andrew spencer: others weren't so lucky. several people died as a large tornado formed in northern mississippi. it left a trail of damage for miles and miles, moving well into tennessee. weather victim: "when the tornado was over, i couldn't even find my house. it was just that bad." "trees was just everywhere." andrew spencer: overnight, first- responders in several states worked to make sure nobody was trapped under debris, desperate for help. ( master sgt. patrol ) "that's our number one priority: if we do have someone that is stranded or someone that is trapped, we're trying to clear each street, each county road, each highway, going door to door to make sure we can eliminate all the possibilities there's someone that needs help." andrew spencer: the storm system left damage across much of the midwest and the south -- flooding roads, downing trees, and damaging homes in parts of kentucky, illinois, indiana, and alabama as well. i'm andrew spencer, reporting ((kirsten joyce)) > let's send things over to ashley conroy.. an

andrew spencer reports on the jury's decision. former oklahoma city police officer daniel holtzclaw shook nervously as the judge started reading the jury's verdict... lost his composure as the list of charges continued. "count eight: defendant is guilty of the crime of forcible oral sodomy and punishment is set at 20 years." a jury of eight men and four women deliberated for more than forty hours before finding holtzclaw guilty of rape and sexual battery -- in all, 18 of the 36 charges he faced. outside the courtroom, demonstrators had little sympathy for holtzclaw, who was convicted on his twenty-ninth birthday... ( protesters singing ) "happy birthday to you!" while some of them find justice in the guilty verdict, others worry about what the punishment will be when holtzclaw is formally sentenced in january. ( demonstrator outside court ) "i'm sure that they're going to try and run it together so he won't see nothing but 30 years, and that's not fair to us. it's not fair to my daughter. it's not fair to any of the victims or the

as andrew spencer reports... trump is using language some people might find offensive. donald trump got a bit vulgar, monday, in a political attack on hillary clinton. he said everything associated with hillary clinton has been losses. ( donald trump / (r) presidential candidate ) "even a race to obama. she was going to beat obama. i don't know who'd be worse. i don't know. how does it get worse? but she was gonna beat, she was favored to win, and she got schlonged. she lost. i mean, she lost." trump's comments at a campaign stop in grand rapids, michigan, comes even as he demands an apology from her for a claim she made at saturday's democratic debate. ( hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate ) "he is becoming isis's best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting recruit more radical jihadists." trump tweeted demanding an apology, saying she made up the story, and re- upped on his criticism monday night. ( donald trump / (r) presidential candidate ) "she's terrible. 'donald trump is on video and isis is using him on the video to

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andrew spencer reports protests have continued, as the city's mayor moves to create a new task force. former chicago police officer jason van dyke surrounded by apparent supporters. they escorted him past the reporters waiting outside. van dyke made bail... ...hours after a judge set his bond at one-and-a-half- million dollars. van dyke faces a first-degree murder arge in the killing of laquan mcdonald during a confrontation with police in october 2014. an autopsy showed van dyke shoho mcdonald 16 times. sincecehe dash cam video o was released to the public last week, protests have been a steady reality in chicago. those demonstrations have remained mostly peaceful, as leaders urged people to stand together. "use your voice and shout it out: it's all about unity." "it's all about unity."chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling for the creation of a task force on police accountabilit y. his office says it will review the kinds of oversight police officers get and how the city trains them. the move comes as emanuel finds himself amid a political f festorm over the city's handlininof th

as andrew spencers reports, in the aftermath, people are trying to clean up and hold themselves together. --reporter pkg-as follows-- only when lightning flashed in the darkness could people see the tornado in the distance. you can see the damage easily now, after one of the torandoes hit copeville, texas -- ripping this home into the air. ( glenn king / storm survivor ) "it was pretty traumatic. we just came out to assess our own damages, and he's over there yelling for help." ( debralee king / storm survivor ) "we realized that he was running across the road with his baby." debralee king's her to take his newborn child to the hospital. she did, while her husband, glenn, helped try to get the man's wife out of what was left of their home. ( glenn king / storm survivor ) "she was pinned in there between a wall and the door." she survived. her baby did not. a tornado destroyed an elementary school in red oak, while -- just a few blocks away -- willard jordan and his family cowered inside a closet. ( willard jordan / storm survivor ) "that sound. i just can't get that sound out of my head.

andrew spencer tells us protests have continued, as the mayor moves to create a new task force. officer jason van dyke walked d supporters. they escorted hihi past the reporters waiting outside. van dyke made bail... ...hours after a judge set his bond at one- and-a-half-million dollars. van dyke faces a first-degree murder charge in the killii of laquan donald during a confrontation with police in october 2014. since the dash cam video was released to the public last week, protests have been steady reality in chicago. those demonstrations have remained mostly peaceful, as chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling for the creation of a task force on police accountability. his office says it will review the kinds of oversight police officers get & and how/the city trains them. city's handling of the shooting. protesters question why e video was kept from the public for charge only came after a judge i'm andrew spencer, reporting the next hearing forrhe officer will be held on december 18th. the suspect in friday's deadly shooting inside a planned parenthood clinic made his first

andrew spencer shows us what will go into the jury's decision. prosecutors argue officer william porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie gray's lifefe "the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and that's what makes their case very strong."over the last two weeks, they've also argued porter went against department policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a baltimore police transport van. porter's defense has said the opposite: arguing standard to pin responsibility on the van's driver, caesar goodson. "i just don't see where the state has convinced anyone that -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- thaha simplylyot belting him in whwh it wasn't his responsibility reflected a callous disregard for the life of freddie gray."the big questions at the center of this trial are when -- during the 45-minute ride -- did freddie gray suffer r a fatal neck injury and whether -- and how quickly -- porter tried to get him medical help. the jury will weigh those questions as they c

