larry dixon on the scene right reached 280 miles per hour his dragster buckled and broke in half and went airborne and landed hard on the asphalt. he remained in the cockpit until safety crews freed him. he complained his back and knee were a little sore, he is otherwise okay. >>> ten american healthcare worker in west africa helping to fight the ebola crowd break are heading back to the u.s. after one of their colleagues became infected with the disease. >> nebraska, maryland and atlanta at that, they will be under quarantine, if they get a fever they will be isolated. >> the colleague is at the national institute of health in maryland. ten workers may have been exposed to the worker. right now they are not i will or contagious. the outbreak has killed ten thousand people. the death rate has slowed in recent months. >>> 91-year-old is flying back to iwo jet jima along with his son and grandson, returning to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the events. it will be the first time he'll be on iwo jima since he landed with other marines in 1945. >> we didn't come off in waves we got c

. >>> larry dixon had a day to remember at the gator nationals. his top fuel car broke in half at 280-miles-an-hour. he went flying into the air, somehow dixon came away without a crash and joked my car is a mess but i'm still here. wow. this sports brought brought to you by bank of the west warriors hosting the knicks tonight. >> join us today. a new study finds high-tech imaging for heart problem may be no more effective than a basic test at a fraction thereof at the cost. >> then the baby being called a miracle and the new video of the dramatic rescue after she was upside down in freezing water for hours. that is tonight at 11:00. >>> the international celebration of pi day started right here in the bay area. pi this greek letter that symbolizes the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. they're also today's date. 3.14/1. the pi day celebration started at the exploratorium in 1988. scientists say today is the most accurate pi day of our lifetime. >> 9:26:53 this morning we had our pi shine some rein in the plaza, and we celebra

. >>> larry dixon had a day to remember at the gator nationals. fuel car broke in half at 280-miles-an-hour. he went flying into the air, somehow dixon came away without a crash and joked my car is a mess but i'm still here. wow. this sports brought brought to you by bank of the west warriors hosting the knicks >> join us today. a new study finds high-tech imaging for heart problem may be no more effective than a basic test at a fraction thereof at the cost. >> then the baby being called a miracle and the new video of the dramatic rescue after she was upside down in freezing water for hours. that is tonight at 11:00. >>> the international celebration of pi day started right here in the bay area. pi this greek letter that symbolizes the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. they're also today's date. 3.14/1. the pi day celebration started at the exploratorium in 1988. scientists say today is the most accurate pi day of our lifetime. >> 9:26:53 this morning we had our pi shine some rein in the plaza, and we celebrated our pi day th

larry dixon is a driver frr the national hot rod association. gainsville florida his car broke in half at 280 miles an hour. two pieces of the car went flying before crashing on the track. describing the crash, he said it was like a roller coaster ride that flies off the track. he said he isn't sure what caused the accident or whether he'll be ableday. >>> riders dangerously drunk on metro. >> in this video, you can see a man stumble into a train. i talked with metro leaders who tell me riders have been lucky, so far. about 6:00 at night at the east falls church station, this intoxicated rider doesn't realize he's getting too close to the moving train. then he got a ticket. >> he falls on the platform and was found by transit police. he was clearly intoxicated in public. he got a citation. >> he's lucky that's all he got. he was not seriously hurt. then a frightening incident on the platform. look at the bottom left on the screen. a metro rider stumbling on the platform trying to get on the train. then he falls in between two trains. passengers

larry dixon's car snapped in half sending him flipping down the track last night at a national hot rodiation race in florida. emergency crews rushed to the scene but dixon no worse for wear waiving to the crowd as he walked away. >> itself hit pretty hard. my back is a little sore. my knee got banged around a little bit. but i'm here walking -- got out of the car, which i better than i did 15 years ago in memphis. >> disk job was seriously injured in that memphis accident. he believes he survived this crash unscathed due to updated safety features. >>> a ceremony in the san francisco bay today to remember a local stunt pilot who died in the water of fort mason 100 years, the 28-year-old put on an air show for 50,000 people at the panama pacific international exposition in 1915. the san franciscan day.ed a death die where he would push his plane straight down and pull up the last minute. the plane did not respond in time and he crashed. he drowned not being able to get out of the plane's safety straps. a wreath was dropped in the water between piers 2 and 3. >>> this is a record breakin

