with impending an open business although the dmv was closed.ore our question of the day douglas has more. >> the creation of the world is invisible. >> in february last year pastor was arrested. after reading the bible in front of this dmv office in california. >> this is what the united states is coming to. >> you can preach on your own property. >> lawyer calls it another example of christian persecution in modern day america. >> he was cited for impeding an open business but the dmv office was closed. >> it is crazy. crazy. to see this in america when he was arrested, you can not preach to a captive audience. that does not make sense. the dmv was closed, they mad no bizarring him. >> he thought the protect was protected because he was on public property and he says he wasn't blocking everyone and he was standing over 50' from the entrance of the dmv. >> he is feeding an intimidating situation for people who want to get a driver license renewed. >> a constitutional attorney says preaching in public is okay. but not when the audience has no ch

the dmv says they're working hard to improve their service to customers. folks outside had mixed feelings >> i think with the resources they currently have they are doing a pretty good job >> i ask questions and she asked for me >> is no wonder people get frustrated, they push people over the edge >> the district attorney says torching a car is a first for san mateo county. his bail is $100,000 and he goes to court may 7th. >> pg&e could be fined for allowing an employee to spy on opponents of smart meters. the public utilities commission found william devereaux infiltrated an anti smart your group. state regulators are debating whether to fine or impose other sanctions on pg&e. u.s. treasury, u.s. treasury secretary heckled this morning. the protester and it demanded to know why the government bailed out big banks. timothy geithner was in town to discuss china's growth. he also talked about the economy with local business leaders. >> key is 8 years old and already a seasoned chef. coming up, the culinary competition that landed a bay area kid a gauge on n

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. >> a woman keeps getting pulled over by the cops all because after mix-up with the dmv.ichael finney coming up. 7 on your side clears it registering your car is usually simple but not for a marin county woman. the dmv wouldn't give her her new tags and for a whole year police kept pulling her over. 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in to help. >> elizabeth sweeney felt downright fearful every time she got behind the wheel. not for her safety but because of this. the expired registration tag on her car. >> the tag says 2011 and we are in 2012 so the officers will stop me. >> she's been driving around for nearly a year with expired tags, never knowing when she would get pulled over. however, she says, it's not her fault. she paid her car registration but the dmv wouldn't give her the new tags. >> i said is there a problem? they said, yes, you have a citation and it's not been paid. and i said no, i paid that citation. >> it all began two years ago when elizabeth admits she did let her registration lapse. she was cited and she paid the fine. however, when she tried to

this doesn't suffice. >> elizabeth went ahead and paid her registration but the dmv said no tags.eth said she had no choice but to drive without them. >> i was very tense. i was very tense every time i got behind the wheel. i was always, always looking in the rear view, watching. >> and every so often she would hear the siren behind her. >> oh, and i'm late for work and i have to pull over. >> elizabeth kept this envelope in her glove compartment with the court papers and her registration receipt. the cops were sympathetic, but still she was getting stopped. she also received this $279 parking ticket for expired tags. and months later her dmv record still showed that citation. >> so i was very frustrated at that point and called channel 7. >> we contacted the dnv and it looked into the case. within hours elizabeth got a call to come on down with her paperwork and after a test, she was handed the coveted orange sticker. >> i'm so incredibly relieved. >> the dmv said we are unsure why ms. sweeney's issue took so long to be handled. there may have been an issue with communication bet

