Cheerleading is now considered sport in california. Its a step forward, but possibly a leap back for one east bay school district. It covers brentwood and oakley and contra costa county. Reporter cheerleading is now a sport. Incredibly exciting. We feel proud were being recognized for the hard work we put in. Reporter but the designation threatens the Cheerleading Program in the Liberty High School district. The girls are athlete. For that to be taken away from us, we were devastated. Reporter as districts grapple with the cost. The superintendent proposed cutting additional cheers and implementing stunt cheers. I have no problem with that. But you dont cut something out in the district thats been there for years. Reporter traditional sideline here is more inclusive because more students can participate. Some teams are smaller. Stunt teams are very small. They allow up to 30 girls. But usually theyre not that big, theyre usually around 20. Reporter more colleges recognize traditional c
95 of americans, including us, own a cell phone of some kind. A draft report includes scientific studies regarding longterm exposure and recommendations. Lyanne melendez has been following the story and joins us from the financial district with details. This document goes back to 2010. It has been updated several time but never released until a uc berkeley professor decided to sue in order to get access to that document. Reporter holding a cell phone next to your head or body seems to be a way of life. Usually i have the phone down next to my body in my pocket or Something Like that and i will pick it up and hold it like that. Reporter but people have long suspected that all of that radiation may cause damage to cells and tissues. We have evidence of brain tumors and other head and neck tumors and we also have evidence of sperm damage in males, infertility in females. He is with Uc Berkeley School of Public Health and took the California Department of health to court to force the relea
Before flames erupted. The mosque caught fire minutes after the anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. The gunman behind the pulse nightclub shooting went to the mosque at least two times prior. One neighbor says shes seen a rise in hatred against that mosque since june. They are driving by honking, cussing, its ridiculous. Its ignorance, what it is. Investigators are now looking into the possibility that the fire was a hate crime. The st. Lucie county sheriffs offi investigate. Were making calls to find out what started a fire at bellas restaurant on south howard avenue. Firefighters were called to the scene around midnight. So far the information is limited but the restaurant doesnt have any obvious signs of damage. As soon as we learn more well pass it along on air and on line at abcactionnews. Com. Today detectives are expected to release surveillance pictures of the suspect who fired a shotgun at a couple during a road rage incident in pasco county. Jake everett and his girlfriend were
Car. Peter, tell us and bring us up to speed on what we know. Reporter jen, this is the Pipers Meadow subdivision and the call came through at 4 30 afternoon and apparently from what we could gather, the father left his boy in the back of a chevy silverado, and we shot video, pictures a little while ago and obviously, a distraught man who we believe is the boys father in the front yard and apparently left his kid in the truck and realize that does later. Perform cpr on the little boy, and apparently, he didnt make it. One of those performing cpr is a retired sheriffs deputy. The boy didnt make it. He soon was to turn 2 years old. In the back of a pickup is a washington machine or a drier dryer. My iphone showed the temperature at 5 00 was 87 degrees and that was the outside air temperature and you can imagine the temperature in temperatures are going door to door asking questions of questions. Officially, this is a death investigation. The sheriff is here and we expect him to briefous
To hear of Something Like this happening is just a tragedy. You cant say enough. A tragedy indeed. A toddler died after being left in a hot car today for hours. Normally its a beautiful white and clearwater color, and it did you know tens of millions of gallons of sewage went directly into tampa bay during the recent hurricane. We will tell you what is being done to keep it from happening again. We wont show you the photo or tell you the persons name until after the person is discrimination on the airbnb app. Thanks for joining us everybody. We have a tragedy in palm harbor. A little boy is found dead in the back seat of his fathers truck after being left there all day. Ken swawr suarez is at lane. You certainly dont have to be a parent for your heart to go out, what is even more heartwrenching is the dad is a firefighter. A man trained to save lives and in this case he couldnt save his own sons life. As a firefighter Troy Whitaker was trained in cpr. Little did he know he would have s