i'm joanne hendrick. i wrote the book the whole child so that parents, teachers, and caregivers would have an additional source to go to for guidance, direction, and most importantly, for support. our children ask an awful lot of us, as well they should. but just as we need to be there for them, so i hope my book, and now this television series based on the whole child, can be there for you. on this program, the issue is self-discipline and control, and our challenge is to learn how to teach the youngsters in our care not only to know what is right, but to do what is right. [children laughing] hendrick: we all dream about days like this, when the little ones are on their best behavior and all is peaceful and harmonious. but in the real world, we all know these moments are few and far between. in the real world of childcare, children, like adults, just don't always get along. michael, we got to share! i had this one first. hendrick: how many of us have found ourselves in this situation? in the heat of the

i'm susan hendricks filling in for randi kaye. past the hour. >>> egypt is detaining a well known jihadist. the fbi wants to know what role he played in the deaths of four americans that night in libya. here now is susan candiotti. >> susan, good morning. investigators have had this man on the radar for some time and now he's being callinged a possible suspect in the benghazi attack. mohammed abu ahmed was arrested a couple of weeks ago and remains in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he may have been involved in the september 11th terrorist hit that killed chris stevens and three other americans according to a u.s. official. the fbi which is conducting the investigation hasn't had access to abu ahmed. he's known as a radical jihadist, 45 years old, master's degree in shari'a lie. he's known to be working with another group. officials say he has denied any connection to the attack on the u.s. consulate or being affiliated with al qaeda. he's also believed to be connected to a heavily armed terror ce

i'm susan hendricks in today for randi kaye. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with a developing story. hugo chavez aflouncing his cancer has come back. >> translator: i amteling you the malignantcells have come back. we have decided it is absolutely necessary and absolutely essential to undergo another surgery. >> chavez also spoke publicly about a successor for the first time, saying his vice president should replace him in his health worsens. chavez has been seeking treatment for cancer throughout the year and plans to undergo surgery there. >>> egyptians woke up skeptical about the latest move by president morsi. he says he's cancel most of the sweeping powers he krecently decreed for himself. critics call his change of heart a farce. that power grab led to rioting in the streets. morsi says he's pushing ahead with the referendum of draft constitutions but opponents say it's virtually shut them out of the process. >>> an american doctor kidnapped in afghanistan has been released. local afghan officials say he was abducted by smug lers. an afghan doctor who was al

sexually violent predators under constitution the supreme decisions in kansas versus hendricks and kansas versus crane, the supreme court said that under the constitution in order to civilly commit, to not criminally, but to civilly commit a sexually violent predator, you have to demonstrate two independent factual constructs. one is you have to demonstrate lack of volitional control, which is defined legislatively as mental abnormality which often gets find as a personality disorder. anti-personality disorder. the second construct you have to prove is they're likely to be violent in the future. now on the civil side, those both ought to be factual judgments. does the person lack volitional control and does the person, is the person likely to be violent in the future? if, however, we are actually using at least the first construct, not empirically but we're using it normatively. then we are potentially violating two provisions of the constitution. what you're essentially doing is calling upon the fact finder, whether it's the judge or jury, you're calling upon the fact finder to make a ju

ktvu news consumer editor, paul rogers, chann channel's "mercury news" environment writer, tyche hendricks, political writer for news, and josh richman, bay area news group political reporter. well to start off, here's a look back at some of the year's memorable moments. >> i, ross mercurimi -- >> the year got off to a rough start for san francisco's new sheriff, ross mercurimi, facing domestic abuse charges and a suspension. throughout the year, politics took center stage, the presidential election the main event, starting with eight serious republican candidates vying for the nomination. ethnic voters flexed their political muscle, giving president obama an unexpectedly early election night win over republican rival mitt romney. california's public education system was saved from severe budget cuts with the november passage of governor brown's proposition 30, but voters didn't say yes to all taxes. an attempt to tax soda in richmond failed, as did a statewide tobacco tax on the june ballot. new districts drawn by a citizens commission and the voter-approved top two primary system shook u

tonight susan hendricks is here with the 360 bull ten. >> anderson, three state apartment officials resigningay following an independent report on the deadly consulate attack in bengahzi, libya. it found failures in management deficiencies. two were found to be responsible for security deficiencies at the consulate. >> with time running out to strike a deal on the fiscal cliff, president obama today accused republicans of focusing on besting him personally. later house speaker john boehner accused the white house of failing to offer a deal balancing tax hikes and spending cuts. >>> and president obama is "time" magazine's person of the year. time credits him for forging a new majority, turning weakness into opportunity during an election. runners-up included the 15-year-old education activist shot by the taliban, and tim cook, apple's new ceo. >> we'll be back with some incredible children raising their voices to honor the victims of sandy hook elementary. ñ? >>> the people of newtown connecticut are not alone with their grief. people all around the world are offering love and support. here's