. >> but first the virginia dmv pulls a man's vanity plates after saying they are profane. we'll tell you what they say and why the man believes the agency is the one out of line, the story up next. >>> now to breaking news out of washington d.c., if federal prosecutors get their way former council member harry thomas jr. could be looking at pretty serious jail time. both the prosecutors and defense attorneys have failed their sentencing recommendations and the prosecutors it turns out are asking for 46 months behind bars. that's almost four years. defense attorneys say 18 months would be more appropriate. thomas pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 from city money earmarked for youth sports programs. that sentencing is set for next week. >>> virginia issues more personalized license plates than any other state in the country, but now the dmv is taking one man's vanity plates back. rick sanders got them seven years ago. the plates read fosama and sanders says there's never been a problem until now but now the dmv says they could be seen as profane, obscene or vul

no one likes going to the dmv. virginia has launched an application that allows customers to find the closest dmv location to check for 08 times as well. you can renewed or decal, your license, and design and purchase a license plate that. the application is only available for an droid phones for. >> a 23-rolled former marine has finished its 400 mile journey walking from his home in columbus, ohio to arlington national cemetery. dust and walked 25 miles a day to pay tribute to friends killed or wounded in battle in iraq and afghanistan. he raised $10,000 along the way for the wounded warrior project. >> well done. >> coming up, a renewed battle over a controversial chemical, bpa. the government versus consumers. the fight is far from over. >> janet jackson. we have all been reeling from the death of whitney houston. i don't want to believe it. >> michael used to tease you about. your weight you might be a judge on the captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> 7 is on your side with repor

this doesn't suffice. >> the dmv said no tags.elizabeth said she had no choice but to drive without one. >> i was very tense every time i got behind the wheel. ways always watching every so often she'd hear the siren. >> oh, i'm late for work very to pull over. >> she kept this envelope with the court papers and her registration receipt. the cops were sympathetic. but still she was getting stopped. she also received this $279 parking ticket for expired tags and her records still show that had citation. >> i was frustrated at this point. and called channel 7. >> within hours, she got a call to come down with her paper work and after a smog test she was handed the orange sticker. >> i am so incredibly relieved. >> dmv said we're unsure why this took so long to be handled. there may have been an issue with communication. we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. now, she carefully applies that precious tag. >> i'm done. >> she drives off feeling free. >> thank you so much for helping me. >> so if you get a citation mak

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so that's the one the dmv deemed offensive.hing is rick was offended by the one they gave them to replace it. >> it just blew me away that they're going to replace this with that. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the dmv says the letter and the word combination is chosen at random. >> 666 kind of like the devil, and then 8 u up. so the devil ate you up. and it just -- it hits me as ironic. >> reporter: a dmv spokesperson says judging by how long it's been since sanders registered, the change was probably prompted by a complaint. >> i definitely want another plate. i don't appreciate the plate they sent me. i would like the chance to pick my own. >> that was ann mcnamara reporting. >>> now to the arrest of a man after another hammer attack in the district. >> there is an arrest after a fourth attack in the petworth community of d.c. police say the suspect caught after ambushing a woman on her way home from work. good friday evening. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. it's our top story. the suspect is just 19 years old. pol

they've made three trips to the dmv and they've appealed to their d.c. council woman but their insurance has been canceled and now health ser four days away from losing her license. >> i took this week off of work to spend spring break with my husband and i spent four of the five days that i've been off of work trying to get an answer from the department of motor vehicles. >> reporter: i've also tried getting some answers from the dmv. so far they have not responded. derek, at the end of the day all she wants is a fair shake. she feels this is not fair. she just wants somebed at the dmv to listen to her story and see if they can resolve something that mate involve a bit more common sense. >> she's willing to pay the price for her crime and misdeed, but this price seems high. >> absolutely. >> thank you, kristen. >> back to you. >>> in a couple of hours the jewish holiday of passover begins. it starts at sundown and celebrates the ancient israelites being freed from slavery in egypt. traditionally families hold a satar. passover is known as the time when

will the dmv and a pretty dramatic way investigators say he broker runs the was angry because he could not get hit impounded car back so they say you tried to get revenge. >>> have a container loads of oil a some sort into eds at run months run down to the dmv. and set on fire. >>> it turns out the card did not belong to the employee grounds that is accused of targeting oops one other car was also damaged that the spice tonight behind bars. >>> been hearing about the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia for a few weeks now but new allegations that agents also picked up prostitutes in el salvador termer dinner on how the man paid to tax the president andrea new meaning to the term international relations the trouble to of salvadoran to investigate tips the city served service agents hired prostitutes there. the says last year he parted with agents at a san salvador strip club days before president obama's and his family arrived. >>> our witness tells us he repeatedly saw fit to the secret service agent for sexual favors in those agents took as chords back to their hotel rooms

