you folks all know what jim collins has done for this town. we let him go now, it'll be just like giving clearwater back to the nick dawson gang! is that how you want it? all: no! you hear that, mr. cato? hold it! hold it! hold it just a minute! come over here. ( angry chatter ) you know, there's a couple of questions that i'd like to ask you. yes, major? supposin' you take that boy back to boston-- what happens? he'll have a fair trial under due process of law. seems to me i remember you told me he had a trial, and was acquitted. the constitution says you can't try a man twice for the same crime. correction, majojo he never had a trial before a court of law. r lack of evidence. i now have that evidence in his confession. he'll be tried. all right, suppose he's convicted. then what? he'l'lbe sent to prison, of course, as the law says. why? because he's a thief. you know, cato, i've had a feeling all along thatathere was more to this case than is on the surface. i think there's got to be some other reason fofoyour relentless persecution of jim

jim, back to you. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> the death of a black man named keith scott set off days of protests in charlotte, north carolina, back in september. scott was shot and killed by a black police officer. that shooting captured on video but observers say that video did today, the district attorney there announced that criminal charges will not be filed against the officer. the d.a. said he asked current and former prosecutors to review the evidence before he decided not to prosecute. >> their recommendation was unanimous. that bears repeating. 15 career prosecutors and their recommendation was unanimous. >> police say keith scott was holding a gun when they chamber. the safety was off. his family says there may have been a gun on the scene, but they don't know if it was in scott's hand. and they questioned whether that shooting was justified. >>> mayors from around the world are gathering in mexico to fight climate change. while the trump administration won't be at the summit, washington, d.c., will be

meanwhile, jim bruce in fort collins, 28. said the dogs just came in wet with the freezing drizzle. just starting there in some of the foothills. this is the main batch of precipitation that will move east across the state as we go through the day. starting 9:00, 10:00, we'll see cold rain in denver. i'll break down the timing and show you snow amounts straight but still trouble spots. live pictures, southbound along i-25 at 88th, the center left lane blocked off. fire crews have not arrived. watch out for that. backups we have because of this, heading southbound coming into town this is from our cdot camera at thornton parkway. traffic at a near standstill and speeds into the teens. >>> thank you. ahead of the thanksgiving holiday, the colorado ski resorts are hoping for a fresh storm that we're talking about. here's a live look from copper mountain now. it is supposed to open tomorrow along with keystone and ashton just told us parts of the mountains could get a foot of snow. let's go out live to jamie leary at the eisenhower tunnel where the cold has already settled in ahead of t

jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. >>> tonight the community at ohio state university will gather for a buckeye strong event. they are trying to heal from yesterday's attack on campus. an 18-year-old student plowed slashing them with a butcher knife. campus police officer shot and killed the man. he was a permanent u.s. resident and refugee from somalia. 11 people were injured in the attack. students returned to campus today, but many of them still a bit nervous. >> definitely a lot of emotions going through me. like a little more. >> investigators are are still trying to figure out why he did it. they have not ruled out terrorism. he left behind a message on his facebook page. that message he said attacks on muslims around the world led him to a boiling point. >>> d.c. leaders are pushing back against metro's plan to cut hours on the subway. maintenance crews can have more the plan cannot be a long-term solution. >>> riders telling news 4 they are thinking about just dropping metro altogether. our transportation reporter adam tuss has our report. >> reporter: as elected le

jim? back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. >>> six prince george's county strip clubs are being forced to close. the county sent cease and desis mile high club. the county recently defeated several appeals to keep those clubs open. they've been in a battle now for more than a year because of recent zoning law changes. those clubs have to close by monday. >>> apartments, restaurants and an entertainment venue. all coming to the d.c. waterfront. it's all part of a plan to redevelop the wharf in southwest. news 4's derrick ward got a glimpse into the future and has our report. >> reporter: in the days when tall ships plowed these waters, the water facilitated commerce and transportation. this replica of a spanish galion was part of a backdrop to an announcement about d.c.'s massive southwest waterfront development project, the wharf. a plan for its future, a river runs through it. >> the biggest treasure of the sea is the water. we're trying to bring the prongt to the water. employment centers. >> reporter: like alexandria, d.c. and maryland's mgm grand. will it rival driving or metro? th

jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. >>> now to a developing story in prince george's county. right now, chopper 4 is this construction site where rescue teams have been working for hours to try to free someone who became trapped in a trench there. this is at the city of green belt public works facility. we're told the man is injured but alert right now. about an hour ago, fire officials told us the rescuers asked for relief as they continue this very tedious process. this is a live picture again, a story we're going to be staying on top of throughout the evening. today and seriously injuring another. crews raced to the campus of george washington university earlier this afternoon. news 4 viewer sent us this video from the area near 21st and "h" street in northwest. we shot video of the falafel bus after firefighters put out the flames. the three victims were transported but their injuries don't appear to be life threatening. >>> a prince george's county man who's accused of beating his infant son to death indicted for murder. prosecutors say last month, antoine petty beat his

collins. he has 24 degrees this morning. jim says a little bit of frost on the ground. we also have two ski areas that will open up today. steamboat, they have had a little bit of snow over the last 24 hours. you will see 3 to 6 inches there tonight. winter park also open through the season. looks like a dusting the past 24 hours on their snow stake. nevertheless, everyone in much more on the weather straight ahead. right now to joel. >>> good morning, ashton. we have faster speeds out there. that's a double-edged sword, isn't it? you get going and you can get in an accident. especially if you are distracted. not that anyone has plans this weekend. an accident at brighton. we have a side street accident colfax and gun club and inbound along pena boulevard as you get to 56. a better drive, but now we are seeing freedom is a wonderful time to remember. ellenthis was tweeted out. they received the highest u.s. civilian honor proving nobody can resist a good internet trend here. this is at least the second mannequin challenge at the white house. the cleveland cavaliers and

knows the nfl isis a quarterback's league and let's talk about collin kaepernick specifically nicer times. remember the happy times of jim harbaugh and the 49ers and they were playing the patriots and they were good. playing the patriots this week and not so good. 2012 that was the place only his 4th start as a quarterback with the 49ers and they beat the patriots 41-38 and the nationally televised game and they had a big lead and they held on and a lot of fond memories. >> you know it was great feeling to go up there and get the victory and especially against a team like that. it was huge. and i think we have a similar opportunity to see a patriots team that is good and get a victory. >> frank just said it. what a different looking team that was. >> completely. >> 2012. continue the quarterback conversation. how about garrett goff. making good at cal of course but he has not played a down this year. finally the rams realized that they are going to have to get this guy into a game and he will start against the dolphins this sunday. the college coach, sunny dade of cal will be watching. and ready for his debut. >> i think

jim bruce, we can count on him in rice canyon, to the west of fort collins. he's got 31 degrees. he says calm wind and star lit skies. that's a beautiful part of the state. avon at 9. it's 23 down in la 28 akron. 20 degrees in pagosa springs. it's cold everywhere in colorado. yesterday our official high was 49. that's right on the money for thanksgiving here in the metro area. today will be warmer. about 10 degrees warmer than we were yesterday. then as we get into tomorrow and sunday, temperatures climb up to 62 for saturday and 55 on sunday. lot of wind especially sunday afternoon so likely will feel cooler than 55. and we have the broncos game sunday evening. we'll look at the forecast for the broncos and we'll talk about big snow that will be back in the mountains by the end of this thanksgiving extended holiday weekend. all the details straight ahead. >> reporter: good morning, we'll start with the onhighway metro area picture drive. here's a look at e-470 has slow traffic northbound and southbound and especially westboun interchange, probably because some backups heading to

yesterday a person of interest turned himself in to police and today our pat collins was at his >> reporter: well, jim, they've got him now, but the big question is, will he help the cops solve this case of murder? 30-year-old evans, the person of interest in the shooting death of brianna mcmillan. in custody today after he turned himself in last night. >> i do know that he came in, he spoke to one of our detectives picked him up and attempted to interview him last night. >> reporter: is he cooperating? >> you know, whether or not he's going to cooperate, time will tell. >> reporter: 16-year-old brianna mcmillan shot and killed by a stray bullet last friday. it happened near her home in the potomac gardens complex in southeast. police say they have security camera video showing evans holding a gun and firing a evans is a convicted felon. he's not allowed to have a firearm. right now, he's charged with illegal possession of a handgun, but police are hoping to get more information to help close this case of murder. >> we believe that he does have information that's going to help us bring closure to that

