he is senior director of iran programs at nonviolence international and in london we crossed the alexis crow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapman house all right folks this is cross talk and that means cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want gareth i'd like to go to you first in washington these tales of obama's pullback from afghanistan or are we becoming more and more clear are you satisfied that it's legitimate or is it just all about domestic politics the united states obama is trying to satisfy public opinion without alienating the military all that much because it's still open ended even what we've heard about these plans american and nato troops will be in afghanistan for a very long time. well i wouldn't quite put it that obama is trying to satisfy public opinion in a sense opinion in the united states on afghanistan is way ahead of president obama in terms of the desire to withdraw troops from the latest pew poll shows fifty six percent. to thirty eight percent want to withdraw our troops as soon as possible onl

administration was really concerned about the cost of the war got very little of what they wanted alexis i'm going to you in london what is obama's priorities then because a lot of people see this is this kind of smoke and mirrors but it's not really a real drawback at least at this point because he's drawing the number of troops is still there still really very few deadlines out there and maybe that's done it on purpose we can talk about later in the program but is this more driven by domestic politics and what's really happening on the ground in afghanistan well sure i mean i think the drawdown is actually slightly virtual drawdown and it appears to be just in twenty three thousand self because after that after that withdrawal there will still be more troops in afghanistan then when obama took office. but i think it's heavily steeped in domestic political considerations i mean as as gareth has pointed out you know americans are way ahead of this but i think it's a very convenient time after day after the killing of bin laden i think it's very convenient time for him to associate reduct

alexis about go back to you in london we were just we just heard before the break you know we shouldn't look at the taliban as one unified force and i think that's fair enough but after ten years how can the united states make the distinctions between different elements of the taliban who can negotiate with they can negotiate with and where they can because there was a report that came out last november that i think it was the cia maybe it was the defense department was involved with a taliban leader and they found out later the guy was just a scam artist and just a whole lot of money and ran away with it i mean just really amazing after ten years is that possible and i'd like to throw into the mix also is that with karzai there is he ever going to be can accept it is a legitimate leader of any group of the afghan people except for his family go ahead this is well this is exactly what i was just thinking as as you were discussing things with sam in washington. primarily to begin with it's all good and well saying you know talking about the die limits of the u.s. and its allies negotiati

but they noticed something strange with alexis. >> alexis would wake up in the morning and she was able 11:00 in the morning, she could literally no longer sit up, she couldn't swallow, she couldn't walk. >> reporter: loretta started digging. >> and i came across an article that was titled "deft diagnosis." it mimics cerebral palsy. >> reporter: the symptoms matched the twins. they were diagnosed with the disorder. treated with medication. and soon -- ♪ then about 16 months ago, a setback. alexis began to have breathing problems. >> we ended up almost losing her a couple times. we had the paramedics in the house. >> reporter: loretta became a medical detective again, taking the twins to baylor college of medicine, where a team of doctors started to search for and found the exact gene mutation that made the twins sick. by identifying them, they could give the twins the exact medicine and supplements they needed. >> there was a point in time when i wasn't sure who was going to take care of my kids when i was gone. so, to see them now is the most satisfying thing i could experience in life

. >> that somebody is 22-year-old alexis reynoso. >> i advised my partner to grab the fire extinguisher and i ran down to see what i could do. he was trapped. the dashboard was pulled down around his legs and waist area so there was no way he was going to get out on his own. as jensen got there with the fire extinguisher, i had been working to try to move his legs to a better position to try to extract him from the vehicle. >> it was hot. it was undescribable in a way. every time we pulled him out, he was trying to get his head out of the window, trying to get fresh air because the black smoke was already building inside the car. >> as the fire burns out of control, the officer, jach kleine and others try frantically to try to pry reynoso out of the vehicle. >> his door was all squashed in. there was no way we could open the door to get him out. >> they tried to rip open the hood of the car. >> don't, don't, don't open it because more oxygen, more flames and at the same time we're thinking, what if this guy doesn't make it and everything is just going fast. >> we hold our breath because

