the family. joining us in our panel today are frances harding, director, center for substance abuse prevention, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland. dr. nancy young, executive director, children and family futures, irvine, california. erica asselin, family support specialist and medication-assisted treatment advocate, fresh start, square one, holyoke, massachusetts. dr. kim sumner-mayer, senior advisor, phoenix house center on addiction and the family new york, new york. fran, what is the definition of family within our society currently? that's a very good question. family has changed, the definition. we used to think of family as two parents living in a house with two children and probably a pet or two. now, we have a wide variety of families. we have families that are one parent, single parent, being raised by friends, being raised by grandparents, relatives of all sorts. the good thing about that is it br

at far southeast family strengthening collaborative, we're here as a family and we treat you as a family when you come in. if your heart is there, you're willing to help the families, i think we can make a great impact in the ward 8 community. erica, talk a little bit about what you do and how families can access your services. so what i do is i am a family support specialist and what my program does is we provide peer engagement workers. we're all in recovery ourselves and we go out to the family and we talk with the mother and we really-we get on her level and we assess her needs and what the family needs and what we can do to help them continue in their recovery and we really work on making sure that they have access to all of the resources in the community. and on top of that, we do our best to coordinate care with all their other services like you were talking about with collaborating. you know, i think it's really important for our families, most of them have involvement with the department of children and families, and you know, so we stay in close contact with the department, wit

the family. you could have children. you could have an extended family operation. you could also be living in a community that the person that you consider to be part of your family, even though there is no blood connection, could also be impacting the family. so it's a variety, unlike many other diseases and chronic conditions that we have. erica, how can family members begin to recognize that there's either a substance use or a mental health issues of concern within the family? i think that most importantly that you notice behavior changes. maybe their routine has changed or the people that they are spending time with is different. start noticing that, you know, things aren't the same as they were. maybe as a parent, they are not getting up with their children in the morning and making breakfast and getting them ready for school and putting them on the bus like they used to. and, you know, when things start to look different, that's when that could be a red flag. and fran, how important is it t

we were able to go visit family. couldn't go out and buy new mercedes, but we did definitely have a comfortable middle class life. >> the welchs and their three children live in superior, colorado. a town money magazine named one of the top 20 best places to live in america just last year. >> it is the most amazing place in the country to live. we have a real sense of community within our town. i feel safe here. >> joyce's husband lincoln is a mechanical engineer who for the last seven years learned close to six figures designing printers at a tech company. joyce had quit working years earlier to care full-time for her youngest michael who was born with a rare chromosome disorder. >> he's had various procedures. and we're looking at at least two more. >> michael? >> that's you. >> michael's medical bills with out of pocket costs of up to $30,000 a year didn't leave much in the family savings account. but as long as lincoln had had his job, the family was financially safe. >> we weren't struggling. there was never a c

when you award one family the honor of being selected as the family of the year. tell us about this family. >> you are going to learn more about them directly in a second. it's a wonderful family. another example that we try to demonstrate with the la familia award. this is the 23rd time we have recognized a family in silicon valley, a latino family that is doing wonderful things in the community. we like to say that we see the la familia award as a way to acknowledge ordinary people doing extraordinary things. i think the family is very much like that. the program they set up in the section of san jose, you know the history of that community. for many, many years, it was neglected and forgotten. it went through tremendous flooding issue several years ago. they came right in, right after that and began to provide services for that community and bring love and joy around the holiday season. this is where it started. it evolved to its own foundation. these are people who created their own foundation, they are getting on scholarships from our community to go on and p

family guy. he didn't have anybody else who went as far as he did in terms of his education. going out into the world the way that he did -- he was lifted up to become this very important figure, and these trips were very influential for him. he traveled around the world. he saw the importance or understood the importance of the american republican system in a way that he might not have had he not travel and so on. but there are many questions, particularly, i think, without transition to becoming such an adamant emancipation is that i think are still somewhat mysterious. i think we can explain some of his support for the union and having traveled more having gone outside the unit, having the education of members of his family had not had. we're that anti-slavery kernel started in him -- that is a mystery to me. that can be traced back to his teenagers. i cite a speech that he gave when he was about 17 years old. where he spoke very harshly about slavery. i don't quite understand where that came

