>> don weiss, interim director of the marin energy authority. we began serving customers in may of this year after many years of study and investigation and preparation. we are now serving approximately 9500 customers. we consider that to be our phase 1 rollout, about 20% of the load in our jurisdiction. we will be rolling out phase two over the next year or so -- we are targeting january 2012. i will be our remaining 70,000 customers. since our launch, we have also been able to get some programs off the ground which were a part of our original vision. first of all, we had developed and adopted a net energy metering carrot which allowed customers to be paid for any access to energy they produced at their own place of business, residents, beyond what they use. we are allowing customers to roll their credit over month by month, year by year, and we are allowing customers to cash out if they generate more than they used. that option is not available currently through pg&e. we are excited about the way that this is producing local generation. we pay

>> senator, the marine corps has since 1993 discharged a little over 625,000 marines, not for this, but just normal discharges. honorable discharges, retirements, so -- and of that 625,000 plus marines that have returned back to the united states of america, we have discharged 1304 marines were homosexuality. of note, in that 1304, 400 of them happened at boot camp. the first 12 weeks of a marines career. i was at paris island about three or four weeks ago. i was there talking to the senior drill instructor. it just happened. he talked to me about a young marine that came forward. the rest of them i can't comment. the remainder i would suspect as some were outed. i suspect a majority of them were volunteers. but i don't know that for a fact. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, senator wicker. senator manchin. >> first of all, let me say thank you for all of you who are here and the branches that you represent. i would say that every west virginia is proud to be an american because of you. i want to thank you for your service. yesterday we had some questions and i'd asked secretary gat

once a marine, always a marine. >> retired marine corps staff sergeant eric alva, thank for joining us today, sir, and thank you for your service. >> thank you, rachel. >>> as we mentioned earlier, the stand-alone bill to repeal don't ask, don't tell passed in the house today. the final vote was 250 to 175. 15 republicans were among those 250 voting for repeal. that's three times as many republicans who voted for repeal back in may, when the house first voted on it. joining us now is the sponsor of that house bill, a former army paratrooper himself and an iraq war veteran, pennsylvania democratic congressman, patrick murphy. congressman murphy, congratulations on this achievement today. thanks for joining us. >> rachel, thanks for having me back. i do appreciate it. >> let me get your response as well to general amos' comments, the commandant of the marine corps. >> well, let me tell you, sergeant alva was eloquent in his comments. and let me tell you something about sergeant alva. he's an american hero, and he's right that no one can take away his service and his sacrifice for our fre

i served in the marine corps. this was in the 1980's.nderstand don't that the military, the combat arms, is totally different from commandments, supply units. it is a different mindset. there is more a day close natured relationship between the man. they are all alcott males. --alpha males. we have individuals that were conducting themselves with suspicion of being gay and they caught heck the all-time they were there. imagine an officer leading a group of marines that is openly homosexual. the discipline in the unit will be horrible. i am being honest. i am telling you how it is. along with unit cohesiveness, you are cutting -- coming out of iraq and afghanistan and the lasting image to worry about is a situation where you have fellow marines, soldiers, sailors, and aram and pickering and fighting and backstabbing. in regards to things like homosexuality. allows ask, don't tell" gays to be in the military but this takes away the open attitude. you have so many problems that arise from the agenda where the social issue becomes more impor

>> reporter: the marines fought them off.ody was killed but five men were medevaced, including the squad leader, staff sergeant paul worley, who was shot in the leg. >> i guess when it first happened i didn't realize what happened. i knew my leg got taken out from under me. >> reporter: after his leg wound, worley, a former tobacco farmer from north carolina, was told he could fly back to the u.s. to recover. he refused, insisting on returning to his squad after a week. >> the fact of the matter is that, you know, i love the guys that i work with. i mean love them, and i'm not going to let them go through trials and tribulations without me. >> reporter: when we caught up with these men again in october, they'd pushed the taliban back and spent more time talking than shooting. >> monday morning i'm trying to start the temporary school... >> reporter: six months ago when we first came here this road was controlled by the taliban. marines took fire every time they came here. today the marines drive up and down this road everyday

