mark berndt faces 23 counts. some of the things that he's accused of doing would actually make your jaw drop. things like having cockroaches crawl across children's faces and other things that were sexual in nature, caught on camera. cnn's casey wian is there at the courthouse in los angeles. so what happened? we were expecting this to happen. what's the problem? >> reporter: yeah, we sure were, ashleigh. we were expecting this arraignment of mark berndt to begin about an hour and a half ago. my colleague, alan duke, is in court and he sends word that the judge was outside of the courtroom for some part of that time and has now returned to the courtroom and is proceeding with other cases. mark berndt has so far not made an appearance in court. we do not know what the delay is is at this point. and just to recap the charges against him, he's facing 23 individual counts of lewd conduct against children at miramonte elementary school. he is being held on $23 million bail, $1 million for each count that he is facing.

authorities now say that teacher mark berndt was the target of a molestation investigation nearly 20rk berndt had been accused of fondling a 9-year-old girl more than 16 years before he was arrested for lewd conduct with his students in south los angeles. >> there's like a lot of concern going on around here. this whole community is like ravished right now behind what's going on. >> reporter: the l.a. county sheriff's department confirmed that a 9-year-old girl accused berndt of fondling her back in september of 1993. >> the victim reported that while sitting in the classroom at a table the suspect, mark berndt, reached under the table towards her genitals, which were clothed, covered with clothing, and she pushed his hand away. >> reporter: sergeant dan scott says the girl waited two months before telling her mother about the alleged incident. a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office says berndt wasn't charged because there was not enough evidence to prove that a crime had occurred. lausd superintendent john deasy could not be reached for immediate comment but was quoted in

mark berndt has been charged with committing a lewd acts of against 23 students, some as young as six years old. he made all of those bondage voters. days later, martin springer was arrested. also a teacher at that school. he was arrested on suspicion of squabbling to girls. >>mark: the new york giants are once again champions at the expense of tom brady into the patriots. the giants have now won two super bowl titles the last five years, both at the expense of the patriots. the final score, 21-17. for giants fans are obviously excited about the fourth super bowl title for the team. here they are celebrating in times square. a victory parade will be held on tuesday. a far different seen in boston. police were tossing flash bombs and smoke grenades as citizens who took to the streets writing on campus. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. and when will subscribe how when >>mark: a man suspected in the disappearance of his what blew up this house killing himself and his two sons. washington state employees- judge washington's it all this is the lead on it was an intent

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mark berndt pleaded not guilty. the 23 victims were between the ages of seven and 10. days after he was arrested another teacher was arrested and charged with lewd acts with a girl under the age of 14. he also plead not guilty. >>> the group sugarland is responding to a lawsuit claiming its negligence in a stage collapse at the indiana state fair last august. in court documents sugarland said the collapse was cause pied a gust of winds unprecedented in intensity. the band said it had nothing to do with the construction of the venue. the executive director said she tried to convince the band to delay the show. however, they wanted to go on. sugarland said no one asked them to delay the show. >>> now the latest on the father who sparked a viral sensation in a heated debate over how parents should handle themselves. >> tommy jordan is the man's name. he said he was trying to teach his daughter a lesson about sharing too much on facebook. critics say he's defending himself. 28million people have watched this video of jordan shooting his daughter's laptop after discovering

. >> while pleading not guilty, mark berndt claims he's the one being mistreated.one. it's ash wednesday. >> yes. >> i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. good morning, everybody. that teacher, mark berndt, remains in custody this morning. his bail set at $23 million. that is 1 million for each of the 23 children he's accused of molesting. the scandal of course sent shock waves through the city of l.a. and really around the world. >> you won't believe what he's trying to claim now, too. >>> also this morning the high-profile blame game involving a stage collapse at last summer's indiana state fair. attorneys for the country duo sugarland now say some of the fans are at fault for the fatal tragedy. you hate to see the finger pointing at this point. i mean, nothing's going to bring those people back. but it just -- you hate to see it come to that. >> with that much on the line, the finger blame game was probably inevitable at some point. >>> also later this half hour, could we be getting the inside story on whitney houston's final days? is bobby brown really going

