yes, i need the number for a brendan casey. ( cow moos ) anne: brendan!... brendan, telephone.cca casey. hello, uncle brendan. it's rebecca. i'm afraid i have some bad news about my father. he's in the hospital? what do the doctors say? i see... yeah, i'll take the next flight out. oh, and rebecca... thank you for calling. goodbye. anne: was that patrick's daughter? yeah, she called about patrick. he's in the hospital. he just had a heart attack. oh, honey, i'm sorry to hear that. it doesn't look good. i'm going to take the next flight to boston. yeah, i'll pack your bag. ( labored breathing ) ( weakly ): kevin... kevin... take care of kevin. i will. call... my brother. call brendan. i already did. i called uncle brendan. he's flying out, he'll be here soon. can you do something about the pain? i can increase the medication a bit. mr. casey, this'll make you feel a little more comfortable. mr. casey, i'm father o'connor. ( groaning ) mr. casey, i'm going to administer the sacrament of the sick. rebecca. sandy. hi. kevin called and told me. how are you doing? terrible. i flew in

brendan: oh, i know that... ( all laugh ) i think i will turn it over to our darling daughter kate, who is never at a loss for words. honey, would you like to lead us in a little thanksgiving prayer? yes. good bread, good meat, good lord, let's eat! anne tells me that you're going to the san francisco college of music. i was... until my father passed away. anne: well, now you can go ahead with your plans. so, you're a musician? um-hmm, i really hope to write music and maybe perform. so, anne... do we have a star in the family? we might. i've never heard rebecca sing but brendan tells me you have a beautiful voice. would you sing for us? oh, please do. yeah! all right, let me get my guitar. your dad tells me you teach a computer course? yeah. i teach at the community college in town. i'm into computers. good for you. it's a great field-- something new happening all the time. oh, yeah, there's a lot to learn. oh, yeah. hey, maybe you could enroll in my class. why not? i'll be staying here for a while. good. oh..

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you took uncle brendan's car, didn't you? yeah. oh, kevin... i took your car.the reason, that was not a clever thing to do. but we're glad you made it back safely. if anything had happened, we would have been in big trouble. the insurance on the car doesn't cover you. i mean, kevin, how could you do that? we had no idea where you were. kevin, talk to me! why did you do that? were you drinking? no. look, you owe us an apology especially uncle brendan and aunt anne. it's o.k. we all did foolish things when we were kids. yeah, well, he is not a kid anymore, o.k. he's nearly 18 years old and he expects us to treat him like an adult. shut up! just leave me alone. rebecca: kevin, where do you think you're going? kevin casey! stop this minute! do you hear me? kevin! i'll take care of this, o.k.? i'm going to go get him. ( fence rattling ) kevin! you can't run away from this. come on. kevin, where do you think you're going? kevin, stop acting like a child! ( sniffles ) ( gently ): kev. i know it hurts. dad's death. mom's death. everything. why? why is everyone always b

brendan's injury was an accident.l say it again, there's no one to blame. >> reporter: brendan now has a metal pin, and screws in his forehead. >> on that night, his life did change. he will be limited and he's 12. he has a whole life ahead of him. >> reporter: his family says the worst of brendan's medical problems are behind him. but his dreams of playing contact sports are over. >> i was bummed out, but i got over it pretty quickly. >> reporter: this afternoon, brendan opened a gift box from the san francisco giants. >> please know that the giants are thinking about you, and are hoping for a speedy recovery. >> reporter: he has been showered with gifts from bay area teams. >> i think everybody happened for a reason. i'm here because i'm supposed to be here. >> reporter: brendan says he's thinking about trying out for track this fall at petaluma junior high school. and says he will probably follow in his father's footsteps and take up golf. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed is standing firm against activists who want hi

brendan's injury was an accident. i'll say it again, there's no one to blame. >> reporter: brendan now has a metal pin, and screws in his forehead. >> on that night, his life did change. he will be limited and he's 12. he has a whole life ahead of him. >> reporter: his family says the worst of brendan's medical problems are behind him. but his dreams of playing contact sports are over. >> i was bummed out, but i got over it pretty quickly. >> reporter: this afternoon, brendan opened a gift box from the san francisco giants. >> please know that the giants are thinking about you, and are hoping for a speedy recovery. >> reporter: he has been showered with gifts from bay area teams. >> i think everybody happened for a reason. i'm here because i'm supposed to be here. >> reporter: brendan says he's thinking about trying out for track this fall at petaluma junior high school. and says he will probably follow in his father's footsteps and take up golf. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed is standing firm against activists who wan

