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chanda was accepted and turned to the shelter. she says things got worse especially after she reported that a staff member was stealing donated items meant for clients. >> i have seen verbal attacks from the staff. i have seen them yell and make accusations and lie. i have seen them kick women out with nowhere to go. >> now i'm not going abused by a man but by a system. >> rachel is a survivor of domestic abuse she and her two children are also in stan's transitional program. rachel says she, too, has received abuse from staff. >> this mental abuse it feels like i'm with my partner, i'm going to do what you tell me to do or else. i mean, i came here for help, the last place i would think would abuse me is here. >> this woman is a long-time ceo and was herself a battered woman. >> i want you to know the safety and health of our clients is of the upmost concern to me and our staff. when we get complaints i want you to know we investigate them and take them very seriously. >> stan's shelter is in an undisclosed location on the emergency side, 12 beds on the transitional side, five apartments for families. 66-year-old roz entered stan's emergency shelter last august. she was there for five weeks. >> they're not educated enough. they have no compassion and show you no respect when you go to complain about something. and i have another five or six women that i could connect with you that have the same experience. >> i brought my kids to stan to keep them safe and i feel like i'm back with my abuser, it is just not right. >> all the women we spoke to said they complained to their case workers as well as one who wrote a letter. the complaints are largely ignored. >> they came there on the run, with a bag of whatever. they need help there and are not getting it. >> any client who has a concern with stan and the way we provide services is extremely concerning to me. and i will continue to investigate any allegations that come our way. >> none of the women we talked with want stan to close its doors. they know firsthand the need is too great. in contra costa county. >> last year they received a $4.2 million grant to prevent domestic violence homicides. and the serial killer who police say killed five victims the zodiac killer claimed he killed 32 others, but now, reporter vic lee says there is a new theory on who the zodiac killer is. >> reporter: in september 1999, a man killed one person, the police confirmed this was a zodiac killing. at the time l.a. publicist chris harris was making a documentary about the zodiac and he went to napa, he was sitting in a diner not far from another customer. >> then he turned around and said do you have any idea what it's like to know you have to kill? no i didn't say a word. i sat there in terror. >> reporter: decades went by and last year, this book, "the most dangerous" was published. this man claimed his father was the zodiac. chris harris was stunned. >> but this is the man in the diner. >> reporter: harris says he has further proof that best is the zodiac. in 1969 the cab driver paul stine, was killed in san francisco. days later, the zodiac sent a letter saying he did it along with a piece of a bloody shirt. police also found fingerprints make may belong to the zodiac. harris' associate explains, here are earl best's prints. >> right here is shows he has a scar. the zodiac left his fingerprints on the cab. and the same scar on the right index finger is right there. >> reporter: again, here is best's fingerprint with a scar. this is a print left on the taxi perhaps by the zodiac. san francisco police spokesperson esparza said the book's author did speak with investigators before but it went nowhere. >> the information we obtained may not have had the amount of events that we need or it could be some other factors with we were not able to make that connection. >> reporter: police say in almost five decades they have investigated and cleared thousands of suspects. and the tips? they keep coming in. vic lee, abc 7. and the california jobs picture is looking pretty good. the state unemployment rate has fallen to 7% and 11,000 jobs were added last month in the bay area alone, making five good years since the '90s in fact. however, the picture is not so rosy for hundreds of dream works employees, they plan to close the studios they operate in the redwood city building complex. the pdi dreamworks according to the l.a. times half the people who work here will be laid off. the others will be offered jobs in glendale. pdi glenn works produced shrek and madagascar movies. vandals hit a morgan hill elementary school with messages of hate causing thousands in damage. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has more on who the police believe is responsible. >> reporter: a morgan hill community is on edge after vandals hit paradise valley elementary school talking the graffiti all over campus she lives nearby and was stunned. >> even if it was just graffiti it is scary. it may get worse. >> reporter: references to the kkk, rap songs, a rock band the use of marijuana and other graphic images were spray-painted all over campus. >> with the tags on the school property and the walls and concrete and doors we believe it was juveniles based on what was tagged. >> reporter: police say it happened sometime last night or early this morning. the graffiti, first noticed by the custodian, was seen today. >> it didn't occur while students were there, we want our students to feel safe while they're at school. >> reporter: not far away, police say one house was tagged, two vehicles smashed. this woman came outside to find her car hit by the vandals. >> that is really not nice, totally not funny or cool not appreciated at all. >> reporter: neighbors still in disbelief. >> i was shocked and hurt that people would actually waste their time doing something like that, that type of destruction. >> reporter: the elementary school is outfitted with surveillance video. we have been told that the videos were turned over to the police department for processing. anyone with information related to the case is urged to call morgan hill police. abc 7 news. police are asking for your help tonight identifying a man who has been robbing drug stores. in mountain view, police released this surveillance video of the suspect wearing motorcycle gear. he struck three times in the past six weeks, once in mountain view, and twice in morgan hill, each time demanding oxycontin and threatening with what he referred to as a bomb. if you have information please contact police. and getting a car stolen is a big loss and hassle. but really what has a redwood city woman upset is what was inside, she was carrying her scrap book albums she made of her two children inside the mini van. and losing it was painful. especially since her hard drive crashed. but what she misses the most are the irreplaceable memorabilia. >> the little details of your children that you log in the books is not something that i can write out exactly everything that i had. >> erin posted pictures of her scrap books on social media hoping somebody would spot them. she is asking the delivery drivers to keep an eye out for the treasured belongings. still to come, the impact this washed out highway is having on bay area businesses that has been almost impossible to get to for weeks. there is a 100 years of history in the east bay. we'll celebrate the centennial of the uc clock tower. you can get there from here. cuba i'm michael finney, i'll show you what the new rulings are all about. 7 on your side is coming up. i'm spencer christian, we'll have not only a warmup but temperatures cou female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! but sleep train's huge year end clearance sale ends sunday. get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up and 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of an oreo cookie with 3/4 of the filling gone most of the road washed away with the pavement above and nothing underneath it. >> this is the fix and the neighbors call the beams soldier piling because they line up and stand at attention, a view from above shows what they will look like, each steel pile sticks up about six feet but they go down about 20 feet from where i'm standing each one of them encased in concrete. caltrans has done it before and they know they will do it again. >> any time you have a coastal highway, especially a mountainous coastal highway you will have problems. >> nobody knows that better than the inn keeper here at the pelican inn. >> we have washouts sometimes big ones. >> but nothing like this, it has been a headache. >> lots of phone calls asking if we're still open can we get here, do i still have a reservation? >> you can see they found their way here on the one remaining road. but this road is in bad shape. >> it has been almost ten years that it is a single lane in some places, now that is ten years. >> some delivery trucks can't make it and it is hardly ideal for fire trucks. that is why caltrans is in such a hurry. jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. and uc berkeley's most recognized landmark is the tower that will turn 100 years old. you may be surprised to learn that the contains a large connection of fossils. tonight, leanne melendez has a look inside. >> reporter: this is one of the largest bell and clock towers in the world. students at cal know what to expect every day at noon. those are the magical sounds of the music on the observation deck. a former cal student is one of the few people who can play this instrument as a master, the instrument having 61 bells. >> partly this gives you enough strength to make the bell ring. >> reporter: when it was first built, there were 12 original ones today this woman donated large sums of money to the university. over the years they added more today there are 61 including the 11,000 pound great bell bear which features this carving of young bears. it is open to the public. >> it is pretty heavy. >> reporter: what many don't realize is that inside there is a large collection of fossils housed here even before the tower was entirely completed. >> this is part of our you know fossil heritage. this is a record of prehistoric life from california. >> reporter: mark good is an expert at cal. this is a high number of the fossils from los angeles. the palentologist s have a tray of cat skulls. while the large canine tooth was missing you can see how sharp the front teeth were. >> the jaw would open up and pierce the flesh. >> reporter: the tower is conveniently located near the valley life science building, making it easy for students to analyze them. and so the old bones live in perfect harmony with the sounds of the past. at uc berkeley, abc 7 news. iconic. well we are getting unusual weather as you know for this time of year in the bay area. look at the video we got at the aquatic park in san francisco. the temperatures reached upper 60s this afternoon and will be warmer this weekend. on the coast really big waves, we found this at the pacifica pier where the high surf is out. >> scary, i miss the marine i am looking forward to next week. so please rain. >> let's turn to anchor spencer christian, those waves can be dangerous. >> they certainly can. there is a danger of rip currents, be careful on the coastline if that is where you're heading. the weather may attract you there. live doppler 7, clear skies across the bay area temperature readings still fairly mild, after sunset, 59 degrees in san francisco, low 60s, fremont to san carlos, cooler in fairfield where it is 48 degrees right now. i'm going to go to our beach hazard statement a high surf advisory in effect until sunday morning with waves exceeding heights of 15 feet, breakers washing over large rocks, unpredictable wave action, the rip current a possibility. be careful if you plan to go down to the beach. the air quality for the next couple of days is not looking great. certainly for tomorrow there wouldn't be much improvement in the air quality on sunday and monday either, we expect considerable improvement on tuesday, here is the forecast animation, fog in the central valley, and some locations in the inland east pay could see patchy fog overnight. here is a live view from our camera looking at clear skies, the forecast features poor air quality tomorrow with high temperatures on sunday. cooler cloudy next week with just a hint of light rain coming our way. the satellite imagery showing the ridge of high pressure, the dominant feature through the weekend. record highs likely on sunday as i said as you look at the golden gate bridge, the look at the projected high temperatures for sunday. compared with the existing records, if they hit 71 in san raphael, san jose, they will all be records for january 25th in those locations, tying the existing record high for january 25th. overnight, clear skies, again, there will be those patches of fog i talked about low temperatures in the upper 30s, mid-40 tomorrow, temperatures continuing to rise, sunny skies, low 70s at the coast, to low 70s inland the high of 72 the record tomorrow, here is the accu weather, seven-day forecast sunny and even warmer on sunday. sunday is my son jason's birthday, happy birthday! . as we get into next week increasing clouds slight chance of rain on sunday. >> wow, 76 on sunday. >> happy birthday to jason. well with the record warmth in the forecast we want to see the