i have known victor for several years. i have worked with him on a weekly basis in the mission sro collaborative program, which is where we do out region said the answer rose on a weekly basis. victor, from what i have seen, is an excellent listener. he is both a doer and a thinker. he will listen to all sides of the conflict and is not automatically pro tenant or pro landlord on any issue. he gathers facts. he falls back on his professional experience from the educational side of life. he also uses practical experience of talking to people around him. once he makes a decision, he is compassionate and he runs with it. some people have described him as being very compassionate. that is only after he has listened to hear all the points of view on an issue. a lot of people who do the out reach in the sro's tend to be altered for the tenant, and that is not what it is about. it is about bringing both sides to the table. we have one family that did not want to comply and work with the community. we took them down through legal

i worked with victor for a year doing that. his experience living in an sro and being a case manager and having a background in social work and being a tenant advocate, he was an excellent participant in my program. he was able to guide tenants through the process, whether they had bedbugs, illegal eviction issues, or questions around ssi. he was able to work with tenants are given the right direction where they should go for assistance. he was recently asked to be in the urban habitat boards and commissions leadership institute. but specifically is urban habitat's way of culling leaders from communities of color and low income people and saying we want to give you extra skills to be on the commission because you have the skills. he is for the next year going to be in that program which is going to support him on the sro taskforce. i have seen his work. i think he would be an excellent contribution to the task force. thank you. >> good afternoon again. i could find no other candidate who had the experience of victor nelson. i h

i am going to speak on behalf of victor nelson. he was an advocate for a year in 2010 with our program, and i facilitate the program. participants once a week do door knocking and sro hotels throughout the mission district and learn about san francisco tenant laws and the general case management skills and then do counseling with sri attendance throughout the mission district. i worked with victor for a year doing that. his experience living in an sro and being a case manager and having a background in social work and being a tenant advocate, he was an excellent participant in my program. he was able to guide tenants through the process, whether they had bedbugs, illegal eviction issues, or questions around ssi. he was able to work with tenants are given the right direction where they should go for assistance. he was recently asked to be in the urban habitat boards and commissions leadership institute. but specifically is urban habitat's way of culling leaders from communities of color and low income people and saying we want to gi

victor fell down.ear began mauling his feet but victor landed one in a flurry of kick that may have saved his life. >> right in the middle. square right in the middle of the fac face. >>reporter: the bear ran off and victor was left with his survival training to give first aid to his injured friends. they waited eight hours for help. 2 were severely malled. it was the 24th day of a 30 day survival course and the instructor had left the teens in the wilderness by themselve themselves. >> i felt comfortable going out in the middle of the woods by myself with service 6 other students and i had no problem with it. >>reporter: victor returned to a fried chicken dinner at home until this past weekend his skills were limited to urban survival skills while growing up in richmond iron triangle district. this experience has transformed him. >> nothing i can't handle. >>reporter: i am get guessing victor martin is a pretty popular student when he returns this fall as a senior to richmond leadership school. his pr

victor martin sustained a bite wound. together the teens who were alone on this 24th 24th day of a 30 day course used their survival training why they waited hours for help. victor martin is on his way home and he told his cousin he doesn't regret taking the trip. >> he wouldn't take it back. he said if he gets attacked by a bear, he can do anything in the world. >> reporter: maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >>> couple more mornings of fog but . >>> a look at the other stories making headlines today. >> reporter: here in oakland that law firm the family of kenneth harding who was shot and killed have hired the law firm, they want answers. they believe the police department about the shooting keeps changing so they want police to share every piece of evidence they have with them so they can come to their own conclusions as to why and how kenneth harding was shot. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> reporter: at san francisco general hospital family members of a girl say she remains in critical condition after being hit by a stray bulle

victor martin is okay but three others are seriously hurt. coming ufthan president we will hear from his family and find out why he is credited with saving lives and one of the most decorated stars recruited from ireland to come here but he has been hospitalized since this game back in june. he suffered a brain injury. his supporters say it wasn't just part of the game or a accident, they say it was a deliberate act by an opposing player. police are looking whether or not to file charges against that player. that is coming up later in this hour. >>> a group of kids and their parents proved the show must go on. that after the man who ran the camp did a vanishing act. leaving upset parents out hundreds of dollars. how everyone came together to save the day and put on a great show. >>> and then the guy with the beard. where is he? i do fear it. [ laughter ] >> and it as all smiles earlier today that white house as your san francisco giants were honored by the president for being the world examples. brian wilson not the only one president obama j

