a body found on the playground of the gaywood elementary school this afternoon. jay korff just got on the scene and will be checking in with a live report in a moment right here. kellye? kellye: a d.c. sandwich shop is back open for the first time since the death of the owner's son in afghanistan. air force staff sergeant was one of six killed in suicide attack last week. >> a new sign after the owner rost her son in afghanistan last week. talk peter taub was one of six killed in suicide attack. he worked in the special investigation in air force. his mother owned the shop. it has been temporarily closed for a few days after the family learned of what happened. this was the first day to reopen. this past week has been difficult for her and her fanly. he had planned to join the family in the restaurant business. he leaves behind a pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter. so go fund me page has been started and this afternoon $46,000 has been raised. diane cho abc7 news. leon: let's check the top stories now. fire that tore through a home before christmas. the firefi

and he was stabbed to death on an elementary school playground. news 4's pat collins is in lanham tonight where he talked to relatives of the victim and the suspect. pat? >> reporter: wendy, just about everyone around here knew and loved douglas reyes. they say he was kind, he was engaging. no one can understand why someone could end his life this way. we begin our story now with some words from the victim's brother. >> even though he was in this condition, he was more happier than any normal person in the world. he was more happier than i am. >> reporter: by all accounts, douglas reyes was a happy, friendly young man. everybody on his street knew him. >> he was a wonderful guy. real wonderful. he didn't mess with nobody. he was always speaking to everybody. a wonderful guy. >> reporter: douglas reyes liked to go to the playground at the gaywood elementary school. he would walk his dog, sparky, and sit on the bench here. yesterday that walk cost him his life. 24-year-old douglas reyes stabbed to death on this bench on that playground in broad dayl

this imagination playground has numerous benefits for patients. >> more cooperative? >> i would say so, yes, sir. >> better outcome? >> yes. >> you've seen it? >> i have. >> reporter: and on this day, we did, too. in asheville, jay siltzer, news 13. >> larry: a lot of fun. well the imagination playground was provided by a $19,000 grant from mattel. >> tammy: a giant squid makes a next, the size of this creature >> larry: we have some incredible video of a very rare visitor to shallow coastal waters. >> tammy: this is a giant squid. >> larry: the driver who shot this video estimated this squid was nearly 4 meters long. that's about 13 feet.

accept for one, most the playgrounds have been modernized. i feel my roll on prosack is to help district 6 and 10 through open space funding to find spaces to put parks in their areas there. i also see my role as a liaison between rec and park staff and eric mars office and the rez sidents of the richmond district. i also-we had meetings about the strategic plan and i'm particularly interested in-besides rec and park having a lot of open spaces, they have a number of significant buildings in them with wpa murals and i have been working with the art commission in rec and park staff to make sure that these murals are open to the public, so that all could see them. i'm asking that you consider my application to be reappointed again. happy to answer any questions. >> very good. thank you mr. rothman and thank you for serving on the committee. we'll open for public comment. any member like to comment on the seats for prosack? >> good morning. this is linda [inaudible] and the chair of the park open space advisory committee and support all 3 of the

turnng up, my lungs would on the playground. i talked to my chinese counterparts in places like beijing and we share the experiences of we did right and we are still looking for the in the midst of age routes. we are talking to australia to have more water friendly plants. tom: how can republicans and democrats worldwide get together as they did in california. where does that will come from to help every city? mayor garcetti: ice think the

the massachusetts lawmakers write as children are coming into contact with this material on playgrounds and artificial surf sports fields, we ask that cpsc label this as a children's product. >> we should get this issue to the experts, have the scientists evaluate it, and have the scientists give us some guidelines on how to safely use these. >> the cinethetic turf council point out that dozens of studies have already showed no elevated health risks yet the tear data sheet mentioned potential health effects, including irritation to the respiratory tract, skin irritation, and abrasion to the potentially severe damage. >> regardless of what does or doesn't happen in washington, the town of medway is actually taking a step in the next couple of tweaks address possible health concerns with the synthetic fields. the board of health will begin

