when benjamin golden, a taco bell executive, was too drunk to give proper directions, his uber driver asked him to get out. >> sir, get out of my car or i will call the police. >> reporter: that's when golden responded with this. >> [ bleep ]! >> reporter: the physical assault landed him in jail. his lawyer said it was an isolated incident and he went on a televised apology tour. >> you know, i'm not that person. >> reporter: but he still lost his job. golden is now countersuing the the driver recorded him illegally. ramkissoon says she's taking the >> no. >> i mean, right. >> no. after seeing that, the thought of alcohol gives me ptsd at this point. i don't even want to look at it, i don't want to touch it. no. >> reporter: a sobering thought for all of us. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> i love that she's owning up to it. >> yeah. similar thing last year when she yelled at a tow truck operator and it was caught on camera. >> from espn. >> from espn. we worked together years ago. still close friends. where she got a lot of threats as a result of it, a lot of people calling her a b

benjamin golden-- a former taco bell executive-- is driver during a ride last october. golden now claims the driver-- edward caban illegally recorded the attack and is seeking five million dollars. the uber driver already has legal action going against his former passenger, claiming he had trouble sleeping and was scared after the attack. call him the chewing gum bandit. a man in canada is wanted after being caught on camera stealing two garbage bags full of chewing gum from a pharmacy in ontario. the gum is worth over 15-hundred dollars. this surveillance video posted on youtube shows the man entering the store. moments later, he starts loading up on gum. police still haven t caught the guy yet. a car smashed into a gas station the woman inside. the shopper disappears from sight as the car store. her. store workers safely got the two people out of the car. they were taken to a hospital. police are investigating to determine what caused the accident-- and whether alcohol was a factor. the national zoo )s newest panda cub made his debut this weekend. bei bei is four mont

benjamin golden's countersuit against the driver -- he blames the driver for getting hurt he also claimed what you see right here was illegally recorded. california is a two party consent state just like florida. golden's attorney is looking to have the dash cam thrown out as evidence in his criminal case. >>> pulling back the curtain on political fundraising that he sure to get you fired up. we're showing you how much time your elected official in washington spends raising money instead of actually helping you thanks to a new bill from congressman david jolly. >> members of congress are told when they get to washington, your number 1 priority is to raise money. >> take a look at this. jolley says the daily schedule for a freshman lawmaker on either side of the aisle starts with at least four hours of fundraising calls to lobbyists and others asking for money. then about 2 to 3 hours of networking and only two hours of being on the committee floor or working to fix an issue that affects you and your community. to limit on how your federally elected officials can raise money. >> stop spend

when benjamin golden, a taco bell executive, was too drunk to give proper directions, his uber driver asked him to get out of my car or i will call the police. >> reporter: golden responded with this. the physical assaultjail. his lawyers said it was an isolated incident. he went on a televised apology >> reporter: but he still lost his job. driver for $5 million, saying the driver recorded him or ramkisson, uber suspended her account saying, uber expects everyone in our community to treat each other with respect and common courtesy have a zero tolerance policy for anyone for harassment and abuse. >> my rating was five stars, i'd never had any problems. >> uber suspended your account. >> it's upsetting. i really like uber. >> reporter: she's taking the larger lesson to heart. >> no. after seeing that? just the thought of me ptsd at this point. i don't even want to look at it. i don't want to touch it. no. >> reporter: a sobering thought for all of us. >> if theht now, what would you say to him? >> i would say that i'm so incredibly sorry. of character for me. i'm ashamed of what i did

when benjamin golden was too drunk to give proper directions, his driver asked him to get out. >> get my car or i will call the police. >> that's when golden responded with this. >> the physical assault landed him in jail. his lawyer said it was an isolated incident and he went on a televised apology tour. >> you know, i'm not that person. >> reporter: but he still lost his job. golden is now countersuing the driver for $5 million saying the driver recorded him illegally. ramkissoon says she's taking the larger lesson to heart. >> will you keep drinking? >> no, after seeing that, just the thought of alcohol gives me ptsd at this point. i don't even want to look at it, don't want to touch it, no. >> reporter: a sobering thought for all of us. juju chang, abc news, new york. i love that she's owning up to it. my good friend went through a similar thing last year when she yelled at a tro truck operator. >> from espn. >> from espn. we worked together years ago. where she got a lot of threats as a result of it, a lot of people calling her a brat. some of it wasn't deserved. >> these twos d

