lot of good folks on the postal service. and the folks going to work right now at the postal service will be up late tonight to make sure it's ready to be delivered tomorrow. they'll be working tomorrow and late tomorrow, folks delivering on sunday, the postal service is not just a six-day operation but they deserve a lot of parsles on sunday. and so -- parcells on sunday. and it's unleashed the abilities in the postal service and unleash it there in that regard. that i think covers my speaking points and, mr. president, i would ask you to get a good rest this weekend, maybe take a look, i'll visit you and tell you what's going on to see if you'd like to have customary. and i don't see anyone here so i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: management a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. markey: mr. president, last year --. the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. mr. markey: thank you, mr. president. i ask unani

ber in the r&d arm of the postal service. we look at all of the things that are already in the postal service network and we decide this is actually an opportunity for us to create efficiencies, z to continue to streamline our processes and to better serve the consumer market. those are the areas we have the opportunity to folks on and to grow. maybe it will only be one slide today. there we go. the postal service has over 40,000 retail locations. we have one of the largest retail footprints of anyone. and with that comes about 3,000 mobile point of sales devices. have any of you ever been in a post office? maybe you went to buy stamps? maybe you had to mail a package. it's very important for us in the process of streamlining our processes, not to affect the customer satisfaction. our goal is to serve you very well. we want to keep that experience as high as we can, knowing sometimes it is not your favorite place to be. if you've ever noticed a line develop in your post office, someone will actually come away from behind the c

the postal service has over 40,000 retail locations. we have one of the largest retail footprints of anyone. and with that comes about 3,000 mobile point of sales devices. have any of you ever been in a post office? maybe you went to buy stamps? maybe you had to mail a package. it's very important, our goal is to serve you very well. we know sometimes it's not your favorite place to be. if you've ever noticed a line develop in your post office, someone will come away from behind the counter and walk out into the lobby and begin to serve people. more and more as we develop these connected devices, we'll be able to take them even further out. it looks just like your iphone, there are immobile point of sales and they'll walk right out into the lobby and transact with y you. maybe some of us might have filed our taxes a little late sometimes. a few of us? and so if you came to the post office and it was 11:58, you're still going to get credit for putting it in on time. that's all enabled through these connected devices in the internet of thi

facilities across the country. i was a postal employee for 30 years and i know that the services given in a postal service, but the ability to name a building and a -- in a community where so many of us go, i would like americans to pause and recognize the names that are given to these facilities. do take the time to learn about these individuals and this is done so that their service will never be forgotten and that as we go about our day, it's one of the things that we can do to give tribute, to make sure their service is not forgotten, and to give some comfort to the families who lost someone in service to our country. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i first want to thank congressman steve russell for highlighting this person and his life buzz he truly was an all american, in every sense of the word. he serves as inspiration to a lot of people and i do hope that his loved ones will remember him fondly for

thank you very much father jonathan. >>> a new report finds the u.s. postal penny in nearly a decade. according to the tax foundation that says the u.s. postal service lost more than 50 billion dollars between 2007 and 14. thank you, american taxpayer. expected to add billions more in its losses. this fiscal year so we have one constant in our lives, it is the postal service and taxes. >>> swiss engineers finding a new use for drones. they used two flying quadcopter drones to string scaffolding and the result is to build a functioning bridge. the bridge, that's right, you're watching a 24--foot-long bridge, hold a person's weight. amazing! and just the beginning. we're at beginning of the drone era. >>> up next, a groundbreaking sentence for a former peanut executive involved in the salmonella outbreak cover-up held accountable and punished. we take up the case here next. stay with us. (vo) me? i don't just wait for a moment. i watch for the perfect moment. the one nobody else sees. and when i find it- i go for it. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your pass

the u.s. postalpictures on main line alert that he says showed not just advertisements but actual mail, bills and catalogs. >> he was just chucking piles of massive mail into the trash. >> reporter: all mcloughlin could guess is that the delivery man wanted to it his shift short but his deliveries were still not done. >> from that amount of stuff in there i assume it takes him a good amount of time to do it. >> reporter: mcloughlin questions how many times this has happened in the past. >> neighbor tell us there's a bank letter in there, there's one catalog somebody's ordered that was in there and then we've will stuff not show up in the past from pnc bank, from other institutions. >> reporter: also tossed coupons so many families won't be saving any cash this week, either. >> i'm sure he makes a good salary with the government and just didn't feel like do'sy doing this job. >> reporter: the trash man he speculates dumped the trash and all the deliveries with it the next day. mcloughlin says the u.s.

