my name is kat. >> my name is dottie. >> dottie and kat. >> we bought for your hour and you're welcomeo sdpa do nothing if you'd like. >> have a nice evening. >> someone was -- and it just melted and if we can just shut the phone off and it just killed me because we had her for a second. ♪ >> when i get emotionally connected i get really pissed. she cries and i just get pissed. >> according to the fbi the average age at which a girl enters prostitution is 12 or 18. many of the girls are victims of physical and sexual abuse. suspicious that kimmie may be underage and in danger, cat alerts the police and provides them with her detailed description. >> the department of justice estimates pimps control nearly 90% of all prostituted women and children in the united states. if they go against their handler's direction, women and girls often risk brutal punishment. fearing physical and emotional retaliation from their pimps, many trafficked victims dottie and kat encounter refuse their help. kat french and the elija rising team work 24/7 to uncover the secrets of houston's illegal sex trade.

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kat? >> reporter: in the end, michael, a marine was slashed. he was attacked right here just a few feet from where i'm standing. police were all over this area. inside the bar that's known as turtle bay. outside on the sidewalk as well. only about 7:45 in the evening when the 35-year-old marine was with a group of friends and an argument began with another group of men. police believe they're members of the military. we're told the marine told him he thought it was wrong they were drinking while in uniform. the fight moved outside on to second avenue. the marine was slashed with a knife in the back near his shoulder. the men in army fatigues took off running. according to the nypd, and a witness said this. >> it happened so quickly. when you opened up the window, you could see the cops and then ambulance coming around and them taking the guy that got stabbed in the back. >> reporter: and at this point, police are still trying to put together a better description of the suspect. the people

back to you. >> kat, thank you very much. >>> it is 5:0. right now in new jersey, a 9-year-old girl is recovering after being hit by a bullet. gunfire erupted outside of her home in asbury park. that's why tracie strahan is now. >> reporter: good morning. hours later and you can see over my shoulder that officers continue to block off the area of adams and atkins where the gunfire erupted just before 7:30 last night. that young girl was grazed when she was inside of her home. this morning it remains unclear if a stray bullet from the suspect led to it. again, all of this happening just before 7:30 here in asbury park, involving asbury park police. the young girl's pastor and other neighbors say police were chasing that suspect when the gunfire erupted. one bullet grazed that young girl in the head. the other struck the leg of the suspect identified by his loved ones as 20-year-old dante allen. his sister was on the scene last night and said she was unsure if he was the one that opened fire on police and that led to it. that's

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kat, is tarantino done anything good?n elvis impersonator on "the golden girls" once. can we get that tape? show greg that tape. >> all right. you're right. you're right. >> i think elvis is kind of a hack. >> oh. >> but if you like him, maybe you feel better now. >> you're a hack. we're all hacks. i'm so tired of the word hack. still to come, greg mail but first the most important intervention of the decade. i haven't been this excited since marcia got her braces off. i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. it's tough, but i've managed. but managing my symptoms was all i was doing. so when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. and that in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphom

back to you, darlene and michael. >>> kat, thank you very much. check in with lauren. >> it's still closed. in bound the george washington bridge shut down for at least 30 minutes right now. this is really bad. we have at least a 90 minute wait to the tolls. noing is moving. heading to the lower level you'll see about an hour as well. over at the lincoln tunnel, 45 minutes. holland, 20. we also have a disabled vehicle heading to the western 20 on the tap. >> no way on the west side coming in. >> no, not right now. >> lauren, thank you. chris, one more check of the weather. >> traffic and the scenery, doesn't look good weather wise. low clouds and rain breaking out across the city. most of it will be light through

we want to get you to kat creag. there they are again having to work on these things. >> reporter: they certainly are, michael. as you said, it's sounding like another water main break, the second one in two weeks. it has shut down yet another street here in hoboken. as you mentioned, this is monroe street. it is between 1st and 2nd avenues. from what we've learned from water utility workers, there are residents in this immediate area who are either experiencing no water, little water pressure, or both. the water main break happened before 4:00 this morning. it is a short distance from where the other water main break happened last week. it is less than a half mile away. the utility company just had a press conference yesterday. suez water had announced crews completed repairs on the 36-inch water main that shut down part of hoboken when it burst last week. this was just yesterday. the utility said residents may still have some water discoloration when they turn the water back on and flush the system. that is again f

