while driving. >> texting. >> texting. >> not even texting anymore -- like, looking on apps. >> people on an ipod. >> seeing a beautiful woman on the street, you turn your head. that distracts you. >> i know a friend that would text and drive and, like, use her keyboard while she's driving -- like, put it on top of the steering wheel and text. >> too many kids in the car. >> a lot of people drive when they're upset, so that's definitely a distraction. >> people that mess with their girlfriends while they're driving. >> the most outrageous thing i've seen so far while on the road is a woman breast-feeding her child while smoking and on the phone. >> just recently, i heard about someone who tried putting on their pantyhose while driving. >> oh, that's gross, first of all, because who wears pantyhose anymore, number one. and number two, that's something that you should do at home. but that could be very distracting, i would imagine. >> you think? while some of these stories sound funny, distracted driving isn't. for "teen kids news," i'm erika. >> 95% of teens surveyed know it's wrong to

and those texts? they should not be considered a suicide note at all. >> it was a way of exercising power and control in the relationship, to make that kind of threat, that it was always clear that it was never meant. >> what would justine winter say about what happened here that night? about those texts? the jury would never know. she did not testify on the advice of attorneys, said her family. and of course that was her perfect right. but there was another reason, too. justine suffered a brain injury in that crash so her recollection of the last few days leading up to the crash and that night itself here she doesn't remember. she is charged with a crime about which her memory is a complete blank. so, then, how could the jury know that justine knowingly crossed the center line, having decided to commit suicide by hitting the other car? a question we put to the prosecutor. in order to draw that conclusion, you have to read her mind essentially. >> you've been a prosecutor for years. you know that car

we're talking about text changes in the mass. they're all contained in this 2000 page book, the roman missile, third edition. that's what it's called. 2000 pages of prayers. people in the pews get used to the text have been using hand outs. their parrishs are making them available to them. we have something to show for that, too. those have been helpful. some have the basics. some have a more comprehensive list. how is this for you, i have my instructions. why the reaction to the changes? >> well, it's, you know, we're catholic, that is universal and so are the reactions. people love it and people resent it. most accept it and say, why are we doing this? let's get on with it. for me, we want people to pay more attention to what they're saying and doing. it's been a great opportunity to make people think about what they're saying. i'm guilty. i always used to say the our father and think of grocery shopping at the same time. multibraining. now, i know the responses within your spirit, if i'm thinking of something else, also with y

and tag it with texting disaster.es, it was a world-wide trending topic. which is awesome. so, thank you, we appreciate it, you guys. now let's check out some of my favorite texting disasters from you guys. here we go. this first one is from @usangel80. she says, "texted my niece, 'what did satan get you for christmas?'" [ laughter ] that auto correct is tough, yeah. eternal life! [ laughter ] >> steve: the fiery spawns of hell. >> jimmy: this one is from @britbrew. she says, "texted a friend i was excited for beauty and the breast, instead of 'beauty and the beast.'" that's a totally different movie. >> steve: not as good. >> jimmy: not as good. yeah. you did the voiceover for that, didn't you? >> steve: i did. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> steve: i was the rose. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] it was a good performance by you. you milked it a little bit. [ laughter ] >> steve: i like to keep abreast of those things, you know. there was a chest in the movie. >> jimmy: there was. >> steve: a magical chest. >> jimmy: here we a

this is a free text. on my tariff, i get 10 free texts a month. yeah, but if you don't send this text, then you get another free text later. then you pay for one text less. yes, but i have to send at least 100 texts to get the 10 free ones. oops! caught me in my nightie. oops! just saving the planet. the kids insist. you know what they're like. what are you up to today? oh, you know, just... vegging. oh, lucky you. martin and i have to take the kids on this charity walk, and then, on the cycle back, we've got to pick up a friend so they can be a proper string quartet. then we've got to finish making our puppet theater, and i've promised they can watch the sound of music tonight. we let them watch tv on sundays, as a special treat. we ban all tv on a sunday. really? mmm. yeah, so we can do things together. you know, as a family. oh, that's a brilliant-- cheerio! bye. hang on, hang on. look. if you only sent, say, 80 texts, and you didn't get the 10 free ones, that would still be cheaper than sending 110. yes, but i've already sent a hundred, so it'

teens average above 50 texts a day. >> how many text messages? >> probably about... >> a lot. [ cellphone rings ] >> and this ohio teen is no exception. >> my phone's never turned off. it's always on. >> but in one way, kailyn's cellphone use is different. she has diabetes -- the disease that requires her to check the level of sugar in her blood on a regular basis. her doctor sends her text messages to remind her to take a dose of medicine called a bolus. >> it's a lot easier to remember to do things if you're getting a constant reminder. >> dr. jennifer dyer set up the texting program as an experiment. she had noticed a lot of her young diabetes patients were forgetting to take their bolus treatments. >> they really were not taking the majority of their boluses. >> once they started receiving customized reminders from their doctor, her patients were three times less likely to skip a bolus. each bolus contains insulin that keeps sugar from building up in the blood. >> whenever the children and the teens are taking their insulin correctly, they fe

