joe fryer, nbc news. >>> it was the beginning of the end of an era at sea world today.a baby orca was born at sea world san antonio but it will be the last ever for the chain of marine theme parks which announced a year ago it would stop it's controversial practice of breeding orcas in captivity. >>> when we come back, the gift of life, the emotional story how one 11-year-old girl touched the lives of so many others. next at 6: berkeley re- invites ann coulter to campus... ===raj vo=== and now she )s firing back. why she claims the offer is a trick. ===jessica vo=== plus, south bay speeders beware: you could soon get a ticket without even being pulled over. ===next close=== next. >>> finally tonight, it was a tragedy that has become all too common here in chicago. an 11-year-old girl whose life was taken way too soon but her legacy moves on for the people that owe her an enormous amount of gratitude. ron mott has the story. >> we must love each other and support each other. >> reporter: material-year-old takaya holmes was shot and killed in january by a stray bullet, wh

joe fryer, nbc news.os angeles. >>> the moment that played out on national tv that left many in the audience shocked and outraged. >>> now to the headlines swirling around tv's "survivor." after a contestant was outed as transgender after last night's episode. it followed not only because one contestant turned on another but also because the network which tapes the episodes months ahead of time decided to broadcast the scene. nbc's miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: with 8 million people watching cbs's "survivor" it happened when one contestant facing elimination turned on another. >> there is deception going on right here. >> reporter: jeff varner outing zeke smith, suggesting he was a player that con the be trusted. >> why haven't you told anyone you are transgender? >> reporter: the reaction on the transgender show. >> you didn't have to do that. that's so wrong. >> reporter: mimicked the out cry for deciding to broadcast the revolution months after it was filmed. today smith said he worked with

here is nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: it's the date now salmonoy with cannabis.ng as i love living. >> reporter: in denver it's a festival with 250 vendors, there was even a grand opening today for the international church of cannabis. >> one can find a path to spiritual fulfillment through the use of cannabis. >> reporter: in 4/20 it was a code for a group of teens that met at 4:20 to get high. it's no coincidence some chose to target those with a case of money che muncihes. today ben and jerries announced something and it's legal in eight states and washington d.c. and pot advocates handed out joints calling for an end to the federal prohibition to marijuana. swit seven were arrested. >> reporter: despite the jokes, marijuana is not a joke. many departments took to social media with tongue and cheek tweets like this one in minnesota that shows munchies, video games and an officer with a net that says undercover operations are in place. the sign of these changing high times. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> it was the beginning of the end of an era at sea world today. a

joe fryer has the story of one woman touched by the tragedy of the events who is now inspiring america doctor dreams were planted early. this nurse's doctor preferred stethoscopes instead of jewelry. >> i would operate on my stuffed animals and put together charts. >> reporter: she didn't know what kind of medicine she wanted to pursue until her teens when riots tore through los angeles. amid the chaos 25 years ago. >> this is him holding me. >> reporter: her father dwight was shot and killed unable to get life-saving treatment in time. >> when somebody needs help, i want to be there to make a difference right then. >> reporter: today she's an emergency room doctor for texas health resources. and her love for medicine is genetic. among her three driven hailey wants to become an e.r. doc, too, she already in college at age 14. >> it's helping people and making a difference. >> there is no pressure. >> reporter: she says with pride and hope in her eyes. >> right. there is no pressure. but, you know, i do think there is a need. i think there is a need for greater diversity and the positio

nbc's joe fryer has details. >> reporter: for half of her life, aaron bites relentlessly pricked heringers to check glucose levels. >> when i'm not checking my blood pressure, i'm thinking in the back of my head always where am i at? >> reporter: like many with diabetes, she thinks of an easier solution, so is the company that created the iphone. cnbc reports five years ago apple started building a secret team to develop sensors to check the levels non-evasively. >> they are trying to track blood sugar without piercing the skin and taking blood. >> reporter: the sensors would be used with wearable devices like the apple watch. >> have something like that while i'm working or on the go would be incredible. >> reporter: still, such game-changing technology is likely years away. help us understand how difficult this task is. >> the sensor has to emit a light and go through the skin into the blood stream, find the sugar molecule, back to the sensor. >> reporter: more than 29 million americans have diabetes and a new study finds among young people the disease has risen over a ten-year per

