d students effected by the violence at the playground. we also sent to each of the teachers response sheets so the teachers were prepared to respond should they notice that students were acting up in some way in class. we had 102 one to one direct service contacts with the identified students for a total of 31 hours we had 31 direct service contacts for health needs of those students and 32 parent guardian contacts including phone visits home visits as well as school meetings with families of the identified students and 42 mediations with identified students using restorative practices either one-on-one or group mediation and 26 meeting to discuss the needs of developing a support plan for those students and you can see their teachers received ongoing support on how to identify students as well as how to refer them to ongoing work. since 2013 in terms of our trauma work with our staff, 173 staff have received professional development framed by dr. nadine burk harris as well as dr. joyce dorado and community health outreach workers and adm

construction is now under way on a new playground in montgomery county. the coalition for the homeless is teaming up with kaboom for the project. jeanette reyes has more on how the work is going. jeanette: as you can see everyone around me is hard at work trying to make this dream playground come to life. right now here in montgomery county this is housing for the formally -- formerly homeless. joining me now heather and evan, you are with the organization leading the way. >> the work is fueled by partnership. we are here with the montgomery county commission for the homeless and our funding partner, the marriott foundation. there really is just a strong partnership and commitment to building the playground and making it better for the children here. jeanette: you're formerly homeless you took a big role in all of this. >> i walked around, we got votes from the children and from the adults as to the kind of playground they wanted. we did an interview to see if we were going to be decided to even get the playground. we did a bake sale to hold funding. we h

the recommendation process with the chattel soccer fields but we don't have enough and mission playground as soon as it emigrate roomed and the soccer field what was important amenable we shouldn't have to be fight over who uses the soccer field we should have enough soccer fields and budget u basketball courts thank you for highlighting >> thank you, supervisor wiener and again, thank you everyone for your hard work and being here and looking forward to working with you if any group wants to come talk with me during the heart of the budget process please do so i expect we'll leave that for the charts any closing statements. >> commissioner tang. >> thank you. i forgot one last comment i want to acknowledge the commission staff they worked hatred hard with the staff their trying to give them a round of applause it takes a great - allen in particular and, of course everyone else that is working with the different commissioners, i know that he's going to continue and everyone else will work to inspire the next generations the youth commissioners so i want to thank you, very much. >> why not

and the kaboom lends expertise to the building of the playground.he cool thing of this playground is that the kids designed it. >> it is a dream come true for the kids. we saw so many designs and elements they try to implement as many as possible and it makes it personal ide and not just a cookie cutter playground. >> i have been waiting nor this 16 years ago since i moved it. it is exciting and the kids are absolutely thrilled. >> this is a one day roth with 200 volunteers from the different organizations and government agencies. when it is done it will be available for 2,000 kids in the neighborhood and the ribbon cutting sermon take place at 2:30 the once everything is checked outlay ground will be opened up for the kids and that should happen this weekend, either tomorrow or sunday. >> nice job. thank you. >> wild land to cut the morning commute and you one day could be heading the wrong way to get to san francisco faster. >> are you guilty? did you do it? are the allegations true? an exclusive with bill cosby responding to the dozens of women w

we have 180 playgrounds. 6 golf courses. i played all 6 of them 3 times. 38 community gardens and growing. i think not unlike all the other cities, our urban parks and urban gardens are growing at a rapid pace. people want to be able to grow their own food and flowers and we have a lot of philanthopy that identifies that as the next great space if you will for investment. i don't know if you knew this, we are only 49 square miles, 15 percent of our city is open space. they of course reflect such iconic names as golden gate park, chrisy field and if tonight you visit quoit tower it will be laden in orange for a good reason. 98 percent of our city lives within a 10 minute walk of a park. 98 percent. we are going to get to 100 percent. mark, we are get toog 100 percent and commit to that in a very short space. we have over 370 million dollars in parks bond to spend just this year we'll spend 15 and a half million dollars to go toward rehabilitation and refreshing 6 play grounds in san francisco. it is true that the private, the

