today, we only have 700,000 volunteers. it's much harder for families and their work environment to have time to volunteer. >> are you hoping programs like this will change that? >> oh, yes, i am. i'm hoping, in the future, we can get more volunteers. >> i see firefighting in my future. i really enjoy it. >> i would say go for it. you know, it's a lot of fun, and it's a great way to get involved in your community. >> no matter where you live, your families and your homes are a bit safer because of programs like these. for "teen kids news," i'm carina. >> that wraps up our show, but we'll be back soon with more "teen kids news." thanks for joining us and have a great week. >> here's a shout-out to pr newswire for including "teen kids news" on their big screen in times square new york city. jack hanna's animal adventures, brought to you by sea world and busch gardens. for more than forty years, working to preserve the world we share. take a trip to the zoo, and you'll laugh with the animals, fall in love with them ...and mayb

we had our regular volunteers volunteering. we had such an overwhelming response from city employees, from the members of the general public that we had way more volunteers than we could ever have hoped for. we had to come up with a training program. i mean, there are different functions of this whole operation. you were either, you know a check-in person. you were a greeter. you were part of the license issuing unit. you were deputy marriage commissioner, or you were on the recording side. each one of those functions required a different set of skills, a different oath of office if they needed to be sworn in as a deputy county clerk to issue marriage licenses or as a deputy county recorder if they were going to register the marriage licenses or the deputy marriage commissioner if they were going to be performing ceremonies. >> donna place the ring on her ring finger. >> the marriage commissioner training was only about a half hour. it was very simple. very well run very smooth and then we were all sworn in. >> they said we wou

the american volunteers are not welcomed on other front lines. the iraqi government doesn't want foreign boots on the ground. this does not concern these men. they say their decision to come here has nothing to do with politics or money. for these volunteers this is not a job. they say it is a duty. they believe the islamic state in iraq and the levant is a danger to the world not just to iraq. the u.s. has been momming isil from the skies. they have been ruling out combat forces to feed the group. they say their presence is needed if this war is to be won. >> they say they won't allow national secrets to fall into foreign hands through nuclear expectations. rouhani has called on the west to stick to the terms for the agreement. >> the other side will stick to what they've agreed upon, but if there is more bargaining, bargaining there could be more delay. >> many families are telling al jazeera they still don't know what has happened to their loved ones. and we meet a man who was the first head transplant and the surgeon who says he can do it. ju

leaving behind a piece of -- the volunteer leaves a piece of themselves there. their hard work, their relationships that have been developed. and i truly have seen communities that have been -- from the spark of the volunteer, community has changed in a way that will never be the same. at the same time, within the volunteer themselves, if it is a rite of passage unlike anything else we have in our culture. amigos is a program i did three times when i was in high school and college and completely changed the way that i saw the world and my view of myself. the reason i stay involved now as a volunteer is to see these remarkable, amazing young people who give of themselves and are serious to see what is beyond the border. internally and physically. what is out there in the world and how can i make a positive difference in it. it is just amazing. >> how would you recommend it to other teenagers who might be considering? >> i would definitely say, if you feel that you don't know what's out there in the world, this would be a really good way to experience what life is

in fact, he was volunteering to fight the war before it started.e was writing letters to stephen douglas. he already had military experience. he had fought in the black hawk war. he was in charge of taking mormons out of the state of illinois. it was a big military guy and political guide and he really wanted to fight mexico. he wrote letters to newspapers saying this was the greatest possible opportunity to gain california for the united states and that is war is declared i will be at the front and in fact he was. hardin was very excited about the possibility of taking a lot of mexican territory. but when he gets to mexico his views change quickly and dramatically. when he first gets to mexico he writes in rapturous terms about potential silver mines the hazard about. he says that she has heard about. he says -- he has heard about. he says it will only take a little skill to make the minds available. the longer he spends in mexico the less elected. in early december of 1846, just a few months, he wrote his partner "there is not an acre in 500 here