and amazon moves into the gig economy, and on demand postal service. ♪ cory: time now for the daily bitee number that tells us a whole lot. as in the u.s. postal service handles 40% of amazon's shipping volume. that is important because a big chunk of business could be threatened by amazon's new flex project, unveiled today. servicer-like, -- and uber like service. pop, only available in seattle right now although they expect to expand. they could lower amazon's overall shipping costs but will pose a competitive threat to fedex, ups, and the u.s. postal service. now to tesla. the company will ship their chick car, the suv crossover model x. elon musk unveiled the car in 2012 with an expected ship date of 2014. a you're behind schedule, this car will rollout factory doors tonight. what can we expect from the launch? we are joined right now. an important -- i can emphasize how important this is, to go beyond their $95,000 model s. >> they are going in the wrong direction. they are making something that is almost net more expensive, p85d turned into a crossover. cory: this is going to be bi

>> particularly a workforce like the postal service. you have a lot of people who drive cars and deliver mail and getting them and the internet of things space is not an easy shift, right? >> it's not easy for us and some of it has been quite public. i think there's a lot of conversation around what's happening with our unionized workforce and i'm sure that's probably what you're referencing as well. our unions are being partnered with the postal service in this conversation. they would like to keep those positions around for the workforce, which means there is a reen vention. in some scenarios, you may have seen the postal services now testing the delivery of groceries. there's an interesting extensions of the mail service, for coming to the house in addition to delivering those packages. what are the other items that we can provide that would be of value to the consumer? that part of the extension of the position. there's still a letter carrier, first and foremost. their job is still to deliver and secure the united states mail, but if

they say mail should never be left out overnight and if possible, take it to the u.s. postal service mailboxes or to a post office. >> if you send a check to the mail, could be someone intercepted that, could be it got lost, could be someone compromised your identity and then used that to make other purchases, so you want to keep an eye on your statements all the time. >> u.s. postal inspectors office says mail theft is a federal crime and these types of thefts usually happen in a group of neighborhoods all at once. >>> at the jersey shore, a viewing of the papal mass appears to be resolved. a group called americans united for a separation of church and state raised constitutional concerns, they were fighting the live broadcast of the mass at a large screen at its convention hall. americans united took issue with reports suggesting the city was organizing the event on september 27th. local officials say although a group of local churches had been the driving force from the start, the city has now agreed to remove its name as a co-sponsor of the papal screening. >> even though

the clerk: h.r. 322, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 16105 swingley ridge road in chesterfield, missouri, as the sergeant zachary m. isher post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, and the gentleman from california, mr. lieu, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. chaffetz: i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. chaffetz: i rise today in support of h.r. 322, introduced by congresswoman ann wagner, which designates the post office located at 16105 swingley road road in chesterfield, missouri, as the, quote, sergeant zachary m. fisher post office. i find this very appropriate. this is a young person who went

how can the postal service earn a profit? >> well actually, i think it's a matter of making the act of sending physical letters, a.k.a., snail mail, more relevant to this day and age, and in order to do that we need to streamline the process. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: maybe. how so? >> make it edible. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: guys, check this out here. starbucks just updated its app so that you can order your coffee ahead of time and pick it up at the shop without having to wait in line. [ cheers and applause ] right. because nobody wants to spend all day waiting around at starbucks except for 80% of the people at starbucks. [ laughter ] "who's going to hop on the wi-fi? [ applause ] i'm going to stream all the 'lord of the rings' movies right now and just -- oh, i'll buy the cheapest coffee you can get. whatever that is." [ laughter ] and finally, this is cool, the "peanuts" movie is coming out this fall. and a lot people have been using their peanut-tize me website to make charlie brown-like ver

