>> 4,000 backpacks.we collected $10,000 to stuff the backpacks. >> here is one of the thousands we are giving out. it is full of pads, pencils, pens, note books, folders, everything in them. >> success right there. >> let's talk about our perfect partnership with comcast and internet essentials. >> absolutely. we have since march 2011 we signed up about 1.4 million families around the country. so we are very excited. we are very excited because back to school kids in the 21st century need backpacks and digital literacy. having the internet in their homes is so critical. internet essentials is the perfect marriage. we are so excited because we are actually opening it up. if families are approved by september 20 they can actually receive six months free internet service. it is a great opportunity for more families to get online. >> we have all seen first-hand through comcast the difference this makes in young lives and entire families. >> absolutely. you are so right. the program is geared towards families

we're taking backpack donations. you can make a monetary contribution and the fantastic part about this location is we have two stores on right and left of us. you can't say i don't have time to pick one up. come here and visit us. we would love to say good morning to you. thank you so much for pitching in on this wonderful campaign. we're going to be back in just a few minutes and we'll tell you more about the way that you can contribute this morning. if you would like to even make a monetary contribution, you can go to nbcwashington.com. there's a secure location for you to make that contribution. it will be right on our homepage. nbcwashington.com. if you have some time this morning, i would love to see you. swing by. we will see you back here in just a few minutes. back to you. >> do you have free coffee? are you giving them breakfast? we need more incentive? >> we do have coffee coming up. >> thank you so much. and a really great effort. if there's one thing that we know, it's that our viewers, you guys, are awe

tell me about school supplies and backpacks.do you like so much about them and why are they important to you? >> well, sometimes i don't get my backpack very early, so when i get it, i get supplies in it and like if i don't have it soon enough, then i get supplies with it and then it helps me through the school year. >> exactly. that's exactly what we want to do. we want to help you guys out and make sure our kids start off on the right foot. if you have the opportunity to come down to the kingstown, virginia, location of apple federal credit union. if not find the apple federal credit union that's closest to you and help our kids start off school on the right foot by donating backpacks. >> thank you so much. and good luck out there. >>> right now, news 4's julie carey is at the trial and is hi sister is on the stand right now. they are accused of trading political influence for the gifts. some of the testimony about the former first lady has been hashed. julie asked mcdonnell what hearing that is like. >> it's very difficult. n

and they are providing 300 more backpacks than last year. i do want to show you one of the bags that they are giving the children. you can see actually behind me they are all labeled over here. you can see the white ones for the kindergartners. inside here they are marketers and notebooks. their scientific calculators. usb. and again all of them will be getting gift cards to buy the new shoes. a really good store. they will be able to shop in sheer and pick out their backpacks. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning fighting has resumed in gaza following the end of a three-day cease fire. a tower camera shows smoke from a rocket that was fired by israel. israeli says they resumed air strikes. no reports of any injuries. the fighting started after negotiations failed to extepid the truth which expired at 10:00 pacific time last night. >>> time is 5:39. the u.s. military stepping in, in iraq as the violence there continues. last night in a national televised broadcast president obama said he approved target military strike

worn. >> i'm like, guys, backpacks are fine. mama does. have a lot of money. can't we donate them? >> reporter: the boys won that battle and linda donated their old packs filled with new supplies to the local homeless shelter. >> i with ent ent to see my lad saw there, could you use backpacks? she was thrilled. absolutely thrilled. so this is where we keep all the backpacks. >> reporter: the lady was thrilled and linda was hooked. her goals have increased i've every year since, as have the number of places she donates to and the hours it takes to do it all. >> the amount of time it takes me is way less than the impact it has on them. i mean, that's what's most important. dear nice people -- >> reporter: linda knows the impact because the kids and their family write letters telling her about it. >> your time, efforts, and generosity will not be forgotten. an appreciative recipient. this makes it all worth it, you know. i don't care how much time it takes me. more backpack. >> thanks again for joining us for this "bay area proud"

