amy: that is brandi meadows. did you know about ththe abuse of your sister? >> i found out about it in 2011, so around five years ago. she did go back, and that is normal for victims of domestic violence to go back. she loved him and she wanted her family to be together. she has told me in conversations, he has told her, "we are going to be better" and she went back. that is normal for domestic andence victims to do experience. it is hard for people who don't understand domestic violence, who have never grown up in it, that is -- she is going to do that. i explained that to my mom and my family that it is normal, even though it is hard for us to understand. it is normal and domestic violence. amy: you are next for. you are police to take the who deals with domestic violence? >> i'm not in a bird, but i am a detective in our domestic violence unit. i handle cases every day. i deal with victims every day. and advocates and prosecutors and judges every day. amy: have you seen a case like this before? >> no. in him a 17 years of being a police officer, i have nev

. >> reporter: for brandy cook and her daughter, this is wearing on nerves after last summer's devastating fire season. >> my biggest thing is i want to know if it will be standing or not so i know where to put my kids.>> reporter: brandy's daughter is assuming the worst and inoculating herself against the possibility that their home may be a pilot --.>> for me, i pretty much am going to say it is gone and i'm going to let that go. if it is there, great.>> reporter: people who call lake county home, survived fires last year and they now say the clinton fire is three igniting old fears. >> we have been through the situation many times. it makes it more difficult each time you go through it because you get worried more and more. each time they evacuate you, it seems to be more serious each time. >> reporter: this is the area that the fire storm blew through in lower lake yesterday evening. coming up on kpix 5 at 6:00 , we will introduce you to an owner in the neighborhood who is the definition of lucky.. kpix 5 news they are serving meals to evacuees and first responders. it is at designated

>> more brandy too. >>> hello, ivan. >> is it my turn? >> it is. >> you didn't give me a heads >> that is something we're going to be looking at the next few days. that was the euro there. over the next -- three to five days really have to pay close attention to that. the european, not so much american but the european has a tropical system heading in our direction. it looks weak now, that could change and will oscillate back and forth. we'll continue to follow that for you. as far as the afternoon highs we'll get back into the 90s and as far as our summer thunderstorms, they are back this evening i think most of us will be getting on the wetter side. so looking pretty good with plenty of sunshine, at least early on. we'll be back with more on futurecast coming up. >>> coming up -- a message for isis. the sign a muslim group put up is getting a lot of attention and the reaction they were >>> the associated press says wikileaks is exposing more than government secrets, it's compromising providersy of innocent people. names of rape victims

the secret the fredericks say is to pour a little brandy on it to preserve it. secret is to drink all that champagne before you even try to eat it so you don't remember. >> i don't know if they have original teeth still but... [laughter] >> how about a circular saw. >> let's head out this morning. peels of cake on most of the roads as you drive into work. this is 95 in the ongoing work zone at girard avenue but extra restrictions tonight through thursday nights starting at 9 o'clock we're going down to just one lane northbound between girard and allegheny on 95 so overnight the next few nights you can expect delays and of course our septa trolley tunnel blitz continues overnights the next few nights but right now those trolleys are running normally. david. >> cool and comfortable in the northern and western suburbs. i'm hearing from some of you on twitter and facebook where you're saying it almost feels like autumn out there this morning and sure thing with a 50-degree reading in quakertown and pottstown, 56 in saint davids. center city philadelphia still at 64

by the time -- oh, i thought this is brandy. [ laughter ] >> this is just water. you cheated me. >> i have the brandy. >> i could talk another three hours. [ laughter ] . >> anna, we are going to close the program in just a moment. we'll soon be -- we'll be at the close of our program shortly. we do have time for just a couple of questions. i want you to know that it is our tradition at first person that our first person has the last word. so before we finish, i'm going to turn back to anna again to close our program. needless to say, we were only able to just catch a glimpse of all that anna could have shared with us and we could have had you talk for three -- three more days. >> oh, yeah. >> and what we don't even begin to touch upon is what happened after the war. not only immediately after the war, the circumstances that anna began to describe for us, getting married, and then spending the next 19 years living under communist rule before anna and her two sons and family were able to leave and come to the united states. we could have a whole afternoon just begi

