good afternoon, and to the perez family and the valario family, again, thank you very much, on behalf of our city and county of san francisco. i want to also acknowledge, of course, our commissioners from fire and chief of police and members of our general hospital and all the people that work together, people that i we recognize tony's sacrifice. this is a significant replacement here. this is our headquarters. people who come here from all walks of life to do the city's business but also to visit and find out how our fire department can connect with every city. this is a small token but this is a token deeply felt by our city and i want you to know that i share in your feelings that this is not just the individual firefighters, i also understand that this is a shared sacrifice with the families we are from. we want you to be here when we do this in part what the city's official family but also to let you know that i am grateful to you, the family members, and to the extent that i represent the people of this great city, we are grateful to you and each member, men and women of the fi

in terms of the family, let's be honest, the family suffers, too. it's not just the person in recovery. many family members, all family members with the children, etc. suffer a great deal and i think the recovery supports need to include the family and i know like the 12-step al-anon and nar-anon are for family members. and for the children, ala-teen. right, ala-teen for the children and there was-during the 1980s in california during the social model movement, alcohol recovery movement, back in the 1980s there was a wise man in the same county that leon panetta is that argued that if the whole country adopted al-anon principles, we all would be a lot better off in terms of actually helping people in recovery. that they're very constructive ways of helping, not capitulating but standing firm and helping, so i think the family needs to be seen as a group that suffers and needs their own recovery in and of themselves. i think that's accurate, but i think also sometimes they retreat and all of the shame comes back in-and they've done something wrong an

i had 165-year-old man who is alone, no family -- a 65-year- old man who is alone, no family here, but he does not have any papers to get that social security that he has contributed to for 30 years. he will be homeless after working for many years. i faced this situation with my clients a lot. i help low income people. sometimes it is very difficult. sometimes i think about how small the world is a and i see how immigration laws are changing. immigration rates started about 40 years ago and i started to see my client to come to me. my husband has been here 10 years and all of a sudden, his employer is asking for a work permit. we have two children. we just bought a home. what are we going to do? i could not provide a work permit, so i said, just hope that your boss looks to the other side. in the 1990's, i did not see people coming to ask, what are we going to do? then i started to think about what immigrants bring to the economy, and it is true. a lot of them were buying homes together. five siblings buying a 5-bedroom home. in those days, 90% of my clients were buying homes because

if we do so, families will stay. [applause] >> as a father of a 4-year-old and 1-year-old, have seen many of my friends leave at san francisco. the primary reasons were we had a very volatile education process and they cannot afford to live here. at in order to reform that company to make sure that we have an assignment process for public schools that helps you know where you will send your kids. i think the school district took a big step in doing that. i am very hopeful as we move into the second year of that process that families will see they have a much greater probability of getting the schools in the neighborhoods, which i think it's a great thing. in terms of housing, we need more housing, or family housing. most of the housing we have built in the last 10 years have been one-bedrooms and studious. i know of very few families who live in a studio with three, four people. instead of getting developers to build those, we developers to build 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house in. we also need more affordable housing. i

you are family. not a business. you are a family. >> you are here in california now.ot this beautiful home. it's very luxurious. you collect this on a material level, badges of great success that you enjoy with you and your family. do you have peace of mind? did you lose peace of mind getting to where you got to? >> no. because we have always known that this is just an illusion. success is nothing. it is what you share with one another as a family. it is like to prove my point, michael was loved by so many people. during the trial the whole world is accusing him of child molestation and saying the most horrible things. all this stuff happened and at the end of the day, what has true value? seeing his family there and supporting him. all this material stuff. it has no value at all. i mean, he is gone. he can't take neverland with him, the catalog, nothing. he left a lot of good deeds. >> michael was a contrary figure. i interviewed him once. he had a very gentle and sweet voice. talking about his family and children. i talked to him about business, it was like his voic

he's known the family for a decade.eigh, the author of "the fatal gift of beauty with t t." have you been able to speak to anyone in the family sin the acquittal? >> yes, anderson, we have. >> and what have you -- >> pure elation, pure elation. this is just a profound glorious moment that she's home now after these four years. everyone is extremely happy, and amanda is very strong and maybe momentarily you'll hear directly from her. >> drew, do we know what comes next for amanda knox? we talked about this a little bit at the top of the program. the hope obviously is that she's not going to be hounded by media. does she know what she wants to do? i'm having trouble getting in touch with drew. he's probably trying to get a position in the press conference. nina, you and amanda were in touch through letters while she was in jail. what do you think -- at this point how do you rebuild a life after four years like this? >> well, i haven't been in touch with her in the last couple of months. so i would imagine that she's going

