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

i mean who steals a wheelchair. is there a big secondary black market for wheelchairs? >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now. >> my goodness. melissa and their husband care more about getting the chair back. it's made by a company called mobility solutions in silver springs. it's got white and black service stickers from that company on it. perhaps if you have seen it or perhaps see someone trying to sell it on the web, please call the metropolitan police. >>> the owner of maryland's biggest casino, which opens up next week is now asking state lawmakers to hold off on adding new gambling venues. maryland's owner was speaking to the special gambling work group. he said that building the six casino at national harbor would take away 40% of maryland's lives revenue. the panel of lawmakers are considering proposals to expand gambling during a possible special session in july. >>> a prominent congressman is now joining president eisenhower's family, calling for a delay in the memorial to the 34th president. he sent a letter to the memorial commission about his concerns, saying m

. >>> who would steal a wheelchair? that is what people who live in a capitol hill neighborhood are trying to figure out. a woman there had her expensive motor rised wheelchair swiped from her home last week. as our peggy fox found out, it is now nearly impossible for the woman to get around. >> reporter: melissa white has cerebral balls. she can walk but never far. for the past two years, it's been no problem to walk up the stairs to get to her motor rised wheel their. that is until wednesday evening. >> he walked inside and said honey, your chair is gone. >> reporter: her husband noticed the empty space under a porch where her chair should have been. >> i was like okay, i guess i'll call the police. thought we should have locked it. and then i shot who steals a wheelchair. what do you need it for? >> reporter: melissa was hoping whoever took it was somebody who needed it. but she is not sure that is the case. because they left the charger and they won't get far without it. >> reporter: here's what her chair looks like

says the wheelchair was worth about $5,500.wner's insurance won't pay to replace it because the wheelchair was parked outside the condo. >>> maryland police also trying to smoke out whoever stole a giant cigarette. this ten-foot-long, 150-pound cigarette was in the front yard of a silver spring couple. the owners say the thieves would probably need a truck to carry it off. it used to be a telephone pole but was painted to look like a cigarette. >> why? >>> if maryland decides to expand gambling, current casino owners would likely have little say. the "washington post" has obtained a confidential letter between a state lawyer and lawmakers. it says that the general assembly is on strong legal ground to add a sixth casino and table games. maryland live which opens june 6 has argued that it would violate another deal it had with the state. >> there's a ten-foot cigarette out there missing. >> but why -- yld you want to take it, and why would you want to paint the telephone pole like a cigarette in the first place? >> a little weir

>> reporter: weiss says the wheelchair was worth about $5,500.eowner's insurance won't pay to replace it either because the wheelchair was parked just outside the condo. >>> a teenager killed by a freight train in riverdale park, maryland never saw or heard it coming. police say 17-year-old mary kaitlin gaffney was on her way to see her boyfriend last night. she was wearing headphones when she was hit on the tracks near lafayette avenue and queensbury road. police say the train was going about 35 miles an hour. the engineer said he tried to stop and did everything he could to warn kaitlin. her father says she had a bright future. >> she was a beautiful girl. very talented singer. very talented artist. extremely smart. >> experts say it takes a freight train going 35 miles an hour the length of eight football fields to stop. >>> one local couple is trying to figure out who stole a 150-pound cigarette from their front yard. that cigarette is ten feet long. it used to be a telephone pole. but it was painted to look like a cigarette. it's just one pi

she found her on channel 9. >> who would steal a wheelchair? >> she couldn't believe someone would steal her expensive motorized wheelchair. >> it's more than the chair. why would someone steal a handicapped person? it doesn't make sense. >> summers had rheumatoid arthritis since she was a kid. she upgraded to this chair that gives her more lift. she tried to find somebody to give her old wheel their to, but couldn't, so she waited and looked for a sign. >> it will be all cleaned up and ready to go. >> i sent it on to the weiss's who are thrilled. >> it restores your faith in humanity. >> her new chair is like her stolen one, only better, because it has a seat lift. >> there's more than a million opportunities to do good, why not do it? >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> the attorney for george zimmerman is asking for a new bond hearing for his client. zimmerman is a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. a judge revoked zimmerman's bond last friday saying he lied about the state of his finances.

