, when a crosswalk is not marked, it's still a crosswalk. and that's what the study demonstrated and these studies can change to leading the guidance. and if you want to see something changed and there is research to support it, you bring up the research, you just keep presing and pressing and maybe one day your grandchildren will see the results. >> there is a request that you explain what the mtcud is. >> it's a bible, it's a traffic control device and when a traffic controller says no, they will point that that manual. and it tells traffic engineers what operational treatments are permissible or required, and it used to say that you had to have so many pedestrians crossing a street before you put in a signal. and that's like waiting to build a bridge and people are swimming across the river. and they are more flexible and the next edition has improvements and they have some involving bicyclists. and that's a manual that you need to know about and you can access free online. information is powerful, don't let the engineers -- i will probab

and have a lot of homework, and one way streets and a lot of crosswalks that are closed. and dual turn lanes, we have done a lot of work and several things we can do that are effective. we have a separate phase for the pedestrians when we have the turns. and have a leading interval, that gives the pedestrians a chance to cross and the cars go to the end. and there are a lot of things we can do and trying to attack those and dual turn lanes and sidewalk parking, a ton of talk about that and i mentioned some progress, and another thought, with this concentrated campaign, one idea i had on that, the neighborhoods that have a lot of that and perhaps leaflet the cars and let them know this instead of hitting them with sticker shock. and right turn on red, and we have looked at these numbers, and we feel that right on red is safer than right on green, and there are a lot of aggravated people and i hate it when people don't look. that's a violation of the law, and when people don't watch for the pedestrian, and when people say they want to inhibit the right turn on red and to en

he was in the crosswalk, but the light prohibited him from walking. 19 is quire old driver -- 19 year old driver had no time to stop, and hit and killed joey. >>> joey was a lovable guy. >> i would go through hard times with my family, and he would say, always stick with your family, never forget thim, you never know when you can lose someone like that. and then i lost him. meanwhile funeral's have been set. tuesday 69:00 p.m. -- 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and the funeral on the following day. >> classes at chesapeake bay high which he -- chesapeake middle and folger will not have school today, but they will resume tomorrow morning. >> if you are going to go at it, go at it hard, but don't disrespect the game like that. six points was given up for bs. it's embarrassing. >> the ravens could be 0-2 or 2-0. everybody has an opinion, and so we have cherie live here. >> good morning, we are here live on townsend road. a lot of ravens and fans are in a bad mood. the ravens were not happy with roughing the passing call with the cincinnati bengals. >> a few of the cal

if interest if there is a crosswalk you must come to a stop. there is no one there.and someone tarts out and there is an accident. i tonight think the driver be with blamed in that situation. they are going after the people in a hurry. they're not thinking about the well fair of areas. >> there are aggressive pedestrians, too. they march and they charge forward. >> that's why the aids in the area need to to more. they can write helm. and you have they cannot get through because the pedestrians ignore the signs. >> you're right. >> it is an eye opener, over 1000 serious injuries. >> 1 thou to -- 1000 people hit in crosswalks. this is a safety zone and it shows that we have a problem here that needs to be addressed. the police are not going often the fringe cases. >> great story. we'll saul you. good for you. [ laughter ] >> , read more at tribune.com and getting around. >>> the forecast is next. bears talk about yesterday's big win over the cowboys. [ female announcer ] swiffer sweeper is 2 in 1. it sweeps and it mops. your old broom just can't compare. [ funny voice

now, the driver approaches a crosswalk and mows down a 60-year-old woman who bravely pushes her daughter out of the way. seconds later the driver clips another shopper before driving away.

maybe we can have more crosswalks hot -- crosswalks. sometimes they do not. the second thing is to create more space on the sidewalk so that the residents will have more space because we do have a lot of people that are handicapped and have wheelchairs. all of that can be in consideration. i don't think that anyone who necessarily fight a hospital coming in but i heard some concern about the job. it is people in this committee. the community would love to have jobs in this area. even though they think that they have a voice, we are having the contention of 2010. if they would like to donate funds to us and our committee, we will be happy to accept the donations so they will be part of our community service. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am a resident in the tenderloin and i work as an organizer. a lot of good points have been made about people's concerns and the opposition. i will not repeat what has been said. will we allow business to come into the tenderloin but not allow us to do business? a lot of us are low income without insurance and i don't underst

