once in court, they're not as powerful. >> in one 12-month span alone, the l.a. cityorney's office has brought a dozen superhero prosecutions. when it comes time to try these cases, the videos give lawson her own superpower. >> everybody who goes out there has a cellphone. everything that happens is caused on video. there's really no doubt when you have a video. >> in the mr. incredible case, the prosecution is successful. a 35-year-old man is convicted in the assault. >> mr. incredible was sentenced to three years' probation, 20 days of community service, 36 sessions of anger management. and he's ordered to stay away from the hollywood entertainment district. >> it sends a message, even a superhero isn't above the law. >> in the aftermath, mr. incredible alleges that catwoman actually started the fight, that she scratched and bloodied his face before he did anything. several eyewitnesses back him up. wherever the guilt lies, there's clearly more work ahead for those who aim to clean up this town, to make it safe for truth, justice, and the american way. >> the moral

and in november, the l.a. citycouncil declared a "shelter crisis," which provides expanded access to temporary shelters as the weather gets colder and with the onset of the rainy "el-niÑo" season. the city council also pledged to spend $100 million on helping l.a.'s tens of thousands of homeless, but it's not clear where or when the money will be available. >> thompson: see our report from florida on how the city of sarasota has found itself in the middle of a debate-- and a lawsuit-- over its response to a growing homeless population. watch online, at www.pbs.org/newshour. >> thompson: writer and photographer dickey chapelle was the first female war correspondent from the united states to be killed on the job. she died in vietnam 50 years ago, and now a new book celebrates her life and career. earlier, i spoke with the book's author, john garofolo, about chapelle's pioneering career and her mission to expose the consequences of war through photography. >> reporter: dickey chapelle was one of america's first female

but regardless, l.a. city officials are on the defensive having to explain its reaction to what appears to be an amateurish hoax. >> there was nothing credible about the threat. it was so generic, so outlandish. >> reporter: mayor de blasio dismissed the email that was also sent to los angeles and police commissioner bratton says it seems straight out of a tv show. >> i think the initiated the instigator of the threat may be a "homeland fan" watching episodes that it mirrors a lot of recent episodes. took the email seriously shutting down its school system. >> we are closing all district campuses today due to a threat that has come. >> reporter: authorities were reacting to an email from someone who claimed, my last four years at one of the district high schools has been absolute hell. i'm a muslim and i have teamed up with a local jihadist cell. me and my 32 comrades will die tomorrow. >> the threat was explosive devices that the specific threat was attack with assault rifles and pistols. >> reporter: authori

never returned. >> reporter: do you think that's it's realistic to just stop oil drilling in the city of l.ay abided by its duty, both moral and legal and political duty to protect the health and safety of its residents, it would deny drilling operations in neighborhoods. they are inherently incompatible with healthy neighborhoods. no child should have to grow up next to these facilities and be subjected to asthma, other problems. >> i feel like being a part of a community predominantly of color where we are funnelled into the life of industry. we are also not given a lot of civil rights. i think this is exactly why we're doing this lawsuit because that is exactly what the city has violated. they have violated our civil right. >> reporter: ultimately that will be up to the courts to decide in what is sure to be a long contentious battle between big oil and a small neighborhood >>> former new york governor is ending his run for president according to several reports. since announcing his candidacy in may, he showed popularity in the low single debates. it leaves 12 major republicans seeking t

it is mine to support as mayor of the city of los angeles. >> the l.a. usd has 640,000 students and it was a huge undertaking to shut down campuses and bring school buses back into depots. >> it was very specific about the threat. the implied threat was explosive devices, and attack with assault rifles. >> he says it went through servers in europe. this afternoon, congressman's office released a statement. we continue to gather information about the threat made against the los angeles and new york school districts, the assessment is a hoax designed to disrupt school districts in large cities. >> these are very large stakes. there is no more important decision. >> in los angeles, abc7 news. >> following l.a.'s reaction, some districts in the bay area went on alert, understandably. police in san francisco began patrolling schools. >> when los angeles unified responded to a threat, san francisco and oakland went into action. >> our principals are reminded of procedures and we do drills and teams identified with rules at schools. >> chief was with the superi

