>>> welcome to beyond the headlines, i'm cheryl jennings. every week we focus on a different topic affecting people that live in the bay area. today we're talking about earthquake preparedness. recent disasters in japan and chile serve as reminders that we could be next. being prepared is the best plan for all of us. berkeley researchers went to japan for nine it is to study the impact that happened march 11th and they released preliminary findings. laura anthony brings thus report. >> reporter: with waves up to 35 the tsunami caused 90% of the deaths and most of the serious damage during the march suth earthquake. >> the tsunami is the real story being the real story. >> they found damage to buildings was minor and there was surprisingly little structural damage. >> some of the high-tech industries, the building might have been done very well, the contents was knocked on out the service. >> much of the damage was the result of liquefaction. it could play a role in the bay area. >> there is a lot of soil near the water and lots of damage on

>> cheryl: welcome to "beyond the headlines," i'm cheryl jennings. every year thousands of people of all ages are diagnosed with cancer such as leukemia or sickle cell or other life-threatening diseases and many of them will die unless they get a transplant from a matching donor. according to the national american donor program, 70% of patients do not have a donor in their family. so they have to find an unrelated donor in order to save their lives. the barrier is finding a perfect match. the parents of san mateo boy are trying to find a bone marrow donor for him to save his life. it's been tough. guard crawford's school is trying to help him find a match. lyanne melendez filed this report last week from the school in san mateo. >> four-year-old kyle crawford as aelastic anemia. that means his bone marrow doesn't produce enough blood cells. >> this specific disease, is not producing any blood cells. it's not just anemia. it's white blood cells and platelets, as well. he needs a new immune system. >> he has been in and out of the hospital and he urgen

abc7's cheryl jennings visited south korea and took a ride on high speed rail. it will change travel and business in south korea. >> you're looking at ktx the high speed train express in sshg have south korea with two rail lines that connect two of the biggest cities. >> it takes me less than three hours. >> i started at seoul station, one of busiest transit stations in the world. it's a place where americans hope to sell koreans on chevys. travelers can pay for tickets by cellphone with an app. >> you can choose your destination and starting time and departure. >> check out first class complete with food and beverage service with a ride to seoul to the headquarters to the company that makes the ktx. >> we're leaving town and i have to say it's very quiet, very comfortable and it's going to be going very fast. a train designed to go 220 miles an hour but the maximum speed is at 190. the landscape is just flying by. ridership is only 72,000 passengers when it first started running. that according total director for ko-rail. >> now, we have 140,000 passengers per

>>> welcome to "beyond the headlines," i'm cheryl jennings. today we're looking at a topic many don't believe exists in the united states. human trafficking, happening here in the bay area. according to the san francisco human rights commission human traffickingç is the second largest fasting growing criminal activity in the world. people living in slavery conditions. women and girls make up 80% of the people trafficked transnationally and 1 million children are exploited. the perception is it only attracts women for sexual exploitation but it has a variety forms, forced slavery and bondage. a social media site is work to go end it. >> ever wonder who makes inexpensive clothes you bought this holiday? the short answer is millions of slaves. not just poor, underpaid foreign workers. >> we're talking about someone forced to work without pay under threat of violence, being exploited and unable to walk away. >> 27 million people worldwide are in this condition. dylan says if you want to know how many slaves were used for the products you have, ta

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm cheryl jennings.ncisco new sheriff faces criminal charges tonight. >> sheriff ross mirk reeny has been told to turn himself in, stemming from charges of domestic violence on new year's eve. vic lee is live at the hall of justice, vick? >> sheriff mirkarimi charged with three counts, one count of domc

as cheryl jennings reports it could soon be dramatically reduced among adults, as well. >> by treating a person with hiv first of all it's good for that person. it keeps them healthy. secondly it reduces transmissions to other partners. >> she is chief of the aids division at san francisco general hospital. she says this country is at a defining moment in the aids epidemic. they have proposed a groundbreaking policy to offer treatment to hiv positive patients as soon as it has been identifi been adopted by the san francisco public depth. >> that is what is going on at san francisco hospital. it's nationally renowned for the care for aids adult patients and great news about infected mothers and their babies. >> since the middle of the 1990s we have known how to prevent transmission of hiv from mothers. >> they say the number of hiv infected children overseas is a shockingly different story. >> worldwide the number is 2.5 million. and 2.3 million live in africa. >> he works at ucsf research program helping children in africa in the congo. >> it's 30% so if you were with your friends one,

cheryl jennings talk to an israeli boy that lost his leg to a landmine. what he is doing to change his country. >>> none of us would walk down the street with private information on a name tag but that could happen. michael finney shows us an experiment that is raising red flags. >> most can go out in public and remain unrecognized but facial recognition systems may soon allow strangers to snap a picture and instantly learn your name date of birth where you were born and maybe even your social security number. >> i think that facial recognition is here to say. >> already, facebook and google are using some forms of it. facebook tagged suggestions identifies people in photos as they are uploaded. in this google video demonstrates how owners of galaxy nexus can point their phone by pointing to their own face. sandra is an associate professor at carnegie mellon in pittsburgh he and his fellow researchers have developed and application he says can determine the name and other personal information of a stranger with fairly good accuracy. we caught up with him

