buddhist ceremony z thousands of white crosses on a hillside have taken on new meaning over the years. what began as a protest now morphed into a powerful memorial. laura anthon gee live with the story. laura? hi. carolyn. seven years of the exist yens crosses have gone from controversy to a relatively accepted institution. but what is next? one founder has his own idea. we want to feel like we want to do something mere it s been seven years since the first seft white crosses were placed on the hillside. an action he says was meant as a protest against war. we gemt expressing anger towards us but i think people should be accepting of the crosses and do realize our hearts nrt plate rite place. today, crosses are seen as a proper place to remember, and pay resfokts those lost in the wars in afghanistan and iraq. now the wars are winding down heaton has a new vision for the hillside. what we re focusing on now is a veteran recovering center and housing. he s hearing
we re going to have developing news in colma. we have a picture of the man police believe was driving when three people were killed in a crash. police say he left the scene after the crash. al victims died after the ford mustang was sheared in two. just horrible collision. it appears the mustang hit a wall after rear ending a honda along hillside boulevard. we believe the vehicle was traveling in a high rate of speed. we re looking at the possibility of alcohol being associated. the other car landed in cypress lawn cemetery. the driver is cooperating with police. police treated the home of one victim as a crime scene, looking for evidence this afternoon. the coroner identified the three victims. all three live in daily city. people around the nation and around the bay area today spent the day paying tribute to those who lost their lives serving our nation. that have is one of many renditions of taps heard around the bay area today. in another ceremony boy scouts a