student backpack.esn't seem too much. you have a few clicks and you can buy that for someone and these kids really need that stuff, jan. >> i'm going to show you live on the air how easy it is. you and i will do it live in a few minutes. thanks. >>> first we'll talk about the forecast. >> do you remember your amazon pass word, jan jeffcoat? >> it's hard, so many passwords to remember these days. >> 85, not humid, good hair day, you're welcome, even better tomorrow and the weekend looks nice, too. go ahead and at least make saturday plans, probably sunday, too. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, a gorgeous shot, still 85, dew point in the mid-50s. that's a good indicator how cool it can be tonight and our range for lows is 54 to 64. it may even be cooler tomorrow night. open the windows, even cooler tonight. don't open them too far. grab a sweater for the early morning. you'll need it. with mid-and upper 50s, camp temps are pretty good, mid-60s by the time you dr

call 202-885-4949 to donate backpacks for kids. we'll have more on where the backpacks go in just a few minutes. stay with us. >>> new this morning, virginia state police say a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the eastbound lanes of i-66. it happened just before 5:00 this morning in arlington. both mom and baby we understand were taken to the hospital and both we hear are in very good health this morning. >>> a great part of the first part of school is that new book bag, pencils and paper. but some children never have the opportunity to have these things. you can change that, however. call in and donate money to our backpacks for kids campaign. the money goes for new backpacks and school supplies for kids in need in our area. we have volunteers standing by to take your calls right now. the number to call 202-885-4949. >>> and the principal of concord elementary school in prince george's county joins us this morning to talk a little bit about our backpacks program because you know how important it is to the kids of your school. we

i think the first thing you have to look for in a backpack is the sides of the backpack. a backpack should not be hanging -- should be according to the midsoutherner college of orthopedic surgeons two inches above the waste and rest on those back muscles. >> four inches below, that backpack is way too big. that should be addressed. because what happens is with that backpack being so heavy, the tendency of our bodies and children's bodies to lean forward to compensate. >> i know. i tried to get my daughter to take one with wheels. she wouldn't do it. we brought in steve and victoria to show us what a backpack should look like and where it should rest on the back. that's where the problem is. if you and victoria can get close so we can see. >> a couple of issues to look at. not only the size of the backpack, you want to look at the width of the straps. the wider the width, the way it's going to be distributed in the neck and upper back muscles. thinner strips can cause nerve damage and vessel damage because the weight is not managed correctly. as well, those straps should b

it is our backpack-a-thon. quincy harris is out there getting the party started. >> good morning in. good to see you. nice to have some good weather. 22,000 backpacks is what we're looking for to stuff that bus. >> we will do it. >> i think we are. >> it always is such a great turnout. a little bit more each and every year. >> we are off, to a great start with chris who brought a whole big bag full of supplies. >> well, we have beautiful weather. it is already nice down the the shore. it is another ten no complaints here. hopefully you won't have any either. it is seasonal temperatures and low humidity. bus stop buddy down the shore too, it is his beach weekend. it is comfortable. he has a long sleeve shirt, phillies hat, because they have been doing so well. sun screen in hand. high uv index. he has swim trunks and flip-flops on ready to go. he has his feet in the sand. 64 degrees in philadelphia win northwest at 9 miles an hour, very comfortable and we should see sunshine breaking out through the rest of toda

in the backpack, we get multiple cards into one broadband line.hoot morest can content for lower prices. >> five pounds? the backpack that heather is wearing about five pounds. what other systems do you have? >> we have the clout systems where we manage all the backpacks, smartphones, and we can shoot one video from an affiliate to another affiliate. >> what with the detail of the technology solution, the idea of a bonded transmission? >> we have a few patents on this technology. we were the first one to be in the market with this. today, all broadcasters are using it. >> what is the technology? is it software? a combination of software and hardware? you did not just put this in a sheen and shrink it down. algorithm that allows you to bond on reliable link and turn it into a reliable broadband pipeline. >> you can take the pixels, compress them in a method that is decompressed in a way that allows people to see this live and in constant motion? >> exactly. we took the combination of modems and when you are watching live events in the news, you can

wusa 9.com/backpack, you can either give money or give school supplies.nd where you want to donate to. find your item, proceed to check out, and i'm putting in my password for amazon.com and not bad. 21 seconds. >> wusa 9. >> watch out. >> as deborah says donating is super easy. so easy go to wusa 9 and click on the give joy link. you can find it on the left- hand side of the website or it will pop-up with a big banner just like that. here is a look "how it goes. you see this big logo and underneath you see give a donation watch how quick this is. we'll click on the give school supplies, scroll down, you see a child there you can see what some of the wish lists include and once you click on that it moves you directly to amazon and you can just add it to your cart and give a little gift pack. it gives backpacks and pencils and all of the other supplies a lot of people need when you try to do some of these things and you can also very very simply give a donation which is quick because since the campaign is nearly over, the money can get to them very quickly

