watkins. police say it wasn't gang related lither. but the suspected killers are both charged in another case as gang heb mebs for attempting to murder someone to ben git their gang. robert rios is a former gang member. he now spends his time trying to stop the violence pop i think it would be my kids. it could be my friends' kids. >> which is why he said the public needs to know what's really happening in their neighborhood. >> we have a problem. we have a gang problem. we're not going to make it go away by lying to the people. >> the commander of the homicide unit, even the public relations officers denied our request for an interview. >> there's a false perception about what's really going on in the neighborhoods. >> in hindsight, we wouldn't make that comparison, believe me. >> only after our original report aired did the police chief agree to talk to us. >> you're right. i mean, you're right, jenna. it is apples to oranges, it is. and it's not a true or fair comparison. >> he says the department won't be using those stats anymore

dr boyce watkins, dr jeff gardere, thank you. story. >> appreciate it. coming up - senate democrats go nuclear. will the filibuster rule changes lead to consequence, and harmeli aregawi tracks the stop stories. >> we consider american food may be changing - i'll tell you what, coming up. >> join the conversationment >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america power of the people until we restore our fr . >>> the senate made history thursday, stepping away from constitutional power of advise and consent on presidential appointments to a diminished power called advise and confirm. after a debate the senate voted 52-48 to end the minority party's use of the filibuster to block appointments to everything but the supreme court. it's been known as the nuclear option. most presidential appointees can be confirmed with 51 votes snowed of 60 required. >> harry reid and president oba

watkins isn't one of them. >> i can't speak for the other families but i can speak for mine. my nephew got killed in a gang area and it's not gang-related. >> reporter: two others were killed the same day as d.j. what kings. place say it wasn't gang related. suspected killers are charged in another case for attempting to murder someone to benefit their gang. robert rios is a former gang member. >> i think it could be my kids. could it be my friends' kids. the next victim. >> reporter: which is why he says the public needs to know what's happening in their neighborhood. >> we have a problem. we have a gang problem that exists. we're not going to make it go away by lying to the people. >> reporter: we wanted to talk to the police department about the stats but what chief, the commander of the homicide unit even the public relations officers denied our request for an interview. >> the public has a false perception of what's going on in the neighborhoods and the city to come out and say things are hunky dorey is crap. >> reporter: after our original report air did the police chie

around that area the roads remain open at watkins regional park outside the beltway.the beltway itself you're in good shape heading past an dues air force base and down -- andrews air force base and down into oxon hill. now a crash on the northbound side of 395 before seminary road. a live look from our trafficland camera. you'll just be able to see the two left lanes blocked here. guess where delays begin? let's take a look at our next camera shot. in springfield. solid backup barely moving across the beltway all the way to the crash scene before seminary road. you've got to the stay to the right to get around it. >>> it's been 14 years since the film "the best man" debuted in theaters. now the college friends played by the original cast are reunited for the holidays. joining us this morning is the writing and director malcolm d. lee and monika calhoun who played mia in fact in the original. reviews coming out say this, the original cast, is just wonderful, that it's a great movie, and malcolm, monika, thank you very much. we had a director's peek showing us what hap

watkins nephew justin watkins was murdered in a drive-by shooting on hayes avenue may 26th. he was walking home from his job at a gamestop store and left behind a 3-year-old daughter. >> i just want someone to come forward. it hurts us especially going through this first holiday without justin. he has a little girl who is never going to see already daddy again. so we want to bring her justice as well. >> reporter: and that show is called make the call san jose. >>> america remembers john f. kennedy 50 years after his assassination. >> a chilling experience and one that marked the turning point for me in my life. >> a bay area man describes a school trip that changed his world forever, the haunting symbol connecting him to the first lady. just announ >> a shocking case of animal cruelty, a woman's dog thrown into traffic during a robbery, the big break police just announced. >> and if you were hoping to be an early bird, these die hards have you beat, the black friday deal that has them camping out so early. ,,,,,, dallas.. as the nation pauses to remember the assassination o

