vic would have gotten that. >> did you ask for vic? >> i did not. kerflewie is in fact a word. the report does not place blame on individuals which is correct. the report says there is systemic failure. the three officials who resigned is an assistant secretary of state and two deputy assistant secretaries. if there is failure shouldn't it go higher up? shouldn't it go higher up? >> i am not suggesting everybody needs to get fired, and it is not because it doesn't name names, but it would be the expense and work that went into it, i would have expected something more specific. and in the context of everything that is happening, it gives everyone a reason to doubt it. >> good answer. you are a hot smokin babe. >> greg, you said the report is meaning less if it does president answer the question of who pushed the video. i don't think that was in the per view of the report. >> i understand. i can't ask that question. >> somebody should. >> have you read this report, greg? >> i did not. >> i did not read it either, but i interest printed it out. >> that's more than me. i read the s

vic? >> mary, thank you. and anyone with information is asked to call state police. >>> the back and forth war of words continues over alan gross, the maryland man being held in cuba. cuba accused the u.s. of lying about the health and condition of gross's confinement. gross from montgomery county was arrested for allegedly spying. gross said he was just setting up wireless internet for a small, jewish community in cuba. >>> the pretrial hearing continues for the army private accused in the largest-leak of classified documents. they are saying bradley manning was a danger to himself and others. forcing confinement. he said it led to harsh pretrial punishment. >>> federal lawmakers attempt to back away from the fiscal cliff. political reporter pat warren was with social security employees as they protested in baltimore today. >> reporter: marylanders at home and in washington know what's at stake. >> sequestration is something that we have to make sure we avoid. >> over half a million marylanders depend direct

now, vic, you guys still have time to get down here. the official lighting and then the fireworks display, all happens at 7:45 this evening. we're live in mount vernon. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay, jessica. save us a spot down there. >> you got it. >> 7:45. >> uh-huh. >> later than usual. we could get down there. >> yeah. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. out of the hospital the. but how is she feeling? the latest on kate middle ston's -- middleton's extreme morning sickness. >>> and what students are accused of doing at penn state. >>> i know you might have thought it was haloti nata. >> i'm mary bubala. howard county's executive gets the beltway battle going as he issued a challenge to prince george's county executive as the ravens and redskins meet up in a rivalry next. >>> and a chilly night on tap. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. >>> it is partly cloudy. 35 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. another blow to p

vic, back to you. >> thank you. and nearby in milford, delaware a 16-year-old was charged with bringing a loaded concealed shotgun to high school in his car. police say he did not threaten anyone and now is in his parents' custody. >>> health concerns on the campus of the university of maryland baltimore county. school sent home a letter to students and famty confirming that somebody on campus has tuberculosis. it is not clear if it's a student or a staff member or where they contracted the disease. tuberculosis is an airborne disease in the lungs. the person is in isolation now being treated. >>> by plane, train and road tens of thousands of marylanders and millions of americans are getting ready to head out for the holidays. wjz is live on the beltway. christy with more on the big rush. >> reporter: hey there, vic. the auto club says travel by car, plane and train is up this season. no matter what mode of transportation you use, aaa says millions of marylanders will get away. for evan mcewan, the trip home for the

he took his first steps, today, vic lee visited him again in a story you'll see only on 7. >> benjimanbeen going through physical therapy since coming home from the the hospital two weeks ago. the 21-year-old says he's doing the fine for the most part. >> can you try to jump forward a little bit? >> yes. >> his physical therapist says quick recovery is remarkable,,3 he still has problems with his function autos problem solving, sequencing events for your daily activities that, kind of thing. it's normally the most difficult to get back. >> just watching him doing this is amazing. tesa just came out of a tomorrowa about a -- coma about a month ago. shot in the head on the weekend after halloween. police arrested a suspect who has been charged with four counts after tempted murder, investigators say he was shot after he tried to prevent lee from making unwanted advances toward his girlfriend. his wound so severe, doctors gave him only a 25% chance of survival. when we first saw him just before thanksgiving, he had uttered his first words to his mother. >> i told him could you say hi mom?

