name is highly visible including kirby's mill school. loyal customers are heart broken that after december 31st, in more friendly advise or greeting from his sophie, the dog. >> i cannot even imagine it closing. it a has been here since i was a small child. i learned everything about taking care of my animals here. i grew up in here. >> reporter: chuck kirby and his wife own the store but say it was a painful decision to close. >> it was all handed down, great grandfather to grandfather, to father, father to me, and i was hoping to be able to hand it down to myself but it is not in the cards. >> my kid come up here and it is emotional. >> reporter: kirby's say their plan toys sell off their products to their customers first and then to other businesses and eventually they will try to sell the building. in medford i'm's cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> hard for the holiday season. >> exactly. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" warming up to the white house. we have local school choir that-performing in the nation's capitol. >

. >>> new information tonight in a deadly hit and run in the bronx. 47-year-old thomas kirby was killed when he was struck this morning right in front of his own house. news 4 spoke with some stunned friends of the victim. >> reporter: natalie, police are searching for a white van. they've been posting up signs around the neighborhood as friends gather around this memorial to remember kirby, a case manager who friends say was always helping people in the community. >> my heart broke. that was my best friend. my heart broke for the whole family. >> reporter: at this busy intersection intersection, a tribute to thomas kirby, killed just feet from his apartment building. this family friend has been trying to console his wife and children. >> she's heart broken, and his youngest son, kyle, is devastated. he just wants his father and she wants her husband. >> reporter: kirby was crossing the road just after 6:30 this morning. police say a driver, in a white van, hit him and never stopped. >> somebody just took his future >> reporter: today, police posted these wanted flyers around the neighb

kirby, thank you very much. you. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> "the hunting ground," again, will air tonight only here on cnn at 11:00 p.m. eastern. we'll be right bang. right now, you're not thinking about all the money you saved by booking your flight, rental car, and hotel together. all you're thinking about, is making sure your little animal, enjoys her first trip to the kingdom. expedia, technology connecting you to what matters. >>> it's important for me to give back bauds thecause this i purpose if i'm going to be a good teacher. doesn't mean just walking into my classroom and leave at the end of the day. it means really caring about these kids. i'm a kindergarten teacher in downtown albuquerque, new mexico. we have a 75% free and reduced lunch rate. who tells us where we need to go? in the mornings when the kids come i ask if they've eaten or i do a quick assessment of needs and see if there's something i can do. i keep these clothes, the socks, shoes, toothbrushes because i had more and more studen

kirby family dentistry. this building across from valley high school for eight years according to his website. right now, his license to practice dentistry in the state is under two-year probation from the dental board due to quote indiscriminately prescribing or dispensing drugs or improper purposes and failing to keep proper records for prescription medications. that was a educated last year. now look out of his fiancee's north pole calm. the ea agents arrived at the scene -- dea agents arrived at the scene earlier this morning. the agents took tons. neighbor said he was an avid hunter. they took computer equipment and pick up truck. a spokesman has been unable to provide us with details from the rate at the dentist's home. neighbors we talked to in this upscale neighborhoods say they were incredibly surprised to see one that knows dr. kirby well says he is a great guy, incredibly nice, and said they were stunned at this development. we went inside to try and talk to dr. kirby and employees told us he is g

. >> these are difficult days for the kirby family as long time customers come in to say good-bye the the feed business they run in medford is closing its doors. >> it's not easy and all the people coming in and wishing us well. they are like family. i'm just devastated. >> i love this place -- >> it's part of us, it breaks our heart to let it go. >> for six generations the kirbys are selling feed for horses, goats and cows and hu s hunting and fishing and farm supplies. >> there was a time that people rode their horses here to pick up their feed and there was some here for them topped with molasses for a treat. >> the business was started in 1875 by charles kirky and his brother william on church road and the family has hand written store receipts from the 1800s, whether it's your dog or cat or horse, you went to kirbys and they had the answer. >> but with competition from big box store and a mild winter having farmers buying less feed, the kirbys find themselves deep in debt. >> it's a charm, you get the "little house on the prairie" feeling when you walk up here. >> sophie will not

family's name is highly visible in that community including kirby's mill school, the stores last day is decembe december 31st. ♪ >>> this holiday season we have proof it's better to give than to receive. our joy of hearing toy fest campaign was today and thanks to you it was a huge success. cbs philly partnered with the salvation army, u.s. o and boys and girls club to collect toys for kids in our region you see this time lapse video showing the salvation army truck filling up with goodies throughout the day. our vittoria wood sill live at the salvation army in wynnefield heights were all of those toys are now being sorted. tori. >> reporter: that's right. they're all being sorted and you missed all of the elves working as we were here putting things together. we had a lot of the volunteers that were sorting all of the toys and displaying them as you see here getting ready for those to be making the christmas memory even more memorable for lost deserving kids. not only that you saw in that time lapsed video how much activity we had at the cbs3 studio. take look at how even more of an

