delia, i understand that suv was going pretty fast. do we know how fast? >> reporter: police are still trying to determine that. marlboro pike is a very busy road and cars right now at rush hour are going by pretty fast. that's why i'm wearing this safety vest. but firefighters do tell us that according to the dash cam video, the vehicle was traveling at quote, excessive speed. we're told the driver never hit the brakes. only coming to a stop when he crashed into this bic wall, taking down this white fence. and look at this pole. the vehicle slammed into this pole and then it flipped over. take a look at this video. it is pretty dramatic. the driver of the suv, 30-year- old emanuel jones was half a mile from home. his cousin and ray watley and friend tony burney were also in the car. police say the suv crossed a double yellow line heading straight toward the ambulance, which had its lights and siren on. >> we respond on an emergency basis to about 130,000 calls per year for our department. we're one of the busiest combination fire and ems departments in th

delia gonsalves, 9 news now. >>> and still to come, nursing home abuse caught on tape. now two employees have been convicted and dozens more indicted. details of what happened are just ahead into but first the president hits the road to push the economic plan, what he had to say to voters in richmond this afternoon. >>> president barack obama once again out on the road, touting his plan to cut the deficit and spark some jobs. this afternoon he headed down to richmond to speak to about 100 people at a community center. he talked about a wide range of things from education to the economy. the speech in richmond was the last stop in a three-state swing hoping push that economic plan. >>> former president jimmy carter will have to spend another night in a cleveland hospital after having an upset stomach yesterday. his doctors recommended he stay that extra night for additional monitoring. carter had been scheduled to be here in d.c. today as part of his book tour, but he had to cancel. his son said the former president is resting comfortable and no one in the family is worr

but as delia reports, it can be a difficult law to enforce. >> reporter: starting on friday when you get behind the wheel of your car, put down your cell phone and activate your bluetooth. if not, it will cost you. the first time you're caught driving in maryland with your cell phone to your ear, it will cost you $40. after that, 100 bucks and a point on your driving record. >> people really get distracted when they are on their phones. >> reporter: but admit it, we have all done it before. >> i have that desire to see what's happening on my -- in my on world while i'm driving. it is a temptation. >> yes, i have and it's dangerous if i have a kid so i shouldn't be doing it. >> it's going to be difficult to enforce it no matter what. >> reporter: the new law is a secondary offense, meaning officers can only pull you over if you're caught violating another law. >> a law enforcement officer may well see somebody driving in a reckless manner, speeding, doing something that is a violation of law and then when they get into the traffic stop itself they determine that the driver was using a

chile los escritores jamás me lo hubieran dado, pero hubo un movimiento de lectores, encabezado por deliado muy extraordinario. >> quñ nos puedes decir de la controversia que se generó? >> en todos los premios hay controversia, nadie perdona el ñxito en chile, salvo que seas futbolista, entonces no es raro que me haya pasado, y en el caso de la literatura, solo el tiempo puede dar razón si algo es malo o es bueno. >> los libros de isabel allende han sido traducidos a 27 idiomas. >> es tal impacto de perder el patrimonio por parte de un embargo que muchas personas contraen problemas físicos y mentales por este, las personas afectadas por la crisis hipotecaria enfrentan más problemas mñdicos y su esperanza de vida ha disminuido ya 10 años. >> los padecimientos descubiertos incluyen stress, insomnio y alta presión. >> la senadora estatal se reunió con residentes del área y destacó la eliminación de programas estatales. >> los padres no podrán tener asistencia para pagar el cuidado de sus hijos, entonces los niños no tendrán un desarrollo educativo, los padres tendrán que dejar de trabajar, p

our delia gonsalves tells us how the boys and girl's club plan to reverse the high school drop-out rate>> reporter: there is a buzz at this boys and girls club in southeast. >> i think it was pretty inspirational. >> reporter: they saw denzel washington at the national press club adding his star power to the new campaign, attacking the high school drop- out rate. only 69% of american teen-agers finish high school compared to the clubs 90% graduation rate. >> we need more programs like the boys and girls clubs during the hours when our children are out of school. we need for every american to do his or her part. >> reporter: washington said the club shaped him as a young man. >> he said young man, with the smarts you have, you can do anything you want to do. and it was a -- maybe a small thing to say, but i never forgot it. i'm 55 years old and i never forgot it. >> reporter: another famous alum through her support behind the cause. >> that encouragement saying you don't have to do this. you're not stuck here. you don't have limits or boundaries. >> 6th graders that get in trouble and fa

tonight, delia takes a welcome at just how safe we are when we go to the hospital for a visit.ns us live from howard university hospital in northwest dc and delia, have the security procedures changed there since what happened there yesterday in baltimore? >> not necessarily a change, but they are at increased emphasis on what they have been doing. they are evaluating and analyzing the situation that happened yesterday. security officers tell us while it rarely escalates to the level we all

