also on behalf of our department director, robert garcia and donna and ed wong and jonathan lions who i have done some work with, carla johnson and the others, the members of this group, i think you have a great initiative going here and we are more than happy to support it. we have done a lot of rework in our hiring program and there is a lot of opportunities to forward that work. so i look forward to doing that. >> thank you very much. are there any other speakers on this item? >> public speaker: my name is wendy and i'm a member of the public. i just wanted to say that i came up with some suggestions that if you could possibly implement quickly. for example, the sf mpa has a muni accessibility advisory committee. meets monthly. it would be nice if this was a stipend position. and i would also like the city to consider that any commission that is held should have some of us on their commission also again with a stipend. some outside contractors, the para transit coordinating council, they meet every other month or six weeks. 6 weeks. people are disabled and use the para transit and

also on behalf of our department director, robert garcia and donna and ed wong and jonathan lions who i have done some work with, carla johnson and the others, the members of this group, i think you have a great initiative going here and we are more than happy to support it. we have done a lot of rework in our hiring program and there is a lot of opportunities to forward that work. so i look forward to doing that. >> thank you very much. are there any other speakers on this item? >> public speaker: my name is wendy and i'm a member of the public. i just wanted to say that i came up with some suggestions that if you could possibly implement quickly. for example, the sf mpa has a muni accessibility advisory committee. meets monthly. it would be nice if this was a stipend position. and i would also like the city to consider that any commission that is held should have some of us on their commission also again with a stipend. some outside contractors, the para transit coordinating council, they meet every other month or six weeks. 6 weeks. people are disabled and use the para transit and

. >> reporter: garcia's mother's boyfriend, robert leroy wilson, is charged with child abuse, among other charges. >>> a male nurse accused of sexually abusing female patients goes on trial today. 37-year-old jared klein is charged with fondling women at bowie health center in prince george's county. he faces similar charges in the district. the alleged incidents took place at three different dc area hospitals between may 2013 and august of last year. >>> a southwest airlines flight ended up on some grass instead of the runway in richmond this morning. southwest flight 4636 arrived from orlando. airport officials say after a routine landing the aircraft was headed for the gate when it veered off the taxi and a into the grass. southwest -- taxi way and into the grass. southwest says no injuries were reported. >>> there are now 15 official republican candidates for president. wisconsin governor scott walker added his name to the seemingly endless list this morning. governor walker built a national profile, largely because of his clashes with labor unions. he is the first governor in u.s. hi

police say robert wilson beat 9-year-old jack garcia unconscious inside a hagerstown apartment after accusing him of stealing a piece of cake. the boy died five days later. in 2010, frederick county prosecutors charged him with abusing the daughter of a woman he lived with. those charges were dropped in a plea deal. wilson and oriana garcia face murder and child abuse charges in jack garcia's death. >>> this next video might be hard to watch, but d.c. police need your help catching the men this this video. a group violently roshed a -- robbed a man for his bike. you can see it here. police are offering a $5,000 reward for the men involved in the assault and robbery. >>> new this morning japan just announcing that plans for the main stadium for the 2020 summer olympics will have to be scrapped because of out of control costs. here are renderings of the stadium this morning. the government there in japan faced a lot of criticism as estimates for the cost of the stadium rose to 252 billion yen. that's $2 billion. nearly twice as much as the initial plan. so now a construction that was s

. >> garcia's mother's boyfriend, robert leroy wilson, had been charged with child abuse and a handful of other crimes. no word if or when he will be charged with murder in the case. >>> oil prices tumbled on world markets ahead of an expected announcement of a nuclear deal with iran. details could be released today. after years of tough negotiations, diplomats have signaled they are close to reaching this milestone agreement. secretary of state john kerry is locked in marathon meetings still in vienna. officials there continue to review a 100-page provisional agreement. if a deal is approved, congress will then get 60 days to assess it. >> we have to make clear there is a deterrence in the longer term. >> congress could try to impose new sanctions on iran or try to prevent the president from suspending existing ones. >>> and greece will not be forced out of the european union. a new deal was just agreed to a few hours ago. it is expected to get the country back on track with creditors. summit chair donald tuck says leaders have unanimously agreed on the bailout plan. it contains serio

