>> cheryl: welcome to "beyond the headlines." i'm cheryl jennings, today we're talking about the boomerang generation, a new wave of college graduates that are moving back home with their parents. according done to a poll in may of 2011, 40% of american adults ages 18-39 live with mom or dad. one of the reasons is the high cost of going to college. students are $950 billion in loans. that is more the entire credit card debt in this country. students are angry and frustrated. >> it was this graduate, nearly $25,000 in debt, just getting started, paying it off. this graduate, $78,000 in debt will never end. this young woman, $100,000 in debt moved back home. actually graduated from ut austin, she pays $750 a month, that is why she is back with the family dog. the dad, back with mom, just like she used to asks her if she will be home at decent hour. one recent survey revealed 85% saying they would be moving back home. 5.9 million young adults now live at home, up 25% in the last four years. >> you can talk to people of this generati

incidentally cheryl. the nlrb.was a protect of roosevelt and the national industrial recovery act. sound familiar? unions have no special rights neither do employers or consumers. individuals have rights and government needs to get out and close the board. >> john, the idea is it is a medication point for companis and employees and politicalize it. it is it a concern for businesses. they want to do business and make money. >> this is a greater economic concern than political. 19flea33. nril created the nrb. they ruled it was a gross overreach of federal powerings-- power. and 1947. taft-hartley tried to limit the nlrp. we are seeing a carbon cope gross overreach of the administration . and what that does as in 1935, it is relevant today. it kills the economic incentive. >> christian do you agree? >> i couldn't disagree more. if the president gets all of his picks appointed to the board. three people who work for democrats and two for republicans. shocking. this is the way the nlrb operated. administration in power

cheryl served as city community development western region director for many years. cheryl had a passion for helping underserved people in our communities throughout the bay area and she is a long-time bayview resident and also has a strong commitment to improving the community and particularly had a special interest in san francisco and district she lived in for 15 years, worked tirelessly with organizations to encourage affordable housing access and revitalization of the third street commercial corridor, all of which i continue to work to help implement, not just her vision, but the vision of many people. i'm honored to recognize and honor cheryl's work and commitment to the bayview community tonight and i ask that we close in her memory. thank you very much. clerk: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: thanks, madam clerk, colleagues. one in memoriam today and i would like to adjourn today's meeting in memory of a good friend, patrick landers, who died on tuesday, december 6, after about a one-year battle to lymphoma. patrick was a n

and the consumer will be the one to end up paying for this. >> cheryl. john alluded to the only cost factor to bring down. they are the most antiquated fleets. they spent a billion more than last year. and then a lot of factors that contributed to it and secondly they went into bankruptcy. and nonunion labor force. and to say that labor itself causes the primary cause for companies like the airline industry to go in bankruptcy doesn't hold true with delta being a case in point. >> i think what we are saying for the parent of american airlines. 31 percent of the operating expenses went to labor costs. i think we are saying labor costs in general is the bane of many. it costs more because of all of the legacy costs and union costs and labor costs hurt our american companies. >> tracey. >> john, they were looking for huge pay increases and sevenpercent annual pay increases. i know americans would love that. >> david is right on this. these are poorly run businesses. you have had 16 go bankrupt. and over 110 billion. and ual and american. and delta at 21 . n

cheryl is an author, a nutritionist with the show the biggest loser.ext to cheryl is an international tenor of beyond celtic and river dance. he's performing in the bay area through the new year. please welcome michael. also from san jose, she is an avid golfer, just shot a 100 par at the ranch. can we say that? and she was in the golf channel's big break ireland. she is one of the judges. and finally, michael ho you lihan. an author and a public speaker and he is here to taste these gourmet todamales. >> we'll start with the vegetarian tamales first. and i believe they'll bring them out for them. >> tell us about the history of tamales. we go through this in the past. ? >> the aztecs, the incans and the mayans, they've been around for thousands and thousands. we don't know the exact origin but we do know the mayans, when the prehispanic cultures, they would go off to war. the women would go with them. and they would cook and take care of things on their. and then the women one day decided that i think we're going to stay home. so they got that little

