in addition to the $10,000 she's gotten for serving on that burger king board since last year. one medical ethicist doesn't believe she has any conflicts here and uses hyperbole just to illustrate how far she'd have to go to have a conflict. >> if she was being paid a penny for every whopper burger king sold, and if she was then sent out on a lecture tour of the united states where she would encourage physicians and nurses and nutritionists and educators to try to get their patients and school kids to eat as many whoppers as possible, if that was the a arrangement i would say she'd have a heck of a conflict of interest. i personally don't think she's going to have a problem at all. >> reporter: and health and human services officials tell us she'll resign from the boards as soon as she confirmed by the senate and they say she'll recuse herself from any matters dealing with those two companies for two years as part of her ethics agreement with the obama administration. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> amputee elephants walking again and teaching lessons about land mine dangers i

and he made an idiot out of himself and out of burger king. >> yeah. it's horrible pr for them, let's face it. we're all chiming in. we're all on the same side on this one obviously. thanks for the phone calls. mark, always good talking to you. thanks so much. >>> coming up, huge news for all you "american idol" fans. paula abdul, she's leaving the show. paula gone. how is the show going to go on? call in, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> just moments ago a judge in los angeles agreed to postpone chris brown's sentencing. the singer pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna, and under the deal he's going to avoid jail time. he's going to get five years probation, community service, going to have to undergo domestic violence classes for about a year. well, now the sentencing's been postponed to the 27th of this month. why the delay? kind of puzzling to me. i want to bring in my colleague, jane velez-mitchell, host of "issues with jane velez-mitchell." coming your way 12 minutes to the top of the hour. i thought it was time for him to take his medicine and move on. but no

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after all, burger king is a fast food joint, right? and in a nation where one-third of our adults are obese, fast-food restaurants are not helping. since her nomination, drdr. dr. benjamin has won support from both sides of the aisle, especially for running a health clinic for the poor following hurricane katrina, but there's also been criticism. as we reported in "the cafferty file" last month, some think the president's selection of an overweight candidate for the nation's top doctor sends the wrong message and now we find out she works for burger king. here's the question. go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. i should get a gold star, wolf, for getting through that with a straight face, almost. >> when was the last time you had a whopper? i haven't had one in years. >> i love whoppers. i had one a couple weeks ago. i love those. they're not good for you, but i love them. >> they have a lot of calories. >> yeah, but they're great. >> thank you. doctor's orders. i'll speak with two doctors with very different thou

let me read burger king's statement and then we will go to the phones. our franchise apologizes for this experience. the franchise is retraining the restaurant team on the proper use of the no shoes policy. little late for that. >> do you think? >> the branch contacted the guest to apologize. i believe they invited them back. little late on that front. let's get your phone calls. kathy is with us in louisiana. hey, kathy. your thoughts here? >> caller: yes. >> go ahead. >> caller: i think that the manager was way off base. you know, if he thinks feet funk is a problem, it is not. the insurance wants to -- doesn't want to cover injury to a foot if a customer doesn't wear shoes. obviously 6-month-old wouldn't be walking. i wouldn't let my 6-month-old down on a floor of a restaurant. you know, i think it is a matter of he needs to be retrained. >> exactly. it is ridiculous. one other call. kelly is with us in north carolina. kelly, go ahead. >> caller: yeah. i have a comment. i think it is a little absurd. i have a 4-year-old myself. and children have a ten

benjamin has also worked as an advisor to burger king. that's right, the home of the whopper. dr.in is part of a nutritional advisory panel for the fast food chain. officials at the department of health and human services say she used the position to advocate for lower sodium items on the menu and for calorie and fat information on packaging. but one nutritionist isn't convinced that benjamin's influence at burger king would change the culture there. >> in my experience the bottom line, that is the amount of food that gets sold is what counts, and public health doesn't really matter. it's considerably secondary if not even lower on the agenda of food corporations. >> reporter: burger king says it has introduced several nutritional items to its menu since the advisory board was formed last year, but what about conflict of interest? benjamin has gotten more than $20,000 to serve on a scientific advisory board for the giant food packaging company conagra. sales this year? $12.5 billion. in addition to the $so,010,000 s gotten for serving on the burger king board since last year.ical

