the santa clara county department of social services reported it to the state department of justice's child abuse database. the case went to appeals court where a three-judge panel decided gonzalez did not intend to cause bruises and wrote we cannot say that the use of a wooden spoon to administer spanking necessarily exceeds the bounds of reasonable parental discipline. >> violence is the last resort of the incompetent. if we're not competent as parents, then we resort to violence. >> reporter: nick is a psychology dean at santa clara university and says spanking is a short-term solution. >> when parents spank their children, there's a sense it's out of love but what's happening really is you're pairing love with violence. if you pair love with violence, then what you're teaching your child is love and violence go together. >> reporter: parents we talked to had been spanked themselves but reaction was mixed. >> i'm a firm believer in spanking and think a lot of kids need and deserve it at times. but there need to be limits. >> there's no need for it anymore really in this day an age. that

the santa clara county department of social services reported it to the state's department of justices, childse data base. the case went to the appeal's court where they decided that she did not intend to cause bruises and wrote, "we cannot say that the use of the wooden spoon to administer spanking necessarily exceeds the bounds of reasonable parental discipline." >> violence is the last resort. if we are not competent as parents, then we do resort to parents. >> they're the psychology dean at santa clara university and says that spanking is a short- term solution. >> the parents, when they spank their children, there's a sense that it is out of love. but what's happening, you're pairing love with violence. if you pair love with violence, what you're teaching your child is that love and violence goes together. >> reporter: parents we spoke to, reactions were mixed. >> i'm a firm believer in that there. but there needs to be a limit. >> there's no need for it really in this day and age. it is probably something acceptable when all the family was there. >> reporter: both of them had no comment

child. the preschool has been cited. the department of social servicesays it happened on mission boulevard in august. a male staff member touched a child inappropriately during nap time. child protective services admitted to rubbing her stomach and then moving too far down her body. parents gathered to ask questions about the incident. a spokesperson told us the school took action after receiving a complaint. >> we did pro actively reached out to licensing and removed the teacher from the situation. the teacher was later terminated. the police department was also brought in to conduct an investigation and that was done in a timely manner. >> they will have to inform parents. social services report for the next 12 months. fremont police did not charge the employee. >>> five people went to the hospital after a bus and truck collided. it happened on 680 in mill pea dis. you can see from sky 7hd that the bus is blocking the southbound lanes after the crash. the crews eventually had to shutdown all lanes to get traffic in that area flowing again. >> we now kn

child. the preschool has been cited. the department of social services says it happened on mission boulevard in august. a male staff member touched a child inappropriately during nap time. child protective services admitted to rubbing her stomach and then moving too far down her body. parents gathered to ask questions about the incident. a spokesperson told us the school took action after receiving a complaint. >> we did pro actively reached out to licensing and removed the teacher from the situation. the teacher was later terminated. the police department was also brought in to conduct an investigation and that was done in a timely manner. >> they will have to inform parents. social services report for the next 12 months. fremont police did not charge the employee. >>> five people went to the hospital after a bus and truck collided. it happened on 680 in mill pea dis. you can see from sky 7hd that the bus is blocking the southbound lanes after the crash. the crews eventually had to shutdown all lanes to get traffic in that area flowing again. >> we now

new mexico department of child and family services wasn't aware of the abuse allegations until just lastand the complaints were made by former residents here at the ranch so it was out of it's jurisdiction. so still a lot of things that need to be tied up here, savannah. >> that's for sure. kristen, thank you very much. >>> so carson is off today. willie geist is on duty in the orange room. i asked if i may enter the orange room. >> can't do it. >> he said can i go into the orange room naked. >> no, no. >> you know you said that. >> no, this is my first time in the orange room and the initiation rituals are a little same. so there was a big game here on nbc last night. nfl, dallas cowboys hosting the redskins. cowboys won but people are talk about what happened at halftime. there's a controversy over the nickname the redskins. a lot of people view it as a racial slur. bob costas himself weighing in on the controversy over the redskins name. >> ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed toward african americans, hispanics, asians, or members of any other ethnic group. when cons

child. the preschool has been cited. the department of social servicesit happened on mission boulevard in august. a male staff member touched a child inappropriately during nap time. child protective services admitted to rubbing her stomach and then moving too far down her body. parents gathered to ask questions about the incident. a spokesperson told us the school took action after receiving a complaint. >> we did pro actively reached out to licensing and removed the teacher from the situation. the teacher was later terminated. the police department was also brought in to conduct an investigation and that was done in a timely manner. >> they will have to inform parents. social services report for the next 12 months. fremont police did not charge the employee. >>> five people went to the hospital after a bus and truck collided. it happened on 680 in mill pea dis. you can see from sky 7hd that the bus is blocking the southbound lanes after the crash. the crews eventually had to shutdown all lanes to get traffic in that area flowing again. >> we now know h

