it's charlotte's web. >> it is charlotte's plant. >> it's charlotte's plant. not anymore.children. >> more than 41 children are using charlotte's web here in colorado. all of them are reporting significant seizure reduction. and there are dozens more on a wait list hoping, praying that a plant could change their lives. just like it did for charlotte. >> i'm going to get you. >> you both seem very at peace. >> i'm very at peace, yeah. very peaceful. >> we've been given a great life. it's unfortunate that charlotte has this gervais syndrome, but thank god we've got something now that's working. now that's working. >> she's doing so great today. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> two new york police officers shot and killed in broad daylight inside her patrol car. we're learning more about the attack. that's ahead this hour. also the u.s. asks china for help with the crippling cyberattack on sony while north korea denies it had any role. >>> also ahead, this little wiener dog isn't all that attractive. not here at least. but just wait until you see his new figure, wort

it's charlotte's web. >> it is charlotte's plant. >> it's charlotte's plant. not anymore. more than 41 children are using charlotte's web here in colorado. all of them are reporting significant seizure reduction. and there are dozens more on a wait list hoping, praying that a plant could change their lives. just like it did for charlotte. >> i'm going to get you. >> you both seem very at peace. >> i'm very at peace, yeah. very peaceful. >> we've been given a great life. it's unfortunate that charlotte has this gervais syndrome, but thank god we've got something now that's working. now that's working. >> she's doing so great today. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> in this compelling documentary. >> there's real science out there. >> flat out wrong about weed. >> a year-long journey that changed what many of us thought about marijuana. myself included. >> i think we've been terribly and systematically misled. >> we used to only picture this. then we showed you this. medical marijuana. treating seizures, pain, dozens of other ailments. >> charlotte's doing amazing. j

after all, charlotte was born perfectly healthy. a fraternal twin to sister chase. >> charlie always had big, big smiles. just happy kids. >> easy. >> yeah, easy. very much so. >> so it was around three months you said when you first noticed that charlie had a seizure. >> yeah. >> i was changing her diaper, putting a new diaper on from after the bath and her eyes started flickering. >> it lead to the first of many trips to the e.r. >> they did the million dollar work up, mri eeg, spinal tap, and found nothing and sent us home. >> no abnormal blood test or scan. >> and developing normally too. talking and walking, the same day as her twin. nothing was behind yet. >> by the time she was 2 though the seizures had become constant and started to take their toll on their once happy joyful little girl. >> she started to really decline. cognitively and she was slipping away and she wasn't keeping up with her twin. >> they finally found an answer and it was awful news. it is severe epilepsy. the seizures start during the first year of life a

thank you, thank you very much mike and to my friend of mine secretary shuttering and my pal charlotte and mayor ed lee and everyone who is here i just wanted to thank everyone wearing a whitecap here for their service i've been in the senate for 22 years i've seen there is a price for freedom and you see it up close and personal and you see it in the faces of our military people who are willing to stand at all to be trained, to take orders and become the most powerful fighting force on architecture san francisco has always been a navy town and i think the fleet week which i was part of bringing back in 1981 have shown that i think to our men and women who are assembled here today who serve in the united states navy and the united states marine corp what i'll find is a welcoming city i hope you enjoy the weekends it's k30i8d important you do if you end up in the who's gallows don't call eyeing otherwise if there's dismissing anything we can do to help we're there i said this morning one of the great surprises and pleasant one was to see the great talent we have in our command force bac

it changed charlotte's life. thousands of parents called to ask the growers, josh stanley and his brothers, if it could possibly work for their children. >> you tell them potentially it could, nothing is for sure. i said, well, unfortunately you have to move to colorado. >> the reason they have to move to colorado is what? >> because anything that's grown in colorado has to stay in colorado. >> it's the most absurd idea that we would have to do this to get medicine. >> but it's the law. marijuana is illegal federally. even if you're prescribed it legally in a medical marijuana state, even if it works, even if it is your last hope, you're out of luck. you can't carry it across state lines. so for the wilsons, completely uprooting their lives and moving seemed to be the only option to help vivian. >> it's the hardest thing in the world to have to do. we have all our family here, we have our jobs, so much we had to do. >> but just weeks after the dust-up in the diner, just around the time the wilsons allowed us to s