but mom retta noticed something strange with alexis. >> alexis would wake up in the morning, and she was able to function but by 10:30 or 11:00 in the morning, she could no longer sit up. she could not swallow. she couldn't walk. >> reporter: so retta started digging. >> i came up with an article titled "deft diagnosis." >> reporter: the symptoms matched the twins, they were diagnosed with the disorder, given medications and soon -- ♪ >> reporter: then about 16 months ago, a setback, alexis began to have breathing problems. >> we ended up almost losing her a couple times. we had the paramedics in the house. >> reporter: so retta became a medical detective again, taking the twins to baylor college of medicine where a team of doctors started to search for and found the exact gene mutations that made the twins sick. by identifying them, they could give the twins the exact medicine and supplements they needed. >> there was a point in time where i wasn't sure who was going to take care of my kids when i was gone. but to see them now, it's been a satisfying experience. >> reporter: the ill

his thought at least three people have been killed and many others injured artie's alexy going to ski can now tell us more details about this let's join him life. alexie can you tell us what else do you know at the moment in the wake of this car bomb in the capital city or so far we know very little details of what exactly happened in the model on capitol kish now we do know that a car with probably a larger with a russian license plate according to the pyramid of st minister exploded in the very center of the model shot so we do have unconfirmed reports by eyewitnesses that at least three people were killed by following the explosion but the official line the statement by the interior ministry says that he so far hasn't any confirmation of any became he always a tribe or of that car was severely injured and is now taken to hospital also we heard from the authorities that they are now trying to establish whether this was an explosion caused by some romper or a problem probably a terrorist attack or some gas explosion or anything of the sort so we all be waiting for more details coming

alexis christoforous reports. >> reporter: gabrielle giffords is home with her husband for the first time in five months. doctors discharged the arizona congresswoman wednesday from the texas hospital where she's undergone surgeries and intensive therapy. >> the congresswoman is elated. this is a major step in her recovery and she's feeling very good about it, needless to say. >> reporter: giffords has made great strides since she was shot at point blank range on the left side of the head in an attack in january. last week she had a ten-minute conversation with fellow congresswoman and friend with debbie wasserman schultz. >> she spoke to me in full sentences, initiated those sentences instead of just responding, which is what she's only been able to do recently and she's making remarkable progress. we're so proud of her. >> reporter: giffords has a long way to go. every day she'll travel 26 miles from her husband's home near houston to the hospital for six hours of rehabilitation. at home she'll have round the clock care. giffords has had to relearn how to walk and talk. and still s

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> president obama plunged into the stalled debt talks. he met with republican and democratic leaders yesterday. he insists the deficit reduction package includes both spending cuts and increased taxes. but republicans flatly rejected the idea. still, the white house believes a deal can be reached. >> if everyone is willing to abandon the "my way or the highway" approach, to accept that compromise on behalf of the american people requires tough choices, we can get significant deficit reduction done this year. >> if congress does not raise the debt ceiling by august 2nd, the nation could default on its debt for the first time ever. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords made her first appearance in front of a crowd since being shot in the head. she attended the nasa awards ceremony in houston yesterday, honoring her husband mark kelly. giffords, who got a standing ovation when she entered, stood up from her wheelchair to hug and kiss her husband. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," the embattled imf has a new leader. and the city that just hates to

alexis christoforous explains how. >> reporter: samantha malone opened her cell phone bill one day, andvered she'd been charged for a game she never ordered. >> i think it was for $9.99, and i didn't ever remember subscribing to anything that would warrant that charge. >> reporter: malone was a victim of cramming. unauthorized charges that mysteriously appear on monthly phone bills. the federal communications commission estimates she's one of 20 million americans who've been scammed that way. >> the improper charges can be for voicemail, or long-distance service that the consumer didn't request. >> reporter: charges usually range from $1.99 to $19.99. but only about 5% of consumers realize they're being ripped off, because the fees on their phone bill are hard to spot. regulators are now working on new rules to crack down on the problem. and they're setting up a tip sheet to help people recognize and report suspicious charges. >> you can call either a third-party charge. that company, the phone number should be on the bill. or call your phone company. >> reporter: malone says her phone