i'm cheryl jennings. today we're talking about temptations and dangers of drug use that is teenagers face every year. a baseball slugger finally admitted steroid abuse, mark mcguire said he used steroids when he broke the home run record. >> not here to discuss the past but here to be positive about this. >> that was then when he refused to testify for steroid abuse. this is now. >> i was using steroids. >> frustrated by injuries, he denied using them for performance. they say he helped them get back to the field. it was an admission that hardly came as surprise. jose canseco that they juiced up in the bathroom together. others had share their suspicions. >> when he he picked me up from behind bear hug and i never felt strength like that that. >> they played together in 1990 but it does more than clear his name. >> it's like walking around with a straight jacket, you don't to have wear the straight jacket. hey, i made a mistake. >> baseball analyst says the announcement only helps his image and his chance

i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> all right. we'll let cheryl talk to the spokesperson there. like she said, it's high on the strange meter. a cannonball, a type of projectile there, possibly from the show of "mythbusters," through the home in dublin and then into a car. cheryl hurd on the scene there. she just got there 15, 20 minutes ago. trying to figure out if there are injuries and if the tv production company is on site to get some answers as to how and why this happened in dublin. we'll get back to cheryl in a few minutes. >>> it's the latest trend in crime, copper meaning green, fast cash. thieves are stealing from tax payers targeting traffic lights. vallejo's public works department is posting signs blaming the bandits for out of service lights. jodi hernandez more this is a big money loss for cities. what's the plan here. >> that's right, raj. the city is taking unique steps to get a handle on the situation. they put up signs like this one behind us, explaining to drivers why their traffic signals are out and hopefully to encourage folks to be on the lookout for the

>> hi, cheryl. those remarks made just minutes ago by the father of the little boy injured here in this parking lot. he asking people to pray for his son, who remains in critical condition. and this is a parking lot at 7th and willow where this shooting occurred on monday night. just after 6:00, 20-30 people were here making a rap video. what's happening now is that folks are setting up for a vigil. we're showing you surveillance video of the shooting on monday night. this is from the liquor store here. you can see there are a number of people gathered in the parking lots and shots are fired and exchanged between victims and suspects in this case. and again, the father of the little boy whooz severely injured just spoke at the hospital. >> he all right. he coming out of there. we got our faith. he coming out of there. >> he responded to your voice? >> he responds. he responds. >> and again that, was the father of little 23-month-old. the father's name is hiram. he was holding the little boy when the

i am cheryl casone and welcome to carbin' in.ane rogers and tracey byrn the and garyedavid. >> tracey, it is interesting to think that the epa and new rules are going to make it harder for the economy to recover in 2012 which we need? >> any time the government imposes new rules, it costs mon yeas a result it gets passed on to us. refineries are shutting down and oil is oing up and gas is going up. and it is going to continue to get worse when the rules kick n >> 60 percent wayne of the plants that could be affected have already completed these restoration issues. it is a coal fire plant. and they have come on line and made the changes. do you think that if we do the other 40 percent that the economy will suffer? >> it is not so much 40 percent is going to suffer or not. the as a matter of fact of the matter is people have complied, that is to say in a free market system you believe in a level playing field f. i spented the money and part of the 60 percent that complied with the rules, why should my competitor escape with complyi

>>> welcome to to "beyond the headlines", i'm cheryl jennings. today's show looks the importance of environmental stewardship. according to the california department of resources, recycling and recovery, californians created about 30.4 million tons in trash last year. it comes out to 4.35 pounds trash per person per day. we still have a long way to reduce waste and conserve our natural resources. speaking of preserving resources a new type of house was on display in oakland last year. it generates as much energy as it uses. richard hart takes us on on a tour. >>> this house is designed of natural energy, the house produces as much as it uses. in order to make that ham, you need a smart system. if you want a cooler, air-conditioning can fire up but we have better ways of doing that. that is what this optimizes and control. >> this is the first home controller to moderated the air temperature and quality in realtime. within five seconds it can draw cool air from the basement and open the skylight. more than 20 mechanical systems in all, in a demons