. >> number 4 a hearing for status update who were impacted by the shooting at her herz playground. >> the sponsor is supervisor cohen. >> good afternoon everyone. colleagues thank you for allowing me to join you today to talk about this important item. the item before us is a hearing that i've requested to follow up on the families of the children that were impacted by the tragedy shooting at herz playground back in june of 2014 as you may recall the neighborhood camp counselor was shot in front of approximately sixty children last year at the playground in visitation valley and it impacted many families including youth that attend our school district following the incident city departments including the department of public health district attorneys victim's service office and the san francisco unified school district coordinated efforts to ensure those impacted by the incident received the services they needed including counseling and mental health support and today's hearing will provide us on an update on those impacted by the incident and it's our responsibility to ensure that t

you know, we're at this playground in la plata. there's nothing remarkable, nothing that jumps out at you at first glance. but look at this swing set here. you see there were twoed toler swings. there's only one now. and what becomes troubling is when you realize what happened to that swing, why it's missing and what happened here earlier this morning. a playground. a swing set. a place of fun and frolic for most children. a place where it's not unusual to see a parent pushing a child on a swing. but there was something highly unusual about a woman and a young boy at this playground at wills memorial park around 7:00 a.m. >> a citizen called and said they noticed a woman pushing a toddler in a swing for an unusually long period of time. >> reporter: police responded and what they found was tragic, heartbreaking. as they got close, they noticed that the child in the swing wasn't moving. the 3-year-old boy was lifeless. they had to cut the swing down to administer first aid to the child but it was too late. >> they were able to get t

connecting those will all have a connection and best of all it opens up the asphalt area by the playgroundhat had some hazard trips and falls in an old tent that was a great way to take care of maintenance so thank you to the donors as well and if you know what a selfie is the those trajectory this is our bus shuttles on the animals taking selfies of themselves in the city that is kind of fun under the pro bono of the swirl advertising so thank you for that. >> speaking of summer i want to do it t a precursor on summer pricing we'll make an formal item commission but zoos across the country is exposing seasonal pricing if you go on the bay bridge you'll understand this but this attention most of the attention is coming through the summer months particularly june july and august our proposal will be going forward to explore peak or seasonal summer pricing again, the gate as we call it our mission is over 50 percent of our operating budget again we'll go into more details i wanted to show you where we were with the san diego zoo at the top and adult is $48 a day at the san diego you know it

the fire department said it was one of many recent playground fires. if you have any information about this they would like to hear from you. the police chief in laurel maryland busted a woman for suspected drunk driving this morning. chief richard mclaw of lib drove up to a crash in front of laurel elementary school and called in more officers and they arrested 36-year-old sherri turner. she was driving a car that hit a handicapped transport bus. nobody was hurt. >> well one way or another the cost of your commute to d.c. is about to go up perhaps way up. mayor bowser's budget proposal includes a sales tax hike and increase in parking lots and garages throughout d.c. but council chairman phil mendelssohn has another plan. his price would rays the price of parking tickets and change the hours on parking meters so in some neighborhoods you would be feeding the meter right about now until midnight. the council will pick one of those options in a budget vote tomorrow. shomari stone is now live with reaction to all of this. shomari? >> reporter: well jim,

but we were able to enhance all of those features. >> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. >> this park is open. ♪ >> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myt

. >> behind the construction of the newest playground is a 17-year-old love story. >> it is a gift from the rotary club of san jose. it will undoubtedly be a special place for many families it already is for one. >> >>. >> reporter: the rotary club of shoes has met 575 times. this story is about how their grandest effort ever has at it's root a very personal moment. the birth 17 years ago of one woman's grandchildren. >> holly was first, and she was screaming, and then they -- the nurse came out with a -- >> the doctor said amy had brain damage so severe, her lifespan would likely be measured in days. until julie held amy for the first time and sensed she had a brighter future in mind. >> i just felt like she want today live. she want today be part of the world, be part of life. >> it was a moment that would change both of their lives. juli julie becoming amy's champion. and amy, opening julie's eyes to the world of disabled children showing, for example, that even so-called accessible playgrounds weren't really. >> if it weren't for amy, i would have no clue. because when you go to the

. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. >> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a resul

