joanne chesimard ought to be in a prison in new jersey.unned down a state trooper in cold blood, shot him in the back of the head according to -- i mean, she was convicted. she escaped, unfortunately, and made her way where she got asyl asylum. but she's not the only one. and again convicted felon, cuba is a safe haven. human rights activists, they're the people who are in prison who are being really treated like criminals in that gulag state. >> i have to ask you about this, too. because there were three convicted cuban spies that we released in this deal. one of them, his wife is pregnant and about to have a child and people are asking how did that happen. through artificial imsemination, but he was in jail in california. now we find out a top adviser to patrick leahy said he went there on a visit, he and his wife who was a nurse felt badly for her, so they facilitated this. i as a u.s. citizen find that a bit shocking. >> it is a bit shocking. it is also on the dr in the realm of bizarre. i mean, these three convicted spies are notoriou

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most wanted terrorist list. >> reporter: shakur's given name is joanne chesimard. year, she became the first woman added to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list, a $2 million reward offered for her capture in connection with the fatal shooting of a new jersey state trooper in 1973. >> while living openly and freely in cuba, she continues to maintain and promote her terrorist ideology. >> reporter: back in 1973, chesimard was a member of the black panther party. in 1987 chesimard, while a fugitive in cuba, talked about what happened the night she and two of her companions were stopped while driving on the new jersey turnpike. >> we ate, we got back into the car and shortly after we were stopped by the police. >> reporter: she claims things turned violent almost without warning. >> he had a gun in my face and i put my hands out like this. in a matter of seconds i was shot. >> reporter: when the shooting ended, state trooper werner for forster was dead, chesimard charged with his murder. what happened on the new jersey turnpike happened decades ago but one chilling de

joann chesimard is a domestic terrorist who murdered a law enforcement officer execution style. >> she executed state trooper warner for rester then was granted asoil lump in cuba. she's one of 80 plus american fugitives in cuba. murderers, hijackers, cop killers, including the scum who killed state trooper robert ros rosenblum. cuba is a jewel of the left because both adore marxist thugs. did that occur to the president or did he decide to normalize because -- >> it's just fair and it's the right thing to do. >> it was ultimately the right thing to do. >> i can persuade the american people that it's the right thing to do. >> this is the right thing to do for our economy. >> we do that because it's the right thing to do. >> we are making these changes because it is the right thing to do. >> he says that about everything. it's a sweet refrain but one that fails to say why you reward a regime that torments people and harbors ghouls. why not demand their return? are you afraid to hurt feelings? but as with golf, obama loves to play even as he loses. he's like a kid in a casino mindlessly

. >>> there are new developments in the efforts to get convicted cop killer joanne chesimard back fromshe escaped after fleeing prison. the island nation is saying it has a right to grant asylum to u.s. fugitives. that is a clear signal cuba has no intention to return chesimard and it is infuriating governor christie. christie blasting the president and what the governor called the awful deal obama struck with cuba. >> joanne chesimard, a convicted cop killer by a jury of her peers, without question the fairest criminal justice system in the world, much more just than anything happening in cuba under the castro brother, she is persecuted. >> cnn's cuba correspondent patrick oppman with more. >> reporter: don't expect cuba where chesimard is believed to be living, to try to collect on the reward anytime soon. chesimard is wanted for the murder of a new jersey state trooper. she is just one of dozens of fugitives believed to be living in cuba. they include, chesimard, on the fbi terrorist list, bank robbers, cop killers and other radicals, some spent decades here. chesimard lived openly

. >>> from our new jersey newsroom, chris christie is demanding that fugitive joanne chesimard be broughtack to the u.s. before reestablishing ties with cuba. she was behind bars for the killing of a new jersey state trooper. the white house official said it is pressing for return of all american fugitives. >>> we have more on a home-invasion robbery that targeted a woman in chester county. they caught the two suspects overnight. up until a month act, mitchell worked as a home aid for the 76-year-old victim. bernard used information from missilele to policy as a healthcare worker and get inside the victim's apartment. police found the couple hiding out in a hotel in delaware and found the stolen items. >>> keys belonging to west chester student shane montgomery has been found in the schuylkill river. they were found by a volunteer group that the family asked to help in the search. >> they discovered the keys in the water and they were identified as shane's. >> the 21-year-old was missing since thanksgiving morning, surveillance video shows him crossing the bridge over the manayunk canal,

