underage girls you've met online? you say if anyone ever knew about this, i would go to jail. >> he's confessed to everything. he knew that she was underage. >> oh, no. he brought his son with him. he's got his child with him. >> how y'all doing? >> tonight, the strangest parade of suspects you've ever seen. >> nbc again. >> on "to catch a predator." we've been investigating the national epidemic of grown men using the internet to solicit underage teens for sex. as more and more parents become aware of the dangers, so have lawmakers in washington. good evening. i'm stone phillips. >> i'm ann curry. both houses of congress have now passed a bill to create the first nationwide registry for sex offenders, which in many states includes online sex predators. >> this time we take our hidden cameras to florida. we thought we'd heard and seen just about everything. but what we found there even surprised our own chris hansen. a reminder, some of what you'll see is explicit. >> hey, come on in. i made some cookies. they're on t

cheese's were making underage workers do -- what they were making underage workers do. >> reporter: today anastasia's 6th birthday. she wanted to celebrate at her favorite place. >> and they sang happy birthday to me. >> reporter: chuck e. cheese. their slogan is, where a kid can be a kid. but according to the department of labor, the underage employees were doing work strictly reserved for grownups. >> so you think that, you know, they would have taken a very proactive step to make sure that the monitors they employed were not performing hazardous work that could potentially injure them. >> reporter: investigators with the department of labor found that nine bay area chuck e. cheese's from fairfield to cupertino violated the fair labor standards act by allowing the employees under the age of 18 to operate the trash come factors and -- compacters and dough mixture. >> they could have been hurt or fairly injured as a result of operating the hazardous equipment. >> reporter: chuck e. cheese was forced to pay $28,000 in fines and took steps to make sure their underage workers cannot have acc

we're doing a story on people who try to meet underaged boys and girls online for sex. so if there is anything else you would like to tell us, feel free to walk out that door. he says good-bye to us and hello to the long beach police. >> get on the ground. get on the ground. >> get on your knees now! >> at the processing center, kalantari is distraught. >> maybe kill myself, maybe. remember what he told us? do you have a condom with you? >> no. >> you don't. do you have it in your car? >> no. >> three condoms. >> police find condoms in his pocket. later, kalantari pleaded guilty to one count of an attempted lewd act upon a child. >> the guy is getting out of his car. >> hey, how are you? >> back at the house, a 23-year-old is pulling up in a fancy infiniti coup. he is a loan consultant. and lives in long beach just about a mile from our undercover house. in his online chat with a decoy who says she is 13, he asks what sex acts she's performed. he says he is concerned about her. you know, girls can't really process the emotion of sex until after 16 at the earliest. >> bu

- are enforcing underage drinking laws with more frequency. it can also affect your reputation. >> it could put a stain on your record that you cannot remove down the road. >> it is not worth the risk to the parents were the kids. they will have a record for the rest of their lives. from that standpoint, it is not worth it. >> set the boundaries. set the discipline. set the example. >> if you know about it, or you should know about it, yes, you can be held liable civilly for the consequences of having that type of party at your house. you have got to be vigilant. >> one way to be vigilant is to keep an eye on your underage they do notd make sure have access to your beer or liquor cabinet. >> thank you. a pickup truck in a car collision in northwest baltimore send one person to shock trauma after having to be rescued by emergency crews. it happened around 2:30 p.m. today along the 2300 block of west cold spring lane. the driver of the red pickup somehow got distracted and crossed the yellow line into oncoming traffic. >> it appears the driver o

you say, "i'm a bit concerned doing underage." >> no. well, our conversation was -- well -- >> i have the conversation. >> yeah. she talked about it. and i talked about it. and then we -- we kind of started -- got to a point in saying okay, let's meet up and let's have a -- let's watch a movie or go for some food or something like that. maybe play some video games. >> it sounds like you wanted to play more than video games based upon this conversation. >> well, it could be -- it could be anything. but -- >> it could be anything? like you say you like playing in the shower. "maybe we do that afterwards." then you say, "unless i'm not talking to a cop who's going to arrest me tomorrow." >> are you a cop? >> i'm not a cop. >> many of the guys in this investigation assumed that i was a police officer. and the truth is i don't tell them who i am in the beginning because i want to get in their head a little bit. i want to find out what was going on that led them to show up at this house to try to have a date with a young teen. and so often the