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we send a text message. i think people will really appreciate that. this is another step forward by the sf mta. we look forward to seeing the results very soon, starting here. there will be 30,000 in san francisco eventually. now the largest city to do this anywhere in the world. thank you. [applause] bu>> with leadership like a scene from the three gentlemen behind me, they have set a clear course and strong direction for us. there are a number of folks within the mta that will execute. i want to acknowledge a few of the folks at the mta that have gotten us to this point were driving the program forward. jay is the project manager for sf park. he has been a great leader setting the model. steven lee, lisa foster. george reynolds and the neter -- meters shop putting it todd monology -- putting the technology on the street. i went to acknowledge all the great staff behind the effort. it is city staff partnering with the private sector. the mayor has been strong in pushing technology and partnership with the private sector. we have a great private-secto

there was sexual activity. >> there were text messages. >> and they were texting. attacked in 1970 as a college girl. i did everything wrong. i didn't come forward. i waited too long. by the time i would have come forward a prosecutor could have skewered me with questions. so i have great sensitive if i for young women who are raped. if you are an adult and you want to take the shame off of rape one of the bravest things you can do as a woman is to come forward and say, i accuse you and i'm going to do it publically. he's not working now. it bothers me to some extent. >> he has been victimized here if it was a consensual relationship between adults. >> if what appears to be happening in the court is that it was consensual, it's a bizarre statement but he'll be elevated. people will feel bad for him and he'll be a bigger star. >> you're never going to be elevated. >> all of the sudden people feel empathy. >> i wish he would come back to work. i don't know if he was asked to step -- >> no matter what occurred, the intimate act or the violent act is unseamly. >> it's

they are so sure it's text books, you would have to bet six bucks to be right about about digital textook. nine if apple announces a new apple. 40-1 apple announces a new robot teacher. i think it's higher than that. i've been concerned about you have something in new york city the last time they got snowed in which one of the worst blizzards, this year no snow. >> better odds on the robo teacher i might put odds on that. not a chance. still to come, the newest foreclosure projections, not great but they come with a silver lining. >> reporter: a show of confidence in the economy is a major retailer gears up to hire 300 people. i'm bob redell. fair.ls on target's job >> it is a cold start,rigid conditions. hey, i'm forecasting 70s later on today. find out if that's for your city coming up. >> we've had a pretty busy early thursday. the latest update folks swerving around. i'll show aryou where al tndy l coy ung up.mip. >> bay area school shocked after one of its teachers is arrested for having a relationship with a student. >> foreclosures are bad for families but may be good for the ec

do you think drivers should lose their license for texting while driving? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:10. 34 degrees on tv hill. young veterans are having a hard time finding work. >> the company that makes twinkies not be around much longer. >> hardly a winter wonderland for an alaska town that is buried in snow. we will tell you the amazing totals. >> which is had a light coating yesterday. watch out for fog this morning -- we just had a light coating. >> a smooth start on most of the roadways. the roadways. >> good morning. we're starting you off with a live view from the skycam. 35 degrees downtown. the fog is the biggest concern through 9:00 a.m. it could be dense at time from 95 west. visibility down to a half mile. any work east of that, it will be more patchy but still something to watch out for. maybe some areas of drizzle. we have milder temperatures but the ground is calleold. the mild air is helping to produce some of that fog. 33 at the airport. 30 in w

we all know it's risky to text and walk. a new study finds the number of people killed or injured while walking with head phones on has tripled over the last several years. at that same time the popularity of digital music players have explode. the problem isn't as obvious as it seems. when you put these on it's not that you can't hear the traffic, researchers say you stop paying attention to it so even with your eyes open, you're essentially walking blind. >> your brain is multitasking. >> reporter: head phones are the latest digital distraction. >> do you ever worry you could get hit by a car? >> sometimes, yes. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., we saw this man texting almost get run over. there you are texting away. the car goes right by and you barely notice it. what goes through your mind when you see that? >> i don't want to think about it. >> reporter: the problem is bound to get worse as more and more of us listen to our tunes instead of traffic. >> speaking of technology, several website also go dark tomorrow to pro

so people shouldn't text behind the wheel, especially bus drivers. this bus driver you're seeing here was caught on video in sydney, australia. he was captured for two minutes texting on the phone and when they analyzed the video, they say he only looked up 25% of the time. >> wow. >> blows my mind there's another one of these because this isn't the first time we've seen almost this exact same story of a bus driver texting behind the wheel. >> he takes both hands off the wheel to text, mot only looking down, he has both hands on his phone. >> come on, the bus steering wheels are big, knees right there, totally able to handle this. >> his knees weren't holding the wheel in place. >> the busses are well designed and can drive on their own. >> tell me this guy lost his job. >> this guy didn't lose his job. at this point his license was suspended. >> i don't know that you need to necessarily lose your job -- the bus companies typically have a three strike policy. real egrinch shus -- >> would you get on a bus with this guy driving? >> i prefer not to. >>