school people, community activists, community advocates, social service providers and our department of social and health services, child welfare administrators, all trying to come together, as i said, briefly share their experience on the ground but also sharing their practices, the perspectives of their various disciplines. in addition, before we went out into the field as it were, we also did independent research and were assisted by a doctor is a nationally known expert on practices relating to csec pics we develop a set of recommendations that are included in the protocol about best practices. >> well, it sounds like you did a lot of field work, a lot of focus groups so to speak, and that's oftentimes how sort of information is gathered. perhaps i should follow up with somebody else with respect to some of the homework that occurred in terms of data analysis and so forth going into those meetings. but i do wonder as with some other as a public policy whether there's something lacking in terms of robust information related to this population. >> without a doubt. >> okay. and do you see opportunities for us to improv

confirm a pre-school teacher in fremont inrepeatedly touched a child and the state has cited the preschool. the department of social services said it happened on mission boulevard in august. investigators say a male staff member touched a child inappropriately during nap time and the child services said he admitted to rubbing her stomach and moving his hand too far down her body. parents gathered at the pre-school to ask questions about the incident and a spokesperson say the school immediately took action when they received a complaint. >> we reached out to the lengthing, and we removed the teacher from the situation. that teacher was terminated. the police department was property in to conduct an investigation. >> the school will have to inform parents of the report for the next 12 months. fremont police did not charge the employee. >> a san francisco man who authorities called the poster boy of crime in the city has been implicated in an august killing. the 36-year-old wilson is charged with killing otis at a housing complex in august. he was a suspect in the 1999 killing of a man in bayview but there wasn't enough evide

of local child welfare agencies to prevent trafficking and serve victims. timely, the strengthing child welfare response to trafficking act directs the department of health and human services to develop and publish guidelines to assist child welfare agencies in serving youths who are victims of trafficking and preventing exploitation of youths becoming victims. they relosed guidance to welfare agencies on the topic, there is room for additional resources and specific tools. as outline in the bill, the guidelines provide example, training materials, and screening tools, serve as delivery strategies, protocols for effective cross system collaboration, best practices related to residential placement, recommendations for documentation and data collection. something else that needs to be addressed on a state level are girls who have been involved in the system who have criminal records, and have turned their life around and need -- now they need to have records expunged because we understand moving forward these girls should have never been arrested for soliciting to begin with. in conclusion, we cannot continue to fail our nation's children. as federal legislators, we have a t

we reached out to the state police and reached out to the department of child protective services. ld comment to us because of an on going investigation. so we have a little they said they said situation. let's start with the amber alert. when the authorities came to the ranch looking to see what was going on there, you and nine children weren't there. where were you? >> they were at a prescheduled camp trip. in 2006 we were designated as a wilderness program so typically wilderness programs do a lot of time-out in the woods. they had been out since the monday before. >> in anyway were you attempted -- you say prescheduled -- anyway were you attempting to flee from authorities as they arrived at the ranch on that day? >> we didn't have any effort to do that. they were working just as we do. carrying on as we normally do. we spend a lot of time-out in the wilderness doing activities. we had a court date the day before where we had scheduled, you know and under judge case, and if they would have shown up -- they actually said they didn't have anybody able to come and maybe we could re

of possessing child pornography. it contained over 70 images. >>> in another attempt at closure, the family of lynn spaulding held a memorial service. the hospital had to ask the sheriff's department several times to conduct a search. they're now questioning whether that's the case. >> lynn shawled ding's family is demanding answers as to whether a search was done when she went missing five weeks ago. 4 diff requests were given to carry out oo search. >> the family is angry, frustrated and demanding answers from the top of the leadership structure. was a search done? when and where and what was the results? >> reporter: at this point the only people with the answers are at the sheriff's department. the daughter was told the hospital was searched but why was there 4 different requests? >> if they say the searches were not done, out of respect, he needs to step up himself personally and tell us why it wasn't done and fix the problem. this is an appalling accumulation of facts that points to one thing, something is wrong with the security at san francisco general. >> reporter: they will address individual questions once the investigation is complete. right now it's still an open case