kat, is tarantino done anything good?mpersonator on "the golden girls" once. can we get that tape? show greg that tape. >> all right. you're right. you're right. >> i think elvis is kind of a hack. >> oh. >> but if you like him, maybe you feel better now. >> you're a hack. we're all hacks. i'm so tired of the word hack. still to come, greg mail but first the most important intervention of the decade. i haven't been this excited since marcia got her braces off. i was out for a bike ride. i didn't think i'd have a heart attack. but i did. i'm mike, and i'm very much alive. now my doctor recommends a bayer aspirin regimen to help prevent another heart attack. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i work for the dogs twenty-four seven. these are my dogs dusty and cooper. i am the butler. these dogs shed like crazy. it's like being inside of a snow globe. it takes an awful lot of time to keep the house clean. i don't know what to do. test. ks to it. it fits in all the tight spaces. this is really

and it's not just about housing, news 4's katherine creag is at the event right now, kat. >> reporter: yes, and very, happening right now, it is very packed inside a building here. and that building is significant, because it currently housing hundreds of low income and formerly homeless people. we want to show you video of the building and what mayor de blasio wants is for more units, more of these kinds of buildings to be created in new york city. it started with emotional and personal stories from former homeless people. the mayor and his wife listening to them. he anounls the the city will be working with developers to create and fund 15,000 units of housing over the next 15 years for those who don't have a permanent place to live, including homeless veterans. and domestic violence victims. it'll cost the city $3 billion in funding, those homeless will take part will get social and mental health services, counselling, half are ready to be used right now. we heard from one formerly homeless man about his life. my head, i still felt hopeless. but ian though i had given up on my myse

kat? >> reporter: darlene, you said it. these are some vulnerable victims. they're women in their 60s. one of them is elderly and they're alone when attack and robbed. the latest attack happened where we are. there's the wanted poster of the suspect. he's 26 years old, gilrael ruperto. according to investigators, he's violently attacked and robbed at least three women in recent weeks. the victims range in age from 64 to 72. in one instance, ruperto stole a 72-year-old woman's purse last week. the victim was sprayed in the face with some kind of liquid and thrown to the ground during the robbery, according to investigators. the suspect is about 5 feet tall, 125 pounds. news 4 investigates as learned the suspect has a criminal past. in fact, it was one year ago about this time he was arrested for another theft. back to you. >> katherine creag in the bronx. kat, thank you. >>> police on long island are investigating the latest in a string of armed robberies. it happened last night at the pier

kat? >> reporter: darlene and michael, i remember seeing one of the first images of people gathering here. it started with one bouquet of flowers. you can see what people have left here now. there are hundreds of flowers here, candles are still lit up, and also messages of solidarity and standing together with france. this is how new yorkers, french-americans, and others are remembering the victims. also, we want to show you what took place in brooklyn last night. more than 100 people gathered incare roll park for a prayer vigil. one of the community leaders there said we stand together with paris and then they prayed. they also marched to st. agnes church for another prayer service. you might notice around the city flags are at half staff. they are here, too, at the french consulate. mayor de blasio said it's a way to honor the victims. back to you. >> kat, thank you. now to tracie strahan at penn station with a look at what commuters can expect to see this morning in the wake of the pari

who said the building was safe lied, katherine creag is in lower manhattan with more this afternoon, kat. >> reporter: and we talked with the department of investigation commissioner, shiba and rob, and the very first question would that little girl, that two-year-old child be alive today if the proper inspections had been done? if the proper work had been made on that building in west end avenue near 74th street. the doy kmirgs just minutesing atold us this. >> obviously it is no way to know with certainty whether she would be alive today, but what we know is there were multiple opportunities to prevent this tragedy. >> reporter: a news 4 investigates has learned between february of '05 and '07, the building was fined for not filing an inspection report. and then in february of 2011, a private engineer wrote on a report the faa faa sad was safe without ever visiting the building. the department is never notified, in october of 2014, a private consultant notifies the department of buildings of a scary crack. warns the do fworks get someone over quickly. the dob acknowledges the warning,