on family staying in san francisco. there was always talk about what is wrong with san francisco, why families are leaving. i am raising two kids and san francisco. they are in public school. my wife is a public-school teacher. i want to look at the assets, to build upon and improve family staying in san francisco, families choosing to stay in san francisco. i want to fully fund education and san francisco. but eighth year of my administration, to fully fund education, and expanding schools and sports programs and libraries. i want to build affordable housing in san francisco. i want to support local property owners to prevent defaults and foreclosures. i want to look at how the banks can write down loans and property, house is that are underwater. properties where if we did that we would give families much more buying power and put more money into the local economy to support local jobs. >> yes, i feel that housing. we're talking about housing, is the central crisis and san francisco because we are this beautiful littl

my audience is my irish catalan and spanish family. the eyes of my family activate the dance but i was disoriented and forget the steps, but i wanted the dance to continue. i grew up in havana surplded by murphies, jeovese, all speaking spanish. this was in the late 50's. my grandfather and my father, like many other irish who went to cuba during the past three centuries, became integrated into the cuban society and many used spanish as their mother tongue. as a child, i was never able to pronounce certain words. i spent many solitary hours searching for words and phrases in dictionaries. my spanish was not cuban enough. my english was not irish enough. my catalan, only a few words. spanish was and is a privileged territory where i feel alive and well. my father grew up in new york and havana and married a cuban woman, my mother. all my family shared a great loving for havana, a city they call home. but contrary to my family, i grew up dreaming of traveling and wanted to leave havana for dublin, where some of the most famous writers i

>> from what i've heard talking to her family and friends and knowing her family, as i do, i think the book deal option would make more sense. it is something intellectual. she knows how to write. she is artistic. i think the movie deal idea and going around being interviewed for money idea is a little tacky, to the sensibility based on what her parents have told me. i think a book deal might be possible. initially, i think she's going to go home and they're going to have a big barbecue with her family. i have been as some of those barbeques. she is always there in spirit or as a ghost, but she will be here in real life. i would like to pile onto what david said. i consider him a friend and colleague, but yes, meredith has not been forgotten in any way. i think that is a perception that some listeners might not understand. >> steve, we will let you go. you will be busy writing of an article for the west seattle harold, i am sure. thank you for that. if you are watching news and on the bbc. live from singapore. more still to come. british troops were deployed to afghanistan. we find out

a lot of family leaves, -- a lot of families leave. we stuck around, but it was a turning point decision to say, all right, we are here from -- we're here for good. what can we do to make this place better? getting involved in politics was the fact that the seed was open for election for the first time in a long time. it was previously mayor newsom's seat and supervisor alioto- pier's seat. i did not get into politics because i had a lifelong ambition of being a politician. that is not me. i came from a private sector, and looking at honestly answering the question -- did i have something different to offer that i thought would be valuable to sanford's is go right now? i do think a large part of our problems in the city are financial, economic. with my background, i did think i would be able to add a lot of value, and that is why i decided to get into politics. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? >> i have to say, i'm one that has been trying to get away from the political spectrum dialogue in san francisco. i wou

knox family, for the sollecito family in italy.ecky anderson is with us. tell our viewers what they are seeing. we've got live cameras outside the prison. we assume we'll see a motorcade come in bringing these two prisoners back into this prison so they can collect their personal possessions, do paperwork and presumably they'll be allowed to leave. we are looking at the prison gate. >> you're right. i just heard from one of the producers they thought a van was on the way. it was a false alarm. that van is on its way. two defendants will be free to walk out of that prison. imagine what it feels like after four years. one thing i want to remind our viewers of that struck me this morning. they were giving what is known in italian as spontaneous statements, both sollecito and knox appealing on their own behalves today of their innocence in front of the jury. they talked lovingly about each other. these were not two people who were going to ditch each other in it even after four years in prison. brigitte green is a cnn correspondent wit

