for sam?d like you -- it shook your faith at all in him. >> it didn't. i still don't believe that he did it. >> reporter: after the verdict, people in placentia strung little white hearts on the tree that was planted in cathy's memory. did she leave the mark on the world that she always wanted to leave? >> yeah, she did. we have letters of coworkers, of students she worked with. >> reporter: people you didn't even know. >> people we didn't even know that were able to come back and tell my mom or tell one of us, you know, "we miss her at sav-on. she was always smiling. she'd always help us." so what they did to her, all those stab wounds that she got, multiply those and those are her marks. >> reporter: xavier has pleaded not guilty. so has sam's brother armando. both are still facing trial. and mary bennett is still facing the rest of her life without cathy. >> in 1994, i was given a sentence, and there was no parole from it. to live my life without ever seeing cathy again, without ever seeing

laura accused sam of hustling some young boys in a game of pool.fterwards, freeman had a few more drinks and asked the bartender if he could have the empty galliano bottle for his collection. at 10:45 the bartender announced that it was the last call for drinks because the bar was closing at 11:00 p.m. according to witnesses, that's when sam freeman left the bar with the galliano bottle since he knew laura would have to leave at closing time. laura lived only a short distance from the bar. when she got home around 11:15, prosecutors believe that it was freeman who forced her inside and struck her in the head with the galliano bottle. he then took her into the bedroom, assaulted her, then strangled her to death with her own stocking. the evidence suggests he used a tissue to blow his nose, but left it near laura's body. he then stole some items and fled. that was the prosecution theory, anyway. the problem was they had little in the way of forensic evidence. >> i'm a worrier. everybody that knows me will tell you i worry about every single case. i n

sam: sam ford, abc 7 news. kellye: apple is scrambling to fix a newly revealed security flaw that could leave your iphone stuck in an endless loop. hackers can use a malicious wi-fi network back in crash your phone and make it loop endlessly. apple is working on the fix. this is one more reason why you should never connect to a free or unsecured wireless network. lets say this is your tv and these are the channels you pay for with cable but these are the types of channels you actually want to watch what if you could pay for what you want, and not for what you don't so you could get kids channels sports... or entertainment mix and match, or get them

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we do have a lot in store this half hour including a look at the rookies pitcher getting the nod today from skipper bruce bochy. >> and the food options including how you can use your phone to get an entire pizza pie delivered to your seat. >> let's get to the really important stuff like the food and the weather for the game. let's check in now with meteorologist christina loren. she has close tabs on that. good morning. okay. >> i'm here instead. >> there we are. that's fine. before we get to christina we want to get you started with the top news stories of the day. good morning, kyra. thank you for holding down the forf for us. >> i wanted to be a part of everything so i jumped right in here. the race to become the next president is getting crowded fast. florida republican senator marco rubio is set to announce his candidacy this afternoon. he's holding a special event at miami's historic freedom tower. rubio will be the third republican to officially announce. he joins fellow senat

sam, where are we going?i do care and i have done calculations that show mitt romney is behind 18. >> he's got the hot touch. he's like brady with an underinflated ball in his hand. does he have it here? unbelievable. >> mitt romney the founder of bing capital. former governor of massachusetts and he did something with the salt lake city olympics. is the third time the charm for mitt romney? >> mitt mitt mitt mitt. >> did you -- am i being -- was there something going on here. this is like florida 2000 election. suspect. hanging chads. >> i grew up 45 minutes away from foxborough. i'll leave it at that. >> patriot blood in the veins. >> i don't know who's left. >> neither do i at this point. >> heads or tails? >> tails. 20. here we go. michael steele choosing the second to last. martin o'malley. >> martin o'malley. he is the former governor of maryland which makes him officially a washington outsider. the inspiration for the character tommy karketi on the wire. it's martin o'malley. >> hometown boy. you know

reporting from northwest washington, sam ford. maureen: a parent charged with child abuse will not face jail time. ere locked inside this room and lived in phil, fed through that makeshift gate you see on the left side of your screen. the couple was charged in december with three counts of child abuse. the three children are now in foster care. the parents are on probation but are allowed to visit the children and could someday give them back. an arrest in the shooting death of an inspiring d.c. wrapper. he was filming a rap video when he was shot to death on wednesday. police say they have arrested -- he is charged with murder. police are investigating a motive. a close call for an elderly couple in arlington. the driver crashed into a concrete wall and a parking garage, leaving the car hanging from the second floor. this was in the 42nd hundred block of four mile run drive. the passengers were unhurt. an emotional reunion in norfolk today. a sailor sees his family after 66 days lost at sea. lewis jordan went fishing in january.

