linick about the vetting of local security guards. m really -- i thought she had an excellent line of questioning. i want to make sure i understand what's going on here because when the dust settles again i want to make sure what people are saying. in june -- when we talk about the vetting, can you tell me why there is no vetting in those -- i think it was four countries? >> six countries. six contractors. >> congressman, the answer is that it is not true there was no vetting. what the report points out is that they didn't fully comply with the vetting requirements. there are places around the world where we work that our normal vetting requirements, things like requiring a police check, can't be accomplished. there are places where we are or the contractor is not allowed to perform a background investigation. this is of all places -- one place in italy we cannot vet contractors in italy because of statements they have in law. it does not mean we don't do our best job to vet the people that we bring on board. now, i will -- i want to s

both served with the vet kong during the war. mentally healthy, he has been i am prisoned in a ravaged body since birth. he needs constant care and attention from his mother. they have little money and food is always scarce. vietnam has 50 ethnic minority groups. most have roots in the heavily completed areas of the country. they have surfed disproportionately from the war-time toxins. the government has relocated mistaken thousands of them. many of the remaining mountain villagers have been reluctant to move from their homes, not least because of the sigma associated from having an agent orange victim in the family. for example, one disabled relative can stop the other family members finding marriage partners. they are thus seen as taboo. and often kept secret. >> so many of the children knew i don't know how many. nevertheless over the decades, inhabitants have learned much about the causes of agent orange and to be more cautious. they know tox in-laws will transfer to people. only certain parts can be eaten. with so major vict

the pressures demanded that the vet be the main character, and yet he isn't.s people wanted him to be a little more sympathetic than he turns out to be because he is so demanding. >> of the play or the actors' interpretation. >> the play. david, as he comes home and as he builds his anger, what he success for 1 pretty -- it's almost undoable. you can't do it. he wants a form of madness, for everyone to admit what is going on and that the dead is everywhere and he brought them home with him and they should all agree that is true and good. >> how did you see the father's praise here? >> there was a curiosity, i guess. i never think of i'm playing the lead part. but i think the fact that, you know, the play itself a lot about the characterize, people that are there around the returning vet as much as it is the roman catholic churching vet with the focus on this family that has existed with all of itt although conflicts and everything but has existed in this comfortable way and then all of that gets challenged. so for me, it was a chance to really get into what my

carol erickson ask the vet. >> we are getting close to the holidays and that means that we have to not just buy gifts and think about our own holiday meals but how to take care of your pets during holiday time. doctor debbie mandell from penn vet is here with her fabulous dog, she's a great dog. >> good girl. >> holiday and pets, first of all it seems like every holiday emergency happens on the 24th and 25th and can't get to the vet. what should you do. >> welshing really there are emergencies you do have to go to the vet. there are many things pets can get into that you can try minor things at home, if they get into different foods they are in the used to or plants that might not be very toxic, like missle toe, people talk about, can cause mild gastrointestinal signs and you can try withholding food and water, going back to a bland diet, but if it is bad, pro fuse and not responding they will need to see their vet. >> also i think penn vet is opened. >> twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days. >> you get an emergency over christmas. you have been here because this is a do

it very much is about how the vet kind of the implodes the family. >> tell me about the mothers attitude. >> it is so interesting that david chose to name the two characters ozzie and harriet. as the play has gone on it has had more and more resonance for me even though i do not think me or bill played a lot of attention -- paid a lot of attention to that program. the americana, the structure of the family after world war ii is something that is very much a part of that safety, that victory, that luxury, the life of plenty that we, as a country, experienced after world war ii and it collides with vietnam in the 60's. >> the revolution as well as postwar. >> for the play to be sitting on that precipice is really on that now. >> from 1972 in "the new york times." it is a shattering indictment of that moral condition sometimes known as middle america and its rising flood tides of human conformity. >> i view war -- this need to have firm rules and guidelines for any family or society of when things are so you know when things are ok. and then david, the vet, comes in shattering all of that.