samantha kelly and brendan colliflower. >> it's very hard. it's been a trying year. >> reporter: shattered car parts litter the ground and friends keep adding to the memorial. brendan's batting gloves, his sunglasses, volleyballs. >> it's hard. >> the couple had left the prom down in shepherd'stown. sam wanted to change. there's a bit of a rise here, then a sharp turn. the car left the road here, skidded along the embankment and then slammed into the tree. >> i heard that they had a bet with another couple that they would get to the house faster than them. i'm not sure if that's true, but i think people are going to take driving more seriously now. >> reporter: police say colliflower was speeding in his honda s2000 sports car. they have yet to release an estimate of how fast he was going. >> i want to let you know that brendan was a great guy and sam was a great girl >> reporter: the all county pitcher of the year, kelly was a star in both volleyball and tennis. both were seniors on the honor roll. >> brendan is one of the nicest kids i knew.

the family that won lived just a few towns over from brendan. steele was killed last august in afghanistan when he was just 25 years old. >> tim was pretty special to us. yeah. he knew what he wanted to do at a very young age. >> little people can do a lot of things if they put their mind to it. >> now steele's wife and her 2- year-old daughter are headed to disney world, all thanks to that 9-year-old boy and his toy soldier. >>> if you're looking to buy a new home, you may want to consider moving west. >> coming up what city has the most affordable homes on the market. >>reporter: i'm linda stow, how donald trump's claims are overshadowing mitt romney's campaign. >>reporter: traffic is just starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway. you are looking at a 13-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no delays to talk about. it will be an easy ride from the beltway all the way down to east fayette street. as far as the south side of 95 is concerned, here's a live look just

brendan put names into a hat.d surprised her family with a trip to disney world. >> to show such maturity and caring, it meant a lot to us. >> reporter: liberty's father, timothy steele, was killed last august in afghanistan. in a twist of fate, lieutenant steele knew all about the original paper clip trade. >> the first thing i received was on his person when he was killed was a st. christopher medal, a picture of his family, and a post-it note with the red paperclip on it. >> i felt like i was a messenger for god. i felt like that all happened for a reason. >> for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> this is our favorite story of the morning, clearly. brendan is joining us live from his home in kingston, mass, via skype. brendan, bless you. how are you doing this morning, young man? >> i'm doing very good. >> well, we are -- >> i'm a little tired. >> oh. sorry. you have every right to be. well, we are just beaming, ear-to-ear. your kind of story just lights us up, and everybody. tell us

politically brendan knows this.this, this is a play to the base because the base hates obama. he's got all kinds of problems. >> they do not hate obama. oh, my god, that's ridiculous. >> the base is very angry. you know this. the democratic base is very angry. >> 78% support for the president. that's absurd. >> he needs to show them he is winding down the u.s. presence in ago. the base is mad at him for all kind of reasons, for healthcare, gay issues, the mideast. he needs base support for the general election. >> and then they're unhappy on some of those things, but they're not going to go to mitt romney. look at the small donors who gave to him and every poll you talk about, 80% of democrats support the president. that's an absurd statement. >> jack, you say the president doesn't have anything to run on, but unemployment is down. the economy is starting to look up and it does take time to change around the dire straits we were in. >> well, that's true and i frankly wouldn't pin the blame -- i don't pin the blame f

brendan's batting gloves, his sunglasses, volleyballs for sam. >> it's hard to come here. >> i heard they had a bet with another group, or couple that they would get to the house faster than them. >> reporter: police say colliflower was speeding in his honda s2000 sports car. they have yet to release an estimate of how fast he was going. on this monday after the crash, one teacher broke down crying in front of her class. and students tried and failed to make some sense of this. >> today we should be looking back at prom and talking about the parties and the pictures and not having to remember two people that just passed away. >> reporter: in williams port, maryland, 9news now. >>> results are in from the autopsy on a body found in a barn at churchill downs just hours after the kentucky derby, but tonight, the coroner isn't saying much other than her investigation did reveal injuries to the body. 48-year-old aiden perez's body was found early sunday morning. investigators say they do not believe his death had anything to do with the race. they say he may have died after a fight. >> af