sam hunt reveals a secret he kept for years and how he is putting his own spin on things. but first the "nightline" five. the savings are huge at the jcpenney anniversary sale. extra $10 off when you spent $25 or more with a coupon. stock up on buy one get one free shorts and tees for the whole family. jcpenney. when it fits, you feel it. zantac heartburn alert. nex yum can take 24 hours to work. zantac rushes relief in as little as 30 minutes for relief without the wait. try zantac. no pill relieves heart burn thank you for joining us. in your lifetime what's been harder asking forgiveness or granting it? you are about to meet two men facing that dilemma under the darkest of circumstances. one spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. the other man feels responsible for putting him there. for our new series "face to face" my "nightline" coanchor dan harris is there for their heart wrenching reunion. >> you are watching a man take his first steps outside of prison in 30 years. in his hands an envelope contain ing a state-issued debit card. prison officials

sam? sam: alison as you just heard, april 9th and 10th after cars crashed, bullets flew this area at seventh and h northeast was a crime scene. shut down for about 15 hours. well, no sooner had the police left than the ticket writers moved in writing tickets on the cars that were trapped and a woman who received one of those tickets told us today what she thought about it. >> i don't know how d.c. has the gall. reporter: she is ticked off. on april 9th, d.c. police chase a murder suspect where she was having dinner but her car got trapped inside the crime scene. after waiting for hours, she approached an officer. >> my purse is in the trunk. here's my key. can you get my purse for me? my supervisor which he did and the supervisor said no. reporter: she managed to get home planning to retrieve her car the next morning but -- >> the street was still blocked off. reporter: when she found out the crime scene was clear and went to get her car she had been ticketed. since the sticker had expired

sam hunt reveals a secret he kept for years and how he is putting his own spin on things. but first the "nightline" five. the savings are huge at the jcpenney anniversary sale. extra $10 off when you spent $25 or more with a coupon. stock up on buy one get one free shorts and tees for the whole family. jcpenney. when it fits, you feel it. zantac heartburn alert. nex yum can take 24 hours to work. zantac rushes relief in as little as 30 minutes for relief without the wait. try zantac. no pill relieves heart burn recently, a 1954 mercedes- benz grand prix race car made history when it sold for a record price of just under $30 million dollars. and now, another mercedes-benz makes history selling at just over $30,000 dollars. and to think this one actually has a surround-sound stereo. the 2015 cla. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. thank you for joining us. in your lifetime what's been harder asking forgiveness or granting it? you are about to meet two men facing that dilemma under the darkest of circumsta

thank you for that, sam. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 an update on the controversy of whether to show that movie "american sniper" at the university of maryland. what the school's president has now announced. alison: and "7 on your side" with ways to save thousands of dollars each year by changing some of your daily habits. a look at some of the top money wasteers. reporter: and the virginia company accused of selling flooring that's dangerous but angry customers aren't the only ones seeking action. i'm joce sterman. coming up who could pursue criminal charges against lumber liquidators? leon: be sure to sign up to receive text alerts on your cell phone about breaking news traffic and weather. go to wjla.com/text and enter your phone n leon: big trouble for a virginia company accused of having dangerous levels of formaldehyde in its flooring. the justice department says it's seeking criminal charges against liquid liquid liquidators lumber. alison: what that means for this company. joce: this comes on the

