Been part of international parades and the inaugural parade for president clinton. The program has been able to survive massive budget cuts by funding most of it through weekly bingo games. That directly affects our bottom line of what we can give these kids. Reporter police say there was an armed robbery. Around 9 30, a person came in wearing a ski mask, tall. He went straight to the person handling the money. And it happened really fast. We heard gun and we looked and the guy took off. He pushed in the door and slammed it against the wall. Reporter police Wont Disclose the amount of cash that was taken, but it is estimated to be thousands of dollars, which would have gone to the kids. The Bingo Program keeps the cost way down to kids. Reporter police say theyre looking for a suspect and encouraging the high school to reassess their security. Anytime youre going to have large amounts of money throughout the evening, we recommend taking the money and putting in a secure location. Dont
That she perhaps wasnt viable. You have to make that decision. If you see somebody who appears gravely injured and they are not on the burning plane, you have to go past them to get people who are in greater danger. Reporter the tragedy has put a spotlight on airplane disaster training and it turns out only the fire rescue crews stationed at the airport get the specialized course not the commanders who lead them. Its not required by the faa. We are open to the dialogue and certainly, uhm, all training is good training. In fact, that day, though, you know, i felt that everything went as well as could be expected. Reporter so there are no immediate plans by the Fire Department to change any of the procedures but they did say they are looking to enhance training for all of the fire rescue crews that are stationed out here at the airport. Live at San Francisco international airport, linda yee, kpix 5. The ntsb is expected to release the full results of its crash investigation by next summe
Similarities between the two are striking. A hat, or a beanie of some sort was worn in yesterdays robbery. Reporter in addition to the note being passed. In addition to the note being passed. That is correct. Again, the motive of the cotton ball bandit is a person who walks into a bank, passes note to a teller and demand note, and leaves the bank. Reporter tonight, those in the north bay are feeling relie relieved. Yesterdays heist may be the end of the cotton ball bandits bad deeds. Im glad, you know, they were finally able to track him down and got him. Its great. Its really great. Great police work. Happy holidays to him, and hell be going away for a long, long time. Reporter nine Law Enforcement agencies have been hot on the trail of the cotton ball bandit and are involved in the investigation. Again, a Law Enforcement source telling us tonight that the serial bank robber is in custody. An official announcement is expexed to come tomorrow. Reporting live in San Francisco, im jodi h