despite her initial claim, she is not underage.r-old heather jiardan. >> you got kicked out of the house. how old were you? >> 18. my grandma kicked me out because i called her a bitch. >> like her and thousands like her, their path to prostitution began with desperation. >> i was stuck walking the street doing this life because i had no other -- i was trapped out there, basically. >> down the hall, officers interview heather's counterpart, an ex-felon known as miko. >> let's talk about today. >> okay. >> miko denies the pimp label and claims to be nothing more than heather's driver and bodyguard. >> technically, i feel i'm doing a good thing by protecting someone. >> and how much do you make doing this? >> on average, i can get -- like on a $200 call i can get 50 bucks for driving a $200 call. on an in-call, it varies on what they want to give me. >> what does heather make? >> whatever she wants. 75% usually and she gives me 25%. >> while miko tries to paint a rosy picture of his arrangement with heather, the 19-year-old gives pol

i knew she was probably underage by the way we were talking.t call to keep talking to her. >> first lieutenants don't make bad judgment calls. not always. >> not always. >> he insists he had no plans for sex with the young teen. >> honestly, no, i would never let myself do that. >> you let yourself internet chat with a 15-year-old. >> yes, sir, i know. >> you let yourself come over to a house where there was only a 15-year-old in it. >> yes, sir, i know. >> you expect me to believe you didn't expect to get laid while you were here? >> sir, no, i don't expect you to believe it, no. knowing myself, no, i wouldn't let it go that far. >> he did allow himself to send a girl he thought was underage a link to a pornographic website. >> you provided a 15-year-old child with a pornographic website she could go to? >> yes, sir. >> why would you do that? >> i don't really have a good explanation of why. >> what's really sad, marshall, this could cost you a military career. >> i know that, sir. >> he's taken away and processed like all the other men caught

>> am i sexually attracted to underaged boys?attracted. >>> we're hearing jerry sandusky's explanation to his puzzling statement last month. >> good morning. i'm erika gonzalez. >> i'm angie goff. >> jerry sandusky is speaking out about the allegations against him. >> he repeated the assertion that he is innocent and all the sexual abuse allegations are simply not true. jay gray has the story. >> this weekend jerry sandusky is speaking out. >> i didn't do those things. >> the embattled coach sat down for a wide-ranging interview with "new york times" reporter joan becker. >> he's trying to get his story out there. >> a part of that story, his explanation of what penn state officials knew about the allegations and what they did. he said former athletic director tim curly, facing perjury charges, approached him with concerns but never went any further. >> i still have my keys. >> and sandusky said legendary coach joe paterno never discussed the issue. >> i don't know that he didn't know. i know that he never said anything to me. >>

>> no. >> have you ever been with an underage girl before?t sexually, no. >> "i did it with a 15-year-old before and i came really close to being caught." we would stay out all night and fall asleep in my truck. >> i never did break the law. that i knew of, and a police officer told me that. >> and why -- >> he questioned me. i went back home that night and he called me monday. >> when i read him some of what he wrote in his chat log, he first tries to blame the girl. "i would do it in a minute with you, hoping i would stay out of jail." you ask her if she likes oral sex. >> she asked me several things also. >> does that make it right? >> no. but she invited me here. >> so because a 14-year-old invites you to come over? >> i admit i'm wrong. >> why did you do it? >> there is no reason. >> "i'd want to stay all night." did you bring any alcohol with you? >> yeah. >> yeah. and what did you bring exactly? >> exactly what she asked. >> when i asked him what his plan was here tonight, he says he's not really sure. if this 14-year-old girl was will

so you had intercourse with an underage boy? >> yes. >> even though we do as much background research as we can do on these guys, there are still certain things that you only find out once you are face-to-face and you can have a discussion. you were convicted of that. how long were you in prison for that offense? >> i wasn't in prison. >> you weren't in prison? you got probation? >> correct. >> how long were you on probation? >> still on probation. >> you're still on probation now. so you're on probation for having sex with a boy how old? >> 15. >> 15. and now you're in this house to meet a 13-year-old boy? how does that look, robert? >> i didn't know he was 13. >> he said so. he was just coming over to talk and hang out, he was not going to deviate from the script one bit. he was going to stick to his story until the bitter end. what would have happened if i wasn't here, robert? >> i don't know. probably would have talked and met up, that's it. >> talked and met up. is that what you did with the 15-year-old boy in the last case