i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez. we have lots to get to this morning, but first we want to check that forecast with christina loren. what a difference, right? >> yes, definitely calmer out there. good morning to you, kris and sam. we do have a little bit of radar out there. temperatures are really cold this morning. grab your jacket for today. this is all we're working with you might actually have to use your windshield wipers from time to time. but by lunchtime clearing out. let's check your drive. here's anthony slaughter. >> actually, a little drizzle coming down this morning. i want to take you to the at mo mo -- altamont pass. 580 looking good as well. roads are really just wide open. as christina mentioned, you will need some windshield wiper activity. we'll notice that as we move through the morning. in the south bay, looking pretty good. one small accident. two lanes blocked at moffett field. otherwise things moving smoothly this morning. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> now to a developing story. a w

bureau chief sam ford is live in northwest with what the council decided. sam? sam: well maureen, since the council passed a bill on recreational marijuana that has so far survived congressional scrutiny, it seems that the other bills are not that difficult and today, the bills on marijuana testing and medical marijuana passed on a vote. on medical marijuana the council heard it's so unprofitable of 10 licenses for people to grow and sell it only three licenseees are actually growing it. the council passed a law that would allow licensees to increase from 500 to 1,000 plants so the supply can approach demand. he told the council there are 2700 medical marijuana users growing at a rate of 200 a month. >> that is not enough and i actually went and visited these facilities and saw first hand the need is there. people are walking in for two grams. you can have up to two ounces. sam: on another marijuana issue, since personal use is now legal in d.c. the council saying employers cannot test potential employees for marijuana use. as for reaction -- >> that's ok. it's

i'm sam sweeney abc 7 news. jummy: ok sam. thank you. coming up here on abc 7 news at noon -- we will have more of our baltimore coverage. this is news chopper 7 over that scene there. jummy: all right. welcome back. doug hill here to join us to talk about the forecast. doug: yeah. the weather is pretty decent next couple of days. rain and if things work out by the weekend should clear out and start feeling warmer and feel like spring. we'll start with a couple of live shots from the weather bug network in laurel. few fair weather clouds. that is it and the clouds will tend to kind of come and go during the day. zero chance of rain. 63 degrees right now and temperatures pretty close to where they should be for late april. numbers around the area well we're doing pretty well here as far as 60's go for temperatures close to 70 degrees and we're going to see the numbers kind of hold like this tomorrow again. turn a bit cooler with some rain as we head through thursday and friday. we'll be good to go for the weekend weatherwise. let's check

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sam houston knew andrew jackson from his time back east. he had served under andrew jackson in the military. he was involved in politics in tennessee and so he and andrew jackson knew each other from before houston's time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the efforts here to gain independence and the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior presidents of texas and u.s. presidents, both sides at one point or another refusing. there were issues going on you know annexing a state that accepted slavery was an issue, great britain getting involved was kind of spurring the united states to annex the state of texas. finally in 1844 during the election it became a major issue and it gets revisited again and so andrew jackson writes to his old friend sam houston basically saying that it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen. and he ends the letter saying "god bless you and yours and grant you prosperi

sam: it was a party. residents said thousands showed up here crowding into the small park wandering the neighborhood. >> all in the street up and down the street urinating in people's yards and stuff. sam: using your lawns for toilet? >> yes, sir. >> drunk people falling in the yards and knocking on the doors asking to use the bathrooms. sam: police and fire and e.m.s. were called as fights broke out. three people were taken away by ambulance. how could this happen? the director of parks and recreation who came here today to apologize to residents said that they issued a permit for family reunion of 51 to 100 people. >> from what i understand it was what they call a flash mob and thousands of people showed up here in north michigan park. >> we're working with m.p.d. to catch up with the responsible parties and to have a conversation with them. we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. [no audio] maureen: right now, the washington nationals are battling it out with the mets in their season o

