directors comes home to chicago for his calling teaching the abc's of broadcasting to the city underservedn jeff mccarter has been successful in making children's dreams come true. chicago area native jeff mccarter passionate about young people. >> you can ask universal questions questions about school culture issues people >> so much so it 10 years ago emmy award winning producer and cameraman left a lucrative job in film and television working with the likes of ron howard thought not making a contribution to society. >> when i was at the crossroads of media professional versus youth worker and i was still having the calls come in from the coast and i thought about what i want to be who want to be? >> he but to all of the money out of his personal savings account and started a not for profit media organization he hopes will empower chicago underserved youth by giving them a voice on television. >> i loved storytelling and working cut laudably with people is a fun business but was also frustrated by the lack of diversity in the business at the story's not being told. >> that is when free s

we want the digital inclusion program to make sure we address the needs of underserved vulnerable communities, not communities that are already very tech savvy. we are here to provide a, b and c to the seniors. a stands for access. b stands for basic skills and c stands for content. and unless we have all three, the monolingual chinese seniors are never going to be able to use the computer or the internet. >> a lot of the barrier is knowledge. people don't know that these computers are available to them, plus they don't know what is useful. >> there are so many businesses in the bay area that are constantly retiring their computer equipment that's perfectly good for home use. computers and internet access are helping everybody in the community and people who don't have it can come to us to help with that. one of the biggest problems we see isn't whether people can get computers through programs like ours, but whether they can understand why they need a computer. really the biggest issue we are facing today is helping people understand the value of having a computer. >> immediately they would

continuing efforts to improve the health of the indians come to advocate for health care for the underserved, and to innovate in the prevention and chronic illness. and lease that is part miami -- lisa is part miami on her mother's side. and part choctaw on her father's side. she earned a b.a. from cal state in 1986. in 1989 she graduated from uc- berkeley school of law and practice law before starting medical school in 2000. she graduated from stanford in 2006 and completed residency in anatomic and clinical pathology, also a stanford in june of 2011. she is currently a transfusion medicine, as well as serving as clinical pathology chief resident. lisa is very humble and the last person who would think of herself as an on song local hero. but it has been because of her sound th, unwavering and strong commitment that the agency has flourished. i am honored and proud and asked her to come up to the podium. >> i am not good at taking directions. thank you for those kind remarks. thank you also to my friends and families who have come to share the special evening with me. i was worried when i h

you have demonstrated to courage and advocation for this nation and more -- most historically underserved. especially in these economic times. you are this nation's greatest hope as we educate children into the future of this nation. we are passionate about education and are delighted to continue our support and commitment for alas. we were the first to say yes to the leadership academy. we listened, responded, and learn from you. we are in the middle of a transformational. . -- period. achievement for all students is our common goal. regardless of background, nationality, language, or economic status. promethean and the mexican government are collaborating opportunities to deepen, strengthen, and improve primary and secondary education in mexico. the possibility of sharing real time space information for support of student learning, regardless of their location. this summer, the power of the math program by an indiana delivered a dynamic learning environment determined by individual students' learning progression. imagine, real time assessments and the real time intervention for every st

my resolution is urging us to be supportive of this underserved population and supporting this in our city of san francisco. also i am introducing a resolution today that encourages and supports our sheriff's department. also supporting the juvenile probation department and -- in reducing entanglement between customs enforcement. many communities have been standing up to support stronger public safety and to reduce fear from detainers of immigrants. entanglements with i.c.e. increase is fair in immigrant communities of coming forward to report crimes and cooperate with local law enforcement. this resolution clears of troubling misrepresentation by ice. local law enforcement agencies are legally required to comply and this is not true. contrary to this false impression, the federal policies provide that detainers are merely " requesting that local law enforcement advise the department of homeland security when an individual is due to be released from the local jail and that law enforcement continues holding the individual beyond the scheduled time of release for up to 48 hours for them

. >> the center takes care of people in underserved communities who would not otherwise get access to proper healthcare, especially when it comes to cancer. >> oprah winfrey gave the audience a rare glimpse into the designer's personal life. she asked him the secret to his success. >> i love what i do, and i know you love what you do. >> is it more challenging and difficult when you're creating the american image for foreign countries like china? >> it's not the american image. it's an international image, 'cause good taste is international. >> oprah also asked about his strong support for causes, like fighting cancer. >> we're all people that have done well and have had success and done the things we want to do, but there's a strong part of our life about giving back. >> and giving back is always in fashion. i'm carina for "teen kids news." >> in this week's "college & u," nicole takes us to a school that prides itself on giving back. >> washington, d.c., is the political center of our nation. it's home to monuments, memorials, the u.s. capitol, and the white house. it's also home to

