road rage has nothing on what happens to people. >> tow rage. >> tow rage, let me tell you. one other example. you go into a shopping center. you park in a shopping center parking lot. your daughter goes in and you go across the street to cvs. boom, in a minute you are towed. it's totally out of control, unscrupulous business practices. >> how do we fix it? >> one, we have legislation that says there can't be spotters. two, you get authorization. i got an e-mail from a policeman. roger, what happens now? the tow truck operator calls the business and says i see a car in front of you, it's not the way it's supposed to work. it's the by that's supposed to call the tow truck operator so you have this built in financial incentive for a tow truck operator to do everything and everything -- anything and everything, including towing cars before getting police authorization. this legislation is designed to say this has to stop. >> what kind of support do you think you have on the council? do you think it will go through? >> when i introduced the bill from the dais without having talk

introduced a bill to crack down on predatory towing. the bill would also ban spotters who look out for cars to hook. >> it's not okay how this business is done and we need to step in and clean it up. >> reporter: some say even drivers who break the parking rules should be give an warningn a warning before their car disappears. >> someone should get a policeman to give them a ticket before they're towed. >> moredawn agrees predatory towers should be stopped. >> you park illegally, you get towed sometime. it's the price you pay. >> what price did you have to pay? >> 150. >> that's probably the typical amount. the good news her friend she was visiting gave her $50 toward that bill. if you want to see the law, go to predatory towing on our website. >>> he is talking about the day he found a quadriplegic man who had been abandoned in the woods with just a blanket and a bible. police say 291-year-old1-year-old mother left him there for days so she could visit her mother. he was trying to get a picture of two deer for his grandsons. then ander

an arlington father says his kids were nearly towed away by a tow truck driver in northern virginia bureau chief julie carrie spoke to the kids about the scare. >> max brought his car back to the exact spot he parked in last friday. his namesake 7-year-old max wasn't feeling well. >> i had a very very very bad cold. >> he was in the cvs 15 minutes. 17-year-old tracy kept her little brother occupied until both felt a jolt. >> the car started to lift up. i was, like scared. i looked out the back and then i saw the tow driver and then they opened the door and i said wait wait wait. >> we feel like somebody pride the car. >> an advance towing driver had hooked their car. max's shout stopped the pull. >> when i started crying he said -- he came to the door and said i'm sorry for freaking you out and then he went be back into the car and then he just drove away. >> that's about the time dad walked out of the store and found his son crying in the car. >> i was ticked off. i was very upset. i mean i got right on the phone to the tow company. >> deyo says the tow company owner promised to follow up

the tow truck parked here for hours. are they going to tow that? in arlington bruce leshan, wusa9. >> i think we both know the answer. if anybody out there has access to the unedited surveillance tape, we would love to have a look at it. >>> still ahead tonight why one small town finds itself struggling with the separation of church and nightclub. >> from feeding the hungry to saving our planet we'll look at some weekend events coming your way. >> howard will be back to tell us how the forecast is shaping up for those events, a lot more to tell you about as we continue tonight live from the nation's capital. you're watchin the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with

two tow trucks right here from advanced towing, this one is definitely parked illegally for hours. reporting live in arlington, bruce johnson, wusa9 news. >> opinions weigh heavily against mchenry on social media, but bruce says on the streets of arlington a lot of people favor the reporter or are convinced both sides were out of control. >>> and breaking news from the district right now where two pedestrians were struck on the memorial bridge. a national park service spokesperson said both were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. outbound lanes were closed for 45 minutes creating a traffic jam on that side of town. all lanes reopened short after 4:00. >>> we will get rain before our fantastic saturday. first alert meteorologist howard bernstein joins us. anything severe? >> not a lot yet. the stray shower is west and south of 66 for the most part. western fairfax, manassas, a couple showers there, coming out of the plain, as well, heading to heymark. this is moderate rain here. you can see the yellow here all tracking off to the southeast, and heading todale