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

to. >> who steals a wheelchair?an barely walk couldn't believe somebody would steal her expensive wheelchair. she kept outside her apartment. while the theft upset her, it made her husband furious. >> it's more than a chair. why would someone steal from a

this policy would effect essential items including most limbs like mine and wheelchairs. it would require the use of a system designed for bulk procurement purchases that involves manually processing over 300 individual steps to develop a purchase order. the system may be great for buying cinder blocks and lightbulbs, but is certainly not appropriate for providing timely and appropriate medical care. equally troubling this change offers no promise of improving service to the warrior. instead it would mean greater delays. the change could realize modest savings, but at what cost. a warrior needing a new leg or wheelchair should not have to wait longer than is absolutely necessary. i know warriors who have stayed from school, from work, can't play ball with their kids, live in chronic pain, while they wait for a new prosthesis. e know firsthand what it's like to not put my son into the crib when waiting for a prosthetic, my daughter asking once again, why can't daddy walk with us? on va moving ahead on changing procurement practice, wounded war wrors near the committee's he

i had a wheelchair made for playing wheelchair basketball. my chair had come in. i went back up to the v.a. to get it up in the denver area traveling 70 miles and go there to get it. on the way i just -- i kind of sent a note and i was in the lobby area. i saw an email saying you know what? your leg is here. it's in. i said, great. it's all just putting it on. i can walk out of here with it. he said, no, we want to come back again and we want to fabricate it and make sure it's good to go. i could have left that day with three pieces of equipment, my wheelchair, my sports chair and my artificial leg. but because the v.a. wanted to ensure that the fabrication of my socket was done to marry that with the new x 2 that i have was kind of funny and ludicrous to me that i could not go and put it on with my alan wrench and walk out the door with it. >> thank you. >> now the gentleman from tennessee. >> thank you. both of all thank you for your service to our country. i want to congratulate the staff for the most akro anymores i've ever seen. i counted at least a dozen. i

meant that all the money for hospital's budget had been spent and you couldn't get a new limb or wheelchair until the next fiscal quarter. our goal is improved prosthetics service. to that end we offer a number of recommendations in our full statement. in closing let me highlight a few areas in which the committee can mach a profound difference, ensure through ongoing oversight that va's vision of an amputee system of care is realized. second, press va to reestablish and reenergize robust steering committee of experts to oversee and provide guidance on the direction and operation of va's prosthetics and orthotics program and finally it is essential va reestablish itself as a leader in prosthetics research and care and maintain that position as a commitment to our wounded warriors. that concludes my testimony. thank you and i welcome any questions. >> thank you very much. miss brudeau, you may proceed. >> thank you. chairwoman berkle, ranking member micaud and members of the sub committee thank you for allowing us to testify concerning prosthetic services of the department of veterans affair

says the wheelchair was worth about $5,5 hundred.omeowner's insurance won't pay to replace it because the wheelchair was parked outside of the condo. >>> some breaking news now. d.c. police officers investigating a suspicious vehicle in the 1300 block of pennsylvania avenue. officers have shut down pennsylvania avenue between 12th and 15th streets. you see that here. stay with us, we'll update you on this as the morning progresses. >>> let's get a look at the forecast before you head out the door. tom? >> could get strong storms this friday evening. some could produce wind damage and enough heavy rain to cause some isolated flooding. get inside, turn on nbc 4. we'll let you know if any storms are threatening your neighborhood when you hear thunder. maybe a lingering shower. otherwise, weekend looking great. 70s saturday afternoon and sunday afternoon. maybe some more showers tuesday into wednesday. danella, how's friday traffic? >>> we're taking a look at i-270. making your way past father hurley build. no issues here. i can tell you

injured in this unusual crash. >> and there is a deadly hit and run crash that killed a man in a wheelchair. and it became about in an unlikely way. >> yes. >> and there is when they know how important this was. >> holding back tears, familiar members thanked police for making an arrest in the killing of the 52-year-old confined to a wheelchair, he was crossing a street last september and police say he was struck and left on the pavement. he died on the way to the hospital. igniting community outrage but no arrests until now.. >> and if weaver not able to solve a case that doesn't mean they go out of sight, out of mind. >> police say an under cover drug operation led them to a 25-year-old daniel barnett. narcotics officers spent months gathering tips to this black lexus and crash we're able to obtain the vehicle with damage with that from the skmigs and we're table to get admissions from mr. barnett and and and working with federal agents saying they trakd down barnett and caught him after a short chase. >> found to be in possession of illegal narcotics. >> he said they got their case toget

