then just days later another teacher martin springer arrested on suspicion of fondling 2 girls in his class ramp. now as amy powell reports an entirely different staff has been trained to take over. the dozens of parents and students march at the ask for tonight meeting with school district officials but many were stopped at the gate. unable to get into the packed room. superintendent john day announced to parents and later reporters that he's making unprecedented move. replace the entire staff at this 62. everyone from the janitor to the principal. >> i am outraged. disguingtd. >>reporter: move affects nearly 130 teachers and other staffer. they are feeling the stress. >> some people hurt. some people are worried. overwhelmingly the question i got was are our kids going to be okay. >>reporter: the decision comes as the investigation into the abuse scandal at the school continues. he says all students and staff are being interviewed. process he says is very disruptive. >> shouldn't have any more surprise at the school even though the police will do what they have to do and if there ar

then just days later another teacher martin springer arrested on suspicion of fondling 2 girls in his class ramp. now as amy powell reports an entirely different staff has been trained to take over. the dozens of parents and students march at the ask for tonight meeting with school district officials but many were stopped at the gate. unable to get into the packed room. superintendent john day announced to parents and later reporters that he's making unprecedented move. replace the entire staff at this 62. everyone from the janitor to the principal. >> i am outraged. disguingtd. >>reporter: move affects nearly 130 teachers and other staffer. they are feeling the stress. >> some people hurt. some people are worried. overwhelmingly the question i got was are our kids going to be okay. >>reporter: the decision comes as the investigation into the abuse scandal at the school continues. he says all students and staff are being interviewed. process he says is very disruptive. >> shouldn't have any more surprise at the school even though the police will do what they have to do and if there ar

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 intentional explosion. a case worker brought the boys to his home for supervised visit. when they tried to leave, he locked out

and martin springer faces charges of fondling two girls in his classroom. >>> oakland mayor quan is expectedto 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 mckinley avenues. that area already picked up 500 high-tech jobs when nokia moved in at matilda and washington ave

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 department of water resources says the unintentional release of water from a major pipeline is to blame for flooding a frommon

martin springer, a 26 year veteran at the school for allegedly fondling two girls in the classroom. he will appear in court next week. investigators say the two cases are not related. one former prosecutor says the allegations are a wake-up call to all schools. >> i think it's a nationwide problem. i think every school is vulnerable to this. >> reporter: the los angeles school district says it's working with authorities and will hold town hall meetings with parents. trying to regain trust in a stunned community. adidi roy, los angeles. >>> popular character actor ben gazzara has died. he played in movies and on broadway. he originated the role of brick in "cat on a hot tin roof" and he starred in "run for your life." he passed away yesterday here in new york after battling cancer. he was 81 years old. >>> up next here tonight, the high school football team getting to play a super bowl of their own. >>> finally tonight, it's usually a long road from the high school gridiron to the super bowl, but for indiana's fisher high tigers the 2010 champs that road took a short cut this week, t

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 to remind you that you could save hundreds! [laug

martin springer is accused of fondling two girls.w 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 zuckerberg a billionaire it will also stick him with a

related charges involving a student continues with a second teacher now arrested. 49-year-old martin springer was arrested in los angeles. it comes days after one of the colleague's 61-year-old mark burns is accused of taking bondage-style photos of nearly two dozen boys and girls. >> there are,they were -- they were approximately 7-year-old at the time of the alleged incident. >> officials couldn't say if there was a relationship or connection between burnt and springer. the teachers did teach at the same scole mira mont elementary in south los angeles. >>> transferring a prisoner to jail goes wrong in alabama. he broke free, stabbed a police officer and stole a police cruiser while a chase ensued. one officer who was hurt and the chase later died at the hospital. police then killed the suspect after a tense standoff last night. >>> two cruise ships are returning to florida a little early after 200 passengers were aaffected with a passenger. the crowned princess is now docked. total of 140 passengers as well, as 18 crew members came down with norovirus. it's a stomach illness. the ruby princ

a law enforcement source telling the paper that the charges filed against martin springer involved only one girl. officers arrested him friday after two female students accused him of fondling them. his bail has been set at $300,000. 49-year-old may face a 12-year prison sentence if convicted. >>> rick santorum is back in the spotlight after his very own super tuesday in the republican race for president. the former pennsylvania senator swept yesterday's gop nominating contest in missouri, minnesota and colorado. prior to that, santorum hadn't scored a victory since his win in iowa. now he is hoping his hat trick will slow mitt romney's momentum. >>> tonight was not just a victory for us, but tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and tea party people. >> this was a good night for rick santorum. want to congratulated senator santorum, wish him the very best. we'll keep on campaigning down the road. but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> romney still has the most money and a big lead in delegates already awarded. as for newt gingrich, he stayed ou

parents since two veteran teachers were charged with lewd acts against 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