godley elementary school 2nd grade teacher brandy young is all about hands on in class learning...which is why this year she is trying something new..."get it girl. i like it." ...she won't be assigning homework to any of her students.in a letter sent home and now going viral on social media she explained her decision to parents.(mrs. brandy young/ godley elementary)"research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance. rather i ask you spend your evening doing things that are proven to correlate with student success."instead of homework mrs. young is encouraging families to eat, read, and spend leisurely time together."we're trying to be innovators here and develop much focused on them pushing paper when a child goes home." and as you'd imagine this is one idea her 2n graders are loving.(brooke sheldon/ 2nd grader)"i like it because we get to play outside, and when we read books and go outside we learn about new things." 7-year old brooke sheldon's mother made the original post to facebook which has now been seen tens of thousand of times across the globe.(saman

brandy. top layer of my cake and i said i've got back, why don't we eat a piece of that to celebrate and that's how the tradition started. >> we still love each other, and we enjoy each other's company. >> it's a cooperative venture that lasts and lasts if you allow it to. >> so, what is the secret to more than six decades of wedded bliss? all the understanding and compromise cake seems to do the trick for the fredericks. and a little bit of brandy. it is certainly good to be the king. still to come, the epic present lebron james tracked down for his wife on her 30th birthday. it must be good to be king and queen. lebron james had quite the evening surprising his wife with that amazing birthday gift. apparently, his wife savanna always wanted an iconic ferrari test a row set made famous on miami vice. he surprised her with a car saturday night for her 30th birthday. lebron posted a picture of the car on his answer saying it wasn't exactly easy to come by. the couple and celebrated the night w

the keynote speakers include brandy caminar, celebrity brand strategist. actress alexis cara and deborah memming injury from the brand ideal image. meming er. >> i want to welcome jessica ravelli from working women of tampa bay and tamika benjamin, president and ceo of the swim digital group. thank you for coming in. it's a super busy time for you. tell us what folks can expect in two weeks? >> first let me say thank you so much for emseeing, you are amazing for tampa bay. we're so glad to have you with us again this year. it's our fourth year. as you mentioned we have fantastic speakers from around the country. three of them from coming from l.a. so that is an extra special treat. two of the women you mentioned, alexis and brandi are hometown girls who are now in l.a. but super excited to come home to hear to tampa bay. we're at ferguson hall which is a beautiful venue and the straz. >> are tickets till available? >> working women conference, workingwomenconference.com is where you get them. you mentioned the theme of resilience. we want the women underst

in the letter, brandy young says she will not give out formal homework. she instead recommended families spend more time together. we checked out what local teachers and families think about this policy. >> do you like having homework? >> no. >> homework? >> >> a little bit. >> reporter: it's a dream come true for every kid in school. no homework for the whole school year. >> it's awesome. i wouldn't have to do any homework. >> reporter: brandy young, a second grade texas teacher sent home a letter announcing the new no homework policy. it's now sparking a debate worldwide on whether or not homework should be distributed. >> not everything can be accomplished in time frame in child build. i think homework is important. >> i need to know what you're doing inside your classroom and what the teacher is teaching you, what you're learning. i need to know those things and with homework, i can see. >> reporter: but some parents believe -- >> it's too much. the kids have so many activities and i know my granddaughter, she's at 10:00 at night doing homework. >> re

another of leon's most famous sauce nls is made primarily from pig's head, pork shoulder, brandy, nutall spice mixed in for flavor. man, it's good. >> this we would eat with my father. i'm going to get some here. >> anthony: he knows how good his stuff is. it's a beautiful day in leon. >> yeah. a city that believes absolutely in the power of food, one name is everywhere, a name that brought honor, attention and millions of visitors to the city, though there have been many chef heroes in the annals of gastronomy, one name stands above all others, murals, bridges, markets, casual, the name of miser paul. one of the nations great culinary schools. just to give you an idea of the fundamentals you're expected to learn before you become a creative genius all your own, meet these guys. and the institute 's top dog. chefs and mof's all. otherwise known as mufs. >> pretty much pay your flight home, private. master chefs. >> every four years they have this mof competition. the master craftsman of france. >> there are craftman where you can acquire the mof. >> see that red, white and blue, that