family's name is highly visible in that community including kirby's mill school, the stores last day is decembe december 31st. ♪ >>> this holiday season we have proof it's better to give than to receive. our joy of hearing toy fest campaign was today and thanks to you it was a huge success. cbs philly partnered with the salvation army, u.s. o and boys and girls club to collect toys for kids in our region you see this time lapse video showing the salvation army truck filling up with goodies throughout the day. our vittoria wood sill live at the salvation army in wynnefield heights were all of those toys are now being sorted. tori. >> reporter: that's right. they're all being sorted and you missed all of the elves working as we were here putting things together. we had a lot of the volunteers that were sorting all of the toys and displaying them as you see here getting ready for those to be making the christmas memory even more memorable for lost deserving kids. not only that you saw in that time lapsed video how much activity we had at the cbs3 studio. take look at how even more of an

spokesman john kirby lists syria among the wins for the year. he claims the u.s.winning the fight against isis. among the other state department wins listed by kirby, reestablishing ties with cuba and the iran nuclear deal. >>> iran shipped thousands of pounds of uranium to russia on monday. secretary of state kerry calling this a significant milestone toward full implementation of the deal. >>> a chinese official who approved the dumping of the construction debris that caused the landslide committed suicide. that landslide in shenzhen killed 7 people. >> the rapid development in china. they had so many man made disasters there. it is a real problem. >>> the monster storm that crippled parts of the south and midwest, moving to the northeast. we are tracking your severe weather next. >>> the northeast now in the path of the deadly winter storm that devastated the south and midwest. millions braces for snow and ice. >>> breaking news this morning. busted after weeks on the run. the affluenza teen detained in mexico with his mother. >>> breaking overnight. protests e

sean kirby -- dr. shawn kerby. mark tauscheck explains why this is not the first time kerby has been in trouble. mark: undercover agents with the des moines dea office removed computer equipment and rifles neighbors say dr. shawn kerby is an avid hunter. they also seized the dentist's pickup truck. neighbors say the agents were there much of the morning. dr. kerby has run kerby family dental across from valley high school for eight years according to his website. employees told us he was not in license was placed on 2 years probation and he was fined $2500 by the state dental board. the penalties came after kerby was charged with indiscriminately prescribing or dispensing drugs and failing to keep patient records when medications were prescribed. the board found on multiple occasions dr. kerby had prescribed controlled substances to patients he had not seen for an exam in over a year. the dea midwest spokeswoman did not return kcci's calls to ask about the nature of today's raid on kirby's home -- on kerby's home.

kirby was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators are hoping surveillance video might help identify that vehicle. >>> and a car jumping a curb in hurting two others. 30-year-old victoria nicodemus was killed and marlin soule police say was driving without a license when he veered off a road and he swerved to avoid hitting a bus and the car crashed on the sidewalk and it killed the pedestrian. 37-year-old man, and a 75-year- old were also hurt. >>> new at 6:00, they have not had a pay raise since 1996. when bill clinton was president. and now the part-time legislators in long island's nassau county looking to nearly double their current salary of 39,000. but in a county that might have to cut services to meet budget, you can just imagine the reaction. >> nassau county has some of the highest real estate taxes in america. but some of the lowest-paid local legislators in the metropolitan area. lawmakers tonight say that needs to change. >> this is not being unreasonable. on the part of nassau county legislators. primarily

we have a prb on northbound route 10 just before kirby hill road. the crash is in the left lane. you moving along quite nicely. when you get in your car this morning, don't forget, tune in to w wtop f.m. >> tha you. as a busy mall on lockdown. >>> i'm following a developing story after a >>> huge quake in central asia. right now the country of. >>> kika stan is reeling at 7.2. also affecting india, afghanistan and pakistan. striking at 1:00 p.m. local time, right at the start of the afternoon. still too soon to know how many people are hurt our how bad the dak is. >>> back to you. >> thank you. the police station is back open after someone brought in a hand grenade. the person found that device inside their home. if you ever find a device inside your home, call police. do not bring it to the station. >>> a woman was under the influence and hit a police officer on round 50 near mercer's field. he was directing traffic in the area. he went to the hospital but is now home recovering. >>> a driver hit officer noah lee a ta thursday night. we showed you the scene on vk ville drive. >>