victor martin will be touching down at oakland airport in about 90 minutes just days after a bear attack that left him injured and a couple of his friends fighting for their lives. >> afraid for those kids. i am. and they said they were going to do it. >> reporter: jeanette martin is not crying for her grandson, 18- year-old victor martin, he was one of the lucky ones surviving a bear attack with only minor injuries. her tears are for his friends, two were severely mauled after coming face to face with a mother grizzly and her cubs in the alaska wilderness. >> scared, upset, couldn't get more information, couldn't tell me anything. >> reporter: victor was nearing the end of a month-long excursion at the national outdoor leadership school. part of the trip, spending several days with other teens fending for themselves in the wild. >> he is a good kid. he is. >> reporter: but the adventure became a nightmare just days before the boys were scheduled to return. >> he told me he had been attacked by a bear. he and some kids were walking a trail and the bear came out from nowhere and attacked

shares deputy's car that teenagers were attacked while crossing just north of anchorage alaska >> victor martin told his cousin he was third in line of seven hiking when they came across the grizzly bear. alaska state troopers said at they believe she was with a couplub. >> the bear bit in the stomach and he started kicking him as hard as he could >> to hikers in the front of the line at work at that first suffered the worst injuries victor had a bite wound above the ankle the other team had met on should long it was a 38 educational course. victor is on his way back home to richmond it does not regret taking the course. >> the latest on the bryan stowe oil investigation when we return we'll be right back. >> >> two men suspected of beating bryan stowe have been connected to other beatings outside of the stadium the same days the was being they attacked another fan that was in giants gear. >> reports reveal investigators have photos taken here at dodger stadium placing the two suspects at the game they of also shown as cell from our records. this is their first photographs after they wer

it stood up and looked for somebody else. >> reporter: victor would be next. he took off running. >> it was terrifying, but prayer helps. >> the grizzly closed the gap. victor fell down. bear begin mauling his feet but he landed one in the flurry of kicks. that may have saved his life. >> right in the middle of the face. >> the bear ran off and victor was left with his survival training to give first aid to injured friend. they waited eight hours for help. two were severely mauled. it was the 24th day of a 30-day survival course and instructors had left the teens in the wilderness by themselves. >> i felt comfortable going out by myself. i had no problem with it. >> he turned to a fried chicken dinner at home where until this weekend his skills were limited to urban survival but this experience transformed him. >> there is nothing that i can't handle. >> he helped save the lives of two other teenagers with the group. none of the teens were armed. teens were rescued hours later after activating an emergency locator beacon. you can't outrun a bear and don't try.

victor martin's family can't wait until he gets home. he lives behind me.e's only been gone for about 30 days but because of what happened, victor has a story. victor martin took his first trip out of richmond and was mauled by a bear. >> came after him and that's when he started running and he fell down and started kicking and praying. >> reporter: martin and six other young people were in an alaskan mountain range. the trip was organized by the outdoor leadership school. their is video shot by students from an alaskan trip. two nights ago, the patrol was crossing a river in the mountain range. and just as two or three students got to the other side, they were attacked by a bear. >> there were tall bushes. they stein the cub and then they seen the bear. then he ran. >> reporter: despite being injured, armanti joked with them so he couldn't fall asleep and suffer brain damage. >> reporter: sean benjamin is not only the principal at the school where the boys go to school, she's is an instructor with the program. she spoke with him following the attack. >> ye

