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. >> reporter: this is home video of james becker, an 18-year-old who needs 24 hour care, seven days a week. it's not the son mary and bill becker once knew, an active sophomore in high school who played several sports. >> he was a very independent child who is now totally totally dependent on my husband and myself for his care. >> reporter: it happened three years ago. mary and her son were at the pool when suddenly he went under. james was pulled from the water. cpr was performed. james survived, but suffered massive brain damage. >> what happened to james becker was absolutely preventible. >> reporter: the beckers are suing woodcroft swim club for $40 million. >> the $40 million number is not a number we picked out of a hat. it is not a number for shock or awe. it is a number that is a realistic estimate of what james is going to require in medical expenses throughout the remainder of his life. >> reporter: the beckers are also calling for tougher safety standards at all public pools. when their son nearly drowned here at woodcroft swim club, they say four lifeguards were in duty.
. >> reporter: this is home video of james becker, an 18-year-old who needs 24 hour care, seven days a week. it's not the son mary and bill becker once knew, an active sophomore in high school who played several sports. >> he was a very independent child who is now totally totally dependent on my husband and myself for his care. >> reporter: it happened three years ago. mary and her son were at the pool when suddenly he went under. james was pulled from the water. cpr was...
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monday night in an eyewitness news investigation he we told you about the beckers. their son's life will never be the same after a near drowning three years ago. tomorrow they will file a $40 million lawsuit against the pool and its management company. >> we'll see you tin morning. >> 18-year-old james becker is coming home at his morning at the charm school. he wasn't always confined to this wheelchair. three years ago he and his mother decided to spend a hot afternoon at the pool. that's when it happened. >> i looked over and saw my son going up and down in the water, and i dove under and pulled him out of the water. >> with unof the lifeguards did cpr. >> when he was pulled vought the water there was no heartbeat, he wasn't breathing, nothing. >> when the emergency crew got there they used a defibrillator to restart his heart but critical minutes had passed. >> obviously your son's life was saved, but you think a matter of minutes would have saved him aus remember him. >> yes, i believe so. >> instead, he needs constant care. and although they are encouraged by l
monday night in an eyewitness news investigation he we told you about the beckers. their son's life will never be the same after a near drowning three years ago. tomorrow they will file a $40 million lawsuit against the pool and its management company. >> we'll see you tin morning. >> 18-year-old james becker is coming home at his morning at the charm school. he wasn't always confined to this wheelchair. three years ago he and his mother decided to spend a hot afternoon at the pool....
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. >>> james becker is a far different young man today than before he nearly drowned in a pool. his family has now filed a $40 million lawsuit. i'm mike hellgren what. they're doing to make sure every child is safe in the water. >>> more locally heavy showers possible. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >>> it's 73 degrees with some showers and storms in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up, but first breaking news. there has been a helicopter crash in the middle of interstate 70. it happened just about an hour ago in washington county just west of the frederick county line. state police tell us the helicopter hit a set of power lines and then crashed. we do know that one person is dead. i-70 is shut down at this hour. we want to emphasize this is a private helicopter that crashed. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> well, there was chaos on a california highway leading to an incredible rescue. a young girl is trapped inside this burning vehicle but
. >>> james becker is a far different young man today than before he nearly drowned in a pool. his family has now filed a $40 million lawsuit. i'm mike hellgren what. they're doing to make sure every child is safe in the water. >>> more locally heavy showers possible. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >>> it's 73 degrees with some showers and storms in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up, but...
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>> reporter: 18-year-old james becker wasn't always confined to this wheelchair. three years ago he was an athletic 15-year-old on summer break from archbishop curly high school when he and his mother decided to spend a hot afternoon at the pool. tragedy struck. >> i looked over and saw my son going up and down in the water. his head bobbing up and down and i dove under and pulled him out of the water. when he was pulled out of the water, no heartbeat, not breathing, nothing. >> reporter: when emergency crew got there they used ed a defibrillator to restart his heart. but critical minutes have stopped and his brain suffered damage. they are filing a $40. million lawsuit. they say that money will pay for extensive treatment for the rest of his life. >> we have had this case reviewed by multiple national aquatic safety experts throughout this country, as well as many, many world- renowned physicians. all of them have come to the unanimous conclusion that what happened to james becker was absolutely preventible. >> reporter: and we are still awaiting for a response d
>> reporter: 18-year-old james becker wasn't always confined to this wheelchair. three years ago he was an athletic 15-year-old on summer break from archbishop curly high school when he and his mother decided to spend a hot afternoon at the pool. tragedy struck. >> i looked over and saw my son going up and down in the water. his head bobbing up and down and i dove under and pulled him out of the water. when he was pulled out of the water, no heartbeat, not breathing, nothing....
