elevated asven as your children's playground at school, i would think.iana is the crossroads of america, that is the slogan. it was the crossroads of a new will in the campaign. it has not been a beachy contest, but it descended into mudwrestling beginning with the airing of a conspiracy theory that was in "the national inquirer where ted cruz's father was photographed with lee harz lee harvey oswald, who assassinated president kennedy. cruz in his usual way, people are talking about it. he went ballistic. it is a sign of how high the stakes are. that trump could be on his way to victory and cruz could be on his way home to texas if things don't go well tonight. ad cruz called trump pathological liar, amongst one of the more printable things. extraordinary events in indiana. many were voting while this brawl was going on, so i don't think it would have affected the results much, but, extraordinary nonetheless. katty: if donald trump wins the can we call this race over on the republican side? like: as much as we might to make a definitive ruling, it depen

bridge replacing an existing bridge over howard street that links yerba buena gardens to a childrens playground. make a much larger public space as well as aplaza space that brings you up to that in a visible way. >> we worked on the playground to make it safe and invited and added more open space >> the area will be connected with the neighborhood. [inaudible] much better space for everyone. >> why is such a fundamental part [inaudible] could be thought of as columns and beams [inaudible] the areas that you walk to check in prior to [inaudible] all those activities [inaudible] opposed to [inaudible] we thought of ways to bring light into these occupied spaces including skylights and [inaudible] highest level of [inaudible] recycled as a society we've basically failed big portion of our population if you think about the basics of food, shelter safety a lot of people don't have any of those i'm mr. cookie can't speak for all the things but i know say, i have ideas how we can address the food issue. >> open the door and walk through that don't just stand looking out. >> as they grew up in in a ho

. >> we have children over here and at the daycare and children over there in the playgrounds. people are playing tennis. so you know. anybody could have got hurt. >> this is the 13th shooting in berkeley since the start of the year targeting people or property compared to a total of 17 shootings that the city had for all of last year. residents hope this park shooting is an isolated case. the park itself i always feel safe and the kids walk around and never felt endangered there. >>> and i asked police if this shooting is possibly gang related and they say it is too soon to know that and they are urging anyone with information to give them a call. >> no one hit with a stray bullet. cristina thank you. >>> a stretch of highway will be under video. the pittsburg city council approved a plan to spend one hundred thousand dollars to install ten cameras on the highway to try to deter car to car shootings. the vote happened just hours after a shoot out forced police to close highway 4. no one was hit in that case. officers ended up taking four people into custody. we talked to one d

playground. there's high density, a lot of businesses and housing and specifically sro's and these sro's have a limited amount of space where families can do activities therefore they would bring their children and family members, seniors, to go to the playground to do activities. this park is a community resource for family members to gather to do activities and whether it's little kids, adults or seniors they would go there to do different activities and to mingle with one another. it's also important to make it accessible, ada accessible, so please vote in favor of this additional $4 million dollars. thank you. >> thank you. >> very new breath, everyone. how's everybody feeling? >> good. >> are you appreciating your breathe that's sustaining your life? because i am. my name is eddie zane, former employee for cyc consulting for cyc baby, also with cyc as a commissioner, it's a privilege for me working with the staff for cyc in the past 9 years and willie wu wu is one of those places that a lot of young people hang out. especially in the upper deck of the basketball court, when i try to engage with police officers i always point out to them if anything happen up there nobody can see it beca

playground. there's high density, a lot of businesses and housing and specifically sro's and these sro's have a limited amount of space where families can do activities therefore they would bring their children and family members, seniors, to go to the playground to do activities. this park is a community resource for family members to gather to do activities and whether it's little kids, adults or seniors they would go there to do different activities and to mingle with one another. it's also important to make it accessible, ada accessible, so please vote in favor of this additional $4 million dollars. thank you. >> thank you. >> very new breath, everyone. how's everybody feeling? >> good. >> are you appreciating your breathe that's sustaining your life? because i am. my name is eddie zane, former employee for cyc consulting for cyc baby, also with cyc as a commissioner, it's a privilege for me working with the staff for cyc in the past 9 years and willie wu wu is one of those places that a lot of young people hang out. especially in the upper deck of the basketball court, when i try to engage with police officers i always point out to them if anything happen up there nobody can see it beca

playground. there's high density, a lot of businesses and housing and specifically sro's and these sro's have a limited amount of space where families can do activities therefore they would bring their children and family members, seniors, to go to the playground to do activities. this park is a community resource for family members to gather to do activities and whether it's little kids, adults or seniors they would go there to do different activities and to mingle with one another. it's also important to make it accessible, ada accessible, so please vote in favor of this additional $4 million dollars. thank you. >> thank you. >> very new breath, everyone. how's everybody feeling? >> good. >> are you appreciating your breathe that's sustaining your life? because i am. my name is eddie zane, former employee for cyc consulting for cyc baby, also with cyc as a commissioner, it's a privilege for me working with the staff for cyc in the past 9 years and willie wu wu is one of those places that a lot of young people hang out. especially in the upper deck of the basketball court, when i try to engage with police officers i always point out to them if anything happen up there nobody can see it beca

