Major bay area coffee chain that used technology to track your movements inside the shop whether you like it or not. That is until we started asking questions. Tonight there is a big change. Good evening. Im ama dates. Im dan ashley. Cornell bernard is live with a story you will see only on abc7 news. Cornell . Phils coffee shop has been tracking visits without permission for awhile now. Tonight the ceo confirms to me that that practice will stop. I love phils coffee. You can find bennett at the phils coffee shop every day of the week drinking his favorite brew. Phils has a cult following across the bay area, but many customers may not know how often they visit and how long they stay is being tracked by technology. Phils uses a device from the retail analytical official which picks up the wifi signal from your phone or tablet without your permission. This small sticker in the store window tells you it is on. I dont like it. But it is clearly marked. I just didnt know what it was. I did
For the police union. Measure b approved by voters in 2012, the union said one big reason is that injured cops who still work, could be left without a job or a pension. Under the retirement limits of the proposition. That eliminating a safety net for officers getting hurt in the line of duty the change the counsel is offering allows cops and firefighters who dont qualify for disability retirement under measure b to get jobs elsewhere in the city, where there are retirement benefits, theyd be able to keep their old pay scale. Now before that, all veteran cops went across the street to work at district attorneys, investigate scombroerz say the uncertainty of the new disability rules left them with no choice. The detective is a 12year veteran. Ive been hurt in the line of duty with the police department. They took care of me. I had to learn how to walk again f that happened again, then, im not sure that that would take place well see what the new rules. Were unable to get a hold of mayor
From the Global Resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of nightline, tragedy at sandy hook, the search for solutions. Good evening. Im bill weir. Out of all the soulcrushing images to come out of newtown, this one has a particularly devastating effect on countless folks checking their twitter and facebook feeds today. Its a letter to little jack pinto laid to rest on monday that reads, youre my best friend. We had fun together. I will miss you. I will talk to you in my prayers. I love you. Signed john. Two more 6yearolds were buried today while buses rolled and grownups grappled with how to get on with life and protect the survivors from even more nightmares. Heres abcs juju chang. Reporter the hugs were a little tighter today as parents in newtown gently guided their kids back to school, back to their daily routines, surrounded by sadness and a stepped up police presence. Getting them back to a routine is th
And chicago dealing with icy conditions, treacherous Road Conditions as well as flight delays. So lets get right to storm team 4 meteorologist kim martucci with a look at our forecast. Kim, we just cant catch a break with the timing of this weather. We cant. The timing just doesnt any worse. Its targeting our morning rush tomorrow, and because of that, that Winter Weather advisory in effect. Here it is, all of this pink stuff is ice, and it is steadily moving into what is going to be cold air trapped at the surface right on top of us. Look how big, look how much real estate these advisories take up from new york state right on down into north carolina, westward into the great lakes, all of these advisories mostly for ice and freezing rain, and, of course, we are included, too, all of our viewing area in this for tomorrow morning. So the big question is, what is it . It is a morning rush between 5 00 and 10 00 a. M. Nightmare. What is going to be falling . Likely freezing rain. A little
South and east. The areas in bright white getting a combination of sleet and freezing rain across Loudoun County. Across the potomac into Montgomery County, the areas in bright white, from poolsville, gaithersburg, clarksburg, all getting sleet and light icing. Farther south and east of there, just a few light sprinkles and temperatures are a little bit above freezing around the beltway and inside the beltway. Just north and west, we have it right near the freezing mark. Hour by hour through the morning hours, hovering near freezing. Sleet and icing, 5 00, 6 00 a. M. By 7 00, some light icing on untreated surfaces, elevated surfaces. Thats the same for 8 00 and 9 00 a. M. May have a few isolated slick spots on roads. A look at traffic now with danella. Good morning. Checking the roadways in your first 4 traffic report. Looking for construction, looks pretty clear. Well talk about the beltway. From the American Legion bridge towards i95 in maryland in both directions and as you loop aro