state department spokesman john kirby is joining me now in our studio. thank you so much for being here. really appreciate it. >> my pleasure. glad to be here. >> we'll start with the breaking news with the arrests in belgium and turkey over suspected terror plots over the new year. does that give you heightened concern about the security of americans? and are you tracking any known threats right now? >> i think we are always very concerned about the safety and security of the american people, particularly around the holidays. you heard the president talk about this, secretary johnson talked about this quite a bit. we are not aware of any specific credible threats here in the homeland over the holiday coming up. but i can tell you that law enforcement and our national security apparatuses are very much on alert, very vigilant. and we would say the same for the american people. they should absolutely feel free to ring in the new year and to have fun, but also say vigilant. keep your head on a swivel, if you see something, say something. >> is secretary ke

of the fbi, james clapper said it, assistant to the fbi director michael steinbeck said it, james kirby said it, nicholas rasmussen said it. and we'll have congressman mccaul, homeland security chairman in the house, he said that isis has a plot to infiltrate that community. to me, if he would have explained it that way, i don't think it would have been as controversial. >> yeah, the security concern is entirely understandable. we should be tapping the brakes on these visa programs, especially associated with any of these countries that have a terrorism problem. and i think we need less muslim immigration and less legal immigration generally. i think the problem with the way he's set this out are two fold. one, if you're going to stop an upstanding individual and say, you know what? you cannot come in this country because of your religious faith, that's going to strike a lot of people as insidious and even anti-american. >> one last point. >> you don't want to communicate a generalized hostility to all muslims. because if you're going to do the sort of surveillance we need to do within

(john kirby/state dept spokesman) "we have been aware of reports, not just in the press, that they may have this capability, obviously its something we take seriously.' these individuals can not just travel to the united states using a passport. they would need a visa and in order to get a visa they would need to be screened by the state department. for a second day... fbi teams search a lake looking for answers in the deadly terrorist attack in san bernardino. investigators-- looking for evidence in the shooting. including the hard drive missing from the couple's computer. a stockpile of explosives and ammunition was found at the couples home following the attack. investigators are trying to determine if syed farook and wife tashfeen malik had plans for more attacks. " what happened in the four hours between the attack and when these they did something during that period. second big question is, who else were they in touch with. they destroyed their cell phones. investigators say they will likely spend the next several days searching that lake - and also canvassing the neighborhood ar

earlier, we were talking with jon kirby. department has a coordinated effort to counter messaging that isis puts out on social media. they have what's called a center for strategic counter terrorism communications, but here's the thing. while there may be as many as 40,000 pro isis twitter accounts, that center at the state department is staffed by 65 people and only about 20 of them are on the think again turn away campaign. those numbers are incredibly unequal. what recently happened is the national defense authorization act includes some language to help the defense democratic specifically increase its counter messaging activity. what they're going to do is exactly what hillary clinton is talking about. they're going to go to outside vendors, outside companies to marketers and marketing firms and come up with a much better strategy proactively countering this messaging. >> does it come down to sort of a grassroots effort? the hactivist group anonymous issued a call to action on december 11, calling it isis trolling day, a

countries suspected documents terrorists could exploit to travel today state department spokesman john kirby said the department has been aware for some time about the terror group's capability. "we have been aware of reports, not just in the press, that they may have this capability, obviously its something we take seriously.' the u-s state department says a bogus passport wouldn't be enough to get into the united states. they say a person would also need a visa., which requires a federal background check. his family came to iowa to start a new life... but an ethiopian refugee will spend the rest of his life in prison. 20-year old ngor makuey was convicted today of first degree murder.. assault.. robbery.. and burglary. sentence on the murder charge. he broke into this home on east 46th street in july of last year. he attacked the elderly homeowners... killing 97 year old rupert anderson and seriously injuring his wife harriet. harriet anderson died this past march. during the trial maukey tried using an insanity defense.. the judge didn't buy it because maukey brought a large grilling spat

sean kirby runs kirby family dental. last year, his dentistry license was placed on probation for two years when he was charged with indiscriminately prescribing or dispensing drugs and failing to keep patient records when medications were prescribed. the dea did not return calls for more details on the raid. we'll have more information as we get it. eric: developing this morning, a new call for the justice department to investigate chicago's police department. shaina humphries is watching that development this morning. what are they asking for, shaina? shaina: eric, this request follows the release of a video shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times last year. the illinois attorney general is now asking the justice department to look into whether chicago's police practices violated federal law. the chicago police superintendent was fired tuesday, but protesters took to the streets again to demand mayor rahm emanuel and cook county state attorney anita alvarez be fired as well. some activists are accusing emanuel of