charlotte, north carolina, 1992. >> a little over six. >> how much she weigh? >> 245. >> preschool teacher phyllis crowell sits in a k-mart parking lot describing her husband, jimmy. >> she was willing to pay me $100,000 to kill her husband. >> c.j. hyman is the special agent posing as the hitman. >> when do you want this done? >> soon. >> in training, they pit us in scenarios, for a little while, i almost felt like i was across from a roll player to make me see if i can laugh or crack up. >> how about your daughter, how is she going to handle it? >> she'll handle it real well. >> she thought her daughter was really on board with it and her daughter wasn't on board with it. >> in fact, it's phyllis' daughter who first tells charlotte mechlenburg police detective darryl price about the plot. not only does he know the young woman's a street source, he's also met her mother. >> i think she kind of saw herself as being this matahairy person that would go out in the evenings and meet with a hitman and do these dastardally deeds, people could be junkies to that type

we are live in atlantic city, i'm charlotte huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> charlotte, thank you. >>> also developing a neighbor is under a arrest in connection with the fire that destroyed a police officer's house in commons drive-in lower pottsgrove. investigators say donna krup set the the fire yesterday morning while detective ernie morris and his family were on vacation in florida. she had a long running dispute with morris after he assisted in the reza of her back in june n november his vehicle was vandalized. he later installed a surveillance camera and video from that camera shows krup lighting the fire. neighbors can't believe that this happened on their street. >> it is first one out, and my wife called it in. it was something i have never seen before. would i not like to see again. >> krup is charged with arson and being held on one million-dollar bail. >>> black lives matters, black lives matters. >> reporter: raw emotion today at high schools all over philadelphia, as they continue calls for change in the wake of grand jury decision that is prompted claims of rac

the charlotte police department continues to investigate the situation. panthers have said that they won't issue a statement until the appropriate time arises. but what we did know is that cam newton was involved in an automobile accident, it did occur right near the charlotte bank of america stadium, home for the carolina panthers. he was taken to a hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. so again, more details to come. but for right now, that's the latest from the charlotte police department. back to you. >>> coming up next, we'll get back to the markets and i'm sure that you've heard about the dogs of the dow theory. but have you heard of the sad sacks of the s&p, puts of tmutt market? of course you haven't because we're making it up right now. but it raises an interesting thought on the best opportunities in the s&p 500. >> plus crude prices seem to be finding a more stable footing after sinking quick sand to five year lows. what will prices do at the close. stick with us. take on the challenge of trading options and futures... with the easy-to-us

it's called charlotte's web, named for the little girl we profiled. it's a plant that doesn't get you high but loaded with a chemical called cannabidiol, or cbd. which seems to help reduce seizure, even when nothing else has worked. it changed charlotte's life. >> because the drier it is, it will extract more. >> thousands of parents called to ask the growers, josh stanley, and his brothers, if it could possibly work for their children. >> you tell them potentially it could, nothing is for sure. i said, well, unfortunately you have to move to colorado. >> the reason they have to move to colorado is what? >> because anything that's grown in colorado has to stay in colorado. >> it's the most absurd idea that we would have to do this to get medicine. >> but it's the law. marijuana is illegal federally. even if you're prescribed it legally in a medical marijuana state, even if it works, even if it is your last hope, you're out of luck. you can't carry it across state lines. so for the wilsons, completely uprooting their lives and moving seemed to be the o

charlotte huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> charlotte, thank you. lets turn to "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson live in emmanuel lutheran church in souderton where a vigil is being held it in for a teenager who survive this killing spree, steve. >> reporter: jessica, that vigil is underway as we speak and already we're starting to see some of the friend and extended family, of 17 year-old anthony flick, the soul survivor of this killing spree that has decimated his family, and tonight we spoke to some of his friend who say they are trying to help and they are already making an impact. >> we are his family now, bay that is all he a has lefties us. >> reporter: eight friends, trying to overcome spector of six murders in would be family, hoping when they wake up, they will have semblance of hope. >> he is so lucky he survived. he had a guardian angel on his back and fact that he was in his house that long, surviving, like that, is amazing. >> reporter: seventeen year-old anthony flick laid severely wounded for nine hours on monday after nearly

and demonstrators in other parts of the country, including charlotte, north carolina, denver, colorado, and purdue university in west lafayette, indiana. >> it's not just happening in ferguson and new york. it's happening here. >> reporter: and in berkley, california, protesters blocked an amtrak passenger train before marching out on to a major freeway, halting traffic for others. amid the protests, fire officials were forced to deal

