the yesterday voters in bridgeport elected joe ganim mayor. despite the fact that begun imwas convict -- ganim was convicted of corruption during the first stint as mayor of bridgeport. sow sow now with the answer -- marcus solis now with the answer to the question why? marcus? >> reporter: and diana no public schedule for bridgeport's mayor elect today joe ganim deciding to spend time with his family and while outsiders are using words like stunning and remarkable for his election, voters say it's all about giving the man a second chance. >> there's an element of redemption in all this. >> reporter: the comeback is complete. pungs hated by a landslide ricketry. by a nearly two to one margin, joe ganim once again elected mayor of connecticut's largest city. >> certainly call this a comeback story. but for me, it's the city i feel i never left. bridgeport's mayor from 1991 to 2003. when he was convicted of extortion, racketeering, and bribery. >> joe ganim believes in bridgeport. >> reporter: but this year, he campaigned relentlessly, pledging

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democrat joe ganim won back his post in a landslide. this despite his seven years in federal prison on a corruption conviction. ganim credits his time in office. >> but i think at the end of the day, why we're here tonight is because of the hard work that we accomplish when i was mayor. whether it was holding the line on taxes for ten years. whether it was reducing crime by 40%. >> there's a come from behind win on long island, acting singas now the full-time da. she took a big win over kate murray. michael mcmahon won a tough battle against joe illuzzi by ten percentage points. he fills the seat that dan donovan gave up to go to congress earlier this year. if you want to see the election results from your specific area, log on to our website, nbc new york.com. also use the news 4 app. >>> in the race for president, donald trump making more headlines over his twitter account. some tweets about jeb bush has stirred the pot. he posted a montage of photos, one has bush near a swastika, another with him wearing a sombrero sombrero, it says

democrat joe ganim won back his old seat as bridgeport's mayor by a landslide. you may remember he served seven years in prison on federal corruption charges. ganim celebrated last night with his supporters. >> i think at the end of the day why we're here tonight is because of the hard work that we accomplished when i was mayor. holding the line on taxes for ten years, reducing crime by 40%. >> on long island, a come-from-behind win by the acting district attorney. she now becomes nassau county's full-time da. just months ago, republican kate murray was favored to win that race. on staten island, democrat michael mcmahon becomes that borough's da. he won by ten percentage points. >>> in a nationally watched contest, the mayor of houston, texas, says the fight is not over after allowing transgender people to use a restroom of their choice was voted down. opponents of the so-called bathroom bill said they feared it would allow sexual predators into women's bathrooms. the houston mayor, who is gay, told supporters they had not seen the last of the measure. >>> ohio

we get more from cnn's sara ganim. >> reporter: officials believe they may have spotted "el faro." they saw images on saturday through sonar in the location where "el faro" was last seen. it is resting three miles down on the ocean floor upright and in tact. now investigators of the ntsb and navy are going to deploy the submarine with cameras to make sure with 100% certainty it is the "el faro." family members of the 33 crew members for the last month have been dealin with not just the loss of loved ones, but lack of answers. they are hopeful this will bring much-needed closure. very young is the relative of the crew members. he would like to see the ship retrieved from the ocean floor. >> if they can pull it up, which i know is not an easy situation at the depth there. we hope that something, if nothing else, something can bring us some closure. to have sean brought back home. by whatever state it is. we would like to see him brought back home. the one thing that every parent, every loved one, every family members stated that wednesday when they said they were suspending the searc

sarah ganim now joining us from new york.o critics of campus tribunal should be done to ensure fairness and due process for the accused? >> well, she points to poor training and not enough resources to handle these complex cases. now, harvard law professor genie sook, who we interviewed, she said she was so alarmed by how unfair some of these tribunals could be, that she and many of her fellow law professors joined together and they've advocated for special specific changes on their campus, harvard law, but also, other campuses across the country, changes like making sure that both sides have an attorney representing them. making sure the appeal process is independent from the process in which guilt or innocence is found. fred? >> sarah ganim in new york. >>> so for parents of current and future college students, this is a film you will not want to miss. it airs tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. immediately following the film, cnn's alisyn camerota is hosting a conversation to explore all sides of the issue in the film with a number of e