>>reporter: state police say he wasswalking in the crosswalk, -pbut it appears the driver who hit him had the right-of-way. >> i'll be forever changed. >>reporter: donna said she held his hand that night as he lay on the ground. she and many others, including his classmates, expressed condolences, remembering the >>> a frederick county man is >> i've seen maybe more people, but nothing -- you know, you're not bbing stopped or checked or >> police say tte shooter did record nd he did have a permit to carry the gun, buu it was issueddin virginia and not in maryland. >>> the doctor shot by him continues to show progresssin his recovery. a spokesperson says he is in fair and stable condition. he was shot in the stomach before e shot and >>> to watch more of the rsday.1 hopkins shooting, go to foxbaltimore.com and look for "hot topics" at the top of the page. >>> some kids in anne arundel county are getting an unexpected three-day weekend. the schools are all closed tomorrow, monday september 20th. there's a >>> just an absolutely >> indeed we saw gorgeous the tropics. ww have a category 1

it happened on a crosswalk on north mcdowell boulevard. the girl was with her older brother and father. the child sustained minor injuries. this is the second bicycle accident in that area this week. bicyclists should always walk their bikes when they're on crosswalks. >>> adult riders will no longer be able to use cards. any unused tickets can be exchanged for a clipper card. >>> a 50-foot whale washes on shore and now scientists are trying to determine what killed it and how it ended up here. >>> and the pg & e's most dangerous pipeline, they are located all over the area. that she would take care of her children. but she needed help. i used my american express open card to get half a million points to buy building materials to help build the jackson family a new home. well, i know if my dad was still around, he would have told me, with no doubt... he would have told me it's a no brainer and i knew that from the start. it was an honor. booming is moving forward by giving back. >>> the food and drug administration began a two day hearing

it happened on a crosswalk on north mcdowell boulevard.he girl was with her older brother and father. the child sustained minor injuries. this is the second bicycle accident in that area this week. bicyclists should always walk their bikes when they're on crosswalks. >>> adult riders will no longer be able to use cards. any unused tickets can be exchanged for a clipper card. >>> a 50-foot whale washes on shore and now scientists are tryi >>> the food and drug administration began a two day hearing today on whether to approve genetically engineered salmon for human consumption. a massachusetts company that wants to market it says it is safe and environmentally sustainable. the genetically engineered salmon grow twice as fast as normal salmon. critics worry that the fish may contain dangers. >> it's completely new. there's been very little environmental testing, hardly any testing on human health. so we have no idea what the impact of these new genetically the engineered fast growing fish would be for humans. >> that fish would be in stores

. >> we're thinking that the crosswalk were prohibiting the pedestrians from crossing because northbound and southbound traffic had a steady green light. >> reporter: this is causing a roller coaster of amotion -- emotions. >> one second, i'm fine and i can act normally, i'm in denial and another second, i'm sobbing. >> viewings will be held tuesday and wednesday in joppa at the mountain christian church and his funeral will be wednesday also. >>> few, andrea and a memorial fund has been set up. >>> better news about the doctor shot last week in johns hopkins. dr. david cohen's health is improving. he's in fair and stable condition. he was shot by the sun of an elderly patient. he shot the doctor and shot himself and his mother. >> now, the police are investigating a pair of deadly shootings. baltimore, a man was struck in the back and chest and later died. it may have been from an earlier altercation. >> and 15 minutes later, more gunshots. an unidentified man was rush to the hospital where he died after being shot. >>> and a rough night for those on bermuda. the national hurricane cent

he was in the crosswalk, but the light prohibited him from walking. the 19 year old driver had no time to stop and hit joey at 40 miles per hour. right now there is no plans to charge the driver. >> joey was a lovable and popular guy. >> now, funeral plans have been set and the viewing will be held from 6:00 to 9:00, and then on thursday from 12:00-noon and afterwards will be the burial. >> at a quarter till 5:00 yesterday morning, an unidentified man was shot in the head and taken to the hospital where he died. >>> and on the 2900 block of edge wood spread, izael white was shot in the chest and the back and died a short time later. >> dr. cohen is doing better after being shot in the stomach. the gunman paul pardus became distraught after the doctor gave him the news of his mother's condition. he then shot the doctor, shot and killed his mother and then shot and killed himself. >> frank's mother lost his mother with breast cancer, and justin's is now in emission. they are wearing pink and fighting for their mothers. this is a way to say, i love you.

from school, and the driver did not want to respect my green light and the right for me to walk a crosswalk, so i just want to share with you that i'm really concerned about the traffic issue. commissioner miguel: thank you. [reading names] >> good afternoon, commissioners. i have lived here in san francisco for a long time. i'm 81 years old. i came around 1965, and i live in the neighborhood near the hospital until they evicted me illegally, but i am still fighting for justice. everybody in my neighborhood knows. i would like you to know that i have followed the hospital history, and i think my feeling is that ever since this corporation took over the hospital, for me, it has been a disaster because they are only concerned with making a lot of money. in a town like san francisco, we have a lot of evictions, as you know, evictions for nothing. that is what makes it even harder and more painful to live in san francisco, so you are the people that really can do something for us by intervening, of doing something that these people become awfully rich, and you probably have been reading the pap

