i would like to see it stricken. >> thank you. >> any further questions or comments on the definitions? was there anything else you wanted to weigh in on? to me i'm fine with leaving supervisor of records there. i think -- i understand how people could read the provisions differently, but i support this particular definition. is there a motion to adopt chapter 1 of the proposed regulation as reflected? >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? hearing none, motion passes. chapter 2 is referrals to the ethics commission. are there any questions or comments from the commissioners regarding chapter 2? >> the only comment i had and it's not very serious, but under "d" whether 2 and 3 should be reversed? 3 sort of sets out what is to be determined and then 2 is a vote. it just seems to me that the determination come before the vote. i don't feel strongly about it. >> i think that is a good point. >> yes. >> and i also have a question on that same paragraph, paragraph 2 under section d. so it refers to findings of facts and conclusions of law. and so i was just wondering w

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sandra endo, outside a church in a community that is absolutely grief stricken.t of many funerals to come in the days ahead. last night, president obama came here to speak to residents to offer comfort, but also he vowed to do more. >> in the coming weeks, i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement, to mental health professionals, to parents and educators, in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> the president also met with victims' family members at a vigil last night and spoke about the spirit of this town in the face of such tragedy. >> as a community, have you inspired us, newtown. in the face of indescribable violence. in the face of unconscionable evil, you have looked out for each other. you've cared for one another, and you have loved one another. this is how newtown will be remembered and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. >> now this afternoon, 6-year-old noah posner will it laid to rest. also laid to rest, jack pinto. soledad. >> quick question about school's

am geraldo rivera report live on the day the president of the united states came to comfort this stricken connecticut community ravrageed by the unprecedented slaughter the state police spokesman confirmed whenever adam lanza's motives the troubled 20-year-old blasted his way into the school intending to butcher as many children as he could. >> the weapons that was utilized most of the time during this horrific crime was identified as the bushmaster ar 15 assault type weapon it had high capacity magazines and in addition the subject had a glock 10 millimeter all weapons had multiple magazines and additional ammunition. >> after killing the heroic principal and four others all women who tried to top them or shield the children in their care. when the tiny victims in the classroom lanza used the assault weapon to kill every child within range of his rage. >> the bushmaster was used as it was explained yesterday in the school in its entirety and the hand gun was used to. >> then he heard the vines cops approached he d what we only wish he had done first. >> his cause of death was gun shot wo

. >> reporter: he had been stricken with a rare and virulent ecloy meningitis infection. >> i was trying to die. >> reporter: doctors gave him almost no chance to live and told his family if he did survive he would be brain damaged if rest of his life. >> his eye was off and cocked. it was like no one was there. >> reporter: eben believes that holley was right. he wasn't there. >> did you go to heaven? >> yes. i mean, in every sense of the word, that's what my experience showed me. >> reporter: his first recollection was being a speck of awareness in a dark and murky underworld. >> i was rescued by this beautiful spinning white light that had a melody, inde scribably beautiful melody that opened up into a bright valley. just an incredible, rich, ultra real world of indescribable complexity. >> reporter: god was there he says and he soared on the wing of a butterfly with a beautiful young woman as his companion and the young woman gave him a message to take back from heaven. >> you are loved. you are cherished. there is nothing you have to fear. there is nothing you can do wrong. >> repor

. >> support streams in for the grief-stricken community of newtown, connecticut yes you did, yes you did. no i didn't, no i didn't. yes you did, yes you did. no i didn't, no i didn't. yes you did. did not. [ male announcer ] find some peace this holiday. get an 8 piece meal now with a dozen delicious cookies baked in-store. the kfc festive feast. all for just $19.99. today tastes so good. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> the painful tobias continue in connecticut. a local family held a funeral service for their little girl. josephine was born in maryland. killed inside sandy hook elementary school. the family says she will be remembered for her wonderful sense of humor and love of the baltimore ravens. mourners were asked to wear purple in her honor. josephine had been diagnosed with autism. you can donate to the address on your screen. be sure to specify your contribution is in memory of josephine gay. donations have poured in from all over the globe after the school shooting. united way has collected more than $2.5 million for the official memorial fund.

