regime caden's mom >> reporter: caden's mom nicole said they would sometimes forget to feed him. he missed 40 days of kindergarten. gracie and weston noticed their dad was sleeping all the time. not understanding that jerry, a paramedic and firefighter, was addicted to pills and heroin. once he got help, he realized his kids needed it, too. >> i knew i wasn't the only one that had these problems, but i the time. >> reporter: what happened when you came here? >> i felt protected. i felt safe. >> reporter: jerry is back at work. 15 months clean. people might say, you know, how could you do that to your kids? >> a lot of guilt and a lot of remorse. and, you know, seeing their pictures and stuff they draw. >> there's a lot of guilt and shame. he still is very times, too. and this program was able to help him in children's terms. >> reporter: nicole has been sober for 18 months, and she can finally embrace being a mom. >> for so long, i -- i didn't have feelings. i would numb them out, and i didn't know how rewarding being a mom could be. >> reporter: jerry's wife, ann, says the kids

regime caden's mom >> reporter: caden's mom nicole said they would sometimes forget to feed him. he missed 40 days of kindergarten. gracie and weston noticed their dad was sleeping all the time. not understanding that jerry, a paramedic and firefighter, was addicted to pills and heroin. once he got help, he realized his kids needed it, too. >> i knew i wasn't the only one that had these problems, but i still felt alone at the time. >> reporter: what happened when you came here? >> i felt protected. i felt safe. >> reporter: jerry is back at work. 15 months clean. people might say, you know, how could you do that to your kids? >> a lot of guilt and a lot of remorse. and, you know, seeing their pictures and stuff they draw. >> there's a lot of guilt and shame. he still is very able to help him in children's terms. >> reporter: nicole has been sober for 18 months, and she can finally embrace being a mom. >> for so long, i -- i didn't have feelings. i would numb them out, and i didn't know how rewarding being a mom could be. >> reporter: jerry's wife, ann, says the kids see his stren

caden's family and friends have set up a memorial. people left gifts in the yard where he died saturday night. >> he was an overachieve. he was an excellent kid. he got along with like everybody in >> me and my brother just lost one of our close friends. it shouldn't be this way. >> jeremy and randolph were not related. it's unclear how he knew each other. this man faces several charges including felony manslaughter. >>> it's 5:36 now. the latest fight between city of denver and homeless is playing out. the city is clearing out a homeless camp near the ball park the sweep resulted in a lawsuit the last time around. >> reporter: cheryl, we're here on laurence and park. behind me down the street both ways, people are lined up sleeping on the sidewalk. their personal belongings are hip high. city officials will come in tuesday, clear up the camp and ship out what's left. this is the third time at least this year that officials have had this major sweep. the city broke of a camp here in the ball park march. another behind the national wes

. >> reporter: for years, 8-year-old caden's parents were both addicted to heroin. >> my mom and dad used to make pretty shapes like on metal. >> reporter: like on tinfoil? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: would it be like burnt kind of? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: took me a second. i think he was talking about foils for heroin. >> or smoking heroin. we would do it in the car, while we regime caden's mom nicole says they would sometimes forget to feed him. he missed 40 days of kindergarten. gracie and weston noticed their dad was sleeping all the time. not understanding that jerry, a paramedic and firefighter, was addicted to pills and heroin. once he got help, he realized his kids needed it, too. >> i knewy wasn't the only one that -- knew i wasn't the only one that had these problems, but i still felt alone at the time. >> reporter: what happened when you came here? >> i felt protected. i felt safe. back at work. 15 months clean. people might say, you know, how could you do that to your kids? >> a lot of guilt and a lot of remorse. and, you know, seeing their pictures and stuff they draw. >> th

legacy lions attempt, it falls short, which is great news for caden blue baugh. and back to dick's sporting goods park, 2 incredible goal, first on the free kick, then off the tip to give the jags the lead in the state final. >> we ranked them, now it's your turn! go online and vote for your favorite play. >>> we are gonna play drew's clues. >> celebrating his 24th birthday tonight! started his career with the greatest home run barrage in baseball history. 2 on opening day, 6 in his first 4. still set a record with 27 >> happy birthday trev. >> trevor would have won rookie of the year, but he jammed his thumb late in the season. [ all talking ] >> and don't touch that bobblehead. it's ceramic. >> too much damage. >>> developing news tonight, trump transition in turmoil. the president-elect's team plagued by in-fighting. first a shake-up, now reports of a purge. all in the family, new concerns as nbc news top-secret security clearances for his children. should they have access to america's most sensitive information? focus tonight centering on the role of trump's

