in san jose, karina rusk, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. america's long-term economic downturn is forcing people to cut out some of the comfort. one key example new numbers showing that americans are coon selling cable and sat -- americans are canceling cable and tv subscriptions in record numbers. they lost nearly 200,000 customers in the second quarter of the year. the chief cause is belt tightening due to per analysis tently high unemployment and depress housing market but some say they are cutting cable for cheaper internet video. >> two suspects have been arrested in the drive-by shooting death of a 3-year-old oakland boy. police say more arrests will be coming. the question is when? abc7's nick smith is live at the shooting scene at 64 and international with the latest on the investigation. nick? >> reporter: kristen, good morning. i have just received a press release from the oakland police department telling me one of the suspects arrested yesterday was release and is not believed to be directly tied to the shooting of carlos nava b

that's where karina rusk is live for us tonight. >> the block party wrapped up around 9:00 tonight, buttook on special significance this year because of the surge in violence. >> in east palo alto they are sell brailting -- celebrating national night out and hide the pain of violence. she says her partner was killed two years ago and no one was ever arrested. >> we had this snitching or these different stereo types that won't even bring closure and justice to families that are helping. >> they say tonight is a symbolic step in the right direction. >> it is a good way to stop it and for us to come together as a community. >> there were five parties throughout east palo alto. people mingling with our neighbors and enjoying what has become a traditional and growing potluck. >> i made 200 deviled eggs. >> i'm the spaghetti lady. every year i am here and i bring the spaghetti. >> reporter: the social gathering is one way to counter the spike in violence. there have been six murders in east palo alto this year including the shooting death of a three-month-old baby in june. it seemed to galvan

in san jose, karina rusk, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. america's long-term economic downturn is forcing people to cut out some of the comfort. one key example new numbers showing that americans are coon selling cable and sat -- americans are canceling cable and tv subscriptions in record numbers. they lost nearly 200,000 customers in the second quarter of the year. the chief cause is belt tightening due to per analysis tently high unemployment and depress housing market but some say they are cutting cable for cheaper internet video. >> two suspects have been arrested in the drive-by shooting death of a 3-year-old oakland boy. police say more arrests will be coming. the question is when? abc7's nick smith is live at the shooting scene at 64 and international with the latest on the investigation. nick? >> reporter: kristen, good morning. i have just received a press release from the oakland police department telling me one of the suspects arrested yesterday was release and is not believed to be directly tied to the shooting of carlos nava b

in san jose, karina rusk, abc7 news. >> that helps a bit. you, karina. >>> germany, france and england have triple a credit ratings. it is slightly better than that in china and russia's triple b. a volatile day on wall street one day after the biggest drop in three years. stocks swung wildly down after rumors of the credit down grade was up after a better than expected job report. they added 117,000 jobs last month and the unemploy unemployment rate dropped to 1.9%. it wasn't enough to hold the markets steady. >> a crazy day. we had a fairly good job at the opening, and then there was another news that would give spain and italy money. there there was an up and down rally. >> the dow ended closing in positive territory up 61 points. but over the last two weeks about $940 billion worth of investors' wealth has been wiped out. the average 401k lost nearly $12,000. >>> a 9-year-old phillies fan is in critical condition tonight after a serious accident following last night's giants game at at&t park. ryan white was struck in a crosswalk by a hit

abc7's karina rusk was there. >> my husband didn't get killed at 2:00 in the morning. he was killed 4:58 in the daytime when people were at home and people was all outside. >> at times the special town hall meeting came in attack for the men in the room and how the city is allocating resources to deal with the problem. >> do not delay opportunity. >> this is serious. >> let me answer the question. let me answer the question. >> the mayor says the city distributed $180,000 this summer to 16 violence prevention programs. one community leader says more needs to be spent on placing at-risk youth in jobs. >> there should be a high priority. i'm look for a city council candidate that is going to put jobs for young people at the top of the platform. >> despite some heated exchanges, everyone in the room proved just by being there they were after the same goal. less violence, more peace. >> all we want to do is come together and give each other the love and comfort we need and support. >> in east palo alto, karina rusk, abc7 news. >>> oakland police chief anthony batts says ei

abc7's karina rusk has details. >> reporter: mcafee identified 72 organizations, businesses and government agencies that have had their computer systems hacked and information stolen. the cyber security bust is dub operation shady rat and identified 49 victims in the u.s., including government agency and 13 defense contractors. other than naming the united nations and international olympic committee, mcafee does not identify the victims, instead referring them to u.s. government agency number one and defense contractor number three. the length of infiltration lasted months to years. they're not naming the prime suspect but based on recent cases like a we2009 attack on google, the logical culprit is china. mcafee's gary davis says they believe the responsible for the hacking is operated by nation state. country with resources and patience to launch a long-term coordinated attack. the santa clara firm is working with the federal government and other hacking victims but admits it's almost impossible to stop determined cyber thieves. >> there is nothing to say there is a silver bullet to do on