weather where you live download the abc 7 weather app from the app store or google play. >> you can use the app to create weather, post card to send to a friend where the whether iseather is not so nice right now. not a bad place to be at all. not at all. and how ♪ ah, push it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ push it. ♪ ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ ♪ oooh baby baby...baby baby. ♪ if you're salt-n-pepa, you tell people to push it. ♪ 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happening in santa clara. >> yes santa clara and san francisco, 45 miles apart. couple that with bay area traffic and it really makes planning a bit more difficult. and san francisco high school students getting a hands-on lesson in archaeology, which includes getting their hands dirty. they suited up and worked with archeologists in the golden gate area they taught them what to look for. that used to be the quarters for sutro mansion. >> you excavate and have story lines come from the artifacts. it is about common people and they don't leave a whole lot of roar records behind. >> one of the story lines was around this coin that the students found, imagine how thrilled they were. now, they must look into the mystery. >> how interesting for them. there is much more to come. jeb bush's message to auto dealers gathered in the bay area. he is not seeing the economy the way they do. also tonight the burial of king abdullah the successor puts the saudi's future in the hands of live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. the nation's auto dealers are meeting in san francisco this weekend and many are expecting a banner year in 2015. so much so that hiring and expanding dealerships are on their minds. but so is the unpredictability of the economy and that is the message they got this evening from a keynote speaker who could be eyeing a spot in the white house. david? >> reporter: well, ama, the auto dealers' economist is forecasting sales this year of 16.9 million vehicles, up from 9 million just five years ago. now they're saying that lower cost of gasoline and certainly the improving economy are helping. but the former governor of florida, jeb bush, the keynote speaker today is cautiousning that the economy could be much more robust. the oil prices, if they go up will that be a major blow? >> the bigger risk right now are income and wages. we have got to see income and wages rise if we're going to sustain this 16-million plus or 17 million unit pace. >> florida governor jeb bush sees the question of economic growth. >> 60% of americans believe we're in a recession. they're not dumb it is because they are in a recession. >> however, auto sales numbers don't seem to reflect that. jacob sign looks at the numbers. >> there has never been six solid years of growth the way we're seeing it now. we're just coming it off of november and december which ended the best year in history. >> dealers say they feel consumer confidence in buying cars expanding their operations. dennis cook is a vw dealer in the san diego area. >> we're looking to expand and hire people. we're expecting it to be the same or maybe a little bit better than the past year. >> if gas prices remain low, dealers do believe they will need to give incentives for smaller vehicles. >> i think the fuel efficient cars will take a downturn because of gas prices. suvs and trucks continue to move. >> the deal erers see more cars moving off the lot this year and they are looking forward to more models and the cutting edge technology being developed right now in silicon valley. in san francisco david louie abc 7 news. and jeb bush is not the only governor on the campaign trail. new jersey governor chris christie will be the keynote speaker next month in san francisco. and a measles outbreak causing parents to be more careful. one mother told us her daughter is too young for shots. so she is keeping her child away from large crowds in enclosed spaces. another mom said her two-year-old boy will get his second shot next week. four is the usual age for the second measles vaccinations. >> the kids in school, who don't have the vaccine yet i don't want him to be able to pick up something and maybe he doesn't get sick but maybe he transfers it to somebody else. >> a new study has found clusters of bay area children who are missing out on recommended vaccines. the l.a. times recommends the data comes from kaiser permanente, the data from 2010 and 2012 the clusters show the bay area and contra costa county and marin. and 79-year-old king salman moved quickly to name a future king if he were to suddenly pass away. the former king abdullah passed away. saudis took to streets today in mourning. salman takes the throne at the time when the ultraconservative kingdom is dealing with problems with the youth question, over half the population is under 25. and there are 225,000 miles of over head utility in california, enough line to wrap around the globe more than six times to give you some perspective. they're ugly and dangerous, and for the past 50 years there are efforts to put them underground. but there is still a very long way to go. >> reporter: there are wires for cable, phones and wires for power. and some wires that seem to go nowhere. a spider web of utility lines all over california. >> there are wires all over everywhere. >> reporter: alex lives on a quiet street in san francisco's castro district. outside his home, utility lines chris cross the road. >> it is a blight on the city. >> reporter: to make matters worse we've actually been paying to get rid of the wires for the last 50 years but they are still here. utility customers pay for a program that is supposed to bury the wires. at the current rate of replacement it will take generations to complete the task. >> it will take 600 years. >> reporter: she says san francisco is among the worst places for over head utility wires in the state. not only are they an eyesore they're dangerous. overhead power lines are especially vulnerable in earthquakes and storms. one downed wire can take out power for thousands of people. >> in our area in mill valley, hit the wires, took out 10,000 residents. >> reporter: the city of san francisco put half of the utility lines underground, but still 470 miles of line are still hanging from poles. and despite the constant threat of power outages, the city has no plans to bury the remaining lines. why? because they have already spent all the money. the last time the city buried any wires was on this project at ovtavia boulevard in 2005. it ran so far over budget, the city already used all the money coming up for the next 15 years. >> san francisco spent beyond its means in the last round of undergrounding which causes it to halt it. however, all citizens of san francisco continue to pay off the debt. i hope we learned our lessons from the past and can actually have a plan moving forward. >> reporter: supervisor kate tang runs the program. her district is over run. >> we can't just allow the allocated funding with the utility underground program. >> reporter: she is asking the city to explore how it can move forward with future projects. >> so that we actually know, how long can it take to achieve the x number of lines underground, because right now it is literally all up in the air. >> reporter: tang hopes to have a recommendation forwarded to the board later this year. so it is a mess as you can see but as bad as it is in san francisco the rest of the state is actually further behind. at the current rate it will take a thousand years to bury the wires throughout california. >> wow. well up next from 7 on your side. opening up cuba. yeah, michael finney says you can master card says tonight that it will allow the credit cards that it has issued in the united states to be used in cuba starting on march 1st. yes cuba is the hot destination for travellers now that the united states has started to normalize relations after 50 years. >> yes 7 on your side michael finney has more. >> yes it is a big change you can get there from here but not on a scheduled airline carrier and not just to drink rum on a beach. there are still barriers to cuban travel. gary levitch of san francisco arrived in cuba two days after president obama made his historic announcement. >> i wanted to go before cuba changed. i wanted to see it as it was. >> reporter: and boy, did she. this is a photo of her and her nephew. look at the cars surrounding them. her here are the two of them again. >> the phones are ringing off the hooks. i think many travellers are excited about going to a place that has been both seemingly frozen in time and also off limits. >> reporter: jean cohen is the director of latin america for gmx, a san francisco-based high-end tour operation. direct flights are not available between america and cuba on commercial airlines not yet. but charters are available for tourists who join a tour focused on culture or education. >> so as a tourist you would have to still travel with a u.s.-based tour operator or travel company. and so that is not different. what has changed is now more travel companies will have the ability to operate in cuba. >> reporter: which means it is important to find the companies who have relationships in place. >> the people remind me of the '60s. it's a time warp. and they're m$! carefree. they're not focused on their cell phone or the internet or fashion or materialistic items. they don't have that in their conscienceness. >> and heres the other change, you can now bring back $400 worth of items from cuba. and 100 of that can be rum or cigars. >> it is all changing quickly, all right, thank you. all right coming when the flu hits, it's a really big deal. the aches. the chills. the fever. an even bigger deal? everything you miss out on... family pizza night. the big game. or date night. why lose out to the flu any longer than you have to? prescription tamiflu can help you get better 1.3 days faster. that's 30% sooner. call your doctor right away. and attack the flu virus at its source with prescription tamiflu. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people 2 weeks and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior stop taking tamiflu and call 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nominated for no less than 18 emmys. but her favorite role is on stage to connect directly with the audience. >> i love the sense of being in touch with real people. everything you see you know is happening right then and there. this is not a photograph. not a movie. it's reality. it's the real thing. >> the movie runs through february 1st is she not unbelievable? >> incredible, really. well, the weather is also quite incredible. >> it is, spencer christian is back with the weather. clear skies across the bay area and clear skies for the days to come. let's look long range and see what we can expect for rainfall. tuesday, january 27th there is a very slim chance of a little rain but not much. that will pass as we go ahead to oh february 2nd ground hog day, with the dry spell continuing. the ground hog will remain dry on groundhog day, and will likely see his shadow, which means, six more weeks of winter? sunny skies, top to bottom, up to 80 in los angeles, here in the bay area we'll see highs reaching in the low 70s along the coast and the bay and low 70s inland. oakland, a high of 72 degrees tomorrow and a record high for tomorrow's dates in oakland. here is the actcu weather, seven-day forecast, more record highs with temperatures moderating on monday clouds on tuesday, possible rain on tuesday. and then dry the rest of the week. all right, thank you spencer. all right, here is the question, will the fbi show up at the super bowl? well, the fbi is at the super bowl anyway with all the security. >> there is a lot -- >> i would feel a lot better if they handled this. i think we're all tired of deflategate right now. but one interesting stat that will m . this abc 7 sports report is brought to you by bank of the west. >> good evening nfl commissioner roger goodell just endured a disastrous season in which his integrity was questioned. so deflategate is exactly what the league doesn't want. they would love to contain it before everybody shows up for the big game in arizona but that is impossible. today, the nfl released a statement saying the deflategate is ongoing. they conducted nearly 40 interviews but apparently not spoken to tom brady. may want to get to him. the probe may take months so a decision of punishment would be unlikely until after the super bowl. now, a deflated ball allows the player to grip better it allows the defense to continue running the patriots didn't lose one fumble at home at all this season. and the website, sharp football analysis crunched these numbers. since 2010 the patriots averaged one fumble per 187 play. the league average is one fumble per 105 plays. hm, so do deflated footballs help them maintain superior possession? their super bowl opponents the seahawks are ninth in the league as they average one fumble in every 112 plays. think about it. when the warriors take the court tonight against the kings they will have the top record in the nba, also the top vote getter, steph curry received more than 1.5 million votes he will start february 15th. he says this is really nice but the bigger goal is a championship. >> it is a great honor and something that you know i would enjoy. and hopefully going to keep