. >> reporter: residents disheartened to learn tyson barnett what was the mailman shot and killed making rounds in chefrly. he lived in upp upper marlborouogh. >> he was a mailman, see his uniform on. >> reporter: police released few details, only he was killed just before 7:30 on reed street and was on duty. many post ol workers have been complaining they fear for their safety because they have to work aft after dark in neighborhoods that are unsafe. >> pretty sure he was working overtime for the holidays. it's shocking. >> reporter: this was not barnett's normal route. it's unclear why he was here so late but not unusual for a carrier to be out until 8:00 at night. part of the problem, short staffing and late start times. >> the issue is letter couriers being out here late at night in landover in a high crime over. >> reporter: police have not released any information on a possible motive in the shooting, whether they consider the crime to be random or targeted or if it could be connected to a robbery. the co-workers are hoping the tragedy will bring about the change they've been deman

. >> on the back of it she wrote, dear mailman, if this letter gets lost, don't send it to me, send it to prison to my daddy. ♪ >>> located on the edge of downtown tulsa, it looks like any other government building, but behind the walls of the tulsa county jail, high-stakes dramas play out daily. >> let's go. >> let him go! >> the jailhouse is about 1,800 men and women, most have only been charged with crimes and awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. >> we in the concrete jail. >> unless they violate the rules or need to be segregated for security reasons, they spend the days outside their units in housing units or pods. under a system called direct supervision, a single officer completely exposed to the mates is stationed inside each pod. >> we have general population pods which house 94 inmates. there's one officer in that pod, at all times, just one. >> all right, guys, let's lock down. >> it's not about physical any more. it's about maintaining control. they don't have weapons when they go into the pod. they have nothing but a key and a radio and they're in the pod with

. >>> a mailman was shot and killed while on his route over the weekend. the murder investigation also continues found that a $100,000 award for information is being offered. the victim is 26-year-old tyson barnett, a letter carrier at the post office. police found him dead in suburban washington, d.c. >>> and meteorologist bill karins back with a look ahead. good morning to you, bill. >> good morning. big question going into this last week, who's going get the snow the day before thanksgiving. who's going to get the rain. let me try to break that down four. because there is going to be some snow issues with the storm. first with the rain. as the storm goes to the gulf of mexico along the eastern seaboard, the green coloring sergeant rain. so as we go throughout your wednesday it looks like the iniest weather is from the carolinas up to the mid-atlantic. heavy rain should be likely. d.c. airport, philadelphia, new york, right into boston. it looks warm enough that we're going to avoid the snow and then that storm will begin to exit. as far as the snow goes

rain or shine i'm like the mailman, i still deliver. so this is my same routine even in the cold. the rain, every day. on a bad day when it's raining i leave out on time. i leave a little before tile but i still make it to work late unless i take a cab again it gets expensive. i don't know how long it takes, hour and a half to two hours. if i would drive to work it would take me ten or 15 minutes. started off, our routine this morning about 6:45. finally heration 30. here 8:30. i looked for something closer to my job. but if i go to fly for something, i feel like i'm prejudged before i get there. three times the rent, the fact that i've been on my job for eight years, not enough credit for me. you know even when i moved in here, my food stamps were considered part of my income. so that gave me the three times the rent. it's okay for me to have it here. but if i want better quality life, and to move somewhere else, that's not acceptable. so i feel just kind of stuck in this world. after taxes are ducked deducteg home for the month a little less than 1200. i do a mass blackout in my

. >>> a mailman was shot and killed while on his route over the weekend. the murder investigation also continues found that a $100,000 award for information is being offered. the victim is 26-year-old tyson jerome barnett, a letter carrier at the post office. police found him dead at the scene in suburban washington, d.c. he had apparently been shot several times. the post office reminding those responsible that attempting to kill or kill a postal worker is punishable by the death penalty. >> and to bill cairns, the weather happening in the northeast and the west, kind of the opposite. >> they're in the wake of the big storm that's kicking across the deep south it produced just amazing rainfall statistics there. in arizona we picked up a little over two and a half inches of rain in phoenix, that's unheard of in the desert. they get that in half the year. it's 43 in vegas this morning, it feels like winter and l.a. is down to 48, along with phoenix at 48. cold in medford at 27, a winter coast morning in pretty much all areas of the west. high pressure is go