sam: it's the most disturbing of crimes. police say this 23-year-old waldorf man sexually assaulted a 20-year-old mentally disabled woman. >> this 20-year-old female is a woman who functions at the level of the middle schooler. sam: the two chatted on the dating website plenty of fish and agreed to meet in a rockville home back in february. that's when police say giddings made his move. >> after the assault, he took her computer tablet on the way out. sam: the victim told a staff member at a county program she attends. they notified police. now montgomery county investigators believe there m be more victims. >> they think that giddings was trolling if you will and in many places in order to establish multiple contacts. that's another reason why they believe that there may be other victims. sam: giddings faces multiple counts including three counts of first degree sexual assault. he's currently being held on $150,000 bond. reporting at the montgomery county police headquarters i'm sam sweeney, abc 7 news. jummy: more rain exp

laura, sam? >> a lot of questions to answer. >>> happening today, crews are preparing for another day of an all out search for missing south bay teenager. 17-year-old conner sullivan was last seen on monday around 10:00 a.m. he went to his morning lastes at mond monte vista high school in cupertino. deputies say right now there is classified as runaway with suspicious circumstances. >>> it's been a year's long saga and now a very unexpected bit of good news for giants fans about one of the team's legendary players. ten-judge panel overturned barry bonds conviction on obstruction of justice in the balco steroids scandal yesterday. this has been a 12-year legal struggle for bonds. one of the biggest scandals in sports history. reactions to this news very much mixed. >> you're not going to convince this dodger fan that he wasn't on some juice. >> barry bonds, most home runs ever? come on. he's a locked hall of fame, right? how many -- how many -- how many mvps did he have? unbelievable. >> unbelieva

sam: d.c. public schools issued a statement today acknowledging it happened saying dcps is thoroughly investigating the incident as well as reviewing the school's safety and security protocols and will make any changes necessary to ensure that this will not happen again. the father says he's particularly upset because this is the second time this has happened. the first was last october. that time, the boy wandered out a different door. >> right here is where they held him right here and i was down the street on where we was at. sam: he says he fears for his child. >> my son can't go to martin luther king avenue which is a dangerous place here in southeast. sam: rico brooks told us after the incident on monday he kept his son home yesterday but he brought him back here to school today and personally walked him to the class and handed him to his teacher. he says he knows that the teacher cares about his son. other he says, he doesn't think so. reporting live from southeast washington, sam ford,

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i'm laura garcia canon, and i'm sam brock. we're tracking some rainy conditions this morning. >> hey, good morning. not just yesterday. we want to star with your current temperatures as always. we're cubing off the new days at san martin and 65 in livermore. you may have to use your windshield wipers, but that rain that sam is talking about, will moving in later today. right now, though, we want to check on a wednesday more drive with mike inouye. >> you see the light volume the traffic. the headlights are going southbound. that's the correction. but look at the sensors through the area. , we see a little yellow dropping up. we'll track what's going on there, but so far nothing as far as any incidents. we'll check on the details the south bay and nothing big deal going on there. good enough. back to you >>> detectives in santa rosa are asking for the public's health, looking for a distinct man. >> the victim told police that he has the characteristics of someone with downs syndrome. the attack happened on a trail air, the vict

good morning to you, sam and laura. major league baseball is requiring that any person that enters their venues, including at&t, to be screened with one of that those magnetic wands that you see at security checkpoints. it's a new measure designed to improve security. it could lead long lines as thousands of people try to get through the gate. so to help alleviate the backup the giants are testing an express lane called clear that would allow prescreened fans to zip through. you might recognize the clear name. that's the same company and technology that tsa uses for the prescreening of passengers at ten airports, including sfo and norman etta international. >> there will be a set up for clear and the people that are designated can walk up and put their fingerprint on it, and they in effect will come up that they've been prescreened essentially and they will be able to walk through. >> the giants have already run a lottery to select 300 season ticket holders to use the clear lane, to be eligible they had to submit their

>> game over for football michael sam, the third celebrity cut this season. sam is leave saying he had a great time. >> i a thankful that "dancing with the stars" offer me the opportunity to do this and grateful to have a beautiful partner and i will carry the skills to my wedding! >> the 14-year-old willow shealys and her partner are at the top and their contemporary scored a forly perfect 39 out of 40 with week four behind them the nine remaining couples look ahead to disney week. you can catch "dancing with the stars" on monday night at 8:00 right here. stay tuned.

