it happened in elmwood park. new jersey reporter anthony johnson is at the school where a school board meeting will be held tonight. anthony? >> reporter: sade and rob, the lawyer for the teacher was in court earlier today. we are here at the elementary school and high school where the meeting will be taking place later on this evening to determine that teacher's fate. she is accused of mishandling children who were the most vulnerable. she has been accused of being aggressive with two young children with disabilities while she was in charge of their care and instruction. the 30-year-old teacher from butler, new jersey works at the 16th avenue elementary school in elmwood park. according to the police report, a 9-year-old called by initials j.l. was pushed down causing him to hit his head on a piece of furniture. that apparently happened in the school at the beginning of this month. >> troubling to hear about that. she is supposed to be trained to deal with special kids. so, you have to be patient. >> i think fur

missy, dave, from elmwood park zoo here.inge snell. >> yep, this is single, she one years old. >> oh, my gosh. okay, so, we know that reindeer probably used to cold werth. how does angel feel about the fact it will be in like the 70s? about well, i'm sure we will be finding some sort every ice to give her to cool down. >> oh, you need to give her ice? >> the other day we gave her santa sculpture when it was reaching up near 70. so -- >> wow. >> yes. >> so reindeer are not really indigenous to the u.s. we have what kara boo. >> yes, reindeer more from europe. and there is a whole society based around the life of reindeer, living with reindeer. and so we actually she, angel; actually a reindeer, and we have them at elmwood park zoo, you can get your photo taken with them to new years. >> what about the north pole? they would like the north pole, so colds up there. >> their favorite place. of course. of course. >> how old do you have to be to get like, i guess i can call them and the letters this long? >> yes, those are antlers

the 30-year-old taught at 16th avenue elementary school in elmwood park. she allegedly grabbed a nine- year-old boy and pushed him to the floor causing him to hit his head on a piece of furniture. alsoors say she also grabbed -- investigators say she also grabbed another boy. >>> classes set to resume tomorrow@school that was shut down today after people got sick by mystery fumes. there was a strong chemical odor. 35 people were taken to the hospital. figure out what caused those fumes. >>> temperatures begin to drop tomorrow and we could see some rain. jeff smith is in for lee goldberg. >> by this time tomorrow night a little light rain moving in. plus we have one day in your accuweather seven-day forecast that might feel like december. we'll talk about that the break. >>> shocking new video. bullets fly. people run for cover. the desperate search to find the suspect all because of who was inside that car. >>> and literally uncovering a man's secrets. his underground home. >>> hey there everybody, private brandon hughes, stationed in italy, a shout- no wa

she was arrested in elmwood park after the school notified police about possible abuse. >>> 4:35. a reactor at the indian point nuclear plant in westchester county has been shut down. energy officials say an electrical disturbance on the non-nuclear side of the plant caused the main generator and reactor in unit 3 to shut down automatically. no radio activity was released. >>> happening today, the man accused of killing 6-year-old etan patz will face a judge again today. attorneys for pedro hernandez have asked a judge to dismiss the charges against him. hernandez is facing a retrial of the 1979 kidnap and murder. his first trial ended with a hung jury. hernandez confessed to killing the boy after luring him into a bodega where he worked in 1979. >>> a long island woman is accused of taking a page of the police say this summers video shows 31-year-old tiffany fisher plucking lightup lollipops from a lawn in island park. the home is a few blocks from her own. investigators tracked down fisher but the homeowner says he just wants to know why someone would steal his family

. >> reporter: in norristown at the elmwood park zoo.ta's reindeer getting pretty to greet me and you. the real deal. >> they came from northern new york. santa approved obviously. came to us two weeks ago and we're here for the season we work with them extensively before we let anyone come close to them. they're very friendly. >> take look at their impressive antlers. >> both boys and girls have antlers. they drop them every single ye year. if he males hold on to them longer than males will. males drop them beginning of the wint. females hold up to them around spring. santa's reindeer were probably all girls. >> like a girl after my own heart, shoes are important. >> they had really special hooves the wide defendant hooves of any dear species and use those as modified know books they walk on a feet of snow and stay on top. they have fur that grows through the toes and keeps their feet warm and gives them traction when they're walking on ice they don't slip. when landing on your roof they don't fall off. >> beautiful reindeer like angel

she teaches at the 16th avenue elementary school in elmwood park. she faces two counts each of child abuse and assault. she has been ordered to have no contact with victims or school personnel. >>> happening today, a city council committee votes on stricter penalty thes for hit- and-run drivers. the move comes as more than a dozen pedestrians have died on streets since halloween. between 2,000 to 5, $5,000 -- 2,000 to $5,000. >>> pedro hernandez is charged with the murder of the 6-year- old boy from 1979. prosecutors say he strangled the boy. the first trial ended in a mistrial last may with a deadlocked jury. >>> there won't be a decision until next month in the case of a new jersey man who shot three bears on his property last year. he claimed he was trying to protect his home. christine sloan was in the courtroom. >> i put three shells into the gun. >> reporter: robert ailing in court describing how he grabbed his shotgun after hearing his wife scream there was a bear if the back of his home. the 78-year-old says he opened the sliding door, went