watkins was murdered on his way home from at game stop. three days shy of his 21 birthday. >> police told you it was gang-related. >> he said his nephew just moved here from ohio and was not in a gang. but he was in a known gang neighborhood at the time of his murder. d.j. was killed near oak grove football field where planned to coach youth football with his uncle. >> for my nephew to get baptized four weeks to the day that he died, that's somebody who knew that their time was up. >> d.j. was gone but it is his story, the stories of others murdered. >> you don't ever want to experience that. >> the message police were about to send the public. >> we're doing great. >> that would soon collide. >> i don't know how stupid they think we are but we're not that stupid. >> the reductions -- >> working hard to keep the communal safe. >> restaurant the same time. >> it is certainly a concern. >> san jose was promoting the new gang suppression plan for the summer. extra patrols. saturated gang spots. the results, some impressive stats. gang-related

watkins' nephew justin watkins was murdered in a drive-by shooting on may 26th. he was walking home from his job and left behind a three-year-old daughter. >> i want somebody to come forward. it hurts us, especially going into the holiday, without justin. he has a little girl who is never going to see her daddy again. so we want to bring her justice as well. >> reporter: the pro gam "make the call san jose" airs for the first time a week from today 7 p.m., channel 30. and the agreement is continue to air the programs until the cases are solved. . >>> october's employment data points to good news for the job market. unemployment fell in 28 states last month. employers add the jobs in 34 states. >>. >>> shoppers are starting to line up for the big holiday sales. josette lester and sabrina pope plan to camp out until thanks giving outside this target store. that will be thanksgiving next week. >> six days from now. >> yes. but they say it's not about being first in line to scoop up the big bargains. >> this is our fourth year meeting each other and we've developed a

watkins, shot next to kohl's department store. police say it wasn't fwagang related either but the suspects are charged in another. robert rios is a former gang member. he now spends his time trying to stop the violence. >> i think they could be my kids. it could be my friends' kids. >> reporter: which is why he says the public needs to know what's really happening in their neighborhoods. >> we have a problem. we have a gang problem. it exists. we're not going to make it go away by lying to the people. >> reporter: how many cases do you think there are that are gang related that police haven't said? >> i think more. a whole lot more than what they say. >> reporter: we wanted to talk to the police department about the stats, but the chief, the commander of the homicide unit, even the public relations officers, denied our request for an interview. >> i think the public has a false perception of what's really been going on in the neighborhoods and for the city to come out and basically say, oh, things are hunky dory is crap. you lie

to something somebody overseas, or somebody in another area of the country. >> reporter: for the watkins family it's a lesson learned. >> you can save three lives. >> it's been different for me because i'm scared of needles. and i've given blood 11 tiles now. so i'm proud of myself, and i think i made a difference and impacted somebody's life. >> reporter: in american canyon, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> it's beginning to look a lot like christmas with lots of trees lit tonight and outdoor ice skating rimpgs. perhaps the most unusual skating rink around is in san jose until the palm trees. this year those palm trees are especially equipped, we're told, to put on a special night tithe light show. some dining and ice skating as well, and of course we've got those rinks open in the xwark dero center and union scare in san francisco. they're all wonderful. >> and you saw folks in t-shirts. >> indeed, we got close to 70 degrees. probably a couple more days on the way before things change up. we'll see nice temperatures, but the seven-day forecast showing our highs really changing up as

watkins i want to start with you.here are reports that attacks like these have been around for a decade or more. but we are certainly seeing more attacks recently or hearing more about them. what do you think is happening. well i mean, i think teenagers naturally have be a inclination to engage in some degree to social defensivians. defensive -- defensivians. defensive g i think what you really are seeing is a society where our kids are desensitized to violence. they grow up playing grand theft auto and you are doing the knockout game but with ak 47's and attacking random citizens. thit's a lot to be alarmed abou. >> we don't know how many attacks have occurred. some victims don't report the attacks because there is no robbery involved and in some cases they don't know what happened. we have some numbers across the kung. country 7 in new york city and one in denver and one in syracuse and two in st. louis and one in chicago who died and we have another one in san diego. dr. gardier new york seems to be the e ep ep b e

, lisa watkins, michael cronbach's lisa belden susan moseley, rascon, ray knight in, winded nice, pretty rentals glenn miller, carly eagleson and [inaudible]. next speaker, please >> my name is todd garrett and am a resident of san francisco. for the last 22 years. i am not a dog owner and i hope that i can represent the knowledge on the owners of san francisco by showing my support here today. i feel that dogs have the ability to be off leash is very important not only to the health of the dogs but also to the health of the people whom dogs and those who don't own dog. sometimes life in the city and life in general can be kind of depressing. dogs bring a great sense of joy and happiness in their play and the level of the plate with each other and with humans. it's very uplifting to watch. even if you're not participating, just observing that level of happiness can with a person spirits incredibly. so, i hope i speak for a lot of people in san francisco to say that i support the, what you're doing and thank you very much. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> my name is tom john. i li