mark berndt is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children. martin spring arrested on suspicion of fondling two girls if had his classroom. parents are very upset. some question whether the superintendent is doing the right thing now. >> they don't want all the teachers to be removed because there's some good teachers and students are good grades. >> they took the bad teachers now we want the teachers to be with our kids because they know our kids. >> reporter: the new teachers have been through a rigorous screening process he says there will be a psychiatric social worker in every classroom. all employees who have been cleared out of the school will get paid during the investigation. an extreme expensive move but the superintendent says he's not worried about the budget now, he's worried about the students. he has the support of the teachers' union which says it is everyone's responsibility to ensure that all allegations are investigated. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> vallejo residents who live near the scene of a warehouse fire are complain

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. -- mark berndt is facing 23 counts of lewd acts with children. police found 600 photos they say he took showing students in bondage and sexual situations in the classroom. he's being held on 23 million dollars bail. the school board has installed an entirely new staff at the school. >>> petaluma police hope someone can help them crack the case of a safe found in a strip mall parking lot. the door of the safe was pride open and you can see it is empty. the safe is a century brand with model number 2206. police say it may have been taken in a recent burglary. they are checking records to see if a safe has been reported missing. >>> the white house is apologizinging to the people of afghanistan after reports that u.s. -- troops mistakenly burned copies of the qur'an, islam's holy book in afghanistan u.s. helicopters fired flares to try and break up 2,000 demonstrators outside the u.s. military base north of kabul. african workers who normally take out the trash at the airfield found the book in the burned pile. the top u.s. commander says the copies

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mark berndt is facing charges of lewd acts on a child. he was arrested in january.n, he's outside the courthouse. casey, what is going to happen today? >> reporter: well, we're expecting former miramonte elementary schoolteacher mark berndt to enter a plea on 23 counts of alleged lewd contact against children at miramonte elementary. we're expecting the proceedings to begin about a half hour ago. the judge has just recently entered the courtroom within the last few minutes. my colleague, alan duke is inside the courtroom. sends us word that the judge is now handling other cases. so we are waiting for the actual plea. now, to just sort of recap what he is being charged with, suzanne, we mentioned 23 counts. he is being held in lieu of $1 million on each one of those counts, so $23 million total bail. he was -- the investigation into this case originally started over a year ago and that's when mark berndt lost his job, was put on suspension while this investigation continued for about a year. the charges were -- he was arrested, i should say, just in january of this y

officials say a second teacher has been pulled from the elementary school where third grade teacher mark berndt is charged with>ú0÷z molesting 23 students and posing in pictures with he some of them. he's being held on 23 million dollar bail. the school superintendent says another teacher has been blocked from any contact with after someone made accusations against him. he said the district has seen an increase in the number of complaints of teacher molestation since news of berndt's arrest broke. >>> meantime, a u.s. district court judge ordered a fresno teacher held without bail on 45 charges of molesting his second grade student. the 43-year-old teaches in the suburb of clovis. the girl told her mother she had been in yang's classroom playing the lollipop game. police found nine videos on his phone showing the child blindfolded performing a sex act on him. >>> un of struggling homeowners at the cow -- thousands of struggling homeowners are at the cow palace desperately trying to save their home. the group putting on the event is the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. >> reporte

mark berndt was arraigned on charges of lewd acts against 23 children dating back to 2005. prosecutors say the 61-year-old took bizarre bondage-style photos of his students. he has been in jail since his arrest last month and bail is set at $23 million. >>> a fire broke out early today in a garage in castro valley. it housed two african tortoises. the animals escaped safely from the fire on allman road. the people were inside the structure at 3 a.m. when it start. a heating pad or extension cord may have started the fire. at first the couple who owns the tortoises feared the worst. >> i thought they were dead and the firemen said they found them wandering around the backyard. i was so happy. i have had them for 12 years. and they're really precious to me. >> other animals including chickens and ducks were also unharmed. one firefighter went to the hospital for heat exhaustion but his injuries are not considered to be serious. >>> the race for the white house comes with a hefty price tag. the new numbers on fundraising totals and we'll tell you who is on top. plus, a fight o

