double hit, with the furloughs and think it is a travesty and crime to our students that we're so underfunded and with the budget, our state budget, depending on the state budge wet are -- we are forced to do this and must do this in order to keep things like class size low, keep vital services during the school day and also employ our teachers and the rest of the district staff. it is with a very heavy heart we do this. if we had the money, i believe we should give transportation to everybody but that isn't the reality today. and it probably will not be the reality for many years. the superintendent opened up with the statement abousuperint with the statement about state budget. it is very dismal. we're doing the best that we can here. but we are -- we are committed to protecting the education of students during the school day and so, we are forced to -- to eliminate some of our transportation gradually. we know it will have an impact on our families, great impact. i think it is a very good suggestion that we meet with m.t. and ask them to help us. i respectnie request that we have this -- r

governor bob mcdonnell wants government workers to pay into the state's underfunded pension system. he wants you to contribute 5% of your pre-taxed pay starting next year, which effectively negates the 3% pay raise he proposed for 2011 that actually cuts the take-home pay for state workers by 2%. >>> so we're apparently trading paper for plastic this holiday season. according to a new consumer report, more of us are using cash to pay for our holiday gifts. that's a good thing when you consider 13.6 million of us are still paying off last year's credit card debt. and in 2010, we're going to spend about $20 less than last year. we're really looking for value. apparently more people are going to outlets to do some shopping. >>> all right, so you see all these toys around. if you're going to do anything this year if you're going to buy anything this year, we really hope that you'll consider giving to kids in need. we're collecting toys through the toy drive. and that is area fire departments, that's right, on the 22nd of december, they will come pick up all these toys and take them to k

no. 2, virginia governor bob mcdonough wants state workers to pay into the state's underfunded pension system and wants employees covered by the virginia retirement system to contribute 5% of their pretax pay starting next year cutting take-home pay by 2%. no. 1 tonight, get ready for random bag checks on metro. in a few days transit police will start using bomb sniffing dogs and special technology to look for explosive materials in passengers' bags. this program is similar to security policies already in place in new york and boston and that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >>> you guys sure had it right. you forecast 1 to 3 inches and that's what we got. >> 1 to 3 inches can be real problematic. thank you for that nice shout out, but i got to tell you virginia state police responded to 4,700 calls for help today. that's what a little bit of snow does and down through central virginia it was a little heavier snowful that's where the jackpot was. i can't -- snow. that's where the jackpot was. i can't believe that, they said a couple officers were also struck. the lighter snow were in places

own financial capacities as it relates to a program that is currently $4.2 billion, $1.9 billion underfunded. the tjpa is working diligently to find $1.9 billion to make the high-speed rail terminus a reality, to make the redevelopment zone a reality, and at this point, is not able to make financial commitments, but is certain they able to make planning commitments, design commitments, and working with the city, finding funding to make child care a part of the redevelopment zone. commissioner campos: commissioner avalos? commissioner duftycommissioner . i want to thank commissioner dufty for bringing this item forward. not only for the transit center that we are building, but every place we build commercial office space in san francisco, it should be a requirement across the board that they would provide spaces for workers and their families that can make it possible for them to work. i have talked with many others about this. it makes a lot of sense. i think there needs to be a shift in the mind set of planners, that the cost of the transit center will include child care and we are going to

they're tired of being underfunded. >> are using the chairman still was not confident? -- german steele was not confidence? -- chairman steele was not confidence? >> the mission of the first -- the first mission of the next chairman is that there is a clear political statement and that they are funded. there is a hunger among membership to turn that around. my sense is that there is a real openness to hire the best person for the job, whether that is me or someone else. some members like to have emoting member of the rnc. -- have a voting member of the rnc. i have a long and very positive relationship with many committee members. i am not a stranger to them and i have had a successful working relationship. there is a real hunger to get this right. i think people understand that, if we do not put the rnc back on track, we will not be part of putting the country back on track. more than any one other qualifier, people want some who can do the job and they want the best person to do the job. i think have been able to make that argument. >> one of the of the big changes thi

continuing to underfund indigent defense and continuing to tolerate excessive investigator caseloads and excessive attorney caseloads, if we continue to do that we substantially impair the ability to provide good reputation. >> thank you very much. wow. 53 cents to a dollar. [applause] that's why i'm always broke. all right. let's go to public defender kenneth. ken, tell us. you are in fresno. first of all, what is it like in fresno? [laughter] and tell us about this battle that you have been going through where, you know, it almost sounds like a horror movie where they are going after you with a buzz saw and at the same time, they have used contract attorneys to try to undercut the work that your office does. >> well, the problem in fresno, it is hot. trezz know is hot of course in the -- fresno is hot of course in summertime. it is hot all the time for me. i think the problem just mentioned right now is disparity in the funding theme as opposed to the ore parties involved in the criminal -- other parties involved in the criminal justice system. most of the funding agencies for us i

