>> a cabbie attacked by a customer finally talks about it. >> he says he remembers every punch. >> i thought about unbuckling my seat belt. that would have meant taking one of my arms down and i couldn't sacrifice that at the moment. >> how the attack has left a lasting scar. we've got the saga of a family's missing dog, and there's a moral to this story. >> you've got to be a real jerk to steal someone's puppy. >> but it's where the trail led cops, that's the real shocker. >> going to get 'em! >>> see a wedding celebration saudi-style. >> are they worried a be dying, ruining these expensive cars, are they worried about, you know, anything? >>> and witness the miracle of birth. >> guys, don't be nervous. >> because mama dolphin knows what she's doing. >> oh! >> ooh. >>> get off cart. get out of the car. >> this brutal beating captured by a camera inside a taxicab in surf city, north carolina. we brought this video to you last week. the cab driver received a pretty brutal beating. his face was fractured. he had to have surgery. they put two titanium plates in his face. the man doing t

but cabbies say they are eating into their livelihood. >> is 10 times better than the dirty filthy cabs or the drivers barely know where they are going and do not speak english. it costs more and i am happy to pay it. >> my business is way down is difficult to make a living at this moment. >> the service must have a d.c. office and at least 20 vehicles according to regulations. they say that regulation should only pertain to safety and security. apple products are truly popular with customers. police are noticing they are also popular with thieves. we have a look at how these across the east coast -- a police are looking across the east coast to keep customers save. >> ipod ipod nano. >> not only popular among consumers, they are the product of choice for discerning thieves. >> the resale value is incredibly high. they are commodities. >> the theft of apple products are up 40% this year. d.c. police have yet to see a similar spy but law enforcement across the area is on alert. georgetown public safety recently sent out a notice to students warning of smart phone that. >> there have been

to cabbies, do need to do to stay safe. >> thank you. lyndsay come tonight, lohan gets an offer that she y not want to refuse. man at theattacks a bronx zoo. what happened before the attack. cheaters and make sure people." mitt romney? tough on china? pioneers in shipping us invested in firms that to low wage countries like romney's fortune is invested up to china. jobs. this message. are watching abc 7 is said 11:00 with leon harris, starling, bob brian the and tim brant sports. -- bob ryan weather and tim brant sports. >> a 25-year old man is in condition after being tiger at the bronx zoo. it jumped off the -- he fell off e monorail train and fell into the tiger exhibit. he was rushed to a hospital. if you are heading to the movie theater this evening -- this eastwood is back on the screen. he is talking baseball. >> have you thought about what do when your contract is up? shore, another one for more money. plenty eastwood plays the grump with a heart of gold. daughter amy adams comes on help. to just and timber lake arrived as a boyf

the marine stationed at fort lejeune is accused of beating and threatening to kill that cabby. the marine checked himself into a mental health facility and is expected to be arrested. >>> finally, on a far, far less serious note in georgia, there's a legal battle brewing over a pink dollhouse. a homeowner's association is suing in part because a play house built for a 4-year-old girl by her grandther says the color irritates the neighbors. do people have a little too much time on their hands? >> i think it's time to paint the whole house pink. >> exactly. >> i'll show you. all right. want to talk about a few things. there are a few things, hopefully you shut your windows. we have seen temperatures down in the freezing range. 32 at the moment. 33 now. saranac lake in northern, new york. take a look out at st. john's newfoundland. a very fast moving storm. look at the distance between bermuda and st. john's. going to make landfall later on this morning as a tropical storm. there's a look at it. it will be out of our hair by tomorrow. it will quickly weaken. that system racing 40

the marine stationed at camp lejeune is accused of beating and threatening to kill that cabby. the marine later checked himself into a mental health facility and is expected to be arrested. >>> finally, on a far less serious note in georgia, there's a legal battle brewing over a pink dollhouse. a homeowner's association is suing in part because the play house built for a 4-year-old girl by her grandmother irritates neighbors due to its color. grandma says she'll fight to keep the pink. now for a look at your national and regional weather here is meteorologist todd santos. maybe those people need something to do. >> you have to find something else to get mad about. we should see a decent day across a good stretch of the u.s. we will still deal with patches of heavy rainfall, especially the central and western portion of the four corners, southern nevada and northern arizona. looking at the map across the whole country, look how large of an area we're dealing with with clear skies. east coast, major airports shouldn't see many issues today. beautiful towards chicago. once you get

. >> the cabbie said the girl said shoot her, shoot her multiple times. he didn't. he told her to get in the trunk. >> no. >> he pulled her hair, orders her to get in the trunk. she's in the trunk and then he and the woman get back into the taxi to try to drive it away. but they can't. they don't know how it to operate it. >> what do they think they're going to get from a taxicab? it's not like you can take a tacky cab and drive it as your own car. they don't know how to drive yet. >> they're old enough to know how to drive. there must have been something operational about the taxi they couldn't get it into drive and go. they start rifling through there, take money and other items. >> go, go. >> they switch places. neither can get the car started and then they fled on foot. the taxi driver got out and asked for help nearby. wo days later denarius mason turned himself in as well. >>> ladies, something interesting went down at a recent toby keith concert in houston, texas. i have to say, i have a feeling there wasn't a dry eye in the house after this. you see toby on