when it's harboring a cold blooded cop killer, he wrote president obama to demand the return of joanne chesimardnow trump says that a new life line offered by carl icahn, would keep the taj mahal open and the financing offer comes without the strings he originally attached. >>> well, christmas arrived on wall street today as the dow jones industrial average hit a milestone, the dow climbed past 18,000 late this morning due to a better than expected economic report thanks to a better than expected commerce report. right now hovering around 18,041 and change. there is much more to come on "action news" at noon, down to the wire for last minute shoppers, we'll have a live report from the quaker bridge mall in new jersey, and a texas weather man survived a shooting, and now is sharing details about the ambush and recovery. also, meteorologist, karen rogers is back with a closer look atsd the christmas day forecast. no matter who you are, if you have type 2 diabetes, you know it can be a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine ... what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to

name is joanne chesimard.added to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list, a $2 million reward offered for her capture, in connection with the fatal shooting of a new jersey state trooper in 1973. >> while living openly and freely in cuba, she continues to maintain and promote her terrorist ideology. >> reporter: back in 1973, chesimard was a member of the black panther party. in 1987, chesimard, while a fugitive in cuba, talked about what happened the night she and two of her companions were stopped on the new jersey turnpike. >> we ate, got back into the car and shortly after we were stopped by the police. >> reporter: she claims things turned violent almost without warning. >> he had a gun in my face. i put my hands out like this. in a matter of seconds, i was shot. >> reporter: when the shooting had ended, state trooper werner foster was dead, chesimard and another man charged with his murder. what happened out here in the new jersey turnpike took place decades ago but one chilling detail is still very clear

shells which he is escaped to cuba -- joanne chesimard escaped to cuba back in 1973 after killing a new jersey state trooper. >>> you may need batteries for toils under the tree, nydia han has which ones are best. >> reporter: consumer report magazine tested batteries and we have the test results. >> we have so many choices of batteries i feel like we're changing batteries all the time. >> reporter: you could spend a bundle only batteries an wind up with duds. so consumer reports put double a batteries to the test. batteries are connected to machines cycling them on and off. the top two performers are lithium. they cost more than two dollars per battery. for people who use a lot of batteries, consumer reports shop smart magazine found good less expensive options. >> we found long lasting alcholine. >>> the duracells gave less than a half-hour of use in flashlights. both will keep you rolling along for less. to make them last longer there's no need to store them in a refrigerator, but it does pay to store them in a cool, dry place. no one no -- nydia han, channel6 "action news." >> two p

is joanne chesimard.r she became the first woman added to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list. a $2 million reward offered for her capture in connection with the fatal shooting of a new jersey state trooper in 1973. >> while living openly and freely in cuba, she continues to maintain and promote her terrorist ideology. >> reporter: back in 1973, chesimard was a member of the black panther party. while a fugitive in cuba, talked about what happened the night she and a few of her companions were stopped while driving on the new jersey turnpike. >> we ate and got back into the car. and shortly after we were stopped by police. >> reporter: she claims things turned violent almost without warning. >> he had a gun in my face and i put my hands out like. in a matter of seconds, i was shot. >> reporter: when the shooting ended, state trooper werner forster was dead. chesimard and another man charged with his murder. what happened here took place decades ago but one chilling detail is still very clear to state tro

joanne chesimard was convicted of killing a new jersey state trooper in 1973 but escaped from prison. fled to cuba and was granted asylum there. the governor wants chesimard returned to the states before diplomatic relations with cuba proceed. christie sent a letter to the white house, saying in part, the fa family of her victims, like so many of those who have and continue to suffer under the castro regime, deserves this basic decency before further steps toward cuba are taken by this government. >>> talking sports now. governor chris christie is no doubt celebrating the cowboys' big win in the big "d" last night. eagles fans, not really at all. dallas's victory against the indianapolis colts means that the eagles' playoff hopes are officially dead. we caught up with fans who watched the game closely at chickies a yeez anie's & pete's philly last night, still feeling the sting of saturday's loss to the redskins. and many say the dallas win only adds salt to their wounds. >>> meantime, a bizarre scene in tampa over the weekend. seven fans were injured after lightning struck a car outs

