foote have chosen amber for an experimental dbs surgery.ll implant a new grid-like device on top of her brain in addition to the standard leads, which go deep inside the brain. by combining both, they hope to gather information from amber's brain that will not only lessen heriti ticks, but maybe some da stop them. >> so, the difference in tourette is the movement disorder isn't there all the time. you know when you get a tick, it comes on. and the patients that have ticks, they get this build-up. they call it a premonitory urge. that's what the scientists call it. and they fell that they need to move, and until they move, they don't feel better, and so, they get a sense of relief. >> between the two block, okay? >> and so, in the tick brain, there's a relationship between what we call the motor behavior, so the movement, and the lindic behavior, okay? and that's the actual systems in the brain that are encoding values for emotion. >> that sensation, the urge to tick, is what amber suffers from every day. >> it's like having 15,000 mosquito

. >> amber comfort is 25 years old.'s syndrome, it's a neurological disorder that usually starts at a young age. >> i don't remember any parts of ever being tick free. so i was 5 when the symptoms started happening, 6 when i was diagnosed and not a day that's gone by that i don't remember making noise. it's been lovely. sitting in class second grade teachers would put me outside the hallway because i would be ticking so loud i was a distraction, so teachers would walk by me back and worth and say you better stop that before you get in my class next year. things that were just completely obscene that you would never expect the world to be, but i had to deal with it on a daily basis. >> okay. deep breath. >> after years of unsuccessful therapies and only limited results from her medications, amber was referred to dr. oaken at the university florida center for movement disorders. >> turn around again for me. okay. what we are planning on doing in your case is putting a lead down into grand central station on each side but

i'm freaking out. >> we love you, amber. >> we love you, amber!i will always maintain my innocence, no matter what happens today. i know what happened. and you get to a point where you don't need a judge and a jury to believe what you believe. >> what's going through your mind right now? >> the rest of my life. >> it usually sinks in when you're in the holding cell, about ten minutes before they come get you. then you're like, oh, my god, this is really happening. i'm nervous. it's my whole life. you know, but i'm ready for it. can't change it. >>> coming up -- >> she came over, she's crying. she told me to be good. >> amber hilberling returns from court, finally knowing her future. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like the poster child for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insurance companies, news flash. nobody's perfect. for dri

the search for amber's mother. but it appears amber's mother has fled. >> tomorrow is mother's day.t did the mother do, she brought her daughter here to turn a trick. so she's down in the parking lot waiting for her 25-year-old daughter who claims she has a heroin habit to come up here and work for an hour. crazy. just absolutely crazy. >> saturday night craziness continues. judging by jennifer's dazed demeanor, officers suspect the 32-year-old turns tricks to feed a nasty drug habit. a search of their belongings turns up a crack pipe. a lip gloss container with a packet of white powder inside and what appears to be paraphernalia for drugs. 32-year-old turns tricks to feed a nasty drug habit. a search of their belongings turns up a crack pipe. a lip gloss container with a packet of white powder inside and what appears to be paraphernalia for drugs. >> the need for drugs seems to also play a role in amber register's appearance here tonight. >> did you do heroin today? do you have to do it to have sex with strangers? that's the only way? you have to stop it. i'm telling you you have t

. >> so, amber rose has jumped into the middle of a i think look amber rose set out to do something veryive for brad pitt and angelina jolie. we have been going back and forth about whether or not she has crossed the line in what she said. so this is what amber did. she put up an inextra gram post. the picture is brad and angelina's daughter, shiloh, 8 years old. the caption transkids

so. [ laughter ] amber, you obviously love amsterdam.u do not want to go there for christmas. >> okay. holland is one of the most progressive places in the world. weed is legal. they were the first to legalize gay marriage. and everyone there is so nice. but as you know, they have this christmas tradition that can only be described as incredibly racist. look at this. [ laughter ] this is the face of dutch christmas. [ laughter ] see in holland, their santa has a sidekick called "zwarte piet" or "black pete." there he is. [ laughter ] yeah. i know. [ laughter ] it's just a white person in blackface and an afro wig. and dutch people love to dress like this and run around in th streets giving out candy. >> seth: and now i know this to be true, dutch people do not believe this is racist. >> no, they do not. they think it's christmas. [ laughter ] in fact, they justify it by saying, "he's not black, he just looks like that from sliding down the chimney." [ dience oohs ] [ laughter ] look. if there was a chimney that applied brown foundation,