deann was the lone blond in a family of dark hair and brown eyes.that family photo if we place kay, a brunette, in the picture. over the years there was second guessing. they reflected with diane on "good morning america." >> you grew up cracking your gum in a weird way. >> oh, yeah. >> and nobody in your family did that. >> no, they were real quiet. >> but suddenly you meet deann's family and -- >> gum crackers. >> reporter: one of kay's friends noticed she was the spitting image of the sibling in the engel family. tests weren't even necessary. instead, the women had no doubt and the families embraced one another. it is the same story for irina and anya. they are now best friends. both girls want to stay with the families that raised them, a powerful bond that will not break because of a mistake in the past made 12 years ago. andrea canning, abc news, new york. >> more people to love as family. >>> and we're so glad you're with us on this monday. we're always on at abcnews.com and don't forget "nightline" along later with bill weir and we'll see yo

so how does this affect families? it affects our ability to run a business with unpredictable but times. it makes you unproductive and therefore unproductive thanks to the huge amounts of repetitive information required. processing fees which are a burden to the families involved. it should be dealt with face-to- face at local offices or at least within the u.s. if you stress family, -- our l1 was granted three times and then the ninth three years later. are there any rays of hope? following my experience in london, i returned to the u.s., arriving at sfo. the immigration agents looked at my file and ask why i did not get a green card. i told him i plan last year but it was denied. but they gave you an e2 investor visa, he said. i know, i said. he said, welcome back. [applause] >> thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this evening. i am a 44-year-old mother and help weiss -- housewife from pacifica, california. i am grateful to share my story with you on an issue that is so critically important to my fami

in having big families. they are reconsidering the past-- for instance, living in a small village or in the countryside with big family as a good pattern of families. i mean, this was really what they are considering the, uh...the targets of their life. there are inevitable consequences of the low birth rate. the guiditta tavani arquati school in rome faces the increasingly common problem of falling rolls. [woman speaking italian] [translator] i came here eight years ago, and at that time, there were three classes for each year. the large fall in the birth rate has meant a drastic reduction in the number of classes but an increase in the number of teachers to teach specialized subjects. we are therefore, in fact, much better off from a teaching point of view. we don't know what it will all lead to. we aren't told very much at all. there is talk of amalgamating a certain number of schools so that some would be abolished altogether because, obviously, the cost to public funds is too high. some children would h

i also feel that working families and the lowest income populations should have a safety net. we should have human rights and equality and civil rights for people as well. i am very proud of being a progressive. >> what do you think are some of the biggest issues facing san francisco? >> right now, there are so many people out of work the local hiring and jobs and creation of new jobs, whether it is in a high-tech economy with twitter and other types of work force issues moving forward and businesses moving forward to creation of construction that local residents have a good shot at jobs. the john avalos local hiring measure was important in making sure we get residents, but even in my district, there are pockets of poverty and many people out of work. supporting those unemployed and underemployed people, supporting struggling small businesses in a difficult economy, and i support the small businesses versus more chain stores that seem to be coming into the store fronts, but i try to be sympathetic to local businesses because they make up the diversity of our local neighborhoo

the family thought the thing was cute. when the cub put its paw on the glass door and refused to leave, they got scared. they called police, who used a cup of ammonia to chase the cub away. >>> see stars here in baltimore. another hbo project filmed here bringing jobs, money and interesting sights plus, is it worth the hype? it failed to disappoint. the iphone 5, is it going to be unveiled today. we will see what the fuss is about. thank you for starting off with us. that's a live look south at atlanta. back in a bit. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call baltimore home. from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> good morning maryland. >>> hollywood is back in baltimore. hbo is filming a series including parts of baltimore.

and paged through family photos. true crime author brian mcdonald wrote a book about this case and received 20 letters from komisarjevsky. >> his parents are fervent christians and everything about his early life was about his christianity. he was part of this -- the christian brigade which is like the boy scouts but yet very early on in his life, 13, there was this evil side of him that had to be nurtured or explored. >> reporter: komisarjevsky grew up on a 65-acre estate less than two miles from the petit family. he was adopted as an infant. as a young boy, he says he was brutally raped by another foster child taken in by his family. >> he said that he was forcibly raped. he made it absolutely clear in his letters to me that it wasn't exposing or fondling or anything like that, that it was -- i believe he said merciless rape. that made him think that all of this religious dogma that he was being force-fed was all garbage. >> reporter: in this letter, mcdonald says komisarjevsky sent him, he details the alleged assa