. >> next to a children's playground at mcclearon park. >> i don't know how anyone could do this to her. it is unbearable. >> park workers found her body concealed under a piece of wood. >> it is awful. >> the trio choked back sobs. >> as they describe what a generous and loving mother nicole was to her 2-year-old daughter arianna that disappeared in february. >> it is unfathomable. it is. and i am angry that someone took her. >> nicole, an employee at best buy was struggling to make friends meet and they left her daughter in the care of this woman. we tried to talk to her today but were told she was unavailable. >> she must be devastated because she knew them. >> she hasn't talked to them about it. >> friends say she gave arianna to helena martin. >> can i talk to you about arianna and nicole? weren't they last seen in your apartment? do you know who i'm talking about. >> the martins refuse to speak to ktvu. they have not cooperated with the investigation and have provided inconsistent statements. >> we understand they were last seen with you. >> they have hired an attorney. >> you wer

. >> you have children over here, day care and you have children over there on the playgrounds. people playing tennis. so, you know, anybody could have got hurt. >> police described the shooter as a light-skinned man in his 20s about six feet tall, wearing a cream-colored shirt and baggy jeans. the victim, a man also in his 20s, remains in critical condition tonight. >>> now to san francisco where ktvu has learned that police are looking at three people in the case of a missing toddler's mother was killed, her body later found in a city park. ktvu's tara moriarty met with the victim's sister's today for the first time , they were visiting the scene where nicole fitts' body was discovered. >> reporter: this is the first time nicole fitts sisters and sister-in-law have seen the shallow grave where her body was dumped. >> it's heartbreaking. unbelievable. >> reporter: the spot is hidden in the trees next to a children's playground at mclaren park. >> i don't know how anyone can do this to her. almost unbearable. >> reporter: park workers found nicole's body april 8, concealed under

bridge replacing an existing bridge over howard street that links yerba buena gardens to a childrens playground. make a much larger public space as well as aplaza space that brings you up to that in a visible way. >> we worked on the playground to make it safe and invited and added more open space >> the area will be connected with the neighborhood. [inaudible] much better space for everyone. >> why is such a fundamental part [inaudible] could be thought of as columns and beams [inaudible] the areas that you walk to check in prior to [inaudible] all those activities [inaudible] opposed to [inaudible] we thought of ways to bring light into these occupied spaces including skylights and [inaudible] highest level of [inaudible] recycled steel. the concrete is [inaudible] >> we will be harvesting all the rain water and storm water and reusing it. >> in [inaudible] they extend down into the aquifer level of the water level which means water is being pumped out to remove the pressure and there are over 15 million gallons of water per year that maus coney center pumps out so the water is wasted. our id

in the st visible patrols after a couple of reports about suspicious people watching children at parks and playgrounds. one of the incidents happened last friday at the national presbyterian school. they had a report of a man in maroon colored nissan sentra taking photos of children on the playground. >>> there is some controversy brewing about tomorrow's elections in dunfrey's. the mayor is accused of stealing the vice mayor's sign. vice mayor had run against foreman four years ago and lost. if convicted, foreman faces up to a year in jail and a $2500 fine. >>> it's been two years since the combination of a mudslide, water main break, and dozen homes cut off from the rest of the world. today, prince george's county executives proclaimed today a special day. it reopened last december thanks to county, state, and federal funds. as baker said today, the people who lived there. >> willing to not only advocate that we step up, but also to negotiate, to compromise. it's not easy when it's personal, and nothing is more personal than your home. >> a number of elected officials joined baker there to plant a t

my giant. >>> despite improvements in playground design, children are getting seriously hurt. vernment data shows a increase in the playground related head injuries between 2005 and 2013. about two-thirds of the incidents occurred at schools and sports facilities. boys accounted for 58% hospital visits, and children were betweens ages of 5 and 9 years old. pool season around the corner, it's the time to raise awareness on sun safety. >> it's huge, no question about that. the american academy of dermatology calls today melanoma monday, targeting one group in particular. ♪ >> take a good look at yourself. >> this is amazing. this new ad campaign uses humor to target men in their 50s, trying not to laugh. study shows they are at higher risk for developing melanoma than the general population as damage was done earlier in life. >> individuals who, during their, you know, teenage years, early adulthood, did not use sunscreen. >> experts say to tell your dermatologist if you notice any suspicious marks. so important, or any kind of moles that could implication skin cancer. >>> all ri