and hendrick smith is author of "who stole the american dream." let's go right now. president obama called on republicans to cut and deal with him saying compromise is doable. let's watch him again. more on the president today. >> what separates us is probably a few hundred million dollars. the idea that we would put our economy at risk because you can't bridge that gap doesn't make a lot of sense. so i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders up in congress. but ultimately they've got to do their job. right now their job is to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up. and that we have a balanced, responsible package of deficit reduction. it is there for all to see. it is a deal that can get done. >> joan, it's a bit like a sumo wrestling match, a sport i know nothing about except what it looks like. two giant guys moving around each other not actually engaging. i get a sense that the president is pretty confident that he has the upper hand here. and i get a sense from boehner who really is a guy who gives it away, he could never play pok

i'm susan hendricks.tralia radio network behind the prank call says i can assure you we are taking immediate action and reviewing the broadcast and process involved. the statement comes in the wake of the suicide by the nurse to took a prank call by the two e deejays. the longer term consequence has be reported around the world and is tragic beyond words. the nurse, jacintha is survived by her thursday and two children. >>> history was made last night in new york. >> and now, the 2012 winner of the heisman memorial trophy, is -- >>> johnny manziel. >> there you have it, the texas a&m quarterback game the first freshman to ever win the trophy. he crushed the south earn conference record. and with a crushing right hand last night, juan marquez knocked out pacquiao. marquez ended in a devicive fashion. talking about the nfl, sad news, a second nfl tragedy. last week, a kansas city chief killed himself and his girlfriend, as you may know, and yesterday, a dallas cowboy died in a possible drunk driving acciden

susan hendricks is here with a 360 news bulletin. >> the deadly consulate attack in benghazi libya.ials responsible for security decisions at the con sue late. >>> with time running out to strike a deal on the fiscal cliff, president obama today accused republicans of focusing on besting him personally. later, house speaker john boehner accused the wous of failing to offer a deal, balancing tax hikes and spending cuts. and president obama is "time" magazine's person of the year. "time" credits him for turning weakness into opportunity during the election. tim cook, apple's new ceo. anderson, back to you. >> thanks. we'll be back with some incredibly generous children raising their voices to honor the fallen students of sandy hook elementary. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. w

susan hendricks is here with a 360 news bulletin. >> mark sanford is planning to run for congress. a formal announcement will come soon. sanford was thinking about a 2012 run for president when news broke of an extramarital affair. sanford is now engaged to his former mistress. >>> cory booker has announced he will not challenge governor chris christie in the next election. in an op-ed, he says he's exploring a senate run to replace frank lautenberg in the senate when his term is up in 2014. >>> the deputy secretaries of state spoke to the senate foreign relations committee today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. there were painful lessons learned in benghazi and we have to do better. the state department is promising to improve security at diplomatic posts around the world. >>> bernie madoff's brother peter has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in helping cover up his brother's ponzi scheme. before sentencing, he said he's deeply ashamed by his conduct and accepts full responsibility for his actions. check out these pictures from a volcano in ecu

i'm susan hendricks with a news and business bulletin. televised speech, morsi stood by the upcoming constitutional referendum. protesters in tahrir square chanted levenberg as he spoke. >> software creator john mcafe, was rushed to a gat mauatemalan hospital today with heart problems according to his attorney. it was hours after being rejected for asylum there. the lawyer says he'll fight the extradition to belize where they want to question him about his neighbor's murder. >>> apple will start making a computer in the u.s. next year. ceo tim cook tells business week that the move is part of an effort to boost the u.s. unemployment. apple has faced criticisms for working conditions in china. >> and mom to be, katherine, duchess of cambridge, has left the hospital where she was treated for acute morning sickness. her husband prince william escorted her to a waiting car. the palace has yet to announce a due date for the new royal who will be next in line to the throne after dad. >>> and president obama and his family celebrated the annual