garcia's son jack. this man, the mother's boyfriend robert wilson beat him unconscious for taking a piece of birthday cake without permission. he's charged with felony child abuse and assault and goes to court later this month. garcia and her bother will have their first court appearance tomorrow. >>> after nearly for years of very tense negotiations, negotiators emerged from closed door discussions today with a deal to curb iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions. as craig boswell tells us, not everyone is so pleased with that agreement. >> reporter: president obama says the deal to curb iran's nuclear program offers an opportunity to move in a new direction. >> i am confident that this deal will meet the national security interests of the united states and our allies. >> reporter: iran agreed to reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium, cut the number of centrifuges by two- thirds and allow inspectors to verify its compliance. in exchange the u.s. and the u.n. will lift economic sanctions which means iran can begin to sell oil. iran's president praised the deal saying

garcia's uncle, -- say jack garcia's uncle 20-year-old jacob bar harass handcuffed garcia to a chair. that's when robert wilson beat the boy. the mother is also charged for not allowing paramedics to treat her son after knowing he was assaulted. bliss say she also beat the boy. >>> tomorrow we're expected to learn more about the cold case investigation into the disappearance of the lyon sisters. katherine and sheila lyon vanished during a treatment to wheaton plaza. a news conference is planned tomorrow in wheatton. seakd news conference is sced -- scheduled news con-- a second news conference is scheduled for thursday. >>> four people in a video are described as persons of interest in a case of homicide. 23-year-old dwayne g. dillard of southeast was shot and killed on the evening of july 4 in the 2600 block of douglas place. three other people were also shot and wounded. police want to hear from you if you can identify anyone in the video right here on the screen. >>> a new move is under way to dramatically increase the penalties for riding dirt bikes and atvs in the district. ward 5 councilman kenyan

police say robert wilson beat 9-year-old jack garcia unconscious inside a hagerstown apartment after accusing him of stealing a piece of cake. the boy died five days later. in 2010, frederick county prosecutors charged wilson with abusing the daughter of a woman he lived with. those charges were dropped in a plea deal. wilson and oriana garcia face child abuse charges in jack garcia's death. >>> in video may be hard to watch, but d.c. police need your help catching these men. a group of violently -- they robbed a man for his bike near 11th and "r" streets on saturday. the whole thing was captured on camera. police are offering a $5,000 reward for the men involved in this assault and robbery. >>> right now, tropical storm nangka is barrelling down on japan. it's been downgraded from a typhoon. this is in the western end of japan's main island. more than 23 inches of rain has fallen. you can hear it. two men have drowned. one of them was trying to fix a window. more than 100,000 people have been told they should get out of their homes because of the threat of flooding and landslides. a

garcia. live in san jose robert honda, nbc bay area news. >> we'll see you at 6:00. >>> a woman held captive for near lay year is free tonight. police say two men who sexually and physically abused her have been arrested. homeland security says the victim was kept in a home in richmond's iron triangle neighborhood. one of the men found her on facebook and promised her a better life and work here in the united states. when she arrived she was kept in a closet and abused daily. the woman was able to contact homeland security. federal investigators working with richmond police were able to free her. the 35-year-old suspect and a male relative were arrested. >>> now to our continuing coverage at the embarcadero homicide. and a brief court appearance today for the accused killer. i want to show you francisco sanchez walking into a san francisco courtroom this morning. the judge scheduled a new court date for next tuesday. sanchez, an undocumented immigrant, is accused of killing kate steinle earlier this month. her family testified on capitol hill yesterday before congress. they want lawmakers to

jack garcia was in the children's hospital with injuries. robertson handcuffed and beat the boy last week for eating the cake without permission inside the apartment where he lived. wilson, the mother's boyfriend is being held on $1 million bond. garcia celebrated his 9th birthday just days before his death. >>> the mother of alexandria's first murder victim of the year attended a community meeting on violence. the police chief listened to impassioned comments from community members last night. someone shot 22-year-old shakkan elliott tibbs to death last week. some say the murder is a symptom of more violence in that neighborhood. elliott tibbs' mother says finding her son's killer will help the crime situation. >> and i hope that somebody will take heed to what i'm saying and feels the need to come forth because coming forth for me is helping you. >> some neighbors say they want more police foot patrols and others asked for more cameras. they're considering all proposals. >>> a north carolina marine was bitten by a shark on the fourth of july and