. >> fun trip to the playgrounds turns very frightening, a tree comes crashing down, nearly hitting a young girl, see how her father risks his life to protect her. >> and, there is no stopping the force of star wars. we have the word on the two new records, the box office hit, just smashed. >> ♪ >> former eagle coach is dancing after his team just made the playoffs. you have t see his lockerroom performance that caused his players to erupt in cheers, coming up. we'll be right back. >> a train fire, third train fire in three months is now being investigated by authorities. the latest inches depth yesterday afternoon at the capetown rail station, at least five cars caught fire. no one inside the cars at the time, there were no injuries. >>> a freight train caring more than 52,000 gallons of sulfuric acid derails in australia over the weekend. police say there are some minor leakage. highly corrosive acid as well as december ill fuel. officials declared an emergency. no word on what cause that derailment. but there has been flooding in the area. >> and a massive wild fire in southern cal

when someone has, maybe, a playground incident, which are some of the symptoms that parents should be looking for in the hours following that or the what are someme of the things they should be looking for? >> dr. mary ann roberts: the kind of things i see as most risky or puts the child at risk would be if they have a severe headache, if they have changes in their vision or changes in their balance. those kind of physical symptoms will often predict that they're going to have post-concussive problems later. >> ron: wow. and just real briefly, dr. roberts, describe to me in the most simple terms, what is a concussion exactly? >> dr. richard roberts: it is a transient disruption of brain function that man fests itself -- manifests itself either a direct loss of consciousness or the person feeling dazed and confused right after the impact or the blast, and the loss of consciousness lasts no longer than 30 minutes. >> dr. mary ann roberts: but consciousness. >> dr. richard roberts: yes, there also may be no loss of consciousness at the time. football players escorted to the sidelines to

>> the massachusetts lawmakers write, as children are coming into contact with this material on playground and artificial turf sports field, we asked that cpsc label this as a children's product. >> we should get this issued to the experts, have the scientists evaluate it, and have the scientists give us some guidelines on how to safely use these fields. >> the synthetic turf council and industry trade group tells fox 25 it welcomes more study of artificial turf fields but points out that dozens of studies have already shown no elevated health risk. yet the material safety data sheet from a company that supplied pleadway's crumb rubber, mentions potential health effects, including respiratory infections and abrasion to the eyes, with potentially severe damage. >> regardless of what does or doesn't happen in washington, the town of medway is actually weeks to address possible health concerns with these synthetic fields.

. >> but a man was found dead, stabbed to death on a playground. tonight police say they have strong leads on a suspect. >>> we're going to begin tonight with breaking news. fires on the tracks, riders evacuated. this all happening tonight at the glenmont metro station. >> it just reopened in the past hour. news4's jackie benson is there on the scene to tell what's happened. >> reporter: that's right, chris. the station has been given the all clear. it is reopened at this time. here is what we have been told. reports of smoke in the tunnel prompted a very large fire department presence here just before 9:00 tonight. we're told there was a train close to the station at the time the smoke was discovered, and that is always a concern in terms of passenger safety. >> when units arrived on the scene here, they did encounter some smoke in the platform area in the station. the station was evacuated. one of the trains that had been at the platform was moved on its way. evacuated the station, essentially, as the firefighters further investigated. they did f

police say the man arrested for yesterday's playground murder confessed. alex jones is accused of killing douglas reyes yesterday at the playground in seabrook maryland. police say he was sitting on a bench and the suspect walked over to stab him for no apparent reason. >> he had been diagnosed with mental illnesses so i don't know what could have happened for this to take place. i'm in shock. a weather story from missouri. 13 people died from flooding in the last few days. most of the deaths are from the people trying to stride through the floodwaters. the mississippi record is expected to crest above the records in 1993. you wonder how it is tonight at the local airport. karetny is live -- brianne carter is live at reagan national. for some it's smooth sailing but for others, look at the red on the arrival and the departure board. severe weather over the weekend plaguing the holiday travelers trying to get to their destination. many people spent extra time here but others spent days in d.c. after they showed up to find out the flight had been canceled al

. >>> a suspect has been arrested in the murder of this disabled man found dead on the playground. they are live tonight with more on the random attacks, stephanie? >> reporter: the arrest is good news for those family members as they couldn't protect himself because they were partially paralyzed. >> reporter: this video shows them just one day before he was stabbed to death on the playground at their elementary school. >> the attack was random and unprovoked. police spotted the 31-year-old near the crime scene. charged with first and second- degree murder. i need to let them rest as they will be in my heart and memory. >>> we just heard from their police as they would say that tonight and that they have confessed to murdering douglas behind bars with no bond. >> thank you. the 19-year-old was killed monday evening, when that suv hit him. >> you could soon have to shell out $1,000 for a speeding ticket in dc, hoping that they will eliminate their pedestrian deaths. the council will consider a proposal including $1,000 fines, for drivers going over their posted limit. >> it was a mi