text "give" to 777444 to donate $10. let's start this comeback together. together.re hurt in a fire in a high-rise apartment building that sheridan rode on the north side tonight, the fire started after eight this evening at the top of the building on the 51st floor it was struck a half an hour later, no details yet on what caused the fire, to people injured are at the hospital. he has been dubbed to wicker park band and the fbi says he struck again this weekend agents say this man walked into a chase bank at around 11:30 a.m. this morning and handed a teller a note demanding cash and received an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect was about 5 ft. 5 in. tall and 20-30 years old he had a goatee and was wearing a black skullcap. he is a suspect in at least nine bank robberies on the north side, there is a reward for his arrest. runners and walkers hyped-up flights of stairs at the a on building this morning, wgn is randy bellows some reports they did it for a higher cause. >> close to 3000 steppers climbed all 80 flights this morning. a serious feet fer any athlet

take a look. >> it's not just texting. it's e-mail, voice mail, snail nail. >> that's regular mail. >> whatever. it's not working. i had this guy leave me a voice mail at work. i called him at home. then he e-mailed me to my blackberry so i texted to his cell, and then he e-mailed me to my home account. and the whole thing just got out of control. and i miss the days where you had one phone number and one answering machine. and that one answering machine had one cassette tape. and that one cassette tape either had a message from guy or it didn't. and now you have to go around checking all these different portals just to get rejected by seven different technologies. it's exhausting. >> that's why i don't do it. >> stay away. >> i know. the irony is we're communicating more through more as she calls them portals and we're actually not connecting at all with one another. i got that text from cody, i picked up the phone, i said i've got him now. >> yeah. how about when you text someone, and you find they're so sick of all the

through facebook, texting and through the game words with friends.f the kids here are coming to the teacher's defense. other kids are not being so nice. everyone is talking about it. 40-year-old marie johnson is a math teacher. students call her miss j. she married. now accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student and faces 24 charges of sexual assault she was arrested by police afterschool officials called them. school officials just found out about a possible relationship and they were told it had taken place between december and may of last year. they called police. the boy and the teacher corresponded through texting, facebook and playing words with friends other students say they played the game with her too. >> i've never played words with friends with any of my teachers except her my relationship with her was unique, different i talked to her about other things she was kind of like a friend almost. >> reporter: in a statement the district said the teacher has been placed on life and the district is cooperating fully with

i will text message u.n.s done. >> excellent and really looking forward to it. >> today we're going to make the san francisco classic dish invented by italian and portuguese fishermen. it'll be like a nice spaghetti sauce. then we will put in the fish soup. the last thing is the dungeon as crab, let it all blend together. it will be delicious. when i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients, whatever is in season and local. those juicy, fresh tomatoes will take about an hour to cook down into a nice sauce. this is a good time to make our fish stock. we will take a step that seems like trash and boil it up in water and make a delicious and they speed up my parents were great clerics, and we had wonderful food. family dinners are very important. any chance you can sit down together and have a meal together, it is great communal atmosphere. one of the things i like the most is the opportunity to be creative. hello. anybody with sets their mind to it can cut. always nice to start chopping so

do you think drivers should lose their license for texting while driving? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. a man suspected of a bomb plot -- a look at that. >> a happy ending to wait search inside a massive caved in west virginia. >> this is the beltway and curtis creek bridge which. ridge. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:10. 36 degrees downtown. we have mostly clear skies. there may be some areas of fog as you start out the day. that happens when you have cooler conditions on the ground and warmer air pushing in. that storm system down in texas and the deep south is heading our way and will bring some rain and maybe some snow. >> a terror suspect accused of plotting to buy explosives -- look at this. the altercation was with a street preacher and police. this shows him confronting a street preacher outside of a concert last april. he is under arrest for allegedly trying to buy explosives. he is charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass dest

to text or not to text a thank you note. what do you think?u know what i think. >> know what you think right afisteth r . >>> good morning. a lock at your seven-day forecast as we track quite a bit of winter weather across the country. we've been following our big storm moving through the northwest, expecting more rain and snow mix around the seattle area. very heavy rain through western oregon and parts of northern california. the bay area will see the low clouds. could interrupt travel at sfo with the fog and the showers expected to move across the enter mountain west. and a weak clipper system and snow in pittsburgh. that cold air that's in place has been a big story here, as well. only two in minneapolis for your afternoon high. this makes its way all the way down through much of iowa, as well. we'll see the cold into wisconsin, starting to retreat. but before it does that, this will cause more snow to fall as some air moves up from the south right on top of that frigid hair. we'll see snow by friday in the chicago area, perhaps as much as