linick about the vetting of local security guards. i'm really -- i thought she had an excellent line of questioning. i want to make sure i understand what's going on here because when the dust settles again i want to make sure what people are saying. in june -- when we talk about the vetting, can you tell me why there is no vetting in those -- i think it was four countries? >> six countries. six contractors. >> congressman, the answer is that it is not true there was no vetting. what the report points out is that they didn't fully comply with the vetting requirements. there are places around the world where we work that our normal vetting requirements, things like requiring a police check, can't be accomplished. there are places where we are or the contractor is not allowed to perform a background investigation. this is of all places -- one place in italy we cannot vet contractors in italy because of statements they have in law. it does not mean we don't do our best job to vet the people that we bring on board. now, i will -- i want to

there was shame involved in the people felt a sense of shame, a national shame, and i think the vets re often thought of as kind of crazy. shunning.a kind of >> that was so desperately unfair to the returning veterans as if the war was their fault somehow -- which of course it wasn't. >> my three family members did not experience that kind of particular -- you've said somewhere that you thought the theme of this play is denial. absolutely one of the most potent themes that i think resonates with every single person alive. .heir relationship to truth my relationship to truth. everybody here. what do you believe? what do you know? what do you deny? what do you pretend? on af these things happen daily basis. this deals with the daily .veryday profound what do you fate? how do you lie to yourself? >> could you have written this without i have gone to vietnam yourself? or was that a central connection? >> i'm sure i would not have. i may have written something else but i did. when did it start for you writing this play? gettingat time, i was -- my tour was over and i was getting out of the

the vet found the microchip. they tried to reach the owners but couldn't.earch for shelly went on social media. >> the big break in finding her came from a bit of detective work. >> on friday we went to breezes. we sat with the vets and the employees and went through the surveillance tapes. >> they tracked down the woman and shelly. now she is back where she belongs. >> to see your child that excited. you can't explain this feeling. >> this little girl got her christmas wish. in northeast philadelphia, sharrie williams, "action news." >>> on "action news" prosecutors in los angeles decide to file charges against bill cosby in connection with a molestation case back in 1974. and the former delaware county police officer finds himself on the other side of the law facing charges of murder. >>> cecily. i'll have accuweather forecast and more coming up get ready for some german engineered holiday excitement. at the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. right now, for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a new volkswagen. like the

linick about the vetting of local security guards. m really -- i thought she had an excellent line of questioning. i want to make sure i understand what's going on here because when the dust settles again i want to make sure what people are saying. in june -- when we talk about the vetting, can you tell me why there is no vetting in those -- i think it was four countries? >> six countries. six contractors. >> congressman, the answer is that it is not true there was no vetting. what the report points out is that they didn't fully comply with the vetting requirements. there are places around the world where we work that our normal vetting requirements, things like requiring a police check, can't be accomplished. there are places where we are or the contractor is not allowed to perform a background investigation. this is of all places -- one place in italy we cannot vet contractors in italy because of statements they have in law. it does not mean we don't do our best job to vet the people that we bring on board. now, i will -- i want to s

vetting in those four countries? >> six countries, six countries. >> congressman the answer is it is not true that there was no vetting. what the report points out is that they fully complied with the vetting requirements. there are places around the world that our normal vetting requirements, things like requiring police checks, can't be accomplished. there are places where we were the contractors not not allowed to perform a background investigation. this is of all places in one place in italy. we cannot vet contractors in italy because of personal rights and statements that they have in the law. it does not mean that we don't do our best job. now i want to say one thing clearly. when steve and his inspectors go out and they find a circumstance where they say hey we don't think you're contractors living up to the vetting requirements i want to know that. we take that seriously and we go back and say okay what is happening here? in some cases we may find that there's a reason the contractors and fully vetting the people. he may have to use alternate methods. but there may be cases and these people may find out that h