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the pool management company disagrees. >>> james becker can't walk. he's trapped in his own body. >> when he is pulled out of the water, there was no heartbeat. he wasn't breathing. nothing. he was dead. >> his family has filed suit against drd management. saying they did not properly monitor the pool. that lifeguards were not properly trained. and there was no automated external defibrillator. >> in a properly equipped and safeguarded pool, accidents like this should never, ever happen. period. >> reporter: bill carrier represents pool management and denies that what happened to james was because of their negligence. >> there was a 15-year-old boy who was underneath one of the lifeguard chairs, close to the lifeguard. the life guard was watching him. had a heart attack in the pool. >> immediately pulled the kid out of the pool and started cpr. they did survive. in fact, you make a strong argument to say that they saved his life. >> reporter: this is james before the near drowning. his family says the millions they're asking for will go toward his exp
the pool management company disagrees. >>> james becker can't walk. he's trapped in his own body. >> when he is pulled out of the water, there was no heartbeat. he wasn't breathing. nothing. he was dead. >> his family has filed suit against drd management. saying they did not properly monitor the pool. that lifeguards were not properly trained. and there was no automated external defibrillator. >> in a properly equipped and safeguarded pool, accidents like this should...
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. >> reporter: 18-year-old james becker wasn't always confined to this wheelchair. three years ago, he was an athletic 15-year-old, on summer break from arch archbishop curly high school when he and his mother decided to spend a hot afternoon at the pool. tragedy struck. >> i looked over and saw my son with his head bobbing up and down. and i dove and pulled him out of the water. when he was pulled out, there was no heartbeat, he wasn't breathing, nothing. >> reporter: when the emergency crew got there, they used a defibrillator to restart his heart. but critical minutes passed. his brain suffered damage. now his family is filing a lawsuit against the swimming club. they say that money will provide for expensive medical treatment he will need for the rest of his life. >> we have had this case reviewed by multiple national aquatic safety experts throughout this country, as well as many, many world renowned physicians. all of them have come to the unanimous conclusion that what happened to james becker was absolutely preventable. >> reporter: a lawyer for d.r.d., the
. >> reporter: 18-year-old james becker wasn't always confined to this wheelchair. three years ago, he was an athletic 15-year-old, on summer break from arch archbishop curly high school when he and his mother decided to spend a hot afternoon at the pool. tragedy struck. >> i looked over and saw my son with his head bobbing up and down. and i dove and pulled him out of the water. when he was pulled out, there was no heartbeat, he wasn't breathing, nothing. >> reporter: when...
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. >>> james becker is is a far different young man today than before he nearly drowned in a pool threefamily has now filed a $40 million lawsuit. i am mike hellgren. what they are doing to make sure every child is safe in the water. >>> i am manuel panel that los angeles. investigators are targeting michael jackson's personal physician. we will have that story coming up. >>> and if you were just about to head out the door, so far only minor problems in our area. we will tell you about them. straight ahead. >>> right now send it over to tim. >> in for marty bass in the first warning weather center keeping an eye on the skies for potentially severe weather this afternoon and for this weekend. your completed first warning forecast is coming up. >>> bedwetting can be embarrassing for local children, but a local mom has come up with a helpful tool. coming up live on coffee with, we talk to tammy and she joins us to talk about incognito. we will tell you all about it, the eyewitness news morning >>> it's friday! >> good morning, everybody. it is the end of the workweek, but a busy day news-w
. >>> james becker is is a far different young man today than before he nearly drowned in a pool threefamily has now filed a $40 million lawsuit. i am mike hellgren. what they are doing to make sure every child is safe in the water. >>> i am manuel panel that los angeles. investigators are targeting michael jackson's personal physician. we will have that story coming up. >>> and if you were just about to head out the door, so far only minor problems in our area. we...
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james becker was 15 years old when he went for a swim. he is now confined to a wheelchair and requires constant medical attention. the lawsuit contends because becker was deprived of oxygen he suffered severe brain damage. >> the number is not a number we picked out of a hat. it is not a number for shock. it is a realistic estimate of what chaves is going to require and medical expenses throughout the remainder of his life. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard of sir fat and observe the struggling, observed the boy tried to reach from the latter, pulled the boy from the pool -- >> witnesses say they responded immediately after noticing the struggle. the county gave commendations for the stock and their actions that day. >> who would steal from the house of worship? five churches were burned large. three of those churches in the area. the other two churches are in different cities. >> police believe all of the burglaries are related. they say this suspect wanted money and quickly. now >> i am very sad, and a regret that times
james becker was 15 years old when he went for a swim. he is now confined to a wheelchair and requires constant medical attention. the lawsuit contends because becker was deprived of oxygen he suffered severe brain damage. >> the number is not a number we picked out of a hat. it is not a number for shock. it is a realistic estimate of what chaves is going to require and medical expenses throughout the remainder of his life. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard of sir...