john kirby over at the state department said this week there are actually a small number in syria already. i know you don't want to get into operational security, and numbers where they are, but can you tell us, now that there's an acknowledgment that they have gone in, are they racing there right now, are they moving in and out? what specifically -- i mean, these are american troops operating in a sovereign nation at this point. so what can you tell the american people about what they are doing there? sec. carter: well, i'm not going to speak specifically about the actions of special forces, especially while they're ongoing. by the way, minister fallon, and the united kingdom, has what i think is a very admirable policy of not commenting on the activities of the special forces. so we obviously have them. they're extremely capable. we have acknowledged, as indicated, that they operate in syria. i indicated earlier in this week, we're prepared to do more. but the specific movements and operations, we're not going to be able to describe. sec. fallon: so far as the russian move is concerned,

. >> gary: kirby smart has been rumored to be the new head coach thea georgia. his alma mater. been with nick saban for so long. since 2004 when nick went to the nfl, he went to georgia as running back coach. when he came back, he's been with him and the defensive coordinator since 2008, and if it does come true that he's named the new head coach the at georgia, which seems automatic now, he's not the first assistant coach that has had to coach through the playoffs after he's been named. >> verne: here is harris. jake mcgee. first down. that's been a rarity in this ballgame for florida -- and who might you have in mind? >> gary: here are the guys we went through. some real names. some successful in a win and some not successful when they've done it but they've all done a great job and went on to be good head coaches as well. >> verne: here is harris. valdez showers, number 10 with the catch. another first down. a gain of 18. >> verne: c.j. warton came -- >> verne: c.j. worton came on the field. wide receiver. harris looks deep. fires way downfield. up and -- >> gary: touchdown.

. >> gary: kirby smart has been rumored to be the new head coach thea georgia. his alma mater. been with nick saban for so long. since 2004 when nick went to the nfl, he went to georgia as running back coach. when he came back, he's been with him and the defensive coordinator since 2008, and if it does come true that he's named the new head coach the at georgia, which seems automatic now, he's not the first assistant coach that has had to coach through the playoffs after he's been named. >> verne: here is harris. jake mcgee. first down. that's been a rarity in this ballgame for florida -- and who >> gary: here are the guys we went through. some real names. some successful in a win and some not successful when they've done it but they've all done a great job and went on to be good head coaches as well. >> verne: here is harris. valdez showers, number 10 with the catch. another first down. a gain of 18. >> verne: c.j. warton came -- the field. wide receiver. harris looks deep. up and -- >> gary: touchdown. >> verne: my gosh. >> gary: [laughing] he called it -- >> verne: one offic

. >> gary: kirby smart has been rumored to be the new head coach thea georgia. his alma mater. been with nick saban for so long. since 2004 when nick went to the nfl, he went to georgia as running back coach. with him and the defensive coordinator since 2008, and if it does come true that he's named the new head coach the at georgia, which seems automatic now, he's not the first assistant coach that has had to coach through the playoffs after he's been named. >> verne: here is harris. jake mcgee. first down. that's been a rarity in this ballgame for florida -- and who might you have in mind? >> gary: here are the guys we went through. some real names. some successful in a win and some not successful when they've done it but they've all done a great job and went on to be good head coaches as well. >> verne: here is harris. valdez showers, number 10 with the catch. a gain of 18. >> verne: c.j. warton came -- >> verne: c.j. worton came on the field. wide receiver. harris looks deep. fires way downfield. up and -- >> gary: touchdown. >> verne: my gosh. >> gary: [laughing] he called

fallon echoed kirby on that point. >> woodruff: earlier today, i sat down with the defense secretaryuss the war effort at the residence of the british ambassador here in washington. defense secretary michael fallon, thank you very much for talking with us. >> good morning. >> woodruff: for americans who weren't following closely the vote in your parliament to authorize the expansion of airstrikes against i.s.i.s. from iraq into syria, what was it that led to the decision to go against what had seemed to be an anti-interventionist policy in your country? >> well, i think a growing recognition that this border between iraq and syria is not recognized by i.s.i.l itself and is completely artificial and rather odd to be carrying out airstrikes on one side of the border but the royal air force having to turn back and not following through the other side of the border. it was also response to france and the united states and other countries who wanted britain to step up its contribution to the campaign. i'm delighted to do that. we have doubled the number of strike aircraft in theater and u