. >> andrew spencer reports the severe weather impacted much of the midwest and south just as people are traveling out of state to see family and friends for christmas. >> we came back -- a near death experience. >> some people made it to safety just in time. >> we were in the house, we heard the wind picking up. we dashed out to the storm center and 45 seconds, and it just hit. we would walk out of the storm center, everything was gone. >> reporter: others weren't so lucky. several people died as a large tornado formed in northern mississippi that left a trail of damage for miles and miles moving well into tennessee. >> i couldn't even find my house. it was just that bad. trees were just everywhere. >> reporter: overnight first responders in several states worked to make sure no one was trapped under debris looking for help. >> our number one priority if we have someone stranded or trapped, we try clear each highway going door to door to make sure we can eliminate all the possibilities. if there is still someone that needs help. >> reporter: the storm damage across the midwest and m

i'm andrew spencer, reporting saudi arabia has announced a new anti- terror coalition. an announcement published by the state-run saudi press agency said the alliance will fight terrorism "by all means." east, asia and africa. it will have a joint operations center in saudi arabia's capital. typhoon melor has weakened as it crosses over the central philippines. but it left one man dead and a lot of areas without power. 730-thousand people evacuated before melor hit. the government weather bureau says the typhoon is packing wind gusts of up to 106 miles per hour. it's expected to weaken to a tropical storm by tomorrow. now for a quick check on your weather with stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on a day with a partly to mostly cloudy sky and much less wind. highs will generally range from 40-45 from north to south. while no major systems are in the offing for the next five days, there still remains a small shower chance for late tonight into tomorrow morning. this would drop less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall, if that.

i'm andrew spencer, reporting. ((brian loftus)) > and as we told you in our first half hour... that deadly storm band is moving through louisiana this morning./// let's get to ashley... in for sherry this morning, with a look at today's weather. ((ashley conroy)) here's a live look from our boulder cam -- the linq looks morning. very cold out there -- just above freezing right now -- be looking for that sunrise this morning around 6:50 -- look for the sun starting to come up around 6:25 -- our sunset tonight right at 4:33 pm. ....................... here's your day planner -- by 9, it'll be 38 degrees -- warming into the mid-40's by noon -- our high around 48 degrees -- then getting colder as the night goes on. ....................... thankfully, most of those winds have moved through southern nevada -- we had high gusts near 40 miles per hour on saturday afternoon -- nothing like that in the next few days. we'll see some winds pick up overnight at mount charleston -- and down in the colorado river valley in the teens -- so if you're traveling at all in those areas, look out fo

andrew spencer shows us what led up to yesterday's decision. officer daniel holtzclaw shook nervously as the judge started reading the jury's rdict... ...and increasingly lost his composure as the list of charges continued. "count eight: defendant is guilty of the crime of forcible oral sodomy and punishment is set at 20 years." a jury of eight men and four women deliberated for more than forty hours before finding holtzclaw guilty of rape and sexual battery -- in all, 18 of the 36 charges he faced. outside the courtroom, demonstrators had little sympathy for holtzclaw, who was convicted on his twenty-ninth birthday... "happy birthday to you!"while some of thehe find justice i ithe guilty verdict, others worry about what the punishment will be when holtzclaw is formally sentenced in january. "i'm sure that they're going to try and run it together so he won't see nothing but 30 years, and that's not faiai to us. it's not fair to my daughtete it's not fair to any of the victims or the people of our community."ho ltzclaw was fired from the police

as andrew spencer reports, the severe weather impacted much of the midwest and the south, just as people are traveling out of state to see family and friends for christmas. --reporter pkg-as follows-- "we...came that close. it's like a near-death experience." some people made it to safety just in time. "we were in the house. we heard the wind picking up. we just dashed out to the storm shelter, and we had 45 seconds, and it just hit. we walked out of the storm shelter; everything was gone." others weren't so lucky. several people died as a large tornado formed in northern mississippi. it left a trail of damage for miles and miles, moving well into tennessee. "when the tornado was over, i couldn't even find my house. bad." "trees was just everywhere." overnight, first- responders in several states worked to make sure nobody was trapped under debris, desperate for help. ( master sgt. ray hall / mississippi highway patrol ) "that's our number one priority: if we do have someone that is stranded or someone that is trapped, we're trying to clear each street, each county road, each highway, go