i already got that lecture from the mailman. well, was she watching a sad movie? no. the tv wasn't even on. what's she cryin' about? what are you askin' me for? go talk to your wife. i can't talk to her now. she'll know that i was lookin' in the window. looking in the window. all right, so don't ask her. just go back over there and see what's wrong. you know, be a husband! yeah, yeah. yeah. she could have done so much better. honey? hello? yeah. hi, ray. i'm right here. oh, hi. hi. hey, i'm not here. you're still alone. [chuckles] that's ok. what's up? nothin'. i just came by 'cause my mom wants her big spoon back. you know how she is with that damn big spoon. so i'll just-- i'll get that, and i'll be on my way, then. the spoon. ok. there it is. ok. here you go. see you later. ok. how you doing? you all right? you ok? yeah, i'm fine. ok. good, good. we're good over there, too. heh... so you're good? you didn't, like, stub your toe or anything? stub my toe? yeah. you know, it's like... it's like an expression. i made that up. it's like when you're in a play, you say, "

news 4 was first to report a mailman getting shot and killed on his route in prince george's county.his happened on reed street in fairmount heights earlier tonight. news 4 darcy spencer is live there with much more. hi, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i spoke to self of this man's co-workers. federal postal workers, fellow postal workers who came here to the scene to find out exactly what had happened. many of them were very upset. they say that they have been complaining for some time about their job being dangerous, having to deliver mail here in the dark, and they are hoping this tragedy will bring about change. >> we had to lose a letter carrier like that. we are out here working hard and have to be out here unsafe. it could have been me. >> reporter: postal workers arrive at the scene where a fellow mail carrier was shot and killed while making deliveries. >> the issue letter carriers being out here late at night and being in landover in a high crime area, and we have had carriers rbed in landover before. >> reporter: carrier was shot just before 7:30 in the evening on reed

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. >> even the mailman ignored this -- this mailman decided to move his mail truck to a regular parkinger: why did you park here? i'm searious? >> i was in a hurry. >> reporter: i spoke to whole foods who don't own the parking lot, but they tell me the clean air vehicle spots are in place to help raise awareness of low emissions vehicle. they don't least spot. it's an honor system. >> all up on the news trying to catch people. it's funny. in freemont, stanley robbers, kron4 news. >> >> coming up, a vending machine which dispenses fancy champaign in time for the holiday season. it's a first and it will take a lot of quarters. [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fresh, natural, frozen. it's the best selection around. spend $30 and a frozen safeway turkey is just 59 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients

. >> even the mailman ignored the reserved parking spaces and for some reason decided to move his mailtruck to a regular parking space. >> >> reporter: why did you park here? i'm just curious >> i was in a hurry. >> >> reporter: i spoke to whole foods who don't own the parking lot, but they did tell me the clean air vehicles are in place to help raise awareness of low emissions vehicle. it's an honor system. >> all up on the news trying to catch people. it's funny. >> in freemont, stanley roberts, kron4 news. >> >> we are getting you ready for the holidays with a special dining and shopping guide. it's our holiday gadgets and goodies special. you can watch it here tomorrow night following this newscast. >>> hanukkah anded holidays is a great time of the year for me and my family. we get together. number one, we got to spend time together as a family. number two, if you are from a jewish family, you eat potato lotkas. my favorite memories was seeing my mother and grandmother and helping them fry them up on a griddle. >>> and again, you can watch our holiday gadgets and goodies special t

this happened last night when the mailman was on his route. darcy spencer spoke with his co-workers. >> a carrier like that, we're only working hard and have to be out here. it could have been me. >> reporter: postal workers arrive at the scene where a fellow mail carrier was shot and killed. >> late at night and in a high crime area, and we have had carriers robbed in landover before. >> reporter: the carrier was shot just before 7:30 in the evening on reeve street in prince george's county. one resident told me she heard about five shots. >> safety. post office not caring about us. that's what's going through my mind. it's not just us. it's u.p.s., it could be anybody. it could have been me. >> reporter: detectives near the victim's mail truck. the motive for the shooting is still unknown. >> we've been asking to come in early, to get us off the streets early, because it's dangerous. >> reporter: the victim's co-workers are sad and angry. they hope this death will bring about change to make their job safer. >> the post office won't bring us

. >> rain or shine i'm like the mailman, i still deliver.is my same routine even in the cold, the rain, every day. on a bad day when it's raining i leave out on time. i leave a little before time. but i still make it to work late unless i catch a cab which again gets expensive. i'm not sure how many miles it is. it takes me an hour and a half to two hours on an average day. if i were to drive to work it would take me 10 or 15 minutes. i started off our routine this morning at 6:45. finally here at 8:30. i actually looked into moving closer to my job, but if i go to apply for something i feel like i'm prejudged before i even get there. everybody want the same thing. they want me to make three times the rent. the fact that i've been on the job for eight years is not enough credit for me. even when i moved in here my food stamps were considered part of my income. that gave me the three times the rent. it's okay for me to have it here, but if i want a better quality life and to move somewhere else that's not acceptable. so i feel like i'm just k