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i went shopping with them and let hendricks pick out a present for himself and his sister. he is good for picking out for his sister. the idea that the presents did not come from us never came up. it never occurred. we put out the presents before bedtime on christmas eve. there was no myth that some stranger is going to come in through the door. >> chimney. >> there is no chimney in our apartment in brooklyn. >> he has a way to describe it. >> i'm sorry. we didn't lie to our children. i don't think that that's lame, but whatever. judge not. judge not. >> they pick out their own presents? they didn't get a surprise? what kind of christmas is that. i'm glad you are not my dad. >> okay. we are getting real. i'm glad you are not my dad. i'm glad you are not my daughter either. the major part for me for the holiday, i went to see flight and silver linings play back with my wife to the great films that are out. denzel is awesome. a man in the grip of alcoholism. this film will have you on the edge of your seat. denzel will be close to the top in the best actionor race for the osc

. >> hendricks mitt is the author. thank you for being an book tv. >> and now bailout, an inside account of how washington abandoned mainstream while rescuing longstreet. he argues that the $700 billion troubled asset relief program or t.a.r.p. program was mishandled. about 40 minutes. >> joining as now his kneele brodsky, a former inspector general for tart -- t.a.r.p. you saw him earlier on a panel. here's the cover of his best seller called "bailout." how did you become the inspector general? >> it is kind of a strange thing, especially for me. i was a federal prosecutor up in the southern district of new york. i spent the years leading into the financial crisis during securities fraud cases and earlier in 2008i started the mortgage fraud group that was targeting, you know, those types of cases that really helped lead to the financial crisis, major fraud in the mortgage finance system. so after the t.a.r.p. bill was passed, congress enacted this marble piece of legislation, they included within this new agency calle

. >> susan hendricks joins me with a 360 bulletin. >> randy former south african president nelson mandela is home from the hospital. he will continue to receive treatment. the 94-year-old is being treated for a lung infection. he had surgery to remove gallstones. he has not appeared in public since 2010. >>> syria's chief of military police has defected to join the revolution. in a video posted on youtube which cnn cannot verify he says syria's army has deviated from the mission to protect the country while carrying out massacres against innocent civilians. >> the two firefighters who survived the sniper ambush in webster, new york will be upgraded to satisfactory condition. they were shot monday while responding to a house fire. the two firefighters who were killed will have funerals on sunday and monday. >>> nbc's david gregory may have violated d.c. gun laws. during an interview on "meet the press" he held up a high-capacity magazine which is illegal in the district. the washington metropolitan police department is investigating. >> thank you very much. up next, big news if you drive a

susan hendricks is here with a 360 news bulletin. >> anderson, three state department officials resigning the deadly consulate attack in benghazi, libya. it found failures in management deficiencies. two of the resignations game from officials responsible for security decisions at the consulate. with time running out to strike a deal on the fiscal cliff, president obama today accused republicans of focusing of vesting him personally. later john boehner accused the white house of failing to offer a deal, balancing tax hikes and spending cuts. >> president obama is "time" magazine's person of the year. "time" credits him for forging a new majority, turning weakness into opportunity during the election. runner's up including 15-year-old malala yuf af zi, shot by the taliban and tim cook, apple's new ceo. >> we'll be back with some incredible voices to honor the fallen at sandy hook elementary. and no nuisance fees. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus deposit checks with mobile deposit. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and manage your cash and investments tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 with schwab's mobile app. tdd#: 1-800-

caught him talking about it with one of his financial backers, the billionaire businesswoman, diane hendricksart in a couple weeks with our budget adjustment bill. the first step is we're going to deal with collective bargaining for all public employee unions. because you just divide and conquer. >> despite an extraordinary public outcry, and after a brief but intense political struggle, walker's anti-collective bargaining measures became state law. >> it was alec's ideas, alec's values that permeated the bill and undid almost 50 years, more than 50 years of collective bargaining law in wisconsin. >> but again, remember, this isn't just about one state. it's about every state. take arizona -- it's practically an alec subsidiary. one report this year found that 49 of the state's 90 legislators are members. and two-thirds of the republican leadership are on alec taskforces. and of course the governor, jan brewer, was an alec member too. so not surprising, arizona is among the states passing alec-inspired laws to privatize education at taxpayer expense. and no surprise again, arizona is also get

in fact, carol hendricks says it appears to be rising more dramatically than she has seen in years. she says 1 1/2 days ago it was tow dry you could walk across the bottom near downtown boulder creek. >> pretty outrageous and if it keeps raining it will go over the dam. >> reporter: as heavy rain keeps falling so do trees and eventually electrical wires. highway 9 was blocked in ben lomond for much of the morning. pg&e says they are in better shape to respond to such situation. that's because they now have these high-tech mobile command units this one in santa cruz. they are stocked with generators, laptops and satellite phones to communicate with other emergency responders. >> prepared to respond quickly and effectively to get people's power back up as soon as possible. >> reporter: but we found some folks who decided to take matters into their own hands. what happened? >> i don't know. a tree fell down. i arrived and the road was blocked by a tree. >> reporter: what did you guys do? >> we chainsawed it up. those with chainsaws. the rest of us picked up stuff. >> reporter: three me