reporting live from candlestick park, bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. san francisco's mayor was quick to respond to that outage. he said, quote, i have directed the fire chief and scp manager to conduct a full investigation into the cause of both outages and with pg&e to identify immediate actions that must be taken to prevent incidents such as this from happening again. >>> the timing couldn't be any better for santa clara. some city council members watch the drama unfold live and say their phones started ringing. could the outage mean a fast track for the nfl to approve the city's plan to bring the team to the south play? jean ely is live with more on that part of the story, jean? >> reporter: santa clara city leaders want the nfl to know the lights did not go out here in santa clara tonight. reliable power is now a selling point as santa clara tries to bring the 49ers to the south bay. when the lights went out at candlestick, santa clara city councilman's phone went up. >> hey, did you pull the cord out there on the power, no, i didn't. >> reporter:

here is cheryl jennings. >> i found out about my son's death by watching the news and thought i hoped never to see it again. >> the these mothers cases have never been solved. they went to talk about the critical need for witnesses to come forward. >> when something like this happens, a lot of people know about it. you don't have anyone willing to come forward. >> because they are afraid. >> because they are afraid. >> her 31-year-old son and his girlfriend with shot and killed while sitting in a car. he worked in a halfway house helping addicts. her son was gunned down at a party this year. he was the father of a little girl. lorraine taylor lost two sons at the same time. the twins were gunned down while trying to get a stalled car started. one worked at ups. the other was a barber. their murders made her sent the remaining son to school out of state. >> it's outrageous. we have do something with our young kids. >> you can write an anonymous letter and address to it the police department, don't put a return address on it and mail. >> it or there is a tip line, 510-310-or oakland the

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hi, cheryl and dan. yes. for those with asthma and respiratory problems it's been a tough winter. we've seen ten spare the air days and officials tell us we're on pace to see many more. now that unhealthy air we're talking about is easy to see over the bay area, that thick, gray layer of pollution sometimes seems not to be moving. levels were bad last weekend and air quality officials say we can be in store for the same situation this weekend. the problem is a lack of wind and rain to blow it out of the area. second issue is wood smoke. air quality say that smoke contains harmful toxin that's continue to build day by day. they say they're finding people still burning their fireplaces. and karen's son felt impact with their asthma and say it's the worst in years, this winter and it's not likely to improve at least not this winter and this is because of the air. >> we kind of just get a cap, a layer that caps the layer. that is what has made air quality unhealthy for us for four weeks. >> and today was not a no burn day but it was recommended people not burn in fireplaces and offici

cheryl hurd joins us from oakland. i understand you've seen some of the photos. what's the case here? >> reporter: they're allegations of sexual harassment. officials are not commenting. but the plaintiff's attorney is commenting. we looked at the lawsuit. it says that ellis harassed a co-worker. but that the texting got way too graphic. >> the next day or day after, he sent a pretty graphic picture. >> reporter: he plans to file the lawsuit wednesday. >> it comes down to mr. ellis, in november of 2010, began a series of incessant, unwanted, text messages to my client. >> he alleges they came late at night and early in the morning. we saw some of the evidence and the graphic picture. the attorney claims it's a snapshot of ellis' private parts. >> he said what are you doing? i'm going to sleep, in my pajamas. >> reporter: the lawsuit also claims ellis accused the plaintiff of not doing her work in december 2010. he says they knew about the texting and tried to cover it up by firing her in august. >> he complained. and there's concern that we're not going to do any