brendan cauliflower and samantha kelly died when brendan lost control of his vehicle and it slammed into a tree on saturday night. both teens were standout athletes and honor roll students. >>> five men found guilty for their roles in a series of shootings leaving five young people dead, several others wounded. the spree started because of a stolen bracelet and included this mass shooting scene on south capitol street. three men face life in prison without the possibility of parole. sentencing is scheduled for september 11th. >>> britain's prince harry in district to accept an award and pay tribute to veterans charities. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> prince harry honored tonight at a dinner by the atlantic council for his charity activities on behalf of wounded servicemen. harry has worked with a number of charities including walking with wounded and help for heros. >> facebook taking the next step toward its ipo. here's mark zuckerberg arriving for the roadshow which starts in new york city traveling across america ending in menlo park in california. facebook is talking about a

and we both looked at each other like brendan there was no more game after that buddy. the game was over. >> and they called it a tie. now later this week the local little league board will discuss brandon's injuries and consider safety with bats, protective head gear or putting the older player on a bigger field. we're live in petaluma, debra villalon. >>> scott thompson's arrival created quite a mess when it was revealed he padded his resume. eric rasmussen tells us about the changes at the top. >> reporter: the news of scott thompson's exit was hardly a shock at silican valley. >> i think it was inevitable that he was going to step down. >> it took a while. i thought they were going to make this decision faster than that. >> reporter: thompson's resume included a computer science degree one he never earned. yahoo says ron levinson will become interim ceo. after a meeting this morning yahoo announced a settlement with his largest shareholder third point adding three new board members. in a statement about the changes yahoo's new chairman said the board is competent th

brendan and samantha kelly. posing for this one just before heading to the prom which was held in shepherds town, west virginia. brendan was driving them back so they could change clothes when he apparently lost control of his car at a curve in the road and hit this tree. >> it appears that the speed was a factor and still waiting on the determination with possible other causes. it appears it was speed. >> reporter: police are directing traffic here along this blind curve on rench road to make sure yet another tragedy doesn't occur here at this same tree where mourners have gathered. they were honor roll students at williamsport high school. samantha kelly was an all-tate volleyball player and team leader. the number one singles tennis player in her school. teammates took down the net on the court she played on. brendan cauliflower just signed to play baseball at salisbury university. his teammates came to this roadside memorial to pay their respects. >> i think that -- i mean, just like any team, you know, afte

on memorial day, brendan pulled a name out of a hat. winner was liberty hope steele, the 2-year-old daughter of 25-year-old lieutenant timothy steele who was killed in afghanistan in august. >> i love this little boy and the efforts he's making to provide some happiness to these families who sacrificed so much when their loved ones serve and sometimes die overseas. and i think that it's just so uplifting that he is making this effort. he's only 9. >> exactly. he sets a great example for everybody, i think. >> indeed. love it. >>> 5:21. >> let's go to tom kierein and look at the forecast today. what a night we had with those heavy downpours. the thunder and lightning. a lot of that has ended now. a few scattered showers around early on this wednesday morning. and you will need an umbrella. we'll have these perhaps lingering through mid morning. and then by later this afternoon, a little sunshine ought to break out with some lower humidity moving in. but the weather's going to be different each day as we get into the westbound. here is yo

brendan cauliflower, friend now wears his soccer shirt.pitcher and an outstanding hitter who was planning to play baseball for salisbury university. friends brought flowers, some shared memories of two of the most talented and popular teens they have ever known. >> can't believe it. he was just one of the nicest people i ever met. both of them. both saints. it is unbelievable they are gone. >> as a parent i feel really saddened all of the things that their parents aren't going to experience that are coming up, marriage, family, babies, college. >> reporter: after leaving all of these flowers and wiping away all of these tears, the message they leave behind is you will always be remembered. in hagerstown, maryland, chris gordon, news4. >>> police in montgomery county arrest ad middle school teacher today who they say sexually abused a student. the suspect is 50-year-old tyler cornell. he is a seventh grade teacher. investigators tell us that he met his victim in class last school year and began hanging out with the student outside of school

. >>> talking about that little league player hit in the head by a baseball, brendan o'neil suffereds head injury. he was hit by a line drive and it shattered the bones in his face but last night he was well enough to throw out the first pitch for his team's game. brendan will never be allowed to play contact sports again but still he has a new perspective on life. >> i think everything happened for a reason, i am here because i am supposed to be here. >> his team won the league title and now he is focusing on trying out for the petaluma junior high school track team. and more to come. >> what an attitude. >> let's check in with sal on traffic. >>> we are looking at the commute in the south bay because of that crash on 280 and there is still a crash blocking that ramp and it has not caused a big traffic problem so far. also 680 from sunole grade down to fremont looks good and the bay bridge toll plaza is still light. let's go back to the desk. >>> new information about the deadly gunfire and the continuing search for suspects. >>> and also how facebook is affecting california's budge

