live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. good afternoon. i'm dan ashley in for larry beil. >> and a.m. ama daetz. first at 4:00 oakland police are defending the actions of one of their officers who shot and killed a man this morning, a man investigators say attacked the officer with a bike chain. >> it happened at 8:30 this morning. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is in oakland with the story. >> this cell phone video shows the minutes after an oakland police officer shot and mortally wounded a man who investigators say just struck her with his metal bike chain. >> suspect continued to advance. the officer drew her firearm and

fired at the suspect striking him. >> i ran out and seen this man on the ground and an officer on the side. >> reporter: michelle harris said she heard the shots and recorded this video that shows the suspect on the ground. >> she looked like she had blood on the side of her face. something did happen but it was so extreme. >> reporter: neighbors tell abc 7 news the man was a regular in the neighborhood often sleeping wherever he could, sometimes being combative with those who try to get him to move along. >> instead of shooting him they could have tasered him or maced him. i don't think what he did was worth his life being taken just by knowing him personally. >> reporter: demonstrators say they will march from the scene to city hall to protest today's shooting. >> today's incident was the sixth officer-involved shooting in oakland and the fourth fatal one this year. on june 6th officered shot and

killed a man four blocks east of the shooting. on august 3 oakland officers shot and killed a man after he wounded an officer. and police say nate wilkes turned towards them with a gun. we are expecting ahmad brooks to turn himself into authorities. brooks and former defensive end ray mcdonald are accused of sexual assaulting the same woman at a party. the 49ers sent brooks home yesterday and issued a statement saying he would not be playing in saturday's game in denver. mcdonald is due in court next month. no court date is set for brooks but he is expected to post bail. a woman was killed early this morning during another hit-and-run. it happened as a number of children were walking to school.

>> it happened near tully road. here is matt keller. >> reporter: a gruesome and tragic display just off of tully road in east san jose. a woman likely between 30 and 40 years old was dead in the road. police say she was killed when a male driver in a maroon sedan hit her and sped off. his car was abandoned several blocks away. no arrest has been made. >> this is a park. there is a school nearby. there were kids waiting for buses and those kinds of things. it's quite a tragedy and very dangerous. >> reporter: parents walking their kids to nearby katherine smith elementary school trying to avoid the scene. >> today they wanted to walk front side. i said we shouldn't go there. so we walked by that way so they wouldn't have to see that. >> reporter: this is san jose's 31st traffic fatality this year

and the 14th involving a pedestrian. >> there has been a few times that i have walked my son to school across the street and almost got hit a few times. so just by impatience. so really concerned about that. >> reporter: matt keller, abc 7 news. as promised and predicted a little warmer around the bay area. >> you can feel it. spencer christian is here with our accuweather update. >> you can certainly feel it especially inland. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. just a few scattered high clouds. it's a lovely and warm late summer day. there are fire concerns everywhere but especially over in this area of the central sierra near lake tahoe from we have a fire weather watch in effect from midnight tomorrow night. 12:00 a.m. saturday to 12 noon saturday. the ridge tops can see gusts as high as 75 miles per hour. meanwhile back here in the bay area a beautiful view of the sky

looking northward and these are current temperature readings. 73 in san francisco. 82 in oakland. 88 san jose. 73 at half moon bay. mainly clear skies over sfo. 94 in santa rosa. 99 fairfield. 100 degrees in livermore. and here is blue sky over the bay looking from the exploratorium camera. mostly clear skies with just passing high clouds and then tomorrow afternoon sunny and warm again but temperatures will be easing up a little bit. >> thank you so much. condolences are pouring in to roanoke, virginia after the on air attack that killed alison parker and adam ward. >> this afternoon their entire news team gathered to send a message. they are all in this together. elizabeth hurr was there. a tough road ahead for the

colleagues. >> reporter: absolutely. as you mentioned it was a moving show of solidarity. the entire team out here standing behind the station's general manager and the news director who told us while their hearts are heavy they are grateful for the outpouring of support from the community. stunned but staying strong, this is how the community is showing the virginia station wdbj they are not alone. >> i have 819 e-mails. i have all my voice mail boxes are full and it's all with people reaching out. >> reporter: the news team observing a moment of silence on the morning news the exact time they lost their colleagues, reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward just 24 hours earlier on live tv. >> the whole thing just crushes my soul. >> reporter: her father heart

