in moments marines already in a battalion are stationed into a caravan. ♪ like two other such ready battalionsard ships in the mediterranean and the far east, the unit from the boxer is able to react, literally, on a minute's notice. 20 minutes after the call for help is received, a spearhead platoon with full combat gear is on the ground in the dominican republic. quickly the platoon sets up a defense perimeter to ensure the safety of the american embassy and of civilians who have taken refuge in the ambassador hotel. ♪ immediately united states citizens are evacuated from the danger area. as the situation in domingo grows worse, the company follows the platoon ashore. and the company is soon joined by the rest of the battalion. ♪ >> one of the first jobs is to clear a corridor for necessary movement and communications and to provide a buffer zone, a neutral area between rebel forces and dominican government troops. [ gunfire ] ♪ within the neutral corridor, once it is established, the situation becomes fairly stable. but to wander out of it even by mistake can mean trouble. of four marines w

that was battalion chief mark winkelman with the fire department. a single apartment fire at the midtown commons and apartment and st. lawrence. firefighters do have it contained. luckily no injuries. and the road here will be closed for the next hour and a half. reporting live in midtown reno, back you to. >> thanks so much. >>> turning now to the weather. the warming trend continues. changes on the way. collin jackson joins us now with our full forecast. collin. >> oh, it's far from over this whole thing called winter. isn't that great? first talk about lake tahoe and what's happening tomorrow morning. a lake wind advisory meaning it will be gusty. it starts in the morning. ends at 10:00 p.m. mainly the north and eastern shore of the lake we're looking at winds 15 to 20 miles per hour possibly gusty nothing the 40-mile-per-hour range. so if you are boating on the lake because you can't fanned it any longer, right, because it's been so warm, have at it. the conditions are going to be changing too. today's high 66. we drop to the freezing point this

in moments marines already in a battalion are stationed into a caravan. ♪ like two other such ready battalionsard ships in the mediterranean and the far east, the unit from the boxer is able to react, literally, on a minute's notice. 20 minutes after the call for help is received, a spearhead platoon with full combat gear is on the ground in the dominican republic. quickly the platoon sets up a defense perimeter to ensure the safety of the american embassy and of civilians who have taken refuge in the ambassador hotel. ♪ immediately united states citizens are evacuated from the danger area. as the situation in domingo grows worse, the company follows the platoon ashore. and the company is soon joined by the rest of the battalion. ♪ >> one of the first jobs is to clear a corridor for necessary movement and communications and to provide a buffer zone, a neutral area between rebel forces and dominican government troops. [ gunfire ] ♪ within the neutral corridor, once it is established, the situation becomes fairly stable. but to wander out of it even by mistake can mean trouble. of four marines w

the amount of african american troops was only three battalions less. it's an interesting question of how they were trying to deal with it at the time. basing their cost estimates on north africa in itself is quite amazing. who was responsible for that stupidity? mr. klinek: the issue with the african-american replacement is that the war department is very explicit -- at that point there estimates are 10.6% of the entire united states population is african-american, and therefore no more than 10.6% of the armed forces can be african-american because i don't want to put a disproportionate burden. this is a small experiment that looks like it has promise. the war department, beetle smith -- you will is what will happen if this is the largest, you will have calls for social change and civil rights back home. the war department says, we are not ready to handle that right now. we've got to make sure it stays in proportion. they actually even change the wording of the announcement that goes out. they send out an announcement to african-american units and say,

the amount of african american troops was only three battalions less.s an interesting question of how they were trying to deal with it at the time. basing their cost estimates on north africa in itself is quite amazing. who was responsible for that stupidity? the issue with the african-american replacement is is very war department explicit -- at that point there estimates are 10.6% of the entire united states population is african-american, and ofrefore no more than 10.6% the armed forces can be african-american because i don't want to put a disproportionate burden. experiment that looks like it has promise. department, beetle smith -- you will is what will happen if this is the largest, you will and calls for social change civil rights back home. the war department says, we are not ready to handle that right now. we've got to make sure it stays in proportion. they actually even change the wording of the announcement that goes out. they send out an announcement to african-american units and say, you will be assigned without to race. eisenhower reads th