>> amend the kelly and brendan colliflower were on top of the world "saturday night live" -- samantha kelly was the best tennis player at williamsport high. they -- were on top of the world saturday night. they crashed on this winding road. both 17-year-old seniors were pronounced dead at the scene. police say speed was a factor. today it will import high school, blowers cover their assigned to chip flowers cover their assigned parking spaces. students say a pall hanging over the high school. the students flocked to the accident scene to share of all leave a tribute or just try to understand what their parents say they cannot begin to fathom. >> the your book is going to come out. how hard is it going to be for the parents to look at that your book -- at that yearbook? >> it has certainly been a very hard day. we have seen this repeated over and over again when the students walk up and see this roadside memorial, they break down in tears. ms. kelly had planned to go to frostburg course she was going to play volleyball. brendan colliflower hoped to play baseball. >> there is no word ye

court team is here tonight, including lauren, alex, lisa foster, hank wilson, lesley, jason lee, and brendan monaghan. [applause] those are some of the folks -- those are just some of the folks that really made sfpark happen. i hope you have a chance tonight to meet and congratulate them. these incredibly dedicated, hard-working people. i also want to especially acknowledged the tma'mta's cfo. [applause] without her vision and strength, we almost certainly would not be here tonight to celebrate sfpark alongside these other achievements. thank you. thank you for this honor. [applause] >> let's hear it for the sfpark team. [applause] >> that ends the awards, but the bar is open. let's give one big round of applause for our sponsors, our award winners, and all of our friends and family. see you next time for the 33rd annual.

brendan is philosophical. >> i think everything happens for a reason and i am here because i am supposed to be here. >> he will never be allowed to play contact sports again and now he plans on trying out for the track team and he may take up golf. >> let's check with sal for traffic. >> i want to ask the guys in the control room if they can bring up my maps. i want to show you something on it. >> right on the border between cupertino and sunny veil, right there on the border, there is a crash on the big-rig and it has been turned into a significant alert within -- sig alert which chp thinks will be there for a while. we have a reporting on crew on the scene there. traffic is affected by some road working right near ashley avenue. it looks like they be clearing it soon, so far it is not causing a huge traffic jam. this could be a delay there, you saw claudine working on it and it is not causing a major delay. >>> this morning northbound downtown, that looks good. >>> there is a little patch of fog chilling out in monterey and most of the coast is clear and there is a lot of fog looming o

are investigating a patient's death, a nurse and two security officers gave 29- year-old patient brendan coats a sedative after he became combative. they put him in handcuffs, he slumpped over and stopped breathing and later died. >>> an exception would be made for police and firefighters, read also proposed a city plan for retired workers. a measure on the group ballot would impose similar charges. >>> a 17-year-old boy is accused of stealing a chef's car and why this may not be the observe serious charge he is facing. and a bart worker tried to help a needy teenager. the act of charity cost him his job. z<;<;<>xxó1?1?÷x÷x÷x÷x÷x . >>> welcome back. the marin independent journal shows the panel expects to release the results in june. >>> a teen who is accused of stealing guy's car is being charged as an adult. they found the car while investigating an unrelated shooting. he is being charged with the attempted murder an auto theft for the lamb better gene any -- for the car. he is accused of stealing the car last year. >>> bart is accused of giving discarded tickets to a needy teenager. h

for now, there is just relief that brendan will soon be back at home base here in pedaluma.eslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> you may know the way to san jose but can you sing your way there? ♪ >> pretty impressive. the opera world's version of "american idol." coming up next here on abc 7 news at 9:00. stay here with m m m m m m m mm >> a couple of items tonight about talented people. dozens of opera singers are showing off their skills in san jose. this is part of the sixth annual irene dallas vocal competition at the california theater. opera singers from across the west are competing for a shot at a $50,000 prize. one competitor says it is all about the story behind the song. >> that is the greatist thrill is to leave greta behind and have it another person for 7, 8, 9 minutes. it is really an amazing thrill. >> previous sinners have gone on to receive contracts at the met and other opera houses around the world. this is a unique opportunity. >>> the same korean pop culture that is now sweeping asia is taking hold here. the k pop bands are about to rock the music scene in t