how can the postal service earn a profit? > tariq: oh, um -- charge more for envelopes. >> jimmy: sure. okay, quest? >> questlove: uh, uh -- charge more for paper things you put letters in. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's what tariq said, but sure, sure. kirk? >> maybe something with the stamps? >> jimmy: like what? >> make them -- edible? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. mark? >> mailboxes. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: mailboxes what? >> make them edible. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no, we're not making anything edible. james, you're our last hope. how can the postal service earn a profit? >> well actually, i think it's a matter of making the act of sending physical letters, a.k.a., snail mail, more relevant to this day and age, and in order to do that we need to streamline the process. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: maybe. how so? >> make it edible. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: guys, check this out here. starbucks just updated its app so that you can order your coffee ahead of time and pick it up at the shop without ha

. >>> a rare event for the postal service when pope francis arrives in two weeks for the world meeting of families. there will be no mail delivery on saturday september 26 at least for those not in the restricted festival grounds, 19104, 19107, 19130, and 19122 will not receive mail on that day. the postal service will remove the blue selection boxes in those neighborhoods they will be removed thursday september 24 and reinstalled sunday afternoon. >>> you have to move your car before the pope arrives, but the 20-dollar fee to park will be waived if you have a current and valid residential parking permit. parking placards will be available at parking authority offices on 8th street. we have information and details posted at 6abc.com/pope. we have the details to navigate the papal visit now just 14 days away. >>> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. keeping track of your kids' school schedules can give you a headache. now there's an app to keep you organized. >>> residents are told to be ready and packed to go as wildfires burn out the control out west. >>> >> re

the the appeal was the sales talk was, look postal rates are different in different countries around the world, i'm able to buy these postal certificates from various countries and then trade them off in another country where the postal rate is different, i make the profit and you get the benefits. that was his pitch. >> my understanding, and i'm not sure in my reading i haven't seen this, is that he more than likely didn't go into that kind of detail for fear of confusing people. >> and maybe he never evening aged in it but i thought thousand sales pitch speemac's primary sales pitch was i will give you 50% return. it is, whenever you want your money i will give you 50% return. >> okay thank you. >> you didn't do too much damage. >> i apologize for blowing your teaser. >> i would like to make a correction i believe and then a question. you said that sinclair lewis wrote, our town. town. i think you're referring to main street. >> oh for heaven sake and thorton wilder wrote our town. >> host: this gentleman caught a foolish mistake, of course he wrote main street. >> now for the quest

the postal -- the pope will host a mass said -- sunday morning.will meet with youths at a recreation center sunday night. >> the mass tomorrow morning, one of three that pope francis is expected to deliver during his time here in cuba. and thousands are expected to attend. live in havana, cuba cannot -- tonight. >> of course the pontiff is on his way here. we have all of the closings and everything you need to know to get around town next week on the wusa9 app. >>> there is a new property for sale in arlington county. the almost 150-year-old reeves farmhouse, was part of the last working dairy farm in the county. the county just voted to divide the historic farmhouse with its two and half acre property. they say it would take $2 million to renovate and preserve. activists have told maryland the past that they are against selling the farmhouse as it is an important resource for the community. >>> and the air show at joint base andrews after a budget cut. tens of thousands spent the day on the base checking out the really neat airplanes. >> i am so

the postal service will remove the blue collection mail boxes from the neighborhoods.moved beginning thursday beginning september 24th and reinstalled sunday afternoon. >>> one man from bucks county isn't waiting until pope francis arrives in philadelphia. he is flying to cuba to see the pontiff. dann cuellar has that story. >> reporter: meet george who is about to travel to cuba to see pope francis. >> i was able to put a group together. >> reporter: he will be among 50 people who will be traveling to had a vanna wednesday. he is no stranger to popes he was in cuba for john paul's visit in 1998 and pope benedict in 2012. now the cuban exile whose family fled cuba wants to be there for pope francis. >> everybody wants to be near this holy man. >> reporter: he said he had the honor to suspend the week with pope francis back in 2013. he said unlike the pope's visit to philadelphia which will be in a him or zones and restrictionst will be personal in cuba. >> in 1998, 2012, and they are using the same model is open to the masses. >> reporter: from there fernandez will tra