welcome to their senses intended to police sometime soon but he is planning on leaving in that wheelchair this morning live in separate this out and mackovic csi. get away to alameda county prosecutors have decided not to file charges against seven people who were arrested during a hockey by the park protests in albany the seven were arrested last month that was the focus of the protests. and they could still face trespassing charges. police are investigating the possible late in the man suspected killing sierra lamar's the suspect in plane garcia torres says they have identified a suspect they're not confirm if it is garcia torres. today should be the final day with his testimony in the beating case of brian sell the alleged getaway driver testified yesterday in court saying one of the suspects had of blood in his hands when she would sleep dodgers stadium another woman said she saw the attack and was the first witness to identify martin nor would in sanchez as the suspects. is say no to ross mark raley's please request the suspended there's no legal basis for that to happen the city's e

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 would still be in his wheelchair today because he wouldn't have been able to stretch and go outside to take care of this veteran. that's the last thing we want to see happen. the mantra in hearings from the past several years within psas have been take care of the veteran first and foremost. that's our end goal. ensure they receive the devices they need. and it is concerning to see us stepping back from that. >> yes. what about maybe mental health issues as a result of these delays? anyone want to comment on that? >> yeah. i think from dav's perspective, certainly we have a number of members and people we work with on our staff, you know, in washington, d.c., and local area that are prosthetic users that have been longtime users and certainly when something goes wrong, whether they have to have a revision of their stump, whether, you know, there's a broken foot, or some sort of issue with their prosthetic appliance, it's absolutely critical and you can see it in how frustrated they are to not be able to do the things they're used to doing. if there's a delay in getting those items f

"glee" is an example of a guy that's not in a wheelchair but playing a guy in a wheelchair.o let's put some people with disabilities to work and i think that would be a great objective. >> obviously you don't think that little people have achieved equality at least in hollywood, in the country, as well. do you think that day will ever come and will it come soon? >> you know, i think the door is opening. i mean, look at our show, "little people, big world." there was even a sitcom, "boston legal" which a little person played a lawyer. that was a role that an average sized person could have been in. they happen to put her playing that role. so i mean, there are opportunities. the door is opening up a little bit bigger. i think we have a long way to go. not only for little people, but for anyone of a disability. this is an opportunity that they may see, i would love to perform if there were roles or an opportunity to do that. when you have something like this happen, it's discouraging. >> it's definitely getting better, but we're very pleased with the progress that's been made

somebody in a wheelchair because they are white? >> he is being charged with one charge of elder abuse. >>> and it cost $400 million in damage to a nuclear submarines. the subject was docked and was not arounded at the time. they somehow caused fire in the command areas and tore speed dough room. >>> a woman accused of child neglect said she is actually a loving mother. why a gas can was near her two- year-old son and why her son was not strapped in. and a journey -- a 200-year-old journey to see the golden gate bridge. you have to go out and ask america. we're talking to people from coast to coast who are using solar power every day. from a few panels on a homeowner's roof. to large solar plants with enough utility power for a whole town. solar energy is working for america now. saving us money, creating new jobs and giving our world a brighter future. go solar! welcome to the solar generation . >>> welcome back, a colorado woman is defending herself from child abuse allegations that made national headlines. they pulled her over an

a michigan man got busted on a joyride in a motorized wheelchair. the chair was stolen and the man driving it was drunk. the man's blood alcohol level was three times above the limit. >>> these robbers were preparing for a clean getaway but got more than they bargained for. the owner tossed them over the counter. one of the thieves got away but police said the other be-- had the other behind bars. >>> we head to aberdeen. it's a bleats -- blitz build by habitat for humanity. >>> and what you need to know if you use linked in or eharmony. >>> a big day tomorrow for two families in harford county. they will be presented keys to two homes built by habitat for humanity. today the final touches will be put on their home. >> reporter: while they're planting shrubs and establishing roots, another is dog a filing walkthrough. her job transferred to maryland in 2007 and she found herself homeless at one time. for four years she has done volunteer work for volunteer susquehanna. >> the pride that they put in like it's their own house is really wonderful. >> r

she knows a lot of people who would need that motorized wheelchair. so she's going to give hers to someone if she ever finds it. >> i'm still mad at the person who stole it, but i'm glad to see this happen. >>> the disappearance in natalie holloway could face extradition to the u.s. it must be approved by the country's justice minister. van der sloot is facing 28 years in prison for the murder of stephanie ramirez in 2010. he faces extortion charges in holloway's disappearance. >>> pennsylvania supreme court denied jerry sandusky's final request to delay the start of his trial. the high court ruled the sex abuse trial can begin with jury selection tomorrow. manuel has the latest. >> reporter: as many as eight accusers could take the stand at jerry sandusky's sex abuse trial. they'll be required to use their real names when testifying. the judge ordered lawyers to cooperate when possible to protect their privacy and personal information. sandusky, a former assistant football coach is charged with abusing ten boys during 15 years. some of the victims ar