. >> he was insighting for impedding an open business but the dmv was closed.zy to see it in america. you can't preach to a captive audience. that doesn't make sense. dmv was closed. >> mackey thought his speech was protected because he was on public property. he was not blocking anyone and tanding over 50 feet. >> he's crediting an inhibitinguation for people who want their driver's license renewed. >> preaching is okay, but not when your audience has no choice. >> he does not have the right to force them to listen and impede the normal activities. >> by preaching in dmv he is forcing people to listen to them. >> that is doctorin of captive audience is a broad brush. no one can go to a park. >> he was charged with trespassing and that has nothing to do with captive office. >> fox news. >> is it you. we are waiting for the megamillionaires to come forward. we'll have the update and break down on how much money they will get. and cities around the world going dark. it is about to happen here in new york for earth hour. [♪...] >> i wish my patients could see what

heather failed to get the dmv to acknowledge the differences between the two meanings. >> actually when i took the citations to the dmv and showed it to them and said the reality of this is that i was going 83 in 70 miles per hour speed limit. >> that's a tough one. to d.c. is about to yank heather's driver's license. she's fighting it and even appealed it to the d.c. council member, but the fact is her insurance has been canceled. blanch same-sex marriage in the state -- same-sex marriage in the state of maryland is not suppose to take effect until 2013. they are hearing arts about two immaterial with who were marry -- women who were married in california says that it is not valid in maryland. they ought to recognize gaymarriages performed elsewhere. >>> the maryland attorney general says you and i have ever right to record police officers doing their jobs in public. but some prince george's county officers perhaps never got the memo. they gave kim a pretty hard time yesterday when she walked outside her home in college park to record them arresting one of her neighbors. she says there

the man upset with the dmv about his impounded car is facing criminal charges for setting another car on fire. he is charged with arson and vandalism for allegedly setting an suv on fire at the daly city dmv this week. he surrendered at the scene. he was angry because his car had been impounded since october for unpaid fines. he pleaded not guilty yesterday to the charges. >>> a brand new survey shows a majority, slim majority of california voters support the governor's proposed tax hike. 54% support temporarily raising the tax for four years. this would also raise income tax for those earning more than $250,000 a year. the public policy institute poll found 39% opposed the ballot measure. now, that same poll shows 80% of californians oppose the automatic cuts to k-12 education which will result if the november tax initiative fails. >>> two san bruno schools threatened with closure are now safe for now. the san bruno park school district deciding last night to keep crestmore elementary open. many of those kids at crestmore are victims of the san bruno disaster back in 2010. parents an

. >>> drivers in virginia, will be able to bypass the trip to the dmv if they have a smart phone theyunched a new mobile ap giving users more access to dmv transactions including renewing decals and drivers licenses it lets customers locate the closest offices and access wait times. >>> nearly 600 cruise ship passengers, a third americans are safely ashore in malaysia after drifting in philippine waters for 24 hours. >> some tense moments aboard theazamara qwest. >> this is your captain from the navigation bridge, i must ask you all please to proceed to your muster station, we need you in the muster station so we can make sure everyone is present. >> the vessel left hong kong for what was supposed to be a 17 day southeast asian cruise. five crew members were injured in the incident >> i can tell you things happen and it was unfortunate. >> despite the or deal passengers are giving praise to the captain and crew for maintaining order. >> the crew was totally utterly amazing, taking care of us making sure we were safe, pulling double duty to make sure we got everything we needed. >> the

