our moderator is cheryl jennings, award-winning journalist and a pioneer in children's issues and women's rights. cheryl has won emmy awards on her work for caring on aging parents and a program aimed at teenager called straight talking teens. cheryl received an emmy nomination for her 6-part series on the children of kosovo, she was selected by the league of women voters as one of the six women who could be president. ladies and gentlemen, cheryl jennings. >> i wanted to let you know that i got to see the bully movie yesterday with mr. caranza and 800 kids and melinda who was wearing her stop bullying tee shirt, so cute. it was an amazing experience and that video is in my head and the tears are in my heart for everybody that's lost a child. we're going to see a video right now that will set the tone of this panel. it will affect you. i saw it this morning so it would be appreciate in my head. you are going to meet the father who is featured in this video so i ask you to put down your electronic devices, your i pads and c phones please and pay attention to this and just be in the moment.

i'm larry beil. >> i'm cheryl jennings. was rescued and her husband the subject of a water search. tonight, sadly that search has ended in tragedy. abc 7 news jones us. >> the sun goes down here, let's show how big the waves are here. these are not the sneaker waves as they call them. that is apparently what happened here, today, let's show you seens -- scenes earlier. this happened a little bit past noon. we're told he was out with his wife and daughter, what they called a sneaker wave came n it knocked the woman out to the water. they were able to rescue her. they had a dog. the dog went out to greet her, then, things went really bad. >> and this sneaker wave came and knocked this lady. they were able to pull her out. another wave came z then, he was gone. >> and that search went on for the better part of the afternoon, finally they can d.locate the body. we do not have any identification yet on the name of the victim. neither the woman swept out to sea and rescued or her husband. we're told they were in their we know it

. >> thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >>> this is "world news." tonight, overflow.lood emergency rooms, waiting 24 hours for care. doctors wearing masks and today, you've been sending us videos of the first symptoms to strike. >> every day it's just getting worse. >>> hidden dragon. we investigate chinese companies suspected of tricking americans out of billions of dollars. >>> mirror. mirror. see how drinking too much, even twice a month, over time, can change the way you look from this to this. >>> and, a league of her own. an ordinary high school swim meet and oh, my gosh, a gold medalist shows up to compete. see what happens at the pool in colorado.

. ♪ ♪ >> cheryl: welcome to beyond the headlines, i'm cheryl jennings.ay we are talking about dropout prevention. one if four students drop out before they finish high school. thankfully there are many local organizations that reach out to students and encourage them to continue their education. middle school to college today we'll talk about some of the programs that help students stay in school. first, the dropout rate for oakland's unified district was 26.6%. that is higher than the national average. joining us to talk about is the numbers and with a administrators is doing about is the spokesperson, is troy flint. >> thanks for having me. >> cheryl: 26.6%, you must be doing a lot to address the issues? >> it's one of the most critical issues. districts across the country particularly urban districts. there is no one comprehensive solution. we're attacking it from null of angle that has address the social components that gets kids disenchanted with schools. >> cheryl: you have a different population in schools especially as they progress? >> we are pr

when i g >>> good morning, i'm katie marzullo in for cheryl jennings. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. they are releasing the name of a man that was swept away and drown. and they are warning about sneaker waves and they can catch you in a rip current. tr terrify is live at point reyes with specific warnings for beachgoers. >> the sneek sneaker waves come to point reyes beach. a man, his wife and dog out for a new year's day walk and it turned tragic. take a look at a picture, 59-year-old charles quaid 6 richmond. he and his wife had come down here. take a look at video from yesterday's search for quaid. he and his wife and the dog were here. sneaker wave dragged her out. he rescued her, but the dog then got dragged out. he went and rescued the dog and he got dragged out and he never came back. the dog and his wife are okay. they say they were out here yesterday and they know it was bad. take a listen. >> the tide was coming in so we didn't stick around too long down there. definitely be more cautious about getting too close to the waves. >> reporter: some tips how to avoid sneaker wav