last is the school crosswork -- crosswalk improvement project. i welcome any questions you might have. commissioner campos: thank you very much for your presentation. why don't we open it up for public comment? any member of the public? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, no questions? we have a motion by avalos, seconded by carmen chu. we can take that without objection. thank you very much. next item. clerk cheng: recommend third amendment of san francisco's 2008 lifeline transportation program project priorities to include $1,691,391 for the municipal transportation agency's bus service restoration project. >> we have items that need to be resolved before we are ready to recommend this item. i want to acknowledge the importance of the item, because we are talking about additional money. so i would have the importance of doing committee work at committee, but also i would respectfully suggest you hold a meeting at 10:00 a.m. next tuesday of the committee so you can act on this item and get the future resolved in time to feed into

ooten a neighbor's home since many outbreaks occur in apartments and row homes and the bug can crosswalks in walls.mall >> he irst thiig i did when i founddout was i knocked on my neighbor's doors. when i heard my next door neighbor had them for three years, been using the foggers and sprays, nothinggwas working. the longer you wait, the orst infestation is. >> reporter: killing the bugs usually requires several extermination treatments but can be one with proper washing, steam cleaning and using special powders, you can contact the health department for more information if you think you've got them. melinda roeder, fox 45 news at 5:30. today they ttok their case beforeetoday's marylanddboard of contracc appeals. >> we're going to get a license and have a cassno open on russell street. it's going to be fantastic, and finally a lot ssonerrthan if they go through this reproposal process. finally tte taxpayers of@ maryland will get what we all voted for in 2008. >> if the board upholds the commission deecsion. >>> some city leaders are asking for more latitude in how they spend yyur tax doll

the lights prohibited him from walking in the crosswalk, and the 19 year old driver had no time to stop when he hit and killed joey. >> he was a sweet and funny kid. he played piano and was in -- band, and was an amazing singer. >> it's 6:02 right now, we have two more murders to tell you about. police are looking for suspects in both cases. at quarter till 5:00 yesterday morning, a a man was shot in the head and taken to the hospital where he dater died. >>> izael white was shot in the back and chest, and he was taken to the hospital and died a short time later. >>> dr. cohen is doing better after being shot on thursday in the stomach. pardus became upset afterhearing about -- after hearing about his mother's recent condition. he shot the doctor, then shot and killed his mother and then himself. >> something was not right yesterday. flacco lost out on four of the interceptions, but there was two terrible calls made by the referees. >> 6 points, this is all bs. it's embarrassing that you can put them in the field goal range off of two of those. >> five field goals to beat the ravens, 15

. >> the crosswalk was prohibiting any pedestrians from crossing. >> the corner is now transformed into a memorial. countless notes, flowers and trinkets capture a rare gift, he was a popular linebacker for the jz football team. >> he was such a wonderful athlete. to be taken away it's just really sad. >> reporter: lotremon was a song writer, pianist and singer. >> he was a very talented musician. >> reporter: just as they did over the weekend, those who loved don continued to grieve together which may have as well been all who knew him. >> and there are two viewings scheduled. one tomorrow and one wednesday. a funeral is to follow. weijia jiang, eyewitness news. >>> and the scholarship found has been set up. >>> $90 million that's how much governor o' malley wants to pump into a transportation system. the second is the purple light rail lying near dc. both pans are part of a more than $9 million transportation spending budget. >>> putting the breaks on distracted driving. wjz is live along the jfx but new tonight, one maryland families effort to change laws across the country. >> repor

it requires cars to stop for pedestrians in all crosswalks. >>> an editor who accused the publisher ofcensorship has been fired. last week, anna reuben spoke to us saying her story was pulled about the story about the book store being too expensive. it does contain advertising generated by the university. the flames publisher claims the story contained errors. therefore, she was fired. >>> critics call it franken fish. the food and drug administration are getting feedback on genetically modified salmon. they claim it's safe to eat and it's altered with genes from two other fish to grow faster than wild salmon. opponents fear it could trigger allergies. do you think altered salmon should be sold to consumers. that's our poll. vote online at wgntv.com, and the results will be after tom skilling's 7-day forecast. >>> coming up, a look at a program aimed at keeping ex-cons from going back to jail. >>> unbelievable video, baby crawls out in middle of busy street. fortunately there's a happy ending. [ male announcer ] how do you stop tacos falling over? [ speaking spanish ] ♪ [ male announce

now, the driver approaches a crosswalk and mows down a 60-year-old woman who bravely pushes her daughter out of the way. moments later, another person is clipped. the 60-year-old is in the hospital with severe injury and the car has been found abandon. >>> a california woman got a scare when a 3-feet snake coiled around a pole in the wall. bit him while he slept. the snake has been removed. >>> a diver hauled in a monstrous catch, a 9 pound, 2 foot long lobster. the diver says he wrestle the colossal crustacean for about 20 minutes. he estimates there are about five moundz pounds of meat in the tail alone. >>> bill, any idea what he cooked up with that lobster? >> you have to go with the corn and the coleslaw. >> close, close. actually, made some lobster enchilladas. >> wow. >> baked potato, maybe. when you have five pounds of lobster, you have to think of something pretty big to make. >> share it. >> share it with the staff over here. >>> lynn, i've got a lot to talk about in the weather. yesterday at this time, we didn't even have a storm named karl. and it's going to make landfall dow