who have served in marine units with gay and lesbian marines, 84% say no problem. why? because we don't care when we're out in combat what somebody's race or gender or ethnicity or religion or sexual orientation is. we care whether they have got our back and they are a good member of the unit. my friends have said that this simply -- if and i hope when this measure passes and don't ask, don't tell is repealed, it authorizes the repeal but it doesn't finish it. it starts a deliberative process in which, without time limit, the secretary of defense, the president, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff have to decide that it's time for the repeal to occur. it's a very reasonable process, and it saves the military, as secretary gates has said over and over again, from facing an order from a court that forces the military to do this immediately. bottom line -- and i'll speak personally here. i was privileged about ten years ago -- incidentally, thinking of the dream act. grandchild of four immigrants to america. could they have ever dreamed that i would end up a uni

finally, on behalf of all marines, their families and civilian marines i want to thank you for your continued and faithful support. i know the real issue has been difficult for all concerned. i am grateful for the opportunity to represent the marine corps on this important matter and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, general amos. general schwartz. >> senator mccain, members of the committee, if you for allowing the chiefs to offer testimony and best military advice from the proposed repeal of ten united states code 654. the dot study confirms that air force attitudes run roughly 70- 30 to those who see positive, next or no effect with respect to allowing open service by gay and lesbian eminem air force. the fever ability distribution runs slightly higher for the spouse survey at about 75, 25 and lower for close combat air force skill sets about 60-40. the study recognizes there are a number of complicated factors, cohabitation, privacy and universal benefits among others. each of these complicating factors will require focused attention, and in time will be accommodated satisfa

these are 19-year-old marines. they're very macho guys, many of them are christian traditionalists, and bring open homosexuals into the barracks with these guys, it will be hellish. one said, would moving homosexuals into the barracks enhance the company heysiveness and morale? i don't believe it would. why change something that is working. the marine corps is the finest unit in the world, one of them, and it works. why impose outside values. >> i'm tempted to say, wouldn't these christian traditionalists feel better if they knew who was gay as opposed to wondering if somebody was gay? society has moved on this ash great deal. you have the defense secretary, you have the chairman of the joint chiefs, you have numbers of polls throughout. i ant you, the marines are the most resistant, but even there, it's a plural tee, i think, in support of this repeal. and this repeal is coming. . if it's not done by the congress, it will be done by the courts. if it's imposed by the court, which now are seen as somewhat illegitim

in the army, combat troops, the marines and the infantry, and the marine corps, combat troops in general, 67%, 57% opposed. those troops said there would be a negative effect. for anyone to say it's okay to make military life more difficult and more dangerous, i don't think that's fair. it's like putting stones in someone's rucksack. and saying you're going to march the same length of time. and you can do it because you're such a good soldier. >> let's break this down. let's break this down. number one, you said that those surveyed were the administrative types in the pentagon. whereas, i understood -- >> i'm a combat veteran for starters. all my men and women i went to war with, that i got shot at with, during the mehdi uprising, would go back to war with me any day. and they would say so on this program. and these include combat-hardened veterans. >> and the survey shows that 84% of marine combat veterans that has worked with somebody that was gay or lesbian, said it did not affect their ability to get the job done. >> the last thing you're worried about, you want to stay alive and kee

marine top brass who wanted personally, they say, to come here and thank these marines for their sacrificeespecially during this holiday season. as of tomorrow it's back to business as usual. these marines will be outside the wire once again, fighting in a war which will have seen its tenth christmas come and go. back to you and very merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you as well. jim, thank you. >>> back here at home, many people in southern california are spending this christmas cleaning up after a record setting storm there. with more rain on the way, there could be some difficult days ahead. nbc's kristen welker reports. >> reporter: the hernandez family never imagined they would spend christmas like this. instead of opening up presents, they are cleaning up the mountains of mud that swallowed their homes after this week's storm. >> we have lost so much. my kids' graduation pictures, their diplomas. this is our house, and now we have none of it. >> reporter: as we first saw on thursday, a river of mud and water surged into their highland house without warning. they barely made it o

