michele ellis is a rookie officer in training.d week working on prison grounds. >> my husband, you know, was kind of skeptical at first. i think he knows this is something that i really want to do. >> i've always had a passion for law enforcement. that's just something i love. my kids were kind of excited. they thought, okay, mommy is going to be a cop. that's cool for them. i don't think they really understand everything that's going on. you have to remember to stay firm, fair and consistent. you can't really treat anybody any different. they're all human. they're all men. you have to remember that. >> hey, this is lieutenant meehan. can you send offender tye, t-y-e up to custody hall? i need to speak with him. >> it's been a bad week for ronnie tye. since being caught with a cell phone charger, prison officials have suspended his contact visits. and now they've just handed down a ruling on his request to be married at the prison. >> they denied you getting married at this time due to conduct history. >> how can they deny me? >>

ellis goes the other way, beal the hard foul sendses ellis flying, goes to help him up and gets pushedbrendan jennings and beal ejected. that's all she wrote. their fou straight 101-91. >>> davey johnson and the nationals agreed on terms next season. both sides say next year will be his final as the nats manager. silver slugger adam laroche declined the one year $13.3 million offer. he's a free agent. the nationals can still sign laroche but they will receive a draft pick if he leavesful that's a wrap on sports -- leaves. that's a wrap on sports, but the news edge will be right back. good night. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> taking the edge off tonight, the little girl who broke down in tears over the election is happy with the results. the last time we saw little 4- year-old abigail evans she was having a meltdown. here it is. she cried, told her mother she was tired about hearing of baronc obama and mitt romney. her mother posted a new video of a much happier abigail. >> the election is

ellis the elephant want everybody to vote. she didn't say every republican. every american. even if you and i were to lose in which everybody proudly voted as citizens than to have some kind of deeply bitterly divisive thing. obama is setting up if he does manage to scrape through he is setting up a hard second term because of the meanness and nastiness of his campaign.

only 10-year-old ellie survived and sou saul that's a miracle. >> we need to convey to that there is very good reason she survived. >> su was an iron worker imgreat together u.s. two decades ago. >> he did his best to make sure his wife and children have what they need.so)ç and he's a very loving father. >> they lived in san francisco. she showed photographs of a loving and caring family. >> they do everything together. they love each other. very much as you can see. they have a lot of smiles, they laugh a lot. it's -- it's a tragedy. >> she and her extended family will raise 10-year-old ellie. >> she is loved and she needs to know that. she's special and the reason why she survived is a positive reason. not a negative one. >> it may have been a miracle. she was tleet treated and released that had day. the chp tells us they couldn't don't know the cause of the accident. the funerals will be december 5th, next wednesday. >> our weather is changing. enjoy dry weather while you can. now a preview of what is shaping up to be a wet week ahead. >> three storms headed our way. we have fog

as people work together to lift kids' spirits. >> i think they're like angels. >> reporter: rehema ellis, new york. >> this terrible storm has brought out some great people and we will keep telling their stories. that is our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for joining us, i'm brian williams, and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> his daughter's killer facing more charges. >>> the exo dus continues, more veteran police officers are voluntarily turning in their badges coming up. >>> and the new concern in one daly city neighborhood after a massive mudslide. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. >> i'm jessica aguirre. his daughter's accused killer facing more charges for crimes committed years before her

nbc's rehema ellis is with us today from long beach on long island, good evening, rehema. >> reporter: good evening, brian, this is the sign of despair in the community, block after block, personal belongings on the sidewalk in front of dark houses. and the mayor of this community says 90% of his residents are in the dark, and it is true of places in connecticut and new jersey, people desperate for the lights to come back on. and for shelter utility crews are hard at work, and one time more than a million people were without power, now it is around 54,000. 99% of the customers are expected to have power restored tomorrow evening, and not a moment too soon, for frustrated and angry residents living in the dark and cold for two weeks. thousands in new jersey and connecticut are in shelters, fema has approved $455 million in assistance and in temporary housing. one sign of recovery, the governor of new jersey says the gas rationing will end tomorrow. but for people here, the personal assessment goes on, while new york's governor says the state is looking at $30 billion in economic losses

