i would like to thank my co-workers, especially laurie chang. she like myself are both temporary employees here and we effortlessly worked for the past three years in helping to maintain the taxi services as a full body. if i can give back this award to get full-time positions for either one of us or even help fully staff the taxi services i would do it. thank you again for this recognition. >> thank you, mr. lee, appreciate it. [ applause ] >> next we have awards for two transit operators, one from the green division and one from woods division. the first award is presented to miss myra from the green division, who has been with sfmta for 13 years. the next award is being presented to miss angela jensen from woods who has been with us for 12 years. both operators are being recognized today for displaying exceptional service in and a high level of citizenship. on november 29th, 2012, she demand outstanding compassion to a victim of assault who boarded hurricane train in the area of sunnyvale and, nor shore. her quick response to notify central c

scott introduces us to someone working to change that. >> lauri burns is a survivor and a leader.he was a victim of abuse as a child, and then as a young adult, she was homeless. in her book, "punished for purpose," she tells us how she drew on her experience to reach out to teens who could be lost when they get too old for foster care. lauri, thanks for coming on "teen kids news." >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> first, can you explain what foster care is? >> foster care is when the authorities deem your family unfit or unavailable to take care of you, and they place you with a new, safe, loving family to live with. and you basically live with these people until you're 18, when you get through the school years. >> so what happens when kids turn 18? >> the foster-care system ends at 18, so on your 18th birthday or somewhere around there, you would need to leave the foster home you were in. and for some kids, this may be the only loving, safe place they've ever been. so when kids leave their foster home, they sometimes go to a shelter or transitional housing. but unfortunatel

change from the previous two days. >> all right. so, i want to get laurie's since she's been in the room, of whether she believes him at this point. but first, let me ask you this, we're in a south african court, there's going to be a judge, there's going to be magistrate is if this goes to trial. how quickly is it revolved and what is the standard of proof? because i want to use that to get laurie's point of view? >> their standard is similar to ours. they have the presumption of innocence, and they have proof beyond a reasonable doubt. it's necessary for the prosecution to prove every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt. it doesn't shift to the defendant. now, the defendant can testify, but it's not required to testify, and he has the right to be protected under the right of self-incrimination. so, in some ways, it is similar. where it's different is after this bail hearing, ultimately, the case will be tried in front of a judge and not a jury. >> laurie, let me ask you, because as ted just said, the standard is similar to that in the united states

change of tune. there's a huge development tonight in a story we have been following. a catholic hospital's surprising defense in a wrongful death case involving unborn twin fetuses. laurie seven months pregnant when she went into cardiac arrest. she died and the twins died. when her husband sued the catholic hospital argued that the fetuses were not people under colorado law. tonight, though, the hospital in a surprising about face called its own defense morally wrong. kyung lah has been out front on the story from the beginning, and what is the hospital saying? >> well, erin, the statement we received today from catholic health initiatives is a complete reversal from what its attorneys have argued in court for years. in court, catholic health initiatives have argued under colorado law that the twins do not count as people. that's a direct contradiction to theteachings. they didn't just argue this once. they have argued this repeatedly. the case is waiting to be heard in colorado's supreme court. after local newspapers and this program, "outfront," pointed out the hypocrisy, here is what catholic health initiatives or chi is saying today. chi representatives acknowledge