they're still here to help out to give away backpacks and supplies inside the backpacks.rkers. they work sweating up a couple of days ago thinking they would not be able to meet the demand. today if there's not a chance for you to come down and pick up you will need your vulture. >>: families are certainly getting jobs there is a high cost of living. it's a very expensive to supply kids with the right stuff for school. the community came in to help to make sure that each kid got what they needed. >>:will a couple: of days ago we were a couple inches away from our goal. >>: the community heard and responded immediately. as of last night we gatt everything ready adjutancy with all of these wonderful backpacks behind us. >>:will: each family was also get a $20 coupon towards getting them again new issues. >>:anny: morgan the san this to mark. >>:mark: they're arguing that can't case to be split into smaller groups. 70 and 20 other defendants are picking up this fbi sting. there is to wander in 28, l e diameter. there was unsell of illegal guns and weapons. raymond chow was a

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. >>> just a few more days left for our give joy operation backpack, the only area virtual online backpack drive. we want to introduce you to two reasons why you might want to donate now. debra alfarone introduces us to two big procedures with some pretty big dreams. >> this is mine. >> i want to be a judge and actor and a singer. >> i want to be a cop. >> reporter: 10-year-old kaloni and 7-year-old kamori aren't allowed to play with their school supplies until -- >> august 26th. >> reporter: but today mom sashi mason is making an exception, these crayons, this paper, these notebooks and backpacks were all donated by wusa9 viewers who gave to operation backpack, our partnership with volunteers of america chesapeake. >> it makes me feel great that they're going to school with the things they need for school so they won't have to be in there scrambling raising a hand every five seconds can i get a pencil, an eraser? >> reporter: supplies like these would cost single mom about $100. >> they have to make a decision between buying school supplies or spending that same money and putting a meal o

look at all these donated backpacks.e and each bag will be filled with school supplies. now, all this can cost up to on $75 for just one kid. that's a full day's pay for a minimum wage worker. some of the patients camped out to make sure they got on the registration list. sacred heart was able to collect enough donations to supply 2,800 kids with backpacks. the charity wants give kids a leg up because they're at a disadvantage from families. the last thing they should be worried about is their school supplies. >> feel happy because you're getting new things in stead of broken things or don't work anymore. >> not having that would probably break my pocket which would takeaway from rent and food everything and else so it's very, very, very helpful. >> and check it out. this is what the kids are going to receive, backpacks, markaries, scissors, pencils -- markers, scissors. providing all this from kindergarten through 12th grade. >>> i've been covering this to the past couple years. faces just light up. they're excited beca

. >> we'll be passing out backpacks in fairfax. the backpacks from our backpacks for kids campaign. it will be tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at cameron elementary school in alexandria. 500 students will be getting backpacks and supplies from news 4 and apple federal credit union. david cull ver will be there giving out the backpacks and see that later this week on "news 4 today." >> exciting times. i'm not a meteorologist but everything i'm hearing is make sure those kids that are going back to school are layering up lightly, wearing perhaps the shorts, t-shirt. >> stick with the summer clothing. probably got new clothes for school most likely in the fall theme as you naturally would. can't wear that for the first week because we're talking about a heat wave starting today through friday. a heat wave means high temperatures hit 90 or higher. we're looking at hot conditions and that's going to be with you throughout the day today. hot and humid. for the midday hours, hazy hot and humid. afternoon hours more cloud cover returns to the area and some scattered thunderstorms especially to the no

