental services, health services, housing, and appointment. just last year, we started the veterans portal, which would connect to one of our most in the city, our 311. wherever it can just make a call and online, and all the services are set together so you can navigate. not physically trying to run around to look or things are, but it is all in one portal, you can find all the services. that is a tremendous contribution. and then today, as we speak, we're building a 75-unit partnership with a source of housing share and chinese community organization, right there at 150 otis street. supportive housing with a $1.7 million grant from hud. we continue working with you, bobbi. i wanted thank you for your work because you make it so seem less, and you're always looking for the gaps that we have. we know at the local level, we cannot afford to have any gaps as far as veterans. i want to thank all of you for being here. i want to acknowledge that we do work with our federal -- i want to thank president obama. i want to thank leader pelosi. i want t

incidents must be reported to local police, the part of social services, and the state's attorney. the reports must be made orally and in writing within 48 hours of the incident. >> i think his bill a good idea, because then there is really no excuse. there is a rule and you have to follow it. >> the policy is already getting support from local college students. >> once you tell people that is sexual abuse, then they can take action then. >> it definitely needs to be reported at this point. the fact that they got away with that for so long at penn state is ridiculous. if there are people that know about some sort of abuse that is ruining a child's life, then it needs to be stopped immediately. >> the policy calls on administrators to make employees aware of the changes through training. beck's every citizen in maryland has an obligation to report. what we have done is take the law and recast it in the context of a university environment and an academic setting. then we have strengthened the reporting requirements. >> you can review a copy of that policy, just log on to our website,

the department of social services says state lawman days counties first go after adults when seekingnd then go after anyone in the family who was helped in the case. >>> fast winds and how we are outages part of a big picture. l.a., have as go, all these areas. >> maybe faster around l.a., 80 to 100 miles an hour. not the valley. you showed that picture earlier, everybody needs to slow down in case you run into what kristen almost ran into, a couple of trees laying across the road that is possible due to fast winds that were fastest while we were sleeping on the embarcadero they are gusting around 30 to 35 miles per hour fastest wind gusts i could find mount hamilton 71, same on diablo, been low man 43, oakland hills -- 47, mount tamalpais 32 miles per hour. right now wind gusts faster than some of those higher elevations like livermore 45, mountain view 40 fairfield 36, san jose 32, about 30 around sfo and half moon bay gusting to 28 right now. 48 in santa rose everybody else in the 50s mild start this -- this morning because of the winds 50s ron ray bay and inland today windy, sunn

that's when they're scheduled to adopt a plan of tax and social services reforms. the democrats are going to consult with opposition parties. then they're expected to finalize the outline of the reform plan by the end of january. lawmakers are aiming to submit relevant bills to the diet by the end of march. >>> from currencies to stocks, to bonds, it's been a dizzying ride on the markets this year for traders and investors. the tokyo stock exchange ended its last session of 2011 on friday. the nikkei average recorded its lowest year-end closing since 1982. analysts attribute the sluggish trading to japan's march 11th earthquake and tsunami, as well as european credit woes. traders at the tse expressed their desire for the markets to bounce back in 2012. two representatives from japan's world cup-winning women's soccer team joined in a traditional hand-clapping ritual to usher in a prosperous year. >> translator: we hope to win gold at the 2012 london games and look forward to raising the stock market in japan. [ applause ] >> translator: as a business person, this

that policy has led to a lawsuit against the california department of social services.ital correspondent reports from sacramento. >> ed needs to stop. >> clarence has never faced a debt collector like this. he received a letter from the welfare office this you're, saying his 14-year-old great-granddaughter, irene, owes nearly 3,000 decide for benefits her mother should not have gotten while pregnant with irene. now irene's current $334 a month government aid is being cut until the debt is paid. >> i never knew that. they go every people and don't pay child support but not children. >> jamie h is now a college student and she got a demand letter to pay back benefits her family received when she was 16 years old. her wages and tax refund are now being garnished. money she needs for school. >> obviously the state's gone out-of-bounds on this. it's just overzealous. >> the western center on law and poverty has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the two girls. it wants the state to stop this practice that has been going on for years. >> they're allowed to recover from the parents