twice before making their way to japanese auto show rooms and we have a report on this from parties alexy going to have ski reporting from ukraine. i'll has been contemplating a change of her car for months a fan of japanese vehicles she wanted to upgrade her off roader to when you were model but her car dealing friend said it was not the right time but the also you know i was told privately that all new japanese cars are radioactive because of the fukushima disaster the shipment was supposedly blocked by the authorities at harbor but unofficial dealers bribe them and cut those cars on to the streets officials at the poor left of our question whether there have been any contaminated cars here after the japanese fallout these off roaders worship in before the fukushima disaster in japan and even they were checked for radiation or for reduced crime there's absolutely no chance of contaminated we both making their way onto the territory these cars arrive to us transiting through greek and turkish ports if anything was wrong it would have been spotted there in the first place which was to dou

that's when the sense of urgency really stepped in. >> alexis reynoso is still pinned inside and cannot move. >> the gentleman that was filming this whole event, he would film part of the time and then he would set the camera down and run, get more fire extinguishers for us and then he'd pick the camera back up and start filming again. so he was really a big help. >> but the fire extinguishers are now empty. >> i noticed the flames were getting stronger and there was no fire extinguisher left. i was looking for a truck. a truck or something big might have some bigger extinguishers. >> jack sees a greyhound bus stopped up the road. >> thank god greyhound happens to be there. >> anybody has a fire extinguisher? you guys have one? there's a guy burning inside the car. give it to me, guys. >> as they try to vain to douse the flames and extricate alex is, the situation goes from bad to horrific. >> the flames started spreading. i noticed my feet were extremely hot but i couldn't figure why. when i looked down, i saw that the whole undercarriage of the vehicle was now engulfed in flames, alon

i'm alexis christoforous with cbs money watch. >>> a church is breaking ground on a $17 million home.ike schuh has more. >> reporter: you may have driven by and never noticed the town theater. it was a 100 year old wreck. now, a new tune is heard. >> i want to officially welcome you to the day's ground breaking ceremony for our new home in the former town theater on baltimore's westside. >> reporter: this theater has been empty for decades. when the bank of america bought the block, the news that they need -- they knew they needed to do something with it. they donated it to "everyman." >> we weren't willing to surrender it to the wrecking ball. >> reporter: it will look the same, but look different inside. annuity -- intimate 250 seat theater and amenities. this space is built for them. it brings tears to the ice of the director. >> to be able to see the progress and the history of the building being transported into our new home, it's exciting. not many directors get to enjoy seeing that. >> reporter: opening night is fall of next year. i'm mike schuh, wjz, eyewitness news. >>> even

rayn was getting out of her car near dupont circle and she was hit by alexis suv. >>> president and mrs. obama will host a black-tie dinner at the white house this evening for german chancellor angela multiplerkel. they had dinner last night at the 1789 esteban in georgetown. the president called her a trusted global partner. tonight's reception will be at the rose garden, a first for the obamas. >>> on interstate 95, a commercial airliner headed south through maryland. a plane is familiar. that's the u.s. airways jet that landed in the hudson river in 2009 after it struck a flock of birds. all 155 passengers and crew did survive. the decline is on its way to its new home at the museum in charlotte. >>> that's cool> 4:49, 67 degrees. >> apple moves forward with a new invention. the company hopes they icloud could change your life. >> how was the tuesday morning ride shaping? we will freight rail delivered caterpillar to peoeoria more than 100 years ago. and they're still delivering cat machines today. you can find us on every continent. and the journey starts here on freight rail americ

oferta sigue por debajo del arsenal que ofrece 60 millones de autos, en chile los representantes de alexisas nueve y media equidad se mide ante millonarios, momento y otra pausa las noticias pero no se mueva, ya regresamos con mucha más información. ra

so is alexis. >> speed demon.rill. >> reporter: 0 to 260 miles per hour in less than six seconds, that's how long it takes to get from start to finish. >> you don't ever get scared? >> you can't be scared in these cars. then you're taking a back seat and that's the dangerous spot to be in. >> reporter: if her name doesn't sound familiar her father's company will. she's the daughter of john paul dejora, co-founder of the paul mitchell hair care line and pa troen ta key la. a man who forbes says is worth $4 billion. there wasn't a moment he said to you, alexis. >> yeah. yeah. he did. he definitely did. when he saw where you sit in these cars, he said -- >> oh, no, no. that's over 250 miles an hour and, you know, less than six seconds. no way. >> reporter: dad eventually came around. alexis, a 33-year-old mother, has been drag racing professionally for six years and in a sport dominated by men, in her class, dejora's car is the second fastest in the nation. >> there's nothing compared to this. you have to be perfect.