it depicts first and second platoons, c company, 1st battalion fifth marines. they're honoring three dead, which you can see three rifles stuck in the ground with helmets on top of them. on the back he wrote what he knew of the men. one he named -- his name was robert sawaya, another he called the new guy and another he called mr. point. i can look up the names. mr. sawaya was killed on december 19th, 1967. and so by looking up the people who were in that company, who died on the same day, i found out that the other two men are probably william edwin pearson, who was the new guy, and eddy lee jackson, who was mr. point. the one-fifth marines chronology gave the reason for their death, they were hit by a booby trap consisting of two or three artillery rounds. buried on 16 december, and lead wires were followed with negative results. the incident resulted in one killed in action and six wounded in action. but two of the men obviously later died. and the new guy, mr. pearson, he had been in vietnam for just 24 days before he was killed. so both of these notes were

he is charged in the murder, both members of the second battalion 82nd combat aviation brigade. fayetteville police responded late saturday night; died at the hospital. the other is being held at the detention center without bond. john: a marine killed by isis has ties to our state. the state department says he was expeditionary unit. he was killed by rocket fire when his base came under attack. his death comes as defense officials announced they are deploying more troops to the he wthe presidential candidate coming to the defense of one of his supporters after one of the most violent confrontations get. john: pain at the pump. gas prices surging. what you can expect to pay, and what is to blame for this hike. don: as you head out the door, temperatures in the 30's and 40's. tomorrow will be colder, but how mijohn: will come back. with talk about the allergy forecast. a little relief yesterday. it's going to jump back up, today and tomorrow running in the highest categories. it in for the end of the week. 36 in roanoke, 39 in raleigh, 40 in rocky mount, 39 in durham, 42 in fayet

reno fire battalion chief tells me there are no injuries. right now investigators remain on scene. we have no word. toos too soon to say what the cause of the fire was. they said it started in the bedroom of the apartment. the road is still closed here and opened within the next half an hour. >>> another news. crying foul of hiring of out of state workers at the tesla factory side sooit. they held a protest this morning. >> terri, some of them say they are being displayed by cheaper out of state labor. >> reporter: that is the complaint. the deal with tesla requires it hire 50% nevadaness to build the factory. about 68% are nevadans. when we're talking about that construction work force. they are in compliance with the criminal act and the law. still these local construction workers say some of these have workers. the reason the out of state workers are doing the job for less money. these worksers say the nvens with the -- he says these families were hoping the factory would turn around their situation after seeing six years of a construction decline. >>> tesla argued that they nee

[speaking russian] >> translator: they are all members of the elite battalion of the army of the name [inaudible name], which means the north. [speaking russian] >> translator: there is a brother who was declared -- who was declared surged for killing one of the individuals in dubai . [speaking russian] >> translator: and so the file of the investigation, i have no doubt that these other people that were killed were part of it as well. [speaking russian] >> translator: the links are undeniable. however the investigative committee of the russian federation did not bother to check it. and to question. [speaking russian] >> translator: what we do not know and what we are still trying to figure out is what we could do with the last one in this chain of the assassination or if there is someone else behind him. [speaking russian] >> translator: it is obvious to me that he was guilty in murdering them. but we still need to figure out if there were higher-level persons behind him or not. >> translator: and i should say that for the russian authorities, for the russian government, no informati