kat, good morning. >> reporter: we picked this area. as you know, so many people converge around mid town by rockefeller plaza, the businesses, stores along fifth avenue. they will see extra police inofficers in heavy duty uniforms, also weaponry. new yorkers and visitors we talked with told us that they are already seeing so many extra police officers into areas where they visit. for example, times square. we saw he herculeo nypd team traveling to the empire state building. now there is a new nypd unit known as the critical response command. it has been created and officers arcie already on assignment. 560 officers with heavy duty weapons, visible vests. helmets patrolling new york city landmarks including rockefeller plaza. they've been described being on the front lines of the city's fense agaihet terrorism. wehheard from the police commissioner. >> we have the capacity now in new york city to deal with almost 2 dozen multiple events occurring in the city with all of the resources we have available. >> reporter: commissioner also sai

she sent these photos along and this family said they found a problem with this kit-kat bar. >> he wentand noticed a hole in it. >> a tiny hole about the size of a needle and the chocolate looked tampered. the family took it to be x-rayed at a nearby clinic. they said it was definitely a needle hole and they assumed it's some kind of chemical put on the randy. >> reporter: these stories pop up every november 1st, often times they end up being hoaxes that lead to criminal charges, but this family is convinced something sinister happened here. >> we're throwing away my candy bag because we don't know what's in it anymore. >> are you getting rid of all of your can gli then my mom is buying me a mixed bag. >> so you will get some candy this halloween. >> as police continue to investigate the cases of possible contamination, they urge parents to check all of the candy for any signs of tampering. if you see anything strange, call police. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> a live look outside at 8th and market streets in center city. it's a little chilly out there tonight. we're in for a novem

kat? >> reporter: mayor did i e blasio, michael, will be here. right around the street you can see the police barricades that are positioned there in front of a couple of restaurants, including a mcdonald's restaurant. they'll be set up later. we do expect to see some protesters beginning at about 6:00 this morning. the rallies we have seen in the past, they have been hunl and loud. one protest earlier this year disrupted traffic leading to the brooklyn bridge during the morning rush. fast food and other low wage workers from 270 cities across the country will walk off the job in protest today calling for a nationwide $15 minimum wage. mayor de blasio will join protestors as we mentioned here in brooklyn at 6:30 a.m. there's also something protesters want to do in connection with the republican debate that's set for mill walk we tonight. tonight. >> that's supposed to be on the business and economy section of the campaign. kat, thank you so much. >>> this morning police are speeding car went out of control and killed a man walking on the sidewalk

the snow kat allows medics and fire crews to get to areas that haven't been plowed. >>> we have a new. this year's honoree was revealed on jimmy kimmel live last night. >> are you david beckham? >> yes, i am. [cheers and applause] >> i can agree with this choice. kimmel played a question and answer game with the audience before announcing beckham. some of the hints were a former athlete not an actor but has a few tattoos. he has four children with wife victoria. eats supported charities like unicef for years as a goodwill ambassador. >> the studio says they agree. particularly all the females here. time for your first look at business, talking about uber. it could face a $50 million fine for operating in pennsylvania without proper approval. two judges are recommending the fine which must be approved by the public utility commission. an uber spokesperson says the company is disappointed and hopes to reach a reasonable resolution. >>> philadelphia's largest airline is changing how it calculates frequent flier miles. starting next year american airlines which used to be u.s. airways wil

back to you, michael. >> kat, thank you very much. >>> 4:37 right now. happening today a man who allegedly stole a gray hound bus out of the port authority bus terminal will face a judge. police found darius mccollum driving the empty bus in brooklyn yesterday. they say he showed them a fake police badge. the police say he had been arrested 29 times for posing as a transit worker to steal buses and trains. he allegedly told officers his next move was to steal a plane. >>> it is 4:38. this morning, a brooklyn man faces charges for pointing a laser at our own chopper 4. >> look. see where he is? don't look at it. dennis and his pilots were covering a breaking news story in brooklyn. a green laser lit up their cockpit. they helped police nab two men at a restaurant. both were detained and police did arrest 20 years old silva. >> we're talking about a helicopter here that weighs almost 2 tons. imagine that coming down on your house because the pilot's vision is impaired. >> in an unrelated incident, the faa says the wabc's helicopter was hit by a laser. that