there are about 2300 white helmet volunteers. since 2013 they have saved almost 18,000 lives. [ speaking foreign language ] they rescue anyone they can, whether they are civilians, assad soldiers or islamic state militants. sometimes they get caught in air raids as they work. >> translator: i'm okay. go help those people over there. >> reporter: almost 90 white helmets have lost their lives so far. last month, a team traveled to neighboring turkey for training. this pile of defree recreates something that has become familiar to syrian people. the member of the white helmets are being trained about how to save lives of those caught up in the civil war. although the white helmets are unpaid volunteers, their numbers are growing. >> translator: i used to be a barber. i volunteered because i had seen women and children getting killed in front of my eyes every single day. >> translator: my own family is now safe in turkey but there are syrian people who need help. i consider everyone in syria as members of my family. >> reporter: many

for these volunteers, they say it's not a job, it's a duty. they say the islamic state of iraq and levant is a danger to the world, not just iraq. the u.s. has been bombing i.s.i.l. from the skies, and has ruled out deploying combat forces as part of a strategy to defeat the group. the americans who are on the ground don't represent the government, but say their presence is a message that troops are needed if the war is to be won. >>> not all of the volunteers have served in the military. earlier in month deon broomfield a man from massachusetts was killed fighting along side the kurdish troops the first american to die fighting i.s.i.l. courtney kealy looks at foreigners fighting on the front lines. >> reporter: chanting martyrs don't die, supporters of the kurdish militia, the y.p.g., bid farewell to deon broomfield. the 30-year-old massachusetts man died in battle in a syrian village, and is probably the first american killed fighting alongside the y.p.g. along side i.s.i.l. broomfield's body was received at the tuckish border. >> what is i

. >> a group of volunteers in syria is risking their lives to help save others. they are among those caught in a bloody civil war that's claimed the lives of thousands of people. the rescue workers have taken a job that puts them on the front lines of the fighting. nhk world has the details. >>>. >> reporter: a baby can be heard crying under this rubble. the baby is pulled out alive. he's just 2 weeks old. the rescuers are from a group called the white helmets. they rush into action immediately after a bomb explodes. the assad regime is targeting all areas held by the anti-government forces. there are no functioning police, fire, or ambulance services. there are about 2,300 white helmet volunteers. since 2013, they have saved almost 18,000 lives. they rescue anyone they can, whether they're syrians, assad soldiers, or islamic state militants. sometimes they get caught in air raids as they work. >> translator: i'm okay. go help those people over there. >> reporter: almost 90 helmets have lost their lives so far. last month a team travelled to neighboring turkey fo

veterans who have volunteered to take on isil. we caught up with some of them in kirkuk. >> they once fought in iraq. years later they are back. but this time they're here on their own. these men used to be in the u.s. military. they came to the north of the country as volunteers to help iraq's kurds fight the islamic state in iraq and the levant. and they brought their experience with them. >> you can guarantee that this field is laden with ieds. they utilize ghosts a lot what we call ghosts. hidden snipers. they could be out here. they could be in the trees the bushes they could be crawling in the fields right now. >> they're a small unit but the kurds have welcomed any help they can get. that's what these former soldiers say they want to do. >> i thought it was the right thing to do. >> i saw a lot of atrocities happening in the news, the beheadings and slave trade i found a group that was helping to facilitate the travel of werners, they're disbanded now but that's pretty much the group that i utilized to get here. >> since th

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tatum committed suicide so brown got a volunteer group from maine to search the area last october. >> all here. >> reporter: a cadaver dog tracked the scent to the water's edge but the city didn't have resources so she turned to the volunteer dive team begging for their help. >> we have to do it. we would be remiss to ignore what this dog detected. >> you see her? this -- this is who i sleep and this is who i see when i sleep. this is who i hear when i wake up. >> reporter: no one hoping for a discovery more than rudd's family.

volunteers are doing their part to share stories told by survivors with people around the world. nhk world has their story. >> this memorable peace park is in the city near the enpi senta center of the atom make bomb blast. inside are more than 100,000 artifacts and documents. they include names and photographs of the victims. plus what they went through during and after the bombing. in this section, visitors can watch more than 1200 testimonies by survivors. the videos convey the tragedy of the atomic bombing somehow translated into english and other languages. >> i can't explain. it was a little sensation in the same time. >> translating the videos takes time and resources. only about 10% have subtitles. this man is working to change that. his father was killed by the atomic bomb. he used to be a newspaper reporter and he interviewed survivors. now he's a scholar and he's volunteering his time to translate the videos. >> people outside japan can't understand what the survivors are saying because it's in japanese. japanese. >> eight students have volunteered including some from