playground concussions are becoming more common. new center for disease control study shows an average of 215,000 children get hurt on the playground every year. 10 percent are traumatic brain injuries including concussions. researchers say that the monkey bars and swings are most often to blame. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00 e changing the way they think about fat in the diet. some now suggest eating more fat could help you lose weight. here's health reporter a and registered nurse ali gore man with the preview. >> reporter: method in several new weight loss books, eat more fat. many experts say old advice to stay away from fat did more harm than good. and adding some smart fats, back into your diet can make a big difference. >> when we do that, you you know, we feel better, we have more energy, we have better hair, nails, skin. >> reporter: i'll have all of the details monday on "action news" at is 11:00. >>> all right. "action news" team is out working on news stories tonight beginning at 4:00. >> let's check with alycia vitarelli live from the news room with a look ahead, hi there a leash a. >> people started to take notice on

playground. there's high density, a lot of businesses and housing and specifically sro's and these sro's have a limited amount of space where families can do activities therefore they would bring their childrennd family members, seniors, to go to the playground to do activities. this park is a community resource for family members to gather to do activities and whether it's little kids, adults or seniors they would go there to do different activities and to mingle with one another. it's also important to make it accessible, ada accessible, so please vote in favor of this additional $4 million dollars. thank you. >> thank you. >> very new breath, everyone. how's everybody feeling? >> good. >> are you appreciating your breathe that's sustaining your life? because i am. my name is eddie zane, former employee for cyc consulting for cyc baby, also with cyc as a commissioner, it's a privilege for me working with the staff for cyc in the past 9 years and willie wu wu is one of those places that a lot of young people hang out. especially in the upper deck of the basketball court, when i try to engage with police officers i always point out to them if anything happen up there nobody can see it becaus

playground-related emergency room visits resulted in a concussion. the rides may mean increasing awareness of the potential seriousness concussions. more childrenng playground equipment may also be a factor. monkey bars and swings are where most of the concussions happen. >>> to campaign 2016, ahead of tomorrow's indiana primary, reporter hena daniels shows us candidates are not making things complicated for voters. they are framing the contests very simply, it's good versus evil. >> reporter: donald trump continues to paint himself as the eventual g.o.p. nominee, mocking has rivals' chances at a campaign event in indiana sunday night. >> you look at these guys i'm running again, they are hanging by their fingernails, they are just like barely hanging on. >> reporter: a trump win here would put him even closer to clenching the republican nomination ahead of the summer convention. trailing trump by 15 points in the state, rival ted cruz is counting on indiana voters to stop that from happening. >> i believe in the men and women gathered here that we will not give in to evil. >> reporter: eyeing the general election, hillary clinton courted afric

playground. i take my children out, not just the playground but to the beach, the mountains, ride the bikes. >> that'srts of the country. >> good to hear that we are doing all right >>> in a minute, we'll read your twitter response. are they coming? >> faster than i can read them. >>> next, the best the best bicyclists in the world pedaling through california right now. where you can check the tour of california and we'll talk to a woman who is back on the bike after suffering a traumatic injury >>> and we are also in alameda where grief counselors are on hand after a student died. we'll have more on how students and friends are responding. there's nothing like trying something new. especially when it comes to snacking. with the laughing cow's nine flavors of creamy cheese, there's no end to what you can discover. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. >>> we are checking the twitter feed. a good one today. there was a survey done of people spending on the first date. san francisco came in fifth. i don't think i ever spent $196 for a date >> not even the 50th date. >> i treat a lady to a dinner and conc

believe it or not, that was actually a children's playground. r kids, some as young as 8 years old, set fire in this park in lakeland, florida. the damage totaling $350,000. those children if caught will face charges of criminal mischief. that is happening in tampa. wow. >>> something really fishy was going on at this fish market. also in florida. authorities say it was home to to the largest food stamp scheme in history. the feds busted the record operation that stole $13 million worth of your money. no food was actually stolen at the market. customers would just come there to trade food stamps for cash. two dozen people were involved. seven of them are still on the run. >>> and do you remember susan rice? she's the national security adviser who repeatedly lied on television about the benghazi terror attacks saying they were caused by a u.s.-made video? now she's back at it saying there are too many whites in top government jobs. at a commencement speech she told graduates that this puts u.s. security at risk because they all think alike. rice s