. >> it goes back to the playground on first grade and two bullies on the playground and the playground wasn't big enough for both. >> the feud has been brewing for years. fighting over the right to claim texas on their jacket. >> last year in 2014 the cossack put on the bottom rocker and they told the bandidos that wasn't happening. >> reporter: in 2013 a fight broke out in abilene, texas between the two groups. it ended in the stabbing of two victims. charles falco is a former atf contractor who spent years trying to take out these gangs. he requested we not show his face. >> i'd say half are full-time criminals where they are selling dope, drugs, involved many prostitution or illegal gambling any other types of crimes you can think of. for them they are outlaws. that's what they are. >> reporter: in the u.s., biker grouches are notorious for run ins with the law. in 2013 in new york a group of bikers pulled a man out of his car and beat him after he hit another biker. the driver testified about that attack. many of these biker groups aren't gangs and consider themselves motorcycle en

a mother in south carolina recently arrested for letting her child go to the playground unsupervisedle she worked her shift at mcdonald's wasn't necessarily doing this by choice. >> what you do is punish parents who have trouble securing child care or child care for all hours that they work, when school ends at 3:00 and your shift doesn't get off until 5:00. intervening in that means you are more likely to hit low-income parents who are struggling. >> i have to think also your kids are white. >> there's no question. we had two high-powered lawyers. we are both educated. we know our rights and i say how would somebody feel if a single parent, english isn't their first language they don't have legal support, and don't have resources to take off many days of work they would lose. >> sure. yet, i'm sure you are also aware of things like the etan patz child. >> any child abducted from their family is a tragedy and thank god that is extremely rare. those risks are lower now than they were when most adults were growing up. >> reporter: the meitivs are not completely in the clear but they ha

blessed i've been to the san diego zoo and it's fine but the value the layout and offensive that playground that extraordinary you're doing 80 a topnotch job we're lucky. >> commissioner harrison and i want to second commissioner levitan'ss comments i took my granddaughter out there was a wonderful experience she got tessie at the playground but. >> made me poor. >> the friends, family as well thank you. i appreciate our comments. >> thank you very much. >> public comment is closed. seeing none, public comment is closed we're on item 7 open space contingency preapprenticeship program. >> it is tough to follow tanya her zoo reports are interesting the item before you as stated as written it the discussion and possible action to allocate $80,000 from the commissioners portion of the open space fund designated reserve for two crew trucks and two vehicles for the apprenticeship program known as the printing academy located at glen eagle golf course that's the published agenda item for today that was heard at the capital committee 2 weeks previously and since that time the department in communic

analysis on the park space this issue was brought up to the youth commission buying due to the playground of incident that happened many community members came out and go spoke about the issue of admission playground during the recreation parks recession meeting people were concerned on field recession and improvement no language and better lighting the commission was able to get those improvements because the general manager heard the compliments we want to see the improvements in all the parks in san francisco not only mission playground not only for the meeting in the service hearing on the chancellors bill of rights the youth commissioners and many youth came out and spoke about the concerns of the parks in the city and the need for paperwork safety like extending lighting hours and many more which is why we recommend the mayor and the board of supervisors to urge the creation of american people open space cadet analysis things this should included safety and staffing needs and ability for youth to assess the park and numbers of youth in needs of skouch and people of color and protect

. >>> up next at 11:00, there's more than meets the eye at this new south bay playground.ll tell you about the beloved story behind it and make sure that you feel bay area proud. >>> skwoo thethe winners of the spelling bee. the tough words that could not break the tie. >>> seeing sunshine in san jose right now. 62 degrees. on our way to 70s today. a few spots have a chance of climbing into the 80s. a look at that and the weekend forecast when we come back. >>> welcome back from bully to buddy. two men formed a friendship after an apology for something that happened more than 20 years ago. chad michael more seth said he endured constant bullying at his junior high in alaska. he moved away at age 15. didn't think he would ever come back. recently he got a facebook message from a former classmate apologizing for picking on him all those years ago. >> found him fairly quickly looking. and was getting ready to type a message. i was like hmm, i think it started getting nerve wracking. what if he tells me no. don't forgive me. >> it brought up pain and memories of being bullied.