a volunteer team out of new jersey spent the morning looking for the remains of alicia ru did, d.phanie ramirez was at kennelworth park where they made the discovery this afternoon. >> reporter: this section of kennilworth park by the river is across from the national arboretum and that is where the dive team set up shop. before the dive team member went into the water, they found the suspicious bag in question on the shore. >> and was shot that -- shocked it was right. there. >> reporter: jerry is the captain of the garden state underwater recovery unit volunteering to help her family search kenilworth park along the anacostia river saturday, which they did after discovering this, a suspicious looking plastic bag. he said that is what they were looking for. >> and that looked like someone had something they wanted to singe. >> reporter: the whole reason the new jersey team was here is because of brenda brown. a good samaritan who befriended the family once the girl disappeared over a year ago and rudd suspected murder. tatum committed suicide so brown got a volunteer group from m

two years ago the century-old organization relaxed its ban on gay scouts but not on adult volunteers who supervise them. recently the national president of the boy scouts told the group the country is changing and the ban on gay leaders should be lifted too. those fighting the change question whether gay men and women can be as the scout oath promises morally straight it will scout's honor is tonight's story. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. boy scouts are central figures in american culture. over the last 100 years you've seen them everywhere, on public service projects in norman rockwell paintings marching in 4th of july parades and marching off to the woods to like and camp. i know because i did it. yeah that's me on the left. i've been involved with scouts in various capacities for most of my life and count the experience as one of the most important and formative in my life. i'm an eagle scout as is my son. like the rest of the organization wrestled with religious beliefs and be sexual orientation. today gay youngsters are allowed to be scouts but gay member a

lisa wan and robert wattcon and the volunteer staff. kimberley ceefer and her staff who helped with volunteer days and structural [inaudible] as they provide feedback. today i'm joined by mia so she will probably dm come up in a couple minutes. thauchck very much. staff rementd aigds is to approver the hill top design for ren ovation and funding of 218 thousand for the skate park portion of the project funded by xhinety opportunity fund. >> is there public comment on this item? come on up. >> hi, commission. mia rogers from parks 94124. thanks caren. i want to say first parks 94124 is grateful for everyone vaubed in the process for the commitment to the project and listening to at times our very different views. parks 94124 want today insure the communities voice was heard accurately and we are glad everyone involved is so on thatd same page. as a community resident and native and i whole heartedly say that has happened. i believe that not only have we encourageed the community to speak out and if they-i remember our original design had

he volunteered to play at the funeral when he heard biden had been a fan. the national guard and was awarded the legion of mitter at the service. >>> a scare today for airline passengers in southern california. two southwest airline planes clipped wings at bob hope airport in bush bank as one plane was pushing back from the gate. no one was hurt and both aircraft were taken out of service for repairs and inspection. passengers were beaked on lighter flights. >> this weekend a single purpose is bringing together people of different races and religions. they're take appearing hands-on approach to helping the bay area's housing crisis. >> get a glimpse out of the window of a robert return -- rocket returning to earth. >> a live look from san jose showing you mainly sunny skies but a big-time warming trend on the way with near triple digit heat arriving soon. sfx: engines revving. listen up. ready. ready. steady. sfx: engines revving. go! ♪ it's more than a movie. it's now a ride. fast and furious. supercharged. ride it at universal studios hollywood. >>> take

lisa wan and robert wattcon and the volunteer staff. kimberley ceefer and her staff who helped with volunteer days and structural [inaudible] as they provide feedback. today i'm joined by mia so she will probably dm come up in a couple minutes. thauchck very much. staff rementd aigds is to approver the hill top design for ren ovation and funding of 218 thousand for the skate park portion of the project funded by xhinety opportunity fund. >> is there public comment on this item? come on up.