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james becker was 15 years old when the incident happened. three years later, his parents are suing woodcroft swimming club and drd pool management for negligence. james suffered massive brain damage and needs constant care. his parent says the $40 million will help pay for medical expenses, but more importantly, they want to make sure that what happened to their son never happens again. >> essentially, we lost our son as we knew him. he is trapped in a body that is not his body. >> i did not. i've been drd's corporate counsel for years. >> reporter: an attorney for drd says the company did nothing wrong, and plans to fight the lawsuit. the beckers plan to be in annapolis this session to get tougher pool safety standards put in place. >>> officials say metro is working with an annapolis company to design a backup for the train control system that is supposed to prevent crashes. federal investigators say the signaling system that detects stopped trains has been having problems for a year and a half in the area where a fatal crash happened just
james becker was 15 years old when the incident happened. three years later, his parents are suing woodcroft swimming club and drd pool management for negligence. james suffered massive brain damage and needs constant care. his parent says the $40 million will help pay for medical expenses, but more importantly, they want to make sure that what happened to their son never happens again. >> essentially, we lost our son as we knew him. he is trapped in a body that is not his body. >>...
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the beckers plan to push for legislation in washington to lead to tougher pool safety standards. >>> an assistant field hockey coach in towson university faces child pornography charges. john kovak was caught in march sending sexually explicit text messages that he thought was a 13-year-old girl. if convicted, he faces 20 years behind bars. >>> the president is trying to focus on health care but the international brotherhood of police officers now says the president may have alienated officers nationwide. >> reporter: it's perhaps the most memorable quote from the president's news conference earlier this week, distracting from his push for health care reform. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were this their own home. >> reporter: the president referring to the arrest of prominent african-american harvard scholar henry louis gates, jr. was arrested for disorderly conduct while trying to enter his home. gates said he did nothing wrong. critics say the president's comments were inflammatory. he disagreed during an exclus
the beckers plan to push for legislation in washington to lead to tougher pool safety standards. >>> an assistant field hockey coach in towson university faces child pornography charges. john kovak was caught in march sending sexually explicit text messages that he thought was a 13-year-old girl. if convicted, he faces 20 years behind bars. >>> the president is trying to focus on health care but the international brotherhood of police officers now says the president may have...
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three years ago mary becker and her son james were in the pool at woodcroft swim club when he went under. paramedics used a defibrillator to restart his heart, but the 18-year-old suffered brain damage. the family is suing the swim club and brd pool management for better safety measures. brd plans to fight that lawsuit. the beckers are also planning to fight for tougher legislation in annapolis. >>> the senate's top democrats says a veto on the health care plan won't happen until after the august recess. majority leader harry reed says it's a matter of seeking quality and thoughtfulness instead of trying to jam something through. the president had been pushing congress to pass a bill before its august recess. >>> tonight the towson catholic high school alumni association is hosting a fundraising at fredonia station. the baltimore archdiocese is closing the high school because of financial problems and low enrollment. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow on a restraining order to block the school's closing. >>> throughout the day, we've been tracking shower and thunderstorm activity scatte
three years ago mary becker and her son james were in the pool at woodcroft swim club when he went under. paramedics used a defibrillator to restart his heart, but the 18-year-old suffered brain damage. the family is suing the swim club and brd pool management for better safety measures. brd plans to fight that lawsuit. the beckers are also planning to fight for tougher legislation in annapolis. >>> the senate's top democrats says a veto on the health care plan won't happen until after...
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james becker suffered massive brain damage from his brush with death at the woodcroft swimming club. his family says he needs constant care, and the $40 million will help pay for mounting medical expenses. the pool and drd pool management are both named in the lawsuit. >> essentially and myself, we have lost our son as we knew him. he is trapped in a body that is not his body. >> attorney for drd says the company did nothing wrong and plans to fight the lawsuit. as for the beckers, they plan to be in annapolis to push for tougher safety pool standards. >>> in the meantime, an early morning accident involving an ambulance. it happened just before 9 in northwest baltimore. the medic unit had just picked up a victim from a crash and was headed to the hospital when the ambulance hit a tree. luckily no one was hurt in that crash. the hospital sent another unit to pick up the patient. >>> two of the best soccer teams in the world are in baltimore tonight, getting set for their match tomorrow night down at m&t bank stadium. tickets are sold out for the event, build as the world's football c
james becker suffered massive brain damage from his brush with death at the woodcroft swimming club. his family says he needs constant care, and the $40 million will help pay for mounting medical expenses. the pool and drd pool management are both named in the lawsuit. >> essentially and myself, we have lost our son as we knew him. he is trapped in a body that is not his body. >> attorney for drd says the company did nothing wrong and plans to fight the lawsuit. as for the beckers,...
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police write mary becker advised them james had no known medical problems.paramedics transported james to franklin square hospital in cardiac arrest. >> we were stunned by the suit. we don't think we've done anything wrong. >> the representative contends james suffered a heart attack. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard observed that and observed the struggling, observed the boy try to reach for the ladder. got down, pulled the boy out of the pool. >> when we were at the pool, you know, had things been in place, things would have been different. we're going to mandate the law to be changed. >> the family plans to lobby the maryland general assembly to require pools be equipped with defibrillators and more lifeguards on duty. in this case the baltimore county fire department gave the pool staff citizen accommodations for their action that day. in the newsroom, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> good morning. let's see what's going on on the roads. starting to see some delays on i-95 in the southbound direction. a bit of yellow there. the rest of
police write mary becker advised them james had no known medical problems.paramedics transported james to franklin square hospital in cardiac arrest. >> we were stunned by the suit. we don't think we've done anything wrong. >> the representative contends james suffered a heart attack. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard observed that and observed the struggling, observed the boy try to reach for the ladder. got down, pulled the boy out of the pool. >> when...