jack garcia was 9 years old an passed away yesterday from injuries he got from his mother's boyfriend. robert wilson accused of beating and handcuffing garcia for eating a piece of birthday cake without permission. police previously said they would pursue murder charges against wilson if that little died. >>> the mother accused of abandoning her bay boyne the side of the road in maryland has been charged with child neglect and learning more about sandra mclairry's criminal history. anne arundel police say she left her 6-month-old daughter in pasadena a clergyman was coming home from church saturday night when he found the baby girl in her car seat. child protective services now has the baby and she is in good condition. mcclary informs court today and we learned she previously was scheduled to go on trial this week on robbery and assault charges from last year. >>> change of mind in a chinese restaurant today. we go inside the thought process of the woman accused of helping two killers break out of prison. >>> mass and meeting a mentor. we ride along with pope francis as he makes an >>> good

garcia. beaten to death two weeks ago while handcuffed. police alleged because he ate a piece of birthday cake. his mother's boyfriend robert wilson stands accused of the abuse. the mother oriana garcia and her brother jacob barajas facing murder charges for the role in jack's death arrested after booking a flight to california. >> people are shocked this thing is happening. >> the court documents newly obtained by abc7 tells of what a doctor called torture of the little boy. it is alleged he was hand cupped for hours, locked to a chair, beaten with a bamboo sword and punched. punishment agreed upon by the adults in his life to stop the hungry child from taking food. neighbors say he didn't go to school and was seldom seen outside. >> i don't understand how anyone can cause a harm to a child. brad: the court documents say when he took the cake, he had not had anything to eat for 24 hours and was likely just hungry. in maryland brad bell abc7 news. >> police need your help. take a look at this. this is surveillance video that show the suspect after the police say they held up a business on north second street this was on thu

police say that robert wilson beat 9-year-old jack garcia to death in hagerstown last month.ded second degree murder and child neglect to the charges against wilson. garcia's mother and uncle are also facing murder charges. >>> a second boy has died from a violent crash in virginia. police say that 9-year-old desmond holmes died earlier this week. his brother quincy died one day before. the boys are from fairfax county. they were in a car on a rural road when an suv crossed the center line and crashed into them head on. the two other people in the car with the boys are in critical condition now. >>> a woman opened up to us about how she was stabbed in southeast d.c. the woman says that she was biking on 17th street southeast near congressional cemetery when a man stabbed her in the shoulder. it's not clear why that happened. the man didn't take anything from her. the woman did not want to show her face on camera. >> i just moved to the area and it makes it a little harder for me. to be comfortable. >> still scared? >> mm-hmm. >> the woman said she plans to stop biking to work

a washington county grand jury has indicted robert wilson for second-degree murder and child neglect in the death of jack garciae boy's mother and her brother already face murder, child abuse and neglect charges. the charges against all three carry maximum penalties of at least 150 years in prison. >>> metro transit police have released a photo of a person of interest in the assault of one of their officers. the attack took place monday afternoon at the largo town center. police say the officer confronted someone trying to sneak past without paying the fare. the suspect threw something at the officer. there was then a struggle and the sus affect ran off. the officer -- suspect ran off. the officer was not seriously injured. >>> day two of beautiful weather, upper 80s, lots of sunshine, a few clouds, fair weather clouds. low humidity. tomorrow pretty good as well. a little bit hotter but still with the low humidity. it returns. the humidity, that is, for the weekend. but we stay dry really till about monday. >> no issues on metro. again everything running on schedule. for the marc train riders affected by the fi

