every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yourself. with your landlord or at senate -- or a tenant, this can avoid a lot of problems later on. the inspections offer a limited attempt at bringing a civil action for damages. it does not affect the ability to bring damage claims under the symbol laws. however, most lawyers -- they will not pursue the case. so, oftentimes, it works it to stop t

. >> are there little scuba jets, wheelchairs? >> wings? water wing on the wheelchair? >> this is sue austin. she is experiencing the beauty and the peace of underwater exploration. and this is a self-propelled wheelchair. and this was basically her brainchild. now sue ended up in a wheelchair at the age of 29. she had a virus that ended up affecting her nervous system. she wanted to create this kind of spectacle to let people know that people with disabilities no matter what they are can do anything. >> clearly. >> tell us more about this experience, to tell us more about this device, we have sue austin via skype all the way from the united kingdom "right this minute." first of all, sue, tell us why you wanted your wheelchair in the water. why not dive without it? >> as soon as people see the image of a wheelchair, if you ask them to say words came to mind, imitation, restriction, to me, it was more freedom. when i learned to scuba dive i realized, hold on, scuba gear extends your range of activity just like a wheelchair does. the association attached to scuba gear is

(indiscernible) there are two wheelchair accessible rooms in the fifth floor. i know something can be done. it should be done. if there could be some type of legislation introduced that would require all sros, if you have a disability you are on the first floor. start from the first floor, working up. rather than indiscriminately. we know it is after is going to hit san francisco. we know that. what we don't know is when. the sooner we can get people off the top floors and down a lot more lives will be saved. thank you very much. >> chair: thank you. does that conclude our presentation? >> thank you for letting me shed some light into the issues. i want to start the conversation through the chair as to how do you see the mdc joining your effort and helping out this issue? what would you like to see from us? >> (off mic) >> i do know some of you know but, he's taking over housing advocacy and senior disability issues. you will get to know him. tony was reminding me about the technical assistance guidelines. that is one way to work with the council and the mayor'

ride a wheelchair and how to operate it during a race. i owe him a lot. >> just before the race the two men reunited at the same rehab center. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. everything all right with you? >> right. >> this time it is him who is coaching young athletes. >> translator: the outside of your thumb joint, there, there, even if it slips, you can relax your hand. >> can i start at the same? now he is perfect. >> translator: when you want to go straight, if you play with the handle too much, it will slow you down. so you want to lift the front wheel a little while you move. like this. >> it is great to work to see and see the increasing numbers. >> it is the day of the race. he pushes himself hard to finish within the three-hour time limit. this hill is the toughest part of the course. he finishes 47 seconds under the time limit. he conquered the course in front of his juniors. >> translator: i want to show that if you work hard, you can do it. i hope new athletes will follow my example just as i followed kueberles. he wa

good news, the motorized wheelchairs are beginning to work again and old people's wheelchairs are powered by electricity and when the power goes out they literally can't move around. the power is beginning to come on in some of the high-rise buildings so people are able to recharge their wheelchair for really the first time in weeks and able to move around more easily again. that's the good news. the bad news is that things are still really tough. my synagogue was preparing lunch meals for kids at schools this week, and they found out that they not only had to do lunch, they had to do dinners for the kids to take home as well because there's no food at home. chris: "the new york times" is doing a good job with that. >> thank you. chris: a lot of pages focused on what's going on in the burroughs. you usually don't focus on them but a lot of us are. >> i would follow up on the mccain-graham business, you saw what the president said at his news conference really steamed. we're told he has the votes in the senate. chris:. the secretary of state. >> they were leaning that way anyway but will s

we serve the wheelchair community, providing paratransit service. a way can be found to recognize our past services that come from us in the financial interest of the sfmta. the prospect of future caps depends on the ability to switch ramp medallion for regular medallions. the current ramp medallion will yield 100,000 a month to the sfmta. it should be recalled that during the pilot program, a regular medallion holder, some of whom had recently gotten them, sold them for 250,000. [indiscernible] we understand the need of the sfmta to secure income. >> chairman nolan: - thank you sir. next speaker please. >> secretary boomer: i diane maleck. >> good afternoon, my name is [indiscernible], i have been living in san francisco for 29 years; i respectfully reject this proposal. i have been on the waiting list for almost 14 years. i send you my proposal. here is my proposal. to serve the public we don't need 24/7 cabs in san francisco; please issue 500 big-time medallion, for $50,000 each, it would generate 25 million for the sfmta. when the build of the b

