confirmed north korea is holding an american citizen but authorities won't confirm that citizen is merle newman from palo alto because of privacy issues. he's been held since the end of october. he's korean war veteran as wan wrapping up a tour when he was pulled off the plane. his wife is pleading with the north korean government and says "the family feels there has been a dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention and ask that north korea work to settle this issue quickly and to return this 85-year-old grandfather to his anxious, concerned family." >>> the nation paused to commemorate 50 years since the assassination of president john f. kennedy. [ bagpipes ]. . >> bagpipes played at the end of a ceremony in dealey plaza this morning marking the exact moment that shots rang out. >>> sharon chin on how the tragedy forever transformed the lives of individual americans. . >> reporter: from dallas to pleasant hill, home of the only university named after john f. kennedy, eyewitnesss remember the anniversary like it was yesterday. >> it was a chilling experience, one that marked the turnin

. >> north korea released this video tonight of 85-year-old merle newman reading an apparent apology. he admitted to the crimes and hostile acts against the state during a recent trip, says the country. the official news agency in korea says the government has accepted his apology. >>> health care website is now off line undergoing about 11 hours of repairs. healthcare.gov was supposed to make it easy to shop for health insurance but turned into a disaster. technicians have been working on upgrades but no one can say how well the site will work. >> if i had to place a bet i'm betting they're going to get it done, but there's no way for sure to know. >> the white house is urging people not to flood the website right away tomorrow. the obama administration says it should be able to handle 800,000 applicants a day beginning sunday. >>> a new jobs report due out next week is expected to show strong gains in the u.s. workforce. among the biggest bennefactors? women. >> reporter: 3% of women work in construction but now there's an unprecedented opportunity to get more of them into the trade

korean government has confirmed it is holding an american man but they won't say two. 85-year-old merle newman was picked up while he was in the country. his wife is asking for more information. this is the family statement. we have had no word on the state of his health, whether the medication sent to him through the swedish embassy in north korea has before delivered to him. the u.s. diplomat has been cold that they have held an american man but they have not confirmed that it is newman. >>> new delays in enrollment in the affordable care act. >> there's probably about a hundred people living in the extreme tiny houses... >> is going small part of a big movement? >> part of the reason for moving into a tiny house is to get rid of all this "stuff"... >> what you gain by having less... >> let's think about giving up mcmasions... >> a tiny american dream, al jazeera america presents... tiny: a story about living small premiers tomorrow 9 eastern. >> now the syrian chemical weapons have been made inoperable. the next task is to destroyed the arsenal. that is something that is easier said than do

man for nearly a month. 85-year-old merle newman has been held on unknown charges. swedish embassy is working to secure his freedom. >>> a demand to end of u.s. drone strikes, the crowd stages to block aid on a road that is used to ship supplies to afghanistan. >>> for those living in shelters arounor on the streets in the u. living is a struggle. they have to protect not only themselves but their possessions. there is a program that is trying to help. >> reporter: as nightfalls on chicago the city's homeless find shelter anywhere they can. there is always fear their few possessions could be stolen. among 2,000 homeless chicagoans getting free backpacks to hold everything from clothing to personal documents. >> there are a bunch of compartments, i can put my blanket there and it's waterproof, too. >> it's the brainchild of chicago businessman ron kaplan. >> we're going give everyone one. >> using money from a family foundation kaplan partnered with high sierra to provide the packs. he started giving them away last year at chicago churches and expanded the program th

friends say 85-year-old merle newman is a former teacher and enthusiastic traveler. they were on the plane to go home october 26th when he was escorted off the plane. >> my dad who was a veteran of the korean conflict wanted to go back to the northern part of the peninsula. he had been to the southern part of the peninsula before. this was a life-long dream of his. >> his son says the day before his father was scheduled to leave. he talked about his service in the korean war with some north koreans. the state department would not confirm that newman is being held but said it's working with the swedish embassy to resolve the issue. >> the state health insurance exchange covered california plans to release details today on the 59,000 people it says has signed up for coverage under the plan. the numbers are set for release during covered california's board meeting. analysts say the big question is demographics. will they include a significant number of young people or are the numbers skewed towards older sicker numbers increasing the costs for insurance providers. ken p

department has confirmed north korea is holding an american citizen but they won't confirm it's merle newman from palo alto. he's been held since the end of october. he is a korean war veteran and was on a sight seeing trip when he was pulled off the plane. his wife is pleading with the north korean government saying "the family fees there's been a dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention and ask that north korea settle this quickly and return this 85-year-old grandfather to his anxious concerned family." >>> last december a driver pulled over in san fransisco's tenderloin to look for her cell phone and that's when police say a man robbed her. when the woman's dog started barking, police say the suspect reached in, grabbed it, and threw it out on to the treat. it later died. police arrested 36-year-old loris barrett wednesday at his house in vallejo. he is charged with robbery and animal cruelty. >>> no one really knows what happened to this man and what's weirder, he may be connected to a sex tape involving charlie sheen. >> reporter: it was around 9:00 tuesday when vela took his