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. several with its in are coming forward describing the road rage that lead to a deadly crash on highway 80. the driver of a minivan was killed this morning. >> reporter: he was definitely driving erratically, according to witnesses. it seemed like angry behavior, we'll never know for sure what he was thinking or how he was feeling, he died. take a look at what is left of his minivan. chp investigators believe this van rolled four times on i-80 in richmond 6:00 this morning. the driver was wearing a seat belt but died in the crash. according to witnesses, he was driving slowly, 50 miles per hour in the car pool lane. cars kept passing him. they say that he was brake checking, tapping his brakes, there was tailgating, a pick-up truck passed him, he got angry and irritated, he drove up next to the pick-up and then slammed into the side of the truck. >> what we are trying to determine is, if these parties knew each other? was it road rage? was it is unsafe lane change? there were reports a

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. president obama said the new report shows the u.s. economy is starting to rebound even though many are still struggling. the labor department says the unemployment rate is 8 1/2% down from 8.6% in november, the lowest unemployment rate in nearly three years. employers added 200,000 jobs in december. terry mcsweeney joins us in san francisco with a look at how the bay area is affected. >> reporter: you gotta keep in mind this is a snapshot at one employment center in one area throughout california. the snapshot is a pretty picture talk to the program manager mr. johnson telling me more and more employers are looking for the right people. pictures from inside the employment development department here on church street in san francisco. mr. johnson saying he bases his positive outlook on-the-job fairs that are held here in january of last year, three or four employers turned out for these mini job fairs as they call them this month double that seven to eight employers turning out. that is just the first step in someone finding a job. >>

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. sheriff ross mirkarimi will make his first court appearance with a new lawyer. as mayor lee speaks out on the sheriff who faces new trouble in his domestic violence case. terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco. >> reporter: we were down here in north beach talking to mayor lee he came down for a restaurant opening. but the media wanted to know what if -- is he going to do with the situation involving ross here mere. -- ross mirkarimi is that a distraction in his job? when he goes to court to get a restraining order lifted so he can visit his wife and child he will have a new attorney, lydia stiglich. robert wagner is out, no reason given. mirkarimi charged with three miss -- three miss ms. . -- misdemeanors. two new accusers have stepped for. the mayor has not asked mirkarimi to step aside but looking at every option. >> there's constraints that i have. i'm going through those with our city attorney to make sure where the boundaries are. the processes i have are not jus

the son of late ted kennedy talked to cheryl jennings about the new program. >> three years ago i losty father to brain cancer. >> brain disease is intensely personal to former congressman patrick kennedy. his father was the late senator ted kennedy. patrick has teamed up on a project about brain disease. their son brandon recovered from a 1990 diagnosis of an illness called schizophrenia. it makes people unable to tell the difference between fantasy and reality. >> we need to put it on the same footing with cancer and aids research. >> they wanted to learn about their son's disease. so they create the the international mental health research organization 17 years ago. they started holding fundraisers at the winery. the 2011 event raised more than $3 million for research. now they and kennedy are working on a new initiative called one mind for research organization. it has a ten-year goal. >> we call this the race to inner space. >> kennedy said it's a call for an urgent national collaboration on brain disease. he said the effort was called by his late uncle. president john f. kennedy

the son of late ted kennedy talked to cheryl jennings about the new program. >> three years ago i lost my father to brain cancer. >> brain disease is intensely personal to former congressman patrick kennedy. his father was the late senator ted kennedy. patrick deemed up on a project about brain disease. their son brandon recovered from a 1990 illness called schizophrenia. it makes people unable to tell the difference between fantasy and reality. >> we need to put it on the same footing with cancer and aids research. >> they wanted to learn about their son's disease. so they create the the international mental health research organization 17 years ago. they started holding fundraisers at the winery. the 2011 event raised more than $3 million for research. now they and kennedy are working on a new initiative called one mind for research organization. it has a ten-year goal. >> we call this the race to inner space. >> kennedy said it's a call for an urgent national collaboration on brain disease. he said the effort was called by his late uncle. president john f. kennedy 50 years ago in 19