. >> that's why battalion chief jeff holden has been monitoring since 10:00 this morning. >> we look at where the streams are, we look at radar to see what kind of rain is coming. >> with all the ground saturation, the creeks and rivers can handle just so much water in one storm. but with multiple storms on the way, the petaluma fire department is ready. >> we can absorb a little rain when the rivers are really high and the system will handle that. but if our systems are full and we have another rain event coming, then we're going to have problems. >> well, the problems already here. there are some school closures on our screen. and don't be fooled. i'm told if the rain stops, there can still be flooding. >> we went back into the archives to see the last time the san andselmo creek flooded its banks. >> as the rain comes down, you're sure to see see sandbags in front of businesses preparing for the worst. >> i'm good friends with the lady who measures the creek. she said, johnny, be mindful. >> johnny wasn't an employee when this happened but the owner told him the shop had nearly th

the 34-year-old was captured while fighting with a battalion against russian backed rebels.he was accused of directing border fire that killed two russians. some have condemned the trial as for her to be jailed for over 20 years. in belgium, police have identified a new suspect in the paris attacks from last year after they found traces of dna on explosive remnants. the development follows last week's dramatic arrest of the assumed ringleader of salah abdeslam. they now want to know how he remained at large for so long despite a massive manhunt. reporter: pressure for results, and investigators say there is still much work to be done. "i hope at the salon -- i hope abdeslam help. we have several pieces of the puzzle. we are far from completing that puzzle." belgian authorities are hailing the arrest of abdeslam. he was shot and wounded in a district. his detention seconds later just around the corner from his family home has failed to silence the critics. this is the suspect that they are now looking for, najim laachroui. they were seen at the hungarian austrian border. anot

the battalion chief told me he was worried it would spread quickly. the owner is working with fire investigators to learn how it happened but the owner did leave about an hour before the fire started. at this moment, fire officials are checking out the damage inside the building including the kitchen and pool room and >> this restaurant has been added to over the years. it's like there are four different wings to it. the way they are connected, you get tighter smaller areas, you want to make sure that the hidden fire isn't in those areas where the sides of the building are joined together. >> reporter: part of albemarle is shut down. it could cause problems for the morning commute. here is mark taylor with alternate routes. >> in and outbound not permitted to get through on albemarle before or east of central avenue. heading inbound in the next couple of minutes, the only options are harris, hickory back to central or back to able albemarle or west on harris. either way it will take time. something that we will watch in the traffic center and let you

. >> reporter: there is a battalion chief in our area who standard. they are not cheap. one estimate to put them in ohio's 5200 off ramps is $27 million. in cleveland, derrick waller, news channel 5. >> you can stay up to date on this story with our app and turn into good morning cleveland tomorrow morning for more information. >>> hudson police have identified the two bodies found in a home on ravenna road. stephen bice and his 42-year- old wife kristi died from gunshot wounds. investigators and turned gun on himself.>>> dozens of mothers whose children were killed by police gathered in cleveland today. some came from as far away as new york and florida to support the mother of brandon jones. the group held a vigil or jones today. he was killed by cleveland police after breaking into a store one year ago. in the meantime, alisha kirkman's son, angelo miller was killed by police in 2007. today was the first time she returned to the site where her sunday. >> i was able to get the strength to be able to come back here. i appreciate my mother's from all over who came to sup

south florida city park the uss fort lauderdale will have the capacity to deliver a fully equipped battalion of more than 700 marines. the decision to honor fort lauderdale highlights historic ties to the navy. fort lauderdale was an important naval training center during world war ii. >> cool. >>> coming up next, new research reveals what most of most of our diets can be summed up in just two words. >> but chocolate chip cookies is three words. much extra passengers have >>> new research finds that ultra-processed foods are a huge chunk of american's diets. they found that ultra-processed foods comprised almost 60% of the total calories consumed and 90% of the caloric intake from added sugars. researchers say these foods are worrisome because they are generally high in added sugars, saturated fat and sodium, which contribute to a wide variety of health problems including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.>>> now to a consumer alert. lawmakers are looking to crack down on airlines and beer quote ridiculous fees for things like checked bags and changi

italians have zero casualties. 45 battalions have died in mali, bali, new york, paris, belgium. zero in italy. how come nobody pays attention to italian model? zero? >> i which of the i did as a separate italian model. you asked the question. several times so i will answer. having spent time with law enforcement and intelligence in rome, they do a great job. they are not acting alone. they are part of the european union. there's open borders. so there's a big element of skill and there's a big element of luck. god forbid it could be an attack in italy tomorrow. i wouldn't be so brave as to say italy has got it right, the rest of europe has got it wrong. or other countries that have not had as many attacks there. i wouldn't say it's completely different model. i would also say they are different to the nature of these communities are different in different places. the biggest thing to me in terms of brussels, which we're focusing on because of this week's attacks, is that they've note about these communities were not integrated for a very, very long time. it wasn't a priority, an

