dubuque county, for example, as 46 licensed foster homes. but so far this year, 68 children in dubuque county have needed a foster home. kcrg t-v nine's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann joins us live tonight. katie, you talked with some people today whose foster family has become a forever family. yes, at it was beautiful thing to witness. the family says fostering to adopt was a long process, but it was their way of becoming a it didn't take tom and molly coyle long to know... "they stole our hearts from day one. " when they were just babies the coyle's began foster parenting, now two year old carlie, and 18 month on jolie are into everything, happy little girls. "it's the most rewarding thing we've ever done. it can be very painful and very difficult at the time. but it's so well worth it in the end. " worth it, because today, they are all officially a family. these legal adoptions proceedings happen in dubuque county court on friday mornings. "it's one of those things where we know we're creating something as opposed to breaking somet

out of the 68,000 foster kids in the state, only 11,000 have an advocate. >> abuses in foster care are horrific. we know people will abuse children. once we know about it, as a society. once we sdpoefr it, once we receive a call, what do we do? >> what happened to her is something she will never get over. >> these people had criminal records, restraining orders against some of them. >> he said in addition to ignoring the abuse reports the county failed to screen the foster home where it sent anna's daughter. according to police records, the father of both girls was under a criminal protective order. he was only allowed to see his daughter during supervised visits but he said that he had direct access to the home. >> they had a history of violence and for them to place this child in this home without first checking is inexcusable. >> crystal now faces felony child abuse and torture, accused of inflicking these wounds on her little sister. if convicted she faces life in prison. her father, brother and mother all face felony child abuse charge. all pleaded not guilty and all declined to s

. >> but first, a mother says her pleas to social services to help her abused daughter in foster care went unanswered. >> i can't believe i couldn't help her. >> and her daughter's case is not the only one. >> if a social worker gets a complaint about abuse what are they supposed to do explosive. >> we set up surveillance. >>> tonight, we uncover serious lapses by the santa clara department of social services. >> good evening, and thank you for joining us, for the next 30 minutes we investigate. we begin with allegations of foster care abuse and how a bay area agency responded to repeated complaints. a mother tells us the people in charge of protecting foster children left her 4-year-old daughter in the hands of abusers. investigative reporter vikki nguyen tells us tonight there were warning signs. and a word of caution some of the images you are about to watch are disturbing. >> bruised, bite marks, like -- somebody trying to choke her. >> reporter: they are the pictures no mother wants to take. images of unspeakable cruelty to her daughter, a 4-year-old girl. >> as a mom did you thi

, foster-child, foster-home world." >> mm-hmm. well, i think that there are -- i mean, you know, i'm in my 50s, so certainly it was a very different time. i think there's some wonderful things happening both by, you know, governor cuomo and governor christie. but during the time of my upbringing, it was very, very different. and unfortunately, i was in a foster home that was very abusive. and it was a very difficult journey and something that scarred me to this day. you know, physical abuse, sexual abuse -- the whole gamut of what you read in the papers and what life was like. hard. >> but you overcame it thanks to these other people who came into your life. >> yeah. >> and now you tell that story to other people who might find themselves in tough situations like you were in, being abused or being lonely or just being lost, and hopefully you help them find their way. >> well, i think what's interesting about the story is, i never thought, at the time, that it would be useful. >> mm-hmm. >> you know, it certainly doesn't feel like

he sustained severe head injuries while living in a a foster home in south sioux city. today, was a day of remembering those three children and others in the foster care and adoption system. ktiv's tiffany lane was at the war eagle monument this morning where marchers began their trek throughout sioux city. tiffany? sheila, it was a peaceful and prayerful march, with a goal...to reconnect foster and adopted children...and reconnect them with their families. << (nat pop prayer) that prayer began a morning of hope for a group of people looking to bring awareness about the issue of native american children who are "lost" in the adoption or foster care system. "somebody is going to see this today, a child is going to look at this, a child who feels abandoned and isolated and they're going to see this group. and it's going to make them feel good," said frank lamere, organizer of the march to honor lost children. frank lamere has organized the event since the beginning and he says some children who aren't with their biological families will see this and hopefully reconnect wi