. >> reporter: her given name is joanne chesimard.e first woman added to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list a $2 million reward offered for her capture in connection with the fatal shooting of a new jersey state trooper in 1973. >> while living openly and freely in cuba, she continues to maintain and promote her terrorist ideology. >> reporter: back in 1973 she was a member of the black panther party. in 1987 she while a fugitive in cuba talked about what happened the night she and two of her companions were stopped while driving on the new jersey turnpike. >> we ate. we got back into the car. and shortly after we were stopped. by the police. >> reporter: she claims things turned violent almost without warning. >> gun in my face and i put my hands out like this. in a matter of seconds i was shot. >> reporter: when the shooting had ended, state trooper wernor forester was dead. chesimard and another man charged with his murder. what happened out here on the new jersey turnpike took place decades ago, but one chilling detail is still

joanne chesimard was convicted of killing a cop in 1973 but escaped from prison, fled to cuba and was granted asylum there. the governor wants chesimard returned to the state before diplomatic relations with cuba proceed. christie sent a letter to the white house, saying in part "the family of her victims, like so many of those who have and continue to suffer under the castro regime, deserve this basic decency before further steps toward cuba are taken by this government." >>> well, this morning, people in new york and all across the country are reacting to the deaths of two nypd officers who were gunned down on thestreet. >> nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts is following the backlash from those murders in brooklyn and what led up to that violence. >> reporter: in a city already on edge over the death of eric garner -- >> we want you to not use eric garner's name for violence. >> reporter: now, more protests, another vigil for nypd officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu, a father and a newlywed, shot to death in broad daylight by a man who posted references to garner and micha

>> chris christie is asking president obama to demand that cuba turnover convicted cop killer joann chesimard living in asylum since 1984. she is on the fbi most wanted list. christie said this is an opportunity for the castro regime to show it is serious about change. >>> if you are planning to hit the road or take to the skies as christmas approaches, it could be a rough few days. a huge storm may cause major travel headaches for 2/3 of the u.s. let's get to meteorologist ivan cabrera for an early look at your weather. ivan. >> christine, we are tracking a storm by mid week will be bringing severe weather across the southeastern u.s. and snow for the midwest as the holiday travel season has been just incredible here with all of these travel delays as a result of weather systems that have been timed terribly. this will not be a snowstorm for the east, but the midwest. 4 to 6 inches on tuesday and wednesday. on the southern branch, a potential for severe weather, frequent lightning and torrential rain that will possibly cause flooding. it has been raining buckets across florida. 4 to 6 inches

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. >> reporter: given name is joanne chesimard, added to the most wanted terrorist list, a $2 million connection with the fatal shooting of a new york state trooper in 1963. >> living openly and freely in cuba, continues to maintain and promote her terrorist ideology. >> reporter: back in 1973, she was a member of the black panther party. in 1987, while a fugitive in cuba, talked about her being stalked on the new jersey turnpike. >> we ate, we got back into the car and shortly after, we were stopped by the police. >> reporter: she claims things turned violent almost without warning. >> he had a gun in my face and i put my hands out like. in a matter of seconds, i was shot. >> reporter: when the shooting ended, forester was dead. they were charged with the murder. what happened here took place decades ago but one chilling detail is still very clear to state troopers. according to the fbi, forester was shot at point-blank range with his own gun. a jury found chesimar guilty of murder. supposed to serve a life sentence but two years later, broken by three armed members of the black libe

joanne chesimard was convicted of killing a new jersey state trooper in 1973 but escaped from prison. she was granted asylum there. the governor wants chesimard returned to the states before diplomatic relations with cuba proceed. christie sent a letter to the white house. he said in part, quote, the family of her victims, like so many of those who have and continue to suffer under the castro regime, deserve the basic decency before further steps toward cuba are taken by this government. >>> also in the garden state, the casino crisis in atlantic city. caesar's entertainment whose largest operating unit plans to file for bankruptcy says it will merge in an all out stock deal. it plans to file for bankruptcy by the middle of next month. the world's largest gaming company says this deal will allow it to be restructured and to restructure the debt. caesar's operates three casinos in atlantic city. >>> police are on the hunt for two people who carried out a violent home invasion. take a look at these two suspects. investigators say leonard bernard knocked on a 76-year-old woman's door sat

this is joanne chesimard. she escaped jail in 1979. fidel castro granted her asylum in cuba.nd there's a $2 million reward for her capture. >>> one local university is getting a major gift from the person from whom the college was named. the rowan college. it's the second largest donation in the university's history. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> a big temperature drop overnight from the 50s yesterday afternoon, into the 30s, but with the wind blowing, it feels even colder. the temperatures, windchills are in the 20s. winds have been gusting to 30 miles an hour and beyond this morning. but it is dry and it will stay completely dry, the next few days will be dry. 35 degrees in reading with scattered clouds. getting ready for sunshine in philadelphia coming up at 7:18. 35 degrees and 37 in cape may with clear skies. in fact, that's the view from scape may from beach avenue from the marquis de lafayette hotel. saw some clouds blow through the day yesterday. you'll see some of those at times as the winds are still with us t