families made it out safely--but watched their homes and most of their things burn.grant preseau, battalion chief1:51:46the far apartment towards the west was the apartment that was fully involved when they got here. flames were through the roof. firefighters say the fire started in an end unit-- engulfing the rest of the building.just one unit-- lisa's--was spared from major damage.her family was able to recover their belongings.and despite the devastating losses- -everyone is safe.1:50:24 everybody got out. nobody was left there. nobody died. nobody was hurt. nobody was injured. thank god for that. 3 another big delay over the weekend, for local airline passengers. "allegiant" had to ground *another flight for mechanical issues. this time, from fort wayne, indiana... to st. petersburg. the passengers did eventually get here... on *another plane. and now, a new report is blasting the airline for its maintenance. 3 it's from the teamsters, the union that represents allegiant air pilots. the report examines nearly one hundred incidents.. from september 2015 to january 2016. they include 35 e

assisted the killer. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: they are all members of the elite battalion of kadyrov's army. named sefer, which means the north. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: it is headed by a brother of adam zelen caffa who was declared, whose warranty for arrest -- who was declared and searched by interpol for killing one of the yem dez brothers in dubai. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: so the file of the investigation, and i have no doubts that these are the people who killed nemtsov. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: their links to kadyrov are undeniable. however, the investigative committee of the russian federation did not bother to check it and to question kadyrov. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: what we don't know and we're still trying to figure out is was the kadyrov the last one in this chain of the organizers of the assassination or there was somebody else behind him. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: it is obvious to me that kadyrov is guilty in murdering nemtsov but we still need to figure out if

. >> if i'm a battalion chief, and i say you have to take that duseldorf up there your severely.ou can't handle that yourself. how are you to deal with suicidal ideations? you have to ask for help, absolutely have to. >> in the fire service there's just not a stigma about asking for help but about suicide itself. national memorials for firefighters like this one don't honor those who commit suicide. their names are not included. we met tim casey's brother sean aat a memorial for firefighters across town from tim's home in colorado springs. >> this has to be bigger, there are a whole lot of firefighters that gave their unconditionally. until they died. all of a sudden, when they die, their death is conditional on how they will be remembered. >> here is 2015, over 80 firemen have taken their own lives this year. how many names are here? >> twaif maybe prospect. >> those names are not included on this list. >> why? why? it would be nice to know that his name was down here. just because it deserves to be here. who's going to argue with me that it doesn't? i'd like to have that argume

one of those with major damage is former fire battalion chief who said he barely had enough time to get his wife into the safest part of the home. >> as soon as i got her in, the door closed shut and got on top of her and i heard my roof leave or be drawn away. >> reporter: the damage is even worse in michaela, alabama. four people were taken in for treatment and 30 homes damaged. >>> drivers in buffalo might have to stop bragging about how good they are driving in winter conditions because a little bit of ice caused a lot of problems there last night. police had to shut down an overpass after a pile up with ten vehicles. other bridges and ramps were closed after th >> ice is the great equalizer l. >> you don't need a lot of it. >> you can be in buffalo, anywhere. >> good morning, guys. wet roads and the winds. it will be so windy. >> i thought it would be much colder this morning. >> it's coming. >> you will see it on the map. you can see the cold air waiting to come on in. with the wind out of the northwest 20, even up to 30 miles per hour. bracket no audio [. only into the 30s in the