i would point out that for -- and the example of the marine corps, you also have, and most of the marines are in combat are 18-24 years old, most of them have never served with women he there. they have had a very limited experience in the military. it has been a tough one. with time and an adequate preparation, we can mitigate their concerns. >> i could not disagree more. we think these young people are mature enough to fight and die so i think they are mature enough to decide on who they want to serve with. and the impact on battle effectiveness. i speak from personal experience. within the combat units of the marine corps in the army, the numbers are alarming. 12.6% of the military force responded by saying they would leave the military sooner than planned. 21.4% of army combat troops indicate they would leave the force earlier. in the marine corps that number jumped to 32%. that is probably why the service chiefs, particularly the commandant of the marine corps, is less sanguine than you are about this issue. if they left the 12.6% of the military, if the left earlier, that translates

we all bleed red, we all love our country waoerbgs all marines. -- we are all marines. in the end, that's all that matters." mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i think senator mccain asked that i be recognized for five minutes. if that's correct, i'd like to proceed. the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. graham: thank you. it is a week before christmas. i don't know where we're going to be next week. all i can say is that the senate is taking up some very important matters to the don't ask, don't tell repeal. the marine corps commandant has said he believes that changing this policy this way would cause distraction among the marine corps to the point that he is worried about increased casualities. let's hope he's wrong, but you've got to ask yourself is he crazy to say that? is he the kind of man who would make such a chilling statement without having thought about it? my advice to my colleagues is that the marine corps commandant is a serious man who is telling this body and this nation that repea

is your daddy in the army or the marines? >> the marines. >> reporter: you like the marines?rter: they're the good ones. in afghanistan, staff sergeant bla blackwell told us his biggest concern is his 3-year-old son logan, born with a rare disease that required a transplant of his intestines. >> my son's in the hospital, and that bothers me. i would much rather be with him. >> reporter: now logan is in serious condition at a hospital in cincinnati. >> oh. this is why i hate seeing you like this. >> reporter: when's he going to come out? >> i'm hoping before christmas, but i'm not sure. he's having a little bit of a setback again. you look so tired. >> reporter: then there is sergeant ken pompilli and his wife melanie, expecting their first child. >> i'll be due during the middle of his deployment. we actually had to set up the crib before he left so -- i'm sorry. >> reporter: so he sets up a mobile command center inside his armored vehicle to witness the birth via skype. >> you're doing good, baby. she sounds like she's in a lot of pain. it's hard for me to be here and not be

marine corps. now there was a record of the military service of women in the united states' armed forces, a record that testified to the patriotism, the courage and the contribution that helped mightily to the u.s. numbers and for the winning of the war. in fact, one could argue that military service of women in world war i was a significant turning point in giving american women the right to vote. once again, women were barred from serving in the u.s. military, and the battle to change that fact was just beginning. as in the game of monopoly, women were told they had to go back to the starting point as if their service in world war i had never happened. the battle for the right of america's women to serve in the u.s. military was just beginning and had a long way to go. in 1941 the battle was enjoyed again -- enjoined again when representative edith north rogers from massachusetts, one of nine women in congress at that time, wrote and presented a bill on christmas eve 1941 to include women as a pe

marines from japan to the island. the senate approved a budget bill that provides $107 million to build base facilities. the figure is about 1/4 of the amount requested by the defense department. the senate says the budget was cut because the annual construction projects are limited in size due to the u.s. military's environmental impact assessment. it also cites uncertainty over the relocation plan for the u.s. marine corps futenma air station in okinawa. the base relocation is supposed to precede the transfer of the marines to guam under the current agreement with japan. the initial development plan is already behind schedule, and the budget cuts are certain to delay the marines' relocation plan beyond 2014 deadline set by the u.s. and japan. >>> tokyo metropolitan police officials plan to admit that sensitive documents leaked on the internet are likely to have originated from -- more than 100 police documents relating to international terrorism were found on the internet in late october. the documents included name