when i was working as a director of parent org nieging i referred many families to support for family and thank you very much and congratulations and on to another 30 years of service. thanks. >> superintendent carranza. >>i would like to add my congratulations of the board and juneau thank you so much on behalf of the thousands of children you have helped and the families you have helped. we have tremendous work ahead of us but we know we can accomplish it because we have wonderful partners like you so thank you very much. >> so i guess i get the last word. juno, it's incredible what you have done. i am so proud of you and the organization. for the odd densz that don't know this i was in the sister organization at the birth of this organization was formed and it was just her and her and her, and look at what it's now, the impact it's had. it's great for me personally to see the growth and what you have done for our families so congratulations. what do i do now? voting. w÷w÷ >> thank you commissioner. ( roll call). >> you have six aye's. [applause] >> i honestly didn't expect that but

the economic and family circumstances for everyone were pretty dire.gs, i saw terrible poverty, crime, drugs, hopelessness and violence and joblessness but that was not all that we had. those people that i grew up have something else, a fighting experience resilience, those people found it in themselves to help their neighbors family and friends however they could. we relied upon each other and out of the crisis we created a great community. this is the spirit of san francisco. and that is why i am so thrilled to be able to speak to you today and now, because so many of you watching are my family, my friends, people who form the same communities that raised me up from difficult beginnings into the woman i am today. i can think of no more important calling than to use the skills and my energy to give back to all of you in any way that i can. that is what has led me through so many of my life's endeavors volunteering in the major's office as a teenager, and serving on the san francisco redevelopment agency commission sxh the fire commission and just rece

i heard a couple of reports that it was done later. >> it was a one-family dwelling and then two -family, early on in the last of the building. >> i will not ask for a continuance; it is more legible but we are looking at the proposed use of the building. my question to mr. -- is, where is the permit for the second kitchen? when was it done? if it was used as a two unit building, the upstairs would've had to have the kitchen, which is not there anymore. what happened here? >> the unit as we understand from the project sponsor at some point in the late eighties that kitchen was taken out. we don't know where it was. it was done without the benefit of the permit. the building department records are not complete when you go back more than 50 years; you probably don't get plans; they just signed a piece of paper not necessarily require plans. the record is not very good for that. >> i feel very torn; this is obviously on public television sets the way how potentially other people could circumvent what the code in the process requires and i feel that in front of those two who were not familia

he lived his family. his grandmother, an artist, had a number of paintings at the old mint in san francisco. they reflected scenes from that part of california. he took us down there and proudly showed us her work. although he traveled the world his family was always in his thoughts. california was always his home. what i will most remember about chris is how thoughtful he was and how people were drawn to him. chancellor wu wrote when chris was appointed ambassador, friends, professional acquaintances contacted me to encourage me to reach out to him. he was so well thought of. i sent a hand-written card and to my surprise he returned the correspondence with his own handwritten note. that would be very much like chris. he appreciated and enjoyed interactions with people. in fact, our friend chris highland put it very eloquently when he said, chris was the finest among us. more than his obviously charms, he was a man of substance and humility. at parties, dinners and gatherings he spent little times talking

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

i have been a frequent user with my family of the big -- what we refer to as the big marina green, i've walked past the degaussing station, so i was one of the few people who understood what a degaussing station is, but it has been as pointed out, could certainly use quite an improvement and the idea that it is going to be run by a very responsible family operation is a real credit to park and rec for their selection process and we wholeheartedly, my family and i'm a member of the board of directors marina association as well as -- and the first class of the nert, so i've been active in the community for a great number of years and enthusiastically support your hopefully approving this particular project, and also the notification issue is sort of a red herring, as pointed out, it's been made very public for a couple of years and since ms. kelly sent out e-mails to members of the marina community association, so if you're not a member, you come back later and claim i didn't hear about it, well, you haven't been very active to begin with if you haven't been getting the right notice as pa

her family speaks out for the first time. and abc's clayton sandell has the latest from colorado. >> reporter: this is 10-year-old jessica ridgeway, horsing around a few months ago with a home video camera and the family dog. >> that's the camera. see? >> reporter: tonight, the video has a special urgency. it was released by colorado police because jessica is missing. and today, for the first time, her parents are speaking out. >> it's the worst thing i've ever been through. >> reporter: the fifth grader vanished last friday, while walking the short distance between her home and her elementary school. >> you don't hear anything. and then, you get the pit in your stomach that you don't want any parent -- any parent to ever experience in their whole entire life. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the fbi searched jessica's home, removing boxes headed for an evidence lab. sources tell "nightline" the family consented to the search. jessica's parents, never married, have been to court recently with custody issues. but police say t

