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cnn amber lyons spoke to the group. who are these anons as they supposedly call themselves, amber?>> they really can be anyone. anonymous is more an idea than an actual organization and what unites its members is they want open government, open internet, and they also want to protect human rights. the way they do that -- in the occupy movement you see people hitting the streets. in anonymous it's usually an internet attack. that's where anons all get together. they flood the cia website, doj website with so much traffic that it causes these websites to crash, ted. >> how many of these sites are we talking about that they've hacked so far? i know they want to do many. who have they done so far besides the cia? >> hundreds of websites and mostly these attacks are against governments, law enforcement agencies, corporations they believe are infringing upon human rights or open government or open internet, ted. >> what's the -- you talk to these folks. what's the ultimate goal here? it doesn't seem clear -- taking down websites is one way to create chaos or give somebody some pain, but

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. >> reporter: tonight ktvu's amber lee revealed more about more victims. she joins us with a story you will see only on 2. >> reporter: tonight i spoke with the father of a victim. in one exert, herzog puts the blame only on shermantine and details how the crime occurred. >> her hand went over to the right. it was more like that. >> he continued to do that. >> yeah, he continued to put her toward the ground. >> reporter: herzoz called shermantine a killer, and admitted to being at some of the murders. >> which side did he walk up to first? >> the right side. >> okay. then what aned? >> he started shooting. >> how many times do you think he shot? >> i think he emptied the gun. >> okay, once that's, once he's done shooting then what happened. >> he hook' em up. >> reporter: while those victims were identified many others have not been. shermantine recently revealed the location of an abandoned well in van joaquin county where authorities unearthed 1,000 bones and bone fragments. he also provided information that led to remains in calaveras. on the tape herzo

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. ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain's majesty ♪ . >> didr mitt romney sing? what did you think? >> beautiful. >> you knew this was coming, jon stewart last night on romney's america the beautiful. >> tell me, tell me mitt romney is not about to woo elderly voters with the power of song. >> can you sing that song, do you know that song? o beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain ♪ >> all right, you sang averse of america the beautiful, very nice. now we can move on --. >> another verse i won't make you sing it you won't know the words. [ laughter ] . >> the reason no one knows the words no one subjects their audiences to two verses of that song. >> wow, thank you, gentlemen, ladies, thank you. wow. impressive. and one more verse that is not as familiar to some. [ laughter ] >> it was then that everyone in the crowd at theville ages pressed their life alert button at the same time. and faked a stroke. he's singing and i can't get out. >> theville ages is a retirement community in florida. >>> why are you awake, the decisive text

[applause] >> ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain for purple mountains majestylong the fruited plain america america god shed his grace on thee and from thigh good with brotherhood -- thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ o beautiful ♪ america america ♪ ♪ o beautiful ♪ from sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> this next number, by a local composer, a victory celebration. we can call it the final world premiere rehearsal. [laughter] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ can you feel the beat of my heart the questions i ask ♪ ♪ we are the future ♪ ♪ can you see look in my eyes can you feel ♪ ♪ show you the way show you the way ♪ [applause] ♪ >> i am proud of of the place in which he lives. i would like to see a man live with his place to be proud of him. abraham lincoln. >> where liberty dwells, there is my country. benjamin franklin. >> ♪ my country tis of thee sweet land of liberty of thee i see land where my fathers died led freedom ring ring ring to be free >> freedom has its life in the heart. the action, the sp

chairman, i see the amber light on. i suppose that means we're winding down so i'm going to yield back the remainder of my time. >> thank you, mr. butterfield. this time i recognize the gentleman from ohio for five minutes of questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman and administrator. thanks for being with us today. i'd like to talk about ozone for a little bit here. in your fiscal year 2013 budget looking down the road, do you intend to pro-pose division for the national air quality standard for ozone? if not in 2013, what's the epa's current schedule? >> the current schedule is to make a proposal in calendar year 2013, probably toward the end of the calendar year. i believe that's fiscal year 2014. >> let me ask this, then. does the epa propose to expect a rule similar to the rule that was withdrawn last year? >> i can't speak to what we'll do in the end of 2013. we're waiting on the science. as you know weeks have to wait for a scientific review. >> it's very, very important. with the rule that was proposed last year an

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she believed it would force amber to quit the squad.at the movie premier and holly hunter is on the screen. there's 300 people around you. you're listening to people laugh at your mom, it was traumatic. >> having found the defendant guilty, she will serve 15 years. >> i felt like i had a flashing neon sign that said i was my mom's daughter. i would get sick to my stomach. >> so some 20 years after her world turned upside down, shanna is breaking her silence and is here. good to meet you. >> thank you. >> how was that looking and watching and reliving that moment in time? >> well, it's getting easier. now that i'm starting to talk about it. >> that's why you wanted to talk, partly. you've been in therapy. it's something that doesn't go way. how is your relationship with your mom now? >> we have -- a -- not a very close relationship. we don't have a mother daughter relationship. we have more one focused around my boys. she's very involved with my boys. >> with your sons. i met one of them. he's so polite. >> thank you. >> how is it having