amber lee live in san francisco, amber, thank you. >>> this was not a good day to have a flight booked at san francisco airport more than 200 flights were cancelled. even more delayed. tonight a ground delay is still in effect at sfo due to the low cloud ceiling. incoming flights are being delayed an average of 53 minutes. that ground delay lasts until 11:00 tonight. right now at san jose there are slight delays, 15 minutes for incoming and outgoing flights. oakland is also seeing minor delays for flights. on top of delays and cancellations, almost 1,000 workers walked off the job today. they've been working without a contract for about a year. workers are striking over health care. >>> the rain made for dangerous driving throughout the area. >> reporter: it was almost like crossing a swollen creek. >> i saw the alerts earlier that they were advising because of the flooding to stay away. >> reporter: as cars either carefully or quickly went through up to 3 feet of water and covered six lanes of traffic. >> we've been having a drought for so long that i had forgotten what it's like to r

amber lee road along with the chp during tonight's commute. we begin with our chief meteorologist bill martin and the next round of rain. >> yeah and what's happening out there right now frank and julie and everybody else is we're getting pretty heavy thunderstorms just moving on shore. this is happening right now. this isn't futurecast this is live radar. you can see these thunderstorms moving north and south of fairfax. what is happening here, this is moving very slowly. about 17 minutes or so san rafael you should see heavy rain returning. these lightning strikes offshore are pretty significant and they're going to last throughout the evening hours. so here we are at 1:00 a.m., if you look this is a forecast model now. if you look to the north you see these areas getting ready to move on shore. about 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, you get the chance for a lightning strike in this area. this is very heavy lightning stuff. the morning commute is going to be wet. it's going to be a little different. san rafael you're getting hammered. that's 6:00

we have team coverage, ktvu's amber lee on tonight's effort to get people off the streets. ken pritchett has the dozens of school closures around the region. we begin with chief meteorologist, bill martin and his computer model. >> reporter: the storm is teed up already. we've got over an inch of rain in parts of the bay already. this is all ahead. the storm is not here, it's just a lot of moisture streaming into the north bay. we've got rain in san francisco. right now, showers out been st. helena. we've got over a half inch of rain reported in roaner park, heavy at times. as we back it out, look at the computer mod. here is 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. note how much rain is falling on the north bay. it's been raining on the north bay at this point for about five hours. so north bay is going to have drainage problems. this is 6:00 a.m. heavy showers starting to move into san mateo. push it ford. the strong line of showers moves into san francisco about 7:30, or 7:00. the model has sped this up a bit. orangely it had san francisco more like 8:30, 9:00. now it's got san franc

>> amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> what a great story. >>> time is 5:45.k here at home, the sacramento fire department wants to rebuild public trust. a firefighter was arrested on suspicion of burglary and elder abuse. he claimed he was expecting fire detectors to get into homes, would go through people's medicine cabinets looking for prescription drugs. the fire officials say they received at least 8 complaints and that led to the arrest of craig white. >> i was both a little mystified and just you know, disappointed. >> if he is going around taking things from people, well he is the grinch that stole some people's christmas. >> as of this morning craig white remains in custody, he is on administrative leave from the fire department. he is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. >>> a boy is safe and found after following into an open manhole where he was trapped for hours. he was found thanks to the senses of a police dog. copper is calling his new 4 legged best friend. collin was flying a kite in a field in utah on friday when he fell down 10 feet into an o

. >> reporter: thursday morning the 33-year-old murdered his wife and high school sweetheart, amber, while the couple's six children were at home. >> i'm praying for amber and those children's safety every day. >> reporter: also while in the home, he killed neighbor and mother of two denise potter. >> definitely be a lot better if i knew he was caught. >> reporter: then police say a witness told them that at around 1:00 p.m. at the bayshore baptist church where a.m. amber taught sunday school, he confronted 31-year-old pastor james tripp battle, shooting him to death before driving off in the gold suburban. police finding the vehicle hours later in this walmart parking lot 11 miles away. but no trace of avalos. >> anyone who comes into contact with this individual needs to contact law enforcement without any delay whatsoever. >> reporter: amber's sister pleading with her brother-in-law to turn himself in. >> i don't know where you are at and what you're going through. i hope to god that you realize what you have done to your family. and i pray that you give yourself up. give yourself

