but the tow truck company and landlords conditions s can't b.hat falls on the owners of the lots where the cars were originally parked. we reached out without success to see if they're aware p. >> if they continue to have storage lots like this, they will start getting tickets. >> reporter: but a new law going into effect in weeks will give the county the authority to go after the tow companies, too. >> no lights. >> reporter: and the iteam spotted at least two of the companies warned drivers on their sign they have to call ahead to get their cars back. county investigators say that is illegal, for a. >> that would be a blatant violation of state law. >> reporter: because if companies are out selling, the cars must be retrievable continuously around the clock. whether in broad daylight or the dark of night. scott mcfarland, news 4 iteam. >> the towing company says it did not know of the law and one update after questioning the companies, the iteam found out some of the lights on paramount drive have now been turned back on. we'll keep watching t

that's mant a busy day for tow i followed one operator from darrah's towing and recovery named joe snow. he says he's been up since abgut four o'clock this morning working in areas without a tow ban. and he's lost count of how maa vehicles he's pulled out. but many included vehicles on the side of interstate 380. several drivers i spoke with say the heavy, wet snow last night caused them to lose control of their vehicles. one driver called police to pick him up because those tow trucks weren't able to get out and help overnight. tow truck operators will be out overnight, pulling out vehicles. hey say the most helpful thing drivers can do now is watch for flashing lights and give tow vehicles enough clearance to safely do their job. live in cedar rapids, sarah mccarthy, kcrg-tv9 news. amid the large republican field - still with at least a dozen candidates, florida senator marco rubio has sen some the most consistent growowh in recent iowa polling. rubio is criss- crossing eastern iowa today, including this appearance at the hotel at kirkwood in cedar rapids this afternoon. over the last

did share with us the image they took before the tow. although you cannot see the side of the car in question, you can see what appears to be some damage in the front and in the column next to the vehicle already marked up in a lengthy email statement, forensically the nature of all damage claim side not consistent with contact due to towing. on that basis all damage claims are false. >> if i were to take it to the insurance company and file a claim it would cost me $500 for having been towed when it shouldn't have been in the first place. >> reporter: back to my conversation with that representative of advanced towing, he tells me that his driver was actually permitted to tow from that new garage because the parking passes hadn't officially taken effect. they say they chose not to charge cody essentially out of good will. we do want you to read the entire statement should you have interest. you can search towing troubles on the nbc washington app. live in arlington, i'm david culver, news 4. ♪ ♪ >> i'm chris lawrence with dramatic momen

reporter: he has a fast tow trucks can swoop in. he was towed in seconds. we asking whether he was allowed to park there. >> it has to be stopped in some way. reporter: for years no one has been able to stop predatory towing. >> is that unregulated for 20 years. reporter: hopefully not for much longer. he is busy complaining of local to polices power predatory companies to of a given free reign. >> we are giving them the authority to figure out the right response. we just went to reinforce the best practices. reporter: there is a hidden practice they want to get rid of called spotting. they leave somebody behind top in the lot. -- tucked in the lot. as soon as you cross over the private property line they call a tow truck. >> we will do something about this. reporter: virginia delegate k orey has a plan. the owner of the lot has to be there to sign off. i think it will be difficult to pass that will bring the issue to light. reporter: so will the federal bill that would provide back up in the towing fight. >> it just feels so wrong. it is so unfair. reporte

it is predatory towing. horace: a lawmaker is trying to crack down on it after seeing and i keep story last spring. reporter: partake is no problem of thanksgiving. all the street parking is available at -- but tomorrow it will be a different story. if you don't read the signs your car could be gone in a flash. although a new bill introduced in virginia may make it tougher to hold your car away. charley is not a hollywood icon but he didn't start his own version of "gone in 60 seconds." >> it feels so wrong. reporter: we first met him last winter after he was towed from this arlington lot. >> you would not think you could park, go in and say where in a parking your car would be gone. reporter: armed with hidden cameras we saw it happen again and again. seconds with the help of spotters. >> their tactics are not acceptable. they are borderline legal and people need to be paying attention. reporter: for gender delegate k cori was paying attention. she decided to take a stand. >> here is a legislation. reporter