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>> drag race driver larry dixon amazingly walked away from this crash in florida. his car split right in two at 300 miles per hour. he was launched 20 feet into the air. he escaped without a scratch. he survived a nearly identical accident in 2000. >>> music legend elton john is staging an all out boy colt of the dolce and gabbana because of controversial remarks they made about >>> dolce and gabbana is quoted saying you were born having a father or mother, or at least that's how it should be. taking aim at children conceived the alternative dolce and gabbana were romantically involved. john said -- other schebs weighing in -- celebs weighing in saying you're voices are too powerful to be spreading so much hate. >> i'm the happiest guy in the world right now. >> reporter: dolce and gabbana not backing down, telling an italian newspaper saying he was surprised by the response. speaking out to abc news be saying i'm aware of other types of families they are as legitimate as the one i've known. they added it was never our intention to judge other peoples choices we do

larry dixon has s a three-time national hotrod association champion. his car went airborne today in gainesville, florida, and ac split in half before crashing into a wall. emergency crews checked him out. surprisingly dixon is okay. >>> singer elton john says he'll never wear dole say and gabbana again and is telling others to boycott the line. he blasted them on instagram bee of what they said about same-sex marriage. they said they support traditional marriage and called children of nontraditional marriages "children of chemistry."r celebrities are already joining the boycott on twitter, using the ha #boycotta stabbing happened at the armory station. a woman stabbed a station manager with a kitchen knife, and news4's >> reporter: metro transit police want to find this woman. they say she stabbed a station manager at the stadium armory stop testimony happened at 11:45 in the morning. began with a bizarre request. a woman asked a manager if she could ride for free. >> when the station manager declined she got into a physical altercation. actually began

larry dixon joins us.ke a man who was just launched into the air. how are you feeling? >> i'm doing good. how is that for an entrance, right? >> for real! do you know the moment that something went wrong? >> oh, gosh, yeah. yeah. you're getting towards the enof the run, the car is picking up speed. it's running close to 320 miles an hour and -- but it's so fast. i knew the front end collapsed based on unfortunately experience. having that happen again, and really you know it goes up in the air and you're trying to focus on something, and just hoping that you land back on the racetrack and not into the grass. you want to land on the asphalt and scrub automatic that speed off. fortunately i did. >> i think i heard you say this was not the worst crash that you had. >> no. >> how on earth is that possible? >> anytime you walk away from something like that that's not bad. all the equipment we wear especially our responsesors those as safety conscious as i am about things. every time you go down the race trash,

that drag racer larry dixon, his car suddenly breaks in half, shattering into pieces. amazingly, he was walking and talking right after this happened. not clear why his car simply blew up. >> next to breaking news on ebola. the cdc rushing ten americans home from africa where they may have been exposed to the deadly disease. the healthcare workers all part of the same aid group. i want to bring in our chief health medical editor dr. besser. how big is this risk for this group of patients? >> we don't know but they may have been exposed to the healthcare worker and some of these people provided assistance and they all lived in close quarters together in sierra leone. the reason they're being brought back now when they're not even sick is if they do get sick they can get the best care available. you can transport people who aren't sick without using that special isolation plane. >> ten people that's a big group. where are they all going? >> they will go very close to the three special facilities in the u.s. that have cared for ebola patients before. so nebraska maryland

