each year target donates within million dollars divided up among salvation army's 40 districts. the salvation army has had this program for four years they've been seeing an increased need thanks to a generous donation they were able to serve 10 more students this year than last year. >> our goal is to help as many as we can. they get $80 each and they come in and go shopping and get all the supplies they can with that $80. >> reporter: back-to-school clothes also allowed. to help parents like joseph who are not big fans of shopping, every family is assigned a volunteer to help. >> i got a young girl as a guide they is giving me big help especially with girls. >> reporter: sergio quintana, abc7 news. >>> pg version of a swear word is now officially in the dictionary the phrase "f-bomb" will appear in print in the websters dix the word was traced back to 1988 in which a news story a -- other words making the new word list this year, sexting, energy drink and lifecoach. >> you mean the other seven words you are not supposed to say on tv are in there now? >> you have to look it up.

each year target donates within million dollars divided up among salvation army's 40 districts. the salvation army has had this program for four years they've been seeing an increased need thanks to a generous donation they were able to serve 10 more students this year than last year. >> our goal is to help as many as we can. they get $80 each and they come in and go shopping and get all the supplies they can with that $80. >> reporter: back-to-school clothes also allowed. to help parents like joseph who are not big fans of shopping, every family is assigned a volunteer to help. >> i got a young girl as a guide they is giving me big help especially with girls. >> reporter: sergio quintana, abc7 news. >>> pg version of a swear word is now officially in the dictionary the phrase "f-bomb" will appear in print in the websters dix the word was traced back to 1988 in which a news story a -- other words making the new word list this year, sexting, energy drink and lifecoach. >> you mean the other seven words you are not supposed to say on tv are in there now? >> you have to look it up.

how many people do you have working from the salvation army? >> that would be hard to determine because they are all staged and ready to do what they need to do once the weather cooperates with us. >> are you able to get to the areas that you need? or are there road blockages at this time? >> we are playing the wait-and-see game because many places have been blocked off by the authorities, of course. >> what are your plans? >> well, we have several places that are staged. we have disaster why units stagn baton rouge and gulfport, mississippi, waiting for the opportunity so we can take our disaster unit and serving those who have been in harm's way with this hurricane. >> i have been to way too many disasters and i have seen the work dhiew. i have to ask thuquestion because -- you this question because woo these are tough type times. are people supporting the salvation army with the donations, the way you need them to to provide meals and kits and counseling and assistance? >> our donors have been very supportive of us, each time we have been in

i found my salvation? writing. i pushlished a book. i was recently attacked on the streets where i lived. >> the surgery left me deaf. i do not have aids. men are not allowed to be a soldier. i am not asking for your money. please get home safe and keep this pen to share your story too. may be some day, i will get to hear your voice. this next poem is from my first poetry. this is for latinos in the house. can i get a woo. >> i want to break tradition about latino macheese mow. >> forget. i want to break tradition. because blood is supposed to be thicker. but you see, my friends and family, because they love and accept my and don't consider me, foreign language. they do not speak the language. everyone has green contacts. adopting supremist beliefs. when was the last time you saw them playing the maid? i want to break tradition. smashing it against the ground. where our spanish eyes are not blinded. we do not understand hate. foreign language. never. this next poem is called "outside". it's from bullets and butter flies. this is in cel

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be transferred to the work- release program might understanding is that would be in chicago and the salvation army where many other federal prisoners have spent their time many others including the former chairman congressman dan former alderman reynolds, all guests at the salvation army residential reentry center. as of his his lawyer says he has been a model prisoner in an ideal candidate. we are grateful for the chance to participate in a work-release program but continues to maintain that he was a not guilty of what the government said he was guilty of george ryan will still answer to that prison he will have a curfew work to earn his keep in be subject to search any time, the routine by any standard, very strict. i felt more attractive than i did in prison but i think it was because i knew of this so close to full freedom that way that it was anything else the next governor will live in a dorm like room, he will have access to a shared kitchen, shared bathroom and shared living area. a woman hit and killed by a magoo bus is remembered for her volunteer work and a sense of humor. she was