travis livingstone is a navy corpman who was attached to a marine unit while overseas. he made it safely back to his family home in the community of blackhawk last night with time to spare before christmas. he said tonight's party was a big surprise. he felt honored everyone who comes home and everyone who doesn't. >> a lot of people don'tget to come back. so, i mean, i think by everybody coming here just for me they are really coming over here for everybody. they recognize everyone not just me. i just happen to be the one coming back. >> petty officer livingstone recently re inn listed and plans to spend at least another two years serving his country. >>> well, straight ahead on the 10:00 news, the united states senate votes to get rid of don't ask, don't tell. but what does that exactly mean to the u.s. military? we will take a look at the next step. >>> also some good news to report tonight about this little guy right here, this sea- lion who was shot. what sign of progress he is showing to indicate that he is on the road to recovery. [ music ] . >> closed captioning

>> since 1993, the marine corps is charged over 6000 marines. honorable discharges, retirements.n that 1300, 400 of them happened in boot camp. , the first 12 weeks of a marine's career. i was talking to a senior drill instructor or weeks ago. he talked to me about a more rain that had come forward. on the rest, i cannot comment. i would suspect that as the term goes, they were outed and the rest were volunteers. other than that, i do not know. >> thank you. >> senator manchin. >> first of all, thank you all of you who are here and the bridges you represent. we are proud to be americans because of you. i want to thank you for your service. yesterday, i asked secretary gates that this is based around kos in times of dire financial challenges-- costs in times of dire financial challenges. is this going to be a cost effective measure? anyone who wants to comment, i would appreciate it. >> senator, if i may, one of the things we have to understand before we get into cost is the issue of benefits. what are the costs associated with putting in place the entity that provides additional

i would point out that in the example with the marine corps, you also have -- most of the marines in combat are 18 to 25 years old. most of them have never served with women, either. so they have had a very focused, very limited experience in the military, and it has been a tough one. but i think that with time and adequate preparation, we can mitigate their concerns. >> i could not disagree more. we send these in people into combat. we think they are mature enough to fight and die. i think they are mature enough to make a judgment on who they want to serve with and the impact on their battle effectiveness. mr. secretary, i speak from personal experience. within the combat units of the army marine corps, the numbers are alarming. 12.6% of the overall military force responded to a survey saying it would leave the military sooner than they had planned. 21.4% of army combat troops indicate they would leave the course earlier. marine corps, that number jumps to 32%, nearly a third of all marine corps combat arms force, which is probably why the service chiefs, particularly the tip of the

but that's the kind of work they do here and the people up there at the marin center.hey say they are looking forward to nursing that animal back to help and seeing the day when it, too, can waddle in the beach from sausalito. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> thank you, kraig. >>> a house near san diego described as a bomb factory is burning right now. the sheriff's department deliberately set the fire to burn the house to the ground. the escondido home belongs to the man accuse of making bombs and storing highly explosive chemicals. authorities say it's suffer to burn the house down rather than be -- safer to burn the house down rather than any other way. >>> a decision by british lawmakers to approve a plan to triple university fees has s parked some violent protests. [chanting ] >> thousands of students held demonstrations and sit-ins today outside parliament and throughout england. one group of student protesters in london attacked a car c ontaining prince charms and his wife, camilla. they were not harmed. the plan would raise the cap to 9,000 pounds, which i

this photo was taken by a marine. this is entering san francisco bay under the golden gate bridge, led by a fire boat. this is a green ship, a hybrid ship. we're really proud to have beit. it's named after emerging operation in world war ii. it was the island named make an island. the marine graders -- if you want to know a connection -- the first offensive coach for the new professional football team in oakland did not like the first name. he suggested they named them the oakland raiders. if you look at the logo, it is somewhat similar to the logo that the oakland raiders have. if you will find some place to leave this, we would be really happy. after each fleet week, we will do a nude photo. [laughter] -- new photo. [laughter] my mission today is to alert you for next fleet week. it will continue with a very important mission of humanitarian assistance and disaster response. i think everyone benefits from that here in san francisco. we all know it is not a matter of if, but when. i present this to the commissioners.