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> well, finally some good news for drivers.ue to fall in our neck of the woods. that's right. according to triple-a, the average price of a gallon of gas is about4.02 in san francisco, down six cents from last week and 27 cents from last month. while 4.02 sounds good, believe it or not, it's still higher than the national average. what is it? which stands at about 3.69 a gallon. >>> well, you may or may not know why they cross the road and we're not going to tell you that tonight. but we have studied the way that they walk. jack morris from ukaih wants to know why do chickens move their heads when they walk? kenny in tonight's "good question." >> look at a chicken closely the way it moves its head in relationship to its body. >> there you go, that's it. >> reporter: most people get it wrong according to veterinarian karen emanuelson. >> actually, the head is not going backwards around forwards, it's going forwards and stopping, forwards and stopping, and you can see that if you watch the chickens carefully. >> not this? it's ju

alexis is a perfect target. >> it creeps me out because like my whole life is in my bag. and i don't appreciate it. >> reporter: that's who the thief was looking for, unsuspecting women who hang their purse or bags on the back of their chair making their valuables an easy target. here's a picture of the man san francisco police department is calling the bluetooth bandit because he uses a bluetooth earpiece to coordinate his robberies. when his victims, who are always female, sit down, he uses his bluetooth to coordinate with his accomplices, who distract the victim while he robs them of their wallet. according to some reports, just 20 minutes after stealing people's credit cards, the bluetooth bandit and his accomplices were making charges at stores like apple, nordstrom's and nieman marcus. >> it's really nerve-racking that something is going on here because people feel safe because they don't have to worry. >> reporter: but that's what he preys on, women with their guard down. what's worse, says teresa, is that in these already tough economic times, some women now have

. >> in peru, the right-wing candidate fujimori has admitted defeat in the countries presidential alexi. he recognized the victory of her arrival. dan collins reports from lima. admissionjimori's of defeat, is certain that the other candidate will be president. miss fujimori, the daughter of the jailed former president, said she would congratulate her opponent in person. >> during the entire campaign, i said i would accept the results, except the will of the peruvian people. the official results showed that he is the winner. i accept his triumph and congratulate his of victory and i wish him luck. >> the two car expected to hold a meeting with the outgoing president garcia. earlier, the stock exchange in lima fell by more than 10% shortly after opening. that prompted officials to suspend trading for two hours. he claimed victory on sunday night and told supporters that growthd work witeconomic with social inclusion. >> the former head of the international monetary fund strauss-kahn has pled not guilty to sexually assaulting and tried to rape a made in a new york hotel room. he was relea

he is senior director of iran programs at nonviolence international and in london we crossed the alexis crow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapman house all right folks this is cross talk and that means cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want gareth i'd like to go to you first in washington details of obama's pullback from afghanistan are becoming more and more clear are you satisfied that it's legitimate to or is it just all about domestic politics the united states obama is trying to satisfy public opinion without alienating the military all that much because they still open ended.

this ultra stuff for now on home soil for different players on target for the whole nation feeling alexy one offs right after kick off league top score time then knock one six minutes from half time carrying the finished off a great move midway through the second half three nil when this goes in and for no would julie arrive in injury time alexander before of picking up the scraps to top off the most one sided of contests. elsewhere and chooses sports like mosque or hell to a disappointing one one draw on top just a lot about it moscow moves up to third following a three one win over sports like no previous i'll be out of pulled off a surprise victory over hi fi screwball to move one face off on the roster with ruby's f.c. krasnodar on the t.v. by the end of this month we should know if former russian military is set to return after all to english premier league. chelsea now the london club manager of the said sacking last month but the blues say they want to appoint a new boss within the next fortnight former acting coach i think is believed to be front runner for a job regarded as one