amazingly, the driver, larry dixon, walked away with just a sore back and knee. dixon still isn't sure if he's going to get back on the track today. he says my car is a mess but i'm still here. >> still here. >> most importantly. >> let's keep it that way. >> 280 miles per hour. >> all right. >> lucky he's okay. sore back and knee. >> another check on the forecast by dillon dryian. >> we have snow still falling across new england. new york northern maine, we're seeing most of the snow. could end up with 8 to 12 inches. most areas, snowshowers. we'll see one to three inches in isolated areas. elsewhere across the country, we could see record highs from the southwest into the northern plains into this afternoon. >> that's your latest forecast. >> back to you. >> now to a mystery that has people speculating all over the globe. where is russian president vladimir putin? he hasn't been seen in public in more than a week. kristin welker has more from the white house. good morning. >> reporter: erer ererica, good morning. theories that putin was displayed in a coupe to

larry dixon, a driver frr the national hot rod association.terday, during a race in gainsville florida, the car broke apart. two pieces of the car went flying before crashing on to the tracks. dixon says it was like being on a roller coaster and flying off the track. he's not sure why his car came apart. he's shaken up. he's not sure if he's going to race today. >>> with lots of jobs in washington low and middle income housing is quickly disappearing as more people move to d.c. tom sherwood shows us one family feeling the change firsthands. >> my mother and i was like 12 in this picture. >> reporter: this 30-year-old describing her familiary to a friend, proudly displaying her diploma from morris college in south carolina where she majored in biology. one thing she doesn't have is her own apartment, sharing this southeast one-bedroom with her mother and 3-year-old child. >> i need to get my own place. as i try, everything seems to be out of my pay range. >> reporter: she makes $33,000 a year working for martha's table, a social service non-pro

larry dixon miraculously walked way after his dragster buckled at 280 miles per hour and landed hardn the asphalt. he remained in the cockpit until workers freed him. the three time top fuel champ said he is a little sore, but otherwise after seeing that video he is okay. >>> "g.m.a." weekend will have more on the rails and car crash and the two scarce for air travelers at 8:00 p.m. after this newscast. a big celebration for a mexican adventurer, he rode nearly 5100 miles from spain. he used a hitech rogue boat equipped with gps and electrical power to navigate across the atlantic ocean. he encounter hurricane-force wind and 26-foot waves. arriving in cancun, he said human will with is the most powerful force of all and one stroke at a time everything is possible. that is incredible. we'll be right back. you've probably picked "five things" a million times without breaking a sweat. no problem. so the pennsylvania lottery changed the name of "quinto" to "pick 5". no sweat to play. pick 5. easy to play. simple to say. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes

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the best part larry dixon walks away on his own.hil lebeau joining us know. phil, some tweets about a battery issue and ending range anxiety from elon musk. what's the deal here? >> those are the tweets. that was the tweet yesterday. he just sent out a tweet. there's a lot of speculation if the stock has moved higher that elon is perhaps once again pushing the stock higher by teasing out an announcement. he responded by saying some people seem to think i tweet to affect sheer bryce. this is false. a brief rise in shares of tsla. the stock does obviously no good for tesla or for me. he went on to say as you take a look at shares of tesla that from his perspective, the idea here that neither i nor the company are selling shares. even if i were i wound do this. it would be wrong. our long-term results are what matters. all of this stems from the tweet he sent out yesterday morning. this tweet says basically, look i'm going to have an announcement later this week. he says that on thursday there will be a press conference at 9:00 a.m. th

a close call for drag racing champion larry dixon. >> whoa. >> whoa to say the least. hz his top fuel dragster breaks apart flies into the air at nearly 280 miles per hour. he crashes into the side of the gates. dixon was not seriously hurt. don't miss him coming up on "fox & friends" in the next hour. want to hear that, ainsley? sh>> comedian and tv host howe mandel becomes the victim of a epic toilet paper tank. they covered the entire house from top to bottom. >> oh my god. >> how do you get into a gated community. why are you laughing? why do you think it is funny. >> howdy neighbor. >> oh my god. >> he does admit he is a germaphobe. his wife and son were in on that prank so you he can't be too mad. >> i think his son will be cleaning that up, though. >> the time is 25 after the top of the hour. coming up, could the jinx finally have jinxed robert durst. tying the real et stays err to murder. >> he doesn't sleep at all. >> how do you know that? >> i live here, dad. >> did you toss and turn last night. why losing 30 minutes of sleep cause serious damage. from his ban