l.a. usd reached out to the los angeles police department and the city of l.a. ce, we are here because our first job is to ensure the people are safe in this city. it is very easy for people to jump to conclusions and i've been around long enough to know that usually what people think in the first few hours is not necessarily how it plays out in later hours. we see investigations un fold sometimes for a series of days, but decisions need to be made in a matter of minutes. i have been immediately on the phone when we learned of this with phil washington, the ceo of mta, to ensure that students could travel free on our busses and our rail lines today, to ensure they can get home safely, to make sure that they are able to get through this city without having to worry, because we know at love parents still have to continue -- a lot of parents still have to get to work and cannot even afford to miss one day. we are here, chief beck and i, with lapd's extensive leadership and training that connected some of the dots nationally on this. it was -- we, of course, reached

not only is it the city of l.a. s you know the school district represents many independent cities, and we have reached out to them also. there are unincorporated areas in the school district that we have reached out to. i have roached out to the board of super visors. i have reached out to the city council. i have notified the state superintendant of schools. i have notified the secretary of education mainly because there are no secrets. somebody has sent information that leads us to pause and make sure that we are safe, that our children and our staff are safe. nobody could be more interested in this city than our mayor. our mayor and his staff, his staff has joined us early this morning and our mayor is here now and i would like to turn it over to him. >> thank you very much, mr. superintendant. the decision to close schools is not mine to make but support. since san bernardino, our colleagues there who asked for the help from the los angeles police department when the shooting was reported. this morning, we are he

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l.a. usd reached out to los angeles police department and the city of l.a. for assistance. we are here because our first job is to ensure that people are safe in the city. it is very easy for people to jump to conclusions and i have been around long enough to know that usually what people think in the first few hours is not necessarily how it plays out in later hours. we see investigations unfold sometimes for a series of days. but decisions need to be made in a matter of minutes. i have been immediately on the phone when we learned of this with phil washington, the ceo of mta, to ensure that students could travel free on our buses and our rail lines today to ensure they can get home safely to make sure that they are able to get through this city without having to worry, because we know a lot of parents still have to continue to get to work, and can't even afford to miss one day. but we are here, local law enforcement was here through lapd's very extensive training and leadership that connected some of the dots nationally on this. we of course reached out and the school dist

it is mine to support as mayor of the city of los angeles. >> the l.a. has 640,000 students and it was a huge undertaking to shut down campuses and bring school buses back into depots. >> it was very specific about the threat. the implied threat was explosive devices, and attack with assault rifles. >> he says it went through servers in europe. this afternoon, congressman's office released a statement. we continue to gather information about the threat made against the los angeles and new york school districts, the assessment is a hoax designed to disrupt school districts in large cities. >> these are very large stakes. there is no more important decision. >> in los angeles, abc7 news. >> following l.a.'s reaction, some districts in the bay area went on alert, understandably. police in san francisco began patrolling schools. >> when los angeles unified responded to a threat, san francisco and oakland went into action. >> our principals are reminded of procedures and we do drills and teams identified with rules at schools. >> chief was with the superinten

>>reporter: new york city please commissioner on the other hand said? l.a. unified overreacted. threat and decided not to act. in san franciscop', lee ann, abc 7 newsg. >>>!4 this morning hayward polie arrested 15-year-old high school student from making criminal threats. student reportedly admitted to posting a threat of violence on social media. now in beg trouble the questions net are they linked in some way. were they september by the seam person. team o'conner convenienceed authorities in new york that it was a hoax. here's brian ross. >> the first 10 off for new york police todayj0 was that the alleged threat involving secret jihad terror cell nerve gas agent, high powered weapons and mass casualty seep remarkably similar to the property leap of the tv program home lap. may be a homeland fan basically watching home lapped episodes that it mirror a lot of reeseen episode on homeland eric the message to new york read something big is going downment not only bomb but there are nerve gas agents set to inform off at specific time during lunch hour. new york officials said they

city of l.a. have been protesting before the final presidential debate. outside a hotel owned by donald trump they've been demanding an increase in minimum wages. >> reporter: it is a city built for excess where only the best of everything is on display and for sale. thousands can be bet on a single game of cards. l.a. nevada is rebounding from the recession as the top inning earners have more money to burn. for those who make it possible, things are not good. this woman says her wage is not enough for her and her four kids even though it's double the federal minimum wage >> i feel stress at home and sad. i have to pay - stop paying bills to get food for my kids. that's my life every day >> reporter: in the shadow of the gleaming gold tower where she works she took part in this march in an attempt to get her co-workers to start a union in hope they can together demand better wages. the person who she works for donald trump says the higher minimum wage would be bad for the country. it is a big debate in this campaign. american wages have barely increas incr