meeting i was coagulate going to comment on how many paramedic captains in los angeles one merry battalionisrepresented for station 49 that as viewed several tasks that officers used to do no longer have to do includes the bio medicine and electronic care charges and log cut to the chase they're assigned to other members that were full-time and the supervision of the members were done by the operation chief i no longer have to deal with the tasks they're only after hours the other issues that was narcotics i sure you narcotics are secure and safe at station 49 they're not disappearing i took a reassignment and with chief gonzales and chief maloy we addressed that issue and corrected this issue there were things before that were not dealt with and since corrected no ongoing problem another issue that was brought up is access to the captain i assure you captain city of chicago is assessable than any other captain the fire department it is on my person the entire shift so all the crew members are assessable foosz i'm assessable via text and overwhelms and with the younger generation text is t

the battalion chief tells us the lay out made it tough. >>> this restaurant has been added to over the years. so it's almost like there's four different wings to it. so just the way they're connected, you get tighter and smaller areas, you want to make sure the hidden fire isn't in the areas where the sides of >> firefighters estimate the fire caused ant $60,000 in damages. >>> at any moment, part of independence boulevard is expected to reopen. crews are repairing a leaky water main on the inbound lanes near sunny side avenue and 277. they shut it down today for prep work. it's the same spot crews had to close back in february because seeping water iced over creating a significant danger for drivers. the spot will shut down tomorrow night through the weekend. it'll reopen monday in time for rush hour traffic. >>> a major declaration, the u.s. has determined isis is syria. what that official term means for the fight against isis. >>> finger pointed on capitol hill right now over the flint water crisis. the mistakes officials say the people's slions of >>> all new at noon, just in the p

she volunteered in the battalion-- batal ooshgs lian. accused of exiting human rights violations. she was also elected in aborigine sentia to the parliament but that did not give her immunity for a trial that was unfair >> we found that the judge has refused to admit material that could potentially serve as an alibi for her. they refused to admit either to admit material or to summon witnesses, potential defense witnesses or have refused to order independent expert analysis evidence. that really undermines the fairness of the trial. >> reporter: in the weeks proceeding the end of this trial, ukrainian protesters spent days outside the embassy expressing their anger. her case attracted international attention. >> an immediate an unconditional release >> reporter: the european union and president obama called for her release stating that the detention went against the agreement. she says she will not appeal the ruling. it is very possible that she will be heading home soon. she is on top of ukraine's prisoner swap list in exchange russia will get two intelligence officers held by ki

battalion chief jeff holden petaluma fire department >>:there is a large basin that feeds the river systemfeeds the petaluma river. so, we monitor rain fall and then we monitor the streams. >> jeff : the area near stony creek road and petaluma boulevard is where firefighters will be paying the most attention. you can see this area is where the flood waters can build up. this video from 2014 shows an example of the flooded conditions that usually accomany heavy percipitation like what is expected on thursday. >> holden : that is where the confluence of all the creeks come inall at the north end of town. so, if we get a bunch of rain to the west of us and a bunch of rain to the east of us and it all comes down to the river at the same point that is where we, typically, experience most of our flooding in the last ten years. jefffire officials say they are ready for rescue operationsusually it's drivers who get stuck in flooded intersections but they say many mobile homes are nearby and may need to be evacuated if the water gets too high. i'm jeff bush in petaluma, kron four news. >> pam :to reduce

according to fire officials the 8 firefighters and one battalion chief were responding to a report of a natural gas leak just before 2:00 local time when a large explosion occurred. fire crews say the explosion was likely caused by a natural gas leak. the blast sent debris across the area and windows were shattered in buildings as far as two blocks away. they are all hospitalized in cuts, bruises and burns. kyla: with more than a foot of rain so far and the potential for more parts of northwest louisiana are under a mandatory evacuation order. about 100 homes are already flooded in one area. and officials have been conducting rescue operations. now with fears that water could flow over a levee authorities are warning residents of several subdivisions that they must evacuate. several cars and homes were swallowed in high water in the suburb on the southside of shreveport on wednesday. people are urged to stay off the roads, since up to another foot of rain is expected to hit the region by the end of the weekend. mark: people are paying their respects to the late nancy reagan. the forme