the confidence high as we continue to try to win games and apply for championship which will probably trump all the emotions. >> as kobe bryant is learning the hard way, father time, he is undefeated. kobe is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a torn rotator cuff. and ryan vogelsong says he is willing to do what the giants ask of him this upcoming season. he was courted by the astros, almost signed but decided to return to san francisco. vogelsong will battle petite for the starter's job. last year, vogelsong had an earned run average of four. a turn in the bizarre story of robert allenby all indications are the pga tour veteran was not kidnapped after all. he was actually found less than 100 yards away from the wine bar he exited in honolulu after he missed the cut in the sony open. the evidence suggests that allenby might have been drugged and robbed. the evidence shows him found unconscious by a couple of homeless people without his wallet. more than $10,000 has since been racked up on one of his credit cards. and second round in palm springs, a 59 watch on ryan palmer, nine under at the turn on the par. sinking the eagle putt he settled for an 11 under 61. three shots behind the leader matt couchar birdie 15 under par. and he is the leader. mile putnam tied for second, in a tv interview he mentioned he will play in next week's phoenix open. he would love to go to the super bowl. problem is he didn't have any tickets to the game. well today, he does. >> not an hour after we got off the air i got a text from a buddy of mine who found two tickets. if i'm going to the game it came from the ravens front office. the baltimore ravens. >> whoa, hey, from not even inside to a suite. abc 7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> things are looking up. >> nice to have friends. >> all right, well, thank you larry. >> all right join us tonight on cable channel 13 the search for a-team. the professor who said we were doing it all wrong. and taggers target local churches. why police believe it is a hate crime and why church members are protecting their place of worship. and here on prime time last man standing followed by shark tank and 20/20 stay with us of course for abc news at 11:00. and there were two significant developments in higher education this week. on tuesday during his state of the union address, president obama planned to make a college education more accessible to more people. last week governor brown and janet napolitano agreed to work together on the cost of running the california system. napolitano is pushing for more state funding. the governor is insisting on no more tuition increases. both developments begin to address a 21st century reality. without at least a college education most young people will be frozen out of the new economy. stuck in low paying jobs without the bright future we need them to have. that is bad for them and the country. nations around the world brazil, russia, india and china and others are on the march now with quickly growing economies and increasingly educated and trained work forces. to compete and to protect our standard of living education is the key. we can't guarantee the quality of outcome for every american as the saying goes but what really matters is that we do everything possible to guarantee the equality of opportunity. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley @ abc 7. >> all right, that is it for this edition of abc 7 news, our coverage continues on twitter @abc7news, bay area. and i'm ama dietz. >> and i'm dan ashley, we appreciate your time we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! but sleep train's huge year end clearance sale ends sunday. get beautyrest, 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district. >> the transit authorities say the driver slammed right into the side of the train. the video shows the vehicle's broken hood. we know at least one person inside was injured but no injuries reported on the train. >> satellite has been set up to help the commuters at the crash site. we'll continue to follow this on abc 7 news on bay area. i'm ama dietz. >> it is supposed to be a place for comfort and shelter. but tonight a shelter is being accused of letting those women down. in fact, some of the women there say they feel like victims again by the people who are supposed to help. laura anthony has more. >> me and my children were being abused. we didn't have anywhere to go. >> reporter: chana is a single mother a survivor of domestic abuse who moved into the shelter in november 2013. it is run by an agency called stand for families free of violence. they received more than $5 million annually in government grants and private donations. >> i know that there is not good food in the emergency shelters. sometimes it is very very old bread that is about two weeks old. there is no food for the babies there, it is really disgusting unclean. no mattress covers on the mattresses. >> reporter: a few months later, chanda was accepted and turned to the shelter. she says things got worse especially after she reported that a staff member was stealing donated items meant for clients. >> i have seen verbal attacks from the staff. i have seen them yell and make accusations and lie. i have seen them kick women out with nowhere to go. >> now i'm not going abused by a man but by a system. >> rachel is a survivor of domestic abuse she and her two children are also in stan's transitional program. rachel says she, too, has received abuse from staff. >> this mental abuse it feels like i'm with my partner, i'm going to do what you tell me to do or else. i mean, i came here for help, the last place i would think would abuse me is here. >> this woman is a long-time ceo and was herself a battered woman. >> i want you to know the safety and health of our clients is of the upmost concern to me and our staff. when we get complaints i want you to know we investigate them and take them very seriously. >> stan's shelter is in an undisclosed location on the emergency side, 12 beds on the transitional side, five apartments for families. 66-year-old roz entered stan's emergency shelter last august. she was there for five weeks. >> they're not educated enough. they have no compassion and show you no respect when you go to complain about something. and i have another five or six women that i could connect with you that have the same experience. >> i brought my kids to stan to keep them safe and i feel like i'm back with my abuser, it is just not right. >> all the women we spoke to said they complained to their case workers as well as one who wrote a letter. the complaints are largely ignored. >> they came there on the run, with a bag of whatever. they need help there and are not getting it. >> any client who has a concern with stan and the way we provide services is extremely concerning to me. and i will continue to investigate any allegations that come our way. >> none of the women we talked with want stan to close its doors. they know firsthand the need is too great. in contra costa county. >> last year they received a $4.2 million grant to prevent domestic violence homicides. and the serial killer who police say killed five victims the zodiac killer claimed he killed 32 others, but now, reporter vic lee says there is a new theory on who the zodiac killer is. >> reporter: in september 1999, a man killed one person, the police confirmed this was a zodiac killing. at the time l.a. publicist chris harris was making a documentary about the zodiac and he went to napa, he was sitting in a diner not far from another customer. >> then he turned around and said do you have any idea what it's like to know you have to kill? no i didn't say a word. i sat there in terror. >> reporter: decades went by and last year, this book, "the most dangerous" was published. this man claimed his father was the zodiac. chris harris was stunned. >> but this is the man in the diner. >> reporter: harris says he has further proof that best is the zodiac. in 1969 the cab driver paul stine, was killed in san francisco. days later, the zodiac sent a letter saying he did it along with a piece of a bloody shirt. police also found fingerprints make may belong to the zodiac. harris' associate explains, here are earl best's prints. >> right here is shows he has a scar. the zodiac left his fingerprints on the cab. and the same scar on the right index finger is right there. >> reporter: again, here is best's fingerprint with a scar. this is a print left on the taxi perhaps by the zodiac. san francisco police spokesperson esparza said the book's author did speak with investigators before but it went nowhere. >> the information we obtained may not have had the amount of events that we need or it could be some other factors with we were not able to make that connection. >> reporter: police say in almost five decades they have investigated and cleared thousands of suspects. and the tips? they keep coming in. vic lee, abc 7. and the california jobs picture is looking pretty good. the state unemployment rate has fallen to 7% and 11,000 jobs were added last month in the bay area alone, making five good years since the '90s in fact. however, the picture is not so rosy for hundreds of dream works employees, they plan to close the studios they operate in the redwood city building complex. the pdi dreamworks according to the l.a. times half the people who work here will be laid off. the others will be offered jobs in glendale. pdi glenn works produced shrek and madagascar movies. vandals hit a morgan hill elementary school with messages of hate causing thousands in damage. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has more on who the police believe is responsible. >> reporter: a morgan hill community is on edge after vandals hit paradise valley elementary school talking the graffiti all over campus she lives nearby and was stunned. >> even if it was just graffiti it is scary. it may get worse. >> reporter: references to the kkk, rap songs, a rock band the use of marijuana and other graphic images were spray-painted all over campus. >> with the tags on the school property and the walls and concrete and doors we believe it was juveniles based on what was tagged. >> reporter: police say it happened sometime last night or early this morning. the graffiti, first noticed by the custodian, was seen today. >> it didn't occur while students were there, we want our students to feel safe while they're at school. >> reporter: not far away, police say one house was tagged, two vehicles smashed. this woman came outside to find her car hit by the vandals. >> that is really not nice, totally not funny or cool not appreciated at all. >> reporter: neighbors still in disbelief. >> i was shocked and hurt that people would actually waste their time doing something like that, that type of destruction. >> reporter: the elementary school is outfitted with surveillance video. we have been told that the videos were turned over to the police department for processing. anyone with information related to the case is urged to call morgan hill police. abc 7 news. police are asking for your help tonight identifying a man who has been robbing drug stores. in mountain view, police released this surveillance video of the suspect wearing motorcycle gear. he struck three times in the past six weeks, once in mountain view, and twice in morgan hill, each time demanding oxycontin and threatening with what he referred to as a bomb. if you have information please contact police. and getting a car stolen is a big loss and hassle. but really what has a redwood city woman upset is what was inside, she was carrying her scrap book albums she made of her two children inside the mini van. and losing it was painful. especially since her hard drive crashed. but what she misses the most are the irreplaceable memorabilia. >> the little details of your children that you log in the books is not something that i can write out exactly everything that i had. >> erin posted pictures of her scrap books on social media hoping somebody would spot them. she is asking the delivery drivers to keep an eye out for the treasured belongings. still to come, the impact this washed out highway is having on bay area businesses that has been almost impossible to get to for weeks. there is a 100 years of history in the east bay. we'll celebrate the centennial of the uc clock tower. you can get there from here. cuba i'm michael finney, i'll show you what the new rulings are all about. 