the beauty of the system is you can be a foster parent. every adoption we do -- we finalized 80 last year at the foundling -- every one of those, the adoptive parents were first foster parents. folks who aren't certain can come in, be a foster parent and they'll be hooked. the kids are -- york foundling.org. thanks for being here. congratulations on the good work. our families. like that. that brings me to my question for you tonight. watch this one. what would make you jump for joy? what would you like to hear? what would you like to hear to make you happy? we'll see what people said coming up. on wednesday, a look at rail safety after so many accidents. why aren't so agencies using technology that could prevent this? a live guest will join me with 6:00. coming up next, a look back at the mets. russ will join me after the mom this is hugely important. i can get a good signal? anyway, you were saying. it's a tragic love story. i love tragedy. what is that noise? what? i'm on set. what movie? i'm shooting a movie about laundry. leave slow i

we only have four licensed foster homes. the two that we have are busy and have children placed in their home. we need more who can take care of the kids and preserve the native culture."the march was followed by a first prayer at siouxland center for active generations and then a second prayer at the sioux city public museum.all the marchers want, is to provide safe and nurturing home for the lost children."i just want to know that maria, you are not forgotten."reporting in sioux city, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news. 3 the memorial march for lost children continued at the woodbury county courthouse for a third prayer. before ending with a traditional memorial dinner at the four directions community center in sioux city this afternoon. 3 3 a le mars church is gearing up for their 11th annual thanksgiving day feast. 3 the rejoice community church collected donations from many local businesses this year. volunteers began setting up and prepping food monday. the church welcomes anyone to attend the fellowship for good food a

in dubuque county there are 46 licensed foster homes. but so far this year, 68 children in dubuque county have needed foster homes. they say the more foster families that are available, the better they can match children with families who can meet the child's individual needs. "there are a lot of kids who just need homes. and you don't have to be a perfect family and you don't have to be a perfect family." according to iowa kids net, dubuque especially needs multi-racial foster families, and for families who will take in teenagers. it was a cedar rapids rematch tonight in kingston stadium. scott will have playoff highlights from cedar rapids kennedy and washington clearing continues to be the focus tonight allowing us sunshine for the take control of the weather, keeping us quiet and comfortable by november standards. highs remain in the 50s with lows in the 30s through tuesday. a storm system has its sights on the upper midwest for the middle of the week with our next chance for some rain. tonight: mostly clear low: 32-38 winds: w 5-10t

out of the 62,000 foster kids in the state, only 11,000 have an advocate. >> abuses in foster care areorrific. we knows there evil in the world. people will abuse children. once we know about it as a society, once we discover it, receive a phone call what do we do? >> what has happened to her is something she will not get over. >> reporter: robert mazzetti is anna's attorney. he said in addition to ignoring abuse reports the county failed to screen the foster home where it sent ana's daughter. the county placed the girl in the care of her 21-year-old half sister, crystal, seen here in photos posted on facebook. according to police records, the father of both girls, jerry sr., was under a criminal protective order. he was only allowed to see his daughter during supervised visits, but he direct access to the home. >> they had a history of violence. for them to place the child in this home without checking is inexcusable. >> reporter: crystal faces criminal abuse and torture, accused of putting these wounds on her sister. her father, brother and mother all face felony child abuse charges.

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foster childn. >>> she is angry. a mother says the people in charge of protecting foster children left her 4-year-old daughter in the hands of abusers. >> she also says when she tried to report her daughter's injuries, she was ignored. investigative reporter vicky nguyen joins us with a deeper issue here. a history of concerns at this local agency. >> yes. we're talking about the last two years. that's how long the department of social services knew about shortcomings. they're laid out in a comprehensive audit. until now, few of us knew what it was like for the children suffering from abuse and the care-givers who tried to get help. we want to warn you, some of the content in this story is very difficult to see. but we are showing you what social workers are accused of ignoring. >> bite marks. >> shocking her. >> they are the pictures no mother wants to take. images of unspeakable cruelty to her daughter. a 4-year-old girl. >> as a mom, did you think something was wrong? >> yes. >> we're calling her anna to protect h

