jfx at northern parkway, traffic looks fine. back to you. >>> the edgar allan poe story, -- is that a pony or a dog? a family trying to get this into the record books. >>> and new at 6:00 -- maybe, just maybe robert de niro's character in "meet the parents" inspired one family to get their cat to be just like mr. jinx. that is disturbing. we'll be right back. ( sighs ) ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... studies show that people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains... and 110 calories per lightly sweetened serving. more grains. less you. multigrain cheerios. >>> let's say your kids are probably family with the cartoon "clifford the big red dog." he ain't got nothing on boomer. >> the family in north dakota hopes they can get a measure on him big enough to get

it is slow from the prince william parkway to lorton. no indentors accidents. moving along, 395 northbound. looks like from the area of the duke street area to the 14th street bridge we are free flowing here. take it to the district. live from 16th and u street. you can see no complaints. one driver on the road. over to the outer loop we go. we have volume building between new hampshire and georgia. finay look at the bw parkway. from route 32, making our way all the way past 198 to the beltway. looks like we are tracking nice green cars telling us the drivers are moving at speed. i'd like to share a 9 news now click with you. say hello to tommy of maryland. he's on the the right. he is battling lymphoma an was nominated to have a wish granted by make a wish foundation. he was chosen and here he is with pals emma and dean and he's on his way to hawaii to swim with the dolphins and see the volcanos. we want you to know we're behind you, tommy. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. a new viral video is making waves in the virginia's governor race exactly four weeks

take it to the maps and check out 95 and the bw parkway. roads are clear past powder mill p.m. 66, hey, virginia, heading eastbound below speed nutley to the beltway and 395 from 495 up to seminary this is the situation. you are looking at a 15-minute commute. that's the traffic. now over to you. >>> our time is 6:50. vice president joe biden returned to de -- delaware on wednesday. he welcomed his son home from iraq. 1,000 people turned out to welcome home the 261st signal brigade. it returned from a year-long deployment. bo biden is the delaware attorney general. he is expected to run for his father's senate seat next year. >>> as for the war if iraq, president obama is looking for a strategy. he wants a clear one before committing more troops. samantha hayes has more on the big meeting at the white house. >> reporter: behind closed doors, president obama and 18 others on his national security team focus on afghanistan and back stan in the second of five planned meetings. the big question, whether to send more troops to afghanistan. >> wh

and no accidents on the parkway. it remains heavy and slow. 95 and 98 heading out towards the slip. a check on your fox are 5 ontime traffic. >>> before 7:00 tonight, the president will leave for copenhagen, denmark. and one of the long list of americans pushing the olympic committee to have the 2016 games in chicago. >>> competing is madrid, rio, and tokyo. michelle obama and oprah winfrey are already overseas hoping to give chicago the edge it needs to become host city. jonathan hunt gives us a closer look. >> they have style. they have million-dollar mile smiles and they have arrived in denmark to do chicago's bidding. >> i createdded -- >> and now first lady michelle obama and oprah winfrey are combining forces, one, a chicago native from the city's south side, and the president's wife. >> having the games right along that beautiful glorious lakefrornt. >> i've been in the city now for 25 years. >> the other a global icon and to hear her tell it, chicago is the best. >> i think it's the greatest city in america. i said that in even in new

the bw parkway in the red. we had an accident here at the beltway. that's now clear, but obviously still dealing with the remnants of it. drivers are backed up to 198. check out the outer loop. take you outside and show you from 95 to georgia under sunny skies we are looking at a 20- minute drive to make it through the volume. on the inloop, slow 355 to mormon temple. 270, from 11208 the split, we are seeing a slow go on the gw parkway. driver really below speed as we head to the maps from 123. i will let you know to the key bridge. back outside. we are looking at 42 minutes to get you from the capital beltway to the 14th street bridge. that's the latest. over to you. >>> we want to bring you more on that water main break that led to traffic tieups earlier this morning in prince georges county. as angie said, it happened in the 6200 block of queens chapel road in hyattsville, maryland. 9 news now digital correspondent, alex trevino is live with the latest. it looks like it is backed up. >> yeah, traffic is a little backed up, but we are here on queen