they are clearly underserved populations, the city and county of public health. one of the key issues to really underscore is why we're here. we're healthy, but we're here. i think one of the other important things to point out, it is not all american and alaskan natives. we have a post-colonial stress disorder. we don't come to city funded programs and therefore we must not exist or we are very healthy. that is not the case when you look at all of the other statistics. in talking about all of these health disparities, one of the key things that we helped speak to that we demonstrate when asking for funding, what is that we have to show need -- one is that we have to show need. we have statistics and numbers that really impact whether we are going to get funding or not. it is very clear that we have a lot of health issues. we also have to demonstrate and talk about, maybe explain how to address some of these services. if you do some research, they are not effective for native people or effective for people that come from cultural backgrounds. we have to go back a

in that way, there will be more doors open for job opportunities for underserved residents of san francisco. thank you. director kim: thank you. >> good morning, everyone. jackie plan. we are also in support of the pla. -- flynn. we feel the current pla is in line with product standards and is being completed on time and on budget. we appreciate that. we would like to see, as my colleague said, more definition around the apprenticeship programs, opportunities for disadvantaged residents. we would like to see a realistic, measurable goals for targeted hiring and community unregenerate recruitment. thank you for your time. director kim: thank you. >> good morning, madame chairman. i am here to speak in support of the pla, in appreciation for the work of the board of directors, their attention to detail, and genuine concern for the safety, security, and welfare of the workers on the project. with that, the operating engineers and represent 40,000 active and retired members across northern california, nevada, utah, hawaii, and i represent the workers in san francisco, marin, and san mateo count

the american jobs act would invest $5 million in underserved communities. our goal is to make it easier for low income latino youth to get summer employment so they can acquire the skills needed for a long-term careers. the recovery act provided more than 367,000 summer jobs at -- summer jobs opportunities. but that opportunity is gone. the offer a lifelong employment skills. the president's pathway back to work fund will bring the program back and provide support to offer summer jobs for low-income youth in 2012. these are just a few of my priorities in washington as we fight for the future of latinos in the future of our educational system. to all my friends at alas, i am so happy that you are on the front lines of this fight. together we will secure a better future for our young people, the latino community in this great country. think you for this opportunity to speak with all of you. please keep up the great work and have a wonderful conference. [applause] >> gracias, secretary. anyway, -- we just want to introduce someone, because they are important.

healthy for the body but a pediatric dentist said it can't happen soon enough, especially for the underserved children of santa clara county. >> there's no medicinal benefit from it. it shouldn't be in the water supply. >> this is not part of our mission. it should be paid for by the private sector or people getting the benefit. >> the sooner the better, these kids need that extra push. we put top call fluoride here but then i don't see them for another six months and hope for the best for their homecare. getting that extra fluoride would be a huge benefit. >> reporter: about 30 people spoke before the vote happened at the board here. most of them were in favor of flo fluoridation. they're asking for the board members to consider issues and studies linking cancer and thyroid disease and brittle bones. they're also asking the board to ask why some communities across the country have decided to stop putting fluoride in their water. the water quality manager tells us once the board secures the funding, it will take anywhere from two to four years for the water fluoridation to begin. they have to

we are going to those most underserved communities. it is a case with the prosecutors, my plan is to have every police station serve quarterly. i am working with community- based organizations, working with foreign council. in order to reach out to communities. but in order to make ourselves more accessible. we actually have to tell you are absolutely right, this is one of the biggest problems facing all of us. public safety depends on the community trust in law enforcement. we need to have the highest ethical standards to be completely transparent and we need to work with every community in this city collaborative way which, again, is what i have been doing for the last 20 years. who are leaders in the community based organizations? they work in partnership with them for 20 years. i have worked on focusing to reduce the representation of the use of color. we need to change our policies and practices to make them fairer so that everyone is treated equally and we need to have the community partner with us that we build trust. >> our bla

the bridge program that goes out to helping underserved youth. profits from this game tonight will go to the peninsula bridge program. so, there will be a couple of winners and of course, mark will have the highlights at 10:00. reporting live at foothill college, fred english for channel 2 news. >>> the carl vincent was transformed into a basketball arena. president barack obama and the first lady were on deck in san diego for the carrier classic. the first ever college basketball game played on an aircraft carrier. along with the president about 7,000 people, including many service members, were on hand to watch income income beat michigan state 67-55. >>> we often hear about a helping hand but a give away today focused on their feet. saint anthonys in san francisco marked veterans day by giving away shoes and socks. they joined forces with the ceo of craigslist. a quarter of the clients they have are veterans. >>> cell phone service helping people in need. who launched a new application. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann

it's underserved. >> reporter: now dasher is in serious trouble arrested two weeks ago outside her office in this industrial park in prince george's county accused of being in the middle of a huge interstate drug deal. in these court documents an agent with the federal drug enforcement administration said based on a tip to a confidential informant, the dea followed a tractor trailer from laredo, texas, to here in ft. washington on halloween day later discovering $1.5 million in cash in three duffel bags inside the office here and 140 pounds of cocaine hidden inside the truck's fuel tank. the truck's driver and another man have been charged want in case. natasha dasher's -- charged in the case. natasha dasher's lawyer said they will make no comment. >> i just thought it was really sad because it was lake amount and she already had a business. i was just wondering why she didn't invest the money in her business. >> i'm shocked, but just make bad decisions sometimes. >> according to the dea, the cash in natasha dasher's ft. washington office was to be given to the truck driver for afternooni