but in january of 2011, the los angeles unified school district removed mark berndt from the classroom after they received some suspicious photographs. he resigned one month later after the board voted to fire him. this week, authorities arrested berndt, accusing him of sexually abusing 23 children between 6 and 10 years old, between 2005 and 2010. >> i'm a teacher and a dad. it's disgusting. it's appalling. >> reporter: investigators believe there could be more children who haven't come forward. a lawyer representing the parents of one alleged victim, a 10-year-old girl, filed the civil suit against the school district. >> this is no game. these are young kids. their lives, forever impacted by a sordid man. >> reporter: some 1,400 children go to the elementary school, almost all are latino. most are low income and more than half are learning english as a second language. some parents think these factors made their children vulnerable. >> i'm afraid. i'm thinking of moving my child from this school. >> reporter: yesterday a second teacher was arrested. martin springer, a 26 year vetera

officials say a second teacher has been pulled from the elementary school where third grade teacher mark berndt is charged with>ú0÷z molesting 23 students and posing in pictures with he some of them. he's being held on 23 million dollar bail. the school superintendent says another teacher has been blocked from any contact with after someone made accusations against him. he said the district has seen an increase in the number of complaints of teacher molestation since news of berndt's arrest broke. >>> meantime, a u.s. district court judge ordered a fresno teacher held without bail on 45 charges of molesting his second grade student. the 43-year-old teaches in the suburb of clovis. the girl told her mother she had been in yang's classroom playing the lollipop game. police found nine videos on his phone showing the child blindfolded performing a sex act on him. >>> un of struggli homeowners at the cow -- thousands of struggling homeowners are at the cow palace desperately trying to save their home. the group putting on the event is the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. >> reporter:

a teacher will be in court this morning. 61-year-old mark berndt will be arraigned, accused of committings against 23 children between 2005 and 2012. mark berndt has been in jail on bail since january. >> nothing short of a crazy scene as relatives stormed. hundreds were waiting for day, the crowd grew angry when they saw bodies laid out on the street. that prison fire killed more than 350 inmates. doctors at this point have only identified 32 bodies so far. only half of those have been turned over to family. >> a sense of normalcy is returning to a city in new dezand. construction is picking up at christ church, homes, and a new sports stadium are being built. for the first time in months many people there are going back to work. tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the 6.3 quake, 184 people died in that tragedy. >> a man facing charges after a scuffle at disneyland. >> there are kids here. there are kids here. >> that's a mess out there. youtube video capturing the fight near the tower of terror ride on saturday. this is at disney's california adventure. the man who was pepper spr

prosecutors say 61-year-old mark berndt blindfolded and gag the children and took photographs.e put live cockroaches on some of the youngsters' faces. some of the incidents happen at the school where he taught. the investigation began when a film processor found the photos more than a year ago. there could be more victims given how long he taught at the school. he's being held on two million dollars bail. >>> mitt romney has regained his front-runner status by winning the florida primary and all delegates. his opponents aren't giving up or getting out they are all moving ahead. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: mitt romney leaves florida with the decisive win and much needed momentum. >> to the people in this room and the people all over florida, thank you for this great victory. >> reporter: romney took advantage of a more diverse electorate after overwhelming the second place finisher newt gingrich with a barrage of negative ads he may look like he's cruising to the nomination. gingrich says, not so fast. >> we are going to contest every place and win and we will be in ta