the 62-year-old was crossing the road outside of the crosswalk when he was struck. police have not identified the officer or the victim. >>> another pedestrian was hurt in montgomery county, along metropolitan avenue in kensington. there is no word on the extent of the woman's injuries. the accident forced the closure of nearby train tracks. >>> metro is on the hunt for answers to what led to a meltdown on the red line. passengers were stranded at the station that was supposed to be shut down because of power problems. courtney robinson has the latest. >> red line writers were dropped off at the closed wheaton metro station. it's in serious, but metro says it did not seem serious. >> we got on the escalator to go up because we did not know it was closed. >> one of the writers told us he and other passengers were told to get off of the escalators because power was running through them and it was dangerous. >> they said one was electrified. >> metro representatives denied that they had power running through them. the biggest issue is why they were dropped off here, a

according to police, the boy was in the crosswalk at red pulp wrote while there was a no crossing signal. he died at a local hospital. tonight there are posters and flowers at the scene, and friends came by to pay their condolences. >> i was in a couple of his classes in seventh grade. it was my best friend. >> police say the driver stayed at the scene. there is no word of any charges being filed. a deadly assault on a woman in her own home in baltimore city. police say it happen last night in the 1500's block of north streaker street. cecilia mitchell suffered head injuries and was taken to shock trauma where she was pronounced dead. an overnight shooting in part bill has a man in the hospital tonight recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg. baltimore county police are still in investigating this incident that happened just after midnight. -- officers said the 26-year-old victim is recovering at sinai hospital and police gave no word on a possible suspect or motive in the case. the final six could be just hours away -- final fix could be just hours away for the -- forbp. officials sa

now, the driver approaches a crosswalk and mows down a 60-year-old woman who bravely pushes her daughter out of the way. seconds later the driver clips another shopper before driving away. officials found the vehicle abandoned but are still looking for the suspect. the woman is still in the hospital with severe head injuries. >>> a california woman got a scare when a 3-feet snake coiled around a pole in the wall. bit him while he slept. the snake has been removed. it was the lost pet of previous tenants. >>> in florida, a diver hauled in a monster ois catch. a 9 pound 2 foot long lobster. the diver says he wrestle the colossal crustacean for about 40 minutes. he estimates there are about five pounds of meat in the tail alone. here's meteorologist bill karins with the weather forecast. good morning. >> good morning, lynn. fascinating scene out in the atlantic ocean with two monster hurricanes. rare event. we haven't had this happen in 11 years. two major hurricanes out in the atlantic basin. this is igor ap this is julia. both categories 4s to. impressive. thankfully neither making impact

according to police, the boy was hit in the crosswalk while there was a no-crossing signal. police say the driver, robin alester monaco, stayed at the scene. to baltimore city and a deadly assault on a woman in her home. police say it happened last night in the 1500 block of north stricker street. 66-year-old cecilia mitchell suffered injuries in the head and pronounced dead at shock trauma. homicide detectives are questioning a family member. >> an overnight shooting in park will have has a man in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound in the leg. it happened just after midnight. officers say the 26-year-old victim is recovering at sinai hospital and gave mow word on a possible suspect or motive in the case. officials with john hopkins hospital tell us the doctor shot on thursday is in fair condition tonight. police say dr. david cohen was shot on the eighth floor of the nelson building by paul pardus who barricaded himself inside his mother's hospital room, shot her, then took his life. 911 calls made during the incident were released on friday. >> 911! we need 911.

burgess was wearing dark clothing and was not in the crosswalk. they suspected officer was speeding. police will investigate. >>> he is already serving time for arson, and now a man convicted of setting a strip club on fire is facing new charges. our media partner wtop says he has been charged with murder, vasile. an employee tried to stop him, and he poured gasoline on him and set him on fire. .he died last may. >>> what problems at arlington national cemetery. the army says it has found at least three bodies buried in the wrong grade spree of the bodies were exhumed after mismanagement was discovered. it -- at least three bodies buried in the wrong graves. the bodies were exhumed. there could be some that are mislabeled or miss march. -- mismarked. >>> ernest withers is accused of providing information to the fbi for years, including information about the meetings from martin luther king jr. and militants. he was allegedly named as an fbi informant. his daughter says these fly in the face of his father's -- her father's work, capturing the strug