we do a fun, crazy event for them and volunteers.t gives them an opportunity to socialize with their peers and others with special needs. we've branched ought over the last year. just started a sibling group for siblings with special needs and i just started a chapter at stockton university, where i go. >> how did you get involved? this is a personal thing for you. >> yeah. >> talk a little about that. >> i have a twin brother, his name is matthew, and he has autism. i wanted to create an organization for him and other kids with special needs so they could have fun and make friends. it's so sad. sometimes they have a hard time making friends and interacting with their peers. a lot of times their peers don't know how to interact. fantastic friends is helping the teens and teaching our volunteers to interact with the community. >> the prom is tomorrow night? >> yes. >> how many are you expected? >> right now it's at 205. it's going to be really great. we'll have food and pictures and a date with our volunteers. every year we have so mu

but wikipedia depends on volunteers, and these can be ordinary people, even kids. so does that make it more likely that wikipedia will have wrong information? >> everything is based on other things that have been published. that have been published in what we call reliable sources. >> just like in any research paper you're writing, in any high-school research paper, you have to include a reference to the source that you have of the information that you're contributing. >> those sources are listed in the bibliography at the end of every article. in addition, the site uses computers to monitor each new edit. in fact, wikipedia says most errors are corrected within five seconds. >> wikipedia is generally reliable, but you have to keep in mind that there are points at which people can mess up. >> that's why many teachers don't let their students cite wikipedia as a source for research papers. >> i know when i do research papers, i'm not allowed to because it has all different resources and stuff. so, like, it's a bunch of different people, and it's not like, a real sou

he already has his first volunteer. >> valerie suffers from a muscle wasting disease.e wants to save his life and make medical history by becoming the first person to undergo a human head transplant. >> it will be good. i think i will get rid of the limits which i have today and i will be more independent and this will much improve my life. >> the surgeon wants to transplant his head on to another body in two years. he's come to a medical conference in the u.s. city of annapolis and maryland to ask american scientists for help in turning theory into practice. >> i made the announcement only when i was sure i could do it. >> of course there are marginal issues. i cannot deny that. >> it all depends on how long the body can live without oxygen oxygen. the spinal cords will be severed and the donors heads will be moved on the donor body. the muscles will then be stitched together. the patient will be kept in a coma to prevent movement. he has been condemned by some doctors as a hoax. >> you know, there is criticism for the first heart transplant as well. and now it's comm

for these volunteers, they say it's not a job, a duty. they say the islamic state of iraq and levant is a danger to the world, not just iraq. the u.s. has been bombing i.s.i.l. from the skies, and has ruled out deploying combat forces as part of a strategy to defeat the group. the americans who are on the ground don't represent the government, but say their presence is a message that troops are needed if the war is to be won. ja you can get the latest details on the website on all the stories, updated on a minute by minute basis. aljazeera.com. >> this week on "talk to al jazeera": international piano superstar lang lang. >> the art, you know, it's about, you know... the distance and in and out, big picture, precision. >> billions of people around the world have seen him perform. at the beijing olympics... the world cup in rio... even jaming at the grammys.

he volunteered to playhen he heard he was a fan. he was awarded the legion of merit at the service posthumously. >>> a scare for airline passengers. two southwest airline planes clipped wings at bob hope. one of the planes was heading to sacrento. no one was hurt. both aircraft were taken out of service for repairs and inspection. passengers were booked on later flights. >>> cal train riders have to take buses to get in and out of san francisco this weekend because trac work has forced cal train to clos the tracks between downtown san francisco and the bay shore station on the boer. shuttle buses will stop at fourth anding streets 22nd street and bay shore stations. trains are running their usual schedules between san jose and bay shore. >> volunteers joins habitat for manity for a blitz. volunteers were taking pa in a four day home build at a development on haren lane when an anonymous donor has given $150,000 to bring habitat together for people from different religions. for onvolunteer it is a chance of a lifetime. >> this is goi

>> reporter: well, that is right, sarah volunteers have been out here since 8:00 this morning giving out ice water for people who have been without power since tuesday. red cross officials say hundreds of people have been out here today and many people are getting frustrated. >> she said her home on lincoln drive-in gloucester township has been without power since the storm hit tuesday. >> we cannot cook, we have had to order take out i can't you know, use anything electrical. at night we live by candles. >> reporter: hundreds of dollars of food in the trash now they are using a few coolers with ice to get by. she and her neighbors in gloucester county say they called atlantic city electric daily looking for updates. >> the ticket is out on the street and when they get to it, they will get to it. that is no the good enough. >> reporter: gary smith says the storm did $21,000 in damage to his roof and damage but more frustrating coming home to a dark house. one family says they have been like camping in their own house. on thursday they decided to go buy a generator but that is costing