randy carnes manages anchors towing in anchorsburg and takes offense to the term "predatory towing." >> i think predatory is speed cameras or have an officer on the i.c.c. with a radar gun. that is predatory. when will they go after them? reporter: he arguing that most tows are valid, including this camry found illegally parked at an apartment last night. >> a visible tow truck on the lot with a 24 x 30 red and white signs. if you are illiterate, you have an excuse. other than that, you can't miss them. kevin: in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: well, a heads up for the drivers heading to bethesda. tomorrow the crews will start to resurface rockville pike near cedar lane. it comes a month and a half after a water main break made a mess of things. the two right side southbound lanes will be closed for the duration of the repairs there. won't be closures on the northbound side. that work will take between five or ten days. time for a check on the commute. we will check in on our traffic watch. >> it's not too bad on the roads. leave early if you can. go to the cameras and y

it prevents towing companies from using spotters and requires business owners to preapprove every tow from their lot. the bill now heads to the senate. >>> cross town rivals came together to accomplish something pretty incredible this week. senior girls from loudon valley high took on each other for a powder puff football fundraiser to boost mental health awareness. >> there are two incidents within the communicate that were very tragic and they impacted this community more than anything else ever could. >> the game has grown into an annual tradition to help families of those affected by suicide. you can find much more information on our website. >>> some hollywood stars were in d.c. yesterday bringing a smile sto patients at children's national health system. the seacrest foundation opened a broadcast inside the school. they can even watch a live tv feed of it in their rooms. some of the stars joining them, robin think, and local limb swimmer katy la decky. >> she's awesome. >>> i had the honor of moderating the junior league of washington's soldout womens leadership luncheon. it was

jo you might think it's a nightmare to have your car towed, angie, some are calling one tow yard extremely law could shine some light on the problem. >> reporter: it sounds like a scene from a horror movie, watching down a pitch black road near train tracks, surrounded by warning signs and bausrbed wieft "news4" got tipped that some who got their cars towed here ended up here, cash in hand to retrieve their cars, alone and scared. at least five companies have their cars here. trucked arrived with towed vehicles into the night. >> thought it with us the wrong address. >> reporter: and as derek tried to get his car back -- >> i'm a 200 pound man and m uber driver did not feel safe leashing me. >> reporter: we brought our night vision camera to give you a sense of what this place is like. this is how you would find it. this is how it would look without the night vision cameras. firing up our high beams can we get a sense of our footing and of the fence behind which all those towed cars now sit. montgomery county investigators say they've recently received complaints from drivers saying they f

and that is supposed to be no more than two hours after the vehicle has been towed. tyler family found his car here . he also found something else. he had been ticketed not once but twice. the first ticket, failure to pay the meter. >> and the second one, adding injury blocking emergency parking. >> he had the same problem. he was told back in august for street sweeping but his car was dropped off here on massachusetts and when rush- hour rolled around, he was towed. he got four tickets totaling $400. the department admits that should not have happened. the law is clear on this as well. it says the city can only tow or convey to any street where parking is not prohibited. >> i am confused that they do not have a better system. it is so messed up that >>> in his statement, the car was mistakenly dropped off in another emergency no parking zone and the relocation was not property documented. the police department would not talk to us on camera. >>> there is some good news here . the department of parks decided to avoid the tickets. >>> health inspectors think they are

each year there are 30,000, 30,000 unconsensual tows of cars in a practice known as predatory towing. >> this is how they say it works. you park your car in a lot and you don't pay too much attention to the sign and you walk away and say you go to the post office and you come out and before you can say predatory towing and your car is off in some far away lot and it cost $150 just to get it back. it was a big problem here in montgomery county. >> today some tough new laws to curtail that kind of towing. that prohibits the use of spotters to target cars. it requires parking lot owners to authorize each tow in writing. and it requires photo evidence of the violation. >> nothing will kill a business district in wheaton and silver spring and rockville, bethesda more than someone who thinks they've been unfairly towed. >> now even though we have this new law and even though its ineffective it's still a good idea and read the signs and be careful where you park. you want that car there when you're ready to go home. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. >> the tractor trailer and th

it woult regulate the tow truck industry. through provisions slipped into the aviation administration act that defined the tow truck city as an interstate carrier, state and local regulations of tow truck operators has been preempted. but the next year, passage of the interstate commerce act struck down the regulatory binding overseing the tow truck industry. so it left it without any oversight despite widely reported consumer abuses. in year since, a number of court -- rulings have been made on court cases between tow trucks and localities. some upheld local regulations, others stayed silent. with no federal regulator and a patchwork of rulings, no government has been able to adequately regulate the towing industry. that his led to more than two tech kids of major misconduct by some unscrupulous tow companies. they continue to paint an otherwise much needed and respectable profession. states and localities are the logical towing regulators. they have an established body of law in place to do so. mr. chairman in my daily auto