we serve the wheelchair community, providing paratransit service. a way can be

we serve the wheelchair community, providing paratransit service. a way can be found to recognize our past services that come from us in the financial interest of the sfmta. the prospect of future caps depends on the ability to switch ramp medallion for regular medallions. the current ramp medallion will yield 100,000 a month

in her case, means a wheelchair for the rest of her life. but while her disability may prevent her from doing certain daily tasks, it didn't stop her from dreaming big. and turning that dream into reality is tonight's bay area proud. >> for a dream that involves so much yelling, it's amazing how quiet angel gonzalez was about hers for so long. angel, you see, had wanted to be a cheerleader since she was 5. >> i saw the cheerleaders on tv at the football games, and i remember my dad would point them out on tv. >> reporter: but even little kids know, dreams are sometimes called that for a reason. >> i didn't think i was going to do it, because i'm obviously in a wheelchair. >> it's perhaps why through all the years, surgeries and therapy, through all the milestones and set backs, her cheerleading dream was one she didn't share. not with friends, not with doctors. >> she never talked about, that that was a goal she wanted to achieve. >> reporter: not even with mom. >> i kind of thought she did, but she never really said anything. >> reporter: a

she'd like her old wheelchair back. more than that, she'd like something from the driver who hit her. >> apologize. >> in san mat -- mateo. >> a man is in custody after a deadly collision in concord. he police say a driver struck a 78-year-old man crossing clayton road them driver told police she was temporarily blinded by the sun. police are trying to determine if the driver ran the right and if alcohol was involved. >>> many americans don't like to do math. new research may suggest why. scientists found when some people do math they actually feel the same anxiety associated with pain. scientists hooked up 28 people to brain scanners and had them do math problems. some people had no anxiety. others showed the same brain activity linked to the sensation of pain. >> i bet you're good at math because you have to be for the weather, right? >> leigh: well, yeah. wink-wink. pretty good in math. we're going to be adding up some very warm temperatures. >> ama: oh, we are. >> leigh: a beautiful evening out there, folks. this is

a wheelchair came at age 12. now, he can only wiggle his fingers and feet. ♪ i got a heart full of pain >> reporter: but his mouth works just fine. he spends a lot of his time writing rap. ♪ it's all about giving ♪ this is my life ♪ can't nobody stop me from living ♪ >> reporter: we first met darius in 2007 when my then "nightline" colleague martin bashir spent some time with him. martin had a particular interest in darius and his disease. >> my brother died when he was 29. your brother died when he was 19. do you worry at all about the future? >> the more that you appreciate your life, the more that you get out of it. >> reporter: logan smalley knew darius was a special kid. he'd been a counselor at a camp darius' brother attended. before mario died, he asked logan to watch over his little brother. tell me when it first occurred to you that maybe darius should go west. >> yeah. it was darius, his mom and myself. we were watching mtv. and we jokingly said, you know, we should get your wheelchair customi

she'd like her old wheelchair back. more than that, she'd like something from the driver who hit her. >> apologize. >> in san mat -- mateo. >> a man is in custody after a deadly collision in concord. he police say a driver struck a 78-year-old man crossing clayton road them driver told police she was temporarily blinded by the sun. police are trying to determine if the driver ran the right and if alcohol was involved. >>> many americans don't like to do math. new research may suggest why. scientists found when some people do math they actually feel the same anxiety associated with pain. scientists hooked up 28 people to brain scanners and had them do math problems. some people had no anxiety. others showed the same brain activity linked to the sensation of pain. >> i bet you're good at math because you have to be for the weather, right? >> leigh: well, yeah. wink-wink. pretty good in math. we're going to be adding up some very warm temperatures. >> ama: oh, we are. >> leigh: a beautiful evening out there, folks. this is