broken. >> we used to also go kayaking. i look down the river and realized that, you know, she -- i'm sorry. she's not going to be there with me. >> reporter: abc news is not showing the video of the fatal shooting recorded and posted on social media by the shooter, bryce williams whose real name is vester flanagan fired from wdbj two years ago. police continue to search his apartment for answers but in a rambling suicide note faxed to abc news he claims he was the victim of mistreatment at work because he was a gay, black man. and in response to those allegations the general manager here told us those claims of mistreatment were investigated but determined to be unfounded. as for flanagan he committed suicide following a police chase. there is a bit of good news here. we are told the third shooting

victim in this case is still in the hospital and is now awake and listed in good condition. that is the latest here live in roanoke, virginia. back to you. >> thank you. as he grieves alison parker's father is leading a new effort now to push for tougher gun laws. >> brandi hitt has the message that goes far beyond the virginia shooting. stay with abc 7 news for complete coverage on air and online. follow us on twitter and online at abc7news.com. the criminal case against former san francisco china town gangster will continue. a federal judge denied the request to have corruption charges dropped. he argued he was being selectively prosecuted. his lawyers have accused mayor ed lee of soliciting bribes in the same investigation that got

their client arrested. the judge said there was no evidence ed lee had committed a crime. the lawyer for the dog sitter accused of animal cruelty pled not guilty. the case came to the d.a.'s office after this disturbing video was captured of her grabbing a dog by the neck and appearing to throw it to the ground. >> the owner was watching television and saw the video and recognized her dog being on the video. at that point she got in touch with the humane society and brought frisco in for an examination. >> prosecutors say that is why she wasn't charged with a felony. she is out on bail. officials say she does not have a business license and is not permitted to board pets where she lives. a dead whale found lodged under a dock has been removed.

this video shows the army corps of engineers towing the carcass by boat to deeper waters. sky 7 hd followed. the national oceanic and atmospheric association says the whale is being taken to a suitable place. we learned the whale was dragged in on monday by a ship. it's not clear if the whale was dead or alive when it was hit by the ship. >> governor brown ordered cities to reduce water use. the results are in. how much the state actually conserved last month. >> the damage after a driver rams into a gas line. >> plus instagram made it hip to be square but not anymore. the new shape the popular photo sharing app is giving users. the golden gate bridge traffic is moving in both directions perhaps a little heavier on the right-hand side.

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this is abc 7 news. day light reveals the extent of the damage to a santa clara strip mall. you can see some of the businesses destroyed by an explosion and fire yesterday. police say a driver rammed into a gas meter and caused this fiery blast. two people were injured including a firefighter. surveillance video shows the car

taking off. authorities in almeida are looking into what they say is a suspicious fire that broke out just before 4:00 this morning at a business near ferry point and west atlantic avenue. officials say it is suspicious because it started on an outside wall and there was a nearby dumps administer fire. firefighters quickly knocked it down. no injuries were reported and only minor damage. a surprise today at the end of the preliminary hearing. kate steinle was shot to death last month. prosecutors have been arguing the the suspect in the case should go to trial on a murder charge. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live at the hall of justice to tell us what happened today. >> reporter: i think everyone covering this case expected the prelim hearing to end today, this after the prosecution wrapped up its case yesterday with its last witness, but for whatever reason prosecutor diana garcia suddenly asked the judge to continue the hearing saying she needed more time to make her

case. and that came after the defense called its only witness, an important one. today public defender matt gonzalez called his only witness, former head of the san francisco police crime lab. gonzalez believes the gun francisco lopez sanchez is accused of firing accidently discharged in his hand. norris's testimony supported gonzalez's position. he said the weapon, a .40 caliber has no safety switch and the weapon has a trigger that requires little force to pull thus supporting the defense position that it could have accidently gone off. a police investigator has also testified that the bullet hit the ground and ricochetted, fatally striking her in the back. but the prosecution believes sanchez was aiming his gun at steinle when it went off. >> we believe the charging decision is proper and the defendant has been charged with murder for that reason.