she teaches at the 16th avenue elementary school in elmwood park. she is now out on bail and faces two counts each of child abuse and assault. she has been ordered to have no contact with the victims or school personnel. >>> happening today, a judge will hear pretrial motions in the case against the accused kill. pedro hernandez is charged with murder of the 6-year-old boy back in 1979. prosecutors say he strangled the boy and discarded the body. february for his second trial. the first ended many a mistrial last may with a deadlocked jury. >>> police are on the hunt for the thief they say violated and robbed an 81-year-old man in brooklyn. police say the man seen here hit the elderly man across the head with an unknown object, knocking him to the ground. the suspect then allegedly stole the man's wallet before taking off. it happened back on december 2nd as the victim was walking out of the building on lewis avenue. the 81-year-old refused any medical aid. >>> all right, now with the forecast. >> thank you. big difference from yesterday. remember y

she works at the 16th avenue elementary school in elmwood park. police made the arrest on saturday after they were notified by the school about possible abuse. febrezio is out on bail and ordered to stay away from children. >>> after a final vote today in the scores that new york students get on state exams will no longer count in the evaluations given to their teachers state board of regents support a fur-year moratorium on any use of the common core test scores. the legislature had voted to actually increase the weight of those test scores in teacher evaluations but an unofficial vote yesterday showed the regions are united in throwing out that policy. >>> it will be the final year for preschools many brooklyn if way breaking from his strategy of turning around failing schools. peace academy middle school and the school for the urban environment and foundations academy high school are all battling low enrollment and high staff turnover. >>> 6:36. secretary of state john kerry arrived in moscow for tough talks with russian president vladimir tore

. >>> lost today from the elmwood park zoo in montgomery county, an 18-month-old panda has died, one of three brothers that arrived from a research center in virginia last spring. while tests are under way, the brothers were checked out and they are healthy. >>> new information just in now on the chipotle e. coli outbreak. the pennsylvania department of health now saying it does not believe an e. coli case in pennsylvania has ties to chipotle. an outbreak of e. coli linked to chipotle has sickened more than 60 people, but they have not eaten at a chipotle restaurant. >>> a new study shows magnetic stimulation of the brain could help people beat cocaine addiction. patients received eight sessions of pulses over a month, following the treatment they reported fewer cravings than those who just received medication for their addiction. scientists say the findings are promising, but more studies are needed to confirm the results. >>> meditation may help you improve your heart health. in a new study participants who meditated for 20 minutes twice a day lowered their stress levels, which in

. >>> we have new information about the death of a red panda at the elmwood park zoo in norristown, montgomeryger died late last month and now zoo officials say he had a brain disease that was likely caused by a parasite. the red panda was one of fly that arrived last spring. clinger's brothers are being closely monitored and given preventative treatments. >>> fiat chrysler is recalling nearly 56,000 jeep cherokee suvs. a water leak can cause an electrical short in the vehicles's power tailgates, increasing the risk of a fire. but the company says no fires have been reported. the recall covers cherokees from the 2015 and 2016 model years. the company will notify owners about how to get the problem fixed. >>> a court-side collision made for a scary moment at the cavaliers/thunde cavaliers/thunders game last night. golfer jason day and his wife ellie were sitting court side when lebron james came barrelling at them trying to save a ball and in the process took out ellie day. she was taken out on a stretcher but was conscious and alert. you can see the players giving her a hand. right after the g

elmwood still in milpitas. >> reporter: inmates inside the still are hard at work making wooden toys for toys for tots in san jose's christmas in the park, repair and sheriffs and county vehicles in elmwood bodyshop, and welding gym equipment used by inmates. rocky garrett is behind bars for manufacturing false ids. he's using his computer skills to make custom plaques for gilroy pd. >> it's kind of interesting to come in here and to use the same ability to do something positive. >> reporter: they are part of work program run by the santa clara county sheriff's office were inmates learn various trades. the goal is to encourage change in defenders, arrested for low- level crimes, and to teach them the value of work. >> we are helping out the community and in turn helping out ourselves also. >> that is the idea. we don't want them to come back. we want them to go out and get a job. >> reporter: willie chan oversees the program going strong for 16 years. he has seen firsthand inmates get jobs after they are released. some as carpenters. he says one man even opened up his own laser engraving business. their biggest project right now, they a

we're working to find out when elmwood avenue will reopen. >>> three parks will get a makeover thanksrovements can include pathways, benches, gazebos and lighting. >>> it turns out the eagles game against the giants on sunday won't be for nothing. the loser gets to go to london to play the rams next year. i'm tracy davidson. another update in 25 minutes. you can get updates, especially with the rain, with the nbc 10 app. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, oprah gets candid. >> inside every overweight woman is a woman she knows she can be. >> the media mogul opens up in a revealing new campaign for weight watchers, but will her personal message about keeping off the weight pay off for the company? >>> then you winterize your homes and cars but what about your body? tips on how to stay healthy as the weather gets colder. >>> and a rare treat. meet the grateful young boy who is overjoyed by a delicious gift. >> and i'm not going to share this. >> today, tuesday, december 29th, 2015. ♪ >> happy new year from louisville, kentucky. >> here from south carolina to celebrate the new year. >>