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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 concussion. the woman said it happened accidentally

they arrested martin springer for lewd acts with two 7-year-old girls.had pictures of children blindfolded with duct tape over their mouth. a parent is concerned two of her children had contact with burnt, including one daughter with special needs. >> she refuses to come to school, which i don't blame her. she had been using the restroom on herself, having nightmares. she is not stressing everyone. i'm even having nightmares. i'm so betrayed by everyone. it's a horrific situation. >> a case against burnt was dropped in the early 90s because of lack of evidence. now with the arrest of a second teacher, police say their investigation into the school has a long way to go. >>> well, by this time tomorrow night, we will know for sure who won nevada. the majority of the voters will caucus starting at 9:00 a.m., and the results will start showing up at 5:00 p.m. it happened to be the same day unemployment rates dropped to their lowest level in three years. however, the gop candidates say president obama had little to do with the brightening economic picture. >>

and martin springer faces charges of fondling two girls in his classroom. >>> oakland mayor quan is expectedto 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 mckinley avenues. that area already picked up 500 high-tech jobs when nokia moved in at matilda and washington ave

another martin springer was arrested friday on suspicious of fondling two girls in his classroom. the roughly 230 teachers and staff will be paid on relief and many will be allowed to return once they finish the investigation. >>> a high ranking official at susan komen has resigned. sources say komen's vice president for public policy karen handle was the driving force behind excluding planned parenthood from komen's grants. she writes i am deeply disappointed by the gross involvement in it. i acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe our decision was the best one for komen's future and the women we serve. a federal appeals court has ruled california's voter approved ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals upheld a lower court's ruling that proposition 8 violates the rights of gay and lesbian couples. they are promising to appeal this all the way to the u.s. supreme court. that's been expected. same sex marriages are legal in six other states and washington dc. >>> $800, 300 bucks. these are some of the dollar figures fol

second-grade teacher martin springer was charged with fondling a 7-year-old student. he would get to know the parents. he'd become their friends. >> reporter: an attorney for nine of his alleged victims says berndt attended birthday parties, wrote them letters, and made them cds. >> oftentimes he'd play these songs while he was victimizing them. >> reporter: while district officials say teachers whose records have been cleared will return, the teachers union blasted their actions. >> the teachers and the parents and the students of this community feel betrayed. >> reporter: and many students are concerned some beloved teachers will be innocent casualties of this controversy. >> i know that he wouldn't do anything to harm us, which is why i'm against this whole situation, and i'm very sad to let my teacher go. >> reporter: and police have recovered more photos from berndt that feature an additional 25 students. investigators say they're working hard to identify them. rob, linsey? >> thanks, diana. and we're talking about a school district that already has a budget cris

angeles, one of the teachers charged in that child sex abuse scandal now free on bail. 49-year-old martin springer released this morning on $300,000 bail but ordered to wear an electronic monitor. he's accused of fondling one of his student back in 2009. he's due back in court next week. >>> and almost a week after they died in a house fire set by their own father, charlie and braden powell will be laid to rest. the boys' funeral scheduled for tomorrow morning in washington state. sunday josh powell killed his sons and himself by setting his home on fire just moments after they were dropped off for a supervised visit. powell was a suspect in his wife's 2009 disappearance and recently lost a bid to regain custody of the boys. >>> on the international front now, the violence in syria is escalating and death toll is rising. new amateur video into our newsroom claimed to show the latest assault on homs. you can hear gunshots and see smoke rising from the buildings. hundred of people believed to have been killed there over the past week. to the north, two explosions in the syrian city today killed at l