ktvu's amber lee now live in pacifica with how crews made this unlikely find, amber. >> reporter: juliewe're at lundie and ridgeway a quiet residential neighborhood. now residents tell me that it was a fluke that they were able to find this engagement ring under the home. >> my hands were full of soap and water, i had just flushed the toilet and the ring fell off my finger into the bowl. the ring was in the toilet and i was about to be in the toilet. >> reporter: in trouble sort to speak with his fiance. >> what did you say to him? >> not much. i was very quiet. >> reporter: that happened last month. warren says he wrote it off as a loss until about 2-1/2 weeks ago. >> i was watching channel 2 when i heard about the somebody having lost their ring or whatever, a ring or whatever it was down the plumbing. >> reporter: warren says because of ktvu's story about city workers helping someone retrieve a lost ring he called pacifica sewage department. >> it's like a needle in the hay stack and we didn't think we were going to have a chance. >> going down. >> reporter: still martinez says his c

he raped and slashed amber anduhar who we're identifying tonight at family's request. when amber's brother dominick dime her aid he killed the young boy the mother spoke after sthnsing today. >> there's no juicetis. there's no number that can take the pain that i feel you know in my heart is torn and broken. >> the 35-year-old rivera was high on pcp laced marijuana during the attack. he will die in prison. >> protests continued across the country tonight against a grand jury decision yesterday not to indiet a white new york city police officer in the killing of eric garner an unarmed black man. new york, boston, chicago and baltimore are among cities to see protests tonight. new york protesters at the rest side highway and terminal for staten island ferry and minutes ago this was the scene in pine square as police briefly slashed with the crowd and made several arrests. >> boston protesters were peaceful but blocked city streets as they marched to boston common in chicago. protesters would block the marching to soldier field where the bears were playing the dallas cowb

our amber lee first told ulabout -- first told you about them.donated money to help them make the trip and amber followed them to florida where the team played its first game. >> reporter: it's game day near orlando. the opening of the 2014 american youth football youth championship. 150 teams from around the country. game time for the richmond steelers. high noon, jerseys, helmets and cleats on. a show of support for each other. >> people can know we are close. i think these could be my brothers. they are mike my brothers and sis -- they are like my brothers and sisters. >> on the top to the side line. >> reporter: even on the road, rituals are as important as warmups. >> let's do our thing! let's go! go! >> reporter: a season of 11 wins and one loss earned them a spot here. but today's game against the pepper mill pirates from maryland was tough. the opponent got out ahead for an early lead and scored often. they are a long way home. they are on a journey about football and more, what it means to win and lose on and off the field. >> it teaches

new at 10:00, amber lee is live in rodeo with the young man's story. dream he may never realize and his family's hope to find the person responsibility. amber. >> ken, the 17-year-old tells me he was crossing the street here along parker avenue at sixth street when a driver hit him. pulled over. got out of the car. looked at him briefly then she took off. >> all my pain is in my knees. >> reporter: chris mcdevin tells me he is suffering from broken bones and ligaments as he was walking home from school. >> yes it is upsetting, it's frustrating. >> reporter: the doctor told him it would take him at least a year for him to walk without help and that he may never be able to play football again. chris' mother says her first reaction was anger. >> my heart was here and it dropped to my stomach. and then i started shaking. i had no words. >> reporter: the hit-and-run happened nine days ago on a cold drizzly night around 5:00. chris says a woman driving in a silver chevy cobalt struck him as he was walking in the crosswalk. he says the impact caused him to bo

amber lee first told of the story of the youngsters playing football and trying to survive gun violence. she followed the steelers to florida where the team played their first game. >> it's game day at the park near orlando. the opening of the 2014 american youth football national championship. 150 teams from around the country. game time for the richmond steelers, high noon, jersey, helmet and cleats on. a show of support for each other. >> so people can know like, we're close, i think about like this could be my brothers, they are like my brothers and sisters. >> on the sideline, let's go on the hop. >> even on the road, rituals are as important as warm ups. let's go! go! >> a season of 11 wins and one loss earned them a spot here, but today's game against the pirates from maryland was tough. the opponent got out ahead for an early lead and scored often. >> the steelers are a long way from home, they are on a journey about football and more, what it means to win and lose on and off the field. >> it teaches them to want more, you know, to strive to be the best in everything, not just f