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the beckers keep a detranscribelator in their home. they want legislation, one with more life guards, and the other bill would require every public pool have a defibrillator that life guards are trained to use. >> we thought our pool was safe. we paid our dues. we thought it was safe, providing a safe environment for us. we are going to make a difference in maryland. >> the becker's attorney also announce the lawsuit just before noon. now back to you. >> wjz will have more on what the suit claims and how the pool company responds. >>> families of the virginia tech shooting victims are demanding action this morning over what they're calling a lapse in the investigation. a student gunman's mental health records have finally been fund at the home of a former university counselor. the family wants to knowive files contain any warning signs that could have prevented the deadly rampage. >> more fall-out this morning from the controversial arrest of three young boys. the commissioner is weighing in and he is standing by his officers. >> repor
the beckers keep a detranscribelator in their home. they want legislation, one with more life guards, and the other bill would require every public pool have a defibrillator that life guards are trained to use. >> we thought our pool was safe. we paid our dues. we thought it was safe, providing a safe environment for us. we are going to make a difference in maryland. >> the becker's attorney also announce the lawsuit just before noon. now back to you. >> wjz will have more on...
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becker.>> thank you very much, madam chairwoman. thank you for holding this hearing on this important matter and i appreciate you inviting our participation. there's been a lot of discussion this afternoon about the certainty of the next catastrophic event. i thought it might be helpful to quantify some of the human need that would result from what we have imagined can happen. not even counting mandated events just within the earthquake and hurricane scenarios, we know of scenarios in this country that will be four times the size of katrina, five times the size of katrina and possibly larger. that is based on the human need, the earthquake and hurricane scenarios will present us. clearly, as a country we are not ready for scales of this size of an event. we had a lot of conversation this afternoon about the types of issues or the range of issues. i'd like to confine my comments to what the rest of the panel has not discussed and that's to go back to the housing and human service side. we're t
becker.>> thank you very much, madam chairwoman. thank you for holding this hearing on this important matter and i appreciate you inviting our participation. there's been a lot of discussion this afternoon about the certainty of the next catastrophic event. i thought it might be helpful to quantify some of the human need that would result from what we have imagined can happen. not even counting mandated events just within the earthquake and hurricane scenarios, we know of scenarios in...
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police wright said mary becker advise them james had no known medical problems. they transferred him with cardiac arrest. >> we do not think we have done anything wrong. >> william represents the pool and management. he contends james suffered a heart attack when he got in the pool. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard observes the boy tried to reach for the latter, got down, pulled the boy out of the pool. >> when we were at the pool, had things been in place, things would have been different. we're going to mandate a lot to be changed. >> the family will lobby the general assembly to require schools to be equipped with defibrillators and put more lifeguards on duty. their only required one life guard for 50 people. >> here is looking at other top stories. lawyers to the former virginia tech counseling director did not know he took the student gunman 's mental health records when he left his job there. the attorney says robert miller accidently pack the records into a box of personal documents when he left in february,cho, killed -- in february, 200
police wright said mary becker advise them james had no known medical problems. they transferred him with cardiac arrest. >> we do not think we have done anything wrong. >> william represents the pool and management. he contends james suffered a heart attack when he got in the pool. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard observes the boy tried to reach for the latter, got down, pulled the boy out of the pool. >> when we were at the pool, had things been in...
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james becker was 15 when it happened and he now has permanent brain damage.his parents are suing for negligence. they say lifeguards did not come to their son's aid quickly enough. >> essentially we lost our son as we knew him. he's trapped in a body that's not his body. >> i did not. >> an attorney for drd says the company did nothing wrong and plans to fight this lawsuit. >>> new developments this morning on the decision to close towson catholic high school a story we've been following for a while now. a hearing on the restraining order is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon. the high school announced that it was closed earlier this month because of financial issues as well as low enrollment. students, alumni and parents have been fighting to keep towson catholic open. >>> we have two clothing stores with displays causing quite a controversy. not only has there been vandalism but employees say they also received death threats. >> reporter: do you find this shirt offensive? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: for most it's just another message t-shirt. this one re
james becker was 15 when it happened and he now has permanent brain damage.his parents are suing for negligence. they say lifeguards did not come to their son's aid quickly enough. >> essentially we lost our son as we knew him. he's trapped in a body that's not his body. >> i did not. >> an attorney for drd says the company did nothing wrong and plans to fight this lawsuit. >>> new developments this morning on the decision to close towson catholic high school a story...