robert: o's down 1. davis smacks this one. never gets old. looks like it is gone. garcia robs him, saves it for the white sox.al for this one 3-2. more cool catches for you. tigers and blue jays. foul ball down the first-base line. alex of the let, he does not normally lay first base. -- alex avila, he does not normally play first base. the astros and red sox. what has gotten into people today? check out pablo sandoval making the catch over the railing. players start acting crazy if it gets warm. they tried to keep him from falling. not an easy task. 255 pounds. that is massive. roger federer has found himself in the fourth round at wimbledon. he defeated sam groth. he came back strong in the fourth using his all court game to wear down the all serving aussie. since 2011, it has been a long four years after going down to japan in the final. now they can look for to the rematch. japan took the last world cup final after a two-to draw on a penalty kick. it is sort of becoming a rivalry in women's soccer. megan says that is what it is all about. >> this is why you spend all of those hours doing stuff you don't w

garcia died days after his birthday. police say his mother's boyfriend robert wilson handcuffed and beat the boy for eating cake without permission. wilson is charged with first degree assault and child abuse. prosecutors say they are considering other charges as well. >>> we're working to find out the conditions of three people taken to the hospital following severe turbulence. they were aboard a united airlines flight flying from puerto rico to dulles. reuters reports two flight attendants also hurt. another flight from san francisco ran into bad turbulence but folks aboard that plane didn't need any medical attention. >>> right now, a possible deal to bail out greece could be in the works. after days of negotiating, greek's prime minister says he is ready for a compromise. european finance ministers say they do want specific and binding commitments before an agreement. >>> negotiators could reach a nuclear deal with iran today. two diplomats tell the associated press the agreement will be sent for review and barring last minute objections the deal could be announced as soon as tomorrow. the talks are going on in vienna. secret

a washington county grand jury indicted robert wilson with second-degree murder and child neglect in the death of little jack garcia. the boy's mother oriana garcia and her brother already face murder, child abuse and neglect charges. the charges against all three carry a maximum penalty of 150 years in prison. >>> two teenagers are now being head in connection with the deaths of held in connection with the deaths of five people. all the victims are members of the same family and all were stabbed to death. >> officers answered the initial 911 call at approximately 11:32 yesterday evening. upon their arrival, they discovered five victims, both adults and juveniles deceased from obviously stab wounds. >> the two teenage relatives fled when police arrived, but they were tracked down quickly by police dogs. >>> a hatchet, bottle rockets, knives, smoke grenade, some of the items confiscated from a man at bwi airport. he was flying back to illinois when agents spotted more than a dozen illegal items in his carry-on. they also found rope cutters, folding saw, about five other knives. the manual was -- the man stopped and

robert wilson has been charged with second-degree murder and child neglect. the boy, jack garcia, was severely beaten for allegedly eating a piece of birthday cake without permission. he died later at the hospital. garcia's uncle and his mother, who was wilson's girlfriend are also charged with second-degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment. >>> the fbi wants you if you recognize this man to give them a call. this is the wells fargo bank on pennsylvania avenue southeast near branch avenue. police tell us the man walked in around 1:00 handed the tell area note saying he was armed and demanded money. after getting the cash, he took off on foot. >>> d.c. voters could get a chance to make their minimum wage among the highest in the country. the board of elections cleared the way today to put a $15 minimum wage on next year's ballot. the measure would continue gradual increases in the district's minimum wage until the year 2020. d.c.'s minimum wage right now is $10.50 an hour. it will be $11.50 starting next july. supporters of the ballot measure will need 23000 signatures to

the 9-year-old boy jack garcia of hagerstown has died. initially the suspect robertcharged with assault and child abuse. now that the boy has died, prosecutors will consider adding the murder charge. wilson is still in jail this morning. >>> new this morning, south carolina may soon see the removal of the confederate flag from the state house grounds. yesterday the senate voted overwheppingly in favor of -- overwhelmingly in favor of that measure. they have one more vote to formalize the decision. then it's on to the house. while state senators debated inside, tensions ran high outside. >> it's about heritage and it's about honoring over 300,000 southern americans who bled and gave their lives. >> as a black man when i see that flag, i see hatred. i see slavery. >> if the house passes the same measure, the south carolina flag -- confederate flag and flag pole could be removed as soon as governor nikki haley signs the papers. >>> calling income and equal if i the great moral -- equality the great moral issue of our time. bernie sanders hit the campaign trail in portla