victor is scheduled to fly home to richmond tomorrow evening. >>> the debt deadline is closing in.he house and senate leaders are working on emergency fall back plans to raise the nation's debt ceiling after missing today's self-imposed deadline. abc7's lilian kim is in the newsroom with more on that. lilian? >> the deadline to lift the nation's debt ceiling is august 2nd, but lawmakers wanted to cut a deal today before the asian markets opened. those efforts failed and the standoff continues. markets in asia are showing no major swings despite washington's inability to reach a deal on the nation's debt ceiling. >> frankly i think people still believe that the u.s. will come to some sort of an agreement so people aren't panicking yet. >> lawmakers hope to reach a deal by 1:00 p.m., but that deadline came and went. the congressional leaders have come up with separate back up plans. the senate majority leader harry reid is working on a proposal to cut spending by $2.7 trillion and increase the debt limit by $2.4 trillion. the house speaker is putting together a two-step process. the

victor nelson. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is victor nelson and a live at the altamont hotel. i am a social worker by profession, holding a master's degree in social work from the san francisco state university in the concentration of social development. i have over 14 years of combined service working in some capacity as a social services agent within the community of san francisco. my first experience working with adults in sro's came when i was working with low-income students at city college of san francisco in the elps second chance program. through this experience, i worked with formally incarcerated adults to help the matriculate through the process. during this time, what we did to accomplish this task was we used encouragement and remedial training. i have also served on the ops board of directors. i have served or worked with a large number of populations and various social service organizations within the city of san francisco, including the black coalition on aids, the homeless advocacy project, aids housin

there were cheers and tears for victor martin, the 18-year-old richmond teenager, who was brave enough and lucky enough, to survive a grisly attack while on a camping outing in alaska. >> we would have never expected something like this to happen, not to our brother. >> an unbelievable bear attack happened to mafr tin with deep rooted courage and crutches he hobled into his richmond home to tell a small group of family members what happened to him saturday night. >> it wasn't fun. i know that much. terrifying. >> who wouldn't be terrified after being attacked by a grizzly bear on their first-ever trip out of richmond. martin, along with six other teenagers were part of an education course sponsored by the outdoor leadership school. he said the group lined up for a river crossing in the mountains north of anchorage when they ran into the grisly. >> i looked at him. i kicked him dead up in his face, right in the middle. he was done right after that. done, k.o. you don't mess with me. >> a couple of other teenagers were in front of him and were attacked first. martin had the courage to fi

. >>> víctor y maría, no olvidan en el 87, cuando un bebé en brazo y ellos, cruzaron la frontera de méxicojas menores nacieron acá. >>> ellos están bien, tanto trabajo para venir aquí, están dedicados al estudio. >>> creía que nos iban a deportar. >>> pero llegó esto, la sorprendente decisión del juez, lo que parece que le tocó el corazón al juez, fue la excelencia académica de los niños. >>> las calificaciones nos ayudaron. >>> lo difícil es ganar un caso así. >>> son 3% de cada cien. >>> los niños, nacidos acá, es difícil. >>> lo inesperado, los llevó a salir de la sombra. >>> cuando me dijeron que era residente, se me abrieron puertas, andas caminando más libre. >>> llena de orgullo a sus hijos, sobre todo a monserrat. >>> no quería faltarle a mis papás me ayudan con la comida, y la casa. >>> y víctor júnior, seguirá con su carrera de ingeniería mecanica. >>> puedo hasta pedir ayuda. >>> todo lo tenía que pagar. >>> en medio de noticias de temores y deportaciones, la historia de esta familia, es una de sueños renovados. >>> una familia hispana de arizona, llora la muerte de uno de los s

news conference on monday open tees all of their oil and george's golf club in cannes on thursday victor is going to great everything it's there and . you know and really experience it is open champion and it's something that i would work to achieve we're going to be open champion for the year. and it's been a great experience. now organizers of formula one south korea grand prix have a reputation to repair after a disastrous twenty six and they were told drivers were vocal about the poor conditions of the tried last year which was completed just ten days before the race and has since distinct should be those mistakes won because. you. know proximately six hundred million people from around one hundred eighty countries watched the event which was held here we've definitely learned from our mistakes in two thousand and ten and the world will see a new and improved. fourteen. as day with water sports as