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. >>> james becker is a far different young man today than before he nearly drowned in a pool three years. his family has now filed a $40 million lawsuit. i am mike hellgren, what they are doing to make sure every child is safe in the water. >>> and get ready nor a pay raise. the federal minimum wage increases by almost a dollar today. more news and first warning >>> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it's friday! >> good morning, everybody. it is a good thing it is friday. a humid start to our day. some rain passed through overnight. some of the ground is still saturated. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. we are also following breaking news. a helicopter crash in maryland. sharon will have more
. >>> james becker is a far different young man today than before he nearly drowned in a pool three years. his family has now filed a $40 million lawsuit. i am mike hellgren, what they are doing to make sure every child is safe in the water. >>> and get ready nor a pay raise. the federal minimum wage increases by almost a dollar today. more news and first warning >>> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning...
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. >> the becker family plans to lobby to require schools be equipped with defibrillators and put more lifeguards on duty. arlin regulations require one lifeguard per 50 people. -- maryland regulations require one lifeguard per 50 people. the lifeguards were commended for their actions that day. >> the fight to save catholic high school is still going on. parents, students, and alumni held a fund-raiser at a restaurant. they are hoping to raise enough money to help the schools stay open through the academic year. the school is the oldest coed in the diocese. it is at least $650,000 in debt. alumni say they do not want to see it go. >> it would be ashamed to not have them graduate. they should be looking at a college. >> 50% of sales will be donated to the alumni association. was michael jackson murdered? new details in his investigation just ahead. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> that statement has president obama caught in the middle of a race relations firestorm. what they are now saying. another salmonella scare involving allegis. >> the line of thunderstorms is moving in
. >> the becker family plans to lobby to require schools be equipped with defibrillators and put more lifeguards on duty. arlin regulations require one lifeguard per 50 people. -- maryland regulations require one lifeguard per 50 people. the lifeguards were commended for their actions that day. >> the fight to save catholic high school is still going on. parents, students, and alumni held a fund-raiser at a restaurant. they are hoping to raise enough money to help the schools stay...
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james becker was 15 years old when he went for a swim at the woodcroft swimming club in carney. he's now confined to a wheelchair and requires constant medical attention. the lawsuit contends because he was deprived of oxygen he suffered severe brain damage. >> the $40 million number is not a number we picked out of a hat. it is not a number for shock or awe. it is a number that is a realistic estimate of what james is going to require in medical expenses throughout the remainder of his life. >> we understand that it was cardiac arrest. the guard observed that and observed the struggling, observed the boy try to reach for the ladder. got down, pulled the boy out of the pool. >> witnesses told police lifeguards respond immediately after noticing james struggling. the county fire department gave out seven citizen commendations to pool staff and others for their actions that day. a lawyer says a former virginia tech counseling center director didn't know he took the mental health records of a student who became a mass murderer when he left his job there. the attorney says robert mi
james becker was 15 years old when he went for a swim at the woodcroft swimming club in carney. he's now confined to a wheelchair and requires constant medical attention. the lawsuit contends because he was deprived of oxygen he suffered severe brain damage. >> the $40 million number is not a number we picked out of a hat. it is not a number for shock or awe. it is a number that is a realistic estimate of what james is going to require in medical expenses throughout the remainder of his...
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a crash still in the city, franklintown road and west fayette street and becker road and mickler avenuet lane blocked, emergency crews are performing emergency utility work. give yourself extra time there. looking at the cameras, this is 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard. you kind of see what i'm talking about. we got delays and volume building because of that accident between o'donnell and keith avenue. like i said, try 895 southbound as an alternate. back to you. >>> get the seltzer ready for this baby. camden yards hotdog have nothing on this monster. a three-foot frank. >> a whole jar on pickles on top. >>> new at 6:00 on "good morning maryland" -- a teenager thought he escaped the long arm of the law but his facebook faux pas gets him into hotter water. we'll explain when we come back. ( sighs ) ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... studies show that people who eat mo
a crash still in the city, franklintown road and west fayette street and becker road and mickler avenuet lane blocked, emergency crews are performing emergency utility work. give yourself extra time there. looking at the cameras, this is 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard. you kind of see what i'm talking about. we got delays and volume building because of that accident between o'donnell and keith avenue. like i said, try 895 southbound as an alternate. back to you. >>> get...
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as for the beckers, they plan to be in annapolis to push for tougher pool safety standards. >>> two ofsoccer teams in the entire world will take to the field. you want to give me an ole, ole? they were supposed to practice at m & t stadium but the dark weather prevented it. some of chelsea's top players signed autographs. hundreds showed up including 10-year-old adrian winborn of howard county. >> i wanted to see john terry. my dad brought me here as a present for my good grades. >> we'll find out who john is tonight. that's great. the game is sold out, so if you are going, city officials recommend that you use public transportation. >>> look at this mark buehrle on the mound for the chie sox last night and he was perfect. 27 batters up, 27 batters down. orioles have never been in a perfect game, win, lose, or draw. watch this catch. this guy was put in for a defensive replacement, juggles and holds on to it. wasn't that great? >> that was great. >> so mark buehrle did what just 18 people before him did. he threw a perfect game. let's run down the final out here. over to first. the las
as for the beckers, they plan to be in annapolis to push for tougher pool safety standards. >>> two ofsoccer teams in the entire world will take to the field. you want to give me an ole, ole? they were supposed to practice at m & t stadium but the dark weather prevented it. some of chelsea's top players signed autographs. hundreds showed up including 10-year-old adrian winborn of howard county. >> i wanted to see john terry. my dad brought me here as a present for my good...
