former chicago police officer jason van dyke is due back in court today. van dykes october 2014 killing of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald... who was shot 16 times. when video of the shooting surfaced.. it spurred protests in the city. a special prosecutor was appointed earlier this month to handle the case. and here's a story that has people talking. target will soon add single-stall bathrooms at all of its stores. they're meant to accomodate customers who don't feel comfortable with their transgender policy. target announced ealier that customers could use whatever police in tempe - working on a deadly shooting...that ?might involve biker gangs.the latest at six... and ryan lochte -not helping his case after this video surfaces of him with his wallet...?after he says wallet...?after he says he was robbed.the latest in our next half hour... because an open road is always calling your name. because life is sweet. ounts. midfirst bank will always be true to your money - with convenient services that help you maximize the joys in life. >>> coming your way on "12

former chicago police officer jason van dyke will be in court today. van dyke is facing a first-degree murder charge for the killing of 17- year-old laquan mcdonald. mcdonald was shot 16 times in october of 2014. video later surfaced - causing protests in chicago. a special prosecutor was appointed earlier this month to handle the case. the national transportation safety board is looking into the cause of an apartment explosion in maryland. seven people died and 30 others were injured -- after an explosion last week. while the n-t-s-b is best known for investigating it also investigates incidents involving natural gas. investigators hope to have more information about the cause of the explosion by the end of the week. an update on mexican drug lord "el chapo"... lawyers say joaquin guzman could be moved back to a mexico city prison -- the very same one he escaped from. a judge in mexico issued an injunction that could send him back. back in may -- he was moved to a prison near the el paso border. his lawyers say his current location - makes it difficul

those officers-- including the one who shot him, jason van dyke, have had termination papers dyke has been charged with ?first degree murder. mcdonald was shot 16 times. this morning, the f-a-a will be out at a trailer park near reno, nevada investigating a small plane crash. we're told the plane went down into an empty portion of the park. officials are still trying to figure out what caused the crash and who was on board. democrat debbie wasserman schultsz and republicans marco rubio and john mccain are all moving onto the general election this morninig. they won their respective primaries last night. the two g-o-p representative all faced tough races-- because of fallout during this political season. rubio focused his energy on his presidential campaign, mccain clashed with g-o-p presidential nominee donald trump... and wasserman shultz was ousted from her post as d- n-c chair during the democratic national convention. italy is struggling with how to take necessary precautions and plan reconstruction work after last week's deadly earthquake.the italian government put aside money fo

jason van dyke shot the teen 16 times and is now charged with first-degree murder. >>> a cleveland police detective caught on video punching a woman in the face is now on administrative leave. she spits at one detective and a second punches her. she then falls to the ground. face. >>> a louisiana school devastated by historic flooding is shown. everything was coated in this elementary school. no word on when the classes will resume there. obviously, a huge clean-up. 20 louisiana parishes are declared disaster areas. >>> today, a tampa man will hit the road on his way to louisiana. he's taking two trailers full of donations to the areas hardest hit. cameron polom shows us wh man is making this his mission. >> shoes? >> when you see it on tv, you think of how bad it is and all you do is cry. >> reporter: tonight, some people are putting their tears aside and giving all they can to relieve the pain felt by the devastating flooding in louisiana. >> it looks bad. a lot of them don't even have a house anymore. >> reporter: flooding has damaged nearly 40,000 homes and emergency shelters. formica

jason van dyke fired -16- shots... at mc- donald.... killing him. (---sot---) :06 william calloway/community activist 195505 it was a great move by the superintendent, and we in the community applaud what he did today by taking actions against these police officers. (8) dashcam video of the incident contradicted nearly everything happened. van dyke has been charged with murder... and... is currently waiting for his trial. one person has died and 19 others are hurt in newark...after these two new jersey transit buses collide. you can see one of the buses t-boned the other -- nearly breaking it in half. authorities say one of the drivers may have ran a red light. according to police, it was one of the bus drivers that was killed. seven people have been taken to the hospital in serious condition. the others have non-life the crash is under investigation. right now... miami city officials are warning of more cases of zika.... popping up.... in the area. now... the total number of cases in miami beach.... is -35-. florida health officials have now identi