>> are you sexually attracted to young boys, underaged boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? >> no. i enjoy young people. >> reporter: for the alleged victims, and their families, it was a cringe-worthy moment. >> i asked him how he felt about the answer. he said he wished he had done it differently. >> reporter: just like the first time around, he seemed incapable of answering directly. >> i was thinking, what in the world is this question? what is it? am i going to be -- if i say, no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth because -- i'm attracted to young people. boys, girls. >> reporter: his attorney, joseph amendola had to rush to his clients defense. >> not sexually. >> that's what i was trying to say. i enjoy spending time with young people. >> that's a question that's ready to be hit out of the ballpark. are you sexually attracted to young boys? the sans no. >> reporter: why is he doing these interviews? to make his case and avoid taking the stand in his trial is one theory. >>> the i

. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? you know, i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. i -- i -- but, no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> i was saying, what in the world is this question? if i say, no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> yeah, but not sexually. you're attracted because -- >> yeah. i enjoy -- that's what i was trying to say. i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. >> reporter: for his part, paterno who is undergoing cancer treatments, still wasn't talking about the case today. but a lawyer for one of the alleged victims said sandusky's continued public denials are painful for his client. >> that felt like a punch in the stomach to me, just knowing victim one and his mother. >> reporter: lester, some legal analysts are wondering why sandusky is speaking to the press at all, saying all of this could come back t

. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underaged boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underaged boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? you know, no. i-- i enjoy young people. >> reporter: sandusky now says he was trying to make sense of the question. "if i say no, i am not attracted to boys, that's not the truth because i am attracted to young people-- boys, girls." at that point, sandusky's lawyer interjected, yeah, but not sexually." the lawyer suggested sandusky enjoyed spending time with young people and sandusky agreed. russ. >> mitchell: elaine quijano, thank you. turning overseas now, u.s. forces are scheduled to be out of iraqi by the end of the month, but a violent attack earlier this week in the heart of baghdad is raising questions about whether iraqi forces will be up to the job of maintaining security. our jim axelrod is in baghdad tonight. jim, good evening. let me ask you, first of all, obviously, this car bomb earlier this week a cause of great concern. even more so now that iraq's prime minister maliki believes it was an att

how do you deal with the danger of underage drinking? one bay area couple thought they've come up with a good answer. turned out they were wrong. and now it's the parents who are in trouble. nbc garvin thomas that has that story. >> reporter: it was the friday night afterthanksgiving and they decided to open their house to a party so their son and his friends, 16 and 17 years old could celebrate a big football win. their instructions, they say, no alcohol. >> we weren't serving alcohol. we bought chips and sodas for the kids. i had gone down twice and had not seen any drinking. >> but at eleven, while bill says he was baking brownies, a knock at the door. a police officer saying an anonymous caller had phoned in a complaint. >> we think there are kids drinking here. i said there's nobody drinking that i know of. there's no alcohol. >> the police did find alcohol. they say was snuck in by some of the kids. >> found evidence that the alcohol had come from that house. photos were taken, recorded statements were taken. >> bill burnett, a col

. >> are you sexually attracted to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. i -- but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. i'm sitting there saying, what in the world is this question? if i say, no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth. because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> but not sexually? you're not -- >> i enjoy -- that's what i was trying to -- i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. >> reporter: a lawyer for one of the alleged victim said sun doesky's continued denials are painful for his client. >> that's a punch in the stomach for me, knowing the vikt tctim his mother. >>> inside a sophisticated drug tunnel on the mexican border. and signs the fbi can finally close the books on one of the greatest crime mysteries in america, the d.b. coop are plane hijacking. >>> i think i've woken up every night this week in a panic thinking about it. >> what makes veteran actor steve buscemi nervous? the thought of a

underaged employees were operating dangerous equipment including trash compacters, et cetera. >> you would think they would have taken a very pro-active step to make sure that the minors that they employed weren't performing hazardous work that could potentially injure them. >> it will cost chuck e. cheese. they will have to pay $28,000 in fines and are taking steps now to make sure underaged workers cannot have access to that equipment and it is promising to educate its staff. >>> pinole police are searching for the gunman who shot and critically injured a man at an in-n-out burger in the restaurant parking lot around 5:00 yesterday evening. police think the gunman specifically targeted the victim. no one else was hurt. so far no suspects. >>> tonight the santa clara city council is likely to approve some key elements of the 49ers' stadium deal. up for consideration are the legal structure between santa clara and the team as well as a preliminary financing plan. the estimated cost of the whole project around $1 billion. >>> and transportation officials are trying to move forward wit

>> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted, you know, i enjoy young people. >> reporter: for sandusky's alleged victims and their families, it was an especially cringe-worthy moment. >> i asked him about how he felt he had done on the answer and mr. sandusky said he wished he had done it differently. >> reporter: but just like the first time around, the 68-year-old accused pedophile seemed incapable of answering directly. >> i was sitting there, saying, "what in the world is this question?" what, what, you know, am i going to be -- if i say, "no, i'm not attracted to boys," that's not the truth because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> reporter: his attorney, joseph amendola, sitting off camera, had to rush to his client's defense. >> yeah, but not sexually. you're attracted to them as in you like spending time with them. >> right. that's what i'm trying to say. i enjoy -- that's what i'm trying to clarify. i enjoy spending time with young people. >> that's a question that's ready to

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online, he's very clear what he wants to do with the underage girl, and what he does when he shows upbe hard for you to believe. >> you want to explain yourself? grab that towel right there, please. wrap it around yourself. and please sit in that stool. >> it was also hard for officers to believe. that strange encounter is coming up next. >> you're naked, there's a 14-year-old girl, you're chasing a cat around. you've got cool whip. >> "to catch a predator" continues in a moment. hotspot five dollars. hey, hey, hey, hey. i can see who's on my network people! lance? lance? yes, yes you are next. all right. dave, i'm in. ♪ katie! what are you doing, sweetheart? supplementing my allowance. how long have we been gone? [ male announcer ] get low prices on the latest 4g phones, starting at $28.88. save money. live better. walmart. >>> what are you driving? so i know to look for you. a white pickup truck? okay. i'll see you soon then, okay? >> a perverted-justice decoy is playing the part of a 14-year-old named cindy. she's talking to this man, marvin lackhan, screen name "crazitrini85". the

to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? young people. i -- i love to be around them. i -- i -- but, no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> to a lot of people, that raises a lot of questions and is not -- you know, that usually, most people, if you were asked, are you sexually attracted to young boys, most people would just say, categorically, no. >> i think he does almost say categorically no at the beginning, but he repeats the question, says no, and then expounds a little bit and reaffirms the no. i understand why some people might think that the answer means something. but i've said this before and i'll say it again. a very articulate person might have said it differently, but a very articulate person could also mislead a jury. an inarticulate person says it like they mean it, or says it in the best way they can. and as a result, he's being unfairly judged because his speech patterns are different than what somebody might want them to be. i assure you that if you sit down with jerry, as i have, that he often re

a 41-year-old middle school teacher is behind bars accused of having sex with an underaged girl. one of his former students. alex savidge is live tonight where least been talking to parents. >> reporter: and those parents are in disbelief. the teacher was handcuffed and arrested here on campus today and police say he's confessed to everything. facing charges of statutory rape and lewd acts with a minor, andrew cottrell was arrested in the middle of school day although it didn't happen in front of students. steve sherman's daughter is a student. >> i am just glad my daughter didn't have this teacher. i heard about it like everyone else, it's just awful. >> reporter: cottrell is accused of having sex with a student between 14 and 15 years old. >> her parents discovered information that led them to believe there was a relationship between the two. at that time they contacted the police department. >>> investigators say cottrell and the underaged girl had sex numerous time at his house and possibly everyone at the school. his long time neighbors were stunned to find out about the arr

. >> are you sexually attracted to underaged boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underaged boys? $1 trillion, was it worth it? did you give the right advice? >> i think i did. >> what is the evidence against them? >> translator: they illegally crossed our borders, but i think they'll be freed in a couple of days. >> when you look in your son's face, a young man who served in this country, what do you say? >> i say i'm so damned proud of you. >> the debt ceiling vote? >> i wouldn't raise it. >> most economists say that would send the economy back into recession. >> most of them are not very smart. >> 14 million americans, why are you not angrier? >> i spend all my time thinking about this stuff because i'm talking to these folks every single day. >> we're seeing sweeping changes in school lunches that we've seen in generation, the quality -- >> that's not going to affect my kid's tater tots though? >> do you want them to have the tater tots? >> i juan the tater tots. >> there's not a hair and makeup team on board? >> that should be obvious. when i get off the plane in the middle o

