and if not to help damien himself, then to at least do something. i just, i really couldn't believe that something like that could happen. i just never believed it could happen. >> and then, danny, you, i know, um, you've worked in the music. you put together or you were part of putting together a benefit album, right, that had a bunch of time, tom waits and others on it? >> yeah. at the time i was managing a band called the supersuckers, and i went on to wm3.org and, basically, reached out to them. i figured -- to me, it seemed like such a natural music-related issue or cause that i just assumed that there would be something like that in the works. so i called them up, or i got in touch with them and just volunteering the supersuckers to be on, to do whatever they needed to get done. turns out there was nothing being done at the time. and it was, it was a weird time. the first movie had just come out, and it was a little different. it wasn't sort of as blaringly obvious that they were innocent at the time. and so to convince a record company and so

is damien case the worst? >> me personally because i know damien and i visited him in prison. he was my friend. but not even close. people were convicted with nine eyewitnesses that said he was in church. here at the innocence project northwest, one client was convicted in the victims said the perpetrator was between 6.1 and jan the client was 5-foot 7 inches and she said he was muscular and our client was not a but it just goes on and on and damien was a false confession they questioned him for nine hours but none of the fax matched so then they question a 10. because the police the them fax them once the person has been fed all the facts they turn on the recorder and i think it is reprehensible. it could be worse but it did not feel that way. >> other than getting your own documentary what can be done? the various lovable son of competency it seems almost unreadable what could be done? >> with the innocence project i could not deal with such a heavy burden to work on these cases when you know, they are innocent but what damien is doing every single person out there could be

on monday brotherly love was put to one side as american twins damien and c.j. hope good went up against each other on the californian waves the siblings slug it out in the cold water classic surf meeting with damien gaining the upper hand but the thirty three year old still couldn't make the semifinals as australia's top of barros won the event. to see that on tuesday britain's prince charles and the duchess of cornwall watched on as green moon won the melbourne cup while en the royal couple were attending australia's most prestigious fourth race as part of their tour to mark queen elizabeth the second is diamond jubilee and camilla awarded the trophy to win a. while on wednesday at south pollard defender rafael toy an amazing free kick during his side's last a time of the copper sort americana in brazil this thunderbolt flew in at a speed of around one hundred thirty kilometers per hour which is faster than a cheetah the strike was the home side's fourth goal as they trash told us versus that the chilly five mill to reach the semifinals. and on thursday things

damien joins us this evening in the eye of the storm, so to speak original stevens creek boulevard.d evening. >> reporter: it is one of the reasons i don't come to this part of town anymore. the traffic behind me. after a few more headaches, things are going to get better. you see a lot of white knuckles near the 880-280 split. traffic is always a mess during the day. >> terrible. >> reporter: what is it like? >> too long of a wait. way overdue. >> reporter: the bottleneck leads to angry, sometime exhausted shoppers once they get to valley fair mall orz ? santa road. >> what is it like during the holidays? >> it gets worse. but you know, i'm not saying anything that is not obvious. >> it has been dubbed one of the worst commutes in santa clara county and especially in that south bay area where you've got commuters going to big job employment centers. you've got fine dining, great shopping in that area. you've got a lot of people competing for roadways. >> reporter: but help is on the way. crews are laying the way for the new exit ramp. a flyover ramp and other improvements they say

how much attention is this out of sync political and economic process that damien describes causing in china? >> the economy is doing reasonably well compared to the rest of the world. but they are in a slowdown. people are beginning to feel it. change is coming. what is really bothering people is the corruption. this came up in the president's speech today. >> how big a concern is it? how much do you encounter corruption day today in china? >> it is pervasive in local areas. it affects the common people a great deal. what is making a difference is the recent cases of senior officials, the amount of money that has been involved. they're fighting the activity of the relatives and the leaders. -- they are flagging the activity of the leaders and their relatives. greta i was surprised to see that you had written -- >> i was surprised to see that you had written that china spends more now on internal security, that its own military. that would suggest a hefty degree of unrest and security. >> this last year there or something like 160,000 cases of mass unrest in the provinces. this compare