. >> dan, cheryl, you realize $3 billion a year is wasted in gift cards that aren't resumed and wouldigher if lawmakers hadn't eliminated expieration dates. the best tip to make sure they aren't wasted is to be sure to have them with you when shopping. displays are sold out, it's estimated $100 billion in gift cards were purchased this year, consumer advocates say that 2% to 5% are never redeemed. shoppers acknowledge they're among that group. >> they forget about them. >> they're great to receive, you can get whatever you want with it. you luts lose them and just forget. >> california law specifies they never expire. and they're value is enhanced after christmas when seasonal merchandise is marked down by 50%. >> sometimes i feel foolish when i use money and realize i should have used the gift card. >> two thirds leave cash value, consumers might tuck them away. by state law, any can be redeemed. if you get a card from a sister or restaurant you don't patronize, you can sell them for a fee and you can make a chairitable donation at donate my card. some are also issuing gift cards whe

nice to see you, cheryl. >> nice to see you, too. merry christmas.ited states. there are more jobs out there. >> you've been asked to find great companies that are hierri. let's start with bank of america. >> one thing for bank of america, they're looking for advisors. most are west coast jobs. you're looking los angeles, san diego but also phoenix, arizona. this need 160 advisors by the end of march, first quarter. here's what's happening. people are saving more and trying to get their credit card debt paid down. now when they have the larger amount of savings and we've seen savings rates jump over the last 12 months, they don't know what to do with that and they're afraid of the stock market. they're afraid of how to invest that money but they know they need some guidance. these advisors are going to contact people who maybe have $150,000 to $200,000 set aside. so not high net worth individuals but people have something, they're nervous, merrill lynch and bank of america want to jump on that bandwagon. >> another company you found, first data. not

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cheryl connor. abc 2news. >> 3, 2, 1. >> baltimore tonight. the military family [inaudible] during the holidays. living hope industries held it's military christmas tree lighting ceremony. members of all branches were on hand, the tree is meant to honor those who are fallen defending our freedoms and remember the sacrifices that their families have to make. >>> what do you get the bride who has everything? how about health care? at the mayo clinic it's a outside the box kind of idea. a bribe from our area came up with. david springer explains. >> seemed like a great idea. >> reporter: meredith got married but instead of registering at a traditional location she blogged about the idea of registering at mayo clinic. >> i didn't [inaudible] need a ccock pot but i do need health care, a blood testing action a mammogram, the women stuff. why not ask for that? >> reporter: she even found a cash bridal company that could help her. >> it comes down to really pinpointing what is meaningful and what makes sense for them and being able to make the regist

cheryl atkinson broke this story and is joining us this morning. >> good morning, jeff.rating fully with congress in the gun walker investigation but is facing a lot of tough questions. that after republican senator charles grassley called for holder's criminal chief to resign. >> he has failed to do his job of insuring that the government operating property including holding people accountable. because of that, mr. brewer needs to go immediately. anything less will show the american people that the justice department isn't serious about being honest. >> brewer has said he didn't teld tell holder when he learned aff guns were walked into the hands of the drug cartels and he wish he had. a spokesman says brewer acknowledged his mistake and that holder still has confidence in the head of his criminal division chief and therefore that implies there's no reason for him to resign despite the call from the senator charles grassley for him to step down. >> what other questions does he face, potentially? >> a big one is who exactly provided false information to congress in a let

cheryl herd joins us from san jose. ì& for business owners?j, as far as we know it'sq ì& jose gets a big budget windfall, but no one expects that to happen any time soon.q meanwhile, one business owner i talked to is not happy aboutxsoc change. >> i am going to walk inq with in here to get myself beat up and shot and killed before the cop comes? not a good idea. >> he knows that's a real possibility. this surveillance video shows burglars filling up movingqçó v with everything in this custom car business a year and a half ago. he said a new alarm system policy in san jose is putting his 8-year-old business in jeopardy. >> if an alarm system is trippe3 by adt ori] whatever, they noti the police and you don't call the police to verify, the police are not going to show up. >> here found out when heqlp go io wednesday signed byq san joseçó police chief christopher moore. hñr reads çó98% of thelp alarms police respond to are false. changes had to be made to work limited resources. >> it might be 98%.w3 i wouldn't be surprised. the alarm is getting