. >> reporter: at 14 years old, that's what tyra watkins remembers about being sick. but her father frank's memory is a little better than hers. >> we learned prior to birth that tyra was ss. >> reporter: that means that tyra has a serious form of the blood disease sickle cell anemia. >> tyra's had a need for blood one year about four times. >> reporter: for the first nine years of tyra's life, she was in and out of the hospital getting blood transfusions. >> one instance we weren't able to get the blood that she needed for five days. >> during the holidays it's especially hard too pa fathom because people get together with family and friends and don't think about people who are sick with cancer or blood diseases. >> only 38% of americans are eligible to give blood. out of that 38%, just 8% donate. he now organizes blood drives and wants to raise awareness. >> there should never be a time that the blood flow goes so low that we don't have enough to respond to the hospital, to somebody overseas or in another area of the country that might need it. >> reporter: for the

. >> the man behind the camera was corrie watkins. >> you guys are kidnappers. >> walkins is runningor congress, hoping to unseat republican joe barton because he's not conservative enough and says the second amendment needs to be defended. >> an armed society is a polite society. we were not protesting, they were demonstrating our right to keep and bear arms. >>> executive director of new yorkers against gun violence. and shannon watts, founder of moms demand action. tell me about moms demand action and the kind of growth you have seen and what the fallout from this incident has been? >> after the sandy hook shooting in december, i was looking for a mother's against drunk -- it was amazing how much it grew so quickly. here we are, just a year later, we have over 100,000 members, we have a chapter in every single state and we are a powerful force to be reckoned with, and we are attacking this at all levels. what you saw in dallas is really a microchasm of what we face all over the country all the time. it's very rare that we don't have a rally and that we are surrounded by armed, ope

county police are searching for an arsonist. 11 vehicles were found burning in the parking lot of a watkins regional park in upper marlboro, nine completely burned out. police say someone parked a stolen car in the lot and set it on fire. yesterday's high winds helped the fire to spread to other vehicles owned by the maryland national capital park and planning commission. >>> southbound i-95 is open now after being shut down for hours because of a fatal accident. just before 6:00 this morning two tractor-trailers, a pickup and car collided on 95 near route 22 in aberdeen. one person was killed, state police say several people were very seriously injured. one person was flown to shock trauma. the cause of the crash still under investigation. >>> right now on capitol hill the house oversight committee is holding another hearing on health care.gov and danielle nottingham reports for wjz the white house should soon release the long awaited official enrollment figures. >> reporter: house lawmakers are probing technical issues that led to the disastrous rollout of the healthcare.gov. >> this was

. >> the man behind the camera was corrie watkins. >> you guys are kidnappers. >> walkins is runningss, hoping to unseat republican joe barton because he's not conservative enough and says the second amendment needs to be defended. >> an armed society is a polite society. we were not protesting, they were demonstrating our right to keep and bear arms. road closed? there's a guy... excuse me? glacier point? follow me! ♪ follow me! keep up, keep up, keep up. ♪ look he's right there! follow me! [ male announcer ] the nissan pathfinder. wow! follow me! [ male announcer ] nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $279 per month lease on a 2014 nissan pathfinder. ♪ that's the sound of car insurance companies these days. here a cheap, there a cheap. everywhere a cheap... you get it. so what if instead of just a cheap choice, you could make a smart choice? like esurance for example. they were born online and built to save people money from the beginning. that's what they've always done. not just something they...cheep about. that's insurance for the modern world. esurance. now backed by all

. >> reporter: at 14 years old, that's what tyra watkins remembers about being sick. but her father frank's memory is a little better than hers. >> we learned at birth, prior to birth that she was ss. >> reporter: ss means that she has a serious form of the blood disease sickle cell anemia. a disease that attacks healthy red blood cells. >> tyra has had a need for blood one year about four times. >> reporter: for the first nine years of tyra's life, she was in and out of the hospital. getting blood transfusions. >> we weren't able to get the blood she needed for almost five days. >> reporter: this family knows how important it is to donate blood during the holiday season. >> during the holidays, especially hard to fathom because people get together with their family and friends and ey don't always think about people who are sick with cancer or people who have blood diseases. >> reporter: according to the american red cross, across the country, only 38% of americans are eligible to give blood. and out of that 38%, just 8% actually donate. tyra's aunt now organizes bloo