the postal rates are different in 100 countries around the world and i could by the postal certificates and trade them off in another country if it is different than i make a profit you get the benefits that was the pitch. >> maya a understanding, and in my reading i have not seen that but he mower them likely did not go into that detail for fear of confusing people. >> the primary sidles one dash sales pitch is i would give you a 50% return. [laughter] and every one that i would give you a 50% return. >> you didn't do too much damage. >> i apologize for blowing your teaser. [laughter] >> i need to make a correction and then a question. you said that sinclair lewis wrote our town. >> for heaven's sake. >> this gentleman koch a foolish mistake that sinclair lewis wrote our town of course, he wrote main street. now for the question. did you watch boardwalk's empire? >> no. i was going to ask how realistic did you think that was? >> i have no idea. i'm sorry. >> i think i read somewhere maybe 1920 or maybe not that in the midst of all the turmoil you had one of the largest demonstration do

it's the same attack -- look, same thing with the postal service.here's a desire to -- i've been involved in this issue to privatize the postal service. the same thing with social security. to privatize our cut social security and medicare. look at what the koch brothers and these guys believe. they don't believe in government. that is their underlying philosophy. yes, they don't believe in public education. so there is a concerted attack against every major public constitution from the va to social security on down. >> vermont senator democratic candidate for president of the united states bernie sanders. you did not know you would be at this point in your campaign when you launched it. i know, because i can tell. i didn't know. it is a remarkable thing as a liberal to see the success you're having and what your message is having. good luck to you in the long-term. >>> two things to come tonight. the first is -- another big republican presidential debate thing tomorrow. it's a debate-like thing. it's not technically a debate, but yeah, in case you

. >> the postal workers will bring the mail to shelters like the moose lodge. >> we ban together for anything that happens and especially for something like this. >> it is all about making the possibly now without a home feel at home. and forget their troubles. even if it is just for a few moments. in clear lake oaks, abc7 news. >> two people are now confirmed dead in the massive boutte fire. he identified one of them as 60 sick-year-old mark mccloud. the second man has not been identified. in the meantime cal fire is looking into whether a tree may have come into contact with a pg&e power line. they are cooperating fully and so far the fire has burned 233 homes. it is 40% contained. and abc7 is partnering with the red cross to support life saving disaster release for those affected by the western states. that includes the two massive fires in northern california. people have been very generous. call our give where you live hotline and they donated 58,965. >> that is fantastic. and it is not too late to donate. you you can visit our website for more information on how you can give wh

. >> the postal workers will bring the mail to shelters like the moose lodge. >> we ban together for anything that happens and especially for something like this. >> it is all about making the possibly now without a home feel at home. and forget their troubles. even if it is just for a few moments. in clear lake oaks, abc7 news. >> two people are now confirmed dead in the massive boutte fire. he identified one of them as 60 sick-year-old mark mccloud. the second man has not been identified. in the meantime cal fire is looking into whether a tree may have come into contact with a pg&e power line. they are cooperating fully and so far the fire has burned 233 homes. it is 40% contained. and abc7 is partnering with the red cross to support life saving disaster release for those affected by the western states. that includes the two massive fires in northern california. people have been very generous. call our give where you live hotline and they donated 58,965. >> that is fantastic. and it is not too late to donate. you you can visit our website for more information on how you can give wh

our unions are being partnered with the postal service in this conversation. they would like to keep those positions around for the workforce. which means that there is a reinvention. in some scenarios, you may have seen the postal services now testing the delivery of groceries. there's an interesting extensions of the mail service, for coming to the house in addition to delivering those packages. what are the other items that we can provide that would be of value to the consumer. that's part of that expansion of the position. letter carrier first and foremost. their job is still to deliver and secure the united states mail, but if they can provide an additional service, that allows us to keep those positions, and extend to something that the consumer is interested, that's definitely what we're interested in. >> does this change the nature of work essentially? how people do their work? there are things, there are probably going to be jobs that just end up disappearing. that happens with every sort of technology and again, change is one we don't have to change.

