. >> a self described rich white guy and trial lawyer, john cummings said he didn't learn about slavery until he bought a sugar plantation and came across some old documents. >> mama sent for us in the fields and told us to come to the quarters, to the slave quarters because we're going to texas. that's when mama told us that papa couldn't come, because he belonged to another plantation. >> cummings spent 16 years and $8 million of his own money transforming the 250-acre former plantation into the countries first museum dedicated to slavery. >> people here will say i can't apologize for something i didn't do. i said first of all, nobody's asking you to apologize for anything. we just want you to understand what happened. >> this historian serves as the academic director. >> here the emphasis is on slavery. it is our philosophy to focus on the people whose blood, sweat and tears made all the wealth possible and made these masters very comfortable. >> statues of slave children help connect visitors to slave life on the plantation. in the plantation house, guides talk about house slaves, w

today supporters called for wilmington police chief bobby cummings to resign. >> there was no way that can give a decision and allow these officers to work off of our tax dollars. they shall be suspended without pay until a full investigation. report roar mcdole's mother phyllis told me that the family has been given no information about the promised investigation even though in her opinion the video clearly shows that there are questions that need to be answered. >> it's been going on two months now. no one has come to us with information. the video speaks for itself. >> mcdole's sister followed up that the community should be asking questions about police policy on using deadly force on man already alleged to be suicidal. >> i want to know the protocol so when you get a 911 call stating that somebody has self inflicted wound or somebody that is suicidal, i need to know the protocol for that. >> as for the requested resignation of police chief bobby cummings wilmington mayor dennis williams sent me a comment saying that he has full confidence in police chief bobby cummings and he will

cummings. cummings: as i listen to this, it's very upsetting. it really is. one of the things that i will go to my grave remembering is katrina. we had a situation where people told everybody that things were going to be all right, that we had an emergency. they said, when the rubber meets the road, everything will be fine, but when it came time for meet the road, we discovered there was no road. when we look at the secret service, a number of situations where things are not as they appear to be, and the thing is that lives depend upon a lot of these. i guess what i'm trying to figure out is, what did we learn? we can go through this all day. i'm trying to get to the bottom line of something you said, mr. .odriguez, about how we prevent first of all, did we learn anything from the san bernardino incident. if we did, what did we learn, and what are we doing about it. we learned me nothing, you can tell me that. i need to know, because i am of to firm belief that we need be frank about this. by the way, i want to know whether it was an intelligence failure. tal

cummings has been charged with robbery, going with intent, and assault while participating in a felony and theft. cummings and another accomplice kicked down the door to the home, physically assaulted the residents of the home, even beating one of them with a crow bar. police are still on the look out for the other man who took part in the home invasion is described as a male who is between 6-3/6-4 in tim: the university of iowa is renaming its information hub...after students complained about its acronym. isis. iowa student information systems - or isis - is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. however, the online resource's acronym has drawn mplaints from students...ever since the terrorist group isis became prominment last year. officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, with a new name. "on social media there were some students that were about googling the name isis trying to find the university of iowa isis, and they typing that name in. " tim: the university of iowa hopes to launch the system s

conner cummings was going to school at umass amherst. live in midtown, kala rama, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. 6:37 and police are searching for the man who slashed two people inside a mcdonald's in manhattan. investigators say an employee tried to break up a fight between two customers inside the restaurant on 58th and 3rd this happening last night. that's when another man stepped in and slashed the worner in the leg with a box cutter and involved in the fight. both the victims were treated and released from the hospital. still not clear though what sparked the original brawl. >>> nypd officer joseph lemm killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan was honored in a farewell by his many colleagues and friends and his grieving family. lemm's 4-year-old southern ryan saluted his father's flag draped casket. after a funeral mass at st. patrick's cathedral yesterday. hundreds of police and u.s. military service officers lined the treat in a final salute can be -- the street in a final salute. he died last week on air national guar