. >> reporter: watkins video shows people and smoke pouring out of the caldecott from the west siechld eight people transported to be checked out but there were no serious injuries. hundreds of cars backed up on eastbound 24 before caltrans is able to remove the car. several others left behind by their owners. in oakland abc7 news. >> we're hearing for the first time from a family member of the 13-year-old boy killed by a santa rosa sheriff's deputy. the 17-year-old brother of andy lopez is devastated and angry. he was shot last week after refusing to put down a toy gun that looked like an ak 47 assault rifle. >> reporter: his name is anthony lopez, today describing his brother andy as a good kid, someone liked to make people laugh, who was interested in a career in law enforcement. behind me, this memorial, people arriving and keep adding to it. it keeps growing. what began as a vigil with candles now has enough to spell out the name andy. what began as a simple cross now has a permanent structure. jose installed think the morning and painted it. >> that represents the angel in andy.

detective watkins and says let's. george has already talked to us we already know everything that george has told us we didn't know that joyce i've talked to joyce she'd like to now while we're talking to heather we're reinterview interested tech that harrington who'd been in here is now interview enjoy but we don't know what she said we're stuck in here with have so that's a bit of that's that's quite frankly a lie. exhausted and betrayed by her own lying have finally caves in after three hours. is there then. one of the things i kept saying to her is she would talk about her children and she was afraid her children she would never see her children again the children will grow up without a mother and my point to her was you know what's going to look better what's going to work out better for you if you come in here and lie to us about this the death of your girlfriend or you tell us the truth. i just figured this is it. and as we're just tell the truth. yes. loathe it now. you. do. meet. they went through a lot to ge

state department official, jonathan prince and republican strategist and former bush 41 aide, joe watkins. gentlemen, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> we know sort of what the outlines of this deal has been, the pathway to citizenship for the president is a key part highlighting the need to hold employers accountable, the need for security, but we know what john boehner has said too, he says not this year. so what can the president do? >> i think the president can do what he's doing which is to harness really an amazing collection of diverse groups out there. you don't usually see agriculture, technology, labor, religious groups all coming together saying this is really critical for who we are as a country and what we believe in and try to frankly break off -- the problem with the house of republican caucus is that it's not really a caucus, it's a collection of caucus. so they have to break off one of those caucuses, which are the moderate folks which have real exposure in their districts because of the growing immigrant, hispanic populations, things like that, who really can't st

kevin watt kins sent us -- watkins sent us this video. it was hard to breathe. >> i did not have a scarf, but i put my shirt over my face. other people had scarfs over their mouths. others had a dust protector mask. >> seven of the eight taken to the hospital are children. sky 7hd shows medics treating people on highway 24. the eastbound lanes were shutdown for nearly two hours during the response. >>> new details on a story we have been following. the park and rec department killed a man. he is accused of driving over the woman last month. he was arraigned last week. after the arraignment police say his son was involved in a possible hit-and-run with a bicyclist leaving court. police decided not to charge him. >>> have you ever spotted mystery charges on your credit card? >> michael finney on where the fees are coming from. >> they are called gray charges. you may have been paying them right now and not even know it. coming up, how you can spot those charges and what you can do to get rid of them. >> and the revealing 9-1-1 calls from th

kevin watt kins sent us -- watkins sent us this video. it was hard to breathe. >> i did not have a scarf, but i put my shirt over my face. other people had scarfs over their mouths. others had a dust protector mask. >> seven of the eight taken to the hospital are children. sky 7hd shows medics treating people on highway 24. the eastbound lanes were shutdown for nearly two hours during the response. >>> new details on a story we have been following. the park and rec department killed a man. he is accused of driving over the woman last month. he was arraigned last week. after the arraignment police say his son was involved in a possible hit-and-run with a bicyclist leaving court. police decided not to charge him. >>> have you ever spotted mystery charges on your credit card? >> michael finney on where the fees are coming from. >> they are called gray charges. you may have been paying them right now and not even know it. coming up, how you can spot those charges and what you can do to get rid of them. >> and the revealing 9-1-1 calls from th