. >>> a teenager is accused of intentionally setting a playground on fire. we're now learning that david mckinney is charged with arson after a fire at the huntington park playground. firefighters were called to the park in columbia on tuesday afternoon after reports of a fire. damage to the playground is estimated at $40,000. >>> there are now legal protections if you call 911 to report a drug overdose in virginia. governor terry mcauliffe signed the good samaritan bill yesterday. it does not protect people who distribute drugs or commit felonies. mcauliffe wants young people to know about the law in case they witness a friend's overdose. heroin overdoses jumped 164% in a two-year time period. >>> 4:36 now. today you'll find out whether your property taxes in prince george's county are going up. the county council is voting this afternoon on a proposal that would raise states for school funding. county executive baker originally asked for an increase of more than 15%. he said he's willing to compromise and ask for less. se to the budget talks say that the c

that is sad you have to have that next to the playground and a school. obviously detectives figure the boys fifth through eighth graders here since it was at 3:30 yesterday. a although they could be from another school but this is first they will take that video and good freeze frames to the teachers and administrators here and see if they can somehow identify the kid. maybe even wearing uniforms from the school here on forty-seventh street, right at that playground. maybe the kids saw all of the coverage, feel so terrible about this little girl having her eye cut and having it blackened by the rocking go through and say we didn't mean to throw it at somebody we were just trying to hit the bus and we apologize and we will come forward and tell mom and dad and maybe tell the principal too. i don't know, don't count on it right. >> don't count on it. >>> 6:07. shooting near college campus in california leaves two people the shot and a third person hurt, why police are questioning one of the supposed victims. >>> but first philadelphia's primary election is

it happened at the huntington park playground on clock tower lane yesterday. the howard county fire department says it's one of many recent playground fires. the fire was intentionally set at hammond park in north laurel. if you have any information the fire department would like to hear from you. >>> a woman accused of being drunk may face charges after hitting a bus. police say that sherry turner is accused of driving under the influence. laurel's police chief made the arrest yesterday morning. chief richard mclaughlin spotted a crash in front of laurel elementary school. no one was hurt on the bus. >>> some parents are facing their support for a proposal to raise property taxes in prince george's county to help their students. on thursday the county council will decide whether to raise the property tax rate by 15.6% and that will help pay for $133 million that the school system needs for next year's budget. the money will pay for building upgrades expanding language programs and adding 67 new pre-k classes. >> our schools are on the path of becoming world c

plus hundreds of volunteers hit the streets of philadelphia a, to get to playground and recreational centers ready for summertime. but the big story on "action news" is seventh sent annual aberdeen dad vail regatta on the schuylkill river the biggest day of the year in college rowing drawing thousands of spectators across the country. a "action news" reporter kenneth moton spent the day there and joins us live with the full story hey there kenneth. >> reporter: hey there walter grandstanded here are packed, all day with parents fans, and athletes, as after 77 years, this regatta has become a picture in philadelphia and this year it did not disappoint. it is a premiere rowing event the aberdeen dad vail regatta took over kelly drive and thousands of collegiate rowers went to work on the schuylkill river. >> i love it, it is great every year it gets bigger and better, a lot of fun. >> reporter: 3500 student athletes and more than 120 colleges and universities, from the u.s. and canada competed on this river race course. so many schools, represented and all local guys, and girls are rig

the volunteers put up a new playground today at sherman oaks part on fruitvale avenue.rganizers say the project was a collaborative effort with groups including the sharks foundation and the nonprofit organization kaboom. organizers say the new play structure will provide a safe place to be active for hundreds of children for years to come. >> it's huge because the schools have playgrounds accessible to the kids during school hours, but they are not acceptable after school hours or on the weekends. if you just look around this area in general, there are no other parks anywhere within walking distance. >> organizers say the design of the park is actually based on children's drawings created at a special design event earlier this year. >>> controversy at candlestick. drinking water is being used to keep dust down during demolition, and obviously, there are a lot of people saying this seems like a complete waste of water. ahead, why the contractor is doing this. >> plus, google's plan to put its self-driving cars on local streets very soon. ahead, why it can't go very fast