shane stapleton, owner of shane's towing, has towed many stolen cars found in bizarre places, "i actually had to take a payloader to get it out of there.it was in like a twenty foot hole.so we had to push about 3 trees out of the way and then hook up chains to it and just start pulling it out," said shane stapleton, owner of shane's towing. this truck was found by the police with stolen plates. stapleton mentioned that he gets calls almost every day to have stolen vehicles towed. rachel: if your vehicle has been stolen has been burglarized, please notify local law enforcement to have a report filed immediately. live in the studio, rachel ramos, abc9. tim: another election day is winding down, and locally woodbury county auditor pat gill says he expects only about 3- thousand people to cast a ballot. sioux city has about 47-thousand registered voters. voting officials we takled with said activity has been slow over all. a lack of races may have something to do with the low numbers. "i was like ohh, there is no one else running for mayor. interesting. so it's almost kind of pointless." "i f

the nonconsensual tow would be considered a fix. this is a very serious act and it requires a serious, well-balanced law. >> reporter: how bad was this problem? how bad was this problem? i'll tell you how bad it was coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> pat collins. to see more of the violations from towing companies our i-team discovered the nbc washington app and click on investigations and you'll see just how drivers were left in the dark and how lawmakers wanted things changed. ♪ ♪ >> i'm carol maloney out at redskins park. first time since 1999 that the skins weretop the division and nobody out here partying like it's 1999. still a lot of football to be played including up next, the cowboys. >> it can't get any bigger and i don't each look at it and i just want to look at playing the game against the dallas cowboys. >> reporter: dallas week, one of the final five games of the season. >> we just want meaningful football in december and on top of that it's the dallas cowboys and the rivalry and the fans will want this one and w

>> it's not just the police who can legally tow your car. we learned that utilities have the power to do it, too. and unlike the law, some companies don't have any set of rules for notifying car owners. so uncovering who took your wheels may take sleuthing. so it's a mystery? >> yes. >> reporter: this realtor had little time to solve it. he was parked in a spot. the next morning when he needed his wheels fast to catch a flight to l.a -- >> i thought it was stolen. >> reporter: the car gone. core dorned off -- cordoned off with a cone by con ed. >> and it said no parking from 4:00 to 6 and i realized it was coned. >> reporter: when he called the utility to find out about his car, he got a shock. >> they said that they didn't start work until 11:00 and they have no records of anything being towed either. >> reporter: he took a walk to the local precinct but got no answers from police either. but on the walk back -- >> i came to the corner. and i just turned to the right and said, isn't that our car? and there it was. >> reporter: now parked on

towing companies went out to find cars strandd in ditches and medians. linn county issued a tow ban on friday as the storm intensified, and that went until saturday afternoon. this left one man's 19-year- old son stuck, after he lost control of his car. 12:51:26 "i didn't have my cell phone on me and my wife works overnight so she didn't have her cell phone on her. so the police ended up bringing him home." most of the main roads in linn county were cleared by mid afternoon. however, many slick spots remaaned on back roads and side streets. the storm system that left iowa drifted over wisconsin, and it wasn't all bad. it provided plenty of fresh powder for kids to sled on in milwaukee. parts of illinois and indiana also got several inches. snow totals in the northern suburbs of chicago topped forecast predictions of 6 to 10 inches. abut 12 and a half inches fell in some spots, by the end of the storm. this commeeial building that burned for 6 hours in waterloo is a total loss. the waterloo cedar falls courief reports the re stbrted at con-trol container

requesting that a car be towed. they were turning the shopping center to the fishing holes. >> they were signage everywhere. you willfully come. kellye: the tow companies have to have personnel available 24/7 to retrieve vehicles and accept credit cards. it's on the website wjla.com. leon: speaking of cars, self-driving cars. made their way to northern virginia. today the out mated cars were tested out of i-95. it was done in a controlled demonstration. it's the first time it's tested on a highway. the self-driving cars are not available to the public but it could change. the officials are reconsidering using them for testing purposes. vdot is helping drivers get out of the congested shopping center. the purpose is to keep the traffic moving in tysons. the timing traffic signals are in effect through new year's day. kellye: ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- it is that time of year that thieves will look to take gifts off your porch. the two easy things you can do to make sure it wasn't happen to you. jennifer: every w

aggressively look for cars to tow. new plan forbids towing companies from using spotters and requires business owners to preapprove every tow from their lot. >>> cross-town rivals came together to accomplish something incredible this week. senior girls from wood grove high school and allow don valley high took on each other for a powder puff football fundraiser. few years ago, their community was torn by teen suicides. >> there are two incidents within the communicate that were very trabgic and they impacted this community more than anything else ever could. >> it's grown into an annual tradition. you can find much more information on our website. >>> you're going to want to keep an eye on the forecast and the news with the nbc washington app. today, storm team 4 is going to tell us about rain chances. for the girl scout meeting... okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! giant just dropped prices on thousands more items. which makes the checkout lane, victory lane.