new mexico department of child and family services wasn't aware of the abuse allegations until just lastand the complaints were made by former residents here at the ranch so it was out of it's jurisdiction. so still a lot of things that need to be tied up here, savannah. >> that's for sure. kristen, thank you very much. >>> so carson is off today. willie geist is on duty in the orange room. i asked if i may enter the orange room. >> can't do it. >> he said can i go into the orange room naked. >> no, no. >> you know you said that. >> no, this is my first time in the orange room and the initiation rituals are a little strange. so there was a big game here on nbc last night. nfl, dallas cowboys hosting the washington redskins. cowboys won but people are talk talking about what happened at hast. halftime. there's a controversy over the nickname the redskins. a lot of people view it as a racial slur. bob costas himself weighing in on the controversy over the redskins name. >> ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed toward african-americans, hispanics, asians, or members of any o

supporting and monitoring efforts of local agencies.are anxiet finally, the strengthening child welfare responsive driving act or exceed department of health and human services to develop a public guidelines to assist child what for --child welfare agencies and perverting the exploitation of youth at risk from becoming victims. although hhs recently released guidance to child welfare agencies on this topic, there is room for additional resources and specific tools. the guidelines would provide examples, training material and screening tools, service delivery strategies, protocols andeffective crosses collaboration, best practices related to residential placement, but recommendations for documentation and data collection. something else that is to be addressed on a state level are girls who have been involved in the system, who have criminal records and have turned their life around and need to have those records expunged because we understand moving forward these girls should have never been arrested for soliciting to begin with. in conclusion, we cannot continue to fail our nations children. as federal legislators, we have a tremendous opportunity to ensure

to the woman who works at the department of health and human services who has an 11-year-old who's at home who is a childecial needs. i mean, all of these workers are really feeling the pain in addition to the businesses that aren't getting business. the real impact on our local economy, and the impact on people's lives. this is actually about people. >> you know, president obama left no doubt today, none, where he stands. saying republicans are guilty of extortion. listen to this. >> if reasonable republicans want to talk about these things again, i'm ready to head to the hill and try. i'll even spring for dinner again. but i'm not going to do it until the more extreme parts of the republican party stop forcing john boehner to issue threats about our economy. we can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy. >> is this extortion in your judgment, congresswoman? >> well, absolutely it is. i think the president has really made clear that this kind of recklessness is not only costing people jobs, it's not keeping our government open, and they are on the brink of sinking our entire economy. so we ca

of the missing boys have been returned to their families. chandler's announced he is suing new mexico's child services department to try to halt its interference. but the investigation continues. authorities faced now with the most immediate question, where are the still-missing youth and are they okay? kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there is serious concern in florida and the gulf coast about a deadly bacteria found in warm salt water. officials say it has killed ten people this year and infected more than 20 others. we get more from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: henry used to love to fish and wade for crabs and was doing just that last month in florida. but after he got home, his wife, patty, saw something wrong. >> during the night, he woke up, there was a small abrasion on his ankle. we thought it was a spider bite. >> reporter: by morning, he was in terrible pain and was rushed to the hospital as the infection spread. >> it just ravaged his body so fast. >> reporter: two days later, he died. the victim of a flesh-eating bacter bacteria, commonly found in warm salt water. doctors say there are two ways to be infected by it.

according to a report by the minneapolis star tribune, the director of the human services and public health department says there have been four child protection assessments on the boy's family since december 2012. in an e-mail sent by janine moore, obtained by the paper, she described the boy as challenging and said he was arrested for stealing a car two weeks ago. finally the e-mail indicates other allegations. moore wrote that the boy claimed his mother held a knife to his throat, and that his mother was, quote, stabbed and died. even though we now know she work at the airport. moore's e-mail also says there are no reports the boy has been injured. his father denies the allegations. cnn reached out to the hennepin county human services and health department that the e-mail but has been unable to confirm the details obtained by the star tribune. >> that was george howell reporting. we really do want your feedback on that story and what you think about that boy and how it has been handled. >>> our seventh story, it is ball the benjamin. billions of $100 bills hit banks today. redesigned ones. i can't get over the irony of the timin

according to a report by the minneapolis "star tribune," director of the human services and public health department says there have been four childon assessments on the boy's family since 2012. in an e-mail obtained by the paper, the agency's director described the boy as challenging and says he stole a car and was arrested on highway 35 just weeks ago. finally, there are allegations concerning a troubled past. moore in her e-mail wrote that the boy claimed his mother once held a knife to his throat and that his mother was "stabbed and died." >> his mother has not spoken publicly yet but a source close to the investigation con firmdz th -- confirms she works at the airport. >> we've been working to backstop of some that information. we reached out to the health department to try to confirm some of the information in that report. but at this point, carol, they are not commenting on the content of that e-mail that was obtained by the paper. >> it's just so unusual to hear of a 9-year-old stealing a car unless, of course, he was afraid he was trying to get away spr something. we don't know the details yet. >> still unclear exactly w