coming up on "today in the bay," there is more than meets the eye to this south bay playground.we'll tell you the love story behind it. >>> municipal construction project and love story, two fra phrases you rarely, if ever, hear in the same story. but not now. that's because behind the construction of san jose's newest playground is a 17-year love story. garvin toms tells us about it in this morning's "bay area proud." >> they raised more than $6 million to get it built. it will undoubtedly be a special place for many south bay families. it already is for one. the rotary club of san jose has met 5,025 different times in its 100-year history. the agenda, though, is always the same: service to the community. this story, though, is about how the club's grandest effort ever has, at its root, a very personal moment. the birth 17 years ago of julie's grandchildren: twin girls. >> they came out and showed us her and she was, you know, screaming like newborns do. then they -- the nurse came out with amy and ran right across the hall into the neonatal unit. >> reporter: the doctor told j

what playground they wanted. we did interview to see if people would decide if we'd get the playground. we did a bake sale to hold funding. we had a drive. so you see little 5-year-olds bringing pennies out to put it in a penny jar to raise money. the good news this will be completely done later on this afternoon. the bad news is that the kids won't be able to play with it until everything dries, the cement and all of that. exciting news. kids have been waiting on this for a long time. reporting in montgomery county jeanette reyes abc7 news. alison: all right. looks great. thank you. well, drivers applying for their licenses in maryland can breathe easier. maryland motor vehicle administration removed parallel parking from the statement wide test. the axes said skill -- the agencies says skills in other tests like judging space and backing up are similar to the parallel parking. parallel parking is required as a curriculum in driver's education courses. leon: you will make me sound like the old man. get off my la

also parents open up to news4 after a disturbing discovery at a local playground. what we're just learning about the victim and his mother. plus, why one group is standing strong for a cluster of d.c. tre >>> now at 6:30, investigators believe more than one person was involved in the murders of a d.c. family and their housekeeper. that information according to court documents that were made public today followinged arrest of daron wint. >> it also states authorities are still searching for the savopoulos family's red car missing from their garage and they're working to get dna samples from wint to possibly match them to other evidence taken from the scene, including a plastic water bottle. wint is being held without bond until his court appearance next month. >>> megan fitzgerald ask outside the family's house in northwest d.c. now with more on a memorial service for the housekeeper. megan? >> reporter: jim, several friends and family members attended one of two viewing servicesfigueroa. while many folks in this community say they didn't exactly know her, they did

some of the playgrounds have signs like that.ption is for the parent to wats atit at the bottom to catch the child. >>> some big sports on tap. you have the blue cross broad street run on sunday. be mayweather fight and the nfl draft continues and there's the run for the roses right here on nbc 10. the festivities are under way for tomorrow's kentucky derby. 21 horses are slated to run at churchill downs. lye coverage begins tomorrow. >>> back to the richest prize fight that's set for tomorrow night in las vegas. squaring off at the mgm grand. mayweather is expected to earn a pretty nice paycheck. $150 million, maybe more depending on how the fight turns out. the philippines has declared tomorrow a national holiday. several championship titles are on the line as well for the winner. we're just two days away from the 36th annual blue cross broad street run. thousands of people flocking to the race to cheer on the 40,000 runners that will run. nbc 10 is very excited to partner with philadelphia parks and recreation to broadcast the

through the afternoon temperatures are going to two up a little bit too, if you head out to the playground playground, 1:00 68 and low 70s by 3:00 and i will remind you that the sun angle is high and the temperatures are cool and it may not feel like sun burn to you but you and the kids should have the sunscreen handy. between 5:00 and 7:00 not bad weather for barbecuing, 68 by 7:00 who wants to slave over the grill just cool and breezy. when i step inside, we'll have the seven day. >> you can stay ahead of the changes this week by checking 6abc.com/weather, and find live storm tracker 6 radar and the seven-day forecast throughout your memorial day weekend. >>> 34 million cars are now affected by the largest recall in u.s. history. takata doubled the number of vehicles affected. they are suseptable to explode sending shrapnel at drivers and passengers. >> reporter: the government is going back and form with takata for a year on what caused this problem and how many vehicles should be recalled. this expanded recall lays out a clear path for auto makers and drivers. the largest recall in u.s