cheryl connor. >> you know what they say about the fine print. it's true. it has been bigger this add featuring taylor swift might still be around. we will explain. >>> and you know small toys can choke children but a live christmas tree can catch on fire. what about the four legged friends in what kinds of problems with the holidays would they have? and forget about tickle me elmo. the hot toy this year is the leap pad explorer and it's in short supply. if you can't get it you may be able to help. stick around. . >>> in our alert tonight at&t is bowing out of its agreement to buy t mobile. the offer went belly up after the government raised concern that the deal would increase prices and give customers fewer choices. in august the justice department sued to block the deal. the chairman of the fcc didn't support is because they are back out at&t will have to pay $3 billion to the company that currently owns t mobile. >>> she is one of the biggest names in music and now a make up add featuring taylor swift is being pulled for false advertising. they were usi

. >> reporter: it's somehow cheryl thrasher emptied bank accounts for a small crime ring.ind bars for criminal identity theft and agreed to sit down with us to reveal the tricks of the trade by accepting bonnie hoag's story. >> i contacted every single bank and let them know i had identity theft and made sure they closed my accounts and put out any alert they could. >> cheryl says that doesn't matter and not surprised even though banks were notified, this happened. one week after her wallet was stolen bank materials say this woman used bonnie's i.d. to clean out her accounts at two different banks. >> we talked into banks and used fake i.d.s to take money out of accounts. how is that possible? >> you basically try to find a teller who looks young, you know? just starting or whatever. >> reporter: cheryl says the secret is distracting those materials with friendly conversation, something she says every i.d. thief knows. >> like oh, yeah, i'm going to go purchase this car or go put a down payment on this. >> another common trick? >> if you go more towards the end of the day

cheryl hurd talked to someone in this area effected by the layaway angels. this might be the 1% helping the 99%? >> reporter: it's nice to do a story that makes you smile. there are hundreds of people spreading cheer at k-marts here and throughout the country. last-minute shopping is normal days before christmas, but there's a new phenomenon happening this year. you can call it holiday giving with a twist. >> we just had to show the contracts on the customers that have kids. and they selected what they wanted and who they paid off. >> reporter: that's right. secret santas are paying off layaway balances for strangers at k-mart stores across the nation. now they're called layaway angels. >> a lady can come and paid a customer's layaway. the customer behind her happened to be the one they paid off. she broke out in tears. >> reporter: since last week, dozens of layaway angels have come to k-mart stores nationwide paying off more than 1,000 accounts to the tune of more than $412,000. last friday a man walked into the hayward store with $10,000 cash to pay down

nbc bay area cheryl hurd found out how much a rescue dog are the the peninsula society turned his life around. >> i'm the endorphin dude who runs in the marathons. >> reporter: outfit and all, he is about to run his 52nd marathon this year. sound amazing? well, it is amazing when you find out where he was physically three years ago. >> three years ago ileyed a very sedentary life and i worked in a office in a cube all day long and sit down and i didn't exercise and i ate bad food. >> reporter: he says that the bad food and lack of exercise caught up with him. >> one day i got home from work and i seriously thought i was having a heart attack, and she was circling around barking, and she had this look in her eyes, kind of like this, i don't know that i want to be an orphan anymore. >> reporter: he believes that the shoe b-- chew babacca, thesa wa dachshund mix saved his life. this doctor is hoping that people will do what wen did. >> well, adopting pets used to be a taboo, but our human society is open to it given a right circumstance. >> and it turned out to the be a perfect match for

good evening, cheryl. >> reporter: good evening, raj. we have been waiting for the family to cup out and speak with us. i have been told 15 minutes ago the family is too distraught to come out and talk to us tonight. the boy's father was quoted as saying he just wanted to be sure. he was probably referring to the family decision to get a second p opinion from a family pediatrician whether to take the baby off life support. i have been told moments ago that the family is deciding to get yet another opinion on this tomorrow. now, this story captured the attention of the entire bay area and beyond. the 23-month-old is one of seven people who was shot in front of a west oakland liquor store on november 28th. the todd tiller was shot in the head. being held by his father at the time. the father was shot in the hand. now the family has been in disagreement with the hospital for days. they believe that the baby is getting better. that's why we have been told just moments ago that the family has decided to get yet another opinion and i believe t

