"Okay, park the limo here for a while, I'll tell you when to go .... Yes Mr. President ...... Do you think that woman up there is in labor, oh boy, she is trying to get across the street to that hospital ....OK floor it .... I don't want her crossing the street, I want her to have that baby at the bus stop, on that bench .....look, there is another guy ..... great .... that will give them something to talk about .. good job, we're heading out on the jet tonight, wanna come along ... bring your clubs"
A pregnant woman was stopped from crossing a Los Angeles street Wednesday afternoon because the road was closed for President Barack Obama’s motorcade.
NBC4 anchor/reporter Robert Kovacik witnessed the woman take shelter at a bus stop bench on the south side of Third Street east of Robertson Boulevard and across from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The pregnant woman was with her spouse at the time. Witnesses and two LAPD officers on scene said they believe the woman was in labor and told NBC4 an ambulance was called to the location as a precaution.
NBC4 talked to the woman on the scene, and she asked not to be shown on camera. She was out of breath and appeared to be in active labor.
Police on the scene tell NBC4 there were two medical emergencies during the president’s motorcade, the woman’s pregnancy and a man having post-surgical problems.