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james becker was 15 years old when his parents say he went under the water for 10 minutes before a lifeguard spotted him. it happened at the woodcroft swim club in parkville back in 2006. james was revived but his injuries left him in a wheelchair and he cannot speak or eat. >> the last three years have been one word "hell." . >> james should have been starting college this year. instead he is living a life trapped in his own body. >> the cause of the current medical condition is the heart attack. it is not anything that the pool management company did, or the lifeguards did, or anything that they failed to do. >> well, the 40 million-dollar lawsuit is for the estimated costs of care for james for the rest of his life. >> the weather is to blame for two separate crashes in northwest baltimore this morning. both involving ambulances. one happened at madison avenue a car and med-act unit on the way to a call crashed at the intersection. and car and entrance collided at silver and greenspring avenues. ambulance crashed into a tree. the med-act was taking two people to sinai hospital at the time
james becker was 15 years old when his parents say he went under the water for 10 minutes before a lifeguard spotted him. it happened at the woodcroft swim club in parkville back in 2006. james was revived but his injuries left him in a wheelchair and he cannot speak or eat. >> the last three years have been one word "hell." . >> james should have been starting college this year. instead he is living a life trapped in his own body. >> the cause of the current medical...
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. >> reporter: this is james becker before he almost drowned. and this is james now. wheelchair-bound, unable to communicate. the tragedy happened so suddenly. >> i screamed. i panicked. i tried to call 911. >> reporter: james, who was on his high school swim team and pool when he began having trouble. his family claims the lifeguard did not initially notice. >> i looked in the water. and i dove under. and pulled him out of the water. >> reporter: those crucial minutes his brain lacked oxygen nearly killed him. >> we were told, get the priest there immediately. he was not going to pull through the day. >> reporter: his family has filed suit against drd pool management, saying they did not properly manage the pool, and lifeguards were not properly trained and there was no defibrillator. >> in a properly and safeguarded pool, accidents like this should never, ever happen, period. >> reporter: the pool management denies that what happened to james was their responsibility. >> the boy was close to the lifeguard. the lifeguard was watching him. the boy had a heart attack i
. >> reporter: this is james becker before he almost drowned. and this is james now. wheelchair-bound, unable to communicate. the tragedy happened so suddenly. >> i screamed. i panicked. i tried to call 911. >> reporter: james, who was on his high school swim team and pool when he began having trouble. his family claims the lifeguard did not initially notice. >> i looked in the water. and i dove under. and pulled him out of the water. >> reporter: those crucial...
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marty becker. give me paw. go to abcnews.com. you can get all this information. please, give her a home. it would mean everything to us and to her. 45 minutes past the hour. >>> mr. maxwell, his sweet stylings performing live, when we come ckba.ome back. >>> i just want to soak this in. open up the shot. you see what i'm standing next to. right now, i'm actually cool because maxwell is so cool that it is bleeding into me. >> yeah. >> what a pleasure to have you here. no surprise that you're number one on the billboard charts. to those who have heard the music. but to you -- right? number one. we love him. but to you, after eight years, to have "black summers' night" with such a huge hit. critics are calling it a powerful dose of heartbroken soul. what does that mean to you? >> it's definitely from some heartbreak. i want to say to everybody who has waited all these years. i can't express what it means to get this blessing, being able to do what i do. being on "good morning america" with you. >> are you kidding? >> yeah. just all the people who are here. thank you
marty becker. give me paw. go to abcnews.com. you can get all this information. please, give her a home. it would mean everything to us and to her. 45 minutes past the hour. >>> mr. maxwell, his sweet stylings performing live, when we come ckba.ome back. >>> i just want to soak this in. open up the shot. you see what i'm standing next to. right now, i'm actually cool because maxwell is so cool that it is bleeding into me. >> yeah. >> what a pleasure to have you...
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brian: printing any tim pawlenty for president boris becker's any time soon?> we should be working more on the here and now before we think about 2012. brian: you are not firmly saying no? >> i am not ruling anything in or out. i do not know what i will be doing in three years. brian: if i see you at the local mall, we will do some lawn bowling. thank you very much, governor. tim pawlenty, governor of minnesota. 32 and counting, you thought that the soccer fish was bad? wait until you hear what the california water czar will do. brian: the white house do now has more czar's than baskin- robbins has flavors. there they are, it is like the brady bunch * four. times four. the latest one is the california water czar, keeping watch over endangered species like the smelt. mike snyder smells something that is not smet. 32 czars and counting. >> no one in america has ever asked for them, they asked for liberty. any problem in the free market that does not correct itself can be traced back to some form of government involvement. water is no different. classic tragedy,
brian: printing any tim pawlenty for president boris becker's any time soon?> we should be working more on the here and now before we think about 2012. brian: you are not firmly saying no? >> i am not ruling anything in or out. i do not know what i will be doing in three years. brian: if i see you at the local mall, we will do some lawn bowling. thank you very much, governor. tim pawlenty, governor of minnesota. 32 and counting, you thought that the soccer fish was bad? wait until you...