the big problem here is that city police have southbound perring parkway, south of northern parkway,ompletely closed. so if you're coming like from the county to the city, hills way is about as far as you can get. as you can see, about half mile back up here as police are trying to clear the scene. it appears that this road will be closed for sometime. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike perry, reporting live. >>> and still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. dramatic rescue. a good samaritan in new york, pulled a young boy out of a burning building. >>> sports legends lobby for the summer games to come to chicago. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. showers to start the weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> first, here's today's report from wall street. >>> things are -- days are getting very short here, as we head toward middle of fall. right now, we've got a lot of sunshine before it sets this afternoon and evening. temperatures still in the low 60s. take a electric at tomorrow's -- look at tomorrow's forecast. going to start

one in carney, joppa road at perring parkway.ded to the dc area just keep in mind there's still a crash working southbound on the bw parkway as you approach the beltway. that has things slow from route 198 on both bw parkway and 95. and we have another crash in rossville. middle river road at route 7. continues with a family secret. mackenzie phillips has told her story about her father. now, her sister, chynna, tells us what she really thinks. >>> plus, she shopped until she dropped, into the financial abyss, filing for bankruptcy twice. now, this insatiable shopaholic, says she's stopping the insanity. and you can, too. >>> and stop being so hard on yourself. funny lady, sherri shepherd, is here, giving yourself permission funny lady, sherri shepherd, is here, giving yourself permission to give yourself a break. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> all right. all right. this is the way thursday should always be. good morning, everybody. >> it is thursday, october 1st. rabbit, rabbit. thanks for being with us. along with the boys,

the b-w parkway and 95 in maryland are also in the clear. capital beltway, no signs of early volume to no problems leaving greenbelt, headed past andrews, to and across the wilson. the 95 corridor doing fine. leaving the fredericksburg area through woodbridge, no early volume, at least for now. back to you. >> thank you very much, ashley. our time is 5:42. >>> gm shuts down the production of another once popular car brond. >> big changes for commuters who ride the rails. the new service amtrak has launched that has extended the meaning of the northeast corridor. >>> amtrak's northeast extension is headed south. today kicks off its new service that starts in lynchburg and makes five stops before arriving at union station. those stops include charlottesville, culpepper, manassas, burke and alexandria. after it leaves, it will continue north to philadelphia, new york and boston. the pilot program is scheduled to last three years. >> listen to this story. a dog that wandered away from his home in northern virginia more than a decade ago may fina

lanes are open right now leaving woodbridge north of the prince william parkway headed out towards the occoquan. 395 is in good shape out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are following a developing story out of pakistan this morning where at least three people have been killed in a suicide bombing at the offices of the world food program in islamabad. the attack comes as pakistani security forces have increased offenses there against al-qaeda andtaliban strongholds in the country. that is in response to increased attacks against foreign interests in pakistan. >>> there could be a new change in the direction of the war in afghanistan following the deadly taliban ambush. eight u.s. troops were killed saturday when 300 insurgents with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed two outposts near the border of pakistan. the obama administration is heading into its second week of negotiations over strategy in afghanistan. the white house now debating the idea of scaling back troops while military leaders are arguing tha

past this point okay to the split. 95en this ' bw parkway, no issues out of baltimore to 495.virginia, 66, tracking the trip heading eastbound. incident and accident free from manassas to 495 and here's the inner loop. we will get you there. drivers are moving at speed past 95 and little river up to 66 and beyond. andrea, that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. >>> today there are several new laws affecting drivers in maryland. the ages for provision at and full driver's licenses have changed and it's now illegal to text while driving in the free state. 9 news now digital correspondent, alex trevino is live in laurel, one of the places taking advantage of allowing more speed cameras. >> the use of automated cameras give many of us the willies but they say the speed enforcement law is a critical tool in the ongoing crusade to keep maryland's roadways safe. >> rick was killed in frederick county in june of 2007. a driver speeding through a construction work zone struck him. >> it shouldn't take the death or injury of a highway worker. >> reporter: the highway worker's

