in los angeles, casey stegall, fox news. >>> in afghanistan today demonstrators took to the street to protest the transfer of that suspected killer to the u.s.. bales is now being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. there have been numerous such protests in recent day as afghans call for staff sergeant bales to be tried in an afghan court. >>> the emotional plea today from the parents of a missing south bay girl. plus the clue that is giving investigators an idea of what might have happened to her. >> during a time when law enforcement is cutting back, one local department is bucking that trend. >>> also president obama has irish roots and see how he celebrated st. patrick's day. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. [ male announcer ] this march, dive into the subway® jalapeno tuna, featured $5 footlong™ of the month. explore a new world of flavor when our taste-rriffic tuna meets spicy jalapenos to leave your taste buds tingling! this march only, it joins our many $5 footlongs™! subway. eat fresh. . >> a search is on for a teenaged girl missing in the south bay. 15-year-old sierra l

as casey stegall reports had some interested buyers may only be interested in robbing them blind. >> reporter: a man is rob at gunpoint trying to buy an ipad from craigslist. missouri a couple roughed up in this neighborhood, trying to sell a computer and xbox to someone that they meat on-line arizona a crook uses this parking lot to try to steal cash from a man who thought he was buying a laptop. >> theft on the computer skyrocketed the last couple of years. >> reporter: it's not just about protecting your identity, but they are using these sites to arrange face-to-face meetings to sell their goods are becoming primer targets. >> we're seeing lots of people ungardedly going to people's houses or inviting people into their own. they need to be a little more careful. >> reporter: while hocking that old car or sofa through a classified ad is certainly not new, police say there is just something about doing it on the internet that has people letting down their guard when really it should be the opposite. >> now it seems that people are very quick to give out very personal information wi

in los angeles, casey stegall, fox news. >>> in afghanistan today demonstrators took to the street to protest the transfer of that suspected killer to the u.s.. bales is now being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. there have been numerous such protests in recent day as afghans call for staff sergeant bales to be tried in an afghan court. >>> the emotional plea today from the parents of a missing south bay girl. plus the clue that is giving investigators an idea of what might have happened to her. >> during a time when law enforcement is cutting back, . >> a search is on for a teenaged girl missing in the south bay. 15-year-old sierra lamar was last seen leaving for school early yesterday morning. ktvu's deboravillelon say authorities are treating her disappearance as suspicious. >> i talked to her and said goodbye and gave her a hug and things were good and i told her i loved her. >> reporter: marlene lamar had no idea her 15-year-old daughter sierra didn't make to school friday until getting an e-mail from sobrato high school that evening. alarming because sierra usually washings to

our casey stegall is tracking the sports and more, live in los angeles with more details. casey-- >> yeah, good to see you. the 38-year-old staff sergeant is stationed out of washington state, but the reason he is in kansas is because, it is the only maximum security detention facility for the u.s. military. the decorated soldier, who has on his fourth deployment, arriving on u.s. soil last night at the kansas city international airport. about an hour away from fort leavenworth. much of what we know about him has come from his lawyer. john henry brown, who says bail, married with two young children and said his client witness a fellow soldier's leg being blown off one day before he allegedly carried out the massacre and upset over being redeployed having done three previous duties in iraq, and lost part of his foot from an injury on the battlefield. those who knew him, always under the impression he was proud to serve his country and he has been in the u.s. army for 11 years. >> you know, he always, he always had a good attitude about being in the service. he was never real

casey stegall looking into it for us. casey?ter, so a lot of changes are now being made to the system to ensure that our heroes do not slip through the cracks. >> for veterans who served our country, some find a whole new set of problems when he they return from the battle field. and coming back, it's like coming back from the dead. >> and most of them turn to the va for help and department of veterans affairs now provides more than just medical care these days. >> and we offer service, we offer family service, offer marital services. >> the va has its work cut out for them. because of the withdrawal in iraq and scale back of forces in afghanistan, the department has become inundated and 93,000 troops will enroll this season along. 183% increase from five years ago. >> we see approximately five to ten new iraqi afghanistan veterans oofr day. >> to prepare for the surge, the va increased staffing nationally by 24% and new post deployment clinics are being opened. >> these are special clinics designed around the returning come bac