i'm cheryl jennings along with mike shumann. have a great week. we'll see you next time. bye for now. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ [ female announcer ] go from zero to pizza in just 60 seconds with totino's pizza rolls and grab a bite of snack-defying, satisfying... because pizza...never...misses. it's on. let's roll. >> right now, the race for oscar gold begins! >> it is one of the first oscars i remember in awhile where it is really a contest. >> but who will take home a golden globe first? >> this is a golden moment. it doesn't happen all the time. >> the big gns of gangster squad. >> it these fact that you feel like you a part of history that is fun. >> and stars mingle at the palm springs international film festival. >> i'm syked when i get to meet you know helen mirren. >> we're rolling out the red carpet now. ♪ >> welcome to on th on the red carpet from palm springs. i'm's rachel smith. >> we a quick two-hour driv

i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. from all of us here, >>> this is "world news."ht, gabby's fight. two years after the shooting in tucson, we sit down with former congresswoman gabby giffords and mark kelly. their news about stopping gun violence. and what we learned about the best and worst part of her day. >>> tinderbox. the historic inferno blazing tonight. and a warning. how americans should prepare for the new record-breaking heat. >>> restaurant reality. the menu gives calorie counts. we have a test in the lab. >>> and, secret lives. a new camera revealing truly surprising things rare animals do and say by the light of the moon. watch it tonight. >>> good evening.

from the san francisco police department from greg sir to denise flair erty and cheryl jennings and the girl friday and kept us moving all day and to the communications that we got the word out through the media and laura who kept us moving today and financial support. if you read about the justice department in the paper you know we can't pay for anything. when people come to my office quite literally i can't give them coffee. people think the government is high flying and i am here to tell you it's not true. there was support for this event and we couldn't be more grateful to the people that made this possible and the rosenberg foundation and they are here, the san francisco foundation and dr. sander herself and a round of applause, the california endowment and others provided tremendous financial support so thank you very much for that. [applause] . we really do appreciate it and the cohost and mary lee and tom torque son and who you met this morning and our next panel is planning for student safety opportunity and success and planning for action around the bay. our moderator is jill

i'm cheryl jennings. dan ashley and carolyn johnson have the night off. it means most of us, most of us will avoid a big income tax hike. it came after a bitter debate, but as one republican congressman said tonight, you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em. now more from karen travers. >> after months of drama and last-minute negotiations congress finally passed legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. after the vote, a rare late-night statement from president obama. >> this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy and broaden the opportunity for everybody. >> lawmakers completely blew their deadline. they didn't get the grand bargain that both parties claim was their ultimate goal. but tonight both democrats and republicans gave themselves credit forgetting something done. >> this is a very, very strong first step. >> this is an important one. this is a critical one for the future of the country. >> there was considerable happened wringing about a lack of spending cuts. some wanted to add them in, but ultimatel

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for >>> this is "world news." tonight, new year, same congress., still no deal. over the cliff and apparently staying there. after the vice president steps in, both sides got closer, but tonight, the giant setback. and already, your taxes have gone up. >>> hillary's fight. the secretary of state under the close watch of her doctors tonight, with a blood clot near her brain. this evening, the first message from chelsea clinton, seen visiting the hospital. >>> comeback story. our friend and colleague at espn, hannah storm, back hosting the rose parade after a terrifying accident at home. the grill explosion that left her with first and second degree burns. and tonight, the lesson for all of us, as she shares her story right here. >>> and the reunion. the moment at the parade no one saw coming. not even the little boy, stunned by his new year's surprise.