good morning i'm kristen sze, cheryl jennings is off. hear tales of bravery and comradery coming from the fire scene. >> reporter: there's been a lot of emotion as residents come to see the four units that were destroyed by this fire. everyone survived the fire. a lot of people are saying that's because there were so many who pitched in to help. the apartment building full of sleeping elderly people was consumed with fire before firefighters could get here. it became obvious the community was going to have to help save the people inside. >> when i woke up there was screaming. i looked out my window and i could see it was engulfed the whole roof. >> reporter: billow% the maintenance supervisor -- bill lopez is the maintenance supervisor he was one of five men who held pulled the elderly from their burning homes. >> i beelined over there and picked her up and took her out. >> reporter: there was a lot of neighbors helping neighbors as the fire continued to rage around 2:00 this morning. >> it could have been much worse. >> reporter: firefi

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police investigating assault on an underaged girl. katie marzullo is live at the scene. >> reporter: this crime is still very much under investigation. i've just come from speaking with the san francisco police department they can confirm that a juvenile girl was assaulted by adult male that occurred here in these bushes on north point between taylor and mason. look at this video around 3 a.m. the person you are seeing on the stretcher is suspect. police found him and the girl in this area near north point and taylor basically in the -- as the assault was ongoing after her friends called police to report her missing. >> the reporting party was a group who had separated from this missing juvenile early in the evening. during the time of incident the missing juvenile separated from the group on her own volition. >> reporter: that's the official word from the spokesman from the sergeant this morning. earlier at the scene, the police did tell us the victim is a 1

good morning, i'm kristen sze >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. dr. king's dream for people to be a drum major for service and love carried out by hundreds around the bay area. amy hollyfield joins us from lake merritt with more on some of the projects. >> reporter: check out the intense weeding going on behind me at the lake merritt gardens. . sheryl has always wanted a garden and fruit trees. the old house she inherited from her grandmother needs a paint job and repair work. she is busy raising her 11-year-old grandson. today volunteers are helping her. >> it is support. this is just what it is, support, a helping hand. >> reporter: the lion's club is helping six in richmond do homework. one elderly lady needs a wheelchair ramp. others need old furniture hauled away. odd jobs to contribute to the national call for a day of service on martin luther king day. she thinks the civil rights leader would be proud. >> his heart would leap. it would be like this is the dream. >> reporter: the day of service idea calls on people to think of this as a day on n

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. amy hollyfield is live at kaiser oakland with the dispute and patient impact. >> reporter: the hospital is still open they brought in replacement workers. here are some of the workers who decided to strike today. administrators tell us 30 to 40% of the nursed the picket line tan did go to work. the -- line and did go to work. >> we are the union! mighty mighty union! >> reporter: it is their fourth strike since 2010. the national union of health care workers feels the strikes are having an impact on kaiser executives. >> we feel like kaiser is getting the message that they've trade somewhat far away from their core values. >> reporter: union members feel successful because they have the support of the strong nurses union replacing the nurses hit kaiser's bottom line. the last strike cost 14 million dollars. >> it is a significant cost to do this for a one-day strike. we are not happy. >> reporter: mental health and optical employees are fighting for wages and benefits and better patie

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. a restaurant worker who stomach pulled upon the assault was -- stumbled upon the assault was also attacked but managed to call for help. terry, how are the women doing now? >> reporter: they are both fighting for their lives. you can follow a blood trail from the house where the attack happened down 20th avenue over to the restaurant to where that woman ran to get help from police. police are turning to people in this area asking for help from a frightened public police say waits a little after 9:00 last night a man forced his way into this house, viciously assaulting the 76-year-old woman inside. the home invasion was unexpectedly interrupted by a 56-year-old delivery woman from a near restaurant. she too was brutally assaulted. >> the weapons involved was a hammer and knife. one of the victims received cuts and lacerations and also hammer strikes. >> reporter: the delivery woman bleeding profusely made it back not ice house restaurant a half block away. police were notified. both vi

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. amy you talked to the police chief today? >> reporter: i did. he told us he likes the mayor's new idea of how to deal with these protesters. the aclu does not. while they work that out we tacked to city workers returning to work -- we talked to city workers returning to work today and they are sad. he has worked here for 10 years. he agrees with the message of occupy oakland but angry protesters took out their frustrations on this historic building. >> i lost my home, so i sympathize with the movement. how does this advance the movement in any way? >> reporter: police say protesters used a crowbar to pry their way that city hall where they smashed display cases and burned flags. >> it is difficult to see a historic building damaged. i'm waiting to see what the leaders are going to do. >> reporter: the mayor says she would like to issue stay away orders against repeat protester. we asked the police chief about the idea. >> i think it is a great idea. we need to look at every conventional and unconventional way to prevent destruction of property a