we have delays on the bw parkway at 410. that is due it a fender bender on the shoulder in riverdale. if you are traveling inbound new york avenue, it is heavy and slow approaching bladensburg road and right here trying to make your way past the traffic light at florida avenue and continue in towards the third street tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> this one is just for you. it is time for hockey now. washington capitals with the regular season opener tonight. they one be up in boston taking on the bruins. the home opener is saturday against the toronto maple leafs. >>> baseball season being head to nationals park last night. the nats' justin maxwell finishing the season in style. take a listen. >> way back, warning warn -- warning track! way back! >> that gives the nats a 7-4 win for the last game of the season. they will wrap up the season on sunday if atlanta. >>> right now, we do want to take a look at what we have coming up on fox 5 morning news. >>> at 7:00, new york? no. hollywood, forget abou

wimplet parkway at 195. watch for delays. eastbound i-70 at security, an accident location some. lingering delays on the west side. down to 14 miles per hour. but the construction is all clear now. east joppa, some fire department activity. 13 minutes your drive time on the outer loop west side. 11 minutes, northeast outer loop. about five minutes from the 895 split towards the fort mchenry. a live view on the west side, i-70. looking much better than last check. and a live i have -- live view of 95, north and southbound, without delay. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> good morning. looking good on the rails right now no. delays on the marc, light rail on time from hunt valley to cromwell. and the metro on time in both directions. on the buses, a few construction diversions. the 15 bus diverted at saratoga and green. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> thanks. weather is pretty quiet. temperatures are in the 50's. we have a little bit of rain to discuss. we'll do that in

same on the bw parkway and on route 29. in baltimore city we have a broken watermain break, that is on west 29th street between sisson and huntington drive. that intersection is closed. if you would like to get your traffic tweets tweeted directly to you, go to twitter.com/marylandtraffic. back to you. >>> we're coming up on 5:41. they could smell the smoke. >> and their instincts probably saved a woman's life overnight. >> they are being hailed at heroes. how two teens jumped>>> action when they heard the cries for help. show and tell you weren't always my favorite day. with all the pet han th i'd spend class preoccupied, bothered by itchy eyes. but now i have new zyrtec® itchy eye drops. it works fast, with just one drop, to relieve my itchy eyes from allergies for up to 12 hours. no other allergy itchy eye drop works faster or lonr. with new zyrtec® itchy eye drops i can love the air™. (announcer) find it in the allergy aisle next to other zyrtec® products. (announcer) we all want to stay active. we don't want anything..

delays formic at the prince william parkway and into lorton.ow to alison and julie. >> thank you. >>> david letterman has spent years keeping his personal life out of the spotlight. >> that changed last night. he announced he was blackmailed into admitting of paris with staff members. >> letterman made this announcement during a taping of his show. the audience seemed confused on whether to laugh or just listen. he said the black male was a bizarre situation. -- he said the blackmail was a bizarre situation. >> there seems debate a lot of terrible stuff he knows about. he is going to put it into a movie unless i give him some money. >> pay the moy, letterman was told, or the sexual relationships will be made public. >> i have had sex with women who worked for me on this show. would be embarrassing if it were made public? perhaps it would. especially for the women. >> it is not the first time he is tried to diffuse painful situations with humor. he talked about a kidnapping situation this way. >> we were involved in some legal activity. i feel l