"there's still disproportionate numbers of our children in foster care," said frank lamere, organizer of the march to honor lost children. "disproportionate numbers of our children are being adopted. and i think that we need to be vigilant." one of the main goals of the event a goal was to reconnect foster and adopted ildren with their fafalies. coming up on ktiv news four at six, we share the story of one family who says they lost a child under foster care...and why it was important for them to participate in the march. a memorial is taking place in des moines to honor victims of the plane crash 30- years-ago today that killed members of the iowa state university track team. . two sisixlanders were killelein the crash. runner cheryl maahs from spirit lake, iowa. and, stephanie streit, a student trainer, from hawarden, iowa. the plane crashed in a residential area of des moines on november 25, 1985. there was freezing rain falling at the time of the tragedy. all seven people on board died, , including the pit and two coaches. a house fire in sioux city's morningside neighborhood kept

we only have four licensed foster homes. the two that we have are busy and have children placed in their home. we need more who can take care of the kids and preserve the native culture."the march was followed by a first prayer a a siouxland center for active generations and then a second prayer at the sioux city public museum.all the marchers want, is to provide safe and nurturing home for the lost children."i just want to know that maria, you are not forgotten."reporting g sioux city, i'm jetsts wauran, siouxland news. 3 the memorial march for lost children continued at the woodbury county courthouse for a third prayer. before ending with a traditional memorial dinner at the four directions community center in sioux city this afternoon. 3 police in denison have arrested a man they say is behind an n armed robbery there e earlier this week.police say 29- year- old manyg (thee- ong)thiong is charged with first degree robbery.he's the man believed to be behind an armed robbery in a parking lot monday night.thiong is currently

we only have four licensed foster homes. the two that we have are busy and have children placed in their home. we need more who can take care of the kids and preserve the native culture."the march was followed by a first prayer a a siouxland center for active generations and then a second prayer at the sioux city public museum.all the marchers

but out of the 62,000 foster kids in the state, only 11,000 have an advocate. >> abuses in foster care are horrific. we know there's evil in the world. people are going to abuse children. but once we know about it as a society, once we discover it, once we receive a phone call, what do we do? >> what has happened to her is something she will never get over. >> reporter: robert is anna's attorney. >> these people have criminal records, there were restraining orders against some of them. >> reporter: he says in addition to ignoring abuse reports, the county also failed to screen the foster home where it sent anna's daughter. the county placed the girl in the care of her 21-year-old half sister crystal peretas seen here in photos posted on facebook. according to police records the father of both girls was under a criminal protective order. he was only allowed to see his daughter during supervised visits. but mazeti says jerry sr. had direct access to the sgloem a history of violence. and for them to place this child in this home without first checking is inexcusable. >> reporter: crystal

. >> reporter: timothy tyrone foster does s t deny killing a 79-year-old woman during a d burglary in her northern georgia home. but foster says he didn't get a fair trial because the prosecutor removed all the black candidates from the jury. the trial came just a year after the supreme court ruled jurors could not be excused because of their race. but lawyers could still dismiss them for cause. >> what we've seen since the case was decided is that prosecutors continue to strike o african-americans or hispanics from the juries. and then just make*up reasons for striking them. as long as they are not race reasons. >> reporter: stevevebright, a veteran death penalty attorney is representing foster. he went through the prosecution teams notes and said he found blatant discrimination. >> what we really found was an arsenal of smoking guns. >> reporter: the name of each potential black juror was highlighted. the word black was circled next to the race question on questionnair, and in this list of possible jurors titled definite n n, the top five people are black. during closing arguments,

during closing arguments, the prosecutor urged the all-white jury to sentence foster to death in part to deter other people out there in the projects from doing the same again. tomorrow bright will argue the supreme court should grant foster a new trial and force trial judges to hold juror challenges to a higher standard. >> they have to screut niez the reasons that prosecutors give and that they can't just take them at face value. because if that's going to happen, then this is going to continue from now on. >> reporter: georgia courts have repeatedly rejected claims of discrimination. prosecutors even argue they actually wanted a black juror to avoid accusations that the jury was biased. >> glor: thank you. it appears the wreckage of a doomed cargo ship has finally been found. searchers aboard a navy vessel believe they found the el naro under 15,000 feet of water east of the bahamas. the el faro went down october 1st in heavy seas cause quaked by hurricane what queen, 35 people were on board, no one survived. this tuesday voters in ohio will decide whether to legalize marijuana. at

timothy foster needs to have five justices to rule in his favor. robert ray, al jazeera, atlanta. >> we have thajender singh. peremptory challenges. before we talk about the case before the court explain exactly what that is. >> sure. when you have a jury trial, each side gets a certain number of challenges to the eligibility of jurors. and they're called peremptory because you don't have to provide any reason for them. so during the jury selection process each side can say we want to get rid of jurors number 1, 5 and 7, for example, and those challenges will be sort of accepted without any probing inquiry as to the reason. >> there is some inquiry into the reason for foster because there were marks negligence to the list. what's wrong with that? >> in a case of batson versus missouri, which is a well-settled case, you cannot use race as stacking the deck in the jury. time and again the example that's implicated in the foster case itself is when prosecutors tried to empanel an all white jury to convict a black defendant, prosecutors know that resul