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and healing, deliverance, and salvation. how the power of god is healing drug addicts in vietnam. and giving the church favor from the communist government. a young christian girl sits behind bars in pakistan. will she spend the rest of his life in prison. i'm ephraim graham. george thomas and wendy griffith are both on vacation. she has been sent to prison for allegedly burning the pages of the quran. she is believed to be between the ages of 11 and 16 and has down syndrome. she was arrested and charged why blasphemy. anyone found guilty of defiling the quran could face life in prison. the girl's parents and christian residents have fled the neighborhood, near islamabad, out of fear of reprisal from muslim extremists. >> translator: we were sleeping in our house that night. the girls' parents fled around 2:30 and the morning. we found in the morning that the house was locked up, and then we left the area. on friday evening i rang my landlord to ask whether we should return or not. he said, don't be scared. i don't want to disturb you, but you should leave the house until the 1st

but the impact could be felt 200 miles away. >>> the salvation army and the red cross are on their way to the gulf coast to provide help in the aftermath of isaac. volunteers from as far away as wisconsin and missouri are making the trip just in case. >>> mitt romney arrives in tampa today. romney's wife, ann, and new jersey governor chris christie are the two prime speakers later on tonight. >>> monsoon storms in the rockies. showers across central texas. soaking rain on the gulf coast. thunderstorms on the carolinas. and scattered showers in the northeast. >>> finally, the new mars rover continues to amaze. it's been beaming down extraordinary sights from the red planet since it's arrived. >> and now, curiosity is sending sounds and smells, as well. john harden reports on the rover's new senses. >> reporter: three weeks after scientists erupted with excitement, the celebration is tempered. but they're celebrating nonetheless. they showed off a new mosaic. spectacular enhanced images of the surface of mars, captured by the curiosity rover. >> you get this feeling, you know, that's wha

i know goodwill does not accept wheelchairs, however salvation army takes them, checks them and passes them along. >> and similar with strollers? because of liability concerns? >> it's similar because of liability and you want to make sure those that need it gets a good one. >> nice to know salvation army is there for that. >> more people are living longer than before. but that is creating new challenges for health care. there are experts want people to know how to stay healthy into senior years. and there is a bit of trivia every day for 18 years, 10,000 americans will turn 65. those 65-year-olds living into 70s, 08s and 90s. we've added 30 years to our life expectancy to 1900 but with a rapidly growing population of older people there is a challenge to keep them healthy and engaged in the world around them. this is to talk about keys to aging well. >> first of all invest at every age and stage in live. and we know enough now from a public health point of view prevention matters for young people. and for newborns but so learning how to implement that for ourselves to do things like...

. >> the salvation army says it's always in need for schoolbooks and anyone interested in donating can call the salvation army. >>> nasas a newest mars rover curiosity is getting a software upgrade and how the new software will lepthe mission on the red plate. >>> and the warmer temperatures are about to turn a little bit in the other direction. ktvu's meteorologist mark tamayo is next with how much of a cooldown that some parts of bay area will see tomorrow? must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you couldn't watch diddly-squat. you talk a lot. you have no idea how good you have it. that's not working. [ grunts ] [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver, only from at&t. get a free wireless receiver with a qualifying u-verse plan. rethink possible. . >>> astronomers say the skies will be filled with shooting stars as part of the annual perseids meteor shower. this year you can download an app to

with the promise of salvation. i simply want to life before i die. i have two more poems. this is all new. wrote it for harold bloom. he first called it the death of art and. reading well is one the greatest pleasures. i am dedicating to harold bloom. i am not a poet. i want to be rich. i have had a great sex life. i am not a poet. georgia i do not like being called an act visit. i cannot be considered a vegetarian. i will give my ass up and like it. i would be inspired. i may value peace, but will not use a pen to unleash my anger. i am not a poet. i am not dying. weight loss can still be a choice. i am not a poet. i don't care much for. i don't spend me weekends read anything writing. i like to have cocktails but i do not have a drinking problem regardless of what state i wake up in. i don't need drugs to open up my imagination. i am not a poet. i can tolerate half an hour of spoken word poetry. what my cats are up to. i always carry my business cards. i am not a poet, i only write to masture bait my mind. i am trying to convince myself that poetry it save lives. it's th