to ukrainian battalions with one fire strike. army has not experienced this level of high-intensity war , if we have a major heart fight in our hands and desert storm press desert storm would have been it. vago: it is still king of battle, as the russians have always looked at it. but now with the dimensions. >> they are precise and fighting the target, but where we are sending one round against one tank, they're hitting it with multiple. they are also doing it with canisters. you have all of these submunitions. scanner will lines, the top attack that revolutionized the gold where and care the rock -- scared the russian general staff. all of our munitions are gone because of the convention. in the 80's we would say they have three times as much artillery, and we have time 54 -- five-time times more effective munitions. no have a lot less artillery and do not have effective munitions. it is a game plan for disaster. combine that with our forces, in light vehicles. in this environment, light vehicles burned and everybody goes of in

the soldiers belong to the 1st battalion 265th air defense artillery. the group's primary provide security. a fight breaks-out plane! it happened after angeles. luanne joins us with the backstory. witnesses say two drunk wome refused to turn down their "tunes." and they were waving the speaker in the air, asking other passengers: "what are you going to do?" things escalated quickly. several women were pulling each other's hair, pushing each other, even throwing punches. the flight attendants were trying to break it up. airport police got on the plane, and arrested all five women. eventually released. no charges were filed. one person got a ticket. no one was seriously hurt. trending headlines. the first one comes from the "huffington post". it reads "florida governor rick scott embarrasses himself, and america, on national tv" scott was being interviewed on m-s- nb-c's "morning joe" when he was asked about one of trump's most recent comments. during an interview with c-n-n wednesay..trump said that he "thinks islam hates us." asked for scott's opinion h

foreign language ] >> translator: in my -- in our report we present information about a chechen battalion [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: the battalion was headed by an active police law enforcement officer of chechen police. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: kadyrov has an independent military unit under his control, allows him to talk independent -- to be independent in russian politics and to approach anybody he wants to with the -- from the position of force. [ speaking foreign language ]ton of force. [ speaking foreign language ]ap with the -- from the position of force. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: the more battle ready is kadyrov's army, the more aggressive is kadyrov in dealing with people in russia. i'm not referring only to opposition activists but also to the russian law enforcement agents -- agencies. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: last year at a meeting of the chiefs of the security services in chechnya, kadyrov gave an order to shoot to kill at any russian law enforcement officer who comes to chechnya without personal per

meeting i was coagulate going to comment on how many paramedic captains in los angeles one merry battalionisrepresented for station 49 that as viewed several tasks that officers used to do no longer have to do includes the bio medicine and electronic care charges and log cut to the chase they're assigned to other members that were full-time and the supervision of the members were done by the operation chief i no longer have to deal with the tasks they're only after hours the other issues that was narcotics i sure you narcotics are secure and safe at station 49 they're not disappearing i took a reassignment and with chief gonzales and chief maloy we addressed that issue and corrected this issue there were things before that were not dealt with and since corrected no ongoing problem another issue that was brought up is access to the captain i assure you captain city of chicago is assessable than any other captain the fire department it is on my person the entire shift so all the crew members are assessable foosz i'm assessable via text and overwhelms and with the younger generation text is t

. > >> reporter: that's why local battalion has been monitoring local streams and creeks in the area. >> we look at radar to see what kind of rain is coming. >> reporter: with all the ground saturation, the creeks and rivers can handle just so much water during one storm, but with multiple storms on the way, the petaluma fire department is ready just in case flooding becomes a problem. >> we can absorb little bits of rain when the rivers are really high and the system will handle that. but if our systems are full and we have another rain event coming, then we're going tahave problems. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> one of the way to combat that flooding san francisco hoping a new flood control system will work as the storm moves in. city workers put up a wall of plastic blocks set up around the mission district. they're weighed down with recycled water and the barriers are expected to stop the movement of flood water. the city's testing those barriers out and if it all goes well, more are going to be placed around the city. >>> 4:33. all the rain is prompting city leaders to open

