where does someone what mobility impairness go with that physical disability? >> we would partner with transitions. they do have a, they have one hotel, it could be two hotels with elevators. so if they have a room we can ask them. >> okay. you also mentioned that you have a doctor and psych nurse practitioner and nurse that travel around. do you have a van that you use to go around? >> we have four vans. they can be in vans. we are mostly on the streets. the vans are used to take you somewhere to whatever the district is. >> are prescriptions written and is medicine dispensed and is a nar can available. >> the coalition? >> right. >> great, we know that's badly needed and when people appear to be sweeping, it could mean something else. >> right. >> okay, that's it for me. >> any other questions from the council before i turn it over to staff? okay. staff, do you have any questions or comments? thank you. >> so the comment that you made about the stabilization rooms being used for extremely. i'm not sure if i understood correctly. the stabilization room doesn't

for customers with mobility impairment we will have a 50% increase in priority seating and seating will be in different colors. the seats will be green versus the seats being blue to call attention that this is a special seat or it's a different seat for people that may not be paying attention. the seats are higher off the ground to make it easier to sit up and stand down and seats in the area of emergency evacuation. they are at the end of each cab. we are going to relocate them to buy the doors. if you have an issue that you want to communicate with the train operator before you are going to go through a very narrow aisle and a car full of people and now it will be more convenient to access. and it's also indicated with full marking so wheelchair areas, the further to call people's attention that this is a priority area identified for wheelchair users. right now we have a bulge coming out. that prevents, it restricts access to that area and that will be removed as well. the next slide shows two pictures. one is priority seating by the doors. it shows a brighter color. it also shows a

we do have april 1st, a track and trade program for people with mobility impairment. from 10:00 a.m. to noon. we will bring an out of service train for passengers to explore. if you don't know where the speaker is to contact the station agent. if you don't know where the seats are because usually when you get on its too crowded or you are afraid to enter the bart system because you don't know about it, we are going to bring a train to explore and the station agents and letting them know various safety features of the bart system including where the the safe area is on the track way. if for example you were to fall on the track way, there is an area underneath the platform so that will be where you go. people will be allowed and the whole department will help people explore this area. this is for the public. you are welcome to attend. we'll also be having other group representative preparing wheelchairs for making it easier to tie down and wheelchairs riders to make configurations for wheelchair users and having some table events. lastly we are working to host a techno

just a short time ago the mobility impaired group of runners talk off from the start line. in 15 minutes from now the wheelchair heat will begin. 30,000 runners from more than 80 countries are participating in this event security very tight after the 2013 bombing that killed three people and severely injuried 260 others. >> i see the city has stepped up. >> but now security barriers line the streets and you do have to go through check points to watch the race near the start and finish lines. >>> also happening now hundreds of runners gather in san francisco justin herman plaza in just about an hour from now they will also be running to honor victims of the 2013 boston bombings. the race is organized by the san francisco marathon. it is in its third year. they will now decide if he should get life in prison or the death penalty. now only a few peel have been executed on federal charges. legal analysts say with the death penalty sentiment in massachusetts tsarnaev is not expected to be sentenced to death. >>> back here at home happening today the 420 marijuana celebrations in

the race starts with the mobility impaired racers at 8:50 a.m. wishing him the best of luck. >>> this morning we are hearing from the 13-year-old boy and his call for help when a fire trapped him and his little sister in their home. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire yesterday morning in the basement of a home on small drive in clinton. firefighters say the two kids were trapped on the second floor in the back of that house. here's the 911 call. >> i can't breathe. >> stay low to the floor. close the door, okay? cover the cracks of the door with towels, drapes or anything else that's readily available. >> firefighters broke a window and rescued the children. their mother and stepfather and an older brother made it out of the home on their own. everyone is expected to be okay here. investigators say there were no working smoke detectors in the home. >>> first responders in prince george's county want to make sure you're safe in the event of a problem on metro. the crews practiced evacuating passengers from the disabled tra

. >> i am to help the mobility impaired to help clean themselves and if they need to go to chow or getaniel hopes that the responsibility will prepare him to one day hold down a job on the outside and mentor his younger brother. >> if i can work in here, i can work on the streets, and if i can work for five cents, i can work for $5. what is better, five cents or $5? 15 cents or 15 dollars? i feel good. i feel like a man. >> bryan has chosen to work in a different capacity. >> i just want to introduce our speaker today. it's bryan, and you know him as lefty. he's going to come to give us a wonderful sermon on john 3: 16. so come on up. [ applause ] >> i didn't like the guy i was. i wasn't the person i told everybody else i was. i definitely was not the man i wanted to be, so i ended up telling the lord one sunday evening and i said, hey, you know what? i want to serve you 100%. let me get out to see my family one day. that is the only thing that gives me hope. >> if brie rn stays out of trouble in prison, he'll be eligible for parole in 2023. meanwhile, larry sanders continues trying to

just minutes ago the race began for the mobility impaired that includes more than two dozen people seriously injured in the bombings. minutes from now the elite women will line up for their start time followed by the elite men just about an hour from now. alexandra field is along the race route. she joins us now with more. good morning. >> hey, good morning, carol. the marathon every year is a feat of strength a test of endurance but also of course an emotional day here in the city. you mention more than two dozen survivors will be participating in this race. there are going to be so many people out here to cheer them on and cheer them along. but this will also be a reflective day. a lot of people will be thinking of course about the three victims killed in the attacks in 2013. a lot of people running in their honor, as well. earlier this morning, we heard from the former teacher of martin richard the 8-year-old boy killed in the blast. he talks about why he decided to run in his former student's memory today. >> i ran last year. i had never run a marathon before but it was a reason that i h

