transport them sitting in a wheelchair.so for example, it's not a van where you can be transported sitting in your wheelchair, but if you have the ability to be transported where we would help assist the person in a wheelchair to get into the car, we could fold up their wheelchair, put it in the trunk, transport them, and then put them back in. currently, we don't have the ability to transport somebody who must ride in a van in their wheelchair. >> well, again, this is not my area of expertise, but as someone who observes wheelchair access in the community, a lot of the problem includes the fact whether the wheelchair can be accommodated in a vehicle and securely to meet, you know, the safety requirements, but also access to that vehicle. and sometimes if vans have steps and all that, a person who is wheelchair bound may not be able to -- so unless you're saying the benefit would not include a hoist to lift the benefit up in the chair to be safely seated, i'm still confused about the gap. it's one thing to transport the whe

it provides easy access to wheelchair users.en has concerns. >> also most of the buses themselves are not wheelchair accessible. there is an accessible toilet at the terminal. tung attempts to enter the door closes too quickly to get in. and there is a ridge along the entrance. it seems legal requirements alone are not enough to build an accessible city. the next day, tung goes to a city to the west of ho chi minh. he wants to extend their map's reach. it's another economic hub at the mouth of the meikong delta. tung has spoken to a disability group in the city to ask for their help. around 25 disabled people and college students have gathered to meet him. tung and drd staff explain how to add information to the they break off into four teams to explore several hospitals and shops. >> the drd plans to work with volunteers across the country to ensure its map covers as much ground as possible. vietnam's disabled community is looking to change society. yen's push for more independence continues. ♪ ♪ >> turkey considers providing m

a man who uses an electric wheelchair now says he's homebound because the wheelchair was stolen. he is 62 and needs the wheelchair because he has arthritis and his knees are bad and back is bad. he's got breathing problem and it's hard for him to get around. he got the electric wheelchair seven months ago but last week that chair was stolen in san jose or he was visiting a friend for thanksgiving. >> heat messed up my life and other people because now they are so worried about me. they want to put together some money to get another one. >> he said he used a chain to lock the wheelchair to a deadbolt but the thieves stole it anyway. he's filed a police report with san jose police. his friends are trying to spread the word and so are we. for now he says he wants his wheelchair back with no questions asked. >>> construction work on san francisco streets now put on hold for the holidays. construction equipment has been cleared for the first time in months to allow for more parking . representatives with the city department of public works say they realize the holidays are a crucial t

they get the wheelchair back.is charged with robbery, kidnapping and assault. >>> pete frates, was 34, the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge. he was diagnosed with lou gehrig's disease. the challenge went viral in 2014, after frates and friends were challenging each other to dump ice water on their heads. according to the a.l.s. association, it raised $115 million over an eight-week period that summer. i did the ice bucket challenge. presumably you and your kids did, as well. a lot of times those don't raise money. and pete frates is a legend. >>> ahead, two articles of impeachment will be unveiled in a few hours. democrats laying the groundwork, calling the president a danger to the country. these folks don't have time to go to the post office they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> today is the day democrats, ready to unveil two articles of impeachment. what they

man seen stealing a wheelchair rom a woman on light rail hair train.passengers rushed to help her. one chasing after the suspect on the platform, causing him to dump the wheelchair as he ran o off. he was arrested by phoenix police on saturday. >> when the community knows that someone is in need, they're wonderful coming forward with information. could be small piece of large puzzle but help investigators crack the case open. >> silent witness, nonprofit group that's member of crime stoppers. said this case gained traction first. >> everybody had the same first reaction, i can't believe i'm really seeing that. >> victim we're told is doing well despite the traumatic event she was put through. faces robbery, assault and attempted kidnap charges. he has two outstanding warrants. >> awful. >>> in the north bay art festival draws thousands but next year is put on hold. >> like to go for walks on the waterfront. >> reporter: an artist and for the past 25 years participated in annual sausalito art festival. >> get about third of my income from this event. >>