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some of the claims on the internet say only 3.5% go to the vets. that's not true at all. on. almost $18 million in grants. that doesn't sound like much. but bill, this internet stuff doesn't include the fact that they spend $158 million. 74% of that goes to programs for the vets. if you want to know more about the charity, go to a group called charity navigators, good group, and they give them three out of four stars. they say 58% of what they raise goes actually to these programs. >> and that's pretty good because they do heavy marketing, obviously buying time on fox news and other places. but they do it because they want to raise, you know, money by awareness. and would you say 58%? >> the navigators say 58. they say even more, like 74%. >> that's higher than the charitable standard, usually. that's why they got three out of four. it's good to hear, because i wanted to check that out. >> you and i. you know what i found out in my investigation? you gave them like a million dollars or more. that's more than google. that's more than dell. this show must be pretty good. >>

and i hooked up with this group because they lit the vets go on the computer and pick who they want to i meet my vets and i give a shout out to the vets and their loved ones, because when i met so many folks that were serving in the war zones at that time, they often expressed my wife is the real partner, my partner is the real hero. my kids are the real hero because i'm not there. what's your next question? >> you've been trying to get involved with heroes for a long time. >> first of all, you have a lot of nerve even bringing up heros to me. >> why? >> talk about a wounded warrior. i have been wanting to present at heroes forever because i think it's a truly amazing award show. and i believe i confronted you new year's eve about it. >> all right. let's move on. >> let's talk about heroes. cnn heroes is an amazing show. number one, not only was i not even invited. they told me that they didn't trust me. >> did people not know you were actually volunteering and going overseas to afghanistan and iraq? that would seem to be -- >> no, i guess over at cnn you guys are so worried of my pott

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reluctantly, the vets agree to move into an armored vehicle for protection. ield. the two soldiers and marines have been put on this tank to be taken back to the base. even now, the dangers are very real. later, we learned that two taliban rockets had hit the prison on the bis. 40 inmates were injured, some seriously. for the vets, it's a stark reminder of what it's like to be back on the front line, and that america's wars are not over. >> it brings it to life, with iraq basically handed over to isis. the progress that we made there. i left my hands over there. you know, it has to make me wonder, what are we doing? what's going on? what are the people who are making these decisions thinking? >> does it bring it back to you in any way? >> yeah, it's bringing it back a little bit. getting a little emotional, you know. >> reporter: veterans earn the highest respect from their comrades and the american public, but often have to deal with injuries on their own. captain casey wolfe was wounded when he stepped on an ied in afghanistan. if you had your time again, wo

the vetting hasn't even started yet. >> none of it has started. he micromanagement of the bureaucracy or some say the political element. this is what the pentagon has the gone against them want to take the air strikes when they have them. they want to be able to extend the weaponry. and yet, well, it basically cost the secretary of state his job. i mean, that's what this fight was over. >> explain what you mean. chuck hagel was pushing as the pentagon was pushing for more decisive action. calling attention to the fact that the free syrian army was out of ammunition. calling attention to the fact the kurds still weren't getting the armament they needed. and that air strikes were going through a political process that took so long and was so cumbersome and so strict in material of targeting that it was not defeating isis on the ground. and this is an argument that's been going on between the white house and the pentagon and it is one that's amplified from the jordanians, the gulf states, turkey, other allies in the region that say if you want to stop

private sector and that's where i think the private sector needs to step up and really help with the vets their families and all the issues that they are confronting >>what do they need? let's be specific and tangible what do they need? >>the civilian medical community needs to be educated about properly assessing the folks that come into their practice i guarantee you that a family practice physician internal medicine physician has already been seeing lots of veterans in their practices they may not realize it because they don't ask the question about their service in korea and world war ii and vietnam but... >>but respectfully i just want to get down to what kinds of things do they need? >>well doctor tallia's folks at the robert wood johnson medical school have been on the cutting edge of this they were the first medical school in the nation to do an all day actually it was several days last year and repeated again this year as part of the joining forces initiative to educate medical students residents other disciplines nursing psychologists pharmacists about caring for veterans about