this is the george washington parkway. we lived in a beautiful city. i love the shot.hing out of leesburg, the dulles toll road, the dulles greenway, good on 28, good on route 7. headlights to 95. this is 66. more headlights on 270 into montgomery county. back over to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> a baltimore teenager is the ninth person in maryland to die of swine flu. she was healthy uil just cently. she collapsed after middle school 11 days ago. last week she was diagnosed with swine flu. her and said she also had double pneumonia. >> it was something just to hit like that. she was healthy. very healthy. pneumonia? where did it come from. h1n1? where did it come from. >> her school has been thoroughly cleaned since she was diagnosed with the virus. parents still worry about their children's safety. >>> 5:41 is your time. 50 degrees. >> you have to see it to believe it. a 05-year-old boy takes on an 800-pound gaiter. a police officer shot by a carjacking suspect. my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays, i have hockey before school, so i take two eggo hom

we do have a crash also on joppa road at perring parkway. you're heading back to the parkway on that area heading toward the south, you will find a lot of cars outer loop lanes. it finally eases up a little bit moving up toward pikeville. that is where you're going to find a glimmer of hope. heading on the west side at liberty road. it goes back down again. from liberty reading toward 70, the outer loop lanes, those cars are creeping long there and it's the same case heading down toward catonsville. that's a look at the morning commute, patrice and megan, let's turn it over to you on. >>> still to come, it's a lifelong commitment. >> i will get the gun. >> we have a gun? >> no, of course not. >>> we go behind the scenes of till death. >>> 1, 2, 3, now 4, 5, 6. >> this is dance class not math class. >>> and next, it's time to step it up. see if i'm up to >>> it started in chicago and made its way up to baltimore. for this year's up to the challenge i got an e-mail about trying the latest craze. i thought, what the heck, if i don't get it, my

this is the baltimore-washington parkway, which is pretty decent. nothing to report between annapolis and the beltway. a heavier volume spotted near georgia avenue. this is 270 traffic out of germantown to the beltway. now to the weather. >> right now, down to 38 in bridgewater. stafford is down a couple of degrees, 39. front royal, 40 at kaiser elementary school. there are some chilly spots relative to this time of year. rockville, up 46. hagerstown, 48. let's go to the maps. there is an area of low pressure off to the west. high pressure and a lot of sunshine today. a few scattered clouds north and west of the metro area. near 70 again today. despite a cool start today, but it will warm up nicely. it will be up near 70. the average high is 74. increasing clouds tonight. the clouds will start to street men around dinnertime. the clouds keep our temperature from falling off to much. temperatures below warmer tomorrow morning so we have right now. you'll still want a jacket. the southerly wind should pump our temperature dropped to mark and into satu

i've been caught a couple times at northern parkway where you're not supposed to make a right,. >> i don't do it because of the camera. >> reporter: existing cameras are changing behavior, speeding has been cut in half. >> if you get a ticket, then -- and you're driving on the same rode later you'll be like oh i got a ticket on this road, i better not do it again. >> once installed there is 30 day warning period. the county council in ten days will approve the vendor, that will be the people who install and maintain the cameras. reporting from rogers forge, wjz news, back to you on tv hill. >> speaker 1: thank you very much mike. for a complete list of the speed camera locations go to wjz.com and look for the story link. >>> a public safety demonstration in washington, d.c. ends when three firefighters catch fire. the dc fire chief gathered the public to demonstrate the proper use of two automatic fire sprinklers, as the firefighters moved in the plastic structure over them fell on top of them, setting them on fire. emergency officials say one of the firefighters spent the night in t

months ago, 5-year-old brian schuler was in the back of a van as his mom drove the wrong way down the parkway. moments later, the car crashed, killing eight people, including his mom, his sister and three cousins. toxicology tests showed brian's mom, diane, was drunk and high on pot at the time. daniel schuler, the woman's husband, the dad, has maintained his wife never drank. brian suffered two broken arms, a broken leg and he is trying to rebuild his eyesight but the good news, he is healing very nicely. a family investigator said this to nbc's "today" show. >> brian doesn't remember anything about that accident. he remembers noises around him. he remembers fire engines, apparently, and he remembers emergency workers. first responders have told us that brian appeared to be conscious through the whole thing. >> little brian says he misses his mom and sister and asks for them often. that's so sad. thankfully, though, this child's life was spared. unfortunately, he's going to have to grow up without his loved ones, without his mom, without his sister, all because of drugs and alcohol. that is