. >> reporter: damien was driving his suv when he found himself in the middle of a chain reaction accident. >> this truck jackknifed and when i saw that i slammed on the brake and we got hit and hit another car. >> reporter: he came to a safe stop but heard the wrecks piling up behind him. >> i just grabbed my kids, pulled them out of the car and ran. that's all i could do. >> reporter: more than 140 vehicles were involved in four major pileups. at least two people died. more than 80 were hurt. several critically. the speed limit on that part of highway 10 is 70 miles per hour. police say that was too fast for the foggy conditions. some people had to be removed from their mangled cars. >> we had to cut him out. >> reporter: after helping others to safety, he says his family is grateful. >> this is just more so reason to give thanks to god on thanksgiving, you know, because it could have been detrimental for a lot of different people. >> reporter: rescue crowds credit francois and other drivers for helping while first responders were overwhelmed. bigad shaban, cbs news. >> up next on this f

damien gramatica reports from one of the most impoverished states. >> in china's poorest province, deep in its rural heart, life still amples by. the economic boom in the cities and along the coast is happening far from here. nevertheless, today they're celebrated. this is a first child. there's a bank question, gifts, a refrigerator, a new bed. he could never afford these himself. the farmer and laborer has earned nothing this year. he's one of over 100 million chinese in its villages still living below the poverty line. >> it's not fair. i've been to the cities. they're rich, eat in fancy restaurants every day. my life doesn't compare. >> china's economic growth has been deeply unfair. some have not benefited much. it's a problem china's next leaders know they must tackle, the gap ever wider. it may not be sustainable. a three-hour flight away is beijing, a megacity of almost 20 million. it feels like a different country. the world's most expensive designer labels target a new class of urban he let's. the poor are here, too. alongside the fabulously wealthy, who join the global rich l

saying that this is an inflammatory for about fifteen louve which essentially says that the fellas damien's are not going to live by the even on the minimal oslo accord and if that's the case then they feel no need to continue negotiating negotiations are beginning considerations with the palestinians so i think for a while for sure this is not going to help the peace process but you know i think from the palestinian standpoint the freeze peace process was not going anywhere anyway and so the phones they are concerned they don't have all that much to lose perhaps right now in pushing that probably israelis standpoint obviously on one hand not to do anything about this move will bear abbas it doesn't look good it makes them look weak on the other hand if they we could of us any further as actually the foreign minister of israel has been calling then they lose their only one you know. among the palestinians on the whole might probably help us because it will definitely strengthen him with the palestinians and might not hurt him too much with the israelis. we've got more stories coming up at t

damien ma will join us. from the c-span radio studios, we have the latest. >> the topics include the so- called fiscal cliff, the middle east and national security issues. you can hear all the shows re- aired. on "meet the press," lindsay gramm, dianne feinstein, and mike rogers, who chairs the house intelligence committee. on "this week," peter king and arms services committee chairman carl levin. chris wallace sits down with saxby chambliss, the vice chairman of the intelligence committee. also, republican governors bobby jindal and scott walker. "state of the union" follows with roy blunt of missouri and carlos the terrorist. at 4 p.m., john mccain and olympia snowe. the sunday morning talk shows re-airing on c-span radio. they began at 1200 eastern. listen to them all on c-span radio on 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area. listen on your but very, enjoyed -- blackbeerry, an droid or iphone. >> they are using a mobile phone to access facebook because they do not have a laptop or pc. in a lot of cases, th