lets begin with "eyewitness news" reporter charlotte huffman. >> reporter: shooting spree started just before 4:00 o'clock at an apartment at the pheasant run complex, in lower salford where police found two exterior bullet holes and one dead, inside. neighbors say that stone's ex-wife, lives inside of the apartment. >> it really is devastating. young girl. >> reporter: , residents told cbs-3's steve paterson that the couple had an ongoing custody dispute. >> i heard four gunshots and i heard the kid screaming, mommy, we want mom, mom. i opened my window and asked him if everything was okay. he just looked at me and said she's hurt, hurt pretty bad, we have got to go. >> the kids were kicking and screaming. he was tracking the oldest and pulling the youngest by her hand, threw them in the car and took off. >> reporter: half an hour later police received a call of the second shooting at this home on the 100 block of west fifth street in lansdale, inside, two people were found dead. then around 8:00 police fund more victims at a home near garfield and franklin streets in souderton. it is

tonight, charlotte has this follow-up. >> reporter: this is what we saw when we went to monica thor's barn in swedesboro last month, a horse struggling to walk, requiring support to stand up for long. others sawhorses in her care in similar shape. >> it is devastating, when you see it, your heart breaks. >> reporter: critics claim new jersey department of agriculture and spca for dragging their feet while investigating allegations of abuse. states investigation began more than a year and a half ago. since then, three horses have died. >> there is no excuse why these horses continue to suffer. >> reporter: following our first story, horse lovers gathered outside thor's barn to demand action. >> we're here, where are you. >> reporter: they came from rescue groups to offer help authorities say that they needed nerd to act. >> they say we don't have money, we don't have trailers, if a dead horse needs to be removed, what will we do. now that we are here showing you guys we want to help. >> reporter: late yesterday authorities stepped in. the spca seized all seven of thor's horses and file

organizations and the "charlotte observer."in realtime. >> so he's at the hospital now. we don't have specifics on injuries yet. >> well, what we do know is the panthers have released he's in fair condition. >> okay. >> he's given tests a the the hospital and will remain there for observation overnight. we had this tweet flash up if you want to show it again. this is a photo from the "charlotte observer." and it's him smiling, maybe he's grimacing, but he is obviously conscious. that's from the scene. certainly good to see him propping himself up. maybe smiling a little bit. certainly not delirious with injury. >> that's a good sign at least. >> and a good sign. >> and there's multiple reports from panther sources saying he didn't suffer serious injuries. probably no broken bones, but they're working through that. they're going to give him tests and see. now, tomorrow morning is normally when they'd be starting to prepare for their next game, sunday. they are leading the nfc south, bad division as it is. this is obviously now t

i want to remind everybody if you want to know more about this history, just talk to charlotte. she was there. her boyfriends from the past are not here anymore, but she was here. [ laughter ] i am proud that we are celebrating this. it's going to be a lot of years of celebrating events, activities that are representing more that be 35 bay area cultural educational exhibits, activities, organizations that reflect the pan pacific international historic significance. i say the then, tomorrow theme will be exciting for people to understand and to learn from. i'm excited for what's going to happen right here at this palace of fine arts that will kickoff all of these wonderful exhibits. i want to give a special thanks to at & t because there is a historic significance to their evolution as a phone company. when i ask, can i get one of those historic phones when i ask people in my office to remind people that innovation wasn't just here yesterday. it's been here a long long time. but most importantly to celebrate the constant generations of people that have been before us that exhibit

because there is an opportunity with all the sponsors that we have and with the enthusiasm with charlotte and donna and others bring to this. the imagination that innovation hangar brings, the historic evolution of at & t that we get to lead is all a part of this historic is documenting and one thing i think our youth need to understand where we as people come from in san francisco and what history allows us to be that innovation wasn't just something that an app discovered. it was the spirit of people that have been here for generations. and over 100 years ago if i get to teach the young tech kids what history was then hopefully we appreciate what innovation was across many industries across to board about the spirit of people and what we do for each other to bring in a strong community. you are going to find this out if you read this book that i have just been handed that's going to be part of this celebration, the jewel, a city that it is called. i take you back to this very building that we are in. the good symbol of what bernard may back designed this full arts and suggest to you tha