reporter: andrew spencer reporting. shaina: it been almost two weeks since a deadly accident killed an iowa state freshman at lincoln way and ash, right across from the iowa state campus. 18-year-old emmalee jacobs was hit and killed early on december 14. investigators have examined surveillance video from nearby businesses, even talked to some tipsters. but so far, no arrests. the iowa state patrol has released the names of two people killed in a crash near newell. 19-year-old juan lopez hurtado and 46-year-old maria hurtado gaitan both died when their vehicle collided with another on highway 7. two other people were injured. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. volunteers are spending their christmas morning helping others in need. meals on wheels joins mercy medical center to cook 300 and -- 350 meals. the meals will go to those in the community who are less fortunate or disabled. preparing the food as early as 5:00 this morning. 65 volunteers joined in around 9:00 to package the food. turkey with gra

as andrew spencer reports, in the aftermath, hold themselves together. --reporter pkg-as only when lightning darkness could people see the tornado in the you can see the damage easily now, after one of the torandoes hit copeville, texas -- ripping this home into the air. ( glenn king / storm survivor ) "it was pretty traumatic. we just came out to assess our own damages, and he's over there yelling for help." ( debralee king / storm survivor ) "we realized that he the road with his debralee king's neighbor begged newborn child to husband, glenn, the man's wife out their home. ( glenn king / storm survivor ) "she was pinned in there between a wall and the door." she survived. her baby did not. a tornado destroyed an elementary school away -- willard inside a closet. ( willard jordan / storm survivor ) "that sound. i just can't get that sound out of my head." ( willard jordan / storm survivor ) "...to hear wood buildings cracking, ripping stuff up. all we could do was run to the closet and pray, you know?" around the dallas area, the damage ranges from lig

i'm andrew spencer, reporting a lot of people tuned in to watch the debate last night... including many from the democratic party. fox5's shannon moore has a recap of what they thought about the debate and the topics discussed there's plenty to morning after last nights showdown. many democrats still reeling over what was said. its very obvious the rebuplican focused on uniphonic policies and creating fear in alienating immigrants and people who live in this country its scary i think it's really scary we caught up with those folks at the watch party who shared a few scoffed at the comments made most were obviously less than impressed with the overall show bernie sanders live tweeted during the debate attacking the candidates and their proposals to fight isis calling them nonsense. the two will have plenty of time to deliver full responses when they debate on saturday for their 3rd and final debate of the year. of course we have much more continued coverage of the dabate on our website including a poll of who you'd vote for. just visit fox5vegas.com for more info. nevada s

andrew spencer has very latest on severe weather. >> we came that close to the near death experience. >> reporter: some people made to it safety just in time. >> we were in the house, we heard wind picking up, we got to the storm shelter. we had 45 seconds. it hit. we walk out of the storm shelter, everything was gone. >> reporter: others weren't so lucky, several people died as a large tornado formed in northern miss sip that i left a trail of damage for miles and miles moving well into tennessee. >> i could not even find my house, it was just that bad. trees were every wherereport overnight, first responders made sure to work to make sure none was trapped under debris and needing help. >> our number one priority is if we have someone stranded or trapped we're trying to clear each tree, each county road, each highway going door to door to make sure we can eliminate all of the possibility that there is still someone that needs help. >> reporter: storm system left damage across midwest and south, flooding road, downing trees and damaging homes in parts of the kentucky, illinois, indian

andrew spencer has more on a busy night of cleanup.... and rescue missions. "we...came that close. it's like a near-death experience." some people made it to safety just in time. "we were in the house. we heard the wind picking up. we just dashed out to the storm shelter, and we had 45 seconds, and it just hit. we walked out of the storm shelter; everything was gone." people died as a large tornado formed in northern mississippi. it left a trail of damage for miles and miles, moving well into tennessee. "when the tornado was over, i couldn't even find my house. it was just that bad." "trees was just everywhere." overnight, first-responders in several states worked to make sure nobody was trapped under debris, desperate for help. "that's our number one priority: if we do have someone that is stranded or someone that is trapped, we're trying to clear each street, each county road, each highway, going door to door to make sure we can eliminate all the possibilities there's someone that needs help."the storm system left damage across much of the midwest and the south -- flooding roads,

andrew spencer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> meanwhile, investigators are trying to pinpoint what caused a fiery crash that killed three people in northeast philadelphia. it happened early sunday morning, police say, chevy camaro sped down toward dale avenue and crashed into tractor-trailer parked near the holmesburg bridge. firefighters found three vehicles engulfed in flames. neighbors say accidents like this have happened before. >> there has been few accidents, people running in the back of the trucks, people running, like, hitting the sides of the trucks, because sometimes they have them things sticking out on the sides. >> investigators say, the tractor-trailers were parked illegally. police say all three victims were in the camaro. >>> two philadelphia police officers are expected to be okay after a cruiser crash in kingsessing. the officers were responding to a call when the accident happened at 53rd street and springfield avenue. there is no word if anyone was in the other vehicle, if they were injured, or what caused that crash. >>> happening today, new judge takes over for a n