energy to carry an estimated 44,000 passengers daily and will serve as a vital transit link to an underserved area of the city. it continues to experience significant growth, and were almost 70% of households are without access to a car. it will also reduce travel time from chinatown to the caltrain station. this is all while creating tens of thousands of local jobs, as has been discussed. we need to remember the big picture. when we talk about the central subway project. we appreciate the comments that have been made to this effect. phase one of the project was the third street light rail project, which established retail and cultural centers with diverse communities along the light rail line and encourage economic revitalization along the entire corridor. the third street light rail open four full revenue service back in april 2007. the second phase, the central subway project operates as an extension of the third street light rail. 1.7-mile extension will have surface stops at fourth street near brandon and subway service with stations at the mosconi center, union square, and chinatown nei

play against the first time they faced cameras in a qualifier two thousand and four i think around underserved to get to the euros especially after that and play off result against france and the previous need. to go off in our former world number one tiger woods has continued his fine form to guard a super five on the car sixty seven the australian open to go top of the leaderboard for the first time in a year what's he's fallen out of the top fifty for the first time since nineteen ninety six started his second day three shots behind australian leader gerrard while that's the fourteen time major winner carded seven birdies and boat is to move to nine under the close of day two over lightly the law recorded a round of seventy four to drop to share the space while veteran australian peter o'malley jumped up the leaderboard way ending his round with consecutive bird is finished just one scott greenwood's in second after the day's best round of sixty six and a local star jason day who played alongside woods got in a form of around sixty eight to finish just two shots of his hero and seven other

provide all the necessary services to all the residents of san francisco, especially the poor and underserved. i expect this project will get built. stock options. for a city working so hard to support innovators and create jobs, there is one area we have to do better on, and that is our business tax system. it is broken when you have policies that punish job creation. that is what our payroll tax has done. that is what some of the old ordnances we have on the books have done as well. we took the first step in june to address this problem when i signed legislation that reduces the payroll tax legislation on pre-ipo companies. but i am not done yet. i am committed to payroll tax reform. moving away from the payroll tax and working with all of you in our business community as to what should appropriately replace it. we make no illusion about this. this is not going to be easy, but i will need your help and everybody in this room's help from the entire business community as well, and i need your help to work with us. the only way we can do this is if we engage each other about the appropriate re

addition to education, the kids get food, security, they get a place to go to in areas that are underservedy public schools. >> and you don't think it's the change in the kind of kids, the environment that kids are coming from now versus then, back then at least they had two parents, back then at least they were getting some food at home. you didn't have single moms who didn't have time for them. >> i'm sure that those are factors that altered the kind of receptivity to education. it was an anti-poverty program. it was never seen as an education program. now, the education part is being evaluated. so i think it will improve. and you know what? any chance we have to put a little money to improve kids' lives at that age, it's worth it. >> i agree. any chance we have to give parents money to make those decisions and i think that this report came out a while ago. i have mention to do on the show and i know people think there's that conservative woman talking about how she doesn't like headstart but the fact is at the same time the report came out --. >> president obama set the guidelines. >> pr

financial institutions that focus on underserved markets. i sat down with the ceo, howard schultz to learn more about the campaign. thank you for sitting down with us. i'm excited about this opportunity. i have my bracelet. >> love it. >> tell me how you are going to be helping small businesses and as a result create jobs. >> before i answer that specifically, can i frame the problem for you? >> abc lultly. >> it's been reported we have 9.1% unemployment in america. that's bad enough. the fact is, it's almost double that in the hispanic and african-american community. in addition to that, the engine for job creation in america has been and continues to be small businesses. the problem we have now is that small businesses are having a very difficult time getting access to credit. the banks are not lending as much as they did in the past. >> it's an issue we talk about all the time. i want it to grow, but can't get the money for it to grow. >> the question is how can businesses and business leaders step up, not wait for washington. how can sta

remember going with my mother as part of our jewish organization and synagogue, and we went into underserved parts of memphis, tennessee and delivered fresh fruits and vegetables. this was 1968 and 1969. and it is about time in this country, and it is about time that we have leaders like fresh & easy, but it is also about time that communities like bay view and the city, mr. mayor -- thank you. david, thank you. sophie, for your leadership, thank you. it is time that bayview gets recognized for seizing what we have all known, and that is that communities come together when we do things like this to make sure that it's not just us, but our children and grandchildren can now not have to walk, not get on buses, not have to struggle and not have to start to get access to fresh fruits and vegetables. so i want to say congratulations to all of you. i hope you'll think ahead in the future, as i think all of us are doing. i cannot help this morning but thinking back to being a 6-year- old and a 7-year-old and hoping that one day we would have organizations like this of communities and organizations