jack garcia was at the children's national center with injuries to his back, legs and stomach. hagerstown police say robertilson handcuffed and beat the boy last week for eating cake without permission inside the apartment where he lived. wilson who's the mother's boyfriend is being held on $1 million bond. garcia celebrated his 9th birthday just days before he died. >>> 5:34 our time right now and the mother of alexandria's first murder victim of the year attended a community meeting on violence. alexandria's police chief listened to impassioned comments from community members last night. someone shot shakkan elliott tibbs to death last week and someone said it was a symptom of more violence in the community. and his mother said finding her son's killer help the crime situation. >> and i hope that somebody would take heed to what i'm saying and feel the need to come forth because coming forth for me is helping you. >> some neighbors say they want more police foot patrols while others asked for surveillance cameras. police say they are considering all the proposals. >>> shocking new revelations about the s

robert: sticking with baseball, o's-white sox. top of the ninth o's down one. chris davis smacks this one. it looks like it's gone but avisail garciam, saves it for the white sox. that hurts. the final for this one 3-2. at the wimbledon, roger federer is in the fourth round, the seven-time champ defeating sam groth. federer lost his first set but came back strong in the fourth, wearing down the aussie. he advances 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-2. the world cup final is set. it all goes down tomorrow, rematch of 2011's final, u.s.a. and japan tomorrow at 7:00. team u.s.a. can still taste 2011 and it's not a good taste. japan would take the last world cup title against the two on a penalty kick after a 2-2 draw. this is what it's all about. you've got your rematch so what are you going to do with it? >> this is why you spend all those hours doing stuff you don't want to do and sweating and pouring all that into it to get to a final is incredible and to know what it tastes like to lose one is not incredible but it's a lot of motivation. we're confident. we know we have the team to go out let it no matter who we play. robert: joey jaws chestnut, the h

jack garcia was in the medical center with injuries to his back, legs and stomach. robert wilson handcuffed an beat the boy last week for eating cake without permission in the apartment where he lived. wilson is the mother's boyfriend. he is being held on $1 million bond. jack celebrated his 9th birthday days before his death. >>> alexandria's police chief let the community vent its frustrations on a meeting in violence. that was in response to the murder of 22-year-old shakkan elliott tibbs. someone shot and killed him last week. some at the meeting said the murder is a symptom of more violence in the neighborhood. the victim's mother was at the meeting as well. she said finding the son's killer will help the crime situation. >>> the state of maryland will appeal fema's decision to give aid for the baltimore riots. governor larry hogan requested a major disaster declaration and that would have covered 75% of the costs to clean up and rebuild parts of the city. the riots came after the death of freddie gray and caused an estimated $19.5 million in damage. >>> it's 6:18 rig

garcia died on sunday. he was handcuffed as punishment according to his mother. investigators sail her boyfriend robert wilson beat him unconscious. they also found evidence of long-term abuse. wilson is held on the bond for assault and child abuse. additional charges are expected. leon: within the past hour, president obama finished up a rare trip to the pentagon. he received jump date on the u.s. and coalition efforts to fight the islamic state. president obama: we continue to wrap up the training and support of the local forces fighting isil on the ground. i said before this aspect of the strategy was moving too slowly but fall of ramadi galvanized the iraqi government. leon: he was joined by the chairman of joint chief of staff and secretary of state of defense. tomorrow, carter will be testifying before a senate committee about the situation in iraq and syria. our senior political reporter scott thuman has more on the president's meeting today and a look at the stalled efforts on capitol hill for new use of force resolutions coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". for the second time in a week police ar

robert wilson now charged with second degree murder and child neglect. police say he beat 9-year-old jack garciah last month. he apparently ate a piece of birthday cake without asking permission first. garcia's mother and uncle are facing charges also in the boy's death. >>> a second victim in a violent crash in virginia has died. police say 9-year-old desmond holmes died at the hospital. his brother quincy died the day before. they're from fairfax county. they were in a car on a rural road in upper marlboro county when an suv crashed into them. the other individuals in the car are also in critical condition. >>> we have new information about why a deck collapsed in howard county. "the baltimore sun" reports the joints holding the deck to the house were rotted. and that caused the deck to fall away from the home. five people were on the deck when it came down in a townhouse on wind rider way in columbia. everyone is expected to be okay. >>> today crews are unearthing a massive tunnel digging machine in d.c. the event to pull up the lady bird tunnel bore was supposed to happen yesterday. you can