andrew spencer reports, some colorful language some might if find offensive so we bleeped it. >> donaldmp got a bill vulgar monday in a political attack on hillary clinton. he said everything associated with her has been lost. >> even a race to owe bamm, a she was going to beat obama. i don't know who would be worse? i don't know. how does it get worse? but she was going to beat, she was favored to win, and she got (beep) she lost, she lost. >> trump as comment at campaign stop in grand rapids michigan, comes as he demands apology from her at a claim she made at saturday's debate. >> he is becoming isis' best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihad is cents. >> she said she made up the story and re upped on his criticism monday night. >> she is terrible. donald trump is on video and isis is using him on the video to recruit. and it turned out to be a lie. she is a liar. >> later said they did not have specific video of isis using clips of trump but instead point today social media comment from

many protesters have i'm andrew spencer, van dyke is due back in court december 18th. new at noon: police are investigating the deaths of two people in a des moines home as homicides. it happened monday afternoon. police were called to the house to investigate a possible shooting. a man and a woman were seen leaving the house. when police went in --they found the bodies of a man and a woman. two small children were also in the home.. police removed them and they are o-k. police have not released how the two were killed and no arrests have been reported. university of iowa police are investigating after a racist comment is found on a bathroom door. police only describing it as "a racial slur." in a statement, university of iowa president bruce harreld said quote "this act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated." around this time last year, a university art teacher put up a piece on the pentacrest. it resembled a k- k-k member. many students were hurt by the display...leading former university president sally mason to create a "black student advisory jeb

andrew spencer, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> pennsylvania state senate is moving forward with the the process that could oust attorney general kathleen kane. all 50 senators have voted for a plan that includes a committee hearing on january 12th. at that time panel will decide if kane can perform her cute business a suspended law license. her license was suspended after she was charged with per injury any montgomery county. kane would have an opportunity to testify. >>> philadelphia police want to you look at surveillance video to help them fine a armed robbery suspect this happened at king philly laundry on the 58 hup block of market street on december 2nd. police say suspect fired a shot at a laundromat employee and pistol whipped him during a struggle. police say the suspect goes by the name salem. >> the male finally walks out of the business ape walks off. we think he is familiar with the area he knows what time these employees come n we think they come at four or 5:00 in the morning. clearly he knows how to open a door. he sneak in there without employees knowing he is comin

andrew spencer for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> switching gears right now the sixers are celebrating their first win of the season, and it came in front of the packed house. but, a lot of the fans were there to bid farewell to a future hall of famer. >> number 24, kobe bryant. >> kobe got a standing ovation from the philadelphia fans after his introduction. the last night was his last game in philadelphia he is retiring at the end of the season. the sixers presented bryant with his lower merion high school jersey and once started he came out firing. he nailed his first three pointer and finished with 23 points on the night. innings isers robert covering todd had 23 and innings isers win 103-91 but kobe loved every minute of it. >> it what's motion -- emotional, deeply appreciative. it was beyond belief. it was a very special night. >> fans of all ages showed up, some wearing kobe gear to the well last night. the the five time nba champion and 17 time all-star received standing ovations before, during and after the game. we're told a sixer ticket runs about eight bucks on line but las

andrew spencer has more. a student posted this video of school resource officer helping break up a fight... ...but then, you see the officer throwing punches. the fight happened at millard south high school in omaha, nebraska, near the end of the school day. some students caught it on their cell phones. ( andreas dunn / senior, millard south high school ) "what people fights: just stand and stare, pull out their cameras, start recording..." the video shows security trying to break up a scuffle between at least two students. then the resource officer jumps in. the officer throws at least there punches, then he's seen subduing the student on the floor. millard school district released a statement, saying in part, "we are grateful no students or staff were seriously hurt. we see the videos you see. we have begun and will continue our investigation." the omaha police department says it has temporarily reassigned the officer, adding that the video only showed a "snippet" of the fight -- quote -- "...but failed to

andrew spencer gives us a look at the communiiies hit hard. in the darkness, only when the lightning flashed could people see the tornado in the distance. you can see the damage easily after one of the torandoes hit copeville, texas ... rippiig his home intotohe air. "it was pretty traumatic. we "we realized that he was running across the road with his baby." debralee king's neighbor begged heheto take his two-day-old child to the hospital. she did, while her husband, glenn, helped try to get the man's wife out of what was left of their home. "she was pinned in there between a wall and the door." e survived. er baby did not. -- willard jordan and his family "...to hear wood buildings around the dallas area, the damage ranges from light to devastaing. eiggt of e reported aths happened garland, which -- the national weather service now says -- wass t by an e-f-four tornado. "i have no heat, no to have her family withher. "as long as they're safe, i'm happy with that -- regardless where i'm at." ...a sentiment many of the storm survivors can appr

i'm andrew spencer, reporting>> the new ikea is coming together... one piece at a time. and we just got our first look inside! crews broke ground on the 350-thousand square foot building at the 215 and durango back in april. most of the exterior work is already done... so now they're moving inside. this particular store will have more than just furniture and home decor... it will also have a restaurant and a " "it's a really fun place to shop. typically our customers that come here will spend about two to three hours in the building. we focus on family friendly, but of course we are for the many. we're for everyone. college students, senior citizens, empty nesters, families with young children. we have something for everyone."" the store will bring about 300 permanent jobs to the valley. it's set to open some time next summer. the big game is tomorrow! the royal purple las vegas bowl kicks off at 12:30, at sam boyd stadium. bitter rivals utah and b-y-u will square off in what they're calling 'the holy war.' fox five's nick lagrange joins us in studio with a preview of th