three time national hot rod champion larry dixon the man involved reached speed of 450 kilometers an hour in these races. amazingly, he was apparently up to walk away from this with just some soreness in his knee and back. more on that and the rest of the sport on our website. you can check that out aljazeera.com/sport. >> ok. that is it for now. >> we'll see you later on. thank you very much. >> the world record has been set for the highest recorded bird flight from a man made structure. an eagle with a small camera on its back flew from the top of the world's tallest building in dubai. video from the imperial eagle was live streamed as it swoops more than 800 meters to its trainer on the ground. the event was staged to highlight the play of this endangered bird of prey. much more news coming up in just a moment. stay right here. >> discipline... >> that's what i wanna hear... >> strength... >> give me all you got... >> respect.... >> now... >> bootcamp >> stop your'e whining... >> for bad kids... >> they get a little dirty... so what... >> dangerous... >> we have shackles with spit

watch as driver larry dixon is launched over 20 feet into the air. >> whoa. >> smashing into the concreted tumbling down the raceway to the horror of onlookers. >> emergency crews rushed to the scene, expecting the worst. dixon, incredibly no worse for wear. waving to the crowd as he walks away from the mangled wreckage. his spirit's high. despite his brush with death. >> the best i can tell. the front half broke. captain obvious. up in the air for a long time. >> reporter: this scene all too familiar for the champion driver who survived a similar accident on a memphis track in 2000. his car capable of going from 0 to 100 in under a second, catapulting off the ground. while competing in one of the fastest races in the world, leaving dixon seriously injured. >> 15 years ago at memphis. i got a helicopter ride to the hospital with a broken leg. >> reporter: crediting updated safety features, dixon grateful he escaped this crash unharmed. >> my back is a little sore. my knee got banged around a little bit. i am here. got out of the car. i am in one piece. >> mara schiavocampo, abc news, new

watch at larry dixon is launched over 20 feet into the air. >> whoa! hold on! >> reporter: smashing into the concrete wall. tumbling down the raceway, to the horror of onlookers. emergency crews rushed to the scene, expecting the worst. but dixon, incredibly, no worse for wear. waving to the crowd as he walked away from the mangled wreckage. his spirits high despite his brush with death. >> the best i can tell is that the front half broke. i mean, captain obvious. gosh, it was up in the air for a long time. >> reporter: this scene, all too familiar for the champion driver, who survived a similar accident on a memphis track in 2000. his car capable of going from 0 to 100 in a second catapulting off the ground -- >> my goodness gracious! >> reporter: -- while competing in one of the fastest races in the world. leaving dixon seriously injured. >> 15 years ago, i got a helicopter ride to the hospital with a broken leg. >> reporter: crediting updated safety features, dixon grateful he escaped this crash unharmed. >> my back is a little sore. my knee got banged aroun

the driver larry dixon thankfully walked away with minor injuries.he beat the rap on one murder charge and investigators suspect him in two others and now he could finally facity. as an hbo crew recorded him talking to himself about the killings. but his lawyer says durst is innocent and claims he can clear his client's name. it is a huge story and we're all over it. >>> plus, vladimir putin is alive. he popped up in public after disappearing for like ten days. so where in the world was vladimir putin? and is t