. >>> petaluma police are looking for a driver who hit a pet in a crosswalk and then took off. cindy white suffered moderate injuries in the accident. it happened at d street and petaluma boulevard south. witnesses identified the hit and run driver's vehicle. it's white with a two-toned burgundy stripe. >>> alameda prosecutors filed new charges that injured a police officer lat month in a shooting. police say officer todd young was serving the search warrant when he was shot by andrew barrientos. investigators say that the other suspect, sierra, picked up barrientos after the shooting and agreed to help him. police relatived him in a car driven by silva. barrientos and silva are due in court on wednesday. >>> in a letter to thomas rig, superior court, the family said they don't want the trial moved. >>> just four days after a dead whale was found stuck on the bow of a container ship entering the bay, another dead whale has washed up to a bay area beach. authorities are trying to figure out what to do with the carcass. david stevenson is near ocean beach with this story. >> repo

you can see that people need to be using the sidewalk, the crosswalk and often these are ignored.s guy in the red shirt, is going back from the sidewalk, and try to cross in a different location where he is meant by a security officer and ordered back to the sidewalk. this woman is pushing a stroller. this woman is wandering around. and a constant battle. and on the two wheels, for rules,. one worker said it that it is just a matter of time before somebody gets hit by a city bus and then it will make news. and in different times, literally dangerous short cuts are being attended by several people at any given time on any given day. stanley roberts, kron 4 news. and a few of a comment? e-mail us at: peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.com. >> and a live look, a foggy day. with no problems towards marion county in the kron 4 news of 5:00 p.m. is coming up, next. s on my homework -- or at least that's what my mom thinks. with high speed internet from at&t, i get my homework done fast, leaving me time to download movies and music and chat with my friends. [ mom ] how's your studying? it's comin

investigators think the history was crossing a outside the crosswalk and have been hit by the car, no arrests have been made. california judge has given the death row inmate another day to choose his execution method. he has until noon tomorrow to choose between a lethal injection or three drug makes that the state has been using in the last 12 executions. brown scheduled to be executed on wednesday for the 1980 rape and murder about the 18 year-old girl. your looking at the newly revamped the execution chamber at san quentin. it accommodate some changes on how executions are handled. this weekend a federal judge to block his execution. coming up on kron4, parts of midwest under water after two days of rain. also volunteers across the state get their hands dirty for coastal cleanup day. and the giants to on the rockies and what happened in those 10 innings. those stories coming up next. n speaking, we are fourteenth in line for take off. beep, beep, beep. looks like its bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! should have skipped that second soda. remove your belt

because we had interesting results in what drivers do or do not understand when you don't mark crosswalks. and i enjoy developing and delivering training to our staff as well as everyone in this room. we are now including both advocates and local agency people in the training that we offer. regarding bicycle and pedestrian transportation. and that vain, hopefully a flyer is showing on the screen, next month, may 14-16, caltran's fhwa and the city of san francisco is sponsoring a free three-day workshop on designing streets, planning and designing for pedestrian safety. which is about first how to develop an action plan. you don't know what to do if you don't have a plan. so part of the workshop is about how do you identify what needs to be done, whether it's enforcement or engineering or education, how do you start prioritizeing and who do you involve. and then the rest of the workshop is about execution. and we do offer a lot of information on design solutions. for having streets better, safe for pedestrians and how to employ specific countermeasures to solve the safety issues. and this

news reports on what has been coming out about this intersection since the death of a 14-year-old crosswalkod morning, linda. >> some are questioning how safe it is there. on the day joey died, state police received a number of complaints that the pedestrian lights were not working. the state highway administration is now looking into those complaints. the memorial is growing where joey was struck and killed friday night. police say it was the driver that hit him when he was crossing. friends, former teammates, neighbors continue to leave heartfelt messages for the 14- year-old who was well liked by so many and talented in so many ways. he loved the color blue, loved his number 30, and loved to sing in his band. ♪ [ music ] >> as soon as i heard it, it's like my legs went numb. it was just such a shock because such a great kid. >> now right now, police say there are no plans to charge the driver. the first of two viewings for joey will be held later today. they are expecting a large turnout at mountain christian church from 6:00 until 9:00. then again tomorrow from 10:00 until noon. the fun

investigators believe the pedestrian was crossing outside of the crosswalk in was hit by the car.rests have been made. federal-mogul law enforcement agency's crackdown on prescription drug abuse. is the first this is a drop-off site the public was asked to drop off their old prescription drugs. >> grinded of mixing up with kidder something so that somebody going through the trash would not find a way to use it. i hope this destroys it so it doesn't get into waste. >> drug-free america since 2009 7 million americans 12 and up abuse of prescription drugs and increase from 6 million in 2008. still ahead ahead of a make it church denies abuse involving young man. thousands participating in of volunteers in coastal cleanup day this weekend alive lookit aside beautiful view from montana. we weekend alive lookit aside beautiful view from montana. we will be right back. saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combin