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>>> right now, a man remains behind bars as we learn more details about the playground murder. >>> takeout is about to forever change in the district. we will let you know about the ban that starts this friday. >>> but first at 7:00. bill cosby's lawyer says the comedian will be exonerated of the charge. >> he is free right now on $1 million bail. he slowly walked out of a pennsylvania courthouse this afternoon with the help of two people and a cane. he only shooks his head no when the reporters anded if he had anything to say. the 78-year-old is charged withing aggravated indecent assault against a female employee of temple, university. that is his alma mater. >> he urged her to take pills, that he provided to her. and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond. >> the incident happened back in 2004 despite years of accusations by more than 50 woman. the first time prosecutors charged him. if convicted he will face 5-10 years in prison and a fine. he had to turnover his passport and he will be back in court in a couple of weeks. >> he is known in our area fo

. >>> disturbing new information about a murder on a school playground. sources tell us that the suspect actually had his 12- year-old daughter with him when he alledgedly pulled out a knife and stabbed a man, and prosecutors say other children were in the area as well. >> 31-year-old alex jones is charged with murdering 24-year- old douglas rayas at the playground in sea brook. >> you have an incident that took place on a basketball court, and there were several young people around and happening at such a public space like that, it should be a fun and enjoyable time and it's certainly concerning to us. >> mental and physical disabilities, and jones has confessed to the crime. >> maryland state police are asking anyone who took video of the motorcycle mayham. riders blocked both directions of the beltway to perform the crazy stunts and investigators identified the bikers but they would like more information if you have it. [audio inaudible]. >> to the district now, mayor has signed a law to outfit all of city patrol officers with body cameras by next summ

. >>> and a crowd remembers a disabled man stabbed to death on a playground bench. >>> millions looking out their window wondering if the water will take their homes. that's where we begin, folks. >> the weekend storm system bringing major problems throughout the northwest and southeast tonight. >> forcing thousands to leave their homes wiped out their homes and claimed a lot of lives. dan has our story tonight. >> reporter: in missouri, floodwaters and fear are both on the rise. residents in the town of union hoped sandbags would save their community when waters spilled over a levee in west alton, people were told to evacuate. rising waters left one man stranded and had to be rescued from the roof of his home. >> the waterame pretty quick and before i knew it i had to call the fire department to bail me out. >> reporter: st. louis is now under a state of emergency. governor jay nixon called in the national guard. he warned residents the threat is far from over. >> now that the rain has moved out the threat has changed but it is not by any means over, especially for communities along th

police are investigating a homicide at a school playground in maryland. let's get the latest from ellison barber on this scene agaywood elementary. >> reporter: police responded to calls about the possible stabbing a little after 4:00 p.m. when they arrived on scene they found a man dead in the playground here behind gaywood elementary school. >> the deseated was to the rear. we don't have a weapon right now, but from witnesses and looking at the trauma to the body it appears that the victim was cut. >> right now no one is in custody. >> our investigators are working on scene. however, we have strong suspect leads. >> they have conducted a number of interviews with witnesses. wusa9. >> and join us live for the latest on the breaking news stories and get updates by downloading the free app. you'll get breaking news whenever you need them. >> police following up on the crazy sunday. they ended up bringing traffic to a stop. our bureau chief has the wild video and the questions they are bringing up tonight. >>> starring on youtube after the crazy weekend on

. >> reporter: douglas reyes liked to go to the playground at the gaywood elementary school. he would walk his dog, sparky, and sit on the bench here. yesterday that walk cost him his life. 24-year-old douglas reyes stabbed to death on this bench on that playground in broad daylight yesterday afternoon. douglas reyes was disabled. he was in a car accident when he was 5. he had trouble walking. he had truck moving his arms. and so for someone to go after him in his condition -- >> he's heartless. he has no sympathy. he's an animal. >> reporter: a short time after it happened, police arrested 31-year-old alex james jones. he lives about a mile from the murder scene. today, i talked to his mother. >> my son never had any trouble with the law. he's never been arrested. my son is diagnosed with multiple mental disabilities and even if someone had provoked him, he has never defended himself. >> reporter: now, nothing was taken from douglas reyes. nothing. so what was the motive here? well, we have the court documents. they detail what happened. coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you.