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the family actually. it is wonderful. it is extended family from me. >> i'm around vets, people who understand me. understand each other. we all have a common cause. >> reporter: bridget gallagher is executive director of the non-profit. >> a holiday such as christmas where it is so important to have people around you that love you this is our opportunity to give them just that. a lot of these guys are coming off of the streets and being home less not having their families around them, this is something that they really look forward to throughout the the year. >> it means a lot. you go around town and see people standing around or sitting down who don't have a place to go or don't have a meal today it makes me grateful i have something here that is helping me, and i hope that some day i can return the help that they gave me. >> reporter: it is a volunteer driven operation with the vets helping vets. told they collect hundreds of coats and blankets for the clothes drive. and ed green says if it weren't for them he would be cold and hungry on the streets this christmas. >> we would be on the streets

if you get cancer. >> if you get a dog with black in your mouth, get the dog check when you go to the vet i think every time i examine a pet first thing i do is look the at the teeth and gums just to make sure that everything looks all right. >> very quickly here is a nine and a half year-old lab had cancer, bleeding internally, how do you know fur petties bleeding internally before it is too late. >> usually would get weak, tired eventually. looking at gums they would be pale if they were losing blood into their abdomen. >> so again, check the mouths, you can find out a lot with the pet with the mouth. >> definitely. >> good to know. we will check you are under bite. i'm talking to this jerry. and doctor jerry geffen and our photographer jerry amill. field of jerry as around here. we will see you next time. >>> coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" our syma chowdhry is live in manny yuck where friend and family will gather yet again to pray for shane montgomery's safe return. >>> we will have latest on the growing reward in his disappearance. plus this. >> where will pr

either congratulated from a four-year university or currently enrolled in a four-year university so the vetting of the teachers we selected is quite substantial i get $10,125 nominees i have to narrow that down to 12 or 15 depending on the year and depending on whether i want the boards head to explode i do a very, very in debt intensify interviewing six or seven students to span the career of the teachers and someone that graduated the first or second year there was a great deaf telling him i interview the principle and several colleagues before i finally get to the teacher and know brown more about the teacher than they know about themselves i learn a lot over the past 10 years i've learned what makes great teachers a couple years ago i spent an entire summer going through 5 or 6 hundred interviews of students and i went out and read the research what makes a focus teacher from the scholars and oddly enough what the kids said was what the educators found the teachers in the classroom he see teachers with a great passion and enjoy walking cerebrothe classroom they close the door until the kids

that's the so-called moderate force that they were supposed to vet train and arm. he didn't know the name of the free syrian army. they are being assassinated by isis. and they are approaching any moderate syrians on the ground are being told to join isis or be slaughtered. so, it's going to be very difficult to find these moderates and one of the problems is that as all these months go by, with no training beginning, they also had to negotiate with turkey and saudi arabia to train on their territory. and that's going slowly in turkey. but, as this time goes by, isis is simply slaughtering those that he we would want to work with. >> jennifer, thank you. and our political panel is back. "the washington times" cheryl chummily, the "the washington post" jackie kucinich and washington examiner chief political correspondent byron york. cheryl, first to you, when the president gave a speech, september 10th. he said he wanted to do these things. to help with the moderate syrian to fight assad, and but he had to get the money from congress. well, then i thought maybe congr

and part of the reason is because of the vetting standards we're very being careful about this. we're not sitting on our hands. >> excuse me, ambassador -- >> excuse me, mr. ambassador. answer the question. is it 5,000 in 2016, in march, where we hope that's our plan to have them trained by then? >> the training we hope will begin in march. we hope -- >> but it will take a year to train 5,000 people. >> yes, that's right. >> so march of 2016. then we have a plan, then we have fighters, then we send them to syria. there's no telling what isis can do in that year and however ever months it is. is the united states have some other strategic plan other than arming these folks that aren't going to show up until 2016, dropping bombs, that are marginal whether they've been successful, and helping with military aid to some of these coalition countries. is there a strategic plan overall that you know about in the state department? >> yes. the train and equip program is one small element in an overall campaign and this is a multi-year campaign and phase one, phase one is iraq. what we're d