kat, thank you so much. you can read more about the paris attack, the overnight raids, and now the fallout here at home all on our website, nbcnewyork.com. >>> it's 4:35 right now. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. check in with chris cimino. hey, chris. >> chris? chris? >> dave price! >> stunt double this morning. good morning to you. >> i'm sorry, dave. i was out late yesterday. i haven't slept. >> no worries. >> but look how handsome you are. >> all right, everyone. let's see what's happening. pleasure to be with you during this early morning at 4:35. 47 degrees in central park right now. the cooler stuff to the north and west. look at that 29 at this hour in poughkeepsie. 34 in monticello. in advance of the storm system, we see clouds thickening today. drizzle later on. it's over to the west where we see that next storm system beginning to work its way towards the east. heavy rain, about an inch of precipitation out of this. the first half of the day looks okay. cool this morning. recess, you can s

. >> kat, we should point out brian cashman has been doing this for several years. he as a big perownal commitment to this cause. >> reporter: right. he said that he's doing this on his own, but also he puts the yankees' name on it so people might support it, people who might like the team will also support this as well. >> certainly that's the hope. kat, thank you so much. >>> 4:41. just ahead, it may confirm what residents have already feared. where police say a rash of fires may be the work of an arsonist. >>> plus, new information this morning about a scare for passengers heading to new york. what happened before a plane even got off the ground. >>> and your weather and traffic on the 4s is coming up. don't forget, follow us on facebook and twitter. michaelg4ny, darleneeny. you're watching "today in new p now only ford offers $750t black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of ford friends and neighbors pricing. that doesn't happen every day. make black friday hassle-free with low prices on ford cars, trucks and suvs. and get $750 dollars bl thack frtday

kat, thank you. >>> 6:20 now. in new jersey, princeton university leaders are considering eraselog a former president's name from theye school. princeton president and protesting students signed an agreement to address racial tensions on campus. they want former president woodrow wilson's name taken off campus buildings and programs. woodrow wilson was the university president before he was the u.s. president and he supported segregation at the time he was a university president. >>> meanwhile, police are investigating a case of vandalism at harvard law school as a hate crime. they say portraits of black faculty members were found defaced yesterday morning. someone covering their faces with black tape. that tape was removed yesterday afternoon. one professor tweeted, i love my harvard law students, they've replaced the act of defacement with love notes to all the black faculty. >>> 6:20 right now. ahead, a warning before you head to the atm. >>> don't forget, follow us on facebook, twitter, and instagram as well.

kat, thank you. >>> 6:37. west chester county, a yonkers woman died after her car was hit by a stolen van running from police. officers were called where the suspects in the van were trying to break into parking meters. they tried to pull the van over and then crossed into an oncoming lane and hit a sedan killing the driver. police maintain this was not a chase, not a pursuit, however, first responders said otherwise. >> battalion 1, be advised this vehicle pursuit from the police. they were pursuing a suspect and apparently they crashed and now we're in a 10-24 with a 10-34, the person trapped. >> investigators have not released that person's name and they have not said how fast the van was going. the two suspects involved were seriously hurt. >>> long island sussex county police commissioner stepping down early next year. edward webber said he's retiring after 34 years with the department. he couldn't commit to another four years. webber's announcement comes as the department faces a federal investigation on

that's right, kat. thank you. >>> 5:33. in kansas city, royals fans, as you might imagine, they went crazy as soon as their team became world champions. since then, that party has been going all night long. this was the scene from the city's power and light district, a popular place to watch big games. kansas city will be honoring the royals with a parade tomorrow at noon, and it'll be followed by a victory rally. >> all right. 5:34 right now. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. the mets lost to a tough team, but they took them into extra innings twice. >> three of the games they had the lead going through the seventh inning. >> i wasn't going to bring that up. >> for the entire playoff series, kansas city outscored their opponents 51-11 after the seventh inning. so this is a team that just really piled on at the end of the game. that's why they're the better team and they won. i don't have any hard feelings about this one. i feel good about the way the season played out. meantime, let's get to what to expect weather-wi