>>on any given day you will hear children having fun on the playground. >>this is a family oriented park.>>people can bring disabled children here.>>reporter: police say no one heard gunshots in the middle of the night. a homeless person found a man shot to death under a light post next to the playground.>>it is sad but it does not surprise me.>>reporter: this is the fourth homicide since september in concord . >>we feel we have a safe community.>>reporter: detectives are working on making arrests in all cases. >>right now we want to identify the victim and see if it links to those cases or anything else. >>reporter: there is no telling if it is gang related. parents say the shooting is unfortunate but it will not stop them from bringing their children to play. >>i don't see myself canceling this park at all.>>reporter: detectives spent the morning checking underneath the bridge and in the creek just to see if they can find any clues. they're asking anyone with information to come forward.>>> a task force of legal organizations is offering qualified suppo

good weather at the playgrounds this afternoon. if you want to take your toddler to the playground now and early afternoon we will be in the mid 50s with a light breeze. planning on an evening run, getting some exercise, we'll drop from the mid 50s by 2:00 p.m., down to near 50 degrees by 6:00. by 7:00 and mid evening, back down to the upper 40s with just some clouds coming through. remaining dry. >>> there's a hearing happening in the senate right now. a subcommittee is questioning the ceos of two huge beer companies. anheuser-busch agreed to buy inbev sabmiller earlier this year. if the merger goes through, the new company would control a third of the world's beer. >>> incredible video this morning of a train crashing into the back of a car. it happened in orlando on sunday and it was caught on camera by a passer-by. the driver and passenger tried to free the car that was stuck on the train tracks. they ran away before the train hit. they were not hurt. there's no word on if the driver of the train was hurt. >>> it happens every

new information today on a deadly stabbing on a prince george's county playground. you saw the story first last night on "abc7 news at 4:00". now police tell us they have made an arrest in that case at gaywood elementary school. suzanne kennedy is live in seabrook with the latest. suzanne: last night the area i'm standing in was a crime zone. now authorities know who was responsible for stabbing the man who was sitting on that bench right there. prince george's county police arrested and charged 31-year-old alex jones with first and second-degree murder. they say jones stabbed 24-year-old douglas reyes around 3:45 monday afternoon. reyes' family say he is mentally disabled and has been since he was involved in a car accident when he was 5 years old. they can't imagine why someone would hurt him. >> i can't understand why somebody would do that. he was not a bad kid. he was a really good kid. i still can't understand why he would do something like that. my brother was harmless. he brought a lot of happiness in the community. he brought a lot of care to everyone. alwa

the little girl was on the slide at the san diego playground when they brought down the huge tree. father noticed that falling tree and quickly pushed her to safety. the massive tree landed on him instead. >> it was really quiet and fast and that's the one thing i kept thinking if it had happened, how quickly could you move away from it? they would have no time. >> as a father you want to make sure that your kids are safe and that for me, i would do the exact same thing. >> it took more than an hour for them to free the man that they say he suffered only minor injuries. >>> no tree is falling in this area. i understand that it will be chilly? >> yeah. the short sleeves tomorrow afternoon, even with the heavier coat and the gloves. >> no, not sleeves. >> the sweater. >> believe me, i'll be bundling up. >> the forecast high today of 72. we had early morning clouds. that they were a little stubborn. still had a high of 70 degrees. so it was 17 in a row t is all in there and i'm forecasting that three-degree guaranteed temperature of 56. or else i will miss. now the records today were

a popular playground is about to get an entirely new look. mayor michael nutter, councilman johnson, and philadelphia eagles connor barwin took part in a ceremony on south 24th street. the 7.5-acre site will soon include basketball courts, playground, fitness trails, and multipurpose field surfaced with new turf. >>> taking a live look from the blue cross riverrink at penn's landing, the conditions are better for ice skating than they were last week. in just three nights, crowds will gather to ring in the new year. nbc 10 is helping your family celebrate 2016 with fireworks along philadelphia's water front. this year's sugar house new year's eve fireworks display will be televised live on nbc 10 and telemundo 62 at 6:00 thursday night. >>> it's going to be a cold start to the new year, but not before the temperatures go back up again tomorrow. i'm tracking the changes, plus the system bringing the mix of snow and rain and sleet in my exclusive first alert forecast. >>> she heard, oh, crap, they have a dog. and took off. >> two would-be burgla