. >> reporter: many weeks in a wheelchair helped him move from a wheelchair to a walker. >> i was waibl to walk -- was able to walk 200, 300 feet before i would not be able to walk anymore due to fatigue. i would constantly have leg spasms and trip up. >> reporter: then daniel got the chance to try cutting edge technology. this brace wraps around the leg and chects to a sensor -- connects to a sensor in the foot. when the sensor picks up trouble walking, the brace sends an electrical pulse to the leg muscles to help patients lift the foot completely when walking, stimulating a more complete step. >> i have been able to leave behind the chair. >> this device is appropriate for patients who have an injury to their central nervous system. some of those impairments would be spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis. >> reporter: dobson is another example. she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002. four years later, she could barely walk. >> yeah, i walked very slow. just took a lot of effort. i would drag my feet like foot drop. >> reporter: she started getting he

an suv with a wheelchair lift attached to the back. the other say dodge grand caravan and also has a wheelchair lift. she relies on both of the vehicles to get around. if you spot one of them or both, menlo police would like to hear from you. >> cash-strapped schools on the peninsula could lose thousands in fund-raising money because of a grinch who stole signs. they serve as advertisements for a fund-raiser. money bear trees donates 15% of the proceeds to 45 local schools. hours after the signs were hung at seven schools in redwood city, the signs vanished. they raised more than $30,000 for the schools in recent years. that money pays for arts and other programs that the schools cannot afford. >> the schools need the money at this time with all the budget cuts and fund-raising as a way it builds community as well. this puts a damper on it. >> another sign company came forward to offer to donate replacement banners. they are investigating and so far no arrests have been made. >>> new this morning, vietnam veterans in the south bay will

driggs of wheelchairs is because the onslaught during operation cast lead which we're probably going to see repeated in a lot of ways with what's going on now was using such high tech and brutal weapons but also attacking the civilian population that there was such a high number of amputees from white phosphorus and other new experimental munitions and there are so many amputees and the israeli blockade would not allow in wheelchairs for the people and the children and elderly who had had their legs blown off so i think that speaks to kind of the cruelty in the protect the brutality of the blockade yeah we just had. been raised and there was talk about the psychological warfare the architecture of occupation and really you know the sewage run off into these settlements and as you just mentioned i mean wheelchairs prevented from helping and you tease when they're using white phosphorous it's a work crime you know israel is no stranger to work rhymes or kind of the impunity for international law what do you think about the toys and chocolate thing i mean what is that about is that just

and the reason that we had to illegally bring in hundreds of wheelchairs is because the onslaught during operation cast lead which we're probably going to see repeated in a lot of ways with what's going on now was using such high tech and brutal weapons but also attacking the civilian population that there is such a high number of. from white phosphorus and other new experimental munitions and there were so many amputees and the israeli blockade would not allow in wheelchairs for the people and the children and elderly who had had their legs blown off so i think that speaks to kind of the cruelty in the protect the brutality of the blockade yeah we just had. been reasoned there was talk about the psychological warfare the architecture of occupation and really you know the sewage run off into these settlements and as you just mentioned i mean wheelchairs prevented from helping and you tease when they're using white phosphorous it's a work crime you know israel is no stranger to work rhymes or kind of the impunity for international law what do you think about the toys and chocolate thing i

hundreds and hundreds of wheelchairs and the reason that we had to illegally bring in hundreds of wheelchairs is because the onslaught during operation cast lead which we're probably going to see repeated in a lot of ways with what's going on now was using such high tech and brutal weapons but also attacking the civilian population that there is such a high number of amputees from white phosphorus and other new experimental munitions and there are so many amputees and the israeli blockade would not allow in wheelchairs for the people and the children and elderly who had had their legs blown off so i think that speaks to kind of the cruelty in the protect the brutality of the blockade yeah we just had. been raised and there was talk about the psychological warfare the architecture of occupation and really you know the sewage run off into these settlements and as you just mentioned i mean wheelchairs prevented from helping and you tease when they're using white phosphorous this is a work crime you know israel is no stranger to work rhymes or kind of the impunity for international law what do yo