damien among the 12 american saints. i am joined in introducing this resolution by congresswoman ann marie buerkle, who represents syracuse, new york, whether mother mary ann's order of the sister of st. francis is based. richard hanna, who represents utica, new york, where mother mothery ann grew up. and coleen hanabusa who represents hawaii's first congressional district. i am proud to represent hawaii's second congressional district which includes the island of mull i couldy. it may seem surprising that 1/6 of america's saints are convicted to the tiny peninsula on the hawaii island of mulakai. we have all heard of how isolated native populations are, especially susceptible to new diseases. once westerners and other peoples came to hawaii, diseases like smallpox and measles caused high mortality. it was no different with leprosy. native hawaiians made up the majority of those afflicted with this disease. to stem the spread of leprosy, the kingdom of hawaii decided in 1866 to forcibly relocate persons found to have the

live in down ton san jose, damien trujillo, bay area news. >>> there's a big debate over the tiny apartments. the san francisco board of supervisors wants to cap the number of tiny units at 375. that's supported by tenant rights groups who worry about developers eyeing the potential profits will want to build more of these smaller, cheaper units instead of what they say badly needed family housing. others say the smaller units are perfect for the younger hard working tech employees ho spend most of their time at jobs or around town. >>> san francisco and the sisters city paris have had a friendly cultural exchange. now they'll be swapping art. the directors signed an agreement with the louvre in paris. they're pledging to exchange art over the next five years. there's a new exhibit of treasures from the louvre including items once owned by louie the xiv and marie antoinette. >> we'll be sending art to the louvre. that's just as significant. because i want to see a sign at the louvre, this is from the fine arts museums of san francisco. >> the collection of royal treasures from the louvre ope

daim y damien tran trujillo sat down w the family of the year. >> reporter: alviso is nestled in thelicon valley. there's not much wealth here but there is a lot of pride. that pride and vibrancy were challenged in 1983. the levees gave way in the south end of the san francisco bay. alviso was under water. >> everything is just ruined, everything. they lost everything. >> it was really hard. really, really hard. to see all those poor little kids. >> reporter: judy santiago and her family saw the images from their home in sunnyvale and they mobilized. >> we were asked to come out and be santa. >> reporter: joe santiago put on his santa suit that he used when visiting shelters and community centers. judy became mrs. claus. and together they helped bring the hope back to alviso . >> to see all those poor its kids standing in line to see santa. they had nothing. we left there, and the first thing my husband said was oh, gosh, mom, i hope some day we can make enough money to buy them presents. >> reporter: the santiagos have been delivering presents for 29 years now. four generations of t

the president met privately with damien and glenda moore. they're the parents of two small children swept away the night that sandy roared through. the mother got out of the vehicle trying to get help, and while she was beating on doors asking for help, her children were swept away and the president met privately with that family, just one of over 100 people who are grieving because they lost a loved one in this storm. right now we know that thousands or tens of thousands are homeless and thousands are still without power in the region. interestingly enough, the president also noted that hud secretary shean donovan would be in charge of the federal response in rebuilding communities. he noted fema is on the ground there for recovery, but so many want to know the rebuilding plan that would be in place, especially for the coastal areas where homes were literally washed away. the president is making his second visit to the new york area viewing the devastation. he was there with the governor of new york as well as mayor michael bloomberg who en

so great job on that, damien. of course great job helping out the community. it's that time of year, the nature of the season is giving. let's go ahead and take you outside. w we're going to have a really good-looking day today. maybe you or your family members are traveling back to your destination. we do have some issues if you're trying to get into the central valley in particular. a dense fog advisory in place up and down the i-5 corridor. you want to take it easy, especially headed out to fresno. also lake tahoe is pretty slick. we've got some icy roadways but there's a lot of fresh powder once you do get to tahoe and there's more on the way for next week. 54 in san francisco, we're at 36 degrees in petaluma and 46 in places like concord this morning. it is chilly, grab your coat and make sure you keep it with you. even though we're going to hit the 70s today, we'll have a nice breeze out there that will make it feel cooler from time to time. we don't want anybody to be uncomfort able out there. it's going to be nice in santa cruz, right around 72 degrees