mark berndt is charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children.and martin springer faces charges of fondling two girls in his classroom. >>> oakland mayor quan is expected to address some of the city's problems during her state of the stay dress tonight. oakland is dealing with increasingly volatile occupy protests and reason spike in shootings. the mayor is facing a recall effort. the annual address will be televised inside hearing rooms on the first floor of city hall the doors open at 6:entirety. >>> uc and california state college students who struggle to pay for tuition may get financial relief. speaker perez is scheduled to introduce a bill today that would do that the middle class scholarship is for students whose families make less than $150,000 a year. students would see fees cut by 2/3. perez's funding for the plan will be raised by eliminating a corporate tax break. >>> hundreds of new jobs coming to downtown sunnyvale when apple moves into a new office building. apple will move 400 jobs into the new office building at matilda and mckin

last week teacher mark berndt was charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children from 6 to 10. between 2005 and . four days later another teacher martin springer was arrested on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom. >> this morning st. ignatius high in san francisco reopened for the first time since the norovirus out brach sickened more than 300 students and 30 teachers. wednesday school officials and health department shut the school down after students began reporting stomach flu. crews scrubbed the school with bleach. norovirus is highly contagious and can be passed by casual contact. >>> fire investigators will spend the day trying to find a cause for a fire that gutted a warehouse on mare island the fire started yesterday morning on the northside of the island. plums of spoke could be seen for miles. crews stayed all night watching for flare-ups and say the fire could smolder for days. firefighters pulled back and let the fire burn out after making sure that nobody was inside. officials say the building may have been a haven for the homeless. >>> the state depa

. -- mark berndt is facing 23 counts of lewd acts with children. police found 600 photos they say he took showing students in bondage and sexual situations in the classroom. he's being held on 23 million dollars bail. the school board has installed an entirely new staff at the school. >>> petaluma police hope someone can help them crack the case of a safe found in a strip mall parking lot. the door of the safe was pride open and you can see it is empty. the safe is a century brand with model number 2206. police say it may have been taken in a recent burglary. they are checking records to see if a safe has been reported missing. >>> the white house is apologizinging to the people of afghanistan after reports that u.s. -- troops mistakenly burned copies of the qur'an, islam's holy book in afghanistan u.s. helicopters fired flares to try and break up 2,000 demonstrators outside the u.s. military base north of kabul. african workers who normally take out the trash at the airfield found the book in the burned pile. the top u.s. commander says the copies

mark berndt is charged with lewd acts on 23 children.martin springer is accused of fondling two girls. new teachers have been carefully screened and each classroom will have a social worker trained in psychology. >>> several families started their day without power in san jose a downed tree wiped out a powerline 5:00 this morning. pg&e says this morning's strong winds likely caused the tree to fall. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is going to come up with a forecast talking whether showers remain. >> there are some showers, a little raindrops. i'll show you where they are and check out ocean beach in morning winds from the south we still have stout breezes i'll show you those also. >>> president obama recognizes some of america's greatest young minds, including a a area teenager. the talent that brought them -- all to the white house. >>> how facebook's upcoming decision to go public may cost ceo mark cl c great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! ♪ and this is

mark berndt was ee moved from miramonte elementary school last january, removed while under investigation. the "times" reports that he was fired the next month and appealed but then dropped the appeal and resigned after the district paid him four months back pay. he and another teacher both face sexual abuse charges involving students. >>> coming up, the marine corps back into damage control. the latest photo causing a backlash. >>> the republican presidential candidates make their pitch to thousands of conservative voters. i'm danielle nottingham in washington. i'll have the story coming up. >>> and hope for humans? the cancer drug that treats alzheimer's in mice. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we have seen plenty of clouds a few showers around the bay area. what about the weekend? we will talk about that coming up. ,,,, launch a 48-hour strike. protestors are rallying >>> thousands taking to the street in greece as unions launch a 48-hour strike. protestors are rallying against new more stringent austerity measures over the country's international