we are underfunded. commissioner mendoza: -- commissioner maufas: i am well prepared for somebody to come to the board of education speaking around this. when we try to shift things that have been in place for so, so long and have done so much for general well-being, there is going to be a wave of push back. and i know that. this is one of those moments as well. it is and not paid plus situation for families -- it is not a plus situation for families for them to work and get their kids to school -- to interrupt that worked-out regularity that they experience day today and try to devise something that is going to support them. i know what that is like. this is one of those things. we are going to continuously hear the stress it is causing. this is some of the work we have to do. what i would like if possible, ms. o'keefe and mr. gardiner -- i think lots of families are so used to having something that it is necessary to them. how are we going to develop what is necessary versus something that has been in

is, etc.. -- not just how underfunded it is but what the risk is, etc.f i get this wrong, i will correct it in the record. but from the $1 per participant per year, it now are round numbers to about $80 per participant, per year. that gives you an idea by how much premiums -- >> what about recalculating that, and evaluating that moving forward? what is your plan? >> that is something which has been on the agenda a bunch of times. i am to noon on the job to even have an opinion as to what happened -- i am too new on the job to even have an opinion as to what happened. the last time i believe it was changed was in 2006, and as part of the pension protection act. so my hope and expectation would be, as we get there, as to what the options are, that that discussion can be part of the mix. >> but as the director, are you not concerned about wanting to move forward? when you are looking at these huge deficits that you have been talking about? >> it's funny, no one has asked the question exactly that way. senator, what i have learned in my four month on the job

. >>> in virginia, governor mcdonnell is asking workers to pay into the state's underfunded pension systemor the first time in decades. he wants employees to contract 5% their pretax pay starting next year. the move who negate a 3% raise. >>> one dog is changing the life of a local girl. details on a program that brought these two friends together coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> as we head to a break, how about a little bit of chuck brown. our facebook fans say merry christmas, baby is their favorite christmas song. >>> you are looking at the fox 5 christmas tree. once this tree is all decorated, we donate it to charity. we hope -- thank you for sending in your ornament. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart... and this is a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. we asked kids what they want... and we got a clear answer. the one kids want to eat. [ kids ] oooooooooooooh. toaster strudel. layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to eat sweet moments new from pillsbury. in the refrigerated section > we know that dogs are man's best friend and thi

built 320 libraries in rural classrooms like this one in central china's shaanxi province and in underfundeds on the fringes of beijing. "we can see the outside world via books" explains this boy. an entire library, costing just $1500, can be a life changer. some children here have never seen a book with color pictures before. "sometimes i don't even feel hungry, as long as i'm reading," says this girl. an encouragement for tom. >> i think we're at 75,000 children right now that have access to books. >> reporter: while many come to china to take advantage of its growing wealth, young americans like tom and casey are aware that not everyone's getting rich. they're eager to help those people to bloom as well. celia hatten, cbs news, beijing. >> and that's the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." i'm anthony mason in new york. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org media access group >>> another soggy saturday but the rain is letting up much what's ahead for the rest of the week. >> i witnessed the en

i think they're tired of being embarrassed, tired of being underfunded. host: you're saying chairman steel was incompetent? >> i think that a number of things that happened at the r.n.c. argue that we need new leadership, argue that we need leadership that isn't -- that doesn't have as its first mission saying provocative things on news shows, that has instead as the first mission of the next chairman to make sure that political plans are in place that can win back the white house and that those plans are resourced, that they're funded. and that was clearly a major failing of this chairman. so i think there's a hunger among membership to turn that around. and so my sense is that there's a real openness to hire the best person for the job, whether that's me or someone else. would some members like to have a voting member of the r.n.c.? certainly. but i've been around the committee a very long time as executive director and for a time acting chairman in iowa when our chairman was deployed to iraq in 2004, and consistently ever since, as political director o

i mean, honestly, you know, recovery supports for young people is gravely understudied, underfunded, under supported across the board. so while there's a lot of hope out there and there's a lot of young people in recovery, they're not so easy to find. you know, the best supports out there are local, you know, mutual support groups that are focused to young people that are the easiest thing to access. so, you know, whether or not somebody wants to find a meeting in their local area, a lot of the 12-step groups will have, you know, a youth category, you know, that'll say that this meeting might be more focused to young people. monique, how do i get into if i'm in need of a recovery school? how do i approach the various schools? are they available to everyone all over the united states or is it only in certain pockets? unfortunately, there are recovery high schools in only eight states and collegiate recovery communities in nine states. so i think that speaks right there to how underserved adolescents and young adults are in the area of addiction. however, we are in eight states and we