the vehicle was checked prior to towing and therefore was not towed. >>> tonight is the first night ofver, one of the most widely celebrated jewish holidays. the eight day festival marks the freedom of the slaves from egypt. meantime christians observe good friday, the religious holiday commemorating jesus' crucifixion. pope francis led the stations of the cross at the roman coliseum while catholics in d.c. gathered on the mall today for the way of the cross ending at the washington monument. for the first time ever this easter sunday anybody can watch the sunrise service at the lincoln memorial. the service will be live streamed online at eastersunrise.com. 6,000 people are expected to actually show up for the service. it gets started at 6:30 a.m. >>> the easter egg hunt ght be chilly, but it won't be raining at least sunday. >> it will be a cold start but not raining. you to know how easter is determined? it's the first sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. that's why it carries. >> could be march, april. >> mid-april. we're looking at a big change in temperature

i got right on the phone to the tow company.r them to be held accountable for the pred tear practice theys ear implementing. >> reporter: daout says the owner promised to follow up but he hasn't heard back. it's the second complaint against advanced towing we've reported on in recent months. in december this woman's car was towed to the impound lot with her dog inside. the representative says, "the vehicled a tinted windows, however, before removing the vehicle from the parking space occupants were noticed and the vehicle was never moved from its space." arlington county officials say about 20,000 vehicles are towed each year from private parking lots. people receive about 50 to 75 xhapts each year and investigate each. about ten are found to be cases of improper towing. max daout says he doesn't think he can file a complaint with arlington county because his car was never actually towed. he would still like a more formal apology. >> thanks, julie. >>> an undergrad at duke university has admitted to hanging a noose in a tree on

about ten are found to be cases of improper towing. julie carey "news 4 today." >>> 10:14 on this easter sunday. the sun is starting to warm things up a bit. chuck says enjoy it because later this week, not so much. what we'll see instead coming up. >>> this week we saw a historic deal on iran's nuclear program. >> moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd joins us now to talk more about that. good morning. happy easter. >> happy easter hatch pi passover to folks as well. >> it's hard to keep the nuclear framework deal in perspective when you have so many people, political jockeying going on with the white house members of congress and those overseas israel of course making its voice heard on this. >> it is. i'll be speaking with israeli prime minister about the deal. he's obviously against the deal. the question is does he want congress to kill it? he's not ready to say that, per se. he would like to see it renegotiated. his biggest beef is this won't change iran's behavior in other parts of foreign policy. i think it's going to make i

(applause) so how did the tow truck lady respond to this?> the woman on the tape that's being berated by britt mchenry actually did not want her to be suspended or terminated as a result of her comments. >> larry: hmm... so the woman who's being accused of being low class actually has all the class. but don't worry. mchenry did the right thing and apologized to twitter. >> mchenry apologized on twitter -- "in an intense and stressful moment, i allowed my emotions to get the best of me and said some insulting and regrettable things. as frustrated as i was, i should always choose to be respectful and take the high road. i am so sorry for my actions and will learn from this mistake ." >> larry: i heard twitter accepted her apology but the lady she actually insulted the still waiting for hers. (applause) so quick riddle -- what's worse than a d-level celebrity yelling in your face? an a-lister whose ancestors owned slaves! which is why i'm calling my next segment "it turns out ben affleck's ancestors... may have owned mine ." ♪ yeah yeah...♪ (au

that a tow truck driver backed over jeffy bayers. his injuries were just too severe and bayers died at the hospital two hours later. chad pradelli is live outside of ppa headquarters in center city with more on this story. >> reporter: brian the philadelphia parking authority and the victim's family is devastated by this tragic accident, the executive director tells me that the employee is the first to die on the job in his first two years at the ppa. >> a devastating affect on this industry. >> the tow truck driver was backing up when he hit and ran over jeffrey bayers the tow driver dropped off a vehicle and bayers was a lot officer that chip kellied in vehicles. >> he was a stellar employee and never missed work and was a