vic lee follows up. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. frosty cold night ahead.ow the temperatures will drop. and when rain will be returning to the bay area and you'll need those resign gear. >> and local business answers the call of the holiday sweet tooth. a made in america treated look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >> larry: in stanislaus county a marine is on mission after the shootings in connecticut. a young father wants to make sure the kids feel safe. >> he served two terms in iraq and one in afghanistan. t

i'm vic carter. >> children in new town, connecticut return to school for the first time as funerals for the victim continue. today families said their final good-byes to two more 6 year olds. james and jessica. tonight there will be a wake for victoria soto. one of several planned this evening. although other schools reopen. sandy hook elementary remains closed. inspire congress to pass tougher gun laws. much of the gun debate focuses on the rifle adam lanza used. the ar 15. >> more than 3 million americans own an ar 15. >> it's a fun gun to shoot. >> gun store owners say buyers like it because it's the civilian version of the m 16 used by the u.s. military. and it's futuristic appearance has it playing a role in american pop culture. >> you better tell me right now. >> it's the gun of choice in movies and video games. you see it and you want it. the same reason why somebody stands online for 25 hours to buy an apple iphone. >> it's a weapon used in some of the worst mass shootings in recent history. ar 15 that was used last friday that killed 26 people at sandy hook elementary scho

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you. difficult conditions to work in the patrol is not sure if the storm played a role in this rollover accident but slick roads caused crashes around the east bay today. at least one person went to the hospital after this incident on eastbound interstate 580 in oakland, clogged storm drains caused flooding in intersections like to one near jack lond yn square. crews spent the day clearing lane autos abc 7 news reporter is live in san francisco where the storm caused pricey problems. >> this is where the great highway is closed to lincoln way. here the city is trying to prevent damage this morning on pine street. the city had to clean up after a tree that fell over on a car. >> this is scary. i witnessed it. it was scary. >> she is describing when the tree fell over that happened at about 8:30. this tree landed on a mercedes-benz. the tree trunk rolled off the car. the car belongs to ashley jenkins. >> i hope it's not a total loss. i just bought the car. soy love it. it's been a great car

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vic lee abc 7 news. >> vick, thank you. take a look at what people on treasure island are having to deal w a viewer says this is what he and neighbors have to deal with every time we have heavy rain. and we can call this calm after the storm. take a look. there is a rainbow stretching from north beach to marina. you can e makeshift memorial mail them to us at you report-tv.com. stay with abc 7 news for our continuing coverage. >> still to come at 5:00 a quaint sleepy town waking up to a horrible home invasion. the first murder in 40 years. >> and rain dumped snow but it's bringing a problem forcing some resorts to shut down. >> taking a look at live doppler 7. if you see dark rain that means heavy, heavy rain. we can see blue indicating light rain. now it's in the south bay in san jose. we'll keep you posted on what's happening. >>> people in an afluent south bay community are shocked. police investigate the first murder in four deck yaichldz a deadly home invasion took place over night there. we're live now with the latest

i am vic carter. >> i am denise koch. >> more young victims are laid to rest. school reopens for most students. wjz stays on the story. political reporter pat warren has more on gun legislation. we begin with randall pinkston in newtown as people struggle to get back to normal. >> reporter: the coffin carrying the body of 6-year-old james mattiolo leaves the church. his friends describe him as a numbers guy, who loved math and rece

police and abc 7 vic lee try to find out who stole an unreleased movie.only on abc 7 ñt's a story only on abc 7 >> i can see them and hear him, crying talking with the baby just telling the baby come back, breathe. so you know that, is something i'll never forget. >> baby nash is doing better. san francisco general. his mother will be arraigned on several chaimpblgs including wellful cruelty. >>u:rqu skating star rudy galino has been named to u.s. figure skating hall of fame winning titles in 1989 and 199067891996 won the u.s. singles title in frichbt crowd, remember at hp pavilion? returning after earning a bronze medal at world championships. the 43-year-old now coaches skating in san jose. >> what a career. >> yes oo. coming up next a 3,000 items yaused too17k decore this tree. >> yes. they're all very fragile. >>> coming up a case of very bad timing tonight a gun store about to open its koor doors over occasions of neighbor autos planting a dream. the east bay campus hoping to win a grant by becoming a little school that could. >> a big move for san f