. >> reporter: brendan is one of four children tom craig is helping put through college. >> stressed out in how they are going to afford college. >> reporter: participated in the round table discussion and introduced the president today. >> are you guys excited? >> reporter: higher interest rates could mean she might not be able to afford college. >> if i don't get to go, it's going to be a bummer for me and a disappointment to my family. >> reporter: and those worries and mounds of debt could delay college graduates from pumping money into the economy. >> because of the fact i'll be focused on the loans themselves, i won't be able to go towards my goal. i'll have to find a place to work. i won't be able to think big. i have to think now instead of on the future. >> brendan's father, who is also a pastor, worries if their kids are too wrapped up in debt. they don't have anything left to give to their communities. now gop candidate, mitt romney's camp blasted the president saying he hasn't done enough to jump start the economy. these are just broken promises. the senate will vote on t

let's pan down again can be a snap,,,,,,,, >>> help is on the way for the a's, manny ramirez and brendan image could be back in the lineup during the team's upcoming road trip. facing his former king the new york katie's >>> swan on and driven to deep right field that far is that ball is high and far and gone. deity's ... >>> e m t's broadcaster john sterling with one of his trademark home run calls. 13 home runs for erratic but the bronx bombers live up to their nickname >>> swung hunt there goes to deep-fried that ball as high it is far and gone. what a shot. marx as a text message to right- center field seats you're on the mark to share out >>> in the ninth to share a sense a text message to center his third homer of the series. the yankees win 9-2, the a's lost four straight. ron washington enjoy and his front row seat to the josh hamilton show. hamilton leads the majors with 20 home runs to score three runs and beat the blue jay is blue jays 8-7. the johnston and enjoy their first road trip to miami's new stadium it as more to do with the team their plan and against the marlins have

. >>> brendan mccarthy ties a career high and the giants turned to matt cain to end the losing streak >>> un a suspicious out with a hand injury the a's placed among the disabled list. brennan mccarthy has a career high with 10 strikeouts and pitched seven shutout innings to earn his third when the a's beat the tigers. don't tell matt cain take bichirs are not athletes. he breaks up the double play the giants when 5-still to snap a losing streak. he makes a birdie putt on 18 to give a one-shot lead going to the final round of players championship. tiger woods 10 strokes back. rangers beat the caps to win their second in seven of playoffs the take on the new jersey devils in eastern conference finals. celtics and 76ers', a triple double boston wins, 92-81 to take a one game seriously. the nuggets' comeback but allegra's when they will play the oklahoma city thunder. chisholm that's a wrap for the news attend will see you at 11 on cbs 5. ,,,,

the rest of her family will spend the rest of the memorial day in arlington, honoring travis and brendan and to all the others. >> don't be afraid to go up to a family that you know has lost a loved one in the war and just say thank you because just knowing that people remember is one of the greatest feelings the family of a fallen can have. >> chris: after we talked ryan gave me this bracelet that has the names of travis and brendan and inscription, warriors for freedom, brothers forever. if you would like to find out more about the foundation, go to the website. some time if th weekend remember what she said, just say thanks to those that gave their lives for our freedom. we'll see you next fox news sunday.

he left the game after spraining his ankle brendan mccarthy missed his last art with a sore shoulder he struck out the side in the sixth and matched his career high with 10 strikeouts and bit his third straight win. one nothing a's in the seventh. collin cowgill scores and they beat the tigers 3-1. matt cain did everything in arizona he broke up a double play he had strikeouts and held the diamondbacks to one run and had two hits including a two run double, the giants beat arizona 5-2 to snap the losing streak. and the playoffs meta world peace returns from his suspension for again 7 the nets were down 16 in the third but came back to take the lead. final men in lakers up 5, kobe rises up and hits the dagger 17 points the lakers beat the nuggets' 96-87 and played the thunder round two. celtics and 76ers' and round two. kevin gordon had 29 points the celtics when, 92-91. they continue to silence their critics. >>> there's a game every other day for notre dame it may be difficult >>> look at s >>> and it's up less in seven at madison square garden rangers and capitals, 90 seconds and a

today as expected in the championship military a major theme, the late brendan mooney an honorary captain. this thing went back and forth much of the 1st half, but then the greyhounds or should i say the g unit taking control. that's one of the 17 goals in a four-day tournament, a record. loyola wins 9-3. afterwards coach couldn't say enough about lusby. >> he was everything i saw all year in practice he and michael have been a hell of a tandem for us. again today it was eric's day. we're going to enjoy the success for eric, but this is a team win. >> great day for the state of maryland. loyola get the win. good job. >> congratulations to them. that's all for 9 news now at 6:00. cbs evening news is next. anita is back at 7:00. you can always catch us www.wusa9.com. bye.