social services didn't pass the letters on. they felt it was best for the children if they just severed all ties. so maggie spent years fantasizing about this happy reunion with her children. and now that fantasy's falling apart. looks like. riley, are you hungry? i made your favorite, banana chocolate chip. i have another surprise for you. you must remember him. charlie. i got him for you when you were three months old. what happened to his leg? well, one day when we were crossing the street, charlie fell and a streetcar ran over him. and i wanted to throw him away, but you wouldn't let me. you loved him, even though he wasn't perfect. and when i went away, i kept charlie with me. and every time i looked at him, i thought of you. cho...? (softly sighs) yeah. cho! you called him cho, because you couldn't say charlie. (becky coughing) maggie: becky? becky? (becky wheezing) are you okay? (coughing) do you want some juice? what's wrong with her? i don't know. (coughing) sweetheart, are you okay? (coughing and gasping) can you do s

that's when they're scheduled to adopt a plan of tax and social services reforms. the democrats are going to consult with opposition parties. then they're expected to finalize the outline of the reform plan by the end of january. lawmakers are aiming to submit relevant bills to the diet by the end of march. >>> from currencies to stocks, to bonds, it's been a dizzies ride on the markets this year for traders and investors. the tokyo stock exchange ended its last session of 2011 on friday. analysts attribute the sluggish trading to japan's march 11th earthquake and tsunami, as well as european credit woes. traders at the tse expressed their desire for the markets to bounce back in 2012. two representatives from japan's world cup-winning women's soccer team joined in a traditional hand-clapping ritual to usher in a prosperous year. >> translator: we hope to win gold at the 2012 london games and look forward to raising the stock market in japan. [ applause ] >>. >> translator: as a business person, this year has been my worst, ever. >> translator: this year was bad fo

there are also cuts to social services. each school district will lose about $80 million. schools will have the option of reducing the school year by seven days. >>mark: in the past two months a 29 year-old has allegedly burglarized 12 locations in san jose sunnyvale and mountain view. he allegedly steals tickets and cashes the rating vouchers at nearby retailers. he is currently on probation for committing similar burglaries. he is known to reside in san jose at different homeless encampments. >>darya: we're back with more of a couple of minutes of this cold wednesday morning. this >>darya: this is something you do not see every day. look at this police car vertically on this utility pole. this happened in miami. the officer says he was driving it reaching down to get a pan that had dropped. the officer made it out without a scratch but a big spectacle for everyone in miami and an embarrassment. >>mark: the san jose sharks are struggling again. they scored a goal in just 22 seconds left in the game to go into overtime. the colorado avalanche prevailed in the shootout. the

why a california store is giving out free pot when we come back. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, and social services. they're all victims of california's latest round of spending cuts. >>> welcome back. 5:11. it is getting cut, school buses, public education and social services, all victims california's spending cuts. governor brown announced $1 billion in trigger cuts that kick in when state revenue fell short. among them, $248 million for school transportation effectively eliminating school buses for a lot of districts. $100million each from the uc and the csu systems. and $100 million in in-home support services. los angeles county school district plans to file a lawsuit to block those cuts to school transportation. those cuts could take effect january 1. >>> it is nearly 5:12 now. the house has passed a bill to extend a social security payroll tax cut through next year. the bill also includes a requirement that an oil pipeline be built from canada to the gulf of mexico. democrats don't like that idea. they strongly oppose it. so it can face trouble in the senate or presidential veto even. legisl

fearing social services was about to catch up with her, 19-year-old spider sent her newborn away with a friend for a few days. but now she thinks it's safe to bring the baby home. >> i'm waiting for my 6-week-old baby calina nicole mcbride to come here. she is with my best friend, allison who is on that bus right there coming in right now. >> in calina's absence, spider has been applying for housing benefits. she now has enough money to pay for a motel for a few nights. >> calina! oh, my god, my daughter, my daughter, my daughter. look at mama's baby. hi, cookie. you're getting bigger every time i see you. you got her bottle made? >> no, i got to make one for her. >> spider is certain with her new-found benefits little calina will be here to stay. >> they need to see her before they give me all of my benefits. as soon as they give me the benefits, i will be up in the hotel. my rent will be paid. we will be able to buy groceries and everything. >> isn't she a little angel? >> not only has spider found lodging in the short time calina's been away, she's also found her baby a daddy. >> y