and getting them in the wheelchair again on the way to the appointment. so when we rolled out and offered the benefit, it was with the idea it wasn't going to be fully implemented, that we were going to roll it out with what we could provide in a short time frame we had. we started discussing the benefit in may and june. many of you commented, and from i think the audience as well, last time, there are many vendors that pride that service. that -- provide that service. that is correct. the challenge is we have to go through a regulatory process to contract with them and cms has requirements that we have to meet. and we have to get system changes done to track it internally. and that takes about a year. and so what we try to do to get this to go to market for january, was to look at what is a vendor that we're already approved to use. and that's the vendor we use for the medi-cal population. they don't have the same requirements for the gurney, we're able to access other services to provide that benefit to the medi-cal population, but because of cms requir

but earlier this year at the age of 25, she joined the women's wheelchair basketball team.fore but saw it as a way to make friends and be with people in a similar situation to herself. toso now, not only do i get be outside and i have my teammates, i get to travel abroad for tournaments. reporter: her team is in thailand competing in the asian oceane of championships, which act as qualifiers for the 2020 paralytic's in tokyo. the team is supported by the international midi of the red cross. it provides training and coaching, even for wheelchairs. canadian joe higgins is head coach. he has played and coached wheelchair basketball for more than 40 years, including at the paralympics. >> we really need the people of cambodia to inspire people with disabilities, to want to be active, to want to play sport, to be the voice of the future, pity for favors favors, but what they would want if they were in the same space. reporter: the spark for the program came about 10 years ago in afghanistan. support has grown steadily. now there are programs in more than 20 countries around the

doug says he needs the wheelchair.arthritis, his knees are bad, he has a bad back, he has breathing problems and it's hard for him to get around. he got the electric wheelchair seven months ago but last week it was stolen in san jose as he was visiting a friend for thanksgiving. >> he disrupted my life as well as other people. many people are worried about me. they want to try to put together some money to get me another one >> he said he used a chain to lock the wheelchair to a deadbolt but the thieves stole it anyway. he filed a police report with san jose police and his friends are trying to spread the word as we are also. for now he says he just want his wheelchair back with no questions asked. >>> in san francisco construction work is being pull on hold for the holidays. the construction equipment has been cleared out for the first time in months to allow for more parking in the area. representatives from the city public works say they realized the holiday time is a crucial time for businesses especially small bus

firefighters found the man in his wheelchair in the hallway and his wife in the living room. she has injuries for smoke inhalation. the kosovar is not yet known. >>> a neighborhood in oakland businesses have gone to what some say are extreme measures to try to keep homeless rvs from parking there. they put a huge logs along the two block stretch. it is not clear yet how will the city will allow the logs to stay there. >> reporter:, here only two block stretch of poplar street in west oakland, much of the parking is taken up by logs. people say the logs are there to keep homeless people from parking their cars and rvs here. this homeless masses they appeared a few months ago went they pushed another people to another bar. >> living somewhere else but not enough. nclear who put the logs there. city since it wasarea didn't return calls. the larger log it would take equipment to take them here. today, hatful of campers were part nearby. >> people around here say the biggest problems with the rb it was rusty which. some would just dump it at the side of the road creating health ha

a san francisco man who uses an electric wheelchair says he's homebound because the wheelchair was stolenhe needs that chair. he has arthritis, his knees are bad, he has a bad back and has breathing problems. he got the electric wheelchair seven months ago but last week it was stolen in san jose as he was visiting a friend for thanksgiving. >> he screwed up my life and other peoples. they are also worried about me. they want to put together some money to get me another one. >> he says he used a chain to lock the wheelchair to a deadbolt what the thieves stole it anyway. he has filed a police report with san jose police. his friends are trying to spread the word about it. >>> construction work in san francisco is on hold for the holidays. construction equipment has been cleared out for the first time in months to allow for more parking. the city's department of public works says they know the holidays are very important for businesses especially small as mrs. the owner of the book smith emphasizes how important and critical this time of year is for her store. >> the month of december we do

it provides training and coaching even the wheelchairs. for.canadian joe higgins is head coach he's played in coach wheelchair basketball for more than 40 years including at the paralympics and really. the people of cambodia to look to inspire people with disabilities to want to be active to want to play sport to be the voice of the future to ask. not. for pity or favors but what they'd want if they were in the sack seen face the spark that led to the i.c.r.c. wheelchair basketball programs came about 10 years ago in afghanistan the support involvement has grown steadily since now there are programs in more than 20 countries around the world the red cross is also supporting 2 other teams in the championships in afghanistan and india. the man behind the red cross involvement in wheelchair basketball was himself disabled after an accident he says the progress being seen in the sport comes from the players themselves and seeing that these amazing athletes are also people with disabilities so it's a change society's perspective of what those people