cheryl hurd has more on who is being targeted. >> reporter: it's people who can't defend themselves. and more importantly, those who use these phones and don't pay attention. smartphones have become an extension of our hand and our lives. >> reading work e-mail. >> reporter: do you talk on the phone and walk down the street? >> all the time. talk, text, check my e-mails. >> reporter: we all do it. and san francisco police chief says stop because robbers are taking advantage of our addiction to stay connected. >> we've seen a rise in the theft of cell phones. and the main reason is they're available. >> reporter: available because almost everyone has a smartphone and thieves want them, too. >> walking down the street talking on your cell phone, you're an easy target for somebody to take it out of your hand. >> reporter: police reported 40 cell phone muggings in san francisco alone. a good portion of them happened here at the heart of the city's shopping mecca, union square. the targets, women, the disabled and young people. and the robberies almost always involve physical violence, a

cheryl acson on a record settlement with a mortgage lender. the government says 200,000 more thans were ripped off. and christmas comes early for some of the last troops to leave iraq and their families. anna werner is there for the reunions. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. good evening. we begin tonight with another alleged case of death by hazing, but this one is different. it didn't happen at a school but in the united states army in the middle of a war von. eight american soldiers were charged today in the death of a fellow soldier in afghanistan, a chinese american from new

the news at 5:00 continues now with dan and cheryl. >> tonight we're live at the lock down at folsom state prison. chaos breaks out. also... >> you fear something is going to happen. >> myth busters crew is on damage control after an experiment goes wrong in dublin. >> where women in the work force in the bay area still fall short. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. an apology from the host of the "myth busters" tv show over a botched experiment. >> they sent a cannon ball screaming through a neighborhood last night. >> there was a lot of damage control here today. two stars arrived to apologize to homeowners. >> there are times when scientists have to learn about the art of apology. two of the stars of the tv show "myth busters" did that after one of their cannon ball experiments careened through this house. >> this is the worst thing you can imagine happening. i have kids of my own and a house of my own. i can't imagine how angry i would be. >> cannon balls end up doing a lot of damage. the crew was experimenting with a cannon but the cannon ball missed a targ

news at 5:00 continues now with dan ashley and cheryl jenning autos founder of a local company pitches in in a big way to put a roof over heads of bay area homeless families. >> and there is a local theater group forced to move. >> and a mother learns about the damage done when you give a 5-year-old your iphone pass word. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. a call to help homeless families this season. >> more families are homeless than before but one couple and companies have stepped up to help. >> david louie is live with the story for us tonight. 50 juan, renee and their 5-year-old daughter called this room home for now. it's inside of a shelter operated by hamilton family centers. unemployment continues to force families out of homes san francisco is finding homeless families are a growing challenge. >> there is demand increased to a point where we're able to meet need so get someone into a shelter bed tonight but long term sustainable type help for folks takes longer. >> big impact is on the weather. >> kids who do not have stability in their lives, this is ha

reporting live in oakland, i'm cheryl hurd. >>> the woman accused of killing a student is a mother. she made a brief court appearance today. her attorney has blamed her pregnancy for her not entering a plea before now. the judge granted her another delay today even though her attorney confirmed she gave birth before thanksgiving. she returned to jail. it's unknown who is caring for the baby. she's accused of killing a former friend in may. >>> a public memorial service will be held tomorrow for a 19-year-old college basketball player who died two weeks after being injured in a car crash. he was driving home on highway 101 after leaving the club in san francisco when another basketball player who was driving lost krochl initially his friend was arrested for suspicion of dui but toxicology showed he tested negative. >>> now, the worst is over but the cleanup is just beginning. powerful winds ripped through the bay area leaving part of destructi destruction. in oakland a tree was toppled right into a house where family was sleeping. everyone was able to get out, including two small chi