. >> amber died on july 29th. >> laura christian hopes that someone is held criminally responsible.er daughter was killed driving a chevy cobolt. >> amber died as many others died driving a car from g.m. i'm here to tell you that amber is one of many hundreds killed by this defect. >> since then the death toll has more than tripled. g.m. victims compensation fund has linked 42 deaths and dozens of injuries to the faulty ignition switch. it's a number that will likely rise. a recall by japanese airbag manufacturer takata is also showing no signs of slowing down. >> all i remember is hearing a big explosion, and it sounded like a shotgun. my right side went black, pitch black. >> cory was hurd when his airbag violently exploded sending shards of metal flying. today he's blind in his right eye. so far the airbags have been linked to five deaths and more than 100 injuries. g.m. takata has apologized but fought demands by lawmakers to expand its recall nationwide. new safety reforms are likely in the coming year. >> ntsa is definitely going to be more active, more careful, nor assertive

her daughter, amber rose, was killed in 2005 driving a chevy cobalt. >> she admits that amber was one of the 15. i'm here to tell you wrong. amber is one of the many hundreds killed by this defect. >> since then, the death toll has more than tripled. gm's compensation fund has linked 42 deaths and dozens of injuries to the faulty ignition switch. it's a number that will likely rise. a recall by japanese airbag manufacture, tecatta, shows no sign of slowing down. >> it sounded like a shotgun. and my right side went pitch-black. >> cory was hurt when his airbag exploded, sending shards flying, and today, he's blind in his right eye. so far, the airbags have been linked to five deaths and more than 100 injuries. like jm, tecatta has apologized, but they have expanded the massive recall nationwide. several automakers have taken action. automaker columnist said that the recalls are likely in the coming year. >> we're going to be more careful when we see a problem in the future. >> but the road ahead could get rough in 2015. the focus of a criminal investigation. aljazeera, detroit. >> in c

gave him 110 years in state prison for the murder of six-year-old dominic in the rape of his sister amber. amber testified during the trial and was in court with her mother and other family members for the sentencing. >> she came for justice because her brother did not die for nothing. she -- he died to save her and she came and she proved it. she proved it as strong as she is. >> reporter: rivera previously rejected a plea deal of 65 years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea. he got 110 instead. he was convexed of murder, attempted murder, sexual assault and oh yann to you. >> jeff thank you scary bus ride to school for some students in south jersey. police are investigating reports of a girl bringing a gun on to the bus. it happened tuesday on a bus headed to carl row line reuter school. investigators say the gun was actual an unloaded starter pistol. but the 11-year-old girl is facing juvenile charges. nobody was hurt and police say they are still investigating. >> truck hauling newspapers becomes the news. the tractor trailer overturned spilling 19,000 copies of advanced sections

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once you see the amber light go off, you react real quick. and then you floor it and then it just launches on the last amber. >> lizzie's qualifying run earlier in the day in her beloved blue camaro goes off without a hitch. she's interviewed by the track's cameraman. >> that was fun! >> yeah? it looked fun. >> i had a great time. >> good deal. >> but in lizzie's first official race of the day, things go wrong in a hurry. >> i felt the car a little bit dragging to the right, and it just took a hard left and kind of went from there. i won't forget that one second of it just because everything kind of started slowing down. then i felt the car lift up and i see the wall, like, and sparks flying. i didn't know where is this car going to go, flip over? i just had to brace for impact and wait until it comes to a stop. once it came on its four wheels again, and i just felt relieved. >> you okay, dude? you okay, girl? >> and bummed because i wanted to continue racing that race. and i'm thankful the car actually lifted up that way, because i could hav

ktvu's amber lee is in san francisco for what is always a busy night. >> reporter: we're at the embarcadero, where san francisco will host its annual fireworks show on the waterfront. it's a celebration that generates a lot of money for those in the party business. stone's throw restaurant in the russian hill neighborhood is normally closed monday, but not today. there's fresh pasta to be made, and extra food to be prepared for a special new year's eve menu. every shelf is stocked. >> the thing usually isn't full, but right now, it's full for us. extra different styles of beef. >> reporter: for $90 a person, a special four course meal, featuring dishes not normally on the menu. the restaurant is completely booked. new year's eve means catering to larger groups at a more hectic pace. >> you have different diners. you have different expectations, i guess. it's not the same thing you would normally do on any given night. >> reporter: at the hotel batali on the waterfront, there will be a party here for 800 people. extra champagne needed. 40 cases instead of the normal 3 to 5 cases a week. >> n