police say 47-year-old comes kirby was struck by a van while he was crossing buck ner boulevard in the monthaven morning. the driver did not stop. the scene. people in the community say they have been calling for more traffic control in the area. >> they just put a crossing guard, with the school here, that was built here, and we have been fighting for four years. something has to be done here. >> absolutely. something has to be done. >> reporter: this is the 23rd pedestrian death in new york city. since halloween. >>> meanwhile, we are seeing new video of a deadly crash in brooklyn. last night a car jumped a curb in fort green killing one person and injuring two others. police say marlin sewel was driving without a license last night when he veered off the road. avoid hitting a bus. and 30-year-old victoria nicodemus was killed. and two others were also hurt. >>> and new developments in the san bernardino shooting. the fbi just revealing that syed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, both radicalized for some time. the couple had 19 pipes inside their home. pipes that could have been

amy: last week, journalist asked john kirby if the u.s.l support the yemen cease-fire. >> the next question on yemen, to begin asident, sudde seven-day cease-fire. you are part of the coalition. we support? >> we welcome the reports of this proposal and obviously we will have to see how this plays out. report of the the proposal. amy: that was john kirby, state department spokesperson. >> you heard a very tepid response and view that repeatedly says, we have to: saudi arabia to investigate any airstrike were civilians have died, but there's been no investigations done so far. another case had a look that was the bombing of a hospital and this happened many times in yemen, 600 hospitals or health facilities have been forced to close from either being hit or from lack of supplies and fuel. but this was a hospital in a northern town near the saudi border. it was supported by doctors without borders and they readily provided the gps coordinates to the saudi coalition. the msf logo was on the roof of the building. in late october, -- this is a

academy award nominated two-time emmy winners kirby dick and aiming ziering.t all of this. when you see the impact that your film has had in just the past less than a year, and you larry the conversation that we've been having tonight, is this what you expected, kirby? >> this is what i hoped. you know, i mean we've faced a problem, we made a film about a problem that had been covered up for decades. you never know how a film will impact the audiences, the country. this film has impacted the country since its premiere at sundance. there's nearly a thousand screenings on college campuses and each time it screens on a college campus it stars activism, discussion, change. >> one of the things that's striking about the film is how many students you got to talk to you on camera, women and men, one of the women in the film said she hadn't even told her mother yet. so, now how are they feeling now that their stories are public? >> they're feeling empowered and validated if a way never before. it really been heartening to see how people are rallying around people comi

. >> how big an issue, when you have general john allen and james comey and james clapper and john kirbynd michael steinbeck and the chairman of the house homeland security committee all telling us that isis has a plan that they will infiltrate the refugee population, that we are not safe. and then you see that this woman in san bernardino had posted all of her terrorist leanings on social media and we don't even look at that. >> it defies logic. >> does that tell us it's time for a pause in immigration? >> well, what it tells us, first and foremost, when it comes to allowing people into this country, we must realize that things have changed just in the last two years. you have a sophisticated terrorist group, isis, who understands our legal immigration system and is looking for ways to exploit it. it's not just refugees. they're actively looking for people who come to the u.s. as professionals, whether students or doctors and it will require even stronger scrutiny with regards to that. again not because america's a country that wants to turn anyone away but because the most important ob

in fact, a father of three was killed by a driver in the bronx just last week. 47-year-old thomas kirby walked out of his home when he was struck down on brukner boulevard from a funeral in queens lost his life after being hit bay driver. the teenager, had been in a crosswalk, the driver sped away. these tragedies can be prevented and they hope the legislation will help. >> first of all we have a runaway epidemic of car crashes where people are hitting people killing people in numbers that if people didn't know before, now they're going to know. those crashes, those murders, really, are happening at epidemic levels. >> reporter: and council members say the new legislation establishes the highest penalties new york city has ever had in these types of cases. part of it also includes mandating the nypd to keep track of hit-and-run incidents to make public who the offenders are and also how the nypd is responding. that's the very latest from lower manhattan, i'm katherine creag, news 4 new york. >>> coming up at noon, the next republican presidential debate is tonight. what donald trump has

. >> reporter: bryce kirby, his wife, their two dogs and the upstairs couple are lucky to be alive. >> we woke up around i think quarter of 5:00 loud banging >> reporter: fire on the second floor porch of their chilton avenue home in ashland. it was around 5:00 this morning. doug duval and his little lady ruby were out for a walk. route they had been taking for the last six years. >> they were kind of funny and slashing. so i looked out -- flashing so i looked out and there was a fire. i ran over and tied ruby to the fence. and i started banging on the side of the house yelling fire, fire get out out. >> reporter: bryce tells fox 25 that the fire started with a lit cigarette it. >> sounds like there was some soil in flower pots it may have been an accidental somebody put the cigarette in the soil. the flames were maybe five or six feet high. by the time i came back the ceiling was on fire. probably a couple minutes later the whole house being up. >> reporter: bryce got choked up and says he thanks doug for saving their lives. >> if it wasn't for him then yeah it could have been a was