finally, on behalf of all marines, their families and civilian marines i want to thank you for your continued and faithful support. i know the real issue has been difficult for all concerned. i am grateful for the opportunity to represent the marine corps on this important matter and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, general amos. general schwartz. >> senator mccain, members of the committee, if you for allowing the chiefs to offer testimony and best military advice from the proposed repeal of ten united states code 654. the dot study confirms that air force attitudes run roughly 70- 30 to those who see positive, next or no effect with respect to allowing open service by gay and lesbian eminem air force. the fever ability distribution runs slightly higher for the spouse survey at about 75, 25 and lower for close combat air force skill sets about 60-40. the study recognizes there are a number of complicated factors, cohabitation, privacy and universal benefits among others. each of these complicating factors will require focused attention, and in time will be accommodated satisfa

a former marine, who's fighting ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, an incredible gift this christmas. mic >>> a former marine whose fighting stage four cancer has received an incredible gift this christmas. michael herzenberger reports it is from a relative he has never even met. >> it is tough. it is tough. >> reporter: for john, and his wife candy in knoxville, tennessee, this is a christmas like no other. >> they took out a 3.2- centimeter tumor in my head right here. >> reporter: the former marine staff sergeant has stage four melanoma that spread to his brain. with medical bills piling up, he decided to raise money by raveling off his prized possession. the classic 1966 mustang he restored 25 years ago. john couldn't be at the drawing thursday because of chemotherapy but it raised close to $40,000 to help pay for treatment. a cousin by marriage, kaitlyn followed his progress on facebook, from her home in new jersey. >> i have never met them before but they're still family. >> she bought a raffle ticket to help him out. >> but i won. which i was so shocked. i had no idea. >> and i

. >> the marines. >> you like the marines?> they're the good ones. >> in afghanistan the sergeant told us his biggest concern is his three year sold son logan born with a disease that needs a transplant for intestines. now logan is in serious condition in a hospital in cincinnati. >> oh, i hate seeing you like this. >> when's he gonna come home? >> i'm hoping before christmas but i'm not sure. >> then there is sergeant fatilli and his wife melanie expecting their first child. >> about the middle of his appointment. had to set up the crib so -- >> so he sets up a mobile command center inside his armored vehicle to witness the birth via skype. >> you're doing good, baby. >> good job! >> she sounds like she's in a lot of pain. kind of hard for me to be here and not be there for her. >> and then 17 hours later, the final push. >> she's beautiful! she's beautiful, ken, just beautiful. >> just like her mom! >> new baby! >> adorable, daddy! >> at opposite ends of the earth -- >> i can't wait to get out of here. i want to go home and

marines found 40 bombs on this street alone. now they've been cleared.ople walk here without any fear at all. >> i'm going to spand lot of time with roberts. >> reporter: jackson has lost count of the total number of i.e.d.s discovered. >> 100-plus. >> that's a huge number. >> for two and a half months it's pretty up there. >> reporter: we first met jackson in july. he lives and breathes explosives even has their molecular structures tattooed on his left arm. >> nitroglycerin. >> reporter: in two months in safar, i.e.d.s killed two of his friends, corporal dan greer and gunnery sergeant floyd holley. several more were wounded, including sergeant johnny jones, who lost both his legs. despite their losses, jackson's team learned many valuable lessons-- how to probe for i.e.d.s with no metal that can't be picked up by the detectors. how to use robots. how to find the wires leading to the bombs. and how to share information on new types of i.e.d.s with bomb teams across afghanistan. >> we collect it and transmit the information very quick now. it's within da

