you know, you think about freddie kruger with his hands coming up out of the pond, over and over againm two, if you were babysitting at that time? oh, my goodness, did you not fall asleep. so turning our attention to the weather, renmant of throw call -- tropical storm erika, continues to threaten southeast with potential flooding. >> several inches every rain fell making getting around tricky for drivers. crashing waves, churned up the coastline in palm beach leaving three, 4-foot cliffs. but when you any this could have been so much worse if it was a hurricane, not tropical storm kyla. >> that's right, but goes to show you tropical weather why we keep an eye out, people tends to get excited when they hear the word hurricane. but tropical storm, could cause a lot of problems. so powerful. >> absolutely. and you gather lot of rain quickly, you get in trouble very fast. so, the good news is it is dissipating, right? but the bad news it is still kind of giving rain to florida. those of in you florida hanging ton see what it will finally stop. saw flooding concerns there. meanwhile, back

known for his screen franchise, he had been suffering from brain cancer and bringing to life freddie kruger on "nightmare on elm street." >> why do you want to know my name? >> he was hollywood's master of gore who brought nightmares to life. it haunted a whole generation of the 1990's. the director was credited with re-inventing horror films. >> you have to know what the audience is thinking and know where their fears are. and you kind of like the audience. i have always felt like what i'm afraid of is what the audience is afraid of. reporter: wes craven was born in cleveland to a strict christian family, where he wasn't allowed to watch movies. after college, he briefly worked as a english professor and d.j., but filmmaking was his calling. in 1984, he became a household hollywood name after bringing to life the child killer in "nightmare on elm street." and launched the career of johnny depp. he was as unpredictable. he directed a nonhorror film with streep in 1999. he was an author and loved music and a bird conservationist. he died in los angeles where it all began. and unique talent f

. >> freddy kruger terrified and entertained many teens in the 1984 classic "a nightmare o "nightmare on elm street"." he said he got the idea when he lived next to a cemetery in cleveland. he created a series of film and made craven one of hollywood's most well-known directors. he said scaring people is just about knowing your own fears. >> you just have to know what the audience is thinking, know what their fears are. to know that is you become the audience. you look at what the what the audience is afraid of, you talk about it, play with it. >> in the 1990s craven had people shaking in their pants again with the "scream" series. another set of popular films that cemented his name in the genre. the world lost a great man, my friend and mentor. producer bob weinstein said that craven was a consummate filmmaker and his body of work will live on forever. >> japan is the world champion in this year's little league world series. the team overcame an eight-run first inning deficit to claim an 18-11 win over pennsylvania. it was the biggest come back in little league world history. the vic

he was also famous for creating the villain freddy kruger.is recent projects included a graphic novel and several t.v. shows. the white house has announced north america's tallest mountain will be renamed. mount mckinley will be offici officially known as denali. president obama kicks off a 3 day visit to alaska where he would address a council on arctict issues. >> reporter: this week, president obama will see for himself the glorious landscape of alaska and how it's being devastated by climate change. grash years, permafrost and sea ice are melting. as the pet said, coastal erosion is washing away communities. >> if another company threaten today wipe out an american town, we would do everything in our power to protect ourselves. climate change poses the same threat right now. >> environmentalists agree they don't like the administration's decision to approve offshore drilling. the drill rig left seattle earlier this year, protesters, some in kayaks tried to slow it down, making their feelings known. the president, they say, says one thing

he created freddie kruger and the nightmare on elm street movies and he saw success in the scream movies. he suffered from brain cancer. he was 76 years old. >>> you can wear maroon and orange today to remember one of the victims of last week's on-air ambush. adam ward's family says he loved his alma mater virginia tech. a disgruntled wdbj employee murdered photographer ward and reporter alison parker live on tv. the family will hold a memorial service at salem high school in the southwestern part of maryland. >>> the focus in the story may be shifting to mental health issues and how we care for those who are struggling with them. the man who shot ward and parker admitted himself that he wrestled with those issues. at a memorial service yesterday, wdbj's station manager said he's working with state lawmakers to better identify how to approach and care for those suffering from mental illness. >> most mental illness is treatable if we can get to the suffererer. if this case we didn't. >> the service began with a video montage. a view of who ward and parker were. you can see them dressed up

horror film that his first became popular in the 1980s, he was also famous for creating the villain freddy kruger projects included a graphic novel and several television shows, wes craven has died at the age of 76. >>> now if you want to find out more about the day's news, don't forget you can always go to the al jazerra website there you will get the very latest on all of day's developing stories. a lot of background and analysis, as well. aljazerra.com. >> for some reason as she was working this is what he did. withwolf whistles). the more peep that hear the story, the true story, no matter if you know nothing about the south, you knew that was long, you thought that child was brutalized that way.