our sara ganim joins me now. sara, tell us what you've learned. >> reporter: officer garrett swasey was 10 miles away from the scene, waiting for a different police department, when he heard that shots were fired at a fellow officer. he rushed to the scene to help. everyone who we've talked to today says that's who he was. he was a selfless man in everything he did from his family to his former career as an ice skater, his colleagues there, to his involvement at the church. everyone who knew him is in mourning today. officer garrett swasey was a loving father of two, a former championship ice skater, and a leader at his church. he was also a devoted police officer, killed friday in the line of duty, when a man opened fire at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs. >> the shooter is shooting at officers now. >> reporter: 44-year-old swasey was an officer for the university of colorado, colorado springs campus. he was on duty friday when he hemp t heard the call of shots fired and rushed to the scene. >> i

sara ganim is live for us in new york. what did police go through in this drill that we know of?porter: hey, yeah, fred. this was an active shooter scenario in a new york subway, two shooters, 30 victim, some critically wounded, some casualties, and the purpose was to test the collaboration between the nypd and the new york city fire department not just to see how quickly they could respond and neutralize the shooter but also how they could work together in those crucial first minutes to get to victim, to get people out to tend to them. there has been some question about that collaboration between those two entities in the past and what the mayor of new york, bill de blasio, said today, they found they were able to find -- to set up a safe zone where the first responders could get to the victims, could aid them as the police were going after the bad guys. >> and then this was planned before the paris attacks, right? or did they modify it at all as a result? >> that's right. this has been in the works for more than a year. they've been planning on doing this drill. they do drills

joe ganim was released from he served the seven year sentence for offering city contracts in exchange for gifts including cash wine and home improvements. it seemed that voters instead remembered the previous term that started in 1991 and resulted in lower taxes. safer neighborhoods, and cleaner parks. ganim says one word sums up his win -- redemption. >> it's not -- a distant or -- philosophical or religious redemption. it's real. and it's human. >> governor malloy congratulated him on his return to power. >>> new information, police still looking for the gunman behind the shooting of a man in brooklyn overnight. a 33-year-old man fighting for his life after being shot through the front door of his apartment building in bushwick. police say the man had gone down to the lobby after hearing a noise about 1:00 a.m. the bullet struck him in the head and he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> now to an amazing plane emergency. a pilot and his plane saved from a crash landing by a parachute. we've learned the pilot is a former wal-mart ceo bill simon. abc's scott goldberg

>> sara ganim, thank you so much. i want to bring in david gallow.ader of the most recent titanic expedition and was involved in the recovery operation for air france flight 447. good to see you, david. >> hi, fredricka. >> we understand there are plans to send a submersible today how much of an endfr is it to get a submersible that low to determine whether it is a ship? >> that's deep. it's certainly not routine and requires the right technology and the curve -- that's the robot technology they plan on sending down. it's an excellent vehicle. if it's operated by phoenix international, who i believe they are, working with, they know how to do it. but if it's anything but routine, as they said, three miles of water. you've got to have everything working with you to do that right. indicative of the wreckage of "el faro," how is anything retrieved? >> yes, i think, first of all, fredricka, they will probably do as much -- we call it mapping. they will be taking video and high-resolution stills documenting that it is "el faro." i'm pretty sure that it's

. >>> look at the results in the >> start with bridgeport, connecticut joseph ganim is the winner. he defeats mary foster running as an independent. >>> madeleine singas is trying to go from acting d.a. to full-time district attorney. 27% of precincts reporting she has 57% of the vote. >>> in staten island, district attorney race, 90% of the precincts are repo ing that mi sael mcmahon has 54% of the vote. >>> following other key races in the area and we will have more election results in a few minute s. check for updates onbc new york.com and the nbc four new york app. >>> coming up two sneaky suspects. how police say these two managed to break in to a string of stores and get away wa almost 25 grand. >>> what forced a small plane to >>> janice is here. >> it is all about the temperaturo . in theb 70s in most spots. cooler 0 tomorrow. this pattern may last a lot longer than this week. >>> more results from election 20158. democrat darcel clark is the projected winner. she was hand picked by bronx democratic party after long-time d.a. robert johnson said he will seek a supreme court