imagine this castle in a playground as a kid? >> it's really nice.pay minute. >> he gets paid for that. >> more to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00. residents in the midwest preparing for deadly twisters after an outbreak destroyed dozens of homes it's a big stay for jersey shore communes devastated by super storm sandy the ambitious project that kicked off today. >>> and we'll have the latest on the wild fire in wharton state forecast. into there is zero containment at this point. drier conditions are making things worse and crews made numerous air drops trying to contain the situation, and they have set backfires to stop the blaze from spreading more. the flames are tletdhreatening a church on bridge road. we'll bring you more and updates as soon as they become available. >>> parts of midwest are preparing for more severe weather after a tornado outbreak tore through several towns yesterday. the twisters bought winds and rain over parts of oklahoma over several hours today a brief break to survey the damage one woman unfortunatel

a new green playground near the william dick school. includes some new play equipment, a spray park just in time for 90 degrees. a piccinich grove and walking path. organizers say nbc's 25th solution. old swedes church is still used for worship. it was built in the 1690s by descendants of a historic park. >>> here's a settler we may not want to see on our shore. a great white shark named mary lee is continuing her journey. we first told you about mary lee last week after she was spotted off the jersey shore. yesterday she got less than half a mile from toms river. why did the great white make its journey from florida up the eastern seaboard. some think it's because she wants to feed on seals. others believe she might want to give birth. you can track her movement. we have a link lined up on the app. a few years ago they captured mary lee and they embedded a chip in her dorsal fin. >> i think that's so cool. >> maybe mary lee wants privacy to have that baby maybe. >> mary lee probably has more followers on twitter than i do. thanks chris

he's talking about red flags in the days before his son's death on a playground. >>> plus a story ofar and reconciliation. chris gordon travels to vietnam to show us how two >>> local man is struggling to come to grips with a death of his young son. the little boy was found at a playground and tonight his father tells news 4 the legal system didn't do enough to protect. >> slap on the wrist. we get ground into dog meat. >> that father fought for sole custody of his child an say it is court did not grant it to him and as derrick ward tells us now, the father wonders if his son would have been better off in his care. >> reporter: the father james remembers the good times with his son. he was only 3 but the personality was already there. >> he loved having fun. you know? he just like me. he loved watching movies. you know? he can quote any movie. >> reporter: he was found dead in this playground and neighbors reported a mother pushing him in the swing for hours. >> came out of nowhere for me. >> reporter: lee tried to get sole custody of the boy and didn't want to keep the mother out of

the howard county fire department says it's one of many recent playground fires. earlier this month, firefighters say a fire was intentionally set at hammond park in north laurel. if you have any information about that fire or yesterday's in columbia call the fire department. they want to hear from you. >>> a woman accused of being drunk may face charges after hitting a bus designed for disabilities in prince george's county. police say that sherry turner is accused of driving under the influence. laurel's police chief made that bust yesterday morning. he spotted a crash in front of the laurel elementary school. there were five people on the bus. no one was hurt. >>> financing for the planned sky land town center in south land washington could be delayed. walmart is set to anchor it south of the anacostia river. a deal between the district and safeway made in 1997 is being raised. that prohibits any pharmacy or grocery store operating right across the street from the proposed sky land town center. it will include a cvs. mayor muriel bowser is confident a new deal

a child has been hit and hurt in a hit and run drive accident near the playground at hains point.t child is being taken to the hospital and is expected to recover, but police shut down the park at hains point as they continue to look for the driver in a black nissan with virginia tags who kept going. >>> now wusa9 game on sports brought to you by xfinity. >> here was a chance, maryland lacrosse trying to end a 40 year drought and win the ncaa title as they face the denver, a team that had actually never won a national title. facing off earlier today terps/pioneers coin toss and it was all denver, gets up early as maryland trying to cut that lead. denver was in control throughout. denver denies maryland the championship witnesses 10-5. john tillman goes away disappointed, pioneers' first national title. maryland has to wait until next year. maryland men are runners-up. the team that wishes to get to play for a national title is navy. their head coach is in an elite class of his own. diane roberts introduces you to the man paving the way for others in his field. >> reporter: this po

