>> about 3,500 people do die on ellis island.is was an autopsy amphitheater. >> an amphitheater? oh, my -- this is incredible! you guys have to see this. an amphitheater. this looks like something out of -- i don't know, medical school or something like that? >> exactly. this was a teaching hospital. people were doing the residencies here. >> really? >> ythey were learning from the doctors here on ellis island. remember, this was the best hospital in the world at the time. >> reporter: medical students would stand up here and observe what was happening. >> absolutely. >> i'm presuming the body would be put where that cart is? >> yeah. that's probably not the autopsy table. i'm going to say that was probably a table for instruments but the gentleman who cleans up these wards for us said he found that table there in 1972 and he has left it there since. >> reporter: built to hold 750 beds, the hospital treated patients in nearly identical rooms constructed with an eye towards a cure. >> this is an open ward. an open ward meaning if

and one of the most iconic places in america, ellis island.half of all americans today have at least one relative who entered the country through the gateway to american dream, and while we can tour the hall where most immigrants spent a few hours before heading off, an untold story is just a short walk away where the less fortunate ended up, a unique path on few have walked since the doors closed in 1954. the hidden halls of ellis island. >> you failed your medical, then you were detakened in the hospital complex. >> your whole family or individuals. >> if your were a child, then a family member stayed on the island with you until the determined whether you would be admitted into the hospital or deported back to your home country. if you were a husband or father, and you were detained, the entire family would be detained. >> this hallway is the very same path walked by immigrants who just learned the heart sinking news. they'd be admitted to the hospital. >> just like miami who came here, they had to have the right gear to be let into the cou

and just a stone throw from ellis island. this hour, we're taking you on a journey that highlights america's proud past through a lens of modern stories we reported on this year. >>> our journey begins at george washington 's creation, westpoint, the oldest continuously operated military post in the united states and it's there you can now experience the major battles that shaped our naelgdss. and they allow you to tee up that unhurls one hole as a time, beginning with the american revolution and ends with afghanistan. i had an opportunity to play the course with the men and women. who keep us free. 250 years back in the history of this nation. >> george washington found this to be the key of the continent and thought if he could control westpoint against the largest navy in the world, that we could secure the united states and it was an eight year war in the revolution. ♪ >> westpoint, george washington's brain child, the world's oldest academy. and it has trained. >> some of the best of those that have led in the war time.

betsy ellis used to be his school teacher. back to you now in the studio. >>> this is chris gordon with the breaking news from baltimore. the defense has rested in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. the jury has been sent home for the day. the defense presented an expert witness. baltimore police captain justin reynolds who testified the primary responsibility for the safety of passengers with the van driver that officer porter was called in as a backup, that it was reasonable, that officer porter didn't seat belt freddie gray saying if a person is going to be violent and put you in a dangerous situation you use common sense. >> the jury may conclude that in freddie gray's condition at that time he did not pose a serious risk or danger to officer porter. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, what lies ahead in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter charged in the death of freddie gray. back to you. >> thank you, chris. >> a chilling case out of anne arundel county. police say an edgewater man has been

news of betsy ellis' hit hard. that's where she worked in the youth services area for 18 years until she retired last year. she was also a middle school teacher for 17 years. >> she was a very warm, caring person. she was very calm and that really helps when you're working with the public and especially when you're working with young people. she had a beautiful smile. for mike, there is both shock and sadness. betsy ellis was not only his neighbor, but his middle school teacher. >> it's sad. miss ellis was a very sweet old woman. she was a teacher of mine in school. i helped her do yardwork and raked her legs and she was always a very sweet woman. it's a tragedy and a sad story. >> reporter: now the accused killer chris was one of three ellis brothers, but the only one who lived here with his mother. back to you now. >> thank you, julie. >>> a public call for action after a police officer is killed by a suspected drunk driver. tonight, a closer look at the law that some say is too lenient in maryland. >>> a war of

cedar rapids police are still investigating after a vehicle went off ellis road nw into the cedar river last night. the driver survived the plunge. crews were on scene for about 2 hours -- with plenty of work just to free up the car... from the banks of the cedar. a saturday night became an evening that a driver will never forget as, at about 10 p-m, rescue crews were called out to this location - the 4500 block of ellis road northwest in cedar rapids... and what they discovered was a honda convertible on the edge of the cedar river. police told tv-9 that the driver, a male whose name has not been made public, said he was driving westbound on ellis and swerved to avoid a deer. this particular stretch of ellis does not have much room between police said the driver was ok, except for some hypothermia concerns with the cold water. with police and fire crews working the 4500 block of ellis -- and even with a staging area two miles to the east... just in case the car slipped away... the men and women cut through branches to try and free up the car. two tow trucks arrived around midnight, lea