county, not part of l.a. city, that was unravelled by the torrance police.department, and the people there, who were radicalized in state prison are now in jails for long sentences. so there's a lot of capacity there and people will be less afraid if they see competence and if they are instructed about what to look for and what to do. and the see something say something campaign is a good idea. and one more thing. this is exactly the wrong time to be telling muslims in the united states that they are under suspicion and to be telling other muslims they can't come to the united states. we need to build trust in these communities, to the extent these threats come from that community, and they don't all come from there, we want to have people who live next door to something suspicious, tell us about it. >> jane harman, i still think of you as a congresswoman. nice to see you again. >> you too. >>> up next, we'll head to las vegas where the gop candidates are getting ready for their first debate since the attacks in san bernardino and paris. we'll be with her al

. >> there is a proposal before the l.a. cityprostitution. scanners reed license plates of cars passing through areas known for prostitution. letters would then be sent to those drivers warning them about the crime activity in the area and advising would-be johns to stay away. >> opponents worry about privacy violations and say innocent people would be considered guilty. but supporters say if drivers are doing nothing wrong, they have nothing to worry about. >>> still ahead, could stress and fear simply go away? new research says it can. the one gene scientists hope can help treat humans with post traumatic stress disorder. >> and yahoo could be getting ready to sell what it's known for. we have details next. >> and we are looking at the san francisco commute, not bad here on northbound 101 or southbound 101 for that matter, heading down the peninsula. >> we have rain in the north bay, raining right now here. we'll have more on the forecast for tomorrow coming up. ow coming up. ♪ ♪ grow old with me ♪ let us share what we see ♪ ju

l.a. in the 90s. city leaders say there's no way they can go to taxpayers again. they would get sacked by voters. for the last few years, they looked for ways to finance a stadium. the most publicized plan is the ambitious coliseum city. just imagine: a ballpark and the raider's stadium. all of that surrounded by hotels, restaurants, retail stores and condos. the idea is that the developments would bring in the investment dollars to help the raiders bridge the funding gap. martin davis doesn't think it's a winner. he's given up and walking away from oakland. city leaders can drop as many plans or plays as they want. the only people who can stop the move are the nfl owners. nfl owners could vote as early as january if the raiders will stay or go. kpix 5. >>> bay area streets could soon see more bikes than ever before. the bike share program is expanding from 700 bikes it offered back in 2013 to 7,000 bikes by 2018. earlier this month, a san francisco board of supervisors voted unanimously to let san francisco participate in the expansion effort. by 2018, bike share

not only is it the city of l.a. as you negotiation the school district represents many independent cities. we have reached out to them also. there are unincorporated areas in the school district that we reached out. to i have reached out to the board of supervisors. i've reached out to the city council. i've notified the state superintendent of schools. i have notified the secretary of education. mainly because there are in secrets. somebody has sent information that leads us to pause and make sure that we are safe, that our children and our staff are safe. nobody could be more interested in this city than our mayor. our mayor and his staff, his staff has joined us early this morning and our mayor is now. i'd like to turn it over to him. >> good morning, everybody. the decision to close the schools is not mine to make. it is mine to support of mayor of the city of los angeles. we have seen whether it was colleagues there that asked for the hech the los angeles police department as that shooting unfolded or this morni

l.a. new york city police also realize that it was a hoax. the threat claimed the attack would span several schools with bombs and nerve gas. it's believed the e-mails came from abroad. schools will go on a scheduled tomorrow. the warm weather trend continues for another day, but changes are ahead. let's check in with steve rudin to find out how cold it will be. nothing too severe? steve: nothing too cold, but colder than the last several days. no record breakers. outside the belfort furniture weather center, mainly clear skies. the wind beginning to diminish, milesre between 3 to 8 per hour, the higher wind gusoff to the west. middle to upper 40's. eventually fall into the 30's in the suburbs, 45 downtown d.c., the wind out of the northwest at 5. a cool weekend, and a warm-up in time for christmas day. jonathan: investigators have determined the cause of a fire that killed two people in emmitsburg. it was an extension cord for decorative lights that got stuck underneath a reclining chair that ignited the chair. two people were killed, a thir

