every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yourself. with your landlord or at senate -- or a tenant, this can avoid a lot of problems later on. the inspections offer a limited attempt at bringing a civil action for damages. it does not affect the ability to bring damage claims under the symbol laws. however, most lawyers -- they will not pursue the case. so, oftentimes, it works it to stop t

his daughter has trouble using his back legs and ease the wheelchair. >>> i want my dogs wheelchair thatall that is important. the main thing is him i need that wheelchair without that it is everything to him. >>> the personal trainer says $600 worth of work out here also stolen. hopefully get a chance to get outside it was gorgeous and the bay area brian hackney says there is a change for mother's day. >>> thanks. >>> if you did not get outside will take you outside you get the wind blasted ocean beach. go sandy and choose to extend to and is at a and then developers said why would anyone developed anything out here in or live out here so for a long time the only way you could get to the beach was by railroad. today it is among the most expensive and slices of real estate in the galaxy. our temperatures reflect about upper 50s for may 56 degrees in san francisco now. santa monica has 61 degrees san francisco 58 so not much of the difference down there and up here. 89 degrees and livermore as of 5:00 p.m. on the time lapse not to much out there there is low pressure it will send a trough

the dog has trouble using his back legs and needs the wheelchair. >>> all want is my dogs wheelchair that is the only thing really important my car to, but the main thing is him i need a wheelchair. without that it is everything to him. >>> the personal trainer says nearly $600 of workout gear also stolen. >>> brendan mccarthy ties a career high and the giants turned to matt cain to end the losing streak >>> un a suspicious out with a hand injury the a's placed among the disabled list. brennan mccarthy has a career high with 10 strikeouts and pitched seven shutout innings to earn his third when the a's beat the tigers. don't tell matt cain take bichirs are not athletes. he breaks up the double play the giants when 5-still to snap a losing streak. he makes a birdie putt on 18 to give a one-shot lead going to the final round of players championship. tiger woods 10 strokes back. rangers beat the caps to win their second in seven of playoffs the take on the new jersey devils in eastern conference finals. celtics and 76ers', a triple double boston wins, 92-81 to take a one game seriously.

. >>> get me a wheelchair. a self-inflicted injury to his left arm. >> an inmate takes drastic action and leaves his cell a bloody mess, while another -- >> explain this. homemade in your property? >> found with dangerous contraband. >> handcuff key is like mainly for my defense. >> looking at probably one of the biggest screw-ups in the united states sitting right here looking at you. >> an old-timer counts his losses. >> lost my brother, sister, mother, pretty much my whole family's passed away since i've been in here. >> i'm like an outcast. scum of the earth here. >> and a younger inmate looks forward to hitting the streets. >>> there are more than 102,000 men and women doing time in the florida state prison system. of the 56 state prisons for men, one is considered the end of the line. the place male inmates go when other prisons can't handle them. the santa rosa correctional institution located in florida's panhandle. >> pretty much predominantly two emotions, anger and fear. okay? if you go out acting li

there is a wheelchair that seems to be printed. the first gentlemen the comes on in the morning, after he stows the malt liquors in a row in the screen news stand, he gets up and finishes his ship, walks away seemingly quite easily, and the next renter of the wheelchair comes in and he begs and does whatever, and this goes on and on. the police are called, apparently from the district attorney's office, that these people are off limits to the sfpd because they are in a wheelchair, and there's nothing that we can do, even though this is so flagrant. so we have the prostitution's stuff going on in the evening. we have the homelessness going on in the daytime. we hoped that our very active neighborhood court would be able to do some been to address these issues. especially when neighborhood court, the polk street neighborhood court was charged with handling of that -- all the prostitution cases within san francisco, in addition to our regular cases. unfortunately, as an example, last tuesday in our regular monthly neighborhood court s

that's sunday to vote for her to get the wheelchair accessible van.ote once a day and use special code from the vendor and get extra votes. we listed the link on the national ability awareness month on the website attached to the story from preston mitchum at abc 2 news.com on the lifestyle section and in the local section. >>> it's 5:20 and there have been bank heist, jewelry heist and artwork heist. now you can have a beer heist added to the list. we will talk about it -- we are not talking about just a couple cases. find out how much they made off with. megan. >> reporter: all right. check it out. you mentioned death defying i wouldn't -- defying i wouldn't go that far but i am racking to walk the rope ahead. >> a live look at chi-town. that's wrigley field talking baseball coming up. what happened at camden yards. we are are back in a bit. ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...in my arms... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...and all your charms... ♪ whenever i want you, a

