. >> leeann, money is your business. how do you direct your dollars and how are the decisions made about where your donated dollars go? >> so we have a strategy that focuses on a couple of key things that we've seen both related to the business as well as important in the communities where our associates live and work and play. so we focus on financial education, financial literacy, education, small business and workforce development and affordable housing. we do national programming, but all of our giving is really done on a local basis, taking a look at what's really needed in the local communities. >> for most funders, is giving just about the dollars? it's about more than dollars, isn't it? >> absolutely. we talk about beyond dollars and their ability to not only invest resources but the ability to leverage additional resources, their ability to bring partners to the table that may not have come to the table before. they certainly can serve as a bridge between philanthropy, the non-profit sector, but also government

. >> this can burn plenty of calories but for leeann it hasn't been enough to tighten up one problem always been a point of contention. no matter how much i exercise or how much diet, they never shape the way that i want them to shape. so specifically what i call the saddlebags. >> to smooth some of the hip area, leeann turned to this dock torres in a new, but increasingly versatile technology. it's a method called cool sculpting, designed to freeze away fat. >> it's new and innovative and really has atrack record of demonstrating really, really good results. >> two years ago we profiled the original version of cool sculpting, which employed a single small housing designed mainly for love handles around the waist area. the strategy was the same, killing fat cells with the coal and letting the body's end crisis in ukraine system wash them away. recently there was a redesigned applicator that can target the hip and thigh areas. >> it curves to fit the con tour of the thigh. the treatment is longer, two hours instead of one hour. >> to make the best use of the time, appliquetors are pla

leeann? >> reporter: officethe officer silled on november 13, at 6:00 in the evening. every year, they come here to pay tribute to the fallen officer. same spot, same time. so if you were here 20 years ago, you would have remembered this shooting. the officer confronted a man who was transferring guns from one stolen car to another. officer gelf had a six-shot revolver, which is what officers in san francisco carried 20 years ago. as he was reloading, the shooter, wearing body armor, unloaded his weapon, killing the officer. it was a very intense shootout between police and the suspect who was later killed. police found the shooter had two assault rifles, three semiautomatic hand guns and military gear. tony rivera was the police chief at the time. >> he had a bullet proof vest, a kevlar helmet, you know, and automatic we mon. -- weapon. it was just so, you know, jim didn't have much of a chance. >> reporter: there was such an outcry from police in the community that two years later, the department changed to semiautomatic hand guns. also after his death in 1999, a law

abc7 news reporter leeann melendez has more. >> those who served in the military will find plenty ofs center for veterans. it is new. the boxes have yet to be unpacked. the computers are still not hooked up, but on monday it will officially open as the headquarters of student veterans at cal. >> that's the main goal, is to have as much services here in this center as possible. >> the veterans benefits administration is in oakland. now a representative will come here instead. students never really have to leave campus. there are close to 300 student veterans at u.c. berkeley. here they also get advice on what financial benefits they are entitled to. >> a huge factor for most of us and that's what has made it possible as me as a single parent to spend time with my family. i haven't had to work also or take out an exorbitant amount of loans. >> once they get admitted we work with them from the point they are admitted to the point and to make sure they how to maximize the benefits and campus resources, as well. >> the center has an outreach program to help community college students tran

abc7 news educational reporter leeann melendez has the heartwarming story of a community coming together to help one of their own. >> nearly a year ago, olive diamond, now a first grader warnings diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. she was quickly pull out of school to begin treatment. at the time kara cooper was her kindergarten teacher at francis scott key elementary. >> it made me nervous and how we were going to continue her education and how i would keep her learning. >> during one of her visits to the family's home she came up with an idea. >> they had facebook on their computer. i had her work being at an ipad at home and at the table with her parents we thought this is something we can do together. >> using two ipads, one at her home and the other in the classroom, the teacher was able to include olive in the daily lessons from the hospital or from home. her classmates knew exactly what to do. >> she moved around the classroom with us and people who sat in the back or sat next to the table just took the ipad and put it places so she could see. >> her parents say olive never mi

abc7 news educational reporter leeann melendez has the heartwarming story of a community coming together to help one of their own. >> nearly a year ago, olive diamond, now a first grader, was diagnosed with t cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. she was quickly pulled out of school to begin treatment. at the time kara cooper was her kindergarten teacher at francis scott key elementary. >> it just made me nervous and how we were going to continue her education and how i would keep her learning. >> during one of her visits to the family's home, cooper came up with an idea. >> they had facetime on their computer. i had her working on an ipad at home and at the table with her parents we thought this is something we can do together. >> using two ipads, one at her home and the other in the classroom, the teacher was able to include olive in the daily lessons from the hospital or from home. her classmates knew exactly what to do. >> she moved around the classroom with us and people who sat in the back or sat next to the table just took the ipad and put it places so she could see. >> her paren