and her vehicle had just been towed in arlington. mchenry said she allowed her emotions to get the best of her and said insulting and regrettable things. espn suspended her for a week, but advanced towing, the company that picked up her vehicle, released a statement about mchenry's confrontation saying, neither the company nor the clerk have any interest in seeing her suspended. quote, ms. mchenry is our neighbor, and as she said to paraphrase, made remarks that are out of line. she is human and errors in judgment can be made in the heat of the moment. >>> britt mchenry is not the first driver to express anger about advanced towing's practices. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey looked into the number of official complaints. >> reporter: carlos martinez and his son had a very expensive lunch today $135, the bill they paid to the towing company that hauled their van away after they parked to go to this boston market to eat. he said he parked in this lot but when he realized he was short on cash went across the street to th

her vehicle had just been towed. she said she allowed her emotions to get the best of her and said insulting and regrettable things. she is not the first driver to express anger about advanced towing practices. they were looked into. the numbers of official complaints. >> reporter: carlos martinez and his son had an expensive lunch, $135. the bill they paid to the towing company that hauled their van away after they parked here to eat. he parked in this lot, but when he realized he was short in cash he went across the street to the bank of america. >> it took seven minutes. >> reporter: when he returned, his van was gone. he accused advanced towing of predatory practices. >> they are like thieves and immediately they stole our cars and have to pay a reward to get our cars back. >> reporter: advanced towing is a company we have reported on several times in recent months. in december this woman called us to complain when her vehicle was towed with her dog inside. earlier this month this dad was outraged when he was ins

you'll see the times you've been towed. on the embarcadero, julie watts. >> if you park in the city hopefully you've noticed these new meters and some of them have actually gotten a new makeover. notice these stickers. they're rolling them out in effort to prevent people from what many are calling unexpected and unfair tows. >> reporter: no stopping, no parking, no stopping or no parking depending on the day. the signs and the signs on signs in san francisco are blamed for many of the city's tows. >> i didn't actually understand the sign. >> the trees i didn't see the 3:00 to 6:00 sign that you can't park there. >> reporter: no one knows better than sarah stockton who's had a front row seat for years. >> two or three cars would be towed every day. >> reporter: unsuspecting car owners on the hook for more than $500 a pop often due to a genuine misunderstanding. >> we'd go out and get people to move. we put stickers on the meters themselves. >> you put stickers on the meet -- meters? >> and so did my neighbor. >> reporter: no

his work truck was towed from the scene earlier today. the couple is in the midst of a volatile divorce. a court proceeding in the case is scheduled for next tuesday. dr. black's lawyer said she had a court order prohibiting the estranged husband from going onto her property or entering the house. police say the husband has been cooperative and has talked to investigators today. but what about those little children? what did they see? what do they know? what's happening to them now? i'll have more on that coming up at 6. jim, back to you. >>> an international manhunt under way for a local martial arts instructor. he's been charged now with child pornography, and police believe he met some of his victims at his karate studio. news4's derek ward is live in achievye chevy chase with details. >> reporter: the afternoon classes have been canceled at this karate studio here in chevy chase, but there's a meeting scheduled for 6:30 for parents because of that instructor at this school who is wanted on eight counts of possessing child pornography.

but sources inside auto return tell me when rodriguez called for a tow he usually said, nelson towingan't. >> reporter: no? rodriguez wouldn't talk to me when i saw him three weeks ago at his house on the peninsula and he did not return my phone calls on this new information. former federal prosecutor and abc 7 legal analyst gil told me rodriguez could face prison time if convicted. >> if the allegations are true this is a police officer taking a form of bribe a kickback in exchange for performing an action under color of being a police officer. that's bribery, that's a state offense, a federal offense. >> reporter: rodriguez is also under investigation for taking this undercover car from the station in 2011 and keeping it all this time as his personal vehicle. investigators spotted it on google maps parked outside the officer's home. this story began with a tip from inside the san francisco police department. and if you have something i should look into call me at 1-888-40-iteam or go to the iteam page on abc7news.com. >>> next on abc 7 news at 11:00 one of l.a.'s smallest but most l