amber lee on market street, thank you amber. >>> a federal jury in oakland took just three hours to find apple not guilty in an antitrust lawsuit. apple was accused of using music files and using software to block cheaper alternatives. the plaintiffs have been seeking $1 billion in damages. the dow lost 111 points after being up 240 points this morning. nasdaq dropped 57. one analyst said the markets will be volatile until oil prices stabilize. >>> after eight years on the job, san jose mayor is winding down. city councilman sam licardo is said to be sworn in as a new mayor on january 1st. >>> now to a deal a decade in the making. today san francisco, san bruno and -- signed off on aagreement. what that means for water customers. >>> the deal was done just as san francisco received another round of much needed rainfall. >> so with that, i think we have a deal. >> reporter: the city's public utilities commission, san bruno, daily city and the california water services country today signed off on a plan that's been a decade in the works. the goal is to diversify the deal. so those peninsul

. >> let's begin with a developing story, police have canceled an amber alert for a missing 5-year-old in upstate new york, they located kenneth white's body in albany. two armed men break into the home and snatched the child. it is not clear who the men were and if they had any connection to the child. the 19-year-old girl who was watching the boy at the time of the abduction said she did not recognize the masked men. police are questioning his biological parents, no one is offering a motive for the abduction. >>> police in australia are trying to figure out what happened in a home where 8 children were found dead. the bodies were found in the home in the city of ca. rns -- cairns in the northern strahle extra. the children were all stabbed. the woman had stab wounds to her chest she is in stable condition. the killing comes four days after the hostage situation that left three people dead. >>> a man was robbing a cvs, and an off-duty cop said no you don't. his 18-year-old son brian and another shopper jump into action to help append the thief. >> i am a trained police officer i acted

he broke in when the children were sleeping and he sexually assaulted amber and slashed herself times, when dominic came in to defend his older sister, he killed that child. his mother says he hopes he sees one thing when he closes his eyes at night. i. >> i hope he sees my son. >> we are identifying amber at her mother's request, was in court but did not speak. >>> police in berks county released surveillance video of a barbershop shooting in the hopes that someone can identify the gunman. they walked up to the all-star studios on thursday and fired several shots through the window and the next day opened the front door and started shooting, four people were hurt and one critically. police think that the same person is responsible for both incidents. >> you heard of 99 bottles of beer on the wall but what about 99 bottles of root beer on the tracks this happened after a truck and train collided. the impact tore the truck wide open, spilling empty glass root beer bottles all over the tracks and the ride. amazingly nobody was hurt. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> phi

amber lee was there today as they received a generous gift. >> reporter: i first visited the mobile homeuesday when some families were being allowed back home. we returned this evening as they received much needed help. >> a little something to help make this a little easier. >> reporter: inside the purple bag are gift cards by families affected by the floods. they were raised by a belmont city council member and the principal of nesbit elementary school. >> thank you. >> reporter: these women tell me their families lost food and other essential items during the floods. >> it's been really hard. one of the things i noticed is we have come together. >> reporter: coming together during a time of need says marganeres is instinctive. the principal and the city came together to talk about the need in their community. >> together we can do anything. when we put our mind to it. >> reporter: the mother of these two young girls says they're grateful for the help but worry about more rain. she showed us a leak that is likely to cause damage. >> that was very painful for me on top of the flood. but