>>andrew spencer: the trade and not to south office foundation but he and six of the pitch will survive by dashing into storm shelter to the couple would just celebrated a 36 with the anniversary died in storm there are two among more than a dozen people in tennessee mississippi and arkansas killed by the storm this week the family of three inside suffered only minor injuries wicking up on christmas day with this mess left to clean up another strain for families were nonetheless thankful that they still have each other. >>will tran: the recently shown the shooting of 17 year-old has led to weeks of protest the officer involved has been charged with first-degree murder some of california's most dangerous and is asking for more densely was cause of the prisoners to have health problems and psychological stress the watsonville couple is definitely on the nice lest this with the donated their money into 14 different charities people are overwhelmed home by the extraordinary contribution. >>will tran: the generosity not and would share your holidays another big check for two to $5,000 to wat

andrew spencer shows us what will go into the jury's decision. prosecutors argue officer william porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about "the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and that's what makes their case very strong."over the last two weeks, they've also argued porter went against department policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a baltimore police transport van. porter's defense has said the opposite: arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. they've tried to pin responsibility on the van's driver, caesar goodson. "i just don't see where the state has convinced anyone that -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- that simply not belting him in when it wasn't his responsibility reflected a callous disregard for the life of freddie gray."the big questions at the center of this trial are when -- during the 45-minute ride -- did freddie gray suffer a fatal neck injury and whether -- and how quickly -- porter tried to get him medical help. the jury will weigh

andrew spencer shows us what led up to yesterday's decision. former oklahoma city police officer daniel holtzclaw shook nervously as the judge started reading the jury's verdict... ...and increasingly lost his composure as the list of charges continued. "count eight: defendant is guilty of the crime of forcible oral sodomy and punishment is set at 20 years." a jury of eight men and four women deliberated for more than forty hours before finding holtzclaw guilty of rape and sexual battery -- in all, 18 of the 36 charges he faced. outside the courtroom, demonstrators had little sympathy for holtzclaw, who was convicted on his twenty-ninth birthday... "happy birthday to you!"while some of them find justice in the guilty verdict, others worry about what the punishment will holtzclaw is formally sentenced in january. "i'm sure that they're going to try and run it together so he won't see nothing but 30 years, and that's not fair to us. it's not fair to my daughter. it's not fair to any of the victims or the people of our community."ho ltzclaw was fi

andrew spencer reports protests have continueue as the city's mayoror moves to create a new task force. walked out of jail monday night, surrounded by apparent supporterssthey escorted him past the reporters waiting outside. van dyke made bail... ...hours after a judge set his bond at one-and-a-half- million dollars. van dyke faces a first-degree murder ccrge in the killing of laquan mcdonald during a confrontation with police in october 2014. an autopsy showed van dyke shot mcdonald 16 times. since the dash cam video wasas released to the public last week, protests have been a steady reality in chicago. those demonstrations have remained mostly peaceful, as leaders urged people to stand together. "use youou voice and shout it out: it's all about unity." "it's all about unity."chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling for the creation of a task force on police accountabilit y. his office says itill review the kinds of oversight t police officers get and how the city trains them. the move comes as emanuel finds himself amid a political firestorm over the the shooting. protesters questio

andrew spencer introduces us to the other victims. staff sergeant peter taub, the father of a joel taub / father of staff sgt. his father spoke to him via skype a few weeks ago but didn't even know where he was. ( joel taub / father of staff was in he says his son didn't sgt. peter taub ) "he seemed to be in pretty good spirits. i think he was a little melancholy, because he wasn't home for the holidays and missing his family." taub and five other american soldiers died in a suicide bombing outside the bagram air base in adrianna vorderbruggen, who fought fooyears against the military's old "don'tsk, don't tell" policy. she leaves behind a wife and a son. the family of staff sergeant louis bonacasa says he called him his hero. staff sgt. louis bonacasa ) "it was always a blessing to have him in my life." ( vinny bonacasa / brother of staff sgt. louis bonacasa ) "he was cut from a different cloth. family. he loved his country. he died doing what he wanted to included staff sergeant chester mcbride, a former high school athlete from a s

