. - ladies and gentlemen... a fully edible acura cake! - [cheering] - wow! - acura? but i wanted a ferrari! - we did the best we could. there was a problem. - acuras are really nice. - it's not the car i wanted! the whole party is ruined! - it doesn't matter. your guests are having fun. they don't care. - it's not about them! it's all about me! - wow, what a jerk. - come on, helen. let's just go back to hell. i'm suddenly not so hungry for acura cake. - oh, god! what's happened to me? i've never been this terrible before. by trying to have a party like those spoiled rich teenage girls on mtv, i've become like one of them. - satan, don't be so hard on yourself. you're not as bad as they are. - but i am. throwing people out, making a big entrance, having these stupid pictures of me all over. halloween is supposed to be for everyone. everybody, i'm sorry. this party is for you. it's for all of you who make my life so special. if i don't realize that, then i'm no better than a rich american teenage girl. open the doors! let everyone in, wristband or no! - [cheering] - al

acura says it's looking into it. but that seat belt entanglement is potential danger in nearly all vehicles. authorities say it is a good idea to include scissors in your car's safety kit seatbelt cutters are also available for purchase online. >> i don't want another mom. i don't want another parent to ever see their kid go through that i don't want anybody -- i don't want anybody to experience that. >> reporter: one mother's warning of an unexpected danger on the road. gabe gutierrez, nbc news >> boy, that story gives you chills glad he's okay. >>> up next, one boy's simple act of kindness for a neighbor in need >>> finally, let's lift our spirits with a story about neighbors helping neighbors. and one boy who is a cut above the rest here's kevin tibbles >> reporter: you can be a kid and still teach the world a thing or two take 11-year-old ozzie padilla. he not only cuts his family's acre lot in wadsworth, illinois. he cuts his neighbor's grass, too >> i thought it was just the right thing to do. >> reporter: beca

she told nbc 10 boston that he was in the backseat of her acura tangled in a seat belt next to him connected the ceiling >> this particular latch did not have a quick release like a normal seat belt. >> reporter: the harder he pulled the tighter it got. >> he was basically hanging from the ceiling just unconscious, blue as can be there was blood coming out from the pressure. >> reporter: that's where she stopped at a nearby salon where elizabeth costa was working. >> all i can think about is my four-year-old screaming for me she brought scissors and his mother cut him free. acura says it's looking into it but that seat belt entanglement is a potential danger in nearly all vehicles authorities say it's a good idea to include scissors in your car safety kit >> reporter: seat belt cutters are also available for purchase online >> i don't want another parent to ever see their kid go through that i don't want anybody to -- i don't want anybody to experience that. >> reporter: one mother's warning of an unexpected danger on t, nbc news >> just terrifying that something that could save your life co

. >> he's right here >> reporter: she told nbc 10 boston that he was in the backseat of her acura tangled in a seat belt next to him connected to the ceiling >> this particular latch did not have a quick release like a normal seat belt. >> reporter: the harder he pulled the tighter it got. >> he was basically hanging from the ceiling just unconscious, blue as can be there was blood coming out from the pressure. >> reporter: that's when she stopped at a nearby salon where elizabeth costa was working. >> all can think about is my four-year-old screaming for me >> reporter: she brought a pair of scissors and his mother cut him free ree vooviving him with. that seat belt entanglement is a potential danger in nearly all vehicles authorities say it's a good idea to include scissors in your car's safety kit. >> reporter: seat belt cutters are also available for purchase online >> i don't want another mom, i don't want another parent to ever see their kid go through that i don't want anybody to -- i don't want anybody to experience that. >> reporter: one mother's warning of an unexpected danger o

police from heyward and san leandro were trying to stop in black acura integra on the night of augustaid had been reported stolen. the driver stopped to crash a few minutes later and pointed a semiautomatic weapon at an officer. the officer told amanda but his hands down, releived his off , up shooting them about a block away from the crash site. he was later identified as a 34- year-old man of castro valley. he died on the scene. case remains under investigation. >>> california health officials are allowing marin county to move up and did tier 2 of the states new four stage framework. that would allow limited indoor activities for salons and barbershops, gyms, hotels, places of worship, theaters and retail businesses. schools can also consider resuming indoor classes if marin county stays at least in tier 2 for at least two weeks. >>> coming up tonight, better air to breathe, but not for long. my several days of clearing skies may be followed by more smoke. >>> the u.s. attorney's office filed charges today against more than two dozen alleged gang members operating on concord's monum

he was driving an acura that failed to stop for hayward police and deputies. he crashed into the pier in east oakland. the officer told investigators that is when bettencourt got out and pointed an assault rifle and there was several bursts of gunfire. [ sound of gunfire ] >> shots fired. shots fired. >> and then a 4th final run as the officer catches up with the suspect in the yard. bettencourt a father of two died at the scene. it wasn't until after that police dropped his gun at the beginning of the foot chase. >> there it is. >> bettencourt's sister sandra wants the officer to be criminally charged. >> the pd is trigger-happy. >> i want the officer to do time like anybody else would have to do time for killing my brother because he was not armed. >> officer paptora is on paid leave and about with the department for eight years and worked for the lapd. >> just because have you a badge doesn't give you the right to kill somebody. >> the investigation is opened by oakland and san leandro police and the d.a.'s office. prosecutors will determine whether the off

he was driving an acura integra, authorities say failed to stop early that might for both hayward police and alameda county sheriff deputies. the suspect crashed into a parked car on main street in east oakland. the officer told him to get that is when betancourt got up and pointed his assault rifle at him. torah release is k-9 to begin chasing him and fired shots at a fleeing suspect in several bursts of gunfire. then a final round as pentel catches up with the suspect in the yard. >> man down, man down. >> reporter: betancourt, a father of two, died at the scene, it was not until after the shooting that police realize he had dropped his assault rifle on the ground under the semi trailer at the beginning of the foot chase. >> there it is. but i got it. >> reporter: sandra betancourt once the officer to be criminally charged. >> san leandro pd is trigger- happy. >> i want the officer to do time like anybody else would have to do time for killing my brother, because he was not armed. >> reporter: officer penn tauro has been with the department for eight leaves and previously worked with t