she is in a wheel wheelchair and needs your help. she has cerebral palsy. she may never get out of a wheelchair. her mother wants her to live a full life. she is in a contest to live a wheelchair-accessible van. here's how you can help. vote per ip address and use special codes from the van vendors and get extra votes. we have a link attached to our story at abc2news.com in our lifestyle local section. >>> all dressed up and ready to go. they arrived on friday. this is a day to dust cobwebs off. first impressions are good for newcomers. they are speedy, stronger and quicker than thought. that's good for the first preseason game. out to orioles park. orioles down 3-0. 4-1. 7-1 to tampa only to come back and lose in the 9th inning. orioles are in first place as the yankees come to town tomorrow. >>> this mother of three is a one year survivor of breast cancer. she was at the ballpark with the orioles serving as honorary bat girl. she is wearing the jersey. orioles and susan g. komen for the cure select a candidate to be the king captain for the young survivor

the person in the wheelchair move to really, really fast. it can open your eyes when you saw that, why couldn't we wait? it made a difference. i am glad we have the mental health crisis yet. i want you to know that we got a little more in-depth and it was interesting how quickly the wheelchair moved around the officers. >> this is all of training experience, thank you for your efforts and your comments on that. >> i will give you the status of the investigations right now. in the last quarter, we like to keep you updated. these cases were completed, and you have all received a summary letters that have been completed since the last report. the total cases that are pending today that our current r seven total cases. all of these cases still require the d.a. we can move fairly rapidly. we hope to get more cases. and lastly, the board is scheduled for second quarter 2012, scheduled for june 21 of this year. >> it is important for the public to know that whenever there is an officer involved shooting, the homicide division and the occ looks into

to help her get wheelchair accessible van. if you use special codes you can get in extra voadz votes. there's a link to the website and you can find it attached to our story preston did at a about c2 news.com and it's in the lifestyle and local sections. both of them on the website. >>> the mexico mother is facing criminal charges this morning because of what was caught on tape. look at this. this is video from a target in albuquerque. it almost look like the woman, well, used her infant as a weapon during a attempted robbery. the scene is worst when the two other children run in frantically straight into the path of the oncoming traffic. all this in a parking lot. again, this video from albuquerque outside a local target. >>> kids will do anything to get their hands on sweet treats and sometimes they won't let go. this young man would not let go a guess what? his hand was ?awk gum ball machine as result. -- was stuck in a gum ball machine as a result. someone had a wild party with a little bit of corona. homicide of young peo

the person in the wheelchair move to really, really fast. it can open your eyes when you saw that, why couldn't we wait? it made a difference. i am glad we have the mental health crisis yet. i want you to know that we got a little more in-depth and it was interesting how quickly the wheelchair moved around the officers. >> this is all of training experience, thank you for your efforts and your comments on that. >> i will

a single amputee, the best i can get is a wheelchair, one ramp. but to actually have the house physically adapted, i don't qualify. >> reporter: were you outranled by this, that people didn't know these guys couldn't even get in their showers? >> no, i think it was such a shock there was no time for outrage. there's only time to do something about it. >> reporter: so they did. they knocked down a wall and built an addition onto his home, with a new bedroom and accessible bathroom so dave can roll right in. >> going from a volkswagen to a cadillac, it's a nice upgrade. that's what this is, it's an upgrade, and it is nice. >> reporter: there are more than three million american veterans with disabilities connected to their service. when dale and john met kevin smith, he could barely get in and out of his house. he says he's often felt unappreciated because vietnam was such an unpopular war. >> and the community has woke up and said, hey, maybe we were wrong. and -- >> just sitting there talking to him that first day, just brought tears to his eyes.