. >>> the number of children treated for playground related brain injuries increased significantly between 2005 and 2013. data shows more kids suffered a head injury during that period. monk monkey bars and swings contributed to the accidents. >>> most of us are familiar from the story bradley manning an american soldier who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for sharing classified documents about the iraq war who came out as a transgender woman. she was granted the right to severe hormone therapy in prison. her story is now under way. this really is the american premiere of a play right. >> correct. >> tell us more about it. >> i saw this play during the french festival and it was produced by the national theater of whales and i thought why are they doing this subject and what i came to find that i didn't know is manning's mother was welch and when her parents divorced she spend her teen years there. >> this focuses on the radicalization of manning. when do you think that moment happened in her life. >> the playwrite makes this leap in that the schooling their history classes were all ab

. >>> someone saw a man taking pictures of children on a playground at the national presbyterian schoolst. he was in a maroon colored nissan. just a few blocks away, another report of a car driving slowly toward a child. both skiincidented were reporte last week. if you notice anything out of the ordinary, contact police. >>> a sprinkler system saved the lives of half a dozen patients at a laurel assisted living facility. fire officials say one of the caregivers causes booking when the fire started. the sprinkler system activated and helped put out the flames before firefighters arrived. fire officials say without the sprinkler, the situation could have been much worse. >>> just arrived, right now in brazil, take a look. a plane carrying the olympic torch arrived in the country's capital. they haven't even opened the door yet. organizers telling us that this tormg will travel more than 12,000 miles by road once on the ground and nearly 10,000 miles by air. and obviously it's already made its first trip. looks like they're about to open up the doors. testimo it will reach hundreds of cit

.>> we have children over here, daycare and children at the playground and others playing tennis.body could of got her. -- anybody could have got hurt.>> described as 6 feet tall, wearing a cream-colored shirt and baggy jeans, and the victim in his 20s was taken to the highland hospital. >>> a north california man that spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, luther jones has been released in january, and the compensation board will pay him nearly $937,000, the highest compensation that the state has paid to a person that was wrongly convicted. jones was convicted of molesting a 10-year-old girl in 1998, and the girl that is recently grown up told the authorities that her mother forced her to all the accuse him.>> -- forced her to falsely accuse him. >> that $900,000 should come out of the judge's pocket. don't misunderstand me. the judge's pocket.>> reporter: and the district attorney? >> and the district attorney, guess. >> -- and the district attorney, yes. >> he says that he does not want the money for himself, he wants it for his six children and 10 grandchildr

. >> a man in late 20s or 30s was spotted taking pictures of children at a playground and three days earlier a man was driving slowly toward a child in the friendship hite area. so far no reports of any attempted abductions. >> playoff hockey capitols have catching up to do and fell to penguins in pittsburgh 3-2. cavs down two games in the series. game four is tomorrow in pittsburgh and pengs could be without their top defenseman chris latang leveled johansson with a hit that will likely be reviewed by the lead. >> and for the next three months it makes its way around the country. last month torch started while in rio 12,000 people take part in the torch relay reaching 300 towns an cities. >> maybe you had unbelievable hail last night. look we start with picture out of lorton, virginia larger than a golf ball approaching -- you know not approaching -- bigger than a golf ball approaching a baseball and we had baseball hail up to rockville last nightch that will cause damage and any time hail starts approaching golf ball size hail that's where it begins to create damage big enough to d

. >> we have children over here, daycare, children at the playground, people playing tennis.e police described the shooter is a light-skinned man in his 20s, xp tall, wearing a cream-colored shirt and baggy jeans. -- 6 feet tall, wearing a cream- colored shirt and baggy jeans.>>> the man has been found dead that was last seen three weeks ago, the family of keith green has shared that the body has been found. they did not say where or when, and the cause of death is still being determined. the state and was shared on the facebook page dedicated to finding green, "he will forever live on in our memories as a great mother, son, brother and dear friend.">>> the state of california expected to approve the major payout, the biggest compensation ever paid to man wrongly convicted. this is luther jones, and he spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit and released in february. the state victim compensation board is expected to approve the payout of $937,000. mr. jones was convicted in 1998 of molesting 18-year-old girl, the daughter of his then girlfriend. the girl that

. >> a warning for parents, danger on the lay ground, -- playground, putting your children at risk. but, first, america's money. >> topping america's money be starbucks sued over ice say there is too much ice in the cold front with a william seeking $5 million for every starbucks customer in ten years. starbucks said the suit is absurd. >> marissa mayer can look forward to a massive pay out in the event of changes. she is entitled to severance of $55 million in she is fired or in yahoo is sold. the share price lost a third of its value last year. >> "jungle book," is roaring, from disney. it took in $42 million, almost as much as the next six films combined. combined. that is combined. that is i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're getting a facsimile. what year is it to you? it's old. you'd rather use newer technology? definitely. well, i've got something to show you. this is the 2016 chevy volt. it uses extended range elec