of lying about the shooting death of laquan mc- the city's police board, asking that officer jason van dyke, three fellow officers and a sergeant be fired for lying about the confrontation with mc-donald. van dyke faces a murder trial, for shooting mcdonald 16 times back in 20- 14. a police board hearing will be held next month. and as chicago police struggle to track illegal guns, one state lawmaker wants to track bullets. illinois state representative sonya harper represents some of the city's most crime ridden communities. she wants ammunition makers to numbers on every bullet sold in illinois.... saying that a database could then track a bullet's source in 5 seconds. similar legislation is pending in 20 states, but it faces fierce opposition from the national rifle association. coming up - u-s olympian ryan lochte locks in another endorsement deal. more on "robo-copp" - just ahead. plus -- several kayakers recovering after being hit by a ferry on the hudson river. details on their rescue - after the break. hurricanes approach the state. more on when those storms expected to make landfal

officer jason van dyke -- the only one who fired his weapon-- is murder. 40 men are under arrest, after a child pornography sting investigation in new jersey. the six-month probe led to the arrest of at least one person from each of the state's 21 counties. the suspects range in age from 20 to 72. police say the arrests were the result of a proactive scanning of internet traffic. charges include possession of child porn.. and distribution of images and videos depicting children engaged in sexual activities. a new jersey man is speaking out, after troopers shot him, while responding to the wrong house. last month, state police were at gerald sykes' house by mistake, investigating a 9-1-1 hangup call. he thought they were intruders, and grabbed his gun. an exchange of gunfire followed. sykes fired one shot, grazing an officer. sykes took two bullets to the chest, and one to the groin. sykes spent nine days in the hospital. he says he's beginning to feel better. and he doesn't hold a grudge against the troopers. state officials are investigating the incident. now to all the excitment in ri

officer jason van dyke, the only one who fired shots come is awaiting trial for murder. alison: a significant change recommended in alexandria in an attempt confederacy. most notable is a call to change the name of jefferson davis highway. tim barber has what they are recommending and responsible stop the is live in old town. tim? there will be a lot more meetings and public input before any of this, if any of this gets approved by the city council. if the group that submitted the final report gets its way tonight, jefferson davis' name could be removed from the sign and replaced with somebody else's name. this confederate statue towers over traffic. this person finds it intimidating. racialeels a lot like terrorism. tim: last year the city of alexandria created a counsel to look into possible changes to flags, memorials, and roads named after co changing the name of jefferson davis highway. it would leave the statue one south washington street, but add context to its story. >> is a sad history our country had. but it's also a symbol. these young people died for what the

officer jason van dyke is white. mcdonald was african-american. the dash-cam video shows van dyke shooting him 16 times. the officer has been suspended >>> a 19-year-old man suspected of being mentally ill went on a knife attack in london killing a 64-year-old woman from florida. she's been identified as darlene horton. she lived in tallahassee with her husband. police say the attacker is a norwegian teen of somali other origin. five other people were hurt in the middle of a popular tourist authorities announced an increased massive police presence. >>> 21-year-old dylann roof was attacked in a jail shower today. jail officials say it looks like the attack was racially motivated. he's accused of killing nine african-american parishioners. guards say dwayne stafford ran from his cell and beat him >>> police releasing a sketch, a man who looks like this, in connection with the deaths of seven people. officers thought the string of attacks ended in mid-june when the man attacked. but in july, a man and 4-year-old boy were shot at. $50,000 reward for

johnson filed charges with the city's police board, asking that officer jason van dyke, three fellow officers and a sergeant be fired for lying about the confrontation with mc-donald. van dyke faces a murder trial, for firing the deadly shot in emanuel pushes for a new civilian office on police accountability. maquette university law school will release its latest poll ahead of november's elections today. the last poll from earlier this month showed hillary clinton was supported by 46-percent of registered wisconsin voters, while donald trump was supported by 36-percent. this as the presidential candidates prepare for their first debate. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest from the campaign trail. republican candidate donald trump is traveling to mexico on immigration. trump is expected to meet with the president of mexico. he's been trying to clarify his stand on illegal immigration. trump has been calling for deporting people currently living in the u-s illegally. he has also suggested building a wall along the u-s - mexico border. meanwhile-- we could learn more tod

