described how they tag-teamed sleeping at night to protect each other and keep from being sexually assaulted. they said they actually take broken glass and put it around the area where they sleep so they can hear the oncoming crunch of footsteps. what happens if you aren t really on edge? then you get a map that s on top of you and you won t even know what the hell s going on. reporter: that happens to you over and over? yeah. reporter: tiffany hicks was a substitute teacher, but a dui and a missed rent payment put her out on the streets of bay point two years ago. for protection she hangs out with this little dog and another homeless woman who from her wheelchair described how brutal it is out here. they sock me, 18 years old, come up to me want to have sex with me. are you serious? i m old enough to be their grandma. the incidence of women getting sexually assaulted on the street, the average is two to three weeks. reporter: those who work with the homeless an
he was stressed out, something was going on there. what had happened to ray? soon it wasn t just doctors and his family asking that question, it was detectives. this was most likely not a suicide. he had enemies. he received a surprise package from one. this man sent my dad a bomb. we were there for a surprise phone call from another. she went into this. oh. can i get snt. yeah. one second. it is josh mankiewicz from dateline. is there anything you want to say? no shortage of suspects, just a shortage of detectives. the police department running out of money is not usually one of the things you think of. no. i pressed on. i did what i had to do. would she ever find justice? it is your father. your father is murdered. you are not going to give up. welcome to dateline . on a warm day in august of 2009, 65-year-old ray kotomski quenched his thirst with a cool drink, but that drink contained a secret. a potion so sinister kotomski would be
to bay area college football star darrell blackman november, 2014. his chrysler sebring hit a sign post and flipped upside down. he should not have been taken away. if he fell asleep at the wheel, fine. but those, that equipment should have saved him. it should have stopped that car. reporter: the report finds states have been slow and questions integrity of the process, where lab employees tested devices within their parent organization. it recommends a process for third party verification resulting from crash test labs and the gao urges real world crash data. that part of the report, i think, is particularly appalling that we don t respond quickly enough. those m the state senate is both the us-dot and california-dot was not responsive enough. reporter: caltrans placed a moratorium on units but there are still 3,000 on highways. they re waiting for crashes or maintenance issues. today, i stopped by the spot where darrell blackman died. a car hit the end unit again b
to fix it nationally. a report blasts federal highway regulators for failing to protect the public to a guardrail system that has been linked to injuries and deaths across california and the country. this report is three years after the abc7 news i team first investigated. dan and ama, you can see them every day. the end pieces that are supposed to protect you in a crash but this report finds a lot of work must be done to keep you safe on the road. the report from the general accounting office urges more robust department of transportation oversight on guardrails. why did you push for this study? started with your investigative reporting. i brought the issue to him three years ago, complaints about an end unit. it s supposed to slow a car down by letting the guardrail peel away. but losses allege it can lock up, causing the guardrail to pierce the car or kick off to the side, allowing the car to continue on. that appears to be what happened to bay area college foo
this is still a very fluid situation but we know 10 officers have been shot and three are dead. dallas police chief says those 10 officers include both dallas police officers and dallas area rapid transit officers. in addition to the three killed 3 critical and two are in surgery. two snipers from an elevated position. witness describe the gunö fire uúlisten > shotslp came during protest around 9 this evening and dallas. some 800 people were there. you can see they took off running. police took off running. everyone seeking cover amid the gun fire. protest was over police shootings of black men inkç louisiana and minnesota. after the shooting officers seen searching for the shooters in a parking garage. officers seen at the greyhound bus station. the police chief saysáy no suspect are in custody. affiliate in dallas report that go homeland security is now on the scene. again between the police shot this dallas. we have more for you as soon as it s available. thanks