whether it's the mobility impaired transit that allows them to get around or whether it's young folksollers, young families or the it's the silver tsunamis, but getting that transit system expanded adds to the value and vibrancy of your community. we started trinity rail express in '96. it was the first commuter line in the southwest with(out 2 million passengers a year and then it sat, but people used it and now, we're back, we realized that we've got to get light rail again. if we're really going to succeed where we want to be in the city, you've got the starts of it.zk and our friends in dallas have seen it. houston, austin and so, ft. worth has been focused on our text rail project and it's our latest project and it will help not only with vibrant, strong, healthy communities, engaged communities, but with our air quality. all our buses like you in the salt lake, we started, there's a brown haze and all of these will help, but tex rail will be our direct to start out with. goal is ultimately, it will be net worked out across the city. but originally, it's going to dfw airport. the

whether it's the mobility impaired transit that allows them to get around or whether it's young folks with strollers, young families or the it's the silver tsunamis, but getting that transit system expanded adds to the value and vibrancy of your community. we started trinity rail express in '96. it was the first commuter line in the southwest with about 2 million passengers a year and then it sat, but people used it and now, we're back, we realized that we've got to get light rail again. if we're really going to succeed where we want to be in the city, you've got the starts of it. and our friends in dallas have seen it. houston, austin and so, ft. worth has been focused on our text rail project and it's our latest project and it will help not only with vibrant, strong, healthy communities, engaged communities, but with our air quality. all our buses like you in the salt lake, we started, there's a brown haze and all of these will help, but tex rail will be our direct to start out with. goal is ultimately, it will be net worked out across the city. but originally, it's going to dfw air

the 39-year-old has a form of muscular dystrophy that severely impairs his mobility. but that did not stop this man. he was accompanied along the race by volunteers and was met with cheering and friends and supporters an incredible story. >> cosmetics in america could be getting a makeover of sorts. ali gorman is at the big board to fill us in. >> from shampoo to skin lotion to makeup we use a host of cosmetics, consumer advocates have questioned what is in them and are they safe? now two u.s. senators say it's time to find out. diane feinstein and susan collins says test the products and see if the ingredients are okay and at what concentration, they have not been updated for 75 years and the bill should pass because it has backing of much of the cosmetics industry. >> also today there is more evidence showing no link between the mmr vaccine and autism even children considered to be at greater risk. researchers studied 95000 kids and found no association between the vaccine for measles mumps and rubella, even with an older sibling on the stem truck. >> this uses a la

the 39-year-old has a form of muck lar dystrophy that severely impairs his mobility and this afternoonle bit of rest boston mayor martin walsh presented the venezuelan of city hall and a token of gratitude for his courage. >> that was amazing. >> incredible. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. dogs get down. ♪ ♪ >> an animal shelter gets funk we some of its cutest residents. >> i'm michael finney. ask finney is on its way. i'm still taking your questions on twitter, facebook and search michael finney and i'll answer your questions. see you live later. >> i'm spencer christian from emoriville. we're looking at a case of the drearies over the bay area today. will it be less dreary tomorrow? i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> another live look at traffic. this is walnut creek, interstate 680 and northbound traffic moving nicely even bet per you're heading southbo female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my

the people were able to reach the surface -- the ability is been impaired somewhat dramatically at times. if you are accessing via mobilethat great in nepal , and with the earthquake we're had a lot of roof-based mobile towers that were down due to the shaking of the earthquake. cory: are these hardwired towers on top of roots? fs? >> there is a fixed line coming out of the tower to go to the fixed line infrastructure. they may have survived. if the tower, due to physics got shaken off because of the shaking came \, that tower is unavailable, and that service is unavailable. for the most part they are going to be having some degradation to the mobile service. you also have fiber optics through the chiltown. they are not wired in a way that would survive some catastrophic event like a major earthquake. you have cables strong along. cory: of the above ground? >> telephone poles, they are gone. in a lot of the more developed countries, you very those lines. edit infrastructure in the developing world is much more susceptible. cory: it is interesting to see the companies that are trying to offer different services. offering

impaired, in some cases pretty dramatically. the reasons being, there are -- if they are accessing the internet via mobile, the service is already in nepal. but with the earthquake, there were a lot of roof-based mobile towers that were downed by the shaking of the earthquake. cory: i'm trying to picture these. are these hardwired towers on top of roofs, or satellite connections? doug: there is a fixed line coming out of the tower. that may have survived. if the tower, due to being physically on top of the building, got shaken off, then that tower is not available and the service -- if another tower can pick up the service, perhaps some people can stay online. but there will be some degradation to the mobile service there. in addition, you have fiber-optics through the town. like any developing world, they are not wired in a way that would survive some catastrophic event like a major earthquake. so you have cables strung along -- cory: is the difference above ground, versus underground? doug: if some he knocks down a telephone pole, they are gone. in more developed countries, you bury that infrastructure. and in a developing wor