at the park kids were on the playground comparing this day to summer vacation. even though it was unseasonable, we did manage to fine at least one person who thought it did not warm up fast enough. this man wanted the warmers temperature from the south to get here as quickly as possible. >> we're waiting for it to come, it's 10, 15 minutes away. >> where have you been that this is cold? now, so this is cold. reporter: a lot of people we spoke with compared this day to christmas day last year which was also fairly warm. but they were quick to point out that that was followed up by the snow beating that we took later in the winter. so the sense is, enjoy it while you can. adam sexton, wmur news 9. josh: thanks very much. a sandown woman whose son died unexpectedly this october is now losing her animals after being charged with animal cruelty. sharon melanson says she and her son christopher were taking in animals whose owners could no longer care for them. as heather hamel reports, she says they just wanted to help, not hurt them, and for anyone to think otherwise

the 31-year-old alex jones charged with murdering 24-year- old douglas reyes on monday at the playground in seabrook. he had mental and physical disabilities. jones has confessed. >>> also from our bureau tonight, more follow up on our weekend of motorcycle madness on the roadways around there. scott broom is there with us to report on the new reactions from the police, scott? >> that is right. the state police here in maryland reporting they are now receiving lots more videos and photographs from the witnesses and bistandards to this motorcycle mayhem that was going on in the capitol beltway and over the reaming onover the weekend. the photos and the videos are going to help them make cases against some of the lawless bikers. >> in heavy holiday traffic, bikers stopped traf nick both direction aoá stopped traffic in -- traffic in both directions stopping traffic. youtube is packed with similar videos. shot by bikers themselves. they are unafraid to show their faces and promote their user names. this example of 175,000 views is from august 2014 "highway shutdown" that is what they do. st

there's not one playground around here where people just play basketball and don't talk trash. nonexistent. nonexistent. my family, we were just a bunch of trash talkers. >> maybe he will get cheered tonight in his final game at philly. >>> the eagles getting ready for the defending super bowl champion patriots, who will be missing gronk, edelman, and maybe amendola. the eagles could have back sam bradford, full participant in practice today and lane johnson says he expects sam bradford to be back in there at quarterback and listen to quarterback byron maxwell today, he was asked if tom brady is the best. >> he's the man, at the end of the day, we all play football, we all lace them up. he's a great quarterback. is he the best? i don't know. i like to think sam bradford is the best. >> reporter: he did say that with a straight face. i'm john clark, we'll have all the kobe bryant highlights and everything at 11:00 and reaction about his return and last game here in philly. we're right back. >>> day of moisture to get through tomorrow, right? >> yeah, a bit of a lull tonight. we'

police are investigating a homicide at a school playground in maryland. get the latest from ellison barber on this scene agaywood elementary. >> reporter: police responded to calls about the possible stabbing a little after 4:00 p.m. when they arrived on scene they found a man dead in the playground here behind

fighting for the joe demaggio playground and which raised a lot of money to open that playground which just happened less that a month ago. she was a major advocate of the north beach library and was very instrumental in getting that library built and open and available to the residents in her community and she was also instrumental in the central subway to north beach and fisherman's wharf. no matter where supervisor christensen is, i know she is committed to this city and she will continue to fight hard for this city and will continue to be an advocate for san franciscans everywhere. she has been an amazing colleague and i am so thankful for the time that we've had on the board of supervisors to work together. so sarment -- as a result of your commitment, today i'm releasing an imperative agenda item which i rarely do and actually i have only done on one other occasion. today i'm introducing that to commend our colleagues supervisor julie christensen for over 20 years of service to the city and county of san francisco. thank you, supervisor, christensen. i know when you leave the boa

breaks down barriers with her creative solution to make special ed students feel included on the playground. might remember frontier village, the western themed amusement park closed in 1980, an early victim of the rising price of land in silicon valley. but while the park is gone, shaughnessy mcgee found a way to keep its magic around for decades, but even that now is about to end. if shaughnessy mcgee ever builds a time machine. shaughnessy: this is one of the maps that they had. garvin: there are two things of which we are quite sure. first is where he would go. shaughnessy: so, the main entrance is here. garvin: second is that it would have to seat more than one. shaughnessy: here, i've got a replica of the silver dollar saloon. garvin: because what good is having a passion, shaughnessy believes, if you just keep it to yourself? shaughnessy: the biggest thing is that i wanted to share it with people. yeah, it's my backyard, but i just kind of feel like a caretaker. shaughnessy: i wanted to replicate the suspension bridge that they had, so i went ahead and made my own. garvin: what shaug