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. the disabled community activist says the bank committed fraud and he's using an unusual legal tactic to stay in his home. >> terry mcsweeney joins us in oakland with the latest. >> reporter: 60-year-old leonard wilson has been living in this house across the street for the past 26 years. he does expect deputies to come out here and evict or at least try to evict him. now he's got an ally and he thinks he can beat the mortgage companies and chalk up another win for david over goliath. >> i'm not nervous, i'm mad. >> reporter: that's what 60-year-old wilson told us as he anticipated the arrival of deputies. he has lived in this house 26 years. he says an increase in his monthly more -- mortgage payment from $2,000 to $3900 combined with identity theft has left him on the verge of homelessness. >> i don't have anybody left here that is helping me. the only person that helped me is tanya dennis. >> reporter: she does care because she was evicted from her home last year during foreclosure

. >> good morning i'm eric tom cast in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze bringing jobs and workers to silicon valley the long awaited dream to extend bart into san jose is set to clear a hurdle. amy hollyfield is live at the fremont bart station. >> reporter: bart riders and transportation officials have big smiles today. there were times when it didn't look like this was going to happen. extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >> reporter: the federal transportation agency will recommend that congress send 900 million dollars to the project. all that is left is a period of review. >> it is a significant step. it is our final and last step. >> reporter: construction has already started local and state tax dollars are paying for this work at the fremont-milpitas border. federal money is essential to complete the plan. many consider this a no

good morning i'm kristen sze, cheryl jennings is off.tales of bravery and comradery coming from the fire scene. >> reporter: there's been a lot of emotion as residents come to see the four units that were destroyed by this fire. everyone survived the fire. a lot of people are saying that's because there were so many who pitched in to help. the apartment building full of sleeping elderly people was consumed with fire before firefighters could get here. it became obvious the community was going to have to help save the people inside. >> when i woke up there was screaming. i looked out my window and i could see it was engulfed the whole roof. >> reporter: billow% the maintenance supervisor -- bill lopez is the maintenance supervisor he was one of five men who held pulled the elderly from their burning homes. >> i beelined over there and picked her up and took her out. >> reporter: there was a lot of neighbors helping neighbors as the fire continued to rage around 2:00 this morning. >> it could have been much worse. >> reporter: firefighters

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. amy hollyfield is live at kaiser oakland with the dispute and patient impact. >> reporter: the hospital is still open they brought in replacement workers. here are some of the workers who decided to strike today. administrators tell us 30 to 40% of the nursed the picket line tan did go to work. the -- line and did go to work. >> we are the union! mighty mighty union! >> reporter: it is their fourth strike since 2010. the national union of health care workers feels the strikes are having an impact on kaiser executives. >> we feel like kaiser is getting the message that they've trade somewhat far away from their core values. >> reporter: union members feel successful because they have the support of the strong nurses union replacing the nurses hit kaiser's bottom line. the last strike cost 14 million dollars. >> it is a significant cost to do this for a one-day strike. we are not happy. >> reporter: mental health and optical employees are fighting for wages and benefits and better patie

i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. thanks for watching.

. >> good morning i'm eric tom cast in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze bringing jobs and workers to silicon valley the long awaited dream to extend bart into san jose is set to clear a hurdle. amy hollyfield is live at the fremont bart station. >> reporter: bart riders and transportation officials have big smiles today. there were times when it didn't look li this was going to happen. extending bart from fremont to san jose has been talked about for 60 years. the congressman says today saturday bart riders can celebrate. the federal government has announced it supports the plan. >> it is a major milestone. people should be proud for supporting this project. >> reporter: the federal transportation agency will recommend that congress send 900 million dollars to the project. all that is left is a period of review. >> it is a significant step. it is our final and last step. >> reporter: construction has already started local and state tax dollars are paying for this work at the fremont-milpitas border. federal money is essential to complete the plan. many consider this a no-b

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. president obama said the new report shows the u.s. economy is starting to rebound even though many are still struggling. the labor department says the unemployment rate is 8 1/2% down from 8.6% in november, the lowest unemployment rate in nearly three years. employers added 200,000 jobs in december. terry mcsweeney joins us in san francisco with a look at how the bay area is affected. >> reporter: you gotta keep in mind this is a snapshot at one employment center in one area throughout california. the snapshot is a pretty picture talk to the program manager mr. johnson telling me more and more employers are looking for the right people. pictures from inside the employment development department here on church street in san francisco. mr. johnson saying he bases his positive outlook on-the-job fairs that are held here in january of last year, three or four employers turned out for these mini job fairs as they call them this month double that seven to eight employers turning out. that is just the first step in someone finding a job. >>