after being challenged by a teacher the man walked the boy back to the school playground.u want any information, police want to hear from you. >>> a baltimore based insurance company is tightening up security. more than a million data -- with more than a million people's names in it care first blue cross/blue shield said that hackers did not get anyone's social security number or credit card numbers or medical claim information. they're offering free monitoring those affected. health care data breaches are a growing part because providers have less experience fighting hackers than retailers do. >>> kicked to the curb, parallel parking is no longer part of the driver's license test in maryland. according to the administration if drivers can complete a two-point reverse turn in addition to the other test components they have done enough to earn their license. that doesn't sit well with some of maryland's driving instructors. >> this doesn't measure parking. it measures space management. control of the vehicle at low speed. >> well, just in case you didn't already know, virgi

it appears two juveniles from a nearby playground ran over, picked up some rocks and bricks and startedowing them at the bus. it only took one to cause some real damage shattering that window frightening those students and injuring that 20-year-old female. there were two assistants on that bus along with the driver who just spoke with police. >> he doesn't -- he was driving down the street. obviously there's two assistants with them. we haven't had a chance to talk to them. just driving down the street and here's the bricks hitting the vehicle aren't then he hears people screaming then stops the bus alerts the police and they take the kid to the hospital. >> reporter: police say the good news here, the incident was apparently caught on a city camera so they are reviewing that video. as we pan out here i can show you that this is the playground right there that police believe those two juveniles came from. again that 20-year-old school of the future special needs student was taken to penn presbyterian medical center with injuries to her face t the other students were loaded onto another

that's how witnesses described this scene at 5%-area playground last night. it was captured on surveillance video. a group of children were playing when that tree came crashing down. a 2-year-old and an 8-year-old were both hurt. youngest child is still hospitalized tonight with what family members say is a fractured skull. >>> 10,000 gallons of untreated sewage has leaked out of a pipe in oxen hill since sunday and it's going to be days before that leak is fixed. the washington suburban sanitary commission is now running temporary pipes to a nearby manhole. until it's fixed residents there are being warned that some of the sewage is spilling into oxen run. wssc says the drinking water there is not affected. >>> as reagan national airport continues to expand people who live nearby are concerned about the increase in noisy low-flying airplanes. tonight d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton hosted a town hall meeting with leaders from the airport in the palisades neighborhood. neighbors complain that too many airplanes do not stay over the potomac river and inste

parents pe playground watching their kids or their cell phones? hot 99.5's kane is here with details. first the study about parents at the playground. where were their eyes? >> where do you think they were? if you're at the playground and your kids were playing, where do you think they'd be looking? >> most of the them were on their kids. only 33% of their eyes were on the cell phones and of those they weren't on the cell phones very long at all. if a minute at all. they really did a study and this is a blind study with people literally sitting around watching kids play. >> i'm pleasantly surprised. good to hear. >> i'm pleasantly surprised as well. >> doing their job bf sometimes i'm blt of the cell phone thing. >> we all are, aren't we? >>> if your wife out there wants to have a serious conversation what is the best time to start it? >> never. >> never? >> never. or late at night actually. believe it or not, after dinner is when they want you to start the fight. believe it or not, there's a time when they scientifically found you're supposed to

. >>> happening today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter will help open a new playground. officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony in strawberry mansion near the william dick school. it includes play equipment. >> a spray park a piccinich grove and a walking path. nbc's 21st century grant helped make the playground possible. >>> a new report offered mixed reviews about the safety of the mid-sized suvs. the top three safest choices for your family. >>> plus, all they wanted to do was have some fun. instead, hundreds of local sheryl crow fans got duped. next the scam that offered up tickets to something much different than advertised. >>> and the computer of the future? no, not the banana. the thing above it. a $9 alternative to traditional models. úñ >>> a lot of people bought tickets last night. a promoter sold bogus tickets online. when sheryl crow's cast caught wind of this they warned fans right away. >> her manager responded back and said this is a scam. that's when we decided to pick up the phone and call police. >> police arrested this woman, promoter kelly bria