this is the baltimore-washington parkway. there was a minor crash in laurel. not much of an impact.od at the beltway in greenbelt. this is springfield. gorgeous drive. 66, no accidents to report. slowed traffic in centreville at 50 and 123. 395, not so pretty. to crashes on the eastbound freeway they are now completely gone. the breast cancer awareness walk is now under way. a lot of women are out in their pink t-shirts. >> we will see the weather cooperate. there could be some showers into the evening. they will taper off tomorrow. this is a shot from frederick. temperatures in the low 60's. a storm system is approaching. wind will pick up from out of the south. near 80 today with some showers and storms developing. >> thank you. >>> plant ahead if you're taking metro. they are be touring trains because of maintenance. the waterfront and archives station will close tonight until tuesday morning. there'll be no green line service at the l'enfant plenfa ♪ when you take a bigger, thicker slice of the best potatoes, people notice. introducing alexia crunchy snacks. a giant leap for sna

that one's going to be on the ramp from southbound parkway. you're looking at fire activity in parkville in the clearing stages. and we're also looking at minor delays on 70 eastbound near 29. there's a look at your drive times. definitely slow on the west side of the beltedway. there's a look at the west side of the beltway. 17 minute ride. traffic report brought to you by toyota. 16 different choices. click on buy at toyota.com. >>> this morning's coffey we have herb albert and hall. >> we are just flat out honored to have two of the best that have ever stood in front of a microphone. >> wow, we're sitting. >> you're sitting right here right now. how are you too today? >> well, it's pretty good. we woke up early this morning but we're charged. feeling pretty good. >> i've got to point out, you all are performing together. you've got a great discount and you're going to start this off at ram 's head. >> oh, yeah. we're looking forward to that. a little trio behind us that's very transparent. you can'thide when you hear this music. >> it's int

parkway so far looking pretty good.ow we check in live with sandra who's been showing off a nice bike. you looked very much at home on it. >> hope you're doing well this morning. that is a one of a kind bike for sure. ray lewis' signature on it. it is an ironhorse chopper. if you know anything about bikes, it's awesome. dave, you're the owner. how would you say the spirit of this bike embodies -- even though it has the signature, how else does it embody ray lewis? >> i think because he's powerful and the smoik very powerful. it's a one of a kind just like him. >> that's for sure. you needed a little help for the ravens after a heartbreaking loss yesterday. dave will drive this into work late we are pride. let's take a look at your seven-day. things are look great today. 70 for our forecast high. tomorrow late it looks like we're going to be seeing the chance of some showers that will linger into monday with the next passage of a front. nice, 75 on thursday. a cooler weekend with showers in store. that's it for now. more

slow traffic after nutley street to the beltway. 95, traffic slowing from the prince william parkway to lorton. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story, a pitch of olympic proportions as the president and first lady are hoping to put chicago on the map for the 2016 olympic games. the obamas spoke to the international olympic committee this morning. >> fox's lauren savan has more >> reporter: president obama is making an olympian effort to bring the 016 summer games to his adopted hometown of chicago. the president arrived in copenhagen this morning where he was met by the first lady. both are making presenting as before members of the international olympic committee. >> i come as a faithful representative of the american people and we look forward to welcoming the world to the shores of lake michigan and the heartland of our nation. >> i never dreamed that the olympic flame might one daylight up lives in my neighborhood. but today, i can dream. >> reporter: michelle obama has been in denmark since wednesday where she has been leading the attempt to win over th