now this comes nearly two years after former officer jason van dyke is accused firing one shots at him killing him. dash cam video contradicted nearly everything the officer said happened. it showed the 17-year-old veering away from police as he held a knife. not lunging toward officers as they first record. vandyke has been charged with murder and now, donald trump's campaign chairman paul man is out. he has reshaped. amid an investigation into his work for ousted ukrainian president. we have that story from the white house. >> reporter: donald trump arrived in baton rouge to tour flood damaged areas friday morning. >> but first he took care of business and accepted the resignation of campaign chairman paul manafort. investigators in ukraine are trying to determine if he accepted illegal cash payments and whether he secretly routed millions of dollars to u.s. lobbiestists. he did sculpting work for ukrainian president an ally of vladimir put in from 2007-2012. trump installed steven ban none and kellyanne conway as campaign manager and ceo earlier this week. they already made some cha

the video shows officer jason van dyke firing 16 shots into macdonald. >>> in california, some residents in san bernardino county are returning home to where houses once stood. officials are battling the blue cut fire from the air. it's burned 36,000 acres. it's forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. so far it's just 22% contained. >>> a qatar airways plane made an emergency landing in istanbul after taking off because of an engine fire. a bird hit the engine starting that fire. video shows the blades of the engine fan peeled back at the corners. crew on board made it back safely. >>> so many people moved by this story a 5-year-old boy is quickly becoming a symbol of the horrors of serious civil war. video showing little amran daknesh sitting in an ambulance covered in blood. the boy was pulled out of the rubble of a building hit bay syrian government or russian air strike on the rebel held city aleppo. eight people, among them five children, were killed in that attack. weather hearing his parents and three siblings did survive. >>> in new jersey, high school studentses will be

police department has formally moved to fire five officers in the fatal shootingf they include jason van dyke and four other officers who allegedly lied about whathad. dash cam touched off weeks of protest. >>> the president cut short the sentences of 111 inmates most convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. he has now commuted the sentences of 673 prisoners, more than the previous ten presidents combined. president obama has long called for prison reform and the phasing out of strict sentences for drug convictions. >>> google is reportedly challenging uber, the ride sharing service would be available through its waze app and link passengers with drivers headed in the same direction but unlike uber it's not a ploy to make money as a driver, more carpool service. >>> i guess this is a dream come true for couch potatoes. a new pap that john's app lets you directly order from tv. there is a discount to give you an enticement. >> i like pizza and discounts. >> and sitting on your couch and ordering. >>> when we come back, chris brown accused of assault with a deadly weapon and hear from the singer

the video was made public eight days after the incident, a far cry from the 14 video of officer jason van dyke shooting and killing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the officer who said on video he thought he shot o'neal knew early on there would be trouble. >> the police out here acting reckless. >> reporter: chicago police superintendent eddie johnson tried to have a news conference outside police headquarters but he was shouted down by protesters. >> he was down and started shooting. >> reporter: three of the officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave. we reached out to those officers for comment but got no reply. maurice, the superintendent, the police chief here in chicago, said it appears those officers may have violate a new policy banning officers from shooting at moving vehicles. >> dubois: jericka duncan for us in chicago. dallas is another city where the police and the black community have had a troubled in part to a call to action after the murders of five officers last month. here's omar villafranca. >> reporter: the attack shocked the nation, a lone gu

. >> reporter: today, officer jason van dyke, who is charged th first-dree murder for hearg. on the same at a, police superintendent eddie johnson said seven other officers on the scene on the night mcdonald was killed should be fired, mainly because they falsified their police reports. in an e-mail to the department johnson said: chicago's inspector general determined the officers did not tell the truth about mcdonald's dea. their report stated the kne-wieldiyearng 17-ld made a threatening move towards officer van dyke before he pulled the trigger 16 times. one officer wte, "he was swinging the knife in an aggressive, exaggerated manner. van dyke ordered mcdonald to drop t knife multiple times. mcdonaldgned van dyke's diction andontinued to advance toward van dyke." t police dash cam video, leasednd intenublic pressure over a year later, showed mcdonald was moving away from the officers when van firing, even as the young man lay on the ground. >> shut it down! >> reporter: that ignited prolonged protests and a u.s. justice department investigation into chicago police conduct