. >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. governor brown wrapped up his second state of the state dress half an hour ago. >>> california -- has problems but rumors off its demise are greatly exaggerated. >> the governor says californians have a choice. a campaign if get his tax enoughive on the november ballot. katie marzullo joins us with the story. >> reporter: governor did come out on a positive note saying california is on the men. he zeroed in on taxes and schools. -- as he wants voters to say yes to temporary tax hikes his plan to raise 35 billion dollars in five years through higher sales taxes and higher income tax on the wealthy. q is responsible and includes spending cuts. >>> it is said the road to hell is paved with good intentions digging ourselves into a deep financial hole to do good is bad. in this time of uncertainty, prudence and paying down debt is the best policy. >> reporter: as for students the governor is pushing for less standardized testing. and he wants results to the schools schooner. he says too mu

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. several with its in are coming forward describing the road rage that lead to a deadly crash on highway 80. the driver of a minivan was killed this morning. >> reporter: he was definitely driving erratically, according to witnesses. it seemed like angry behavior, we'll never know for sure what he was thinking or how he was feeling, he died. take a look at what is left of his minivan. chp investigators believe this van rolled four times on i-80 in richmond 6:00 this morning. the driver was wearing a seat belt but died in the crash. according to witnesses, he was driving slowly, 50 miles per hour in the car pool lane. cars kept passing him. they say that he was brake checking, tapping his brakes, there was tailgating, a pick-up truck passed him, he got angry and irritated, he drove up next to the pick-up and then slammed into the side of the truck. >> what we are trying to determine is, if these parties knew each other? was it road rage? was it is unsafe lane change? there were reports a

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. the arrest of a teacher forces school officials to reexamine social media between teachers and students. furry-year-old marie johnson's relationship a -- 40-year-old marie johnson's relationship with a 14-year-old boy began with text messaging. >> reporter: the just just updated its policy. now officials are taking -- talking about whether to go over it again with teachers as they are trying to help students deal with the arrest of their teacher. the community at granada high in livermore is having a tough time thinking of marie johnson as accused sex offender when yesterday she was miss j the math teacher. >> i'm really shocked she was a very nice lady. she really showed us she cares for the kids. to this moment i think it is not true. i hope it is not true. >> reporter: 40-year-old johnson faces 24 charles of sex with wall assault. the wife and mother is an -- accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy from december to may of last year. the principal called police when a student c

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police investigating a bizarre accident this morning. suv drove into a subway tunnel at church and duboce streets forcing the system to shutdown for two hours. amy what has happened to the driver? >> reporter: he's okay. he wasn't hurt. he has been arrested on suspicion of dui. muni officials say it could have been so much worse. see this outbound train? that's where he went in. he could have had ahead on collision with a muni train. employees saw it happening, but they didn't believe it. >> when we did realize what he was doing it was like no it can't be, not this morning. he went in >> reporter: an suv going 40 miles per hour, went into the muni tunnel at church and duboce, before 6 a.m.. employees stopped trains and ran in after it. tyrone julian took pictures of the end result, a crashed suv located two city blocks deep within the portal. julian says the driver appeared to be drunk. >> the only thing he said was that i'm not from here. >> reporter: and you said? >

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze.aptain appeared in court this morning to face manslaughter charges while rescuers pulled five more bodies from the wreckage, bringing the death toll to 11. terry mcsweeney is here with the latest developments. >> reporter: disturbing information about the captain of the costa concordia as well as new images painting a picture of terror off the coast of italy. we have infrared images. passengers scrambling to escape the ship. forming a human chain to reach lifeboats that were in short supply as many as the 4200 passengers tried to escape. this morning divers were blowing holes in the cruise ship to gain entry with the hope of finding survivors. all they found are five more bodies. underwater video shows amazing images of the damage sustained when the ship slammed into the rocks. >> people pushing and pushinging, people passing out, people were hysterical. >> reporter: among the missing two americans a couple from minnesota. now the recording of a conversation between the coast guard and

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. a restaurant worker who stomach pulled upon the assault was -- stumbled upon the assault was also attacked but managed to call for help. terry, how are the women doing now? >> reporter: they are both fighting for their lives. you can follow a blood trail from the house where the attack happened down 20th avenue over to the restaurant to where that woman ran to get help from police. police are turning to people in this area asking for help from a frightened public police say waits a little after 9:00 last night a man forced his way into this house, viciously assaulting the 76-year-old woman inside. the home invasion was unexpectedly interrupted by a 56-year-old delivery woman from a near restaurant. she too was brutally assaulted. >> the weapons involved was a hammer and knife. one of the victims received cuts and lacerations and also hammer strikes. >> reporter: the delivery woman bleeding profusely made it back not ice house restaurant a half block away. police were notified. both vi

