Brockovich is commenting on the situation tonight. This is a crime against humanity. The government in florida will sweep this under the rug. The u. S. Environmental Protection Agency is a co conspirator, her words. She goes on to say this could destroy the Groundwater Resources in the area forever. We should point out tonight that both mosaic and the state department of Environmental Protection says that the water is safe. To read the rest of Erin Brockovichs comments go to abcactionnews. Com. Happening right now a sentencing hearing is underway in Pinellas County for a man on trial for killing a 20yearold skateboarder. Hubbards lawyer says the four year minimum is unjust. Hubbard had a panic attack during the crash that killed emma and he could not logically think straight. Hubbard testified today that he was drinking the night of the crash but he was not drunk. And did you have anything to drink at that bar. Yes. What did you have to drink. Two beers and a shot. What kind of beers.
Possibility of walking away from metro if he did not get the support. Im always thinking of it as, you know, my 16yearold daughter on the train, your children riding the train, thats how i think of this. Reporter the gm says flatly after seeing what he saw this week and being sotold what he w being told, he could not be comfortable with the system being open in the state it was in. There were serious issues. We should not have been running training under those conditions. Reporter he says more details are needed about why the system is in such rough shape. Riders with their own thoughts. I think the new general manager is making efforts to show hes a tough guy and wants to make it better. Reporter would you be okay if they shut the system down for extended periods of time to get in and fix things . Yes, i would. Reporter an extended maintenance shutdown could be a possibility as we go forward. Now, we also asked the new general manager if longterm shutdowns could become more commonplac
Sorry. Go back. So, when we think about the internet of things, we in industry, in government, we think in history and government, we think about industrial control. We think about lighting, parking. Those are all very good and things that can save us money and increase our efficiency and do those things, but our users are thinking other things. Users are thinking about their smartphone, their smart thermostat, toaster, if you will, and all of the many devices they want to bring. To our users, this has become very important. Especially when you talk about the new workforce that is entering our businesses and our government, the younger generations are coming in with this preconceived notion all of these things are going to work. And in fact, bitcom did a study where they surveyed 14 to 29yearolds and they asked them, i cannot imagine life without . The answer was mobile phone was 97 . Internet was 84 . And a car, which was very becoming less important and most telling of this survey is
Thank you. How about fast track traffic, good morning, rich. Rich good morning, were live on route 93 but its all good. The 93 ride, the turnpike, route 128, even the expressway. Theres a live shot. No stacked up traffic yet. Even by 49 the turnpike is easy. Right now its fine. Later on, maybe not so much. The t says its on time too. Christa thank you. Lets get to that breaking news off the top. A standoff right now in canton with police blocking several streets there in that town. Jadiann thats right. It started with an Early Morning stabbing. Lets get to Nicole Oliverio. What can you tell us about the situation right now . Reporter well police in canton getting help from surrounding towns as well as the state police. You can see several barricades. Its going to be difficult to get around canton. Several sections of washington street are blocked off. You can see police are directing traffic. Theres a person barricaded at 1425 washington street in canton. What we know is that there was
Outside of the station and he just collapsed right on the front area here where the buses pick up passengers. Police say the suspect is a light skinned hispanic male, once again, they believe that the suspects and the victim are both 17 years old. Were hoping within the next couple of hours, here, to possibly get a picture of the suspect police are looking for. They said they are going through the Surveillance Video now, an theyre hoping to be able to provide that to us as they search for the suspect, in this stabbing that has caused a lot of issues here at the Jackson Square t stop. This afternoon. Were going to be here following the developments all afternoon, live report later in the newscast. Thats the latest reporting live fox 25. Heather also tonight, two men are facing a judge after an sharon. Mark Police Say One of those men pointed a gun at another driver on i95. Fox 25s blair miller was in court and joins us live. Breyer, i understand their attorneys say the victim isnt compl