and the reason that we had to illegally bring in hundreds of wheelchairs is because the onslaught during operation cast lead which we're probably going to see repeated in a lot of ways with what's going on now was using such high tech and brutal weapons but also attacking the civilian population that there was such a high number of amputees from white phosphorus and other new experimental munitions and there were so many amputees and the israeli blockade would not allow in wheelchairs for the people and the children and elderly who had had their legs blown off so i think that speaks to kind of the cruelty in the protect the brutality of the blockade yeah we just had on norah groceryman reason there was talk about the psychological warfare the architecture of occupation and really you know the sewage run off into these settlements and as you just mentioned i mean wheelchairs prevented from helping and you tease when they're using white phosphorous this is a work crime you know israel is no stranger to work rhymes or kind of the impunity for international law what do you think about the to

and the reason that we had to illegally bring in hundreds of wheelchairs is because the onslaught during operation cast lead which we're probably going to see repeated in a lot of ways with what's going on now was using such high tech and brutal weapons but also attacking the civilian population that there is such a high number of amputees from white phosphorus and other new experimental munitions and there are so many amputees and the israeli blockade would not allow in wheelchairs for the people and the children and elderly who had had their legs blown off so i think that speaks to kind of the cruelty in the protect the brutality of the blockade yeah we just had on your groceryman areas and there was talk about the psychological warfare the architecture of occupation and really you know the sewage run off into these settlements and as you just mentioned i mean wheelchairs prevented from helping and you tease when they're using white phosphorous this is a work crime you know israel is no stranger to work rhymes or kind of the impunity for international law what do you think about the to

and the reason that we had to illegally bring in hundreds of wheelchairs is because the onslaught during operation cast lead which we're probably going to see repeated in a lot of ways with what's going on now was using such high tech and brutal weapons but also attacking the civilian population that there is such a high number of amputees from white phosphorus and other new experimental munitions and there are so many amputees and the israeli blockade would not allow in wheelchairs for the people and the children and elderly who had had their legs blown off so i think that speaks to kind of the cruelty in the protect the brutality of the blockade yeah we just had. and there was talk about the psychological warfare the architecture of occupation and really you know the sewage run off into these settlements and as you just mentioned i mean wheelchairs prevented from helping and you tease when they're using white phosphorous it's a work crime you know israel is no stranger to work rhymes or kind of the impunity for international law what do you think about the toys and chocolate thing i me

sergio has the details. >> this motorized wheelchair has been in storage for a few years, but first thing they thought of when they saw a story on abc news about what happened to stephanie hill. >> why don't we give her the chair we have? we are not using if. using it? >> it used to belong to leslie andfather. he passed away a few years ago. >> we feel his spirit, and on his behalf we would like to give you the wheelchair. >> it might come in handy forgetting around the house. right now stephanie is using a barrowed chair because of course hers is still sitting in her living room. it was pretty badly damaged when she was hit by a woman driving a black car at this mcdonalds in belmont. she said the woman did stop and even returned a cell phone she knocked off her chair during the collision. >> she gave you back your phone? >> yes, and then she said i will be back. >> and then she took off. >> at the mcdonalds she called her caregiver who was at a nearby restaurant. >> stephanie tells us her caregiver rolled her over here because she noticed that the woman who hit her was making an order at

sergio has the details. >> this motorized wheelchair has been in storage for a few years, but it is the first thing they thought of when they saw a story on abc news about what happened to stephanie hill. >> why don't we give her the chair we have? we are not using if. using it? >> it used to belong to leslie and edward's father. he passed away a few years ago. >> we feel his spirit, and on his behalf we would like to give you the wheelchair. >> it might come in handy forgetting around the house. right now stephanie is using a barrowed chair because of course hers is still sitting in her living room. it was pretty badly damaged when she was hit by a woman driving a black car at this mcdonalds in belmont. she said the woman did stop and even returned a cell phone she knocked off her chair during the collision. >> she gave you back your phone? >> yes, and then she said i will be back. >> and then she took off. >> at the mcdonalds she called her caregiver who was at a nearby restaurant. >> stephanie tells us her caregiver rolled her over here because she noticed that the woman who hit her

i'll keep their wheelchairs clean. push them to chow, push them to the yard, push them back. >> but at the end of the day, armstrong still faces the grinding monotony of life in a small two-man cell. >> the emotional toll here, it's like water torture. i compare it to that. every day it's like a drip, drip, drip. it's like you got sentenced. if i got out of here tomorrow, i know i would not come back. i honestly say if i got there tomorrow i know i would not come back. i don't deserve to come back tomorrow. i can honestly tell you, unless i go to the parole board and i'm 43, i would tell them, i don't deserve to be back out there because i took a life. karma really has something to give me, i'm going to take it. >> armstrong may be killing time behind bars, but he hasn't lost his passion for current events. >> i read newspapers, magazines. i get "tv guide," "xxl," "rolling stone," "newsweek," "blender." i get nine periodicals. i was going to major in english and political science. if i didn't make it in basketball, i w