casey stegal working it tonight. >> here is a task force in oakland up near pran fran .mes are more prevalent in smaller communities instead of i major metro areas and the reason for that is simple. there are not enough resources in the smaller police departments to tackle the problem. we are not talking about ebay or other purchasing on line through secure stores. this trend has to do with individuals setting up face to face appointments in on line classified sites to sell stuff and literally changing the way cops have to do their jobs. >> it is a world wide issue. and all police officers are going to have to have training in the computer. from the beat cop on up. >> earlier this year, a man was robbed at gun point in a grocery store parking lot trying to buy an ipad off of xlist. it was caught on tape and because of the public's tape they were able to nab the suspect. meet in a public place and don't go alone and try to vet the person you are meeting. if you are the seller many of the same rules apply. >> you are big pieces of furniture. instead of in your bedroom, put

los angeles, casey stegall, fox news. >>> police investigate the second shooting of the weekend. this is what was left behind. why one man point and angry finger at city officials? we'll explain, coming up. >>> it is a san francisco landmark that some say is falling apart and why they believe voters can fix it. ñsxóxgñ bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. . >>> oakland police are investigating the homicide of a 51-year-old man who was shot several times and then run over. police found him dead on 88" avenue and e street. officers say his injuries are so severe it will take a autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. the man was a resident of east oakland. police have not yet released his name. >>> overnight a shooting in berkeley left three young people with gunshot wounds. it comes just a day after another sho

casey stegall working the story live at our west coast news hub. casey?sk force in oakland, up near san francisco, however authorities say the crimes are more prevalent in smaller communities instead of major metro areas. the reasons are simple, there are not enough resources within smaller police departments to tackle the problem. we should point out that we're not talking about sites like ebay here or other purchasing online through secure stores. this trend has to do with individuals setting up face-to-face appointments through online classified sites to sell stuff. it is literally changing the way cops have to do their jobs. >> it's not a big city issue. it's not a small town issue. it's a worldwide from the beat cop on up. >> earlier this year, a man was robbed at gun point in a grocery store parking lot trying to buy an ipad off of xlist. it was caught on tape and because of the public's tape they were able to nab the suspect. meet in a public place and don't go alone and try to vet the person you are meeting. if you are the seller many of the same

casey stegall following the story for us in los angeles. casey, what is the latest. >> the motive behind the attack is still not clear. the suspect, however, was arrested this afternoon at his mother's home in olympia, washington, about 40 miles east of the crime scene itself. the attack happened yesterday in the small community of montesano about 90 miles southwest of seattle. 34 stevenknow why 34-year-old kravitz was at the courthouse in the first place. the incident did not happen inside a courtroom. the alter kateion taking place inside the main entrance of the building. eyewitnesses say he got into some kind of straggl struggle a sheriff's deputy and stabbed her with what is believed to be a pair of small scissors or small knife and then shot her in the shoulder. a judge saw what was going on and then he jumped in to help. >> there was a commotion in the hallway and came out to see what it was. he had a weapon in his hand, a knife or something and he was stabbing at her and that is what i got stabbed with. >> the suspect managed to wres

casey stegall is live in l.a. with this scary story. casey? >> hey, rick. good to see you. back in the day, if you had to get rid of your old couch or let's say a diamond ring, you would take out an ad in your local penny saver, right? or go to your local newspaper. let's face it, the traditional print classified ads are a bit archaic with the plethora of on-line options. millions of people now turning to these sites like craigslist and backpage to set up face-to-face appointments to hawk their goods. but cops say there is just something about the internet that has people putting their guard down. they're more inclined to give out personal information and invite complete strangers into their homes and the l.a.p.d tells us these so-called crimes by appointment may actually be more common in smaller towns. listen why. >> i believe it's probably more prevalent where the criminals don't believe that the police can do anything about tracing them on-line, whereas a department that does have that training can pretty easily find somebody on-line. >> one of the more recent incidents