fighting for the joe demaggio playground and which raised a lot of money to open that playground which just happened less that a month ago. she was a major advocate of the north beach library and was very instrumental in getting that library built and open and available to the residents in her community and she was also instrumental in the central subway to north beach and fisherman's wharf. no matter where supervisor christensen is, i know she is committed to this city and she will continue to fight hard for this city and will continue to be an advocate for san franciscans everywhere. she has been an amazing colleague and i am so thankful for the time that we've had on the board of supervisors to work together. so sarment -- as a result of your commitment, today i'm releasing an imperative agenda item which i rarely do and actually i have only done on one other occasion. today i'm introducing that to commend our colleagues supervisor julie christensen for over 20 years of service to the city and county of san francisco. thank you, supervisor, christensen. i know when you leave the boa

this section of the course is called devil's playground. it's about to live up to its ominous name.an hour into the next turn. he steers to the left but his wheels aren't grabbing. they never will. >> the front end basically slips out. it's one of the most frightening things i've experienced in my life. i saw, we've got a lot of mountain to go down. this is going to be bad. >> i'm thinking oh, my god, this is it. he's gone. there's not going to be anything left. i fell down and i cried. >> his car disintegrates as it hits the ground. >> i remember the very first impact, my left hand actually swung out and struck the roll cage almost as if i'd punched it. it was just a scary roller coaster ride. >> the hood and car doors are obliterated as jeremy's car bounces down this deep rock field. >> i felt the seat actually physically rise up like somebody had hit me. it was horrific. >> jeremy never loses consciousness during the 19 seconds his race car tumbles down the mountain. the desct recorded by a camera that breaks free at first impact. >> i thought i was going to die. that was it. i w

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when most toddlers were learning to walk and play nicely on the playground... his disease and the activity his dad says saved his life. when most toddlers were learning to walk and play nicely on the playground... one little boy in one little boy in north carolina was learning to play the violin. his natural talent was soon apparent... but now as a seven year old... health problems may derail a promising child prodigy. erika edwards has his story... "caesar playing with his teacher ms amelia" this is not your typical story of a child prodigy. sure... 7-year-old caesar sant's talents are extraordinary... gifted in music .. and math .. santos - father :14-:16 "at four years old, he already knew multiplication." his path to success was once steady and strong. now -- caesar has trouble navigating the tiniest obstacles. he suffers from major complications of sickle cell disease. sot: daniel mcmahon, md - carolinas healthcare system :28-:30 "his last stroke was very severe." caesar has had not one... not two... but three strokes -- all related to sickle cell. nat: "y

. >>> but first tonight, an elementary school playground turns into a crime scene. >> a young man stabbed to death on a basketball court bench for no apparent reason. >> and family members say the victim had challenges stemming from a car accident, and he could not defend himself. >> news 4's pat collins is live for us tonight in lanham with the latest on this random attack. pat? >> reporter: jim, according to court documents, this appears to be an unprovoked attack. it began with a verbal confrontation and it ended in a case of murder. the victim, 24-year-old douglas reyes, stabbed to death as he sat on this bench in the playground of the gaywood elementary school. douglas reyes was disabled. he was in a car accident when he was 5. he had a head injury. it affected the way he walked and moved his arm. do you think someone took advantage of him? >> they did take advantage of him because he can't defend himself at all. >> reporter: charged in the case, 31-year-old alex james jones. he was arrested a short time after the murder. according to court documents obtained by news 4, witnesses say

fighting for the joe demaggio playground and which raised a lot of money to open that playground which just happened less that a month ago. she was a major advocate of the north beach library and was very instrumental in getting that library built and open and available to the residents in her community and she was also instrumental in the central subway to north beach and fisherman's wharf. no matter where supervisor christensen is, i know she is committed to this city and she will continue to fight hard for this city and will continue to be an advocate for san franciscans everywhere. she has been an amazing colleague and i am so thankful for the time that we've had on the board of supervisors to work together. so sarment -- as a result of your commitment, today i'm releasing an imperative agenda item which i rarely do and actually i have only done on one other occasion. today i'm introducing that to commend our colleagues supervisor julie christensen for over 20 years of service to the city and county of san francisco. thank you, supervisor, christensen. i know when you leave the boa