andrew spencer, kwwl police have the driver in custody. overnight, they were checking to see if she had any alcohol or drugs in her system. three people die in a fiery crash on the interstate. authorities say a driver took a u- turn while crossing into mexico -- and sped off the wrong ay on the interstate. the driver crashed into another car, killing both people inside. the cars burst into flames. one person dies when a greyhound bus crashes into an s-u-v. this happened in texas. the driver of the s-u-v died and a passenger has serious injuried. police say 16 people on the bus were hurt. investigators are looking into the cause of the crash. the friend and former neighbor of one of the san bernardino shooters is due in court today for a bail and detention hearing. enrique marquez is charged with conspiracy to commit crimes of terrorism.. and federal weapons charges. purchased the two assault rifles used by syed farook and his wife in the massacre that left 14 dead and more than 20 woundee. a french newspaper is reporting new details about

andrew spencer takes a look back at the major world events that in april. with a magnitude of around kathmandu, killing more than eight-thousand people. plaud / attack survivor ) people arrive were covered with blood." three groups of attackers, armed with guns and suicide vests, hit six spots in and around paris -- including a concert venue and a soccer stadium. the attackers killed 130 people and injured hundreds of others. the november attacks were also a grim reminder of what happened in january, when two gunmen forced their way into the offices of the french satirical magazine, "charlie hebdo" -- a publication which whose body washed ashore in turkey, drew more eyes to the flood of refugees trying to conducting airstrikes in syria in september -- as images of a young boy, whose body washed ashore in turkey, drew more eyes to the flood of refugees trying to enter europe through whatever means they could find. many of them among the four-million syrians fleeing the war in their country and violence at the hands of isis. russia began conducting airstrikes

andrew spencer, kwwl news. there were about 3-hundred law responded to the shooting. a gun range owner is oofering training to church leaders. the owner says it's because so many mass shootings have happened in gun-free zones. so far the california man has trained 500 ministers and church which was introouctory handgunn class for church security members, we had nine different churches that were represented with about 25 students who came." he says being armed doesn't mean you necessarilyyave to shoot -- a weapon can be used simply as a deterrent. today -- the defense is expected to begin to lay o ot its case as one of the officers charged in freddie gray's death is on trial. the officer is charged with manslaughter, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. gray suffered a spinal cord injury in police custody and later died. if convicted on all charges, the officer could face up to 25 years in prison. many people out of their homes after an apartment building catches fire. theeouston area apapatment complex. no one was hurt -- but there's around 20 units in the

andrew spencer takes a look back an earthquake hit nepal in april. with a magnitude of seven- terror attacks rocked paris -- and the wold -- on friday, november 13.( denis "...like a bloody mess. like, there was blood everywhere. even people arrive were covered with blood." three groups of attackers, armed with guns and suicide vests, hit six spots in and around people and injured hundreds of others. the november attacks were also a grim reminder of what happened in january, when hebdo" -- a publication which whose body washed ashore in turkey, drew@more eyes to th flood of refugees trying to enter europe through whatever means they could find. many of them among the four-million syrians fleeing the war in their country and violence at the hands of isis. in september -- as the u-s-led coalition has done. ...but tensions grew quickly, s the white house ccused russia of launching strikes at non-isis targets -- including uus-backed rebees. in ovember, turkey shot down a russian fighter jet the turkish government says violated its airspace; russia denied

andrew spencer tells us closing arguments begin today. prosecutors argue officer william porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie gray's life. "the prosecution has beyond whht the public expected, and that't' what makes their case very strong." over the last two weeks, they've also argued porter went against department policy by not transport van. porter's defense has sasa the opposite:e:rguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. they've tried to pin responsibility on the van's driver, caesar goodson. "i just don't see where the state has convinced anyone that -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- that simply not belting callous disregard for the life of freddie gray." the big questions at the center of this trial are when -- during the 45- minute ride -- did freddie gray suffer a fatal neck injury and whether -- and how quickly -- porter tried to get him medical help. the jury will@weigh those questions as hey consider the charges against porter: involuntntry mannlaughter, second- degree assault, miscond

i'm andrew spencer, kwwl news the sixth victim of the attack was staff sergeant michael cinco. the 28-year-old lived in mercedes, texas -- a small town near the mexican border. a woman who police say deliberately drove her cr onto las vegas sidewalks killing one person and injuring dozens is scheduled to appear in court. lakeisha holloway being held without bail until this morning's hearing. she's with one count of murder and child abuse. accused colorado planned parenthood shooter robert dear also heads to court today dear faces more than one hundred felony charges related to the shooting and stand off police say he orchestrated the day after thanksgiving. it killed three people including one police officer. in a previous court appearance dear admitted his guilt...saying he was a waior for the baaes. the man who lent his gun to the boston marathon bombers is free. yesterday he was sentenced to time already served -- he spent months in jail he claims he loaned the gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombing. prosecutors say tsarnaev and his brother used that gun to@k

andrew spencer shows us how candidates are preparing. the last republican debate of the year pits nine likely dominate the questioning. "the key issue, the most important issue facing the country right now, as far as terrorism is concerned, is the aftermath of what happened in paris, san bernardino. these individuals, they want to be president of the united states, the commander-in-chief, and we want...""...to make sure americans know where they stand." donald trump heads in with more support than ever: 41- percent nationally among likely republican voters according to a new monmouth university poll -- leading the next candidate, senator ted cruz -- by 27 points. presidential candidate "we're hearing all these announcers saying, 'well, who's going to take on trump, tonight?' 'who's going to hit trump hardest?'" "bring them on!" presidential candidate "yeah, i would say bring them on. who cares? what difference does it make?" the debate will draw contrast between the republican candidates, as some of them continue to also draw contrast wi

