let's bring in ryan mack, president of optimum capital management, and from austin, and aaron smith, co-founder of the group called yun invincible, a non-partisan organization based on issues facing young americans and a cnn.com contributor. aaron, it's your generation. millennials, ages 18 to 30. how do they feel about this shifting, this shifting situation for education? it costs more. you're not guaranteed a job but you know you need it. >> there's tremendous concern out there. we know that as young americans that we need that education to get ahead. there's huge benefits from getting a college degree, but as you mentioned, the price of going to college is going up faster than inflation. it's going up faster than even health care, and unfortunately, the policy we're putting in place, like slashing aid to higher institutions at the state level and cutting pell grants are exactly the wrong policies that are going to make it more affordable to get an education. >> bring you in. the ability to go to college was a milestone for an individual and for a family. you know, has that mileston

caught by police using an i phone application are set to face a judge this afternoon police say that aaron smith and joe parker are responsible for six home invasions in one case there accused pistol whipping a woman forcing her and two others into a bathroom at gunpoint authorities used a gps monitoring application on that victim's own to track down the suspect's >>the u.s. state department is renewing a program to train police officers in mexico and officials want help from the chicago police department in 2009 at least a dozen c pd officers travel to mexico to train recruits in cities plagued by dangerous drug cartels now the state department is looking to expand that program to 32 states in mexico in october officials met with chicago police superintendent garry mccarthy to encourage him to renew chicagos participation in the program >>a democratic proposal that would weaken state pension reform legislation has won approval from a house panel and could go before the full house today legislation passed less than two weeks ago would stop the process of basing public pensions on bigger union sa

finally, with aaron smith. -- we have aaron smith. is the co-founder and executive director of young in vincible. after college, he in turn in the office of chris van hollen. he went back to yonkers in 2006 to be the campaign manager of the new york state of -- and went on to become the chief legislative aide for the city council president. please welcome the panel. [applause] >> thank you for coming out. with the great recession as a backdrop, it is easy to read a report like this and come away with the sense that things are terrible. you can go down list of facts and report said. young americans are entering an economy with fewer opportunities than their parents had. for those fortunate to go to college, it is likely that they will leave college unable to deal with the debt they have over the next several years. for those who are in college but have not yet graduate, there is a fair chance that, for young people who simply have a high school education, the job market is terrible. likewise, there is a whole host of racial disparities

and finally we have come a aaron smith, cofounder executive director of young invisibles. he is a native of yonkers new york an honors graduate of morris college and crew loud of graduate university. in the office of congress chris van hollen and then work for the aging profit working to keep seniors in their homes in d.c. is. he went back to yonkers in 2006 to be a campaign manager of the new york state assembly race and went on to become the chief legislative aide for the yonkers city council president. please welcome the panel and were looking forward to the conversation. [applause] >> thank you for coming out. with the great recession is it that trap, it's really easy to read a report like this and come away with the sense that things are terrible. you know, you can go down the list of facts report details the young americans are graduating with large student debt load and entering an economy with much opportunity for an appearance at. for those fortunate enough to attend college, it's likely that they will leave college unable to deal with what they have over the next

and finally, we have aaron smith, a co-founder and executive. aaron is a native of yonkers new york and an honors the venture would of morris college and a cum laude the graduate of the georgetown university law center. at the college, aaron and turned the office of the congressmen and then worked the nonprofit organization to keep seniors in their homes in d.c.. he went back to yonkers in 2006 to be the company manager of the new york state assembly race and went on to become the chief legislative aide for the yonkers city council president. please welcome the panel and we look forward to the conversation. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for coming out. with the great recession of the backdrop it's easy to read a report like this and come away with the sense that things are terrible. you know, you can go down the list of the report young americans are graduating with a large student internet economy with much opportunities than their parents have for those fortunate enough to be in college is very likely they will leave college unable to deal