we were her friends and her family. what's better to have than family? in the pettway family, neddy became known as an entertainer. >> every september, they'll have a family reunion at the park, and they'll have dance contests, and she'll get involved in it. >> i was just into the entertainment, just growing up believing one day that i would have been a star. >> narrator: but there was another side to her as well. >> she always liked to be to herself sometimes. >> to this day, she's still quiet and to herself. >> narrator: that quiet girl found her own outlet. at the age of ten, she began writing poems. >> i just like to write. it expresses me. >> narrator: when neddy wasn't with her cousins, she was home with ann pettway. for years it was just the two of them, until ann had a baby boy when neddy was 11. >> ann is a very outspoken loving person. >> she made sure nejdra had everything she wanted and everything she needed. >> narrator: ann was fairly strict with her daughter though. >> she disciplined her when she needed disciplining. >> it was, "look, you

the family eeriences great amounts of stress. i think that he was more or ls separated from the famy and wanting to be secretive about what he was doing. jeff's parents discuss the disruption in their family when they firsrealized their son had schizophrenia. inhe vy rly stage, of crs we were entirely, i mean, the whole experience s so new to us, and we ctainly did not connect the experience with schizophria that's something thawe lrned about as time went on, and, uh, having no background wain this illness,y. why, we just didn't know how to take it, but as time went on, we realized that there was somg and that there was illns involv... and, uh, we did as much as we could to learn about the illness, and for months, after we tried one psychiatrist after another, and no one seemed to be able to--be able to help directly. well, jeff sort of acted up at one poi. like, i forget exactly what he did, but he acted crazy. that's the only way to describe it. psychotic outbreaks. and we took m to-- the doctor said he should be hospitalized,

if you're watching this morning, and you feel like you want to donate or help out this family, family members will be out here all day we're told. again, this is the 5600 block of denwood avenue. right now, at this point, we don't know if the smoke alarms in this home were working. family members say they did not hear them go off. when the fire chief came out here one thing he wanted to emphasize was if you don't have working smoke detectors in the home, just call 311. that's all you have to do. the fire chief just wanted to remind you of that but again five victims here. the grandmother 55-year-old nancy worell. her four grandchildren ages from 1-year-old to 7 years old. the family lost everything in this fire. so if you feel it in your heart that you want to denate and help the -- donate and help the family out. again this is the 5600 block of denwood avenue. live in northeast baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. >> abc2 news sherrie johnson is out there providing live reports and stay up-to-date on abc2news.com. >> this is one of the stories constantly getting new information and we'll

this is the dawson family center. it was opened in 2007 as a memorial to the family to trito make this a better place. this center lives up to that dream. it's a place where 45 kid as day come inside. they do their homework, use computers. this it have a safe place to be and they learn good skills so he will grow up to be good citizens in the community. over here you have the dawson family garden, a living memorial that died because they wanted to keep their streets safe. in a few minutes, about 6:30 the mayor along with several other city officials will be out here to on north family -- honor the family for this 10-year anniversary. we'll have more at 11. reporting life, roosevelt leftwich. >> dawson family, will never forget them. >> we're thinking pink all month here on abc2 but today there's another color to add in that mix -- purple. ravens quarterback joe flacco and others stopped by the hospital. >> i want to give my two cents to whatever it is, to people. this whole month is huge for me. i just want to be invo

it can tear families apart. >> reporter: so dr. team, led by pulitzer prize winning writer, ellen goodman. it is called the conversation project. it is a kind of guide for families looking for a way to begin. >> if we give them a way to talk about it and give people something to hang on to when they're afraid to start this conversation, they can do it and pass it on. >> reporter: families, like the jennings, they looked over the conversation guide before they sat down together. first, there is laughter. >> my golf swing's still good. [ laughs ] >> reporter: and then dad directly eases his daughter's guilt and worry about having put their mother in hospice. >> i felt like that meant we were giving up on mom. >> she was in a lot of pain. and i think it was handled real well. >> reporter: and next, maureen asks her dad for clarity on what he considers a good end to a great life. >> so if you were in a condition where you couldn't make decisions for yourself, how extreme would you want us to take measures to save your life versus letti

family? >> yes, in a very, very tiny town on the ohio river. >> how did he make that transition and his family not make that transition and how did that impact him permly? >> that is a really good question, and, in fact, as i think about where i'd like to go in my future research, that's one of the things that i really would love to understand better. he came from a family that had a certain set of values. he loved his family. he was very close to his family, but he was lifted up out of his family and sent to get an education of a sort that no one else in the family got. he had a brother who became a doctor, but he didn't have anybody else who went as far as he did in terms of his education, and then going out into the world in the way that he did. he was lifted up to become an important figure, and he traveled around the world. he took two extended trips to europe and the middle east. these were very inflew enissue -- influential for him. he saw the importance or he understood the importance