these young men and women volunteered to join in the of military in a time of war which is something i did not do when i went to west point and this speaks remarkable well that they have chosen to do so or pour the of the rest of the country we have not made sacrifices or share the pain of so i applaud it is fought entirely by volunteers appalled is the first floor we have put on a credit card and have not raised taxes to fight. james risen is correct with the cost of this war the $4 trillion cost of the war is excessive we have not had a proper public debate or any sector faces said nation required to fund it and were we to do so for rate -- raise taxes the american people would be far more in engaged to pay closer attention to the domestic problems europe raises in his book. >> if he were here thinking would take exception of what you said and say actually when you can instruct the military industrial complex you can see that in an eisenhower told us the bomber does not mean you can build 30 good schools the we must not be so getting over resources that we slight what makes the cou

. >>> nepal's volunteers are in desperate need themselves. >> lob. recap thewelcome back.let's recap the headlines. sudan's omar al bashir has returned back to sudan. there was attempt to have him arrestfor war crimes charges. bashir was in south africa to attend the african summit. thousands of syrians have fled across the border with turkey trying oescape fighting between kurds and fighters from islamic state of iraq and the levant. backed by u.s. air power trying to restay a town in i.s.i.l. hands. >>> a rift is growing between australia and indonesia over claims the australian navy bribed people smugglers to stay them back to indonesia. won't confirm if the bribe took place. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: did australia pay smugglers to return these asylum seekers to indonesia? be be the prime minister refused to answer. >> they not on the operational details of -- >> silent on my -- >> necessary and what has been done to stop the boats. >> reporter: but stopped by bribing smugglers? the allegation is that six crew members on a boat carrying

model it must run a volunteer friendly program to maintain a basis that includes persons with bilingual and boy cultural skills off as a side i want to draw your attention in the scope of services you may have noticed that there was on a mission of actual quantifyable numbers; right? for each the deliverables and a reason in particular, the california department of angling has recommended to dos that we actually not list the benchmark amazes but they change on a yearly basis so our services was three years and sometimes 4 we are showing what will be a particular unit of services and the quantifyable amounts that listed in a link to cd a's website that keeps it current every year we get new benchmarks from the state to give you an idea we don't want to keep i in the dark looking our phones to see what the link my unveil we want you to know that high cap this year is going to be responsible for providing services to one thousand 6 hundred and 74 customer service center consumers the number of contract are 18 thousand plus the people they'll be reaching in the area of 15 thousand or more a

these are volunteers waiting to hear from you.e have incentives to tell but if you do give us a call. alex lemonade stan coffee mugs with the 50-dollar donation, $25 dunkin' donuts gift card for a 50-dollar donation and 50-dollar donation for a -- hundred dollars donation for a $50 dunkin' donuts donation. there are three ways to donate. of course, call is, 1.844.977.cbs3 you can visit our web site at cbs philly.com or text lemonade cbs to 85944. so many ways to donate, and so many reasons why. all right. we will toss it back to you erika in the studio. >> keep those phones ringing thanks natasha. >>> 6:48. time to see is what coming up on cbs this morning. charlie rose joins us from insuring with the preview charlie, good morning. >> ahead a possible overnight siting of escape killers. we are there tracking search as another town locks down. >>> plus we will talk with the u.s. army chief of staff of the retooling against isis about the new study about a connection between some heartburn drugs and heart attacks, and the tourist in

in all the employees volunteer in 30 schools ind. virginia maryland. they serve as coaches and they help the older students with the college essay and the job applications. alison: wonderful. thank you. speaking of wonderful, it was an image of kindness in midst of great sadness. >> trying to hold out and block the rain. alison: still ahead on abc7, a police officer meets the woman who shielded him from the storm. >> a cemetery from the 1700's with grass roughly four feet high. i'm chris papst. coming up we'll tell you how "7 on your side" got involved and why it won't look like this for much let's say this is your tv. and these are the channels you pay for with cable. maybe you're getting tons of science and animals when you're really into movies. or every children's show on the planet, when you don't have any kids. well now with fios there's a new way to customize your tv just pick the types of channels you like best. like sports. or entertainment or news mix and match, or get them all. you build your tv package, and pay for what you want, and not fo