nelson towing service or nts performed a third of 2000 tow in the bay view last year but when officer rodriguez handled the call nelson towing somehow got the business 84 percent of the time business 84 percent of the time. i caught up with nelson at his office this week. the i need talk to you about this. how is it that you got so many of the tow from ricky exploratorium police department confirms they have launched a criminal investigation into whether nelson lopez gave kickback to ricky rodriguez. have you ever payed him any money. >> out. out. >>reporter: are you pig money to ricky. >> you are on private property. i'm doing a story make sure i give you a fair chance. have you ever paid him bribes. no answer from lopez. sources familiar with the case also tell me rodriguez and fell son were often spotted dining together at this bar and grill popular with officers. and this the tow company owner always pick up the tab. ricky rodriguez retired from the sf p did in february after 32 years. most recently served on the captain staff at bay view station. he left as the criminal investiga

she says she asked the company to tow it to her mechanic.ays they brought it to their yard instead and then gave her a hefty bill. >> locked my car up charged me -- it's $50 a night, too. i didn't ask my car to be here so why did you charge me $50 a night. >> when we arrived with our camera eventually the owner showed up spoke briefly with india. >> you asked us to tow your car. we did exactly what you told us to do. >> did you tell her it was going to be $780. >> no comment. >> after camera he tells me the $780 was for the recovery from the water not just the 10-mile tow. he says police want him to get cars off the road quickly. and he admitted to me he should've given her a price before he touched her car. aaa tells me their drivers, for example, will always outline the cost and give drivers a copy of all paperwork. the lesson she learned in this and i learned it too, you have to get a price up front. there's a big price difference between a tow and a recovery. get the driver exactly what it's going to cost you up front so you don't have e

. >>> a crack down on towing is underway in montgomery county. officials want to stop tow truck operators from waiting on you to leave your car and then grabbing it as fast as they can. a new bill would ban so called spotters who look out for cars to hook. aggressive towing is the number one complaint in the county. >> people use spotters. so people will walk into a store and two minutes later, their car is gone. because somebody has been paid to say, i think you can get this one. we need to be done with that. >> well you could end up about paying about $160 for a tow. search towing on the nbc washington app. >>> today the long road to the stanley cup begins at the verizon center. the capitals will take on the new york islanders in game 1 of the eastern conference divisional playoffs. this is the first time the capitals have faced the islanders since 1993. game 1 is at 7:00 p.m. if you want to catch a playoff game you can get a pretty affordable ticket. we looked on stub hub and found tickets at $40. >>> another arrests sparking debate this morni

the initial cause appears to be mechanical. >>> a chicago tow truck company was towing a jeep with a man behind the wheel. the jeep driver tried to get the tow truck driver to stop. before he had time to react the jeep was able to pull away and detach and drive off. it's unclear why the jeep was not detached. the tow truck company had no comment they remember -- they were trying to figure out if someone jumped in the jeep and drove off. >>> flyers beat penguins 4-1. >>> phillies had their first win in more than a week they beat the atlanta braves 9-2. utley hit two homers and cole hamels pitched 6 innings. opening day is monday at citizens bank park. >> spring is here. >>> 35:16. how many people are using and not using medical marijuana in new jersey. >>> a fast food giant promises workers higher wages. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry, it doesn't stay that way tomorrow details on the accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. >> philadelphia developer has plans for a 50 million-dollar makeover for the pier shop at the atlantic city boardwa

i mean i got right on the phone to the tow company. >> reporter: daout says the tow company owner promisedow up but he hasn't heard back. >> i would like for them to be held accountable for the predatory practices that they're implementing by towing cars that are legally parked. >> reporter: i did hear back from advanced towing's owner and he claims the car was illegally parked. he added, "the vehicle had tinted windows. however, before removing the vehicle from its parking space, occupants were noticed and the vehicle was never moved from its space." advanced towing was the subject of a news4 story back in december too. that's when a woman complained her car was told all the way back to the impound lot with her dog inside. coming up on news4 at 6:00 i'll tell you just how many cars are towed out of private lots in arlington each year. it's a big number. and i'll tell you how many tows turn out to be improper. back to you in the studio. >> julie, thanks. >>> a live look at reagan national airport. a local artist just wrapped up a japanese ink painting demonstration in honor of the national