my name is shelby watkins. i came here in 1954. having grown up in the richmond district and the sunset district i have fond memories of playing [inaudible] ocean beaches whilst fort [inaudible] especial on the sand dunes. i inherited my mother's dog in 1973. superintendent [inaudible] promise that it's going to preserve the general character of the present usage was not important to me at the time because it's a favorite place for people to go. since that time, of course, there's been a continual antagonism that i can only address as being may be punitive particularly to dog walkers. i can't believe myself that still continuing at this time. i believe it's a promise. when they made that promise they were assuming i think that we would forget. you are the board or have the power to rescind that agreements. because they fail to keep up the park we used a concrete paved roads and pathways along the edge of the bluffs as well as any at your. wheelchair access were very easily obtained. now, they put orange cones of their. the roads yo

him as one of the weakest of the last state stores which has also been seized upon to paying its watkins. go online and call it a voice recorder from a constant refrain crushed into russia sees it as selling appears to be bitter and cling to all the details of the probe into that and it is on staff at something else. a total of any greenpeace member is have now been released on bail after a court in st peter's bad that's not fine of more suited to today's session say today a group of friends to campaign is well rested to moms about india look sick while trying to board and or drink. she's wearing an option. russian investigators have applied to colds here in st petersburg to prolong the pre trial detention for a roll so cold out. take the steep path that the saint they need to have more time at least three more months to complete the trade is a sweet marks two months since that's the men and women from nineteen different countries and use the greenpeace activists that all take the optics on the right size break the current age of the story contains on monday the first hearings dollars a

detained and interrogated by security officials accused of attempting to spot the rhine fine talking to watkins and mystic these old told a story he and comment upon the problem is my drink wine his face upon them by looking at. all of them. they have not paid for several months in the role right now trying the aid to file the case as well. all of those work is to have one major problem. they have to work with in the so called ca follows system at me that i'd explain to you what that is there in some all basically stating that every migrant worker that comes in to the top. testifying this old post will sponsor. meaning that his boss the firm is broken for the compression and that sponsor has to take care all. due to the medically. but most of the spouses of the sea take the past posts away from the my co workers. and that puts all the numbers of them maybe tens of thousands in the miserable situation. once upon a time to learn that moscow is just like i sometimes think how scientists want to know what went wrong. not since any topping you or was it just hit the red planet's place to discuss why

kevin watt kins sent us -- watkins sent us this video. it was hard to breathe. >> i did not have a scarf, but i put my shirt over my face. other people had scarfs over their mouths. others had a dust protector mask. >> seven of the eight taken to the hospital are children. sky 7hd shows medics treating people on highway 24. the eastbound lanes were shutdown for nearly two hours during the response. >>> new details on a story we have been following. the park and rec department killed a man. he is accused of driving over the woman last month. he was arraigned last week. after the arraignment police say his son was involved in a possible hit-and-run with a bicyclist leaving court. police decided not to charge him. >>> have you ever spotted mystery charges on your credit card? >> michael finney on where the fees are coming from. >> they are called gray charges. you may have been paying them right now and not even know it. coming up, how you can spot those charges and what you can do to get rid of them. >> and the revealing 9-1-1 calls from th

. >> 30-year main street veteran barbara watkins who owns evergreen, a gift shop that sells americane craft says she's worried about the impending project. >> people like this town because it's not a cookie cutter town. it has a distinct feeling and it's very kind of organic and a little funky. i don't know what's going to happen when that changes. >> and while sommer chants already have a contingency plan. >> i have really tried to pull our business more on to the internet. so that will help weather the storm. >> some, like adrian cohen of crystal essence, will just play it by ear. >> we'll wing it. that's our usual plan. i guess meditate and ask for help and figure out as we go, day by day. >> during construction, one unconventional idea that might encourage customers is their own circulating currency. berk shares. it was launched in 2006. most small businesses in the area accept berk shares since it keeps money moving locally and gives customers a 5% discount. >> it behooves you to spend it in the community after someone has spent it at your store. it's a way to pay for your dinne