and part of the reason is because of the vetting standards we're very being careful about this. we're not sitting on our hands. >> excuse me, ambassador -- >> excuse me, mr. ambassador. answer the question. is it 5,000 in 2016, in march, where we hope that's our plan to have them trained by then? >> the training we hope will begin in march. we hope -- >> but it will take a year to train 5,000 people. >> yes, that's right. >> so march of 2016. then we have a plan, then we have fighters, then we send them to syria. there's no telling what isis can do in that year and however ever months it is. is the united states have some other strategic plan other than arming these folks that aren't going to show up until 2016, dropping bombs, that are marginal whether they've been successful, and helping with military aid to some of these coalition countries. is there a strategic plan overall that you know about in the state department? >> yes. the train and equip program is one small element in an overall campaign and this is a multi-year campaign and phase one, phase one is iraq. what we're d

coming up next, carol answers your pet questions in this week's ask the vet. >> acupuncture and your pets, in the's and out's of the ac cue puncture needle. >> plus what's in the name for one lucky girl? it means free trip around the world. those stories and more when we come back. by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >> doctor rose, animal wellness center, chaddsford, and her patient, this is little rock i. rocky, we love you, you're so cute. notice the tail will not stop. questions from carol erickson's pet page on facebook: hollis i can approach for arthritis in a 13 year old rat terrier. you do both conventional and hollis i can vetinary medicine. >> yes, what's hollis i can approach for arthritis? >> acupuncture works wonderful. i can almost say comfortably any animal with arthritis will benefit to some agree with acupuncture. >> how long does it take for the acupuncture to work? >> casino every bell shape curve, carol. you will have a small percentage that responds in the first treatment, small percentage t

they had to take him straight to the vet where he had to undergo surgery to remove the hook. holiday hazards to think about. make sure you keep the poinsettias away from your pets and chocolate. >>> quick break here. when we come back, we'll give you an update on our weather forecast. >>> and another look here at your forecast. >> yes, it's drying out after all that rainfall. monday, tuesday, and wednesday the sun comes back. no rain in the forecast all the way through christmas. it's official. all clear for santa's sleigh. no problems with any rainfall here across the bay area. >> excellent report there. "nightly news" is coming up next. >>> on this saturday night, war of words. north korea issues a new threat after being tied to the sony cyber attack. and tonight the white house is firing back at north korea and sony. >>> ambushed. two police officers shot and killed in broad daylight. tonight, what we're learning about the gunman. >>> christmas nightmare, two massive storms are set to deliver a wallop. and that could wreck holiday travel plans for millions. >>> and santa's

as the wars in those countries are winding down they still want to make canes. they've reached out to vets' homes across the bay area, now they're working with korean war and world war ii veterans. they made a cane for somebody who was 100 years old recently. >> so much meaning in those canes and they're beautiful. the detail is amazing. thanks, garvin. >>> jeff ranieri, update us on our weekend in terms of our rain. >> we've had a little bit of a break here as we mentioned earlier. mainly dry here on doppler radar from north bay to south bay. the next storm system quickly on the heels of our last storm that dropped anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rainfall. it's about 700 miles offshore. again, through the next 24 hours, we'll see that rain pick up. details coming up. right now to the sky camera network, most temperatures in the low to mid 60s. a beautiful night here across the south bay and san jose on our weather underground camera. a bit of clear sky and also a few clouds mixed in. not too bad. dry roads expected tonight. we'll get you to the future cast. timeline this next storm system

the vet there expects him to make a full recovery.. >>> coming up, a uc berkeley graduate held for months in a southeast asia jail is free this christmas. what is next for the vet who says she was wrongly imprisoned. >>> merry christmas from san francisco where volunteers have been hard at work all morning putting together more than 4,000 meals that will be delivered today. >>> it's a dry, chilly breezy start to your holiday. we will check in on your current conditions and have a look at the afternoon highs for the neighborhood coming up. >>> i love it. >> san diego beach boys, got to love it. time now 6:30. merry christmas. we are live in san francisco. that looks really good. volunteered to deliver thousands of meals to people who can't leave their homes this christmas. good morning. we're live at the salvation army this morning and more on this morning's effort coming up in just a couple minutes. >>> good morning once again. merry christmas everybody. thank you for joining us here. i'm in for dave clark. had to take a deep breath.