. >> ktvu's amber lee caught up with the team as they prepared for tomorrow's big game. she talked about what this trip meant for them. amber lee will have that story on the 10:00 p.m. news. >> they play tomorrow. i love that story. i was talking to a mom of one of the players, when they flew out on friday, her son was up at 6:00 p.m., dressed and ready to go even though they flight didn't leave till 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. exciting time. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin now. okay today but sounds like we had a big storm on the way. >> one of the bigger storms we have seen in the last year or so and it will come down heavy for a time. winds will be there. snow. good winter storm and we will get a lot of rain and we will see the breaks we need so we don't have major river issues. we will see flash flooding and stream flooding around the bay area as we typically do with a rainfall event that gets over 2 inches of rain. look for ponding on the freeways. small stream flood advisory on thursday. the system is coming -- look where it is coming from look at all the m

two women in the area reported the vehicle to police after recognizing it from the amber alert. >> iaw the car. my dad works next door. i pulled in thinking that is no way. it is the license plate and we ran up and saw her. are you seeing the same thing. we opened the door. the baby was inside. >> police said the car was stolen seconds after henry's mother walked into the florence gas station. >>> inmates at new mexico's prisons are singing their versus of the 12 days of christmas. it is called the 11 prisons of christmas. listen. ♪ on the first prison of christmas, the inmates gave to me ♪ >> it highlights 11 service projects they are doing for the community. the song is not just about being festive. >> it was pleasantly surprising to see normally macho inmates, now willing to sing the community a christmas song. >> the hope is that serving the community along with singing for the community will help convicts stay out of trouble once they are free. >>> hollywood is heated. some household names coming out against sony for pulling the plug on "the interview." what this sees fays for t

amber lee is here now with all developments and both sides of the story. >> reporter: that video calls into question the police account of what happened. they acknowledged that danny gonzalez had been drinking and was emotionally disstressed but they contend his death was preventable. >> eagle seven be advised the garage is opening. >> reporter: on june 28, 201235- year-old denny gonzalez opens his garage door and walks out with a gun in his hand. police officers are waiting outside. gonzalez is seen waving his arms and returned back to the garage and then is shot by officers. >> i'm very, very hurt. i believe that day could have went a completely different rout. and he would still be here with us today. >> reporter: since her husband's death, gonzalez has given birth to their only child sacari. they now live out of state. she has filed a civil lawsuit against the city of antioch. her attorneys say the video shows that gonzalez did not fire his gun at officers. and that police used excessive force when they shot at him dozens of types including two shots to his back. >> shots fired, ea

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amber lee is live in san jose after speaking with that woman and found out today's gift came just in time, amber. >> reporter: the secret santa showed up at this toy's are us store and helped the single woman grant her daughter's wish list. >> i said i would like a sparkly set, coconut the puppy. >> reporter: 8-year-old briana bianchi had written up a list of toys she would like for christmas. she and her mother recently moved into this one room apartment when the rent on their previous home doubledded. her mother works as a nanny and says it's a struggle. >> even feeding my daughter day-to-day is hard. >> reporter: her car was recalled, and says that she worries about becoming homeless. >> every day. every day. >> reporter: still the day after thanksgiving bianci went to toys are u.s. to put some of the toys briana wanted on lay away. she put $20 down but the total was $200. >> i was like oh my god how am i going to pay for this. and then this happened. >> reporter: what happened was a phone call from toys r' us today. >> just to let you know we had an anonymous guest come in and pa

>> wins. >> and the team that doesn't do it good what happened. >> lose. >> amen, amen, amen. >> amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a typhoon turns deadly in the philippines. the lessons learned that helped save lives during this storm. >>> and remembering a day that lives in infamy. >> it happened so fast and quick. it was only about 10 minutes of action. >> we'll hear from some of the last survivors. >>> most of the weekend has been dry, but we are tracking a weather system to the north. coming up we'll look at monday shower chances and a much stronger storm that shows up. ♪ with kaiser permanente, you'll connect with your doctor any time, anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ the holidays can be an especially difficult time.en, to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. >>> lessons learned apparently saved lives in the philippines this weekend. mass evacuations to avoid a typhoon kept

the demonstration was peaceful. >> amber lee, live in oakland. thank you. now in san francisco, a small number of people staged a die- in tonight during the rush hour commute. one man told ktvu it was important for him to be there to show that black lives matter. later, several protesters move today market street, and blocked traffic there. >>> in new york, protesters also staged die ins. some held signs saying, i can't breathe. all part of a massive demonstration throughout manhattan, and the boroughs. shortly after the decision was announced this afternoon, president obama commented saying it once again raises questions about minorities confidence in police, and the justice system. >> that is the concern on the part of too many minority communities that law enforcement is not working with them and dealing with them in a fair way. >> attorney general eric holder also announced there will be a federal civil rights investigation into garner's death. east bay congresswoman barbara reed reacted with a tweet with her arms raised. she also called for peaceful pr

