. >> look again, the person seated next to the window is michelle taylor, local realtor and friend of the restaurant owner's. >> i got pushed about three our four feet, i ran toward the bar and hit it with my rib and knew i couldn't go further and closed my eyes. >> taylor closed her eyes bracing for impact. dash cam video caught the driver turn the wrong way. drivers injured run screaming and cursing. >> it's like high pitched punching through cars. >> the truck driver was the one screaming. he was like get me out of here, i'm bleeding! >> co-owners say the employee put the u-haul in park and they panicked looking for taylor. ie thought she was hit. >> the driver, a 41-year-old man suffered injury to his leg and was transported to ha hahnemann hospital. owners spent the day cleaning up, opening in time for the dinner rush. taylor says she feels lucky to be alive. >> i'm going to have a glass of wine, relax and hug everyone i love. >> jim, this is a new brew pub. they opened three and a half weeks ago. tonight they opened in time for dinner. one witness said they spotted an invoice sh

. >> yes, michelle taylor was sitting inside the brewery enjoying lunch when the and, came crashing in the building. it missed her by just a few feet. >> driver was in the car, who was screaming, yelling to get out, so my immediate reaction was to get him out of the truck. >> reporter: detectives tell "eyewitness news" that the 41 year-old u-haul driver was driving the wrong way north on second street. he smashed into several cars before going in to the building. >> i saw my car, it was moved from the normal parking spot and then slammed into a light post. >> reporter: employees took cover. he was behind the bar. the guy was whacked out of his mind. he was on some, something. owe crawled out from the van. >> police transported the driver to the hospital, where he is currently in custody. incredibly close call this afternoon, for those on the street, and especially those patrons inside of the brewing company. >> i'm sitting here >>> in south philadelphia homeowners are dialing with a crime graffiti spray painted on their houses. police are investigating, and, hateful messages. greg argo

scott taylor, abc7 news. michelle: thank you.a record number of americans are expected to hit the road july fourth weekend. a.a.a. predicting 44.2 million people will get out of town traveling 50 miles. nearly 3% boost from last year's record independence day travel. the increases are expected across the board. though most will travel by car. >> it would appear unemployment is on the rise because the number of the americans applying for benefits for the first time increasing by 1,500. the unemployment rate that came in last month is 16-year low 4.3%. michelle: dogs are already man's best friend but researchers hope to make them man's best lifeline as well. a program is teaching the dogs to talk using technology. using color different type of sensors the dogs are trained to call 911. >> a person with diabetes can have an episode where they are disoriented and they might not be able to make a phone call or call 911. michelle: they are working for dogs of all sizes can help people. nancy: now to the desk where larry smith has a look

michelle meyer on it. she is so staying away from me. [laughter] we call this the taylor riggs rule. doxy that we can blame on neil soss. we have never seen this gap in the taylor rule and where we are versus the ancient history going back. is the orthodoxy debt? ad? are we in a whole new paradigm? michelle: as many different versions of the taylor rule. one of the challenges is that it makes assumptions of where we are. all these targets are really hard to determine and likely have been changing. you can look at some adaptive versions of the taylor rule. it's not necessarily as high. so i think that's a challenge. you do have to put your own judgment on top of that. tom: here is the taylor rule for adaptive. , help me out here. myra is nehru that miss was talking about. come on, this is squishy to stay the least. neal: this is his extended. ending.cs an in the physics world, the odds are if it is learned, it stays learned. in a social life, the odds are pretty good that pesky human beings operating the social season and the economy will change. tom: francine, down here is the same ro

taylor. i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. get alert anytime news breaks like what happened last night. go to wjla.com/text to sign up to have alerts sent to your phone. michelle: new fallout tonight. alison: after holding his tong for 24 hours president trump is lashing out calling comey a leaker and a liar. the president emphasized he never asked for a loyalty pledge. and never asked comey to drop the investigation into michael flynn. >> so he said those things under oath. would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version? >> 100%. i didn't say i hardly know the man. i'm not going to say i want you the penal a -- pledge allegiance. who would do that? i hardly know the man. >> president trump was coy on whether tapes exist of his conversation with comey. he twice said he will reveal the answer to that soon. but he never gave an exact time frame. michelle: just in tonight a scare at the prince william county public school after a mountained lion was spotted nearby. seen near chris young elementary school this after

scott taylor, abc7 news. michellepdate now on the barns dance intersection being built in columbia heights. that is what it is called when the pedestrians can cross diagonally while cars on all four sides at the intersection wait. the new pattern is on track to open this thursday. alison: so do you think the punishment fits the crime? sentence meant to prevent a criminal from acting out again. when it comes to drunken driving a judge named michael chickenetti mandates the men and women coming through his ohio courtroom have to enter a credit card number for uber and lyft as a condition of their probation. he told the local paper that is cheaper than another arrest. michelle: let's get a check now with what is happeni at 5:00. nancy chen is at the "live desk" with what is coming up at 5:00. nancy: good afternoon. ahead at 5:00 we are following breaking news. a young child drowning outside a northeast d.c. home. plus a transformation in ashburn. we will show you what the historic african-american school looks like now m

michele wright, fellow mom and fellow citizen. call 1-866-999-0152 to apply now. >>> welcome back. taylorwift fans will be happy to hear this the superstar's songs are returning to all music streaming platforms, starting, today. >> yes, you heard that right, t swift will be available on pan dor, amazon and much more. it is to celebrate her album 1989, selling 10 million albums. so swift initially pulled her music from spotify in 2014 when it was released and yesterday was released obfuscate i perry's album. >> there is a lot of out there >>> that is "eyewitness news" at noon. >> i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. we are always on line cbs philly.com. >> don't block our door we're on the way out of here. young and restless is next. have a great weekend, everyone i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical e

michelle? >> you it. >>> rodeo sounds fund. let's check out what's trending today. it seems taylor swift no longer has bad blood with streaming services. the singer is putting her music back on spotify and pandora. until today, only apple was allowed to stream her songs. she pulled her music from spotify and pandora because of a royalties dispute. >>> the new season of "orange is the new black" officially comes out today. get ready to binge this weekend. ♪[ music ] >> forward or backward? >> i don't care. we are getting out of here now. come on. >> this is the show's fifth see southern. earlier this year, hackers claimed to have stolen the episodes and posted them online. they reportedly demanded money from netflix, but didn't get any. the same group of hackers is threatening to release other shows and movies. >>> james corden wants to become another james. he auditioned for the role of james bond on the "late late show" last night but had some competition. >> i admire your courage, miss -- >> hemlock. bunny hemlock. i admire your luck mr. -- >> bond. james bond. >> no, you can't d