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he plans to leave from city hall in a wheelchair instead of his bike.e's a picture of the by belonging to a christoph. it is a hand correct model. someone drilled a hole into a log a and made off with his bike. he is from poland, he lost both of his legs to cancer. he is a para olympic. >>> we are a sports fan. we can do everything. >>> he's scoring >>> he was born to do 250 mi. a day, and now he is just born to go as fast as he can. >>> a lot of sunshine to start out with. a couple patches of fog as we head into the day. fairly sunny skies. the winds will be whipping outside. 56 degrees in san jose. it looks like around it the bay area this afternoon will be cooler. you had test day the winds really kicking off in sierra francisco. 66 is the emphasis go. >>> we're going to have this emphasis go where we are going to let it a water main break. it may be affecting your name winds in the area. the rest of the transit is on time. they have a traffic alert in effect. we're starting to see a up as you work your way through there. there is a stalled big rig n

and there was no way to get the wheelchair into the movie but they were. they didn't think that they were doing it for people who could get kicked out of their apartments because they were gay. but they were. and so we are dealing with this constantly widening notion. now today, there are people who are not citizens of this country doing a lot of the work that gets done every day in this country. and the challenge for us now, and there are people on all sides of the issue, is whether they are fully invested with a set of claims because they are human beings that they can make on us, not because they are citizens. two different statuses. so if they get picked up by a landscaper in the morning, they're standing on a corner near a home depot and a pickup truck comes by and puts five of them in the back and they go work all day, and then at the end, the employer tells them to go get lost and doesn't pay them, to whom do they explain? is this a human rights violation? is this a civil rights violation? is it something that they can turn to the local authorities

says the wheelchair was worth about $5,500. homeowner's insurance will not pay to replace it because it was parked outside the condo. >>> maryland police need your help. they're trying to find a cigarette bandit. not quite what you're thinking. a couple in silver spring says thieves took this, their ten 19 -foot long, 150-pound cigarette. they said the thieves would need a truck to take cit away. >> okay. >>> as if being friday weren't enough to celebrate, it's also national doughnut day. several doughnut shops around town are offering sweet deals to celebrate national doughnut day. also -- it always falls on the first friday in june. believe it or not, there is some historical significance to the holiday. that's right. the salvation army established national doughnut day in 1938 to honor the women who served doughnuts to soldiers during world war i. see, so eat a doughnut for fun, and also to commemorate what the great women who were serving our country during that time did. >> a great explanation. i don't need any doughnuts n

fall and wheelchair stolen. wgn news @ 9 they need to understand we have the voice of 30,000 people >> chicago teachers fire a shot across the power of city hall first step possible work stoppage contract negotiations remain far apart. top story around the country tonight strike authorization vote begins. voting kicked off the date for the 30,000 chicago public school teachers looking for a better contract at the front of the lined union leader her case >> we need to make movement at the table to understand we have the voice of 30,000 people it has to be that and now >> pay raise teachers looking at 30 percent over two years school board offering to >> teachers want what is best for our children we hopes the city wants that definitely need to meet somewhere in the middle >> parents' group rallied behind teachers today red ribbons and solidarity cps and while attempt for support letter went out to teachers accusing the union of misleading them about the proposal said cps not changing class size. cps chief jean cl

coming up, a teenager is stab of the metro bus while he tried to protect his wheelchair-bound mother. >> we went searching for the lowest gas prices in the area. see where we found gas below $3. >> more young people are being diagnosed with melanoma. >> a new risk that america >> right now and dockworkers searching for stowaways in a cargo has come up empty-handed. they spent nine hours after hearing a knocking sound. within the past half hour they announce no stowaways were found. >> a good weather day to hit the beach. >> which have the safest waters? two of our local beaches scored high among the the list. >> brad bell is live with the details. >> obviously, and dewey beach is one of those on the list. when we bounced these survey findings they said, they agree. >> he probably does not care of a much how the water rates. but his dad is happy to hear it gets five stars on a five-star scale. >> i guess we felt that way about it. we do not know. it is always a good experience. >> it comes from the national test of the waters report. it looked at 200 american beaches. only 12 beaches n

