nanette west, thank you.thank your son, kyle. >> thank you very much. >> we're back in 90 seconds. you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>> time now for the help desk where we get answers to your financial questions. joining us is donna, your question comes from monique. a 58-year-old widow was married for ten years and wants to know if she remarries, will she lose the right to her late husband's social security benefits. >> this is an interesting one. she will not lose h

nanette miranda, abc7 news. >>> it is 6:52.rs in boston came to the rescue of a woman flying from san francisco to spain over the weekend. she was hoping to take her little dog whooper with her to madrid but didn't realize he couldn't come along until she arrived in boston for her connecting flight. two airline customer service workers offered to take care of whooper at the airport until the woman comes home. >> the great thing about it is, it is christmastime. at the time we were just thinking we have to help this girl, she is -- she wants to see her family and why wouldn't we want to help her. >> i don't think they are giving that dog back. workers have been e-mailing pictures and updates to whooper's owner everyday. >>> mission impossible proving to be a bright spot in theaters studio estimates place mission impossible: ghost protocol number one bigáq in 26 1/2 million dollars. sherlock holmes: game of shadows made 18 million. followed by alvin and the chipmunks. american version of the girl with the drag again tattoo and t

here's nanette miranda with the story. >> reporter: good news for the two million californians out ofs can no longer consider credit report when you apply for a job where money or finances are not involved. not so good news if you are a fan of shark fin soup while your favorite chinese restaurant is allowed to finish out its supply, california joins many west coast ports in banning the importation of the delicacy to stop the depletion of the world's shark population. >> pulling sharks out, slicing fins off and throwing them back to drown or bleed to death is barbaric. >> reporter: many california's new laws affect children and young adults. hpv vaccine will be available to kids as young as 12 because the state will allow them to get treatment for sexually transmitted diseases without parental permission. minors won't be able to buy robitussin and other medicines that contain dxm many are getting high for under $10 a bottle. >> for preteens and teens this is the number one call they get at the poison control center for the abuse of dxm. >> reporter: those not old enough to ding typical

here's nanette miranda with the story. >> reporter: good news for two million californians out of work can no longer consider your credit report when you apply for a job where money or finances are not involved. not good news if you are a fan of shark fin soup they are allowed to finish out their current supply, california joins many ports in banning the importation of the delicacy to stop the depletion of the world's shark population. >> slicing fins off and throwing them back to drown or bleed to death is barbaric that doesn't meet standards for appropriate treatment of an and >> reporter: many new law as effect children and young adults. the hpc vaccine will be available to children as young as 12: minors won't be able to buy robitussin and other medicines that contain dxm. many are getting high for under $10 a bottle. >> for preteens and teens this is the number one call they get at the poison control center. >> reporter: underaged drinking at the core of adding booze to the list of items you can't buy through the self-check out stand those not old enough to drink scan soda through

john, bob, aldo, nanette, jim chapel, jennifer warburg, ernestine waters, bob, tim, julia sullivan, thomas ryan, dave stockdale. i have called a number of cards. i still have quite a few more, but if people could come forward. thank you. >> hi, my name is nannette. i am a middle class single mom who lives in the district, and i am here as a member of the golden gateway club. we are excited about the renovation that is going to happen at the club. we come here because we love to swim outside. our kids take swim lessons and good to camp there in the summer. although there are likely disappointed tennis players. i believe that the new club will serve as majority of members in a much improved facility. for most of us, the new club proposes a much better, larger pool facility, greater recreation and more kids programs as well as popular exercise and yoga classes, which we all look forward to enjoying their. in addition, the new park's that's around the club will add the public recreation and be an amenity to the surrounding residents, and mothers and families city-wide. however, it is just as i

nanette west, the mother joins us live right now from austin, texas.live. >> thank you. >> why did you decide you wanted to go to iraq after your son kyle was killed? >> i just felt the need to find out what he was doing and how he died and what all of the soldiers were doing over there to get in perspective of why he lost his life and how he lost his life and i needed to touch it and to feel it and to be a part of who he was and what he was when he had -- when he died. >> i think that's a natural inclination of a parent. what happened to my son? i've got to see it with my own two eyes. so initially, you tried to enlist in the army. but they said sorry, nanette, you're a little older than people were looking for right now. you instead wound up working for a defense contractor doing all sorts of logistics and you were there for two years and you found that to be very satisfying because you were able to do what? >> well, it was extremely satisfying. i was able to see what he was doing. see the type of lifestyle that he was living the last eight months of

i'm nanette sosa reporting. >>> if an extension of unemployment benefits is not approved by the end ofhe year, an estimated 1.1 million californians would be affected. about 100,000 unemployed people would see their benefits stop immediately. and the rest would no longer be able to file for extensions. so some painful cuts if they don't make a deal. >>> it is a first in five years. the massive economic boost at san jose international airport. and down to the wire. why officers at a bay area toy drive are calling for backup. >>> well, if you were hoping to do a little skiing for the holiday season, here are your current conditions. the resorts are open. 20 lifts at heavenly but unfortunately no new snow. so conditions aren't ideal. at squaw, man made stuff nine lifts open under partly cloudy skies. sugar bowl this weekend. no new snow. partly cloudy, five lifts open. coming up a full look at your seven-day forecast. berkeley police moved in >>> 6:15 on this thursday. let's look at your top stories. berkeley police moved in overnight to close the "occupy" encampment at civic center park