. >> kat, thank you very much. >>> 5:35. happening today, a connecticut man is expected to be arrested in the killing of his parents over money. kyle navin is being held in federal prison on gun charges. they plan to arrest him today on double murder charges. his girlfriend was charged with conspiracy last week after the bodies of his parents were found in westin. she was arraigned yesterday. she is being held on $2 million bail. >>> in new jersey fire officials are investigating the fire in patterson that put ten people out of their homes. cell phone video shows flames pouring out of the roof of one home on east main street. it quickly spread to three others. investigators say the fire started in an abandoned home. fortunately everyone did get out safely. the structural integrity of all of those structures are in question. >>> u.s. intelligence does not liner was brought down by a missile over egypt. they admit there may have been a bomb on board or an exploding fuel tank. a u.s. satellite recorded a flash near the plane at

mike's trauma dating back to his 22.5 year career, when it controls vast stretches of highways in the kat skill mountains. one of my first calls, a 90-year-old man. once a day he left the porch to check it. once a day i was working the day the drunk driver ploughed into him and killed him. that's 35 years later. i tell you, i'm driving down a back road. if i see someone, guess what i think about. i think of that guy. i get that flash back. this is from the drug force appreciation police officer of the year. >> reporter: for the most part p.t.s.d. didn't seem to affect his career. he rose through the ranks to become an investigator. after the retirement in 2001, p.t.s.d. took over. his life turn. >> i started going through alcohol, and it led to drugs, which can you believe that. half my life i'm chasing drugs. i called it the devil's spur, everything else. wait a minute. >> you spent years of your feet. >> putting my life in jeopardy, to clear the streets of it. to get the people's kids that use it. >> drugs and alcohol abuse took a toll on mike's family. in the middle of the night he wou

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kat? >> reporter: darlene and michael, people passing by tell us they are in shock and saddened by the hit-and-run that happened here on cropsey avenue, but it was one of two tragedies that happened blocks apart. in both cases, two pedestrians were struck and killed by drivers. the first victim, a 66-year-old near bay 35th street about 7:15 at night. a driver hit her and took off. three hours later, a 61-year-old man also struck and killed in front of his home on bay parkway. the driver stayed at the scene but was charged with driving with a suspended license. back to you. >> kat, thanks very much. >>> new this morning, police are releasing photos of a man wanted in a violent robbery of an elderly woman in the bronx. police say the man attacked the 72-year-old victim as she got out of an elevator inside her apartment building in port morris. they sprayed her with an unknown substance, threw her to be the ground, grabbed her purse and took off. this thief has a tattoo on the back of his nec

and our producer, matt kats, since the infamous soda skill incident, the person bumped into kidd and mouthed the word "hit me." well, the team still lost. and get ready fl a full helping of football and followed by panthers and capped off right here with dub, bears. enjoy. well, just ahead, find out how snoop dogg is making a big difference this thanksgiving. >>> plus, want adorable puppies delivered for the haul days? johnson's believes that bath time is more than cleansing. your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more? when it's your job to protect the world's greatest nation, it's your responsibility to solve the world's greatest challenges. this is why we search for the best and brightest. why we train for every eventuality on land and water, in the air, space and even cyberspace. we operate in a complex world with one simple mission. win. kohl's stores open thursday at 6pm and it's the best black friday ever! featuring black frid

year, the city determined they could close down if they pay $8 million to help their tenants relow kat. but that payment exceeds reasonable cost. >> a football coach getting ready for a game in san francisco helped rescue an elderly woman from a burning home in northerning. firefighters say afire broke out in the kitchen. a balboa woman saw the smoke. >> we started our way in the back and then where he see her, she poked her head out and then we tried our best to get her out of there. >> brave guy. no one was in the upstairs unit when the fire started. >> wow, still ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00, a bay area man wonders why his water company releases names of whereater wasters. >> up is hard to do. how facebook is being used to ease those relationships. >>> oh, my goodness, that is not a waterfall. et happened near the top of a stairway. that water gushed out 80 steps. >> that water wasted well. >>> well, on the subt of water, an east bay man's apparent double standard. >> abc 7 news rorter joins us from the creek to explain. >> east bay, inconsistent when it comes to the names and addres

kat, thanks very much. >>> 5:36. a mother is speaking out after she was attacked and robbed while breastfeeding her baby. and this happened in a manhattan park. elena and her baby are fine, but going to ft. tryon park anymore. last week she was nursing the baby in the park when a man with a knife attacked her. she says he pushed her to the ground, injuring her 6-month-old daughter. >> this part was swollen, and it was scratched and was bleeding here. when i saw the guy, he was like walking around the bench. there was a knife. >> the robber stole her cell phone, and thanks to a tracking device, police arrested 31-year-old juan garcia shortly after the attack. he's facing several weapons and robbery charges. >>> it is 5:37. mourners will gather at the wake today for a 10-year-old girl and her grandfather who were killed when a driver slammed into a group of trick-or-treaters on halloween. police say the car jumped a curb in the bronx, hitting nyanna aquil and 65-year-old louis perez. the two will be laid to rest tomorr