i got right on the phone to the tow company. like for them to be held accountable for the predatory practices they're implementing. >> reporter: he says the owner promised to follow up but hasn't heard back. in december this woman's car was towed to the impound lot with her dog inside. in the latest incident the owner claims the car was illegally parked. before removing the vehicle occupants were noticed and the vehicle was never moved from its space. arlington county officials say about 20,000 vehicles are towed each year. police receive about 50 to 75 complaints each year and investigate each. about ten are found to be cases of improper towing. julie carey news for today. >> pizza! >> in case you didn't hear it, she said "pizza!" in texas this woman has a passion for selling it. sherlin is well known. to locals known as the pizza lady. what started as a part time job has become a full-time pizza passion. she recently set a record in the store by selling 366 pizzas at one day. she hopes to beat the record now aiming for 450 piz

these guys turned up started trying to tow it. as you can see, he's irritated, looking out the window. he's thinking hey, i'm in a jeep. you know what? >> whoa. >> but, no you think maybe he's crunched his car. no. puts it in gear. bye. >> we know anything. >> information is sketchy. we're getting answers from what he posted on reddit. no, sitting in the car. apparently tow people turn up within minutes, seconds. it's an issue with a lot of people in chicago. people were happy about this video. seeing this guy get away with it. >> the big thud i thought, was the bumper of the jeep but, no it's the tow arm smacking back up he got away nice and clean. he's thinking i did not need this off-road vehicle in chicago. >> another video with a situation not too uncommon i think in russia because it's inventive and a bit crazy. this is trending. you'll see why. following the bmw with a guy in the back and he's got this old tire which he's holding up. what's going on? the bmw, got its indicators on hazard lights. it's slowing down as it goes

>>> a new twist for a reporter caught ranting against a tow truck attendant. >> i'm in the news sweet heart [ bleep ]. do you feel good about your job? i have a brain and you don't. >> this morning that tow truck company speaking out and wait until you hear what they had to say. "fox & friends" begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> sweet heart, baby girl. >> you are watching the news, sweet heart. >> welcome to the news, sweetheart. >> good morning to you. >> we've got senator scott brown joining us in a short time. barbs are flying in new hampshire. >> and they stem from news from abroad. that's where we want to start this morning with a fox news alert. iraq now afghanistan. there is evidence this morning that isis has struck in that country for the first time at a

now she's branded herself as the girl from the video with the towing company. i think she's learned her lesson. she's certainly not going to do but this shows video is everywhere, particularly with phones. these aren't just phones anymore. they're cameras and they're satellite uplinks and you can destroy a career in eight seconds, thanks to youtube. a million people have already viewed this video on youtube. >> joe concha, thanks very much. >>> ahead on "media buzz," sarah silverman wound up peddling a false story. >>> but first, the media yawn as president obama takes cuba off the terror list and congress acts on the iran nuclear talks. why aren't these major stories? >>> it was a striking headline in "the new york times." obama allows congress say on iran. excuse me. the senate foreign relations committee with every single democrat joining the gop voted to ensure the congress can review and act on any nuclear deals that the administration reaches with tehran. white house did get some language softened, but the network newscasts blew off the story and the limi

you are in a tow truck little room and no i am not going to go after you. you are not on my level to have it. >> punch at everyone. >> sonny does make a good point. >> don't punch children in the face. >> i will go after people on my level or bigger than me. i am not going to go after someone under me. >> what about the cop that was screaming at that guy? people who lose their temper and are screaming care about society and want to fix it. so when he was saying what are you doing? what are you crazy? you are gonna crush someone! you know how a stop signs works? >> he wants to fiction stop signs. >> i agree. listen, i think it is fine when people blow their stack, but i disagree with the point the lucrative business. the guy yelling on the street corner is not the guy with the money. it is the guy at goldman sachs. >> new york culture as an entire city is what the hell is going on? new york city is the most lucrative city in america. i don't care if you are not a loud mouth and yell, but you should respect us loud mouths because we are paying your bills. >>