this particular stretch of ellis does not have much room between road and river. cedar rapids police said the driver was okay, except for some hypothermia with police and fire crews working the 4500 block of ellis -- and even two miles to the east... just in men and women cut through branches to try and free up the car. two tow trucks arrived around midnight, leading to a round of clearing branches and making sure the tow lines were hooked up. two hours of work for about two minutes of towing... to pull the convertible out. police said the driver would likely be cited, such as for failure to maintain control. yet, on this night, the end result could have been much more dire. in cedar rapids, chris earl, kcrg-tv 9 news. drivers had to navigate around flooded streets this holiday weekend in waterloo. yesterday afternoon around 2, the 700 block of east mullan avavue had water ruruning across it. that's the part of highway 63 that runs through town. the iowa d-o-t closed the highway ovethis stretch for about 2 hours. the floodinincomes after a few inches of snow fell

this particular stretch of ellis does not have much room between road and river. cedar rapids police said the driver was okay, except for some hypothermia concerns with the cold water. with police and fire crews working the 4500 0 ock of ellis -- and d en with a staging area two miles to the east... just in case the car slipped away... the men and women cut through branches to try and free up the car. two tow trucks arrived around midnight, leading to a round of clearing branches and making sure the tow lines were hooked up. two hours of work for about two minutes of@towing... to pell the convertible out. police said the driver would likely be cited, such as for failure to maintain control. yet, on this night, the end result could have been much more dire. i cedar rapids, chris earl, kcrg-tv 9 news. police arrested a man who they say stabbed another man in his waterloo home. officers respded to 417 elm street around 1 a-m on saturday. the waterloo- cedar falls courier reports 52-year-old during an argument. gordon faces several charges, including sault and willful

if ellie says it's on. it may not be on. oh.ey, bobby, what time are you picking me up for golf tomorrow? 5:30 in the a.m. yeah, i need to practice for that pga tourney. they let me on this great course for free if i get there before 6:00. it's an amazing opportunity. cool. how many times have you gone? none. can't get up. keep hitting the snooze button. but i got dog travis on it now. (alarm clock beeping) (tokyo police club) ♪ i'm on your team ♪ but i never know when you're not ♪ (beeping stops) snooze. (whimpers) ♪ you never tell anything to me ♪ snooze. ♪ but only for a while, of course ♪ ♪ you never use words you can't afford ♪ ♪ a house of cards and it's a sign ♪ where are you going? oh, right, golf. should i learn to play golf? do we do enough together? why don't we ever use my jacuzzi? ♪ so wait up ♪ you never get nervous anymore ♪ ♪ what did you want me to say? ugh. i'm up. (stan crying) mama! ♪ you should buy that thing breakfast. ♪ inside the lines, gotta catch 'em in a paper cup ♪ (tires screech) come on, man. we can

this particular ststtch of ellis does nonohave much room between road and river. cedar rapids police said the driver was ok, except for some hypothermia concerns with the cold water. 4500 block of ellis -- and even with a staging area two miles to the east... just in case the car slipppp away... the men and women cut through branches to try and free up the car. two tow trucks arrived around midnight, leading to a round of clearing branches and making sure the tow lines were hooked up. twtwhours of work for about two minutes of towing... to pull the convertible out. police said the driver would likely be cited, such as for failure to maintain control. yet, on this night, the end result could have been much more dire. in cedar rapids, chris earl, kcrg-tv 9 news. in cedar falls, veteran taylor morris and his wife danielle are looking into their next move after the planning and zoning commission recommended the city council deny them residential zoning in an area marked agricultural. morris is a navy veteran -- well known for recovering from a bomb blast in may 20-12.

this particular stretch of ellis does not have much room between road and river. cedar rapids police said the driver was ok, except for some hypothermia concerns with the cold water. 4500 block of ellis -- and even with a staging area two miles to the east... just in case the car slipped away... the men and women cut through branches to try and free up the car. two tow trucks arrived around midnight, leading to a round of clearing brancheand making sure the tow lines were hooked up. two hohos of work for about two minutes of towing... to pull the convertible out. police said the driver would likely be cited, such as for failure to maintain control. yet, on this night, the end result could have been much m me dire. in cedar rapids, chris earl, kcrg-g-v 9 news. in cedar falls, veteran taylor morris and his wife danielle are looking into their next move after the planning and zoning commission recommended the city council deny them residential zoning in area marked agricultural. morris is a nana veteran -- well known for recovering from a bomb blast in may 20-12. he