the woman who had her motorized wheelchair stolen from outside her home is speaking out now. weiss has cerebral palsy. she says she keeps her wheel chair outside her basement condo on sixth street in the northeast but on wednesday, her husband discovered the wheelchair is gone. >> i can't figure out what they would use it for, because they didn't take the charger with them. they must not have known very much about it. you can't use an electric wheelchair after the batteries run down unless you have a charger. >> weiss says the cheelchair was worth around 5500. homeowners insurance won't pay to replace it because the wheelchair was parked just outside her condo. >>> the d.c. expo is being held this weekend at the washington convention center. mauden cooper from the greater washington urban league and john hall from the department of housing and community development join us with more. let's start with you, john. maybe you can tell us a little bit about home ownership in the district. is it declining? and has the city been hit hard by the foreclosure crisis? >> right, well the

he intends to ride his wheelchair through the city he was preparing for a cross country ride yesterday until somebody took his bike. -- >> reporter: everyday in the city people return to to find them missing or stolen never easy for anyone. for christopher, the loss of his bike borders on calamity. this is the hole someone cut through the front entrance of the church of the nativity where he's within staying. -- where he's been staying. >> he said i'm a spokesman, i have problems, but i win. >> reporter: christopher is polish, with his friend, translator and doctor he's a special olympian who powers the bike with his hands. christopher planned to leave on a cross country trip to raise awareness about the cancer that took both of his legs. >> they cut his legs eight operations chemo and raid yo therapy. >> reporter: the thief stole his dreams. christopher's missing bike is worth roughly $10,000. without it or one like it he won't be making any cross-country trips. but he's still making plans. what is his plan now? >> he plans to make marathon on normal two wheel bike. >> reporter: this

my other my other wheels have a wheelchair and you know luckily i got a lot of storage in the back so i can keep my food and stuff separate the way it's kind of funny you know. i've got two guns with me and i haven't even opened the boxes and sort of like i get mixed signals from the speedway you know and things like to give afraid i'm going to so warm and at the same time it telling the people not to talk to me because they may get sued and someone may mention something that may not go good for the company and i mean now i'm thinking i got to go get a lawyer i don't like lawyers i don't like lawson's what i started off with was thinking this was a patriotic movement and people really cared and concerned and willing to do what they had to do at this point to stand up and say oh yeah we're going to fight back finally you know i'm going to get down here and i find out you know like they fight amongst themselves far more than they fight back at anything when you've got money . you free to become corrupted. at least down here i keep finding new stories new messages so i learned a lesson a

he had spinal surgery on his back and is down to a wheelchair. he found a new home in june 2010, where he currently resides, a one-story building that is handicapped accessible. he has lived here since then. on march 9, 2012, you see the letter that was given to him regarding the graffiti -- he never knew of any past graffiti or any problems. it is not very hard to see because we're looking at the from the building and this is very easy. he sent a letter regarding this saying that he was trying to appeal this. this is from april 17, with this citation. he sent a notice on april 19 trying to appeal this. he was not living at this address. this brings us to today. i just want to show couple of pictures. this is 1813 fulton -- fulton street, right across -- from the connecting building. and 1511 ninth ave. you can see that these buildings are very clean. he always takes care of getting the violations cleaned up because -- >> thank you very much. the next speaker? and are there any other members of the public who wish to speak on this hearing? at thi

. >>> in richmond, suspect in the hit-and-run murder of a man in a wheelchair is in jail following a nine month investigation. 25-year-old daniel barrett has been charged with the murder of david cox. cox was crossing a street in his wheelchair last september when he was hit from behind and left lying in the street an undercover dug operation led federal authorities to barnett who was linked to the crash. >>> good samaritan being called a hero for helping pull a boy out of the bay in san francisco people working near pay 45 saw a family throwing -- a live ring. >> i noticed a small child in the water he wasn't able to grab the life ring i took a jacket and jumped in. >> after jumping into the water he grabbed tonight life ring helped the boy and float to an area where they could climb out. paramedics say the boy was doing just fine. >> i talked to him yesterday he was sweet and calm about the whole thing. all in a day's work. >>> next, political showdown on the number one issue facing this country, the single biggest difference in what president obama and mitt romney would do for the