Domestic Violence Programs Caught in Budget Squeeze

Tough financial times add stress to families, and that can lead to domestic violence affecting children and spouses. But California's domestic violence shelters are facing higher demand just as funding for them dwindles. Last month, Governor Schwarzenegger signed off on $80 million in cuts to programs that fight domestic violence and child abuse. [Correction: In the original broadcast of this story, and in the version available here in this online archive, we mischaracterized the size of the cuts to domestic violence and child abuse programs relative to other reductions in the budget. We meant to say these cuts were the result of Governor Schwarzenegger's line-item vetoes, and among those, the largest single line-item veto hit funding that fights domestic violence and child abuse.]