casey stegall, thanks so much. great to see you. >> when former mf global ceo john corzine was drilled by congress about the nearly 1.2 billion dollars suddenly missing from customer accounts, well, he said he had no idea how that money langed to disappear. well, new e-mails are suggesting a very different story. the bombshell developments coming up next. >> putting our legal hats on. not that you have to, he did it under oath. >> that's the problem. lying to congress underoath, might be a charge. >> we'll get the details on that. plus, a new report that claims president obama's health care law seen here signing it, is having a negative impact on jobs. what it is exactly about the law that may force some companies to shed workers. >> and a top commander in afghanistan, now is calling for a slower exit from that country. but, is keeping u.s. troops there past their withdrawal dates really what we need to do? we'll talk about it with a gentleman coming up. ♪ ♪ why do you whisper, green grass? ♪ ♪ why tell the trees w

casey stegall has more. >> reporter: he was highly decorated. top military officials say he had received 21 various medals and awards with the u.s. army. he had do three tours of duty in iraq and 38-year-old staff sergeant arrived in afghanistan a fourth deployment a mission he was not happy about. the lawyer who has been hired to represent him said that his client was under the impression that his days of serving on the battlefield were over. >> he was told that he was not going to be redeployed. the family was counting on him not being redeployed. so he and the family were told that his tours were over and literally overnight that changed. >> reporter: now bales grew up in ohio but was stationed out of the joint base lewis-mccord. the small neighborhood where he lived with his wife and two children have been overrun with the media this week. those that knew him can't believe the man they want saw playing with the kids on the front lawn is accused of carrying out this mass kerr and sparking international outrage. >> i just feel so sorry for him

casey stegall live for us in california. you. >> caucus goers have spoken in the state of kansas and made their choice as to which republican candidate they want to see face president obama in the general election. rick santorum the overwhelming winner. kansans giving him a large share of the state's 40 delegates to the republican national convention. alicia acuna live in kansas. not really a surprise in kansas, is it? >> no, it is not. kansas is often referred to as one of the most if not the most conservative state in the country. i talked to rick santorum about what happened here and he said he was happy about it. here is more. will. >> i think it shows that people are looking for someone who reflects their values and can win. and that is the real combination here and that the more people look at this race when they see someone like governor romney who who is increasingly hard to tell the difference on some of the biggest issues of the day particularly obama care between governor romney and the president. >> reporter: san

casey stegal. >> he enlisted with the u.s. army back in november of 2001ly weeks after the air war began in afghanistan. and just one day before the taliban fell to the northern alliance. the 38 year old staff sergeant grew up in ohio and living in washington state with his wife and two young children. children that are just 3 and four years old. robert bales was stationed in the joint base near tacoma. it is a military installation that is thrust in the national spotlight recent years because of violence involving the troops including a officer who tried to hire a hit man to kill his wife and commander. they argue that they are not doing a good job recognizing red flags specifically like soldiers like bales who did multiple tours of duty. >> i am confident there is sufficient screening going on prior to repeated deployments. we continue to learn and get better at that every time and while we are not perfect, we have made tremendous progress and i am confident that the system is working. >> and the masses are triggering a inte

casey stegal. >> he enlisted with the u.s. army back in november of 2001ly weeks after the air war began in afghanistan. and just one day before the taliban fell to the northern alliance. the 38 year old staff sergeant grew up in ohio and living in washington state with his wife and two young children. children that are just 3 and four years old. robert bales was stationed in the joint base near tacoma. it is a military installation that is thrust in the national spotlight recent years because of violence involving the troops including a officer who tried to hire a hit man to kill his wife and commander. they argue that they are not doing a good job recognizing red flags specifically like soldiers like bales who did multiple tours of duty. >> i am confident there is sufficient screening going on prior to repeated deployments. we continue to learn and get better at that every time and while we are not perfect, we have made tremendous progress and i am confident that the system is working. >> and the masses are triggering a inte