now, it's my understanding that the dmv office wasn't even open at the time. is that true?that's true. >> but nonetheless, he was arrested even though he was on public property. he was over 50 feet from the entrance. and he was not blocking anybody. even though there wouldn't be anybody going inside because the offices were closed. this guy was arrested. do you believe that's a violation of free speech? >> my personal experience with people reading the bible outloud is screaming at me every day going into penn station to repent and seem to be staring right at me. i could do without that. if he was screaming loudly as if he was a human bullhorn at people with the bible, i don't really think that really makes the situation better. >> well, here -- >> do you think he should be arrested? >> put it this way, i don't know if he was asked 20 times to leave. >> he was asked, apparently, don't do that right here and there were people in line for the dmv and they were listening to him. i don't know if it was bothering them but eventually the police came and he was arrested with imped

robert griffin, iii is everywhere and the guy has captivated the dmv and redskins fans can't wait toee him toss his first football in burgundy and gold. this is the scene at fedex field. 19,000 showed up. that's a fan fest record. griffin addressed the crowd saying the fight -- sang the fight song and told the masses he would do everything he could to help washington win. that's the fans. as for what he'll tell his new teammates when he meets them? >> i want to come in and show the team i'm ready to work, lead by example rather than come out and be the most vocal guy. you do have to take control of the team and let them know that you're their leader, but at the same time, being a rookie, you can't come in and just say it. you have to show it. i plan on doing that. >> like i said, these fans are hoping for success and think griffin is just the man to usher it in. our cameras were at fedex field as early as 11:00 today. jerseys with griffin's name were everywhere. redskins fans, when they love you, they love you and they love them some rg3. >> i'm pumped for rg3. he's going to bring ne

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and duster berry way going to be closed until 9:00 this morning due to police activity right by the dmv 880 looking good freeway traffic no trouble across the dumbarton bridge. bay bridge tl friday light -- mering lights not on minor wait, 680 fine flew contra costa county, live shot -- towards highway 24. within mover stop, south bay no trouble, headlights -- one more stop, south bay no trouble. >>> current and former 49ers' players are speaking out on the new recordings that are offering dramatic new proof of the new orleans saints' program that paid defensemen to attempt to injure specific players on the other team. on the recording ex-coach williams can be heard talking about the specific 49ers he wanted to hit during the playoff game last january. >> the saints coach identified several players, including quarterback smith, running back gore and wide receiver williams. current 9ers are brushing off the audio. >> part of the game. that's what they chose to do. everybody is not like that. every team is different. >> the recordings were made by a documentary producer, former saints coa

he called it patriotic, but the dmv disagreed. the vanity plates one virginia man wanted that one state called offensive. >>> horses meant to help special needs children violently slashed. police are looking for the men in what they call a senseless attack. >>> the million dollar mistake this man almost made that would this man almost made that would thanks. i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. only at denny's. >>> welcome to news4 today. i'm richard jordon. >> and i'm angie goff. the man possibly linked to four attacked in d.c.'s petworth area will make his first appearance in court today. michael davis is charged with the assault of a woman thursday night. she was hit with a wielding hammer. police say davis may have used that hammer in three previous attacks including one that killed a man visiting d.c. from colorado. >>> the republican-controlled house has passed a bill that will keep the interest rate from doubling on

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the dmv said it was to offensive. he said it is open to interpretation. >> a can mean whatever you want. fight osama or what ever you want. he says he is offended because of the 666 in the plate in plans to return them for a third go round. >> burning the dog shook things up at one of the busiest airports. the puppy made a break from her cage while being loaded in between that flights. for 10 minutes things were at a standstill until she was coaxed back into her cage. >> take a box of treats and make a little trail back to the cart. take a taking a look at the weather. a little wet for today. >> a little wet this morning especially south of the metro area. i think we will clear out a little bit. i think we will get just enough sunshine to destabilize the atmosphere and give up his fearsome energy when the cold front hits that could trigger cold front later on. still cloudy and their falin fairfax. we can tell where the bulls i was in terms of heavy rain. about a third of an inch. picking up a quarter of an inch in bel