wasn't this loading of people who'd fallen on hard times but first you had the cutting back of social services in the evicting of people who had various needs for extra care from medical and other facilities and then you had of course these increasing waves of banker created financial crises and what do you do i mean a if you don't want people's consciences to be moved by there are these difficulties as human sorrows then you start to demonize the victims which is exactly what we've done and i think that occupy has done a great job maybe even accidentally of showing people that yes there are homeless in this country and you know what people now see on the cameras every day and they're not that different from other americans other people and maybe we'll get back to there but for fortune go i and we want to help these people any way we can which in my mind includes fixing a broken economic system. we as i just mentioned in the statistics there the number of homeless families has increased thirty percent or almost thirty percent since two thousand and seven so there is more and more of this and y

there are also cuts on the board for social services like in home elderly care. other cuts include two moderate $50 million cut from funding to public school buses and each school district would lose about $80 million. schools would have the option of reducing the school year by as much as seven days. san mateo county officials have rejected a $10 million offer from stanford university fix a bypass. the county previously rejected the findings citing environmental and safety concerns and community opposition. >>mark: 1,700 gal. of diesel fuel has sold at a university campus building. some of the tool went into strawberry creek and into the bay. this happens saturday evening it was discovered when a campus police officer noticed a quarter. officials say the spill happened while the fuel was being transferred to a different storage tank and overflowed. the epa is investigating. >>mark: a decommission its navy tug boats still oil into the bay. the tugboat is hovering just below the surface of the water. >>darya: state lottery officials dogs are searching for a serial

. >> california department of social services is facing a lawsuit for the way it's recovering from well fare debts. state has been targeting children, forcing them to pay back money their parents owe. >> this needs to stop. >> the 78-year-old never faced a debt collector like this. he received a letter saying his 14-year-old great granddaughter irene lowes $3,000 for benefits her mother should not have gotten while pregnant with irene. now, her current $334 a month government aid is being cut until the debt is paid. >> i never do that. i know for grown people, people that don't pay child support, but not children. >> jamie from riverside is now a college student and she, too, got a demand leter to pay back benefits her family received when she was 16 years old. >> the state has gone out of bounds on this, this is overzealous. >> there is a lawsuit on behalf of the two girls, it wants the state to stop this practice going on for years. >> you're allowed to recover but there is nudging in state law saying you can take money back from a child. >> california department of social services sa

gladys was social service director in it -- and a public- relations quarter neighborhood -- coordinator for the neighborhood center. she would got an award for mayor dianne feinstein. during 1980, she worked with the prenatal health project at the university of california in san francisco at general hospital. from 1974 to 1937, she was a program coordinator for the educational unit of the american cancer society of san francisco in at the mission district. she is an advocate for the health care and rights of latinos, locally and nationally. through her participation, numerous health organization, she ensures that the particular health and socio-economic officials of that in the spanish-speaking population are understood and that resources are lat -- allocated to the latino community. thank you for all your work on behalf of our community. [applause] >> i am sorry. buenos tardes. [speaking spanish] thank you. >> it is a great honor for her to be presented this award by senator torres because of all the work they did statewide for the help of latinos in california. >> our next and final a

i want to thank our wonderful social service providers, the intra-faith council, st. anthony's, and so many others, a salvation army, the united way of the bay area. all of them are coming together including the food bank. we will be working hard together. i started this week with our department heads. in the next few months, as we hear about what is going on around us, in san francisco, we will depend a lot more on ourselves and on our own spirit of unity and sacrifice. i am not going anywhere for the holidays. i am staying right here in our city. i want to join with all the wonderful agencies who have come together. they have been here every season to help and asked others to make donations and sacrifices. the season of giving starts now. i would ask that everyone in the city stepped up. whether you of the job or not, whether you have a family that you care about, or other people's families, this is a good time to step up and make the extra effort. i am going to be there visibly joining them in the message of the season of giving. i want to register that this whole