7 on your side is coming up. i'm spencer christian, we'll have not only a warmup but temperatures could be at r covering venetia san ramon san mateo and all the bay area this is abc 7 news. they are hard at work repairing a road since the big bay area storm last month. the section of highway 1 that connects mill valley to the marin coast. abc has more on why they're working overtime to get it fixed. >> reporter: contractors are working around the clock. >> we're working seven days a week from dawn until dusk with 16-hour days. >> all in hopes of removing these detour signs that were here since the big bay area storm. >> this was a result of several days' rain. >> and just look at where the slipout is from the dirt road. >> think of an oreo cookie with 3/4 of the filling gone most of the road washed away with the pavement above and nothing underneath it. >> this is the fix and the neighbors call the beams soldier piling because they line up and stand at attention, a view from above shows what they will look like, each steel pile sticks up about six feet but they go down about 20 feet from where i'm standing each one of them encased in concrete. caltrans has done it before and they know they will do it again. >> any time you have a coastal highway, especially a mountainous coastal highway you will have problems. >> nobody knows that better than the inn keeper here at the pelican inn. >> we have washouts sometimes big ones. >> but nothing like this, it has been a headache. >> lots of phone calls asking if we're still open can we get here, do i still have a reservation? >> you can see they found their way here on the one remaining road. but this road is in bad shape. >> it has been almost ten years that it is a single lane in some places, now that is ten years. >> some delivery trucks can't make it and it is hardly ideal for fire trucks. that is why caltrans is in such a hurry. jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. and uc berkeley's most recognized landmark is the tower that will turn 100 years old. you may be surprised to learn that the contains a large connection of fossils. tonight, leanne melendez has a look inside. >> reporter: this is one of the largest bell and clock towers in the world. students at cal know what to expect every day at noon. those are the magical sounds of the music on the observation deck. a former cal student is one of the few people who can play this instrument as a master, the instrument having 61 bells. >> partly this gives you enough strength to make the bell ring. >> reporter: when it was first built, there were 12 original ones today this woman donated large sums of money to the university. over the years they added more today there are 61 including the 11,000 pound great bell bear which features this carving of young bears. it is open to the public. >> it is pretty heavy. >> reporter: what many don't realize is that inside there is a large collection of fossils housed here even before the tower was entirely completed. >> this is part of our you know fossil heritage. this is a record of prehistoric life from california. >> reporter: mark good is an expert at cal. this is a high number of the fossils from los angeles. the palentologists have a tray of cat skulls. while the large canine tooth was missing you can see how sharp the front teeth were. >> the jaw would open up and pierce the flesh. >> reporter: the tower is conveniently located near the valley life science building, making it easy for students to analyze them. and so the old bones live in perfect harmony with the sounds of the past. at uc berkeley, abc 7 news. iconic. well we are getting unusual weather as you know for this time of year in the bay area. look at the video we got at the aquatic park in san francisco. the temperatures reached upper 60s this afternoon and will be warmer this weekend. on the coast really big waves, we found this at the pacifica pier where the high surf is out. >> scary, i miss the marine i am looking forward to next week. so please rain. >> let's turn to anchor spencer christian, those waves can be dangerous. >> they certainly can. there is a danger of rip currents, be careful on the coastline if that is where you're heading. the weather may attract you there. live doppler 7, clear skies across the bay area temperature readings still fairly mild, after sunset, 59 degrees in san francisco, low 60s, fremont to san carlos, cooler in fairfield where it is 48 degrees right now. i'm going to go to our beach hazard statent a high surf advisory in effect until sunday morning with waves exceeding heights of 15 feet, breakers washing over large rocks, unpredictable wave action, the rip current a possibility. be careful if you plan to go down to the beach. the air quality for the next couple of days is not looking great. certainly for tomorrow there wouldn't be much improvement in the air quality on sunday and monday either, we expect considerable improvement on tuesday, here is the forecast animation, fog in the central valley, and some locations in the inland east pay could see patchy fog overnight. here is a live view from our camera looking at clear skies, the forecast features poor air quality tomorrow with high temperatures on sunday. cooler cloudy next week with just a hint of light rain coming our way. the satellite imagery showing the ridge of high pressure, the dominant feature through the weekend. record highs likely on sunday as i said as you look at the golden gate bridge, the look at the projected high temperatures for sunday. compared with the existing records, if they hit 71 in san raphael, san jose, they will all be records for january 25th in those locations, tying the existing record high for january 25th. overnight, clear skies, again, there will be those patches of fog i talked about low temperatures in the upper 30s, mid-40 tomorrow, temperatures continuing to rise, sunny skies, low 70s at the coast, to low 70s inland the high of 72 the record tomorrow, here is the accu weather, seven-day forecast sunny and even warmer on sunday. sunday is my son jason's birthday, happy birthday! . as we get into next week increasing clouds slight chance of rain on sunday. 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operate as a separate website. and levi stadium is to head to arizona on monday, they have been planning the event for more than 18 months already. the organizers plan to use the event to study the best way to coordinate the events leading up to the game between santa clara and where the game will be play played and san francisco. >> downtown phoenix will host super bowl central and a lot of the fan experiences and activities, the game in the stadium is 20 miles away in glendale, arizona. so we have a similar setup where there are a lot of experiences and activity in san francisco. the game and game weekend celebration happening in santa clara. >> yes santa clara and san francisco, 45 miles apart. couple that with bay area traffic and it really makes planning a bit more difficult. and san francisco high school students getting a hands-on lesson in archaeology, which includes getting their hands dirty. they suited up and worked with archeologists in the golden gate area they taught them what to look for. that used to be the quarters for sutro mansion. >> you excavate and have story lines come from the artifacts. it is about common people and they don't leave a whole lot of roar records behind. >> one of the story lines was around this coin that the students found, imagine how thrilled they were. now, they must look into the mystery. >> how interesting for them. there is much more to come. jeb bush's message to auto dealers gathered in the bay area. he is not seeing the economy the way they do. also tonight the burial of king abdullah the successor puts the saudi's future in the hands of the next female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! but sleep train's huge year end clearance sale ends sunday. get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up and removal of your old set. don't wait! sleep train's 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wages. we have got to see income and wages rise if we're going to sustain this 16-million plus or 17 million unit pace. >> florida governor jeb bush sees the question of economic growth. >> 60% of americans believe we're in a recession. they're not dumb it is because they are in a recession. >> however, auto sales numbers don't seem to reflect that. jacob sign looks at the numbers. >> there has never been six solid years of growth the way we're seeing it now. we're just coming it off of november and december which ended the best year in history. >> dealers say they feel consumer confidence in buying cars expanding their operations. dennis cook is a vw dealer in the san diego area. >> we're looking to expand and hire people. we're expecting it to be the same or maybe a little bit better than the past year. >> if gas prices remain low, dealers do believe they will need to give incentives for smaller vehicles. >> i think the fuel efficient cars will take a downturn because of gas prices. suvs and trucks continue to move. >> the deal erers see more cars moving off the lot this year and they are looking forward to more models and the cutting edge technology being developed right now in silicon valley. in san francisco david louie abc 7 news. and jeb bush is not the only governor on the campaign trail. new jersey governor chris christie will be the keynote speaker next month in san francisco. and a measles outbreak causing parents to be more careful. one mother told us her daughter is too young for shots. so she is keeping her child away from large crowds in enclosed spaces. another mom said her two-year-old boy will get his second shot next week. four is the usual age for the second measles vaccinations. >> the kids in school, who don't have the vaccine yet i don't want him to be able to pick up something and maybe he doesn't get sick but maybe he transfers it to somebody else. >> a new study has found clusters of bay area children who are missing out on recommended vaccines. the l.a. times recommends the data comes from kaiser permanente, the data from 2010 and 2012 the clusters show the bay area and contra costa county and marin. and 79-year-old king salman moved quickly to name a future king if he were to suddenly pass away. the former king abdullah passed away. saudis took to streets today in mourning. salman takes the throne at the time when the ultraconservative kingdom is dealing with problems with the youth question, over half the population is under 25. and there are 225,000 miles of over head utility in california, enough line to wrap around the globe more than six times to give you some perspective. they're ugly and dangerous, and for the past 50 years there are efforts to put them underground. but there is still a very long way to go. >> reporter: there are wires for cable, phones and wires for power. and some wires that seem to go nowhere. a spider web of utility lines all over california. >> there are wires all over everywhere. >> reporter: alex lives on a quiet street in san francisco's castro district. outside his home, utility lines chris cross the road. >> it is a blight on the city. >> reporter: to make matters worse we've actually been paying to get rid of the wires for the last 50 years but they are still here. utility customers pay for a program that is supposed to bury the wires. at the current rate of replacement it will take generations to complete the task. >> it will take 600 years. >> reporter: she says san francisco is among the worst places for over head utility wires in the state. not only are they an eyesore they're dangerous. overhead power lines are especially vulnerable in earthquakes and storms. one downed wire can take out power for thousands of people. >> in our area in mill valley, hit the wires, took out 10,000 residents. >> reporter: the city of san francisco put half of the utility lines underground, but still 470 miles of line are still hanging from poles. and despite the constant threat of power outages, the city has no plans to bury the remaining lines. why? because they have already spent all the money. the last time the city buried any wires was on this project at ovtavia boulevard in 2005. it ran so far over budget, the city already used all the money coming up for the next 15 years. >> san francisco spent beyond its means in the last round of undergrounding which causes it to halt it. however, all citizens of san francisco continue to pay off the debt. i hope we learned our lessons from the past and can actually have a plan moving forward. >> reporter: supervisor kate tang runs the program. her district is over run. >> we can't just allow the allocated funding with the utility underground program. >> reporter: she is asking the city to explore how it can move forward with future projects. >> so that we actually know, how long can it take to achieve the x number of lines underground, because right now it is literally all up in the air. >> reporter: tang hopes to have a recommendation forwarded to the board later this year. so it is a mess as you can see but as bad as it is in san francisco the rest of the state is actually further behind. at the current rate it will take a thousand years to bury the wires throughout california. >> wow. well up next from 7 on your side. opening up cuba. yeah, michael finney says you can flo: hey, big guy. i heard you lost a close one today. look, jamie, maybe we weren't the lowest rate this time. but when you show people their progressive direct rate and our competitors' rates you can't win them all. the important part is, you helped them save. thanks, flo. okay, let's go get you an ice cream cone, champ. with sprinkles? sprinkles are for winners. i understand. can't say thank you enough. you have made my life special by being apart of it. (everyone) cheers! glad you made it buddy. thanks for inviting me. thanks again my friends. for everything for all your help. through all life's milestones our trusted advisors are with you every step of the way. congratulations! thanks for helping me plan for my retirement. you should come celebrate with us. i'd be honored. plan for your goals with advisors you know and trust. so you can celebrate today and feel confident about tomorrow. chase. so you can. master card says tonight that it will allow the credit cards that it has issued in the united states to be used in cuba starting on march 1st. yes cuba is the hot destination for travellers now that the united states has started to normalize relations after 50 years. >> yes 7 on your side michael finney has more. >> yes it is a big change you can get there from here but not on a scheduled airline carrier and not just to drink rum on a beach. there are still barriers to cuban travel. gary levitch of san francisco arrived in cuba two days after president obama made his historic announcement. >> i wanted to go before cuba changed. i wanted to see it as it was. >> reporter: and boy, did she. this is a photo of her and her nephew. look at the cars surrounding them. her here are the two of them again. >> the phones are ringing off the hooks. i think many travellers are excited about going to a place that has been both seemingly frozen in time and also off limits. >> reporter: jean cohen is the director of latin america for gmx, a san francisco-based high-end tour operation. direct flights are not available between america and cuba on commercial airlines not yet. but charters are available for tourists who join a tour focused oneducation. >> so as a tourist you would have to still travel with a u.s.