. >> the salvation army says it's always in need for schoolbooks and anyone interested in donating can call the salvation army. >>> nasas a newest mars rover curiosity is getting a software upgrade and how the new software wil ♪[linkin park "burn it down"] ♪[rock] ♪ [narrator] can't wait for the honda civic tour featuring linkin park? neither can we. go to facebook.com/hondacivictour for details. i served a total of 16 years. and at 19 years old, that's the first time i ever saw somebody die. coming back, i was raging. i started having pretty horrible nightmares. i started drinking a lot. i guess i never recognized it in myself. it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you owe it to them to live well. because they're not here with their families. . >>> astronomers say the skies will be filled with shooting stars as part of the annual perseids meteor shower. this year you can download an app to count the meteors you see and send that information to nasa scientists. astronomer

they didn't say we are going to let you work out your own salvation. they said we have to get in here and americanize these people. >> that's social welfare, public parks, job opportunities, social ability but not you say for blacks. >> they were pinned off in a way that crime became the legitimate reason and rationale for that segregation. in other words, crime among immigrants and working class whites were understood to be a consequence, not of their moral character or of their cultural framework but of economics and class. so even europe's peasants and europe's marginalized and dispossessed benefitted from a discourse, a way of ranking the world's people that said any european no matter how dasterdly or despicable has the stuff of europe, has the stuff of civilization with just a little bit of help will be on their way to greener pastures. black people were understood as being fundamentally flawed in their nature. >> you go on to say in the book that blackness was refashioned through statistics. that statistics about black crime were ubiquitous. was

it's been said that wisdom comes from the mouths of babes but what about eternal salvation? in an age when many kids are more interested in computer games than spiritual guidance, one 11-year-old has already become an ordained minister with a faithful crowd of followers. and he's not alone, he's just part of a controversial world of preaching kids. abc's dan harris brings us a look inside his unusual life. >> somebody shout glory! hallelujah! >> reporter: he may not even be in the sixth grade and his voice may not have broken yet. >> with the holy ghost, you got to pray! >> reporter: but grown men and women -- >> amen -- >> reporter: kneel down before ezekiel stoddard as a prophet. >> hallelujah! >> reporter: when did you know you wanted to be a preacher? >> when i was 7. god had a dream and he wanted me to do his will. >> reporter: you're a very confident 11-year-old. >> yes, sir. >> lord, use her right now. hallelujah. use her right now. >> reporter: and of healing. >> heal him, lord, heal him in the name of jesus, lord, we thank you for healing right now. >> reporter: mea

lewis letter, by doing alexander graham bell's application drawings, he was right there at the salvation of telecommunication and electronics. also because of what he did with illumination and these are important things all around the world. modern lights would not be able to exist without artificial lighting. i think that his invention is very important. doctor charles has saved so many lives and impacted so many lives because of the knowledge that we have through the science of blood typing. again, this is a very important contribution worldwide. i think and i hope that answers your questions. sorry don't have time to answer all three. >> let's move on to charlotte in south bend, indiana. >> yes, hello. what an honor it is to talk to you. i wonder if you talk about the book you wrote about the buffalo soldiers and the significance of the buffalo soldiers to american history reign. >> well, i think the industry of buffalo soldiers is important to american history because the westward experience of our nation was a key element in to us becoming a world power. we could not have done that

. ♪ my salvation lies in your love, in your love ♪ ♪ in your love ♪ love ♪ in your love, in your love ♪ >> alan: a man shot several times by police is in the hospital tonight in san francisco. good evening, i'm alan wang. >> ama: i'm ama daetz. witnesses say the man was seen in the potrero hill area with a gun. >> alan: then police stepped in. we're live outside san francisco general hospital with the latest. >> reporter: the san francisco police say the suspect is in general general hospital, with nonlife-threatening gunshot wounds, the incident began this evening when police got a report a man was waving around a handgun in the potrero hill projects. san francisco police converged on dakota street this evening after an officer-involved shooting. evidence technicians forecasted the area where a 31-year-old man was shot by police officers after being chased at 6:30 this evening. residents of the area told us offcamera they heard five shots after employs warned the map to stop. >> they kept hearing him say, stop, police, stop. he turns on the officers, produces a handgun, black and s