hidden hallways of ellis island.nes like this remind us of our past and one of the most iconic places in all of america, ellis island. most americans have one relative that entered through the gateway of the american dream. we can tour the hall where most americans spend time before their next destination, an unfou untold story exists just a pathway away. the hidden halls of island. >> if you failed your medical inspection, you get to go to the medical complex. if you were a child, the family member stayed on the island with you until they determined if you would be admitted to hospital or deported back. if you were a husband or father, the entire family would be. >> this hallway is the path walked by immigrants who learned heart sinking news. any would be admitted to the hospital. just like people who came here, they had to have the right gear to be let into the country so we need right gear to check out where we're going. >> you need to wear a hard hat. >> i do love my hard hats. >> this a fox news alert. it's been

chris ellis had struggled with mentally health issues for years. news of her death hit hard at the public library. that's where she worked in the youth services area for 18 years and she was a middle school teacher for 17 years. >> she was really calm and that helps when you're working with the public and young people. she had a beautiful smile. she was one of those sort of quietly stable, foundational people at the library. >> reporter: big, big loss in this community. you heard that neighbor who called 911 say most of what he heard chris ellis utter this morning was gibberish, but there were two very clear words. when i join you at 6:00, i'll tell you what those were. >> we'll see you then. thank you. >>> a fight at the scene of a local fire. two female firefighters say they were assaulted and they tell us they were attacked by two fellow firefighters. now the department's investigating. news 4's darcy spencer is live with the story you will see only on news 4. >> jim, one of the woman said she was standing right here in this area on the front po

then they found his 67-year-old mother, elizabeth ellis, dead of blunt force trauma inside the home. neighbors say he struggled with mental illness for years and his mother was devoted in taking care of him. >> when i think of people dying, i think of people -- i think of strangers, you know. stranger murders. i don't think of family members doing to each other, or a child. >> i walk by her all the time. i never noticed anything out of the ordinary. but some strange things have been going on here in fredericksburg area of late. >> elizabeth ellis recently retired from the central rappahannock regional library where she worked in the children's section. co-workers say she was a wonderful lady. >>> new information on a murder in an aspen hill gas station parking lot. 17-year-old elmer galindo is charged with first-degree murder. police say they found him running way from the crime scene with blood on his pants and a knife in his possession. investigators believe galindo and jose fuentes were arguing over a drug deal and the fight escalated until the man was stabbed to death. >>> new to

ellie gave birth to the couple's second child just a week ago. after the game lebron tweeted apologies saying i hope you're doing okay. i hope you come back to another game soon. love lj. >> happening today philadelphia's charter high school football team will play. they take an cathedral prep. >> how about the temple owls waking up in sunny florida we should all be so lucky. the team flew into palm beach yesterday. here they are arriving. our sister station was there. the team was getting off the plane all smiles, waving pom pons, temple taking on the university of toledo. temple is going to be practicing later today. the game isn't until next tuesday, however, the excitement already settling in. >> it's unbelievably exciting. we're grateful to be here and excited to show our kids everything that palm beach county has. >> after today's practice the team is going to have a welcome party in west palm beach. this is the fourth bowl game that temple has ever played in g. for them. >> today the sunday night football bus will make the rounds in center

authorities say ellis killed his mother elizabeth ellis. deputies found her body signed their home in stafford early this morning. deputies were called to the home by neighbors who reported christopher ellis was screaming in his backyard around 5:00 a.m. jonathan: the "7 on your side" team keeping you updated on hoverboard risks of the popular gifts catching fire. report of one of those happening in our area. consumer investigator kimberly suiters live in the newsroom with the details of this. kimberly: when we reported on the hazards, the reports of them catching fire were mostly overseas but the first local fire we know of caused by a hoverboard. this is photo released by the montgomery county fire and rescue who responded to a house fire in gaithersburg on mineral spring driver. they found a smoldering fire coming from the family hoverboard. listen to this, it rolled to the bed. it ignited the bedding there. it had been charging at the time. you see what is left. earlier this week; you saw this video of a hoverboard on fire in a mall in

less than four minutes to go, indiana up by five, ellis, finding paul george in the corner. you can count that, he had 23 points on the night, pacers up by eight. and here's the exclamation point, indiana working the ball around, george going to find jordan hill and he throws it the nets were outscored by 12 in the fourth, brooklyn falls 104-97, they have lost four in a row. >>> as for hockey on the ice, islanders and devils have the night off. rangers traveled north of the board we are winnipeg. second period, rangers down one, tyler myers going top shelf, beating henrik hund lundquist for the victory. rangers fall for the second straight night. >>> and it's a big weekend for new york football. three weeks remaining in the