he was arrested today and charged with abusing two more underaged boys. drew levinson reports for wjz with the latest. >> reporter: police watch jerry sandusky from his home, wearing handcuffless. the former penn state football coach now faces 12 additional charges of sexually abusing two more young boys. that brings the total number of sex charges he faces to 52. and the number of alleged victims to 10. before the arrest, sandusky's attorney responded to reports that another accuser had come forward. >> jerry has denied those allegations as he has the original allegations. but we're hoping we'll get more information as we proceed. >> reporter: the 67-year-old sandusky went on record after the initial allegation, denying the charges. while admitting he was very physical with many boys, even sleeping with them alone in hotel rooms. showering with them, and touching their legs. sandusky says, it was completely innocent. >> reporter: a lot of people find it inappropriate. but it's not criminal. they get to shower. in fact, i think the way jerry has described

you're also targeting underage drinking, driving and parties as well. i know you've been very involved in prevention and underang drinking. >> our youth are our future. we need to prevent them from getting alcohol. during the holidays, they think they want to party like they're adults. they can't do that. they can't have any alcohol in their system and drive a car. we're out there trying to bust the party before they get on the road. we have zero tolerance enforcement after they're out on the road. >> this is a joint effort inside and outside the beltway. talk about the get sober or get pulled over campaign. >> right. this time of the year, we know the holidays are critically important. be sober get pulled over campaign. >> law enforcement agencies, inside and outside the beltway. the chiefs in maryland, d.c. and virginia work collectively to get the officers during their routine patrol to be extra vigilant looking for the drunk driver. we have 3,000 drunks pulled over in montgomery county so far this year and arrested but there's hundreds more that get

first time around when he was interviewed by bob costas, he was asked, are you sexually attracted to underage boy. sandusky responds nod, i enjoy young people. the latest interview , the 68- year-old seemed incapable of answering directly once again. >> i will say -- what in the world is this question? am i going to be -- if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> now after that answer, sandusky's attorney, sitting off camera, rushed in to his defense, having him clarify the question saying he is attracted to spending time with young people but not in a sexual way. he maintained innocence throughout the investigation, saying he forced around with the disads advantaged boys in his care. he is free on bail. >>> closing arguments expected in the baltimore trial of a political aide to former governor, boar you ehrlich. -- bob ehrlich. henson, a consultant is charged in the case. his trial is set to start in february. >>> starting today, drivers will have to pay a toll when traveling along the connector. the road linking mont

a 41-year-old middle school teacher is behind bars accused of having sex with an underaged girl. one of his former students. alex savidge is live tonight where least been talking to parents. >> reporter: and those parents are in disbelief. the teacher was handcuffed and arrested here on campus today and police say he's confessed to everything. facing charges of statutory rape and lewd acts with a minor, andrew cottrell was arrested in the middle of school day although it didn't happen in front of students. steve sherman's daughter is a student. >> i am just glad my daughter didn't have this teacher. i heard about it like everyone else, it's just awful. >> reporter: cottrell is accused of having sex with a student between 14 and 15 years old. >> her parents discovered information that led them to believe there was a relationship between the two. at that time they contacted the police department. >>> investigators say cottrell and the underaged girl had sex numerous time at his house and possibly everyone at the school. his long time neighbors were stunned to find out about the arr

. >> are you sexually attracted to young boy, to underaged boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underaged boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted, no. i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. i -- i -- but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> i mean, that to any impartial observer was quite an extraordinary exchange. the simple answer to that question for most people is no, yet it took your client a considerable length of time to even work out whether it was yes or no. i mean, do you see to, again, an impartial observer just how awful that sounded? >> taken in a vacuum, i can't disagree with you. the problem is you have to meet jerry, sit down at his kitchen table like i did and talk to him for an hour and you'll realize that's how he answers all his question. i know that sounds trite of me to say it. but that's how the man talks. he did get to the absolute answer of no. but i think it's very important to remember that it's unfair because many guilty people who sound very convincing often convince prosecutors and jurors of their innoc