this is the 14th year of the salvation army's back to school carnival. it's only for families that have pre-registered. >> another place they can get school backs is the mo magic giveaway. it takes place from 10:00 to 1:00 at community center on mcallister street in san francisco. more than 200 backpacks will be distributed today to kids from kindergarten through 12th grade. >>> coming up next, the nationwide bee count that gets underway today and why it's so important how many of them are buzzing about the landscape. here is a live look over the bay area. you can see a strip of mist there. lisa argen will have the >> katie: if you happen to look out your window and see a neighbor staring at the garden counting bees, it's a nationwide project to gauge the health of bee populations in some cities. some results are already in. as wayne freedman tells us, there is reason for concern. >> reporter: its pocket of seemingly thriving beauty a living bouquet of flowers and nurtured by the woman who keeps it. for susan it's a place made even more special because o

. >> police searching for a woman for assaulting a salvation shop manager during a robbery. investigators say a woman and a accomplice beat and choked the manager, he caught them trying to steal clothes and other things. the male arrested when police arrived. witnesses say the woman escaped. >> there are police warning about thieves who steal electronic gadgets. police say there have been 557 robberies of 24% increase during three months in the western part of the city. and there is a robbers appear to pray on people who appear to be distracted during using their phone autos this is a quick ask easy turn around sale for the suspect. when these electronics are taken they can be sold for ready cash. >> this is when peopling leaving stations as well. they're on trains here in this bus zone area. all over. >> and police point out you can hide your electronics while walking or on the street. >> some progress to report in san jose's deadly crime wave. police caught the suspect in the deadly stabbing of a man in a safeway store. there is a detectives believe he stabbed a 24-year-ol

ultimately is important and i could think of nothing > serving god by helping people work out their salvation and crew and their faith. and the increase appears parrish was an inspiration to me. >>> i have to ask you how is it when you get the call to be asked to join the episcopate, how is it >>> to be a bishop 0. he get a phone call from a my cases a little different i had been working in rome at the time and i was on vacation so i have surmised that they did know exactly where to track me down so they called my bishop. it would found missing her letter. the bishop of the diocese contacted me to give me the news. >>> d.u.i. anticipated at all to think that might be the case? so it's a surprise and the same time how fulfilling is it? all the things go through your mind. like the realization of that into a high-visibility role and what ever a bishop does is greater ramifications for good and the more serious the responsibility from that standpoint came to my mind and to call such as this, who was the has the export and about myself no one is really equal to the call so having to rely on the g

they deserve the message of salvation. who is going to give them the message? >> reporter: and australian muslims are not only hearing the good news on the television airwaves, former muslims attend worship in arabic at this church. ali basni has pastored here for two years. it is called al-abhore, which means cross over. some come here secretly because they fear being discovered by muslim family members. several attendees have received death threats for leaving the religion. >> because the religion with the koran encouraged you to hurt people -- they think they are doing something good for the lord if i kill you, to allah. >> reporter: the pastor says he has received many death threats since becoming a christian, but he won't stop preaching the gospel. a muslim friend who converted to christianity introduced him to the bible and jesus. >> i like the civility of jesus christ. the way they present him from the bible, how he shares with people, heals them, feed them. i said, mom, i'm a new man. and she said, if there is a god able to change ali, i want to believe

but what gives him more joy is the opportunity he had to share christ's salvation to the people. and he is grateful for cbn's help. >> i apply what i learn from them. they not only cater to the material needs, but most especially to the spiritual needs of the people. every time i help in a disaster, i see to it that the people will know about jesus. one time a flood victim approached me crying. she said, now i realize it is not the material things that is important, but our relationship with god. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people are still in evacuation centers. many communities are still deep in floodwaters. in the midst of all of this, cbn is there to extend all of the physical and spiritual help they can give. lucille talusin, cbn news, manila. >> wendy: and lucille's home was also hit. folks, please be in prayer for the philippines. >> george: coming up, running for life. as a child, he ran to escape the horrors that surrounded him. and now this olympic athlete is running to help those still suffering. >> wendy: one of the toughest olympic events is the men's 5,000 met