they have it on a flat bed tow truck. problem was northeast extension southbound past quakertown was blocked for quite a while. now traffic is moving, it has since cleared we were watching they pulled the tow truck out and cleared the scene. they are getting thinner right now. so things are improving. i want to take you to the boulevard, slow traffic approaching the schuylkill expressway. heavy traffic on the schuylkill expressway westbound and the boulevard southbound leading to the schuylkill you're seeing slow traffic there. we had a touch of fog in one or two spots. 5-mile in millville and wildwood. ten miles at philadelphia international. 53 degrees we're talking about a warm week ahead. 68 degrees for the high clouds and sun. >> all chipotle restaurants in oregon and washington state are closed while health officials investigate an e coli outbreak. two dozen people are sick and the numbers are expected to rise. one customer who believes he got sick from the flu has been told the specific strain request not be treate

we've got a couple they're looking live right now as they're pulling out that tow truck, another tow have an ambulance on the scene. we were watching earlier there was someone being put out on a stretcher its a serious accident and for quite awhile now has been blocking all lanes. both of the lanes are blocked route one southbound here at pennsylvania avenue. and chopper is kind of showing us what they're doing. they're forcing everybody off. now onto pennsylvania avenue. these poor guys have been stuck here for awhile. they were on the ramp and then police blocked it and they've just been stuck there for nearly an hour at this point. so, all traffic backed up route one southbound at this point jamming coming off of the trenton-morrisville bridge. now, northbound you can see right there they've got police out there blocking one of the lanes northbound as well so that's why we saw it kind of crawling along. one lane blocked northbound. both lanes blocked southbound and you can see the traffic how backed up it is in this area in morrisville bucks county but we saw one of the vehicles o

the hearing stemmed from a bill from a walpole tow company submitted after towing this jeep out of the mud last month. the owner of the jeep told us he was offroading on private property when he got stuck in several feet of mud. police arrested him for trespassing. according to the itemized collision charged raymer $16,000 for hand on scene supervisors, at 250 an hour. a response unit was more than $10,000. dangerous commission liability insurance, $5,000. the 12 hour job totalled $48,835. you said originally this was a standard practice, standard charges on all of these things that we saw on the bill. is that still the case? >> after our story ran, the dpu, which regulates tow companies cents assured this notice of an infortunatelial hearing to discuss possible violations. they included failure to adhere to maximum rates and charges, failure to provide proof of insurance, and failure to file an annual financial form. needle originally told fox 25 over the phone, his seven man team was in dangerous conditions, due to the proximity to those power lines. he said it was a haz-mat situatio

. >>> a local tow company behind a $48,000 tow bill has agreed to revisit the outrageous charge. fox 25 broke that story last month after the customer called us not knowing how he was going to pay for it. tonight fox 25's kerry kavanaugh questioned the owner of the tow company outside a hearing today. >> kerry kavanaugh with fox 25. do you have any comment about the $48,000 tow bill. william needle said nothing as he left an informal hearing with the department of public utilities. the hearing stemmed from the bill the walpole tow company submitted after towing this jeep out of the mud last month. >> they want almost $50,000 i mean i think that's crazy. >> reporter: joel rahimmer told us he was off roading on private property when he got stuck in several feet of mud. police arrested him for trespassing. according to the itemized breakdown of his bill assured collision charged him $16,000 for an on scene dangerous collision liability insurance $5,000. the 12 hour job totalled $48,835. a practice, standard charges on all these things we saw on the bill is that still the case? after

butler says the towing company charged him $45. money he says as a single father working two jobs cannot afford. butler says he wants the mall to review the policy handling young children getting locked in vehicles. >> hey, look. a child's involved. can you please help them out? >> reporter: tonight we checked with the police who have a similar policy to the king of prussia mall and call a towing company unless the child is in danger. nbc 10 news. >>> little music there for a good cause tonight. nbc 10 chosen 300 ministries in west philadelphia where the members gave coats to homeless and also provided them with a warm meal and just in time for these cool temperatures out there. >> oh, a night like tonight, so badly needed. sheena. >> yeah. it is going to get cold tonight. already cold outside now but this is the coldest so far. temperatures will be in the 20s which we're already seeing but earlier today the one thing that part of the area noted allentown and maybe king of prussia with king flurries and also watching in a second. b