requirements we also do need to get the funding that goes with the authorization to actually execute the vetting process. >> and in iraq, the pentagon says it is also waiting to send an additional 1500 u.s. soldiers to train that army and will continue to wait until congress approves the $5.6 billion the obama administration has requested. president barack obama said it will take years to fight i.s.i.l. it's been four months. as the ministers gather to gain stock of the operation they'll find the fight has barely started. patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >>> no doubt that iran has launched air strikes against i.s.i.l. inside iraq. close to its border. >> seeing the reports, we have no indication that the reports are not true. that iranian aircraft have conducted air strikes in the last several days against i.s.i.l. targets in eastern iraq. >> so you're saying they are true, the military person would know if those reports were -- >> no indication they're not true. no reason to believe they're not true, that iranian jets struck targets. you should speak to iranian government to speak to the

machine toward for smoke inhalation, and we're told that dog, dog's name mickey, is going to be at the vet's office for the evening just to be monitored but that doggies expect to be okay. luckily nobody home here new castle county police they are investigating this and any updates we will bring them to you. we are live from newark, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> thanks very much, david. >>> is there breaking news stemming from the civil unrest in ferguson, missouri. >> philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey is one of two people name by president obama to chair his task force on 21st century policing. the creation of the commission was spurred by the shooting death of michael brown and violent protest that followed in ferguson. in philadelphia today protesters hit the streets peacefully demanding change. president obama a says he wants to make sure that police are not building a militarized culture, mayor michael nutter at the white house today spoke just moments ago. >> if you get is an experienced law enforcement who understands the challenging in a community. he is

last hour we mentioned a report that showed the number of homeless vets in the country has declined,ut that same report shows the national v.a. call center missed thousands of tuptss to connect with homeless vets because their phone calls went to a recording during peak times. it's that type of gap in the system that has led many nonprofits around the city to take to street several times each month to do outreach with homeless vets. staph staffers will hand out food, clothing and toiletries to about 100 people. >> mostly we get a lot of donations especially away this time of year. so we like to share it with the less fortunate. >> reporter: they will start their outreach here at logan square and then work to other parts of the city. now, coming up in the next 30 minutes or so, we talk about trying to get vets off the streets, but for some, it's very difficult and may not happen at all. i'll explain why coming up in 30 minutes. jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> pope francis celebrated christmas eve are a late night mass. thousands gathered for the pope's blessing. in his homily, he said th

the philadelphia -- west philadelphia nonprofit houses and cares for dozens of vets from the korean waro our country's current conflicts. twice a month including today, staffers gather donations and food from in-house stock and handing it out to homeless vets around the city starting in center city. >> there's a lot most of people out there that's worse off than we are. and we're trying to help them. whatever we have, if we can spread it around, we'll gladly do it. not a problem. >> reporter: and coming up, i'll tell you some of the things they will be handing out to the homeless vets here in philadelphia. live at logan square, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> pope francis celebrated christmas eve with a late night mass. thousands gathered at st. peter's basilica for the pope's blessing. he said the birth of jesus christ showed the patience, closeness and tenderness of god. this is his second christmas celebration as pontiff. the holy father's visit still nine months away, but planning is picking up. organizers from the world meeting of families say they're tackling issues both large and sm

. >> that funeral was held to honor those officers and to bring that into the vet was inappropriate and i do not support it. >> ready guiliani criticized the police but he said de blasio made a mistake by giving the impression he sided with the demonstrators. >> i do believe mayor de blasio apologize for christ said that a number one and he would get it over with if he did. >> but today there was no vehicle but those who came to the graduation ceremony want the mayor to show more solidarity with the police. >>. >> i cannot say he has blood on his hands but he played a very large part -- part of what has taken place. >> as he tries to improve his relationship $120,000 has been raised for the families of the tuzla and officers and relearned the funeral for officers -- a second officer will take place on monday and final arrangements were delayed because family members are traveling from as far away as china. lou: david b. miller. the longest war officially ending over the weekend to complete the 30-year combat mission in afghanistan now un mission for 11,000 troops left in the country adv