they found his mother, elizabeth ellis dead. right now, ellis is in jail. >>> right now, police investigating a deadly crash on the inner loop of the beltway. one person died earlier this morning. another person has life-threatening injuries. delays stretched as long as 7 miles at one time. >>> right now, we're working to learn more about a crash in silver spring. somebody hit a pedestrian on new hampshire avenue this morning near the intersection with oakview drive. the last we heard was that traffic was moving by in both directions, but the road wasn't totally open. we don't know how seriously the pedestrian was hurt. >>> we're monitoring for an announcement right now in prince george's county. the police chief may be about to announce to the public that he plans to retire from the police department. prince george's county bureau chief tracey wilkins learned he may instead serve as the county's head of public safety. >>> right now, the freddie gray case in baltimore. a woman who says she was like a grandmother to officer willi

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christopher ellis charged of first-degree murder tonight.an is being sought in connection with a hit-and-run crash this morning. the 30-year-old was behind the wheel of the car that hit a man in the parking lot of the winchester pool hall that the victim was rushed to the medical center. the two men had been in an altercation. >>> we have new information -- new information now. police arrested a man in the stabbing death of the 20-year- old jose fuentes. and the 17-year-old was arrested today charged with first-degree murder. this all stemmed from a drug deal. >> reporter: they arrest add man that may have been planned a -- planning a mass shooting. kirk green caused some sort of disturbance at the grocery store. all with the water. and it took back the land. sky 9 was over the scene in maryland and the express lanes on the inner loop. and they say that one of the accidents have life threatening injuries. they were trying to determine exactly how this accident happened. and that they would hit the guardrail near the road. and that they are m

rehema ellis has the story. emily is like most 5th graders ... full of energy but, this 10 year old is also a pioneer. we first met emily 3 years ago, when she was diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. the cancer was growing out of control and doctors were out of options. desperate, her parents turned to an experimental treatment that had only shown promise in a few adults. how sick was she? was she so sick that you were frightened? at one point the doctor came in and said, 'you need to call your family, you know, because emily's not gonna be here tomorrow.but emily fought hard .. becoming the first child in the world to test a revolutionary technique ...changing a cancer patient's own dna. it started with doctors at the university of pennsylvania and children's hospital of philadelphia. i think if you asked people back in 2000 and 2002, some of this would have sounded a little bit like science fiction. looking at the slides.here's how it works. own immune cells are separated out, and then injected with a de-activated version of hiv. the viru

after the game, lebron tweeted, ellie day, my apologies. hope you guys are coming back to a game. >>> and millions escaped to a galaxy far, far away in theaters. jedi fans spent the entire day watching all the episodes. the movie does not disappoint and it's already breaking box office records. thursday night's premiere smashed the previous record set now it's 57 million for star wars. >>> we have an early christmas present for fans of the british royal family. >>> family photo bound to make you smile. kensington palace released this picture with the duke and kids. i'm not sure if i'm allowed to but anyway. >> does not look like christmas in that photo and does not feel like it. >> no. green christmas. that's for sure. >> i'm dreaming of a green christmas. >> winter forecast hopefully putting you in the mood to finish your holiday shopping if you have not already. for saturday, 39. blustery. a few flurries. sunday, 40 degrees and bright. monday, winter begins officially, 41 degrees. back to the 50s and then 60s for crist eve. if it's flurry

i'm joined now by political analyst and best-selling author ellis henican. good morning, ellis. >> good morning. >> a lot of laughs there on the campaign trail. >> i'm sorry i didn't bring a poem. i didn't know that was the homework today. >> i liked his impression of president obama. spot-on, jimmy fallon. >> absolutely. >> shall we begin with hillary clinton's e-mails? >> okay. >> so what did we learn here? >> nicknames. >> nicknames, yes. >> i mean i like mittens. and newt could be the grinch who stole congress. >> oh. >> i guess that would work, right? >> all right. >> listen, i got to tell you, i'm starting to feel like that story has played out a little bit, right? >> tired of hearing -- >> unless there's something really horrible in there, and so far she's bobbing and weaving, and i would say pretty much getting through it. >> do you think this will become more fodder on the campaign trail? or is this people are tired just like you of hearing about the e-mails? >> this is what it does. it confirms to people what they've already believed. so if you're