amber lee looks at how a convicted killer will profit from his crimes, amber. >> reporter: julie, at san quentin death row inmate shermantine is now waiting for the $33,000 he was promised in exchange for telling where he buried his victims. we wanted to find out how that was possible. san francisco has a son of sam's law. >> he could sell a $5 million book. what it would be up to is the victim's family one of them saying, this is wrong. suing him then attaching that money and taking it away from him. >> reporter: the law does work despite laying the burden on the victim's family. >> they shouldn't have to do that. that's another revictimmization. >> reporter: mark class who's own daughter was kidnapped and killed says the law has been flawed. he says he's been following the shermantine case. he's opposed to any death row inmate profiting from his crime, but shermantine being made is a unique situation. >> so many families will find resolution from this that it's an investment that's well worth the cause. >> i spoke to the families of wheeler and vandeheiden they both say their loved

a group of students is giving something back to those who gave everything, amber. >> reporter: frank, what the fair field armory that is named after a fallen soldier who used to work here. if you look beyond these glass doors, you can see that his comrades had his boots and helmet bronzed. now a group of solano students wants to do more. every day the star spangled banner can be heard. they showed off plans to start a memorial plan. >> the plaza will be right over here. >> reporter: the plaza will be named after lawson who was killed by an iud. >> it's going to be from that mound there to here. >> your life is dependent on what the person next to you is going to do. you develop a bond that is closer than your family sometimes, to lose someone from that bond is devastating. >> reporter: today students received piping that will be used to develop a sprinkler system. >> you have to have great memories of them because they're providing our freedom. >> reporter: lawson left behind a young daughter and wife. >> and they can just come and reflect and have other families be here that know wha

amber lee looks at how a convicted killer will profit from his crimes, amber. >> reporter: julie, at san quentin death row inmate shermantine is now waiting for the $33,000 he was promised in exchange for telling where he buried his victims. we wanted to find out how that was possible. san francisco has a son of sam's law. >> he could sell a $5 million book. what it would be up to is the victim's family one of them saying, this is wrong. suing him then attaching that money and taking it away from him. >> reporter: the law does work despite laying the burden on the victim's family. >> they shouldn't have to do that. that's another revictimmization. >> reporter: mark class who's own daughter was kidnapped and killed says the law has been flawed. he says he's been following the shermantine case. he's opposed to any death row inmate profiting from his crime, but shermantine being made is a unique situation. >> so many families will find resolution from this that it's an investment that's well worth the cause. >> i spoke to the families of wheeler and vandeheiden they both say their loved

amber lee is at union square and shows us what she found happening. >> reporter: we are in union square where we found signs already up for no parking. tonight we bring you a special preview. at the chinese consulate, two dozen performers showed off their acrobatic skills with their lion dance. saturday will be the first chinese parade. >> it's been 2,000 years for acrobatics and martial arts in my town. >> reporter: these performers are not professionals they are farmers by trade. but in the winter they take a break and practice their dances. >> they come to learn from each other. and also learning experience for us coming here. >> reporter: at pier 48 the testing of fire crackers controlled by remote is part of the last minute preparation. each year, the groups build floats to reflect the chinese new year's floats. >> these mostly come out of my head. >> this year with it being the year of the dragon, the mystical creature is being featured. amber lee, ktvu. >> ktvu.com has more pictures and video of the last minute float preparations that are under way. just look for the entertainmen

a group of students is giving something back to those who gave everything, amber. >> reporter: frank,ir field armory that is named after a fallen soldier who used to work here. if you look beyond these glass doors, you can see that his comrades had his boots and helmet bronzed. now a group of solano students wants to do more. every day the star spangled banner can be heard. they showed off plans to start a memorial plan. >> the plaza will be right over here. >> reporter: the plaza will be named after lawson who was killed by an iud. >> it's going to be from that mound there to here. >> your life is dependent on what the person next to you is going to do. you develop a bond that is closer than your family sometimes, to lose someone from that bond is devastating. >> reporter: today students received piping that will be used to develop a sprinkler system. >> you have to have great memories of them because they're providing our freedom. >> reporter: lawson left behind a young daughter and wife. >> and they can just come and reflect and have other families be here that know what they're go

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and san jose rolled out the red carpet tonight for the start of aor film festival. the film that excited audiences on this opening night. >>> the legal battle in the domestic violence case against san francisco sheriff mirka -- mirkarimi. she is asking for that case to be -- his attorney tells us that his wife is asking for the case to be thrown out. >>> in ohio, police tonight are saying the suspected gunnman in that high school shooting chose his victims at random. this as two more students died today. in the town of chardon this evening people gathered to mourn the three deaths. the family of one child who died remembered the teen as a young man who loved life. they say their only solice is he'll be able to help others with organ donations. also, the suspected shooter, t.j. lane appeared in court. >> it provided the juvenile court judge the áf finds that there is probable cause and he will be found an adult. >>> lane posted remarks online reading quote, feel death. not just mocking you, not just stalking you, but inside of you. and he ended with