carmen at the party where all the children were at before they headed back on to the henry hudson parkway. he said that was around 8:00 p.m. he said she had no signs of drinking, she didn't look intoxicated, so he felt like it was okay for her to go and spend the night but he had no idea this was going to be the results of that. >> yeah. i mean, there's no way to protect your children from everything and i don't think, dr. reef karim, that we should be blaming the children's parents who were not there at the time that this woman took the kids in the car when she was drunk, because these parents are in agony right now. this dad just lost a child. he's angry. he's not to blame. he's the victim here. >> yeah. he's absolutely the victim. all parents, i mean, this is such a tragedy. we can't blame them. you're not going to know, you can't be a fortune teller in regards to this. what this case does bring up, though, is that this was social drinking. listen, just a couple of drinks can change your brain enough whereby you cannot drink. there's a reason we have a legal limit. that legal limit has

a looks like we're running nicely until the prince william parkway. >> it looks like it will be a prettyy but a very windy day. winds out of the south up to 30 miles an hour. 38 degrees. it warm front has moved on through. look for temperatures to rebound nicely, into the 70's. a cold front will arrive later tonight into tomorrow. it will bring showers in the forecast. breezy conditions. high temperatures will approach 75 degrees. look for scattered showers to develop tonight. chance of an afternoon shower tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> we will be right back. >> thank you. >>> we will be right back. a health insurance ceo lives here. this year he'll make $57,000 an hour. another family used tlive here before they filed for bankruptcy. 62% of personal bankruptcies are caused by medical debt. this man is living his dream while this family lives a nightmare. if the insurance companies win, you lose. we need good health care we can afford with the choice of a public health insurance option. >>> another deadly shooting caps off a violent week in prince george's county. on walker mill road, polic

you can take the blue ridge parkway. i love that. two-lane road around the spine of the mountain. the great smoky mountain railway, they'll take you into the colorful mountain valleys. it's a wonderful part of country to visit in the pall. >> in the midwest, door county, wisconsin. >> if you're not familiar with this area, imagine your left hand is wisconsin and your thumb is door county sticking out into lake michigan. it has more miles of shoreline, state parks, lighthouses, than any other county in the country. right now it's harvest time so there's harvest festival, there's roadside stands for fresh produce, farmer's markets. you can see this by car, by horse-drawn wagon, even by flight planes. a wonderful way to see the beautiful part of wisconsin. >> to the west, the colorado rockies. where do you suggest? >> from denver, i-70 to vale and on to aspen. very easy to get there. one of the most beautiful parts of the rockies. head over to maroon belt, one of the most photogenic parts of the rockies. if you want to get out away from

parksville, a drop road and perring parkway, another one at middle river road and the philadelphia road. slow go on the northeast outer loop heading towards providence. 12 miles per hour on the outer loop west side. on 705, a slow go from owings mills to the beltway northeast. 12 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. here's a live view of traffic in the area of harford. we will switch over to a live view on the west side of liberty. slow go from 705 all the way down. >> plenty of sunshine out there. looking good. 51 downtown. 44 at the airport. 45 around easton and st. michael's on the eastern shore. cool high even with all the sunshine. high pressure and firm control. stable forecast for the next 24 hours. clouds thickening by the afternoon. >> we should check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. our next live update in 25 minutes. ♪ >>> 7:30 now on a thursday morning. it's the 1st of october 2009. you're looking at a crowd, probably a little chilly out there on the plaza, but they're warming up to the music of mariah carey, and that superstar singer

on 66, as you approach parkway, there is a crash and the right side. >> we are looking at a lot of rain our area will keep everything to this out. plenty of sunshine for today. e daytime high temperature should be in the lower 70's. a few scattered clouds tonight and nighttime lows will be in the 40's. tomorrow, increasing clouds late in the afterno. this is part of a cold front that will bring us a few scattered showers and temperatures will be near 70 degrees tomorrow we're calling for temperatures in the 60's thursday and friday and a chance of showers for the upcoming weekend. >>> group editorial into the creigh deeds will be comparing in arlington today. he will be in the shirlington shopping center with mark warner and jim moran. they will speak with voters about plans to jump-start the economy in virginia. the polls show the creigh deeds is trailing bob mcdonnell. thank you for watching and we will be back at noon. by putting an end to paper medical records, we have ushered health into the digital age. saving lives, sometimes when seconds count. managing chronic conditions. makin