. >> reporter: pat and gus, police sources identify the victim as connor cummings. we spoke to his aunt who was here early this morning who says he is from rockaway, new jersey and came here to the four seasons simply to have fun with a friend. >> i mean, he is a young kid a good kid. >> reporter: she rusheded to four seasons on 57 this morning heartbroken after being notified that her nephew fell nine stories tos i his death. connor cummings was not a guest at the luxury hotel but his love of photography may have led him to the roof. >> might have snuck up to take a picture, but all the doors were open. >> reporter: police confirm they found the body of coupling yous on an interior landing of the hotel around 11:15 last night. witnesses say crime scene investigators and emergency equipment to try and reach him. >> the person they are trying to reach is in a position, is in a difficult area and they brought in ladders and i did see how they were bringing in like a stretcher, like one of those emergency stretchers. >> reporter: this morning, there was no extra securi

police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m monday. the men asked for drugs and money. police say the victims believe they had the wrong house. blackwell's younger son ran to get help from a next door neighbor. the other son, age 19, was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. thththieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. police say the investigation continues, but anyone with more information is urged to call crimestopper s at 258-tips. charges have been filed against a stanton public school board member related to a case of animal cruelty. kirk van pelt was arrested thursday on n o charges of aiding in animal cruelty and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child, all misdemeanors. the case involves cell phone video that allegedly shows the graphic torture of a cat. charged as juveniles in the case. former wayne county attorney amy miller has been assigned as thehepecial she says the case also involves possum. van pelt co

not to be ashamed about it. >> and cummings does own it. along with the criticism that his exhibits are too provocative. >> i have no pride of author ship and i don't have the sensitivity of an african-american. >> for cummings, the dialogue is the important part. the education, understanding history as a means to move past it and fix the problems the country is facing today. jonathan martin, al jazeera, wallace, louisiana. >> up next what it means to be a muslim american in their own words. words. >> finally tonight, we leave you with the words of five muslim americans, on religion, intolerance and what american means to them. >> my name is samaya. >> adim. >> dina. >> america to me means opportunity. >> america is home to us. >> beauty of this land, this is a land of immigrants. everyone here is an immigrant. >> this is our country. we love it. we will defend it. it's important for us to keep it safe. i envision my kids growing up here and living happy, productive lives. >> but at the same time, i feel like we can't deny that you know ame

police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at 26-27 south alice street, early last monday morning. police say they will not identify the second suspect at this time. cause of a deadly fire in spencer, iowa over the weekend. firefighters responded to a a trailer home at 317 w. 18th around 1:30 saturday afternoon, just off of highway 71. after putting out the flames, firefighters found the person who lived there dead. investigators say the fire was caused by flammable items placed located too close to a space heater. but, they are not releasing the name of the victim. the investigation continues into a deadly fire in denison, iowa. thirty-seven-year old wendy waldemar died in the first on 1st avenue north. her husband sufferened minor injuries. the fire marshall tells ktiv news 4 today the fire wasn't suspicious. but, they still don't know what started the blaze. today, a legal battle between des moines water works entered a federal courtroom. the utility is suing three counties in northwest iowa. ktiv's tommie clark attended the hearing and joins us outsid

police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at 26-27 south alice street, early monday morning. anyone with information on the second suspect is urged to call crimestopper s at 258-tips. now to the terror in san bernardino, authorities continue to work into the weekend, diving for answers hoping to learn whether anyone else was involved. nbc's gadi schwartz is at the lake with more. << nat two weeks after the san bernardino attacks.. what appears to be retaliation at a mosque less than 100 miles away. someone firebombing the house of worship in california's coachella valley.. just before afternoon prayers. s/mos "we are peaceful people." no one was hurt. this morning, state and federal investigators are looking into the firebombing.. and urging while further south in san bernardino... divers will be back at it today... searching for evidence in that attack. so far, we have seen 2 small objects recovered from the lake- where terrorist couple syed farook and tashfeen malik are said to have visited the day of the shooting. s/brian lavin/professor, california s

. >> reporter: this afternoon, family and friends of connor cummings found comfort with for privacy as they grieve the loss of the 20-year-old at his rockaway home. >> a commotion. >> reporter: at the four seasons hotel on east 57th street, guests were in disbelief as police responded. it was just after 11:00 wednesday night. the photographer and his 18- year-old friend were on the roof of the 52-story hotel taking pictures of the skyline. investigators say it was raining. cummings was climbing scaffolding trying to make his way back into the building when he slipped falling 9 stories on to a catwalk. he died at the scene. police say cummings and his friends were not hotel guest. >> sad to hear someone fell off the building. >> you get these characters from time to time who don't recognize their own physical limitations and they -- i mean, this is not the first time someone tried to climb a building in new york or elsewhere. so it's unfortunate that it ended badly for him. >> reporter: cummings was a sophomore psychology major at sigma phi fraternity paid tribute to him on facebook say