waiting on tow truck there, i an not seeing any delay on 680. just the off-ramp is closed.y want to use stone valley road. northbound 101, a car is in a power pole off the road. a fellow spinout here in san jose, northbound 85, at the expressway leaving a bumper in the middle lanes. use caution there until it is cleared out of 9 road. katie and eric? >> gadgets are a hot item on black friday but where can we find the boast deals? >> here are the tech bytes. >> great black friday deals on smartphones. target is slashing prices by $50 on iphones. if you sign up for a two year plan with verizon or sprint. and galaxy x and lgg4s are offered for a penny with a two year agreement. google is offering a few tips to help shoppers looking to avoid massive black friday crowds. shop in the morning or evening to avoid store foot traffic and steer clear of electronics and cell phone stores. check to see if it is in stock before heading out. could you put this on your list, a computer for $5. >> smaller than a credit car, it is pretty pacific but users can still play games and do bake pro

you can see they have the vehicle on the tow truck right now.y've been intermittently blocking traffic on the ramp from route one northbound to the blue route southbound. we'll slow you the latest with this, have the downed pole, another asked, a vehicle fire. a lot happening this morning. all coming up. >> a couple of lucky turkeys will be spared from the dining room table this thanksgiving holiday. details later in the morning buzz. >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here sky6 looking out over philadelphia international airport at 5:14. the state department overnight putting out an alert for all travelers with everything going on in the world to be extra alert and take extra caution. >>> it's 38 degrees out there. >> let's hope today is better than yesterday with the traffic, karen. >> i hate to say it but we have even more problems it seems than yesterday morning. let's check the suburban traffic report as we look live right now, we can see they're still getting ready to tow away this vehicle with this accident. we've got debris

a follow-up now to a 7 on your side investigation on predatory towing. congress says they will follow-up on this when they come back from their recess. this amendment in congress would give local authority to crackdown on companies participating in predatory towing. >> it is going to be different from state to state, but we want to enforce best practices. of legislation say that it will crackdown on spotting where someone calls a truck as soon as you step away from a vehicle. well, it was a white thanksgiving in iowa. arecasters say there will be weekend reprieve, but the next chance of snow comes as soon as monday. in iowa, interesting. that is not that far away. josh: it seems like every day we are increasing that and it just gets a little bit closer. we are going to look again for tomorrow, but we do have some cooler weather and rainier weather coming in. let's show you your weather headlines as we go throughout the evening hours. to staytill going relatively cool for tonight, and then that cloud cover comes back in for the weekend, and are rain chanc

so tows are the lion tamers used by the syrian rebels.t's reported those missiles were used by syrian rebels today but today that fact is getting a lot more attention than usual because those american missiles were reportedly used to destroy a russian helicopter. earlier today, a russian su-248 super sonic bomber was launching strikes against targets in northern syria. russian president vladimir putin says the strikes were against isis targets but u.s. defense officials say they were targeting some anti-assad rebels some of the same rebels who have been armed with american-made missiles. it was while on that mission that neighboring turkey says that a russian jet crossed into turkish air space. turkey insists it issued ten warnings over a five-minute period for the pilot of that russian jet to get out of their air space and pull away. u.s. defense officials tell nbc news tonight the russian aircraft was "in turkish air space only two to three seconds, a matter of seconds before a turkish f-16 fighter jet fired an air-to-air missile at the

he called a tow truck. tow truck was out here. so was the tow truck driver. >> reporter: the truck then hit a vie-voltage power pole and then crashed. 11,000 people were without power. that number is down to 1700. this accident caused diesel fuel to start leaking into a city sewer line. to say this is complicated, would be an underestimate. muni and regular traffic is diverted. nobody was hurt. pg&e is on scene. we're expecting this area to stay convested for a while long. from potrero hill, jackie ward, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a barrel barreled into a garage in san leandro and landed on top of a sleeping woman. debris was scattered on the lawn. authority say the woman sleeping inside the converted garage had to be rescued from underneath the car. the driver and three dogs inside that garage were also injured. >> and just knowing from previous experience that vehicle is going going fast in order to penetrate the wall to leave the skid marks in the intersection prior to impact. we know that witnesses were saying somewhere in