>> we found christian's backpack, hidden inside of pedro's backpack, hidden inside a suitcase. >> whyanother friend's backpack? >> that's our concern. why would he hide his backpack so excessively because it was very well hidden. we thought is pedro trying to cover up. >> pedro has gone from being a person of interest to a suspect in the disappearance. >> yes. it was very quickly that that happened. it's hard to swallow something that huge when it's, you know, this is somebody you've known for so long. >> ark erika had to face the possibility that maybe she and christian hadn't been so good at keeping secrets. maybe pedro had known all about their relationship, and it had sent him over the over. >> i overheard police officers discussing that i -- like a love jealous rage kind of thing, like a love triangle i think they had said. >> how did you bear up with that? >> didn't want tong of that. i couldn't -- want to think of that. i couldn't imagine somebody doing something so horrible -- especially somebody as smart as pedro. >> but when the crime scene techs processed pedro's suv, there

the kids get to scour through these walls to find their favorite backpack. nearly 3,000 back pags will be given out. one parent we spoke to said seeing how happy it makes their kids brings tears to her eyes. >> i cried. very emotional. to know that, you know, this can allow me to buy school clothes for my kids, so they go to school with new clothes and new backpacks, like all the rest of the other children. >> now, there is still time that you can help. organizers say they need 650 more backpacks for elementary school students and could use hundreds of three-ring binders as well. this is sacred heart and you can google it, and they're worth google. >> yes, they are. >>> still to come, dolls and drugs. what led officers in southern california to barbie's dream stash. sure... hey canyou bet! this? that's our new interactive speaker wall. 'sup? thinks it's a speak-ing wall. this can even dim your lights. your 3-d-printed girlfriend will love that. real mature. there you go. a laser drone for cats. i wish i had lasers. i don't. pew pew pew... the new radioshack

tell me what's going on here today with all these backpacks. >> with all these backpacks we're hoping to ensure that everyone going back to schools have the supplies they need. in these economic times many families don't have the resources to equip their students. >> reporter: that's why the united way is stepping in. i get it. okay. how have the supplies changed from when we went to school? >> some are the same. i didn't have a cool backpack like this. some things don't change like you remember the pink erasers? >> oh, yes. because i made lots of mistakes. [ laughter ] >> and so those don't change but we have glue sticks and crayons and we have markers and we have pencils and we have pens and we have paper. so we want to make sure again that our students have all the supplies they need to so they can focus on learning in the classroom. >> reporter: how can i help out? >> just jump online. you don't have to leave home. point and click. go online to an online store, all of these supplies are there. you choose what you like to donate and then it gets delivered. >> that's so easy. we are

there were roughly 20 pounds of explosives in each backpack.nd also filled with nails and screws and various shrapnel so there would be maximum damage. and they were all detonated by cell phones. so they had cell phones in them that the perpetrators then dialed the numbers of the cell phones. >> viamoran is standing in the same train car that is carrying one of the backpacks. shortly after the explosion knocks him unconscious, he begins to regain his senses. >> translator: i started to feel the pain of not being able to move. i was paralyzed. my body was almost totally burned. i can only move my right arm. i was feeling the pain of not being able to breathe because my lungs had collapsed. my face had also been burned. and amid other people's blood, my own blood, the skin that fell on top of my eyes, i saw everything in shades of black or red. i had no sensation of time. i just know that for me, it was abysmal, the amount of time i spent. >> viamoran must endure an agonizing wait to receive medical attention. along with the nearly 2,000 others w

she falls down, gets back up again and still tries to pull the backpack off. at this time, the fault that the backpack. this is due falls behind the counter. when she's end that began, she has a gun in a holster. but tosha bands down come up except the and puts it on the counter, looks up a gun pointed at her, turns to walk away in the gun goes off and she shot her in the back of the head and that was the beginning of this very, very difficult case and circumstances for south los angeles. >> host: in your book, "the contested murder of latasha harlins," you talk about the tosha's history. what was her raising my? >> guest: at latasha has a very difficult story. she grew up in a loving home but her family was troubled. her mother had been killed by an associate of her father when she was only nine years old. this is devastating to her and her siblings as one might imagine. her father was in and out of the home and he was having difficulties with the law. he was associated with selling drugs, that kind of thing. her grandmother had really taken her under her win

we can provide for supplies that don't necessarily come in the backpacks.onations to our partners who also help to reach out to these kids and deliver the services otherwise they simply wouldn't have. kids need pencils. they need the glue. a lot of times school systems can't afford these. they run out of white paper in the middle of the year. as parents we donate. we know what it's like to try to help kids. sometimes parents are worried about making bills and that's why a lot of us have been able to give a helping hand. check out wusa9.com. i'm going to look at the ipad app right now. you can see how easy it is. it can go to right there, you see the children right there. click on one of those children, and it shows the list of things they would like for their class, and it goes right to amazon and you can grab it immediately. it's so quick. we've timed it. you can do this literally in less than a minute to help out kids who could use it. spectacular, and of course some of the cash gifts, you can also say give a donation under there, that provides. >> it cou