i'm cheryl jennings. dan ashley and carolyn johnson have the night off. it means most of us, most of us will avoid a big income tax hike. it came after a bitter debate, but as one republican congressman said tonight, you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em. now more from karen travers. >> after months of drama and last-minute negotiations congress finally passed legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. after the vote, a rare late-night statement from president obama. >> this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy and broaden the opportunity for everybody. >> lawmakers completely blew their deadline. they didn't get the grand bargain that both claim was parties claim was their ultimate goal. but tonight both democrats and republicans gave themselves credit forgetting something done.y, veryis a very, very strg first step. >> this is an important one. this is a critical one for the future of the country. >> there was considerable happened wringing about a lack of spending cuts. some wanted to add them in, but ult

i'm cheryl jennings. dan ashley and carolyn johnson have the night off. it means most of us, most of us will avoid a big income tax hike. it came after a bitter debate, but as one republican congressman said tonight, you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em. now more from karen travers. >> after months of drama and last-minute negotiations congress finally passed legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. after the vote, a rare late-night statement from president obama. >> this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy and broaden the opportunity for everybody. >> lawmakers completely blew their deadline. they didn't get the grand bargain that both parties claim was their ultimate goal. but tonight both democrats and republicans gave themselves credit forgetting something done. >> this is a very, very strong first step. >> this is an important one. this is a critical one for the future of the country. >> there was considerable happened wringing about a lack of spending cuts. some wanted to add them in, but ultimatel

good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and eem larry beil.area a tragic start to the new year in san francisco. two people killed by a driver who tried to escape police. police say the man sped away from a traffic stop, only to slam into another car and a man what's walking across the street at 21 and south vanness this morning. abc 7 news is there live and explains how all of this unfolded. leanne? >> well, there are so many elements to this tragic story. where does one begin? but the suspect, we're told was known to police. officers tried to stop him this morning. he fled two. people are dead. employee came to being hit by this car. the passenger of the car and a pedestrian were not as fortunate. they both died. >> as the vehicle was thrown against the"!s store there was also a 20-year-old male pedestrian pronounced dead at the scene. >> jose lopez told us his sister-in-law was in the passenger

. >> i'm cheryl jennings. coming up at 5:00 fallout from connecticut school shooting.rict taking heat for storing high powered semi automatic rifles on campuses. california all of a sudden, flush with cash. why $4 hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios hey america, even though they don't need one, wes, clay, and demarcus tried on the depend real fit briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even while playing pro football. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try one on for yourself. >>> manti teo admitted to briefly lying speaking out in an exclusive interview with abc's katie couric and wants tochl plain how he got wrapped up in that online hoax involving that fake girlfriend. >> it started with a love story, now it's a twisted tale of deceit. on with whose part? manti teo is admitting he knew about the hoax earlier. >>

good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley.ife of a 15-year-old jabril jordan, killed while walking with her friends in east oakland. nick smith is live with more on the investigation. nick? >> good evening. the chief says this case hits close to home because the victim is only one year older than his own daughter. he says he and his department are using every available resource to find the shooter, and anyone connected to the crime. >> she's a good girl. a sweetheart. >> the 15-year-old was shot and killed in east oakland yesterday. making her the 12th oakland teen to die as the result of gun violence this year. >> they said he just came out november where. and... just, and they said he was trying[u to shoot someone else. >> the victim's younger brother says she were talking on their way to bart. she says they were caught in the cross fire of shots being exchanged between two boys and before she could get out of the way, one bullet struck her in the head. >>dgn my daughter said she tried to grab her. and she said, she just we

. >> i'm cheryl jennings, coming up at 5:00 an app tracking down smart phone fees by offering picture proof of the thief. and pharmacy breaks in police want to stop before it's too late. >>> just got the word about reserves just announced. warriors forward david lee becomes the first all star since letrell spreewell. point guard seth curry did not make the team. charles barkley says it's a flattout joke. >> that is strange. >> these correct. he should have been on the team. >> thank you. an east bay veteran is getting a makeover of his yard today. thanks to a team of volunteers from home depot. >> laura? >> that is right. they are finished here. they have just wrapped this up came at 7:00 this morning. the veteran who owns home spent two years in iraq, came back joined chp and left disabled after responding to a robbery call in oakland. today, his team indicate kaim out to his house to make life smoother going forward. >> after service given owe to his country and community he's grateful for what is being given back to him now. >> happeny and happy to see supporters. >> it's unreal. y

>> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> new details in the search for a 10-year-old boy last seen in the disappearance has gone international. the source says they traveled to british columbia to interview the key suspect's former roommate and partner. the source says he denied kelly knew about this disappearance and hoping this may provide clues. yesterday, investigators searched the basement of the home shared in the 80s. police brought in two cadaver dogs. >> dog hit a particular spot. the dog was taken out a time period went by. a second dog sent in and hit at the same particular spot. investigators found bones and a preliminary review suggests bones are animal bones we'll have more on the investigation coming up at 6:00, including what two witnesses saw before collins disappeared. >> the faechl has been searching for answers. 30 years now as to what happened. today, his mother, ann sat down with nick smith to talk about yesterday's development in this case. >> this is a school picture that year. >> ann collins keeps the pictures close looking at them reminds her of happier time

. >> i'm cheryl jennings.ing up at 5:00 a city council meet goings to the park tonight for members to make a sound decision on whether or not to ban leaf blowers. >> i don't feel like what i did was heroic. i did what had to be done. >> a young man shows how he jumped to the rescue of a mother and children trapped in a burning buildi >>> if hov lanes seem less crowd there'd is a reason for that. it's because thousands of carpool stickers are sitting in a state office, not being used. >> why the demand is not meet being expectations. >> seven plug in vehicles qualify for a green sticker in california enabling solo drivers to use carpool lanes until 2015 but only 9,000 stickers have been issued over 40,000. a slow start considering the previous 85,000 yellow decals for hybrids went like hot cakes. >> the program has been around a year, 9,000 is good because these are specialized car autos the price may be making customers hesitant to buy the cars. plug ins are up to $10,000 more in a hybrid. clean air add he vo

good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> san francisco police and fbi search aid home today on page street where kevin collins was last seen in 1984. vic lee is live with detail that's you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> this search is now over. police are wrapping up their investigation. but they're here all day at that house across street, behind me. >> police closed off the sidewalk in front of a house as they began the probe. homicide inskbrorkts, members of the csi unit and agents went in and out of the house all day. two sources who acknowledge the investigation told abc 7 news that they believe a resident who used to live in the lower flat may have been responsible for the abduction of kevin collins. the 10-year-old disappeared almost three deck yids ago from this neighborhood. he left brabl practice and waited for a bus down the street at oak and messo nismt c. this is a cross from the school. posters went up.

. >>> and coming up at 5:00, cheryl jennings will sit down with two former bay area football playerst struggled with depression. that coming up at 5:00. >> underage league baseball will begin blood testing its players for human growth hormone. timing is interesting coming up one day after baseball stars barry bonds, roger clemens were left out of the hall of fame because of their connection of steroid use. the testing is one part of the anti-doping effort. >>> joe biden says he will deliver gun control recommendations to president obama by tuesday. he says federal task force to curb violence has been productive. he met with representatives of nra and walmart. >> there is an emerging set of recommendations not coming from me but coming from the groups we've met with. i'm going to focus on the ones that relate primarily to gun ownership and type of weapons that can be owned. >> biden said they agreed on conducting universal background checks. nra says gun rights and will cite attempts to limit law abiding americans from buying guns. >> evangelical pastor chosen to give the benediction