the paws group, the vet sos, pets unlimited. d we all have gotten together and have been getting together for over four or five years now to talk about how we can educate the public about being prepared for a disaster as it involves your pets. >> a lot of services. i understand that if you have to leave your home, we are encouraging people to take their pets with them. >> absolutely. we think that that is a lesson that we concerned from karina, if you are being evacuated you should take your pet with you. i have a carrier, and you need to have a carrier that you can fit your pet in comfortably and you need to take your pet with you when you were evacuated. >> i am going to thank you very much for joining us and bringing oreo today. and i am goi >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther c

the vet sell was carrying 478 palgers and more than 200 vehicles onboard, the magistrates have ordered the ferry be seized to investigate the cause of the fire. simon mcgregor word has more now so just bring us up to date with the later right now. >> it's been a long awaiting moment, but the ship bringing what we understand to be 214 passengers including crew members from the scene of this disaster has finally docked here in the term fall. the italian navy, and the ship which was in attendance during this whole rescue operation taking about five or six hours to head into port, inside the terminal building where there are dozens of medics and people from the red cross, representatives from the various embassies of the nationals thought to be included in that 214 people onboard are gathering to welcome those people. and there is a great sense of anticipation, we have seen a couple of relatives of crew members and of passengers who are aingely awaiting their relatives so they can see them. >> any news on what the causes of the fire may have been. >> no. still no real clue on how the fire

they can't afford the food, or the hay, or the vets, so many are just left abandonded to die. >> and end up at the slaughterhouse. sharon knows the spot where horses get left before they go to slaughter -- this field here. this mare, around seven years old, is very friendly, so sharon believes she must once have been well cared for. >> it's very difficult. she's a beautiful horse. it's a waste, it's a big waste. it shouldn't be allowed to happen, but it does. and there's thousands like this that i'd like to save, but i can't. i'm one person. >> within one year, nearly 3000 lusitanos went to slaughter, the breeding industry's surplus. belarmino figueiredo makes his living selling on these unwanted animals. he can earn up to 100 euros per horse. >> people are breeding horses that they can no longer care for. so they call me, to sell them, to get rid of them. i go there, we discuss a price, and the papers. that's very important. the horses need to be microchipped or the slaughterhouse won't take them. >> traders are now asking astronomical prices for the dressage horses sold at the mark

he's recording stories from local veterans. 17-year-old derrek copeland of philadelphia interviewed the vetssouthwest philadelphia. among those who shared their stories were 92-year-old ted paluch veteran of world war ii. ted was a handful of survivors of american pows rounded up gi german troops during a massacre during the battle of the bulge. >> say a few prayers while you lay there and wondering how to get up. i'll tell you you are not scared then it's when you get in that's when you're scared what happens then you realize what happened. i'm lucky for sure. >> 17-year-old derrek will submit his interviews to the library of congresses veteran history project. >> still to come on "action news" tonight jeff skversky has sports. >> and eagles, of course capped off their season with a win and we'll hear from the team of their final game of the year jeff skversky has a check on sports and this has to be one of the least exciting eagles victory. >> in a big way a sad ending, one more win one more yard, perhaps win fewer turnovers and they're in the playoffs. after one of the worst collapses in

the vet had to slice open his to.ck. >> removing sock after sock after all shapes, colors, and sizes. >> try finding a matching pair. maybe this goes with this. or is it this? for some reason, first prize went to a frog who had the money chis and ate 30 ornamental stones in his cage. then there was a the lightbulb cody the golden retriever swallowed and managed to pass intact. it could have been worse. i'd like to see cody pass this intact. talk about swallowing alien objects. mitchell the cat eningest add toy alien. its outstretched arms made it impossible to pull out so they had to operate. all of the pets you see here recovered from their meals. take stella the pug. she downed 104 pennies and a quarter. $1.29. it's okay, doc, you can keep the change. nora the terrier won honorable mention thanks to this nondetrick metal clip the x-ray revealed. attached to it was his owner's bra. nora says cup runneth over no longer h eer he's been banned fe laundry room. and this lizard swallowed a tiny banana from barbie's dream