this video shows officer jason van dyke shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times. he faces first degree murder charges. >>> hundreds of people are expecting to pay final respects to one of the bay area's most beloved catholic leaders. the funeral mass for monsignor lawrence higgins begins 11:30 at st. lawrence catholic church. the parish he founded and led for decades. up in the adjacent piazza and in higgins' hall. you are asked to park at raymond james stadium and take the free shuttle to the church. >>> a national honor given to one firefightary year. today it goes to a polk county first responder. the american legion is naming lieutenant matt brown firefighter of the year. the group will present the prestigious award to him at its he's longtime member of the lakeland fire department and carried out many heroic acts including helping an officer shot during the pursuit. >>> two central florida theme parks are giving back to first responders by offering free tickets in september. law enforcement officers, paramedics and firefighters can get a free ticket to lego l

nearly two years ago, former officer jason van dyke fired 16 shots at mcdonald, killing him. (---sot---) :06 william calloway/community activist 195505 it was a great move by the superintendent, and we in the community applaud what he did today by taking actions against these police officers. (8) dashcam video of the incident contradicted nearly everything murder, and is currently waiting for his trial. warning.... this next story is a tear-jerker... a maryland woman steps out of her home for a few minutes...leaving her baby and dog are there... it was then when a fire started. reporter kai reed tells us what happens next. "erika poremski" had just quickly stepped out to her car in the 68-hundred block of gough street sunday night when she turned back to find her house engulfed in flames. she could hear her eight-month-old daughter viviana inside. couldn't get to her and i tried in...kicking the windows out...and it was just...i couldn't..no one could." firefighters got into the house quickly... and came back out with "viviana"... and an incredible story. they said that they

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the decision comes nearly two years after former officer jason van dyke fired 16-shots at mcdonald.killingim. dash cam footage contradicts nearly everything officers said happened. now several of them could lose their jobs. police reported mcdonald was lunging toward them with a knife.the video shows him instead turning away from officers. van dyke has been charged with murder and is awaiting trail. >> pam:coming up at 8. she had a very public breakup with one of hollywood's biggest stars. now, what she is planning to do >> reporter: become a trend get a and " dark streets and a diet when she term and fined her housing built in flames and could hear her daughter inside. it came back out and an incredible story. they said that they found paulo with the baby and covering her with his body. paramedics were able to revive her when severe burdens plus the normal life in one side. but hollow did not make it. >> reporter: as says she's incredibly grateful for the support she's received a go from the patriots $5,000 in less than nine hours the condition is day to day. the pen at mother the burns o

here's don dahler.te >> reporter: today, officer jason van dyke, who is charged with first-degree murder for shooting laquan mcdonald, was hearing.oh on the same day, police o superintendent eddie johnson said seven other officers at the scene on the night mcdonald was killed should be fired, mainly because they falsified their police reports. in an e-mail to the department, johnson said: chicago's inspector general determined the officers did not tell the truth about mcdonald'sd death. their report stated the knife- wielding 17-year-old made a threatening move towards officer trigger 16 times. one officer wrote, "he was swinging the knife in an aggressive, exaggerated manner. van dyke ordered mcdonald to drop the knife multiple times. mcdonald ignored van dyke's direction and continued to advance toward van dyke." but police dash cam video, released under intense public pb pressure over a year later, showed mcdonald was moving away from the officers when van dyke opened fire, and continued firing even as the young man lay >> shut it down! >> reporter: that ignited prolonged protests and

a officer jason van dyke retired friday. he initially said van dyke was justified in firing... even though video never showed mcdonald threatening officers. van dyke is now charged with first degree murder. in mexico... authorities say armed men kidnapped 10 people from an upscale restaurant in puerto vallarta. investigators say two s-u-vs carrying an unknown number of gunmen arrived at the restaurant around 1-am yesterday... right in the city's main boulevard. five cars were left victims or attackers. authorities say the people who were kidnapped were part of a crime gang. anchors chat and toss to rob rob's weather a low that is moving into mi this morning is just close enough to give us a few showers in our se counties. that will disturbance to our west moves through later today and tonight giving us another round of rain and possible some thunderstorms. in between, we can expect partly sunny conditions with highs in the low to mid 80s. we expect more showers and storms through parts of wednesday but then we dry up thursday. highs will warm into the upper 80s late week. we re