>>> the california department of social services is facing a lawsuit for the way it's recovering welfareebts. they have been targeting children and forcing them to pay back money their parents owe. nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> it needs to stop. >> reporter: 75-year-old clarence ayers received a letter from welfare office earlier this year saying his 14-year-old great-granddaughter irene owed $3,000 for benefits that her mother should not have gotten while pregnant with irene. now her $334 aid is being cut until the debt is paid. >> i didn't know they would do that. people that don't pay child support but not children. >> jamie is now a college student and she got a demand letter that her family received when she was 15 years old. the tax refund are now being garnished, money she needs for school. >> the state has gone out of bounds on this. >> they have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the two girls. it wants the state to stop this practice that has been going on for years. >> you are allowed to recover from the parents and grandparent if they are part of the assistance unit

automatic cuts with the reporting on -- if revenues are one billion dollars short universities, social services and public service programs will be deeply cut if the state falls two billion dollar short the cuts will be so deep that public schools, k-12 might have to shorten the school year by seven days. >>> 4:38. lisa has a look at our forecast. >> she brings much needed moisture. >> not much, but we'll take what we can get. good morning. we are looking at live doppler 7. see the smattering of moisture from the east bay through san francisco even in the north bay the peninsula, san mateo, 280 and also looking wet roadways on 101 in san jose. closer look to the north and you will notice up through vallejo, light rain richmond 101 san rafael and golden gate bridge looking a little wet now through san bruno take your time, give yourself a little extra time we clear here first the temperatures has caused a rain/snow mix around cobb mountain in the 40s a little sunshine, another cool day with that onshore flow 46 in oakland, 42 santa rosa scattered morning showers, after clearing -- afternoon clea

otherwise they direct people to social services. it's an area that's struggled with homelessness, safety is a serious concern. it's hoped the yellow jackets will help. >> they cannot have to feel like someone is following them, that they have people on the street that say how are you doing? everything is cool. >> reporter they are a proven success. after a series of crimes last year in the bayview the mayor sent them there. >> a lot of them said i feel much better talking to you than going tonight police. >> reporter: will they work in midmarket where street crimes are the larger issue? >> i don't think we need armed police officers to handle a lot of the problem that are here. we just need eyes and ears and it's the right idea. >> hopefully they can help the people find what they need and maybe help the neighborhood feel safer. >> i don't see a difference. >> they say they would direct people to social services. >> are the people willing to go? that's the question. you can't help people that don't want to be helped. . >> reporter:

. >>> california's department of social services is being sued for trying get money back for overpaidids. the suit wants state to stop trying to get funds from the children whose parents or guardians received the money. critics say it means people trying to get out of poverty are being driven further into it with >> recover from a parent, grand parent, nothing in state law that says you can take -- take money back from a child. >> one woman's monthly aid is being cut until they pays the debt incurred when her mother was pregnant with her. the department of social services says state lawman days counties first go after adults when seeking a refund and then anyone in the family who was helped. >>> head for higher ground, not today you need to head for lower ground. >> and wide open ground too. so nothing falls on you or gets blown into you. winds noisey overnight. right now they are gusting out of the north to northeast barely across the golden gate bridge 35 miles per hour. bridges through the carquinez strait are least likely to have issues with the winds because they are running para

of a community-based organization providing them and their families with health care and other social services. and there is a nonprofit overseeing the program in san francisco. >> idea is to have services be integrated and coordinated with the schools not only for students but parents. >> this is called promise neighborhood funded by u.s. department of education. and san francisco is one of 20 cities nationwide to receive the grant this year for planning purposes only. and over the next four years, san francisco is expected to get $24 million to implement it at low-achieving schools. and all in the mission. the grant will help create better health clinics for families. >> we'd thereof see those expanded as well as more services at the elementary level. we know the school site is an easier place for them to access services in the community. >> and the focus is not only on the students but on the parents as well. they'd get help on how to improve standings through programs like these already offered in the mission. >> how does to get a job. and research has shown students are most successful ac

oral report to the local police department, the local states attorney, and local department of social servicespolicy affects all students, staff, and employees of the 13 state colleges and universities in the system. the chancellor said he was moved to review the systems policies to make sure the process is clear, reporting live are established, and take the extra steps to make sure the policies are being followed. the next step will be training for all of those with reporting responsibilities so that they know precisely what to do with a complaint is filed. hopefully, these preventive methods will help to protect children in maryland and have abuse issues addressed abuse issues addressed immediately.