>>> for marin county this morning. why the delay on 101 southbound and how long it will last. >>> wet weather is making for problems all over the bay area. we'll tell you where they are. >>> cloudy skies with light rain right now. this is the first of what appears to be many systems coming in to impact not only us but all of california. >>> antioch police are investigating yet another violent crime. three people were stabbed last night. why this comes at a particularly troubling time for that city. the morning news continues. >>> good morning. welcome back to the ktvu morning news i'm tori campbell pam cook is off today. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> good morning. we had light rain last night. this morning there is a broad brush here. some of that green is turning to white. i wouldn't be surprised if it's a little dicey there right now. lows 40s to 30s for some. light rain will turn to heavy rain by the weekend. now here is sal. >>> steve, right now at the toll plaza wes

marine corps. i cannot remember anyone who discussing their service a and any of our family gatherings. i knew little about what my own of relatives had done in the war back then most veterans organizations did not accept women as full members of their organizations and women who wanted to join were told they needed to join the leedy is a summary as primarily made up of veterans and what they would hold separate meetings apart from. it took me a long time and a lot of research at military women has served in every theater, suffered the wounds inflicted by enemy fire and has been held as prisoners of war. it's an old canyon proverb that says until millions have their own historians, the tale of the hunt shall always glorified the hunter who. the house historian's and authors we have spent as much as two decades becoming the winans historians. we've spoken to tv reserves, national guard troops who've worn to the country's uniforms. we were hearing their stories and researching their units and intervi

i have three sons who served in the marine corps, two currently in the marine. let me tell you even with the somewhat biased survey, of% of marines said this is a lousy idea. so why are we at the end of the year going to get into these social agendas. i don't think this is what the american public expects congress to be doing. i don't think we need an eclipse of are reason and i yield back my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. mrs. davis: i yield -- i'm sorry -- two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. andrews: in considering their position on this bill, members should listen to echos of the past and consider some voices that have been violenced. in the past we heard if we should end this policy it would be a tragedy of great proportion. i fear such would remove our arme

but we begin with anne makovec in marin county where contractors are standing by, just in case there are problems. ann? >> that's right. but the good news, ann, no drama. it certainly was a wet holiday. but no extreme problems on the roadways. we haven't heard of a lot of power outages. and that whole sewage spill fix seems to have helped. a pelting rainstorm, soaked christmas day, all over the bay area. >> a beautiful day. >> but not the spirit. >> the weather is great right now. if you take it for what it is. >> this mountain biker came to check out the white capped waves in the marin headlands. holiday drivers splashed through wet roadways in a multicounty area where an urban small stream and flood watch was in effect for most of the afternoon. the creek stayed within its banks in marin county but a dozen contractors were out near the scene of a huge sewage spill earlier this week, watching to make sure there were no toxic creeks flowing. >> we're out here trying to make sure people don't hit our pipes and keep them up and running so the sewage system doesn't erupt again. >> the w

the marines are worried they'll not be able to give enough toys out this year. >> reporter: the marinebeen running the toys for tots drive for 63 years. last year, the quantico base received 167,000 toys and $67,000 for gifts to needy children. only about half that has come in this year. >> last year was one of our biggest years ever. this year, i don't think we're going to get near what we had last year. maybe because now it is finally hitting home. the effects of the recession. >> they're grateful for one of their biggest contributors. the cia gave toys for tots six large boxfuls today. >> there you go. thank you very much. >> cia director leon panetta thanked the marines for the program and the happiness it brings. >> so that these children can enjoy the spirit of christmas and hopefully be able to enjoy a better life. >> for the past 40 years, employees here at the cia have been collecting toys for underprivileged children. about a decade ago, they decided to partner with the marines. >> we have a lot of great toys here, too, at the cia but unfortunately, we can't give any of them

who have served in marine units with gay and lesbian marines, 84% say no problem. why? because we don't care when we're out in combat what somebody's race or gender or ethnicity or religion or sexual orientation is. we care whether they have got our back and they are a good member of the unit. my friends have said that this simply -- if and i hope when this measure passes and don't ask, don't tell is repealed, it authorizes the repeal but it doesn't finish it. it starts a deliberative process in which, without time limit, the secretary of defense, the president, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff have to decide that it's time for the repeal to occur. it's a very reasonable process, and it saves the military, as secretary gates has said over and over again, from facing an order from a court that forces the military to do this immediately. bottom line -- and i'll speak personally here. i was privileged about ten years ago -- incidentally, thinking of the dream act. grandchild of four immigrants to america. could they have ever dreamed that i would end up a uni