commitment to installing playground models to encourage play cuboom honored san francisco for the past 10 years since inception en1996 with shared connection with nature and insure all children can get out and play in their parksism speaking of play and play grounds, happy to announce the reopening of gilmore playground fry day june 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. parks impruchbment include a 2 in 1 playground, new pathways, renovated club house restroom jz green field out door fitness equipment for adults funded by a grant from green field. will include sports, games and climbing wall and invite everyone to join us. good news but one of our more cherished and historic park buildings, the 137 year old conservety of flowers. in june will begin a project at the west wing to repair the detearierating muttons-muttons? what these things are are vertical strips of wood between the conservatory pains of glass which preserve the integrity of the building. there is lose and detearated glazing pudy that wood thingys that will be removed and a silicone cap with a sealen will be installed overit. the project is anticipated to last 6 months with minimal disruption to public access to the building and

in a study just published this morning, in pediatrics, more children are ending up in the e.r. from playgroundsents. trauma attic brain injuries have jumped since 2005, monkey bars, swings, most often involved in more than half the children treated, between five and nine years old. >>> well, you may want to pick up lottery ticket the next powerball jackpot will be worth more than $348 million. that drawing is this wednesday, no one matched the numbers saturday night, which means, the jackpot just keeps growing. you can play powerball in pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware, and 41 other state. >> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", the presidential candidates are trading jabs ahead of tomorrow's primaries, and in indianna. >> plus at least 175 firefighters battled this inferno that destroyed historic church in new york city. they stay could have been even more tragic if the fire broke out just hours earlier. we'll explain why. justin? >> and, jim, studies show that student need more sleep. i'm justin finch, coming up: how new jersey tonight is holding a forum, that would conside

children this morning. >> and for the kids the playground is always a warm weather paradising for the parents it's a perfect time to get the children out of the house and let them play themselves tired and soak up the rays. >> i'm happy to get her outside and it's been miserable out and fresh air and maybe take a good nap today. she loves being outside. >> many people were fed up with the recent rain so seeing blue skies and bright sun is putting smiles on their faces. >> he loves it, he is obviously a little guy but we have been stuck inside forever and anything to get outside and play with his friends. >> reporter: for now no one is complaining too much about mother natures warm spell, before the heat of summer moves in they want to enjoy comfortable days and what is left of the spring. >> this is border line too hot. degree wise, i guess 70, i like the sun though, i can't put a degree to it. but getting close to the too hot point. >> reporter: getting really close to the too hot point not the case as of right now, if you have big plans for the weekend, our team of meteorologists are tracking it and get t

it was interesting when he tied the children on the playground to the explosion.rts of territoriality and tribalism with bigger tools. it was a nice tool and characteristically barack obamaesque dose of realism. i was glad he didn't apologize. i think that was right. he avoided of mentioning who started the war which was diplomatic. then, you know, as we heard earlier, he held out the hope of getting rid of nuclear weapons. i'm glad, as matter of policy, he hasn't done much about it. he's reduced nuclear stockpiles less than the two bush administrations did, and i think that's reflecting of the dangerousness of the world. to be honest, and this goes back to the cold war, i never got the whole reducing nuclear numbers thing entirely, whether we have 20,000 or 10,000 or 5,000, one is bad. so i never felt safer during the cold war when we reduced it from 20 to 10 because if we shoot one, that's bad. but a lot of people put a lot of energy into this. i've never seen the point of it, to be quite honest. >> in the proliferation, i think it was the sense of numbers and t

by the center for disease control and prevention, research and 12 years of data for playground injuries for the children under the age of 15 that went to the emergency room. nearly 10% of them suffered traumatic brain injuries, including concussions. >>> the bay area high school in the running to win that science bowl competition. the team from lynbrook high school will face the maryland high school, and competition gets underway at 8:30 am. and 900,000 students took part in the early round, sponsored by the department of energy. the winning team will get the nine-day all-expenses-paid scientific field trip to alaska. >>> it is official, melia obama following in her parents footsteps, the oldest daughter has announced she will head to harvard. she looked several schools, including stanford and uc berkeley, and will enter in the fall 2017 delaying her entry by taking a gap year after re- tweeting from high school and no word on how she will spend the time.>>> president obama and first lady obama are graduates of the harvard law school. >>> and turning one year old, the princes charlotte -- princess charl

playgrounds. it's related to men spotted taking pictures of children. >> police say a man in late 20s or 30s was spotted taking pictures at a playground. three days earlier an older man was seen driving slowly towards a child in friendship heights in that area and so far no reports of any attempted abductions. >> there's more fallouts after high levels of led were found in drinking water. >> more schools may be tainted by water. parents are out raiminged. owens school was not included on the original list, including twelve schools with high level levels. high levels of lead were found to have high level of lead. >> when we asked about that we continued to be stonewalled. we don't get answer we need and we just assumed there are probably other schools like ours out there and unfortunately for them they may still not know about it. >> department of general services admits top droing the ball and not notifying the schools about the tests. they're the d.c. agency in charge of water tests and dgs says it's testing water for lead in every public school in d.c. and that process began last week. >> another toug