joanne chesimard killed trooper westerner foerster in 1973. fidel castro granted her asylum in cuba. there's a $2 million reward leading to her capture. >>> for people with relatives in cuba, this policy change pre presents a big challenge. this council member never met his cuban grandparents because of the travel restrictions. they have since died but he hopes to connect with other relatives who still live there. >> i would love to go there, i would love to finally visit the grave site of my grandparents. it opens up the door to meet family that i've never met. >> aaa and wilmington says it's already getting calls from people trying to book vacations to cuba. under the new policy, tourist travel is still not allowed. stay with nbc 10 for the latest developments on this story and the impact. "nbc nightly news" will have full coverage at 6:30. >>> two homeowners won their battle against the city of philadelphia. prosecutors announced today they will no longer seize the owners' home. this decision comes several months after the two homeowners fi

joanne chesimard, he's a convicted cop killer and one of america's most wanted terrorists.he's been hiding in cuba for years. so is it more likely tonight that this woman is going to be returned to the u.s.? >> we don't know the answer to that question, megyn. i spoke to some members of the new jersey task force right after the cuban news yesterday and they were caught off guard since they had not been consulted about joanne. she's been hiding after escaping prison in 1979 calling herself assad shakur, last year she was the first woman added to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list with both the fbi and new jersey state police each offering a million-dollar reward for her capture. she was convicted of murdering trooper warner forester on may 2nd, 1973. last spring we were given rare access to crime scene photos, many too bloody to show on camera. he has arrived as blackup and two members of the black liberation army pulled over all with handguns and extra clips and bullets and fake ids in the trunk. despite the passage of time law enforcement told us they've never given up o

manhattan, manuel -- [inaudible] who pulled a $7 million armored car heist in connecticut in 983 and joanne chesimardng a new jersey state trooper back in 1973 and was serving a life sentence when she escaped from prison in 1979 and ended up in cuba where fidel castro granted her asylum. her fugitive status even landing her on the fbi's most wanted terror list. okay, harris, i brought joanne's name up yesterday, she should be part of this deal, i think. the administration should get her back and have her serve her time along with the other criminals that are being held in cuba. >> you know what's interesting about her, i think a lot of people just don't have her on their radar, but did you know that she was the first woman the fbi ever put on the most wanted terrorist list in this country? it happened in 2013. you know, this is a case that really rose back into prominence when jay-z and beyonce got back from cuba last year, and they had to -- remember, it had to be decided by the government that it had been okay for them to go and so on and so forth. and then her name popped back up into the headline

. >> i'm sure the fbi wants joanne chesimard wants her back to the united states. is it possible? >> it's remotely possible. we're fighting a war of terrorism and i have no idea what priority she would have. i know she's wanted by the state of new jersey but it's abundantly clear that this is an international appreciation of our country. it's one of the greatest things that's happened in recent history. the people of cuba and the people of america love each other notwithstanding our serious government conflicts. >> well, there are people who will look at this and say, look, fidel castro and cuba harbor add cop killer who should be in prison in the united states. why are we gifting them with more normalized relations? >> well, quite frankly, i haven't heard her name come up in decades. nor did we even know about the cuban spy that they had arrested and been holding for 20 years. >> she was on the fbi's most-wanted list, though. so her name has come up. >> well, what we're talking about is what's in the best interest of the people of the united states from a foreign policy point of

joanne chesimard was convicted of killing a new jersey state trooper in 1973 but fled to cuba after escaping from prison and was granted asylum. the governor wants her returned to the states before diplomatic relations proceed. he sent a letter saying the family of her victims, like so many of those who have and continue to suffer under the castro regime deserve this basic decency before further steps toward cuba are taken by this government." >>> today, a man who risked his life to save others during a deadly shooting in monroe county will be presented with a national heroes award. the man you see right here is ross township parks director bernard kozen. this is from the day after the shooting inside a township meeting in august of 2013. kozen helped tackle and disarm the gunman. today he will be honored by the carnegie heroes fund commission. police say the suspected gunman, rockney newell, shot and killed three people at that meeting. he is currently awaiting trial and could face the death penalty. >>> police in bergen county are looking for suspects after someone robbed the exotic dance