good morning sam, laura, everybody at home. happy thursday to you, 48 degrees in san jose right now, we're at 39 in san martin. 4 degrees in livermore, so chilly conditions, and we're going to fall even more so as we head throughout the next couple hours. high pressure has taken control of our pattern for today and this means a calmer situation when it comes to the wind out there, also going to boost your daytime highs by a good 5 to 8 degrees from where we ended up yesterday and everything changes as we get into this weekend. showers on the way, much needed rainfall, and we're looking good to potentially pick up an inch of rain, i'm going to show you where in just a minute. cold start, warm and sunny afternoon. let me take to you your day part forecast. temps end up in the mid-60s by lunch time so just about as warm as noon. highs 4:00 p.m. this time of year, you'll reach 70 on the peninsula today. 37 for the east bay and 74 degrees in the tri valley. now, as you head throughout the weekend, temperatures are going to be pretty

. >> and i'm sam brock. with black bands over their badges, thousands of police officers from all over the country will be in san jose today to honor officer michael johnson. johnson was killed last week while spending to a call. >> the memorial and procession will be large and very powerful. many major streets in the south bay will be closed. >> "today in the bay's" christie smith joins us live from los gatos where the funeral procession will begin for johnson in a few hours. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. certainly this is expected to be an emotional and powerful day that will begin right here in just a few hours, starting with a funeral procession that could be a quarter mile long, maybe even longer, and certainly that could impact those who are not even attending, so i wanted to show you what the route looks like at 10:00 a.m. first, of santa cruz avenue which turns into winchester boulevard and east on stephens creek boulevard which turns into san carlo street north to mo

sam? sam: jummy, we just found out brand new information that the man who was shot and killed outside of his door 5:00 this morning was an employee of the f.b.i. we do not know his role within this organization but we are told that a representative from the f.b.i. is en route to the scene to brief us on what his role was with that organization. now, i cant about 5:00 this morning, neighbors tell me they heard about five gunshots go off. when they went to their windows they saw a man leaving the scene. he jogged to his car and got into the car and took off. now, more than seven hours later, you can still see crime scene investigators working the scene combing front yards looking at neighbors' homes for any kind of evidence for what led up to this crime earlier this morning. i just spoke again with investigators in the last five minutes and they tell me that this was an isolated incident. >> there's no danger to the community and we're actively investigating. it's still real early but we're

sam: yes. one of the things that's quite interesting, when the blue line starts from here in virginia heading to maryland tomorrow morning, at least some of the cars will be the new 7,000 series. and they will begin to phase in over time. there was a big party here at the airport metro station today. they packed on to the platform at the reagan national airport metro stop to celebrate the new 7,000 series rail cars. metro employees, riders politicos, perhaps the most memorable congressman don byer. >> i can tell you that i believe people should always trade in and trade up office. sam: it is a trade up. these cars are about $2 million each and metro has 528 in the current batch from kawasaki's lincoln, nebraska plant. >> the cars look great. sam: employees were excited and metro riders, too. >> more spacious more convenient. >> rush hour can't tell where you are and we have all of those visible notices that are up to tell you what the next station is, which sides the doors will open on. sam: on

i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. all lanes from 880 through san leandro are back open this morning following lowing this, wreck. as many as seven cars were involved in this near davis street. >> things were jammed as recently as an hour ago. "today in the bay's" bob ridell live now in san leandro. bob, traffic though now moving well? >> reporter: well, moving as well as it can be on a tuesday morning commute. we are not seeing any residual backup from that accident. that was cleared, as you mentioned, just a little bit after 5:00 this morning. taking place in a northbound direction of 880 just north of marina here in san leandro toro brake lights by the way, for reference, are your northbound direction. you can see how serious this accident was when it happened around 3:00 this morning. it was a chain reaction collision involving up to seven vehicles. the impact so severe that one of those cars, you can see, caught fire. alameda county fire department tells us that five people were injured. one critical, one with mod