battalion 6, we need a full response. i have firefighters missing. >> reporter: nine firefighters were caught in the blast at this local market. >> we've got two buildings that have been heavily damaged. >> reporter: the building, decimated by the powerful explosion. and surrounding businesses heavily damaged. >> at that moment, i was thrown on the ground and there was broken glass. >> reporter: again and again, we've seen the result. powerful explosion. like this house in new jersey. and firefighters, often the first ones on-scene, even before gas lines can be safely secured, risking their lives. >> they had their protecting equipment on. otherwise, the gyres would have been more significant. >> reporter: the blast zone is massive. you can still see pieces of the building scatters up in the treatments there. amazingly, the nine firefighters tonight are out of the hospital with only minor injuries. david? >> neal karlinsky with us tonight. neal, thank you. >>> now, to missouri, and to the murder spree that left five peopl

meeting i was coagulate going to comment on how many paramedic captains in los angeles one merry battalionisrepresented for station 49 that as viewed several tasks that officers used to do no longer have to do includes the bio medicine and electronic care charges and log cut to the chase they're assigned to other members that were full-time and the supervision of the members were done by the operation chief i no longer have to deal with the tasks they're only after hours the other issues that was narcotics i sure you narcotics are secure and safe at station 49 they're not disappearing i took a reassignment and with chief gonzales and chief maloy we addressed that issue and corrected this issue there were things before that were not dealt with and since corrected no ongoing problem another issue that was brought up is access to the captain i assure you captain city of chicago is assessable than any other captain the fire department it is on my person the entire shift so al the crew members are assessable foosz i'm assessable via text and overwhelms and with the younger generation text is th

battalion 6, i need a full response. i have firefighters missing. >> reporter: nine firefighters were caught in the blast at this local market. >> we've got two buildings that have been heavily damaged. >> reporter: the building, decimated by the powerful explosion. and surrounding businesses heavily damaged. >> at that moment, i was thrown on the ground and there was broken glass. >> reporter: again and again, we've seen the result. a gas leak, followed by a powerful explosion. like this house in new jersey. and firefighters, often the first ones onscene, even before gas lines can be safely se >> the firefighters had all of their personal protective equipment on, otherwise the injuries would have been more significant. >> reporter: the blast zone is massive. you can still see pieces of the building scattered up in the trees there. amazingly, the nine firefighters are out of the hospital with only minor sxwroirpz neal karlinksky, abc news, seattle. >>> so the city of flint, michigan will stop sending out water bills till

he was a signed to the second battalion 6th marine regiment of lejune and says it remains under investigation. >>> there is no shortage of comic book heroes at the box office, but the stories often focus on male characters. >> one young entrepreneur in comic has a larger message. >> reporter: the creator isn't your normal writer. she has two bachelor's degrees and an m.b.a. she turned to her childhood love when the banking industry crashed. >> i started losing interest in something i started reading and i thought, why am i not interested in they're not reaching me. >> reporter: so she created her own. >> there's kala, who is african-american, and she's from south carolina. >> reporter: five strong women, different cultures, different powers, one message. >> the world is bigger than our little box. the world is huge and it's colorful, and people should just kind of embrace that and stop fighting it. >> reporter: he characters fight while knocking down cultural, and female stereotypes. >> and when we portray in entertainment, or we're dumb. so why can't you be sexy and always be amaze something

i was based in camp lejeune in jacksonville, north carolina, and i was with 3rd battalion, 6th marines. and i served about 4 , 5 years, and i was injured on my second tour. >> and what was the injury? >> i ran over a roadside bomb, and i ended up breaking everything hip down and had multiple surgeries back in bethesda, maryland, at walter reed, where i got my prosthetic on my left leg and learned to walk again and got >> so you've decided to do something that 99.9% of most people would never do. you joined the military at a time when there's conflict around the world. you went over and served in an active conflict. you got injured in a terrifying place, in a terrifying way, came home, and had to deal with losing a limb and having to relearn how to walk. and then you get a call from people [laughs] and, stunningly, find out that you got a home. and this home was built just for you, basically, right? >> yes, yes, it was -- me and a future family, you know, if need be. >> hopefully not need be. hopefully will be. [ laughter ] yeah, not a half-bad-looking guy, right? [ laughter ] so, now,