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texting and driving. what are you doing? >> well, i'm going to try this thing. this is the texting and driving simulator. i've got the blackberry. i'm behind the wheel. i can see the road through these glasses and hopefully you'll be able to see what i'm seeing while on the monitor up there. so i'm driving along and i'm supposed to text what are you doing tonight? whoa. this is hard. what are -- whoa. oh, my gosh. okay. and i'm going really slowly. you can see. probably blocking up all the traffic behind me. and oh, my gosh i'm about to run into the gas station. all right. this is much -- this is very hard and i'm a perfect example of why you shouldn't -- i'm like half way through this text message. >> look out now. >> oh, my gosh. this is, all right. i can see the light is -- i almost took out some pedestrians. all right. i'm at the light and i have the perfect opportunity to text which is what we see so often in washington. and i've got my text message ready and oh, my gosh. okay. there is the green. here we go. all right. so this is very hard. this is -- oh,

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most of the text book students use now. >> you want to add a note tap on the note icon. >>reporter: what apple didn't say is how many students actually will be able to use this new technology the text book cost 15 dollars but i pad start at 500 and company didn't announce plans to discount or give away any of those. >> already over 1.5 million i pad in education institution so it is taking off very quickly. >>reporter: apple argue over time i pad cheaper than book. >> long before apple product introduced with this kind of fanfare students got used to this logo in school. the mack was called a macintosh. >> we hope that educators will look back on today's announcement just as fondly and even see they were more profound in their education. >>reporter: apple knows kids want i pad more than anything else this christmas. now kids can tell their parents it's for doing homewo. abc news, new york. >>> all changing all the time. >> is so our weather. >> certainly nice spencer back with the forecast. look at this rain on the bay bridge. >> pretty heavy stuff area wide earlier. kin

as you read the digital text book, you can highlight the text and since you are using the tablets you can take notes while reading. one cool features called instant flash card that lets you easily create and save digital flashcards as you're going through a book to quiz yourself later. apple has worked with a number of publishers on this project. these apple tech books will be cheaper than most printed versions coming in at $15 or less. i am gabe slate with kron4 news. >>justine: we are waiting for heavy rain to approach the bay area stay with us, we will be tracking storms will become right back. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. compl

text sr1 to 36288 for yes, he should. text sr2 for no, he should not.ll bring you the results at the end of tonight's show. up next, why the internet looked different today. >> bret: in overseas news, hungarian musician who worked aboard the italian cruise ship is the first victim officially identified from friday's accident. the death toll stands at 11, with 24 passengers and crew members still missing. leading politician says iraq needs new leaders to keep country from disintegrading. it comes after nouri al-maliki's call for arrest warranting against sunni vice president. the state department says pakistan rejected visit by the american envoy to the region. pakistan wants to complete review of relations with the u.s. before the trip. it comes in response to american airstrikes that accidently killed 24 pakistani soldiers in november. if you have been on the internet today you probably noticed changes. correspondent claudia cowen reports on an industry protest against new proposed restrictions. >> supports say it's the biggest internet site ever. scor

they revealed text messages indicated elt'em wanted to change -- ellana lopez wanted to change on thlocks on her -- change the locks on her home after the altercation with ross mirkarimi. in another exchange, ellana lopez spoke about a trip, she said ross mirkarimi fed us regularly. ellana lopez also indicated she wanted him to get therapy. you can see reporters leaving. prosecutors said a video showing abuse and saying we need help. they argued the bruise was from a argument but didn't constitute domestic violence. the judge granted a protective order. he ordered the sheriff to surrender his gun. they move for a spedy trial. a court date is set for monday to set a trial date and ross mirkarimi will have to appear then as well. at sick, we will hear from a man who believes the case has political origins. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the ex-wife of joseph naso took the stand in court today. judith naso answered questions directly from the 78-year-old. among them if he ever hurt her or talked about raping anyone. he is accused of killing afour women. ktvu's mike mibach talked t

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and we started out texting myself. initially on election day we received hundreds of texts from them directly to us, their telephone number. we call them back immediately. i found texting to be very effective on election day for people who were out. >> for those who couldn't hear, the great success in mississippi using texting both before but almost on election day. i think a number of states are beginning to step into that technology. so thank you. others? oh, secretary. >> thank you. one of the -- we have a number of where do i vote, so people can find out where to vote on their primary and general election day. something i've wanted to do since taking office and we've been testing it on a number of communities, is for the smaller elections. your city elections, your school elections, and getting that sample ballot, using the same system so that people are becoming more familiar, that i just need to go to the secretary of state's site. it's going to tell me where i need to vote for any election. whether it's the big