l.a. had they gotten the same threat those two cities got. they say in the future they will take each threat as it comes and the top priority will be keeping boston school children safe. live in boston, dan hausle, 7 news. >>> cooler temperatures tomorrow, but still mild according to december standards. lighter winds too. >>> we're following breaking news this evening in the case of a danvers teenager. the jury has found him guilty of murdering his math teacher. what you're looking at here is the podium at the district attorney's office. we're keeping a close watch on that. as soon as we see about this case, the reaction to the guilty verdict today, we'll bring it to you. >>> a whole lot of orange boxes on our calendar here indicating above average days for the month of december. only one blue box. we're running nine degrees above average at this point, and i do believe that we'll take that number up even more after today because these were our highs today. didn't get to enjoy it really because this happened in the wee hours of this morning.

l.a. and new york city a hoax. you the two different cities with two very different reactions. >> based on past circumstances i could not take the chance. >> not a credible terrorist threat. >> two major city, two ominous e-mails, two very different reactions. >> i'm not taking the chance of bringing children any palace into a -- into any part of the building until i know it's safe. >> now that the fbi has deemed both situations a hoax, comes the analysis. >> it is very easy and hindsight to criticize the decision based on results that the decider could every in have known. >> things concluded into high gear tuesday when both l.a. and new york city school superintendent received nearly identical e-mails, detailing the desire to attack schools. >> explosive devices that the specific threat was attack with assault rifles, and machine pistols. e-mails differed in location and a how many supposed jihadists would be involved. there were also riddled with inconsistency and since been traced to a german i.p. address. >> f

city schools. the police commissioner, the former l.a. chief of police, says his department is investigating the e-mail as a hoax. a different reaction from his cross-country counterpart. >> we would be concerned with overreacting. >> it is easy to criticize the concern over the outcome of that decision. >> southern california has been through a lot in the recent weeks. should we risk putting our children through the same? >> los angeles officials defended today's schoolcl caution. the e-mail threat mentioned assault rifles, explosive devices. more to come in a press conference. jim: at 5:00, the pentagon is warning the terror group isis is growing afghanistan. another front to fight this battle. violence by isis terrorists on the rise in afghanistan. the u.s. has 9800 troops in afghanistan. on landing in nashville. the jet slammed into a ditch. three people were hurt. we can tell you the injuries are all minor. no idea yet why that plane crashed into the ditch. jim: here in town, some traffic trouble. >> we are trying to figure out exact

cities, l.a. be, washington, d.c. and new york. after paris and san bernardino any threat must be taken seriously. >> in new york, 6,000 cops will be in times square and smartphones will be used to send out any suspect descriptions to officers in the field. back in the boston, the police commissioner urges people to come out and enjoy the festivities. the mayor does, too but tells people to also be alert. >> there will be police officers out there people will be making sure that everyone is safe and enjoying the first night. >> reporter: that's the big message to come out and enjoy yourself. if you do see anything the report it. festivities kick off here at in boston, i'm john monahan, fox 25 news. >>> meanwhile the new year's eve fireworks display in brussels cancelled because of threats of an extremist terrorist attack. the mayor of bull gum's capital -- belgium's capital decided it's just not worth the risk. the mayor said there's no way to check everyone. >> comedian bill cosby after putting up $1 million in bail out tonight. m

l.a. unified school district. this is city of l.a. it is actually not the county. by the way, there are a whole bunch of parents that live just outside the city going, well, what do we do? if this is a terrorist threat from overseas, i talked to one parent do they really think the terrorists know the difference between a city school and county school. >> san diego schools, we've gotten word, not shut down but there is tightened security there. >> it was the city's essentially school system that was shut down, not the greater county's. not ones outside. whether that clarification matters, ask the parents in those schools right now. >> going back to the dialogue and on the campaign trail, you have this big debate tonight, the last of the year for the gop. >> i think we know what the lead question is going to be about. look, terror has taken over the campaign. the number one issue among republicans skyrocketing. i mean by a big amount. economy, very distant second. among democrats by the way, economy still trumps terrorism, though it is much closer. but particularly am