. >> virginia has launched a mobile app to alleviate services for the dmv. the users can even renew their driver's license using it. it is on the available for android bones, but a similar one is being developed for the iphone. >> there is a new airline quality report that says airtran is doing the best. the low-cost carrier got people where they wanted to go with the least hassle. the report looks at lost baggage, delayed flights and consumer complaints. american eagle came in last. >> students in the ravaged town of indiana are heading back to class. one month ago today, a tornado destroyed the high school, at and a business park is now allowing the school to be reopened their. they are asking for a waiver that requires so many hours in the classroom. >> nothing like that around here. it's quiet. nothing on the horizon for the next six or seven days. here is a look outside, in my damage from one of the agency rooftop cameras. that is looking out across the city. the wind is diminishing now. as that continues, clear skies and dry air, it will get chile. tre

. >>> redskins nation is still buzzing today after an rg3 visit to the dmv. skins potential franchise qb joined other nfl players in a sports memorabilia show in chantilly. the majority of the redskins fans were there. rg3 was scheduled to sign autographs for 90 minutes, but instead he was there for three hours. fans are excited about the possibility of him coming to d.c. >> i want him here. and because of what he brings to the table. he's a phenomenal athlete. but i think more importantly, he is intelligent and he is  able to throw in the pocket. that will be exciting. now, you know, we finally have a guy to be the franchise quarterback for the next ten years. >> and to the wizards. they are taking on a camouflage crew. roger mason with a big three pointer, coming up here. he ties the game. well, there he is. for surprised. right now the wizards are down 34-30 in the second. >>> some rivalry baseball today. they might be hosting the army. they hung in there until the 9th inning. until army dillon wheeler hits an rbi double to put the game out of reach. not

revenue sharing license plate that we are trying to get passed at the general assembly we need 400 dmvrefilled once we get 450 applications it goes before the general assembly,. >> right. >> and the problem is, if we don't get all 450, it can't go before the general assembly, we are desperate to get 450 prefilled applications and once that happens it goes on the wall in the dmv and open to the public and it is $15 per plate that could help our organization and could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars it is a very very important initiative. >> for every plate as much as $15 straight to the shelter. >> yes. >> exactly. >> you have until the end of the year we will post that information to our website myfoxdc.com quickly, on june 5th, tuesday all you have to do is go out and have dinner and it goes to a good cause. >> there is a few in the area this is chantilly, fairfax location, june 5th, all day long, show up they will give us 15% of proceeds, there will be live music we will have raffle prizes they have great beer they brew. yeah, so june 5th all day. >> excellent thank you ladies

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of when the last time a guy came to the dmv with this much fanfare? mcnabb but there were questions about him as to why would philly trade him away in the division. stephen strasburg comes to mind. he's the closest with it factor. whatever it is, rg3 seems to have it. >> redskins select robert griffin, iii. >> reporter: it was the moment redskins nation had been waiting for. rg3! rg3! >> reporter: and it lived up to expectations. >> when i heard them say robert griffin, iii has been selected by the washington redskins, it meant something to me. >> reporter: robert griffin, iii's million dollar arm, smile and socks are officially d.c.'s own. >> we are really excited. you can see what a class act is he and what type charisma he has. i just think he's going to bring a whole lot to this organization. >> reporter: before you pencil him into the starting lineup at quarterback, he's got some work to do. >> we've got a lot of belief he's going to do everything he possibly can to give us the best chance to win and for him to be as good as he's going to be. >>