brandy old-fashioneds will be served, as will pot roast sandwiches, booyah, traditional pasties, cheese curds and there'll be a friday fish fry. thbrownsand packers will kick-off the pre-season at 7 p- m tonight. because we have the olympics here on today's tmj4 tonight, you can watch the game on w-m-l-w. and a reminder: the packers' regular season starts, september 11th. just ahead - drinking! how it changes when you get married. 4 your money this afternoon.... here's a look now at the markets at the close of business today.... more money headlines now.... sales are up at j-c penney stores...the department store recently brought back appliances and remodeled some areas inside stores. those moves helped fuel sales... but the retailer still faces challenges as it tries to twitter is officially denying rumors that it will be shutting down in 2017. the rumor began spreading on twitter early on thursday -- using the hastag save twitter. no word on how the rumor started. but some tweets claimed it originated from a twitter user who was unhappy with twitter's handling of online bullying. the

thank you, brandi. am tiffany wilson for abc7. >> and alexis, how do we get around this? >>> you can still use v.t.a. and access the bus bridges but hearing from the spokesperson it could be a linger be problem through most of the day and through the evening commute. the emergency repair, again, in downtown san jose, the original update we have gotten from v.t.a. as far as information on the bus bridges is that 901 was short everyoned. at first it was between san antonio and curtner and now it is between san antonio and tamien with no major issues in the san jose area. we have a problem in the sunol area and i will show thank you in less than 10 minutes but, drew is on the roof the happy friday. >> happy friday, alexis we will have a nice looking afternoon and it is the weekend. on the golden gate bridge camera, smooth sailing 101. we have a quicker burn off today with sunshine today and through the weekend and similar forecast, and temperatures are cooling as we head to sunday. >> in marin county, a th

brandy is determined not to have that story overshadow her home. she tells me how coming here will help her heal. >> it was empowerment. you can get your guard d but moving strength -- being strong. one day at a time and being a survivor. >> reporter: getting answers in cleveland, shanice dunning, cleveland 19 news. >> romona: other honored guests included two women who i know very well. former wzak host kim zelers and speaker yvonne pointer. >>> pinpointing the weather where you live. now your cleveland 19 first alert forecast. showers here. but you have to downpour right over brook park. and this stretch of i480. this little stretch here. and brookpark road. this is not moving very fast. it's tracking towards parma seven hills. so you're probably seeing the darker clouds to the west there. bloomfield and route 87 here just southeast of middlefield a couple more. and then we're watching this line that's moving through detroit. you more lightning. so we'll see what that goes. some of the short-term models do bring this out over the lake this evenin

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. >> preserve it is really, the brandy and preserves it and softens it. >> reporter:he couple got married august 19, 1965 in new york. tradition started a year late on their first wedding anniversary. >> you know something, the caterer gave my mother the top layer of the cake. i said i got it. why don't we eat a piece of how the tradition started. >> it is a little tough, but it is cake. >> reporter: ann's grandmother made it for their wedding day. a tra doytion have dark fruitcake in her family. >> she made the cake, and it had to hang in their cellar in new jersey in cheesecake bags to age because it needs to start aging before you ice it. >> reporter: so what is the crecet of more than six decades of wedded bli >> that's spright and we enjoy each other's company. >> it is a cooperative venture that lasts and lasts if you allow it to. >> reporter: all this understanding and compromise coupled with wedding cake seem to do the trick for the fredericks. >> it's important to us because it just says we are still together and glad of it. >> reporter: down to the very last drop. save every las

brandy young sent this letter home to the parents of her second grade class in the godley independent school district. the letter announced the new homework licypoyoung said she's read research that proves homework doesn't help students.one parent loved the idea and posted the letter to daughter quote-- "is loving her new teacher already!" ld: that's my grandfather with a brand new truck. it wasne of the first to come fe out of this plant in 1923. but today, too many good manuctinjobs are shipped away becau of a that will save taxpayer money and help busins create jobs here. i' feim ssold and i approve this message because we don't need an economy that works only for ceos, ? >> wyatt: this is not the solution, steffy >> steffy: there is no solution. that's why i have to go. >> wyatt: i know my mother is a huge problem. but she doesn't have to be the end of us. i n't cept that. she won't destroy our marriage. we'll figure it out. >> steffy: i can't -- i can't do it anymore. >> wyatt: so we'll figure something else out! >> steffy: okay, tell me. tell me one thing we haven't tried. any w