i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. amy hollyfield is live at the school. how long has he worked there? >> reporter: he's in here nine years. people are very upset parents and faculty. one teacher told us she's devastated. they have five psychologists on campus today to answer questions. some parents at whaley elementary in san jose said they had frank, tough s with their kids last night. -- they admit they don't have all the answers. >> we where stpbled and shocked. oh my god is it true is it not weekend >> reporter: craig chandler is in jail. administrators say parents aren't the only ones who are outraged. >> it is like your worst nightmare. you never want to ever believe that anybody that you know could even be accused of something like this. >> reporter: district officials were on campus this morning to greet children and answer their parents' questions. they sent a letter home with the kids in the accused teacher's class. some other parents just found out about the arrest this morning. >> wow! i'm shocked. >> i'm

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. the arrest of a teacher forces school officials to reexamine social media between teachers and students. furry-year-old marie johnson's relationship a -- 40-year-old marie johnson's relationship with a 14-year-old boy began with text messaging. >> reporter: the just just updated its policy. now officials are taking -- talking about whether to go over it again with teachers as they are trying to help students deal with the arrest of their teacher. the community at granada high in livermore is having a tough time thinking of marie johnson as accused sex offender when yesterday she was miss j the math teacher. >> i'm really shocked she was a very nice lady. she really showed us she cares for the kids. to this moment i think it is not true. i hope it is not true. >> reporter: 40-year-old johnson faces 24 charles of sex with wall assault. the wife and mother is an -- accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy from december to may of last year. the principal called police when a student c

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. amy you talked to the police chief today? >> reporter: i did. he told us he likes the mayor's new idea of how to deal with these protesters. the aclu does not. while they work that out we tacked to city workers returning to work -- we talked to city workers returning to work today and they are sad. he has worked here for 10 years. he agrees with the message of occupy oakland but angry protesters took out their frustrations on this historic building. >> i lost my home, so i sympathize with the movement. how does this advance the movement in any way? >> reporter: police say protesters used a crowbar to pry their way that city hall where they smashed display cases and burned flags. >> it is difficult to see a historic building damaged. i'm waiting to see what the leaders are going to do. >> reporter: the mayor says she would like to issue stay away orders against repeat protester. we asked the police chief about the idea. >> i think it is a great idea. we need to look at every conventional and unconventional way to prevent destruction of property a

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. katie marzullo is here to explain. >> reporter: the most recent development happened about an hour ago. what you are seeing is a town hall meeting in new hampshire in which the 2008 gop presidential candidate john mccain has officially endorsed mitt romney for the job. earlier this morning, two other candidates made big announcements. michelle bachmann is out, rick per are staying in. both implied the opposite last night. -- >> last night the people of iowa spoke with a very clear voice. so i have decided to stand aside. >> reporter: michelle bachmann finished sixth in iowa, last night boldly stated she wasn't going anywhere. in the light of day she arrived at a different conclusion >> i have no regrets. >> reporter: also changing his mind rick perry. this morning he tweeted, here we come south carolina. last night he said he was going too reassess his campaign many cokie roberts weigh in. >> rick perry has a lot of pressures from his funders to stick around as long as they think he h

>> cheryl: welcome to "beyond the headlines," i'm cheryl jennings. today we explore recycling in the bay area. all of us are getting better at it and recycling and sometimes compos tipg is required by many local cities. but first, a recent survey named san francisco as the greenest big city in both the united states and canada. survey was commissioned by siemens a global health care and energy company. it ranked 27 major cities including energy, transportation and waste. san francisco ranked first because of mandatory come posting and recycling. they praised the city's public transportation system. the other cities in the top five vancouver, new york city and denver. in the studios is gary wolf is director executive director stopwaste dost org and we were talking about recycling and why it's so important, why is it so important? >> there is traditional benefits that reduceses greenhouse gases and preserves natural preservesl resources because secondary materials use a lot of those resources but also it's a green job program. processing and baling and

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. katie marzullo is here to explain. >> reporter: the most recent development happened about an hour ago. what you are seeing is a town hall meeting in new hampshire in which the 2008 gop presidential candidate john mccain has officially endorsed mitt romney for the job. earlier this morning, two other candidates made big announcements. michelle bachmann is out, rick per are staying in. both implied the opposite last night. -- >> last night the people of iowa spoke with a very clear voice. so i have decided to stand aside. >> reporter: michelle bachmann finished sixth in iowa, last night boldly stated she wasn't going anywhere. in the light of day she arrived at a different conclusion >> i have no regrets. >> reporter: also changing his mind rick perry. this morning he tweeted, here we come south carolina. last night he said he was going too reassess his campaign many cokie roberts weigh in. >> rick perry has a lot of pressures from his funders to stick around as long as they think he h