volunteers stuffed thousands of backpacks for school supplies and all those backpacks will be donated to low income students so they can start the school year off right. backpack-a-thon was hosted by cradles to crayons, united way and the eagles. >>> all right. let's talk weather now, it is kind of a dreary day outside, nothing to write home about. >> i got caught in the shower earlier. >> it started out that way but you have in the been out in a little while. >> the the sunnies out. >> yes. >> beautiful, it has turned out to be beautiful day and warmest temperatures have happened within the last hour, because of the late day sunshine. case in point take a look outside, if you have been in all day at work, wait until you step out much different afternoon morning or midday. we will get live to ocean city, cape may county, temperatures are in the 70's and 80's down the shore bye rip current risk is high so stay out of that water. it will improve tomorrow but it will be a dangerous situation with moderate risk during the entire day. lets go to our live neighborhood network that takes us

and goes to the refrigerated cases to picks up a bottle of orange juice and places it in her backpack the top is portrait doing all in walks forward to the counter and the owner asks if she is trying to steal the orange juice. latasha harlins says no. and i am trying to pay for it. obviously there is a language difference and difficulty because the owner is from south korea an english is not particularly good. so there is a heated argument and the owner katchis latasha harlins by the arm to see what's in the back part want backpacked she responds by punching her in the face and she falls down and gets back up is still tries to pull the backpack off of latasha harlins but at this time the owner falls back behind the counter but when she stands up again she has a gun and a holster. latasha harlins picks up the juice imports and on the counter and turns to walk away and the gun goes off she shot in the back of the head in the was the beginning of this very difficult case and circumstance for selfless the angeles. >> host: in your book "the contested murder of latasha harlins" you talk ab

. >> fantastic turnout at this year's backpacks 4 kids campaign this morning.ozens of you dropped by in kingstown virginia to donate backpacks, school supplies and money. we collected a truck load of backpacks going to local students in need. >> there are a lot of kids that need a little bit of help. anytime we can do something to help the kids that is a great thing. >> give us a chance to get the students off on a right foot. we are able to provide them with school supplies which as you know a student more prepared will have much more success in the classroom. >> since backpacks for kids began more than 50,000 backpacks have been donated to community children. >> we have an important consumer alert that parents need to pay attention to. britta is recalling children's water bottles because kids can cut themselves on the lids. britta says the top of the bottle can break into pieces. the 15 ounce bottles have pictures ofdora te aof dora the spongebob, ninja turtles and hello kitty. >>> the world's most well known hamburger store wants to be known for coffee. exec

on the left-hand side of the page you'll see operation backpack. click on it. choose a child's poll of. you can purchase directly from -- profile. you can purchase directly from their amazon wish list and all those supplies will go right to the organization and directly to that child. >> the real tragedy is nobody gives the weatherman treats. >> no. we rarely get treats. >> are you kidding me? he gets all kinds of treats. people mail you treats all the time. >>> about five minutes ago i said it was going to become tropical storm bertha. it is located about 275 miles east, southeast of barbados moving west at 20. winds are minimal strength. it has to be 39 miles per hour or higher for a tropical storm to occur. it does look like it takes it over the dvr and then it heads toward the bahamas. by sunday at 8 p.m. winds are still 40 miles an hour. good time to go to our website www.wusa9.com and download our hurricane tracker. it's free. that's for pc. if you want to track this with us, download our weather app. go to the app store and search for wusa9 radar. let's

they spent today stuffing 1,000 backpacks. these are for students who are members of the boys and girls club. >> here in san francisco together with los angeles and philadelphia and new york city. we're trying to pack 5,000 backpacks for young people going back to school. >> they are trying to set a record. this has never been tried before. being submitted to guinness world records for certification. >> there's a lot ofs. working hard like that. >> "world news" with diane sawyer is up next. >> thanks so much for inviting us into your home tonight. >> all right. we'll see new half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> bye for now. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, breaking news, the american missionary stricken with ebola suddenly coming home. being medevaced to an american hospital. we'll take you inside the race against time. >>> and this just in, a possible breakthrough, a new three-day cease-fire in the middle east. >>> the nfl football star at the center of the firestorm speaking about his wife and that video of her lying