. >> reporter: kevin watkins was two thirds of the way through the caldecott tunnel when it filled with smoke. people started jumping out of cars. >> it was hard to breathe. i put my shirt around my face other people had shirts around their face others had masks. >> we calm my cleared everybody out of their vehicles and out of the tunnels. >> reporter: the video shows people pouring out of the caldecott from the westside. eight people transported to area hospitals to be checked out for possible smoke inhalation. hundreds of cars were backed up on eastbound 24 for more than 90 minutes. >> if we'd go five minutes before we'd have passed the tunnel. five minutes here, stuck an hour and a half. >> i'm lucky i wasn't in the tunnel, i think. >> reporter: by noon, caltrans was able to remove the burned car. and others left behind by their owners. >>> here is the aftermath of a fire in the caldecott 20 years ago. gasoline tanker plowed into two stalled cars and exploded when hit by a bus four other cars were rapped as the tanker burned. seven people were killd and ever since then, trucks carryi

third quarter, watkins makes the treasure cut. boyd through for 4t.d.s and ran for another. he had to leave the game bruised, but not broken. >> it is always a dilemma for us when we bring you new york knicks highlights from madison square garden. which highlight do we start with, spike lee, kevin bacon, francis bacon. woody allen. >> scoring 26 of the next 52 points on 11-15 shooting. fourth quarter now, houston's got a three-point lead with under six seconds to play they go the ball to inbound carmel low shoots and hits for three and one. actually it was for none. carmelo incredulous. should he be? the coach wants to give that call the death penalty. fans vote thumbs down. the knicks still trail instead of being tied. one more shot in regulation. the heave no good. the knicks fall to the rockets 109-106. >> mark jackson's golden state warriors hosting the thunder. trailing by one with the ball, drains the winner. >> to baseball for detroit tigers third baseman, cabrera, some argue he was better this year than last year. he was m

. >> reporter: kevin watkins was two thirds of the way through the caldecott tunnel when it filled with smoke. people started jumping out of cars. >> it was hard to breathe. i put my shirt around my face other people had shirts around their face others had masks. >> we calm my cleared everybody out of their vehicles and out of the tunnels. >> reporter: the video shows people pouring out of the caldecott from the westside. eight people transported to area hospitals to be checked out for possible smoke inhalation. hundreds of cars were backed up on eastbound 24 for more than 90 minutes. >> if we'd go five minutes before we'd have passed the tunnel. five minutes here, stuck an hour and a half. >> i'm lucky i wasn't in the tunnel, i think. >> reporter: by noon, caltrans was able to remove the burned car. and others left behind by their owners. >>> here is the aftermath of a fire in the caldecott 20 years ago. gasoline tanker plowed into two stalled cars and exploded when hit by a bus four other cars were rapped as the tanker burned. seven people were killd and ever since then, trucks carryi

. >> dozens were found at watkins regional park in upper marlboro. nine cars were completely burned out. police say someone parked the car in the lot and set it on fire. maryland national capitals park and planning commission. police are now relying on nearby surveillance cameras to investigate who started the fire. mary? >> it's unclear of the cost in damages. fortunately, no injuries were reported. >> reporter: tonight, police raids continue in baltimore. i the mayoruts the cabosh on others. wjz is live. rochelle ritchie spoke with the mayor, who says criminals haven't even felt the heat of the police yet. hi, rochelle. >> reporter: hi, kai. that's what she says. she also says that she and other city leaders are focused focus like a laser on gang members and are the violent criminals. >> reporter: these are the faces baltimore city police say are responsible for some of the crimes on city streets. one of them, according to police, is a confirmed member of the black guerrilla family gang, maurice hill, during a police raid. >> wjz was with police as

. >>> 11 vehicles were found burning in the parking lot of a watkins rosional park in upper marlboro.ine were completely burned out. police say someone parked in a lot and set it on fire. >> the united states and nations from around the world are sending billions of dollars in donations and aid to storm- ravaged philippines. but it may not get to people who need it in time. people here in maryland are doing all they can to help out. wjz is live at the river of life international church in whitemarsh. jessica kartalija has more on an outpouring of support. >> reporter: good afternoon, denise. good afternoon, everyone. i'm here with pastor eubank. >> well, they brought in clothes, toys, food stuff. nonperishable items. we need more and we appeal to the general public. if you have a heart for the philippines, there is so much to work on. it is a big project. we are pranking -- planning to send two or three loads. >> you have members giving their piggy banks. but anything you need specifically? any baby items? >> yes. the sky is the limit. we need everything. from furniture, also -- you k