is working with sweden to broker merle newman's return and north korea has confirmed to swedish diplomats. citizen. but north korea will not reveal the identity of that person. newman was traveling with a friend with his friend said north korean officials removed him from his plane as the travelers were about to leave the country. this back on october 26th. nearly a month ago, now, newman's wife has released a statement, lee newman saying today "there has been some dreadful misunderstanding. return this 85-year-old grandmother to his anxious concerned family." merle newman has a heart condition and it's not clear if he is getting hess medication. >> >> here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter: i have to ask, what kind of car is this? >> it's not a clean air car >> reporter: yeah, i know. parking spaces for clean air vehicles. it's not unusual to find regular cars parked in the clean air spot. why are you parked in a clean air spot? >> because i wanted to. >> is that a clean air vehicle? >> no. >> at least an honest answer. >> i work for channel 4, people b

merle newman was taken away by a korean official. newman's family believes they have the wrong man and they were looking for someone with a similar name. the family is worried for his health because he has a heart problem. no word if this new information will get newman out of prison. >> cold weather forecast freezing over black friday sales. they are expected to attract a huge amount of customers. we have more on this news and other stories in business. kno nothing will keep people away from the sales. it begins to feel a lot like christmas the winter weather moving on east. retailers say that could put us in the mood to shop especially for warm weather like food, scarfs and hats. the cold weather really started to set in last week. folks in cleveland were buying a lot of food. snow removal sales in pittsburgh jumped by 34 percent. e cigarettes are the latest fad and chicago could be the first city to ban them. the chicago sun times report mayor rob emanuel to be regulated as tobacco products in the city therefore subject to the sam

merle newman lives with miss wife at chaning house, a retirement community in palo alto. ornings on 2," we'll hear from one of newman's neighbors about what his wife is doing back here in palo alto. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information about a deadly tragedy that involves a virginia state senator and his son. "the washington post" reports 24-year-old gus deeds was recently evaluated at a local mental hospital. he was sent home. doctors said they couldn't find a place for him in a facility. police say he later stabbed his father, creigh deeds before he took his own life. senator deeds, by the way, is expected to make a full recovery. >>> 7:48. for the first time, we're hearing from a man who rushed to save an 18-year-old high school student who was set on fire on an a.c. transit bus. dan gale said he was on his way home from work when lush sasha fleischman was set on fire. gale said he heard a group of teens talking on the bus. when he turned around, he saw fleischman's skirt on fire. >> i heard, you are not gonna do tha

. >>> north korea confirmed it is holding 83-year-old merle newman. leave the capital. he has a heart condition and may not have any medicine left. >>> okay. you ready for "the hunger games?" >> oh, am i. the only thing scarier than the movie, for some, is standing in the lines to see it. especially in the temperatures and the weather we have been talking about. you know all those people add up to big bucks for the studio. >> some of that money will line the pockets of its star jennifer lawrence who is top of the "a"list right now. we will have more on the big release next. i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. whether you're just starting your 401(k) or you are ready for retirement, we'll help you get there. her busy saturday begins with back pain, when... hey pam, you should take advil. why? you can take four ad

merle newman's family says the retired teacher dreamed about visiting north korea to take a nine-day tour to the kingdom, but as newman and his friend prepared to leave the country, they seized him, alarming friends at his retirement home. >> i think they are all worried. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry telling nbc news. >> this is obviously one of those moments where north korea needs to figure out where it's heading. they have other people too. so these are all very, very disturbing choices. >> reporter: one of those other men is kenneth bae. held for more than a year and forced to serve hard labor for three months. recently suffering from diabetes complications. bae's sister wants the united states to do more. >> help has deteriorated. we need their help to bring him home. >> reporter: all of it signaling an emboldened north korean regime. >> there's a trend of taking more and more aggressive actions against innocent americans. >> reporter: and this is a growing worry for an administration that clearly does not need another foreign policy crisis. natalie. >> andrea mitc

merle to be friendly. >> what's the threat, exactly? >> reporter: several are looking for answers. >> this is unfortunately a kind of barbaric behavior on the part of the north koreans. >> reporter: newman's son told anderson cooper tonight that the day before his flight his father met with north korean officials who talked about his army service in the korean war. newman thought nothing of it until he was escorted off the plane. there has to be a terrible misunderstanding. i hope the north koreans will see this as a humanitarian matter and allow him to return to his family as soon as possible. the u.s. issued a warning against travel to north korean citing "the risk ever arbitrary arrest of u.s. citizens." >>> it's learned valuable lessons since the asiana crash, says sfo. it conduct add review of is emergency response. it gave itself high marks for communication among first responders. but the tremendousage procedures could have been better coordinated. the airport upgraded its website after it failed to keep up with the surge in traffic following the july crash. >>> tomorrow b.a.r.t.'s board will vote on its contract offer to the unions and it appears the directors are ready to reject

merle new man he was taken off the plane set to leave the country after a site seeing trip last month. no reason was given. newman was asked by north korean officials about his army service. a man travelling with newman there has to be a terrible misunderstanding. i hope the north koreans will see this as a humanitarian matter and let him return to his family. the state department would not confirm the arrest. another american was detained. the country detained six other americans since 2009. the pastor the reverend billy graham back in the hospital this morning. it's the second time he has had to be treated for a respiratory congestion problem. two weeks ago hundreds of people were gathering in asheville, north carolina to celebrate his 90th birthday and his last sermon. >>> it is a rare site. look at this. a water spout formed across the coast of fort lauderdale, florida. at one point a family of three could be seen at the same time. they are usually harmless unless they occur during a small storm and move toward lamb. >> a family of them. time now for your first degree weather update with maria molina. >> the