year-old jack garcia died after he was beaten for eating a piece of birthday cake without permission in hagerstown. his uncle handcuffed him to the chair and his mother's boyfriend, 30-year-old robert wilson, beat him unconscious. wilson is still charged with assault right now since he was arrested before jack died. the mother turn away paramedics when they were called first to the home. she said the boy was congested. paramedics were called back four hours later and the boy die on july 5th. >>> new this morning out of washington state the father of the little girl who survived a talking for the first time. he's amazed she survived. >> well, her survival -- you know, i can't get out and do a lot of the stuff anymore so i watch it on tv. survivor -- should be proud of her. no i think she did good. >> after two days of searching, this 16-year-old girl was found in the wilderness. but still her step-grandparents have not been found after the small plane crashed. the girl walked for days through the forest before hikers found and helped her. we'll keep a close eye on this. >> thank you. >>> 4:34 now. the 23-year-old son of a boston police captain is expected in federal court, inspired

hagerstown police sajak garcia's uncle, 23-year-old jacob bah a ha han -- barajas handcuffed the boy to a chair and 30-year-old robert wilson beat the 9-year-old. wilson was charged with assault before the boy died. there's no word when or if new charges will be filed against him. >>> tomorrow we're expected to learn more about the cold case investigation into the disappearance of the lyon sisters. katherine and sheila vanished during a trip to wheaton plaza in 1975. a news conference is planned tomorrow in wheatton. a second is scheduled for thursday in bedford county, virginia. >>> happening today a new bill that calls for more jail time for folks caught in those illegal dirt bikes in d.c. that police say have been linked to at least two unsolved murders in the city. today councilmember kenny mcduffy introduces a bill that will call for more jail time for violators. the bill calls for a 90-day jail sentence for a second conviction. 180 days for a third offense. the fines increase as women. the police union says catching these violators has long been a challenge because the police department has a no chase policy in

birthday cake has died. 9-year-old jack garcia was in children's national medical center with injuries to his back, his legs and his stomach. his mother's boyfriend robert wilson, is now being held on $1 million bond. hagerstown police say wilson handcuffed the little boy last week for eating cake without permission inside the apartment where he lived. >>> and a teenager -- >> a teenager from our area drowned in what appears to have been a terrible accident at lake anna in virginia. crews pulled 19-year-old justin briggs' body from the lake yesterday. briggs is from fairfax and graduated from langley high he had been reported missing after attending a fourth of july celebration at a lake house. investigators believe he may have slipped on the edge of a dock pontoon boat and hit his head before falling into the water. >>> the secret service opens up on a rare tour that you will see how they are preparing for the pope's visit and what changes are in the works. >>> new details about a deadly home invasion. how police say the homeowner knew the man he shot and killed sneaking in through a window. >>> the baby abandoned. we are going to heart first 911 calls

garcia. he was 9 years old. months ago he and his brother and her brother moved from the west coast to this hagerstown apartment with a man the mother met online. that boyfriend robert wilson is charged with abusing the child as punishment for eating a piece of cake without permission. now a murder charge is likely. >> this was dumbfounding for me. a child gets beaten to death over a piece of cake. brad: an autopsy will determine if the child suffered prolonged abuse. investigators will look to the mother who they say turned an ambulance away and the uncle who put the handcuffs on the boy. >> we are looking at anyone who had any association with the young man in that household for this case. we knocked on wilson's door scene of the alleged crime. no answer. in the neighbor's door business carted of the detectives looking to build a case. those we speak to wish they could help the police. >> to me there is really no excuse. brad: to be clear, no additional charges have been filed. we can tell you here at the hague hague city police department their investigation continues -- at hagerstown the city police department and their investigation continues. i will likely be