i grew up in a little opposite of a foster care home. a great middle class home.d everything that they could that they now to protect me, but i was sexually abused at a young age, and that set me up for a trafficker. when a trafficker came into my life at the age of 10, he was 17, and started grooming me, selling me to his friends and selling me to people in the community it wasn't that hard of a transition. >> and you didn't realize, i'm guessing a crime was being help? >> not at all, i didn't hear the words human trafficking until 2009 when i was in college. >> so what happened at the end of the story? what is the road out of this. >> for me i became unmarkable. at the age of 12 pedophiles become disinterested. and it just ended for me. >> and now are their residual problems? is this a long tail story that you still have to live with now? >> yeah, absolutely. i didn't begin talking about it until i was 20 years old, and really seeking help. because i knew i wanted to help other people in this situation, but i had to help myself first, and i dealt with eating dis

foster's chance of getting a new trial.the justices see race discrimination in those notes, that is a violation of the 14th amendment and he will get a new trial. >> woodruff: so tell us about the arguments before the court today. >> sure. during the arguments, mr. foster's attorney, steve bright, airing guide the notes represented an arsenal of smoking guns designed clearly to separate the african-american perspective jurors and -- prospective jurors and treat them differently, just as kagan asked the attorney why this wasn't a clear violation of the 1986 court's decision tas court was likely to see and georgia's attorney said, well, the notes can be viewed in two ways. they could be viewed as the prosecutor's preparation to defend against the claim of racial discrimination. justice breyer said that was hard to believe because that reason, he said, was never given by the prosecutor until the case actually came to the spfnlgt so it appeared -- to the supreme court. so it appeared there hav there a number of justices sympath

now foster's attorneys used an open record request in 2006 to eden out what prosecutors had on their jury selection notes. what was discovered is startling. the trial prosecutor wrote the letter "b" next to the names of prospective black jurors. the names were highlighted in green, and the list was made of people that the prosecutor did not want on the jury. all of those people were black. >> no one else, they did not highlight anyone but th the black jurors with the green highlighter. they did not mark "w" next the white jurors names. >> rejecting a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason is legal. foster's case is unique. >> have you ever heard of a prosecutor in a jury selection in their notes marking a "b" for black? >> i personally are never heard that have among the prosecutors that i worked with and the prosecutors i've interviewed, i've never seen or heard that have practice. >> have you seen or heard of racial bias in all of your time of practicing? >> yes. >> the state of georgia said that the jury selection was not racially motived or biased. the naacp

if you were, here is a question for you about the fosters case. if, in fact, it rules in favour of foster, could the ruling apply retro actively, involving the use of racially tense juries. >> no. it's clear from the batson decision, that that is not what is called a landmark decision. >> okay. >> it's not what they call a landmark decision, and doesn't apply retroactively. it will put some of the trial judges in the death belt tapes, and don't just come to us with any lame excuses. >> let's look at some of the other cases. it looks at americans privacy rights and the ability to sue businesses over incorrect information. and looks at whether an individual can sue a company, even if there's no real troop that it harms the person. what is at issue here for the plaintiff and for the defendant in this case. >> well this is really a case that tests the ability of congress to authorise consumers to bring lawsuits against the large enterprises, not just in the privacy field, across the board. congress sets up a fair credit reporting act. inaccurate infor

a foster care controversy. why a judge ordered a couple to us about place the foster child with the heterosexual couple. >> and are you feeling like this week is a bummer? . >>> students testing racism on coolidge campuses. and those students kept yesterday's rally peaceful. but their message was a powerful one. race. y will not be tolerated. and organizers want people to us about be comfortable talking about race. >>> this morning, the university of missouri has a new president. mike middleton is a former law professor who served 18 years as a deputy chancellor and he is black and replaces tim wolf who resigned amidstudent protests. >>> and between the college protest and campaign politics, there is a lot in the news this week. >> and he takes a closer look at the brighter side of things. >> reporter: it's been a bad news week hard feelings on campus, harsh words on the campaign trail and horrific scenes from the war zones overseas and here at home, depressing weather and early darkness. let me try to us about