news at 5:00 continue nouz with dan and cheryl. >> and tonight a brain tumor survivor shows where shet hit during a sharks game wearing an opposing team's jersey. >> monkey mystery at the zoo. who ran way with one of the little guys? >> and a young bay area girl under stakes -- undertakes a big project to keep the homeless warm this winter. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> tonight san jose police are investigating a teen-age girl's claim she was assaulted in a sharks game rooting for the opposing team. >> we're hearing from the 16-year-old tonight. she's survived a brain tumor now, she says she's dealing with a second brain trauma. >> we're live from contra costa county with the story tonight. >> there at this point doctors do not believe this concussion is impact where the tumor was wednesday night, maggie and her sister expected some taunts when dressing in their canucks gear but what they got from fans behind them was much worse. >> this is my first nhl game, my favorite team. >> for the 16-year-old supposed to be the time of her life. a chance to see heir beloved canucks p

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. >> i'm cheryl jennings.the 23-month-old parents agreed with doctors their baby would be taken off life support this afternoon. he was hit in the head with a bullet during a shooting rampage and never recovered. nick? >> cheryl, good evening, it's been a difficult day for the family of the 1-year-old victim victim of gunfire, his mother says she refuses to cry because their baby was a fighter. >> i just want to thank everybody. >> with family members and her son's father spoke proudly of the baby. >> he fought for 11 days and i'm not going make him. >> fighting back tears the mother begged for an end to the the violence that claimed the life of her son. >> this shooting needs to end. i didn't have to lose my baby to a gunshot. >> he was taken off life support. tests concluded there was no brain activity. and that 3:05 pronounced dead. >> this is how i got to remember my baby. someone wanted to start shooting. >> he was shot in the head and six others were wounded when three assailants opened fire on a group f

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"today in the bay's" cheryl herd talked to someone right here in the bay area. >> reporter: last-minutehopping is normal days before christmas. a new phenomenon happening this year. you can call it holiday giving with a twist. >> we just had to show them the contracts on the customers that had kids and they selected who they wanted and who they paid off. >> that's right. secret santas are paying off layaway balances for strangers at k-mart stores across the nation. now, they are being called layaway angels. >> a lady had come and paid a customer's layaway. she took off. the customer behind her happened to be the one that paid it off. she broke out in tears. >> since last week, dozens of layaway angels have come to k-mart stores nationwise paying off more than 1,000 accounts to the tune of 11 $2,000. last friday, a man walked in with $10,000 cash to pay down 63 accounts. it happened tonight for zarina wilson of richmond. she was shocked. >> i was like, who is this? the voice didn't sound familiar to me. so i asked her who she was and she told me. i couldn't believe it. >> a $177 balance

cheryl casone from the fox business network joins me now.e. >> i want to start in brookstone. all five companies holiday jobs that could be full time. i had the ceo on my fox business show last week, he brought in some of the products they'll be selling. i asked him are you going to be hiring? here's what he said. >> i think we're hiring smarter this year. our growth last year was a lot of pop-up stores. this year, we take the best of those stores, about 125 and opened 125 seasonal stores and spent a lot more time on training. we spent a lot more time on hiring associates up front so they can spend time and understand all of our great products and how to present those products to customers. >> and the top position sales associate. >> sales associates and the pop-up stores, again, a lot of these have been very successful. brookstone is actually very smart about real estate. they go into really high end malls, for instance, and they -- they've been going more and more into airports. there's going to be growth at the company. but don't have spe

describe what that moment meant for you, cheryl. >> yeah. just seeing her trying to open her right eye just a tiny bit and her moving her lips. she said hi. and that just brought us to our knees. >> when you look at her injuries and you hear that had she been standing any more to the left or the right as she was hit in the chest and the head that she might not be alive, are you seeing this, jeff, as something of a miracle? >> yeah, we're just -- gosh, we're just so grateful to the lord for saving her. lauren has a strong faith in jesus christ, as we do as a family. we've been surrounded by friends that have been praying, lifting us up. it's been a really horrendous two days, but we do see some bright signs ahead. you know, we just thank all of those that have been praying for us. we're grateful. >> what are doctors telling you about her challenges ahead, and specifically about this effort to save the eye that was damaged? >> well, she's had an amazing team of doctors. we're so thankful and grateful to those -- that team. the eye is like stil