>> reporter: police criminalist testifies that the trigger had to be pulled for the gun to go off but under cross examination that it could misfire. vic lee, abc 7 news. republican state lawmakers introduced legislation in direct response to steinle's murder introducing a bill to prevent agencies to seeking custody of undocumented immigrant. had the suspect not been removed from federal prison by san francisco sheriff's officials steinle's murder would never have happened. >> if he had been left in the federal prison kate steinle would be left today. quite simply he never should have been moved to san francisco in the first place. >> the bill faces an uphill battle in the democratically controlled legislature but supporters believe it would keep neighborhoods safe from felons.

good news in china is good news for wall street. stocks closed higher today. investors in a buying mood after the chinese stock market saw the biggest gain in eight weeks and reacting to reports that the u.s. economy expanded at a much faster pace than predicted. the dow closed up 369 points. the nasdaq climbed 115 at the end of trading today and the s&p 500 also up 47 points. it is official. apple's product announcement will be made in san francisco. speculation began to grow when police and security guards responded and no parking signs went up. it is unclear what exactly apple plans to release at the event but the companytypically reveals new iphones in september. siri, give us a hint. if you ask siri to give us a

hint you get an answer alluding to next month's announcement. there is a new feature on instagram expanding choices for photographers. starting now photos can be uploaded in square, landscape or portrait. until now square was your only choice. starbucks will be closing the caves across san francisco. the coffee giant says all locations will be nonoperation. 15 locations are in san francisco. the cafe on columbus avenue and the one at 685 market street will close at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. starbucks did say it will transfer leases to new ownership. california water experts released the latest conservation numbers today and the state exceeded the requirements. mandated a 25% water use reduction across the state in

april. in the month of july the water use dropped 31% despite hot summer temperatures officials say californians reduced outdoor watering and are happy that residents are being mindful. >> excellent statewide news. that's the statewide average. there are a lot of communities stepping up and hitting it out of the park. >> officials may issue fines to under performing agencies. the fines can start at $500 a day. let's talk about the weather. a little bit muggy around the bay area. temperatures really went up. >> definitely heating up. spencer christian is here with the latest. >> it has been a warm day. as of 4:00 no fewer than two bay area locations, antioch and livermore had already reached or exceeded 100 degrees. there may be more later. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. we have mainly sunny skies with a few high clouds. notice the absence of marine layer at the coast.

here is a view as we check out our forecast features. heat will taper off but will be warm in some spots. much cooler everywhere this weekend. we have a slight chance of light showers early saturday morning. satellite and radar composite image shows big hot air mass dominated our weather picture. this ridge is starting to retreat and slide southward just a bit. that will open the door for cooler air mass to our northwest to arrive tomorrow and possibly bring showers early saturday morning. here is the forecast animation. areas will have high clouds pressing through tomorrow and to our evening. early saturday a slight chance of showers reaching into the north bay. it looks like if they do materialize they will be light. we don't expect widespread or steady or heavy rainfall. we see the chance of showers disappearing. a cooling pattern will continue into next week. speaking of cooler pattern.

our outlook shows generally cool pattern over the western third of the country and generally warm pattern over much of the east and northeast, the dividing line will be the rocky mountain range. back to the bay area we see mainly clear skies, passing high clouds, mild with low temperature generally in the low to mid 60s. tomorrow high clouds continue to pass through otherwise sunny sky. south bay warm with highs in the mid to upper 80s. 90s in morgan hill and gilroy. on the peninsula we see mid to upper 80s. 88 at mountain view. upper 60s to 70 on the coast tomorrow. downtown san francisco a high of 76. look for 78 in south san francisco. in the north bay on the coast 67. 88 inland at santa rosa. 86 at napa. to the east bay we see oakland reaching a high of 80 tomorrow. 85 at union city and the inland east bay will have highs in the

low to mid 90s. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. look at the sharp drop off in temperatures. upper 70s to 80 around the bay. mid 60s on the coast. the cooler pattern will continue with continuing cooling into about the middle of the week. >> thank you so much, spencer. coming up next the bear scare that put a school on lockdown. new after 4:30 president obama visits new orleans to mark the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> the work he says needs to be done a decade after the devastation. taking a live look at traffic this is highway 101. southbound backed up. 880 moving in both directions over the top.