and listen, cleveland scored the first 21 against charlotte, and charlotte made it a 2-point game.nd kevin love looked like the next quarterback for the browns. we have to be out of the time. >> that's extra information. it's a bonus. >>> a major leaguer has done quick work on his avatar. >> this is what brandon mccarthy did. signed a $48 million deal. he went and did this. he was excited for the trade, turned the pinstripes to dodger blue. he just did a quick little coloring in job. and they gave him a hard time about it. for what he did. >> so much for team spirit, huh? >> he's going to be all right. >>> coming up, the highlight reel that's so bad, it's good. a high school football players underwhelming recruitment video. >>> and the one minute work out. does it really work? "the pulse," up next. [ male announcer ] are you so stuffed up, you feel like you're underwater? try zyrtec-d® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms... so you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec-d®. find it at the pharmacy counter. zyrtec-d®. i have the worst cold with t

"eyewitness news" reporter charlotte huffman has this story. >> reporter: at the philadelphia veteransouse, homeless vets got a hot christmas dinner but many of them say what they enjoyed the most is the company. >> to be in the service and comradery that we have here and just like being in the family actually. it is wonderful. it is extended family from me. >> i'm around vets, people who understand me. we understand each other. we all have a common cause. >> reporter: bridget gallagher is executive director of the non-profit. >> a holiday such as christmas where it is so important to have people around you that love you this is our opportunity to give them just that. a lot of these guys are coming off of the streets and being home less not having their families around them, this is something that they really look forward to throughout the the year. >> it means a lot. you go around town and see people standing around or sitting down who don't have a place to go or don't have a meal today it makes me grateful i have something here that is helping me, and i hope that some day i can retur

and this year it changed its named from north carolina dance theater to charlotte ballet.lecting its focus and, more importantly, its attachment to this rapidly growing city. both ticket sales and donor gifts are up dramatically in recent years. as artistic director, jean- pierre bonnefoux says there are plenty of challenges but also plenty of pleasures. >> it's like anything, dance can also be very boring. but when it's good and when people are committed to that, it can be sensational. >> brown: these days, banners reflect the pride in the upcoming honor for mcbride. a celebration of her life's work. >> i was astonished, and moved, and it's such a wonderful thing, it's been a dream. you know, and it's, i don't know how to describe it, it's just so amazing. >> brown: mcbride says she remains eager to keep passing on her passion for many years to come. >> ifill: patricia mcbride will be honored by the kennedy center this sunday. jeff profiles another honoree, al green, on monday. >> woodruff: now the substantial problems that native americans in the u.s. face, particularly

"eyewitness news" investigative reporter charlotte huffman doug through court records to learn more abouthe man behind the killing spree. >>> most recent photo of iraqi war veteran doesn't imply a troubled past but court records show a different record. the handful of dui's, the first if 2001. in 2003 he was back in court pleading guilty to another dui. last year, same story. stone plead guilty to a dui after crashing his car. the sergeant with the marine corps reserve served about eight years until being discharged in 2011. his service includes 2008 combat tore in iraq where he was injured. court documents also show as of last year, stone was continuing treatment at the va medical center for ptsd and related conditions and then there's evidence of a financial strugg struggle. in january, stone was unable to pay 5,000 in court fines and a physician deemed him unemployable and totally disabled as a result of ptsd. court documents also show a custody battle with ex-wife and shooting victim nicole stone in the week leading up to yesterday's killing spree. at stake the couple's five and eight

>> reporter: ron mott, nbc news, charlotte. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm carl quintanilla from new york reporting. i'll see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00, the final rush before christmas. holiday shopping coming down to the wire. the busiest places and which shops are now open 24 hours so you can get all of those gifts crossed off your list. good evening to you. thank you for joining us. and happening now, are you all done with that shopping? holiday shopping reaching a fevered pitch on this super saturday. this is the last saturday before christmas. malls across the bay area and the country are packed with people trying to find that perfect gift or any gift at this point. we are live in san francisco where i imagine it is very busy. some stores are going to be open all night long. >> reporter: yes. saturday is shaping up to be a very busy saturday. i just had a chance to speak to one shopper. of course, some of them trying to catch a last-minute deal on a present. a lot of these stores said they are ready for