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but it's simple as going to the dmv, signing up, or you can also -- you can go online and register. >> thank you for coming and sharing your mother's story. and i hope that this story will help someone else. that's what we're praying for. be an organ donor. >>> anny hong is standing by. she has the forecast. >> i'll let you know when the showers end and how much cooler we get. your 9news at noon weather is next after the break. >>> welcome back. you'll want to keep your umbrella handy for the rest of today as we're expecting some scattered showers to finish off your thursday. here's a look at your forecast. by late this afternoon, temperatures topping out upper 60s, close to 70 degrees. some light scattered showers are possible and nothing too intense here. also maybe a rumble of thunder, especially south of town is possible. here is a look at the doppler. there's this -- most of this is going to the south but another chance to see some scattered showers from the system for the rest of today. right now most of us drying out after some pretty good showers this morning, especially in th

there are currently around parking meters are run by church because we are adjacent to the dmv. i stand before you to say that the time in which you are indicating 12:00 to 3:00 is in the middle of our worship service. that would cause people to get up to go out and feed parking meters, interrupting her services. san francisco already is presenting itself as a non- family friendly city. discouraging people to come to church, not having a place to park, or having to pay for parking, would discourage them from further worshiping with our congregation. that would impact our current congregation severely. we are already struggling as a day is. we urge you not to pursue. >> good afternoon. i am rev. robert lucas. i am president of the san francisco baptist ministers' conference. speaking for those pastors in the city, we are struggling as it is now to try to reach people for christ. any impediment that is wrong in our way it makes our task a monumental difficulty. to initiate a parking fee on sunday, when we are trying to get people focused on their souls and focused on trying to dea

dmv records say she's been cited for several road violations including not wearing a seat belt or restraining her children and apparently has six arrest warrants pending. >> who's going to maybe come to her defense at the very beginning, and say maybe she doesn't have the money for a car seat or something like that, but, after you read that whole list of other things -- t. is so hard to come up with any type of defense for her. >> the 405. that's not like a quiet roadway where she's trying to do this. it that is one of the busiest thoroughfares in the country, and she's texting with a kid in her lap and driving. three activities you can't juggle. >>> this next video i is shocki and graphic, andt and justice in a flash. this is in brazil at a convenience store. keep an eye on the guy to the right side of the screen at the counter. in walk as plan in a hoodie. he pulls something out of his pocket. not sure if it's a knife or gun trying to rob the store. the man on the right backs up, pull as weapon -- >> oh. what? >> the man in the gray sweatshirt san off-duty police officer. saw this suspect,

plus, rg3 and the dmv. the latest on the qb visits next in sports. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> as the capitals prepare for thursday's playoff game against boston. we're starting to get a clearer picture on who we could see. thomas says he is most likely out. michael practiced with his team for the first time today since getting hurt in the home finale, but he wasn't able to stay out there the whole time. with game one just one game away, the new newbie will be out. >> that's a big step, getting on the ice. he feels better he is out here and he'll get better every day now. >> the bruins are set, but the capitals own their series winning three out of four games. >> over the past month, redskins have met with bailor quarterback. and most recently, kyle shanahan took a trip out to texas. now rg3 has come to d.c. to meet with his new team. we got word that rg3 was in town and spotted at tyson's corner, meeting with shanahan and dan schneider. the team is just getting prepare

. >> when i actually took the citation to the dmv and showed it to them and said, the reality of this is i was going 93 in a 70, they said, yes, that's the reality, but it's not the law, and the law does not reflect reality. >> reporter: in washington, kristen fisher. >> coming up tonight at 7:00, a rape victim forced to sit behind bars. why the d.a. says keeping her in jail will make sure her accused attacker will have to perhaps do the same. that story tonight at 7:00. >>> derek, thanks. now to some news about someone very special to us here at 9news now. our colleague jc hayward has brought us all along on her amazing 40-year journey at the station. she's shown us moments that were both bitter and sweep. today she shared something with us during her newscast at noon that was pretty tough stuff and affects all of us deeplily. >> i need to share something that's very personal and private with most people. but i want to shairt with you bick feel you are my friend and my fans. on wednesday i was diagnosed with breast cancer. and i need you. i need your prayers, your support, and your l