police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at street, early last monday morning. police say they will not identify the second suspect at this time. it was a horrifying moment sunday night on the vegas strip .. pedestrians .. and police say it was on purpose. << investigators say this car barreled through crowds on the las vegas strip sunday sending people flying through the air injuring dozens killing one. and now police say they think the driver of that car did it on purpose! (s/ sheriff joseph lombardo - clark county, nevada not on cam) "lakeisha holloway repeatedly drove over pedestrians, tried to get her to stop, but she holloway from oregon faces one weapon and could face additional las vegas police don't believe it was an act of terrorism, but can't rule it out yet. (s/ sheriff joseph lombardo - clark county, nevada :30 - :37) "we haven't determined what the motive was. we believe she had disassociation with father of the child. " a three-year-old was in the car during the incident. police say that child is unharmed. it happened around 6:30 sunday n

cummings' trial date has not yet been set. 3 3 former pennsylvania senator and republican presidential candidate rick santorum brought his campaign back to sioux city this evening.the winner of the 2012 iowa caucuses is hoping to pull off another upset victory come february.tonight... he appeared at the morningside home of the rev. cary gordon... pastor at cornerstone world outreach church.santorum says his campaign is all-in in iowa. 3 "we're gonna put an extra full-court press. i'm going out, meeting with groups of iowans, and reminding them their job is not to follow the national polls, their job is to analyze the candidates and lead. don't settle for who the establishment or the money people say that you should vote for, but vote for the go up agaist hillary clinton and should be the next president."after his sioux city stop... santorum held another house party in sioux center this evening. 3 another of the republican *frontrunners* is also making plans to be in northwest iowa next week...texas senator ted cruz will speak at dordt college in sioux center tuesday evening. cruz is le

they're the glasses that paved the way for cummings to finally own his own studio where he can bl glass and create one- of-a-kind pieces of art. pretty much anything that you can make out of glass, we've got our hands in...it's tongue in cheek because we take what we do very seriously but if you ever get a chance to come down to the studio in the old city - 133 south central street - then you'll noce like, hang out with us even for a minute, lili we're not pretentious people.cummings' story narrates itself like any good story should start; with a couple friends hanging around enjoying beer(s) and realizing that cummings has the opportunity and skill to make something unique. the grgrp convinced itself that ality beer is best enjoyed when poured into a quality glass, so cuings set to work and designed a set of glasses that are as unique as the bottles of an ipa, lager, or stout brew poured into them. with names like 'the coolest freakingngpumpkin beer glass everrr', it's easy to understand that cummings is indeed, not a pretentious man. "i think about it, designing glasses, from the beer

police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at 26-27 south alice street, early monday morning. anyone with information on the second suspect is urged to call crimestopper s at 258-tips. an fbi dive team was back searching a small lake near the site of last week's shooting massacre in san bernardino looking for evidence. sources tell nbc news they're looking for a computer hard drive or other digital evidence that may have been dumped there by suspects syed farook and tashfeen malik. digital evidence that shows the two were in the final planning stage of another assault. several victims of an ex-oklahoma city police officer are speaking out after he was convicted of 18 charges including first-degree rape. daniel holtzclaw was found guilty yesterday on allegations that he used his police beat to prey on black women. jurors heard from 13 women, but convicted holtzclaw on charges related to only eight. s/ grace franklin/co- founder, okc artists for justice :15 "we are pleased with the 18 counts that we received. we are not pleased with the 18 that we didn't. t

sioux city police say 21-year old austin cummings took part in a robbery on south alice street monday morning. cummings faces robbery, going with intent, assault while participating in a felony and theft charges.. tim: police say still on the loose, kicked down the door to the home, physically assaulted the residents of the home, beating one of them wita crow bar. police are still on the look out for the other man who took part in the home invasion is described as a male who is tween 6-3/6-4 in height and around 160 pounds. jenna: police in sioux falls have arrested a man and woman after discovering hundreds of guns and explosives in their apartment. and they way this all came to happen is quite bizarre. a next door neighbor was changing his sheets when he found a bullet hole in his mattress. he then found a 22 caliber bullet casing along with a hole in the wall when police issued a search warrent for the apartment next door, they found more than one hundred guns, including more than a dozen illegal weapons. police arrested 29 year old darren zafft and 35 year old jennifer cash. both