a crash in pottstown this morning, north charlotte street at saint john street. stick with spruce or evans as some alternates. have the ongoing work zone with new restrictions along 422. there's a crash involving a pedestrian in bridgeport to avoid right by franzone's. stay over on 202 dekalb pike instead. there's a building fire in narberth shutting down montgomery avenue this morning between old golf road and brookhurst avenue there by the manhattan bagel. maybe use bryn mawr avenue, wynnewood road or lancaster avenue as some possible alternates around that situation. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> and the search is expected to resume this morning for a man who fell into the christina river after a barge overturned. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live near the port of wilmington. she's been gathering details. let's go over to eva and hear the latest. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, tam. the search is expected to start when the sun comes up this morning for a person who was thought to have fallen into the christina river in the port of w

>> reporter: ron mott, nbc news, charlotte. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday.om new york reporting. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. >> taylor takes over. iggy rap splash. adam and blake dominate and arianna grande year. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". special on music moment maker. i'm shaun robinson. we start with taylor who talked to liz about the huge risk she took straying from the signature country sound and crossing over completely to pop. >> with you more afraid of what the fans would think, critic would think, what the competition would think or the community would think? did you have any of those anxieties? >> honestly going into this album for the first time i didn't necessarily worry about what anyone thought. because i think at the end of the day what fans want is for music to be good. critic want for music to be good. competition is afraid office if the music is good. doesn't matter necessarily how you define it. what category it falls un. the only thing people necessarily need is quality. ♪ shake it off ♪ . >> when i start making a

"eyewitness news" reporter charlotte huffman has the story. >> reporter: at the philadelphia veteransse homeless vets got a hot christmas dinner but many of them say what they enjoy the most is the company. >> brings back the memories of being in the service and the comradery that we have here and being in a family actually. it's wonderful. extended family for me. i'm around vets, people who understand me and we understand each other, went all have common cause. >> reporter: bridget gallagher is executive director of the non hiv profit. >> holiday such as christmas where it's so important to have people around you that really love you, this is our opportunity to give them just that. a lot of these guys are coming off of the streets and being homeless not having their families around them. this is something that they really look forward to throughout the year. >> it means a lot. if you go down up to and see people standing around or sitting down who don't have a place to go and don't have a meal for the day, you know it makes me very grateful that i have something here that is helping

atlanta, charlotte, detroit, dallas, orlando, all of the flight out here from philadelphia international have delays on them, as well. we did see just one cancellation, just some bright red on the board, to chicago, little bit later, this morning. but, you know, it look okay this morning when we were out here. again with all of the weather and everything, and as things pick up this morning it seems like it is getting just a little bit worse. we don't want to speak too soon. that's what we're seeing so far. right now here, though, we're at the security gate. you can see it is moving. people are coming, it is a steady flow of traffic, of people going in through the gate here. but it is not crazy. it is not chaotic. there is a loft empty spaces that you can see there, so nothing too hectic, just yet. people, if you are getting here early, you're -- seems like you just might be okay to make it through the crowds and get at least to the gate. then it depends, remains to be seen, how you do in terms of how your flight is doing, whether it is on time or cans em. but again, so far so good. we're

matt and paige's daughter charlotte suffers from a condition that causes seizures.they finally tried a strain of marijuana oil that preserves the cannabis but removes the thc and it worked remarkably. now parents across the country are flocking to colorado in search of this strain known as charlotte's web. and many more are hoping to reform the law in the home states. joining us now is state senator republican, state senator from pennsylvania and angela farrell who suffers from devastating seizures. and the ambassador for the campaign for compassion initiative. thank you so much for joining us here on "taking the hill." >> thank you for having us. >> can you tell us about your son michael? >> sure. at six months of age, michael had his first of many seizures. we then were told that he had a syndrome, a rare and hard to treat form of epilepsy with no known cure. in the 13 years we have tried over 20 different anti-epileptic drugs with severe side effects at times. we have had a device searchicallysearch ically surgically implanted in his chest. we've tried restrictiv