last week they arrested mark berndt for lewd acts on 23 children.e also arrested another teacher on lewd acts on children. they dispelled rumors that latino families would be deported if they came forward with information about the alleged abuse. >>> congress will allow more women to serve in jobs closer to the front lines. in the past they've observed, fought, and died in iraq and afghanistan. now they will consider lifting some of the restrictions and let them serve in combat. women will still be banned from serving in infantry combat units. >>> the federal air marshal service could come under scrutiny today when the inspector general releases a repo report. some are accused of making fun of veterans, gays, and minorities. the federal air marshal services director describes some of the behavior as, quote, egregious and despicable. despite the offensive comments, the inspector general found no evidence of widespread discrepancy between the agency. >>> the entire bus fleet of air 380s, will be checked for cracks in the wings. the safety agency initi

mark berndt is charged with lewd acts on 23 children.rtin springer is accused of fondling two girls. new teachers have been carefully screened and each classroom will have a social worker trained in pchology. >>> several families started their day without power in san jose a downed tree wiped out a powerline 5:00 this morning. pg&e says this morning's strong winds likely caused the tree to fall. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is going to come up with a forecast talking whether showers remain. >> there are some showers, a little raindrops. i'll show you where they are and check out ocean beach in morning winds from the south we still have stout breezes i'll show you those also. >>> president obama recognizes some of america's greatest young minds, including a a area teenager. the talent that brought them -- all to the white house. >>> how facebook's upcoming decision to go public may cost >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg's decision to go public could cost him big time. the site's public offering on the stock market is going to make zuck

after teacher mark pwefrpbt was charged with commuting lewd acts -- mark berndt was charged with commuting lewd acts on 23 children and martin springer was arrested. the superintendent says every student and staff member is being interviewed. >> i can't have any more surprises at miramonte, even though the police will do what they have to do and if there are no more, thank god, we deal with the horror and tragedy i have already if there are more, then we will have to deal with that. >> just to be clear the current staff is being transfered. no one is being fired unless you are talking about the two under investigation that we will see. new teachers and staff members have been hired and screened. many parents say their kids will suffer because some kid teachers are being forced to leave the campus. >>> know charges will be filed against a sharks' fan who knocked a 16-year-old girl unconscious at a game. she was rooting for her canucks when she was hit from behind. prosecutors say they couldn't find any witnesses. maggie has been treated in the past for a brain tumor suffered a slight concus

mark berndt is charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children.and martin springer faces charges of fondling two girls in his classroom. >>> oakland mayor quan is expected to address some of the city's problems during her state of the stay dress tonight. oakland is dealing with increasingly volatile occupy protests and reason spike in shootings. the mayor is facing a recall effort. the annual address will be televised inside hearing rooms on the first floor of city hall the doors open at 6:entirety. >>> uc and california state college students who struggle to pay for tuition may get financial relief. speaker perez is scheduled to introduce a bill today that would do that the middle class scholarship is for students whose families make less than $150,000 a year. students would see fees cut by 2/3. perez's funding for the plan will be raised by eliminating a corporate tax break. >>> hundreds of new jobs coming to downtown sunnyvale when apple moves into a new office building. apple will move 400 jobs into the new office building at matilda and mckin

allegations began with it the teacher mark berndt who is charged with tying up students in peking inappropriate photographs. that then led to a string of investigations into other staff members. the school is now open this morning with an entirely new staff everyone from the principle to the custodian is a new hire. officials said they hope to restore parents' trust. >> president obama is expected to grant waivers to 10 states today giving them the way from the strict requirement of the note child left behind law. no child left behind requires that all students be proficient in reading and math by the year 2014 and the states approved for flexibility must offer a viable plan. at least five people were killed today when the united states launched in other drone attac. kk. new rules are going into effected today for the women in the military. pakistan the intelligence officials say a senior military commander with links to al queda qwas killed. officials said the death toll could rise because it several nearby buildings were also damaged in the attack. this is the second attack in two days. >> o'