the story from karina rusk. >> reporter: da mean in sanchez harms disappeared on july 27, 2001. district attorney says he is convicted maurice killed janine after having a beer together at her home. >> he murdered ms. sanchez harms and concealed her body in her persian rug and used his jeep cherokee to dispose of the body. >> the d.a. points to what he calls indisputable scientific analysis of 27 rug fibers that came from two rugs belonging to the murder victim. the exhaustive forensic testing in illinois took three years to complete. >> i wish we could have gotten the results six months or a year sooner but the science only works as fast as the science does and it doesn't work on a csi schedule. >> reporter: one of the sad twists in the case is that authorities arrested maurice in late 2004 but were forced to release him in 2007 when questions were raised about the original testing of those rug fibers. even with the meticulous retesting, maurice will never face a jury. in january, janine's brother followed him into a pete's coffee shop, killed him and then killed himself. polic

karina rusk is live in san jose with more on this for us. >> reporter: well, the santa clara based internet security firm mavave says it gained control to the command and control server used by the intruders and were able to analyze the logs and traffic and identify at least 72 companies, organizations and government agencies that had been hacked from the united nations as you said to the international olympic committee. a 14--page report details that the majority of the targets were based in the united states and that there were a total of 13 defense contractors which had data compromised and stolen. many of the security breaches were long-term withed i19 of te intrusions lasting more than a year. >> the stuff that is extremely sensitive and extremely valuable. if this gets into the wrong hands it really could crush competitive nature of certain companies and organizations. >> mcavee is not naming the prime suspect only to say it is a nation state. many security experts are already, however, pointing the finger at china which has been implicated in other cyber spying cases such as the 2009

abc7's karina rusk has more. >> reporter: there were five block parties throughout east palo alto, people mingling with the neighbors and enjoying a traditional and growing pot luck. >> i made 200 devil eggs. >> i'm the spaghetti lady. every year i'm here i bring in the spaghetti. >> the social gathering is a way to counter the spike in violence. there has been six murders in east palo alto this year including the shooting death of a 3-month-old baby in june. it seemed to galvanize a community fed up with violence. >> when baby isaac was killed the tips started flowing on the tip line. they haven't stopped. >> the police chief launched community outreach efforts that many say have an impact. >> we have a wonderful chief of police. he is doing a good job. the police is doing a good job. >> the success of national night out in east palo alto is just one sign that the community is working with police to achieve a lasting peace. >> let's come together. this is our problem as a community. not one person problem, not that person. it's a community problem. >> given the last couple of months this

abc7's karina rusk was there. >> my husband didn't get killed at 2:00 in the morning. was killed at 4:58 in the daytime, when people was at home and all outside. >> at times, a special town hall meeting became an attack for two men in the front of the room and how the city is allocating resources to deal with the problem. >> do not delay the opportunity. >> this is serious. >> let me answer the question. let me answer the question. >> the mayor says the city distributed $180,000 this summer to 16 violence prevention programs. one community leader says more needs to be spent on placing at-risk youth in jobs. >> there should be a high priority. and i'm looking for a city council candidate that is going to put jobs for young people at the top of the platform. >> despite heated exchanges everyone in the room proved just by being there, they were after the same goal. less violence and more peace. >> all we want to do is just come together and give each other the love and comfort we need and support. >> in east palo alto, karina rusk, abc7 news. >>> right. the weekend almost

karina rusk reports. >> councilmember pete constant did something that is stillverb eight go at city hall. as councilmember in san jose relies on a staff of four to six people. and every council district is served by an administrative assistant except for district one. >> there is administrative tasks everybody. >> has to share and if i have to do a little bit i do. >> it they are crying foul and here is why. the administrative assistant position berns $71,000 a year but the salary for council aides varies dramatically. the four people in his office make from $12,000 a year for intern position to approximately $40,000 for a council assistant. the union says it's in their contract that administrative duties be performed by someone from the confidential employees organization. they say the position is to serve the residents, not the individual councilmember. >> these are professional people that do have prsm skills. these are also people that have an extensive knowledge of how the city works. >> the councilmember says he was able to save the city about $50,000 last year and has a more