former taco bell executive benjamin golden... now filing a $5 million lawsuit against the uber driver he allegedly attacked in southern california last fall.. he admitted he was drunk at the time... days later.. going public with this emotional apology on l-a kcbs. sot ben golden uber passenger i've been trying not to read what people said but im not that person (crying) (gfx) but illegally videotaped the altercation. golden's attorney.. declining to comment.. but the lawsuit saying.. "at no time did mr. golden consent to be video recorded or viewed by anyone else." (gfx) golden - who was fired afterward by taco bell --- is seeking damages for "severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety, fear and pain and suffering and the loss of his job." golden was charged with assault and battery -- pleading not guilty. those charges are still pending. he was also sued by the uber driver, edward caban, for unspecified damages. sot edward caban uber driver i didnt expect it to get violent to be honest it came out of nowhere. the heart of

it shows benjamin golden repeatedly hitting his driver in coast mesa, california.golden says the driver illegally recorded the incident so he's suing for damages. >>> your time now, 8:41 on this saturday. seeing a bit of a warmup this long holiday weekend for some. tom, though, is tracking how long that will last for you and when we can expect a return of that chillier weather. >>> it's the most difficult loss a mother canç imagine. how a family and their restaurant are coming together for each other. >>> you're watching news 4 today. >>> back at 8:44 and after walmart announced it's cancelling plans to build two more stores in the district, d.c.'s attorney general now considering all options here. city leaders are furious over what they call walmart's broken promise. the company planned to open two stores in ward 7 at the skyland capital gateway in northeast. the stores would have anchored redevelopment projects in those neighborhoods, generating more jobs in retail. former d.c. mayor, vincent gray, part of the original negotiations to bring walmart to the distri

doggy day-care federalties are more likely to care cache that >> former are taco bell executive benjamin golden is filing a $5 million lawsuit against the uber driver. he later made this tear having apology. >> try not to believe everything that's read. i'm not that person. >> he has pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges against that driver. >> if you are still using windows 8, it is time to upgrade. microsoft has ended support for the operating system. that means the windows 8 year users will no longer get updates. they said that all users could update to windows 8.1, or windows 10. >> an ohio woman is almost out $500 after an a tm took her card, but failed to give her any money. john has advice on how to dial with cash machine glitches. fear when making an atm withdrawal. you put your card in, enter out. >> nothing came out. an out of network atm when she said the machine malfunctioned. >> got my card back, and no money. >> reporter: but it deducted $408 from her account panel >> it -- $480 from her account. >> reporter: it said i had $10 in the count, where i had already $500. >>

it got the man benjamin golden fired. we're learning the former executive is suing uber for $5 million. he now claims the recording was made illegally. >>> and now this incredible video. captures the moment an explosion rips through a cafe in mexico city. the blast tossing debris on to the streets. nine people are beinget tried. the explosion blamed on a natural gas leak. >>> now, a video that took over our newsroom for at least an hour tonight. take a look. >> this entire time. >> you didn't get any of my pictures? >> no. >> what is that? >> oh, my goodness. >> the video definitely had our newsroom divided. a dolphin leaping out of the water over a paddleboarder. incredible, right in is it real? well, we reached out to chloe, the girl having her picture taken in the video and she insists that it is. tell us what you think? go to our abc action news mobile app and let us know. >>> for the record, i don't think it's real. i wanted to say that. >> yeah, we were all arguing about it. it's having -- . >> something about it, r

is suing him, but you of the attack that went viral in november, former talk about executive benjamin golden, claims without his consent cut you can see he repeatedly hit the driver from the backseat, he was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and says he suffers emotional distress, humiliation and lost his job because the media coverage of the instant. >>> -- incident. >>> while the world's largest retailers is closing the doors of hundreds of stores leaving thousands without work. walmart, america's biggest retail company announces first ever of mass store closing friday. the company says they will close 269 stores worldwide, 154 of those are in the us, walmart says with a 95% of the stores closing are within 10 miles of another start. they hope to transfer employees to the nearby locations. >>> student from the university of florida invited to the nobel prize in stockholm suleman for her work starting mosquitoes. 19-year-old harley chronicle of jacksonville spent 9 days at the event presenting her work starting mosquitoes and how they spread dengue fever. one of 26 students from

benjamin golden wants $5 million in damages he says the video and its 2 million youtube hits ruined his reputation and his reer. golden had previously apologized for that beating. the uber driver is suing him for $25,000 in damages. >>> one of highest highest honors is prompt to boycott on this mlk day. >> begging for or even asking and diminishes power. and we are a dignified people. >> jada pinkett smith is just one celebrity who says she will not be attending or watcherg the academy awards this year. it is the second year straight mostly white nominees. her husband was snubbed for the honor. spike lee agreed in a lengthy instagram post the lily white os rs. even mayor de blasio sounded off on twitter and was asked about it today during the news conference. >> i don't understand it. i literally don't understand it. there are so many opportunities to honor actors of color, hollywood has a long way to go. >> the academy has faced years of criticism that the members who vote are mostly older, male, white and out of touch with day's movie goers. >>> coming up, trader joe's pulls a popular