children. 49-year-old martin springer for allegedly fondling two third graders and 61-year-old mark berndt who is alleged to have photographed lewd acts with at least 23 children with their eyes blindfolded and mouths covered with tape. one source involved in the case confirmed for abc news in addition to photograph, prosecutors have dna evidence against berndt, dna evidence in alleged acts involving children as young as 7 years old. experts on school scandal say there's a danger that frightened parents and impressionable children could lead to charges that by themselves could lead to lasting damage to children and innocent teachers. >> it's very dangerous. the fear and anger can move into mob hysteria and the wrong people can be accused. >> reporter: there was anger last night when the press wasn't allowed into a meeting with school officials. but today many parents in this largely hispanic community were more upset for the disruption to students and teachers not connected to this scandal in any way. >> the bad teachers are gone. keep them out. but the rest of the teachers were really goo

among other things, 61-year-old mark berndt is accused of taking bondage-style pictures with students ranging from 6 to 10 years old. berndt is in custody on 23 counts of felony lewd acts with minors. >>> court appearances began a little more than an hour ago for some oakland "occupiers" arrested in last week's melee. mario casillas pled not guilty to charges he swung his bicycle at two police officers hitting one in the face and the other on the hand. michael lou bin pleaded not guilty to throwing rocks, bottles and a two-by-four at police. but more of the "occupiers" arrested face a judge tomorrow. >>> a large number of those 400 "occupiers" arrested last weekend don't even live in oakland. we'll show you a map that breaks it down. more than 100 do call oakland home. however, many live in other bay area cities. several of those arrested live as far north as vancouver and as far south as van nuys. >>> now the latest in campaign 2012. if donald trump could tell someone you're hired for president, he would choose mitt romney. the real estate mogul who flirted with the presidential run

investigators say a 1994 mark berndt was accused of fondling a girl. >>> susan g. komen is facing backlash. the organization has been swamped with negative e-mails and facebook postings following its move. it denies allegations is buckled under protest of antiabortion groups. >>> komen's top public health official resigned in protest of the board's decision to cut off the funding to planned parenthood. the atlantic reports mollie williams said she felt it was a mistake for the organization to, quote, bow to political pressure and compromise its mission. komen had supplied about $600,000 per year to planned parenthood to pay for breast cancer screenings for poor women. >>> at 4:41, metro transit rethinks the plan which calls for the hiring of more than 1,000 new workers. >>> at 4:49 making progress. researchers have new information on alzheimer's disease and how it attacks the brain. >>> we're back in to minutes with your weather first. you're watching 9news now. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield

. >> reporter: mark berndt and mark springer are charged. rndt is charged with taking lewd pictures. springer has been accused of fondling two 7-year-old girls in his class. >> it is to determine if there are individuals who have done something wrong. >> it's expected that many staff members will be readmitted after an internal review. parents' anger, however, is growing over the secrecy of the investigation, which has been ongoing for years. and investigators learned that berndt was investigated by authorities as far back as 1984. >> school officials banned the media from attending the announcement. >>> a breast cancer awareness bracelet is causing quite a stir in one indiana middle school. an 8th grader is suing roosevelt middle because school officials asked him to cover up his bracelet. they claim it is distracting to other children. but the boy's parents say he was doing it to raise breast cancer awareness. >>> some students are trying to get to the bottom. they are investigating involuntary twitching. a local doctor treated them and sai

mark berndt was removed from his elementary school in january of last year as authorities investigated the case. the l.a. times reports that he was fired the next month but then challenged the decision. that's when the district paid him $40,000 in back salary and healthcare costs to drop the appeal. berndt was recently charged with 23 counts of lewd acts on children in his classroom from 2005 to 2010. >>> there is a new tactic to clean up an east bay neighborhood that's a haven for prostitution. but this time, it's not the pimps or johns under fire. christin ayers tells he is oakland lawyers are targeting motels. >> reporter: that's right. this is one of the motels in question here on international boulevard. the city calls it a draw for rape, kidnapping and prostitution. and now a judge will decide whether to shutter the place entirely. >>> reporter: it's the section of east oakland's international boulevard known as the track, sex workers and their pimps roam freely here taking haven and doing business some neighbors say in two notorious motels. >> motel is the magnet. >> reporter: a