police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m monday. the men asked for drugs and money. police say the victims believe they had the wrong house. blackwell's younger son ran to get help from a the other son, who is 19-years-old, was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. the thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. spencer, iowa, police need your help tracking down the suspects, who broke into a local mall, and stole cash from an atm. early this morning, spencer's police chief says the suspects entered the southpark mall by breaking out a window near the front entrance. once inside, they opened the nearby atm machine, and removed the money inside. if you have any information about this crime, call the spencer police department at 712-262-2151. investigators have released the name of the person who was found dead in a spencer fire over the weekend. 44-year-old julie bennett was the occupant of the trailer home at 317 w. 18th that caught fi

police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m monday. the men asked for drugs and money. police say the victims believe they had the wrong house. blackwell's 19-year-old son was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. the thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. others are in the hospital, after an afternoon car crash in buena vista county, iowa. the buena vista cocoty sheriff says the two vehicles collided head-on on highway 7 near the raccoon river bridge, which is west of newell. two adults were pronounced dead at the scene, but authorities haven't released their names. two others were taken to the buena vista regional medical center, in storm lake, with non-life threatening injuries. everyone wants to know if we're going to have a white christmas. for that, we'll toss it over to meteorologis t ben dorenbach. weather ad-lib after a wet/soggy (and yes i'll say it, miserable!) wednesday, things will dry up briefly tonight with some partia

austin cummings of sioux city is charged with robbery, going armed with intent, assault while participating in a felony and theft in the 2nd degree. he's being held in the woodbury county jail on 76-thousand dollars bond. police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m monday. the men asked for drugs and money. police say the victims believe they had the wrong house. blackwell's younger son ran to get help from a next door neighbor. the other son, age 19, was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. the thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. police say the investigation continues, but anyone with more information is urged to call crimestopper s at 258-tips. charges have beem filed against a stanton public school board member related to an animal cruelty case. thursday on two charges of aiding in animal cruelty and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child, all misdemeanors. the case involves cell phone video that allegedly shows

. >> reporter: routines are not always easy in the cummings new hampshire home. >> when mom go back and forth to the hospital, i would make my dinner and feel like i was living by myself. >> reporter: marsy cummings often felt lonely when her oelter sister charlotte was routinely hospitalized for mental health concerns, her mom rebecca turned to crisis mode. >> you're exhausted and then, kind of the last thing you think about is your other children. >> reporter: then they learned of a place they could work to be a family again. where we hold the parent psychoeducational group. >> reporter: emily ruben found a support group five years ago and works with cambridge health alliance to meet the needs of all their kids. >> the goal to build resiliency and decrease trauma, primarily among siblings but also family members and also parental competency and confidence. >> reporter: the cummings learned from other families and similar situations and also found new ways to communicate. >> well, wednesday night kind of became our night to go together to the hospital. and that was the start of a new r

cummings' trial date has not yet been set. 3 3 former pennsylvania senator and republican presidential candidate rick santorum brought his campaign back@to sioux city this evening.the winner of the 2012 iowa caucuses is hoping to pull off another upset victory come february.tonight... he appeared at the morningside home of the rev. cary gordon... pastor at cornerstone world outreach church.santorum says his campaiai is all-ininn iowa. "we're gonna put an extra full-court press. i'm going out, meeting with groups of iowans, and reminding them their job is not to follow the national polls, their job is to analyze the candidates and lead. don't settle for who the establishment or the money people say that you should vote for, but vote for the person who you believe should be the candidate that should and should be the next president."after his sioux city stop... santorum held another house party in sioux center this evening. 3 another of the republican *frontrunners* is also making plans to be in northwest iowa next week...texas senator ted cruz will speak at dordt college in sioux center