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 department of water resources says the unintentional release of water from a major pipeline is to blame for flooding a frommon

martin springer faces charges of fondling two second grade girls. >>> more toll lanes are coming to theansportation 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 in this cycle, warmest afternoon from here on it gets colder clouds return tonight even drizzle and fog

days later another teacher martin springer was arrested on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classrooment -- >> i can't have any more surprises even though the police will do what they have to do and if there are no more, thank god, we deal with the more record and the tragedy i have already. and if there are more then we will have to deal with that. >> new teachers and staff members have been hired and screened. many parents say kids will suffer because some good teachers are being forced to leave. >>> no charges will be filed against san jose sharks fan who knocked a 16-year-old girl unconscious at a game. maggie was at the shark tank rooting for her hometown canucks last december when she was hit from behind. prosecutors say they couldn't fan any witnesses. maggie has been treated in the past for a brain tumor suffered a slight concussion. the woman accused of striking her said it was an accident that happened while she was cheering for the sharks. >>> we wonder how much more remains? >> how much rain remains mike? >> i think another 1/10 or 2/10 by the 9:00 hour. we talked about wi

a second teacher, martin springer was also arrested. >> it breaks our heart. because two teachers is just not good. >> reporter: she said her daughter is traumatized after learning she's losing her sixth grade teacher. >> he loves us. that's why we should never change the principal or the teachers. [ crying ] >> reporter: the roughly 130 teachers and staff will be paid while on leave. and the school district says many, and possibly all of them will be allowed to return once a full investigation is complete. >> reporter: police officers and sheriff's deputies are keeping watch at the school. the superintendent says he's trying to make sense of the culture of silence that allowed the abuse to go on for so long. >> the system and i have to understand how could have have happened? questions like how could people not tell you, if they knew something? >> reporter: when mira monte reopens its doors with new teachers thursday, there will be a psychiatric counselor there. >>> school officials banned the media from attending the announcement about the removal of school

the 61-year-old mark burn was charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children. 49-year-old martin springeras arrested on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom. the school officials say there will be a psychiatric social worker in every classroom to help students cope with any issues. >>> >>> a new request for confidential evidence in the penn state trial sex abuse scandal. jerry sandusky is adduce -- jerry sandusky is accused of molesting 10 boys. the phone numbers of the boys accusing him of sex abuse, investigative notes and psychiatric records will all be -- he needs the phone numbers to look at the alleged victims' phone records. >>> coming up, an nfl player charged with drunk driving and wait until you so the dead giveaway on his license plate. lindsay. >>> a battle for first place in the southeast. will the capitals have one team lead or the ice tonight? that story is coming up. >>> get to know this. week see snow by this time tomorrow. gary's back with the forecast in a few minutes. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an o

days later another teacher martin springer was arrested.tendent says every student and staff member of the school is being interviewed. new teachers and staff members have been hired and screened. many parents say the kids will suffer because some good teachers are being forced to leave. >>> no charges against a sharks' fan who knocked a 16-year-old girl unconscious at a game. she was rooting for the 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 straight concussion. accused of striking her say it was an accident. >>> san francisco private says the stomach flu sickened more student end -- students than believed. st. ignatius is reopen. health officials said more than 300 had fallen ill. the bug hit more than 500 students and teachers. the campus underwent a deep cleaning. health officials believe the virus was brought in by one student and spread. [ unintelligible ] >>> maybe the norovirus and that spreads quickly. let's take a look at

martin springer faces charges of fondling two second grade girls in his classroom. >> government hasarged two orinda residents with stealing trade secrets for companies controlled by china many they are set to appear in federal court this week for their grand jury dim. they run oakland base tech consulting company. the u.s. attorney's office says they tried to get due upon's trade secrets. the couple is -- dupont's trade secrets. >>> diamond foods of san francisco has placed two executives, including its ceo on paid leave. the board of directors for the nut and snack company discovered diamond foods improperly accounted for millions in payments to walnut growers that sent stock plummeting more than 42% in after hours trading. >>> google wants to know what you are doing online and will pay you for that information. google has launched a project that offers with web surfers five dollar gift cards on amazon.com every three months, at a cost users will let google track everywhere they go. google says it hopes to improve products by seeing how people use the internet. >>> new twists for t