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we have sherry becker here with the pikesville chamber of commerce. >> we are thrilled everybody is herewe have over 1,000 people and we are benefiting the marlena cancer center at the university of maryland and pikesville chamber. it's a great event for everybody. we have kids, families, competitive runners. it's wonderful. >> i notice a lot of the runners are wearing shirts like yours. tell us about that. >> when they realster, the runners get a shirt. every year it's a different color, but the pikesville 5 k shirt. it benefits two great causes so these are miles that matter. >> tell me about the team. >> a year ago both mark and stacey lost their mothers to pancreatic cancer. they formed a team to raise money for the great causes in honor of the women. >> that is fantastic. there are a lot of people out here raising money. i hear the first runner is about to cross the finish line. you can see me behind me the first runner is coming up. that is a 5 k. they are finishing in about 15 minutes. much better than you or i could do. we will be live in about 20 minutes with more from the racer
we have sherry becker here with the pikesville chamber of commerce. >> we are thrilled everybody is herewe have over 1,000 people and we are benefiting the marlena cancer center at the university of maryland and pikesville chamber. it's a great event for everybody. we have kids, families, competitive runners. it's wonderful. >> i notice a lot of the runners are wearing shirts like yours. tell us about that. >> when they realster, the runners get a shirt. every year it's a...
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marty becker. give me paw. go to abcnews.com. you can get all this information., give her a home. it would mean everything to us and to her. 45 minutes past the hour. >>> mr. maxwell, his sweet stylings performing live, when we come back. ♪ someone stop the world ♪ (announcer) worst-case scenario. so i'm thinking we need a better way to save money. better than subleasing office space? ideally. (announcer) best case solution. switch to verizon high speed internet and phone for business-- with a dedicated high-speed connection from our office to yours, so you won't be slowed down because your neighbors are online. as low as $79.99 a month for 12 months with a 3 year agreement. plus, get over $180 back in available online rebates. call 1-888-845-8854. you'll also get unlimited nationwide calling, 24/7 tech support, and our advanced internet security features all backed by the reliability of the verizon network. call 1-888-845-8854. for as low as 79.99 a month for 12 months, you'll receive over $180 back in available online rebates when you get the verizon single lin
marty becker. give me paw. go to abcnews.com. you can get all this information., give her a home. it would mean everything to us and to her. 45 minutes past the hour. >>> mr. maxwell, his sweet stylings performing live, when we come back. ♪ someone stop the world ♪ (announcer) worst-case scenario. so i'm thinking we need a better way to save money. better than subleasing office space? ideally. (announcer) best case solution. switch to verizon high speed internet and phone for...
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. >> hugo becker uno de los famosos actores de mÉxico, que se fue a estados unidos a buscar fama, ahoraico, dicen que van a tirar abajo edificios para poder recrear la situaciÓn del sismo de 1985. yo recuerdo que vivÍa cerca de la ciudad de mÉxico. >> eras bien chiquita! >> estaba gateando! (risas)h@ >> en ese terremoto, hubo muchos milagros, te acuerdos que rescataron a muchos bebÉs reciÉn nacidos? >> es una muy y ena oportunidad. >> mortal fue el saldo entre policÍas e indígenas en un enfrentamiento. >> yo creo que no vamos a parar con michael jackson, pero lo que venÍa escuchando en el radio y me llamÓ mucho la atenciÓn, es que el padre de michael, estÁ planeando, formar un grupo y llamarlo jackson 3, imagÍnate que el mÁs pequeÑo tiene siete. michael debutÓ cuando tenÍa cinco aÑos. >> cÓmo es posible? >> me parece que es una persona que tiene problemas psiquiÁtricos.ó >> muchos miembros de la familia, estÁn parados de pestaÑas, porque dicen que quiere hacer lo mismo que hizo con michael. >> la custodia la tiene ahora, catherine, que es la mamÁ, lo permitirÁ? >> temporalmente tiene la
. >> hugo becker uno de los famosos actores de mÉxico, que se fue a estados unidos a buscar fama, ahoraico, dicen que van a tirar abajo edificios para poder recrear la situaciÓn del sismo de 1985. yo recuerdo que vivÍa cerca de la ciudad de mÉxico. >> eras bien chiquita! >> estaba gateando! (risas)h@ >> en ese terremoto, hubo muchos milagros, te acuerdos que rescataron a muchos bebÉs reciÉn nacidos? >> es una muy y ena oportunidad. >> mortal fue el...