-based tour operator or travel company. and so that is not different. what has changed is now more travel companies will have the ability to operate in cuba. >> reporter: which means it is important to find the companies who have relationships in place. >> the people remind me of the '60s. it's a time warp. and they're m$! carefree. they're not focused on their cell phone or the internet or fashion or materialistic items. they don't have that in their conscienceness. >> and heres the other change, you can now bring back $400 worth of items from cuba. and 100 of that can be rum or cigars. >> it is all changing quickly, all right, thank you. all right coming up covering daly city, dublin los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. filming is set to start soon in a berkeley neighborhood for a new steve jobs movie. crews are busy right now setting up equipment along colins avenue near ashby. they will film near the cafe all night. big hollywood stars are in the movie. michael fasbender will be involved, and steve wozniak as well as kate winslet will be in the movie. there is a link if you would like to sign up at abc 7. and angela lansbury will be working in the bay area next week starting in live spirit in san francisco. she plays a medium who leads a successful seance for the author. she is an acclaimed tv actress with an honorary oscar, nominated for no less than 18 emmys. but her favorite role is on stage to connect directly with the audience. >> i love the sense of being in touch with real people. everything you see you know is happening right then and there. this is not a photograph. not a movie. it's reality. it's the real thing. >> the movie runs through february 1st is she not unbelievable? >> incredible, really. well, the weather is also quite incredible. >> it is, spencer christian is back with the weather. clear skies across the bay area and clear skies for the days to come. let's look long range and see what we can expect for rainfall. tuesday, january 27th there is a very slim chance of a little rain but not much. that will pass as we go ahead to oh february 2nd ground hog day, with the dry spell continuing. the ground hog will remain dry on groundhog day, and will likely see his shadow, which means, six more weeks of winter? sunny skies, top to bottom, up to 80 in los angeles, here in the bay area we'll see highs reaching in the low 70s along the coast and the bay and low 70s inland. oakland, a high of 72 degrees tomorrow and a record high for tomorrow's dates in oakland. here is the actcu weather, seven-day forecast, more record highs with temperatures moderating on monday clouds on tuesday, possible rain on tuesday. and then dry the rest of the week. all right, thank you spencer. all right, here is the question, will the fbi show up at the super bowl? well, the fbi is at the super bowl anyway with all the security. >> there is a lot -- >> i would feel a lot better if they handled this. i think we're all tired of deflategate right now. but one interesting stat that will make . this abc 7 sports report is brought to you by bank of the west. >> good evening nfl commissioner roger goodell just endured a disastrous season in which his integrity was questioned. so deflategate is exactly what the league doesn't want. they would love to contain it before everybody shows up for the big game in arizona but that is impossible. today, the nfl released a statement saying the deflategate is ongoing. they conducted nearly 40 interviews but apparently not spoken to tom brady. may want to get to him. the probe may take months so a decision of punishment would be unlikely until after the super bowl. now, a deflated ball allows the player to grip better it allows the defense to continue running the patriots didn't lose one fumble at home at all this season. and the website, sharp football analysis crunched these numbers. since 2010 the patriots averaged one fumble per 187 play. the league average is one fumble per 105 plays. hm, so do deflated footballs help them maintain superior possession? their super bowl opponents the seahawks are ninth in the league as they average one fumble in every 112 plays. think about it. when the warriors take the court tonight against the kings they will have the top record in the nba, also the top vote getter, steph curry received more than 1.5 million votes he will start february 15th. he says this is really nice but the bigger goal is a championship. >> it is a great honor and something that you know i would enjoy. and hopefully going to keep the confidence high as we continue to try to win games and apply for championship which will probably trump all the emotions. >> as kobe bryant is learning the hard way, father time, he is undefeated. kobe is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a torn rotator cuff. and ryan vogelsong says he is willing to do what the giants ask of him this upcoming season. he was courted by the astros, almost signed but decided to return to san francisco. vogelsong will battle petite for the starter's job. last year, vogelsong had an earned run average of four. a turn in the bizarre story of robert allenby all indications are the pga tour veteran was not kidnapped after all. he was actually found less than 100 yards away from the wine bar he exited in honolulu after he missed the cut in the sony open. the evidence suggests that allenby might have been drugged and robbed. the evidence shows him found unconscious by a couple of homeless people without his wallet. more than $10,000 has since been racked up on one of his credit cards. and second round in palm springs, a 59 watch on ryan palmer, nine under at the turn on the par. sinking the eagle putt he settled for an 11 under 61. three shots behind the leader matt couchar birdie 15 under par. and he is the leader. mile putnam tied for second, in a tv interview he mentioned he will play in next week's phoenix open. he would love to go to the super bowl. problem is he didn't have any tickets to the game. well today, he does. >> not an hour after we got off the air i got a text from a buddy of mine who found two tickets. if i'm going to the game it came from the ravens front office. the baltimore ravens. >> whoa, hey, from not even inside to a suite. abc 7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> things are looking up. >> nice to have friends. >> all right, well, thank you larry. >> all right join us tonight on cable channel 13 the search for a-team. the professor who said we were doing it all wrong. and taggers target local churches. why police believe it is a hate crime and why church members are protecting their place of worship. and here on prime time last man standing followed by shark tank and 20/20 stay with us of course for abc news at 11:00. and there were two significant developments in higher education this week. on tuesday during his state of the union address, president obama planned to make a college education more accessible to more people. last week governor brown and janet napolitano agreed to work together on the cost of running the california system. napolitano is pushing for more state funding. the governor is insisting on no more tuition increases. both developments begin to address a 21st century reality. without at least a college education most young people will be frozen out of the new economy. stuck in low paying jobs without the bright future we need them to have. that is bad for them and the country. nations around the world brazil, russia, india and china and others are on the march now with quickly growing economies and increasingly educated and trained work forces. to compete and to protect our standard of living education is the key. we can't guarantee the quality of outcome for every american as the saying goes but what really matters is that we do everything possible to guarantee the equality of opportunity. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley @ abc 7. >> all right, that is it for this edition of abc 7 news, our coverage continues on twitter @abc7news, bay area. and i'm ama dietz. >> and i'm dan ashley, we appreciate your time we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

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dop donetsk, ukraine, with the latest. hi, leland. >> reporter: hi, arthel. the independent international observers being released is the only bit of good news coming out of this crisis that is quickly spiralling out of control. this really began as an insurgency, and is now quickly heightening in terms of its severity and its breadth into a civil war here in ukraine. latest pictures out of one of the pro rebel strong holds, those russian separatists taking on the ukrainian army as it moved in its armored personnel carriers into the town. the ukrainian military is now about 36 hours into their offensive. they were able to take back a tv station and also an intelligence building that had been occupied by the separatists. however, the ukrainian military has not been able to make its way into the pro-russian stronghold of slavsions. this is spreading to the key port city for the ukrainians on the black sea. yesterday there were 30-plus people killed when they were running street battles between the ro-russian separatists and the ukrainians, both the riot police and pro-ukrainian people who came out on the street. they set fire to a building there that housed the pro-russian headquarters. a number of people jumped out of the windows in that building to escape the fire. the ukrainians blame russian intelligence agencies for being behind the violence. moscow, meantime, is calling its latest ukraine offensive, quote, a crime. the kremlin says it's been getting, quote, thousands of calls from ethnic russians and also from russian separatists and speakers here in ukraine, asking for help, whether that help comes in the form of those 40,000 troops that are currently on the border, arthel, we just have to wait and see. back to you. >> wait and see. leland vittert, thank you very much for that report. eric? >> arthel, back here in our country, president obama declaring a major disaster area in alabama. after some severe storms and tornadoes hit that state. the white house says federal funding will now be available to the affected people in four counties in alabama. assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses. senator mark pryor says the president plans to visit arc ack on wednesday to survey the damage from a tornado that hit that state. 