steve: the tale of two cities l.a. shuts down an entire school system after receiving an anonymous threat that new york city was business as usual. commissioner pat bratton said his schools received a similar threat that determines a hoax. dari: why did los angeles officials take it so seriously? dan bowens talked about an expert about analyzing threats and he's a minister in. reporter: officials in los after the shooting in san bernardino a few weeks ago. faced with the threat this morning at the clock ticking and the potential threat they made a decision to close the schools and don't take chances. here new york the same threat >> based on the past the chance. report of the nation's second-largest school system shutdown, more than 640,000 students from santa monica to el segundo told to stay home. >> i'm not taking the chance of bringing children anyplace into any park -- part of the building until a not safe. report of the threat coming in an e-mail the author claiming to be a muslim extremist and a team of jihad is

l.a. include the city's former police chief, who now heads the new york city police department and had a very different response to a similar threat today. here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: the e-mail to members of the los angeles rambling. it was sent last night and threatened an attack with assault rifles on every school with bombs hidden in backpacks in lockers. the writer claimed he was part of a cell of 32 comrades willing to die, and "there is nothing you can do to stop it." new york city received a similar e-mail threat, but unlike los angeles, kept its schools open. police commissioner bill bratton said the threat was a hoax. >> the language in the e-mail this is not a jihadist initiative, for example, that allah was not spelled with a capital "a." that would be incredible to think that any jihadist would not spell allah with a capital "a." it is not something that we are concerned with. what we would be concerned with is over-reacting to it. >> reporter: los angeles police chief charlie beck defended l.a.'s decision to close the schools. >> i think it's irresponsible, based on facts t

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l.a. that city closed down their schools for a day after those -- after they received threats. new york did not do the same thing in boston police departments are keeping guard on places where the new "star wars" movie is being shown. concerns that maybe something might happen. they want to err on the side of caution. so police will be guarding, watching, foot patrols around the movie theaters. back to you. >> thank you very much. we should stress this was not done at the government's behest. this was done by the theme park's own sense of taking abundant caution. former secret service agent on what to make of this. what do you think, dan? >> well, first, good security is good business. but -- here's the caveat -- this is important -- it has to be done right. in the private sector, neil, i live an hour half from disneyworld. we go there as often as we can. in disney world, the incentive to get the food right to get the ride lines right, to get everything right, is profit and business. when you look at something like the tsa -- this is not to take a cheap shot at the tsa -- it's

l.a. and new york city schools superintendents received nearly identical e-mails they tailing the desire to attack schools. >> the implied threat was explosive devices the specific threat was puzzled with us all rifles and machine pistols. >> reporter: e-mails point in the locations and how many so-called jihadists would be involved. they were riddled with inconsistencies. they have since been traced to a german ip address. >> allah was not spelled with a capital day. is incredible to think any jihadists would not spell it >> reporter: in l.a. with the senate in a massacre still fresh school was shut down, 640,000 students told to stay home. in new york, commissioner bratton said that was an overreaction. and believe this may be an example of an author trying to make hollywood. >> the instigator of the threat may be homeland, basically watching homeland episodes. it mirrors a lot of episodes of homeland. >> reporter: that meeting will occur at one police plaza, the shield team will take place at 10:00 a.m.. that is the latest from lower manhattan. >> reporter: thanks very much. pilots on th

l.a. and new york city? miami, houston and dallas schools have also been threatened and clark county metro, that's in the las vegas area. authorities don't know who sent the menacing e-mails but they were routed through germany from a 21-year-old in maine. he claims he can locate the source of the e-mails, and after receiving subpoenas for clark county and the nypd, the young man has consulted with a lawyer, a lawyer who formally represented edward snowden. gunfire outside of the katlynn community center. three men ended up in the hospital, all with nonlife threatening injuries. the community center was closed but employees were inside getting ready for a holiday party. >>> we took a call from a woman identifying herself as the dc police officer who shot and wounded a dog, belonging to a woman who is pearing impaired last sunday near a dog park in greenville, and that bullet pass the through the pit bull nicknamed chleo. >> i think she should be charged with a felony, animal cruelty, because she didn't have