the foster parents said she fell off a swing, but i have no way to know that this is true or not."o'connor hasn't seen her grand-daughter in years but the search for her continues."and i would now like to ask dhs what happened to my grand-daughter, where is she?"audr'y eby is also fighting the same battle. "because we need to be heard. our stories need to be told. people need to hear us and it's part of the healing process."she hopes the march will raise awareness and ultimately reunite displaced native american children with their home tribe and family. "these things that we do today will change the things in the future for our native children."iowa kids net service area leader dawn luetje says there are not woodbury county for native only have four licensed foster homes. the two that we have are busy and have children more who can take care of the kids and preserve the native culture."the march was followed by a first prayer at siouxland center for active generations and then a second prayer at the sioux city public museum.all the marchers want, is to provide safe and nurturing h

in dubuque county there are 46 licensed foster homes. but so far this year, 68 children in dubuque county have needed foster homes. they say the more foster families that are available, the better they can match children with families who can meet the child's individual needs. "there are a lot of kids who just need homes. and you don't have to be a perfect family and you don't have to be a perfect family." according to iowa kids net, dubuque especially needs multi-racial foster families, and families who will take in teenagers. a louisiana family is grieving... after a little boy and his father are shot during a confrontation with police. two officers now face criminal charges. stay with tv9. it's ---. meteorologist britley ritz joins weather wise question. you will likely wake up to more sunshine today, than what you saw yesterday morning! temperatures will be about the same as they were yesterday, with highs topping out in the low 50s. these conditions make for typical tailgate weather. you'll want the jacket or sweatshirt, some gloves

now foster's attorney used an open record request. in you hav 2006 to find out what they have under jury selection notes. >> the trial prosecutor wrote the letter "b" next to the names of prospective black jurors. the list was made of people that they did not want on the jury. all of those people were black. >> they did not highlight anyone but the black jurists. they did not mark w next the white prospectssive jurists. >> rejecting a certain number of jurors is legal. foster's case is unique. >> have you everrered of a prosecutor in marker a b forward-looking black? >> i personally never heard of that among the prosecutors that i've worked with, and the prosecutors i've interviewed. i've never seen or heard that have practice. >> have you lettered of or seen racial bias in your time of practicing? >> yes. >> the state of gentleman said that the jury selection was not racially motivated or biased. the naacp said that is not true. >> so for example, the prosecutor said that a black perspective juror they excused because that perspectiv

593013 - to provide information about the need for foster and adoptive parents. we have a tremendous need for that in our state and so the other reason that we bring awareness to this day during national adoption month is so that we can spread to word to families who might be interested not to far from the court house.... hundreds at grey's lake today -- walked or ran to recognize those who are going through the adoption process or who have been adopted. alicia moisa participated in the gingerbread run. she was adopted when she was 2 years old. and says she applauds families who stick through the process and adopt children of all ages. 15:13:20:29-15:13:35:23 "i think a lot of people think about they want to adopt a little baby and i think that is amazing and wonderful to build their family that way but i also think what is amazing is people who are adopting 7 year olds...10 year olds...12 year old children and i think that is really a wonderful and beautiful thing." right now, there are close to 9 - hundred kids ready to be adopted from foster care. the release

i was in foster care for about 17 1/2 years, i'm originally a d.c.native and i moved to foster care in florida so my family, my whole family was up here and i was just away from them and i wanted to reconnect. moving back up here was a big thing for me, but when i got here everything was not as i thought it should be. my mom was still doing what she wanted to do, dad is nowhere, so things were pretty tough. i was, as dr. henson said earlier, it was couch surf, hook up with people to get a place to lay down because everything is not always outside. >> so you just went from place to place, whoever would let you spend the night? >> yes, ma'am. >> how did that make you feel? >> bad. really bad. low. i didn't even feel like a human being or anyone worth anything. so it was a pretty hard time. >> nadie, a delante typical? >> delante is very typical of the young people that we serve. at covenant house washington over the 20 years they've served more than 35,000 youth each year annually over a thousand young people walk in our doors and we service and delant