the postal service has removed them where the pope has been pushing through. is a world leader. and it's a temporary problem, i guess. i can't see it being that bad. reporter: most new yorkers we spoke with see this historic visit. >> you always make a public sacrifice or a private sector pays to live in a public place. reporter: especially when you're sharing with the bishop of rome. steve: poke frances will get quite warm welcome. 200 members of the brooklyn line. to greet his holiness. the children will present him with a spiritual decay filled with a bouquet and acts of kindness across brooklyn and queens. >> he is so special. >> i feel really excited and special and lucky because others don't have a chance to see the pope. dari: one frustrated dad is putting his sense and when it comes to what he says is a lack of common sense when it comes he showed just how confusing it all is. earlier this month the governor admitted that the program in new york is broken and appointed a commission to help fix it. steve: it is time for our daily look at whether people are living up or do

could delay the new iphones that will lead to road closures in washington, d.c., new york city and the postals and fed-ex suspended deliveries because of the closures. the iphones go on sale on friday. now, here is the pope's schedule for tomorrow. he will make a historic address to a joint session of congress at 7:00 in the morning our time. he'll then visit catholic charities in washington and feed the poor. he'll attend evening prayer at 3:45 at st. patrick's cathedral in manhattan. >>> boeing is flying high following the chinese president's visit to the company's manufacturing plant in seattle. he toured the factory and announced china wouldjs buy 300 jetliners from the giant. >>> a mini battle is brewing over a mini park. it's called a pop up. the paseo parklet is drawing mixed reviews. >> plastic chairs, pink flamingos and artificial turf. >> this is a place where people can just rest and sit down in the shade when it's not too sunny. i like it. >> reporter: for five weeks it's been part of a temporary pop up park known as a paseo. but business owners say it's driving customers away. no

could delay the new iphones that will lead to road closures in washington, d.c., new york city and the postaland fed-ex suspended deliveries because of the closures. the iphones go on sale on friday. now, here is the pope's schedule for tomorrow. he will make a historic address to a joint session of congress at 7:00 in the morning our time. he'll then visit catholic charities in washington and feed the poor. he'll attend evening prayer at 3:45 at st. patrick's cathedral in manhattan. >>> boeing is flying high following the chinese president's visit to the company's manufacturing plant in seattle. he toured the factory and announced china wouldjs buy 300 jetliners from the giant. >>> a mini battle is brewing over a mini park. it's called a pop up. the paseo parklet is drawing mixed reviews. >> plastic chairs, pink flamingos and artificial turf. >> this is a place where people can just rest and sit down in the shade when it's not too sunny. i like it. >> reporter: for five weeks it's been part of a temporary pop up park known as a paseo. but business owners say it's driving customers away. not

. >> reporter: in case you are wondering the postal service says this mass mailing is strictly legitimate. the distributor remnant publications say they have done these in cities across the the u.s. in the past. they chose philadelphia in large part because of the upcoming papal visit. they want to send a message touting the separation of religion and politics. distributor says if you are interested, give it the a read. if not, toss it out, clearly they have more where that came from. chris and lauren. >> u.s. postal service, they love this, it is goodbyes for them. boy, do they need it. >> reporter: i'm not so sure the letter carriers are happy toting them along. >> bruce, thank you. >>> starting to day new jersey has new rules for child safety seats. children under two and less than 30-pound must be secured in the rear facing see. >> they must have a five-point harnesses. children between two and four, and under 40-pound can be in either a rear or front facing seat. kid between four and eight need to be in a booster seat in the back. after the age of eight kids can start using the regul

. >>> if you live or work in center city, philadelphia and have been wondering about the postal service, here's the deal. on thursday the 24th, those blue collection boxes will be removed from center city. on friday the 25th, four center city post offices are adjusting delivery schedules. check with your carrier. on saturday and sunday the 26th and 27th there will be no delivery or collection. now, the day after the pope leaves, on monday the 28th, everything will go back to norm normal. we are now just two weeks away from the visit to philadelphia. he is staying in montgomery county and officials have just released some new information on security efforts throughout the area. 300 national guard members will be deployed throughout the county. and doctors have joined the ranks to help respond in case of an emergency. major concern right now in all this is traffic. >> we'll position gator-type vehicles throughout the area in case we have emergency care on the highways that ambulances can't get to. we'll have water staged throughout the area. we'll also have power bars, that type of stuff