people on things you wouldn't think you would have to train people on. >> based on my experience at burger king >> do we have to roll out the soapbox again. >> no, i'll just leave it at that. >> so many questions though. >> let pee tell you something about urbano prignanoer king. they always have a person would grew up not eating meat, they used to have the pita thing. they had a pita thing and they had the salad in t they have the only place that has the garden burger. >> the problem is when you order it, is that what you get in the bag? probably not. probably not. because they can't get it right! >> if you are dealing with tony perkins, make sure you have your a game. >> don't mess with food servers. nasty things happen. >> going through the drive- through f a while. >> i've been avoiding it. let's take a look. i'm sure some of them are fine. here is a look at your temperature trend. it will get hot, folks. today is going to be nice. but sunday, monday, tuesday even, mid-90s. here is what is going to happen. first of all, temperatures are going to depend somewhat -- we know it will be hot. it

let me read burger king's statement on this. "our franchise, which independently owns and operates this restaurant, apologizes for this guest experience. the franchise is retraining his restaurant team in the popular use of the no shoes policy. further more the franchise is contacting the guest to apologize." i believe they invited them back. little late on that. kathy in louisiana. your thoughts here? >> caller: yes. >> go ahead. >> caller: i think the manager was way off base. if he thinks feet funk is the problem, it's not. the insurance doesn't want to cover injury to a foot if a customer doesn't wear shoes. obviously, a 6-month-old wouldn't be walking. i wouldn't put my 6-month-old down on a floor of a restaurant. i just think it's a the matter of needing to be retained. >> exactly. kelly in north carolina. go ahead. >> caller: yeah. i've got a little comment. i think that is absurd. i've got a 4-year-old myself. children have a tendency to want to take off their shoes. maybe the child took the shoes off and the mother kept

he made an idiot out of himself and burger king. >> horrible pr for them, let's face it. we're all chiming in. we're all on the same side on this one obviously. mark, always good talking to you. thanks so much. >>> coming up, huge news for all you "american idol" fans. paula abdul, she's leaving the show. paula, gone. how is the show going to go on? call in, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> if you're an "american idol" fan, and there's millions of you out there, you can't be happy about this. paula abdul is leaching the show after eight seasons. she broke the news on twitter late last night. she's been on "idol" since day one. good versus evil, paula versus simon. that's part of what you want to watch. these two going at it a little bit. that's all gone. and even host ryan seacrest was taken aback by it. let's give that a listen. >> so, the news that paula abdul is leaving "american idol," stunned me last night. i was shocked. i read about it. let me walk you through what i know. and, you know, she's a dear friend. i love her to death. and really sad that it's come to fruition. that s

benjamin and her disclosure that she was a paid adviser for burger king. >> burger king said that she on a nutrition advisory panel. this is the panel that advises burger king on healthy eating options. >> also in the times. concerns about security for the upcoming elections in afghanistan. and the grow oning popularity of national parks. for more on these stories, go to foxbaltimore.com, and click on the washington times icon. >> constellation energy sends $500,000 to create baltimore's neighborhood energy challenge. >> mayor sheila dixon and constellation president shattuck designed a program to help reduce energy intake. dixon said change will happen if you unplug items you are not using. and shattuck said bigger changes like using nuclear power should be employed. >> it is the best clean energy source in america. and in the world. we can't keep going on like we are going on here, with the use of fossil fuel. >> new initiative commits baltimore to reducing energy use and greenhouse gases by 15 percent in the year 2015. >> well, tomorrow morning, it looks like we will see storms cle

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megyn: it is burger king verses babies.her basically kicked out of a missouri burger king on sunday because the baby was not wearing any shoes. the mother says an employee told her that they took the health code violations seriously. >> a baby without shoes? that is my daughter, she does not own shoes. she cannot walk, so there is no reason to have shoes. megyn: she put socks on the baby, but apparently that was not good enough. the manager then threatened to call police, so they left. now burger king has apologized, saying perhaps they took the policy a bit too far. the family has been asked to come back to the restaurant for the royal treatment. bill: what is for dinner? how about some good old goat? goat meat is showing up at restaurants across the country and is proving to be a pretty big seller. william la jeunesse is in california. what is so special about billy goats? >> goat is actually the number one consumed meat in the world, but less than 2% in the usa, according to usda experts. goat is lower in fat, cholestero