dami damien tan trujillo is live in jose this morning where today the department will ask the public for help in the search for a successor. >> reporter: good morning. the search for chris moore's replacement is already under way and tonight will be a chance for the folks here at the berryessa community center to chime in on what they want to see in their new police chief. chris moore did actually a good job in repairing relations between his office, his department and the community. he established the chief's first community advisory board, which is made up in part by some of the department's critics, but he did not improve his office's reputation with the rank and file. moore escaped a vote of no confidence which the police union decided not to bring up to the full membership. officers say they have a leadership void and want a chief who will stand up to city hall. now, two names that have surfaced as possible candidates are jerry dyer, the chief in the city of fresno. he retired last year, only to be lured back to the job by city leaders. another is the sacramento chief, rick braz

well, damien is not content with not believing. there he is. lovely.in in the backside of himself and annoy and enrage and trample on the rights of every other person who happens to be a christian out there on christmas time. i don't think it's good for his movement. i think people kind of just think he's a pain. i guess he consider this is a big victory. >> brian: the backlash might be more people believing in god, so damon might get this -- >> you guys should know this case is a lot like the capital cases for the death penalty where they just overwhelm the city or the state with all these lawsuits so the state just says forget it. we're not going to do this anymore. >> steve: have a great thanksgiving. >> thanks, you, too. >> brian: we have a twinkie update. >> alisyn: could there be a twinkie of hope for hostess? how a judge's orders may keep the company intact and 18,000 americans on the job. >> steve: then hate those parent-teacher conferences? one city bribing parents with gift cards. is that a good message? we got tons of your e-mail. we'll read

damien, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >>> and speaking of which, we've just been discussingcal cliff, i'm getting so sick of that phrase. but fitch is out saying that european investors are actually bullish on a resolution of the fiscal cliff. this press release says that according to the investors they polled, 82% of them expect the cliff to be avoided. although they do indicate that it's affecting confidence. whether this survey was taken before the selloff of the last couple of days, we'll have to double check. but nevertheless, they still see some prospect here for an agreement across the pond. time for how about that stat. and we'll do it in ross' honor because he's not here to do it himself today. he will be around though to follow you with coverage of the bank of england decision and the european central bank. but we wanted to bring you this one. when is the last time a republican presidential candidate won without a nixon or a bush on the ticket? you may already know the answer to this one. the answer is 1928. again, that's the last time the gop won without a bush or

their father, damien, is a city sanitation worker.the tragedy he was on the job helping our city respond to the storm. i did talk to him this morning and expressed as a parent my deepest sympathies. there's nothing you can ever say to a parent who has lost a child other than you're praying for them, you're praying for their kids, and we will do anything we can to help them, but i think in the end the loss of a child is something no parent should ever go through. when they do, it's particularly if you are a parent, you just really feel it. >> the truth of the matter is while much. >> for those that lost homes and businesses recovery will be long and difficult, and there are still many around our city facing extremely difficult current situations in the storm's aftermath. for many without power and those who are far from stores and restaurants that are open, fresh food and water is an immediate concern, and as i announced yesterday, we are distributing free prepared meals and bottled water to people in the hardest hit areas of the city,

damien examines the impact of new leadership in china and previews the president's trip to china. "washington journal" live a 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> he is on the road in iowa were marco rubio is speaking at a fund-raiser for terry branstad. why is he at that event? >> there are saying he is here because he was invited. it is considering whether he might be running for president. this is about just as much of building was in any sort of organization. matt romney consider him for the vice presidency. now he is looking ahead to 2016. this is a republican party that does not have a standard there. he certainly will be able to shape the direction of the party. coming to i would this early, we laid down to what ambition who has for a natural role. >> desi have a relationship with the governor of iowa lead? -- does he have a relationship with the government of i would? >> he really is his own franchise. he is a larger-than-life figure, very colorful. everyone who has some sort of presidential ambition develops a relationship with terry branstad it is not difficult. he is willing