playground. that way the children don't get into them.orting in montgomery village, ellen bryan, wusa 9. >> and entmologist michael ramp said this rain is working against us mosquito population from growing, but it is helping us in the temperatures. it is not until hotter that we see the mosquito population really spike. >>> officer nero in the death of freddie gray. the defense rested its case. closing arguments are expected tomorrow. the judge said he will release his verdict on monday. remember, there is -- this is a bench trial. no jury here. prosecutors say nero acted without regard for gray's safety during his stop and arrest. >>> today marks the first day of the rest of five people's lives. they graduated from the sciect district's drug court. clean and sober. wusa 9's debra alfarone got a at how this changed their lives. >> to get into this program, you must have committed some type of nonviolent offense and be a drug abuser. all five people walked out of here today. clean and sober. their charges, clean, too. [ inaudible ] >> rep

pakistan saw a deadly easter day attack on a playground filled with christian children. christians well you they feel marginalized. >> we're living an everyday life in pakistan is just a small piece of the iceberg of the persecution we are going through. >> the race is on to revive a spirit of co-existence in the best of times before all christians leave the middle east and beyond. in rome, amy kellogg. fox news. >>> stocks were down for the day. the dow lost 185, the s&p 500 was off 17.5, the nasdaq fell 20. for the week the dow lost about 1.25 percentage points, the s&p 500 was down a half, nasdaq fell a third. the house and senate will consider measures toward funding the fight against the zika virus. that fight could include a way to get the mosquitos to do the dirty work for us. correspondent phil keating explains from south florida. >> in the picturesque florida keys, three million genetically modified mosquitos could be released into this one neighborhood. key haven, home to about 1,000 people. some opponents call it the frankenfly. >> it is now all about preventi

. >> a man threatens children with a gun on a school playground and a 911 call from the school is placedbut goes unanswered. >> sir, you are coming in very low. >> tinted windows pulled up, a gentleman pulled out a gun. >> last week police say a man in an suv used a gun to threaten fifth graders on pennsauken's urban promise school playground. the school called 911, but because the school sits on the border, the call got bounced from one police department to another. >> i don't care who responds. >> the camden county director of public safety says from now on police in both towns will respond. >>> happening today, philadelphia city council will hold a public hearing on the proposed soda tax. the mayor wants to add a 3 cents an ounce tax to sugary drinks. the money would be used to pay for universal pre-k, rec centers and other community events. city council has until june to decide on that proposal. >>> after live view from camden, new jersey. we've seen some showers come through overnight. those showers have broken, now we're waiting for the clouds to break in camden and philadelphia. r

children just to play and we totally have been here just for children's use, no one has ever lived here. it is a six and a half acre playgroundouse. two very large play rooms, downstairs we have strikes, bikes. >> we love the fact our children can get the opportunity to involve themselves in gross motor play. >> did i hear you say you love the big slide? >> i love the big slide. >> this is the ann newman wooden slide. >> love it. >> built in 1905. >> wow. >> one of the original pieces of play equipment in the playground, is waxed, 39 feet long. >> wow. >> children and adult, burlap coffee sacks. >> little for everybody, it sounds like. >> yes, i mean, we've been around so long, when we see grand parent bring their grandchildren, and their children, and their children. >> yes, jen, jim, brooke, something everyone will love about this, both locations are absolutely free! i can hear all parent re jousting with us right now, so looking for some fun ideas, get out there this weekend. thank you so much to our great host at laurel cemetery and smith memorial playground in fairmount park. >> i love the little girl who ran through you

. >>> dc police are stepping up patrols around schools and playgrounds after two reports of men taking pictures of children. one incident was reported last friday. police say a man that his late 20s or 30's was spotted taking pictures of kids at a playground. three days earlier an older man was seen driving slowly towards the child. of attempted abductions. >> we have an update. we now know what killed 17-year-old lex ia springer. the virginia medical examiner confirms she overdosed on a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. oxycodone morphine and a sedative were found in her system. tomorrow county leader will address the town hall to address the rise. >> you have a prescription drug and heroin problem in our community. we have it in the nation. it's a public health crisis. we need to do what we can to address it it's sad when a life a lost. >> the supervisor says they will be pushing to get drug councils back into high school. >>> controversy giving felon the right to vote in virginia. >> fight back against >>> here's a question for you. do you have too many best friends? researchers say there's