that will was amber lee reporting. let's get a check of our weather.eally nice day today dominica. a lot milder. >> yes, and it will be milder tomorrow, too. real nice forecast for the eagles game tomorrow night, which isn't bad at all. also, a lot going on. further away you get from the city, but like a shooting star every hour. so if you get a chance go out, after 10:00 o'clock, will be the best time, and tomorrow, too you can watch that, as well. 40 degrees, right now, little bit of cloud cover out there, it is 30 in mount pocono, we have 35 in atlantic city, 49 in wildwood. so temperatures definitely have come up a bit. and we're seeing more seasonal temperatures, fortunate thing, though, we still have the winds coming out of the northwest. and they are pretty gust any some spunt, eight in wildwood, six in the city, wilmington, 15-mile per hour winds. those will die down a bit overnight. and then we will see them pick up somewhat, first part of sunday, before they die down again. windchills, what it really feels like. keep that in mind headed out t

behind the amber alert signs. lots ang assemblyman mike has introduced a bill that wohl allow police to share details on hit-and-run drivers with the chp. who would display the information on freeway signs near the crashes. governor brown veto the same bill in september saying it might overwhelm the amber alert system which uses the same freeway signs but he says the system would only be activated for someone killed or severely injured. law enforcement agency say hit-and-run accidents the most difficult to solve. >> first time since 2006 californians have increased the use of gasoline to state board of equalization report today drivers purchase 14 and a half bill gallon in the last fiscal year. up almost 1% from the previous year and more gas use than any other state. california also driving more miles this year. analyst say it's a sign the economy is improving and it's because of cheaper gas prices. right now the average gallon of gas is down more than 50 cents from a year ago. >> wow! >> well wherever people are

police in upstate new york say the body of a five-year-old boy who was the subject of an amber alert has been found. a k-9 unit located his body. kenneth white was taken from his home by two masked men. a teenager who was watching the boy said the men overpowered her took the child. she said she did not recognize the men. the parents are being questioned by police in kenneth white's death. >>> police in australia are trying to figure out what happened inside a home where 8 children were found dead. the mother was wounded. the bodies were found in the home in the city of cairns in strahle this morning. the children who rage in ages 18 months to 15 years were stabbed. the 34-year-old woman has stabbed wounds to her chest. police say her 20-year-old son returned home torched the mother and siblings in the home with stab wounds. so far police have no suspects. the grisly crime comes four days after the hostage situation in sydney. >>> pakistani jets and ground forces killed dozens of militants in the northwestern region of the afghanistan border. the military said it carried out the oper

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state prison a lifetime for the murder of six-year-old dominic an due haul and the rape of his sister amberamber testified during the trial and was in court with her mother and other family members for the sentencing. >> she had to act like a woman and fight this man and, you know, run for her life to, you know, she -- she -- she came for justice because her brother did not die for nothing. he died to save her and she came and she proved it. >> reporter: rivera previously rejected a plea deal of 65 years. he got one didn't instead in prison in he can change for a guilty plea he was convicted of murder, attempted murder, sexual assault and burglary. jeff cole. iain back to you. >> south jersey police are investigate a reports of a girl bringing a gun on schoolbus. it happened on tuesday on a bus headed to carolina reuter school. investigators say the gun was actually an unloaded starter pistol. the 11 year old girl is facing juvenile charges. nobody was hurt. police say they are still investigating. >>> the reward for information leading to missing west chester university student shane montg

amber testified during the trial and was in court with her mother and other family for the sentencing. >> she came for justice because her brother did not die for nothing. she died -- he died to save her and she came and she proved it. she proved it as strong as she is. >>> the family says while they will never get over dominic's death they find comfort knowing he died a hero. >> a connecticut eighty two till will the pulled its offer to by pgw. uil holdings it's pulling the block on the $1.8 billion deal. the company's president says it had no choice. this comes after city council announced in late october it would not hold hearings or vote on the proposal. >> video you'll only see on fox. we're there as police nab this guy. he's accused of stealing the only way to heat local stores. >> one toddler' remarkable story of survival. he wandered out into the frigid cold. found hours later this body temperature on 55 degrees. what shocked even the doctors. >> plus a local woman's desperate plea. her neighbor's house falling apart. now causing problems for her home. tonight fox 29 is gettin