the teacher in anne arundel is under arrest this afternoon, it charged with having sex with three underage students. jeffrey roberts had sexual relations, according to police, with glen burnie students. the investigation -- regarding an allegation of sexual relationship between a teacher and a student at the school. during the investigation, police identified three female victims between the ages of 15 and 16 years old. we have a news crew following that story. we will have the very latest on that tonight that 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. jerry sandusky has posted his two hundred $50,000 bail -- his $250,000 bail. >> police led to jerry sandusky away from his home in handcuffs following new criminal charges of alleged child sexual abuse. it involves allegations by two new abusers who claim that sandusky abused them. a grand jury accuses sandusky of assaulting one of the boys in the basement of his home. the victim claims "he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs, but no one ever came to help him." the coach had been free on bond following his initial arrest, charged with

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. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? you know, i enjoy young people. i was sitting there saying what in the world this question, what is -- you know, am i going to be -- if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth, because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> yeah, but not sexually. >> right, that's what i was trying -- i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. i mean, my two favorite groups are the elderly and the young. >> michael isikoff is in state college, pennsylvania. with a good afternoon to you. we've been discussing this and looking at, this and every time you think, did he not hear the word "sexual" in the questioning from bob kostas and having the lawyer shout it out to him, it is bizarre. but there are some details that we're learning, michael, such as what? >> reporter: well, you're right, alex. this is -- the really puzzling question is why he gave the interview at all. because both stylistically and

but was underage, she said, when the relationship with standefer began.d being too young for a relationship with an adult, she said, something happened to her that could land dennis in far deeper trouble. she claimed she had been sexually assaulted by standefer five years earlier. and now, she wanted to press charges against him for rape. karl took her to the local prosecutors office. >> he heard the story. and he said, i'll file charges against this guy for rape. >> reporter: karl had now uncovered something about dennis standefer far more grave than anything he had been pursuing. and he could have dropped out at this point and let police handle it from here. but karl pushed ahead, feeling he had to do this himself, convinced that only he could find standefer. >> and an investor told me that dennis will tell you he's going up north if he's going south. it's always misinformation. >> reporter: ryll called harold karaka, who began working the phones and e-mail. and seemed to hit paydirt. >> we tracked him through malaysia, through the hotels he ripped off

math and science teacher andrew katrell is charged with having sex with an underage former student at diablo view middle school. prosecutors say that student was under the age of 16. right now the teacher is being held on $975,000 bail. they're rooking for a man linked to violent tobaccos in the city''s mission district. here's a picture of the suspect from a surveillance camera. the man is believed to be in his mid-30s. he's connected with separate attacks involving women walking in the edge of the neighborhood between 3:00 and 6:30 in the morning. latest attack on fair oaks street early thursday morning. >> last year's gas explosion may affect the entire nation. the measure requires gas companies to meet maximum pressure standards when testing all pipelines, even older ones that ruptured in san bruno. the maximum fine would double to $2 million. it passed the house yesterday and is expected to clear the senate and then become law. congresswoman jackie spears says while california requires all pipeline be fit with automatic shut-off valves. they only call for valves on new pipelines.

>> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? sexually attracted, you know, i enjoy young people. >> i was sitting there going what in the world is this question? you know, if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth, because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls -- >> but not sexually. >> right. i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. my two favorite groups are the elderly and the young. >> nbc's national investigator correspondent michael isikoff is live. if the viewers were able to hear the voice coming from off camera, that was his attorney, saying to clarify, not sexually attracted, right. >> right. >> and a lot of people will wonder why his attorney let him do the interview. they describe himself as a misunderstand father figure. he admits ha he gave gifts, computers. golf clubs, opened up bank accounts for them. he portrays this as a sign as how much he cared about the kids. kbu it fits a pattern of somebody building trust in the kids, targeting them so he could the

. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? sexually attracted -- i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> i was sitting there saying, what in the world is this question? if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth because i'm attracted to young people. boys, girls. >> but not sexually. you're attracted because -- >> right. that's what i was trying to say. i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. >> reporter: a lawyer for one of the alleged victims says sandusky's continued public denies are painful for his clients. >> that felt like a punch in the stomach to me just knowing victim one and his mother. >> now, here in the bay area, investigations into the deaths of two people who died on cal-train tracks at different stations and at different times. the first accident happened about 11:00 yesterday morning when a northbound train struck and killed a man on the tracks at cali

a man was convicted of of pimping out two underage girls.nd yerler cnn spoke with a 13-year-old who said she was repeatedly sold for $300 an hour. >> the guys that call you, how old are they? >> you don't know until they walk through the door. they could sound like they were like 21. you walk in and they're like old and disgusting. >> and at this point, how many guys were you seeing a day? >> at that point, like five, four. >> the national association of attorneys general say they know of more than 50 cases in 22 states involving trafficking of minors on backpage.com in a letter signed by 51 attorneys general, the group warned quote as a practical matter it is likely very difficult to accurately detect underage human trafficking on backpage.com's adult services section. the website's sole purpose seems to be to advertise prostitution. but backpage.com says what they do is perfectly legal under the communications decency act and protected by the first amendment. they say they monitor and screen their listings, they have a no nudity policy and

elizabeth cook shows what bay area chuck e cheeses were making underage work course. >> today is herth birthday. she wanted to celebrate at her favorite place. chuck e cheese. where a kid can be a kid. according to the department of labor the under age employees were doing work reserved for grownups. >> you would think they would have taken a proactive step to make sure that the minors they employed were not performing hazardous work that could injure them. >> investigators found that nine bay area chuck e cheeses from fairfield to cupertino violated the fire labor standard act by allowing teenagers to use the dome mixer and trash pact. >> they could have been hurt as a result of operating the equipment. >> chuck e cheese was forced to pay $28,000 in fines and took steps to the make sure the under age workers don't have access to the dangerous equipment and they will educate the staff so this won't happen again. her dad will take her to her favorite place. part of the joy of bringing her here is gone. she will love it so we will come for her birthdays. but it does alter my view a lit

where again, underage person cadets will try to use somebody to buy alcohol for them. >> the directedareas where you could find some problems. >> yes and again they're targeted primarily for enforcement. we use the top reducers to make the rests. >> i know that silver ride is available. we've been talking about that for several weeks during the holidays. it is fairly easy for people to find a taxi if they need one by calling 1-800-200-taxi. colonel, i know you have a more personal message. file this is about making choices not only during the holidays but really always. >> absolutely. it really is a personal responsibility. i appreciate you bringing attention to this. one of my biggest frustrations in my career as we continue after 30 years of being in policing, we continue to have far too many alcohol-related fatalities. the numbers speak for themselves nationally in 2010. 10,228 persons died on our highways due to alcohol. in virginia, 211. in maryland, 154. in d.c., 5. those are the numbers. at the end of the day, it is about people. the numbers represent lives. i want to make it m

perverted-justice seibert has had sexual chats with at least three other decoys who said they were underage girls. and you should also know that there is another side to seibert's story. he served a year in jail for a dangerous assault. >> what was the deadly weapon you used in the assault? >> a bat. >> and who did you go after with a bat? some guy? is there anything else you want to tell me, michael? >> you did wrong. >> can i go? >> michael, you can go, but i'm going to remind you that i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc" and we're doing another story on adults who try to meet kids on the internet for sex. >> i know i did wrong. >> you can go. you can go right now and walk right out that door. >> any cops out there? >> that's not up to me, michael. >> yeah, it is. >> i'm not the police. so why don't you go ahead, michael. it's time to go. >> seibert clearly doesn't want to leave. having been through this before, he knows the police are waiting outside. >> [ bleep ]. i need a bathroom. >> michael, you're going to have to go outside. >> i know, i am. >> now, walk out. walk out. get on your

it off the store shelves because the law is in response to several incidents where drinkers, some underage were in the hospital for drinking beer with caffeine. >>> bp may soon be hit with criminal charges for the gulf oil spill. prosecute, are considering charges several. the several. >>> have you accidentally sent e-mails to the wrong people? how about to eight million wrong people. that's what happened to the new york times. it's a mistake that left a phones of the third largest newspaper in the country ringing off the hook. >> reporter: it was supposed to be sent to only 300 people but with the click a mouse it went out to millions. on wednesday the new york times mistakenly sent a massey mail to 8.6 asking them to reconsider their canceled subscriptions. subscriber was offered a deal, renew at half the normal rate. some of the people who got the e-mail have long ago dropped their subscriptions. the blunder created an up roar on social media with many wonder figure the mistake was the work of hackers. the times said it didn't send out the e-mail but hours later they apologized admittin