victor sustained a bite wound above his ankles. the teams were on the 30 tabled in this education course. >> new this morning, we have a strapped service wants to close 3600 post office locations. there are 13 here in the bay area. here is a list of different locations. they will be posted on our web site as well. you do have a chance to voice our concerns about the closures. there is an appeal process before the final closures. for a list of locations, go to our web site, www.kron4.com. >> new details this morning about the man who confessed to twin attacks in norway that killed 76 people. the former stepmother of on december of excess that he showed no signs of what he was . plane crash in morocco killed 78 people and injured three people. the jet went down in a mountainous region. the plane belonged to the royal armed forces unit in morocco. it is not known of any civilians were on board. the cause of the crash is under investigation. we're back with more in a couple of minutes. when i the hand and wrist >> yet there is a backup

victor martin was heavily sedated at the time they spoke yesterday.rstand he is out of the hospital. she did not get a chance to speak in detail on what happened. we understand he is out of the hospital following this terrible ordeal which happened in alaska on the tolkeepna mountains. the group of seven were taking part of a survivals course. three or four students had made it across the river when the bear attacked. other teen members intervened to beat back the bear. >> another boy came up and started kicking the bear. you know to help fight the bear off and the bear then went away. so i don't know who that was but i'm extremely grateful to that person. >> reporter: two of the injuries are described as life threatening, two of the others nonlife threatening. students were in the 24th day of a 30 day trip. there were no instructors with the students at the time of the attack. we're going to go try to talk to victor martin's grandmother to see what else she knows about what happened this weekend. reporting live in richmond, kraig debro. >>> more a th

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victor martin of richmond was one of 7 teens taking a course when they came face to face with a mother and her cub. the bear attacked. victor martin kicked the bear and got away and suffered only minor injuries and said two of his friends were malled. >> afraid for those kids. i am. they weren't doing too good. >> the teens used a beacon to install to law in--inal to law enforcement but it took 8 hours to get to them. >>> things will be changing, muggy, going to get muggy? >> there is even a slight chance of rain drops making it in to our seven-day forecast. we have clear skies in san francisco but not for long. we will see areas of low clouds and fog push back into the bay. today a 28 degrees temperature span from the beaches to the inland areas. outside 85. 75 in san jose, down from the average of 84 degrees. our numbers are 4-9 degrees below average for this time of the year. tomorrow will be a tad warmer but you never know by the morning sun up. localized drizzle because the marine layer 2500 feet deep as it moves into the delta, retreats past the bay and hangs to point ray. we hav

. >> ever do that again, victor?. >> i like your confidence. apparently, you had all the right life saving skills before you went on that trip. hats off to you, victor martin, great to talk to you. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> wow, what a story. now the rest of your headlines this morning, a new report claims the u.s. government was single handedly arming a mexican drug cartel for war in 2009 through the failed fast and furious program. all this while documents show atf agents lied to their fellow agents in mexico about the number of weapons being sent across the border. arizona congressman paul gosar is on the house oversight and government reform committee and joined "fox & friends" last hour. >> what we did is facilitate criminal activity with placing guns in mexico, not telling the mexican government and they already had a civil war where over 40,000 people have lost their lives and we just made it worse! >> in addition, new evidence has also emerged showing the program allowed guns into the hands of co

. >> a lot of hugs and kiss autos she is cooking for her grandson victor martin.e 18-year-old sur prifed a bear attack in alaska. >> you talked to him today? >> yes. >> what did he say? >> he's ready to come home. he was having pain in his legs. >> martin and six others were attacked by a grizzly with her cubs. the seven were in the third week of a 30 day wilderness survival course offered by a wyoming based national outdoor leadership school. >> he helped himself and came back for other children. >> he attends richmond leadership school. he was chosen to receive a $4,000 scholarship for the program. >> we had three students participate the year before and came back as leaders on campus. i think it's incredible opportunity for them. >> 11 hours per day, uphill. >> martin's 15-year-old cousin left after six days. >> it seemed cool to go camping but after a while sleeping intents and eating outside, having to do everything outside. i don't like it no more. >> despite what happened to victor, fellow campers on the trip, the principal here at the richmond leadership s

there is victor's antique light nothing the bay view area.oth of those are if you look under lighting in the yellow pages you will find wood chuck and victors. our last display is the old heater, which we see many of you have these in your homes. and once again it's a piece of moving equipment requires maintenance has to be taken ark part now and then. has a single screw you losen it, take it ark part, lubricate it, clean it, put it back together. buildings require general maintenance. it's not a big deal. you put the screw back in and it's another 5