have you ever had your car towed? >> absolutely. >> i've had my car towed.t's stressful, but you would never -- >> there's something missing. she didn't apologize to the woman. let me begin by apologizeing to the woman who i was unbelievably rude and offensive. it's undefensible what i said to you. >> here's my hypothetical for you. what do you think would have happened pre-internet pre all these tools and trolls writing all this vicious stuff about her, warranted or not? it's ugly stuff. what do you think would have happened to her pre-internet versus now? >> pre-internet we wouldn't know about it. >> you doerntn't think it would be on tv? >> it's the cameras. where would we be with the south carolina police shooting but for that individual who stopped and captured it on all video? so much bad behavior went unpunished in the prehf-internet world. and to those trolls, i don't know why media outlets allow anonymous blogging. they all deserve each other. it's probably three people with feet in their pajamas sitting in front of a keyboard. >> it's disgusting. i

so still waiting for tow crews still some activity out there some minor delays. >>> this looks like a postcard and it just says, dear san francisco. wish you were -- [ laughter ] >> wish you were here. >> with love, sausalito. that's beautiful. here's san francisco where currently we have air temperatures into the 40s and the 50s it is 44 in santa rosa. going up about 10 degrees today to 76 degrees. 11 degrees warmer in throughout the tri-valley. 60s and 70s, near or record warmth, thursday and friday the return of the marine layer meaning cooler weekend temperatures. hey, chance of rain tuesday! >> all right! >> yay. >> that sounds good. >> thank you for watching. captions by: caption colorado

where tow truck operators grab cars as fast as they can. montgomery county officials are saying no more. a new bill aims to crack down on the aggressive towings that would ban spotters who look out for cars to hook. a council members say it's the number one complaint in the county. >> i was literally there for an hour and a half. my car got towed. >> it's not okay how this business is done and we need to step in and clean it up. >> now, if you want to see all of the proposals, search towing on the nbc washington app. and i did. there's actually 17 pages. this is something they're taking very very seriously. >> the number one complaint. that's surprising as well. >> yeah. >>> all right, time now for a look at the forecast. so much rain yesterday, we're hoping that things have cleared out. >> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. good morning. >> good morning. if you listen carefully you can hear the grass growing. after all that rain it's really greening up quickly and you'll notice that when you step out the door this morning. also

>> i don't get my car towed. i park where it is supposed to be parked. >> i am not like you beautiful people who have the drivers and everything else. >> the beautiful part. >> when you think about it, it is called real life. it is fun and it is nice to see somebody do something like that. why crackdown on them really. >> i can understand as an elected official you cannot do that. so she should be chastised. she has chastised and she has apologized. like jill said if she gets a high enough rating they will keep her. if they get a low enough rating they dump her. >> you can understand her frustration of getting her car towed. maybe don't take it out on the low-level person who is working in the both at the towing lot. obviously her choice of insults was incredibly unfortunate. it makes her look really, really bad. even if they were born out of frustration, you have to think if you are saying something like that somewhere deep inside part of you believes that. she kept saying i'm on television and you are in a trai

now she's branded herself as the girl from the video with the towing company. think she's learned her lesson. she's certainly not going to do this again. but this shows video is everywhere, particularly with phones. these aren't just phones anymore. they're cameras and they're satellite uplinks and you can destroy a career in eight seconds, thanks to youtube. a million people have already viewed this video on youtube. >> joe concha, thanks very much. >>> ahead on "media buzz," sarah silverman wound up peddling a false story. >>> but first, the media yawn as president obama takes cuba off the terror list and congress acts on the iran nuclear talks. why aren't these major stories? when a moment spontaneously turns romantic why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently

switching gears now getting towed may feel like a right of passage here in the d.m.v. it's probably happened to all of us at home. after angry drivers complained to "7 on your side" about a practice they say is over the line we went undercover and investigator joce sterman is here now with what they found. this investigation, i'm sure a lot of people are going to be like, yeah, i've been there. joce: absolutely! and in the time it will take to tell you this story just 60 seconds we saw tow trucks roll in and then back out with your car. is this a legal practice, though? one that a lawmaker says doesn't make it right, though. >> wasn't aware of the magnitude of the problem. joce: a virginia lawmaker reacting to a "7 on your side" i-team investigation you'll see tonight at 11:00. our hidden cameras caught cars gone in 60 seconds or less, thank you very much, thanks to a practice that's perfectly legal in virginia called spotting and while illegal in maryland tow companies in virginia still do it and they can. we went undercover to share you how it happened and now one la