the driver larry dixon thankfully walked away with minor injuries. now here shep. >> we start with the temperature of-durst, he beat the rap on one murder charge and investigators suspect him in two others and now he could finally facity. as an hbo crew recorded him talking to himself about the killings. but his lawyer says durst is innocent and claims he can clear his client's name. it is a huge story and we're all over it. >>> plus, vladimir putin is alive. he popped up in public after disappearing for like ten days. so where in the world was vladimir putin? and is there any truth to that baby daddy talk? you can hear what he says about all the gossip. let get to it. >>> good monday afternoon from the deck. first today man who once pretended to be a mute woman did himself in with his own words it would rain, according to the sunning finale ooh hbs's sear about rob durst. it air ed last night a short time after the feds busted durst in new orleans. the steers told the story of the multi, multimillionaire and hi connections to the uninvolved murders

amazingly, driver larry dixon walked away from this crash with just a sore back and knee. dixon's not sure if he's getting back on the track today. he says my car's a mess but i'm still here. >> i'm surprised if dixon ever gets back on the track. >> you know what? they do. they get back up and they drive. that's what they do. >>> dylan is back now with a check of your weather. tough to believe, maybe a little bit more snow in new england today? >> i was just finishing up that spring-like forecast for the ohio river valley. now talking about snow especially up into maine where caribou is seeing heavier snow. we also have wrap-around snow near binghamton new york. one to three inches in some of the whiter spots here but north of bangor south of caribou, in this area here where we could end up with 8 to 12 inches of >>> a good sunday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossmann. not a bad day. we had all that rain yesterday. it could be windy. winds could gust to 35 40. right around normal for this time of year. a beautiful start to the workweek. mixture of sun and clouds. l

check out what happened as larry dixon on the right reaches 200 miles per hour at the gator national race. dixon remained in the cockpit until safety groups could free him. he complained only his back and knee were a little sore. he said he is otherwise okay. >>> cars were melted after flames tore through a carport. the flames destroyed ten vehicles and damaged two apartment units. nobody was hurt, but many are without a car. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> there's much more to come sunday morning organ "action news," a big announcement, the news that bristol palin shared with the world on social media. >> you're looking live at sky6 live hd philadelphia international airport, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come back. # # >>> the monster cyclone that slammed into a pacific ocean island has claimed 8 lives. winds of 178-mile an hour pounded the 80 islands northeast of australia. officials have lost contact with many of the remote islands and it could take days to restore the communications. >> spring is coming this week. we're r

wow, larry dixon's car just flying through the air. he was driving 280 miles an hour. the car split in half before it eventually just crashed there into that wall. amazingly, he was not hurt. >> unbelievable. >>> 5:54 right now, san francisco's ageing chimps are getting lots of love from an anonymous donor. someone contributed $1 million to the san francisco zoo to build a home for the apes. the zoo wants to improve the great ape's area for the three most senior members. it is a solid jump start to the drive to raise $10 million. if you'd like to find out how to donate, $1 million or less, go to nbcbayarea.com and search for chimps. >> very generous. >>> let's check the forecast, starting off our workweek, the last week of winter as well. >> yeah, last few days of winter. we kick offspring on friday, and then, we have a pretty big pattern change ahead. it looks like as we get into the following week. let's start with what we're expecting monday, 73 degrees in the south bay. 69 degrees in san francisco, temperatures stay nice and mild all the way through that kickoff of

racing champion larry dixon involved in a horrific crash. gator nationals this weekend. >> whoa! larry crashes hard right at the finish line. bill: that car tore itself apart right at finish line as the announcer mentioned. amazingly dixon walked away, comparing later to a amusement park ride gone back. they're investigating how he went airborne. martha: well a 20-year-old protester now under arrest in the shooting of two officers outside the ferguson police department. police say jeffrey williams confessed to firing the shots that hit the officers last week but he claims he was not targeting police. mike tobin live in ferguson with the latest. police are confident though that they do have the right man correct? >> reporter: correct. county prosecutor bob mccullough said a 40 caliber handgun linked to 20-year-old jeffrey williams, matches shell casings found her at the shooting scene. williams own statements indicate he is indeed the shooter. >> it was a weapon recovered which, been tied to the shell casings that were recovered there, the weapon recovered from him. he has acknowle