"eyewitness news" reporter charlotte huffman is live outside atlantic care regional medical enter in atlantic city with the very latest tonight, charlotte. >> reporter: jessica, segal was original will listed in critical condition and is here tonight at the hospital recovering from surgery after being shot the in the torso. but as for who shot him that is a a question police are still trying to answer. police are trying to piece together what led to the shooting that happened 9:30 this morning at pleasantville home of seeingal whose real name is dwight grant. >> first signs of the altercation whether it happened before or after, we don't know. we are hoping that mr. grant is hoping to speak to us and give us an account of what happened. >> reporter: police say seeingal's brother-in-law, was minorly injured. he was numerous felonies and refused to be treated or talk to police about what happened. >> there was nobody out there, early in the morning, very quiet neighborhood, residential area. something like this happening the the neighbors are pretty concerned. >> reporter: rapper was j

already canceled out of charlotte this morning. that's because of these storms that hit the south yesterday, which may have included tornadoes. at least four people are dead, including a couple in mississippi who died in their mobile home. about two dozen people hurt. the weather damaged homes and businesses and caused thousands of power outages. >>> and look at this. a confirmed tornado touched down in eastern louisiana here. several homes were damaged, a car totaled. the tornado also knocked down trees and power lines as they normally do. with mother nature making things more interesting, certainly, on this christmas eve, be sure to get important weather updates no matter where you're going right at your fingertips using the nbc 10 first alert weather app. you can download it for free through your smartphone or tablet right now from the app store. >>> we have new information about breaking news we're following for you out of missouri. investigators say a police officer shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at the officer. it ha

khan joins me from charlotte, north carolina. >> thank you so much for having me. >> novembers new-home sales numbers, are we talking a seasonal blip or is it a cause for concern? overall, why has residential real estate failed to gain momentum this year? >> that is the question that everyone is thinking about. of course, new-home sales disappointed this month. it comes on the heels of lower than expected housing starts, existing home sales, and permits. i think we are moving into a part of the recovery where we are really asking does this housing recovery have momentum. and i think there are key issues here. if we look at the underlying cost of credit, especially to risky borrowers, i think that is where he a lot of the issues are. >> with the job gains that we have been seeing, shouldn't housing numbers look a lot better by now? >> yeah, we are seeing the labor market increase. it would stand to reason that we should see the housing market increase. but we also have a record number of borrowers that refinanced their homes at very low rates. and with upside risk next year, many of them

she is a native of charlotte burning her bachelor degree there at unc charlotte and working on her doctorate at emory university on a dissertation that explores the lives of civil rights widows. please join me in welcoming ms. kendall. [applause] >> greetings. it is indeed a privilege to provide opening remarks for this special session entitled "remembering a career in civil rights. before i begin my formal remarks, i would like to thank gregory nixon, glenn sq, and carmen harris for inviting me to take part in this program. finally, i would like to thank mrs. abernathy for sharing her time wisdom, and unique perspective on the civil rights movement. as you can see, hers is a life well lived and preserved. even as she has witnessed some of our nations darkest hours. needless to say, we are excited for her to be your today. the civil rights movement has dynamic borders and is an endlessly prismatic struggle at the core of our national identity. it is a movement that has been written from multiple perspectives, documented and countless venue scripts biographies, autobiographies documentaries,

a quick trip to charlotte to take on the hornets. there are not that good but about 50 minutes was played the other night. will he have left? in the first minute, now what steps on another foot and down he goes. but he came right back. third quarter, their clothes off the balance, bulls strip it out. 56-43. here's another ankle injury. breaking to right there. and the hornets are back within one. but the bulls are able to hang on. then even from the deep corner, that's an eight. boldest lead and then with just over two minutes to play, last night it's the same corner. 19-15. six in double figures as the bulls win 102-95. tonight, the bears and the cowboys at soldier field. that morning sports. >>stocks closed at new record highs on wednesday. the dow jumped 33 points, ending about 17,900 for the first time. nasdaq increased 18. s-and-p up 7. this year's flu vaccine is less effective at preventing illness because of a mutation in the virus. the centers for disease control says a little more than half of the flu virus samples tested th

the charlotte observer postd this photo of newton shortly after the crash. despite the doctors saying he has two fractures in his back and no words on when newton might return to action. doctors say it actually takes 4 to 6 weeks to heal and the qb is currently in the hospital and officials plan to keep him overnight for observation. >> okay. thank you sharrie. health check tonight, the ebola outbreak continues into west africa, and other areas are getting worse. ali gorman is at the big board with details. sierra leone has overtalk enbabeleer yeah with ebola cases. in western sierra leone and eastern parts of guinea, officials say that treatment centers are opening in sierra leone, and they need trained staff. about 70% of patients are dying there. and that toll includes ten doctors and 6200 people have died in west africa so far. >>> also, even though the flu vaccine is not a good match forever the strain of the virus this year it can offer protection against other strains and prevent severe illness, a new study shows that when it comes to kids, overall th