now everybody's fighting for burger king jobs. but if you're 50 or older and think you can't get a job, i guarantee you won't get one. >> ken and daria, thanks so much. ran out of time. josh levs, appreciate it. thanks for your help. everyone who has sent your questions and comments, calvin, thanks so much and we wish the best for you on your continued search. if you would like to send us some ideas of topics you think we should focus on, go to my facebook or blog, throw us some suggestions. thanks for being with us. i'm fredricka whitfield.

if you're going to burger king, put shoes on your baby or go somewhere else. >> burger king corporationays that the store's operator is retraining his team about the proper use of the no shoes policy. it said the operator is also trying to reach the customer to apologize. >>> all right. one count any alabama is facing steep cuts. claiming law enforcement, they may have to call in the national guard. how skyry would that be? jennifer westhoven is here. >> security great, if the national guard's there, but still, so -- >> yeah. >> depleted of funds you can't do it yourself. >> not if they were stretched thin. something we think maybe we'll see in other place, possibly. could happen where you live. this is alabama's biggest county we're talking about here. jefferson county, includes birmingham. the sheriff, asking the governor again to call in the national guard to help with basic policing, and it's all because of budget cuts. state and local governments all across america are looking at very tough choices, like cutting basic services like cops, because so many americans are out of work, t

a1 makes the burger king steakhouse burger sing. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news captiod byhe tional captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> heyman in myanmar will be on his way home thanks to senator jim webb. we are live at his office. what can you tell us? >> we know that the senator had this scheduled trip and arrived on friday in myanmar hoping to talk to leaders. on a five-nation tour, jim webb got just what he wanted. he had unprecedented talks with leaders and he won the release of an american. on tuesday, johnheyett sentenced toea rs of hard labor for helping a democracy leader violate the terms of her house arrest. in a statement, the senator said, "i'm grateful to the government for honoring these requests and it is my hope that we can take advantage of these gestures as a way to begin laying a foundation of good will and confidence building in the future." >> it is a good thing. it will help raise awareness of the situation. it is getting the u.s. involved. >> webb is the first member of congress in more than a decade to visit the country. some people hope this re

anyway, burger king says the store went too far. obviously. they offered that mom and that cute baby free meals. steve: lock her up. gretchen: that adorable baby. peter: we're not wearing shoes at this point. gretchen: would you like to try mine? steve: no. peter: no. gretchen: go for it. peter: i can't. steve: straight ahead a russian sub sitting off the coast of the united states. what are they doing out there? a warfare expert says it's all part of a show of force on behalf of the russians. gretchen: and those cars traded in under the cash for clunker program are killed. junkyards are seeing a big spike in business but it comes with restrictions. this is my verizon small business specialist, tom. now, i know the catering business but when i walked in here i wasn't sure what i needed. i'm not sure what i need. tom showed me how to use mifi to get my whole team working online, on location. i was like, "woah". woah ! only verizon wireless has small business specialists in every store to help you do business better. you're like my secret ingred

a special promotion that burger king will help out.ave a t-shirt or something to go along with this? isn't it fruity girl? >> i think it's very flattering on me. here's the deal. it is hard on fast food changes because people are not going out as much. a lot of these companies are looking for global growth and burger king figures out the best way through the european's heart is through his soccer team. they're sponsoring a spanish soccer team -- not sure if i'm pronouncing that right. on the outside, it makes it look like they work there. and when they score a goal, they'll lift the shirt up and underneath, it's a picture of the king's head, so that when they score, they lift it up over their head. the interesting thing is, it actually comes with instructions. i guess they figured maybe these guys have been hit in the head too times. the video of the instructions shows you how to take the shirt out, how to put it on, even how to kick a goal and put it over your head. you would think this is a joke, except they've had a really bad year