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the colorado high school was on lockdown because of potential danger outside, this bear. the animal was spotted wandering around a nearby creek. authorities tranquillized the bear and loaded it to a trailer for relocation. from racing to theater a lot is going on around the bay area this weekend. >> here is abc 7 news reporter leyla gulen. >> ready for racing under the sonoma sun? your need for speed can be this weekend when the grand prix kicks off tomorrow. life in the fast lane will start. expect major delays on highway

37 and 121. it's alive after 218 years frankenstein is being celebrated at the berkeley public library's north branch. you are invited to enjoy tea, cake and brains. presenting on reanimating organs and limbs and modern day medical advancements. our region is brimming with talent as the museum of contemporary art the new exhibit opens. enthusiasts have an opportunity to meet the artist during saturday's reception. for more information about these and other events go to our website at abc7news.com. leyla gulen, abc 7 news. good stuff. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues with donald trump saying. see what happens when the gop presidential candidate tries to settle an issue. the possible twist in the bay area kidnapping dubbed the real life of gone girl.

the evidence defense attorneys say needs to be thrown out. the personal plea, the father of the reporter murdered on live

live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >> good afternoon. taking a look at the headlines where you live today at 4:30.

police fatally shot a man at 8:30 in the area of mcarthur boulevard. police say the man repeatedly hit the officer's head and face with a metal object. laura anthony says neighbors are questioning this morning's shooting. we will have a full report at 5:00. san jose police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a woman crossing the street this morning. investigators found the car but are still looking for the driver. abc 7 news reporter will give us an update on that story at 5:00, as well. in the wake of yesterday's deadly shooting of a news crew in virginia there is a renewed push for gun control. the man leading that charge is the father of the reporter killed. the issue is taking center stage on the presidential campaign trail. >> i'm sorry. she's not going to be there.

>> reporter: grieving father andy parker is turning his daughter's shooting death to a call for tougher gun laws. >> there has got to be some common sense. >> reporter: the gunman behind wednesday's shooting had a history of anger and aggression according to station management who fired him two years ago. it is believed he sent this suicide note to abc news expressing admiration for the columbine shooters and virginia tech shooters. parker's father when you add newtown, connecticut it is time for screening gun owners. >> the politicians that kicked the can down the road -- >> reporter: the issue, a long time political hot potato is front and center. >> if guns were not so readily available, if we had universal background checks. >> we have a serious mental

problem. >> reporter: just before the shooting wal-mart announced it is no longer selling high powered assault rifles, not for political reasons but because consumer demand was down. it was a hand gun used in virginia and police say it was purchased legally. an online petition has started to cancel a gun show in roanoke, virginia this weekend. it has a few hundred supporters but as of now that show will go on as scheduled. in the oakland hills the power is back on to more than 1,200 pg&e customers after an early morning fire. firefighters say it was started by a blown transformer. crews had to go down a steep hill to reach the fire and were able to put it out before it could spread. there are new details in the kidnapping. the fbi obtained an arrest warrant in june for the kidnapping of huskins.

she disappeared in march from her home only to turn up in southern california. pd said she faked the entire disappearance. now the attorney says a key piece of evidence linking the client should be thrown out. abc 7 news reporter is live in pleasanten with the story. >> reporter: we got a look at matthew muller in court today wearing a red jump suit. at times he smiled at his attorney. today's hearing was continued to next week when the attorney will argue that detective's lack of search warrant for cell phones is enough to unravel the case. in the early morning hours dublin police services responded to a home invasion robbery. the victims fought off the robber who fled but he left behind a key piece of evidence. >> he left his cell phone at the

residence. >> the cell phone was locked so detectives made an emergency 911 call. the operator gave them the phone's number which they used to obtain who the phone was registered to, information that brought detectives to matthew muller's parents and then to him at the lake tahoe home. investigators found more evidence linking him to a march home invasion. prior to that evidence police called the kidnapping a hoax but in late june fbi agents obtained a warrant in connection to the kidnapping. while he was in jail facing charges in the home invasion. >> they put the case together and it turned out great. >> reporter: his attorney claims detectives searched the cell phone without a warrant. >> the phone is really a window into the entire investigation. >> reporter: if the search of the phone is suppressed muller's attorney says -- >> i don't know what evidence would remain.