. >>> susan hendricks is here with the "360" bulletin. >> mark sanford is planning to run for office.at that he held almost a decade ago. >>> deputy secretaries of state spoke to the senate foreigns relation committee today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. thomas says there were painful lessonses learned in benghazi and we have to do better. the state department is promising to improve security at diplomatic posts around the world. >>> and bernie madoff's brother peter has been sent to ten years in prison for covering up the ponzi scheme. he pleaded guilty to conspiracy and falsifying investment records. anderson, back to you. >> susan, thank you very much. >>> what one woman has done for the community in newtown. something as simple as baking pies and the comfort that that has brought. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] what if the next big thing, isn't a thing at all? it's lots of things. all waking up. ♪ becoming part of the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ trees will talk to networks will talk to scientists about climate change. car

i'm susan hendricks with a "360" news and business bulletin.ident mohamed morsi said he won't stand for the violence outside his palace and those involved in recent clashes will be punished, specifically those backed by members of the past regime. morsi didn't back away from the edict he issued last month. he stood by the up coming constitutional referendum. protestors in tahrir square chanted leave, leave as he spoke. >>> john mack aafee was rushed to a guatemalan hospital today with heart problems hours after they rejected his bid for asylum there. mcaafee's lawyer will fight his extradition to belize. >>> apple will start making a computer in the u.s. next year. it's part of the effort to boost the u.s. unemployment rate. for years apple faced criticism for working conditions at its supply factories in china. >>> mom-to-be katherine dush chet of cambridge left the hotel where she was treated for acute morning sickness. her husband escorted her to a waiting car. the palace has yet to announce a due date for the new royal who will be next in l

. >> it started in 1946 by major bill hendricks in california. it was his wife's idea.way to give back to the kids in california who didn't have toys. he grabbed the marines they started giving out toys to needy children. his wife actually sown together her rag eddy ann doll that was the first ever distributed for toys for tots. >> you distributed toys for 7 million kids and special partnership with living social tell us hwhat they are doing an how people can get involved. >> they are going above and beyond this year to help us out. if you go to living social.com any member that spends $5 they are going to match it for up to a million dollars wrt of toys. that's a huge contribution to us this year. for those that might not know what living social is, living social is an organization that you can go and find great deals for your community. if you go to living social.com they are helping us out big time this year. >> my co host made fun of my addiction to living social and groupon. what types of things are you looking for? >> as far as what types of toys, i mean a lot of

hendrick: but where do we begin?rt teaching in this new and exciting emergent fashion? there are many books on the subject, but here are a few of the basic ideas. first of all, it's important for us to understand how valuable it is for children to come up with their own ideas, figure out answers for themselves, and try a variety of their own solutions until they find one that works for them. woman: i think clare put something in there this morning. you found a little piece of a what? child: carrot. why do you think bunnies like carrots? 'cause they're really tasty. hendrick: besides paying attention to their questions, we need to ask them questions, too, and wait for their answers-- their answers, not ours. traditionally, we're used to asking our questions and expecting facts or information as the answer-- for example, "what did we talk about yesterday?" or, "which is the round one?" or, "i wonder who's wearing red socks today?" but the emergent approach requires that we ask questions in ways that provoke children in

hendrick: take a look at this classroom. what's the first thing you see the teacher doing to help move the learning process along? teacher: do you think it's gonna come up? [children talking] leah, you said yes. why do you think yes it will come up? girl: because he pulled the weeds and watered. maybe the carrot said, "maybe those people don't know i'm going to come up." hendrick: how do you think this is helping her children learn to communicate not only with her, but with other children in the group? once again, one of the best things we can do for our children is to listen to them. and i mean really listen. i've seen a lot of teachers, especially those who are new and nervous, spend so much time talking-- or worse yet, answering their own questions-- that the children can hardly get a word in edgewise. let's look for opportunities to give our children something real to talk about. it's so easy for a child's attention to wander when we expect them to talk about something abstract or vague or something they've never experie