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death toll rising. this morning the race against time in the search for survivors. cellular interference, the dangers of talking and texting while driving. lawmakers are stepping up their efforts to keep you safe behind the wheel. dangerous defect. one of the nations largest automakers recalls millions of vehicles, why the floor mat of your car could be putting your life at risk. good morning everyone and welcome to "news4 today." im joe krebs. >> im barbara harrison. its wednesd...

killer tsunami. two powerful earthquakes set off warnings in the pacific. an open gas line leads to delays in putting out an early morning house fire. and slowly but surely less american droops will find themselves stationed in iraq. thanks for joining us. today is wednesday, september 30th. it is cloudy outside. definitely a chill in the air. lets find out what is in store for us. lets go to kim martucci. >> good morning. heres our time lapse tower cam from the netherlands caril...

commitment to finding out what works and ask congress for its implementation? >> i want to make sure everybody understands the question here. a lot of doctors have argued, and in some cases they are justified, that their costs for medical malpractice insurance, the threat of a lawsuit if something goes wrong with a patient even if it is not their fault, is so high that not only is it increasing their out of pocket costs, but they are also engaging this what is called defensive medicine...

Professionals and the trained, trained to do that. >> and you are, your unit is uniquely trained. what is it that makes them so unique? >> well, its our main mission is search and rescue, were self-contained with a medical component and we have structural engineers and we have paramedics, doctors, and we have canines and handlers and we have boat components around and week go through concrete with jackhammers, and we have rigging specialists, so, you know, we have listening devices and you know,...