i'm andrew spencer, reporting opening statements could begin the next few days. protesters continue to rally in the streets of minneapolis weeks after a man was shot and killed by police.. the protesters took their fight to city hall, demanding justice they're demanding the city release tapes of the shooting. "i don't know how many times awakened to see the injustice is to really get to know the laws and change the laws that does not benefit our sons and daughters." pastors called the rally the 'tale of two cities- when it comes to racial disparities.' the head of chicago's police department is fired a week after killing a teenager. the mayor asked superintendent garry mccarthy to resign. the mayor praised his record, but saying now is a time for "fresh eyes and leadership"... "i feel strongly as mayor of the shooting of mr. mcdonald requires more than words of sadness. it requires that we act." the mayor also announced the review current department policies and procedures. it's been over 60 years since rosa parks was arrested on an now, there's a new historical

i'm andrew spencer, reporting mississippi governor phil bryant declared a state of emergency in seven counties. here in eastern iowa, a storm damaged twisters gynmastics in hiawatha on wednesday. strong winds blew heating units from the roof -- down to the ground -- destroying three of them. the owner says each of the units weighs nearly 12- hundred pounds.. more than 50 people were inside the gym during the storm. (cg: john mangold/ owner of twisters gymnastics) "i looked up at the ceiling and you could just see the ceiling just wavering, i going to come off the building." outside -- bleachers were thrown across the parking lot -- damaging multiple cars. the gym owner tells us he believes his truck was totaled. the iowa state patrol says a 15 to 20 car pileup was reported on interstate 35 north of ames. crews closed down this section of i-35 for an hour. there are no reports of injuries this morning. some sad news this christmas out of florida. four people were killed in a fiery crash. three family members were on their way to visit their grandmother for christmas when the unthinkabl

. >> yep, andrew spencer tells us many others are counting themselves lucky for having avoid the same fate in this unusual weather pattern. >> this tiny building may have been with saved tony goodwyn's life when the tornado hit tennessee southwest of nashville. >> when i saw it all i thought oh, crap we're in trouble. >> knocked his house off it foundation, but he and six other people survived by dashing into a storm shelter. >> i have my grandson under my arm. everybody got in except for my sister-in-law and i'm yelling at her, common. >> the second she got inside he said he shut the door and put down t bar. >> kim just celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary died in the storm. they are two among more than dozen people in tennessee, mississippi and arkansas killed by the storms this week. nice to see the images of what's left for houses like this one, family in three inside suffered only minor injuries. >> this is a miracle. there is no way that three individuals were in this house at this time. and they walk away. >> waking up on christmas day with this mess left to clean up, anot

andrew spencer has the latest. officer william porter testified that he knew freddie gray from his patrols of the west baltimore neighborhood. he said, quouoe, "freddie lawyers asked if he was sorry gray had died, porter responded, "absolutely." gray died in april, aaweek after officers put him in the lt. during the ride, somehoo, gray suffered a broken neck. the van made six stops during his 45-minute ride to the poice station. pbosecutors allege porter should have called for a medic after the fourth stop, when gray asked for help. porter testified that he didn't realize gray needed immediate medical assssstance until the last stop. with one of his attorneys at times demonstrating gray's position, porter testified that people transported in wagons were never secured with seat belts -- certainly not the people he put in wagons: roughly 150, he says, department in 2010. on wednesday, porter told the jury, quote, "it is the sponsibility of the wagon driver to get the prisoner from point a to point b." during cross ex

andrew spencer has an update of where the trial is at. a pool of 75 potential jurors showed up on monday. them, a smaller group of jurors the trial of officer william porter. charged with manslaughter, assault, and reckless endangerment, porter is the first of six baltimore city police officers to be tried in connection with the death of freddie gray. gray died in police custody, after being put into the back of a police van without a seat belt and, somehow, ending up with a severe spinal injury. he died a week later. hundreds of people were arrested; more than 100 police officers injured. officers facing charges are each being tried separately. all of them have pleaded not guilty. porter doesn't face the most serious charges. that would a depraved heart. his trial is expected to begin in early january. i'm andrew spencer, reporting opening statements could begin today. we've learned more about the four soldiers killed in a helicopter crash at fort hood. all four of them were assigned to the second battalion, 291-st aviation regiment, fir

i'm andrew spencer, van dyke is due back in court on december 18th. the university of chicago is set to reopen today. police arrested a 21-year-old yesterday -- he's charged with making an online threat...saying 16 whhe men on campp would be killed in retaliation of the white officer killing a black teen. the suspect in friday's deadly shooting inside a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs will remain in jail with no bond. robert dear is charged with first degree murder. three people, including one police officer, were killed and nine others were injured. so far, investigators have not released a motive behind the shooting. if convicted, dear could face the death penalty. bond is set at two million dollars for the man accused of killing a waitress who asked him to stoosmoking. he faces first degree murder. the woman because she asked him to put out his cigarette. boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is asking for a new trial in a different venue. his lawyers will appear in court to death for his role in the bombing, which left three peopl