even the mailman ignored the reserved parking spaces then for some strange reason. >> why your part in >> i decided to move his will try to regular parking space. then the male-as the man with a propane power carte reappeared. >> why did you park here? i'm just curious. i was in a hurry. >> i spoke to whole foods who do not only the parking lot but they did tell me that the clean air bill will spots are in place to help raise awareness of low emission vehicles and to provide an incentive for people who drive them. >> you be all up on the new is trying to catch people. is just stunning. >> in fremont, stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> the board overseeing the state's new health-insurance plan has voted to stick with it. that is expected to happen by end of the year. the decision also defies president of obamas requests to the insurance industry to continue policies that had been canceled for mature. the state's insurance commissioner has said that more than 1 million californians are getting notices at their current health insurance policies will be discontinued in 2014. >> today the stat

postal service is putting up $100,000 reward to track down the person who shot and killed a maryland mailman. tyson barnett was murdered while delivering the mail on saturday. postal union members have publicly complained recently about how longer routes mean more deliveries after dark, putting postal workers, they say, at risk. >>> this morning we're hearing from the family of an 85-year-old veteran detained in north korea. he was taken off a flight home by a military official six weeks ago after a trip to the peninsula where he once fought. his wife, lee, is heart broken. >> you don't know where your husband of 56 years is. you don't know his health. you don't know when he will be home with us. it's not an easy situation. >> newman's family says he has a heart condition and needs medication. the state department is working with swedish officials who represent american interests in north korea. >>> prince hear is snowed in in antarctica. he's there for ski training for a mission to raise money for wounded servicemen and women. instead of training, he's confined to his base camp with other e

postal locations saturday night and sunday morning and your mailman will do the rest.s is ken perkins, president at retail metrics. he's in boston. ken, good to see you. just how competitive is this holiday season shaping up to be? >> good morning, ross. this holiday shopping season is shaping up to be the most competitive that we've seen since the fall of 2008. they're laying the groundwork to be highly promotional. essentially they've been carrying it all the way through right up until this past weekend. >> stakes are high because retailers get up to between 1/3 and 1/2 of all of their profits from this time of year. who will be under pressure? smart phones taking away from specialities and department stores. what's going to happen? >> yeah, i think you laid out the areas where the money has been flowing. i think the stores living under pressure will be in the mid tier. jcpenney, kohls, sears. apparel doesn't have any fashion going for it right now. there's no lack of a hot theme that we saw last year with colored bottoms and tops. we also look for some of the discou

this morning, amazon announced the mailman will deliver on sundays. now, it starts this weekend. two customers in los angeles and new york. amazon says it will expand to a large portion of the u.s. population next year. it says it is starting with dallas, houston, new orleans and phoenix. we'll see where they go from there. amazon says it will continue to work with other shippers. but that the post office is the only one that delivers to every address in the country. and there will not be an extra fee for sunday deliveries. now, the postmaster general commented about the deal saying "as online shopping continues to increase, the postal service is very happy to offer shippers like amazon, the option of having packages delivered on sunday." his comments indicating that the agency is open to working with other retailers, e-tailers as well. amazon investors benefiting on the news. the stock is up more than $3 a share this morning. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, the u.s. postal service and staples have worked out a deal. staples will open post office retail counters in sever

but when it wags to the left, they're actually encountering something more threatening, like the mailmanencountered a dog wagging its tail to the left, they had a raised heart rate. it's a form of communication, all be it unconscious. >> what about licking and sniffing other dogs? >> sniffing other dogs is interesting. we think that it's the most disgusting thing. but no dog has the same scent on their rear region. >> that's good to know. dog's ss 1,000 times more sensitive than ours. they're detecting things like the sex, the health, the age, even the mood of the dog. >> why do the dogs run around in a circle before they lay down? >> it's instinct prosecute when dogs would lay and they didn't always lay on the couch. when they used to sleep in tall grass, they would flatten the grass around them, but that turning scares away snakes or something that could bite them before they lay down. it's an unconscious instinct, securing their section before they go to sleep. >> like a crop circle. >> exactly. >> should we whisper? >> she just fell asleep. walking around in a circle, did you talk ab

>> well, i kind of got blindsided by it when the mailman brought me certified mail because the gentlemanctually blindsided by the whole thing. since that's happened, you know, i just -- it's not right. so that's why i contacted the news media and said, let's get this thing straightened out on camera. and the response has been absolutely great from our supporters. we're away to come support our restaurant. and the city now was a violation in the right-of-way, now it's -- they're backpedaling a little bit, saying now it's a permit issue. i don't think i should have to pay money to fly the american flag or support our men and women in uniform. i refuse to. >> absolutely right. >> dean, what do you think this says about our country, that you weren't able to fly your flags? >> well, i think, you know, it's a shame. we have -- i mean, without our military, you know, protecting our borders, we have nothing, guys. we're just trying to be too small business owners that make a difference. >> yeah. >> i feel we do that, you know? no matter where we are. we love our military. >> well said. darren an