a man named thomas kirby struck down on bruckner boulevard on his way to work. he was adored by his family, his neighbors. then there's also a 17-year-old boy who lost his life. he was walking home from a the person who rit him never stopped. the person was in the crosswalk when witnesses say the driver of a toyota camry struck him and drove away. a speeding driver struck down a woman in queens as she crossed the boulevard on beach 19th street. according to the victim's family, this happened over the weekend. she had shattered bones and is hospitalized right now. her niece barely escaped. a 23-year-old man, the driver, according to the nypd was later arrested. in so many cases the suspected driver never arrested. they get away with it. those investigations go on. again, the city council meeting later today to try to strengthen the penalties for the people caught. >> maybe a second thought of trying to flee the scene. >>> the nypd is trying to prevent holiday tragedies. officers will especially focus on the streets around senior and about. increased patrols will

johning us, john kirby and brian sullivan and lee gallagher.the troop levels, john kirby. there has been a growing consensus it seems among the military that what we have there and what the plan has been in terms of scaling back is not going to work. there's been a lot of talk about this particularly for people very much involved in this in congress. we've seen polls that show this growing unease among the american people, that they are more in favor of boots on the ground than they have been in a very long time. is there an active reconsideration going on right now about leaving those force levels where they are longer than we had previously anticipated? >> the president already made a decision to allow the 9,800 troops to stay longer at the rek addition of general campbell. what goes on over the next year, that's going to have to be between the commanders and the commander in chief. this commander in chief has made it clear he's willing to listen and take their advice. i don't think we're at a stage right now where we're going to make that pa

are searching for the hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian in the bronx. 47-year-old thomas kirby was struck and killed by a white van as he was trying to cross the street. it happened near willis avenue and bruckner boulevard. the white van was last seen heading towards manhattan. >>> 4:50 now. the people at entergy say an indian point reactor could be back in operation today despite this weekend's shutdown. unit 2 at the west chester atomic plant was taken off line. there was a ceiling fan issue. governor cuomo vows to shut down the aging indian generators for good. >>> a new jersey mansion with a storied past will not be going on the auction block. it was build by albert anastasia. it was owned by comedian bucky hackett and now ferry operator they report that the home was cleaned up. auctioneers believed it's worth much more than the $5 million opening bid. . >>> it is day two of new jersey's annual bear hunt. state officials say hunters have killed 216 bear so far. wildlife officials say the hunt is needed to control the state's bear population, but yesterday hunters were gree

according to the atlanta journal constitution, kirby smart will be hired for the job.georgia native smart played safety for the bulldogs from 1995 to 1998, and then returned as running back's coach in 2005. this season, with alabama, the crimson tide defense ranked second nationally, and is set to take on florida in the s.e.c. title game. let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, so great to see you again >> jonathan. you're my little weather reporter in d.c. was there a lot of fog driving in this morning? >> a lot of fog and a little bit of rain. >> you're not the only one. a lot of reports of foggy weather up and down the east coast this morning. so, yeah, this is the white house. you can see the visibility definitely down there, a lot of the lights in the distance look very, very dim. so be careful, give yourself a little extra time. i'm sure there will be a lot of airport delays, too. this is all associated with our last soggy today. similar today to yesterday with a lot of moisture up and down the east coast. as far as the tre

kirby is the sixth person this year to get struck near the entrance of willis avenue bridge. >>> in this morning's health alert, new york city's effort to combat overdose deaths from painkiller drugs. mayor bill de blasio and health officials are making the drug me lock sin available in the city's pharmacies without prescription. it can help prevent overdose deaths. . >>> a brazen robbery at gwenyth paltrow's holiday pop-up shop. the robbers grabbing nearly $175,000 worth of jewelry on one of store's busiest day. it happened saturday at goop's temporary store inside the shops at columbus circle. employees were distracted. >>> 4:56. bear hunting season has returned to new jersey and state wildlife officials say 120 bears were killed on the first day of the hunt. that is four fewer than the first day of last year's hunt. officials say the final tally could increase. about 600 square miles of year. >>> a sign of the season in new jersey, residents of newark came together to celebrate the city's 30th annual holiday tree lighting. >> that's so nice. >> sounds so nice. >> festive sounds and da