. >> we're a nonprofit that unites organizations and volunteers to transform lies through literacy.ig problem right now is the broadband opportunity program. a federally funded project through the department of aging. so, we're working in 26 locations. our volunteers are trained to be tutors and trainers, offering everything from basic classes all the way to genealogy and job search. >> to me computers, knowing how to use it. >> i think it's really important to everybody and possibly especially seniors to get enough of these skills to stay in touch. >> it's been fun. with seniors, to get them out of their homes. >> so they can connect with their family members. or their family members. >> [speaking in spanish]. >> so, what we focus on is transferring skills from volunteer to learner to help them get onto facebook, find housing in crisis, be able to connect with friends and family. >> i decided to teach what i learn and it made me want to give back. i discovered that seniors do a lot of review. >> i am a beginner, so, little by little i learn. i learn a lot now. >> if you get the bas

we need 5,000 volunteers. people who will be in transporttation hubs an hotels throughout the bay area. we already have 4,000 that have signed up and we need more. so you can sign up on our website. >> if i want to volunteer and say i want the nfl experience. >> why are going to speak to the volunteers face to face as we get closer to the superbowl, we know the different roles it will need. we will assign volunteers. >> pictures of the stadium, any game day volunteers in >> we will not have volunteers working in the stadium on game day. >> >> tell us again, where can they go? >> they can go to our website. >> you guys are passionate about giving. you want this to be the big of the giving superbowl of all 50 you guys have given away $3.5 million. >> the 50 fund is really the leading edge of the promise we made this this could be -- about more than the game. our play maker is an example of this. we are giving away $50,000 to 50 organizations in the 50 weeks leading up to superbowl 50. one a week, every week, we

but this is what god did to me. >> she is a community health volunteer. one of 52,000 women who insure that pregnant women, newborns and children under five are healthy. now she feels lost. community health volunteers are said to be the backbone of nepal health services. now many of them are struggling with their own losses, leaving the entire health system prone. the nine community health volunteers of 6,000 houses, she did not make it. her husband tells me that she was buried with her two children as she was running to save them. 16 people in this village died. >> i feel like i've lost half my body he tells me. the health post has walls that rattle and there are cracks on the walls scare patients and health workers. the government said it might take at least four years to rebuild, but that is if decisions are made fast and the morale of the health workers stays high. but it's so many health workers face their own battles and with the monsoon season expected to cause landslides and bring disease, people in villages like this expect more suffering. al jaz

volunteering is really important because we can't do this. it's important to understand and a concept of learning how to take care of this park. we have almost a 160 acres in the district 10 area. >> it's fun to come out here. >> we have a park. it's better to take some of the stuff off the fences so people can look at the park. >> the street, every time, our friends. >> i think everybody should give back. we are very fortunate. we are successful with the company and it's time to give back. it's a great place for us. the weather is nice. no rain. beautiful san francisco. >> it's a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a great feeling. for more opportunities we have volunteering every single day of the week. get in touch with the parks and recreation center so come >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is

they work for free to help their community stay safe, now nepal's volunteers are in desperate need themselves. and where one of the biggest events on on the aviation at the paris airshow. >> sudan's president has arrived back in the country's capital. after defying the south africa corridor preventing him from leaving johannesburg. omar al-bashir arrived in khartoum in the last 30 minutes. his sharp exit from a military airport came while a judge was still deliberating on whether to hand him over to the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. south africa's high court has now asked for an investigation into how bashir was able to leave. well sudan's foreign minister has been speaking, and was a few minutes ago critical of sending bashir to the icc. >> she's attempts are meant to disturb our harmony and we believe that the sudan government will have a firm strict instance against any country taking such a decision simply for the reason that it's a matter of sovereignty. we're a sovereign state. the president is elected by the people of sudan. all of these statements are lame

a lot of volunteers and employees went there to release. as you may have seen the sculpture learning plaza opened this to great fanfare we had 1300 members come and open the plaza. this finishes out the childrens exploration zone near the playground. most of the animals and skeptures are species you do not find at a zoo. this is a rare tropical chameleon and understand supervisor norman yee would like the name right frz this guy. i guess it matches one of his suits. this is the head of a grey whale. there is braille on each skullture so the blind visitors can touch the whale. i just have to point out this [inaudible] was so real life my husband startleed. this was made using the scales of a dead python shipped in from florida to assist the artist and it is quite amazing, looks life like. if you vafear of snaims perhaps skip that part of the zoo. on the very good news, as aknow we had a 6 million dollar face live of the tropical aviary. this is a building built post great depression. that large branch there disguises bird feeding devises. al