officers say someone set a fire at watkins regional park in the early hours of the morning. >> commission employees came to work and they noticed the vehicles on fire here in the parking lot. >> reporter: captain stanley johnson said 10 burning cars, buses and vans, owned by the maryland national park and planning commission, are essentially a total loss. >> it's really a shame. >> reporter: but police say it all started with this stolen cadillac. >> reporter: there was a vehicle, parked next to the commissioned vehicle little. that was stolen from d.c. it appears at this time. cadillac vehicle. and it was set on fire or either caught on fire. >> reporter: the fire intensified by the winds quickly wiped out the taxpayer funds. and activity buses for children and seniors. >> it's always tough when you lose resources to something like this. it's unfortunate. and hopefully we're able to find the person or persons who did this. >> reporter: police are relying on nearby surveillance cameras to fill in the blank. >> we're not sure if we'll get clear pictures of the vehicle coming and leaving or

this is the scene at watkins regional park. 11 vehicles found burning in a parking lot there this morning. ten of those vehicles belong to the maryland national capitol park and planning commission. one did not. investigators say that vehicle might have been stolen. >> and this just into our newsroom right now. the jury has reached a verdict in the case against an air force officer accused of groping a woman outside a crystal city bar. surae chinn joins us live from outside the courthouse with that verdict. what was it, surae? >> a not guilty verdict. he was acquitted on one charge of assault and battery. we are just learning about this in the last few minutes while we were on the air. that's when the verdict was read. again, all seven jurors, two women, five men, rendered the verdict of not guilty. so lieutenant colonel is free and he has been accused and allegedly groped a 23-year-old woman outside of a crystal city bar called freddie's beach bar back in may. six months ago. i can say that just outside right now, this possibly could be the lieutenant colonel talking to media right now.

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>>reporter: watkins video shows people with smoke pouring out of the tunnel from the west side. 8 people were transpor transported to area hospitals to be checked out for possible smoke inmalaysian but no serious injuries. tl cars backed up on eastbound 24 for more than 90 minutes. >> if 5 minutes stuck an hour and a half. >> lucky i wasn't in the tunnel i think. >> by noon cal-trans was able to remanufacture the burned car and several others undamaged but left behind by their owners. in oakland, low pressure a anthony abc 7 news. >> we have a lieutenant more ahead on 7 news at 9:00 coming up next. death of santa rosa teenagers. you hear from a member of the family for the first time e.also bart workers voting on the new contract proposal. one that tended the strike. will it be in you have to prevent another walk out? >> and spencer is here with the weekend weather. >> yes. today mailed and quiet but we have strong gusty winds coming our way. look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast in just a moment. >> all right thanks spencer. >> plus look at the north bay casino that opens next week an

kevin watkins sent us this video of people trying to move through the smoky tunnel. high said it was hard to breathe. >> i did not have a scarf or anything, but i did put my shirt up over my face. other people had scarfs wrapped around their mouths and others had like a dust protector mask. >> seven of the eight people taken to the hospital are children. sky 7hd shows medics treating people on highway 24. the eastbound lanes were shutdown for nearly two hours during the response. >>> tomorrow portions of highway 101 in nava dough will be closed between 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. it is not a solid closure. the chp will be closing sections of 101 in 15-minute intervals. the partial closure is to allow pg&e crows to install -- crews to install new power lines. we have some coldness coming up in the future. >> and we have fog that is over the city right now. it is also along the coast. isn't this a beautiful picture from the exploratorium camera? if you are in the city you know what i am talking about and along the shoreline. elsewhere it is sunny, but a cold front is on th

lynn sweet, jason johnson, and joe watkins. hi, twiguys. good to see you. ladies, first with you.have sarah palin speaking in ayla last night lashing out at republicans who agreed to end the government shutdown. >> remember this? they promised that they would do everything in their power to fight against socialized medicine, against obama care. but when it came time to stand and defund it, they wave the white flag of surrender and they threw under the bus the good gus who did stand up and fight for us. >> so palin also said it's time to, quote, stiffen our spines for the 2014 midterms. lynn, where will the growing fracture take the gop? >> i think in the primary it will help wipe occupy centrist republicans and it will get marginal figures who may nopt whip.upy centrist republicans and it will get marginal figures who may nopt whip. but because of the botched rollout of obama care, this has turned out better than the republicans expected. the shutdown cost everybody a lot of money. and there is a nickname for what the hard liners were called in the republican caucus and it was the