and an arrest on a murder at a local playground. what the police say the suspect told them. protecting party goers after a new year's eve terror plot was thwarted. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: local law enforcement are cracking down on those who illegally ride dirt bikes. "7 on your side" investigator chris papst reported the story yesterday. joins us with an update you will see only on 7. >> people ride these illegally in the district and that is a problem in the summer months. with the warmer weather it's a problem in december. this is a busy motorcycles disrupting the traffic. this video was record last week by an abc7 crew. they were driving and popping wheelies and speeding. some have faces covered. others don't. they pass a police officer. >> in may, the administration launched a bonus campaign where people can get a $250 reward for the information on who is riding the illegal-vehicles

i bought a entire playground. i had to redo the mulch for the playground, and i had to buy things for the day care. >> judge judy: hmm. can i see a copy of the check >> the bank couldn't find it. they could not locate the, um, the cashier's check. >> judge judy: let me see where it came out of the bank. i want to see the date that you paid the lawyer. >> yes, i have that here. >> judge judy: it doesn't say here at all that you paid $5,000. it doesn't say that you withdrew $5,000 to give her. >> i withdrew -- >> she -- >> it was in two pay-- >> i'm sorry. she never gave me $5,000. >> judge judy: no way! >> my mother gave me $3,000. >> judge judy: absolutely correct! absolutely correct! that's a lot of baloney. >> i made two depos-- i made two withdrawals. >> judge judy: then, you want to know something? i'm gonna send you back to florida and wait until they get you the money order because i don't see it here. you make big withdrawals from this account -- $2,000, $3,000, $5,000 -- but this retainer agreement is not

some 3,500 party goers at the playground pier will try to break a guinness world record for the mosthe record was 2,800 set in italy, so i think we're going to absolutely crush that record. >> atlantic city's casinos and many other hotels are completely booked tonight. unlike 2014, no casino closures in 2015. ♪ >>> the mummers are doing their final rehearsals before their big new year's parade tomorrow. today the philadelphia mummers fancy brigade gave us a sneak peek of their routines at the convention center. the mummers parade starts at 9:00 tomorrow morning. >>> and a live look again at the delaware river water front. if you are heading out tonight, the sugar house new year's eve fireworks on the water front will go off again one more time at midnight. it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, for only $79.99 a month online, you get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus, with a 2-year

. >>> in prince george's county, new information about a murder on a school playground. sources are telling wusa 9 the man accused of stabbing a man with disabilities to death had his own 12-year-old date we are him at the time. 31-year-old alex jones is charged with murdering 31-year- old alex reyes. it happened monday on a playground in seabrook. >>> today is the last day some local businesses will be serving food in styrofoam containers. starting new year's day a new law, banning styrofoam, goes into effect in dc and in montgomery county. the ban will impact 4000 businesses in dc. ban, aimed, in part, at cutting down the trash that litters the river and its banks. >>> are you a customer of verizon or sprint? there is an important deadline today for you. we'll explain, coming up. >>> and the forgetful fish from the hit movie finding nemo, making new friends. >> >>> 54. the warmest day of the year. of course it is. we have colder air heading our way for the weekend. >>> good for go this morning. traffic starting to pick up on the southbound side but all lanes of traffic

guys, police are confirming the murder investigation for reports of the man that is stabbed on the playground when they would arrive on scene they found exactly that. the adult male pronounced dead on scene. they don't know what lead up to his death, but this are a number of witnesses, conducting a number of the interviews. >>> to severe weather now, searching for victims after the massive twisters would whip through the area. >> and for the deadly conversations of the tornadoes, blizzards, and the floods. we'll get the latest straight ahead. but we'll start tonight with meteorologist topper shutt. >> it is a massive storm with everything in the snow and the ice and rain. here is a wide view of our radar. the snow north of chicago and they will move down to the south. in fact the heavier thunderstorms are approaching knoxville and moving all

was shot and killed by officer timothy loehmann just seconds after they arrived at a cleveland playground in november, last year.. two months ago.. the grand jury was convened to determine if officer loehmann or his partner, officer frank garmback was criminally the officers always maintained.. they believed the 12-year-old was armed.. it turned out to be a bb gun. natsot -- "i have here tamir's gun and an actual m1911 gun." according to authorities.. the grand jury determined that to the officers.. the toy gun looked real and prosecutors say newly enhanced video showed it was quote "indisputable" that rice was removing his gun from his waist when he was shot. sot -- tim mcginty / cuyahoga county prosecutor "he may have intended to hand it over.. but there was no way for the officers to know that... // "the outcome not cheerable.... elizabeth hur oncam close: the rice family said in a statement.. they are saddened but not surprised by this outcome.. adding that for months.. the prosecutor has abused the grand jury process.. the department of justice also responded in a statement saying th