young caden clark was on that same trip to louisville lake. he's puppy tipped the scales at 25 pounds. dewayne zousel was fishing the and pulling down the curtain is ann langenfeld of iowa city and her 30 inch lake trout she caught in lake superior. with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. after a mild monday the mercury weather reminiscent of december. the storm which brought rain on sunday and monday is still close enough to bring some clouds throughout the state along with a lingering shower chance on wednesday. highs fall into the 30s for the start of meteorlogic winter on thursday with dry conditions to start the weekend. have a great night! tonight: gradual clearing. wind: sw 5-15. low: 35 tomorrow: you want to hear an interesting thing about stairs? not really. if the height of a single step is off by as little as two millimeters, most people will trip. i don't care. two milli... that doesn't seem right. no, it's true. i did a series of experiments when i was 12. my father broke his clavicle. is that why they sent y

. >> guys, this is kevin >> reporter: caden sitting by himself about to be welcomed by a high school senior. >> my favorite part is seeing how much a difference it makes in students' lives. >> are you surprised, yourself, at how many people took advantage of the app? >> the fact it's gone international in under a month is astounding to me. they don't have to feel like they have to sit by themselves. they know -- >> thank you for sitting with me at lunk. >> our thanks to david muir. >> reminding me of a scene from mean girls, check it out. >> we want to invite you to have lunch with us every day for the rest of the week. >> oh, it's okay. >> coolness, see you tomorrow. >> on wednesdays we wear pink. >> on wednesdays we wear pink. >> that explains why i never got invited to lunch to sit with anybody. >> that happened to you? >> absolutely. >>> making news in america this morning, final pitch. the presidential candidates crisscrossing the country. hillary clinton lashing out at a protester as donald trump steps up his attacks with just six days until election. we're live in washington.

jeremy mushrush is accused of killing caden randolph saturday. he had been drinking and was handling several guns near the children. the sental newspaper reports he changed his story several times first telling police his son fired the gun. then, that it discharged when he put it down. investigators say he finally admitted the gun was pointed at fire in rosemary lane in mead. you can see all the damage there, there was an explosion. but it is unclear what caused it. though the homeowner was home, no one was hurt but one of the family's cats died. another was saved. the cause of the fire is being investigated at the hour. >>> republicans have nominated paul ryan to continue as speaker of the house as the party starts to unify behind president-elect donald trump. >> also today, one of mr. trump's prominent supporters says he does not want to be part of the new administration. our political specialist shaun boyd joins us with the latest developments on the trump transition. >> reporter: ben carson says he has opted out of being considered for any ca

they identified him as caden randolph. police and relatives aren't saying what happened. this morning sheriff deputies arrested 34-year-old jeremy mushrush who was not related to the boy. friends and family set up a small memorial where the 11- year-old died. >> he was an overachiever. he had his days. he was an excellent kid. he got along with like everybody in the neighborhood. >> me and my brothe one of our close friends and it shouldn't be this way. >> it's unclear how much mushrush and the boy knew each other. he faces several charges including felony manslaughter. >>> large aftershocks are hitting new england early sunday on the south island. and damaging buildings on the island's east coast just after midnight. residents say that the shaking lasted two minutes toppling buildings causing landslides. have been reported where it is monday. >>> one year ago tonight terrorists attacked paris. 130 people died. among those killed was helene moralis. afterwards he wrote an open letter to the terrorist saying they had stolen the love of his life and mother of their son, but

cannons to get the protest to break up and temperature in the 20s there at the time >> daniel: barry caden former owner supervising pharmacist wanted prosecutors to present evidence in january and two men claim purposely contaminated sparking fungal meningitis back in 2012 and total of 64 people >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. expressway northbound and slowing things down as approach columbia road and waiting for the accident in accident as well, 93 south and that's why things are jampacked on the zakim bridge as you approach the tunnel. here are live drive times, 26 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin and a little over an hour on 93 south, 42 minutes on 128 southbound from peabody to the weston tolls. >> daniel: 9:18 and forecast we all love weekends. julie out on martha's vineyard and saw facebook video of strong wind and coming back from syracuse and i tell you, shiri, dicey. so much snow in western massachusetts. looks gorgeous. somebody thanked me for covering of icing in western new england. savoie, keep the foot of snow and otis six inches of