file a report f that's intimidating try social services they can navigate people through the process. >>> a family lost a net a house fire. fire broke out around 6:45. the family was not home at the time. neighbors heard an explosion. the cause of the fire. we hope to bring you more. tune in for the latest updates. >>> if you were on the beltway tonight at 7:00. did you feel something hit your car? >> police received calls from people who said rocks were falling and hitting their cars. troopers rushed to the scene where they found 15 cars with dents. they think they fell from a railroad overpass. csx inspected the overpass. >>> and flash mobs, like this one we'll show you, 30 people rush in taking drinks and snacks 567890 stormed one to tograp what they could. the birth could be seen bass to christmas carolers. and the malls has a different twist pgh a a new gaza from getting to join. >> reporter: it got millions of views t is time to prevent the next one with tougher punishments. this was in august. kids walking into a 7-11 and grabbing items. using this video, police investigated th

social services finalized. the regulations only prohibit state agencies and private agencies licensed by the commonwealth from dediscriminating based on origin. rather than sexual orientation. >> startling new information out of the centers for disease control about domestic violence. one in four women say they have been hit, kicked, or violently attacked by an intimate partner. one in five women say they have been raped or someone tried to rape them. the cdc says 9,000 women took part in the survey. >>> still ahead tonight, congress scrambling to tie up loose ends before the holiday break. we'll tell you what is on the agenda. but first, a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> her report on changing america. fewer people than ever are getting married. we'll look into why tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> hi, my name is amanda. i'm currently stationed in guam. i would like to say hello to my family in alexandria, virginia. i miss you and i'l

social services didn't pass the letters on.ldren if they just severed all ties. so maggie spent years fantasizing about this happy reunion with her children. and now that fantasy's falling apart. looks like. riley, are you hungry? i made your favorite, banana chocolate chip. i have another surprise for you. you must remember him. charlie. i got him for you when you were three months old. what happened to his leg? well, one day when we were crossing the street, charlie fell and a streetcar ran over him. and i wanted to throw him away, but you wouldn't let me. you loved him, even though he wasn't perfect. and when i went away, i kept charlie with me. and every time i looked at him, i thought of you. cho...? (softly sighs) yeah. cho! you called him cho, because you couldn't say charlie. (becky coughing) maggie: becky? becky? (becky wheezing) are you okay? (coughing) do you want some juice? what's wrong with her? i don't know. (coughing) sweetheart, are you okay? (coughing and gasping) can you do something? becky? oh, my god. becky

. >>> the california department of social services is facing a lawsuit for the way it is recovering some welfare debt. the state has been targeting children and forcing them to pay back money their parents owe. abc 7's capital correspondent nannette miranda reports now from sacramento. >> they need to stop. >> reporter: 75-year-old clarence has never faced a debt collector like this. he received a letter from the welfare offense earlier this year saying h his 14-year-old great grand daughter irene l. owes $3,000 for benefits her mother should not have gotten while pregnant with irene. now, irene's current $334 a month government aid is being cut until the debt is paid. >> i he never knew that. i knew they would go after people that don't pay child support or something like that but not children. >> jaime h. is now a college student and she, too, got a demand letter to pay back benefits her family received when she was 16 years old. her wages and tax refund are being garnished, money she needs for school. >> obviously the state has gone out-of-bounds on this. >> the western center on law

our social-service net, programs for folks who may have mental illnesses, we have seen many problems become exacerbated on the streets. when you combine that with the fact that we have an affordable housing in most parts of the city, it is no surprise our homeless numbers have gone up in recent years. the city needs to recommit ourselves to the values that our city was named after. st. francis believed in compassion for those who have less -- had less than others. those of us with opportunities have to give back. part of that entails taking care of the most important among us, the folks who have need, including our homeless. >> let's talk about the transportation situation in your district. you mentioned that transit could be better. how is parking and traffic? is there enough muni service now? >> you are talking to the one member of the board that does not only car. i get around my district by muni, bicycle, or hailing a cab. our transit system is truly challenge. our bosses are late one out of four times. -- our buses are late one out of a quarter times. they're still not as clean