. >>> now, san francisco man is pleading for the return of his stolen wheelchair.sage for the teeth who stole it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> top stories, for the rosenthal patrice. morgan hill sold steady rain in the afternoon. water backup on the road in coleman road. sidewalk flooding in some parts as well. >> two people who died has been identified as a mother and the son. chp says fransisco garza and rosa garza were driving north highway 101 . they were hit by a drunk driver. the suspect is 21-year-old esteban aguilar jimenez. he is now arrested for felony dui and gross vehicle or manslaughter. >>> surveillance video shows a off-duty chp officer being attacked by a group of teenagers. the officer was trying to help a woman who has her phone stolen with the group attacked her. the officer jumped in to help but was also attacked. he suffered a concussion, a broken finger and bruises. >>> in one neighborhood in oakland, businesses have gone to extreme measures to try to keep homeless rvs from parking there. they put huge logs along a two block stretch of road. >> it is not clear

paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.d to see you. >> and it's great to see you. >> reporter: following his journey with the disease his family calls the beast. most a.l.s. patients are given two to five years to live. but pete battled on for more than seven years. prolonging his life, costly round-the-clock care at home with nurses and hospital equipment all around. much of it not covered by insurance. allowing him precious extra innings with his greatest legacy, his daughter lucy, who grew up before our eyes. >> dada. mommy poured water on your head. i was actually there. >> reporter: now 5, lucy loves to visit pete's playground, a place built for her and dedicated to her dad. do you feel like deja vu all over again with lucy? >> she's -- she's so much like him. she's a female version of pete in so many ways. and she looks like him. pete has never said a word to lucy. he just looks at her and she knows how much he loves her. >> reporter: that love endures for the entire frates family, who fought valiantly by his side ri

it was only because i was a wheelchair user i was asked those things, so one question i was asked wasit up for adoption? do you think you harm your baby? that didn't feel like the right route. that prejudice, is it something you come across day—to—day? how would you assess it in terms of your normal pattern of life? i am treated as an x athlete, a parliamentarian and thirdly as a disabled woman, and as i'm disabled woman i'm considered not able to make decisions on what i do day—to—day, i have constant challenges with, where is your carer? now my daughter is 17, people talk to her, not me, which is fascinating. i have disappeared from people'sconsciousness. that is difficult for my daughter and for any disabled person, where you are assumed you are not capable of making a decision. i am not sure some of those things have improved much in the last 20 years. disabled sport, do you think much has changed around how people view paralympic sport? i know you said something about people seeing disabled athletes as inspirational, and inspiration is a big thing. there have been a lot of improv

. >>> a san francisco man who uses an electric wheelchair says he cannot get around now because the wheelchairn. 62-year-old doug hosterman says he needs a wheelchair because he has arthritis. bad knees and a bad back also and breathing problems ricky got the wheelchair seven months ago but last week in san jose the wheelchair was stolen. he was visiting a friend for thanksgiving. >> he didn't only screwed up my life you screwed up other peoples because they are having to help me and are worried about me or what to try and put together some money to get me another one. >> he says he used the chain to lock the wheelchair to a deadbolt the thieves stole it anyway. he filed a police report with the police and his friends are trying to spread the word about it but for now he says he just wants his wheelchair back. no questions asked. >>> the time is 7:57. construction work on haight street now on hold for the holidays. construction equipment has been cleared off the street for the first time in months to allow for more parking. the city's department of public works says they realize the holidays a