j joe fryer, nbc news, ft. worth. >>> this is the only story that you will see here on news4. her toddler may have helped her op shoplist. >>> and i'm julie carey where this athlete's done it all on one leg. coming up, . >>> this is probably all over your facebook feed at some point, but the chaos of the fyre festival in the bahamas. some people are just getting home after the music festival was canceled last minute. this was supposed to be a luxury event with tickets costing thousands of dollars. but some said when they got there there was hardly any food and no security. we are told they will all get to go for free next year. >> i don't think they will go back. >>> edge charand charges are pe against a mom who may have ud her toddler to help shoplift. i went through the video myself. two women go into the freery religion store at tyson's center. what you just saw there appears to be one of the women stuffing clothes right into the baby stroller. it happens really quickly. if that happened back in february according to police, now investigators believe deandra smith may be on

that was joe fryer reporting. says the company is conducting early feasibility studies here in the bay area. >> that's amazing. you think of the way these technology companies with deep products have changed our lives, now medicinally. >> to help people. >> we will be right back. ==sam/con't vo== the sharks get their postas . >>> look out. here carlson scores! >> big drama last night and a huge win for the sharks to get their post season started in a big way, winning in over time thriller 3-2 against the edmonton oilers. that was the winning goal from carlson, aka the milkman. he delivers the game winner there. game two is also in edmonton before they come back to the "shark tank." >> orders for the sunshine at least good for now. >> good for now. in the next couple of days, too, even though we'll still see lingering showers for the next couple hours. saturday looking all dry. easter sunday, especially during the afternoon, that's when the rain returns and it will be turning cooler for next week. more showers in t

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> in the next week four inmates are scheduled for execution in arkansas and the first one has been put to death already. ledell lee was exciecuted overnight. his attorneys had filed several appeals, but the court declined to hear them. the lethal drug the state uses for executions expires at the end of the month. >>> the state says there is nothing nor say about aaron hernandez. the medical examiner says it was definitely a suicide. the former patriots player found hanged in his prison cell. but his lawyers believe his death was suspicious and his fiancee has filed a motion trying to prevent the state from droig any evidendestroying any . hernandez was serving a life sentence for murder. his body is being moved to connecticut for a funeral and his brain will be sent to a center studying brain trauma in athletes. >>> larry hogan sr. has died after suffering a stroke on saturday. in a facebook post last night, governor larry hogan called his dad an american hero. the elder hogan represented '70s and also served as prince george's county executive. he was 88. >>> qu

joe fryer has the latest on all of it. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tad cummins is behind bars at e will go to court later today. he faces a federal charge of crossing state lines, as well as charges in tennessee, including aggravated kidnapping. this morning, 15-year-old elizabeth thomas is heading home to tennessee. her alleged kidnapper, tad cummins, a teacher from her high school, three-times her age, is now behind bars. a tip led authorities to this cappen in the woods near cecilville. a tactical team surrounded the cabin in near-freezing temperatures. cummins, believed to be armed, was inside with thomas. deputies waited for them to come out early thursday morning. they did. >> short >> shortly after 9:30 a.m. he exited t cabin. the female victim exited the cabinnd was walking behind him. the victim appeared to be in good h health. and mr. cummins was cooperative with law enforcement authorities at the scene. >> reporter: police recovered two loaded handguns. >> mr. spontaneous statement to me at the time that we took him down, that i'm glad thi

here's nbc's joe fryer. ended w 900 people. here's nbc's joe fryer.south american jungle. it was anything but. >> the saddest part about this tragedy is that good, decent people died, who were well-intentioned. >> reporter: the story begins in america during the 1970s, when jim jones created a religious movement called people's temple. he fought for civil rights and had a multiracial family. >> it was the original rainbow family. >> reporter: including his adopted son, jim jones jr. did his message resonate with you? >> no isms. >> reporter: "the road to jonestown" showed how jones started to change. >> he has convinced himself that he is some sort of superhuman martyr. >> reporter: jones persuaded nearly 1,000 followers to move to a remote jungle in guyana. >> the concept was to build a new world. >> reporter: a utopia. >> jonestown was described as a paradise. and it was not. >> reporter: leslie wagner wilson said followers were overworked and underfed. >> as time went on, i realized there's no future in jones town. jim became increasingly paranoid.