unfortunately like many of the resorts around the world alexy coast has its own problems with but asthey say sometimes one man's trash can be another man's treasure or in this case a woman's treasure first. oh she runs away from paul probably in the sex production and some bottles here you can see ways from shoes production just like yours. for their. polished dylan and used sax seven years ago kiefer of a gave up her practice as a doctor to become an artist and environmentalist. recycling is still rare in russia and discarded litter is a common sides name and has opened the white horse gallery to try and draw attention to the damage the waste is doing to the local area the airborne it's always a pain to see the earth turn into a garbage can i try to collect some of the rubbish but of course my efforts were in vain the trash was not getting smaller many people just don't understand me i don't know how to explain it to them my idea is to make people remember my work and everything that i have taken care of before the litter i want them to remember my beloved next and the fish it will

good for the holders including alexy i on off right after kickoff and then league top scorer duncan loss of their set up that goal before he scored six minutes from half time hungary and. steve them on finishing off a great move here that was the thing minutes from time for knollwood julie arrive in injury time alexander pechora of picking up the scraps to top off the most one sided of contests. elsewhere and choose the spartak moscow were held to a disappointing one one two one thompson manager alyssa lokomotiv moscow moved up to third following at three one win over spartak. pulled off a surprise victory over hi frank cruz bustamante taste of bottom of the roll so wins for the routine and f.c. crossed the door on me today. by the end of the month we should know a former russia coach guus hiddink is set to return after all two english premier league side chelsea the london club have been monitored less since sacking carlo ancelotti last month but the blues say they want to appoint a new boss within the next fortnight former acting manager hiddink is believed to be frontrunner for a job

some thrust of formula home soil for different players and targets for the polish including before alexy even off rights after kick off league top score a time called lots of reach then up one six minutes from half time on gary and sepals fifty finished off this great move midway through the second half. and for no julie arrived in injury time alexander took her off picking up the straps atop of the most one sided contests. elsewhere and shoes this for techno score held to a disappointing one one draw in tomsk lockable chief they moved up to third full of their free will win over spartak know. how tough they pulled off a surprise victory over a high find coupons from one place off the bottom on the roll so wins for routine on f.c. cross those are. by the end of this month we should know a former russian military is set for return after all two english premier league side chelsea the london club hopping motionless in sacking carlo ancelotti last month but the blues say they want to appoint a new boss within the next fortnight former acting coach i think is believed to be front runner for

well alexi has been reporting from the start considered to be the world's worst nuclear disaster but many fear the fukushima could actually take its place. once prosperous. new the power plant to see how it looks today. special report from that marking the disasters twenty fifth anniversary of course it's available on our web site. just look for it in the documentary. well thousands have been on the streets of athens in protest against the second round of austerity measures debated in the greek parliament people don't want a wage cuts but without them the country will not receive any international bailout money. how many people. in the. building. and. people simply think that. might be the case. will have. to continue the international money. fifi prefer to have been twenty four year old what we've spoken to some of the younger people here they say coming out with their many vikings right make them fun . but the people of the doesn't do anything. but. the game and that's why we came here to tell them that they are incapable of saving us and we want to go away make sense now and. get

with to rough stuff for now on home soil for different players on target for the whole nation tuning alexy i on off who opened the scoring right after kickoff loss of a truce set up a goal then got in on the self six minutes from half time he is russia's top scorer but this is supposed to stay from hungary finishing off a great movie eighteen minutes from time for nil julie arrive in injury time alexander before of picking up the scraps to top off the most one sided of contests . elsewhere in chooses fortec not held to a disappointing one one draw on thompson. for the third following a three one win over spartak chick. pulled off a surprise victory over high flying. to move one place off in boston also wins for rubin and f.c. cross the door on the day. by the end of the month we should know if former russia coach guus hiddink is set to return after all to english premier league side chelsea the london club being monitored sucking car launch lottery last month but the blues say they want to appoint a new boss within the next fortnight former acting manager heading to is believed to be front

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well alexi has been reporting from the site considered to be the world's worst nuclear disaster but many fear that the meltdown of fukushima could actually take its place. once prosperous gets if you. were power plant to see how it looks today. special report from the disasters twenty fifth anniversary of course it's available on web site. just look for it in the documentary such. thousands of people on the streets of athens in protest against the second round of austerity measures debated in the greek parliament people don't want. cuts but without them the country will not receive any international bailout money. there's enough. spare you can see how many people. in the. building. say that the government anything by. a lot of tension on the street from the. people simply think that way i think that might be the case. we'll have. it. money this. week. i still think. that twenty four year old what he's begun to some of the younger people here. i think. we should. but there are people of good doesn't have to do anything. but they can be game and that's why we came here to tell them that th