. >>> in virginia, the governor wants employ yeas to pay into the underfunded pension system.e wants employees to contribute 5% of their pre-tax pay starting next year. >>> our movie reviewer kevin mccarthy has been landing some pretty big interviews lately. >> this time, it is actress reese witherspoon who stars in the new film, how do you know? we'll have that after the break. eegoma & frosty the snowman &&. >> robert moss says this is his favorite christmas song. he posted it on our facebook fan page. you are looking right now at the fox 5 christmas industry and an orangement sent in by viola purdy. she will celebrate her 92nd birthday this february. she has been making beautiful ornaments hike this one for about 32 years. thank you for sending that one into n. to us and merry christmas to you. i her name. >> happy early birthday ms. purdy. >> it is an old-fashioned name which i like. >> we should be singing in a winter wonderland. >> all the snow that fell yesterday still sticking to the roads, sidewalks and that kind of thing. it will be a hard freeze here not next couple

and they will also be underfunded. >> way down the road. so, as the idea will be perhaps relying less on contractors and bringing more of federal employees into the pbgc as a way of saving money and perhaps getting the job done better. that is not such a bad idea. >> it could be a good idea. they need to consider it. >> how long do you have to consider these things and who would consider them? would the board consider it? the board seems incapable of considering much of anything. >> the board judd. it is a long-term strategic issue. -- the board should. it is a long-term strategic issue. >> if i could just add a point to that, outsourcing of benefit calculations in particular is perhaps one of the most complicated endeavors we have in our society. it is terrible. if there is a change from status quo do something else, whether it is one contractor to another or one contractor back into the government, there has to be a transition which may span several years. that is one point i would like to make. that thend point is backin majority of the

democrats are raising new concerns the plan underfunds social security.e, the midwest and east are reeling from the bitter cold weather. people in chicago are feeling the chill of very cold temperature, but some are singing christmas carols. near cleveland, residents are still digging out from two feet of snow from the pre-winter storm that just never seemed to end. and the freezing cold weather in florida may soon squeeze juice prices a little higher. prices for orange juice futures on commodity markets have been up more than 30% because of fears that crops will be damaged. about 70% of u.s. citrus production comes from florida. >>> the cold snap in florida also has endangered manatees. look at this video, searching for warmer waters in unusual places. yesterday dozens seen huddling around the power plant at port everglads where warm water is pumped out. wildlife officials blame the cold water on pushing the number of manatees deaths to a record, some 700. >>> katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. imagine not being

during his five years as governor, he led the efforts to pay down a $1.7 billion in underfunded state liability and cut the food tax in half, saving west virginia consumers millions of dollars. to my left, joe scarborough. [applause] serving as a member of the u.s. congress -- is this the young republicans club? >> there are three of them out there. >> not here, not today. it is not about labels. he was a member of the judiciary committee and the armed services committee. he was also part of a smolt -- a small group of republican congressmen that invested some surprising amount of power given their youth and lack of years in congress. he is 2004 book -- his 2004 book predicted the collapse of the republican majority. his recent book predicted that democratic policies and massive spending would not revive the economy. today, a joke is co-host of a show that time magazine called the revolutionary morning. i want to start the panel. david, we will start with you because you have been around a lot is, obviously. [laughter] >> your day will come. >> i am already there. you worked forreside

they're asking the workers to pay into the state's underfunded pension system. wants employees covered by the virginia retirement system to -- 5% of the pretax raise for next year and effectively cutting take home pay for state workers by 2%. >>> the winter weather shut down white's ferry for a second day and sky fox shot this video on the potomac river. the same weather kept the ferry docked yesterday, too. >> and it was pretty when the snow started to fall. >> and it was beautiful. i wish it would go away. >> and the kids can go back to school. >> and let's find out from gary. >> light snow is accumulating and not anything going accumulate anywhere. the accumulating snow is out of here as the clipper moves on and clears our area. this is radar and not a lot. most is passing on by to the east now and this is some flurry activity upstream and that does not look like it's going to be anything causing a lot and that temperature went up a degree, 27 degrees and 24 for dulles. the temperatures are not going to drop too much more in the city and we may touch the uppe