nbc bay area's jean elly has more. >> reporter: the american flag stands in front of the home today. the family is driving to palm strings to learn why the police shot and killed the marine. it happened in a downtown parking garage. police on bikes went to check out loud voices inside the lot. officers say they recognized the marine and his friend from an earlier run in with them, a drunken public incident. they ordered him to stop his car and when he drove off with one officer hanging out of the passenger side window and hit another officer, he fired. >> they made the statements from the officers involved and the evidence at the scene. we will have a better determination of what occurred and what led them to use their weapons. >> reporter: his friend was not hurt. police say they found a stolen phone and atm card in the car. he recently returned from a tour in afghanistan. he was based at 29 palms and weeks away from completing his service with the marines. family members say he was looking forward to going to college in the bay area and planned to study sound engineering. they say

as people work together to lift kids' spirits. >> i think they're like angels. >> reporter: rehema ellis, new york. >> this terrible storm has brought out some great people and we will keep telling their stories. that is our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for joining us, i'm brian williams, and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

nbc bay area's jean ellie is live with more. i hear it was a gust wrenching meeting? >> members of the school board have been quiet about this scandal until now. and tonight members apologized for the abuse and for its reaction to one of the lawsuits. they also adopted changes they hope will better protect students. >> i can't tell you how sorry we are to the -- to what happened. >> an emotional apology to a former student and two other sexual abuse victims known only as jane doe one and two. teachers in the district sexually abused the middle school girls in the '90s. documents proved school staff knew the girl was being abused but no one acted to stop it. >> we hurt people and i wish we could take it back. >> the district laid out defe e defense -- in part, the girl was responsible for her abuse. the president of the school board resigned. the board said all three victims are now agreeing to mediation. the district hopes to reach a fair resolution. his supporters say they hope the 30-year-old's bravery teaches the district a painful lesson. >> i hope -- the district

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they proceeded to fort ellis and soon entered the fabled region of yellowstone. moran worked closely with the expedition photographer, william henry jackson. together they selected the most impressive views. moran made drawings and watercolor sketches, blocking in forms and contours, quickly noting the colors of the terrain and the sulfurous deposits for which yellowstone is named. back in newark, new jersey, moran began what he termed his "big picture," "the grand canyon of the yellowstone." for moran, the spiritual, natural and aesthetic realms should blend to create a great impression. to that end, he combined different points of view into one dramatic panorama. moran explained, the precipitous rocks on the right were really at my back when i stood at that point. yet in their present position, they are strictly true to pictorial nature. my aim was to bring before the public the character of that region. narrator: reporting to congress, hayden suggested that the geyser region of yellowstone be set apart as a national park. congressman william kelly of pennsylva

and then extended to jill .ellie anley sent does e-mails to agent. also in the picture, a general allen. he had apparently been exchanging flirtatious e-mails l kelly. -- kelley. scott is here to sort it all out. most immediately, general confirmation hearing set made himday could is the commander of metal forces, are on hold. -- nato forces, are on hold. house, and mission surprise, the president guard toy caught off petraeus andral about thousands of mails between a- allen and florida ey.ialite jill kell >> he appreciates general petraeus remarkable service to this country. general allen was supposedly in fort nato commander. see what the investigation turns up. of congress offering questions -- altering what weretions to they thinking? >> it is beyond my imagination. the honorable thing was done. the general has resigned. >> so many questions left. how bad could this turnout? the fbi pull documents from home broadwell's overnight. on the hill today, an appearance by cia deputy director. in charge ofly cia. hewas asked by reporters if petraeus wase

it's a song that was made by a man named matthew too bold, a very well respected elder whose wife, ellie, just recently passed on. both of them were very well respected for their singing skills. when i thought about doing an arrangement for today, the blue horse special came to mind. i thought i wonder if i can bring a cedar flute into an air, i thought, i wonder if i can take a pala song and turn it into a reel. what i will do is sing you the original pala song, so you can hear that, then we will go into an arrangement that also includes a little something at the end for my grandparents. (singing) . >> on march 5th, 2007, a car bomb was exploded on mutanabbi street in baghdad. mutanabbi street is a mixed shia-suni area. more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded. this locale is the historic center of baghdad book selling, a winding street filled with bookstores and outdoor book stalls. named after the famous 10th century classic poet, al-mutanabbi, this is an old and established street for book selling and has been for hundreds of years. mutanabbi street also holds c