then just days later another teacher martin springer was arrested on suspicion of fondling 2 girls in his classroom. now these dismissal could be temporary. superintendent says no other teacher is suspected but he says parents need to be reassured that they are taking the situation very seriously. more than a quarter of the students did not show up for classes there today. >> we are on storm watch as wet weather moving into the bay area. coming in right now in fact. spencer is tracking it and what to expect. >> it's coming in right now. last few minutes there are reports of sprinkles in watsonville. the moisture is just offshore right now just beginning to make its push on shore. in fact up in the north bay along coastal marin and sonoma county beginning to see the rain beginning to push in. maybe not hitting the ground yet. a lot of moisture in the atmosphere but just offshore you can see some heavy rainfall. soon hitting the pwrund so we are going to get our first wave of rainfall very shortly. will intensify become heavy during overnight hours and may even be accompanied by strong

police are investigating claims that the teacher martin springer fondled two girls ages 7 and gate hisroom. he has been suspended -- 8 in his classroom. he has been suspended and is being held on $2 million bail. this happens two days after another teacher mark berndt was arrested. >>> last night we told you about a massachusetts mom accused of attacking a kindergartner. tonight she calls it a big misunderstanding. domonique kahn was in court today. it stems from an alleged incident involving her son and a little girl on the bus. kahn said the 5-year-old girl hit her son and the school did nothing about it, so she boarded the bus and confronted the girl herself. >> at no point in time did i hit that little girl. at no time did she have a scratch on her. i did not hit her at all. i did reach out and touched her face and turned her face to look at my son. i told her to leave him alone because obviously when she hit him, he did not react at all. >> the little girl was not hurt. hahn was released on bail and ordered to stay away from the bus stop. >>> israel could be poised to attack iran,

martin springer is a accused. early their week a teacher was committed of lewd acts. he in jail with his bail at $23 million. >>> anonymous made public a secretly recorded call about the investigation into those very hackers. john fowler live where at least one person said this could affect national security. >> reporter: lot of people said this leak posted on youtube crosses the line. that it interfere was current criminal investigations. some people we talked to said hackers different from vandals. >> they hide behind their cyber curtain, they say you can't get us. >> reporter: after hacking businesses and even bart, government websites, stealing e- mails. >> nothing is safe. yeah. that's pretty much how i feel. >> they need to tighten security. voice over ip isn't a good thing. >> reporter: i found this e- mail posted to a popular hacker's site. an investigator forwarded to his home e-mail. it revealed the time, phone number and log incode for the call. hackers needed only dial up and hit record. agents from la and the east coast talked to european police. about de

then 49-year-old martin springer charged with committing three lewd acts on a single student. he pleaded not guilty. outraged parents caused the second largest school district in the nation to fire everyone and start anew as it is going to do this morning. >> moving overseas to italy to the capsized "costa concordia" teams are back at it hoping to finish the prep work that allow -- that will allow crews to pump out the 500,000 gallons of fuel in that crashed ship. work was suspended for several days because of rough seas. 15 people remain missing from the january 13th accident. 17 has been confirmed dead. a new study released shows unemployment for adults between 18 and 24 is at an all-time high. the report published by the pew research center found 31% of those surveyed have postponed either getting married or having a baby and 24% moved back in with their parents after living on their own. the pew research center wanted to show how the younger generation is being hit by the tough economy. >> thank you very much. a stanford educated professor will now be allowed to sue the go

this happened overnight. 49-year-old martin springer was freed early this morning on 3 hun thouds bailear an electronic monitor. his preliminary hearing is scheduled for next week. the other accused teacher in this case, mark bart, he is in jail. he's facing 23 criminal accounts accused of photographing students while gagged and blindfolded. it's going to take 23 million to get him out of jail. >> 6:57. we are going to turn to a big event happening in the bay area this weekend. you could be the one to get discovered. as america's got talent audition starts in san francisco. they are going to be held starting at 8:00 a.m. saturday and sunday. you could be picked to an audition in two weeks. you can find more details on our websi website. >> new york city's black market cannot keep up. jeremy lin, the new toast of new york following three straight games scoring more than 20 points. "the new york times" reporting knicks fans can't find lin jerseys around the big apple. official ms.izers haven't released it yet. lynn, a big time game at home tonight. the knicks host kobe bryant and the lak