and once they get in the crosswalk, they have their ear stuff on and not paying attention. and i watch my mom cross and it scares me. and wants to go across and doesn't know that the trucks come along and education is a big deal and pedestrians should bear the brunt. >> yes, we are adults and need to set the examples. >> please keep us included, visation valley and thank you for that and we have asians and newly arrived immigrants and they have no idea and want to thank you for your time and this process, and how do we use this the most, and the comments and safety is everyone's issue, and regardless, and i want to say that, i am surprised and i haven't seen anyone from the unified school district to talk about safety with the children. and i have been a teacher for the unified school district for 35 years and every time i take the kids on the street, and my eyes are back and forth and the careless drivers and that needs to be included in this summit as well. >> i want to mention two points that i mentioned before, and one is about the freeways and ramps and that there need

behaving badly like this man crossing in th middle the street he was advised by the officer to use a crosswalk. this area became so bad that local and state law-enforcement had to step in to calm things down. we'll show you why. watch the driver of the red car slowly cruising of san bruno ave without blinking. in the car comes to a stop. this driver was not the only one there was this passenger who jobs out this cold car on san bruno ave. she gets out to point at the scene of the disaster while the driver waits. then seconds later she jumps back in. only so the driver could block traffic in part in the left turn lane to keep watching for about five minutes. these people have one thing in common, third called doctors. they show up every time there's a disaster they have no real purpose other than to look and take photos of a tragic event in this case december disaster. like this guy running down san bruno he parked hissssssssssssse no parking area so the kids not those with the cell phone. according to several residents they can't find parking industry because of all these gawkers showing up. p

the driver approaches a crosswalk and mows down a 60-year-old woman who bravely pushes her daughter out of the way. seconds later, the driver clips another shopper before driving away. officials found the vehicle abandoned but they're still looking for the suspect. the 60-year-old is in the hospital with severe head injuries. >>> a california teen got quite a scare when a 3-fat long snake coiled around pipes in the wall bit him while he slept. two nights in a row. firefighters removed the nonpoisonous critter which they believe is the lost pet of previous tenants. >>> and in florida, a diver hauled in a monster catch. a nine pound, two foot long lobster. he grabbed the tail and wrestled the crustacean for about 40 minutes before taking it up to the surface. he estimates there was about five pounds of meat in the tail alone. he also says that he made enchiladases with it. why not. for a look at the national weather, we turn to bill karins who i know has his lobster bib in his desk traur. >> yes. >> so if that diver is watching, lobster gram it on up. >> i've actually lived in maine and i

our camera was on the building that beeping is a crosswalk signal. those voices, the voices of reporters. but then, this sound. it's a single gunshot. listen again. and not 15 minutes later, the police approached the media's gathering point and said, quite simply -- >> approximately ten minutes ago, the suspect was shot by police officers. >> reporter: the hostages were not hurt. they ran as the police burst in and shot lee, which they did, they explained later, because he had made a threatening move. >> he pulled out the handgun that he came in with and pointed it at one of the hostages. >> reporter: and that was it. crisis diffused. >> let me just say, on behalf of the company, thank you very much to law enforcement and montgomery county fire and rescue. all of our employ yeeps are accounted for. >> reporter: not that it's over yet. inside, still those boxes and knapsacks, which this fire department official told me could still be bombs. so, they would need to be checked out. >> we may send the robot in to disrupt the package or we may send a bomb

an investigation shows he was in the crosswalk at the time of the accident but the light prohibited him from walking. >> pleiomery everything is leading to unfortunately the victim being at fault. it is an investigation and is still ongoing. >> reporter: his friends say he was a lovable guy. he was popular, around the ladies. >> he was an amazing singer and the sweetest kid. he played the piano and was in a band. >> i would go through hard time and he would be like always stick with your family, never forget them. don't fight with them because you never know what you cans loose someone and then i lost him. >> reporter: a loss that happened so fast the driver had no time to stop. the 19-year-old driver told investigators he was going about 40 miles an hour. these boys didn't know him well but paused to honor a life lost and consider their own behavior. >> don't mess. >> watch out for cars. there. >> right now there are no plans to charge the driver. a spokeswoman said a full crisis team will be at the school monday to provide support for the students. cheryl connor. >> two more murders t

they say he was wearing dark colored clothing and not crossing the street in the crosswalks. >> the officer was traumatized by this. anytime i think anyone is involved in any type of accident is going to be traumatic, so at this time he's going to take a couple of days off because we encourage that as well. >> he was a minister, also had three kids and he just lost his wife eight months ago. so, you know, the family is kind of taking it hard and, you know, we just want some answers. >> reporter: police continue to investigate the crash. however, they believe at this point the the pedestrian was at fault. outside police headquarters in palmer park, 9 news now. >> and the police do tell us it is their policy to release the officer's name after 24 hours. >>> time now for a check on the evening rush. patranya bhoolsuwan is in the traffic center and i wonder if you're going out for late voting, how bad is it out there? >> in d.c. right now not looking bad. maryland also good. we are seeing a problem in virginia, 395 southbound right now at route one, a pretty bad accident here. all lanes taken a