deepens with school bus service potentially cancelled and even more cuts to higher education social services. ken pritchett live to explain to us how fallen tax revenues are behind these cuts. >> these are the so called trigger cuts that were crafted by the legislature earlier this year as part of the process of passing a budget, well those trigger cuts were announced today $1 billion much coming from schools and other social service programs while these people call trigger cuts, others say they are not nearly as bad as they could have been. governor brown summed up the problem in just a few seconds. >> we don't have if money and we're going to cut back. >> reporter: more than half a billion dollars to be cut nearly half from education. k-12 education was cut $7 million in general funding. and there was an elimination from the school bus program which could moth ball the bus service from schools entirely. >> they can't get their kids to school, kids won't come to school, they can't have school without transportation. so it's unsustainable. >> reporter: over the summer lawmakers passed the bu

they began begging the government to fund research and to provide social services for those dying of aids. this a book many realize how serious hiv and aids czar. and relates to those struggling with hiv and aids. health class is at my school made me aware of the potential dangers and the means of preventing transmission. i would like to thank the national aids memorial grove for helping to achieve my dream of attending college. since those are also an immigrant from el salvador, i do not qualify for federal or state aid. this scholarship will also assist me to be the first one in my family to it did college. thank you for making this program possible. [cheers and applause] [applause] >> that is our future. [cheers and applause] thank you. my name is tomjenson. i am the co-chair of the national aids memorial grove board of directors could i am here to introduce yvette funder. but first, i am here to also invite you to join us after this event for warm soup. following dr. bishop flunder, i am inviting you to the circle of friends for the annual reading of the names that were engraved

and talking with all of the residents, the social service organizations, the arts organizations that have come here to help us, and the new businesses that have joined us. we all need to work together. i am is so enthusiastic about the fact that we have a very active community benefits district. we have a great merchants association that has formed. we have a very active redevelopment agency that really has gone beyond what their decades ago reputation is, working with the city very closely, working with all of the agencies to help us revitalize this whole neighborhood, and particularly, this midmarket corridor. you all know that what we have done with the board of supervisors and the mayor in terms of our relationship with the technology companies and the new businesses, through the leadership of the office of economic and workforce development, we have made a solid step to make sure that businesses are welcome here at the central market. at the same time, we need to do more. that is why we worked hard with the redevelopment agency, with all the different nonprofits, the community r

the targets, schools and social services. state revenue is at $2.2 billion below earlier estimates. the cuts include 100 million to each state-funded university. that means about a million students in the public university system will see higher costs. cal state students talked about the cuts today. >> brent: it's frusfrag to me -- >> it's frustrating to me because i feel like education is important for the future of young adults. and in order to have a successful future for everybody, there should be importance put on the education we need growing up. >> it definitely is not at a good idea to raise fee enforce tuition for opportunities -- fees for tuition for students because education is the most important thing. >> other cuts include nearly $250 million to school transportation. and each school district will lose about 80 million. of schools will have the option of reducing the school year by 7-days. >>> temperatures are really cold out there. already in the low 30s in novato. 35 in santa rosa, 37 in napa and half moon bay. we're going to see temperatures really drop off overnigh

. >> the california department of social services is facing a lawsuit for the way it's recovering somere debts. the state has been finding children and forcing them to pay back money their parents owe. capital correspondent nannette miranda reports. >> he has never faced a debt collector like this. he received a letter from the welfare office earlier this year saying his 14-year-old great granddaughter, irene l, owes nearly $3,000 for benefits her mother should not have gotten while pregnant with irene. now irene's current $334 a month government aid is being cut until the debt is paid. >> i know about people that don't pay child support, something like that, but not children. >> jamie h of riverside county is now a college student, and she, too, got a demand letter to pay back benefits her family received when she was 16 years old. her wages and tax refund are now being garnished, money she needs for school. >> obviously the state has gone out-of-bounds for this. it's overzealous. >> the western center of law and poverty has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the two girls. it wants the sta