finally with aaron smith, the executive director and a native of yonkers, new york and an honors graduate the office of congressman chris van hollen and then worked for the surface with the nonprofit to keep seniors in their homes in d.c.. he went back to yonkers in 2006 to be the campaign manager of the state assembly and they went on to become the chief legislative aide for the council president please welcome the panel and we are looking for work to the conversation. [applause] >> thank you. with the recession as a backdrop it's easy to read a report like this and come away with the sense things are terrible. you can go down the list of facts to pills young americans are graduating in an economy with much more opportunities their parents had. for those fortunate enough to obtain college it's likely they will leave college and the will to deal with the fact they have yet over the next several years. for those who are in college but haven't graduated there's a chance they might have it for young students who have the high school education the job market is terrible as a result of changes

smith pro bowl material? assuming dree brees and aaron rodgers are locks for the squat, smith's closest competition for the final and matthew stafford who nearly double smith on yards and touchdowns. >> you have to ask yourself one question, do i feel lucky. well, do you punk? >> the colts got their first win sunday and aren't feeling quite as lucky as the 2-12 rams. vikings lurking close behind in the andrew luck sweeps stakes. the colts said they wouldn't trade the pick. i don't blame them. jon gruden compared luck to peyton manning. >> i really think what andrew did this year with the limited receiving core is astonishing. not a lot of people have done what he has done at stanford. he does a lot before the ball is snapped, making decisions, making audibles. he is a great athlete, prototype size. i get all excited when i talk about andrew luck. he is a can't miss sure fire i think pro bowl quarterback at the next level. >> the artist formerly known as ron artest is officially metta world peace on the court. looking for a christmas present? he debuted the name last night against the clippers. he changed it last

turns out the rest of the league didn't agree with jim harbaugh's opinion that alex smith is a pro bowl quarterback. aaron rodgers, drew brees an eli manning were selected as the three quarterbacks for the nfc. but the 49ers did have a league high 8 players picked for the pro bowl. >> wow. >> it's five straight years for patrick willis while carlos roj earnings and others will be going for the first time. >>> on the raiders side, the franchise's all-time leader score very sebastian janikowski has finally made his first pro bowl. can you believe that it's taken this long snell be joined in honolulu by two other players each named to the team for their 7th time in their careers. >>> saints quarterback drew brees threw four more touchdowns last night but the fourth one will be the only one people will remember. he broke dan marino's 27-year- old record for passing yards in a single season and still has one game left to add to his total. >> i can't tell you how much i love you guys and i wouldn't want to be on this journey with anybody else. you make me so proud. it's going to be about us as we continue to wi

police say 79-year-old aaron bethat more was standing by a parked car when he and that vehicle was hit by another car. it happened last night on smith avenue in pikesville. he was rushed to shock trauma where he later died. police say the driver stayed on the scene and a crash team is investigating the accident. >>> an elderly woman is severely beaten during a home invasion. police say the intruder broke into the home early friday morning. the suspect attacked the woman while she slept, causing brain bleeding, a broken nose and a fractured eye socket. >> they had beat her so severe in the face, her eye was split and they busted her nose and really beat her up pretty bad. >> police say the house was ransacked but it doesn't appear anything was stolen. they're now trying to locate a person of interest in the attack. >>> well, it won't be a white christmas here in maryland. taking a live look outside on this mild christmas eve, beautiful out there. we've got sun instead of snow. beautiful shot of the stadium. tim williams is live with an updated look at first warning live doppler radar. i know lots of people are wanting snow. >> you ha

harbaugh said alex smith is a probowl quarterback, or should be considered for the game in honolulu and you think how far we've come since the beginning of the season. >> you have guys. >> aaroners and matt stafford. >> it speaks volumes of how much that quarterback has progressed. >> probably moved from the top six or seven. >> maybe harbaugh is blowing his own horn. >> exactly. they look good. >> that does it for eyewitness news at 10:00. >> we'll have more highlights from the game at 11:00. the news is always on cbssf.com.