officials say the man entered the burger king enforcer group of employees into a freezer while forcing another employee to open -- to give the money. no one was harmed, but the search continues for the robber. it has been a busy day for baltimore's tawnya cop. -- baltimore's top cop. the incident happened on august 7. officials say he used a police helicopter as the proposal to make it seem like actual police activity under way. now an internal investigation looks into the questions about the misuse of resources. >> questions about who was involved, and whatever relationship there may have been. these are the questions i have. >> the commissioner says the delegate is called in to apologize. the delegate also released a statement saying he will repay the city. natural resources police have charged more than half a dozen men with sex offenses stemming from an undercover investigation of this weekend. police arrested eight men after receiving complaints about men soliciting sex and performing sex acts in public areas of the park. officials highlighted areas of the park with restrooms and

after getting cash from the safe, he crossed the street from burger king to arby's. if you get any information, please call baltimore county police. >> in washington, obama administrative officials will announce new federal guidelines to help businesses prepare for the expected out brick of the swine flu this fall. -- outbreak of the swine flu this fall. our reporter has more from washington. >> at johnson city elementary school in kentucky, the swine flu has swallowed -- followed the students back to school. >> it is scary. >> despite efforts to clean the school, there is one confirmed case of the swine flu virus. more than one-quarter of the school's students and staff were home. many were reporting a fever and vomiting and sore throat. >> it is not a good thing. there is something going around. >> expecting more cases like this at schools and workplaces this fall, the obama administration advises employers on how to prepare for it. >> everybody is holding their breath. this is a barbarous that -- this is a virus that has high activity. >> swine vaccine is expected

burger king, up today. top estimates on the earnings side but they, too, experience a decline in the same store sales. for at least the next six months. great news at chico's, bottom line same-store sally increased for the year compared to the same period a year ago. rebecca, how are we looking at the nasdaq? >> got to love that top-line growth, yeah. yahoo! in focus for two reasons. first up, they're upgrading their e-mail. this is something we heard a lot about. instant messenger and website. they're trying to go head to head, toe to toe with google. this one way of achieving it. on top of that they're buying mach 2 which is the arab online fredster type network. they're buying it acquiring 16.5 new users through that acquisition. in the meantime, google getting an upgrade today big equity. apple, a very interesting story about apple, essentially, he's focusing on their new tab will the device but the story in the "the wall street journal" is also saying that steve jobs may be more involved now that he's

but burger kings they apologize and will be retraining the employees. >>she's not even touching the ground. >> obviously someone took it too literally and said everyone coming there was not allowed to -- >> i say rules are rules. [ laughter ] >> if we let this one go, then what? >> yeah. it's just an avalanche. that's why tucker gets no fan mail. i'm kidding, tucker. you know that. >>> a connecticut woman spent more than $2,000 to stage a dinner honoring herself as nurse of the year. the big problem is, she's not a nurse. she even works in a doctor's office though. now she could face up to five years in prison if convicted of wreckless endangerment and criminalin personation charges. doctor he worked for believed she was a register nursed nurse. the big topoff the honor she was supposed to win was from an organization that doesn't exist. >> how starved for attention. >> and the hope is that she didn't do anything during her years when she was ptending to be a nurse that could be harmful. >> well, right. exactly. >> how do you get the job? don't people l

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a1 makes the burger king steakhouse burger sing. >> welcome back to "good morning washington".hursday, august 13. thank you for joining us today. i'm alison starling. >> i'm julie parker in for doug mckelway. we begin with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to the morning. you know, actually you open the window this morning, felt a little less intense. >> less humid? >> a little bit. not super different than yesterday but each day we get a little bit better feel. outside this afternoon we'llon t y liho s twnoo. shown too.e a lh g.fo fog. les tat'lkt' about whatforecastr ucaol hds for us ast few pop up butavye avy wnpos.ur mid 80's, a couple of degrees below average for this time of year. >> we're looking at 270 southbound where there was a minor accident on the ramp. it has been cleared away now. the lanes are open again. now the beltway enter change. traffic looks good college park to silver pring. the west side block of middle brook is blocked. >> thank you so much. this afternoon public will have its chance to say goodbye to one of the last m