. >>> good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. >>> one of the new baby bisons injured after an encounter with dogs. don sanchez is live in golden gate park. >> reporter: this is the bison paddock. that bison injured either hit the steps or some other object inside the paddock building gash frightened by dogs. these bison have been around for a long time. in early december they were joined by seven baby bison in the video you can see the babies barely on the other side of the tall fence. the friend of a dog owner tells us what happened. three dogs got into the paddock crawling under a hole in the fence. >> a dog walker had several dogs off leash. two dogs got under the fence and started hurting the bison. this went on for a while until a ranger and police came and they were able to get the dogs out. it went on and on. >> reporter: for as long as half hour. the dog watcher was cited by police as this sign indicates you have to keep your dogs on a leash in this area. they obviously did spoken as quickly as possible. we can neither confirm nor deny the severity of the inju

. >>> good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. >>> one of the new baby bisons injured after an encounter with dogs. don sanchez is live in golden gate park. >> reporter: this is the bison paddock. that bison injured either hit the steps or some other object inside the paddock building gash frightened by dogs. these bison have been around for a long time. in early december they were joined by seven baby bison in the video you can see the babies barely on the other side of the tall fence. the friend of a dog owner tells us what happened. three dogs got into the paddock crawling under a hole in the fence. >> a dog walker had several dogs off leash. two dogs got under the fence and started hurting the bison. this went on for a while until a ranger and police came and they were able to get the dogs out. it went on and on. >> reporter: for as long as half hour. the dog watcher was cited by police as this sign indicates you have to keep your dogs on a leash in this area. they obviously did spoken as quickly as possible. we can neither confirm nor deny the severity of the inju

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. the captain appeared in court this morning to face manslaughter charges while rescuers pulled five more bodies from the wreckage, bringing the death toll to 11. terry mcsweeney is here with the latest developments. >> reporter: disturbing information about the captain of the costa concordia as well as new images painting a picture of terror off the coast of italy. we have infrared images. passengers scrambling to escape the ship. forming a human chain to reach lifeboats that were in short supply as many as the 4200 passengers tried to escape. this morning divers were blowing holes in the cruise ship to gain entry with the hope of finding survivors. all they found are five more bodies. underwater video shows amazing images of the damage sustained when the ship slammed into the rocks. >> people pushing and pushinging, people passing out, people were hysterical. >> reporter: among the missing two americans a couple from minnesota. now the recording of a conversation between the coast gua

good morning, i'm kristen sze >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. dr. king's dream for people to be a drum major for service and love carried out by hundreds around the bay area. amy hollyfield joins us from lake merritt with more on some of the projects. >> reporter: check out the intense weeding going on behind me at the lake merritt gardens. . sheryl has always wanted a garden and fruit trees. the old house she inherited from her grandmother needs a paint job and repair work. she is busy raising her 11-year-old grandson. today volunteers are helping her. >> it is support. this is just what it is, support, a helping hand. >> reporter: the lion's club is helping six in richmond do homework. one elderly lady needs a wheelchair ramp. others need old furniture hauled away. odd jobs to contribute to the national call for a day of service on martin luther king day. she thinks the civil rights leader would be proud. >> his heart would leap. it would be like this is the dream. >> reporter: the day of service idea calls on people to think of this as a day on n

. >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. governor brown wrapped up his second state of the state dress half an hour ago. >>> california -- has problems but rumors off its demise are greatly exaggerated. >> the governor says californians have a choice. a campaign if get his tax enoughive on the november ballot. katie marzullo joins us with the story. >> reporter: governor did come out on a positive note saying california is on the men. he zeroed in on taxes and schools. -- as he wants voters to say yes to temporary tax hikes his plan to raise 35 billion dollars in five years through higher sales taxes and higher income tax on the wealthy. q is responsible and includes spending cuts. >>> it is said the road to hell is paved with good intentions digging ourselves into a deep financial hole to do good is bad. in this time of uncertainty, prudence and paying down debt is the best policy. >> reporter: as for students the governor is pushing for less standardized testing. and he wants results to the schools schooner. he says too mu

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police investigating a bizarre accident this morning. suv drove into a subway tunnel at church and duboce streets forcing the system to shutdown for two hours. amy what has happened to the driver? >> reporter: he's okay. he wasn't hurt. he has been arrested on suspicion of dui. muni officials say it could have been so much worse. see this outbound train? that's where he went in. he could have had ahead on collision with a muni train. employees saw it happening, but they didn't believe it. >> when we did realize what he was doing it was like no it can't be, not this morning. he went in >> reporter: an suv going 40 miles per hour, went into the muni tunnel at church and duboce, before 6 a.m.. employees stopped trains and ran in after it. tyrone julian took pictures of the end result, a crashed suv located two city blocks deep within the portal. julian says the driver appeared to be drunk. >> the only thing he said was that i'm not from here. >> reporter: and you said? >