. >>> the sunday breakfast mission in wilmington are preparing backpacks for needy children and they look like they have tons of supplies the mission is expecting more. there is still time to donate. they are asking for everything from backpacks from folders to erase erase erasers to pencils. >>> now details on in northwest philadelphia woman that went for a run and never returned home. >>> and governor corbett is releasing $265 million for the philadelphia schools but they say it's not a solution. a woman whose dog was poisoned is reminded of her cruel loss. that story next at 6:00. i'm rick williams, have a nice day dreaming again? oh yeah. about your dream car? yeah. red convertible with racing stripes. cool! [curiously] how'd you know? you've been staring at that new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yep. "muscle car money." i could win up to $100,000, or a ford mustang gt. (announcer) wanna see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning today. fuzzy dice. nice. [announcer] the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >>> "action new

4,000 backpacks to schools and nonprofit groups across the area. our phone bank closed a short time ago. you can make a donation online through our website, nbcwashington.com. this is the ninth year news 4 has done this. we give thanks to our backpacks 4 kids partners, apple federal credit union and comcast. >>> we have another rough rush hour this afternoon. we have storms coming through. >> if you are in fairfax county 66 going out to the wall street is a mess right now. 95, the beltway, too. if you know somebody out there give them extra time because it is pouring right now down to the south. you can see on our tower cama few drops as the thunderstorm made its way to the south. nationals game looks a little bit delayed here. at least 45 minutes to an hour as a result of the heavy rain. notice where the rain is. here is the heaviest storm here. notice the storms that popped up towards loudoun county because of the storm here, an outflow boundary that developed. you are seeing showers develop. these storms are developing and more up towards the no

in that stance the backpack was turned around the officer did not go into the backpack. that concludes the june and july statistical reports. unless there are questions i can move to the second quarter report. questions? >> excuse me -- june 2014 report unnecessary force incident. would provoke a reaction i'm concerned sounds to me like a punch. >> yes. >> okay. was the -- was the woman injured with this punch at all? >> not severely to my knowledge. >> was hospitalization required at all? >> i can discuss the details with you offline but i don't have that information with me. >> i'm happy to -- she was treated. she did not suffer injuries and the punch was thrown because she was about to spit again so the officer did not have time although other officers arrived and had to deploy pepper spray because she was so combative she spit again they grabbed her and the reason i agree with director hicks that the force was inappropriate was that if his solution to stop the attack was to throw the punch, then she shouldn't have been able to keep spinning and she was able to keep s

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the weight of the backpack caused her to trip.he tripped and fell on the tracks as the light rail was coming up beside her. her leg got trapped beneath the tram that dragged her 50 yards. people on the train, of course, saw this, heard this happen. the driver realized it's happened, and he's credited with saving her life because he stopped the train abruptly. opened the emergency doors, people are out, and watch what they do, sheer, brute force, they push the train car to lift it off the girl. you hear her screaming. >> like they are trying to move a car, you know, an entire train. >> if your leg is stuck there, it's already hurt, and every motion will make it hurt more. you can hear that in the screaming. they do free her leg from under the tram, and we see her sitting beside the train. she was in shock. you can see scrapes and bruises and blood. she was taken to the hospital for observation, cuts and bruises. that's it. >> you. >> that's all from the accident. >> she was dragged 50 yards and didn't break a leg? just cuts and bru

families. >>: on wednesday afternoon we were still 500 backpack short.e time that we really saw a lot of them. it was about people making larger donations. >>:will: were talking markers creon's and paper. he has done this for years. this year people stepped in and help out. this say people who are here to rob the years have jobs now. >>::anny: on to mark. >>: mark: it was a hard ball brothers in the season goes up in baltimore with a jam are brought. after driving the 1,416 yds they set up a field goal. that was all the action for the offense. that was the team's only store of the night. the ravens were placed to finish off the forty-niners. >>: reporter: will tell you why the hospitality is winning compared to others. look at the progress and the changes that you're going to be seen. see they're called winglets. at the end of the wings? winglets may not look like a big deal, but those little do-hickeys save about 54 million gallons of fuel a year. you know what that means? $73 airfares. thank you, little do-hickeys. for a limited time only, southwest ai