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vic lee sent this photo of a fallen tree that crushed a car on crescent avenue in san mateo. we would like to share your pictures send them to ureport. >>> 4:36. i stayed in all day yesterday. and i'm blaming the weather. >>> let's check in with mike. >>> that was probably a good idea that way you weren't running in the cold rain. good morning. nothing showing up the last three hours on live doppler, whether radar returns or satellite, we have fog forming, patchy east bay valleys, north bay more localized and dense around novato 1 and 3/4 mile visibility, a quarter of a mile in santa cruz. santa cruz 38°, a lot of low to mid 40s inland, antioch and san rafael 48. 50 half moon bay. 45 mountain view, san jose oakland 48 in san francisco and fremont. today 40s patchy fog through 7:00 this morning. partly cloudy noon, low to mid 50s. high clouds this afternoon, low to mid 50s cooler this evening than last evening and drier with low to mid 40s by 7:00. tuesday, christmas day, rain comes back. scattered showers wednesday and dry thursday. >>> is that our gift rain christmas day? >>

vic?> of course, it's been a difficult day for all12z school administrators and teachers here in san francisco. officers contacted schools in zroikts ask if they need additional help.@çaasóó] wwçó teachers here have been trained on how to address, trained teachers on how to address students when asking about these violent incidents. that was pretty much the same protocol them. say they have drills in place. since the massacre, schools have been handing drills with police. simulating shootings. all with a goal of preparing teachers, staff and students for unthinkable. it's taught schools to toughen security, re-examining how to respond to violence.é1 ÷ san francisco school chief says every campus now has a safety plan and a crisis man yule. >> it has multiple scenarios from intrude dwrorz gas leaks to electrical leaks to evacuations and schools practice the safety plans regularly. >> he and other school officials we spoke with won't share all of the security protocol with us. they don't wa

the vic time, man and woman, were on mississippi avenue southeast around 3:30 when they were approached by a man with a gun. they were not hurt but the suspect made off with an undetermined amount of cash. >>> she thought that he was a muslim or hindu. that's the reason 31-year-old erica menendez gave to authorities for pushing a man to his death. the 46-year-old was killed thursday when he was pushed from the platform and into the path of an oncoming train. just three weeks ago a 58-year- old man was killed when a drifter pushed him from the subway platform after the two argued. the two incidents have prompted fear among some subway riders and a warning from the city's mayor. >> growing up in the city, you always would stand close to the edge and look to see if the train comes, so it's pretty -- makes you rethink the things that you do on a regular basis. >> we do live in a world where our subway platforms are open, and that's not going to change to. say everybody should exercise care goes without saying. >> erica menendez is due in court tomorrow for an arraignment. prosecutors say sh

you have to imagine what you are suggesting, vic, which is a good suggestion in the context of doing something now and whether that something is betting at the rates snap back, as i would support, and taking some effort to restrain mandatory spending in order to offset the sequester -- that has to happen now or we are in the soup if we let this slide for six months. >> would you be open to the suggested that the rights revert -- the rates revert back, but then open the door may be rates come back down? >> democrats have the easy side of the position, which is that everyone agrees that taxes should not go up on 98% of americans. that is the easy side of the position, but then they have to be open to what a tax reform discussion along the lines that vic suggests, give you the opportunity to do in the course of a congressional process that could produce lower rates. >> michael peterson, i want to get you involved. financial markets, you know these things, they are waiting for something up front as well as of the long term. you cannot just kick the can down the road, right? >> absolutely

queen vic tori's face stared back at me. the fish eat a six pounds. it's not good is that. a little sunshine showed the furcal face in what some might her hair. she said your father is wondering where you are. tend to be getting back. i tried to give her the little soldier sixpence, but she shook her head and said you can buy chocolate or sherbet lemons. i don't think i can i said here it is too small. i don't know if shops will take sixpence like these boundaries. then put it in your piggy bank. it might bring you luck. she said this doubtfully as if to say what kind of luck it will bring. the policemen and my father and two men in brown suits and ties receiving the farmhouse kitchen. one of the men told me he was a police van, but wasn't wearing the uniform from which i thought was disappointing. if i was the police then i would wear my uniform whatever it could. the other man with a suit and tie with dr. smithson, our family doctor. they were finishing their teeth. my father thanked for taking care of me and said it was no chocolate on could come again. the policemen who