. >> the marines. >> do you like the marines?ey're the good ones. >> they're the good ones. >> in afghanistan, staff sergeant blackwell told us his biggest concern is his three year sold son logan that has a rare disease that involved a transplant of his intest tins. >> i would much rather be with him. >> now logan is in serious condition in a hospital in cincinnati. >> i hate seeing you like this. >> when's he going to come home? i'm hoping before christmas but i'm not sure. >> then there is sergeant ken and his wife melanie expecting their first child. >> it will be due about the middle of his appointment. >> we had to set up the crib. >> so he sets up a mobile command center inside his armored vehicle to witness the birth via skype. >> you're doing good, baby! >> good job. kind of like she's in a lot of pain. kind of hard for me to be here and be able to be there for her. >> and then 17 hours later, the final push. >> she's beautiful! she's beautiful, ken! just beautiful. >> just like her mom! >> the baby! >> she's adorable, d

gunshot wounds to marine mammals happen too often.ast year they treated 19 animals, mostly sea lions. this year silent night is the 9th gunshot victim. the caretakers are made him silent night in honor of the season and because he has a regal composure like a knight. >> belmont police at a middle school to be on the lookout after evidence of a mountain lion attack just behind the school. a picture of a mountain lion paw print captured in the field behind the middle school. that's the same area where a deer carcass was found yesterday. parents and teachers and people's who walks dogs nearby are asked to be extra vig leapt. it's highly unlikely a mountain lion would pose a threat to any of the students. >> police have issued what they call a school alert after a suspicious man tried to make contact with a nine year old girl near grant elementary school. the youngs girl and her brother were walking home near mcnear avenue in petaluma when they noticed a suspicious gray van and when the children entered the house. a man described as short

bought for the war in iraq aren't much use to the marines in afghanistan. it's the same story everywhere you go. >> it is. >> reporter: foot patrols. >> yup. >> reporter: that's what you've got to do? foot patrols? >> it's the easiest way to move around our area. it's the best way to talk to local individuals. it's just kind of a risk you take. >> reporter: that leaves the marines with nothing but their body armor to protect them from roadside bombs. >> we're seeing severe damage to the extremities and head wounds. >> reporter: a double amputee like corporal gabriel martinez is not at all unusual. there are triple and even quadruple amputees. >> i remember myself flying up in the air and when i landed, like, i had this one on one with good and he asked me, he said "gabriel, do you want to live?" and, you know, i said "yes, i want to live." >> reporter: and he wanted his best friend, justin gertner to live. they were hit by the same blast and medevaced on the same helicopter. >> i was right there with him and he was right there with me and i was holding hand

marines memorial theater. put some fun in your holiday life. try skating.etting of union square continuing into the new year. ♪ >> oakland ballet presents a new production of the holiday classic the nutcracker reimagined in a fresh new way. a bay area premier in the paramount theater. >> although my last boyfriend had given me a piece of coal and he told me he would marry me when it turned into a diamond from all the pressure. >> now she headlines the kosher comedy show in the new asian restaurant. jewish comedy onchristmas in a chinese restaurant. eight shows. >>> they are legended. the bay area's own tower of power, their 42nd year and as solid as ever. neighborhoods around i bay show off christmas decorations but hard to top deacon dave in livermore. 23,000 lights plus figures and sets a memorable experience. happy holidays. i'm don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> it's 6:21. coming up, the safety of your new car. sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really