we were in rtinez as volunteers took part.ymous donor has given $150,000 to bring habitat together with people of differen religions to build affordable homes for working families. for one volunteer it is the chance of a lifetime. >> our o house. so exciting. it's like a dream come true. for us. my kids are really happy. >> habitat for humanity says e volunteers will accomplish in a single day what takes a construction crew a month. 20 homes are being built and seven of them will be framed during the four-day event. the total cost of the muir ridge development is $7 million. >>> we want to send i over to meteorologist drew tuma. a check of the forecast specifically at oracle arena tomorrow? >> going to look golden. sunshine. with the sunshine on sunday we are tracking a big-time warmup. the ac inland, going to get a workout tomoow. live doppler 7hd will show you the immediate bay area is rain-free. just off to the east we see a couple showers popping up around sacramento but no wet weather for us. they'll stay there for the ti

this generation this greatest generation are all volunteers. these young men and women of the naval academy volunteered to join the military in a time of war :aks remarkably well of them they have chosen to do. so i think it speaks remarkly poorly of the rest of the country that we have not made comparable sacrifices, we have not shared the pain of the war so i applaud this is a war fought entirely by volunteers. i'm apaid this the first war we have pit on the credit card. we have not raised taxes to fight, and so james risen is absolutely correct when he points out the cost of this war the $4 trillion cost of this war, is excessive we have not had a proper debate about it. we have not made any of the sacrifices the nation required to fund that war and were we to do so, were we to raise taxes as every previous generation has to fund its wars, the american people would be far more engaged in these wars and would be paying closer attention to the problems that the -- the domestic problems that jim very rightly raises in his book. >> and he would

volunteer dive team to the river yesterday.ths ago a cadaver dog tracked a scent for the 8-year- old to the water's edge. at that time the city did not have enough resources to search the river but thanks to a family friend a dive team was brought in from out of state. yesterday a member of the team found the suspicious bag near the river before the divers even made it into the water. >> looked like somebody had something in a bad that they wanted to sink. >> the team searched underwater for several hours but didn't find anything else. the metropolitan police department's forensic unit is now investigating that bag. ralisha has been missing for more than a year. >>> ruthanne la doteo was a -- lodato was a beloved music teacher when she was killed. yesterday family and friends paid tribute to the former piano teacher by dedicating a new alexandria playground in her honor. family, friends and former students were on hand for the dedication. the new interactive playground features a basketball court, bright colors and musical inst

we were in martinez as volunteers took part. an anonymous donor has given $150,000 to bring habitat together with people of different religions to build affordable homes for working families. for one volunteer it is the chance of a lifetime. >> our own house. so exciting. it's like a dream come true. for us. my kids are really happy. >> habitat for humanity says the volunteers will accomplish in a single day what takes a construction crew a month. 20 homes are being built and seven of them will be framed during the four-day event. the total cost of the muir ridge development is $7 million. >>> we want to send i over to meteorologist drew tuma. a check of the forecast specifically at oracle arena tomorrow? >> going to look golden. sunshine. with the sunshine on sunday we are tracking a big-time warmup. the ac inland, going to get a workout tomorrow. live doppler 7hd will show you the immediate bay area is rain-free. just off to the east we see a couple showers popping up around sacramento but no wet weather for us. they'll stay t

the volunteers pay for this themselves. law makers are expected to introduce a volunteer firefighter education bill later this year. >>> a woman's murder could lead to new gun laws in new jersey. why some say the system in place now kept the victim from protecting herself. >>> plus sheena is keeping an eye on the radar. >> that's right. we have had a lot of fierce storms this afternoon and we still do have more moving through right now. coming up i will track those storms for you, show you what it means for your morning commute and of course, the fourth of july forecast. >>> there is a new push in new jersey to review the garden state's gun laws. >> a new committee will determine if the laws are too strict. >> nbc 10's jim rosenfield is live in the digital operations center what spurred the action. >> new jersey has got some of the strictest gun laws in the u.s. >> yes, and this new scrutiny into gun laws comes in the wake of a case of a woman killed by her ex-boyfriend. she was from berlin township and had applied for a gu