she said no -- withírú family. the -- was in accordance. she say this a family+( thing.issue paid by -- and mothers with money from the -- opponents. now is that fair? it's shameful, it's shameful. but -- the charges both -- thank you very much. >> president chiu: thank you very much. thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. thank you for having us here today. my name is -- ramirez a community organizer with -- committee -- united in redwood city and in san francisco. and as an outsider of san francisco, my job is always coming together with community justice with people, with community members. and i'm just afraid how this government -- ourselves as a numbers, how do they -- we deserve respect. we, as a community members in my united parents committee, we stand up for ross mirkarimi and we stand up for the dignity of a woman, of a family. because you know that a family is a really important part of our society. i'm a -- domestic violence and i am not here because casa dlos madres is helping me. they only want my picture once a week and then after that, rais

♪ the patriarch of the addams family givings all halloween advice.ur spooky "person of the week." ♪ the addams family >>> good evening. as we head into this weekend together, 66 million americans are bracing for impact. hurricane sandy, lumbering up the east coast and threatening to come ashore as an unprecedented superstorm. it means epic winds, snow, flooding rain from florida to the carolinas, maryland to maine. and the storm is so wide, it could cover two-thirds of the united states. the fierce winds at the center cover an area almost the size of texas. our extreme weather team is in the storm zone tonight and abc's weather editor sam champion starts us off right now from miami. sam? >> reporter: good evening, diane. tonight, sandy is running parallel to the florida coastline, but creating a stir in places really far north from here. like washington, d.c., states like new york, virginia, maryland, have all declared a state of emergency, ahead of this storm. even the u.s. navy is taking this storm seriously, pulling 21 ships out of the harbor in n

explain who he is. >> guest: brian turner, he comes from a military family and as in all families whether a police family or a fireman or a professor, you have decided to join the army and he was majoring in literature in college, and thinking about writing. he went to iraq and he had -- he refers to himself as a witness, and he wrote two wonderful books of poland's, one called here a bullet and the other is about his experience in the war. they both won awards. i saw them in a magazine and i thought i have to get to know this man. so we spoke on the phone. i did interview him. i got permission to use his poems. i thought it would be very interesting to see the soldier who is writing was writing about what happened. and even more important it's about brian turner. in the second book, phantom noise which i prefer, he shows an understanding and compassion for the iraqi population. beautiful and in front of every column there is an epigraphic comes from an iraqi philosopher or poet or go so he is not only telling the world what happened through poetry, he is also opening us up to another cul

these were originally built as family homes with enough space for families. and maybe we will see more of an ability for people to convert these back to their original sizes by building more the small unit to accommodate that are the market that need smaller units and doesn't want larger, family size units at this time. even the buildings in the 20s and 30s, even if they are one-bedrooms they have gracious room sizes. you feel more comfortable than you do in small units. for what it is, it is well done, able to get that many units in that amount of space is quite well-designed. i'm going to support it. i will like to see it in a different iteration. on the design, i want to make sure that on the large section of the project fronts market street between the flat iron area and the area at the terminus of the building, we have large areas of sort of a lot of windows, not sure what the material, maybe the architect and tell me if it is metal or stucco or what the exterior siding is. it seems to me that the exception of the few areas, where color has been injected

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

several towing companies lifted the spirits of a family following a fire that killed five family members. the call came out from knockout towing and rights towing service. they got a few trucks to surround the home. they raised money and presented the family donations for her daughter to help cover the funeral expenses. >> without support, we would be lost. >> a lot of people get bad names. we are here to help. >> all victims will be buried together. that's thursday. if you are interested we have information on how you can donate to the family. we posted it on our website at abc2news.com. >>> crime that claimed the lives of adults and children. you can honor victims of domestic violence. the vigil will be in bel air tonight at 6:00. [technical difficulties] [no audio] [technical difficulties] october is domestic violence awareness month. >>> taking some of the top stories this morning, happy ending for two veterinarians who disappeared while hiking in the national park. they were found yesterday afternoon, the pair were from maryland and now live in virginia. they disappeared friday. res

families can be foster care. family can be a whole other context as well within that realm. absolutely. i think probably the best operational definition for family that comes to mind for me is it's a group of people who've established that they care about each other. they look to each other for support. they provide financial, emotional, housing support. it's, you know, where do you go for help