and even my father the marine colonel, my cousin the marine colonel forced me to go there. like john mccain's father forced him to go there. we were stationed together. the academy after i left honorably resigned, attended maryland university with steny hoyer. we were in the student government together. and then the university of washington law school, my classmate and roommate is norm dicks. chairman of the appropriations committee. it was admiral rickover who said in testimony before the u.s. senate armed services committee where scoop jackson was a friend of mine. he was admiral rickover, political angel, father of the nuclear navy, it was admiral rickover that testified a year after i left having identified the youngest man out of the 4,000 that there were the bad things the professor was saying about the academy that the naval academy was producing the worst of all of the officer programs, the worst officers. >> host: thank you, john, for the call. john's call would suggest nothing has changed. >> guest: i have only been there 23 years. not back to the eisenhower. buff

i have three sons who served in the marine corps, two currently in the marine. let me tell you even with the somewhat biased survey, of% of marines said this is a lousy idea. so why are we at the end of the ye going to get into these social agendas. i don't think this is what the american public expects congress to be doing. i don't think we need an eclipse of are reason and i yield back my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. mrs. davis: i yield -- i'm sorry -- two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentman is recognized for two minutes. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. andrews: in considering their position on this bill, members should listeto echos of the past and consider some voices that have been violenced. in the past we heardf we should end this policy iwould be tragedy of great proportion. i fear such would remove our armed establishm

marine corp collects toys for tots this holiday season and we are too. as part of this, toy drive 9, you can drop off any new and unwrapped toy at any local fire station before next wednesday. you can get more information at wusa9.com. please help us. a toys for tot as coordinator in west virginia walked away with her own prize. her husband wasn't supposed to be home until mav from afghanistan but he was able to show up at one of his wife's toy drives as a surprise. >> what in god's name are you doing here? >> oh, my god! [ indiscernible ] >> i've traveled through four countries on five different planes, been bumped off of four planes, so just the fact that i'm here, it's truly amazing. >> i had absolutely no idea that he was even coming in. no one spilled the beans. i had no idea. i'm so excited. >> cliff's in laws had to drive to charleston to pick him up after his original flight was delayed by snow. he said seeing the white stuff on the ground makes this christmas perfect. and speaking of which, some headed our way. >>> a little bit. it's not a huge

what these marines told us next. >> couric: presiden president os long-awaited strategy review of the war in afghanistan is coming out tomorrow. tonight, beat get an assessment of the war from some of the men who have been fighting it and who paid a very heavy price. do they think the war and their wounds are worth it? listen now to what they told david martin. >> reporter: if ever marines earned the right to speak their mindses about the war, it is these four, all of them gravely wounded by roadside bombs in afghanistan. >> we're the ones paying the price, and we're telling you it's worthwhile. we are the price. the price is right here. that's where it's at. >> reporter: cbs news was there in southern afghanistan when sergeant johnny jones got hit. that's him being rushed to a hipon a stretcher. >> first thing i saw was my legs, and i knew they were gone. >> reporter: he was part of a team that had cleared nearly 50 roadside bombs in five days but the taliban were watching and learning. >> they understand that we have these wands out there. we're sweeping the ground. eventually they

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♪ >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in marin county with the tale of two sewage spills.e're finding out the second one may have been millions of gallons and the first one may not have been environmental terrorism. that story coming up in a live report. >> also this morning despite pressure from other cities and counties, san francisco gavin newsom let a local fire ordinance become law. >> from ballmer peak back down to san francisco. the air's fairly clean this morning. a few high clouds and also a wet and windy saturday. how much snow it will bring to the sierra. >> good morning. no delays on our roadways right now but we have a couple of mass transit systems operating on a weekend schedule or not in service. i'll have those details coming up. >> water and mud-drenched neighbors in southern california race to clean up the mess as they watch new storm clouds approach. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jenelle wang. merry christmas eve. i'm in for eric thomas. >> jenelle wang, and i'm kristen. thanks for having you here. i'm saying it's about christmastime. my last day of wo