thought it could be adjusted to place a drop in libya and a growth in demand but industry analyst alexis corking doesn't believe much. most of her countries. given. the sorry budget for expansion sort of said we are a social spending race school for suffocation from spending reduced come your war and once you see that in russia bush according to the russian russian budget was balanced in two thousand and seven with the war that's. now with just barely brownstones of hundred ten. once you start inflation spending it's very hard to pull back especially in these wrote countries so somewhere around between one hundred maybe one hundred ten maybe even slightly one of them out there would be just read the price that everyone's been moving out of the moments ago an old friend can also go purchase is ready to change nothing. now is to collect at the markets now prices are lower in raising early gains amid those speculation that opec meeting creases target output light sweet is trading at around ninety nine dollars per barrel and brand is around one hundred sixteen dollars a barrel this hour. sto

he is senior director of iran programs at nonviolence international and in london we crossed the alexiscrow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapman house all right folks this is cross talk and i mean is crosstalk rules in effect that means you can .

well alexi has been reporting from the site which saw the world's largest nuclear accident but many fear that the crisis fukushima. power plant to see how it looks now a special report from there marking the disasters twenty fifth anniversary is available at our website of course you can find out in the documentary section. europe is seeing a surge in israeli sentiment with a growing clamor for governments to stop turning a blind eye to the occupation of palestinian land activists say they want actions not words demanding an embargo on exports from illegal settlements but as daniel bushell reports politicians are remaining tight lipped on the issue. rage against israel thousands call for the boycott of israeli goods over its continued expansion on palestinian land a jewish demonstrator says enough is enough. american leaders do nothing that the e.u. does nothing the repeated un resolutions have ruled israeli settlements illegal. activists want the european union to halt the main exports of the occupied territories flowers and fruits they formed human barricades it's a use a ploy depose s

once prosperous soviet city of three pets near the turnout will power plants to see how it looks now alexi made a special report from there marking disaster is twenty fifth anniversary and it's available on our website arts and dot com in the documentary section. sounds have been out on the streets of athens in protest against the second round of austerity measures debated in the greek parliament people don't want new taxes or wage cuts but with al down the country will not receive international bailout money r.t. sarah ferguson is an athens. syntagma square and you can see just how many people. in the protests by the name call them until they see again very few measures that have been put paid by the government that would be speaking to people here and they say that the sanctions really been building for a year they've already been. very very measured they say that the government haven't really keep anything by that and they would need. a lot of attention almost three. and a great. day and try to raise some income by raising that. people simply think that way but it's certainly things tha

the government is once again turning to the gas industry to help balance the books finance minister alexy couldn't says the tax burden on the sector will grow by over seventeen billion dollars over the next three years. should order just we're looking for revenues to balance the state budget we have taken the decision to increase the tax burden for the care sector in two thousand and twelve by over one hundred fifty billion rubles in two thousand and thirteen we will increase the burden by over one hundred seventy billion rubles in two thousand and fourteen by over one hundred eighteen following really incredible odds the increase will mostly concern to gazprom. a bitch but isn't some like it hot but not so in russia or at least not when it comes to foreign investment a country does want cash from abroad if it's the right kind as that's out of the finds out that the russian the russian calling for and in london. as one of the forum speakers joked it's becoming a good for the sense of space about the russian problems long term after the for about an archive using the capital is not about r

for alexis,briana and diana. >> when you go to a park, there's not a lot of dads out there.most of the time when we go to the park, i'm the only father. >> reporter: he stays at home because his wife had a better paying job and insurance. >> we thought if we hire a babysitter or child care it would pretty much use up all his income. >> reporter: last year there were 154,000 stay at home dads like alex t they've remained out of the work force for at least a year to care for their families while their wives work. the census bureau shows there are 70 million fathers in the u.s. 1.8million are single fathers and more than 28 million are married with children younger than 18. >> we come home from work and i could hear her footsteps as she hears the door unlocking that probably makes my day every day. biggest change is making sure i spent a lot of time with them, between all the demands of work and everything else. >> reporter: which is why walking hand in hand was the best father's day present. maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> san francisco continues to see the percentage of childr