. >> police confirm they found the body of cummings around 11:15 witnesses say crime scene investigators and emergency service teams brought in extra equipment to try to reach him. >> the person they're trying to reach is in a difficult area and they brought in ladders and i did see how they were bringing in like a stretcher, like one of those emergency stretchers. >> this morning there was no extra security seen outside of the hotel after what stunned guests say is an unfortunate accident. >> it's unfortunate that this person obviously overestimated their skills or abilities. >> reporter: police haven't confirmed the identity of the friend that connor cummings with with, but they will say they questioned the young man for a time but no criminality is suspected. in midtown, tracie strahan, news4 new york. >>> it's an important night for the weather because everybody is going out. >> that's right. >> everybody wants to wear the little black dress. >> everyone except us. >> right. when you compare it to last year, this is a much better change to our weather pattern. and of course the entir

cummings and another accomplice kicked down the door to the home, threated the homeowner with a gun, and physically assaulted a teenager who lived there. police are still on who's described as a white man, between 6-3/6-4 in height and around 160 pounds. jenna: a church in pilger, nebraska is facing more devistation as it tries to rebuild after tornadoes destroyed it in 2014. yesterday, the structure up for the new saint john lutheran church blew down during some strong winds. the congregation was hoping to be in their new building by next summer. pastor terry makelin says their faith is what keeps them going. he says this setback is nothing compared to what's at stake. "satan's working really hard...yeah this is dissapointing, but i know my redeemer lives. because that's the bottom line. what goes on in this life is really minor compared to the glory of what we're going to receive in the ressurection of jesus christ," said makelin. pastor terry says they did have insurance on the project and this should only set construction back a couple months. tim: it looks like big changes may b

police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at 26-27 south alice street.

i just talked to the family of 20-year-old conner cummings. they say he's a photography buff and they're trying to get to the bottom of how this happened. police say he and his 18-year- old friend were climbing inside when he fell nine stories down a shaft last night. he was pronounced dead at the scene and his 18-year-old friend climbed down get help and now that friend is being interviewed by detectives. detectives recovered the photography equipment they were using but conner's aunt says this just doesn't add up. >> we're trying to get answers. they said that he went up the elevator and then went up the stairway and went out on the balcony. but the cops aren't saying exactly what happened. and i know the medical examiner was up there. i mean, he's the young kid. he's a good kid. i mean they weren't drinking, >> reporter: conner cummings is from rockaway, new jersey and he was in school in massachusetts. we're live if midtown, cool ram -- in midtown, kala rama, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. a new york city officials are not takin

congressman cummings from the seventh congressional district. you spent 20 years as a criminal trials lawyer. congressman: before coming to congress. kevin: you have a unique insight to the trial. were you surprised learning there was no verdict reached and this was a mistrial? congressman: i wasn't surprised. i know people have strong feelings on both sides. people are strong for police officers and others have a distrust of the police officers. the views are strong. this is a very high standard that the prosecution has to meet. they have to get 12 people to unanimously agree that a person is guilty of every element of a crime. so what that means today those 12 men and women, chosen from the city, could not agree. this case will be retried. they will get trial dates tomorrow and officer porter will be tried it again. kevin: you have that on good authority? >> i know that to be a fact. kevin: will it calm the nerves of residents? congressman: i hope so. i hope so. people asked for justice. in many instances we have seen around the country africa

police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m. the men asked for drugs and money. they had the wrong house. blackwell's 19-year-old son was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. the thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. snow is moving into the area. we may have a white christmas. tj's got the details. here's ben with weather. << << many will start the day on a foggy note with sub-freezing temperatures and a few snow flurries this morning, so watch out for a few slick spots on area roads. a few rays of sun also can't be ruled out by lunchtime today, but mostly cloudy skies will remain overhead with temperatures in the 40s and strong south winds. a cold front will move through tonight that will help pop up a few rain showers and some possible mix across mainly northwest iowa that will linger into the early morning hours tomorrow. clouds and sun will take over once this exits east before another small chance of light snow tomorrow night/

this accident happened on i-35 south of cumming around 7 this morning. northbound lanes between exits 56 and 65 were closed for a few hours. the iowa state patrol says the driver of the semi was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. midamerican energy is checking a gas leak this afternoon. crews were sent to 307 southwest thornton around 11 this morning. a contractor on the scene says he dug into a service line going into the house and that the gas has been shut off at the house. because there was no emergency or hazard. they expect to have the problem fixed soon. north korean leader kim jong un claims the country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb. keir simmons reports. this is thought to be the first time north korea's leader has claimed that his nation has developed a hydrogen bomb. just weeks ago he issued an equally belligerent statement that he could attack the u.s. at any time. while a hydrogen bomb would be a significant step forward from the less powerful atomic bomb, producing a much stronger blast.