in san jose, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >>> the streets of london are calm at this hour and the britishovernment is playing hard ball, promising to fight back against rioters. that comes against the back drop of this video from monday. rioters pretend to help a student who is mugged but instead steal from his nap sack. >> a part that are not just broken but frankly sick. when we see children as young as 12 and 13 looting and laughing when we see the disgusting sight of an injured young man with people pretending to help him while they are robbing him it is clear there are things that are badly wrong in our society. >> the student is in surgery for a broken jaw today. the police force in london is now tripled in strength to 16,000 officers on the street. violence broke out over the weekend after a shooting by police and then turned into random looting spedding to two other big cities in england. >>> in england -- this is amateur video of syrian artillery zeroing in on a mosque. tanks backed by heavily armed groups have been assaulting the city since sunday. troops continue their relentle

in san jose, karina rusk, abc7 news. >> thank you, karina. there is a recall on 36 million pounds of ground turkey. tainted meat is linked to the death of one person from sacramento and at least 76 others across 26 states have been sickened. the meat is contaminated with an antibiotic resistant form of salmonella. they are pulling all ground turkey processed at the plant between february and august. it sold under a variety of brand names including safe way. fit and active and riverside and kroger. the turkey was sold at safe way, kroger, food 4 less and other stores. it includes the code estp-9 63 on the label. you will find the labels and that code at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >>> a california lawmaker wanted an inside look at napa state hospital. so today michael alan took an eight-hour tour investigating reports of an environment that threatens the safety of workers. as leslie brinkley reports, he now understands why employees are afraid to come to work. >> i object served an attack where a patient was attacking another, and five of

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karina rusk has her story. >> she is packing her bags for hollywood, a journey that begin two years agotore. the woman in line couldn't find her wallet. >> it was a knee-jerk reaction. i said, i'll pay you for the groceries. >> the groceries were $207. she went online. >> what would you do with the money? >> and people through their heart to me. >> second harvest food bank quickly became the charity of choice. suddenly friends and even strangers started matching that $93. >> and another one did it. and another one did it. it rolled. within four hours it was $600 that had been pledged. by next morning it was over a thousand. >> the $93 club has raised $125,000 for second harvest which is nominated for the vh-1 do something award. not everyone pledges that amount but the unusual number sparked a theme with donations ranging from 93 cents to $9300. >> they need ongoing supported because they are now serving nearly half a million people every month. >> it's a wonderful thing about what carol lee did, it started two years ago and it never stopped. >> carol lee is excited about the awards sho

karina rusk talks to economists. >> the downgrade for the first time in history the u.s. government has a credit score that is less than perfect. its black mark on a global scale. >> i think it's a very sad day and the united states to see something like this happen. >> one of consulting company, econo systems. the rating company expressed concern politicians will be ineffective and unpredictable in making the spending cuts they promised. it's a wake-up call to our government and hopefully they will get to work to get the reductions they agreed to. >> the immediate impact listed downgrade will be to increase the government debt that will rim will to higher interest rates to consumers. the question is will it make a difference. they say the major credited ratings lost credibility when they gave a aaa rate teg mortgage backed securities. >> it is what caused the recession to begin with. >> they are lasting the s&p 500 analysis a flawed and itself sentiment extends to main street. >> they have anticipated this to begin with. it's not going mean anything to you or me. >> the

karina rusk brought you an exclusive interview and tonight you will hear members from the jury who found two of the former defendants not liable in the civil case. >> before the civil trial begin, a judge threw out allegations against two of the players, then during the trial the young woman's attorneys dismissed accusations against two others and entered into an agreement with three players that left two others to face a civil jury. >> she was known only as jane doe. without knowing her, the public debated her story. did did she invite a group of young men to have sex with her at a drunken party. she was passed out while she was sexually violated. >> they got away with it. i wasn't going let them do that. >> she went went to a party in downtown san jose. he is accused ten men of taking part in a gang rape, nine of them members of the de anza community college baseball team. >> this was a 17-year-old girl who was obviously intoxicated to the point of being semi comatose. she was closed in a bedroom. >> they argued from day one that jessica was not as drunk as she claimed and any activity

karina rusk has her story and how you can be part of the club. >> she is packing her bags for hollywoodthat begin two years ago at a grocery store. the woman in line in front couldn't find her wallet. >> i said hey, send me a check. >> the grocery was 207. >> a check for an even 300 arrived the next day urging her to get a massage. instead she went online. >> i said what would you do with the money. they said give it to charity. >> harvested food bank quickly became the charity of choice. suddenly friends and even strangers started matching that $93. >> another one did it. another one did it and it rolled. within four hours it was $600 that had been pledged. by next morning it was over a thousand. >> the $93 club has now raised $125,000 for second har very vest which is why it's nominated for the vh-1 do something award. >> the unusual number sparked the fee donations ranged from 93 cents to $9300. >>> second harvested needs ongoing support because they are serving nearly half a million people every month. >> it's a wonderful thing about what she did is it started two years ago and like