sam? sam: jummy, good afternoon. i just walked out of where metro officials met with board members to establish initiatives to help keep passengers and employees safe. so far this year metro habit even come close to their goal when it comes to keeping passengers and employees safe. in today's metro meeting, board members and metro employees expressed deep concerns for metro's safety. when it comes to injuries involving metro riders and employees, the numbers for the year are up more than 50% from this time last year. while the l'enfant plaza incident remains under investigation, metro is not wasting time ordering new safety measures. the biggest changes will be maintenance improvements. 88,000 tunnel lights must be functioning, no exceptions. underground passageways must be clear of debris. new protocols must be put into place when it comes to metro's alarm system. the ventilation fans that should have cleared smoke during january's incident will now be under a microscope. under the new plan they must be routinely te

sam ford kicks off our coverage live from pepco in northwest. sam? sam: leon alison a combination of a drop in voltage and power systems that are designed to react to such events left people in the dark throughout the area and you particularly notice it when you're in a place like the warner theater. >> to stand as her daughter. sam: oprah was on stage at the warner theater where they unveiled a stamp in memory of poet maya angelou. the first lady was in the audience when the main lights went off and tripped to low power backup. the same thing happened in buildings across the area. it started because of a transformer explosion and fire at a pepco substation in southern charles county, maryland. pepco says that caused a voltage across the area to dip and in certain buildings with automated systems like the warner museums, state department white house, it tripped to backup power. which had to be restored by building engineers in each case and that took time. buildings evacuated stayed that way for hours. back at the warner theater, when oprah lost ligh

sam? sam: yes, maureen. actually it was not an agent but an officer of the uniformed secret service branch. he was arraigned here on charges of attempted first-degree burglary and felony destruction of property. he's 29 years old. outside the apartment where police were called this morning for a burglar in progress glass from two broken windows litters the ground. a boot print dents the front door. in court papers uniform secret service officer arthur baldwin denied breaking the glass and admitted trying to kick in the door to the home. residents declined to go on camera but described the scene this morning. >> black s.u.v. black s.u.v. that's all it was. it was a black s.u.v. that's all it was. it was everywhere. police. sam: in court papers when they arrived, baldwin had fled and they saw a woman crying shaking and appeared to be in fear of her life saying "my ex-boyfriend won't leave me alone." adding "i don't want him to lose his job. he is a police officer." police say baldwin returned to the scene aski

luckily, sam has a microchip. his owners were found.ass yesterday. >> this is crazy. i flew -- i've flown many times. and i've never flown first class. >> the lambert family calls sam being found and flown back to them a blessing. >> they would love to know where sam's been this whole time. just like in the past sam, not talking. >> he doesn't need to share his adventures. he need a break. >> e with all need a break from family sometimes. >> but you always come home. >>> for some of you, your local news sup next. >>> for everyone else the stunt over orlando. you're welcome. ugh...you're the valet? yea, sorta the valet. both drive for a living, both like to save money on car insurance and we both know you may not get this car back in the same condition. watch your toes. wo! ya boy... get it! sorta you isn't you. with drivesense from esurance, you can earn a personalized discount based on how you drive not how someone sorta like you drives. you'll even get a discount just for signing up. esurance. backed by allstate. click or call. i'm ca

our sam sweeney is live outside of the howard theater are marchers are gathering right now. sam? sam: jummy, more than 250 marchers getting set to take to the streets here in d.c. they say they want to raise awareness about police brutality. they want more government investment in minority communities. they want to demilitarize local police and then, of course they want to end racial profiling across the country. now, they started this march nine days ago in new york city. today, they will end on the west lawn of the capitol. they say they expect thousands of people members of congress and even celebrities. >> we are not an anti-law enforcement movement and we expect the ones that follow the law and believe they are not above the law. sam: now, they will march for about seven miles through the streets of d.c. this afternoon. again ending on the west lawn of the u.s. capital -- capitol tonight at 5:00 p.m. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. jummy: thank you. meanwhile, jurors will hear evidence in the penalty case of the boston marathon bombing trial. as expected dzhokhar tsarnaev was convi