larry dixon is a driver for the national hot rod association., during a race in gainesville, florida, the top fuel car broke in half literally, at 280 miles an hour. the two pieces of the car went flying before crashing on the track. now, dixon, himself, describing the crash, said it was like a roller coaster ride that just flew off the track. dixon said he isn't sure what caused the accident or whether he'll be able to race today. >>> today will be dry, but a little cooler than yesterday. i'll have the high temperature in your neighborhood and the st. patrick's day forecast. for those who appreciate quality and precision, here's grounds for celebration. experience exceptional coffee and espresso in one essential machine and delivered to you with a push of a button. the nespresso vertuoline. swiss-designed precision brought to your kitchen. celebrate one year of vertuoline with $100 dollars off. it's the best price we've ever engineered. ♪ ♪ >>> well it does seem like we talk about this every year. riders dangerously drunk on metro. >> on this v

miraculously driver larry dixon walks away unhurt. >> i got maybe 100 feet before the finish line andt flew off the car and i'm traveling through the air and hoping that i stay on the racetrack when i finally come down. >> reporter: take a look again as the 2,000-plus-pound car breaks into pieces. that's the front buckling and flying off. dixon inside the cockpit launched more than 20 feet into the air and then smashing into the concrete wall. >> every once in a while bad things can happen but i have all the faith in my equipment. >> reporter: the champion driver survived a nearly-identical accident in 2000. on a memphis track. >> oh, there goes dixon. >> reporter: dixon was seriously hurt in that accident. so, what was different this time? he says important safety improvements. >> i feel safer in that race car than i do driving to the racetrack. because of my head and neck restraint, because of my helmet, because of the cage that i'm surrounded in. so, when you do have a bad day at the office, you can dust yourself off and get back in again. >> reporter: for "good morning america" ma

just ask the nhra's larry dixon.g run at the gainsway florida raceway over the weekend. saw his car split in half there. the rear went airborne but dixon thankfully walked away from that crash. and that is your cnbc news update at this hour. back to you guys. >>> the dow is up 163 points. dollar still pretty much going strong, especially against the euro, which hit a new low earlier in the session. a 12-year low. question of the week will the federal reserve put the brakes on a surging dollar? let's bring in kathy lee. bet you were surprised at how fast we got to these levels. >> i have to admit, i'm very surprised by the velocity of the move. not the direction of the move. i think we're going to see another 5% move higher in the u.s. dollar which means we're be up higher than the euro. however, i think the fed is beginning to put the brakes on the dollar rally this week. >> you do? >> i do. >> and the reason for that -- >> being patient in? >> i actually think they're going to remove patience. but they're going to l

. ♪ >>> three time nhra champion larry dixon is lucky to be alive. watch this. >> whoa. hard right at the finish line. >> yeah, that's a little bit of an understatement. it split in half as it flies into the hour at nearly thee hundred miles per hour. he walks away from that crash fine. joining us now is the man behind the wheel at the time. good morning. >> when you look at that video as we all saw it you got to say to yourself, how did i live through that? >> you thank your safety equipment and the way the car is constructed. nobody wants to go through anything like that. but you know, in the case that happened on saturday, you can go through that and walk away from it. believe it or not, it gives you, you know, a sense of comfort if you can believe that. >> what were you first thoughts? this is happening and then you realize you're okay. if you can, give us any insight in that short time period. >> car was on a good run. we were looking to run second quick and qualifying on that particular run. it felt good. i was getting close to the finish line. and the front end, i