he suffered two fractures in his lower back during a two-vehicle accident in charlotte. pickup overturned. no word on how much time he may miss. >>> the winter games in san diego. i am picturing that rubin is hoping and praying he can find a dance partner. amal says they will not give away players like cole hamels. they inferred the lefty he is being shopped. >> he was on board with the scenario and the situation that he is in. it sounded like he was game to be a philadelphia philly. if something came about for the betterment of the organization he was in favor of that also. >> and villanova is creeping up the standings. they are up to number seven with illinois. the cats are working inside daniel osefu. and three right here. nova wins 73-69 in the season. deandre, just before the buzzer. 3 is good. so is his stat line. 68-42. penn posting marris. sam jones with three of his 19 points. the quakers get their third win in a row. that is a look at sports. >>> a waitress down on her luck got quite a tip. she loves her waitressing job. getting there was a problem. her car was

>> reporter: nbc news, charlotte. >> i'm sure a lot of teachers did something similar.e the best. >>> this is pretty cool. you've heard of your own choose your own ad investment you are books but how about choose your own music? it started when an israeli rock star wanted to mick a music video but the technology didn't exist. instead of giving up he launched a company called interwho had. the rolling stone video has people flipping through the channels. very cool. and a last check with rob before we let you go. >> we're looking at more clouds and fog. we have clouds on the increase. hopefully i'm not being considered a grinch. christmas eve, heading into christmas morning, we will see a few showers. a fairly fast moving system going through by wednesday morning. it should be out of here. fresh powder if you're lucky enough to get to ski for the holiday. >> try to do that myself. that sounds wonderful. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. have a wonderful night. today in the bay tomorrow morning. >>> do i have any regrets as a mother? i have one regret. >> dian fe

now the mail, charlotte moon, wilson, michigan.you are saying what many of us feel about race relations. it is my nature not to be prejudicial towards anyone, but my husband was bullied by some blacks in his job as a high school principal. i have had some bad experience with blacks as a nurse. all of us, every human being, has had a conflict with another human being, charlotte. that's just the way it works. some black people are big gotting and expect special treatment. human condition is tough. struggle between good and bad behavior -- here's my rule. be fair to all. if you see someone with a neurosis, that's bigotry. either walk away from them or prepare a calm way to deal with them. kindness usually wins, but not always. be the best you can but do not demonize any group of people. millford, connecticut. o'reilly, disappointed you did not mention the revolutionary communist party is involved with the protests. we pointed out the leadership on friday, dave, was driving those demonstrations. you can assume just about every anti-ame

also today charlotte in louisville.for the year with the torn acl but the bull dog ground game didn't skip a beat. 2 td. 31 yards here. 17-7 georgia. another true freshman georgia. another true freshman. michelle touch down run in the third. georgia will win the belt bowl 37-14. notre dame taking on 23 rank lsu in the city bowl. kick off return for touch down then in the third. break 43 for 89 yard here. 2 64 net yard 28-21 lsu but notre dame scored. 32 yard field goal and time expires fighting irish in the losing streak. 31-28. >> to the nba where we have the best and worst at it tonight. warriors come in with a record here and shall we. warriors sweating early. gave up the first 6 points of the gym. so then the sixers show why the worst team in the league. the steal. curry hane the back. thompson they are good. then curry th the steal off the inbound pass. he throw it down inbound pass. he throw it down. 17-turn over in the fir half. warriors 26 in the first half. warriors 26 in the first. to some son hits the 3. gold

what panthers qb cam newton's truck looked like after he got in a two-car accident earlier today in charlotteth carolina his truck reportedly flipped over after being struck by another car newton was taken to a local hospital.he is in fair condition but did suffer two fractures in his lower back newton is likely done for the remainder of the season but no word yet from the panthers last night lubrani james got some heat for putting his arm around a young princess. james had 35 points and the cavaliers have won eight straight games. the cavaliers have started slow but they're now cook and. the warriors are at home against houston and are the hottest team in nba with 18 wins and only two losses. ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ look here, daddy, i'm never coming back... ♪ discover the new spirit of cadillac and the best offers of the season. lease this 2015 standard collection ats for around $329 a month. which means it's timeson for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for