the postal service will remove the blue collection box also from the neighborhoods while the pontiff is in town. they will be removed september 24th and reinstalled sunday afternoon. >>> for those who live inside the traffic enforcement zone. there's good news you have to move your car before the pope arrives, burr the 20 dorl fee to park in the designated garage also will be waved if you have a current and valid pennsylvania parking permit. parking placards will be available at the parking authority at 8th street. we have all the restricts posted at 6abc.com/pope. we have address to help you navigate the papal visit 14 days away. >>> up next on saturday morning, concern about the syrian refugees new disturbing video has been relieved showing the brutal side of freedom. >>> plus an officer assigned to the vice president's motorcade is injured. we'll have details ahead. >>> double scan live is showing our next weather maker already knocking on the door. you can see the showers and thunderstorms off to the southwest. i'll let you know when this arrives and what you can expect in the se

the homeowner says the u.s. postal service delivered the package to his address a few blocks from the american university. the return address, china. the recipient's name no one he knew, more than enough to arouse the suspicions of the e former cop and opened to it find a pink cardboard box with a pearl enthusiastic neither he nor his wife ordered and in a false bottom under that, dozens of its expertly need. >> if you want fake it all you need is a group of people and all about a network. >> reporter: this university student we're not identifying says students are well aware the best its come from china and find ads online and websites devoted to viewing the various card quality. >> i actually got ripped off my freshman year and sent some money to somebody on the internet with about five of my friends and lost about 300$300 and learned it was bad idea. >> reporter: other college students not identified because they're under-age say the fake its are very popular. >> once you get your fake it the risk of getting caught

the postal service is printing a new stamp. charlie brown, >> y and the rest of the boys and the girls from peanuts will be featured on ten stamps from the charlie brown christmas special. can you believe it's 50 years old. the release coincides with the 65th anniversary of the comic strip, itself. debuted in papers october 2, 1950. jonathan: the world health organization revised the hiv guidelines and recommends anyone who tests positive for the virus that causes aids has to be treated immediately. they hat said they should wait to treat them until the immune systems suggested they were getting sick. many developed nations including the u.s. start treatment immediately. alison: still to come on five five today -- a call for the federal government to take control of metro. jonathan: a woman turns to the "7 on your side" troubleshooter after what should have been a simple move turned into a major ordeal. that is tonight at 5:00. in chicago, they are flocking to get a whiff of something. not a look. a whiff. it's awful. terrible.

. >> how michael >>> a san lor yenzo couple mailed a package to north carolina but the postal service. it was really crushing. it was frustrating experience for this couple. we're glad we can help. cindy smith shows off a prized possession she picked up in a garage sale. her boyfriend, phillip mapping out where he'll find his next possible treasure. the couple often resells finds and uses the money to support their five grandchildren. >> we like to be able to help them. >> they tried to send a sweater in north carolina, the package was unbelievable. the person moved and didn't leave an address. phillip and cindy didn't learn that until a month later. phillip called the post office, asking why it wasn't rushed to him. >> someone in north carolina put a return label over part of our return address. so all they can do is send it back to our general area. >> phillip asked the post office to send him the package. no one could find it. inspectors indicated it was at the richmond post office. someone finally suggested he file a claim. >> i didn't want to file a claim. i just wanted it return

other suspected targets, major corporations, newspapers, defense contractors, and even the u.s. postal service. today the president announced he is still skeptical. >> what i said to president xi, and to the american people, the question now is are words followed by actions. >> reporter: mr. obama has pursued a strategy of engagement, not confrontation, meeting with him six times in less formal settings meant to foster candid conversations. critics say the u.s. hasn't been tough enough, allowing china to to expand military presence in disputed waters an carry out human rights violations. all of this casting a shadow over today's progress. >> it is important to have china understand that it is a two-way street. >> reporter: now china has consistently denied being behind any cyber attacks. meanwhile the two leaders will have a chance to build on diplomacy tonight during the state dinner which will be featuring lobster and lamb in a blend of american and chinese cuisine. >> kristin welker, thank you. >>> still ahead, what caused that horrific deadly crash on a bridge in seattle. federal i