the victor wants to know why this took so long.g up at 8:30 we're hoping to talk to victor's cousin about what happened during that eight-hour period. the young people had to do a lot just to keep those other people alive. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:34. the chp is investigating the cause of a fiery crash on highway 1 in pacifica. a car flipped over and burst into flames near mooner drive around 11:30 last night. the person inside was taken to the hospital. but the condition is not known. the highway was shut down for several hours during the investigation. all lanes reopened around 1:30 this morning. it's been another violent weekend on the streets of -- on the streets of richmond. homicide investigators are still looking for suspects in the deadly shooting after 19- year-old man saturday night. police say the death is likely tied to a dispute between the north and south gangs. richmond has matched last year's entire homicide total. >> it's really disturbing. >> the youth in roughmond have to make a decision -- richmon

victor young is here. we actually had two recess meetings. the meeting that was supposed to start today at 1:00 and another that was supposed to star at 1:05, so we are combining both of those meetings at this time. mr. young, the 1:00 schedule and agenda, items 1-5. >> item number one, consolidating budget and annual appropriations. fiscal year ending june 30, 2012 and 2013. item # two, the annual budget. [unintelligible] >> and would you call from the 1:05 scheduled meeting. >> item #one fiscal year ending june 30, 2012 and 2013. item #2, fiscal year ending june 30, 2012, fiscal year ending in june 30, 2013. item #3 no, -- >> mr. clerk, we have to the bill agendas. 1:00 and 1:05. can i take a formal motion to combine the two? >> motion. >> ok, we can do that without objection. thank you, colleagues. this is the culmination of a of a very long budget process. before we take comments from individuals and give our thanks to those who worked very hard on this, i wanted to make a motion to accept a package that you see before you. what you see b

his family was shocked when victor called explaining he had been attacked by a giant grizzly bear. 18ar-old richmond high school student say the bear mauled two students and turned and begin chasing him. >> when he saw the bear he ran and then he looked back and he fell. then he saw the bear got on him. he started kicking bear and he kicked it in the nose. >> the bear ran off but not before biting him several times. two of the seven students were badly mauled and he was forced to use his survival skills to save their lives as they waited eight hours for help. it was 20th day after 30-day course and instructor had left them. >> victor told his family to pray for the other two students who are in critical condition. >> they could have been bit to death. >>> one person is dead in east palo alto and another is hospitalized. nick smith is live in east palo alto with the latest. nick, police said earlier they want to crack down. what is going on? >> reporter: not only they have promised to crack down. i have captain lewis. we have a conversation about their summer violence reduction program

victor kicked that bear and got away. he suffered only minor injuries. he told his grandmother two of his companions were severely mauled. >> afraid for those kids. i am. they say they were going to do it, a couple of them, i heard. >> the teenagers were able to use a bee con to signal law enforcement. it took 8 hours to reach them. this is the second bear attack on one of those excursions. >> one of every 7 people in the united states will see their pharmacy bill drop. about a third of the world's 20 best selling drugs are about to go generic. >> your medication is going to make you value. >> reporter: marlene bickerstaff takes 9 medications every kay and it is not cheap. >> at least $200 a month. and that's why i still work because i'm 74 years old now. >> reporter: her diabetes drug by etta costs $75 a month so she begs her doctor for samples to cut costs, over the next decade patents on dozens of brand name drugs are expiring. that clears the way for generic drugs which work just as well and cost much less. >> now i'm also taking lipitor. >> reporter

victor? >> well, there are expenses, it's a fact of life. we have an unfortunate circumstance that the people who could afford to profit from these cases are either the big corporations, big entities like unions or at the very low level legal aid that win some good cases after the supreme court. but the average person, it's very hard. a partner in a major d.c. law firm told me some years ago, i hope i never get into trouble because i cannot afford myself. [laughter] >> ok. over here on the aisle. ed. >> question for neal. this is a rather quiet term. do you expect next term for better or worse be more interesting and what do you expect the key cases? >> sure, there's a possibility that the term could be, some people are calling it the term of the century and the like. you know, there's a bunch of cases that are in the lower courts that are going to be certificate petitions. whether or not the court takes them or not remains to be seen. there's obviously the affordable care act that president obama's health care initiative and whether or not