one man who was killed just last week, a beloved father of three, thomas kirby from the bronx, he was struck down on bruckner boulevard on his way to work. he was loved by his family. a 17-year-old boy also walking home from a funeral in queens lost his life after being struck down by a driver. the person who hit him never stopped. he had been in the crosswalk when witnesses say the driver of a toyota camry struck him and sped away. a speeding driver also struck down a woman in queens as she crossed beach 19th street over the weekend. according to the victim's family, she has shattered bones and is hospitalized. her niece barely escaped. a 23-year-old was arrest the. we saw video of him in a squad car. those people who are caught, those who are arrested hopefully at least according to the city penalties. that's what they'll talk about in a hearing. >> kat, thank you very much. >>> 5:03. a 62-year-old woman was struck and killed by a city bus in brooklyn. to east 17th street hit lenora lenora shoquina. the accident happened before 6:00 p.m. at the height of rush hour in sheep's head ba

other countries suspected documents terrorist good used to explaine state government spokesperson john kirby says the department has been groups of ability. >> wn aware of reports not just in the process -- they may have obtained this capability. it is something that we take seriously. >> that was read cowan reporting this money. there is a story you only see on news three. marcel titus murder remains a mystery, deepening and already his killer remains at large.just feet away from peace way, all we know is an argument between marcel and anotherthe suspect ed gun, shooting the 20-year-old before taking off. now 28, his father has spent every second wishing for more time. >> that is the part, that part, as they say. you know? i could never imagine him not being here, talking. >> what would you tell him now? >> i love you. >> metro is still looking for the gunman. anyone with information is asked out to crimestoppers. we will have the e-mail and phone number on our website. news3lv.com. the attorney representing the family of a man shot and killed this month is releasing video of the incident.

here is spokesman john kirby: >> obviously things went wrong. difficult to say exactly what and how. but for an individual to come to this country, one who the fbi has maintained had terrorist tendency or affiliations, i think it is safe to say there is lessons learned her. >> part of the visa application process contains scrutinizing applicants but then social media post were banned because of fear of backlash and bad public relations. you cannot make that up. the public can see -- >> bad public relations? could anything be worse than what they are going through now? when you look at it is called social media. if you are making statements and professing beliefs if it is out here in the public what are you violating? >> i agree. >> you are a business man. you hire people. you have hired people. >> we have to do background checks. >> businesses hire people and they use social media and look at your history. >> you look at what someone says, you take into consideration their workplace habits, relationships they have had had, all of the things they

he killed alexandria resident nancy dunning, ron kirby and within ludano.anne lun number seven, larry hogan became the second republican governor of maryland since the 1960's. then in june he announced he was battling an advanced and aggressive form of cancer. he earned wide press for the frank and public way he filed the disease. after undergoing chemotherapy he announced in november he was cancer-free. number six, security breaches. changes to the white house fence fromot stop joseph caputo scaling it while they were having their offense getting dinner. the ultimate security breach happened in april. mailman doug hughes landed a jairus copter on the west lawn of the capital to protest campaign finance laws. he reached a plea deal in november. he will be sentenced next year. he also announced he is running for congress. in a lot of places that might make a good decade but that was just one year here in d.c. that is only half the list. an hour from now we will have the rest of the top five coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. alison: thanks. jonathan: do you kn

state department spokesman joe kirby weighed in this morning. listen to this. >> she went through the same rigorous, exacting screening process that every other person applying for a k-1 fiance visa goes through. it includes fingerprinting. it does include a series of background checks. there is a face-to-face interview that has to occur. there is a multilayered approach here. gerri: multilayered but sure wasn't enough here. what do you make of that, not rigorous enough. >> no, it's not. the entire process for visas, no matter what type of visa people are applying for, the process is not rigorous enough. this is the front line of defense for terrorists and bad actors coming into america. we're not doing a good job. it is not the counsular officer or state department officer who issued the visa, it is not their issue. this is bigger policy issue that needs to be handled at highest levels of administration and congress. gerri: what else should they do? do they need to be asking what's your religion? are you radical -- what would it take? >> no. i

police say he was crossing the street near the corner of willis kirby was married and he was a father of three children. >>> police are searching for a rape suspect caught on camera in brooklyn. police say he raped a woman at gun point in coney island in an apartment building there. we're told he followed her in an elevator. grabbed ler and sexually assaulted her in a stairwell. he assaulted another woman at the luna park co-op. >>> happening right now, the nypd hate crimes un nitd is investigating the desecration of a menorah hours after hanukkah started sunday night. it was repaired for last night. they want to combat the darkness of desecration with more lights. >> we have to think a little bit more and appreciate what the light means in worlds where things like this could happen. >> the menorah is two blocks from gracie mansion. mayor de blasio was there sunday >>> officers in nassau county won't put body cameras on any time soon. the labor department stopped it because the unions stopped it. both sides are being asked to meet early next month. this could be the first time in new

