Confederate flag. And one person in jail under serious charges and what a suspect did during a local festival. Tonight a petition is gaining momentum to take Jefferon Davis name off route one in Northern Virginia and a lot of you are sharing this story on our Facebook Page and making it clear how you feel. It goes from Prince George spotsylvania counties. You spoke with the man who started all of this jackie . Reporter well we can tell you this petition was started several months ago. It is such a part of the daily existence for month commuters that most people dont register the official name of a significant part of route 1 as it threads through Northern Virginia. It bears the name of the man who served as president of the confederacy Jefferson Davis. I started on may 2nd six weeks before the charleston massacre, the dreaded charleston massacre. The reaction to the petition . 3000 people have signed it so far, the last time i looked. But ive had this negative reactions to it as well w
Have become so common pilot daily occurrence nationwide. New information in the trial. The jury you will consider the Death Penalty as it moves james holmes. It clears the way for another round of arguments before jurors decide between Capital Punishment and life in prison. The same jury rejected his insanity claim last month and found him guilty of murder. And the colorado shooting and the recent shooting inside a louisiana Movie Theater has prompted a new push for gun legislation. It brought together two schumers. Dick brennan has more on the proposal and the reaction. Reporter when i heard about this news, i was completely devastated and i just wanted to go down to louisiana and then i was angry. Reporter Movie Actress and comedian amy schumer speaking out on gun violence. You are approachable. Reporter it was her movie train wreck playing on a screen in a lafayette Movie Theater when a mentally ill man john houser killed Jillian Johnson and mayci breaux. Today she fought back tears
Six nor people diagnosed in the bronx outbreak that brings a totally of confirm cases of legionnaires disease of 60 people so far. Hillary clinton is rolling out her First Campaign ad in the 2016 race. And there are new reports this by the new york tiles over o the weekend that joe biden is very close, this close to getting into the race himself apparently it was his dying sons final wish. Wow. All right we shall see good morning everybody im juliet huddy. Ben im Ben Simmoneau, monday morning. Ben inlaws were in town. We went on saturday to governors island. It was very nice. Juliet didnt put them up in a hotel . Ben no they stayed with us. Juliet hotel rates are cheap lately. Ben it was very nice. Kind of brief. But we had a nice time. Juliet reminded of you constant isly i tweeted this. A car parked in front of my building a license plate. What does it say ben is with me. Im with ben. It is everywhere i see you everywhere now. Like youre stalking me. Ben as it should be. Mike i hope
The plague bacterial infection. Park Officials Say two squirrels died from the disease. The camp ground will shut down so workers can treat the area. The pictures show workers treating another area after a child became ill after visiting the park. Health Officials Say the risk to human health is low. Today the Sheriffs Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. They say Deputy Carlos francis drowned. He was paddleboarding and kayaking. Somehow his sister and the friend ended up in the water. The sister was okay but francis thought his friend was struggling. He jumped into the lake to help but drowned trying to do so. He was our colleague and frie friend. We are proud to say he was a deputy sheriff. His family says he was a talented athlete who played college and arena football before joining the Sheriffs Department. The man he was trying to help did survive. The San Francisco board of education will hold an emergency meeting tonight for students who finished school but are bein
The heat today. And lets start with meteorologist rob mayeda and what does tomorrow bring . Were seeing the temperatures around the bay area from north to south setting new record highs from san rafael, 105 today, san jose, 107 and San Francisco is very interesting. Only the third time since 1874 you have had back to back days above 100 degrees. Oakland, 101. Moffett field up to 106. Just as hot as yesterday. Slow cooling out there. 70s to mid80s still outside right now. But there is a change in the excessive heat warning for sunday. Notice mainly now just the east bay and the higher hill tops. What is missing here . The inner bay and coast now back lowered into a heat advisory. So that means above 100 degrees, were looking at mid80s to lower to mid90s instead. Some relief on the coast and inner bay. But were watching out for a chance of thunderstorms moving up from the south. Well have a look at the impact on the Labor Day Weekend coming up. Nbc bay areas sergio quntana, how are Peopl