republican candidate says president obama should not restore relations with cuba until fugitive joanne chesimardtunately, in negotiations one of our state troopers was murdered in cold blood. his killer was convicted. and these thugs in cuba have given her political asylum for 30 years. unacceptable. and i'm going to continue to speak out and i don't know if that's putting pressure on the president or not. but i'm certainly going to continue to speak out. >> a cuban official said monday the u.s. is sheltering dozens of cubans accused of crimes including murder and terrorism. >> i new york congressman is expected to plead guilty to federal tax invasion. you may remember michael grimm caught on video threatening a reporter. staten island congressman who co-owned a restaurant is accused of hiding more than $1 million in funds and wages. there's no word if he'll resign. grimm's lawyer had had no comment for cbs news. >>> ahead, the rise of the drones. the government regulators put business interests before safety when introducing... a pm pain reliever that dares to work all the way until... the am.

authorities are still hopeful that havana will extradite convicted police killer joanne chesimard.down westerner forester in cold blood during a traffic stop, and she was sentenced by a jury to life in this prison for that murder. but she escaped. in 1979. and fled to cuba. her fugitive status landing her on the fbi's most wanted terrorist list, she's first woman on that list, and she is on that list today. her presence in cuba was hardly kept under wraps, fidel castro stuck up for her in 2005 calling washington's portrayal of her as a terrorist, quote, an infamous lie. so all these years later, will forester's family finally get the justice that they seek in the killer of their family member? bernard carak is a former commissioner of the new york police department, and he joins me now. it seems to me if you've got somebody on a most wanted, the fbi's most wanted terrorist list, that you would have wanted to discuss that as part of any deal to normalize relations with cuba, but there's no sign that that happened, is there? >> well, we haven't heard about it. when things like this g

that includes joanne chesimard convicted in the 1973 murder of a new jersey trooper.en freely living in cuba since escaping prison. the island nation saying they have no extradition treaty with the united states. let's just go grab her. >> the holidays aren't always full of joy and cheer. >> that hurt. sometimes an unexpected trip to the doctor is necessary. here now with the top health issues during the christmas season, fox news medical a team dr. david samadi is here to the rescue. what do you see the most this time of year and what should we have our eye on? >> obviously the accident that you've just shown is one of the examples we see all the time. this is the time everyone is working on their decorations and you want to make sure you don't do what just happened. make sure you always have a buddy watching you, holding that ladder, making sure they're handing you everything. we see a lot of these accidents coming into the emergency this time of year but the biggest thing is people complaining of chest pain. chest pain is a big red flag for us because we're thinkin

fbi and police hoping cubans will try to catch in on 2-million-dollar reward for return of joanne chesimardw crown for kate, the duchess of cambridge named 2014 most stylish woman. photos from the beauty web site feel knee unique.com the future queen beat out victoria beckham for the number one spot. on the flip side model katy price and kim kardashian were named least stylish. those are your headlines. >> time now for the weather at 8 minutes past the hour. >> good morning, guys. about 15 to 20 degrees above average. temperatures all above the eastern seaboard. >> we are not complaining at all. >> take a look at phoenix this morning 38 degrees. new york city 45 degrees. that isn't generally normal this time of year. very cool out across the west and nice acrossest much of the east. florida 64 in tampa. pretty clear day across much of florida including across much of eastern seaboard. head down across parts of the central gulf watch some problems. then into the northern plains we have snow he this morning across parts of wisconsin. exiting minnesota. leave 1 to 3 inches of snow. maybe a cou

joanne was grabbed asylum by castro and chesimard is on the fbi's most wanted list. >>> a delaware man and his dog are reunited thanks to the generosity to strangers around the world. pete became homeless this year after losing his job, he asked animal faith shelter to take on his dog. the staff at faithful friends were so impressed by his loyalty, they launched an online fundraising drive and today buchanan was given his own pet friendly apartment and a vehicle and is starting a new full-time job next week. >> we always enjoy telling stories of goodwill and compassion and jen rotity this time of year, but nobody embodies all of those traits more than a guy by the name of bill wilson in mount laurel. nora muchanic has his story. >> reporter: it may look like a toy store but this is bill wilson's living room. this former marine turns his mount laurel home into a workshop as part of the toys for tots program, and even after 25 years for him the cause never gets old. >> knowing are you helping little kids, know in my heart, these are the only toys they are going to get. >> adults shop in