. >> the california department of social services is facing a lawsuit for the way it's recovering fromstate has been arguing children and forcing them to payback money their parents owe. capital correspondent nannette miranda reports. >> he has never face add debt collector like this. he received a letter from the welfare office earlier this year saying his 14-year-old great grand daughter, irene l, owes nearly $3,000 for benefits her mother should not have gotten while pregnant with irene. now irene's current $334 a month government aid is being cut until the debt is paid. >> i know people that don't pay child support, something like that, but not children. >> jamie h of riverside county is now a college student, and she, too, got a demand letter to payback benefits her family received when she was 16 years old. her wages and tax refund are now being garnished, money she needs for school. >> obviously the state has gone out-of-bounds for this. it's overzealous. >> the western center of law and poverty has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the two girls. it wants the state to stop this prac

the assistant coach who heard that notified the principal who notified social services and they notified police. >> we are a school that is hurting right now and it breaks my heart our students and staff have been put in a negative light because of someone we trusted. >> the third victim who is 16 years old had sex with him in his home along with his car and class room. they said during the last two months she sent 700 text messages and he sent her some too. >> as a mother and grandmother and someone who spent my entire adult life in education, these charges make me absolutely sick to my stomach. >> the head of the baltimore child abuse center. >> people who are pet files and sex offenders find themselves where the children are. >> he said along with this and the allegations at penn state give parents a chance to talk to students about what's appropriate and not and whether they're spending time with one adult. >> there's lots of little conversations along the way. >> jeff sears was removed from his teaching position. police arrested him this morning and now he's held on numerous child s

the occupations become social service centers, they aren't going to homeless shelters, they come here free food. we aren't here for free food. we are here to build a social movement. that's the problem. >> reporter: berkeley police say crime is the problem. 33 calls for service inside the park, 24 crime. they say time is up. >> they won't try to come in with batons or tear gas. >> reporter: despite police threats some have geared up for battle. >>> you are willing to fight to stay here? >> that's why i have this. >> a gas mask and a helmet. >> you are prepared to fight it out. >> in oakland tonight the city promises an independent investigation into the use of force against the occupiers there. the mayor said -- the former deputy police chief and two other retired deputy police chiefs will investigate the police clashes. they will be interviews police and witnesses and analyzing the video. >> we have a great team. we are all experienced in this kind of work. these are no nonsense guys. our commitment is honest and fair and straight forward investigation. >> the investigation is expect

go to police, file a report, and if that's intimidating try social services.hey could navigate the victims through the overall process. >>> video from a fire that broke out monday night. it happened around 6:45 on blue field in joppa. the fire reignited gen, this is the initial fire from 7:00. officers were able to get this under control. look at the massive flames, no family was home at the time. things are still under investigation. we come to understand that family lost a pet who was at the house. >>> head to abc2news.com, to check out more video from the fire and stay to update on the latest news in our area and around the world. we got what is new on line any time of day. >>> a story still developing this morning catching the eye of lawmakers about the flash mobs that went viral. dozens of young people walk in to convenient stores take items and leave. you've seen this video so many times, it first started happening in august then last month. one lawmaker says he wants to ramp up the punishment for the people and the mobs, a bill introduced in the legisla

it shouldn't have to be the camels or social services. donation to the charity on behalf of our friend, josh. >>> still "outfront" -- the out"outfront" five. anarchy, dozens of protesters from the occupy london movement stormed an office building. >> political secrets. >> you saw with your own eyes that he wasn't prepare ford the debate. now we know why. >> all this "outfront" in our >> all this "outfront" in our second half. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief, try thermacare. >>> we start the second half of our show with stories we care. we fine the "outfront" five. first markets. when a day. nearly 500 points high, best gain for the dow in more than 2 1/2 year. it began with the top economic man, ben bernanke teaming up with other central banks. it wasn't all europe. good news at home too. more than 200,000 jobs added in america, home sales jumping by the most in over a year. and business confidence in our manufacturing heartland rising

. >>> schools and social service agencies are trying to figure out how to fill holes left by a billion dollar budget cut announced by governor brown. >> these cuts to the university, services, schools, to prosecution, they are not good. this is not the way we would like to run california. but we have to live within our means. >> the systems will lose 200 million dollars each, 100 million slashed from services for the disabled. school bus services will lose 248 million. cuts were part of the budget authorized in june triggered by a shortage in revenue. cuts take effect january 1st. >>> new york artist wants to highlight the bay bridge, literally. all he needs is approval from the state and seven million dollars. plans to build a bike path on the bay bridge keep rolling along. amy hollyfield is live along the embarcadero with an update. >> reporter: there it is, already lit up, some think it is beautiful. there's an artist who thinks it needs more. he's already got computer software so you can see the 25,000 flickering lightbulbs he wants in the cables. leoville says the lights would ref