the top three, denver, minneapolis, and charlotte. are you guys surprised by that? >> well, no.ber one city on every great list. >> it is. >> i've notice that. >> but some smaller more mid western cities, not charlotte, but i have heard great things about it, so what about the sit that's are home to some of the most naughty people? >> yes. >> the top three, not sure, well, we'll explain what constitutes naughty, are boston, houston, and phoenix. >> yes. so now the question is where does philly fall? naughty or nice? what's your guess, ladies? >> we got to be gnawed i -- naught. >> i you know we're naught. >> i so philly is number 15 on the naughty list. just to explain there is the list was compiled by like dating website. so they asked some of their users i think what's your price. com, 23,000 people were surveyed, and asked about what seven deadly sins that they commit on consistent basis. that's how they came up with the list. so in philly, the city of brotherly love, we call ourselves, which are the seven deadly sins you think people committed on consistent basis? >> lust, g

our charlotte huffman explains how authorities are now taking >>> i'm chris may, we will continue toollow breaking news at this hour, demonstrators taking over philadelphia's 30th street station this afternoon. dozens that took to the ground in silent protests, the grand jury decision in ferguson, missouri this group is now on the move and they are marching to city hall and blocking traffic, we will keep you up to date. >>> protest comes as a grand injury any new york decides not to indict a police officer there in the choke hold death of eric garner. that confrontation in saten island was caught on video. law makers in insuring want the justice department to get involved. >>> that is why it is important that the district attorney has an obligation to bring the facts to new yorkers and the american people to see how they could have possibly stretched the imagination to reach that decision and more importantly to find out which side was the district attorney on. >> well, after a day of hanging posters, the students and searchers who are prepared for a vigil at west chester university

i read "charlotte's web" which happened my life. still to this day i live in the world of charlotte's reb. i read "little house on the prairie" just exactly what everybody was supposed to rode. when i was 13 i read holiday -- "humboldt's gift," and i re-read that book this last year, and it was fascinating because i remembered every word of it. it was completely imprinted on my brain, and also, when my grandmother was dying ten years ago, i was having a really hard time finding the right thing to read to her, and i read her all of "the little house on the prairie" books which are -- pa had lot of problems. >> really difficult but i could almost close the book and recite the next page. your brain is such sponge when you're young, and all of these things really stick. >> one of the great things i'll recommend is actually listening to pay shore lot's web." that's an audio recording that e.b. white does himself and it's amazing to hear how he imagines the goose and her speech patterns. whenned asked you who your literary hero was, ann y

. >>> now an exclusive i team investigation into that killing spree, investigative reporter charlotteeen digging through court records. she reveals lack of oversight by the county that may have stopped last weeks killing. >> reporter: years before bradley stone went on a shooting rampage killing his ex-wife and five of her family members he legally purchased two handguns like these, a 9-millimeter and 40 caliber one used in last weeks killing spree but stone should not have had any guns in his possession, according to court records, obtain by the iteam he was on probation following a dui last year. as part of his court ordered probation he signed this agreement saying he will not own use or possess any type of look alike firearm, lethal weapon, explosives or ammunition. the question becomes, why wasn't stone, stripped of his guns, as required by his probation. county law enforcement officers could have checked to see if any hand guns were transferred into his name but did they? we asked those questions to numerous county officials responsible for overseeing stone's probation, all of t

the emmy star is set to star good charlotte rocker benjy madden. they report thely set a wedding date for next spring. benjy's sister in law nicole richie is taking credit with setting them up with the 42 year-old actress. >>> casey kasem is laid to rest six months after his death. the former american top 40 host was buried at a cemetery in oslo, norway. kasem's adult children and his wife of 30 years jean battled in court over allegations of elder abuse in the months leading up to his death. kasem died in june. he was 82 years old. >>> good evening, everyone. pretty busy night, of course, it is the eve of the eve, but it is also rush hour, as well. if you are traveling, however, at state and rhawn not too far from that 95 ramp you will notice that we are dealing with a closure of the southbound side of state as a result of the accident. so traveling in this area maybe coming off of i-95, cottman avenue would be a good alternate. lets move down to the schuylkill expressway where 76 looks like rush hour and that little drizzle is not helping us but