is a foster mom who was tired of seeing her foster kids arrive to her house with their things in a trash bag. jc: she went on a rant that is making a difference, right, ed? ed: it is. this woman's name is barbara and time and time again they arrive with this. not only is it in a trash bag, but you can see everything, clear, see through. there is a red jacket. no privacy. she wants to change that and she is. >> there are duffel bags all over. they spill all over the seats of the chairs. >> all of this for a tiny rant. >> she wrote on facebook every child that has come to our home has brought all of the belongings in a trash bag. >> not a trash bag, no. >> never a trash bag. >> can you imagine everything you left with in a trash bag, she writes? >> she asked on-line and what if they had their own duffel bag. it is something they can pack their stuff in. bingo. box. in. >> duffel bags on the front. >> one from a guy in iraq. >> carney, john s. >> this is bigger than half of the kids. >> contrast that see through trash bag with this duffel bag. >> nobody can see their belongings. whether it

our max foster is there.filled with families coming to terms with the loss of their loved ones. >> they have. there's a moment today where there's a sense of defiance within paris, certainly, that life should carry on. social media built around that, going out to the bistros to show that they will be in defiance of these isis attackers and they will carry on as normal. so today, children for example going back to school. but a difference this week is they will have their bags checked and parents will have to drop them off at the school gates so there are not crowds gathering outside school which can potentially be attractive to attackers. they're living in this new environment of police and soldiers walking around with guns as well just through areas of paris where you wouldn't have seen them in the past. one step taken today. also trying to digest still what happened two fridays ago here in paris. so more information coming out all the time. a lawyer representing one of the drivers of abdeslam, eighth attack

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he has been in foster care for about 12 years. he spent most of his formative years here at the hospital. >> brandy cheney is tony's adoption recruiter. she hopes to still, after all these years, living in a hospital, because he has no home to return to, she hopes there is a family out there that could be just what tony needs. >> i'm looking for a family that's going to be patient, committed to him, willing to really nurture him. i think he still does need a home. >> tony needs a home where people will celebrate his victories and give him reasons to love life. >> it is great to see you again. i'm so glad i got to see you and to see that smile and to see you standing up. >> tony has a large personality despite his inability to communicate. he is very engaging and people really feed off of his energy. >> we never give up on finding a child a home. if you have room in your home and heart for tony or another child to is waiting, call our special adoption hotline. you can also find out more details on nbcwashington.com about tony and o

. >> reporter: timothy tyrone foster does not deny killing a burglary in her northern georgia home. but foster says he didn't get a fair trial because the prosecutor removed all the black candidates from the jury. the trial came just a year after the supreme court ruled jurors could not be excused because of their race, but lawyers could still dismiss them for cause. >> what we've seen since the case was decided is that prosecutors continue to strike african-americans or hispanics from the juries and then just make up reasons for striking them. as long as they're not race reasons. >> reporter: steven bright, a veteran death penalty attorney, is representing foster. he went through the prosecution team's notes and says he found blatant discrimination. >> what we really found was an arsenal of smoking guns. >> reporter: the name of each potential black juror was highlighted. the word "black" circled next to the race question on questionnaires. and in this list of possible jurors titled "definite no," the top five people are black. during closing arguments the prosecutor urged the all-

during closing arguments the prosecutor urged the all-white jury to sentence foster to death in part to deter other people doing the same again." tomorrow, bright will argue the supreme court should grant foster a new trial and force trial judges to hold juror challenges to a higher standard. >> they have to scrutinize the reasons that prosecutors give and that they can't just take them at face value. because if that's going to happen, then this is going to continue from now on. >> georgia courts have repeatedly rejected claims of discrimination. prosecutors even argue they actually wanted a black juror to avoid accusations that the jury was biased. >> all right, thank you. >>> this tuesday, voters in ohio will decide whether to legalize marijuana. at issue is a proposed amendment that would give a small group of investors a pot monopoly. here's barry peterson. >> it's time for marijuana reform. so law enforcement can spend their time cracking down on real criminals. >> reporter: the ads are coming fast and furious. for a constitutional amendment legalizing pot for recreational and m

he knows the process. >> foster? >> step up here, sir. >> how many times can you estimate you've probably seen him since you've been working here? >> at least 30, 40 times. >> do you drink any alcohol today? >> yeah. as much as i can get. right up to where i got arrested. >> this time, foster was brought in on a probation violation for urinating in public. >> did you urinate in public? >> no. i went behind a wall. i wouldn't do that. i do have morals. >> how much have you had to drink tonight? >> oh, maybe i equivalent of four quarts, something like that. off and on. i didn't do it all at once. >> what i'm going to do, if you stay here, i'm going to have you sign another release once i know that all of the alcohol is out of your system, okay? >> okay. >> we always ask permission to film somebody. whenever we do that with a person who may be under the influence, we follow-up a couple days later to make sure that they remember who we are, remember that we were filming with them and to make sure it's okay if we continue