formal extension commerce east to the waterfront, and extending the treatment across in elevated crosswalk. similarly, front street would also be extended up to the embarcadero, and union street would be extended as a pedestrian right of way east to the waterfront -- east of the waterfront. the next set of recommendations deal with the quality of building design, and on this, we did also receive strong support from across the commission. design guidelines should require high-quality materials, vertical articulation, an active ground floors. the active ground floor should extend along the entire link of the embarcadero on the west side. this is a critical pedestrian route, and we envision becoming a critical question,, we recommend that the active age be extended along the entire length of the embarcadero. building heights -- the principle that we based our recommendations on, that we should take full advantage of the existing urban infrastructure, reports and heating ground floor and adds to the area's amenities. i would like to point out that the existing height for parcells north of broa

there is one crosswalk but no lights. as for the investigation, police recovered a passenger's side view mirror at the scene of the collision. they think the car may be a dark honda sedan. i'm will thomas. laura, back up to you. >>> also in montgomery county tonight investigators are looking for a rapist. a woman said she was attacked while walking on frederick road near high point road in germantown early yesterday morning. the man grabbed her from behind, forced her into nearby woods and assaulted her. it is a crime that has people in the area very concerned. >> kind of scary to hear because i'm here in this area almost every day because my son is at the academy of martial arts. so we come here for his class. so when i heard this, i was really like shocked. >> police are asking people to be extra careful, be alert in your surroundings, especially at night. >>> a d.c. judge has delayed the trial of a man accused of killing federal intern shawn ra levee. the trial was supposed to start -- chandra levy. the trial was suppo

now, witnesses say the teen was in the crosswalk and had the right-of-way when the van hit him. >> the met low car hit him on the side while he was talking and then he fell down. and then his brother was across the street screaming. >> emergency crews took the victim to holy cross. he's expected to make it. no word if any charges will be filed. >>> tonight relatives are grieving over the loss of a young mother and two of her children killed when their house caught fire. >> i just lost my son. and now my grand babies are gone. >> that woman is grace hamilton and her daughter died in yesterday's fire in lorton and so did two of her grandsons. one was 5-year-old and the other three. the mother saved her two-month-old daughter by dropping her from a window into the arms of her friend. she also saved a 6-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter by making them jump out the window. here is sounds from one of the firefighter. >> smoke was coming from the first floor, second floor, two windows on each floor. i also have fire showing from the other side. >> now, the grandmother says the power had re

even thoogh the teen was using the crosswalk, the car reporredly had theeright of way.ng the boston high school freshmen who played inú the band and was a linnbacker for the jv footbbll team. >> yu're so proud of him. -p>> touch my live, yeah, i will be forever changed. ú% funeral services will be hell at cook auditorium of mountain church in joppa. the family ii asking in lieu of fllwers, a donation be made for the fund of the boston recreaaion program.ú >>> pollce are llokinn for the driverrwho they say fled the scene after hitting a motorcyclist.. it happened at sand hill road in marysville.3 state police say a silver dodge minivannstruck the biker. he was taken to shock trauma and there'ssso far no word on his coodition. >>> a former pta president is accused of stealiig thousands of dollars froo a baltimore county school. stacey price pleaddnot guilty t3 stole morr than $$,000 from the pta bank account. a judge found her guilty and said she went to extraordinary lengths to conceal her crime, ú%cluding manipulating balances price stepped down from the pta in april an

was fairly dark outside this morning and the pedestrian had on dark clothing and was not in the crosswalk. >> made -- and neighbors said he often drove to work and had not heard about this morning's at -- accident. >> mmm-mmm, this is really shocking. >> the investigation into this accident is continuing at this point. investigators were able to say that speed and alcohol were not factors in this crash. as for the officer, he remains on duty, but will be off for the next several days. >> in fairfax county, a construction flight has been recovered after a car hit id -- construction flag has been recovered after a car hit it. the driver did say -- stay there on the scene appeared the victim did suffer some injuries. it briefly shut down the road. >> more communications problems for metro. morris joins us with the latest. >> all the problems started when the escalators and the elevator here at the wheaton metro station suddenly broke yesterday and metro had to shut them down. this is cellphone video shot inside the metro elevator. they were trapped in there for several minutes and tell metro