the woodbury county sherriff have also issued a tow ban. so if your car is stuck, you might have to wait to get your car out until conditions improve. city buses are still running, but they are behind schedule. remember to make sure you are driving slowly in these conditions and pull over if you feel unsafe or cannot see the road. 3 also especially with the tow ban, make sure to have your emerengcy kit in your car with blankets and plenty of warm clothes. stay safe and bundle up siouxland, reporting in downtown sioux city, i'm kayla novak.back to to you. 3 3 3 as kayla mentioned... officials have responded to more than two dozen accidents just in woodbury county so far today.we captured this video of a rollover accident on highway 20 near correctionvill e earlier today.other cars have found their way into ditches throughout siouxland. and as kayla also mentioned... a towing ban is currently in effect in woodbury county and monona county... so if you don't *have* to travel, please stay off the roads. 3 an accident in cedar county last night

.- but the linn county tow - but the linn like this.for weather that's average we've learned sterday - since 4 p.m. acacdent calls than 40 received more says they've received more than 40 accident calls since 4 p.m. yesterday - we've learned that's average for weather like this.- but the linn county tow ban was lifted earlier this afternoon so many tow trucks have been helping drivers since then.- some tips for you as the cold air sticks with us this evening and throughout this weekend - you can always check www w 5-1-1 i-a dot org and even download their app to keepepp with road conditions. we'll continue to bring you the latest - on road conditions - in the cocoidor. corridor.and a remininr - you can f fd that information - - 24 - 7.just down-load - - the weather-first** app. it is free - - for apple - and android devices. amid all the snow - two corridor kids - - got to tness history** today at kinnick stadium - - for free. free.the non-profit experience the game partners with boys and girls clubs across the country to bring kids - right to the sidelines. sidelines.cbs 2 news news

people don't think it's fair to pay a tow fee when their cars are stolen because they couldn't control it. >> reporter: the city fixing it. the administrative fee is cut 50% and no other fees cutting the bill to $133. >> this makes it easier for those people who have to go through this. >> reporter: so oscar hit some bad luck with some really unfortunate timing. >> but, hey, i need my car. >> reporter: if you are a resident of san francisco, there's effectively no fee at all if you collect your car within 48 hours of it arriving in the tow lot so now you have to make sure your car doesn't get stolen. in san francisco, wilson walker, kpix 5. >>> what is in a name? a lot if that name is isis. coming up, a bay area woman's online trouble because she shares her name with the group. >> plus, more than a year after the napa earthquake crumbled parts of this church, we go inside to see it rebuilt. and ready to open its doors. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, congregation without a home napa's "first united methodt church" is finally ready to welcome back its flock. la -oh quake left >>> 15 months after a st

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cynthia: you are looking at the car right now that is being moved onto a tow truck. rather, pieces of the car. police say the car was traveling at an extremely high rate of speed, perhaps more than 100 miles per hour south bound on

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free rides and tows home if they have too much to drink. police telling us more about that program now. you have to be in the chelmsford area when you call and your car has to be in working order. >> some people are apprehensive. it's a no questions asked. no paperwork. >> police department says it's not costing them any money and the tow truck company is volunteering their drivers who would be on call anyway. they will toe you anywhere in the merrimack valley through new year's eve. >> looking for the would-be robberies targeting the super8 hotel. a white man in his 20s covered his face as he threatened the clerk with a knife. he tried to steal her laptop but then she pulled it right out of her hands. finally he dumped out the candy dish and took off. >> two of the country's biggest daily fantasy sports are fighting a lawsuit. they are pushing to reverse the ban. new york's attorney general says the games constitute illegal gambling. >> fantasy sports are their own separate concept. anyone who knows anyone who participates in fantasy sport

>>> whelm ford police doing their part to curb drunk driving this holiday season by offering free tows. police are offering drivers to call them up and get their car towed no questions asked. 24-7 from anywhere in chelmsford to anywhere in the merrimack valley. for every tow the police athletic association will donate $20 for a charity. >>> crib bumpers are under fire for a rise in infant deaths. the consumer product safety commission said bumper-related crib death increase. head but some say it suffocates and they can get stuck in them. no rig layings on crib bumper bus experts want them banned. >>> new research out of spain shows that olive oil may stave off breast cancer. women given an extra dose of extra virgin olive oil had a lower risk of breast cancer. the key is in the mono saturated fat in olive oil. >>> a 8-year-old girl is one of the youngest people ever to be diagnosed with breast cancer. the third grader from utah was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. only one in a million are diagnosed, but doctors are confident it is very treatable. >> i was scare the first t