super storm sandy cost 400 people their job os ellis island.t had just reopened after a restoration one day when sandy hit. the historic landmark was badly damaged that storm. lady liberty and ellis island will remain closed until at least january for those repairs. >>> a shocking study on pork. consumer reports tested 200 raw samples from super markets all across the country. they found 69 pirs of them contains the bacteria that can cause fever, cramps and other symptoms. the good news is the bacteria can be killed as long as you cook your pork long enough. >>> it is time for a segment we like to call what the hill? you about to find out why. now that president obama has won reelection you may soon feel that effect on your wallet. it is because of the rules of the epa. fox business network peter barns explains. >> the top senate critic of the environmental protection agency says after delaying regulations to help president obama win the election the epa is about to flood the election with new rules about consumers and jobs. >> he said jews giv

i have had gladys real estate and cb ellis try to rent the space out. i had one offer from a company called cheaper cigarette. and because of my neighborhood, because i get involved in other neighborhood groups, i could not lease that space out to a cigarette vendor. and, so, i've had no other offers in that many years. and then i've had no offers for the last three years since that offer and it's just sitting there vacant. i did, even before the fire, i did know there was a need for a community room on west portal avenue, not only for the merchants, but for the greater west portal neighborhood association was looking at a space their board can meet at. and i also offered that space to other community groups who do need that. and we set up a set of guidelines that we submitted to planning. i've done extensive community outreach with both the west portal merchants, the greater west portal neighborhood association. i've sat down with numerous individuals one on one and i've gotten no opposition personally to myself on this project. so, i'm respectfully as

rehema ellis, good luck tomorrow night. we'll be watching. >>> have you had problems at the polls? or issues with your ballot? the news4 iteam is on patrol and wants to hear from you. investigative reporter tisha thompson shows how to make sure your voice is is heard. >> reporter: the news4 iteam is checking on any voting problems you encounter today or tomorrow. we're still hearing from maryland residents concerned about getting a second absentee ballot in the mail. we first reported how the state board of elections sent out extra ballots after a postal code problem. if you already sent in your absentee ballot and then you get a second one, do not worry, your first ballot will be counted, simply shred your extra ballot. here's how you can get in touch with us, if you run into other voting problems. call the tipline at 202-885-4444, or e-mail us at tips@news4iteam.com so we can check it out. in the newsroom, tisha thompson, news4 iteam. >>> a new illness for a high-tech society. coming up next, the signs you could be suffering from a serious cell phone addiction. >>> incredible vid

that is next. ñç@rÑo >>> marine sergeant kristen ellis was a machine gunner in iraq but after returningme, he joined the millions of americans struggling to piece their lives back together in the shadows of posttraumatic stress disorder and for ellis, this therapy came in the form of opera. photojournalist gabe ramirez explains. >> i identified so much as being a combat marine that i didn't think anything else outside the world would matter, but then people started to notice other talents of mine. i met charlie enberg and he issued a challenge. i want you to create a story that can be possibly turned into a musical. i had this idea and this story being this opera "fallujah." all aspects of the opera come from experiences of my own life. i joined the marine corps because i was one of those young men who didn't have any goals in life. so i thought that i'd be this kick ass guy with all of these cool machine guns on both hands, and at that time what i perceived to be war was what i took off of the movies. that is before i got into the combat zone, but when we got there, that is when everyt

pretty heavy ellis some locations and heavy rain coming down around parked in.6:00 this morning until about 7:00, 8:00, a cop. some pretty good downpours. the system move through pretty quickly now and the skies have begun to clear around most essential and eastern maryland of the front works its way off the coast. now it will come in with some cool, dry air behind it. we picked up almost half an inch of rain today at bwi marshall. a monthly total right now is exactly 0.5 inch for in the year. the temperatures have been getting cool and early this morning before was approaching, temperatures will in the 60's but now we're seeing the numbers fall and we may well go below. the lows of card has been 42. i'm pretty sure it will drop if you were degrees before the night is over. 28 degrees right now in garrett county. we will see some 20's north and west of baltimore. clear skies and in northwest breeze out about this evening. it's going to get chile quickly. tomorrow, lots of sunshine unless you are near the great lakes were the cold air coming across will generate

then there is gabe ellis, she honoring his father serving in afghanistan. >> i'm so proud of him. he is my hero next to jesus. . >> those homecoming stories, i love those. here in baltimore we with alleges remember those who serve. dozens gathsed for the veteran's e lum nation. the name was to men and women from eastern baltimore country from every war from world war one to the present are enshrined. and today boy scouts put out more than 600 candles, the red for those killed in action and the white for those who served honor bli this is a day we try to keech our children and the future generations about the sacrifices that have been paid for their freedom and this is a way for them to tell families we honor those sacrifices. >> after almost 830 years lying in an unmarked grave, baltimore. he laid in an unmarked grave next to his mom until a detroit musician decided to do something about it so he led a campaign and raised over $3 ,000 to buy headstones for chub biand his -- chubby and his mom. >> y realize he was from here. >> yeah, little rascals. >> i think they're all gron now.