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burger king, mcdonald's, everything you need to survive is in a whopper.ongue in cheek, i will follow this line your logic with this line of questioning. so you are suggesting that america is a land where nobody is going hungry? >> yeah. and also if you look around in any country where there is a fast food restaurant. you might find obese, slightly obese kids but you don't find starvation. when you look at things you would rather have kids that are mildly out of shape than kids that are dying. that's a serious point. these companies provide food, inexpensively. they provide jobs. i am sick and tired of officials demonizing. i will tell you. this she was on that panel. a lot of companies have panels for public relations reasons. they put nutritional experts on these panels to keep nutritional experts off their backs. that's the only reason. alisyn: it's funny you say that dr. benjamin was helping them come up with healthy options. >> the most miserable idea ever. what do they do? they have sliced apples. that is not a french fry. if i want an apple. i can g

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a1 makes the burger king steakhouse burger sing. >>> in the examiner the lawyer who prosecutes police he survived a career hit job by a union. fairfax county is accuse 0 of shortchanging 150 police officers who helped with crowd control during president obama's inauguration one of the next noisy health care reforms -- forums could happen in our area. >>> new information about a bruised and battered pit bull tossed in to a dumpster to die. apparently the loser in an illegal dog fight. the dc woman who found the dog while taking out her trash is talking for the first time to 9 news now. bruce johnson has the follow up story. >> reporter: she only wants her first name to be used and she says she still shaken by what she found outside of her apartment last week when she tossed her trash in the dumpster. >> i noticed something was moving but was not coming out and all i saw was a lot of flies and i looked and there was dog, helpless, looking at me like please help me. >> a young pit bull had been tossed in the dumpster. her face swollen with most of her body stuffed in to a tightly wound p

a1 makes the burger king steakhouse burger sing. >>> the music world is saying good-bye to a guitar legendyesterday in new york. he pioneered the solid body electric guitar later used by legends like peter townsend and jimmy paige. he first introduce the the les paul broadcaster in 1940. he tied from complications of pneumonia. he was 94 years old. >>> let's take a look at some video from last week. that is aerosmith front man steven tyler and his unfortunate stage fall during a show in south dakota. the band announced yesterday it is now canceling the rest of its summer tour. tyler needs to recover from a broken shoulder and 20 stitches in his head that he got when he fell. in his statement, he said he was doing the tyler shuffle when he fell. >> wow! >> and les paul even back in 2006 was still playing. >> oh, les paul? yeah. he played rite up to the end. >> springsteen would go play with him in new york a little bit. >> when he said his guitar played by such legends and we named a couple of people. almost effect at some point played a les paul guitar. a big loss. >> what is going on in t

a1 makes the burger king steakhouse burger sing. >>> a unit that almost never deploys is on the way tohe gold guard which has deployed just three times since the vietnam war is sending a unit to serve as prison guards near a base in baghdad. bruce leshan was at a ceremony in ft. myer. >> reporter: the old guard is best known for service at funerals at arlington national cemetery. and for its 24-hour vigil at the tomb of the unknowns ♪ [ music ] ♪ but company c of the old guard, the president's official escort is now headed for iraq. >> scared at all? >> you know, it's a mixture of excited and scared and nervousness. >> reporter: they are ra ly deployed but the oldest unit in the army with he spit and polish tradition dating back to 1879. they carry their bayonets in fixed position. in the mexican american war, and they say they are ready to fight again. >> i put my safety in my guy's hand and i am ready. >> he says he feels a sense of duty to other soldiers. >> those guys have been over there multiple times they need a chance to come home and spend time with their families. >> reporter

announcer: a1 makes the burger king steakhouse burger sing. >>> president obama is remembering senatoroday as the greatest united states senator of our time. senator kennedy passed away at his home in hyannis port, massachusetts in the wee hours of the morning. he was 77 years old. we'll continued our look back on his life throughout the morning. >> we move to business beat now. postal service announced a big money saving move. first, let's get a look at the markets. here is chris cotter up in new york. not exactly bunking up the charts but the major indices staying in positive territory. >> right. sort of like living on borrowed time during this win being streak. the dow is up six straight days but on many of those days just eking out gains and yesterday, the 0-point gain, not a whole lot but it stays in positive territory. the longer you stay in positive territory and the long he haver you stay above technical resistance points which have now become support points, the better off we are. you see the nasdaq and s&p turning positive yesterday after a slightly down day the day before. w