we thank you both so much, nicole and ellie, you get a half-day from school today?> yep. >> talking about it much appreciate it. all right, guys, thank you. >> thank you. >>> well, we are seeing some sunshine and the temperatures are climbing, going to see some really mild temperatures this week today, included 48 degrees the normal high. we are on our way to the 50s. in fact, 48 in philadelphia international and that reading is almost an hour old now, so, it is about to update a little bit of a breeze out of the west at 7 miles an hour. we will likely be in the 50s through this f"uafternoon. but as clear as it is right now, there are some clouds in our future this afternoon, no wet weather to be found. 51 in northeast philadelphia, low 50s, millville, atlantic city, 44 in reading, temperatures low 50s, cape may, cape may point, cape may, 44 degrees, 50 at cape may courthouse. it will be in the 50s for atlantic city, marina, 50s again this afternoon, a warmer weather to come. as far as wet weather is concerned, that's about our only chance the next couple of days an

inside they found elizabeth ellis dead from blunt force trauma.elizabeth worked as a middle school teacher and then at the regional library in fredericksburg. >> he is had a beautiful smile. he is was a quietly stable fo d foundational people at the library. >> authorities say christopher struggled with mental issues for years. >>> and one man will be in jail for<  shooting a friend and setting the body on fire in a trash can. the victim was found burned and shot in an alley in the trinidad neighborhood. landing told detectives that it was his best friend, and they were living together at the time, and that he recorded himself on his sell phone talking about committing murder. >> donald trump going after a new target on the campaign trail. what ted cruz said in response. >> and the faa ready to roll out the new rules for drones, the huge impact it will have on the popular holiday >>> new tonight, donald trump is little ted cruz hard. he talked about ethanol subsidies that are hugely popular in iowa. and he also said not a lot of evangelicals come

the driver in the crash, sam ellis, will go to trial in april. he is charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter and two counts of negligent homicide under the influence. andrea mccarren, wusa nine. >>> the merck family plans to fight for new legislation to increase the penalties in maryland for this crime. current guidelines do not allow jail time.>>> briefly today, it looked like police might have a strong lead for relational ride. -- elysha ride. she was only eight years old and disappeared with the janitor at the dc shelter for homeless people.>> it's more difficult every day. that doesn't mean we will stop looking. >>> police are planning to search another sightseeing. they are not saying where because they don't want people trampling over. the child's family recently celebrated her 10th birthday. >>> pro-life protesters are being sued for bothering students as they exercise their rights to protest the construction of a planned parenthood facilities -- facility. officials want the court to order protesters not to talk to the schoolchil

ellie day was taken off by stretcher. james tweeted out afterwards saying apologies, hope you feel better. ellie is okay, but feels like she's been in a minor car accident, which you can imagine when you get hit by somebody that is six foot nine, 250 pounds. no doubt. >>> and finally the game of the week, delving in to basketball season. tonight it's a montgomery county clash kennedy verses einstein. grace olsen with a preview. >> we are lady titans. >> reporter: tonight's game of the week brings us to einstein high school where the lady titans are staying laser focused on one primary goal. >> we're really focusing on getting to the basketball more and making shots this season. >> it's a work in progress for each game. we are showing improvements, girls are starting to gl together. >> it is helping us to improve, either it is being able to execute our plays and play as a team. >> reporter: the ladies in blue take the court at 7:15 against the kennedy cavaliers, looking for their second win at the season. in einstein high

ellie day was removed from the arena on a stretcher with her head on a brace she will spend the nightbsevartion but reports were she was up and talking. lebron said he told him she was ok as he squeezed her hand. final: 104-100 cavs the video is pretty scary but the aftermath everybody is taking a deep breath because at the end of the day she seems like she will be ok cleveland cavaliers guard iman shumpert helped deliver his infant daughter , iman tayla shumpert , in his bathroom yesterday! shumpert's fiancee. musician teyana taylor did not realize she was in labor until she could feel the baby's head. shumpert used the cord from a pair of headphones to tie off the umbilical cord as the couple waited for the ambulance to arrive minutes later. shumpert missed tonight's game against the thunder. with a strained right groin. while chasing the loose ball late in the 4th quarter of the cavalier's win against the thunder lebron james absolutely crushed pro golfer jason day's the san jose sharks took on the maple leafs in toronto tonight. sharks looking to keep their eastern win streak goin