500 special edition gold wrapped kit kats to be sold in eight chocolate boutiques.ach golden candy bar completely ed dib retailing for 16 buck -- edible retailing for 16 bucks a piece. >> heat half and save the other. >> okay. >> as a little memory. >>> 6:26. do you want to be in a matt damon movie? >> yes. coming up we'll tell you what you need to do that. >> i'll take the other half, andrea, instead of saving it. we're looking at a nice day today. lots of sunshine and temperatures will increase to about 50 degrees but it is a cold start. here's how we're starting off. 35 for rockville. 30 for bowie. laurel arer' at 31 -- you're at 31 degrees. leesburg 34. centreville 34 at as well -- 34 as well. >> we have a frustrating commute along i-66. folks, it's a mess and we rarely say that around here. unfortunately it's not improving at all. you want to consider alternate routes at this point. 50 will work in your favor. residual delays continue almost at three miles at this point. we'll have much more on this situation. plus a look at other issues [door bell ringing] & ♪

police are searching for a seen crossing the finish line. oday in tew york's" katherine creag is live kat. >> reporter: it is because, michael, he has a mental disability. he finished the marathon which would have ended up around here inside the park. we want to show you a phodo of him. his name is jean-claude morengo. he was wearing a turquoise shirt. he traveled to new york city with a group of ru ers.tit is believed he collectedimis belongings along central park west and then he vanished. he disappeared minutes after he crossed the marathon. he finished in 4 1/2 hours. this would have been at 3:00. he only speaks italian. police aren't specifying what his mental disability is. he was last seen sunday afternoon here in the park. >> coming up on 4:34 on this tuesday morning. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. chris, good morning. >> good mornin we were in the midst of a beautiful weather week. more sunshine and milder temperatures. northwest new jersey marks the hudson valley and here in connecticut. deep blue sky. lots of sunshine. big recovery in the temperatcres. by esening the t

former iowa hawkeye football kicker nate kat nate kaeding >> is a partner. it's been a fun project to bring some of these back to life. laura: it's so successful snyder has a store in new york city were t-shirts fly off the shelves. >> the first day we printed 50 and then another 200 than 500, and then another 500? it is been pretty amazing. laura: tuesday tailgate announced american eagle outfitter is purchasing the company for $11 million. this means 200 tailgate stores will open at universities nationwide. snyder says this will create a unique lifestyle destination on college campuses. eric: the sale includes the premium fashion end of tailgate, they will start with sec and then big ten colleges as well and they will sell american eagle jeans. elizabeth: a world championship celebration in kansas city tuesday, incredible images of thousands of people flooding downtown for the parade and rally. traffic was so heavy before the celebration that some drivers parked alongside the interstate and walked. 100,000 people took buses to the rally and officials say t

first kat steinle, now a well-known oakland artist. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san francisco with the twist in this investigation. bob? >> laura and sam, good morning to you. sfrins police tell us the gun stolen and used to murder an oakland muralist was taken from a south market area. yesterday the man accused in that robbery and mur dr appeared in an l.a. county court. you hear in the video he was not happy. he repeatedly yelled obscenities. his name is marquise holloway who police say shot and killed antonio ramos as he painted a mural over 580 in october. investigators believe holloway was trying to rob ramos of his camera. in the court case he says it was an accident. i.c.e. released a statement, a duty weapon belonging the an officer with enforcement and removal operation was stolen september 13th in san francisco from a vehicle being used by the officer. the nbc bay area investigative unit says since 2006, i.c.e. agents have lost 165 weapons. as far as the arraignment goes, they never got through it yesterday. they'll have him reappearing this upcoming monday. >>> 4:33