joe fryer, nbc news, ft. worth. >>> it's a story you're only going to see here on news4. mom who may have used a toddler to help her shoplift. there's video that catches the whole thing. we'll show that to you. >>> and i'm julie carey at freedom high school where trevor's picture is on the athletes wall of fame with wrestling medals around his neck, he plays lacrosse, too. coming up, the ipirational ns for vacation exceed expectations, s that make it busch gardens virginia! with surprises hiding around each corner, and good times guaranteed. busch gardens and water country usa. a whole other world awaits. plan your two park getaway now, and eat free with select packages. well it's a perfect nespresso hold on a second.orge. mmm. ♪ [mel torme sings "comin' home baby"] hey there. want a lift? ♪ where are we going? no don't tell me. let me guess. ♪ have a nice ride. ♪ how far would you go for coffee that's a cup above? i brought you nespresso. nespresso. what else? >>> well, this is probably all over your facebook face. the chaos at the fyre festival in the baha

for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> hard to hear about her struggle. >> a difficult ending. >>> justould you fess up to it? the s 100 gala did. >> and our rossen report goes on search for the dirty truth. >> coming up, it's spring cleaning time. so many of us are doing it wrong, missing spots where bacteria and germs can breed making us sick. i'm pulling out the bacteria meter and testing inside my own home. next. as after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. what about the people i care about? ...including this little girl. and what if this happened again? but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? so i asked my doctor. and he recommended eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. yes, eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots. eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. both made me turn around my thinking. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or

nbc's joe fryer in los angeles to explain. ning. >> reporter: hey, there, good morning. i had the same high school experience, too. to many, this is just april 20th, the day not terribly special. but to some, it's 4/20, a day when corporate sanctioned pot puns and product discounts will trend on social media with some brands hoping to cash in. it's a tongue-and-cheek holiday for marijuana. 4/20, the day when some users celebrate their love for bud, and when marketers try to cash in, targeting any 4/20 enthusiast with a case of the munchies. today ben&jerry's released their any product, telling fans to get one before it goes up in a puff of smoke. >> one of our most popular flavors for a really long time was cherry garcia, up until fairly recently, half-baked has taken the number one top spot. in fact, the ice cream feature flavor in the chilacco is called totally baked. >> reporter: they say this perpetuates all types of stoners. noting not all marijuana leaves you craving junk food. and millions, including kids, use pot for me

for "today" joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> it o's hard to look back at e images. couple new ways to think about home decor. >>> and we catch up with "the fate and the furious" co-star, scott eastwood, having fun with oubreingewsithea the i'm.. ==pv >>> a good wednesday morning at 8:26, i'm sam brock. we continue to follow breaking news this morning. within the last 90 minutes or so, authorities in the south bay provided an update on the search for a 4-month-old baby they say was taken by her father. mountain view police are looking for that man, 45-year-old michael leonard wallen. that's another picture of him, from patterson. police say that he took the girl, named madeline, from her mom's home in mountain view during an argument and drove off before the girl's mother could reach into the car. police are not yet saying why an amber alert has not been issued. the father is driving a blue 2007 nissan altima which looks like this which has paper plates. as soon as we have more information on the story, we'll bring it to you. in the meantime, mike is tracking some go

for "today" joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> it o's hard to look back at e images.atically. a couple new ways to think about home decor. >>> and we catch up with "the fate and the furious" co-star, scott eastwood, having fun with our racetrack on the plaz >>> good morning. 8:26 on this wednesday. meteorologist bill henley is tracking a great day ahead. >> temperatures have started to climb. no surprise with sunshine like this. the view from the adventure aquarium, a few thin clouds over the city. mainly sunny all day long today. and 57 right now in philadelphia. the temperatures have started to warm up. the fog is quickly disappearing, and a few neighborhoods are already getting close to that 60 degree mark. 59 degrees. 57 57. tars dale up to 58 degrees. >> jessica boyington is watching traffic for us. >> the schuylkill expressway, disabled vehicle at montgomery drive. over to the shoulder, though. we're seeing pretty big delays on the schuylkill. you can see red for most of it. yellow is not red, of course. eastbound, we're seeing 36. but westbound towards -- an ea