box now offers a way for the world to comfort the grief-stricken town. >> i think it's fantastic to giveus their sympathy for everyone up there. >> erica gonzalez, news 4. >> and here's the address for sending those condo lenszs. you can also address it to specific groups like the first responders or to teachers in general up there. to see more displays of generosity or to get involved yourself, visit nbcwashington.com and search 26 acts. that's all for "news 4" this week. i'm wendy rieger. thanks for joining us and we will see you ain next time. ♪

they have called off public new year's eve after the government said the cancer stricken president hugo chavez had taken a turn for the worse. >> the streets of caracas were quiet as the newspapers said he had had respiratory issues up for his fourth cancer operation. >> the mood was somber at this press conference. he announced hugo chavez was struggling to recover from a six-hour operation earlier this month. >> 19 days up to the complex surgery, his health continues to be delicate. this presents publications that are being treated better not without risks. >> he has called his five with cancer a battle for his life. he was reelected and was set to begin his new term on january 10th. if he is unable to do that, venezuela could holding new presidential election. >> with all of us wishing each other happy new year, we decided we wanted to slow things down and ask what your wishing for other people? >> what usually comes down to his happiness. it is a profoundly individual question, so we decided to travel around the world and find out what happiness and being happy means as we enter the

today will be another difficult day for residents in newtown, as the greeks didn't -- as the grief-stricken community gathers for more funerals. we also know that 6-year-old emily parker will be buried back in her home state of utah. a small step towards normalcy as the students had back-to-school all except sandy hook elementary school, which remains a crime scene. in the neighboring town of monroe volunteers continue preparing an unused middle school for sandy hook students to attend. >> we want to give the children the opportunity to see their new school and at to be as comfortable as they possibly can. >> promote investigation proceeds as a board is look through every inch of adam lanza's life. -- authoritiesthe investigation proceeds. his mother trained him to use a dangerous weapon at a time whenshe knew that he suffered from mental illness. >> it was an extremely poor decision on her part. we're talking about a psychological switzer that i think got turned on for him with access to and weapon and ready availability. >> the gunman had not seen his father or brother in two years. altho

> officials from newtown connecticut are asking well wishers to hold off on gifts for the grieve stricken community. tens of thousands of gifts have been pouring into the community from all over the world, they say they are deeply grateful but can't manage so many items. once they process the gifts they will let the people know the best ways to help the victims. >>> there are several in the boy scouts. now we went through that database and counted at least 88 cases here in the bay area. those dots is be filed and the alleged abusers of the scouts were asked to hand over the information. when he came to talk to us, he brought the uniform he wore when he was 12 years old. he said the scout master molested him in 1982 and in 1983. >> it was terrible in the 30s , ex-war guy, nobody wants to admit they were powerless to stop something like this from happening. >> he served 8 years on molest station charges. we did contact them and they apologized to the families and in certain cases they say it was inappropriate and wrong. >>> the supreme court justice refused to block some of the healthcare l

the little girl's mother is grief stricken. neighbors feel for the family. [speaking in foreign language] >> this woman tells us she feels so sad this happened but says they are in help now. material things can be fixed but lives can not. arson investigators spent the day interviewing witnesses and combing through rubble trying to figure out how the fire started. still no word on a cause. we do know a san jose police officer was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation but he has been released from the hospital. residents are staying in motels provided by the red cross. they were told that they will probably have to be put up for a couple more days before they can return. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega. >>> 5:33 in petaluma firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a fire that sent flames shooting from the garage of a home. the fire broke out around 5:30 last night. firefighters say everyone inside the home was able to get out safely. damage was estimated at $200,000. >>> your time 5:34. religious and community leaders in oakland w

. >>> a bus carrying students drove up to the high school in newtown connecticut as a grief stricken town to tried to get back to some sort of routine. the bus had a ribbon on it. police were on hand to make sure everything ran smoothly. >> i wouldn't send my children to school if i had the choice rite right now. i wouldn't. >> i think it's important that the children do go back to school. >> all schools except sandy hook elementary are open. the scene of the massacre will remain closed for months. when those children go back they will attend a school in a nearby town. people lit candles to remember the lives cut short. they paid their respects at the memorial set up for the 26 victims. >> the grieving process continues here in newtown. the families of two more children are saying a final farewell today. >> mourners gathered at st. rose of lima church for the funeral of james mattioli. his family says he used to joke he was born four weeks early because he was hungry. jessica rekos will also be laid to rest. her family says she loved horses and had asked santa for cowboy boots and a