15 people were killed. it will be the president's first trip to arkansas recently in terms of this disaster. >> horrible pictures to watch. meanwhile, condoleezza rice decides not to deliver the commence the address at rutgers university in new jersey. this is coming after some students and faculty held protests over a rule in the iraq war. the school originally planned to pay the former secretary $35,000 for her commencement speech. in a statement, rice says her involvement had become, quote, a distraction for the university community. the u.s. department of veterans' affairs, there appears to be a growing and very troubling scandal brewing there. three executives in phoenix are on administration leave, and we are showing mr. donald sterling who has nothing to do with this story. we apologize for that. those three executives are accused of creating a fake waiting list to try and hide long delays in treatment. that is the allegation, all while dozens of veterans died while waiting for help, about 40, it has claimed. one suspended denied there was a fake list. elizabeth prann has the latest from washington. >> reporter: three officials, including the head of the facility at the phoenix veterans' affairs center, are at least temporarily out of a job, as investigators work to see if at least 40 former servicemen died waiting for care. the department of veterans' affairs releasing a statement, acknowledging system director sharon helmand, associate director lance robinson, and a third employee have been placed on leave. accusations are, at least 1,600 vick veterans waited months to see a physician. dr. sam foot, the first whistle blower to come forward about the alleged secret paper list, said the hospital is understaffed and underfunded. his testimony is similar to that of dr. kathryn mitchell. mitchell describes an environment of intimidation against anyone wholed challenged hospital leadership. she has provided a list with records showing the hospital was using a sec writ list to hide the long wait times. >> across the country, there is physician after physician that i'm aware of, who have tried to speak up for safety patient care issues, and have either gotten retaliated against by having the precisions dropped. >> some lawmakers have threatened a congressional subpoena for the records if the v.a. does not comply. phoenix facility officials say they take these issues and accusations very seriously and invite the independent v.a. office of inspector general to investigate. in washington, elizabeth prann, fox news. meanwhile, the woman who recorded racist comments by the owner of the los angeles clippers now speaking out. in an interview with abc's "20-20," vi stiffian osays the comments released to the public were not the first by donald sterling in conversations with her. >> i think mr. sterling is from a different generation than i am. i think he was brought up to believe those things. >> what things? >> segregation, whites and blacks. minorities. from black jews to white jews. >> do you think that donald sterling should apologize? >> absolutely. >> did you discuss this with him? >> yes. >> will he apologize? >> only god knows. >> okay. this comes as clippers' players are threatening to walk out over the racist comments. we're going to have a live report from l.a. at the top of the hour. health officials in this country are confirming the first case of a potentially deadly virus that has come from the middle east. coming up, we'll tell you about the danger of mers, and what you can do to protect yourself. plus, house republicans voting next week on a resolution on the irs targeting scandal, calling on the justice department to name a special council. we're going to weigh in on that one. >> on the advice of my council, i respectfully exercise my fifth amendment right and decline to answer that question. >> i can see no point in going further. i have no expectation that ms. lerner will cooperate with this committee. and therefore, we stand adjourned. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and an excellent source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. when you didn't dread when youbedtime becausenner with anticipaof heartburn.itation. when damage to your esophagus caused by acid reflux disease wasn't always on your mind. that's when you knew nexium was the prescription medication for you. because for over a decade nexium has provided many just like you with 24-hour relief from heartburn and helped heal acid-related erosions in the lining of the esophagus. and now the prescription nexium you know can be delivered directly to your door with nexium direct. talk to your doctor to see if nexium is right for you. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. if you have persistent diarrhea, contact your doctor right away. other serious stomach conditions may exist. avoid if you take clopidogrel. for 24 hour support, automatic refills, and free home delivery, enroll at purplepill.com. it's the nexium you know, now delivered. time for a quick check of the headlines now. the first u.s. case of the sometimes deadly mers virus reported in indiana. federal health officials say the patient recently traveled to the u.s. from saudi arabia. a california jury awarding apple $119 million, saying samsung copied iphone patents. but the jury also deciding that apple infringed on one of samsung's patents. it awarded the south korean company $158,000. and a maryland gun shop owner is backing away from plans to sell a smart gun. this after backlash from gun rights advocates who say the high-tech weapon will curtail their second amendment right. the smart gun can only function with a wristwatch that goes with it. arthel, the house is set to vote for next week on a resolution calling for the justice department to name a special council to investigate the irs targeting scandal. this follows an explosive week on the scandal up on capitol hill. house majority leader, eric cantor, called for a former irs director, lois lerner, the assistant director, to face a contempt of congress vote for her refusing to testify. >> the house is also scheduled to consider a privileged resolution, finding lois g. lerner, former director, exempt organizations, internal revenue service, in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena, issued by the committee on oversight and government reform. >> so will a special council uncover wrongdoing or can eric holder's justice department be trusted to do the job? here is our political panel, leslie marshal, radio talk show host, and cal thomas, author of "what works, common sense solutions for a stronger america." leslie and cal, welcome. cal, let me start with you. is it a common sense solution to try to appoint a special counsel, and will it work? >> well, eric, it has about as much chance as a congressional resolution calling on vladimir putin to pull out of ukraine. i mean, this just isn't going to happen. i mean, congressman jim jeff efforts of ohio calls this a joke. i think he's absolutely right. look, president is going back to the 1930s have used the irs to punish their enemies. but is there a double standard on the response to it. when it's usually a democratic administration, there is less accountability. but when it's a republican administration, there is far more accountability. i'll give you richard nixon as the primary result, one of his articles of impeachment, of course, was the misuse of the irs. eric holder does not want this to go any further than it is, because it could lead to the white house like the benghazi e-mail, and the administration is not going to allow that to happen if it can help it. >> leslie, do you think that the president -- this could lead to the president and eric holder doesn't want to get that far? >> no. i don't believe that at all. i know that cal and others want to believe that. you know, the reason that the gop is mad at issa, and i can't believe i'm actually going to defend issa for a moment here in california. this is frightening. but he doesn't have a smoking gun, because he can't find a smoking gun, because there is no smoking gun. the irs has done what congress asked them to do, and what they required them to do. when we look at the actual information that came out, the language to target, quite frankly, was more toward progressive groups, like a.c.o.r.n. and medical marijuana facilities. were tea party groups targeted more than other conservative groups? absolutely. were they targeted more than other progressive groups? no. and actually, as of may, i think it was may 10th, 2011, both of that scrutinizing left or right, completely stopped. it is -- you are asking these political organizations left and right, are asking for nonprofit status. and i would agree with cal that this isn't going to go anywhere. and honestly, this is not what the american people want. we have an election in november. i don't know why republicans are doing this. >> well -- >> what have americans said? great job. >> i don't mean to interrupt. but you don't think american people want to find out wrong goings? lois lerner is clamming up like john gatti. >> the polls actually don't show that. the polls show that although they, and as well -- i hate the irs. i don't care who is president. i hate the irs. most americans do. but they hate congress more. and they hate republicans in congress more. so i think this is a waste of time and taxpayer money, because i do agree with cal. this is not going to lead to anything. this isn't going to go anywhere. >> well, cal, if you say the doj is not going to do it, the other issue is, should there be a special council and what do you think a special counsel would particularly find that eric holder doesn't want uncovered? >> you don't know until you bring the people up before the committee that -- where you put them under oath, where you offer people plea bargains or immunity, if they testify. this is, of course, what happened during the watergate era. you start with the lower-level people. you offer them immunity, if they will rat on the higher-level people. and that's how you get the information. i totally agree with leslie. the irs is a corrupt organization. it's immoral most of the time. we ought to have a flack tax. i agree with steve forbes on this. we ought to get rid of it. it invites corruption, not only internal, but external. gives tax breaks to the wealthy and influential. >> do you think they did something wrong? you heard leslie say that conservative groups, tea party groups hammered away at liberal groups. >> of course. the evidence was there. why are they going after a group that supports the administration? a.c.o.r.n. is famous for this. reestablished itself after going out of business, supposedly as a.c.o.r.n., something else. the progressive groups are favored by the liberal left so naturally they go after the conservative groups. they're going to deny the 501(c)(3) or c 4 designations during the campaign season because they knew they they would harm the president, possibly. >> leslie, last word. >> cal, the only thing is when i hear watergate in this conversation, apples and oranges. apples and oranges. we're talking about a felony. is there a felony here? i don't think so. eric holder wouldn't be able to stop arrest warrants with that, even. so i love you, but have watergate in the same sentence -- >> we don't know yet -- >> -- i can't buy that. >> cal says we can't know yet. and we'll see this week. leslie and cal, thanks so much. >> thanks. eric, new ammo surfaces for the republicans in their ongoing investigations of benghazi. coming up, a congressman on the oversight committee, joins us. >> did you also change a tax to demonstrations in the talking points? >> maybe. i don't really remember. >> you don't remember? >> dude, this was like two years ago. we are still talking about the most mundane process -- >> dude, this is what everybody is talking about. female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event ends sunday. it's your last chance to get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort; even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry! sleep train's interest free for 3 event, ends sunday. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ house republicans moving on two fronts to search for answers on benghazi after the new release of e-mail. john boehner announcing a special committee to investigate and john kerry is expected to testify at a hearing later this month. i'm joined by james langford, a member of the committee and welcome to you sir. >> glad to be with you. >> so let's start here. is it the timing of the newly released e-mails or the content that prompted you to subpoena secretary kerry. >> it is both timing and continent. these are e-mails we asked for months and months ago and they say they weren't replaced to benghazi but not solely. so they are playing games with our subpoenas and documents. >> and what provided the biggest red flags for you, if you will. >> we asked about susan rice getting the word out about what came out in benghazi and they said they had given us everything and now a document comes out that they want rice to say. say this was related to an internet video and none of those are true. they knew that night, in fact we had a general in front of the committee on thursday saying they were tracking it and away and all of the intelligence that that night they knew it was not a video. that night they weren't getting instructions from washington, d.c. there was no steady leadership out of d.c. and now 20 months later and no one has been held to justice. >> as you see it, what would you discover from mr. kerry's testimony that may not have been uncovered during the extensive and heated hearings with secretary clinton. >> we are still not getting documents and we've asked for a subpoena and asked them to turn over things we've requested. when we will be get ought -- get all of the documents. secretary clinton now has a responsibility to make sure his state department is releasing all of the documents we requested. >> ands ayou know -- as you know, harry reid said this is an election year stunt and are there any mistakes the committee could make to give the impression the hearing is laced with political motive. >> here is what is interesting. it is obvious the president was trying to stall this coming out before 2012 and he knows this originated during an election year stunt from the white house. we are only asking for facts. they are not democrat or republican facts, they are just facts. released how this came about so the american people can solve this and move on. this could have been resolved a year ago but because they are slowly releasing documents or with holding documents we are still fighting the battle. let's get this out and move on. the accountability review board did its work and we want to look at the documents and what trans pyred around -- transpired around it and get this resolved. >> and do you think you will be satisfied, if you will, whatever the out come and do you know if there is punishment that could be handed down as a result of the hearings, congressman. >> well there were four americans that were killed in service to the united states. the ambassador represents the president overseas and this is a very significant event. we need to make sure we are putting security parameters in place so this doesn't happen again. if you look at tanzania in 1998, if we would have followed those instructions, benghazi wouldn't have happened in 2012. >> and thank you for your time. and join us later tonight for greg bear's investigation. benghazi, fox news reporting. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. and an american sitting in a mexican prison for what his mother said is simply a wrong term. [male announcer] ortho crime files. disturbing the pantry. a house, under siege. say helto home defense max. kills bugs inside and prevents new ones for up to a year. ortho home defense max. get order. get ortho®. hello. i'm arthel neville. glad to see you this afternoon. >> hello, arthel. good to be with you. i'm eric shawn in for gregg jarrett. the republicans deeping into the troubling answers amid benghazi. we'll analyze this and have a new report. and deadly clashes in ukraine going to a whole new level. dozens killed in the -- and the worst fighting we've seen so far. we're live with the late theft. and don't -- donald sterlings ffd is speaking out and what she has to say about the controversial comments. the growing search for answers into benghazi heating up. john boehner announcing a special committee to investigate the terror attacks on our consulate and john kerry subpoenaed to testify in a few weeks. as newly released e-mails are raising questions about the white house's response to the deadly assault that killed four americans. doug mckelway is live in washington. >> good afternoon. one of the things arm earth iin from the conversation with vitor is he made comments that the white house only made a handful of technical changes. >> did you also change a tax to demonstrations in the talking points. >> maybe. i don't really remember. >> you don't remember? >> dude, this was like two years ago. >> dude, it is the thing we are talking about. >> we are talking about the process of editing talking points. your producers edit scripts multiple times. >> and that and the smoking gun letter never provided to the committees through many months has raised the deep suspicions of republicans. >> this actually shows a predicated line of thinking that was politically protecting the president and the state department instead of coming up with facts about what was happening with benghazi. and remember, tucker, the president is involved in this. two weeks later he's talking about this video at the united nations. so this is a smoking gun that is locked and loaded. >> but harry reid blasted the decision for a select benghazi committee as an election year stunt. for the republicans to waste the american people's time and money staging partisan politics instead of focusing on the middle class is a bad decision. >> i am confident that what the republicans allege is there was some attempt by this administration to cover up or suspend what happened is 100% false. >> a fox news policies americans believe differently. from 61% to 26%, many believe many are trying to cover up what happened rearm than being open and transparent. >> and don't miss eric bear's special isn't at 10:00 p.m. eastern and tomorrow, sunday, at 9:00 p.m. here on the fox news channel. >> arthel, the death toll rising to 2100 people after a landslide in the remote part of afghanistan. they are focusing on helping the thousands of people displaced by this disaster. they are now calling off the search for victims after thousands of villagers were suddenly buried under hundreds of feet of mud. two consecutive landslides have pounded the area following a week of heavy rain. a u.s. afghanistan veteran is sitting in a prison in tijuana after his mom said he got lost. he is a decorated u.s. mean and sitting in a mexican prison for what his mother said is making a wrong turn. it led him to the wrong side of the law. his mom said and rue was going to the v.a. for help but he got lost and went into mexico carrying three guns. she is fearing for his life. >> he called me and he was in a holding cell with many men. i heard chaos in the background and he said mom i'm not going to make it through the night. whatever you do, don't come and ask any questions. you are not safe either. the next day he called me and he said i escaped and got into the better part of the jail. and he said, mom, they were going to kill me. there were hit men and they told me they were going to rape, torture and execute me and i was going out in a body bag. >> the u.s. consulate has been visiting the man and he is scheduled for a hearing at the end of may. arthel, a tragic story to tell you about. police in alaska has arrested a 19-year-old man accused of murdering two troopers. they both were shot and killed this week while investigating a report of a person flashing a gun in a remote village. a second suspect police say has also been taken into custody. the two troopers have recently appeared on the national geographic show reality troopers. our thoughts and prayers go out to their families. investigators are trying to figure out why a subway train jumped a track in new york city it. was carrying about a thousand people through borough queens. eight cars derailed and hundreds got a good scare. >> i was in shock. i was thinking about dying. >> it was scary. the train just stopped. it felt like we went over something and then we saw smoke. everyone was screaming everywhere. and then it was -- >> eight cars derailed. so rescuers guided passengers out of the train and up ladders to the streets. 30 feet above. the wreck happened on what is called a critical rail brake corridor slated for replacement. >> there is more coming out of los angeles. the women who reported -- recorded the racist comments by the owner of the clippers is speaking out. she said she does not believe donald sterling is a racist but he does need to apologize. we are live in the los angeles bureau with the latest on this. >> quite a weak for v. stiviano. this is here on monday trying to hide her face with a bizarre plastic visor. take a look at. >> that she was troying to avoid the media. and then by friday, she was very open about all that was going on. she had an interview with barbara walters on abc news 20/20, with despite what sterling said, she still defended him as not being a racist. >> i think mr. sterling is from a different generation than i am. i think he was brought up to believe those things. >> what things? >> segregation, whites and blacks, minorities, from black jews to light jews. >> do you think that donald sterling should apologize? >> absolutely. >> will he apologize? >> only god knows. >> she was also asked if sterling had said other derogatory things about other races and she said he had. she was then asked doesn't that sound racist to you and stiviano came out with a reply that -- i think what he says is not what he feels. and she did say there was hours of more recordings and it wasn't the first time that they had a conversation like that. well no apology from sterling yet. dejour magazine have spoken to him and he was distressed about the way things came out but the only thing they could get to quote him was i wish i had paid her off. >> and the problems with gm is piling up. they are running out of gas and try not to look at a gas gage. if you drive a good morning sport utility, you might want to check your level. we have new news about a recall and what is not in your tank. >> here is hillary. she's not officially running for the white house just yet but mrs. clinton is getting endorsements it is not just caroline kennedy. and the new allegations that the white house says it is not so about a cover-up about benghazi. lying to the nation over the terrorist attack there. >> i can't disclose that evidence yet, but i have evidence there was a systematic, intentional decision to withhold certain documents from congress. and we're just sick of it. when you sat down to dinner with anticipation, not hesitation. when you didn't dread bedtime because of heartburn. when damage to your esophagus caused by acid reflux disease wasn't always on your mind. that's when you knew nexium was the prescription medication for you. because for over a decade nexium has provided many just like you with 24-hour relief from heartburn and helped heal acid-related erosions in the lining of the esophagus. and now the prescription nexium you know can be delivered directly to your door with nexium direct. talk to your doctor to see if nexium is right for you. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. if you have persistent diarrhea, contact your doctor right away. other serious stomach conditions may exist. avoid if you take clopidogrel. for 24 hour support, automatic refills, and free home delivery, enroll at purplepill.com. it's the nexium you know, now delivered. to prepare our kids to compete main today's economy?way woman: a well-rounded education that focuses on science, math, and career training for students who don't choose college. man: and that's exactly what superintendent of public education tom torlakson has been working on. woman: because every student needs the real world skills for the jobs of tomorrow. man: torlakson's career readiness initiative is helping schools expand job and technical training across the state because it makes a difference. woman: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for the career and technical training our students need. to the headlines. first lady michelle obama in texas to kick off her aim higher initiative. urging high school students to commit to college. another gm recall. the company recalling more than 50,000 buick enclaves, chevrolet traverse and arcadia suv because the fuel gauges could show inaccurate reading and could lose it to run out of gas and stall. and former congressman jim overstar dying -- has died at the age of 79. pardon me. the veteran democrat served 18 terms in congress. >> republicans in the house continue to dig for answers and accuse the white house over the benghazi terrorist attacks. the white house is denying any wrongdoing. but now house speaker john boehner has announced forming a special committee to investigate this scandal. after the revelation of the new bombshell e-mails from the white house. john kerry will be called to testify in three weeks from now as the scandal only grows. we're joined by jenny winestein chief editor of the daily caller. and the e-mails and the testimony show that the highest levels of this government knew it was a taste attack from the get-go and the president goes out and tells the world it was that dopey video as they are white house cover up to protect the white house election or did the administration do the best they can? >> it is honestly hard to know at this point and it is amaze throng is no definitive answer on this, almost a year and a half after the attacks. initially people on the ground and the cia own talking point said there was a clear al qaeda connection but those were edited to erase all mention of al qaeda and not mention them at all. and the deputy -- or the then cia director mike morial said it was his decision to scrap those and the white house said all of the information came from the cia. but then we have the e-mail coming out this week not released in the initial release of documents last year that says that -- that the talks about the video, telling susan rice to mention the video as a major impetuous for the protests and she would be talking about benghazi. that is the largest issue about the protest going on. and mike burrell said, the cia, we never mentioned the video in regards to benghazi. so that was purely coming from the white house. so now we have a lot of confusion here which leads john boehner, who didn't really want to have a special select committee on benghazi, now discussing the potential of bringing this to a vote in the house to create a select investigation on benghazi. because frankly a year and a half later we are still very confused on what went on and whether this is a political cover up. >> some are not confused. the generals at the pentagon knows it is a terrorist attack and he tells leon pineda and martin dempsey and they go to the white house and pineda said he told the president it is a terrorist attack. he said no question, it was a terrorist attack. and we have jones the secretary of state the next morning saying it issancear al-sharia and they are out there saying video video. what will happen during the hearings when kerry wasn't the secretary of state and hillary clinton was. could she put under subpoena. >> i think so. and i think kerry will answer as why why these e-mails are just coming out now. and the idea the president was politicizing in a election year, beyond the pail and can't imagine it. but we know it's happened before. we know from bob gates' own memoir politicized national security issues when running for office. soo there are serious questions here. whether they politicize this in an election year and why i think the select committee is now coming to the forefront. we know what went on and what was known and was there white house direction in saving the talking point and knowing that al qaeda was spreading around the world when president obama was saying that al qaeda had been decimated in an election year. so there is serious questions whether this