teacher charged with several counts of sexual assault pleaded not guilty in the case. 61-year-old mark berndt is accused of blindfolding and gagging students and taking pictures ever them. he's also accused of putting roaches on their faces and holding spoons of semen and putting it in their mouth. he's due back in court on march 28 for a hearing to determine if there's enough evidence for him to stand trial. >>> mardi gras is over in new orleans, a celebration rooted in tradition. police strolled down bourbon street telling revelers to go home. an estimated one million people packed the streets of new orleans for fat tuesday celebrations. mardi gras's end signifies the beginning of lent. >>> 4:37 now. coming up at 4:41, could the rising gas prices send our economy into another recession? >>> at 4:51, a number of parents are wondering why their children returned to a school which was the scene of a fire last week. >>> stay with us. we're back with your weather first in two minutes. >>> 4:39 on this wednesday morning. we have a couple of clouds around. the mid and high level clouds beginning t

officials say 61-year-old mark berndt blindfolded and gagged the kids and placed cockroaches on their face. the abuse allegedly took place during school hours at miramonte elementary school in south l.a. >>> an airport security agent is in some hot water. he is accused of stealing ipads from passengers' luggage. he works for the tsa at dallas fort worth international airport where he was recently arrested. he works in a remote room where checked luggage is screened by hand. authorities think he stole eight ipads. >> who are we going to trust? >> another suspect led police to the suspect where he was at home. he is on administrative leave pending the outcome. >>> long security wades could be shorter at san francisco international airport. sfo is adding clear technology a security id program which identifies travelers from fingerprints or their irises so long security waits could be shorter. members pay an annual fee to register fingerprint or eyeprint and use a special express line. >>> we have some amazing video of two heroes in action in new jersey. take a look. two officers rushing

mark berndt will be arraigned on charges of lewd acts against 23 children dating back to 2005. prosecutors say that the 61- year-old took bizarre bondage style photos of his students. he has been in jail since his arrest last month and bail set at $23 million. >>> a county official in sacramento under heavy scrutiny now for the thousands in taxpayer money that he used to furnish his office. sacramento county ceo brad hudson is being questioned by a county supervisor over his expenditures including a white noise machine that cost $15,000. he says it keeps his eavesdroppers from hearing confidential meetings. also, $21,000 in new office furniture. >> i cannot see the county of sacramento that has shed well over 3,000 jobs in the last several years to pay for my office decorations. >> supervisor phil serna asked hudson to itemize the purchases and pay for them himself. hudson said no but then agreed to a voluntary pay cut of $12,000. he now will make $245,000 a year is wow. >>> 4:39. a check is in the mail. >> why some iphone owners are getting some money from apple. also ahead. >

last week teacher mark berndt was charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children from 6 to 10. between 2005 and . four days later another teacher martin springer was arrested on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom. >> this morning st. ignatius high in san francisco reopened for the first time since the norovirus out brach sickened more than 300 students and 30 teachers. wednesday school officials and health department shut the school down after students began reporting stomach flu. crews scrubbed the school with bleach. norovirus is highly contagious and can be passed by casual contact. >>> fire investigators will spend the day trying to find a cause for a fire that gutted a warehouse on mare island the fire started yesterday morning on the northside of the island. plums of spoke could be seen for miles. crews stayed all night watching for flare-ups and say the fire could smolder for days. firefighters pulled back and let the fire burn out after making sure that nobody was inside. officials say the building may have been a haven for the homeless. >>> the state depa