. >>> a san lor yenzo couple mailed a package to north carolina but the postal service lost it. >> yes crushing. it was frustrating experience for this couple. we're glad we can help. cindy smith shows off a prized possession she picked up in a garage sale. her boyfriend, phillip mapping out where he'll find his next possible treasure. the couple often resells finds and uses the money to support their five grandchildren. >> we like to be able to help them. >> they tried to send a sweater in north carolina, the package was unbelievable. the person moved and didn't leave an address. phillip and cindy didn't learn that until a month later. phillip called the post office, asking why it wasn't rushed to him. >> someone in north carolina put a return label over part of our return address. so all they can do is send it back to our general area. >> phillip asked the post office to send him the package. no one could find it. inspectors indicated it was at the richmond post office. someone finally suggested he file a claim. >> i didn't want to file a claim. i just wanted it returned. >> he said

we've accommodated the pacifists, we've accommodated the postal workers, the irs officials. >> right.question is can we reach a common-sense compromise. it's a win-win for both sides. >> jeff, arguably the idea of her clerks being able to issue this is a compromise. >> it is a compromise. but the important principle is that same-sex couples have exactly the same rights. now, if in fact you could set up a system where they have the same rights, where a deputy clerk gives the same -- gives a marriage license in the same time period with the same legal authority, that could be a reasonable accommodation, but we also have to ask, you know, how much accommodation should we allow? i mean there are -- there are people in this country, there certainly were and there still are, people who think interracial marriage violates god's law. should we allow clerks to say, well, you know, i'm just not going to deal with interracial couples. >> ryan, what about that? if there was a muslim clerk in this office who decided that kim davis on her second or third or fourth marriage shouldn't get a license b

and tomorrow the postal workers will bring the mail to places like the moose lodge. >> a drive for victimsf in san francisco organized by a 7th x-rayeder at the cathedral school for boys with parents and communities members encouraged to donate essential items at school during morning drop off between 7:30 and 8:00 when volunteers are there. all donations are transported to a local relief center tomorrow. >> we send out a big thank you to abc7 viewers. you came through yesterday donating almost $59,000 to our give where you live hotline. "7 on your side" and michael finney and read contracts volunteers manned the phone lines for nine hours providing disaster relief for those affected by all of the western wildfires including the valley and butte fires. >> it is fought too late to donate visit abc7news.com for more information on how you can give where you live or if you want to donate $10 right away you can text red cross to 909999. in butte fire in sierra foothills we are learning two people have died. a photo of a victim, 56-year-old mark mccloud was posted on facebook found buried benea

fedex is telling us customers may experience service delays and the postal service has removed collection boxes in many locations where the pope will be for security reasons. on the technology front point digital gridlocks especially during the pontiff's trip to central park. >> if he does something where everybody goes that is amazing and all funds go out and they start screaming on periscope or try to scare the video and data same time what will you see? everyone in the vicinity will just drop. >> reporter: everyone's also will be in the air but major cell providers are bringing in additional resources like ours on yield from verizon in case that happens. despite these inconveniences many new yorkers say they are taking it in stride trying to remember is only temporary. ben: you have seen big events with portable cellphone towers in the park, we will see if they do that. big concert festivals and those kinds of things so hopefully we can take connected. juliet: rapper snoop dog's project to get hot heads to come out of the project. baby!| mom! i love that we're spending the weekend toge

. >> thieves are stealing your personal information before the postal worker comes to your house. after the break, we'll explain where the crimes are happening and why one victim is guaranteeing the police will do something about it. >>> we have an update on the breaking traffic situation we've been following on the schuylkill expressway. the exit to route 1 roosevelt boulevard is shut down because of a crash. one woman is dead and another person is injured and in the hospital. sky force 10 was over the scene earlier this afternoon over 76 where it meets the boulevard. this accident is causing a major backup from grace ferry west on 76, all the way to roosevelt boulevard route one, so keep that in mind if you are leaving the city. >>> now to a stolen mail mystery. members of one community have seen their outgoing mail vanish in recent days. >> from rent checks to credit card payments, they've seen it all disappear. many of them not realizing what happened until the bills go unpaid. this is all mhappening in an ara of lansdale. >> even the police chief has been targeted by mail thie