thanks a lot col town of fruitvail is remembering a classmate, son, friend after an 11-year-old named caden randolph was shot and killed saturday night. the next day, a 41-year-old man turned himself into deputies. loved ones started leaving gifts, stuffed animals, flowers in the yard where he was killed his friends and family are in shock of violent loss of someone so young he got along with everybody in the naked. >> me and my brother just one of our close friends. it shouldn't be this way. >> 41-year-old jeremy mushrush faces manslaughter and attempting to inf dismantle another homeless camp. it's taken over the ball park neighborhood months after one was cleared out from that very spot. the city is telling people they need to leave that camp by tomorrow. >> reporter: city officials have been trying to find them shelter as they deal with homeless camps here. they've been telling the people on park they've got until tuesday to start moving on denver police and human services have cleared out two other camp this is year, one here in the ball park neighborhood in march. behind the national

. >> she's a marine corps veteran who walked in the 5k last year with her son, caden. she says being in the military changed her life in a good way, and she's thankful to see events like this honoring our service country. >> it's hard on the body, but the friendships and the camaraderie, i definitely made lifelong friends through the military. i know i can always reach out to other veterans, and they will understand what i'm going through at all times. >> everyone here walking for different people, but all for the same reason. >> i just want to thank all of our veterans, past, present, and future. ? was still there ? >> reporter: courtney griffin, fox 10 news. >> nearly 800 people attended that event today and they raised more than $25,000. the event organizer says all of that money will be donated to the association of the united states army. >> well done. >>> some day, there will be a cure. still ahead, the arizona university that may play a pivotal role in cancer search.3 >> and the delays are a time for giving and generosity. the organization that's appealing to pe

awareness about the thousands of children in foster care right now who really want that same ending that caden got today. head to our website to learn more. >>> police asking if issue your help to -- for your help to find three women caught on camera just before they used a stolen credit card. >>> showers at 7, 8, 9:00 p.m.. a nice friday night and we will . >>> 24 years and still no answers for the family of a missing girl. a year ago police had a theory that connected her to the alleged canal killer and now the family needs somebody to step forward. chris is live at a vigil tonight and, chris, what are the family hoping happens here? >>reporter: well, kim, brandi mires disappeared decades ago renew interest in her case. time is running out. she went missing after leaving her sunnyville slope home in 1992 to collect money for a fundraiser. a year ago police began looking into a connection between myers and the alleged canal killer brian patrick miller but since that time, no physical evidence founding linking the two. the family believes he's behind the disappearance because of how close the

barry caden the supervising pharmacist glen chin want prosecutors to present their evidence at a hearing before the start of the trial in january. the two men claim there is no evidence that they purposely contaminated pain medication shipped nationwide sparking a fun gal meningitis outbreak in 2012. a total 664 people died in that outbreak. >>> this morning a lawrence school will partially reopen a week after a fire in the classroom. the bruce school will open from grades 3 to 5 only. the school has not said when 6th-8th grader also return. last week a fire was started in a second-floor classroom and officials believe it had to do with a faulty power strip. >>> lint buildup and a small heads into the dryer and when she returned, the room was filled with thick, black smoke. fire fighters were able to quickly put out the flames. the building suffered about $40,000 in smoke damage. the school is open today. >>> we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. and be careful out there. we are seeing some slick spots. we just -- shiri and i heard from someone about route 3 as you hea

. >> reporter: for years, 8-year-old caden's parents were both addicted to heroin. >> my mom and dad used to make these on metal. >> like on tinfoil? like burnt kind of? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: took me a second, i think he was talking about foils for heroin. >> we were smoking heroin, we would do it in the car, while we were driving. >> reporter: his mom nicole said they'd sometimes forget to feed him. he missed 40 days of kindergarten. gracie and wessen noticed their dad was sleeping all the time, not understanding jerry, a paramedic and firefighter, was addicted to pills and then heroin. once he got helped, he realized his kids needed it, too. >> i realized i wasn't the only one who had these problems, but i still kind of felt alone at the time. >> reporter: what happened when you came here? >> i felt protected. i felt safe. >> reporter: jerry is back at work, 15 months clean. people might say, you know, how could you do that to your kids? >> a lot of guilt and a lot of remor remorse, and, you know, seeing their pictures, stuff they draw. >> there's a lot of guilt and shame. he's s