>>reporter: many cheryl jennings reporting. >> president obama sent the cupally thank you because thedraiser partnership raised combine total of 135 million dollars for mental health research. you can find a link to one mind for research on our web site. if you would like to get involved. >>> more than 1700 troops have died in afghanistan this year and here ace look at 5 solders who died just this week. back ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 affordable safeway select appetizers ♪ to make all of your gatherings just as merry as can be. ♪ only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> family plans to honor 2 men who escaped from alcatraz nearly 50 years ago by making a cross country trip to the rock. bank robbers john and clarence england tried several times to escape other prisons after being convicted in 1958. those attempts earned them a trip to alcatraz. they escaped from the federal prison on june 11. 1962 with another man. frank morris. >>

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. >> activists hoping to stop foreclosures are marching in oakland on their way do disrutting an -- on their way to disrupting an auction. >> reporter: this is a fast moving group their demonstration began an hour ago and they've moved on to their third location. they did come here to chase at webster and 20th. they moved up the street to wells fargo now a third location. this began around 10 at snow park where the grp met initially and rallied there's two dozen they call themselves occupy our homes. there's a group known as ace helping them out the attach -- alliance of californians for community empowerment. they are looking to punish the banks for what they call predatory leaning. demands include, they want the banks to stop all foreclosures. they want new modifications for everyone. they want bankers prosecuted for fraud. >> they put madoff in jail for fraud. we want the bankers to go to jail for fraud. if it was me, i would be in jail. >> we want the banks to work with

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. he was hit in the head with a bullet while in his father's arms and never recovered. >> reporter: this day is not getting easier for the family of this toddler. the family's pastor tells me 1:00 this afternoon the family has decided to take thatted to -- take that toddler off of life sue worth. many family members go -- life support. many family members arrived to say their final farewell and support his family. doctors performed a series of medical tests, all proved that the little boy was brain dead. that toddler wound up hospitalized after being shot in the head on november 28th. police say what happened as he was with his father, his father left a liquor store and walked to a parking lot where a rap music video was being filmed. shots rang out. six others were shot decides this toddler. police have -- besides this toddler. police have five in custody they may now be possibly charged in this toddler's death. of course police say they are also keeping an eye on this because they say

thank you. >> that was cheryl heard reporting.ram lawrence remains in critical condition at children's hospital. there is a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooters in this case. meanwhile, the family is clashing with hospital administrators over the child's care. the 23-month-old is in critical condition fighting to stay alive. the hospital says that he is not improving but she wants her baby to be given more time for recovery. >> unfortunately, we have come to a crossroad. we are unable to agree on the continuum of care for baby hiram. as a result, we are seeking support from patients' rights attorneys. >> the family is hoping to raise money for the baby today with a car wash that they are holding at 9901 pippen street in oakland at 10:00 this morning. >>> in oakland, a $10 million federal grant will help oakland strengthen its police force. 4 of 25 new hires will be filled by reinstating officers laid off last year. the additional officers will be assigned to areas outlined in mayor quan's 100 block

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. today a major step forward in the new long awaited bay bridge. crews are installing the first strand. amy hollyfield was invited to view the construction site and joins us live from oakland. >> reporter: here's an example of the cable or the strand that will be bundled together to make up the cable. it is an important one. it is going to be 2,000 feet long and makes this bridge the first of its kind. >> today is a huge milestone in the construction of what will be the world's largest self-anchored suspension bridge. this week we begin putting the main cable the piece that holds the entire bridge up. >> reporter: it took months to construct the apparatus that will move the cable across the bay. similar to a ski lift. it will grab strands of wire that make up the main cable. >> this is not your grandfather's suspension bridge not going to pull this cable wire by wire like what happened with the golden gate west span. this bridge is special we are going