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police investigating assault on an underaged girl. katie marzullo is live at the scene. >> reporter: this crime is still very much under investigation. i've just come from speaking with the san francisco police department they can c confirm that a juvenile girl was assaulted by adult male that occurred here in these bushes on north point between taylor and mason. look at this video around 3 a.m. the person you are seeing on the stretcher is suspect. police found him and the girl in this area near north point and taylor basically in the -- as the assault was ongoing after her friends called police to report her missing. >> the reporting party was a group who had separated from this missing juvenile early in the evening. during the time of incident the missing juvenile separated from the group on her own volition. >> reporter: that's the official word from the spokesman from the sergeant this morning. earlier at the scene, the police did tell us the victim is a

i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. amy hollyfield is live at the school. how long has he worked there? >> reporter: he's in here nine years. people are very upset parents and faculty. one teacher told us she's devastated. they have five psychologists on campus today to answer questions. some parents at whaley elementary in san jose said they had frank, tough s with their kids last night. -- they admit they don't have all the answers. >> we where stpbled and shocked. oh my god is it true is it not weekend >> reporter: craig chandler is in jail. administrators say parents aren't the only ones who are outraged. >> it is like your worst nightmare. you never want to ever believe that anybody that you know could even be accused of something like this. >> reporter: district officials were on campus this morning to greet children and answer their parents' questions. they sent a letter home with the kids in the accused teacher's class. some other parents just found out about the arrest this morning. >> wow! i'm shocked. >> i'm

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. the disabled community activist says the bank committed fraud and he's using an unusual legal tactic to stay in his home. >> terry mcsweeney joins us in oakland with the latest. >> reporter: 60-year-old leonard wilson has been living in this house across the street for the past 26 years. he does expect deputies to come out here and evict or at least try to evict him. now he's got an ally and h thinks he can beat the mortgage companies and chalk up another win for david over goliath. >> i'm not nervous, i'm mad. >> reporter: that's what 60-year-old wilson told us as he anticipated the arrival of deputies. he has lived in this house 26 years. he says an increase in his monthly more -- mortgage payment from $2,000 to $3900 combined with identity theft has left him on the verge of homelessness. >> i don't have anybody left here that is helping me. the only person that helped me is tanya dennis. >> reporter: she does care because she was evicted from her home last year during foreclosure s

. >> thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> thanks for watching. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, winter blast. a winter's worth of snow, dumped on the northwest. turning roadways into dangerous slip and slides. >>> risky recovery. new images show what the rescuers trying to search the hallways of the capsized cruise liner are facing. as we get a glimpse of the disaster from space. and chris cuomo is on the scene. >>> security breach. a 65-year-old woman with a gun sets off airport security and then disappears into the crowd. thousands of passengers in an upheaval. who is she? and how could she do that? >>> and saving a life. you don't smoke. you do some exercise. what we could all learn from the surprise our reporter gets tonight on tape. a revelation about a time bomb that may have saved his life and may save yours. >>> good evening. tonight, a big, american city is sliding to a standstill, as a monster storm dumps an entire winter's worth of snow on seattle in one day. and across the pacific northwest, wind is gusting up to 100 miles per hour. eight states face warning

i'm cheryl jennings.sembly woman pleads no contest to shoplifting charge autos she walked into court today and changed her plea to charges she stole thousands of dollars of clothes from neiman marcus. her lawyer claims a health crisis may have impaired her judgment. and we're live with the story. >> this is a bit confusing. what made her steal from neiman marcus? is that that is the question. her lawyers said it may have been a medical condition and now, her spokesman says she's not the using that excuse. >> assembly woman

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i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us, thanks for watching. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight flame out. police say they have the man who terrorized los angeles. starting 65 fires in 4 days. caught by an eagle-eyed rookie cop and a surveillance tape. >>> final stretch, the last 24 hours before the first votes are cast in 2012 and we're there as the candidates pour it on. >>> arctic surprise. winter wakes up. see the 30-degree temperature drop in one day. >>> amazing moment. one woman 30 years of silence speaking again. all because of a story she saw right here on "world news." >>> and happy new year. some twins who make a hilarious debut onto the planet. >>> good evening, and hope it is a great new year for you. and at the top of the news tonight, for four days residents of los angeles have bolted their doors, looked out the windows in the middle of the night in fear of a serial arsonist who lit 55 fires burning cars and homes. but there is word tonight that police believe they have a person of interest under arrest, all thanks to a rookie cop and this surveillance tap