the american economy is one in which we don't have the kind of social services, medical services, the safety nets that the european economies have. and america, the assumption has been that if you work hard, you can do better and better. that is the american dream. what we have seen in this recession. we are seeing since we saw for the first time in the great depression -- not as bad as the great depression but almost as bad. that is, downward mobility. very sudden downward mobility. many in the middle class have lost their home or their insurance. whatever reason is the cause, they found themselves very suddenly unable to pay their mortgages and often their homes. >> can i ask where the politicians in washington are in all of this? >> they are on another planet, it seems. the politicians are very responsive to people who provide campaign donations. that means large corporations, wall street, wealthy individuals. they should be more responsive and one would hope that they would be more responsive to the stresses and difficulties faced by average working americans and the poor. as mone

the new policy mandates oral and written reports to police, the part of social services, and the state's attorney's office within 48 hours of the incident. >> every citizen in maryland has an obligation to report, and what we have done is to take that law and recast it in the context of a university environment. >> system administrators say staff and students will be trained on the new guidelines. you can review the new policy on the education page of our website, wbaltv.com. the teenager who was hit by a car in lansdowne has died from her injuries. it is a story we brought you as breaking news at 5:00. we are told the 16-year-old girl was hit near the intersection of annapolis road and ohio avenue around 4:45. she was rushed to shock trauma where she died. investigators said the driver remained on the scene. there is no word on who was at fault. new tonight, another baltimore city police officer pleaded guilty in the kickback scheme involving a rosedale of repair and towing company. officials say it raphael feliciano pleaded guilty in -- pleaded guilty. 17 officers were arrested in all.

. >> keep in mind after sunday, toys for tots donations will be accepted at the social services department. that is located on bright seed road in landover, maryland. >>> christmas just a week away and while many people are hitting the malls for last minute shopping, several santas were hitting the national mall as part of santa. dressed like the jolly old st. nick. they were divided between naughty and nice. doing ice skating and doing out of santa type hugs. there was christmas shopping, also holiday craft. today's santa was one of the many celebrated. >>> that's quite the santa hug right there. >> tell me about it. it's getting cold out there, right? it's supposed to, it's december. >> we're talking about temperatures getting down to freezing, maybe below freezing tonight. a couple flurries this evening. a little more tonight as well and overnight. here's a look at some of the conditions where we are talking about flurries overnight and into your early sunday morning. we should see some more sunshine in the afternoon. here's a look at our doppler 9,000. for the most part, it is quiet ou

let's create welfare social service modern times. what is welfare what is social-service? when you divide and break up the family? good to me on a social service and welfare the first thing they would do is look under the bet to see if we see a man slippers are looking in the ashtray for the cigar were in a closet if they see a man's suit or shirt then look at the woman to say it looks like you have the man in the house we will cut off your assistance. so it was to divide and conquer but the deal is this. but the difference is how many of us have the opportunity and realize if they may change we have to make the commitment? a commitment to yourself. anybody who makes that commitment it is a total commitment not partial. no woman has ever been partially pregnant if you are pregnant or you are not. you are committed or you're not. so those two were dropped upon harlem as a young individual he allows any ethnic group we don't have any gangs running through the streets of our people coming out at night. but what happened with the domesticated workers inside the white folks dec

these occupations become social services centers. they don't go to homeless shelters, they come here for plea, free plate of food. that's the problem. >> berkeley police say crime is the problem. 33 calls for service inside civic center park. >> they are not going to try to come in with batons and bash our skulls and welfare teargas canisters on mass. >> some have geared up for battle. >> but you aren't willing to bite. >> i've done it before and i will do it again. >> despite the 10:00 eviction time and noticed there are no berkeley police standing by at this hour. there is no indication that there will be mutual aid, but the pack up and move out is actively underway inside this park. we were told that in this immediate area there were 60 tents are now and you only see a few and primarily what you see is the outline of what were tents in the grass. >> you do kind of get the feeling that the occupy movement has changed. a lot of these kids are starting to dissolve. >> absolutely. >> the shooting outside of richmond hotel closed sever