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>> al, i think you said it perfectly well. you know, when your house is on fire, governments responding. when your sidewalks are in disrepair, governments responding. when you have potholes on your street or snow on your roads, government is responding. in reality, government was created by the people for the people. and in reality, government responding to protect and take care of the people. and so what we have seen in washington has been extremely disappointing. i think has shaken up the conf...

Chicago. >> reporter: his life is a story of endurance. when michael was born, doctors thought he might live a week. now 38 years living with muscular dystrophy, the last runner to cross the finish line, proves, boy, were they ever wrong. >> if you know you can do it you have to do it. >> reporter: he says this was actually his third marathon. hes already competed in berlin and new york. but chicago, he says, was the most challenging so far because the race organizers insisted he use the sidewal...

Upset about the potential cuts to benefits that servicemen and women and their families have been promised. they arrived in large numbers because active duty troops arent able to. >> there is no place to go past america! they shut these things down and if the veterans are quiet, the last bastion of americanism that this country has! >> thats right. >> this place goes to the ash heap of history. do not let that happen. >> we need to watch out for the vets that have fallen, especially the ones tha...

National park service, the rangers, the concessionares. this was just a complete about-face. it really took me by surprise. to be threatened with arrest, then as we went back to our hotel, as we were ordered to do, we could not access even the boardwalks to go watch old faithful geyser go off. >> they wouldnt let you walk on the sidewalks or the boardwalks? >> thats true. they said, well, we dont have money to maintain the boardwalks. i confronted one ranger. i says, we have money to have ranger...

>> reporter: the sights and sounds are impressive. eight attractions on 1/4 acre of land owned by donna care. >> were probably going to have zombies in here. >> reporter: this years decorations were sprouting up. >> this is mr. pumpkin head. >> reporter: when a 37 page restraining order, a cease and desist, arrived in the mail friday. >> its made me sick to my stomach when you have people hating on you and when youre trying to do a thing for the community. it hurts me. >> reporter: at least 11 n...

More from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the sights and sounds are impressive. eight attractions on 1/4 acre of land owned by donna care. >> were probably going to have zombies in here. >> reporter: this years decorations were sprouting up. >> this is mr. pumpkin head. >> reporter: when a 37-page restraining order, a cease and desist, arrived in the mail friday. >> its made me sick to my stomach when you have people hating on you and youre trying to do a thing for the community. its like it hurts...

Lowered or raised up on that building, and now theyve had work crews, firefighters, police officers and construction crews, evacuating a school on this block, asked people in buildings to stay away from their windows and keeping people off the sidewalks for obvious reasons if the square of concrete comes kraushing down it could do serious damage. theres a high pressure steam valve under the street shut down by utility crew, a water line was also closed and right now they are slowly lowering that...

Husbands decision to peel away from the crowd. my husband was forced under the circumstances to take the actions that he did in order to protect the lives of our entire family. cnn has learned it was mrs. lein who made the last of three 911 calls the couple made as her husband was being attacked. we would like to thank the brave citizens who risked their own safety to intervene on our behalf. they truly helped save our lives. new video emerged thursday showing bikers gathering before sundays ral...

Our plan last sunday was to celebrate our wedding anniversary by having a nice family day out with our 2-year-old daughter. unfortunately, instead, we were placed in grave danger by a mob of reckless and violent motorcyclists. his wife defended her husbands decision to peel away from the crowd surrounding their suv, rolling over bikers in the process, critically injuring one. my husband was forced under the circumstances to take the actions that he did in order to protect the lives of our entire...

Rally and riding on sidewalks prompting the politicians who release released it to call for more enforcement. >> i dont see why you can have 500 motorcycles that are doing wheelies and that are out of control stopping traffic, totally stopping traffic on the highway or some streets and doing whatever they want. >> reporter: one of the motorcyclists jerome davis, witnessed the confrontation and told "out front" theyre not just some wild gang. >> were not a gang. >> and how would you describe it? ...