ellis says if the project proceeds on schedule... design of the viaduct will wrap up this summer... construction would begin in 2017 and wrap up in 2018. a final update on the 20 million dollar plan is set to take place next month. 3 3 sioux city is looking for help from the *state of iowa* to build a new park in the singing hills area.at this morning's "coffee with the council" event at the sweetwater cafe in the ho- chunk centre... parks and rec director matt salvatore gave an update on fundraising for cone park.he's trying to secure a 300- thousand dollar grant from the iowa community attraction tourism board to help build the park. 3 "the community attraction and tourism board really loves our project, they were also very impressed with our fundraising, they would like to see more private contributions towards the project, it just shows buy in from the community. so we're going to look at getting a few contributions here in the next month and hopefully we are able to secure the funding to do this project and do it right."it would cost about four million dollars to build access t

they found 67-year-old elizabeth ellis dead.orked at a middle school teacher and at the library. she retired last year. >> she had a beautiful smile. she was one of those sort of quietly, stable, foundational people at the library. >> a neighbor said christopher had struggled with mental health issues for years. they say he was the only other family member living in the house at that time. >>> a former youth hockey coach from northern virginia is heading to jail for child pornography. timothy bodenheimer of fairfax station got five years. he propositioned middle school boys and sent them pornography. police say it happened while he coached in the washington little cats program. he was busted in an undercover sting in january when his sentence ends. he has to register as a sex offender. >> two unlicensed guns are now off the streets in fairfax county. police were called to nova firearms in mcclain on friday after reports from a burglary. there were two guns missing and the back door of the store was damaged. the suspect left the

ellis says if the project proceeds on schedule... design of the viaduct will ap up this mmer... construction would begin in 2017 and wrap up in 2018.a final update on the full hoeven valley transportation plan is set to take place next month. 3 building at the corner hamilton and wesley parkway in sioux city. the accident happened around 8-30... and sent two people to the hospital. police say a woman driving the car with her child inside may have had a medical problem. they say she was going south... the car accelerated... crossed the median... and hit the building that once housed a car dealership. the extent of this time. 3 3 sioux city is looking for help build a new park in the singing hills area.at ts morning's "coffee with the council" event at the sweetwater cafe in the ho- chunk centre... parks and rec director matt salvatore gave an update on fundraising for cone park.he's trying to grant from the iowa community attraction tourism board to help build the park. 3 "the community attraction and tourism board really loves our project, they were also very impressed with our

this man in ellis county, texas, didn't mind cleaning up after a

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> 90 years and we hope for another 90 more. that will do it for us on this christmas night. i'm thomas roberts in for lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. merry christmas and good night. reed: live at 6:00, a rare, white christmas in southern nevada. snow on the valley for, not just on mount charleston. making sure you stay safe and warm. christine: a north las vegas valley family facing the christmas holiday without a home. news 3 is live on the scene. reed: the men and women who honor the country with their service. that is not the only story we have on holiday. thanks for watching, everybody. news 3 live at the clock arts right now. announcer: this is news 3. christine: now at 6:00, snow -- yes, you heard right. that white stuff covering southern nevada, some of you waking up to a white christmas. reed: a trace of snow recorded at mccarran airport. you are seeing video of mount charleston. speaking of the valley, that was the last time we had a record of snow on christmas since about 2008. several

but now as rehema ellis explains, doctors are exploring a new option for children that may eliminate the trip to the operating room. >> today this 12-year-old remembers the painful appendicitis that nearly ruined her family's trip to disney world. >> it was kind of like somebody was stabbing me over and over again every time i would move. >> she had never been sick like this before so i was very afraid for her safety. >> reporter: but instead of surgery, she was treated with antibiotics. being the first study on using them for early and mild cases of appendicitis in children. >> she was able to go home a day or two later. >> reporter: the small study found with antibiotics alone, 95% improved within 24 hours and were discharged without undergoing surgery. a recent study in europe showed similar success for adults resulting in less recovery time and lower health costs. the classic symptoms of appendicitis include pain around the naval, moving to the right side. also nausea and fever. the new study found one in four young patient cases were mild enough to avoid surgery. >> in order to

rehema ellis, nbc news, phillipsberg, pennsylvania. >>> when we come back, don't blink and you'll miss it, a very close call. blan. >>> for the first time since the military determined he would facial court martial, sergeant bowe bergdahl appeared in military court at ft. bragg, north carolina. he was arraigned on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, but he did not enter a plea. he was held for five years by the taliban after leaving his post in afghanistan in 2009. >>> a deputy outside of detroit got quite a surprise when he discovered the driver in this high-speed chase was a 13-year-old boy. the dash cam captured the moment it spun out of control into oncoming traffic. you could make out the teen and his 8-year-old sister also in the car making a run for it. police say they snuck out and took the car owned by their dad's girlfriend for a joy ride. >>> on the slopes of italy, it was nearly a catastrophe when a drone fell from the sky, nearly crushing a skier. the drone was carrying a tv camera and came crashing down during a world cup slalom race. he didn't seem to