>>reporter: utah law does not prevent couples of any orientation from serving as foster parents. they say the judge is wrong and the research is not legitimate. >> he made an uninformed biased decision. >> we've been told to care for this child like a mother would and i am her mother. i mean, that's who she knows. and she's just going to be taken away in seven days. to another probably good loving home but it's just, it's not fair. and it's not right. and it hurts me really badly because i haven't done anything wrong. >>reporter: the couple has hired an attorney who is planning to appeal the judge's ruling in early december. >>> college students pledging for protests after marching nationwide. thousands taking part in the million student march at college campuses across the country. they want public universities to be tuition free and for all student debt to be canceled as well as a $15 minimum wage for student employees on those campuses. it's following the issue of race nationwide at college campuses. university of michigan saw a similar protest in 2013. in many ways, the fight

he knows the process. >> foster? >> step up here, sir. >> how many times can you estimate you've probably seen him since you've been working here? >> at least 30, 40 times. >> do you drink any alcohol today? >> yeah. as much as i can get. right up to where i got arrested. >> this time, foster was brought in on a probation violation for urinating in public. >> did you urinate in public? >> no. i went behind a wall. i wouldn't do that. i do have morals. >> how much have you had to drink tonight? >> oh, maybe i equivalent of four quarts, something like that. off and on. i didn't do it all at once. >> what i'm going to do, if you stay here, i'm going to have you sign another release once i know that all of the alcohol is out of your system, okay? >> okay. >> we always ask permission to film somebody. whenever we do that with a person who may be under the influence, we follow-up a couple days later to make sure that they remember who we are, remember that we were filming with them and to make sure it's okay if we continue

latham went missing from parkersburg at his foster fafaly's homm kwwl's olivia mancino has the story tonight, she joins us now live lathams foster mom says latham is such a well-behaved dog, he was set to be the organizatioios stud dog, one uss to breed ooher service dogs. he went missing from her home sunday morning, and now she desperately wants him back. good boy juii is a serviceeog in training... stoic and reliable, loyal and unwavering, patriotic. "hi baby" retrieving freedom is an organiation that connects service dogs with veterans and children wi autism. "yes!" juice is missiig his friend and fellow trainee, latham. "i've had latham since he was about seven weeks old" on sunday, latham,went missing from his jenna khyls farm in parkserbug-- she says she left latham with her other two dogs outside for a few minutes, when she came back, he was gone. she's devastated. a bad day he instantly knows somethings wrong" jenna has had a lot of bad days lately. she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis-- a disease in which eventually causes nerves in the body to deteoriate or become per

they were legally married and approved as foster parents earlier this year. they want to adopt the baby girl. >> we've been told to care like this child like a mother would, and i am her mother. i mean, that's who she knows, and she's just going to be taken away in seven days. to another probably good, loving home, but it's just -- it's not fair. it's not right. it just hurts me really badly, because i haven't done anything wrong. >> the couple says the baby's biological mother and his state-appointed attorney support them. emily and the interim co-executive director. she advocates for full legal protection for lgbt parents and their children. she's? in silver springs, maryland tonight. what do you make of this decision? >> in this case a family court judge has won responsibility in these cases, and that's to take into consideration what's in the best interests of the individual child or children before him. this judge clearly did not do that. he made an uninformed, biased decision based on widely debunked research not even offered to him in this proceeding b

about four to five weeks old and he needs a foster home. fort fatly between the medical fund, we are able to get these dogs healthy and ready to be adopted. we will saved well over 20 puppies in the last month. >> what kind of credentials do you need to be a foster pet parent. >> we want to know that you have a safe place for them. that certainly dogs like roamy she is shedding the virus. she can't be out on public sidewalks but not a risk to adult vaccinated dogs. someone who is willing to socialize them and make sure that they don't sprays the disease. and then they can come back to the shelter. or many of our fosters end up adopting them. >> i was surprised that you were not unable to provide these medical services. i mean, it takes a lot of money. >> a lot of money. it's much more expensive to save lives than to take them sadly. >> this was huge for you guys. >> huge. the city can only give us so much support and they don't support us enough to treat medical cases. a parvo case can cost $3,000 to $5,000 a puppy. >>> what do people do to