understanding the impact of respecting tax dollars, although the postal service generated their own revenue. the perception was that we were taxpayers generated, our rev new came that way but it came from our sales. but what's key about that is we were regulated by the federal government. so there were internal controls and restraints. and the expectation of our role in public service to the country was extremely consistent throughout my service. i served in hr, was very concerned, served in customer service where i actually had the responsibility of, you know, delivering the mail. and that gave me, early on in my career as the first job i ever had, of respect of public service. >> you were born and raised in detroit, michigan. >> yes. >> what was that like? what did you see other the years and up to present day? >> well, being born and raised in detroit is just an amazing thing. i came up during the motown era. we are so passionate about our cars. and the manufacturing industry was in our blood. as we all know the story of detroit, we peaked during my lifetime and then we saw a huge declin

she joined in 1943, stationed in england and france in the postal services, one of the first african-americanmy. >> she asked earlier i wonder why god let me live so long? i said you have so much to give and so much to offer. >> the community living center in northwest washington and it has been a tough year for miss dixon with a bit of a health scare. but today they say she is feeling fine and feisty as ever. >> she is a good-hearted person. >> you can learn a lot from her. but she can be feisty. >> dixon met both obamas and even told the president jokes in the ol' office. >> a jokester. >> today she was the most important person in the room. >> makes me feel good. >> with all the lovely people. in northwest -- >> i feel special. >> mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. >> there you go. she is still dancing! so much more to this interview as you can imagine. it's all available only online at wjla.com. including some of her favorite dirty jokes. soloing on to hear more -- so, log on to hear more from her. jonathan: she felt special. even wanted to make her feel special. for everything she has done

the postal service is removing postal boxes that will be impacted by papal security measures. so you won't be able to drop off your letters in the usual spot, surrounding the national shrine, dupont circle, the naval observatory, the zoo and american university. check the nbc washington app, and the mailboxes will be back sent september 25th. >>> after the salmonella outbreak, some people are eating again at what was once one of the hottest restaurants in town. find out what the health department has to say about the plan to protect people at fig and olive. >>> it could be big business east of the anacostia river. how the training facility is good news for more than just sports fans. >>> there is a new threat to shut down the government. we are live at the white house why you should care about this planned parenthood funding fight. you are watching news 4 at 5:00. >>> the weather continues to be great, but you know it can't stay this >> now at 5:14, we've learned police are looking at potential drug use in a deadly drunk driving crash in springfield. 47-year-old sinnette mamo w

and that is they say the total disrespect for the american flag shown by the u.s. postal service. >> look. up in the sky. >> my god, it's our flag. it's awful. >> the most visible symbol of our country flying above the u.s. post office in the tenderloin district of san francisco tattered and its colored faded. >> clearly, it's been up there for years. it's gotten so much sun that it's becoming ragged. terrible. >> reporter: an employee first noticed it back in august and alerted the postmaster twice. >> he said the flags are in order and i reminded him the flags need to be taken down. it can't be flown like that. >> he's right. a tattered flag should be destroyed in a dignify way, preferably by burning. >> when i was in elementary school, they taught us to respect the flag. >> we wented in the post office to talk to the supervisor who then told us to call the postmaster's office. we did. >>> the flag here is in really bad shape. >> the postmaster's office assured us the flag would be taken down and replaced either today or tomorrow. when we took a wider picture of the bui

i'm sure she was not the postal service's favorite person at that time because of that amount. during the civil war, the us army was so overwhelmed because this was the first time they truly had to conduct a large-scale war, which they were completely unprepared for in every kind of way. soldiers were left on the battlefield in unmarked graves. many men were missing. the army were not able to put in the resources to locate where they had been. 1864, wasarton, by pretty famous internationally and she was known as the angel of the battlefield and the friend of the american soldiers. and so family started to write to her to ask if she knew anything about the whereabouts of their loved ones. help,ey were pleading for which, of course, clara could not ignore. she was kind of in a low at that time. she was very willing to pick up a new job to do. a new purpose for her. so she started making inquiries about these. towards the end of the war, as the u.s. army was liberating some of the prison camps, they were shipping all of the outside of to a camp annapolis, maryland. and so she propo