after the game, james tweeted, ellie day, i hope you're doing okay, my apologies, hope you get back to a game soon, love lj. >>> thousands of adele fans race goodbye to your chance to see her. [ music ] >> fans in boston tried 1,000 times to get highly coveted tickets to her concert here next fall, tickets went on sale yesterday morning and sold out within an hour many took to twitter venting their frustrations, some tickets on stub hub already listed for around $10,000, that's rolling in the deep right there. [ laughter ] >> $1,000? >> no, love you, but no. i can't do it. >> get your black out, the adele concert. >>> how's this for a coffee perk? >> the new blend that aims to keep your caffeine buzz going it's getting harder for me to stay in my home, but i really don't want to go anywhere else. i could use some help taking medications, using the stairs, or getting washed and dressed. but where can i turn? woman: we're massoptions, a free resource for elders, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities of all ages. we link you to the services you need in the setting of your choice.

67-year-old elizabeth ellis. neighbors say the son struggled with mental illness for years. his mother devoted her life to taking care of him. >>> somebody broke into the nova firearm shop last night, snatching two handguns and running off. the store opened, you may recall, a few weeks ago, and it upset a lot of neighbors, and they protested about the shop opening up next to an elementary school. >>> the defense rested in the trial of a baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. 12 witnesses were called over 3 days including the defendant. prosecutors said porter was negligent for failing to call a medic and not putting a seat belt on gray in the transport van. closing arguments are set for monday. >>> look at this. a december evening in dc, and folks are out and about without jackets, jogging through the park, and the bank thermometers reading 58 degrees on a december winter night. can it get any better than this? >> i hope so. let's get right to topper shutt. >> reporter: april without the a

turns out to be it's pro golfer jason day's wife, ellie harvey. she was taken out on a the tnt broadcast crew said she was alert. >>> the set -- celtics take on the hawks tonight, that's it for me. >>> and a robber captured in cape cod. >> what they found in his home. >>> plus, one local school canceling all its dances, the >>> right now at 5:30, an 8-year-old girl left home alone escaping a house fire, dcfs investigating. >>> and wanted by the fbi in a string of similar robberies, how police were able to track this man down. >>> and local schools canceling dances why one principal says they've gotten out of hand. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz "this morning". >> hi, welcome back and happy friday, i'm bree sison in for kathryn hauser. >> and i'm chris mckinnon, thanks for being here with us, december 18 if you didn't know day, we've got to get to pamela quickly, bree's got to get over there and do some shopping. [ laughter ] she is, yeah. >> 45 seconds from now! >> it's going to be a warm one, for christmas, talking 60s. yeah

they found 67-year-old elizabeth ellis dead.d at a middle school teacher and at the library. she retired last year. >>> arlington county will get finalized details for -- actually, we're going to go with this. >>> we are going to continue here. christopher had struggled with mental health issues for years. they say he was the only other family member living in the house at that time. >>> today, arlington county will finalize details for getting back it's taxing authority in the county. according to inside nova.com, that authority was stripped away by the general assembly five years ago. included in the draft, a proposal for a surtax on hotel and motel stays. the county says before the taxes were ripped away from them, they brought around $1 million in revenue. the board also wants to be able to provide additional economic development incentives to developers and tennants >>> the main event at the washington nationals off-season kicks off. head down to winterfest in northwest d.c. at 11:30 this morning. you are going to get a cha

that fan ended up being ellie day, wife of pga champion jason day. ellie was taken away on a stretcher to be evaluated. around her. luckily, she is ok this morning. elizabeth: glad she is ok. we've learned more on how the iowa hawkeye football team will spend the weeks leading up to the rose bowl. the hawks will spend christmas in california this year. the team will travel to pasadena on december 24, set up shop on christmas day, and enjoy a big disneyland. they'll spend the rest of their time there getting in some last minute practices leading up to the rose bowl on new year's day. that will be at 4:00 p.m. iowa time on espn. eric: that will be exciting. new this morning -- the hawkeyes may notice tighter security and some new rules on their trip to disneyland. disney parks in california and florida installed new metal detectors at entrances, and park officials say visitors will be screenings. uniformed officers and trained dogs will also be inside the parks. officials also say all toy guns have been removed from park stores to cut out confusion for