police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m monday. the men asked for drugs and money. police say the victims believe they had the wrong house. tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. the thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone. dozens of people gathered yesterday to reflect on the life of jeanne kulskas, sioux city'y' first female firefighter. her funeral was held at st. joseph's catholic church where family, friends and firefighters came together to pay their last respects. there were prayers, hymns and a look back on vakulskas' accomplishme nts as a firefighter. those who knew her said her greatest accomplilien t was her three sons. "the thing that i'm so proud of is my daughter some day, because of what she accomplished, may have opportunities that otherwise she would not have," said jerry plathe, vakulskas' son. vakulskas joined the fire department in 1985, a career she dedicated her life to for 22 years. "she was just very compassi

. >> guest: pretty much rocket scientists, cum laudes, pilots. was the young guy t baby of the family, looked around and heard the boys call back complained about money. particularly my third-oldest brother when he was in the navy. i don't think he got any lead because he was trying to get a pilot. i ended up from djing becoming uncle luke. it was original luke scottwalker then he sued me skywalker records. i had to be uncle luke. i look out for my community and i do -- i try and do the right thing for everybody locally. >> host: was uncle luke a stage persona in a sense? >> guest: yes, yes, no doubt about it. you have luke campbell and then you have uncle luke. luke on stage was a guy that gave people what they wanted. we thought that it was our responsibility to go out and give people what they want other than going into a concert and situation and toning it down at that time, at that particular time. as more as the government pushed back, we pushed back and the records got a little more graphic than we wanted them to become but we were in this

when analysts make grand where is the double downgrade owning cummings? makes me feel that this long, hideo decline might be running out of steal. with a 5% yield or rebound in china, i think you make your richard? >> i'm trying to figure out if you'd advise taking a position on either stock. i watched dow come down about 8 points from when they first announced it. >> my travel trust owns it. we were frozen. we're frozen in the charitable trust. it is now down to 49 and i got to tell you, we feel at 48 we're just going to buy back all the stock that we sold. it's getting nutty out there! people are starting to hate everything! that means they're too negative. thank you for the kind words. richard! >> when analysts make big moves, it worth taking a look. based on what we saw this month, you should own astrazeneca. i really like that stock. but rummings, could be running ice. >> i'm talking to the ceo about the name change. what does it mean? and why i think the stock market should be run by amazon minus the drones and a finally friday stick with cramer! le

police say cummings was one of two men who entered jodi blackwell's home at 26-27 south alice street, early last monday morning. identify the second suspect at this time. lakeisha holloway will be in court today for a formal bond hearing. the 24-year old allegedly drove on the sidewalk in las vegas sunday night killing one and critically injuring dozens. her three-year old daughter was in the car at the time. officials believe they had been living in the vehicle in vegas for about a week. the child is now in protective custody. a friend of the san bernardino attackers who allegedly purchased the assault weapons used in the massacre will remain behind bars. 24-year-old enrique marquez appeared in federal court yesterday for a bail hearing. the judge said marquez did not pose a flight risk, but his alleged conspiracy to commit terrorist acts with syed farook presented a danger to the community, even though they were carried out. the case against former p-o-w bowe bergdahl heads to a courtroom today. bergdahl was charged with desertion for walking off 2009, led to his capture by the tali

. >> thank you, chairman, ranking member cummings, and distinguished members of the committee. as has been described, the partner of state, along with partner agencies throughout the federal government have built a layered visa and border security screening system in order to review and assess the visa eligibility and status of foreign visitors from their visa applications throughout their travel to and arrival in the united states. we take our commitment to protect america's borders and citizens seriously. and we constantly analyze and update clearance procedures and look for new ways to do an even better vetting process. my written statement, which i request be put in the record, be describes the screening regimen that describes all of these categories. although the tragedy of the terrorist attack in san bernardino sparked particular interest in the fiancee visa, we apply equally rigorous security to all applicants, all travelers to the united states. the vast majority of visa applicants and all immigrant and fiancee visas are interviewed by a consular officer. it provides th