." >>> in chester county, two people escaped injury when a fire broke out in their home in east brandy wine township. inside the home, a blaze went two alarms before firefighters were able to gain the upper hand. the people who lived there were able to escape, but the home was destroyed. >>> police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian early this morning. the victim was crossing black course pipe near fox place about 1:30 this morning when it happened. investigators say two vehicles may have been involved. police are working to identify the victim and i'm getting a good description of the vehicles involved. >>> a man in camden was shot to death in front of a group of children. police are asking for you to help. here is rick williams with a crime fighters report. ♪ >> reporter: detectives say the events of friday, april 15 are some of the most brazen they have ever seen. >> particularly heinous act. >> reporter: the 34-year-old was standing at the corner of 8th and sheldon. >> it took place in the broad daylight. dozens of witnesses and many, many young childre

teacher brandy young sent this letter home to the parents in the godley independent school district. the letter announced her new homework policy. she said research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance so she said she would not be formally assigning homework this year. young wrote that instead of homework - she suggested parents spend their evenings eating dinner as a family, reading together, playing outside and getting your child to bed early. the new york times... targeted in a cyber-attack. how the hack could be part of a bigger plot. and...if you don't count government employees... more than half met with hillary clinton while secretary of state... gave money to her foundation. this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right more than half the people outside the government who met with hillary clinton while she was secretary of state - gave money to the clinton foundation. that's either personally - or through companies or groups. according to a review by the associated press - at least 85 of 154 people from private interests

. >> brandi young, a second grade teacher sent a letter home to parents issuing the no homework policy. >> it's sparking a debate on whether or not it's a good idea. >> it's an extension of the classroom to help the child build. i think homework is important. >> i need to know what you're doing inside your classroom. i need to know what the teacher is teaching you. i need to know what >> some parents believe it's too much homework. kids have activities. my granddaughter at 10:00 at night is doing homework. >> parents frequently look up answers to math or science homework questions without telling their children. >> every time we do homework, it's just boring, very boring. and they don't learn anything from it. >> the texas teacher explains that she was doing this to create a better bond between totally agrees with. >> i think it's good to have less homework because then we'll have more time to be with the family. >> i'm jasmine monroe, channel 3 news. >> hundreds of you are talking about this story on the wkyc facebook page. greg says he absolutely agrees with the teacher, but arlene c

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but brandy told her children not to answer questions on the test because she doubts its validity. >> it's not a vetted test and my child is not a guy knee and she will not be used for profit. >> it allows third graders to pass to fourth grade if they can show they are comp tent. the parents -- comp tant. the parents -- competent. the parents say they weren't given that option. >>> mayor buckhorn is promising to stop mosquitos but as jeff complicated process. >> he was being lighthearted but mayor buckhorn did urge people to use mosquito repellant in front of a pool that is a breeding ground for mosquitos and at least one large frog. he promised action. >> in light of what's been going on we decided not to wait for the politicians in washington, d.c. to act. we're going to takea ourselves. >> neighbors have been complaining about this problem >> how frustrating is it to have that? >> that is extremely frustrate and has been for several years. >> the problem is even though code enforcement knows about the home they can't go on the property without owner permission. >> we wish it was qu