. >> i'm cheryl jennings.e now from treasure island with what the investigation turned up so far. that oil tanker hit the brai bai bridge, officials say it did not spill fuel into the bay. take a look at this view. the tanker smash nootd tower of the western span. both were damaged. concern shift together possible contamination of the bay. >> guard guard dispatched air and surface assets to determine what damage occurred. findings are that there is no spill or discharge of product into the water. >> the ship not carrying oil, only fuel. the damage to the hull described as deep dent not enough to pierce the first or second hull. after the collision, the ship was immediately ampk yord between treasure island and ala ka traz, crews moved on, off and around the vessel. paying attention to the area of impact. the last quarter of the side. >> bay bridge is safe. and at this time not closed. >> drivers unaware of the accident of the within minutes cal train had a maintenance team do an evaluation. it appears impacted

good evening, i'm cheryl jenning autos so we're going over the fiscal cliff.'re going to save us from disaster. everyone wants to know will we ring in the new year with more taxes? >> well, we will. and this for a while, anyway. the bush era tax cuts will expire at the strofk midnight. by tomorrow it's expect there'd will be a deal to vote on this, afternoon, the president called supporters to the white house to say an agreement to extend the cuts for middle class is very close. >> preventing that tax hike has been my top priority. last thing folks like folks up here on the stage can afford right is to pay an extrao;ye6) 2,000s ndz taxes next year. >> vice president and hsh mitch mcconnell have been leading on negotiations to extend the increasest qlait tax rate from 35% to 40% and extend unemployment benefits one year. >> we need to pro teblgt american families and job creators from this looming tax hike. everyone agrees that that action is necessary. and i can report we've reached an agreement on tax issues. >> sticking point has been what to do about spen

. >> i'm cheryl jennings.ails about the repair to the bay bridge after yesterday's tanker crash. >> that is right. abc 7 news i team uncovered three incidents involving the bar pilot guy clees. he grounded a boat carrier on a sandbag two. days later hit a cat walk in stockton. in may, 2010 grounded a tug boat. he was not formally punished. >> it remains unclear if he will be blamed for yesterday's crash when a tanker hit the bridge that, section of the bay was fogged in. >> now, the collision did not breech it's double hull there is no damage to the bay bridge, either thanks to a fenlder around support tower autos damage done to fender system of the bay bridge. it kept momentum of the ship. that is why we zrnt to close it. in the grand scheme this, is a small piece. >> investigators be spent the day on board of ship. there, you can see them doing their work. they detained the crew for questioning. >> we learned some of the regulations may in the go far enough this, is video shot yesterday morning showing how f

. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> san francisco giants pitcher is in trouble with the law tonightver something that happened at the airport in las vegas. it's a story we broke this afternoon. >> first of all, we had helped to have a response from the giants by now. the giants tell us they're working on a statement. we tried to reach romo through his agent. now, this happened at mccarren international airport on new year's day. a reported altercation between tsa agents and romo. by don't know where romo was new year's eve, but do know he was celebrating december 30th. near a crowded holiday venue at the hays nightclub. he was celebrating with other athletes and celebrities among them, a 49er wide receiver michael crabtree two. days later here is what abc 7 news learned about new year's daichl he arrived to board a flight back to san francisco. the tsa confirms that the reported altercation happened in one security check point when romo couldn't provide an id which is routine for travelers. sources tell us romo was quote, disruptive and got into a verbal altercation with one agent.

. >> and i'm cheryl jennings coming up at 5:00 it's not a report card you want to bring home.ooks at how prepared california educators are when it comes to teaching subjects. >> driving simulator getting attention of college students. this offers a lesson on >>> new video taking a look at the repair work going on at damaged bay bridge fender. you can see the area here this, is a good look at it right there. oil tanker grazed the fender january 7th. abc 7 joins us live. >> the damaged fender is on the last pier of the bay bridge there right before yerba buena island. the contractor doing the work is the same contractor engineering that did the repairs on the adjacent fender after the cosco busson accident five years ago. turns outs that was this fender system that is coming in handy now. workers are removing twisted steel beams -- baems and shattered wood baems. an oil tanker grazed the fender in the fog january 7th, crushing a 16 by 16 foot section. still, caltrans says it performed as it's supposed to, taking the brunt of the force and protecting the bridge pier structure. th

i'm cheryl jennings. the importance of being prepared for the next major disaster. natural and human caused disasters can happen without warning. our guest today will show us how to protect our belon