incredibly intrusive questions which part of me has no problem, but it was only because i was a wheelchaired. one question i was asked, if you feel you cannot look after your baby, will you put it up for adoption? in that circumstance, it did not feel like the right route to be going down. it still happens. is that something you come across day—to—day? how do you assess it in terms of your normal life was like i am treated very distinct ways, as in exactly, parliamentarian, disabled woman. i am considered not able to make decisions on what i do day by day. i am constantly challenged, who is with you, where is your carer? no daughter is 17, people talk to her and not me. suddenly i have disappearfrom and not me. suddenly i have disappear from people because and not me. suddenly i have disappearfrom people because my consciousness. that is difficult for my daughter. it is difficult for anyone. you are just assumed you are not capable of making a decision. i don't know if that has improved in the last 20 years. disabled sport within the paralympic movement, do you thick much has changed aroun

he was alws outside rking when we showed up, out in his wheelchair working awa a ♪ >> narrator: by 7: picked up.p. the wind was spraying buing embers in every direction. a column of smoke was now visible for mis. >> my dad had called my pops. was out there in hisn wheelchair, um, with a hose, um, putting out the fires that were breaking out into his yard, and my dad was, like, you wow, "don't worry about it, you need to go. you need to get out of here and and he said, "okay, i will. i'll grab the dogs and i'll go." ♪ >> narrator: firefighter jeff edson ana colleague were now trapped down by concow lake. >> we came across ur individuals that were running, and they were waving their hands at me, and you could tellr they had eurns and stuff on their skin and their hair. three of them ran and justjump straight in the water, 'cause they were taking so much heat. ♪ command post, chieina wasent aware this was becoming a major fire. >> just be ready to call in personnel that are off-duty right now. >> narrator: but with firefighters in coow trapped, and aircraft unable to fly beuse of the win

a disabled woman attacked and robbed of her wheelchair. how the suspect was stopped. >> northern california native and green bay quarterback aaron rodgers shows off more than his move on the football field. how she bringing attention to an important cause. >> good evening. >> we begin tonight with outrage over a video of a bay area college student making racist and sexist remarks. kpix 5's joe vazquez has the story on the cal campus tonight. >> reporter: the video shows a student here at uc berkeley using language that is racist as well as sexist. >> why do you think black people are so bad? [bleep] >> i don't think they should have rights at all. >> reporter: someone claiming to be the person who recorded the video apologized. saying the men were not in the clearest of mind. officials say they are aware of an offensive video but will not elaborate on consequences. quote, the campus is taking appropriate action. due to federal laws that protect student privacy we do not discuss this situation of individual students. >> it is just terrible.

but after i had the accident and sat in a wheelchair, i started playing basketball, and now my hobbyis workshop sponsored by the united nations is designed to improve the physical and psychological wellbeing of disabled syrians. wheelchair ballroom dancing, a bold experiment that even the organisers were a little unsure about to begin with. translation: i won't lie, we were a little worried because the idea is new. but from the very first moment we felt that everyone loved it and was very excited. we have athletes, a basketball player, and a badminton player. they're the ones who added to this course and made it look nice and smooth. one, two, three, four! other workshops are for pastimes like table tennis and volleyball, but here it's strictly ballroom. and a chance, samer believes, to prove that nothing is impossible. tim allman, bbc news. good news from uganda now for animal lovers — the world's population of once critically endangered mountain gorillas is making a comeback, according to the latest survey of their protected forest home. it revealed that in 2011, there were around

badly injured in a traffic accident and confined to a wheelchair, his had to get used to a new way ofing and i really loved it. but after i had the accident and sat in a wheelchair, i started playing basketball, and now my hobby is dancing. the experience made me happy, relieved and connected me with other people. this workshop, sponsored by the united nations, is designed to improve the physical, and psychological wellbeing of disabled syrians. wheelchair ballroom dancing, a bold experiment that even the organisers were a little unsure about to begin with. translation: i won't lie, little unsure about to begin with. translation: iwon‘t lie, we little unsure about to begin with. translation: i won't lie, we were a little worried, because the idea is new. but from the very first moment we fail that everyone loved it and was very excited. we have athletes, a basketball player, and badminton player. they are the ones who added to this course and made it look nice and smooth. other workshops are pastimes like table tennis and volleyball, but here it is strictly ballroom. and a chance, sam