. >> daniel: andrew spencer has emotional stories. >> reporter: officer leading people down a hallway can try to comfort them. >> try to relax. i will take a bullet before you do, that's for sure. >> i meant what i said. helped them calming down and relax and. >> reporter: first responders stories after mass carnage in san bernardino, california with 14 people being killed. >> who wereific. i have -- horrific. never seen anything like it in my life. >> i did not know who was in the back of the car shooting at us but i could hear rifle coming out of the back of the carp. >> now knows the person was tashfeen malik. investigators believe the other shooter, syed farook, actually planned an attack before. two u.s. official tell cnn farook and another person planned an attack in 2012 with a specific target in california and official says the two got spooked after a round of terror related arrests in the area and decided not to go through with the attack. law enforcement official say husband and wife got two of the weapons they used last week several years ago from a former next door neighbo

reporter andrew spencer has the latest police officer jason van dyke walked out of jail monday night, surrounded by apparent supporters. they escorted him past the reporters waiting outside. van dyke made bail... ...hours after a judge set his bond at one-and-a-half- million dollars. van dyke faces a first- degree murder charge in the killing of laquan mcdonald during a confrontation with police in october 2014. an autopsy showed van dyke shot mcdonald 16 times. since the dash cam video was released to the public last week, protests have been a steady reality in chicago. those demonstrations have remained mostly peaceful, as leaders urged people to stand together. ( protester ) "use your voice and shout it out: it's all about unity." ( crowd ) "it's all about unity." chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling for the creation of a task force on police accountability. his office says it will review the kinds of oversight police officers get and how the city trains them. the move comes as emanuel finds himself amid a political firestorm over the city's handling of the shooting. protester

i'm andrew spencer, kwwl news new this morning...an iowa man grain bin. it happened in clarke county. theheriff says 39-year-old eric reasland was working with the owner of the farm to get corn out of the bin. the owner went to operate the auger at the bottom of the bin -- reasland became trapped. he was there for three hours before rescue crews could get him out. he died at a hospital. his job...protect the effigy mounds national monument...includin g native american remains. now the monument's former superintendent is accused of stealing the remains. thomas munson was in federal court yesterday. he's accused of keeping remains in his garage. the u-s attorney says munson has agreed to a plea deal. (kevin techau/u.s. attorney for a guilty plea hearing be set in this important matter at the earliest p pssible date." munson served in the position at effigy mounds for 23 years. he claimed "affluenza" meaning his wealthy parents didn't raise him to be responsible. the texas teenager killed four people in a 2013 drunken- driving wreck. he was 16. his probation

andrew spencer, kwwl news. there were about 3-hundred law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting. a gun range owner is offering training to church leaders. the owner says it's because so many mass shootings have happened in gun-free zones. so far the california man has trained 500 ministers and church security teams. "the last class that we just did which was introductory handgun represented with about 25 students who came." mean you necessarily have to shoot -- a weapon can be used simply as a deterrent. two afghan national flight team members who've been training in the u-s are missing. according to moody air force base in georgia -- they two men did not report to work on monday and no one has heard from them. the men have been training in the u-s all year and the air force says they do not pose a threat. several federal agencies are searching for them. an iowa woman is one of the two people who died in a plane crash in north central missouri. the 1940s plane went down in a field. the medical exam

reporter andrew spencer has the latest. "prosecutors argue officer william porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie gray's life. ( doug colbert / university of maryland law professor ) "the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and that's what makes their case very strong." over the last two weeks, they've also argued porter went against department policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a baltimore police transport van. porter's defense has said the opposite: arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. they've tried to pin responsibility on the van's driver, caesar goodson. ( warren brown / attorney and courtroom observer ) "i just don't see where the state has convinced anyone that -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- that simplynot belting him in when it wasn't his responsibility the big questions at the center of this trial are when -- during the 45-minute ride -- did freddie gray suffer a fatal neck injury and whether -- and how

cnn's andrew spencer gives you the latest in this week's edition of now showing. >> reporter: in concussion, will smith plays a pathologist that discovers a pattern of brain damage in football players pep the movie struggles -- the move follows his struggle to bring attention to and get something done about the concussions. it's rated pg-13. point break is a retelling of the 1991 hit of the movie of the same name. it follows an fbi agent that reveals a run of poaivel thieves. point break is rated pg-13. jennifer lawrence stars in joy, which tells the story of a suburban housewife who starts a wiz business empire de spite incredible odds. >> don't ever think the world owes you anything, because it doesn't. >> reporter: joy is rated pg- 13. find out what's so funny about the housing bubble collapse in the big short. the movie tolls 4 housing financiers. the big short is rated r. will ferrell and mark wahlberg face off in daddy's home. ferrell plays a step dad trying to win the favor of his kids when their father comes moment the movie is rated pg-13. >>> a hard freeze warning. what are with t