police issued an amber alert for the woman's son and named the boy's dad as a person of interest in her death. >>> the flight data recorder and the voice recorder were recovered from a private jet that crashed into a home in maryland. the pilot was killed and a woman that lived in the house and her children. she is originally from brick township new jersey and graduated from rowan university. she was founded in the bathroom next to her young sons. federal investigators say it could take up to seven days to collect all the evidence. >> outgoing u.s. defense secretary, chuck hagel, made an unannounced visit to iraq yesterday. he is there to talk to iraqi leaders about the terrorist group. they are trying to regain the territory they lost to the militants this year. but president obama has ruled out sending troops on the ground. >>> prince william and his wife, kate, are on their final day of their trip to the states. they visited the national september 11th memorial and use mimi. the couple is expected to attend a black tie fundraiser earlier this evening. >> the royal couple enjoyed cour

oswaldo rivera broke into the home when the children were sleeping, he raped amber andhar, and slashed herself times, when her brother came into the room he slashed him too, killing the boy and her mother debbie spoke at the sentencing today. >> there is no justice, no number that could take the pain i feel, my heart is torn, my heart is broken. >> rivera will not be eligible for parole for at least 91 years. >>> there were more protests for two grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers the case of two unarmed black men. protesters laid on the ground for 4.5 minutes, to represent the 4.5 hours michael brown laid in the street. >> it's a quieter night in center city, different from what we saw last night. traffic is moving as normal. there was a protest today at temple university but it didn't cause disruptions. >> students at temple university layed in silence. >> to show it's not acceptable and we won't blindly take direction from people that are not leading us in the right way. >> this is the first step in making the change and letting us know the process and what happ

an amber alert led a couple of eagle-eyed women to save the day. and sara haines has the story. lucky story. >> a very lucky story with a great ending. when you see something, say something. this is a perfect example of how two quick-thinking women saved the day by doing just that. this morning little henry flores is safely with his mother. after someone steals the car he was in from this gas station. a surveillance camera at a florence, kentucky, sunoco station shows it all. when the mother and her 2-year-old get out to pay, 20 day old henry is fast asleep in his car seat. moments later, watch the man on the left. he jumps in the 2001 volkswagen and takes off. >> there's a young woman, a hispanic here, and she said he -- her car was just stolen and her baby is in the car. >> reporter: 20 minutes later and nine miles away, you can see the suspect drives up to another gas station, parks the car and gets out. blocking his face with a hoodie as he abandons the vehicle. the newborn wearing only a onesie and gray pants in the backseat. according to reports, sat for nearly three hours

it can exude a nice amber sap and actually native american children apparently would chip the bark of the tree and wait for the sap to harden for a few day and then harvest it for chewing. it's in the same family as witch hazel. it has a mildly pleasant fragrance. what i like is its dramatic fall color. fall color is something not to be taken for granted. all the people that line up for miles at skyline drive to see fall color are really taking part of something quite special, because only eastern north america and eastern asia have mass displays of fall color. that's why a lot of our trees and asia's trees are very popular in gardens worldwide. we looked at a goldenrod that's used to brew tea. a little earlier. most people think of goldenrods as rogue plants for the roadside. many of them are too aggressive for gardens. but they run the gamut. this species hails from north carolina and was thought to be extinct for a long time. it was noted and not rediscovered until recently. sweet gum is not the only north american plant with great fall color. this is one of the shadblow. has quite

. >> we begin with a developing story, police have canceled an amber alert for a missing five-year-old boy in upstate new york because the boy is dead. he located his body near albany. two armed men broke in and snatched the child. it is not clear who they are and if they had any connection with the child. the 19-year-old said she did not recognize the masked men. police are questioning his biologic parents. no one is offering a motive for the abduction. >>> police in australia are trying to figure out what happened inside a home where 8 children were found dead. the mother of seven of those children were severely wounded. the bodies were found in the home in the city of cairns in northern australia. the children who ranged in age 15 years to 18 months were stabbed. the mother had stab wounds to her chest. she is in stable with condition. it comes four days after the hostage situation in sydney that left three people dead. >> a would be crook tried to knock off a cvs in camden county. an off duty officer and his son said no you don't. you can see sergeant dan murray tackle the suspect.