he was kill when the car she and several friends were in flipped on a manhattan parkway.eel charged with dui and manslaughter. her dad thought she was at a slumber party. >> what was this woman thinking. she's a mother and you're intoxicated. everyone needs to be held accountable for letting their children or any others get in the car with someone under the influence of alcohol. >> reporter: the other kids in the car were treated for minor injuries. >>> the yale graduate student killed just days before her wedding will be remembered on campus today in new haven. the university will hold a memorial service for annie le today. her body was found hidden bhin the wall in a basement lab on campus. a former lab technician is charged with her killing. >>> a dramatic shootout caught on tape. this is what happened after a fistfight turned into a gun battle at a bar in toledo. people already scrambled out the door. you can see them leaving. the second camera captured people outside firing into the bar. would you believe it? nobody was hit. 17 shell casings were found at the the cri

months ago, 5-year-old brian schuler was in the back of a van as his mom drove the wrong way down the parkwayments later, the car crashed, killing eight people, including his mom, his sister and three cousins. toxicology tests showed brian's mom, diane, was drunk and high on pot at the time. daniel schuler, the woman's husband, the dad, has maintained his wife never drank. brian suffered two broken arms, a broken leg and he is trying to rebuild his eyesight but the good news, he is healing very nicely. a family investigator said this to nbc's "today" show. >> brian doesn't remember anything about that accident. he remembers noises around him. he remembers fire engines, apparently, and he remembers emergency workers. first responders have told us that brian appeared to be conscious through the whole thing. >> little brian says he misses his mom and sister and asks for them often. that's so sad. thankfully, though, this child's life was spared. unfortunately, he's going to have to grow up without his loved ones, without his mom, without his sister, all because of drugs and alcohol. that is the

descent will say but if you ever tell anybody you're from brooklyn, for instance, riding off the bell parkway entering into queens, you see the sign lately? sign says you are leaving brooklyn. forget about it. >> yeah. i don't think it's funny. >> i don't think it's that funny but you know what? back in the day, even now, you say brooklyn, it's right away assumed you are and if you're italian, you belong to the mob. >> well, you know, my aunt julie says your family makes italians look bad. how do you respond to that? >> you know what? it depends on -- there are the italians, there are the italians. some of the italians feel they've come to this country. italians, some of the italians that feel fie have come to this country, they are anti that lifestyle. they are those that feel this was their brotherhood. this was their life. their whatever. they're going to fight it out from now until the days turned to stone. this is how it is. it's like the knights of columbus versus the italian-american league. it is what it is. >> i read your book and know that your father had a tough time as a kid. my g

so they would like him to remain on the parkway with less obstacles in his way.e mechanism to shut down that highway and not allow additional cars to enter it if he remains he remains on roadway. >> is the agency involved, the originating agency, in this case collin county, the county north of dallas, or do they transfer authority to where he is now or perhaps to the state? >> what's going to happen is the agency in the jurisdiction in which he eventually gets captured will initially arrest him, take charges and then he'll be given back to the initiating agency, the one that started the chase, to face their charges within their jurisdiction, as well. but he's lining up a multitude of -- it looks like there they're setting up the strips, but he'll have a number of charges. >> looks like they may have already tried to deploy those strips. of course it's impossible to just take out one vehicle. do you run the risk of disables several cars. it's worth it, but there is that unintended consequence. >> the strips let the air out of those tires very gradually, so for him