samantha kelly and brendan colliflower died when their car left the road and slammed into a tree on wrench road. that's near hagerstown. the couple was on their way back from the prom. he was speeding in his honda s2000 sports car. >> i heard they had a bet with another couple that they would get to the house faster than them. i think people are going to take driving more seriously now. >> as they should. both kelly and colliflower were on the honor roll. he is waiting for news on funeral arrangements. >>> tomorrow, voters in north carolina will cast their votes on a constitutional amendment that would legally define marriage. it's called the marriage amendment act. recent poll numbers show the measure will likely pass. critics argue it would affect more than just same sex marriage. they claim the amendment would invalidate all civil unions and domestic partnerships. >> this is bad law, because it will hurt even heterosexuals because it does not recognize any other domestic union. >> supporters say it protects the institution of marriage. they want a constitutional amendment so the judges

started with a toy soldier and from there the trades that bigger and better and the network grew until brendan met his goal, tickets to disney world, including air fare, a stay at the disney villas and disney gift certificates. >> i think it would make them a lot happier. >> the family of a fallen soldier chosen graman -- randomly from this hacked memorial day weekend. >> they had lost some family members in the war, and we put them in the raffle. >> finally, the big reveal. >> timothy steel's family, massachusetts. >> it is interesting and touching that somebody so close to home -- there were people from wisconsin, arizona, texas, eleanor. >> then there was a time -- time to drive to the family of first lieut. timothy steel. >> this memorial day is so good -- >> he was killed last august and afghanistan. he was 25. >> tim was pretty special to us. he knew what he wanted to do at a very young age. >> a soldier leaving behind a wife and two-year old daughter named liberty hope. now these two families are connected by a single toy soldier. a memorial day none of them will soon forget. the little

a military tribute today to brendan looney, former grad passing away in battle. nobody is going to guard burnheart who strolz rights in. then the -- strolls right in. then the green machine gets going. go greyhound and leave the driving to us. the loyola of maryland scores seven straight and they win 9-3. the coach so emotional. >> there's so many people that have gotten us to where we are today. they have been such big support of our program. this is for our alumni and our university. our kids got what they deserve because they were great all year. >> d wade hugging his mom. mama must have told him how to share. lebron had 30 points. miami takes game one. french open, what more can you say about roger federer. i guess the swiss don't age. he'll be 31 in august. his 233 rd victory. federer said i didn't even know that number existed it's so far out there. finally, this is derek salberg. check this out right here. game on the line going up and over the fence. yes. >> he caught it. >> yes. he went up and over. look at that again. up and over. snags it. and they get

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. >> brendan is virginia tech bound and one of four children, tom craig is helping put through college. >> a little bit stressed out in terms of how they will be able to afford college. >> participated in the round table discussion and introduced the president today. she says higher interest rates could mean she might not be able to afford college. >> if i don't get to go, then it's going to be a bummer for me and a disappointment to my family. >> and those worries and mounds of debt could delay college graduates from pumping money into the economy. >> because of the fact i'll be focused on the loans themselves, i won't be able to go towards my goals. i'll have to find a place to work, to pay off the loans. i won't think big. i have to think now instead of the future. >> students and their parents are hoping congress will act soon so they can concentrate on their dreams instead of their debt. in arlington, 9news now. >> and jobs and perhaps the lack of them, the hot topic out on the campaign trail today as well and republican candidate, mitt romney, said the numbers are very disappoint

the mcdonald of san problem berkeley is trying to reach brendan sell for a modern you let in the menuno question about its mcdonald's is offering healthier food to take a look at the menu with a random sampling and here's a we got. me to victoria and don this is an impromptu visit here we're going to see exactly what they ordered and to a lower order referred me over to our face here run for help to many? >>> healthy. >>> in your 24-hour the sandwich. >>> the big mac. >>> the think they're getting healthier? mcdonald's says it is committed to serving local and state will produce. the strawberries are from watsonville blueberries are from northern california. it's even invited berkeley moms to block about healthy eating to dine here and see firsthand. >>> and as we saw from victoria and don has a little something for everyone. >>> we thank them for letting us right along. >>> i'm not buying either by the way. >>> and the things to those who took me through the drive- through mcdonald's isn't going organic but they say they're going help the air you can still choose the five r healthy s