she is ellie day, who is the wife of pga golfer john day. he just won the pga ernie: you pay for the seat, but there's a price to pay. it's hard to stop a guy. >> physics tell you it is hard to stop the momentum. his job is to be involved in the play. it's hard for them to react. he knocked over ellie. she did need medical attention. lebron checked on her. ernie: he felt bad. >> he felt bad. she was taken from the game on a stretcher to a local hospital. she's from the ohio area. they go to cleveland cavaliers games a lot. ernie: is she okay? >> she's okay. she tweeted about two hours ago to everyone i'm okay. and she specifically said that she's sore and exhausted. she was tackled by a large man. she understands that. it could be compared to a minor car accident. that's the risk you take. you forget about it because it is so wonderful. i was a sidelined. -- a sideline reporter. you see the blood and sweat. you have to be aware. she just gave birth two months ago. was released -- ernie: you mentioned you've seen this type of thing with the y

as rehema ellis tells us, it could spread to your city, too. >> there is a lot of shaking going on inmerican restaurants. and now new york city requires that menus show it. because too much saltle lead s to heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure. >> it's important and maybe will make them put less sodium in items. >> reporter: so now chain restaurants must post what some call a shaker of shame on any item with more than the recommended daily allowance of soed yum. 2300 milligrams, about a teaspoon. chipotle's chicken burrito has over 2400 mill fwrams of sodium in just one serving. subway's spicy italian sandwich has almost 3,000 milligrams, and t g i friday's new york which he had dar and bacon burger a whopping 4,280 milligrams. some restaurants are fighting the new rules. but applebee's in new york started posting the warning label a month ago. so far it hasn't changed the way people eat. >> i have been asking people about it in our restaurants now for the last month since we put it on. it really doesn't impact people one way or another. >> reporter: when you open the menu w

elly wanted that to be a bipartisan discussion. so i invited one democrat after another democrat after another democrat after another democrat. we invited roughly a dozen democrats and not a single democrat was willing to stan on the stage discuss the iranian nuclear deal. i will tell you it was truly humbling and powerful to be on that stage with a man who has seen the face of evil and can speak truth, with a moral gravity that when elly said, as he did, that never again must mean never again, and the one threat of that happening is a nuclear iran. [applause] we need a president who will stand unapologetically, with the nation of israel. when hamas murdered three israeli teenagers, i joined with number democrat bob menendez to introduce legislation providing a 5 million decide reward for information lead ago to the capture of the terrorists who had kidnapped and murdered one of the three. neftali was a dual sailory citizen. that legislation passed the senate unanimously, thankfully they captured the terrorists before the house cou

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> 90 years and we hope for another 90 more. that will do it for us on this christmas night. i'm thomas roberts in for lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. merry christmas and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> a conflict between police officers and a man turns into a gunfight in front of a b.a.r.t. station. what we're learning about how it escalated plus how the officer who is shot is doing now. >>> and preparing for a big chill. the bay area about to be under a freeze warning. we're tracking how low the temperature will drop. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm scott budman filling in for raj and jessica. a christmas day shoot-out in front of a b.a.r.t. station. tonight an officer and the suspect are both in the hospital. we're just now learning new details about how it unfolded. nbc bay area chuck coppola is live. why were police looking for this man in the first place? >> they were tipped off during a routine patrol at the b.a.r.t. station here in hayward. they were patrolling the area at

said glenn ellis, city engineer, city of sioux city. project activities would include, but not be limited to, construction of the new bridge, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and storm sewer improvements. traffic will be maintained during construction, however, there will be times where detours would be required. sioux city city council members are hoping to complete the city's recreational trail system soon. according to the city's parks and recreation director, it will take 10- and-a-half million dollars to complete all the trails. three-and-a-half million of that will pay for the three mile trail from chautauqua park to chris larsen park. moore, sioux city city councilmember. "we have a lot going for us. we compete with-we're in a a i- state area so we're competing with the other states, nebraska and south dakota and their communities. and we have to be very competitive." some of the future trail connection projects include the clark school to outer drive trail, the perry creek trail to outer drive trail connection, and the rivers

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. nats "nooooo". praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. geiger. there's a new cooperative in iowa.. the members of farmers cooperative company or f-c and west central cooperative voted an approval for a merger.. effective april first. the unified cooperative will be called landus cooperative.. and will be led by the west cetral president milan kucerak.. headquartered in ames.. have more than 70 grain.. agronomy.. and feed locations in 26 iowa counties... according to world grain magazine's grain and milling annual.. landus coop.. will become the seventh largest grain company in america based on storage capacity.. it will also have access to all seven major iowa rail lines. agriculture secretary tom together groups.. an