for "today", joe fryer, nbc news. >> that is sad news. >>> we have happier news right now.udio this morning. this year's new york women in communication scholarship winners. >> they are being recognized today at the matrix award. also, we should point out they honored today, a big honor, our own savannah guthrie. >> the fact they're students, they're impressive. >> tim calher, the president for the scholarship. and jasmine k. is a scholarship winner. why is it so important to recognize these women? >> this is the next generation of the communication industry overall. and they are incredibly impressive. so, not only do we help them further their education, but we help them enter into the profession. once they're here. >> jasmine is so impressive. she is already in the profession. correct? >> yes. >> you're going blogging for "the huffington post." what's your big dream? >> absolutely. i think every voice is so valuable. i would love to take from my experiences in public service and engagement and merge it with communications and media. i think that's a great opportunity. tha

joe fryer explaining -- >> i had the same high school experience. to many this is just april 20th., when some product discounts will trend on social media will some brands hoping to cash in. >> it's a tongue and cheek holiday for 420. a day when some users celebrate their love for bud and when market herbs try to target them with a case of the munchies. today ben and jerry's introduced a new product. >> one of our most popular favors was cherry garcia. half baked has taken the top spot. >> reporter: critics say it perpetuates old fans of stoners. millions including kids use pot for medical uses. many brands do it with a wink hoping in a hungry haze you'll reach for their product. pepsi once tweeted this on 420 showing a pair of relaxed pepsi cans with a list of today's pizza rolls also campaign. this year, no exception. >> does the store still have pizza rolls? >> of course. it is 420. >> companies that dabble in the marketing don't directly use words like weed in their adds ads, but the it's no coincidence. marketing the munchies doesn't come with the same risk as burning bridges

we have joe fryer with the latest. joe. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.his morning. he faces a federal charge of crossing state lines and charges in tennessee and including aggravated kidnapping. relief for the father of elizabeth thomas. waiting for her return since abducted last month. >> i'm very happy. >> reporter: thanks to a tip that came in wednesday night. police tracked down tad cummins where he and elizabeth were staying in california. >> ywe have to figure out her statef mind and get her help. at least we got her back. >> reporter: cummins surrendered peacefully. >> mr. cummins made a statement at the time we took him down. i'm glad this is over. >> reporter: he let them stay on the property after a hard luck story. when he figured out who they were, barry called 911. >> someone showed me a picture. i said that's the guy. >> reporter: fbi agents were talking to the teenager, the witness against cummins before allowing her to fly back to her family. >> like any crime perpetrated against a teenager, this case is a difficult one and plague the vic

joe fryer caught up with her. >> good morning.dwayne johnson. now, a new star, oscar-winning actress, charlize theron. >> one thing i can guarantee, no one is ready for this. >> reporter: every action movie needs a bad guy. or in the case of "the fate and the furious," a bad girl. >> this saving the world robin hood nonsense you've been doing recently, it's not you. >> reporter: you are the first female villain in the fast and furious movie. how does that feel? >> it's good. it's good. it's good. it's an honor. men owned this real estate. it was nice to finally have a studio back a woman to go and play a psychotic villain. >> reporter: charlize theron plays a hacker with evil intentions. >> your team is about to go up against the one thing they can't handle. >> that's what? >> you. >> reporter: you played a villain in this movie. a villain in the huntsman movies. something you're trying to tell us? >> i've been doing this for 20-years plus. it's not too bad, right? just my picasso blue period. this is my villain period. >> reporte

fryer. merrell men's trailwik waterproof hikers for under $90 ♪ >>> former vice-president joe biden and hismulti book deal. if you lie cher says the books will offer a look at recent political history as well their thoughts about values, no release date as yet. >>> fox 29 investigates a murder and shooting spree carried out against workers at a local tow truck company. two employees died, another was critically wounded in a bloody 24 hour period. >> the killer is still on the loose. dave schratwieser has the story you'll see only on fox 29. >> my grandson. he was the fifth of 14. he lived live to the fullest. >> reporter: marie says she feels the loss of her grandson every day. she misses his smile, his dedication to his two sons and the mother of his two boys. >> work hard, may hard. that's what his life. >> marie says they're lives changed january 13th that's when surveillance cameras caught the 28-year-old being gunned down execution style as he jumped into a tow truck on the 6600 block of hager man street headed to work at a. bob's towing. >> just left the house and they heard shots. th