. >>> the salvation and army and the red cross are mobilized in case they are needed to help in the aftermath of isaac. volunteers are traveling to the gulf coast to help distribute shelters, meals and water. and for a bit more on what to expect, we turn to accuweather for the latest of isaac's next move. >> meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and paula. isaac likely to strengthen for the next 24 hours as it nears landfall. the northern gulf coast, likely to strengthen to a category 2 hurricane when it makes landfall near new orleans, late tonight if not early tomorrow morning. this storm going to bring strong, gusty winds. in some cases, 100 miles per hour not out of the question. that's with storm surge. water will be piling up in lake pontchartrain. massive storm surge is expected. >> thank you. there will be more on isaac coming up on "good morning america." >>> now, we turn to politics and the republican national convention kicking into high gear today. >> the two of the most highly anticipated speakers are on tap for the primetime audience. t.j. winick has

it's impossible. >> chad is still living at the salvation army in downtown tampa. but today he's ridden his bike ten miles to the jail to see katie again. >> did you go get tested for your hepatitis? >> no. >> no. and the reason why is because you don't want to get moved out of that pod, huh? >> if i lose -- i don't want to make new friends. >> listen, listen, if you feel sick at all, then you need to go because chances are -- >> i know. >> -- you're already past the destructive phase and you're going to be like me and your liver count is going to go way back up. are you scared about the hepatitis? i mean -- >> i don't know. i don't know enough about it to be scared. i know jesse had it. that's all i know. >> you know why jesse had a big gut, you know? that was fat. that was his body swollen up because he drank. >> yeah. i know that. >> that's what happens. like, it's a horrible death. you know what i mean, another reason for us to be clean, you know, or you know what i mean, just try to live healthier. >> chad says he hasn't used drugs since his release two weeks

accounts numbered among those apocalyptic just leave it to jesus preachers preach internal heavily salvation while giving its short trips to engage in the structure of the social and political oppression that the block really needs salvation front. despite the progress in some churches and denominations it still seems to be an undercurrent especially in many evangelical churches. and i'm talking about those questions christians who spit on their humanity of undocumented workers, calling them the legal and such as if they are somehow lower forms of life for children from a lesser god. and i am especially speaking of those white christians who seek every subterfuge and crackpot conspiracy they can find as reasons not to accept the first black president as their beloved brother. [applause] but my main topic of discussion is the black church. and my question is this. after the needs of pitcher proclamation, how are black churches using their relative freedom to struggle against political, social and economic structures and policies that still today keep the very sheet of their flocks from fully

while dean reynolds finds americans who hope isaac will be their salvation. as the new republican nominee, mitt romney tries to forget clint eastwood. >> so, mr. president, how do you handle promises you've made? >> the g.o.p. hears the president's answer. >> don't you believe it. here's the truth. >> pelley: reports from jan crawford, anthony mason, and bob schieffer. and "on the road" with steve hartman. a silent soldier hears the call of duty. >> 660 years later. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the storm cleared over the gulf coast today and the full impact of hurricane katrina is now becoming clear. the first hurricane to hit the u.s. this season left at least five people dead. more than 20 inches of rain combined with the storm surge left whole neighborhoods underwater in louisiana. the power is still out for more than half a million homes and businesses and the damage could top $2 billion. our mark strassmann has been talking with some of the people who have lost nearly everything

they were able to stock up thanks to salvation army and target. >> this is to make sure she's ready for school. >> when does school start? >> tomorrow. >> for her big sister it's a day of what she says was a long summer. >> are you looking for forward to student -- school? >> yes. >> for her dad this shopping spree is welcomed relief to what might have been a tough beginning of the school year. >> i need help this year. and she said come over and she help immediate out. and sent me a couple classes and said they had vouchers. why not? more help, merrier. single father. >> and each year, target donates $1 million and has this program for four years but have been seeing an increased need. and they were able to serve 10 more students this year than last year. >> the goal is to help as many as we can. to come in to go shopping and get school supplies. >> back to school clothes are allowed. to help parents there is every family is assigned a volunteer to help. >> in san bruno abc 7 news. >> we want to take this moment to thank those of you who contributed to the abc 7 dream campaign. and our