the best service to the public is that cabbie should right away -- but we have 1500 legal taxis. another 1500 illegal taxis, but they are choosing the busy time to come out. it's not everyday at any time. this is the real effect. so add 200 cabs more is providing another 600 jobs for the gate and gas drivers. it's a very good thing. i would like to see the drives get shifts and support their family and pay their bills. but the actual cost of rung the business in the taxi is $50 a day only $50 by the car for insurance. it's $50 a day and now you are going to charge $1900 a month. so you should make your taxi policy as parallel to the cab company and driver, because you should give half of the medallion leased to the cab driver, who would like to lease. especially maybe two or three drivers coming to our office and pay the money to mta. you should give your medallion, half of them should go to the cab driver nortto support the driver and not overchexing to the overwhelming to the cab company. we have a lot of drivers would are very upset because they pay $150 a shift, overcharging

cabbies want strict regulations for uber, which lets customers reserve sedans and pay through an iphone app. cabs worry uber could put them out of business unless they charge more for their fares. >>> and today the chicago teachers and 350,000 students will go back to the classroom. chicago teachers union delegates overwhelmingly voted to end the seven-day strike. it includes a 7% cost of living raise over three years. teachers will be rated in part on how well students score in standardized tests. other teachers can be laid off in the first year of the contract. chicago mayor rahm emanuel and union leaders call it an honest compromise. >> we said it was time to -- that we couldn't solve all the problems of the world with one contract and that it was time to suspend the strike. >> this settlement is an honest compromise. it means returning our schools to their primary purpose, the education of our children. it means a new day and a new direction for the chicago public schools. >> the full membership of the more than 25,000 teachers still needs to vote on the contract. that will happen i

cabbies in the district want stricter regulations for uber, which lets customers reserve sedans and pay through an iphone app. cap companies fear uber and other consider services could put them out of business unless they have to charge more for customers. >>> today the d.c. council will take up an emergency funding bill to upgrade and maintain the city's parking meters. the city needs $3 million more than expected to make im. pros. they include connecting 6,000 spaces to a central network so communications officials can know when they're empty. and they need money to pay for credit card processing. it will come from $6 million in extra revenue from parking meters this year. >>> school officials in a rhode island community are ending a tradition of father-daughter dances and mother-son ball games. family events have been a tradition in kraston, rhode island. after a letter from the aclu, the superintendent said they can no longer be gender specific because it violates the state's gender specific law. >> i'm really disappointed, especially on behalf of many of those fathers, daughters, m

cabbies in the district want strict regulations for uber, which lets customers reserve sedans and pay through an iphone app. cab companies fear uber and other car services could put them out of business unless they have to charge more for their fares. >>> we're learning more about the girl at the center of a homecoming proposal that landed a government pilot on desk duty. beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> that, my friends, is a great white shark, and it's now supplying scientists with valuable information. researchers say for the first time they were able to hook, tag, and release a shark without using a harpoon. >> how do you do that? >> i have no idea. the great white is now swimming off the coast of massachusetts. maybe they used tuna? researchers say they hope to learn more about its migration, breeding, and birthing patterns. they also want to raise awareness about the great white, which has become a threatened species. >> you're just risking life and limb trying to get a tag on the shar

cabbies like ourselves make it easy for the investor did do.: and vaults from solid to switzerland, not a surprise, australia. let's talk about why one should own physical gold versus something like etf? >> we think it is analogous to any other real assets. if you have the ability to buy the real asset, you should. it is almost similar to buying a house. you buy your house directly or through shares of a trust that owns the sf. comes down to wanted to participate in the price movement of an asset for actually wanted to own the assets. we think that if you can of the asset you should always buy it. that is kind of a we're trying to do. david: i love gold. go figure. identify with that character, that the evil stuff, but his love for gold. if i want to take delivery of it to me if i want to use your services to buy the gold and rather than use your faults with the delivery, can i? >> it is your gold. you can take delivery, move to different locations. you want to make it is yours and not something you might endear bad. liz: from where comes the d

cabbies want strict regulations. time for a check on the roads. it's been a busy morning.0 to 30 minutes because of a track problem. let's head to the roads, columbia pike is closed between south wakefield street to south taylor street and jammed 395. back to >>> good morning. still chilly and the storm team 4 seven day out look showing this pattern today and through the weekend. >>

a new york city cabbie secretly recorded hilton talking about a cell phone app to find hookups, i forgetit's called. >> grinder. >> listen. >> they're disgusting. >> listen. >> dude, most of them have aids. i would be so scared if i was a gay guy. >> paris' people say she's only expressing the dangers of unprotected sex. recorded by a cab driver, really? that's terrible. >> but also it's clear that she is auditioning for a part in the romney campaign. first of all, she's been caught on tape before. the sex tape. >> right. >> now i think she's watched the mother jones tape of romney. how can i get -- >> but seriously. >> seriously this is not very smart. there's a lot of stereotyping in here that's not true. "a," that hiv does not primarily affect the gay community. it affects communities of color and globally it affects homosexuals much more than gay men. >> not only is she being idiotic, she's being wrong. >> right. and also we can have a debate about whether gay people are more sexual or whether men are more sexual. the stereotype is that men are more sexual. and men are only half the