sam ford is in northeast with the latest on this one. hi, sam. sam: hello, leon. in this lawsuit, mrs. barry accuses kim dickens who donated marion barry a kidney of unauthorized use of her husband's name and she is seeking restitution for any funds she might have raised. of course, kim dickens' side has a different story. >> for someone to give you an organ and risk their life is significant. sam: he is talking about kim dickens, the woman who donated a kidney to the late marion barry five years before his death and who is now being sued by barry's widow cora masters barry for holding fundraisers for a kidney foundation that dickens-barry formed. she thinks it's a money grab and violation of his estate. he compares it to the martin luther king family's fight to control the brand of the civil rights leader. but the one who is treasure of the barry-dickens kidney foundation says it's personal. dickens was there among barry's closest friends after his death. >> i loved him so much. sam: did miss barry give him an organ? no. kim gave him an organ. sam: reaction from

i'm sam ford. that story is coming up on abc 7 when you own a small business there's a never-ending list of small thingso do every day. d appointments... orders... deadlines... every one of them matters. so you need internet you can count on. verizon fios is really fast with 99.9% network reliability because when everything is running right, all those small things you do every day can turn into something big. team up with fios for this great limited-time offer. leon: this evening we're hearing from the wife of the district of the first congressional delegate. she's wondering when her husband will return home. alison: walter fontroy traveled overseas three years ago and hasn't returned. sam ford has the interview. >> he's a loving husband, father grandfather. sam: dorothy fontroy describing walter who she married 48 years ago, civil rights leader pictured here between her and martin luther king. her husband went to the middle east three years ago and hasn't come back. >> oh, i'll be home next month.

sam sweeney live with the new surveillance video that captured the entire thing. sam? sam: jummy, good afternoon. this is a heartbreaking story. first, i want to explain to you where we are. we're in east baltimore and every single store in this shopping center was looted on monday night. these are all private business owners just trying to make a living and starting their own businesses and they were victimized. here in this one, they raise up this security fence, security wall. they go inside the store. they break the windows, and i want to show you that surveillance video that we just obtained from this store owner. you can see these people pouring in, one after another. and then it becomes hundreds of them. they turn on the lights. and they do this for a minute and then they take whatever they wanted inside this store and they left. now, we can come back out live i want to show you what this looks like today. four days later take a look around me. i've covered hurricanes. i've covered floods. i've covered fires. this is what it looks like after one of those events.

bureau chief sam ford shows us the confusion in the nation's capital. sam? sam: maureen, some buildings were affected. other buildings were not and here at pepco, they're saying this really wasn't a power outage. but rather, it was the power systems in various buildings reacting to a drop in voltage. could have fooled a lot of people when they said that. >> we were sitting in our desk and it just went black. like dark. horace: in buildings across the city, it hit between 12:40 and 1:00 p.m. at the warner theater where oprah was speaking to unveil a stamp in memory of poet maya angelou, the lights disappeared. during her address. smithsonian museums along the mall and elsewhere went dark and were evacuated and the power company pepco says it was all because of an equipment failure at a substation in southern charles county maryland that caused a fire a transmission line to fail and a voltage struck which in buildings in the city, power systems automatically switched to backup power and buildings went mainly dark. >> that's why in some locations people saw wha

remarkable because sam schmidt is a quadriplegic. >> driving this car made me feel normal. i'm just in control where i had not been in so long. >> reporter: schmidt broke his spine in a terrible crash 15 years ago. wheelchair bound ever since, he was surprised when technology company arrow electronics contacted him and wondered if he wanted to drive again. >> i thought they're out of their minds, but we might as well give it a shot. >> reporter: but you said, it's got to go over 100 miles an hour. >> yeah, that raised some eyebrows. >> reporter: thus began a journey into the future. arrow built a car that schmidt can steer using only head movements, a mouthpiece controls throttle and brake. last year sam drove the corvette around the oval at indianapolis at a speed of nearly 100 miles per hour. >> like walking your daughter down the aisle. it's a huge moment in life that i will never forget. >> reporter: the technology is similar to what's used in video games and animated films. but it's never been used to do something like this before. >> piece of cake. >> reporter: schmid