on friday russian snowboarding fans went wild as their new hero vic wild finished third in his first race at the opening world cup like in italy the former american citizen took a break from the sport after receiving his russian passport but secured bronze in the parallel giant slalom the event was won by last year's best comics. but on saturday singapore were crammed with east asian champions for a record fourth time after beating cohost thailand's three two one aggregate in bangkok the time has went all out to reduce the three one first leg deficit before karate or samba it headed home just before the break but that was as much as they could muster and singapore coach ready abnormal which celebrated its third crown at the tournament. and on sunday cricket great sachin tendulkar retired from one day internationals after an illustrious twenty three year career the thirty nine year old indian batsmen holds the world record of caps runs and centuries and the little masters says he was blessed to win the world cup last year on his sixth appearance for his country. football that in the f

residents in somerset county will be eligible for food stamps as part of a federal aid program that helps vic tils of natural disasters. victims will receive one month of benefit. they must live in a disaster area and be affected by the disaster itself. residents can apply from january 7th through the 13th. >>> it is cold out there. i think a lot of people would like to know, is there any chance of seeing any other snow ar rain. yesterday was dry. >> this is going to be a quiet week for us. yesterday was dry but windy. it was the kind of day where you as quickly as possible want to get from point a to point b. quiet week for us. we have a small system to talk about this week. it's going to come over the next 24 to 36 hours. out there right now, we have a partly cloudy sky. as we said, it is cold. at least we have a light wind right now. it's at 5 miles per hour. it's out of the south and southwest. we're at 29 degrees. your windchill reading, even with that light wind right now, is at 24 degrees. yesterday we had ample sunshine. again, cold and windy. you can see how clouds have moved in over

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his parents, vic and charley, calm. >> i thought all babies could do it.wasn't until we were here and all the swimming teachers were so excited about it that we realized just how unusual it was. >> reporter: is this natural ability and instinct? or can it be learned? >> it's a definite combination. >> reporter: at new york's imagine swimming, they teach 6-month-olds how to swim. >> we know some other swim schools in the country that are pioneering and doing, you know, even 4 weeks. >> reporter: 4 weeks old! seem early? studies show babies who swim develop better spatial awareness, coordination and fine motor skills. can she actually swim with these cheeks? i mean, is that possible? still, taking the plunge isn't always easy on a parent. >> the first time is very scary. you're like, no! but then when you see -- they float. >> reporter: instructors say they're struck by the twins' parents. >> mom and dad are very, very relaxed in the water. they don't panic. >> reporter: it seems the advice is the same for parents and babies. take a deep breath, let go and r

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vic? >> that young victim is in intensive care here in the hospital fighting for her life.e tell us they have yet to identify her or the male victim, they're waiting for the medical examiner to tell us what caused that young man's death.écçí÷ >> any time there are two victims gagged and bound in the street, left for dead, it probably happens in the movies a lot but in real life, very not seen this a lot. >> the two found by a passing driver on the 900 block of brusselses street at 8:30 last night. police say the man was in his early 20s. the female, in her late teens. the trauma was so severe,

newtown, connecticut has ben its heartbreaking goodbyes the sandy hook shooting vic. >>> good eveninglen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. newtown, connecticut has begun its heartbreaking goodbyes to the sandy hook shooting victims. the first funerals for the 26 victims were held today. two 6-year-old boys, jack pinto and noah pozner were laid to rest. outside noah's service, well- wishers placed two teddy bears white flowers and a single red rose at the base of a maple tree. at jack's, hymns rang out from the inside. also today, trucks began moving supplies to another school in a nearby town. that is where the children who survived will eventually resume classes. randall pinkston joins us live from newtown, connecticut. >> reporter: this is a day of overwhelming sadness mind numbs grief in newtown, the first of two of the funerals for the children who were killed in friday's massacre. massacre. children hugged each other at the funeral of 6-year-old jack pinto, adults sobbed openly. family and friends also gathered to say good-bye to noah posner. the youngest victim of the shooting spre

vic times whose much of the time their only fault was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. we can't tolerate this any more. these tragedies must end. to end them we must change. >> but exactly what are we going to change? are we going to change the gun control laws? are we going to change the entertainment industry and violent video games? are we going to change the mental health system? we will discuss that as the program progresses tonight. right now for more reaction let's go to mike tobin in newtown. what's your headline? what is your take away, what are you feeling? >> the headline is the atf is confirming adam lanza at one point went to a local shooting range. they are not confirming he fired any time while he was there. nancy lanza at one point visited a shooting range. that squares up with the family. individually they were at a gun range at some point for the confirming we ever went together. this is an ongoing investigation scouring more than 80 whnsed gun facility. s. he carried with him an arsenal, a bush haster ar 145 coupled up with high capacity magazines tha