they will also have a chance to have some last minute summer fun at the salvation army's back to school carnival. they want to get the kids equipped for school and allow them to enjoy the day. it helps parents meet the costly back to school preparation. this the 14th year of the carnival. today's event is only opened to families who have pre-registered. >> another place to get school back backs, is the back back giveaway. this takes place from 10:00 to 1:00 at ella hutch community center in san francisco. more than 200 backpacks will be distributed today to kids from kindergarten to 12th grade. >> target is wrang up its job fair today. the store is interviewing candidates for 300 new job openings in san francisco. they will staff the new metrian city stores. c-9 is the newly independently branded special at this store. the job fair runs from 9:00 9:00 to 5:00 this afternoon. you can apply online and best candidates will be hired right there on the spot. >>> coming up next, the nationwide bee count that gets underway today. it's so important how many are buzzing around the landscape. liv

faith that a program drawn up by one east the church but showing as parishioners learn quickly that salvation lies within. >>> they used to be the shoes of the co capitated. now she looks like this and her shoes are pretty much a blur. >>> a debit was instant gratification but if the biggest thing is to start. >>> she got all but a place were instant gratification is frowned upon. her church the power for living ministries and antioch is beginning the third year of the greatest loser program patterned after the popular television with the show. the pastor said churches a good place for it because people come in with a willingness to sacrifice. >>> it brings a joy and a sense of that i've done something good to help somebody else it makes you less selfish. >>> also makes you less sick. bob is on the sixth heart bypass a jury considers the program a matter of life for death. davis won the first competition losing 50 lbs. and getting all self-esteem along the way. >>> a look incredible and i i felt even better. i feel really good. >>> the three month program features the the group exercise activ

if you want to help the salvation army is collecting school books for children ages 5-15. >>> row teak act at -- routine act at an ohio fair when a gator attacked a trainer. you can see the trainer running around an alligator during an entertaining wildlife show during a county fair. when the man slipped and fell. the gator grabbed him by the arm. >> he starts crushing down on the bone. muscles come out of the arm. started bleeding everywhere. >> as bad as it looks the wound was repaired with stitches. the trappers boss says the trainer grabbed hold of the alligator when he bit him. >> ouch. >>> time now is 7:50. football star chad johnson spends the night in jail. the ugly domestic incident that led to his arrest. >> deadly crash involving a sky diving plane. why the pilot is being called a hero. >> a cooler weather pattern is trickling into the bay area. what you can expect for your neighborhood coming up. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up

it's happening at the salvation army center on jesse street. backpacks stuffed with school supplies and a payless shoe card will be in the backpacks. each year, the salvation army provides nearly 1500 students with clothing and back-to-school. >> back-to-school? >> yep. >> everyone, got to get these children outside before the last week, week and a half of summer. >> you're right. they need to be outdoors and playing around. in some cases, maybe they need to be outdoors sooner than later. we're already warming the inland areas today, back into the triple digits for the hottest spots. we are dealing with mostly sunny skies over the east bay. around the south bay and around the bay area, we actually have a little fog out there this morning. we're watching it burn off and we will be with mostly sunny skies, calm conditions around most of the bay area. you can see we do have a little westerly breeze in fairfield, clearly not strong enough to cool us down, at least not for today. we do have a cooldown on the way, though. outside the doors right now,

have gaming machines the first time and some say it's i much needed bost that could bring financial salvation to their organization. >> reporter: on tuesdays, wednesdays, and thursdays at 12:15, mourn legion post 217 in college park comes a live with bingo. >> 41. >> reporter: for post go17, bingo is a financial lifeline in downturns in the economy and membership. >> it's life and death. >> reporter: he said that veterans are welcoming maryland's gambling expansion bill, which would let veterans groups purchase gaming machines. >> we used to get big donations. we can't do that anymore. the economy, our money is bad and this would be greatly needed. >> reporter: the bill would allow them to buy five gaming machine, except in montgomery county where lawmakers didn't want them. voters would have to approve expandedgambling but they could gen -- exbanded gambling but they could generate more than $60 million a year. the numbers have not been so lucky for american legions like this. on a good day, they can expect between 15 and $1,600 that is enough to pay an electrical bill. >> reporter: critic p