sara ganim is live for us in new york. sara, exactly what do we know about this drill?reporter: so far, this was just a drill, but it was an active shooter scenario in a new york city subway with two shooters, 30 victims, some of them critically wounded, some of them casualties, and the purpose of this was to test the collaboration between the nypd and the new york city fire department. so not only how quick hi could the nypd get there and neutralize the shooters but also how quickly could the emergency respond erps get to the victims in those early crucial moments. that collaboration has been questioned in the past, but today the new york city mayor bill de blasio saying they were actually able to set up a safe zone where the first responders could get to the victims and tend to them quickly while the police were going after the bad guys. >> and this drill, sara, was planned before the paris attacks, wasn't it? >> absolutely. it's been in the works for more than a year, fred, but they did make some last-minute tweaks because of what they saw happen in paris. for exampl

ganim won back his seat. dan malloy did not endorse his fellow democrat. >> lester holt is joining us now with what's a look ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> intelligence suggests that russian jetliner may have been brought down by some kind of bomb. there's more on that tonight. also a story about a small business going after customers who post negative reviews online and we mean really going after them for money. >> doesn't seem fair. if your product was poorly made or late you ought to be able to complain. >> a lot of websites have what's called a nondisparage clause. when you buy and i temple you agree to their conditions. we'll have one couple's story about what happened when they opened up about something. we'll see you then. >>> now an i team foum. after uncovered problems with safety studies about birth devices. >> a bill was introduced to revoke fda approval of assure. we've been reporting on problems for two years. >> reporter: more than 20,000 people have complained on facebook about assure, more th

now to election night, a political comeback far former mayor of bridgeport, gannom will return to -- ganim will return to the mayor's office after spending some time in prison. >>> the race for district attorney on staten island. with 90% of the precincts reporting, mike mcmahon looks like he will win this at 54%, and joan illuzzi with 36. >>> on long island, madeline singas has the lead over kate murray. >>> it looks like steve bellones cruising to his reelection. you can find a complete result list at cbsnewyork.com tonight. also, we have this one for you from across the country. a man swept away by waters in his car, but he manages to the powerful storms brought on the flooding. kerry packer recorded the whole thing on his phone. he was able to stay calm. >> my car, which is no longer visible in the water was swept into the creek. as it was sinking, i grabbed this tree and climbed up. >> he credits his boy scout training for his survival. >> a clash in the cabin. passengers on a spirit airlines plane were escorted off by police in what they said it was a case of racial discrimination. a

if they'reless than ideal, it could take longer. >> sara ganim, thanks so much.e about the recovery efforts of the ship and remains. paul ginsburg is president of pro audio labs and specializes in electronic data recorders. paul, this ship, the "el faro," has a type of so-called black box or voyage data recorder. >> yes. >> what generally is on that? >> well, this is analogous to what we have in aircraft. but it's called a voyage data recorder or a vdr. it measures a number of pieces of data that all put together will gives us a clear picture of what happened. some of the inputs are date and time, gps position, heading, and speed. there are two microphones on the bridge where you can hear the captain and any of his officers talking. we can see what he issues as orders as to rudder position and throttle, and we also can see what the actual rudder position is and the engine speed. in addition, there's radar data. there are indicators as to whether watertight or fireproof doors have been opened. there's an ek cho sounder that measures depth. all of the alarms on boa

joe ganim won back his old seat by a landslide. that's despite his federal corruption conviction back in 2003. he credits his time in office. >> when i think at the end of the day why we're here tonight, it's because of the hard work i accomplished when i was mayor. whether it was holding the line on taxes for ten years, reducing crime by 40%. >> on long island, acting district attorney now becomes nassau county's full-time da. she took the surprising landslide win over kate murray. early polls show that race too close to call. on staten island, michael mcmahon becomes that borough's da. he won a tough battle. if you want to see election results from your area, just log on to our website, nbcnewyork.com. you can also use the nbc 4 new york app. >>> this became a celebrity event. ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. experts say voters not only posed marijuana use for more reasons, they say voters did not of wealthy investors controlling the production of the drug. nick lachey was one

joe ganim held the top seat in the state's biggest city from 1991 to 2003 then spent seven years in prison for corruption. >>> finally a come back that fell short. michigan state representative todd kerser and cindy gam writ failed to win back their positions. this might be why, the tea partiers lost their seats in september after an adult rouse affair with each other. here is where it gets more bizarre. coarser initially tried to cover it up with a smear campaign against himself. >>> breaking news overnight from ill knew in the case of a veteran fox light police officer found shot to death on september 1st. according to nbc chicago investigators are expected to announce this morning they believe lieutenant joseph glen owe wits committed suicide. that's according to a law enforcement official familiar with the findings. a news conference is schedule for 10:00 a.m. local time. again wits was found dead after calling for backup. this shooting led to a massive manhunt. questions have swirled around the investigation, especially since the coroner said he was unable to rule the death a homicide