i don't believe that the pedestrian was in the crosswalk when the crash happened. the unidentified person was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. >>> a wild 45 miles per hour car chase through several bay area cities ended with the driver's arrest. it all started about 1:00 this morning in fairfield on westbound i80. at one point the driver and highway patrol crossed the ramp on memorial bridge. the highway patrol put out spike strips near powell and that punctured the car's tires. despite the flat tire the chase continued over the bay street exhibit in san francisco where he crashed into a concrete barrier and was quickly taken into custody on a variety of charges. >>> a new program was launched across the nation today in an effort to give people a safe way to get rid of their unwanted prescription drugs. in the nation's capital business was brisk at the first ever national prescription drug take-back day. the federal drug enforcement agency came up with the idea. the dea says prescription drug abuse is on the rise. and they say the prime source

the boy was in the crosswalk when there was no crossing signal. he was transported to hospital but later died. police say that the driver stayed at the scene but there was no word if charges would be filed. baltimore city, a deadly assault on a moment in our own home in west baltimore. 66-year-old cecilia mitchell suffered injuries to the head and was taken to shock trauma, where she was pronounced dead. a family member is being questioned in the case. a man continues to recover after being shot in baltimore county, shot in the leg on sunday night, there was no word on a possible suspect or motive in the case. >> 9:05, coming up, how to avoid the high cost of college. first, we are headed to the library for a sculpture dedication to baltimore native, frank zappa. >> retain igor, we will let you know more about >> welcome back, good morning, everyone. eight minutes after 9:00 right now, 67 degrees downtown, pressure is nice and high. usually an indication that we will have a nice day and i think that will be the case today. the clouds are thickenin

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. >> we think that the crosswalk was prohibiting any pedestrians from crossing at the time of the accident because north and southbound traffic had a steady green light. >> reporter: he said that the teenager that struck him probably could not see him because there was traffic stopped. a man that has a business at the intersection has complained several times about the intersection. >> one second i'm completely fine. but i think that's because i'm in denial and in another second i'm sobbing. >> reporter: state police say that alcohol was not involved and speed is not a factor in the crash. >>> a memorial fund has been set up by the fall stone remembering council. >>> we're learning more about the doctor that was gunned down at the time johns hopkins on thursday. he is in fair but stable condition. this comes as we get a better look at the first moments after the shooting. >> reporter: as johns hopkins hospital gets back to business as usual, police are deep into an evaluation of their response to the shooting that injured dr. david cohen thursday morning. 911 tapes reveal the chaos. >> i w

. >> the crosswalk was prohibiting any pedestrians from crossing at the time of this incident. because north and southbound traffic had a steady green light. >> the corner is now transformed into a memorial. countless notes, flowers, trinkets, capture a rare gift dentranscript had. -- he was a favorite on the jv team. >> he was a tremendous athlete. to be taken away so young is really sad. >> reporter: he was also a songwriter, a pianist, a singer, seen here on you tube. band mate, atwood murray. >> he was a very talented musician. it came naturally to him. >> reporter: and those who loved dentriment grieved together, which may as well be all who knew him. >> reporter: and there are two viewings scheduled. one for tomorrow and one for wednesday at the mountain christian church in joppa. a funeral is to follow. reporting in fallston tonight, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> and a scholarship fund has been set up in his name. if you'd like to make a donation, checks can be made to the fallston recreation council and mailed to 1707 fallston road in maryland. >>> a library has

twice the legal limit when he hit retired army colonel kathleen moorhead while walking through a crosswalk in walnut creek. he was diabetic that could have lowered his alcohol tolerance. he could spend as many as 10 years in state prison if he is convicted. >>> new information about one of the victims of a shooting in johns hopkins hospital. workers say that dr. david cohen was shot, although the hospital has not confirmed the report. he shot cohen yesterday after getting bad news about his mother's condition. he shot and wounded cohen and killed his mother and killed himself. dr. cohen is expected to survive. >>> the whooping cough causes problems across california, but you have a chance to fight back. they are offering free whooping cough vox nations at the nut tree plaza in vaccaville. contact the health and social services department. >>> the department will hold an annual awards ceremony at 10:00 and present awards including the medal of valor and merit and the chief's certificate of commendation. that will be at the oakland city hall. >> obeying the rules of the road. police want to

. >> the crosswalk was prohibiting any pedestrians from walking at the time of this incident because north and southbound traffic had a steady green light. >> reporter: the corner is now transformed into a memorial. countless notes, flowers, and trinkets decorate the sidewalk. he was a popular jv linebacker for the football team. >> he was such a great athlete. to be taken away, it's just so sad. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: detriment was also a songwriter, a pianist, a singer, seen here on you tube. band mate. >> he was a talented musician. it came naturally to him. >> reporter: those who loved dentriment grieved together. which may be all who knew him. >> reporter: here we are at the scene. since school let around around 2:00, students have gathered here. a viewing will be held with a funeral to follow. we're live in fallston, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> and a scholarship fund has been set nup his name. if -- set up in his name. if you would like to make a donation, checks can be made to the fallston recreation council. >>> if you are waiting for someone to get home from work