it's been extinguished and towed away. but there are plenty of flashing lights. this happened in a construction zone. all lanes remain closed. delays are heavy getting into the area. completely avoid the bqe. i'll let you know as soon as it opens. and a live look at the george washington bridge. this is what most of the area looks like right now. the bqe is the only problem we have. >> a commuter alert now. a citizens alert. outrage this morning over the delay of the 2nd avenue subway project. the msa slashed a billion dollars from the budget, says that construction for stations above 96th street, it will now not start until 2020. that's as in the year 2020. the move has angered east harlem residents. the mta is not blaming the delay on the cash. instead, they're saying the problem is obtaining the correct tunnel boring machine to dig it out. >>> on long island, a water main break flooded several streets and left more than a dozen homes without water. crews had to spend the day repairing the 50-year-old main that ruptured on brook avenue. the suffolk county water

shane stapleton, owner of shane's towing, has towed many stolen cars foununin bizarre places, "i actuauay had to take a aayloader to get it out of there.it was in like a twenty foot hole.so whad to push about 3 trees out of theay and then hooup chains to it and jus start pulling it out," said shane stapleton, owner of shane's towing. this truck was found by the police with stolen plates. stapleton mentioned that he gets calls almost every day to have stolen vehicles towed. jessssa rae: if your vehicle has been stolen or you suspect it or you suspect it has been burglarized, please notify local law enforcement to have a report filed immediately. jessica rae: a new poll shows a dead heat between the top democrat and republican if the presidential election were held today. jessica rae: the n-b-c / wall strere journal survey shows ben carson and hillary clinton tied at 47-percent each. carson's standing with independent voters is his biggest advantage over other republicans. he bests clinton by 13 percentage points with those voters. three other top republican candidates also run close agaiai

then use the tow trucks again to try to once again flip this thing, get it on its wheels and tow it outy. the estimate from the chp, this on ramp may not reopen until 1:00 this morning. >> this has changed the morning commute for a lot of drivers. >>reporter: yeah, obviously people coming from neighborhoods in richmond, this is their normal route, they like to come and get on the freeway here at carlson boulevard. they're going to have to make their way over to central to get on the freeway. also important to point out, this is not impacting traffic on interstate 80. it's not impacting traffic. as we've been looking on the freeway, you have normal slow down, but this is not impacting traffic. >> alex savidge from richmond. >>> 8:07. new this morning a car chase through the streets of hayward ends of gunfire near the airport. >> janine de la vega, you're in hayward now. this sounds pretty intense. >>reporter: it was really a crazy situation, dave. deputies had to make a split second decision. we spoke to the woman who lives in the home. she heard the gunshots and that suspect crashed int

police say now they have a tow truck on the scene so hopefully getting to tow this out of here. burlington bristol bridge expecting an opening around 6:00 a.m. for a northbound ship. it already went through the tacony palmyra. stick to the turnpike connector bridge. garden state parkway northbound construction blocks the left lane until 6 o'clock matt. >> thanks, karen. >>> police work continues at the home of a suspected hoarder on the main line. they have found plenty of ammunition so far plus chemicals that they are calling suspicious. "action news" reporter katherine scott joins us live near the property in wayne. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt. police, the bomb squad, hazmat crews, they were all here yesterday and authorities will be back here today to continue going through this home and you can see that the road remains closed off this morning and there's a police vehicle stationed outside the home. police say the homeowner is a licensed firearms broker and due to his profession, the state of the home and some of the items they found, they want t

we now see a flatbed tow truck on the scene as penndot kind of moves around the camera to get a closerook. looks like maybe they damaged as it went into the median. this is chester county 202 south of the 30 bypass. the accident mostly in the median with the emergency wokers but blocking the left lane in either direction of 202 near the 30 bypass. association watch for that. not seeing a big delay just yet but people kind of slowing down a little bit as they check out the scene with all the emergency workers coming there with the flatbed tow truck we hope it will be cleared pretty soon. this disabled vehicle is clear on 309 northbound approaching greenwood. vine street expressway moving again in both directions. eastbound looking like a little volume currently coming in at this point but crews will return again tonight at 11 o'clock and shut the vine down in both directions so watch for that. here's an accident that's been causing a problem in gloucester county. 322, kind of a major artery in gloucester county, it's blocked at stone meetinghouse road. this is in woolwich township. this