they were given to sam houston by his friends in cincinnati. at the time of the revolution, many in ohio and especially cincinnati supported the cause of texas independence so those who chose to came down to fight and the remaining people raised funds to send cannons here. two of them called the twin sisters came and were involved until the decisive battle of san jacinto which saw the texans win their independence from mexico. well, this inscription says "general sam houston, from your cinci friends." an abbreviation for cincinnati. and the date of texas independence, 1836. >> what i would like for people to take away when they visit here sr. a little piece of history. so many people come here with a connection to galveston looking for a piece of family history or connection. we play a very important role for galveston. we're the keeper of the history here. >>> with the explosion in the growing price of cotton, the galveston became a wealthy city and the only way the wealth could leave here was on the decks of sailing ships, to elisa has a key

his agency responded to the 911 call about sam. he says the usps is not the only organization that needs to change its 911 rules. he says many companies, public and private, still have outdated rules that may prevent workers from calling 911 first. >> they should look at their policies and see if there is a way that they can reduce the complexity of notifying 911. >> reporter: the usps declined interview requests but said imploe imploeee' safety and well being is concerning. hes legacy led to changes that will affect the half million people who work for the usps. >> he must be saying. you're doing the right thing. he is proud. >> reporter: as we first reported, it wasn't just the written policy. numerous workers told us they were repeatedly told by managers they'd face discipline or they'd have to pay for the ambulance if they called 911. that is no longer the case. the changes at the national level of the usps are set to be implemented by the end of may. nbc bay area news. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit you can al

. >> good morning to you, laura, sam. everybody at home, you made it to thursday. just one day away from the all important weekend. we do have a very interesting weather pattern as we head throughout the day today. especially getting into that weekend. the chance of showers have improved. we're in the 50s to start. 52 san carlos. 55 right here in san jose. more on that changing weather pattern. right now let's check your drive. here's mike inouye. >> a little bit of fog there but not problems as far as the south. we're looking toward oakland. lights as well. again, traffic flows nicely. overnight closure has cleared up as traffic goes past the coliseum. look at the maps. we see it's showing green through that area. both sides of the bay. as we zoom out we see nothing going on except the overnight road crews. that's a standard flow. altamont pass. a little bit of slowing coming up, guys. back to you. >>> now to a developing story. teenager is on the run after escaping the custody of chp officers in oakland. >> at the time officers were booking the 16-year-old girl o

sam: sam ford abc 7 news. leon: in 20 minute, a doctor will join us to talk about the importance of these health screenings. alison: still to come here on abc 7 news at 4:00 trouble off the court for some wnba players. why they were arrested. reporter: smoke again at the l'enfant plaza metro station sending passengers rushing to the exit hours after metro announces new safety measures. i'm stephen tschida. i'll fill leon: the fallout continues from the deadly smoke incident on metro in january and today, metro announces a series of new steps to see passengers going forward. stephen tschida is at the l'enfant plaza station with the information. what's the story stephen? stephen: leon first of all, within the hour, a very intense situation here at l'enfant plaza station. smoke again filled this metro station and keep in mind, it was just a few months ago that there was a toxic cloud of fumes which left one passenger dead. now, we raced down into the station to catch some of that smoke for you. we always talked w

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let's somebody tweets something terrible about sam. the idea will be that sam will not see it. the rest of us will, but the target can't, and therefore it's less effective for the bully. the changes come shortly after twitter's general counsel wrote an op-ed saying even when we have recognized that harassment is taking place, our response times have been inexcusably slow, and the substance of our responses too meager. other news, a trader in london has been arrested accused of causing the so-called flash yash of 2010, where the dow fell a thousand months in a matter of minutes. he's accused of using a computer program, buying and cancels those orders and would use the movement to make money. the suspicion is, sam and laura, there are others out there like him. now, what do you think, sam? somebody says something nasty, and nobody ever should, should you want to see it? >> i think i would want to see if if other people could see it. >> i think so, too, but twitter is thinking the opposite, we'll take the power out of the bully, the bully will say something, but the target won't