which is going to change us. >> 200,000 meals and why volunteers find it so fulfilling. >> and later,rnia's drought as the governor comes to the bay area to breach his message of conversation. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best six-inch subs, like the tender turkey breast plus any bag of chips and a 21-ounce drink for just $6 every day. >>> new at 10:00, scooping, sorting, packing tonight hundreds of volunteers put on hair nets to box up 200,000 meals. it is a community prompt focused on feeding the hungry -- community project focused on feeding the hungry miles away. >> reporter: a room full of hair nets and helping hands. >> can i get a drum roll. >> reporter: it was a two hour volunteer shift that everyone agreed just flew by. >> i'm a runner that means i get to carry the boxes from the station to get weighed. i broke a sweat pretty early. >> reporter: and the thomas kids ages 6 to 16. >> we're all so tremendously blessed in this area. it's good to get a little reality check for the kids and see there's people in ot

soldiers who volunteered to join the fight against i.s.i.l. plus a man who wants the first head transplant and a surgeon who mace -- says he can do it. first, we start with news from pakistan. reports of air strikes in north waziristan. the pakistani military says 20 fighters have been killed near the afghan border. it's part of an operation launched last june against the taliban and other armed groups in the area. >>> kamal hyder join us on the line, outside islamabad the capital. tell us more about the provision. >> well, as you mentioned, these were air strikes, and the air strikes have continued over the past few months but this particular air strike transpired after intelligent support. after the military last june which is almost 11 months ago, most of the population of north waziristan was forced out. and many of the fighters who were involved in attacks across pakistan also into other areas, tribal areas, village, across the border into afghanistan. but these pockets along the border and difficult terrain and the military using their c

no positions in the stadium on game day, but you do get to keep your volunteer uniform. and you get bragging rights as well and get to represent the bay area. >> i was ready to be a backup dancer for whoever was going to perform. thanks, kris >>> san francisco giants will make an important detour before the weekend series against the phillies. tomorrow afternoon president obama will honor the giants for last year's world series win. by now some of the giants are feeling pretty familiar with the digs there. this is the team's third trip to the white house in five years. >>> baseball has euphoria and heartbreak. >> oakland a's fans, the grand slam gives the a's the eventual win, but this young boy snags the homer with his -- only to realize the wrong team hit the home run. all the consoles in the world will not help, especially when your team is losing. >> it was exciting, but no. that is a true fan. >> absolutely. >> they ought to give him something for that. >>> let's check in with kari hall, the giants are playing. >> yes, 12:45. at the time of the first pitch it will b

vet transwho volunteered to return to take on isil.ein ha hodr met some of them in kirkuk. >> reporter: they once fought in iraq. years later, they are back. but this time they are here on their own. these men used to be in the u.s. military. a few months ago, they came to the north of the country as volunteers to help iraq's kurds fight the islamic state of iraq in the levant. >> they utilize ghosts what we call ghosts, hidden snippers. they could be in the trees, in the bushes. they could be crawling up to us right now. >> reporter: they are a small unit but the kurds have welcomed any help they can get. that is what these former soldiers says they want to do. >> i just thought it was the right thing to do. i saw a lot of the atrocities happening via the news, you know, beheadings and the slave trade. i found a group that was helping facilitate the travel of westerners called frame. it's disbanded now but it's pretty much the group i utilized to get here. >> reporter: since they have arrived >> these volunteers have come face to face

out of the nine community health volunteers in this village of 600 houses she did not make it.band they tell me that she was buried with her two children as she was running to save them. 16 people in the village died. >> translator: i feel like i've lost half my body she tells me. >> reporter: the health posts have walls that rattle and cracks on the walls scare patients and health workers. the government says it might take at least four years to rebuild but that is if decisions are made fast and the moral of the health workers stays high. but with so many health workers facing their own battles and with the monsoon season expected to cause landslides and bring disease, people in villages like this expect more suffering. al jazeera. >>> back now to breaking news we told you about a few moments ago on the line is sudan information minister osman in cartoon so you can confirm for us that sudan's president has now left south africa? >> yes. yes, he left and he will be back in the country about 6:00 or 7:00 time. >> and you received assurances sir or the president had that he would