the little girl's mother is grief stricken and neighbors told us in spanish how they feel for her. >>his man says it's such a shame and loss for the family. police officer responded to the fire was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation but he has been released. arson investigators have been talking to witnesses and gathering evidence which is standard procedure when there is loss of life and damage in a fire. so far there is no cause for this fire just yet. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is 6:48. starting tomorrow bart will begin giving preference to veterans when it comes to hiring. and receive a passing score in the first phase of the hiring proguess -- hiring process. >>> an illinois state trooper and his wife had quite a scare on the side of the highway. the state trooper had to deliver his own baby daughter. >> i told him there is a foot hanging out and he didn't believe me. and i reached and there was toes i said there is toes. >> how about that. there is a baby. this is macy carolyn martinez. born on the side of the highway while

> we'll show you how the doctors here are using a new procedure to stimulate the brain for those stricken with the condition. >>> and a hunter dies after falling through the ice on a hunting trip. and it takes an incredible turn. >>> the most powerful radar is getting active. how long the wet weather will linger. >>> everything is up to speed here on 695. we are dealing with a crash on 895. i'll have the details coming up on good morning maryland. look grandma, they have a hobbit menu. i know. apparently, they based an entire movie off of it. try the all-new hobbit inspired menu, only at denny's. and see "the hobbit: an unexpected journey." baltimore. >>> and a treatment for alzheimers may be here in baltimore. they are finding responses. >> we hope to see improved memory and they do not decline without the treatment. >> the same device is treating parkinson's disease. and it is in the experimental stage. it is appears to slow the progress of the disease for those in the early stages. >>> office gossip is frowned upon as a waste of time. but it could be encouraged because it makes you mor

. >> reporter: a bus carrying students drove up to the high school as a grief stricken town tried to get to some routine. police were on hand to make sure everything ran smoothly. >> i wouldn't send my children to school if i had the choice right now. i wouldn't. >> i think it's important the children do go back to school. >> reporter: all schools except sandy hook elementary are open. the scene of the massacre will remain closed for months. when those children do go back, they'll attend a school in a nearby town. people lit candles to remember the lives cut short. they paid their respects at the memorials set up for the 26 victims. the grieving process continues. the families of two more children are saying a final farewell. the family of james mattioli used to joke he was born four weeks early because he was hungry. >> jessica rekos will also be laid to rest. tonight there will be a wake for victoria soto, a teacher who shielded her students from the gunman. she was just the best. she loved her family more than anything. >> reporter: it's one of several wakes planned for victims th

he said he is devastated filled with grief and grief stricken for his family and friends and all those blessed enough to have known him. i will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life. the cowboy's quarterback talked about the crash today. >> i did some things that are very difficult to deal with. people will deal with it in different ways and you just need to stay together as a football team, as a family, and a friend and a teammate. >> they plan to hold a memorial for jerry brown on tuesday. >>> a convenience store is robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight today. two employees were inside the southwest d.c. time at that time. showing us the surveillance tape and report that you'll only see here on 9. >> so he told you to get down on the ground like that? >> yeah. >> and you're thinking that you're going to get shot? >> yeah. >> reporter: shortly after abdul opened up his family business, the store around 8:00 on sunday morning, a man storms in waving a gun. the crook tells him to get down on the ground. you can see him then run off. a second man enters

i am grief stricken for his family, friends and all who were blessed enough to have known him. i will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life. cowboys quarterback tony romo talked about the crash today. >> it's something that's very difficult to deal with. people will deal with it in different ways. and you have to try to stay together as football team and family. and as friends and teammates. >> brent's attorney called the bond excessive and beyond what the cowboys authorized him to post. >> we have breaking news in the district. two people have been shot along minnesota and 19th street and there are reports a 4-year-old child is transported to children'shospital as a priority one. this is very serious. also an adult female is the other shooting victim. we have a crew headed to the scene in southeast and we will have more on that story in the broadcast if not srnl by 11 tonight. >>> a convenience store is robbed and two employees were inside in southeast dc at the time. surae chinn shows us a surveillance tape in a report you will only see on

