. >> reporter: police say that robert ramirez walked up to the drive through and pulled the woman out of her car. but the carjacking was stopped almost as soon as it started because another customer got out and took action, getting in the front seat and yanking the carjacker back out. i would not have had the strength to do that. >> reporter: we talked with that man. >> i think about that now, that was a pretty crazy thing to do. didn't know who this guy was. >> reporter: we found that robert ramirez was charged at least eight times and released on jail. many say that the drive-through stake -- attack is a wake up call. >> you hope there is a good samaritan that helps you out. >> reporter: that good samaritan was punched a couple of times with the suspect, and the suspect, robert ramirez, is charged with attempted kidnapping and assault. live in cotswold, i'm jim bradley. >>> a $400 million plan to fix the crumbling roads is on the the state gave the final approval. the bill takes money from the general fund instead of the gas tax, but opponents call it a phony, do-nothing bill. >>> a

. >> robert ramirez was trying to car jack a woman in a drive- thru lane at chick-fil-a. the attempted car jacking was quickly pulled ramirez out of the car. >> the thing about it now was it is a pretty crazy thing to do not knowing who this guy was or what was going on really. >> he was punched a few times but was otherwise okay. robert ramirez has been charged at least eight separate times and was actually just released from jail last week after an assault charge. sheriffs deputies in south carolina say there are major questions about how three children ended up in a closet in an abandon trailer. they vanished from the home wednesday. police found the children yesterday morning not visibly injured. they add the closet where the children were found locks from the outside meaning once those children went in the closet there was no way of getting outside. >>> the number of people applying for jobless benefits applications fell by 18,000 last week to 259,000. it suggests employers are confident enough in the economy to hang onto their employees and are even likely hiring. o

. >> reporter: police say that robert ramirez walked up to the drive through and pulled the woman out of her car. but the carjacking was stopped almost as soon as it started because another customer got out and took action, getting in the front seat and yanking the carjacker back out.

lawrence roberts, acting assistant secretary for indian affairs at the office of assistant secretary the department of interior. miss lordes ramirezthe principal deputy assistant secretary, office of public and indian housing, u.s. department of hoursing and urban development. i would like to remind the witnesses that your full written testimony will be made part of the official hearing record today so please try to keep your statements to five minutes so we have time for questions. i look forward to hearing testimony of each of you beginning with assistant attorney general mason. >> thank you. chairman and distinguished members of the committee, i am very pleased to represent the department of of justice and to have this opportunity to discuss the president's fiscal year 2017 budget request for public safety initiatives in indian country. from the earliest days of this administration, i have been privileged to work with dedicated employees from the department to help our tribal partners ensure the safety and health of their communities. one of my proudest accomplishments as deputy associate attorney general was leading the team t

lawrence roberts, acting assistant secretary for indian affairs at the office of assistant secretary the department of interior. miss lordes ramirez who is the principal deputy assistant secretary, office of public and indian housing, u.s. department of hoursing and you a inin inii development. i would like to remind the witnesses that your full written testimony will be made part of the official hearing record today so please try to keep your statements to five minutes so we have time for questions. i look forward to hearing testimony of each of you beginning with assistant attorney general mason. >> thank you. chairman and distinguished members of the committee, i am very pleased to represent the department of of justice and to have this opportunity to discuss the president's fiscal year 2017 budget request for public safety initiatives in indian country. from the earliest days of this administration, i have been privileged to work with dedicated employees from the department to help our tribal partners ensure the safety and health of their communities. one of my proudest accomplishments as deputy associate attorney general was