now, oakland police ended up towing and impounding ten cars involved in that side show. they arrested twoal and you can see this video. this is video that was posted on instagram and shows crowds of people watching circling the locations. chp said it started in oakland in the southbound direction of 808 with cars entering the wrong way on the interstate. the cars then began doing their spins and doughnuts right there on the freeway. there's another side show. that was one near international 55th and then others throughout the city of oakland. opd estimates there were at least 200 vehicles involved in those side shows. reporting live here in oakland, bob redll, "today in the bay." >>> new this morning, no mental health worker strike. reached a tentativegreement with kaiser permanante. affordable treatment plans without fear of being disciplined. kaiser officials rescind the accused cuts to and members will ratify that agreement in the coming weeks. >>> a rare tornado touch down in the central valley. moving through stanaslaus county. twister knocked outer and gas lines an

and aggressively look for cars to tow. the new plan forbids companies from using spotters, puts a cap on what they can charge and requires business owners to pre-approve every tow from their own parking lot. >>> this morning america sees something that none of us has seen in more than seven years. >>> and developing now, an intense search along a busy roadway for a woman who hasn't been seen in almost a week now. >>> breaking news right now from the white house. in less than an hour, president obama will make an announcement. he will be joined by vice president biden, secretary of state, john kerry as well. we just learned about this a couple minutes ago. we expect him to formally reject the xl keystone pipeline. we will monitor that for you. >>> new today, a sign of strength in the u.s. economy. employers added 270,000 jobs in october. the most since december. the unemployment rate also hit a brand-new seven-year low, sitting at 5%. this morning's job report shows the biggest job gains in construction, healthcare, and ret

. >> daniel: ahead this morning creative ways they are using tow truck drivers to tackle drunk driving. >> catherine: first revelations from the family of legendary sportscaster frank gifford. why renewing calls for introducing kisses deluxe chocolates. with a whole-roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps, and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they' re twice the size of the kisses chocolates you love. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all is is >> catherine: extra session miller end up with the puck again and rookie and escape from motor city with 3-2 win. >> catherine: homecoming at the garden. philly trying to stop a 25 game losing streak and beat

most counties north of interstate-80 have a tow ban in place. cars on the shoulder or in the ditch will have to stay there until the ban is lifted.. likely sometime tomorrow. unexpected expense... this year there are no warnings for people who park along a snow route... instead you'll find a windshield. knowing where to park is also a challenge in these five neighborhoods. on even numbered days.. like today... the 20th... cars must be parked on the side of the street with even house numbers. on ododdays, cars have to be moved to the other side of the street. today's snow postponed state until monday... that wasn't the case for politics... seven republican candidates took part in a "family forum" tonight in des moines... channel 13's mike dasilva joins us... mike some political die-hards in the audience tonight. absolutely. the snow did not stop them...and this forum, was supposed to be filled with civility...it began with prayer, was focused on spiritual answers to the nation's problems...but things got off to a not so civil start...just as the

this tow truck crew is trying to get this truck uprighted. it's full of hay and they are trying to get it up and out of the way to get the on-ramp to interstate 80 westbound back open. this is the carlson on-ramp. the estimate is they will have it open by 7:00 this morning. >>> time is 4:31, let's check in with steve. what's the forecast today. >> nice on friday, clouding up saturday, rain sunday morning. >> thank you very much. sal, back to you. >> we have coal conditions, but again, the lows are coming up each day. more in the upper 30s and 40s, don't let that fool you, lower 30s by monday. christine erickson asked a good question: question: i have wondered this. i'm going on take a staff. cold valley gets cold. and when the wind dies down the cool air settles in. there's areas that get colder. 30s on the temps. still coal. clear skies, looking good. patchy fog, once that burns off we'll be ready to go with sunshine. i know it's not much, it's there. that stirs things up. just a whopper in thetis same. the rain -- system. the rain strain in

chelmsford police are teaming up with christopher's towing to give people free rides and toes home if they have too much to drink. police tell fox25 the only rules are you have to be in chelmsford when you call and your car has to be in working order. >> some people apprehensive but no questions asked thing, go out, picking up, take you home and we will be on our way, no paperwork. >> tow company is volunteering drivers who will be on call anyway and tow people anywhere in the merrimac valley and until new year's eve. >> catherine: holiday race goes through the emerald and full of people dressed up in favorite thanksgiving get-ups fastest runners as well. >> catherine: early celebration for good will industries hosted a dinner for people that received services throughout the year. governor charlie baker, boston mayor marty walsh and boston police commissioner bill evans also there and all enjoyed the energy of the event. >> gene: heartbreak for local man as they celebrate thanksgiving this morning. lot in natick. two other people were also hit on tuesday but they survived. this mornin