amber, how are you doing? >> good, thank you. >> you are trying to raise a lot of money. >> trying to raise $2.7 million. >> ihop raised $8 million in the six years they have done. this you got a short stack, right? >> looks good. lo la, how are you doing? >> good. >> we are ready, come on down. >> reporter: you have been here for quite a while, right? >> yes, i have. >> national pancake day, you are extremely busy. >> we are. that doesn't matter, come anyway. come on down. >> we ask what happens is, you get a free short stack, right? >> correct. >> then, you are asked to make a donation. >> at the front. easy. easy. place it in the box. >> this year, we are benefiting the leukemia and lymphoma society. every store has an honored hero. this is matthew, he is 3 years old, this is the young man we are helping in the baltimore area. it's in all the ihops in baltimore, what are your hours today? >> 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. >> thank you. >> amber thank you. it's national pancake day, they gave away 4 million free pa

amber lee is up the street and she joins us. she's been talking to supporters and protesters to ask what they hope to see. >> reporter: the barricades are up that's because president obama is staying at the intercontinental hotel. that's the high rise just down the street. we followed the president as he went from fundraiser to fundraiser and spoke to people trying to get a glimpse of him. >> reporter: just two hours ago the presidential motorcade traveled on to california street and headed toward a fundraiser at the masonic center. there were dozens of protesters awaiting the president. they're asking him not to crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries. >> please don't take away the medicine from the people who really need it. >> reporter: also outside are obama supporters. one told us he got $100 to access the president. >> what are you wanting to tell him when you go in. >> just have him rally the troops. >> reporter: supporters cheered as they used their cell phones to take picture of the motorcade. as he arrived at a ho

that his mansions aren't the only things with the golden pipes ♪ oh, beautiful for spacious skies for amber of grain ♪ for purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain ♪ america, america ♪. >> stephen: it's just like jazz. ( laughter ) it's the notes you don't hit. but, folks, don't be surprised if newt pulls an upset because yesterday, former godfarther's pizza c.e.o. and presidential candidate in 30 minutes or less, herman cain, made this strong endorsement. >> ducky-ducky. ducky-ducky. i wish he was still in the racy-wacy. ( laughter ) by the way, the duck that he shucked has signed a nondizz closer agreement. but herman saved the shuck jest of the duckies for his real endorsements. >> i like newt gingrich for president of the united states! >> stephen: yes! cain endorsed newt gingrich. then immediately went on the "today show" to make the compelling case that only president gingrich can save america. >> are you comfortable with mitt romney securing the nomination? >> yes, i could be very comfortable with mitt romney. >> stephen: okay, okay. ( laughter ) he still likes newt but he's

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and san jose rolled out the red carpet tonight for the start of ajor film festival. the film that excited audiences on this opening night. >>> the legal battle in the domestic violence case against san francisco sheriff mirka -- mirkarimi. she is asking for that case to be -- his attorney tells us that his wife is asking for the case to be thrown out. >>> in ohio, police tonight are saying the suspected gunnman in that high school shooting chose his victims at random. this as two more students died today. in the town of chardon this evening people gathered to mourn the three deaths. the family of one child who died remembered the teen as a young man who loved life. they say their only solice is he'll be able to help others with organ donations. also, the suspected shooter, t.j. lane appeared in court. >> it provided the juvenile court judge the áf finds that there is probable cause and he will be found an adult. >>> lane posted remarks online reading quote, feel death. not just mocking you, not just stalking you, but inside of you. and he ended with

amber? >> reporter: frank, authorities plan to lower a camera into the abandoned well to make sure they didn't miss anything during their search. their next step? deciding whether to excavate a second abandoned well here at this site. investigators say the digging may be near an end. but the work is just beginning. scott smith, reporter for the record newspaper in stockton showed us the letter and two hand drawn maps that a death row inmate sent him. it contained details on where he buried buried chevy wheeler. this came after six years of correspondence between the journalist and an inmate. authorities allowed him into the excavation site. >> it was absolutely the most horrific thing i've ever seen. it made me want to weep. >> reporter: smith says he wanted to help the victim's family find peace. in modesto, eva and her granddaughter are hoping the excavations will answer their questions about a missing loved one. 34-year-old sylvia stanley disappeared in 1986. >> i was just a baby when she

live in oakland, amber lee, ktvu news. >>> a major construction project got under way. the examiner reports commissioners approved the design of a new headquarters for sales force.com. the company wants to build a 14- acre campus in the mission bay neighborhood. that campus would include eight brightly colored buildings. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi is not giving up on seeing his wife and son. he plans to go back to court on friday to try to get his stay order lifted. the stay away order is in effect at least until the end of his trial which starts on february 24th. and we've learned that sheriff mirkarimi is close to picking an undersheriff. he has interviewed 14 candidates. >>> we have new information at this hour regarding a nationwide labor dispute involving refinery workers. it appears a strike has been averted at least for the tile being. late this evening national representatives released a statement saying a at tentative agreement has been reached. united steel workers union represents the refinery workers. a local representative told us 18 refinery workers have d