he's heading back to texas, of course, but it won't be long until he returns to the dmv.ookie mini camp is friday, may 4th. full-scale workouts begin may 14th. he'll be back here soon. some wonder how a young quarterback becomes a leader of men. well, griffin has thought about that too. >> i'm familiar with the guys on the team. you know, i want them to know that i am looking them up and thinking about meeting them. hopefully i can form good relationships with them, but i've been doing my homework. i know a little bit about just about everybody because those are my teammates now. reporter: back to the draft. day three in radio city music hall. the redskins going quarterback with their fourth round selection, picking michigan states kurt cousins, threw for over 3,000 yards his senior year. also getting linebacker depth choosing keenan dep out of the university of texas. two forced fumbles a year ago. in the fifth round redskins picking up adam getice out of iowa. in the sixth round, adam morris out of florida atlantic. they also chose tommy kauffman. also richard crawford

this is near central and dusterbury right across the street from the dmv.eighbor tells me around 10:50 last night she was watching tv and heard popping sounds, but the commotion started a little earlier. here's what she had to say. >> before prior to that, that's what our neighbors said they heard a lot of arguing and it got quiet for a half an hour. then all of a sudden a lot of screaming. >> reporter: she says that people in the neighborhood saw a man running away in a hoodie. looks like someone tried to drive through the crime scene this morning. so that's been happening. there's an officer here trying to remind people there is tape up and that you can't just drive through. but we've seen it happen before. the people have pulled up and this man seems to have gone through a piece of tape over here. but i'm waiting to speak with a sergeant. and so far they're busy, they haven't had a chance to speak with us. we don't have any suspect information to share with you yet. but we'll stay on it as soon as we get that, we'll bring it to you. reporting live in fre

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central avenue closed for that stretch by the dmv. thornton avenue main street off of 880 is moving fine. that is open. the dumbarton bridge, let's get to the other side as we show you the freeway traffic, 101 not a problem. the dumbarton bridge closes memorial weekend. and great highway sand removal. sunset a great alternate. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> in health matters this morning, more evidence of a growing prescription drug abuse problem in the country. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. this morning where experts are worried about a new addiction epidemic. good morning. >> good morning. specifically when it comes to oxycodone and hydrocodone. these are the active ingredients in percocet and vicodin. and what you find is that prescriptions for these drugs have exploded over the last decade. in the bay area alone in california, we're looking at a 372% increase over a decade for oxycodone and a 123% increase for hydrocodone. why is this? why are pharmacies dispensing so many more of th

required to you as a seller however are required to file a notice a transfer notice of liability with the dmv within five days with christine de it can easily do online the fire department has opened an investigation cbs five. to equate to the california already has plenty of warning labels warnings about mercury and seafood warnings that certain chemicals cause cancer and so on. soon it may be seen labels telling you that the food you're buying is genetically modified. tonight the group pushing for that's tells marks a year they have more than enough signatures to put a measure on a november ballot. may 2nd we have the petitions and i am larry may not look like a typical political crusader. did i had no connection that no knowledge of how did this cell i am at organizer in and of little feisty symbol, the feisty grandmother. so there has to grandson's in chico i literally woke up one morning and it hit me. i've got to do this. a key way for anybody else because legislatures are doing except where it separates want to acquire most food in california to label that contains any genetic modifica

. >> when i actually took the citation to the dmv and showed it to them and said the reality of this is i was going 83 in a 70, they said, yes, that's the reality but it's not the law and the law does not reflect reality. >> reporter: in washington, kristen fibber, 9news now. >> now some news about someone who is very, very special to us here at 9news now. it's our colleague jc hayward who has brought us all along on her amazing 40-year journey at this station. she's shown us moments that were both bitter and sweet. today what she shared during her noon newscast is very tough to hear and it affect all of us deeply. >> i need to share something that's very personal and private with most people but i want to share it with you because i feel you are my friend and my fans. on wednesday i was diagnosed with breast cancer. and i need you. i need your prayers, i need your support and i need your love. >> you got it, jc. she says her prognosis is good. the cancer was caught easter. one of the first people jc talked to about her diagnosis was her long time friend and our morning ainge company