On the corner of 14th and pennsylvania avenue in northwest d. C. At freedom plaza. Good morning. Reporter barbara, this protest started about half hour ago. You can see all the cabs lined up on the curb. Were on pennsylvania avenue. You can see car after car. Taxi after taxi traffic is getting by the center lane here. Police are on hand. Theyre directing traffic. But it is slowing things down. Traffic is still moving. But certainly its slow going. The d. C. Kun sill is voting on legislation to allow app based car services to operate permanently in d. C. With regulation. The drivers would have to undergo background checks. They have to meet safety regulations for their cars. Traditional cab drivers say the legislation cant go far enough. Companies like uber dont have to pay the fees and follow the rules that traditional Cab Companies do. They say they are losing money to these new companies. Its like 32 taking over. Everywhere you go you see people on the corner with it. What do you wan
Handful of protesters gathered along the roadway outside. Their message echoed in chicago and new york, a sign for the Martin Family that trayvon did not die in vein. This has definitely been a tragedy, but coming from the tragedy has been the movement, and we would love it to be more awareness, and now its not just a few people in standard that know about it but everybody. Some suggests it should be civil action following the not guilty verdict, something they say they will vigorously defend. This verdict still has nothing to do with the civil rights, and civil rights needs to be talked about but not in the context of the George Zimmerman verdict. And the u. S. Department of justice says its investigation into Trayvon Martins death will continue. Jay gray reporting there. And meantime lawmakers and civil rights leaders continue to respond to the verdict. We spoke with central majority leader harry reid and sharpton and both saying the fight is far from over. The civil rights, the bias
Children. Today marks one week since anyone has seen 2yearold jacob on the left, his sister 3yearold sarah disappeared the next day. News 4s derrick ward is live in germantown wh more on what the family is doing to find the kids. Repteoornre in the parking lot of chikfila. In the distance are the apartment buildings where catherine hgls taken into custody. It represents a closed circle in this whole event, but certainly no resolution yet because the kids are still missing. Theres sti been no sign of 2yearold jacob and 3yearold sarah. This is even after their mother has been in custody since friday. Catherine hgls been diagnosed wi paranoid schizophrenia faces child neglect charges. Police and family members continue the sh f her. Today as many as eight search also be going on. At least one by family members. Yesterday t w searches in several areas in clarksburg. Its all about keeping up public attention whictoatri hoggle beun i actually watched one of the surveillance videos of her ten
Rain drops along the coast of North Carolina are the leading drops now from what is once again Hurricane Sandy. No weather concerns today. A good day to clean the gutters and storm drains and get yourselves ready. Tomorrow the rain drops move in. Rain and wind increasing rapidly and then monday and tuesday will be the worst of it for us. More on that coming up. Thanks, chuck. Cuba and the caribbean are cleaning up the destruction from sandy after the hurricane packed a punch through the day yesterday. In the caribbean the death toll is up to 43 people including 29 in haiti. The numbers are expected to rise because more than a quarter Million People are still living in temporary, unsecured housing from the earthquake there from 2010. Flooding is also a concern as river levels are also on the rise. As we continue to track Hurricane Sandy people are getting ready for big storm. Many people will get a little extra help to prevent flooding from the district public works department. News 4s
And direction. David work was the stoi survey so called soft structures. Buildings where the first story might be week because a wide open sprais space has been carved out. The city identified nearly 3,000 of the most dangerous staggering. 3,000 buildings, house close to 60,000 residents and 7,000 workers. And small businesses. The buildings trgited are wood frame built between 1978, three or more stories with five, or more units of housing. Gavin news yom called for a mandatory measure. Now, that is the plan. And the work could cost close to 150,000 one group is on board. I believe its a burden to Property Owners financially and tenants having work done in bilgds but you put put a price on life safety. Cording to supervisor hsu banks will offer financing package skptz retro fits will be phased in giving some Property Owners up to seven years to get job done. Building owners and industry understands that you pay now or later. Under this legislation Building Owner thats dont Scarlett Le