on loan, and she would like her old wheelchair back. she would like something from the driver who hit her. >> in san mateo, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> well, this weather is what i would like to call rollercoaster weather. it starts off one way and then -- >> that's true. we have a lot to talk about. it is beautiful out with temperatures in the 60s downtown. we are talking mountain view, hayward, sfo and oakland all in the lower 60s. calm winds are going offshore, and yes, we have warm and then hot and then cool all in the next seven days. your forecast is next. >> thank you, lisa. also next it was the third game of the season, but it had the intensity of a playoff game. the warriors leading from the opening tip in l.a., but could they hold off the clippers? we have the answer coming up in spo good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, r

she would like her old wheelchair back. more than that, she would like something from the driver who hit her. >> like apologize. >> in san mateo, abc7 news. >> that's quite a story. lease arnold is here now talking weather. >> and we have a little fog to speak of in the north bay. around novato, santa rosa, visibility over a mile. record warmth in the days ahead. beautiful shot electric emeryville and the sun you are noticing coming up earlier. 6:39 is sunrise. i'll be back in taking a look at the heat and then a big cool down after that. that's all next. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, it was only the third game of the season, but had the intensity of a playoff game. the warriors leading from the opening tip in l.a., but could they hold off the clippers? we've got the highlights coming up in sp "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> so we turn the clock back this morning. it's not

she pushed the child's wheelchair on the lift and noticed the fire disabled the lift and it would not go lower than this. so she made the decision to you know buckle her from the chair and then the bus driver carried the girl's 95 pound body to safety. >> she did her job and did it with excellence and really you cannot ask for more from an employee. >> reporter: the 12-year-old girl was not hurt. firefighters arrived and put out the flames in five minutes. >> the fire personal in charge came up to me and said, you should consider your bus driver a hero because of her actions today and taking it upon herself to figure out a way to get the student off the bus. she should be pleased with her actions today, i know i am. >> reporter: and a the school district as well as the fire department and city of san jose plan to recognizing her for saving this child. we are live in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> well deserved. thank you, george. it was a horrific head on collision and tonight, three people from san jose are dead, that crash happened today on highway 1-52, vetters say a truck overtur

people have wheelchairs decide they're not going to go there. i think that we should stand for much better in the city and every day we have -- there are so many meetings we've had, colleagues, public transportation authority and other meet ings here where i talked about this station. i talked to the mayor about it. i've talked to [speaker not understood] about t i talked to nat ford about ti talked to all the planners about it, transportation authority about it, to bart about t. everyone says they have plans to get something done. nothing ever happens. we don't even have next bus at the station. when we talk about the next bus plans we actually had a transportation authority meeting to talk about next bus. yeah, we'll have it the end of this year. you know, colleagues, there is no plan whatsoever. so, we need to move forward. this is a shame of san francisco. balboa park station is the shame of san francisco's transit first policy. and we have to do something about it. each one of us is responsible for it. if we're looking at our own districts

i can't do a life in a wheelchair without use of my hands or my legs. but, governor, i really think that it was other people's prayers, cheered me on, that, those prayers broke the crust of doubt and fear around my heart. and, i didn't realize it, but my girlfriends, high school girlfriends were praying for me, every thursday morning with my church youth leader, and for a full year, they did that and, i think i'm resonating from those prayers. i really do. >> harris: did you ever just say, god, why me? i mean, why me? an athletic, you know, person who has all this physical energy, and, now, i can't move anymore. >> i did. why me. and i got so tired of sitting in the corner, feeling sorry for myself, so much self-pity and one day they wheeled me into the occupational therapy room in the hospital and a guy paralyzed more severely than i was, he was there with his arms like this and had a ventilator and could barely move. at least i had shoulder muscles and a little bit of biceps and they put a pencil in his mouth and said, try writing and i thought surely