one example is marine sergeant christian ellis.ffered a broken back during an ambush in iraq, and in many ways, he felt for a long time maybe his spirit was broken, too. until he converted his story into the most remarkable thing: an opera. pho pho photojournalist gabe ramirez has his story. >> i identified so much with being a combat marine, i didn't think anything outside the world would matter. then people started noticing other talents of mine. i met charlie enberg. he issued a challenge. i want you to create a story that can possibly be turned into a musical. i had this idea of the story being this opera. all actors of this opera come from experiences of my own life. i joined the marine corps because i was one of those young men who didn't have any goals in life, so i thought i would be this kick-ass guy with all these cool machine guns in both hands, and at that time what i perceived to be war is what i took off the movie. that was before i got into the combat zone, but when we got there, that's when everything changed. 2004,

reggie ellis walks, 13 yards. back the millers come. an option to get it in. the extra point?o good. two minutes, 40 seconds remaining. he is chugging. he races 61 yards. he cuts back. he needed all 61 just to get to the end zone. touchdown. last-second, franklin had a tick left. could not get it done. the 33-28. champion river hill is hosting the appleton. the hawks are down 7-6. into the third. the turning point of the game. the raiders drive into a game- tying score. trevor hill recovers. that was deep in its own territory. after the celebrating is done -- a little play action. there he goes. number five goes 78 yards. the riders fought back, but river hill moves on. they will not have rail lewis, various web, or jimmy smith on sunday. the ravens and steelers have football fans nationwide pumped for sunday night. the rivalry has made it to the top. >> this is why the teams do not like each other. they are too similar. they have a few things in common. if you look down the line, their team and our team, it is pretty similar. this is why you play football, for games like this

traded for monta ellis a year ago, and most important member of the franchise fhe can play war -- if he can play, warriors have an all-star caliber player. he's got a little foot surgery, but now we find out that we had a microfracture, and he's getting a little annoyed because the warriors keep saying maybe he'll play in a week. he says no timetable now, i have to get healthy. it's no minor surgery. so who knows when he will play again? >>> nets, a little scuffle tonight. look what chris humphrey, just boom. he -- kevin garnett was off-balance, and he pushed him, and everybody went after chris humphreys. hasn't been beat up that much since chris jenner went after him. [ laughter ] >> the nets beat the celtics 95-83. by the way, they are still married. >> they're fighting. >> and the attorney in los angeles is doing what she can. attorney in los angeles is doing hey, look!an. a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need

her name is ellie miller. there she is. [applause] public defenders are legal ministers. you are. you are part of this picture. ok. i will go back to what i was supposed to be doing, forgive me. i am going to -- we have heard everybody's contribution. now i want to talk about what is working and what is not working. i am going to ask each of the members to speak the truth to one another. let me direct some early remarks. you have suffered unimaginable pain. i will make an assumption that i can speak for the audience in singing, cannot imagine what would be like to be is a child. from that pain, from your community organizing, what do you say to the commander? it is not 1996 any more. what is going on? what do you say to him? what does he say to you? i will ask you to keep the remarks brief. commander, i will give you a chance to respond. you are hearing about all these things, what is your reaction? >> there needs to be more police sensitivity training in sfpd when it comes to victims of violence. often times, many of their parents that are on the scene when this happens, the majo

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. >> reporter: even the dock has been washed away, the area renovated, and nearby ellis island is nowclosed until further notice. blame it on a freak storm or climate change or both. these are problems new york has never had before. some say they could be stopped from happening again by building seawalls, levees, or huge surge barriers. one professor, malcolm bowman. >> if we had such things in place, there would have been no damage at all. >> reporter: others don't see that happening. >> i don't think there is a practical way to build barriers in the ocean. when you have an enormous harbor like we do. >> reporter: the questions and the cleanup continue. >> the perspective you get from up here is that this is going to take weeks, maybe months. >> this is not over yet by a long shot. >> reporter: richard engel, nbc news, new york. >>> and we'll have more of richard's reporting and ann curry's reporting on "rock center," an hour devoted to the recovery of this storm. >>> we'll take a break, when we come back, the army volunteers making a difference when lives are on the line. >>> we hav