he just wants the wheelchair back.ince word got out on the internet he has received several offers to replace the $500 device. his best friend offered to pay for a new one, but they will have to do without his device to get around. poor thing. >>> let's get a check on the gloria -- the glorious forecast we have coming our way. >> what a great mother's day it will be. >> beautiful weather for mother's day. it is changing though for mother's day. let me show you the highs for today. most of the inland areas in the 80s and the 90s. it was up to 90 in san jose and 86 in santa rosa. san fransisco 76. look at half moon bay and it was cool. 58 this afternoon. this was part of the reason it was cool. you can see the fog just pouring in over san francisco. the southly wind flow brought the fog up along the coast this afternoon. and it is here tonight half moon bay is 50 degrees. the visibility is less than a quarter of a mile. i want to show alive picture of the way it looks on the golden gate bridge. the visibility is poor. ju

. >> imagine being limited not only to life in a wheelchair but only leaving your home for trips to the doctor. that's the only life that one girl has known. now she has the chance of a lifetime and her family is counting on you. >> she is -- stuck right now. she is trapped. >> reporter: but she sees a way out for her daughter. the 5-year-old has cp. the disease has robbed her of her speech, her ability to walk and her muscle strength. she may never get out of the wheelchair but her mom wants her to live life to the fullest but with only ambulance transportation to count on she is very limited. >> take her to and from the hospital but nowhere else, nowhere fun. she can't go to the park, to a zoo, even to a grocery store. >> reporter: she has entered the girl in a contest to win a wheelchair accessible van. >> having it would change her life drastically. it would open up her world. >> reporter: its mobility awareness month and she has to be voted a local her hero. >> people who see her -- it's a little spark. yeah. spark like that. >> reporter: she using a computer to help her talk, read

people in wheelchairs should be allowed to play sports. i'm an architect and i advocate for everyone to have equal access. 9 ada as it stands does not cover the actual playing surface but i believe people in wheelchairs should have equal access. as far as the task force in 2008 that was supposedly exhaustive, the artificial task force in 2008, they were not allowed to compare artificial turf to grass so i'm not really sure how you can evaluate it if you don't compare the two. as far as saving water, it doesn't saves much as they say it does. artificial turf has to be cleaned. you you have to use soap, disinfectant and water. i live in silver terrace. it gets really hot there and sometimes you have to use water to cool it down. if you go to silver terrace, look at the maintenance. people talk as if you're not getting any, not going to have to maintain these fields. there's a lot that goes into maintenance. overall it's a lot of privatization. i consider it privatization. thurgood marshall hoom near my house was promised a lot -- certain num

he just wants the wheelchair back. since word got out on the internet he has received several offers to replace the $500 device. his best friend offered to pay for a new one, but they will have to do without his device to get around. poor thing. >>> let's get a check on the gloria -- the glorious forecast we have coming our way. >> what a great mother's day it will be. >> beautiful weather for mother's day. it is changing though for mother's day. let me show you the highs for today. most of the inland areas in the 80s and the 90s. it was up to 90 in san jose and 86 in santa rosa. san fransisco 76. look at half moon bay and it was cool. 58 this afternoon. this was part of the reason it was cool. you can see the fog just pouring in over san francisco. the southly wind flow brought the fog up along the coast this afternoon. and it is here tonight half moon bay is 50 degrees. the visibility is less than a quarter of a mile. i want to show alive picture of the way it looks on the golden gate bridge. the visibility is poor.

. >>> new at 6:00, passengers in wheelchairs rescued from a burning van. >> i had to do something. >> hear more from the good samaritans at 6:00. >>> what's in in the name and why a city wants to spend tax money changing that to this. >>> also at 5:00, we told you about the increasing number of whales the caught in fishing line, now at 6:00 -- >> we'll tell you the risks for the whales and how people are trying to rescue them. >> tonight at 6:00. great. so, you're all set up. what's going on? installing cable. you know this is an ikea, right? yes, but look at this sofa! it's so comfortable. we don't want to leave. have you been living here? can i have dinner at michael's house? they're having meatballs. don't be back too late. you know it gets dark when they shut off the lights. okay. i can stay. you know, you can just buy the sofas and take them home, today. for a limited time, get up to 15% back on select seating. ikea, the life improvement store. >>> san francisco nummi wants you to know about an extended closure from friday may 26 through monday june 4. construction crews will wor