. >> in san francisco, leeann melendez, abc7 news. >>> happening today, san francisco will honor thee nation's uniform with their 95th annual veteran's day parade. parade kicks off at 11:00 this morning from second street and market, winding its way down market street to city hall. mayor ed lee is expected to attend. nearly 1,000 veterans turned out for last year's parade. and the weather should be nice for those marching and for those cheering them on. >> yes, certainly. we are going to see some changes. they will come in the next couple of days. right now live doppler 7hd showing some fog banked up along the coast. deal with this is there's not much of an on shore push and the marine layer is pretty shallow. when we do see it it will be forming in pockets, kind of dense out there. official sunrise is 6:44 and sun sets at 5:03. we have moisture in the lower levels in the atmosphere, but the upper levels of the atmosphere quite dry. so that's why we are seeing the clear conditions here in san francisco and another area of stagnate air over us today. in fact, more stagnate than it was

abc7 news reporter leeann melendez has more. >> those who served in the military will find plenty ofmaraderie at the cal services center. the computers are still not hooked up, but on monday it will officially open as the headquarters of student veterans at cal. >> that's the main goal; to have as much services here in this center as possible. >> the veterans benefits administration is in oakland. now a representative will come here instead. students never really have to leave campus. there are close to 300 student veterans at u.c. berkeley. here they also get advice on what financial benefits they are entitled to. >> a huge fact for for most of us and that's what has made it possible as me as a single parent to spend time with my family. i haven't had to work also or take out an exorbitant amount of loans. >> we make sure they understand how to maximize the benefits and campus resources, as well. >> the center has an outreach program to help community college students transfer to cal. these community colleges are essential to the center's growth. city college of san francisco has ha

abc7 news educational reporter leeann melendez has the heartwarming story of a community coming togethernearly a year ago, olive diamond, now a first grader, was diagnosed with t cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. she was quickly pulled out of school to begin treatment. at the time kara cooper was her kindergarten teacher at francis scott key elementary. >> it made me nervous and how we were going to continue her education and how i would keep her learning. >> during one of her visits to the family's home, cooper came up with an idea. >> they had facebook on their computer. i had her working on an ipad at home and at the table with her parents we thought this is something we can do together. >> using two ipads, one at her home and the other in the classroom, the teacher was able to include olive in the daily lessons from the hospital or from home. her classmates knew exactly what to do. >> she moved around the classroom with us and people who sat in the back or sat next to the table just took the ipad and put it places so she could see. >> her parents say olive never missed a day of

. >> in san francisco, leeann melendez, abc7 news. >>> happening today, san francisco will honor thee nation's uniform with their 95th annual veteran's day parade. parade kicks off at 11:00 this morning from second street and market, winding its way down market street to city hall. mayor ed lee is expected to attend. nearly 1,000 veterans turned out for last year's parade. >> nice day today for that, and lisa argen is here with your accuweather forecast. >> yeah, temperatures running above average again. we just have a few areas of fog this morning that could expand. most of the low cloudiness is situated along the shoreline and we don't have the on shore push to bring it across the bay. none the less, radiational cooling and moisture in the lower levels of the atmosphere could allow for some of the fog to continue to form in the next few hours. official sunrise 6:44 and setting at about 5:00. so we are looking at another day of strong november sun out there with temperatures here in san jose later on well into the 70s. so starting out with the clear shot and temperatures right aroun

and leeann with cows. and georgia didn't let a lack of livestock cost her, dressed up as a cow. president snow, donald sutherland, joins up. >> the countdown is on. nine days until the hung er games: mocking jay part 1. and they take over times square, all the stars will be here. but begins, the president. president snow, donald sutherland. take a look. >> president snow, it's katniss. >> i don't imagine you're calling to thank me for the roses. >> i never asked for this. i just wanted to save my sister. and keep peeta alive. >> i told you what a fragile thing peace was. and still like a child, you took pleasure in breaking it. it's the things we love most. that destroy us. >> wow. you are very scary in this movie. >> just doing my job. >> in a very, very creepy, delicious way. in fact, francis lawrence, the director said that you have been sort of a nine in terms of evil, and by the time we get through this movie and the next, that you are at an 11. how is that for your ratcheting it up? >> i think he's a really good guy. i really do. >> president snow? he's misunderstood. >> f