. >> reporter: today, officer jason van dyke was back in court on the same day eddie johnson said seven other officers should be fired. mainly because they falsified their police reports. in an email to the department, it . >> reporter: chicago's inspector general determined the officers did not tell the truth about mcdonald's death. it stated he made a threatening but police dash cam video released under intense public pressure over a year later showed mcdonald was moving away from the officers when van dyke opened fire and continued firing even as the young man lay on the ground. that ignited pro-longed protest its and a u.s. justice department investigation into community activist. >> nothing would have happened with these individuals who clearly lied about what encounter happened that evening. then i don't think he would have had any chance of rebuilding trust in the community. >> reporter: the superintendent can recommend firing but they must first go through a review board. three additional officers were recommended for firing and two >> coming up next, her mom says this is what h

the decision comes nearly two years after former officer jason van dyke fired 16 shots at mcdonald -- killing him. van dyke is the only officer who fired his gun that night. dashcam video of the shooting contradicts nearly everything the officers said happened. it shows the 17-year-old veering knife -- not lunging toward officers as officers had said. van dyke has been charged with murder and is awaiting trial. 40 people across new jersey are now charged as part of a child pornography sting operation. all the suspects are men ranging in age from 20 to 72-years-old. police say the arrests were the result of a proactive scanning of internet traffic to discover who was sharing and downloading the pornographic files. one suspect, a former teacher is also father to three thousand videos and pornographic images of children on his computer. in west virginia... 26 people in a single city... overdose on heroin within a matter of four hours. at least one person is dead. all of the overdoses happened within a mile and a half radius, so officials believe they are dealing with a single batch of he

former officer jason van dyke... appeared in court for a status hearing as he awaits a murder trial. the move comes days after a scathing report was released by chicago's inspector general the report said at least five of the seven officers lied in their reports... stating mcdonald was walking toward officers in a threatening manner - with a knife in his hand. video released a year after his death showed mcdonald wasn't threatening van dyke... before today... republican nominees donald trump and mike pence are expected to visit the flood zone in louisiana. the nation's homeland security secretary toured the state yesterday. jeh johnson said more than 900 fema personnel are there and hundreds more are expected. he and the governor urged those affected by flooding to apply for government assistance. more than 40-thousand homes were affected by the flooding and more than 30-thousand people have been rescued. at least 13 people have died. this mn have been lifted... after 82-thousand people were forced to evacuate becaus

phone raising their rates starting beyond wisconsin this morning...former chicago police officer jason van dyke is due back in court today.van dyke is charged with october 20-14 killing of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald... who was shot 16 times.a special prosecutor was appointed earlier this month to handle the case. the n-t-s-b is highlighting transportation safety for school-age children at an event in maryland today.the event will feature demonstrations on school bus safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety and child safety seats. more than 2-thousand of the approximate 30-thousand people killed on the roadways each year are school-age children. secretary ofme jeh johnson will get a first hand look at the devastating flooding in louisiana today. johnson will visit baton rouge, meet with state and local officials and review ongoing response and recovery efforts in the affected areas. 13 people have died in right now -- thousands of homes till threatened by this fast moving wildfire.hard to sleep for many overnight with flames like this raging.this fire is in southern california miles since it start

. >> reporter: today officer jason van dyke who is accused of first degree murder for teenager mcdonald eddie said seven officers at the scene should be fired, namely because they falsified their are police reports. johnson said. sfwlr >> reporter: chicago's inspector general determined they did not tell the truth. it stated the knife wielding teenager made a threatening move towards officer van dyke before he shot. one said. >> reporter: but police dash cam video released more than a year later showed mcdonald was moving away from officers when van dyke opened fire and continued firing even as the young man lay on the ground. that ignited prolonged protests and a u.s. justice department investigation into chicago police conduct. community activist, tory barren. >> nothing would have happened with these individuals who clearically lied about what encounter happened that evening, then i don't think he would have had any chance of rebuilding trust within the community. >> reporter: the superintendent can recommend firing but the still unnamed officers must first go through a review board.