>> reporter: victor martin got away lucky with only a bite to his ankle. he has been treated and released and is already headed home. expected here at oakland international airport tomorrow evening. victor martin of richmond was among a group of teenagers taking a survival skills course in the alaskan wilderness when a brown bear with her cub attacked. >> he said the bear had chased him, and he fell down and started kicking, and all he could do is kick and pray. >> in this case, it sounds like they just stumbled upon a bear. it was the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: it happened saturday night about 120 miles north of anchorage. there were no instructors with the group, who told state troopers they were crossing a river single file when those at the front of the line screamed about a bear coming towards them. the two teenagers at the front got the worst of the assault. >> thankfully this was a group of kids that was prepared. they were out there in the field to certain survival skills, and they had been learning survival skills and heyed that g

andre caroline go and hopefully hopefully victor. and you know we should have a good strong team the european championships starts on the thirty first of august in lithuania and will last through to september the eighteenth russia is in group d. with libya georgette ukraine belgium and bulgaria such as draw however every threat they is important it seems to go all the way in colonize. the preparation shakil has been set up and it starts with this first session today however we're still waiting for a main players to join the squad that's underway caitlin alexander kaun and victor . some players already have international experience for russia but they could blast introduced fresh talent to the scene for this olympic cycle the rookies will enjoy full support from season athletes like and be a stars undertaking a language and team up they must go off. on the yes sir team is very young and some players have instantiation a minutes on the court for russia but our course has been building this team for years and i'm sure that if there be a

when someone wins a battle it is normal to show the victor. "new york daily news." i don't think it would have been news or interesting. >> dennis prager, younger people not opposed to same-sex marriage, do you think the media are capturing a cultural shift in america? >> yes, to a certain extent. but they've always overstated it. they were shocked that california went the other way. the most liberal state in the union, that it would have voted to keep marriage defined as a man and a woman. you see, for vast numbers of people, redefining the most central institution in human history for the first time in human history is not a simple thing of well, we just feel for people. >> that's interesting. >> this is huge. >> that's interesting. i'm confused. do the people not get it? >> i'm sorry? >> is he saying that vast numbers of americans are around the country get that maybe they're not comfortable with gay marriage? i think dennis is trying to have a culture war battle rather than talking about the media. that's my problem. >> time for a brief re

his name is victor fehrenbach. bald, big arm muscles. you can't miss him.james mountain, next to the phrase "rock-ribbed conservative" is also a pilot, and unlike victor fehrenbach, he is a terrible pilot, a terrible, dangerous pilot. he is also a vindictive terrible, dangerous pilot based on what he did today. this story about the senator is so weird. [ male announcer ] at nissan, we test the altima's durability on a track that simulates the world's toughest roads. ♪ [ tires screeching ] ♪ if it can survive this drive... ♪ it can survive yours. the nissan altima. innovation that lasts. innovation for all. ♪ >>> oklahoma republican senator james "mountain" inhofe has long-styled him an enemy of government overreach. but today that fight got personal. senator inhofe is an amateur pilot, and his terrible piloting nearly caused an accident last fall in south texas. there was a runway closed for construction. the runway was marked closed. they painted a giant "x" on to it to show it was closed. not incidentally, the closed runway was also covered with a whole b

second bottom spot no trick that's just what i see so much to believe after twenty three minutes victor rising paired up with alexander. to head home the only goal of the game simply just backside hung on to their narrow lead that tends to keep the campaign unbeaten in eight consecutive games. so it's going to restore their seven point cushion at the top that new boys club no doubt where they took a second smily leave france take you see if you can do that but then the home side missed a first half and also they hit the post before final equalising and we are under a new player and i want to finish the all the men's league down to five points while looking at you lost their lead three in the last of them like game. elsewhere remember moscow maintains their top three position with a two no victory in the stop the longer the new boys were reduced to ten men approaching the half hour yeah they love it the two yellow cards just over a minute however it was only after sixty minutes the russian midfielder igor central not to the beauty. finally i think for the home side and alex and the son h