chow is also charged with conspiring to murder jim kat kong found shot to death i -- along with his wife in 2013. half a dozen people from chow's inner circle will be testifying against him. the defense said that the witnesses are criminals who implicated chow at a murder to gain more leniency for themselves. the prosecution says they will present chilling recordings of chow taped at an fbi sting where two agents posed as gangsters. they alleged chow posted as undercover agents, prying him with alcohol and fancy meals, spending more than $1 million on trips, luxury hotels, even a $250 drink for chow's girlfriend. that is one small aspect of government overreach of the government overkill. and their government in essence, you know, creating crime and funding the criminality. >> reporter: now that opening statements are completed, the witnesses are up. first up we heard from a police officer who responded to the scene of his killings. next up, the fbi special agent. and now his client, chow will be taking the stand himself. at which point during the proceeding, he stood up, smiled, waved,

could give you polio for halloween, spent most of this year's all hallow's eve trying to open a kit kat- trick-or-treating. he was dressed like the white -- losing your teeth on a porch. >> i thought it was you. >> really? [laughing] >> bernie was like who is this y

news 4's katherine creag is there with the details on the manhunt, kat. >> reporter: shiba, one of the victims, we talked with her, she lives in this building, but all of the victims suffered violent attacks. they were sprayed with some kind of liquid that blinded them temporarily. it burned their eyes. and one woman, she was threatened with a knife. she's 72 years old and all she wanted to do was go home. she prefers not to show her face. this bronx woman told us how the suspect, identified by police as 25-year-old gilroy roberto threw a liquid in her face which blind shir. she went down to the ground and the suspect robbed her. she speaks only spanish, she told us the attack happened as she stepped into her apartment building's elevator. >> all around her building on east 137th street in the bronx, images of the suspect are on wanted posters. neighbors of the victim are angry, the suspect is preying on women. >> it's terrible. easy victims. what a coward. >> reporter: investigators say the same suspect attacked two other women in the last couple of weeks at east 153rd street and morr

. >> >> kat, thank you. sports betting websites are illegal under new york state law. and it will take action to enforce it. this issue is not going away any time soon. >> doesn't seem like it. >>> in today's money report, bleak news for one upscale retailer and selling 100 years of comic strips. >> we are joined now from bill griffith with that. and a look at the markets on this friday the 13th. >> and it feels like it, shiba. the market is down again today. in fact we're heading for our first downed week on wall street in about six weeks. so a win streak is coming to an end today and you can blame in part, retail, we get retail sales numbers for october out this morning. they were much less than expected, up only one tenth of 1% when triple that was expected. so right now, the dow jones industrial average down, another, well it was down 100 points a moment ago. we'll see how we do going into the afternoon. retail, the biggest loser on wall street today has to be nordstrom nordstrom, the retailer reporter much lower, same-store sales for the month of october than it h

. >> kat, thank you for those details. >>> the suspect accused of shining a laser at our newschopper is expected to face a judge today. our crew onboard helped police track him down. we have new details. >> reporter: police tracked him down to the backyard of one of the local businesses here on fulton street and arrested a 20-year-old man, accusing him of shining a green laser at our newschopper. >> don't look at it. they just did it again. >> reporter: yeah, that voice you hear is news 4's chopper reporter, dennis protzco. he and his pilot were flying overbrook lynn brooklyn when they spotted the laser. police say the man pointed the well. another newschopper in the area was also targeted. in fact the faa tells me today a total of 20 aircraft were targeted with lasers nationwide last night. experts say the problem is growing at airports across the country. last year there were nearly 3900 laser incidents. this year there have been more than 5300 incidents so far. as our chopper reporter will tell you, it's not just the pilots and passengers who are in danger when people do this. >>

ocean hill near sacman and fulton streets and katherine creag is there with the latest this afternoon, kat. >> reporter: indeed, the nipt also confirming that that bus driver at this very moment is ing interviewed, being questioned by detectives. the bus was coming down this way, made a left on fulton street, and over there in front of lum ber company, tha tis wher the 70-year-old woman was struck and killed. we've been talking with business owners around the area who have seen the surveillance video, they are convinced that the bus driver new he hit someone, then he took off. the victim's belongings laid scattered on the ground next to the walker. 70-year-old woman used, we saw a purs t wallet, the driver of an mta bus struck the elderly woman and kept going. she died. it happened after 6:00 this sacman street in brooklyn. >> there's a stop at the corner. stop for like two seconds, and then kept going. >> reporter: you said you know that he saw that he hit someone. >> he stopped. i don't kn if he know, but he stopped and started going. i don't know what it was or if he was nervous or didn