>> reporter: home invasion victim is not a party in the almeida county case but her attorney told abc 7 news he recognizes the implications this could have. and said i'm glad the right person was apprehended. it would be tragic if the case was dismissed on a technicality. the argument ultimately has no merit, a decision the judge will make when the motion is heard next week. president obama is in new orleans right now marking the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. the president met with residents working to rebuild neighborhoods in the hard hit lower ninth ward area. he hailed the community's resilience in the face of such massive destruction. >> because this is a city that slowly unmistakebly together is moving forward, because the project of rebuilding here wasn't just to restore the city

as it had been. it was to build the city as it should be. >> in his speech the president made special note of racial and economic inequities. the poverty rate remained near 30%. hurricane katrina killed nearly 1,000 people in louisiana alone. in the race for the white house vice president joe biden says he is not sure if he is ready to run for president. he spoke in a conference call and said he is assessing whether he has the emotional fuel to run for the white house. >> if i were to announce to run i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul. and right now both are pretty well banged up. we are trying to figure out that issue. >> the vice president lost his eldest son beau to cancer on may 30th and may not be prepared for a run. one friend said he is not

himself. today republican presidential front runner donald trump attempted to settle an issue. >> i don't wear a toupee. it's my hair. i swear. >> he swears. trump interrupted his speech at a campaign stop in south carolina to address his hair. he pulled this woman out of the audience to take a closer look. she says she believes it is his own hair. >> he can afford a great wig. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a new device developed here that could give hope to couples struggling to have a baby. south florida gets ready for what could be its first direct hurricane hit in ten years. spencer christian from our tower camera looking north. we see mainly blue skies but a few high clouds and building more on the way. i will have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. and take a look outside. what a mess on the san francisco

sky way. giants were in town tonight. that is not helping. cars coming at you trying to get on the bay bridge. stay with us. we will continue with abc 7 news at 4:0 the drought is affecting at pg&e we've definitely put a focus on helping our agricultural customers through the drought. when they do an energy efficiency project and save that money they feel it right in their pocket book. it's exciting to help a customer with an energy efficiency project because not only are they saving energy but they are saving water.

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a category 1 hurricane as it makes land fall on the east coast of florida. tropical storm, now hurricane ignasio is a category 1 hurricane. maximum sustained winds 90 miles per hour. it is also on a westward track expected to intensify to category 3 over the weekend and back to a category 1 by tuesday as it possibly moves just north of hawaii. that will get our close attention as we track both storms. across the state tomorrow, state of california look for hot weather in the interior sections. highs in the 90s to above 100. here in the bay area we will probably not have triple digits tomorrow but will be warm in our inland valleys where highs reach low to mid 90s. we see low to mid 80s and on the coast we see highs up to about 70 degrees with high clouds, i might add. at least we have a cooling trend

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they can to exceed their expectations. it is 100 degrees in some places so clearly it is still summer but already wal-mart is rolling out the christmas shopping season. >> are we behind already? michael finney is here with the first taste of the holiday frenzy. >> remember when they would decorate for christmas before thanksgiving. >> some before halloween. >> the race is on for capturing the holiday shopping dollars. wal-mart is launching the christmas toy lay away program tomorrow. that's two weeks earlier than last year which was two weeks earlier than the year before. wal-mart is calling the launch toy week. customers can choose from 40,000 items that cost $10 or more. last year the minimum was $15. this year those using lay away will have 90 days to pay it off