the "los angeles times" reports that mark berndt received $40,000 last year it drop a challenge to his dismissal. he was fired and then dropped an appeal. berndt was arrested last week and charged with 23 counts of lewd conduct against children. this week a second teacher was charged with three counts. the two cases run related. the school's entire staff is reassigned to other schools. >>> two explosions today killed 25 people and injured another 175 in syria. it is the first significant violence in the country's largest city during the 11th month uprising. today's explosions targeted security compounds in the city which so far has mainly supported assad. there are conflicting reports about who may be responsible for today's attacks. >>> in the presidential race, tomorrow it's all about the state of maine as it holds its republican caucuses. ron paul is pinning a lot of hopes on the pine tree state. as susan mcginnis reports the other candidates are spending today in washington at the conservative political action conference. >>> reporter: it's one of the biggest events on the conserva

monday, long-time third grade teacher mark berndt was arrested for feeding his semen to blindfolded students and for photographing them in what police say he called a tasting game. while questioned about berndt, they learned of allegations that a second teacher fondled two girls over the last three years that teacher is also behind bars tonight. his bail is set at $2 million. >>> still to come here at 5:00, it's definitely not what you would expect. >> i would stop eating pretty much everything for five, seven days. >> men with an unhealthy obsession. a south bay man shares his fight to control his body at any cost. why eating disorders in men are on the rise. >>> and good afternoon. i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. another day with widespread temperature, and temperatures well above average. a little bit of cloud cover moving in overhead. the next two days, we'll talk about our weekend warm-up in just a moment. >>> and it doesn't start until tomorrow. but we've got your prevent right tnt gias tfa giantns n fest. plus, we hear from fan favorite. ♪ [ male announcer ] for o

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of the unified school district scandal and how their parents are speaking out about the teacher mark berndt, he is one of two former teachers accused of committing lewd acts with children inside of his classroom. we have much more ahead on this friday morning. think for joining us. here is a live look outside at our roof camera in san francisco. have a great date. house coug >>darya: will tran is live with more on the bay bridge closure for the upper deck. >>will: at 8:00 p.m. at this place will be off-limits for the next three days. here are some bullet points the need to keep in mind. the shutdown will begin at 8:00 p.m. and will not reopen until tuesday at 5:00 a.m. to give construction crews fought one day to work on the approached. because of the shutdown, the crews will be able to work of a new eastern span of the bridge. if you are going from san francisco all the way to oakland or anywhere in the east bay, the lower deck remains open. you are not off the hooks. of course if you need to come back into san francisco you will have to use the other bridges or bart if necessary. bart pla

teacher charged with what salting nearly two dozen children will be arraigned today. 61-year-old mark berndt is charged with 23 counts of lewd acts with he taught at mira monty elementary school. police discovered 600 photos showing students in bondage and sexual situations in the classroom, some with cockroaches on their faces he's being held on 23 million dollar bail. the school has installed an entirely new staff at the school. >>> occupy oakland protesters calling yesterday's demonstration outside san quentin prison a huge success. demonstrators and prison rights supporters gathered as part of a national day of protest security was tight and both exits on highway 580 were closed. speakers included activists shourd, bower and fattal, three former students who were detained after hiking the iran border. >> life without the possibility of parole exists, i would say no that says you don't believe there's any chance that a person can change. >> the sheriff's office says between 300 to 500 attended the protest during which san quentin was put on lockdown. >>> investigators think a system used

teacher mark berndt is charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children 6 to 10.ger faces charges of fondling two second grade girls. >>> more toll lanes are coming to the bay area. transportation planners are going to add express lanes to six more freeway stretches where drivers can pay for the privilege of driving in what would be reserved for car poolers. westbound approaches to the bay bridge toll, san mateo bridge, dumbarton, 880 san leandro, 680 in dublin and near alamo and 80 in fairfield. >>> 6:14. mild temperatures are waiting for you with when you step out. no fog. >> almost in the same area up near novato, san rafael near 37 as you cop out of sonoma into marin the -- as you come out of sonoma into marin that's the biggest patch i can find. we are looking down from mound tamalpais look how clear it is over tiburon, sauce lee to san francisco, a -- sausalito, san francisco, let's talk about temperatures. san francisco 51 as we look at the monterey bay 46 santa cruz near 50 watsonville salinas 51 monterey gilroy 38 let's talk about what is going to happen