larry dixon's top fuel dragster that's it right there, it says he was on the right.s in half. that would be the one on the right. the rear holding the cockpit and the engine goes airborne. the driver walked away from the crash not hurt which is weird the way it happened. >> unbelievable. >> it's weird the way it happened sometimes with drag racing. >> glad to hear it. >>> also we should tell you dairy queen is celebrating its 75th year of business this year. today is the 75th day on the calendar year so the company is thanking customers at participating dairy queens by celebrating with free cone day today. i assume that means you get ice cream in the cone, too, but customers can get a free small have a my vanilla soft serve cone. they are requesting a donation to children's hospital. >> you didn't get a heads up on this? from buffett? >> no. free cones? >> yeah. >> is there a dairy queen on the island? >> i don't know if there is. there's two by us. >> there's two in new jersey. another reason. >> to live in jersey? >> two youngsters that would like to see trees. >>

larry had a day to remember. racing in the nhl gators national. broke in half. 280 miles an hour and went flying into the air. somehow, dixon came away with a scratch and afterwards my car is mess. unbelievable. but i'm still here. just amazing how these drivers walk away from so many accidents and all of racing. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, bay area marshawn lynch involved in a fight in san francisco. the name he was called and what apparently started it. and plus the baby being called a miracle and the new video of the dramatic rescue after she was upside down in the freezing water for hours. those stories tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. >>> the international celebration of pi day started right here in the bay area. pi is the brief letter that symbolizes the ratio of the circumference to its diameter. the same numbers are also today's date. 3-14-15. 3.1415. stored in 1988. say today is the most accurate pi day of our lifime. >> 926 and 53 seconds this morning, we circumventilated our pi shrine where the public can come see it and celebrated our pi day by eating pie. >> great idea. the explore toirm gave away nearly 2,00

larry was blasting down the track at 280 miles per hour in gainesville when his car starting shaking and broke apart in midair before crashing into a wall. dixon was not seriously hurt. another spectacle nearly turned tragic today at an air show in malaysia, two jets practice ago stunt got too close and clind each other in midair. all four pilots were able to eject safely with their parachutes. the burning debris did set a house and a car on fire. gay pride groups participated in today's st. patrick's day parade in boston for the first time ever. parade organizers fought against it for years at one point taking the case all the way to the supreme court but this year a change of heart. marchers included outvets a group for gay veterans and local gay rights organization boston pride. coming up cbs sports analyst seth davis has an ncaa bracket break down. >> along with diet and exercise farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain

dixon. the support of his department helps him motivated to recover. he hopes to regain the strength to return to work and go on to run marathons. maureen: larryd today welcome home vietnam veterans day. the bill was introduced by the democratic senator and vietnam vet of anne arundel county. supporters call it long overdue recognition for those who served in the vietnam war in the 19630s -- 1960s and 1970s. find out how students rank in advanced placement plus -- reporter: a woman trying to get home saturday night used uber to try to get a cab. but never made it home. instead, ended up here in this gas station parking lot. details next. leon: not quite the scene patriots fans want to see. more on the splash this video is making just ahead. maureen: "7 on your side" in health matters tonight. the american academy of pediatrics endorses the metric system. the physician's group says more than 70,000 children go to emergency rooms each year after getting an unintentional overdose of medication. often, they're given a tablespoon instead of a teaspoon. the group says changing to mill liters for children's medical doses could help. maryland and virg

dixon line, it might never change to rain so that's where we could see things adds up. by saturday no problems, near 60. enjoy your weekend after a mess on friday morning. good morning, larrygood morning. we have a problem going on on the blue line right now on metro. a delay to franconia springfield metro station. there was an earlier issue at foggy bottom causing the delays out there. as for metro bus, everything is running on schedule right now. we're still staying on top of a fire going on in fairfax county in springfield. as you can see, a number of emergency officials out there right now working to get this fire under control. it's been going on for at least the past 45 minutes. we understand at this point just looking from the images there that we've had at least one person taken out on a stretcher. trying to get more information in terms of how many people may have been involved in this situation but as you can see, still serious. i understand just from my producer right now, looks like two people have been rescued. is that correct? two people have been rescued in that situation out there. sky 9 will continue to stay out there and if you're going to be traveling al