brandy young says instead of assigning homework she's encouraging families to eat, read, and spend leisurely time together. homework plan has received overwhelming support. some billboards promoting mariah carey's residency at caesars palace are apparently too racy for some travelers. officials at the burbank airport say they haven't necessarily banned the image.. but they are asking for the artwork to be 'revised.' this.. by the way.. is the same billboard that's prominently displayed along i-15. stories that are trending today.. just head to our website, ktnv.com coming up at -5-...a gas station shootout is all caught on camera.... take a look... you can see a man with a gun and another on the ground. we'll show you what happens after a powerful earthquake strikes central italy. the damage is widespread this devastation. buildings have been reduced to nothing more than rubble. on your right is a map of where this happened. the epicenter is near the town of norcia (nor-cha) ..about 2 hours from rome. the mayor says nothing is left of the town. the 6 point 2 magnitude quake struck in the ove

our weather watcher brandy brian reporting 48 degrees this morn for us in pets. good sleeping weather for the dogs so hopefully your pets are sleeping well this morning too. taking a look at the satellite and radar, there's rain in our south western and eastern corner. we'll talk about rain again in just a moment. roadway. take a look at this. that long streaming line of headlights making your way down into downtown. a lot of company slowing things down in various places northbound along parker road out to i-25 and speeds dipping in the 40s. they just dipped from the 50s and 60s and that does degrade rather quickly. >> thank last night stephen colbert looked at the people who donated to the clinton campaign. >> donald trump demands an investigation to anyone who got favors after donating to the foundation. >> with hillary clinton i said be at my wedding and she came to my wedding. you know why? he she had no choice because i gave to the foundation that frankly that foundation is supposed to do good. foundation to get hillary to come to his west wedding. >>> catch

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we reached out to brandi chastain for reago to all of this and she said, quote, it is about time that. soccer took action and is now letting everyone and anyone know behavior detrimental to the team is not tolerated nor accepted. >> dan: apple ceo received a severance package. he was chairman of the board in august of 2011 when an ailing steve jobs resigned. his five-year milestone unlocks more than $100 million in stock. they report the bonuses are tied to his tenure and apple's performance under his leadership. >> the success of the aidswalk san francisco was realized today. >> last month thousands of walkers joined a team from abc7 from the annual fundraiser for those living with hiv and aids. >> they will present a check at the mission bay campus. ward 86 will receive $100,000 to help cope with hiv as they age. >> it is the first program in the country. they are programs that are exswam -- exemplary. we will look at rates of cognitive function. >> ucsf and san francisco general hospital opened ward 86 in 1983 as the world's first hospital unit to serve people fighting aids and hiv

we reached out to brandi chastain for reago to all of this and she said, quote, it is about time that u.s. soccer took action and is now letting everyone and anyone know behavior detrimental to the team is not tolerated nor accepted. >> dan: apple ceo received a severance package. he was chairman of the board in august of 2011 when an ailing steve jobs resigned. his five-year milestone unlocks more than $100 million in stock. they report the bonuses are tied to his tenure and apple's performance under his leadership. >> the success of the aidswalk san francisco was realized today. >> last month thousands of walkers joined a team from abc7 from the annual fundraiser for those living with hiv and aids. >> they will present a check at the mission bay campus. ward 86 will receive $100,000 to help cope with hiv as they age. >> it is the first program in the country. they are programs that are exswam -- exemplary. we will look at rates of cognitive function. >> ucsf and san francisco general hospital opened ward 86 in 1983 as the world's first hospital unit to serve people fighting aids and

so much so that bay area soccer legend brandi chastain is now weighing in. in the bay's" ian cole. >> reporter: historic run ending in heartbreak. the u.s. women losing to sweden, the first stumble in two decades. >> we just weren't lucky today with the penalties. >> reporter: emotional comments turned down another path. u.s. goalkeeper hope solo saying i am very proud of this team, you be i also think we played a bunch of cow wars. the best team did not win today. the headline sent another shockwave through the soccer world. former u.s. women's team member and south bay native brandi chastain denouncing the comments. >> i can hear the frustration in her comments but it's unacceptable, to be honest with you. you go there to compete and be your best and they did a better job. >> reporter: chast stain and of those add that solo was talking about the swedish strategy and not them personally. chastain's husband and soccer coach said solo could do better. >> disappointing when we don't show respect to our opponents but also i think we give somebody a little bit o