this is video of benjamin golden hitting the uber driver in southern california this video quickly went viral after it was learned that the suspect was a taco bell executive. in november the driver sued golden, but now golden is fighting back, counter suing the driver, climbing he was "recorded illegally." and golden claim because of the media coverage he suffered from emotional discretion, humiliatation and the loss of his job. >> there is no end in sight for an environmental doctor in southern california, natural gas has been pour nothing porter ranch for least three months. the neighborhood is north of l.a., about 4,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. state regulators held meetings last night and they want answers now. >> what are you doing now to help us? [ applause ] >> the gas company is saying that there will be no long-term health effects. do you believe it? >> no, i have a biochemistry degree, so i know. i don't believe that. >> well, infrared video shows gas spilling from the well in the hills above the area. some have suggested burning off the gas, but the st

former taco bell executive benjamin golden now filing a $5 million lawsuit against the uber driver hely attacked in southern california last fall. he admitted that he was drunk at the time. days later going public with this emotional apology on kcbs. >> because i've been trying not to read what's being said but you know, i'm not that person. >> reporter: but now he's claiming the driver illegally videotaped the altercation. >> get out of my car or i will call the police. >> golden's attorney declining to comment but the lawsuit saying at no time did he consent to be video recorded or viewed by anyone else. golden who was fir afterward by taco bell is seeking damages to severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety, fear and pain and suffering and the loss of his job. golden was charged with assault and battery. he pleaded not guilty. those charges still pending. he was also you'd by the uber driver for unspecified damages. >> i didn't expect it to get violent to be honest. it came out of nowhere. >> the heart of golden's counter suit is his claim that california law prohibits record

benjamin golden says he was intoxicated and began to "fear for his safety and well-being" when the driver pulled over to "kick" him out of the car in an unfamiliar location. he says as a result of the media the car in an unfamiliar location. he says as a result of the media coverage he was humiliated and lost his job. the lawsuit claims invasion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery. crib bumpers may seem like the perfect finishing touch for your infant's nursery... but they're actually a putting your baby's life in danger! new research shows an increase in the number of suffocations due to crib bumpers... and they also found there's no benefit to using a bumper. parents sometimes think the crib bumpers are needed to keep their babies comfortable, but doctors are urging parents to throw the bumpers out! cg: dr. elaine schulte/cleveland clinic children's they can suffocate face up against the bumper or getting their face trapped underneath the bumper." :10 (12:19:08-12:19:18) experts say infants are safest in a bare crib with no stuffed animals, blankets, pil

the dashcam shows benjamin golden hitting the driver repeatedly, and golden says it was recorded withoutsays he was afraid for his safety when he was being kicked out of the car by the driver, and he says he suffered emotional distress after losing his job. and the driver is suing golden are more than $25,000 in damages.>>> and using a subtle bucks for the next couple of days, crews are finishing up the final repairs to the sinkhole and sewer line. muni made temporary repairs after the sinkhole opened on church street, and now they have started a bus shuttle for parts of the lines that run through the area. repairs are expected to be finished, and regular service is expected to be back by 2 am on wednesday morning. >>> happy monday, and we have a lovely day.>>> we have some serious discussions coming up, one with the chief of police, and politics, and the debate from last night. the 9 is coming up. >>> after a deadly shooting on the bart train, they admit that some of the security cameras are decoys, and we talk to the bart chief of police about the safety of the system. >>> the super bo

former taco bell executive benjamin golden... now filing a $5 million lawsuit against the uber driver he allegedly attacked in southern california last fall.. he admitted he was drunk at the time... days later.. going public with this emotional apology on l-a kcbs. sot ben golden uber passenger i've been trying not to read what people said but im not that person (crying) (gfx) but now he's claiming the driier illegally videotaped the altercation. golden's attorney.. declining to comment.. "at no time did mr. golden consent to be video recorded or viewed by anyone else." (gfx) golden - who was fired afterward by taco bell --- is seeking damages for "severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety, fear and pain and suffering and the loss of his job." golden was charged with assault and battery -- pleading not guilty. those charges are still pending. he was also sued by the uber driver, edward caban, for unspecified damages. sot edward caban uber driver i didnt expect it to get violent to be honest it came out of nowhere. the heart

benjamin golden says he was intoxicated and began to "fear for his safety and well-being" when the driver of the car in an unfamiliar location. he says as a result of the media coverage he was humiliated and lost his job. the lawsuit claims invasion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery. in today's contact 13 consumer alert... crude oil prices dive below 29- dollars a barrel. it's the first time that has happened since 2003. investors are bracing for iran's return to the global oil markets. with sanctions now lifted the opec member-nation will begin exporting oil. iran is expected to quickly boost oil exports by 500-thousand barrels per day immediately, and it could reach one million barrels per day within a year but some people won't have to worry about how expensive oil- or gasoline gets... according to a new report from oxfam international... the 62 richest men in the world... including sheldon anderson one who lives here... wealth as the 3-point-6 billion people who make up the bottom half of the world's population. the study draws from the forbes annual