. >> commissioner ellis. >> two simple question for the architect on the probability sponsor side, some of the issues that were brought up and these are fairly -- at least the first one is minor and on the top floor you know matching the top well there seems to be a foot or so -- but that was one of the requests coming back on the top floor to match the light well -- >>> right i think that would have been 16-inches. >> that would have been thick it started out as a sing and then it was reduce today a single sync sync -that is a double sync. that is correct [spelling?] we could. >> and then i'm sorry -- that was my fault. it is a double sync and yes, i think we could reduce it to one sing there if we needed. >> and the other side of the home on the first floor, could you go back and match your light well all the way back to where your light well start begins sorry on the first floor? >>>on the first floor on the living room and i guess on the second floor, the living area either a got a light well in that area and it's set back in the dining room but that light well is coming back to mat

there is enough damage from sandy to keep the statue on ellis island closed. the problems include a ranger of falling because of broken barriers. and there is damage to the security screening area. it caused flooding and buckled floors and shattered windows. it's not clear when it will reopen. >>> coming up, more headlines. we have a look out of new york and preparations for the thanksgiving day parade. here is a look. that draws 50 million spectators around the nation and world. we'll be right back. >>> we're back here. let's talk entertainment news. an actress is getting a divorce and carlie simon helped victims with a concert. we have the scoop in the hollywood minute. >> and fiona apple is postponing her tour. and the she revealed the reason her 14-year-old dog is dying. she apologized to fans but said she is confident she made the right choice. the tour would start brazil next week. that's the hollywood minute. >> here is the 7-day around the bay forecast. it is cold as you head out the door this morning. no clouds but that heat we collected radiated off

he didn't havname the politician, but there are suggestions pointing to ellis st--alistair mcalpine ase of lords. he fiercely denies the allegations. the vatican is digging and after same- sex marriage initiatives had big wins this week in the u.s. and europe. it continues to insist the marriages only between a man and woman. spain upheld its cave marriage law and france looks to legalize there's early next year. we will be back. >> good morning. we are back on kron 4 news this weekend. this is veterans day a day to honor our fighting men and women. thousands will gather in downtown it san francisco for the annual veterans day parade. kron4's solo reporter mike pelton joins us live where participants are lining up this morning. mike? >> good morning. this parade is expected to begin at 11:00 a.m. and go until 3:00 p.m. it is a similar parade route that the san francisco giants parade took. continuing down market street and ending up at the civic center plaza. also going towards mcallister. >> however, with this impacted carryis area is also expected to impact public transportation, an

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the only survivor was 10-year- old ellie alley sue she was take on the the hospital with moderate injuriesill take care of her. my daughter and my sister, everybody help each other like that. >> a little girl in the mini van, four-year-old nora elizabeth temple was also killed in the crash. four others in the van were hurt. chp is still looking into what led to this deadly crash. according to this year's thanksgiving data the number of people that died on local roadways is up from last year 44 compared to 32 of last year. however dui arrests are down. elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >>> the remains of yasser arafat have been exhumed from his grave. testing the remains for radiation poisoning. earlier this year a lethal radioactive substance was discovered on arafat's clothing. test results could take several months. palestinians believe he was poisoned by israel. the charge israel denies. >>> we've heard a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff. what does it really mean for you. for a household earning 20 to $40,000 that would mean a tax increase of 1,200-dollars. for a household airporting 40 to 60 it

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they proceeded to fort ellis and soon entered the fabled region of yellowstone. moran worked closely with the expedition photographer, william henry jackson. together they selected the most impressive views. moran made drawings and watercolor sketches, blocking in forms and contours, quickly noting the colors of the terrain and the sulfurous deposits for which yellowstone is named. back in newark, new jersey, moran began what he termed his "big picture," "the grand canyon of the yellowstone." for moran, the spiritual, natural and aesthetic realms should blend to create a great impression. to that end, he combined different points of view into one dramatic panorama. moran explained, the precipitous rocks on the right were really at my back when i stood at that point. yet in their present position, they are strictly true to pictorial nature. my aim was to bring before the public the character of that region. narrator: reporting to congress, hayden suggested that the geyser region of yellowstone be set apart as a national park. congressman william kelly of pennsylva