towing companies in the city combined. parking enforcement is contentious by nature. some pointing out espn handed down harsher punishments for milder outbursts against each other. >> no education. no skill set. >> reporter: mchenry may have said it best herself on facebook days before the incident. quote, take the high road and be nice to people. for "today" jacob rascon nbc news. >> i want to know what the woman on the other side is saying. not that it is okay to say things like that. they were both saying mean things. >> the video was edited. i can say i put in a number of calls to the tow company. one of our main questions was can we see that full video. what else is on the tape? how did it start? >> she was being taunted to. >> you can be that way. >> we would all be upset with the cars being towed. to say hurtful things to the actual person. >> bad situation for sure. >>> all right. we have spoken. >> you know who everybody wants to speak? the royal baby. they want anybody in the royal family to speak. the great baby

i'll play the video. >> advanced towing is the same company that towed a woman's car with her dog in it and hooked up to a car with two kids in the back seat. in the few minutes we were there today half a dozen people came by complaining advanced towing had illegitimately snagged their cars. >>> coming up a star studded earth day event tomorrow on the national map, but can't call -- mall, but can't call it a concert. >> also an elementary schoolteacher takes a unique approach to get her students which car company is the first and only to offer built-in 4g lte wi-fi in cars, trucks and crossovers? ranking from top to bottom. i'm gonna say mercedes is the innovator. bmw just because they're pricey. the final answer... wow...(cheers) chevy. this model has the wi-fi in it? -yep that's the dream to have wi-fi in the car. get cash back for 15% of the msrp on select 2015 models. that's almost thirty-seven hundred dollars on this chevy malibu. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> caught on camera, a 200- foot high fireball in northern california. 11 people were injured, four critic

a sombering reminder of when a box truck killed a tow truck driver.ncing a lawsuit will convince more drivers to follow virginia's move over law for emergency vehicles. the 19-year-old left the courthouse arm in arm with his mom, but his $20 million wrongful death lawsuit is all about his dad. >> my father and i were very close, and it's still difficult for me to believe he's gone. >> a.j. often worked 7 days a week to provide for his family. he was towing a car on december 29th when a moving company box truck plowed into it killing him. joshua says if only the truck driver had followed the law and moved over a lane his dad would be alive today. >> i want to make sure that the situation raises awareness for the move over law, so no one else's brother or father son, uncle, friend is unnecessarily killed due to tragic negligence. >> joshua has high profile help with the suit. glor ya all red is on the team handling the case. they're saying the truck was negligent for failing to move over talking on his cell phone and the truck brakes were defective. the

death of a philadelphia authority parking authority worker, the 60-year-old man was pinned under a tow truck this morning. chad pradelli is live at the scene with more on perhaps. >> reporter: the fatal accident happened at 8:00 a.m., this is lot one of the philadelphia parking authority in south philadelphia. you can see philadelphia police remain on scene just moments ago, a minute or two they took away the tow truck according to the parking authority 60-year-old jeff bears was killed. he is from maple shade the tow truck operator backed up and didn't see his fellow employee and ran over him and pinned him. he is a 13 year veteran of the parking authority this appears to simply be an accident. his family is at the hospital at jefferson hospital that is where the victim was taken and pronounced. this simply appears to be a tragic accident and appears to be no wrongdoing in terms of the tow truck driver. chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> accuweather tracking rain and the possibility of strong thunderstorms this afternoon. sky 6 hd looking live at the center city