well in just a bit we'll have news from another crisis stricken nation we'll find out why even though more britons are in work joy over the drop in jobless numbers could prove to be short lived. right business with katie up next what's the say here about russian shoppers heading over to europe yeah they're going there spending their you. is being gratefully received two point five. to be exact but certainly a large sum i'm sure the shopkeepers there are quite thrilled they are. actually taking to power. but not quite nearly as much as the chinese that spending all the money because right now europeans don't have much of it so that is all coming out in the business but it's and also the bright stay with us. please. hold it. hold of. her mother. the speech. she gave. her her. mother wish. her luck with being a muslim good luck with her mother just see them on the enemy coming her. home out of my mind i'm a little. the fellow. more news today violence is once again flared up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada the first chinese corporations

it is now the grief-stricken home of the second deadliest school shooting in u.s. history. 28 people are dead, including the shooter. late today, connecticut's chief medical examiner, wayne carver, reported that the autopsies on all the children are now complete. all 20 of them were shot more than once by 20-year-old adam lanza. police have also released the names of those killed, eight boys, 12 girls, between the ages of 6 and 7. all were first graders. six adults at the school were also murdered, and investigators say they now have some very good evidence explaining what wasde . we have a team of cbs news correspondents and producers on this still-developing story. we begin with margaret brennan here in newtown. >> reporter: gflg, jim. and the bodies of those 12 girls, eight boys, and six adult women killed right here in the sandy hook shooting yesterday are being returned to their families tonight, more than 24 hour after the brutal mass six-year-old emilie parker and jesse lewis. tomorrow, the medical examiner will conduct autopsies on adam lanza and his mother

. >>> grief-stricken newtown, connecticut has begun laying to rest the littlest victims of the sandy hook shootings starting with two 6-year-old boys. first we go live to cbs reporter randall pinkston in newtown with the latest on the investigation. good afternoon, randall. >> reporter: connecticut police say the locations of the shooting sandy hook elementary school and the home where adam lanza lived with his mother are crime investigation scenes. authorities are engaged in an intense investigation trying to find as much information as they can about what led to friday's horrific crime. people sobbed and held each other as they arrived for 6- year-old jack pinto's funeral one of 26 to be held in this community over the coming days. noah pozner will also be laid to rest today. elisa doesn't know the families but plans to attend. >> we just want to be there for the families. i think they're inconsolable. i would be. >> reporter: police say the people died after 20-year-old adam lanza shot his way into their school friday morning. investigators are searching for a motive. >> there are

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tonight the cdc is investigating why nearly 200 people were stricken on another ship, the "emerald princessocked in 40 lauderdale yesterday. one of those passengers was sue hayes, who posted on facebook -- the staff can't keep up with what they have to do for those who are sick. crusielines point out only a tiny fraction of their passengers are affected. small comfort for those sick passengers on the high seas. >> a horrible vacation for so many. it was last night here on the air that we learned of a loss. the death of general norman schwarzkopf. the story behind the nickname that he didn't like. he was a four star general after his tough talk and the action that followed. his troops louding rocky forces from kuwait in 100 hours of the first gulf war. the general known for his swift victories didn't like that nickname, preferring the one his troops called him -- the bear. while he was tough, he had a gentle side, honest and candid in this moment with barbara walters. >> were you ever scared? >> sure. i've been scared in every war i've ever been in. >> if you could meet saddam hussein, what

. >>> officials in newtown have a message for people who want to send gifts to the grief-stricken town. please don't. they say gifts have arrived in such numbers, they overwhelmed the small community's ability to process them. a fund established after the shooting to support newtown has grown to $3.5 million. >>> meanwhile, hundreds of schoolteachers plan to attend firearms training today in salt lake city. the 200 teachers come from districts across utah. they have volunteered for the concealed weapons training. organizers say in past years, only a few dozen teachers attended the training. they're expecting an overflow crowd because of this month's tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >>> west webster volunteer firefighters, who had been in guarded condition, are now being upgraded to satisfactory condition. the hospital released a statement on their behalf saying they're humbles and overwhelmed by the outpouring of well-wishes for us and our families, end quote. a police officer who was slightly injured in the shooting is also just overwhelmed. >> a very difficult, emotional experience f