kat, thank you so much. >>> happening today, french president francois hollande meets with president obama. nbc news has learned hollande will ask president obama for more u.s. special forces in syria. hollande met with british prime minister david cameron yesterday after the visit to the u.s. he heads to moscow to see president vladimir putin. >>> the state department issues a worldwide travel alert citing the increased likelihood of a terror attack. it warns travelers to exercise caution and be aware of their immediate surroundings. it also advises u.s. citizens to avoid large crowds and crowded places. the travel alert remains in effect until february 24th. >>> meanwhile, brussels remains at its highest terror alert for at least another day. the city schools and subway systems not expected to re-open until tomorrow. meanwhile, belgium authorities have now charged a fourth person with terrorism-real estate lated offenses. most others in raids around the country have been released. >>> in france a street cleaner found what appears to be an explosive belt in a paris suburb. police sa

. >> great weather to fly too, kat, thank you. >>> also a busy day on the rails, amtrak is ramping up service to keep up with holiday demand. amtrak set a record last year carrying more than 770,000 travelers during the thanksgiving four-day weekend. and they expect to see ian higher numbers this year. >> we're operating extra trains across the network here on the northeast corridor wells across the country, operating extra trains, adding capacity, extra coaches where we can. keeping a close eye on our demand and adjusting accordingly. >> amtrak officials recommend using e-ticketing on your phone or tablet to avoid the long lines at the ticket counters. news 4's lauren scala is here with a major look at the travel day. >> just like amtrak, a lot of the trains in our area, we have a lot of extra service, something to mention first, headed to the airports, we have delays if you're headed to newark, the jfk air train is moving along just fine. if you are getting on the major commuter lines, metro added 18 extra trains, mj also offering extra service on trains and buses. you'll certainly

. >> all right, kat, thanks so much. >>> the city is full of disappointed and very tired mets fans today. >> oh, i know. don't you feel so bad for the mets today, right? the team lost the world series to the kansas city royals in the 12th inning of game five. they were long games. kansas city exploded in the extra inning to break the tie game. they won 7-2. afterward, mets players were understandably disappointed, but say they were beaten by a good team. >> in my opinion, you can't look too deep into it. we just got outplayed. over a course of time, give them opportunities, they're going to take advantage of it. >> there was some at-bats i would like to have back. but hopefully can use that a z a learning experience going forward in the postseason. >> heart-breaking. terrible. >> disgusted. >> there's always next year. don't forget it. >> that's right. next year. >> mets put their heads up, they played great. >> unfortunately the mets couldn't get a hit all night, and unfortunately maybe we'll take care of that next year and be hopeful in 2016. >> i think you felt it coming when they tie

. >> kat, thank you. >>> new at noon, search is under way in brooklyn after an 11-year-old boy told police that a man followed him to school. this happened in the brownsville neighborhood. hor ri bordonaro is there with the description of the man police want you to look out for, lori. >> reporter: and shiba, police say the man tried to lure that 11-year-old boy with candy and basketballs. they approached that boy about two blocks from here on rockaway here to school. a chopper 4 was high above the scene earlier this morning as police were searching for the man. the boy told police that the man walked up and asked him if he liked candy. the boy said no. the man then asked if he played basketball and the boy said yes, and that's when the man allegedly told him he had two basketballs in his car. the whole time, walking and talking, they arrived at school. the boy went to class and the man took off. but that boy told his teachers who then called police and they are now investigating this as a possible luring. they say that the man is described as being in his 20s, about 160 to 180 pounds, he w

kat, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, darlene. this morning we're taking a look around here. not only is this memorial getting larger, but you look around here, you see the candles, the flowers, and the tributes. there are also messages written there, messages of support and solidarity. letters have been left here. we also want to show you what took place in brooklyn. more than 100 people gathered there in carol park for a prayer vigil. one of the community leaders said we stand together with paris, and then they prayed. they also marched over to st. agnes church in brooklyn for another prayer service. many of the people at that gathering are french-americans. many have been in constant contact with friends and family. for one woman, she feels fortunate her family is safe. . >> all my friends in paris are really just still reeling. thank god everybody is okay. >> reporter: and here, as we posters, letters showing support and solidarity for the french people from new yorkers and also the flags here are at half staff. that's the way