we get more from cnn's sara ganim. >> reporter: officials believe they may have spotted "el faro" using sonar technology. a ship about that size was spotted in the location where "el faro" was last seen. it is resting three miles down upright and in tact. now investigators with the ntsb and navy will deploy the und underwater drone. the family members are dealing with the loss of loved ones, but lack of answers. they are hopeful this will bring much-needed closure. the young relative of the crew members would like to see the ship retrieved from the ocean floor. take a listen. >> if they can pull it up, i know it is not an easy situation at the depth. we hope something can bring us some closure. to have sean brought back home. whether hope or whatever state it is. we would like to see him brought back home. the one thing that every parent, every loved one, every family member stated that wednesday when they said they were suspending the search, they all wanted to find their loved one. whether they were alive or not. they wanted to have them home. that was their main objective. >> reporte

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sara ganim has been following this from the beginning.look at this, six officers charged, facing from 30 years to ten years in prison. however, this is the first officer who be tried and they'll all be tried separately. >> that's right. this is officer william porter. his jury selection begins tomorrow. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. prosecutors say he ignored freddie gray's pleas for help when he was in the back of the transport vehicle. porter's trial is the first because he may later testify against his fellow officers in the trials that follow including the officer who is charged with murder. now, the baltimore sun is reporting that porter actually told investigators that he and his fellow officers weren't sure if freddie gray's complaints about his pain and injuries were real or fake. the state's attorney, marilyn mosby said it was the 45-minute rough ride in the back of a police van that caused gray's death. rough ride is a term that's used to descri

sara ganim, thank you so much. >>> we're also hearing from incredible survivors held hostage at planned parenthood for hours. one of them is a 22-year-old woman, who is pregnant. she went in with their boyfriend to planned parenthood to get around ultrasound. i want to bring in dan simon from colorado springs. dan, you spoke to this brave young women. i want to play you some of this interview. she described the last moment before she saw her boyfriend before gunfire erupted. >> reporter: when you saw the gunman outside, what did he look like? >> like this was just a game to him. >> reporter: did you immediately recognize those as gunshots? >> no, i didn't. it took someone to tell me to get down, that there's a gunshot. even then i didn't register because it felt so surreal. at that point when i had heard the gunshots, i was able to make out a picture of what was going on, because i saw the gunman, i saw him shooting. and once i realized that this is really happening, is when i flee the scene and went in the back room. i ran down the hall, tried to open one door. it was locked. i opened

. >> well, justin ganim has been elected by mayor by a margin of 2-1. he was caught accepting hundreds of draws of dollars from -- thousands of dollars from people doing business with the city. >>> in new jersey, voters have thrown three republicans out of the assembly in a vote that's seen as a rebutte to governor chris christie. the republican incumbents lost on the first, 11th and 16th assembly districts. republicans hoped to cut into the democratic lead in the assembly but the vote was a sharp reality check for the supporters. >>> voters in ohio struck down an attempt to legalize marijuana. voters rejected a measure that would have permitted marijuana for both medical and reckuational use. failure follows an extensive campaign and legal fight. right now just four states allow recreational marijuana use. >>> in houston, texas an attempt to establish nondiscrimination protection has gone down to defeat. houston voters rejected the ordinance 61% to 39%. after a bitter 18 month campaign. the mayor of houston supported the measure, she says it was done i

sara ganim. thank you so much.beginning tomorrow in baltimore. >>> three years ago on black friday 17-year-old jordan davis was shot and killed after an argument over loud music. he was an unarmed black teenager in a car in a gas station parking lot. the man who pulled the trigger michael dunn had claimed self-defense but he was convicted of first degree murder. this week the documentary "3 1/2 minutes 10 bullets" airs on hbo. it goes through the final moments of davis as life and the torment his parents will live with forever. >> the phone was sitting on top of the dresser. and i just came in, and i saw it was ron and it was about 10:45. hey, ron, what's up? happy thanksgiving. he said, i got something i need to tell you. i said where is jordan? what happened to jordan? and he didn't want to tell me. i yelled. i said, what happened to jordan? >> tonight you can hear more from davis' mother lucia mcbath. he joins poppy harlow. >>> presidential candidate ben carson is describing his trip to syria and the -- or i sho