wes craven was the ni tmare an elm street" in the 1980s, inging t now iconic freddie kruger u to the big screen to haunt your dreams. in the ' ys he did it again with the smash ccessf "scream," the slasher film that was in on the joke. robbed eng lunde, the actor who played freddie krueger said today "it's a sad day everywhere." wes craven passed away of brain cancer at his home in los angeles. he was 76 years old. >>> there's a warning out tonemht for parents that you should talk to your kids about the dangers of alcohol as early as age 9. that's the new guidance from the american academy of pediatrics, citing surveys that show kids begin to think positively about alcohol between ages 9 and 13. and 21% of kids admit trying alcohol before the age of 13. >>> now to the video that the internet is going bananas for. i don't know if you've en it. but you an see it again. a pair of 2-year-olds playing hide and seek. and one of them hap.ens to be a gorilla at the columbus zoo. every time the little boy thinks he's got him the gorilla gives him the slip behind the glass. this, by the way, g

he created the freddie kruger franchise. the nightmare on elm street movies.really saw success years later for his work what the "scream" movies. he suffered from brain cancer. he was 76. >>> you can wear maroon and orange today to remember one of the victims of last week's on-air ambush. photographer adam ward's family says that he loved his alma whatter, virginia tech. a disgruntled employee murdered him and alison parker last week. a memorial service will be held later today. >>> and it may shift to mental health issues and how we care for those struggling with them. the man who shot parker and ward admitted he wrestled with those issues. the station manager said he's working with state lawmakers to better identify how to approach this case. >> most mental illness is treatable. if we can get to the sufferer. in this case, we didn't. >> the service began with a video montage, a view of who ward and parker we are. here you see them dressed up a and having fun during a live report. >>> if you commute in maryland you know it can be rough on the roads out there.

. >> freddie kruger's blade on there? yeah. >> wes craven. >> we have done this 32 times.rty-second annual m this v video muse ache ward were last night in l.a.'s microsoft theater. >> ceremony for many didn't disappoint. it had inspiring performances, we have celebrity beefs and then a few artists walked was with the moon man trophy. fall out boys bruno mars, nicki minaj able big shawn walked away with award but taylor swift really cleaned up. she won best pop video, best female video, and video of the year. >> bad blood. >> um-hmm. >> then there was drama with her and nicki minaj but there does than the seem to be bad blood between them now though. taylor dominated the the stage in this opening performance. >> ♪ >> and then the she did not go on without any beefs. nicki minaj had words for miley cyrus, making comments to the new york times, in the new york times this week. >> um-hmm. >> nicki made a comment and they had to shut off her mike because it got heated. >> we will play that for you, um-hmm. >> and we will see what you think. i don't know that miley was that ups

craven introduced the world to johnny depp and elm street as well as the razor fingered freddie krugere writer director was certainly the gold standard in the horror genre. wes craven was 76. >>> the crime museum in downtown washington is going out of business. the museum near the verizon center has been there more than seven years. officials were unable to reach an agreement with the landlord of the building. the crime museum will close its doors for good on september 30th. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> all right. live look outside, pretty nice evening, temperaturewise not so bad, 87 degrees, dew points under 70, humidity 53%. so that's okay. it's going to become increasingly more uncomfortable the rest of the week. radar, one little storm on live doppler 9000 just northeast of frederick and southwest of westminster. most of the activity is still west of i-81 and just to the southwest of winchester and right around 48 and north of woodstock. we'll zoom in. just has heavy downpours for the time being out toward war densville,

. >> freddie kruger terrified and entertained many teens in the 1984 classic "a nightmare on elm street." he claimed he got the idea living next to the cemetery in the suburbs of cleveland. he left a defining imprint with a series of films and made him one of the most well-known directors. in 2005 craven said scaring people was really just about ng your own fears. >> you kind of have to know what the audience is thinking and know where their fears are. i think the way you know that is you kind of like the audience, you know. i think i've always felt like what i'm afraid of is what the audience is afraid of. you just talk about it and play with it. >> in the 1990s craven had people shaking in their pants again with the "scream" series spoofing teen horror films. another set of popular films that cemented his name in the genre. it featured courteney cox who on sunday said the world lost a great man, my friend and mentor. bob wine stein sdz he was a consummate filmmaker and his body of work will live on forever. he was raised in a baptist household and told the "l.a. times" in 2010 you wou

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. >> guy who played freddie kruger.hat she ever wanted to go on a shoot with me so she could sit on his lap, what is wrong with this child. >> yes. >> she was a kid. >> look at that. >> she's smiling big too. >> yeah. >> i worried about her ever since. >> she turnout all right. >> she turnout great. >> isn't that great. >> he was really gracious. we walked in, got to see him put make up on. >> hours, hours, four or five hours. >> karls junior the people that made juicy hamburgers, they have a new ad, packed a punch with the undefeated mixed martial artist, there cannot be anyone hotter than rhonda rousey. >> look at this. >> ♪ >> she's one tough woman, chowing down. >> that is cinnamon swirl french toast breakfast sandwich if you were wondering. >> look at the that face. >> yeah. >> eat like you mean it. >> she is sexy, i got to say. >> she's tough. >> he she was saying that she doesn't go out much because guys are afraid of her. >> yeah. >> intimidated by her. >> you don't want to cross her. >> a marine would not be in

. >>> the man who brought freddie kruger to life has died. he lost his battle to brain cancer, he was 76. the idea for the classic came from living next to a cemetery on elm street in cleveland. he created the "scream" film franchise. this is a look back at his storied career. >> liar. >> west craven dedicated his life to fear and made it harder for us to shut our eyes at night. classic films like "nightmare on elm street" and "surfing in the rainbow" terrorized general vacations. >> i'm getting ready watch a video. >> really? what? >> just some scary movie. >> the series redefined the genre. they became blockbusters. $100 million in the u.s. throughout his dozens of films, craven blurred the lines between reality and fantasy in ways many couldn't match. >> audiences don't pay me to scare them as much as address their fears. >> "the last house on the left" in 1972. he wrote, directed and edited. >> who are you? >> remember me? >> craven said he got the idea for "elm street" living next to a cemetery growing up. >> we submitted to them and the