commitment to installing playground models to encourage play cuboom honored san francisco for the past 10 years since inception en1996 with shared connection with nature and insure all children can get out and play in their parksism speaking of play and play grounds, happy to announce the reopening of gilmore playground fry day june 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. parks impruchbment include a 2 in 1 playground, new pathways, renovated club house restroom jz green field out door fitness equipment for adults funded by a grant from green field. will include sports, games and climbing wall and invite everyone to join us. good news but one of our more cherished and historic park buildings, the 137 year old conservety of flowers. in june will begin a project at the west wing to repair the detearierating muttons-muttons? what these things are are vertical strips of wood between the conservatory pains of glass which preserve the integrity of the building. there is lose and detearated glazing pudy that wood thingys that will be removed and a silicone cap with a sealen will be installed overit. the project is anticipated to last 6 months with minimal disruption to public access to the building and

playground equipment that's a whole other story. i went to work. made some phone calls to make sure philly kids get a smooth ride. >> hi. >> reporter: lesley abbott bring the childrenm her home daycare out to sherwood park at 57th and baltimore almost every day with one warning. >> use the small slide only. remember. >> reporter: the large slide on the playground is coming apart has been for months. the metal seat has separated from the side rails leaving behind a razor sharp gap on each side. >> what do you think when you see that slide? >> i think oh, boy, somebody could get really hurt. little girl who have long braids could get caught. the kids shoe laces and even their hands get caught and cut. >> reporter: sure enough you can see material where the metal has caught and torn kids clothes as they slid down. this is really sharp and really dangerous. so says lesley she call the ci city. >> i called them about maybe two months ago. i called 311. they said, oh, they'll be out in 48 hours to look at it. two months later no one has been out to fix it yet. >> reporter: nothing. a city playground with a kiddie slide just waiting to slice open an unsuspecting youngster

i think the parents have as much fun as the children.>>> my favorite event was the easter egg hunt at the san francisco zoo on the playground. i remember hundreds and hundreds of eggs, and everybody crawling to find the eggs, a great event for my daughter.>>> we are very good in that we have events for children and moms, but we also engage the volunteer base because they worked very hard, and they invest a lot of time. your comment earlier that a lot of us work in the home and also outside the home, and volunteering takes a significant amount of time, and we have events to thank the volunteers and get together and celebrate the volunteers. >> we cannot thank the volunteers and the. >>> i saw there was an article written by one of the dad's, and is there way to include the dads that are involved, is that one way, an article written from the dads perspective? >> totally. our group does focus on mothers, but i think sometimes getting the dads perspective is great, and they share this different and unique perspective. it is always unique.>>> it that is wonderful, and thank you so much, and we'll take a break and be back for a f

commitment to installing playground models to encourage play cuboom honored san francisco for the past 10 years since inception en1996 with shared connection with nature and insure all children can get out and play in their parksism speaking of play and play grounds, happy to announce the reopening of gilmore playground fry day june 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. parks impruchbment include a 2 in 1 playground, new pathways, renovated club house restroom jz green field out door fitness equipment for adults funded by a grant from green field. will include sports, games and climbing wall and invite everyone to join us. good news but one of our more cherished and historic park buildings, the 137 year old conservety of flowers. in june will begin a project at the west wing to repair the detearierating muttons-muttons? what these things are are vertical strips of wood between the conservatory pains of glass which preserve the integrity of the building. there is lose and detearated glazing pudy that wood thingys that will be removed and a silicone cap with a sealen will be installed overit. the project is anticipated to last 6 months with minimal disruption to public access to the building and

commitment to installing playground models to encourage play cuboom honored san francisco for the past 10 years since inception en1996 with shared connection with nature and insure all children can get out and play in their parksism speaking of play and play grounds, happy to announce the reopening of gilmore playground fry day june 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. parks impruchbment include a 2 in 1 playground, new pathways, renovated club house restroom jz green field out door fitness equipment for adults funded by a grant from green field. will include sports, games and climbing wall and invite everyone to join us. good news but one of our more cherished and historic park buildings, the 137 year old conservety of flowers. in june will begin a project at the west wing to repair the detearierating muttons-muttons? what these things are are vertical strips of wood between the conservatory pains of glass which preserve the integrity of the building. there is lose and detearated glazing pudy that wood thingys that will be removed and a silicone cap with a sealen will be installed overit. the project is anticipated to last 6 months with minimal disruption to public access to the building and