during the holidays, sarah gives high-tech wheelchairs to veterans and hosts christmas celebrations forse in recovery. does a fantastic job. and, sarah, thank you very much. you're uplifting our nation. thank you very much. thank you, sarah. (applause) >> thank you. we're forever in debt to the brave veterans and service members. we applaud their noble service. there is nobody like them. they are an inspiration to us all. we also salute our incredible police and sheriffs, federal law enforcement, secret service, as well as our firefighters, paramedics, and first responders. and thank you all for being here. we have a lot of you here. and again, very, very incredible, special people. thank you very much for being here. (applause) >> and here tonight is pastor obed jauregui of bethany church in nazarene, in miami. his congregation serves thanksgiving meals to families in need, and now they are preparing their annual toy drive. pastor obed, thank you very much and we really do appreciate you being with us. you're a special man who has done an incredible job. people are talking about you al

he lost his electric wheelchair and it had been his lifeline. that chair was stolen from san jose where he was visiting his friend for thanksgiving. >> you didn't just my life. you screwed up other people's. they are trying to put together money to get another one. >> he used to chain and lock at, but it did not deter the thieves. for now he just wants his chair back, no questions asked. >> san francisco supervisors at the proposal especially small ones. they emphasized how critical this is for the store. >> we are doing triple any other month. the ten days before christmas are ten times normal. this is basically when we make a big portion of our money that helps us continue through the new year. >> the construction hiatus will run through the new year. the project is scheduled to remove resume weather permitting. >> california highway patrol say a rockslide happened before 1: 30 this afternoon east of echo summit. several large boulders were blocking one lane on that highway for many hours. the large rocks were loosened by days of heavy snowfal

people with wheelchairs can't navigate. there are poles.have to go into -- see the wood chips. this is pretty common with the park. they put permanent poles, like a telephone pole about four feet high right in the dead center. it is hard for the 600 found or 500-pound or 300-pound wheelchairs. people can't see the holes and they fall. here is another picture. these are from your website. see that they don't show the path. it is pretty good because the shadow is there. you don't see the reality what we deal with. i brought five mothers there on saturday and lauren made a report. i want to read something to you. this is from enforcement ada part two. equal access to parks and recreation. it is real short. then i will get out of here for your business. c. gateways to job opportunities for people with disabilities. employment. one. this is justice anthony kennedy. prejudice. we are be beginning to understand rises not from malice or hostile alone. it may result as well from insensitivity caused by simple want of careful rationale reflection or

we call this the nuclear option the cemetery helped louie practice with his new wheelchair. i think he wants to go for a walk he wants to go out and explore and every day he's getting a little closer to taking his first steps out into the neighborhood we. i'm so proud of you. >>i do go who is doing his thing that's hot dogs fail he says that they're still working on you know getting lou used to those new will days only had it for 2 weeks or so, but eventually they say they're hopeful that he takes to it and they would love to be able to get him out on actual walks around the neighborhood every day we'll out in the sketch is that those 2 legs and he's ready to roll that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. thank you for being with us this hour, we'll see you back here tonight for kron 4 news at 9 in prime time right now pam moore and can winner here with kron 4 news at 6 and vicki thanks to both coming up next at 6 o'clock we are following breaking news coming out of san francisco, a 2 alarm fire now considered fatal. we have late details, the brother of a backup 49 ers quarterback was

they get the wheelchair back., kidnapping and assault. >>> new york has agreed to stop sending homeless people across the hudson to newark. the two cities will work out a permanent deal, that includes giving newark a list of apartments so newark can check them out. >>> pete frates, was 34, the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge. he was diagnosed with lou gehrig's disease. the former boston college baseball star diagnosed in 2012 of lou gehrig's disease that has no known cure. the challenge went viral in 2014, after frates and friends were challenging each other to dump ice water on their heads. according to the a.l.s. association, it raised $115 million over an eight-week period that summer. >>> a look at markets all around the world all leaning lower this morning. and on wall street, a downbeat opening if it holds here. stocks opened lower monday. the dow down 105. the s&p 500 and the nasdaq lower. investors are watching the federal reserve, which meets today and wednesday. policymakers are expected to lea