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benjamin golden. now he says the video was recorded without his consent. you can see him repeatedly hitting the driver from the backseat. he was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. now he says he is suffering emotional distress, humiliation and he lost his drop because of -- job because of media >>> two men back on land. this is video of the coast guard pulling the men from the water. the sales on their boat had torn and the whole cracked. the time of the rescue -- at the time of the rescue, the men were battling 20 foot seas. >>> leaving thousands without work. walmart announced its first ever mass store closing on friday. the company says it will close 269 stores worldwide. 159 stores are in the u.s. 95% of the store closings are within 10 miles of another store and they hope to transfer employees to the other locations. >>> a student from the university of florida was invited to the nobel peace prize awards. she studied mosquitoes and how she was just one of 20 students from 19 countries chosen to attend this year's event. >>> the martin luthe

benjamin golden is filing a lawsuit against cabon despite making this tearful apology. >> i have been trying not to read what's being said. i'm not that person. >> reporter: he's already been sued by cabon for unspecified damages. he's also bj charged with assault and battery and pleaded not guilty. >> i didn't expect it to get violent. >> reporter: golden is now video taped the altercation and is now seeking damages for severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety, fear. >> i think the driver is going to be okay with respect to the videotape. the audio tape however will however present some challenges. >> reporter: at no time did mr. golden consent to be video recorded or viewed by anyone else. caban lawyer telling abc news that the lawsuit in his words bogus. prohibits recording someone's conversation without their consent. the passenger said he didn't give his consent to be recorded. the uber driver said that law only applies to audio recordings not videos. >> it i want to know if i'm being recorded in a uber car. >> ron, thank you. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- mor

the now-former taco bell executive seen beating uber driver edward caban in november nat video benjamin golden filing the suit despite making this tearful apology on kcbs days after the attack golden sot : i've been trying not to read what people said but i'm not that person (crying) golden who admitted he was drunk at the time - was he was also sued by the uber driver, edward caban, for unspecified damages. caban sot: i didn't expect it to get violent to be honest it came out of nowhere. (gfx) golden is claiming the driver illegally videotaped the altercation, seeking $5 million in damages for "severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety, fear and of his job." expert sot :lawyer areva martin i think the driver is going to be ok with respect to the video tape, but audio will probably present some challenges golden's lawyer declined to comment ? but states in the lawsuit .. "at no time did mr. golden consent to be video recorded or viewed by anyone else." caban's lawyer telling abc news.. the lawsuit is 'bogus'.. take a look at this.. a large sinkhole opens up today along a sidewalk in san

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benjamin golden charged with misdemeanor assault and was sued for $25,000 for striking his driver. golden is suing the driver for recording the altercation without his concept and posting it on youtube. he said the viral video caused him emotional distress and cost him his job. jonathan: he is not the only uber driver with problems. in budapest 100 taxis are blocking highways and demanding yubeer and all the uber apps and businesses be banned from operating. drivers say it takes 50 to 60% of the customers but they are not suspected to the same regulations they are. the budapest mayor says they agree but they have no way to ban uber. michelle: we know a lot of folks have today off from work. but holiday traffic can be an issue. jamie: we are seeing a few problems. >> that is why you see the traffic in the seens. this beginning before route 32. heading south, 95 is a better option. we had an earlier reported accident near 210. 395 the toll road and 66. they have to pay to ride the express lane so the rates are always in use. show you what to expect. i know it's freezing but it looks

benjamin golden filed a counterlawsuit against the driver for $5 million. the lawsuit claims golden is the real victim because he lost his job and suffers from emotional distress. also goes on to say it's illegally filmed. the driver who no longer works for uber is suing golden accusing him of assault. >>> an oregon state basketball player is now suspended for referee during a game last jamal reed's suspension could be extended if he doesn't comply with the team's suspension. he tripped a reff during a game against utah sunday causing the ref to fall down. game. oregon state lost the game by the way 53-39. >>> if you love the cold weather -- it's going to get even colder? >> listette loves to wear the boots and is dancing. maybe she's just trying to warm up. >> a little bit of both. >> if you like this weather then yeah, we have a couple more days of it. the warm-up we get this week really doesn't last very long. so hopefully you are enjoying this kind of weather. look at the rivergate tower tampa cam. you can see blue skies and clouds. no rain in sight, in