casey stegall, live in los angeles. >> gregg: state of new york is moving to the forefront in fightingvery first state in the country to require people convicted of any crime, doesn't matter how minor, to provide dna samples for a computer database. rick levanthol with a closer look with that. >> new york has been collecting dna from criminals since 1996 but not all criminals had to give up samples. now anyway convicted of any penal code violation, including misdemeanors including prostitution and graffiti will bet swabbed and their dna entered into a database and possibly solve other crimes. it's supported by every one of 58 sheriff's, more than 400 police chiefs and all 62 of the district attorneys. >> i can't believe more important single law enforcement tool than expanded dna collection from all convicted offenders. >> this will help us solve crimes but also help us prevent crime and exonerate the wrongly convicted. >> they say the law is victory for anyone victimized by repeat offenders who should have been locked up long ago. when larceny was added to the list, they solved 48 mur

casey stegall joins us live from our los angeles news room with more on this. hi, saysy. >> hi.you're talking about happened in washington state where a man was shot to death after thieves showed up at his house, supposedly to buy a diamond ring that he was selling on the internet. frankly, it is just one of many horror stories that are starting to crop up across america. doing business on the internet these days is about a whole lot more than just protecting your identity and securing your personal information. obviously with millions of people turning to these sites like craigslist and backpage to arrange face-to-face meetings and sell their goods, thieves are posing as potential buyers and sellers. the problem has become so huge in some cities, police launched special task forces just to investigate this specifically. >> it's not a big city issue. it's not a small town issue. it's world wide issue. all police officers will have to have some training. that's from the beat cop on up. >> earlier this year, police were able to arrest two men they say assaulted a potential buyer l

our casey stegall is in the los angeles bureau, casey. >> yes, harris, according to the market research four electric meters in the country will be smart by 2016 you may have have one and millions are and running in multiple states. as they look at ways to upgrade the power grid. a smart meter replaces one and your business and transmits the energy use remotely. sound convenient? some customers say not so fast. >> i'd sell my house and move out of this house before i let them put one on there. >> long-term exposure to them. you just don't know what that's going to bring. >> and that's just a sample of the reaction coming out of nevada after nv energy, the state's largest energy provider to about 99% of the customers there, started rolling out these smart meters. 1.3 million of them. and customers fear the meters allow the utility company to spy on them. monitoring when they're home and health concerns have been brought up over the radio frequencies, they emit. but nv energy insists it's no he more than the devices most of us use already. . >> we do not collect any personal data on a cus

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we begin with casey stegal. >> he's been transported to fort leaven worth, kansas. that's the only maximum security holding and detention facility for the u.s. military. the 38 year old staff sergeant was flown out of afghanistan and spent time in kuwait this week in a holding facility there. and then arrived by u.s. air force cargo jet in the kansas city international airport. there you can see that video about an hour away from fort leave anworth. >> the decorated soldier is from the midwest but was stationed out of lowis mccord in washington state. he's married with two small children. top military officials say the 11 year veteran went in two southern afghan villages last weekend in the middle of the night and kill would 16 innocent civilians, 11 of which from one family and nine victims were children. bale is accused of setting their bodies on fire. this set off an international incident . the taliban threatened to avenge the killings and afghan ilona carson demand that the united states confine its troop to major bases in the country. friend and neighbors of b