child protection assessments on the boy's family since 2012. in one report... the director of the hennepin county human services and public health department father claims he's been asking for help since his son was five. "i don't have an angel. okay? i have a nine-year-old. to me, he's got a behavorial problem." "i'm not giving up on my son. he's just confused." the boy has been in protective custody in nevada for the last week. be on notice today on the roads around schools... as more students are expected to be walking to school today. it's part of 'international walk to school day.' paul gessler is at francis scott key elementary and middle school... where students are arriving all morning by foot. paul-- there are at least 67 'walk to school' events least 67 'walk to school' events across maryland today. ...nearly 4,000 across the country. coming up... six flags... is prepared to scare the living daylights out of you. the halloween frights that visitors will encounter. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((bump out)) ((break 1)) ññ come to the park for fright fest

of the washington d.c. police department and the u.s. secret service. only later did they discover she had no gun but did have a small child in the backseat. so now the question, was the shooting justified? officials say both times that officers fired on miriam carey's car she was trying to get away. once after jamming her car into reverse at the foot of capitol hill, and again near a senate office building just before she crashed her car into a capitol police security booth. the secret service says the chase began after she turned her car into a security checkpoint on the perimeter of the white house grounds and hit temporary fencing and struck a uniformed officer that tried to stop her. members of congress applauded the law enforcement response as a prudent one in view of what happened, especially since the white house and capitol building are considered potential targets of terrorism. >> car bombs are so common in some parts of the world and we're wary of vehicles that may be used to harm innocent visitors or people that work in the u.s. capitol building. >> reporter: most police departments have rules banning the use o

department, police station. just, you know, drop him there. >> finding missing children is a very tough task. it's even more difficult when this child has special needs. joining us now is the vice president of family services thank you. >> it's difficult enough just trying to track down a 14-year-old. but can you just walk me through the differences, the additional layers necessary when you have a child mute and autistic? >> so if you think about autism, the challenges include communication both verbal and nonverbal. social interactions, and in some cases, there may be some repetitive behaviors that if people don't understand them, may seem a bit odd. you couple that with the fact that for some in the autism community, they don't really understand danger. you can imagine for any parent, this is their worst nightmare, but especially when you combine the other factors for a person with autism and their family, it's even more of an issue. >> with those factors, what is an investigator on the ground to do? >> if they were to see avonte, we would suggest they keep him in their sight and that they call 911 as soon as possible. i wouldn't approach. and i certainly wouldn't try to touch him, but really keep him in

services to all victim of traffics. it could be inclusive of other foster youth. in addition to local planning and data collection the bill direct department -- outlines the prevalence and trends of trafficking among child welfare youth both state by state and nationwide. develop a proposal to collect annual data from state agencies and proposing an ongoing -- finally, the strengthening child welfare response to trafficking act direct the department of hhs hhs develop and publish guidelines to assist them and serving youth who are victims of trafficking and preventing the exploitation of risk of becoming victims. there is room for additional resources and specific tools. as outlined it would excite example, training material, and tools, protocol for effective cross system collaboration, best practices related to residential placement, recommendations for documentation and data collection. something else that needs to be addressed on a level in the girls who have been involved in the system who have criminal records and tushed their life around and now they have need to have the records expunged. we understand moving forward they should never have been arrested for soliciting to begin with. in conclusion

the department of child services has been provided sufficient evidence by lieutenant caine to file a dependency action. no, she is my daughter. the dcs feels that she should become a ward of the state. you can't do this. i'm afraid we can. judge signed off on the petition. oh, this is not over. it is over, ms. lyle. you're under arrest for trafficking and child endangerment. right, counselor? that's right, sir. take care. i didn't know about your, your dad and, uh, what you were trying to do. you know, i've learned in this business, just because you know one thing about a person doesn't mean you know everything about them. you lost your place. i can find it. yeah, you can. captioning sponsored by cbs, c.s.i. productions and toyota. choose any direction, as long as it's moving forward. >>> terror targets. american special forces units launch two rains in north africa aim addet bringing wanted terrorists to justice. >> i em not going raise the debt limit without a serious conversation about dealing with the problems that are driving the debt up. >> as the government shutdown starts its