martin springer was freed early this morning on $300,000 bail. he is one of two former teachers at miramonte charged with lewd acts upon a child or children. springer is wearing the court ordered ankle monitoring device. his preliminary hearing is scheduled for next week. topping international headline, syria's largest city is under attack this morning. two explosions targeted security compounds in the city. syrian state tv says at least 25 people have been killed, almost 200 hurt. the city is a business hub and historically loyal to embattled president bashar al assad so state tv is blaming terrorists for these latest attacks. jon. >> thank you. the bay area may soon have a new way of fighting west nile disease. the state says it will scale back pesticide regulations so counties can fog for mosquitoes. they could spray near some waterways already polluted with chemicals used by vector control. officials say it will help keep the adult mosquito population down and fight west nile virus. opponents worry spraying could affect the drinking water. >>

martin springer is accused of modeling two girls in his classroom and mark berndt is accused of committing outwent 3 children. >>> jerry sandusky's lawyer -- on 23 children. >>> jerry sandusky's lawyer filed motions for copies of secret grand jury material including the phone numbers of the phones accusing sandusky of sex abuse and also investigative notes and psychiatric records. the attorney says he needs those phone numbers to look at the victims' phone records. >>> new details tonight about josh powell's final days, the father who set his house on fire killing himself and his two young sons in washington state. police say powell withdrew 7,000 from a bank the day before he set the blaze. they don't know what he did with the money. he left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore. powell made headlines when his wife disappeared two years ago. he was named a person of interest but never charged. >> what he's done is just unimaginable for any man to do and when -- i believe he was responsible and when he was quiet, that was a

investigators say 49-year-old martin springer fondled two girls. >> the district wanted to give as youblems. >> reporter: mothers and fathers wore band-aids after signing a petition developed by a community group called happy valley enterprises. they don't support the district's new plan. >> this is in the middle of the year. it will affect the students. it is not good. they're having exams coming up. and this change is affecting everyone now. >> reporter: officials plan to have the new staff in place by thursday. the school is one of the biggest elementary schools in los angeles. with about 1,500 students. >>> turning to afghanistan, a disturbing trend among women in the western province of harat. dozens of women have been showing up in hospital with burns they gave themselves. a desperate cry for help in the only way they know how. here's nick. >> reporter: two-thirds of the women admitted to this unit die. for the rest, survival normally means lying about what brought them here. >> translator: the gas blew up. i was in the kitchen. it burned me. i wear no pain could be greater than

the other one martin springer the charges against him involving fondling against one child.rly as severe. obviously reprehensible none the less. but the berndt perpetrated these acts over years, laura as you suggest. the only way he got caught with these children was a cbs photo technician saw the photographs, was distressed by them and by law was required to contact the authorities. he did. that started the investigation that led result ultimately to burns dismissal and finally his arrest and charge 23 counts as a bitter footnote. he sued or threatened to sue the district. he got had h. $0,000 in -- $40,000 in severance pay before he went to jail. you asked how it happened. this is where you and i might have some tension. the reason it happened without anyone sounding the alarm is that the vast majority of the children, if not all of them are the children of undocumented immigrants. their parents are here illegally. their parents have the classic extreme hyper shyness of those without documentation. despite the fact that according to their attorneys the children complained

mark burnedt is charged with taking pictures of students blindfolded and gags, and martin springer islesting a 5-year-old. >>> number 5. banks reached a deal to compensate people who lost their homes because of improper foreclosure practices. $26 billion will be used to cut the principle for borrows who owe more than their home is worth or are behind in their payments. they will also allow some homeowners to refinance. russell goldman is the chairman and ceo of national bank members or the strike team and he said the settlement should accelerate the recovery of america's housing market by keeping many homes out of foreclosure and not increasing the nation's excessive inventory. you can learn more by going to our facebook page. >>> number four, initial jobless claims fell by 50,000 to 358,000 last week. the four-week average, near a four-year low. dan greenhouse said it's a positive sign telling "outfront" with broad credit creation expanding, particularly consumer credit, many indicators are lining up to suggest that the recent pace of employment growth is set to continue. >>> it has