say but if you ever tell anybody i don't you're from brooklyn, for instance, riding off the bell parkway entering into queens, you see the sign lately? sign says you are leaving brooklyn. forget about it. >> yeah. very funny. >> i don't think it's that funny but you know what? back in the day, even now, you say brooklyn, it's right away assumed you are and if you're italian, you belong to the mob. >> well, you know, my aunt julie says your family makes italians look bad. >> you know what? it depends on -- there are the italians, there are the italians. some of the italians feel they've come to this country. they're anti-anti-that life style and feel this was their brotherhood. this was their life. their whatever. they're going to fight it out from now until the days turn to stone. this is how it is. it is like the knights like thes versus the italian-american league. it is what it is. >> i read your book and know that your father had a tough time as a kid. my grand father did, too. they asked my grandfather to be in man in the mob and he refused. your father did not refuse. >> kid not re

the focus is on females, women like die an schuller who drove drunk and high down the parkway killing children and three men. eight total. mind-boggling. then the horrific case of the allegedly drunk mom getting behind the wheel with seven little girls, losing control and killing an innocent 11-year-old. and just today, she was indicted on charges of manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, operating a motor vehicle while under the you influence of alcohol and assault. millions of women suffer from drug and alcohol abuse in this country. one fantastic group helps women recover from these addictions. called friendly house. joining me to talk about this epidemic, the president of the board of directors. wendy, is it my imagination or are we seeing more drunk driving moms? >> no. it's not your imagination. in fact, there are statistics that show in the last seven or eight years, the percentage of women driving drunk has increased to over 30% what it was before. i think a lot. it has to do with the fact that it is the bread winners, the stress on them, more pressure to achieve and to be on t

months ago, 5-year-old brian schuler was in the back of a van as his mom drove the wrong way down the parkway. moments later, the car crashed, killing eight people, including his mom, his sister and three cousins. toxicology tests showed brian's mom, diane, was drunk and high on pot at the time. daniel schuler, the woman's husband, the dad, has maintained his wife never drank. brian suffered two broken arms, a broken leg and he is trying to rebuild his eyesight but the good news, he is healing very nicely. a family investigator said this to nbc's "today" show. >> brian doesn't remember anything about that accident. he remembers noises around him. he remembers fire engines, apparently, and he remembers emergency workers. first responders have told us that brian appeared to be conscious through the whole thing. >> little brian says he misses his mom and sister and asks for them often. that's so sad. thankfully, though, this child's life was spared. unfortunately, he's going to have to grow up without his loved ones, without his mom, without his sister, all because of drugs and alcohol. that is

bw parkway is to be avoided southbound.an accident to block the south side with delays at 198. >>> tonight at 5:00, liz ♪ >>> 7:30 now on a thursday morning. it's the 1st of october 2009. you're looking at a crowd, probably a little chilly out there on the plaza, but they're warming up to the music of mariah carey, and that superstar singer will be right there on the plaza for a live concert in our 8:30 half hour tomorrow morning. if you're in the ar, come on down for a great show. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira. >>> and coming up in a moment, will an alabama man suspected of killing his new bride during a honeymoon scuba dive in australia eventually face the death penalty here in the united states? the victim's father will join us for an exclusive live interview in just a couple of minutes. >>> also ahead, a lot of people have been sending us questions about the seasonal flu and the swine flu and what vaccines certain age groups can and cannot get. if you are confused by all of it, don't worry.

i will be looking for you officers on the taconic parkway. thank you very much.ething i find missing from this program is coming in 1999, i was on an advisory committee on graduated licensing and it is a decade later and we actually have had almost 400,000 fatalities in that length of time. when we are developing new research models, they are dependent upon a certain amount of fatalities and injuries in that time, but the big thing i find missing here is there is no reference to the world health organization and the united nations. and their advisers from late last four or five years -- advisories from the last four or five years, they have a compendium of information on the worldwide health problem here. they projected that traffic injuries and fatalities will become the leading cause of death on the planet, the third leading cause of death on the planet by 2020. there's a bigger, larger, global situation here. but i would like to see some reference to these world wide incentives in terms of what the u.s. is doing. thank you. >> thanks, i will take your observat