we just want to spread the joy. >> kimberly souter, news 4. >>> the average cost of a caring wall is $24. if you want to know more about them or ever considered a career in hospice care, there are job openings. news 4 contacted 16 hospice centers around the region and half of them are hiring. >>> now to the youtube video that is sparking outrage and disappointment among metro riders. it shows a metro rider appeari to send text messages while he should be manning the train. it did prompt metro to take action. megan mcgrath has the story. >> reporter: at first glance, it looks like the metro train operator is sleeping. but he's actually writing a text message as the train speeds along the tracks. the cell phone video taken by a passenger was posted on youtube. the operator was suspended. >> there is no excuse for it. and it's very dispinting. especially given the fact that our train operators and really all of our operations personnel, for that matter, every single person of the transit agency knows what the rules are. >> reporter: the video was taken june 5th before the recent train c

kimberly souters is here with a look back at his life. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. edward moore kennedy, better known as ted or teddy, is survived by his wife, five children, and a sister. he is being remembered for his passion, his kindness and devotion to the cause of universal health care, a cause he chan championed since 1970 and a cause he believes to become a reality this year. he said the pursuit of presidency is not my life, public service is. edward kennedy grew up in the shadow of two brothers who became american icons, but his decades in the u.s. senate established him a a political legend in his own right. >> i'm saying they want to undermine the medicare system and the next is going to be social security. >> reporter: though blessed with fami wealth and fame, he was devoted to helping those less fortunate. massachusetts voters sent him to the senate in 1962. two years after brother john f. kennedy won the white house. >> that the torch has been passed. >> reporter: the heady days of camelot cut short by tragedy. jfk's assassination in 1963. >> on to chi