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you can see its full of backpacks and all sorts of supplies.backpacks as well. you can see some calculators and other school supplies. the whole gift package here is $75 worth. the organizer has done this for years here's what he had to say. >>: organizer: we have backpacks for everyone all loved the supplies even the gift cards for every family to get new issues. on monday we were 800 short now, we are dead. the community came together to support these children. >>:will: each family will get a $20 gift certificate to buy shoes. here is the breakdown creon's markers and calculators. in the anemic they have it. they even have a breakdown for kids and gender spiri. if you were nn line last month he cannot come down here. they doubt there is any extra but if there is any extra you may get lucky. >>:anny: we will be back with more after the break. on august 4th, two unsuspecting men walked in to a mcdonald's and discovered an extraordinary burger with heaps of jalapeños... ...for only two dollars. within minutes, they had also discovered the phenom

number two, you have to wear a backpack. your kid has to wear a backpack with two wide padded shoulder straps. not a sling. nothing like that. you can injure your shoulder. it shouldn't be any more than 15 percent of your child's body weight. >> have you seen these backpacks. >> i have, i have two little kids, i bought two. >> kids are leaning backwards they are so heavy. >> they are leaning forward and that is telltale sign that it is too heavy. one thing i didn't know about you really should in the put your child's name on the outside of the backpack because if i'm a stranger and i see my son walk, nicholas, hey nicholas, he will turnaround and get confused. that is very important for parents to know. >> i made that mistake i put avery's name and my husband told me bit. >> he should have divorced me. >> that is not the only reason. really good advice. >> i want to talk to you before you go about sleep deprivation in kids. mike was talking about getting kids mentally ready to go back to school but high schoolers need 14 or

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, i guess what we are talking it. >> backpack-a-thon. >> thank you it is today. is coming up in a hour an a half from 7:00 to 10:00. what we're doggies asking you to bring down school supplies. >> right outside our studio at fourth and market. bus there, tons of people. we would like to get 22,000 backpacks. >> kerry called yesterday and said chris, on your way to work, you know, grab a bunch of stuff. >> thanks for reminding me. this is kind of stuff we are asking for. suncrisis only thing i didn't get but anything you think kids can use all grade levels for this coming school year it is a great fundraiser. we have partnered with the united way and cade tolls crayon. >>> one mad man star takes on the modern work place with the 1960's twist. >>> the message that she's pushing in a new funny sketch that is taking internet by storm this morning. >>> they are praying for a full life time together but however long they have, they'd like to spend it as man and wife. the big dos to help this south jersey couple say i do. this is the "name your price" tool. it gives you

in search for the local hero who donated more than two dozen backpacks. her name is sue h. and she graciously bought more backpacks than anyone else during our campaign. look at this picture. it shows all the stuff she bought which will help the kids at eastern avenue. those children are so grateful and they want to say thankful. sue h., where are you? please post on our facebook page, you can. everyone who is not sue h., please share this picture to help us find our good samaritan. >> we know maybe you want to stay anonymous, but we would just like to say thank you in a good way. >> and the volunteers of america also want to do the same thing. >> we'll keep >>> so many stars said good-bye last night to chelsea handler and her late night show. >> everybody, sandra bullock, jennifer aniston, even miley cyrus. >> how did she get all the big ebcels to show up? >> here comes the time. >> there was singing, there was nudity. >> no. what are you doing here? >> and there was the big after-party. so, what is next for chelsea? >> on the next show. >>> also tonight

sacred heart was able to collect enough donations to supply 2800 kids with backpacks. a recent stanford study shows the achievement gap between high and low income families have widened by roughly 40% in the last three decades and educational success is tied to economic success. the charity says it wants to help give under privileged kids a leg up. >> you want them thinking about what they are learning that day. learning the teachers names and following the rules. >> reporter: and i do want to show you again here is what the kids will receive inside the backpack. you can see there is some colored markers, glue sticks, pencils for the older kids. there is the calculator. all sorts of stuff. they will also be getting each family will get a gift card so the kids can get new shoes. it is too late to come over here if you need a backpack to receive one because you had to sign up earlier. those parents that did sign up everybody will be arriving here at 9:00 a.m. and kids will get to shop. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the city of ri