not only is it the city of l.a., as you know the school district, represents many independent cities. we have reached out to them. also. there are unincorporated areas in the school district, that we have reached out to. i have notified the state suspect of schools, i have nose fied the secretary of education. manely because there are no secrets. somebody has set information that leads us to pause and make sure that we are safe nobody could be more interested in this sitting than our mayor. our mayor and his staff, his staff has joined us early this morning and our mayor is here now, i would like to turn it over to him. >> thank you very much. good morning, everyone. the decision to close the schools is not mine to make. but it is mine to support. as the city of los angeles, since san bernideno, we have seen whether it was our colleagues there who asked for the help of the los angeles police department, as that shooting unfolded. this morning they reached out to the los angeles police department, we are here because our first john is to ensure that the people are safe. it is very easy

in some cities they have already met the goal, but it remains out of reach for other cities. the l.a. region has the largest concentration of homeless veterans in the united states, more than four thousand people. l.a. mayor backed off his among pledge to get every homeless veteran off the streets by 2015. some advocates say deadlines are not what matters most in addressing veteran homelessness. it is making sure that federal state and local officials are united in addressing the problem. even them veterans who are homeless on the home front face a lack of affordable housing and bureaucracy that many can't navigate alone. we went to sacram ento to see how they're being helped >>> i'm usually up between 4.30 and 5 o'clock in the morning. when i wake up i usually have a cigarette and a cup of coffee >>> it's early morning here and temperatures are a summer day are already pushing a hundred degrees, but 63-year-old ron knows there's not much chance of escaping the heat. >>> i've been homeless for 16 years now >>> he is one of the country's roughly 50,000 homeless veterans. he said a hip

city. everybody went to school. l.a. handled it differently. seem to be taking it back and forth. how it should've been handled. greg: meanwhile, we have a homeless crisis in new york city. they just got rid of the top homeless official. he is resigning. rosanna: did you stay up and watch the republican debate? it was the fifth one. they faced off in vegas. it got a little messy. >> this is a tough business. we need to have a leader. you will never be part of the >> i am 42 and you are at three. rosanna: look at their faces. they are saying something different. we have a body language expert coming up. she will break it down for us. >> i think that you can read these guys pretty open late. >> okay. he kind of seems to be composed. >> look at them. you can tell. have we seen anything like this? i do not think so. >> it is cool outside again. we also have more sunshine out sunny skies. high temperatures yesterday that were in the record range. today, that is not the case. you do have some rain that will over the weekend, it looks like it will feel like december. when the cooler tempe

l.a. closed all city schools after receiving an emailed threat. tonight we've learned a ranking lawmaker on the house committee says that threat is believed to be a hoax. new york schools received a similar threat, but down played the seriousness and kept their schools open. l.a. school officials explained their reasoning. >> i think the circumstances in the neighboring san bernardino, i think what has happened in the nation, i think what happened internationally, i, as superintendent, am not going to take the chance with the life of a student. largest school district in the country, with more than 600,000 students. >> vanessa: back here at home, boston city leaders say there was no credible threat to city schools and tonight, they're calling for calm. fox 25's crystal haynes, the mayor and police commissioner admit they're monitoring the situation out of l.a. and new york tonight. >> that's right. the quincy school here in chinatown behind me and those students are safe. no credible threat to any boston public school, but with the announcement of

the budget for l.a. city is $7.5 billion. the problem is with the teachers. the teachers union.mber is and helped create the curriculum. where does the money go? she does not know. it does not go to the kids. that is one. number two, we have some white flight. to l.a.my children went unified. my son switched to a private school, catholic. c. grades went from a to i wanted to know what was wrong with the school. it is basically the teachers. they're not getting support. $6least if i spent million per year on illegal aliens. teaches children, and says that tenured teachers are the problem. they are not doing the job. l.a. unified, a really good district, and we need to have -- i would like to see it broken up , more prince of content, and more control over the teachers. they have to perform. think your comment is reflective of the larger divide we're seeing across the country between traditional public school advocates and education reformers. you bring up the issue of tenure. a lot of people believe strongly that tenure needs to be overhauled. our lawsuits across the country chal

new york city officials were quick to call it a hoax. l.a. decided they weren't taking chances. they shut down the whole school district. the fbi determined the threat was not credible. and tonight l.a. officials say a total of 1531 school sites have been walked through an inspected. deemed safe to reopen tomorrow, back tomorrow in l.a. we'll bring you more as it develops. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough. and the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping cough vaccination today. ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ [ birds squawking ] my mom makes airplane engines that can talk. [ birds squawking ] ♪ my mom makes hospitals you can hold in your hand. ♪ my mom can print amazing things right from her computer. [ whirring ] [ train w