. >> reporter: after that, brandy jackson and her family are on a fast track to get to school. >> i started a longtime making them set their own alarms. they have to get up. they need to allow themselves enough time to make the bed, get dressed and come down stairs. >> reporter: jackson's kids are older, 14 and 16 but parenting.com says this is a good goal. for younger kids, make a chart that shows everything kids need to do. and having a place for everything and everything in its place. label that place so there's 8s. >> reporter: jackson uses weather and traffic on the 8s to keep everyone on time. >> the tv is sort of our time keeper because they know, if you come on with the weather or the traffic comes on, it's this time and we need to be out the door. >> reporter: a good morning routine starts with a good evening routine. make lunches the night before and make sure the kids get to bed on time. >> they have sports and this and this as far as ho projects due, how are they going to get it done? >> reporter: it's a team effort. >> it helps to have them work on the routine in a schedule too

brandi young believes a hands on-in class learning. she sent a letter homing saying she would not assign any homework. >> research has been unable to improve that homework you'ves performance. i ask that you spend your evenings doing things that are preufn to correlate with student success. >> instead of homework young so encouraging families to time together. the school district is behind the move as well. young says the a plan may not work for all just the younger ones. what do you think? good idea? >> i was just standing to here -- >> that's what you thought of it >> yeah. we would talk about current events and even in second grade. it was ford. president ford. >> i like the idea of encouraging people to eat dinner together and spend some there. high school and into college when i got home. >> certainly important part of the day. let get stared with our day. a live picture from our tower camera. there's a few cars out there. nothing though that's going to slow you down. it's still early on this wednesday morning. no rain for another

with two experts, and brandy expert, randy shiller. >> this guy has crushed his credibility. >> for ryan lochte, his brand is certainly damaged at this moment. it depends on what he does from this moment forward. he's probably got a team of people trying to help him craft what his response should be to this. >> lochte is worth an estimated $6.2 million. he's won 12 olympic medals, but his fortune comes from endorsements, that's him worki an ivy league look for ralph lauren. shirtless, promoting a new razor and in the pool for speedo. >> i love the new bathing suit. looking hot. are you a fan? >> i'm a big fan. >> are you? >> yes. >> "e.t." sat down with lochte at a speedo event before rio. >> how are you getting ready? >> i'm getting ready to swim. after the swimming is done i'll have the fun. >> welcome to lochte nation flag football. situation and has a policy not to comment on ongoing legal investigations. >> welcome to lochte nation flag football. >> lochte had his own reality show in 2013. it was canceled after one season. >> cheer cheer cheer! >> this morning while his teammates we

brandy young sent this letter home to the parents in the godley independent school district. the letter announced her new homework policy. young said research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance so she said she would not be formally assigning homework this year. young wrote that instead of homework - she suggested parents spend their evenings eating dinner as a family, reading together, playing to bed early. an iconic kiawe tree fell on sunday morning in hawaii. after standing for more than 100 years, a heavy downpour uprooted the tree. it was planted in 1887. the tree will remain on site until the hotel hears from the arborist on how to proceed. according to forbes-- jennifer lawrence is the highest paid actress in the world. "the hunger games" star made 46- million dollars before taxes over the year. this is lawrence's second year in a row at the top of the list. second on the list...actress melissa mccarthy, pocketed 33-million. for more stories now trending -- go to our website ktnv dot-com. join us tomorrow for good morning las vegas-- fro

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second grade teacher brandy young says she can't prove does much of anything to improve student performancestead, she wants kids to eat dinner as a family, play outside, or go to bed early. she sent a letter home ahead of the first day back in the classroom. >> take what you learn in the classroom and apply it outside of the classroom. that's what i hope they're doing from the learning they get in my room. i hope they go home and use it. >> one parent shared the letter on the school's superintendent says he's final with the no homework plan. six teachers are trying it out and will evaluate the results later. >> second grade, i don't remember how it works. >> i know. >> i remember. well, that's where my son is. >> a lot of memorization. where were those teachers when we were in school? >> what is coming is the heat. it's coming as kids go back to school. we're tracking the tropics. we have a lot going on in weather, even though today was picture perfect. take a look at the numbers. highs today, 84 degrees. a lot of people out enjoying the steps of the jefferson memorial. a beautiful, beautif