a1 makes the burger king steakhouse burger sing. >>> live look at the 14th street bridge. details coming up. >>> in the news now at 5:40, the national guard is heading to western new york to help clean up after massive storm damage. flash flooding from weekend storms left muddy debris everywhere and now it is becoming dusty as things dry out. one town is relying on well water because of damage to the reservoir. the bodies of five italian tourists kill the midair crash over the hudson river are on the way home. part of new york's madison avenue fell silent as pal bearers carried the caskets headed for jfk airport. the victims included a couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. michael vick told children dog fighting took over his life. the disgraced nfl quarterback spoke at a church in chicago. he admitted spending more time running the dog fighting ring than studying plays. and he he said he cried every day in prison. >>> we have news from space coming up in what's on the web. plus, the obama administration's opposition to dc school voucher's program starting to

i was trying to order little hash browns, and then i mistook them for a burger king and asked for apple fries. long story short, how much contact do you really have with the clerk at the counter of mcdonald's? >> well, i -- >> not too much. >> very little. by the same token, they obviously made some observations and they didn't find this woman was out of her mind drunk. but you know what -- >> mickey, probably knowing you and your high living lifestyle, i bet you can't remember the last time you were in a mcdonald's. >> yesterday. >> yeah, gloria? >> i've been to mcdonald's. and i would doubt the interaction between the clerk and the customer is long enough observation, or maybe they don't even have the expertise to make an evaluation. >> stacey schneider, if he knew she had had pot shortly before this trip, is he liable? >> you mean the husband, nancy? >> yes. no, he's not criminally liable. the only thing that they could get him on is if he let his children get into the car with her when she was high, or intoxicated, then he could be charged with reckless endangerment. that could affe

. >>> and burger king has apologized after asking her and her 6-month-old baby to leave the restaurant. the baby was not wearing shoes. the manager says it violated the no shoes policy. a spokeswoman said that manager took the policy too far. the have asked the pair to return for free meal. >>> at the world's largest yard sale along highway 127. it is through kentucky and tennessee, and alabama. shoppers come from all over the country. the yard sale runs through sunday night. >>> two brothers serving in the middle east are unsafe. their family is rejoicing. jordan allen served in afghanistan while his younger brother served in iraq. the brothers arrived, on the same flight. they waited so that they could fly together. >> i am rank him, so i give him a hard time about that. -- outrank him, so i give him a hard time about that. >> and has been a year since they have seen their family or each other. after two weeks, they will head back to their bases in alaska and germany. >>> how will schools protect children from swine flu this fall? also, president obama says the economy has been recce

like mcdonald's or burger king. >> kind of experiment? >> they're the same. >> all right. thanks. >> i hope zoe is like so ready to get out of here and she has a great day too. stay with us. >> welcome back to 11 news saturday morning. >> our top stories in a moment but first another look outside. >> it's going to be a nice day today. if you have any outdoor plans, no excuses because there's no chance of showers and storms. a great day to go outside. not terribly uncomfortable. we have the potential to have the seering type dog day heat but today we're in the mid 80's. we're already up to 79 downtown, r68 out at the airport and mid to upper 70's on the eastern shore. seasonable conditions with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. and the little leaguers from all over the world, the weather is really picture post card perfect. more on your seven day forecast coming up. >> all right. thank you. we want to warn you that some of the details of the next story are graphic. >> baltimore county police are investigating the disturbing case of animal abuse. >> 18-year-old scott mcdo

police are looking for the suspects of a man who entered a burger king and dropped it.then crossed the street to arby's where he took money from a cash register. no one was hurt. if you have information call baltimore county police. police continue to look for whoever opened fire on people at the pavilion on the weekend, some are criticizing the aggressive approach of the police as creating more violence. the commissioner is advocating a more direct approach to suspected gang members. some call the approach racial profiling. >> that brings us to your answers of the water cooler question of the day. >> we asked if the new approach helpful or racial profiling? >> one person says this is not racial profiling. why is being stopped as well. the police need to step up their assertiveness to go after these gangsters. good work by the mayor and the top cop. >> i do not see this as racial profiling. i agree that many where their gang signs for all to see. what do others propose? police to sit back and wait for the next gun to be fired? the least they are working to make a change