>> why are you in a wheelchair? >> i got shot in north carolina, so i was paraplegic, you know.his helmet, i'm epileptic. you know, which i have grand mal seizures. so, i wear the helmet to protect my head because the bullet is still in my head. >> bennett is only two months away from completing his sentence of seven years for burglary and grand theft. but neither that nor the fact that he's in a wheelchair will deter officers from scrutinizing him as much as any other inmate. >> you need any help doing that. or can you get it yourself? >> while bennett undergoes a strip search, all his possessions, including his helmet and wheelchair, are thoroughly inspected. officers quickly discover that a religious booklet contains more than one revelation. >> upon opening the book, i noticed that he had some pornography that he's had for quite some time. you can tell because he's laminated it or stuck it inside this book. >> they found some pornography. >> uh-huh. >> that they took out. >> oh, those was in a book. i know about those. i know about those. i got them in confinement. i am not

of a wheelchair ramp so tragic. >> he was running out the back door. >> reporter: from light poles to high school bleachers, jim johnson said thieves will steal almost any metal with value. >> metal peeps, grounding plaques, wires, gutters, even bronze statues in someone's front yard. >> reporter: metal theft has tripled in the last three years. johnson has created the first team of officers devoted solely to stopping the illegal scrappers. a large corporate target bge will spray its items green. they prey on homeowners as well. >> that's an example of some of the damage. he would tear the walls out just to get to the copper pipes. >> reporter: others would rep off the most challenged machining -- among us. >> we went on the waiting list. that's about a year. >> reporter: in dundalk, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> she said her son's names appeared on a waiting list for almost 10 years before money came through for the well chair ramp. >>> if you had to deal with the delays on the jones falls expressway, we have good news. the city said the project is ahead of schedule. it could be finished

through sheer willpower, he got out of that wheelchair every day and competed in multiple sports events, using prosthetic legs, and eventually won numerous medals in track events. that is perseverance. at the governor's mansion he told me this. he said was proud to go to iraq and i gave my best for my country. that is what is expected out of americans. amazing. [applause] class of 2012, my point here is that derrek and keith use their precious time and their great skills and their perseverance to do good on this earth, to serve their fellow citizens. right now, all across virginia, your fellow virginians are doing a remarkable things like that every day, giving their best for their fellow man. hundreds of people volunteer at a local food banks, like many of you students have volunteered around newport news. thousands of police officers patrol neighborhoods protecting others. others are involved in their church or synagogue or mosque. many join the military. some teach. many served in state or local or federal governments. my point is, many are called to service and do it well. i believe

the person in the wheelchair move to really, really fast. it can open your eyes when you saw

. >> wheelchairs make it easier for the disabled to get around, but not this morning.ne caught fire with a 72-year- old woman sitting in it. the handle moves up and for the and back and down to be plugged in. the fire department was called to the glen square senior citizen building around 6:30 >>> the woman in the chair and neighbors watched the rescue. >> they were bringing her out sitting her in a chair in the hallway for paramedics to come take her to the hospital. >> the woman had minor burns. the fire went to two alarms. the spokesman for the fire department said he never heard of a wheelchair fire like this one before. >> this is all that is left of a burned out road home. investigators say there was a molotov cocktail in a barn doned home in east baltimore. when firefighters arrived this morning, there was fire on the first floor and smoke on the second and third floors. one person was injured. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the only man ever convicted in the 1988 bombing of a panama make can flight 103 is dead tonight. the crime has never rea

it means more than a wheelchair ramp -- although that is a good start.means helping people understand how to get a transit ticket, how to afford that ticket. and visually-impaired folks have auditory signals. i look forward to working on more improvements in this area. i had the opportunity to attend an ncaa board meeting. i was so impressed -- attend an mta board member. ," so impressed by the current board. here are some things i want to highlight in particular. i want to assure you, i am an independent thinker and i will make my own decisions. i gather information at first and want to hear a wide range before making a decision. my experience on other boards and committees has also made me understand the collaboration in community outreach. for ss mta -- for sfmta in particular, community collaboration is important. i will do my best to arrive at an informed and equitable decision every time. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. to you have a question? supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you for your willingness to serve the city of san franci