playground incidents is a good example. oz: we publish a website called thehiddendanger.com and we list all kinds of symptoms you dosudden drop in grades. mood swings, which always thought of as hormones, those are symptoms of concussions. krystal: interesting. it can happen from something that may have happened on the ou incident that might've unfolded. your organization, brains worldwide foundation, provides this informa parents so they can enlighten themselves a little bit more about what t treated. what was the website again? oz: thehiddendanger.com. in the exciting thing is we are families and your clients, viewers -- krystal: viewers, yeah. oz: can participate. krystal: we put more information on a website about this but we thank you for stopping by raising notice for an important issue. michelle: such an important topic to talk about. trader joe's is recalling one of its soda brands because the soda bottles explode without wartrader joe's says it has received reports of unopened bottle this triple ginger brew burstin

we have a reporter on the way to the playground now. kellye: coming up at 4:00 -- >> that one is open. got one open. kellye: put to the test, a look at how easily some kids could get access to pills. leon: but first, good as gold. check these out. invest in plastic bricks instead of precious metal. kellye: tomorrow night, tune in for a special. we take a look at sanctuary cities. that's tomorrow at 8:00 on abc7. >>> nothing will stand in our way. leon: nothing is standing in the way of the "star wars: the force awakens." it crossed $1 million in worldwide box office and did it in 12 days. the fastest of any film in history. "star wars" won't even open in china, the second biggest market until next week. amazing. "star wars" fans are a passionate bunch as i'm sure you know. we know about a fan that took his love to a franchise to the next level. hans sharter spent a year to build his own version of the millennium falcon with legos. he constructed it from scratch. it has 7,500 legos, and the finished product weighs 22 pounds. 32 inches lo

back on any given day you will hear children having fun at the playground.on if this is a very family oriented part. >> people can bring disabled children here. for mac people heard gunshots rang out pretty homeless person found a man shot to death under a light post next to the playground. he did not want to be identified. >> it sad but it doesn't surprise me. rortmac this is the fourth homicide since september. the three happened around monument boulevard. detectives are working on making arrests in all four cases. >> we want to see when we have identified the victim at their link to any of those cases or any surroundings to make their is no motive a note telling us a shooting his gang related. authorities identified the victim a 16-year-old from martinez. shooting is unfortunate but it won't stop them from bringing their children to play. >>see myself canceling out this part because it is one of the better parks. for mac they are trying to find any clues in the park in their asking anyone with information to come forward. >>> residence and drinking water

. >> reporter: rita is having a tough time as she and the other evacuees assemble on the playground. those staying behind press against the fence, the agonizing heartache of the impending separation rippling through the crowd. nissan stays positive. he knows there are those in slovakia who don't want him there, but he's confident he can change their minds. >> few of peoples in slovakia said all people in iraq is isis. when our family here reach slovakia, at this times, they >> reporter: father douglas passports. and now, after months of preparation and days of delay, the exodus happens all at once. the refugees climb into buses -- first magida, then rita, then nissan -- and now joseph's concern, security threats on the drive to the airport. >> we have a lot of eyes and ears out just to make sure the movement goes smoothly. >> reporter: as the convoy departs, magida goes to pieces. the buses follow the prescribed route precisely, but something is wrong. the original plan was to leave in the early morning. instead, the evacuation is happening in the teeth of the erbil rush hour. >> i d

. >> we're learning to walk and play nicely on the playground, little boy in north carolina was learning how to play the violin. his national talent has been apparent. >> now as a 7-year-old, health problems may derail a promising child prodigy. erica edwards has his story. >> reporter: this is not the typical story of a prodigy. talents are an extraordinary, gifted in music and math at an early stage. his path to success was once now ceasar has trouble navigating the tiniest obstacles. he suffer from major come my cases -- complications of sickle cell disease. cesar had three strokes all related to sickle cell. he has to have blood transfusions every three weeks to help prevent a fourth stroke. sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. beet ceasar and his little sister have it. red blood cells in people with sickle cell disease is shaped like a crescent moon. it can cause organ damage. >> what we would like to do is to do a stem cell transplant. >> reporter: the procedure would take stem cells from a bone the strokes of ceasar struggles to find the right note. he still plays b