vic? >> there was quick work. that to the tips and leads they there are unanswered questions and investigators know answers they're not saying much. >> a man and woman found bound, street range from 19-34. one is from san francisco, two from oakland, and other two police made arrests i day

mad -- mad disson with the vic. >> we'll take a brief time-out. warriors return with a the warriors return with a franchise record number of you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> mike: the warriors' longest road trip in the year. they won the first five, including a win over the miami heat. a loss in orlando and a win over atlanta coming home. off to best start since the 92-91 season, rookie harrison improving every game. 19 in the game. carl landry off the bench. the followup, 'one-hasn't -- one-hasn't jam. warriors most effective when everybody gets involved. david lee, averaging a double doubl

police and vic lee have been pry triing for weeks to find out who stole an unreleased movie. >> lateright a case of very bad timing. a bay area gun store about to open doors over the occasion of the neighbors. >> and, a bit later a strife a big move for san francisco exploratorium. >>> a feature film from paramount studios stolen from a car in san francisco, so far, police have been unsuccess envelope locating it. see only on abc 7 news. >> we spoke to a member of paramount pictures security team who is here in san francisco trying to locate the film. head no comment but said he would pass along our inquiries to the studio. no one call called us but this is what we know about the theft. there are a thousand items mostly taken from car break ins, cell phones lap tops and cameras expensive designer goods. it's here. most items stolen at fisherman's wharf in the embarcadero. police did not find one very important fees of stolen property they were looking for. >> we're looking for some electronic devices taken in an from the event that originally caused all this to go into motion. >> the

that's kierdling to someo -- ac to someone who knows the family of the shooting andl of the vic. this man told foxnews.com quote from what i have been told adam was aware of her petitioning the court and plans to have him committed. adam was upset about this. he thought she just wanted to send him away. from what i understand he was really, really angry. i think this could have been it, what set him off. the community is immersed in funeral services and vigils. last night they came together to remember the fallen principal dawn hochsprung. seems like everybody on the planet knows what happened in newtown some parents of sandy hook elementary students still have not told their kids exactly what happened. >> he simply knows a bad man came into his school and hurt a lot of people. but the police and teachers were heros and they saved the day and the school is safe and everybody is okay. we haven't told him -- he just knows a lot of people were hurt. >>> two of her son's friends were killed. her son was home sick on friday with the flu. last night just behind me through intermittent

abc 7 news reporter vic lee and laura anthony are covering local schools for us tonight what. you tell us about school security? >> well, dan, since you mentioned police, i can tell you they've been in the process of distributing police radios to schools. so that teachers can call them directly instead of using 911. i can also tell you that all of the school zrekts by we contacted today say they do have security measures in place and that they drill regularly, all of this is after columbine.s5[4x since the columbine massacre, schools have been holding drill was police, simulating shootings. all with a goal of preparing teachers, staff and students for the unthinkable. it's taught schools to toughen their security. san francisco school chief says every campus now hz a safety plan and a crisis man yule. >> it has scenarios from you know, intruders to gas leaks to electrical leaks to evacuations and schools practice the safety plans regularly. >> he and other school officials we spoke with won't share all of the security protocol with us buzz they don't want potential intruders t

some of the vic tames bodies are inside the school others have been removed. it has been a slow process trying to positively identify the children as most kids don't carry identification. there are 27 victims 20 of them are children 7 adults that includes the shooter's mother nancy lanza and teacher vicky soto. another adult victim has been identified 37-year-old donna hochsprung. damned lanza this is a picture from 2005. they are interviewing members of his family and friends that includes his brother and father treeing to put together any explanation for this tragedy. we have more coming up in the newscast. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage. you can get our abc 7 news app and get the push operations. we are updating our facebook page at facebook.com abc 7 news. let's get our first look at the weather check in with meteorologist lisa argin. >> we are looking from our roof camera where we have chilly conditions numbers in the 30s and 40s. as we check out live doppler 7 this is a system off to the north. it is pretty far off. this will bring the ligh