. >> across america vigils like this one are popping up for grief-stricken people who feel the need together and reach out to the victims. >> i am going to say thank you for doing this for them. i know the people in connecticut would just love this. >> ♪ amazing grace >> it was also a chance for people to express themselves. several kids left letters letters and art work including an eight-year-old girl who made this sign. >> i decided to make the poster so i could make everybody feel happy and make sure everybody else is safe. >> before tonight many people didn't know where or how to begin mending their own hearts. tonight they found a starting point. in pleasanton, alan wang, abc7 news. >> stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the connecticut school tragedy. you can express your sympathy by posting this badge to your facebook wall. it is available on our page at facebook.com/abc7 news. >>> well, coming up next, bracing for the cold. the measures being taken right now to protect plants, people and animals from freezing temperatures. >> and a controversy in the air. the east b

the grief-stricken community of newtown, connecticut is starting to say good-bye to the littlest victims of the school massacre. loved ones and neighbors attended a pair of funerals today. one was more jack pinto, a fan of the new york giants football team. and the other, noah pozner, a boy interested in mechanical things. one of noah's rabbis read a family statement outside. >> noah, his classmates, and the heroic teachers who gave their lives trying to protect them are with god in heaven. now it's our responsibility to bring heaven down to earth. act by act, good deed by good deed, until we reach the day when no family will need to endure grief and sorrow. >> sandy hook elementary is closed as police continue their investigation. but classes will resume tomorrow in some other schools nearby. >>> around the country people are lighting candles tonight for the victims of the newtown school shooting. cbs 5 reporter was at one such vigil in gilroy. >> reporter: here in gilroy, 3,000 miles from newtown, connecticut, there's still one thing that they can do. >> bow your head and say often in

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corporate giant will stop at nothing to get out of paying their share tax have already and cost the debt stricken country tens of billions of pounds a year a figure that's no longer being tolerated as sara for its reports. where people from all over the border can not to come to this country because companies like starbucks and apple google at the moment it's really part of a much larger picture welcome to the world of tax avoidance illegal but morally suspect way the companies and the wealthy have been dodging paying their fair share most people are due to discuss these companies do not a v.a. taxation which is a criminal offense but are void taxation basically use existing facilities. in the different regulation and taxation between different countries to their advantage companies like amazon their head on. this is based in luxemburg which they claim is the center of the economic operations which is handy as luxembourg so well known in tax haven where companies can enjoy a low tax rate but hang on a minute we're here at one of amazon's must've distribution centers based in the u.k. in fact the

. >> this po box now offers a way for the world to comfort the grief stricken town. >> i think it isple -- a way to focus their, sympathy for everyone up there. >> reporter: now there are two big questions, to go along with that po box number. can i send more than just a card? a letter, maybe a care package? absolutely you can. number two, who do i address tight. want to send it to first responders, to teachers, to sandy hook elementary school in general, write that on the top line. leave it to the postal service to get it to the right people. live in northwest, erica gonzalez, news 4. >>> lot of people with very big hearts out there. >> yeah. >> it is, getting colder out there tonight. >> a lot different that in was earlier. this was, say last week. yeah, no big deal. a little warmer to. day with high temperature in the low to mid 60s. and now we are sitting in the 30s in many locations. especially with the wind chill. things are starting to get cool. not even close, where we will be the next couple days. out there right now. pretty nice shot. looking right now. across 395. out towa

. >> across america vigils like this one are popping up for grief-stricken people who feel the need to be together and reach out to the victims. >> i am going to say thank you for doing this for them. i know the people in connecticut would just love this. >> ♪ amazing grace >> it was also a chance for people to express themselves. several kids left letters letters and art work including an eight-year-old girl who made this sign. >> i decided to make the poster so i could make everybody feel happy and make sure everybody else is safe. >> before tonight many people didn't know where or how to begin mending their own hearts. tonight they found a starting point. in pleasanton, alan wang, abc7 news. >> stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the connecticut school tragedy. you can express your sympathy by posting this badge to your facebook wall. it is available on our page at facebook.com/abc7 news. >>> well, coming up next, bracing for the cold. the measures being taken right now to protect plants, people and animals from freezing temperatures. >> and a controversy in the air. the