the crash happened early this morning in the 5600 block of marlboro pike and that's where we find delia gonsalves. i understand this driver was on his way home? >> reporter: in fact emanuel jones was jut a half a mile from home. the ambulance had just pulled out the station a few blocks away here at marlboro pike. that's when the two cars slided and you -- collided and you can see the impact here, the suv came to a stop after it careened on to the sidewalk, crashed into the brick wall, taking down that white fence and hitting a utility pole. a horrific scene in district heights. an suv torn to pieces, a few yards away an ambulance ripped apart. remarkably the two firefighters in the ambulance walked away from this crash. but the three men inside the suv died instantly. >> this is where he would be at. >> reporter: addle jones stop by the home and said the father of two lived with his parents. >> i called at 3:00 this morning and his phone kept going to voice mail and i looked at the news and i was like, man, that's probably -- i hope that's not him. >> reporter: jones was traveling with

back to you. >> that's the best news of all, delia, thank you. thousands of people across our area are without power because of today's storm. pepco is reporting over 8700 outages and the bulk of those are in montgomery county. bge has over 17,000 customers without electricity. anyonedominiun power has homes without power. >>> threatening homes and businesses in alexandria. people who own low lying shops and businesses piled up sandbags to keep the water out. peggy fox continues our live team coverage. she is in old town with the latest on the flooding there. wow, peggy. >> yeah, anita. this is the last area that remains flooded. it is the last street until you reach the river. and it's still a few inches here. i'm standing in. but earlier today, this entire area right here was covered. >> heavy rain throughout the night and morning sent the patomac river splashing over its banks in old town alexandria. >> comes in sheets and waves. >> where king street meets the river, a barricade floated in the flooded block. a woman who had left her car here w

delia visited one school that expanded its hours despite the challenges. >> children here at pine spring elementary school were in class today 2 1/2 hours longer than most other students in fairfax county because they did away with monday early dismissal, a policy put in place back in 1970 at all elementary schools for teacher planning. but teachers still manage to get planning periods, thanks to four new positions added ten years ago. the program works because of the people here at pine springs. remarkably teachers have given up the chance to get an annual increase to their salary by 7% in order to hire four additional staffers. >> education does matter. this will make a difference in their future success. and so they are proud and happy to do it. >> you owe me $12 in taxes. >> reporter: that's the same time when seven under performing schools were given a modified calendar. they operated under the normal 180 school days but the ten weeks of vacation were spread out. >> a 45/15 schedule. 45 days of school and 15 days of intersession. >> reporter: so could president obama's wish for a lo

. >>> i'm delia gonsalves in district heights, maryland. the driver involved in a deadly crash never hit the brakes. his car only coming to a stop when he slammed into this brick wall and fence before that suv flipped over. a horrific scene in district heights. an suv torn to pieces. a few yards away an ambulance rip add part. remarkably the two firefighters in the ambulance walked away from this cash-- crash. but the three men in the suv died instantly. addle by jones stopped by the home of the father of two who lived with his parents. >> i called him around 3:00 this morning and his phone kept going to voice mail and i looked at the news around 5:00 and i was like, man, that's probably -- i heap that's not -- hope that's not him. >> reporter: he was traveling with cousin and ray watley and friend tony burney. >> that vehicle traveling that excessive rate of speed was on top of them. >>> i'm andrea mccarran in baltimore at johns hopkins where a gunman opened fire and killed himself and mother after wounding a doctor. moments after a doctor

. >>> all right, delia reporting, thank you. now to a tragic accident in silver spring, but it is one that can serve as a lesson to all of us. a little boy, just 1 1/2 years old somehow got tangled inside some drapery cords. he was strangled and he died inside his family's apartment. most apartments in this complex are outfitted with shades that open and close with a wand that is impossible for children to get themselves tangled into. but some residents installed their own corded blinds and parents we talked to said it's a hazard they never considered. >> strangling in the blinds, i never even considered anything like that, you know, i put the deals in the sockets and make sure they don't play with fire, but i never thought the blinds would strangle a child. >> it has happened many times and the cpsc is urging parents to go cordless if they can. they are also pressuring the industry to eliminate the hazard to children by either making blinds cordless or finding ways to cover the cords and make them inaccessible. >>> the only wom

so let's get to delia. she is at rhode island avenue northeast with more information. >> reporter: good news this afternoon. bernice clark, 5 years old and her grandson are now safe. they were trapped this their vehicle for a short time. let me get out of the shot so you can see. you can see just below the metro station this typically is an area that floods during heavy rains and that's what it did this morning. bernice clark tells us she and her grandson were heading downtown early this morning when visibility was just extremely poor. rain started to come down and within instants they splashed in to a huge puddle and water started to fill up their car. the grandson said the water was up to his shoulder an he was sitting down. he was afraid for his great grandmother's life. he said if we would have stayed in that car we probably would have drowned. it is incredible stuff. he got out of the car and dragged his grand mother out of the driver's seat. you can see all the way down, with the lights on, their car

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