jim acosta, thank you so much for that report. joining me now is republican congressman chris collins from new york. he's a member of the trump transition team. he was the first house member to endorse donald trump for president congressman, thank you so much for being with us on this holiday weekend. okay. so president-elect trump is facing a lot of opposition as you are fully aware of the possibility of picking mitt romney as secretary of state. you are a member of his transition committee. should the foreman opposition of mitt romney qualify him for this position or not? >> clearly, what i will tell you, donald trump, president-elect trump will make this decision, he and he alone. we need to respect that. i certainly will. >> i'm not asking for you to endorse mitt romney. it's this concept whether it's mitt romney or someone else who might be discussed for another position. this idea that someone has been very vocally outspoken. are you someone who got on the trump train very early, but some people never did. should that disqualify them from being considered? >> not disqualify him, though. i mean

collin campbell, pretty remarkable story. something we got to keep watching. thanks very much. >> thanks, a lot, jimwhy today's shopping bonanza could be differ than any other. >>> isis fighting oon the ground with some help from the very edge of space. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. ♪ my mmade a simple trip toonic the grocery storesis anything but simple. so i had an important conversation with my dermatologist about humira. he explained that humira works inside my body to target and help block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to my symptoms. in clinical trials, most adults taking humira were clear or almost clear, and many saw 75% and even 90% clearance in just 4 months. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tu

collins. we are learning the victim may have been trying to break up a fight. and not start one. our stan bush following the investigation. stan, you talked with a victim's life. >> reporter: jim, he tried but the injuries were too severe. this parking lot is where that situation ended. and, as we learned today, the victim and the suspect knew each other well. a neighbor was recording when police confronted suspect david strunk. he put his hands in the air and surrendered feet from his victim, 50-year-old dwayne gardner. >> he yelled i shot the video and was alarmed when he heard a fight next door. >> i heard a man's voice say you better stop threatening her. >> reporter: he tried to give first aid to gardner bleeding out in the parking lot. he says strunk considered running away. >> reporter: he was was back in apartment pacing back and forth. he said we need to get out of let's go. seemed like there might have been some type of drugs involved. it is hard to tell after someone just murdered someone else. >> reporter: strunk is in custody tonight. he was arrested for first degree murder. live in fort collins, stan bush, cbs4 news. >>> a man is arrested accused of starting a fi

jim sciutto, thank you. >>> a wain university afrs has died after being shot in the head tuesday night. 29-year-old collin rose has been on the job for five years. was engaged to be married next year. authorities say rose called for backup when he saw a man approach a neighborhood prone to car thefts. he was on a bike. the suspected shooter is in custody, but police have yet to find and recover his weapon. >>> well, hampsure college in massachusetts facing a wave of backlash after removing all american flags from the campus. the college president says the school initially lowered the flags to half staff after hate-based violence escalated around the country following the presidential election. the president of the college says removing the flags was meant to create, "meaningful discussion." >>> cue the crazy video of the morning here. this is a surveillance of a liquor store in new york's grand central station. all of what's happening here. you have otis gooding working the cash register. we'll loop it back, don't worry. when an e-cigarette in his pants pocket explodes. he tried unsuccessfully to pull the

collins are both standing by. along with our correspondents and analysts, as we cover all the breaking news on this historic election. first, let's go to our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. jim, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, donald trump and his team have been huddled inside trump tower all day long, working through shock of this election and planning for a new administration that promises to transform the nation. and as the president elect likes to say, drain the swamp in washington. it's no longer mr. trump, it's president elect trump. and the incoming 45th president of the united states is so far trying out a new, more unified message. >> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of division. we have to get together. >> reporter: and that theme is filtering down to his top aides. in response to hillary clinton's concession speech, adviser jason miller said, very classy speech from hillary clinton. and trump's critics are saying the right things, too, from jeb bush, to john mccain and mitt romney, after a campaign that alienated -- >> it's a group comprised of americans from all backgrounds and beliefs who want and expect our government to serve

news 4's jim handly is inside the javits center. how's the mood there in the collin camp? >> you said wit, doreen. we've got 5,000 people here trying to put on their game face. but make no mistake about it, they are nervous. some look shell shocked and stunned in the back rooms, though they still insist they days has been, i don't give up. i'm a fighter. this room just sang "fight song." they're not about to walk out or give up. you have about 5,000 people standing shoulder to shoulder for about four hours now. and it's a good thing hillary clinton has that long line of surrogates, because they have tried to keep the morale up in this room. we heard from governor cuomo a short time ago. katy perry, too. also, gold star fracture, khiz they are not mentioning the results coming in and the states being called for trump. but we have been watching some of the numbers coming in, but a lot of what the campaign is doing is showing videos of hillary clinton, their candidate, that we've seen on commercials, quite honestly, to try to keep this room motivated. we know that she has two