shot a deputy with her own gun and dozens of police officers are searching for the attacker and casey stegallrom the los angeles news room. i heard the judge subdued or tried to at least subdue the attacker after he witnessed the sheriff's deputy being attacked, casey. some incredible feed. >> reporter: yeah, jamie, a very bizarre story and we have brand new information coming in on this because investigators up in washington state held a press conference not long ago and named now the suspect they're looking for and also released a picture. let's show it to you now. 34-year-old steven kravitz is the man they say is responsible for this. we still do not know what he's doing at the courthouse yesterday, but the struggle did not happen inside a courtroom, rather at the entrance of the small courthouse. and eyewitnesses say kravitz got in an argument with the sheriff's deputy and wrestled the gun out of her hand and shot her in the shoulder and stabbing her what's believed to be a pair of scissors, a judge stepped in to help and he, too, was hurt. listen. >> there had been a commotion in the hal

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm casey stegal.ted press is reporting that a truce has been reached between israel and gaza militants mp the news following four days of violence in the gaza strip, where at least 25 palestinians have been killed. the bloodshed began on friday when israel assassinated a top palestinian militant. a deal, according to egyptian officials, ends all military operation including assassinations. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says that the american soldier accused of gunning down 16 afghan civilians may face capital murder charges. panetta did not comment on a possible motive territory weekend massacre, but the defense secretary says the military justice system will be used. president obama calling the shootings tragic, but says it will not change the u.s. strategy in afghanistan. "on the record" continues now. >> greta: for years the mission was to prevent iran from develop a nuclear bomb. his work was hundred percent secret. now, the former chief of israeli security what he said may shock you. >> in

casey stegall live in los angeles with more, casey. >> good to see you.sity recently polled about 200,000 college students across the country at roughly 40% of them admitted to using the internet to plagiarize their homework or entrance exams and now, there is this new computer program designed to combat the problem. >> they've just taken a paragraph straight out of a sample essay. >> at colleges across the country. >> they sort of pieced the whole thing together. >> you can cheat, but you can't hide. >> and they believe that by doing that, we can't detect the plagerism. >> schools can can, thanks to a computer program that many employ called turn it in. a scanned the students' work and cross matches it with the internet and looking for the tell tale signs after copy and paste jobs. >> it's not just a written assignment, ucla anderson school of businesses uses it to plagiarize the application essays. >> the black is a piece that they wrote themselves. >> every other piece is color coded and on the right-hand side is the source. >> and developers make sure

casey stegall is live in los angeles on the story, casey. >> yeah, desperate times call for desperateverage here in california, are you ready? 4.35 a gallon. that is about 50 cents more than what folks are paying in other parts of the country. it is the second highest in america, find hawaii, and that is why some people, like in san diego, for example, they are going a few miles south to fill up their tanks because a gallon of unleaded regular in mexico, running about 2.91. why so cheap? welsh the mexican government regulates the price like in venezuela, to keep their economics engines running. >> well, a lot of it is because mexico has quite a bit of oil production of its own, so, essentially, the state-owned oil company may be forced to sell at certain prices, the refineries who process the oil and sell it at a lower price. >> but the u.s. state department has issued repeated travel alerts in mexico because of the cartel. an estimated 35,000 people have been killed there in the last four years since this drug war began. so, american drivers in search of cheaper prices could literall

casey stegall has more. hi, casey. >> the students hav to be care.y out of rutgers university where some 200,000 college kids across america were polled and 44% of them admit to using the internet to plagiarize their homework but the new program is cracking down on the problem. >> they have take and paragraph straight out of a sample essay and pieced the whole thing together. >> you can cheat but you can't hide. >> they believe that by do iting that we can't detect the plagiarism. >> but schools can thanks to a computer program many employ called turn in it. it scans a student's work and then cross matches it with the internet looking for the telltale signs of a copy and paste job. and it is not just written assignments and thesis papers. ucla's anderson school of business uses the software to weed out candidates who have plagiarized their application essays. >> the black is a piece that they wrote themselves. every other piece is color coded and on the right-hand side is the source. >> turn it in developers say it is a way to make sure students are