was politicized and i think that is why john boehner is looking toward a select committee on this. >> and what does it mean if they politicize this one. you talk about gates' autobiography and what does it mean if the government and the white house politicizes the deaths of four americans to try to sweep it under the rug for the real reason, that they all have in e-mails and testimony, to re-elect the president of the united states. >> i think it would be damning for this administration. they try to portray themselves on foreign policies, this is so important we won't politicize it but if they did try to sweep it under the rug as you said to keep the message alive that al qaeda was decimated when in reality it was spreading to all corners of the earth from the arabian peninsula to pakistan and if it shows the administration politicized this, it would be a damning legacy for the obama administration and hurt the democrats politically, and hillary clinton going into 2016. >> talk about hillary clinton, the possibility she could be subpoenaed. what about the president of the united states. he was not in the situation room that night. he was at the white house. so what if the president of the united states went up to have dinner and was consulted by staff, could this reach the president? >> i don't know. i guess anything is possible. depending on what comes out in the hearings. one thing i can say -- the democrats are saying the republicans are trying to politicize it, just like the democratic party, but the fact of the matter is hillary clinton should want these hearings. she's going into 2016 and if there was no smoke, no fire, if you will, then she should be hoping the hearings happen to prove there is no scandal here so if she does run that she'll have all of this behind her. so i think the democrats should hope that the hearings take place in the select committee to prove nothing was going on at all. >> and if the hearings don't show that. >> well that would be a damning indictment of not only of the obama administration, but of hillary clinton and i think that would very much hurt her candidacy. >> and those kickoff on may 21st. thank you very much. and speaking of hillary clinton, she's not officially a presidential candidate but she has a high profile supporter. tim kaine now endorsing hillary clinton and telling the women's political breakfast in south carolina that her experience and judgment are what the country needs to lead them to wisdom. >> she's not even officially running yet. building blocks to freedom. our volunteers are giving their time and talent to help people with disabilities to achieve dependence. >> and ben affleck getting the boot at the blackjack table. hear what got him the boot for life. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. 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>> my bedroom. >> what do you love about it? >> my bed. >> but perhaps a favorite is the therapy room where ray connects to his local kindergarten class and where he and his older brother ethan can just be boys. >> this just enhanced our life, for our entire family not just for ray. >> it would have cost the family $10,000 but thanks to home free home the total cost was significantly less. eric. >> go, ray. that is fabulous. home free home. thank you. dozens of teenagers busted for some high school jinx that officials say went too far. the kids broke into their school in new jersey, flipping desks, greasing doorknobs and urinating in the halls. criminal activity or a senior prank? the question now from our legal panel. jean cohen, and david swartz, defense attorney and former prosecutor. good to see both of you. so mers aidies, let's start with you. so should there be limitations on the punishment in your opini opinion? >> this is completely mob mentality. we're seniors and who cares we're never coming back. and then they go inside and urination. if you charge them with burglary and criminal mischief, they don't have criminal records and let them go through the process, it is likely the judge will give them a acd, which is a behavior self-and we'll wipe it clean. but to say it was just a prank. >> it is more than a prank but less than a crime. the school district is more than capable of handing out a punishment. they can withhold diplomas or they couldn't get into the college they wanted. >> so 62 students were arrested. do you feel the officers did not do the right thing by holding them down -- hauling them down to the precinct. >> there is a difference between hauling them down and prosecution. the school should take care of it. >> if you let the kids take care of this, then where does it go. there has to be accountability. these kids are 17 and 18. they can already go into the army and the armed forces. you have to stop it. rehabilitation is key now and not when they are 35 and they are held accountable then. >> i agree with rehabilitation but not in the criminal justice format. there are enough bad criminals in the system. we have a bunch of students that committed a prank and they need to learn a lesson and the school could take care of it. >> and 38 of the students were juveniles so they were released to their parents. what should happen to them? you are saying the school should suspend them for a couple of days or don't let them march across the stage, i don't know. do you think that the parents should be held at all responsible for any damage to property? there is no evidence that they broke anything, but someone did kind of -- relieve themselves in the hall. >> that is a great question. frankly they could do it civilly. they can't sue the parents. let the parents pool their money together and pay. probably $50,000, 60,0$60,000 a month will be against the parents. >> i agree. they should pay -- the parents. >> and we did some pranks in school but when is it amazing and fun. >> i heard the cops are doing some dna testing. >> isn't that over the top. >> but it is still criminal -- >> because the dna is in the hands of the police and now in the system. that is a little bit over the top. >> it is a waste of criminal resources. it is a prank gone way overboard. punish the students. >> but don't go too far for that one? should we keep going with this one? because i have more in me if we want to go. let's go for another minute. so, seriously, they took the photos of kids doing this, the surveillance cameras there and that is how they got them. 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning when the cops showed up. do you feel at all -- now we're getting into the parental thing, do you think the parents learned the lesson? >> let them go through the process. they'll get arraigned and get the charges and the other kids under 18 can still be charged as an adult. they are not going to do jail time but let them go through the process. >> i'm so happy for the people of tea neck that can sleep now because we have dna testing on all of these children and we have photographs. >> we don't have dna testing. potentially. i get your point. why you are being flippant about this. great to see you both. now over to medical news. >> dr. siegal is back in texas for a special event. he's there for president george w. bush's fourth annual warrior 4 k bike ride. we have more on the bike ride. >> we're here at the prairie chapel ranch in texas, president george w. bush's home. we've just concluded the warrior 100 k bike ride, the fourth annual ride where president bush honors the veterans for their sacrifice and resilience. after the ride i spoke to him about his feelings about the global war on terror and how the military has kept us safe. >> it is important that people realize freedom is the way to peace. and by honoring the veterans, we're honoring people who understand that. and i hope freedom advances. >> president bush is committed to the concept of freedom and he sees it embodied in the warriors. active army and the veterans working together to get up and down the hills here at the ranch. i also spoke to him about his brother, jeb bush, and about his plans on running for president? 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>> i don't know if putin can be stopped but we should be trying and supporting the ukrainian government. that point, eric, the cranans have showed great restraint. they've had two helicopters shot down recently, multiple deaths. you can't expect the government to just sit back and take this for very long. they've certainly tried and they are showing they do not want a civil war. but the russians, as leland was saying, have 40,000 troops on the board ore and creating hostility and you can't expect them to sit back and take it for long. >> what will they do? they can't take on the russians, or can they? >> they can. what we can do is the united states government can launch the information war. we have the russians harassing reporters, taking them hostage, shutting down independent media. i'm not sure why the reporters in new york and washington, d.c. who love freedom of the press issues are allowing this to happen without screaming from the rooftops. the u.s. government should be launching an information war. we can win this war. we can go after the russian argument that the people of this region somehow want a government full of alaguard. we should push back on that message. and the other thing we should do is make sure the ukrainian government has the military power to defend themselves and the europeans don't continue this talk-fest, but support the ukrainian government as well. >> you talk about a information war and arming the ukrainians, should the u.s. basically arm the ukrainan military more. we've sent mre's and helmets. remember what president nixon did in 1973, israel was in danger and very vulnerable and he sent stuff and he said, now, now, according to the nixon foundation over there to help israel and they you are vive e- survived and won. >> i'm of the mindset, it is beneficial to arm the good guys so this can end earlier rather than drag out. the russian primary, lavrov is an expert at milking think. he's asking for more meetings, they are scheduling meetings from two weeks from now in geneva, meanwhile the guys in ukraine are roughing up all of the other players. when sargy lavrov called john kerry and asks for us to put pressure on the ukrainian government to pull them back, john kerry should say no, sergei, no we're going to arm the ukrainians and you'll get pushed back. [ overlapping speakers ] >> and what is stopping the secretary from doing that? what is stopping from the administration from doing that? do they think it will be more provocative and send the 40,000 troops over the border? >> i think they do. they have a philosophical belief that it is none of our business and the doctrine of the obama administration is go to war or ignore an international crisis. if we just ignore them and put on some travel sanctions, then that will solve the problem. but president obama yesterday drew another red line by saying that the may 25th ukrainian elections must come off or there will be consequences. so the red line for the obama administration right now is make sure the ukrainan elections come off in three weeks and so we want to make sure that we're holding the u.s. government to that commitment to do everything possible that these elections come off in three weeks. >> well the death toll meanwhile is rising and it is not getting any better at all. it seems that the pro-russian separatists are gaining strength through other parts of the country. always good to see you. thank you very much in san diego. >> beautiful san diego. it is derby day. race fabs at -- fans as churchill downs as the jockeys get ready for the running of the kentucky derby. coming up, the new way fans are getting an up close and personal look at the greatest two minutes in sports. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with our auto policies. if you qualify, your rates won't go up due to your first accident. because making mistakes is only human, and so are we. we also offer new car replacement, so if you total your new car, we'll give you the money for a new one. call liberty mutual insurance at... and ask us all about our auto features, like guaranteed repairs, where if you get into an accident and use one of our certified repair shops, the repairs are guaranteed for life. so call... to talk with an insurance expert about everything that comes standard with our base auto policy. and if you switch, you could save up to $423. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. what's your policy? 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California will soon begin requiring fast food restaurants to raise their minimum wage from $16 to $20 an hour. But restaurants say a higher wage could mean...

Some California fast food restaurants to raise minimum wage to $20 an hour – NBC 7 San Diego

California will soon begin requiring fast food restaurants to raise their minimum wage from $16 to $20 an hour. But restaurants say a higher wage could mean...

Some California fast food restaurants to raise minimum wage to $20 an hour – NBC Los Angeles

California will soon begin requiring fast food restaurants to raise their minimum wage from $16 to $20 an hour. But restaurants say a higher wage could mean...

Mahan pulls in over $750k, sailing into near certain re-election for S.J. mayor

Mahan pulls in over $750k, sailing into near certain re-election for S.J. mayor