cummings, if he wishes to go. >> thank you very much.trying to tackle drug use from all angles i understand that ondcp uses demand reduction efforts as well as supply reduction efforts. also understand ondcp would like to clarify in the definition section of this new reauthorization that it is demand reduction work can include prevention, treatment and recovery efforts. now, mr. botticelli, can you give some examples of what you mean by prevention treatment and recovery efforts? >> thank you, congressman. as you noted one of the overriding efforts of our office is to restore balance to the drug policy. and for too long we have used public safety as our primary sponsored issues of drug use in many of our communities. under this administration we have tried to focus on a balanced portfolio of increasing our demand reduction efforts and treating this as a public health issue. our understanding of addiction has changed dramatically from understanding this just as a criminal justice issue but as an acute condition and understanding this as a

cummings and then go to questions from mr. mr.urson, you are recognized for five minutes. >> good morning, mr. chairman, members of the committee. the last time i had the privilege of being here, it was to discuss the issue of libya. i'm happy to be here this morning. look forward to our dialogue. i also in this 15th year since

but cummings was pronounced dead at the scene. he was attending college in massachusetts. channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> historic floods are ravaging parts of the midwest. officials in missouri and illinois are helping people move to higher ground. in the suburbs of st. louis, hundreds of homes are underway. many homes are underwater and roadways are flooded. the dangerous flooding is caused by a very wet fall combined with 10 inches of rain that fell this past week. >> disastrous, the results of the record flooding. damage. folks. and many of them didn't see the rain in their area. it's the rivers that crested down river. >> caught them by surprise. >> that makes it so difficult to contend with. and makes us grateful for what we have in front of us as we say goodbye to 2015 and ring in the new year. empire state building looking down to one world trade. skies are clearing and great visibility. and the colors look good. we have 46 degrees in central park. of degrees to drop off as we see the ball drop. right now in and around the boroughs and outside in the suburbs, temper

elijah cummings, (d) ranking member, oversight and government reform cmte.): "they are supposed to be guarding the president of the united states of america!!" (ron kessler, author, "first family detail"): "it goes back to a really rotten management culture in the secret service which condones corner " the incident adds to a long list of secret service breaches and embarrassments in the last few years. just last month a man was taken into custody after jumping over a white house fence while the first family was inside celebrating thanksgiving also in november, a secret service officer assigned to the white house was arrested after he was caught in a sting allegedly sending naked pictures of himself to someone he thought was a 14- year-old girl.. last september, a man jumped the white house fence with a knife in his pocket, breaching the mansion's doors, and ran through much of the main floor, past a stairway that leads up to the first family's residence, ((patrick walker)) that was joe johns reporting. a source says the agent in question works at the presidential protective division.

arrested one of the two men responsible for a brutal home invasion in morningside.21- year- old austin cummings of sioux city is facing four felonynycharges in the casesehe's accused of 1st degree robbery, going armed with intent, assault while participating in a felony and 2nd degree theft.cummings is currently being held in the woodbury county jail on 76- thousand dollars bond.police say he and a still- unnamed second suspect broke into this home on south alice street just after 2- 30 monday ololman with special needs while holding his mother at gunpoint... then stealing game consoles and other electronics. 3 a school board member in northeast nebraska is one of four people facing charges in a case of animal cruelty.kirk van pelt is charged with aiding in animal cruelty and four counts of contributing to the delinquincy of a child.authorories say van pelt was involved in the torture of a cat and a possum by 4 stanton teens, which was filmed and shared online.van pelt ia former stanton county sheriff's deputy and at this time remains on the school board. 3 "as far as the school is concerned. i

northbound lanes near cumming were closed for a few hours. troopers say 25-year-old jacob shivers of missouri failed to maintain his truck... while in a construction zone. they say shivers received minor injuries. wells fargo arena is preparing for a big weekend. it's hosting ncaa volleyball regional finals for the first time. crews working overnight to switch the court from basketball to volleyball. more than 10-thousand people are expected to fill the stands friday and saturday. tickets are still available. winter doesn't start for another eleven days... but don't tell that to avid golfers. they hit the links today... just how many golfers were swinging away.. and how that compares to a summer day in iowa... clouds will move back in overnight into friday morning as winds begin to die down. friday looks mainly cloudy with highs in the 50s. this rain starting to move across the state by saturday night. on sunday, a strong storm system will pass through the midwest, bringing heavy rain to central and eastern iowa. an inch or rain will be possi