my family can afford to pay for the bus. and i'm really grateful for that and i know i'm very lucky. i say this not to oppose the issue of accessibility to transportation for youth. i firmly believe in this issue along with many people here today. i say this to add another perspective to this debate. what concerns me about this movement is that it seeks to provide free muni for all youth. whether they need it or not. and this is -- this is a very idealistic vision. however much i like it and however much i would like not to have to look for quarters every time i take the bus, i don't think that this vision is realistic. we as a city cannot afford to provide unneeded services. and the key word there is unneeded. not all youth need free transportation. we have to prioritize where we allocate our funds. and it doesn't make sense to refuse money to people -- refuse money of people who can pay. i'm here today to encourage, to urge that other options continue to be explored. that we look at ways to provide free or reduced muni spe

that's in the family context. what can a preacher do or what can a person who has that vested authority to do bring about the reform or question so the hypocrisy that i agree exists, the reform that's needed back to sort of the standards of america's founding, and how we honor freedom and the gift that it is, and what does it mean that all are created equal as given by god or creator with inalienable rights. that's the dna of our constitution. how do you hold the values firmly in a church context and keep over the long term pushing those forward so that these conversations are a lot easier to have because they are flash points, and it's hard to know how to cross the line. i don't know what help can be coming from outside the family, but inside the family, it's tough to even get there. does that make sense? >> yeah, yes, of course. those are two very important questions. you know, we have this tension because, you know, i'm an academic. i like using big words because it makes people think i'm smart. i get raises be

the family, what makes up a family, parents children. ultimately, we have to also deal with our families who have their children who are placed with these acronyms over their head that follows them all through their lives. when working with the child. not only are we working with the families and their friends and the places they go before they get home. so the ultimate thing is building that family unit. i was going to run to that. life goes on. we all have a duty not just to the child. but to the family. because the child comes from a family and most the children that we're working with. the families are broken. the homes are broken. so they lived through this years and years. the parents have lived through broken families. >> i do want to say, we have to start with the kids. the kids are actually bring the parents. when the programs are working, then when you put on an event, the kid says, you have to go to this. if you don't come, i can't participate. it's a lot of the families that we're working with, the parents sometimes are at th

has many residents who are families. we have a lot of families in our district. lots of kids, seniors, people who have raised their families there for many generations. the big issue moving people is the state of the economy. how is it that we are going to be able to bring down the unemployment rate in san francisco? how is it that our future generations, our kids, and our youth are trained so they are able to take advantage of what is emerging? whether that is clean technology, technology in general, the health-care industry or other things that might be looking rosier in terms of future economic activity. thank you. today, i am very happy to have come with you all and to bike in today. i was able to ride a bike that had a two-person seat on it. i was in the back, and we both paddle together, and one thing i wanted to say is if you bike to school or anywhere, make sure to always wear a helmet. make sure to be safe, and of course, have fun, right? in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all

, and the reunification of families. thank you for your great service to our city. i have been privileged to be the mayor of this wonderful, diversite -- diverse city. latino heritage month celebrates all of the contributions of latinos from all different walks of life. from the police department, to the libraries, to the 311 center, to public servants of the board of supervisors, to even retired state senators. it has been a great tradition. this city is recognizing that very much. we often talk about the increase in population. it is very exciting to see the latino population and the asian population are the most aggressively increasing populations in the state. we must do more. we must have more representation. it is very welcome to. this has been a natural history for us. it is exciting to see some much of our culture and arts in our businesses and levels of government represented by latinos. thank you, jose cisneros for being here. thank you, a supervisor avalos. we have a lot more work ahead of us and a lot more wo

we look for answers in his fascinating family sorry. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 6th, 2011. >> good evening, all, i'm bill weir. there are late developments tonight in a case of a missing baby in missouri. three days into the search to find the baby girl, a disagreement has apparently broken out between her family and police. earlier tonight, detectives said the baby's parents had suddenly quit cooperating with the investigation. but then the child's aunt called a news conference to say, quote, we have never stopped cooperating. either way, the baby girl has yet to be found. dan harris has the latest. >> reporter: her nickname is pumpkin pie. 10-month-old lisa irwin. her pictures, impossibly cute. and for the past three days, her parents have been the picture of agony. telling the world that their baby was snatched from her crib in the middle of the night, all the while, clutching her barney doll and her photographs. throughout this ordeal, jeremy irwin and deborah bra