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more. >> the fda has had a light touch when it comes to regulating homeopathic products. the s.e.c. has records of 141 consumer complaints that mention since 2007. they describe a wide collection of alleged rip offs. it is concerned that the fda's policy conflicts with the requirement that medical advertising claims be supported by evidence. the food and drug administration expected to approve a powerful cholesteral lowering drug perhaps could come as early as today. that will set the stage for market battle which won approval for similar drugs last month. both use the same mechanism to lower ldl cholesterol by 40% or more. and a bottle of water before meals could help with weight loss. researchers at the university of birmingham found that adults who drank a pint of water a half

hour before meals ate less food. the beauty of the study is that drinking water is cheap, easy and good for you. from the nasdaq i'm jane king. here's to your health. abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. the need for speed reaches the golden gate bridge. what had racecar drivers taking over. cheryl jennings in the newsroom. >> we are learning about a cal trans engineer who played golf for 55 days on the clock. a san jose teenager who died at the hands of police his father suing over what he calls the murder of his son. and a stunning score. gushing review sending stocks going. we join you for abc 7 news at 5:00.

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along the golden gate bridge tourists got more than expected. unless you knew about it in advance you might have been a little surprised, as well.

indy cars on the bridge. it was all an unusual lead up to this weekend's 500 mile race at sonoma. here is wayne freedman with the need for speed. >> reporter: if you spend enough time next to the golden gate bridge they say most of the world will pass by. that will be the case today. >> they are coming. >> he is coming. >> reporter: how about five indy cars heading south for a brief few minutes all selfie taking ceased. this was something to tweet about. >> to be able to witness this. >> reporter: five cars in formation carrying the championship trophy partly to promote sunday's race and also to honor driver justin wilson who died on monday after debris from another car hit him in the head at pocono race way last weekend. that death overshadowed and raised the issue of inclosing

cockpits. >> i think to drive. >> you don't sound opposed to it. >> i don't think anyone would be. >> reporter: that was the one sobering element to an otherwise unique experience for drivers and tourists alike. as to how fast the drivers went they all knew the speed limit. >> i would definitely say 45. >> but cars capable of 240 miles per hour really? >> technically it is 45. frankly there is no speedometer so i couldn't tell you. i could neither confirm or deny if we stay within the limits. >> we confirm the drivers paid no tolls. from vista point, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> what a sight. thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins now with cheryl and dan.

this is a park with a school nearby. >> a woman died and a hit-and-run driver is to blame. did a homeowner capture the suspect on surveillance cameras. >> i have been struck in the head. >> a local police officer opens fire. a protest getting underway after the city's fourth fatal shooting this year. >> new concerns that almeida may have a fire bug on the loose. we also have a cucumber salad. live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. a san jose intersection neighbors call dangerous has become deadly. >> i walk my kids to school and almost got hit a few times. really concerned about that.

>> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. there is a search underway in san jose right now for the person responsible for a horrific hit-and-run that left a woman dead near children on their way to school. the accident happened in east san jose. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the latest information. >> reporter: we are standing yards away from where the incident happened. if you take a look behind me you can see that orange cone in the distance there. that is the area where the woman was fatally struck. we just learned the victim's name, 46-year-old laura reyes of san jose. her family has been notified by the coroner's office. tonight investigators are still trying to track down the suspect. just off tully road in east san jose neighbors grieve over the loss of a woman killed by a hit-and-run driver. >> i walk here every morning around the block.

after this i have my granddaughter. there is no way i'm going to chance it. >> it happened at the corner around 7:15 this morning. based on evidence at the scene it appears the driver in a maroon sedan hit the woman on the sidewalk and sped off abandoning the car a few blocks away. >> this is a park. there is a school nearby. there were kids waiting for buses. it's quite a tragedy and very dangerous. >> reporter: a homeowner nearby may have captured the suspect with a surveillance camera. we have covered the man's face. in the video you can see him walking across the drive way. however, police have not commented on whether this is the man they are looking for. neighbors tell us speeding in the area has been a major problem with countless crashes and inconsiderate drives. >> it is worse every day. now that school started it seems like it is getting worse for the kids crossing the