. >> reporter: routines are not always auz -- easy in the cummings home, some mornings don't turn out as planned. >> when mom would go to the hospital, i would make my dib dinner and felt like i was living by myself. >> reporter: marsy cummings often felt lonely when her older hospitalized in massachusetts for mental health concerns. her mom rebecca turned to crisis mode. >> you're exhausted, and then kind of the last thing you think about is your other children. >> reporter: then they learned of a lace place they could work to be a family again. >> this is one of the rooms we hold the psychoeducational group. >> reporter: emily ruben founded a sibling support program five years ago and works with cambridge health alliance to help families meet the needs of all their kids. >> the goals to build resiliency and decrease trauma, primarily among siblings but also all family members, also parental competency and confidence. >> reporter: the cummingses learned from other families in similar situation and learned how to communicate. >> wednesday night became our night to go together to the h

cummings about the hundred foot setback.the state state department has several additional physical security standards for diplomatic facilities and they include the safe spaces for taking refuge in the event of an attack. to all all the new embassies have these type of features? >> yes, sir. every embassy we construct new does. >> are there any other security features or requirements that you think is critical for securing the embassy? >> sir, the security security standards that we have for construction of a new embassy are extensive. the things that you mentioned are not the only things that we have. the standards are passed by the overseas security policy board which is a set of directors of all of the agencies, security director of all the agencies that exist overseas. they are at our embassies and consulates including the department offense, the the department of justice, intelligence community, everyone. >> some of the security features for u.s. embassies in london and elsewhere are more stringent than what we have for

say the 25-year-old jacob shivers of missouri lost control in a construction zone around 6-30 near cumming. traffic was re-routed off the interstate for about two hours. paramedics took shivers to the hospital with minor injuries. he's since been cited for as the crash on i-35 was wrapping up...the state patrol got called to another crash. troopers say at 8-45 a white f-150 driven by 46-year-old david brewer of des moines was westbound on interstate-80...lost control...and hit a cement barrier. that sent brewer across three lanes of traffic and off i-80 onto east 14th street. officials say brewe hitnother pickup dren by 69-arld geld klv ofaneny. boh suffed nor injies. the case ofthe crah reais unde invetigaion. bster cuntauthortiesare tti creiven orr to kep buiness unnig. this ia ollow p to stor wefirsttold ouabout ast ghtat fve... veral cunty workers have bn splacd dueto vndalis at the courouse. authortie say they setff fre extinguishers...laving a maor mess behd. but-t workrs go bus...moving computers to re-locate workers around the city. hoever...there isn't enugh space for everyone...a

i think that -- >> the elephant in the room is cummings and maryland congressman that might run and she should not do it yet. ♪ fired up. >> congratulations to them. >> this is huge. >> absolutely. a big night for d.c. sports and late night. we're all a little bit blurry-eyed. good morning. hope you're having a great start to your morning so far.

. >> when officers arrive they found 20-year-old connor cummings unconscious and unresponsive on an upper level roof top. his 18-year-old friend was with him when he plumated to his death. >> i'm very sorry to hear about that. that's terrible. >> the two were not staying at the hotel and had camera equipment with them. he lost his balance while scaling the scaffolding. he may have been attempting to take a photo of the skyline. >> it's sad to hear that someone fell off the building. >> you get these characters that don't recognize their limits and expectations. this is not the first time someone has tried to climb a building in new york or >> the safety and security of our guests is a top priority. our thoughts are with the family and we extend our deepest sympathies to them. >> we spoke with one of the victim's relatives on the phone this afternoon. she tells us-- >> and we apologize. it seems we lost her signal. in the meantime a wake will be held today for a new york service member killed in afghanistan. staff sergeant louis bo na cofsa was one of six americans bombing. he with on his

austin cummings of sioux city is charged with robbery, going armed with intent, assault while participating in a felony and theft in the 2nd degree. he's being held in the woodbury county jail on 76-thousand dollars bond. authorities have identified the pilot who was killed in a plane crash on interstate 29 in western iowa. the pottawattami e county sheriff's office says 65-year-old john rogers of omaha, nebraska, died when his single-engine plane crashed into the interstate median just north of council bluffs, iowa. strong winds have destroyed a pilger, nebraska church that was being rebuilt after last year's devastating tornado. st. john's lutheran church was hit by 60 mile an hour winds wednesday evening, bringing down the building's north and south walls, its rafters and interior walls. that's a look at your just home headlines. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us with the forecast. it turned into a week of melting as sioux city has now seen five straight days with highs in the 50s. now the changes start to move in. colder air will arrive for the weekend with highs saturday ending