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both bills will be introduced in january and this past week, the family of james becker filed a lieuth against -- lieu south -- law south in maryland. >>> a fourth person died from >>> people who want to take advantage of cash for clunkers need to hit the breaks. here's how you qualify. your car needs 18 miles to the gallon or less and 25 years older less and you have to have owned it for a year. you could get a $4500 voucher for a new car. go to wjz.com for more" >>> wjz wants to help everyone during these tough times and here's mary bubala with more. >> reporter: more americans are getting scissors out and finding saving at the store energy you can save between 40 and 50% on your grocery bill with coupons. they can be in newspapers and magazines and many online. try coupons.com or retailmenot.com. you can find the discounts for stores. and experts say you can also wait for products to go on sale. check the expiration dates first. i'm mary bubala, trying to help you ride out the recession. >>> for more tips, go to wjz.com and click on the special section on the home page. >>> now, o
both bills will be introduced in january and this past week, the family of james becker filed a lieuth against -- lieu south -- law south in maryland. >>> a fourth person died from >>> people who want to take advantage of cash for clunkers need to hit the breaks. here's how you qualify. your car needs 18 miles to the gallon or less and 25 years older less and you have to have owned it for a year. you could get a $4500 voucher for a new car. go to wjz.com for more"...
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. >> gary: the two walks surrendered by the starter, jason becker, went to overbay.n a ground ball out. raul chavez on an rbi double scoring overbay who singled and rios who doubled. that's the inning of runs here in this ballgame. otherwise, the pitchers have gotten the job done. the orioles' best chance, 2nd inning but it was two-down effort with the bases loaded. and that will be taken inside for a ball and they left two on again in the 7th inning and they got two on on on -- and one away. >> jim: kam who hales from montana, lives in boseman. >> jim: moving the 24 inches to the other side -- because he throws across his body, a much better chance of throwing strikes. coming into this season, he only had 144 innings in the minor leagues. not a lot of innings to find out what you do well and what you don't, what you need to work on. rios, a cross fire action on the inside corner for a strike. >> jim: across your body is when you throw at anangle and it's almost as if you step across. you see that right there t will be a straight line from that right foot. he's going
. >> gary: the two walks surrendered by the starter, jason becker, went to overbay.n a ground ball out. raul chavez on an rbi double scoring overbay who singled and rios who doubled. that's the inning of runs here in this ballgame. otherwise, the pitchers have gotten the job done. the orioles' best chance, 2nd inning but it was two-down effort with the bases loaded. and that will be taken inside for a ball and they left two on again in the 7th inning and they got two on on on -- and one...
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james becker was fitch years old when parents say he went underwater for 15 minutes before a lifeguardim. it happened at parkville back in 2006. james was revived but his injuries left him wheelchair bound and he cannot speak or eat. >> the last three weeks have been one word, help. >> james should have been starting college this year, instead he is living a life trapped in his own body. >> the cause of the current medical condition is the heart attack, it's not anything that the pool management company did or the life guards did or anything that they filed to do. >> the $40 million lawsuit is for the estimated cost of care of james for the rest of his life. >>> there won't be any ravens on the field, but football is coming to m m&t stadium, europen football. for the first time the stadium is hosting a soccer game and the game a sell out. joel d smith is live. it's supposed to be a big game, joel. >> reporter: the u.s. is hosting the milan and chelsea. when you're playing here, itguess the turf is not good enough, so we brought out, real grass to play some european football as you say,
james becker was fitch years old when parents say he went underwater for 15 minutes before a lifeguardim. it happened at parkville back in 2006. james was revived but his injuries left him wheelchair bound and he cannot speak or eat. >> the last three weeks have been one word, help. >> james should have been starting college this year, instead he is living a life trapped in his own body. >> the cause of the current medical condition is the heart attack, it's not anything that...
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what ever happened to -- it is hard to identify tha certain group, becker may get not up in the primary. i do see the wisdom of a comprehensive energy policy that takes a look at things like oil and says, we should not be exporting hundreds of millions of dollars to our moral and a main. those issues -- mortal enemy. those issues are important and need to be dealt with. >> i want to talk about taking the public where it wants to go. the president can get the right salesmanship organization to take the public where it did not realize it wanted to go, but where it needs to go. they have to convince them where -- debt that is where they wanted to go. panama canal is an example of an instance where the public and not want to go in that direction. we had 25% support when we started the sale of the panel cannot treat. this was an example of the proper integration of a policy, but one that was very controversial. it was done with an enormous public outrage, going to swing states, giving republicans and others to validate this. we got to the place where 65% of the public supported it. at that p
what ever happened to -- it is hard to identify tha certain group, becker may get not up in the primary. i do see the wisdom of a comprehensive energy policy that takes a look at things like oil and says, we should not be exporting hundreds of millions of dollars to our moral and a main. those issues -- mortal enemy. those issues are important and need to be dealt with. >> i want to talk about taking the public where it wants to go. the president can get the right salesmanship...