. >>> children over here and children over there in the playgrounds. people were playing tennis.tten hurt. >>> police described him as a light skinned man 26 feet tall wearing a cream-colored shirt and baggy jeans you the victim a man who's -- who is also in his 20s was transported to highlight hospital. >>> police are investigating a crash that injured -- near linden -- minden laying around 6:00 p.m. a man and a -- woman were in the crosswalk when they were hit by an suv. at least one reportedly suffered major injuries. police interviewed the driver, but -- interview the driver, but so far has not said whether, she said, paul. >>> what's start is at -- as a kitchen fire, in martinez. it was reported that in a class last night. this was the video of the smoke, reported at 8:00 last night. >>> may have made the situation worse. about 60% of the homebirth no one was for. a pet bird did die. >>> the oakland fire department -- department is expecting high fire hazard areas in the oakland hills. every year they go block by block and inspect the top -- properties to make sure they are

by the center for disease control and prevention, researching 12 years of data on the playground injuries for childrennder the age of 15 that went to the emergency room. out of the 200,000 kids, 10% suffered a traumatic brain injury, including a concussion. >>> a bay area high school in the running for winning the prestigious science bowl competition, and limburger high school -- lynbrook high school in san jose happening this morning in dc and the competition gets underway at 8:30 am, 9000 high school students took part in the earlier round of the competition. sponsored by the federal department of energy, and the winning team will get a nine day, all expense paid scientific field trip to alaska.>>> official, president obama's oldest daughter melia is a heading to the ivy league college, going to harvard, and considering several schools, including stanford and uc berkeley, and she has delayed her entry by taking a gap year after graduating from high school, and we do not know how she will spend that year.>>> and president obama and first lady michelle obama graduated from the harvard law school. >>>

playgrounds. each time, he's tried to entice children to go with him. some as young as 7 years old. luckily, each time, the children have run away. >> these children are very smart. they know what to do in and then we want them to be reported to the police department so we can investigate. >> just good common sense things to talk to your kids at any age, i think. you should always have a plan. they have always know what to do and what to expect. they are encouraging parents parents to tauck to their -- talk to their kids. >> next year's graduates say they are getting a mixed message on teen drinking. they have overruled their principal's and they will get to walk across the stage during their graduation ceremony. >> obviously these kids knew about the punishment before they committed this act. it kind of takes away power from the principal and her authority. overruling someone like that i'm not sure it was the best decision. >> you can't stop drinking at prom. >> neither the superintendent, labory bowers nor his spokesman would say anything about the decision today. in a letter to s

. >> we have children over here at the daycare and in the playgrounds, and people playing tennis. anybody could of got her. >> the police described the shooter is a light-skinned man in his 20s about six the police described the shooter is a light-skinned man in his 20s about 6 inch tall wearing a cream-colored shirt and baggy jeans. the victim is a man that is also in his 20s and taken to the highland hospital. >>> to the story of the northern california man that spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. they released luther jones in february, and the compensation board is expected to approve paying him nearly $937,000, the highest compensation that the state has paid out to person wrongly convicted. jones was convicted in 1990 of molesting a 10-year-old girl that was the daughter of his girlfriend. the girl that has grown up recently told the authorities that her mother forced her to falsely accuse him.>> i would rather that $900,000 come out of the pocket of the judges. don't misunderstand me, the judges pocket.>> reporter: and the district attorney? >> and the di

how one local group helped children with dissables get to ♪ >>> busy playground erupts in fire ball withies feet away. this cell phone video shows the flame police near tampa, florida, say caused $350,000 worth of damage. it took firefighters half hour to put it out. investigators say it was no accident. the fire set intentionally. police and witnesses say by group of kids from eight to 12 years old. >> i was sitting on the bench. next thing you know some kids came by. they went over there and grabbing sticks put it under there and started lighting it. >> children these days, they don't know when to stop destroying property. i mean, they need to be taught a lesson. >> investigators are not sure what was used to start the fire. police are still looking for the kids. they say they could face criminal mischief charges. >>> i can guarantee that's not how that car -- car's owner when he park it. goodness look at that sink hole in london swallowed this car. neighbors heard allowed thunderous sound just before the ground gave way. an underground pipe kept it from free falling. thankness nobody

children set to play and you have have been here just for children's youth. >> i'm riding on a met offer cycle. >> it is a a six and a half acre playground and it is 16,000, playhouse, and, it is very large play house, downstairs we have bikes. >> reporter: we love our children can get an opportunity to involve themselves and motor play. >> reporter: difficult hear you say you love big slide. >> i love the big slide. >> wow. >> thinks the big slide. it was built in 1905. one of the original pieces of play equipment in the. >> it is waxed, 39 feet long, children and adults they grab these burlap coffee sacks. >> it is a little bit for everybody it sound like. >> we have been around for so long we see grandparents bring their grandchildren and their children and their children. >> reporter: meisha beyond son for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> that looks like fun. >>> justin, the kidos might to have wait a couple more days to enjoy that. >> board game day to day, with the the showers around, that does get better in the next few days and you'll love whether happens for second half of the upcoming week into the upcoming holiday weekend, the goo