. >>> it's something called predatory towing. tow trucks just waiting for you to park illegally and then charge you a huge amount to get your car back. >> but now there's a measure to make the practice illegal. we are going to tell you where. >>> a video sparks new outrage, and new talks about police brutality after an arizona of if you run over somebody it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back at 5:16. a police officer in arizona will not face charges for hitting a suspect with his patrol car. take a look at this dash cam video released by police. right there, police say the man robbed a 7 eleven set fire to a church and stole a rifle. that happened back in february. >> but the guy probably is still alive because the officer took the action that he took. because had he continued to press down the street or to walk toward sergeant contr

max daout claims he was a victim of predatory towing. .ays he parked his car at the cvs lot in arlington and went into ask about medicine for his sick son. his 17-year-old daughter stayed in the car to watch her little brother. that's when the kids say they felt a jolt. >> the car started to lift up. i was like scared. and then i looked out the back and then i saw the tow driver and i opened the door a little bit and i said wait wait wait. >> daout says he wants an apology from advance towing. the company owner says he was legally -- rather illegally parked and that the windows are tinted making it hard to see inside. he said the driver stopped as soon as he realized there were children in the car. >>> secretary of state john kerry left switzerland after announcing huge progress toward a final thug clear deal with iran. but the work is far from over. the six world powers are now on the clock. they have three months to turn the framework into a formal agreement that curbs iran's nuclear program. we are standing by for comments from benjamin

now she's branded herself as the girl from the video with the towing company.think she's learned her lesson. she's certainly not going to do this again. but this shows video is everywhere, particularly with phones. these aren't just phones anymore. they're cameras and they're satellite uplinks and you can destroy a career in eight seconds, thanks to youtube. a million people have already viewed this video on youtube. >> joe concha, thanks very much. >>> ahead on "media buzz," sarah silverman wound up peddling a false story. >>> but first, the media yawn as president obama takes cuba off the terror list and congress acts on the iran nuclear talks. why aren't these major stories? in a work, work, work world... take time for sunday. just know that your truck... has a little thing for monday. your buddy ron once said he could install your ceiling fan. he couldn't. and that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd never afford a john deere tractor, you knew better. now ron does too. introducing the e series. legend

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when an officer needs a tow auto return dispatches trucks from several companies. the one that is closest happens to be job. when rodriguez said nelson towing was already on the scene. >> i need to talk to you. he won't talk to me three weeks ago and did not return my calls for comment. >> allegations are true. this is a police officer taking a kickback in exchange for an action under color of being a police officer. that is bribery. >> he's under investigation for taking this car from the bay view station in 2011 and keeping it as a personal vehicle. >> this story began with a tip from inside of the police department. if you have something i should look into call me or sent me a message. >> san francisco police have caught on a surveillance camera. you can see survivors walking by around 9:15 wednesday night. he pulled out a pipe and goes after a homeless man. >> it's hard to believe but the suspect was arrested at the scene of the crime. a police officer was able to take him into custody. >> caught on camera, police have arrested arthur lee jones of fairfield, sa

it's known as predatory tow and a new bill would require photographic evidence before a car is towed bans so-called spotters who look out for cars to hook. >> people have so-called spotters. people walk into a store and two minutes later their car is gone because somebody has been paid to say "i think you can get this one." we need to be done with that. >> reporter: predatory towing is the number one consumer complaint in the county. if you want to read through the proposals search "towing" on the nbc washington app. the pay raise being talked about around the country right after this quick break, stay with us. >>> the woman who leaked the audiotape of donald sterling's racist comments last year has a big settlement she'll have to pay. a judge ruled that v stiviano owns his wife sherley $2 million. shelley sterling said she owned all the things her husband gave to stiviano including a house and ferrari so he shouldn't have been able to give them away. >>> right now, employees at a company in seattle are making big changes to their plans for the future. their ceo announced everyone at

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. >> a tow truck has just come on the scene and getting ready to tow off the suv that is involved in this accident. so you can see that all traffic is blocked with debris on the road. there was a downed utility pole on stenton avenue. but they are getting that cleared as we speak. they are towing that away from the scene. the 21st is your alternate before they clear out the debris. be aware of that. taking a look at interstate 95 near academy road on the south side, we have volume starting to increase. we'll look at the drive times when i come back. >>> 20 minutes before 6:00. new information from lehigh county where federal officials are investigating two plane accidents. first, skyforce 10 was over the lehigh international airport yesterday after a small plane went off the runway while landing. and then just three hours earlier a different plane went down during takeoff the fence kept her from going onto the interstate. nobody was hurt. >>> we are following a story now to find out what may have led to this family's death. >>> and the new report that could change recommendations for