they are special wheelchairs and part of about $2 million of philanthropy from that organization. >> strategy three. inspire investment, cultivate increased support. with the sf parks alliance bring private support. it is not at 14.5. we are now at 11. >> 11.5. >> but we have been breaking ground and opening the let's play playgrounds. this is a photo of panhandle playground which had a sermo sermonnial pile -- ceremonial pile of dirt. >> it is the let's pay sf initiative and the partnership with them is amazing. >> inspire stewardship, work with partners. that is the wrong one. initiative e define and implement best practices of maintenance of lakes in golden gate park. i was surprised to learn there are 10 lakes in golden gate park. this doesn't count ponds. these are lakes. north, middle lake, oak glenn lake, mallard lake, lloyd lake and alfred lake. trying to figure out how to manage those, the plant life around the lakes has been a challenge. i have learned from parks and open spaces that we are -- it is organized and best operating now at best practice level. >> the objective i

my wheelchair space is taken up by a catering trolley. out of your depot doesn't have a wheelchair carriage on it. just some of the situations disabled people find themselves in when travelling by train, but it's supposed to get easier because in 2020, by law, all trains should be fully accessible. except, they won't be. around 1200 noncompliant carriages will continue to operate into the new year. it's not like we are asking for special treatment. we are asking to have something approaching the level of access to public transport that non—disabled people take for granted. the simple right to go to the toilet on a seven hourjourney to morecambe, for example. this is not new legislation. it was passed back in 1995, which is why disability campaigners can't understand why the deadline's been missed. so, who is to blame? late delivery of new accessible trains like these, delays modifying existing stock, and late decisions by government, are just some of the reasons. i think they call it a system failure, because there are so many people invo

the rest, some disabled in wheelchairs, positioned themselves at the front entrances and the back, in an attempt to disrupt operations here at the headquarters. despite of that, employees are able to get into the building through another entrance that doesn't have protesters blocking it. power to live believes the planned power outages puts people's lives in danger, namely those who rely on electricity to power wheelchairs and life-saving devices. >> pg&e made no plans in the recent outages. they said we'll try to get notice so people can make plans. but if you don't have money to move, if you don't have money to buy a generator, like we found all of the generators were out of stock, what do you do? meanwhile, pg&e is putting profitsands of stakeholders instead of making needed repairs to prevent this. >> these protesters want the utility to give back all shareholder profits and invest in fixing the grid. they also want the utility to be returned to the people. we reached out to pg&e and we have their response, and i'm quoting here -- you're aware pg&e filed for bankruptcy because of

. [♪] >> we have been able to participate in 12 athletics wheelchairs.hey provide what is an expensive tool to facilitate basketball specifically. behind me are the amazing golden state road warriors, which are one of the most competitive adaptive basketball teams in the state led by its captain, chuck hill, who was a national paralympic and, and is now an assistant coach on the national big team. >> it is great to have this opportunity here in san francisco. we are the main hub of the bay area, which, you know, we should definitely have resources here. now that that is happening, you know, i i'm looking forward to that growing and spreading and helping spread the word that needs -- that these people are here for everyone. i think it is important for people with disabilities, as well as able-bodied, to be able to see and to try different sports, and to appreciate trying different things. >> people can come and check out this chairs and use them. but then also friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., it will be wheelchair basketball we will make su

videotape shows him pushing the woman out of her wheelchair so he could steal it.uckily other passengers on the light railcar came to her rescue. the suspect took off but police have now tracked him down. >>> the golden globes is facing new criticism this year for once again failing to nominate any female filmmakers. women directed some of the most critically acclaimed films of the year such as "hustlers," "book smart" and "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" but were snubbed for an all male lineup of nominees including martin scorsese's and quentin tarantino. "little women" were among the biggest shutouts. >> there were so many more films directed by women and great quality films so a lot of these women were considered to be shoo-ins to land nominations so when they didn't the snub seemed even bigger. >> in the 77-history of the golden globes only five women nominated for best director. >>> the patriots are denying new allegations of cheating after videotape of the lithe bengals broke a league rule by filming the sidelines during the bengals claim in cleveland bu