. >> reporter: no doubt a tough morning inside the courthouse for michelle le's family as her accusedurderer prepares to go on trial. in the alameda courthouse this morning this was the scene, a lot of emotion, a lot of tears and a lot of hugs of support and comfort for michelle le's family in a big show of unity this morning, more than two dozen people wore buttons in michelle's honor with her photo this is the first day of what may be a month's long murder trial. 27-year-old giselle esteban is on trial for killing her former friend and nursing student michelle le last may. le vanished from kaiser permanent day medical center in hayward that prompted a four month long search until le's body was found in a remote area between sunol and pleasanton. prosecutors expect to present evidence and information claims that esteban killed le over a relationship with a man. also in court today, mark klaas his own daughter polly was kidnapped and murdered 19 years ago today. >> just to bring honor to her name make sure people remember her story. >> you feel isolated and alone during a time like th

i also feel that working families and the lowest income populations should have a safety net.e 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 neighborhoods

all entities -- the whole family is incarcerated. we want to kill the whole family. that is why we go when -- we want to heal the whole family. that is why we go in. we believe in empathy, we believe this violence is a learned behavior. restored of justice does work. -- restorative justice does work. [applause] >> elizabeth, you have been on both sides. as a teenager, you were a recipient of services. today, you are working in youth development. what do you think the answer is in reducing gang violence? >> i want to give thanks for another day here and an opportunity to share this space with everybody. all of the beautiful courage that it takes to be up here. a lot of energy to the healing circle as well. as a juvenile, i was in juvenile hall and i went through that whole system myself. i have worked with tattoo removal, i went to other development programs. through personal experience and being raised by a single mom and being proud of my dad imprisoned and now pursuing my education, i would say there is not one answer. the answer is that there is not an answer. you

i have, behind me, my wonderful family, my wife jenny, my two twins -- one of them. adriano and alexander santos. alexander graduated from ucla and is a proud member of the famous structural engineering firm of santos and urrutia. my daughter is a graduate of boston university. she works for the san francisco international terminal marketing division. born and raised san franciscans. i want to encourage everyone out there listening that this is the best city to raise a family. regarding a few of those articles that you read about families leaving san francisco -- don't. stay in the city. this is what can happen to you if you stay. [laughter] in terms of my dedication, i think, san francisco has embraced me, has welcomed me, has allowed me to prosper, allow me to raise this incredible family. as a naturalized u.s. citizen, i tell you i have learned a great deal about compassion, public service, and it is time for me to give something back to a community that has embraced me and opened their arms to me. [applause] and that is what i intend to do as a new trustee. you m

and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >> announcer: and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news4 at 11. >>> right now at 11:00 -- fight night in kentucky and joe biden and paul ryan debate. >>> a town in maryland destroyed by flames, three families display placed. >>> a little boy tumbles 80 feet out of a window. see what broke his fall and who came to his rescue. >>> a wild night for nats fans. the team kept their hopes alive, jayson werth came up clutch in walk-off fashion. >> we have team coverage, erika gonzalez has reaction from fans. first let's startith dan hellie. it was quite a finish. >> a lot of baseball firsts this year, but today had to be the best. the nationals get the first postseason win in washington, d.c., since 1933 and they did it in dramatic fashion, a walk-off home run from their highest paid player, jayson werth, for a night the most popular guy in the most powerful guy in the wo

the family moved to pince in the summer.hey have an added bonus. >> when we go on vacation, we ask the neighbors to look after our chickens. that is good for the neighborhood here. >> it did not take the family long to become part of the community. after all, they have something in common with most of their neighbors. chickens. >> that is all we have time for here on european journal. thanks for watching. bye for now.

family after family picking up american-made baby wipes.e top-selling product here. but what was so special about those wipes? the mexican brand was cheaper. so, we went to the factory in orangeburg, new york, to find out. >> a typical product on the shelf in mexico is very weak, i mean, it hardly stays together. this is the costco product. incredibly strong. everything about this product is way better than what is current available in the mexican market. >> reporter: which is way the family keeps buying american. they shared their shopping list with the usry family. >> looks just like our grocery list. >> reporter: two families, 1,000 miles apart, with a shared appreciation for three little words. >> made in america! >> reporter: and the company that makes those baby wipes, they just hired 250 new employees and are opening a new factory in arkansas. again, 6 million jobs in the u.s. now tied with trade to mexico and that number is expected to grow in the year to come. >> and 70 million in their middle class, ready to buy. okay, great, shar