john kirby / state department's spokesperson "you know, obviously things went wrong" now, in the wake of the worst terror attack since 9/11, federal agents are reconstructing the on-line history of mlik and her husband syed farook. a history that shows even before they met, they were on the road to jihad, something authorities could have, but did not know, when she was welcomed to america. jessica rae: jurors ended their first day of deliberations monday in the first of six trials in the death of freddie gray. the city of on alert as it verdict for porter. on monday night, baltimore police joined protesters for a peaceful march in the city. serenity prayer, they walked arm- in-arm with porter was tried including involuntary manslaughter. if convicted, he could get up to 10 years in prison, or probation. jessica rae: president obama monday at the pentagon talking about isis. huddled with his national security advisers to review the ongoing u-s military campaign against the terror group. the white house says no major policy shifts would result from the meeting. the meeting comes after t

. >> reporter: bryce kirby, his wife their two dogs and the upstairs couple are lucky to be alive. >> he woke up around quarter of 5:00 loud banging on the door. >> reporter: fire on the second floor porch of their it was around 5:00 this morning doug duval and his little lady ruby were out for a walk a route they have been taking for the last six years. >> the crystals they were funny they flarping so i looked out and -- flashing so i looked out and there was a fire. so i ran over and i tied ruby to the fence and i started banging on the side of the house fire, fire, get out. >> reporter: bryce tells fox 25 the fire started with a lit cigarette. >> sounds like there was some soil in the flower pots there may have been just an accidental somebody put a cigarette in the soil the flames were five or six feet high. by the time i came back 20 seconds later with a fire extinguisher the ceiling office fire. probably a couple minutes later the whole house would have been up. >> reporter: bryce got choked up and said he thanks doug for saving their lives. >> if it wouldn't have been for him i

yesterday admiral kirby said this is should be a lessons learned thing. will they change this now, sflank. >> i really don't know, brian. this bureaucratic ball is so far afield. it's hard to say what's going on in the thousands of cases with immigration statuses around the world. the thing is, we're trying to afford these folks the courtesies and kindnesses and the good feelings, feelings of goodwill that we expect to be reciprocat reciprocated. as we saw in san bernardino, these people have no intention whatsoever of reciprocating our goodwill. >> this is unbelievable that in you are due she wrote in 2012 and in 2014 her hatred to us, the praising of 9/11 and her adherence to isis or al qaeda. here in america, we're concerned about met a data collection which the president defended for acquiescing. it doesn't seem the american people, if aware, will allow this to stand. >> brian, it's just obscene. again, this is all done with the air that we're going to show these people how kind 57bd courteous and how loving and how respectful we are of their customs

in sport it may be his last season, by kirby o'brien shows he still has it. till has it. >>> thanks very much for watching. these are the top stories. activists are accusing the syrian government of carrying out gas attack near the capital of damascus. at least five civilians have been killed and dozens injured. in june 2014 the international watchdog opcw said the last of syria's chemical weapons had been shipped out of the country. iraqi soldiers are fighting to recapture ramadi from i.s.i.l. the military says it has advanced into the center of ramadi and now controls more than half of the city. a russian court has issued an international arrest warrant for former oil tycoon. he is a kremlin critic. russian police raid his office in moscow and confiscated documents. a rebel leader in central african republic has withdrawn his opposition to a crucial election due this weekend. he was deputy commander of the rebel group known as the celeca. it triggered violence between the country's muslim and christian communities. it is hoped the presidential election on s

john kirby over at the state department said this week there a small number in syria already. i know you don't want to get security, andal numbers where they are, but can you tell us, now that there's an they havement that gone in, are they moving in and out? what specifically -- i mean, these are american troops operating in a sovereign nation at this point. so what can you tell the about what they are doing there? to speaki'm not going specifically about the actions forces, especially while they're ongoing. minister fallon, and kingdom, has what i think is a very admirable policy of not commenting on the activities of the special forces. so we obviously have them. they're extremely capable. ashave acknowledged, indicated, that they operate in syria. indicated earlier in this week, we're prepared to do more. movements andic operations, we're not going to describe. >> so far as the russian move is concerned, they began by bombing free syrian army. they're now claiming to be syrian army.e free that is welcome. what they've got to do is stop regime, up the assad stop bombing opp

state department spokesperson the claimed wins.syria is among- other wins listed by kirby, reestablishing with cuba and the iran nuclear deal. >>> key provision of the iran nuclear deal fulfilled by the iranians. they shipped thousands of pounds of enriched uranium on monday. secretary of state kerry calling the development a significant milestone to full implementation of the deal. >>> the chinese official who approved the dumping of construction waste that led to the landslide killed himself. the landslide killed 7 people with more than 70 others still missing in shenzhen. >>> let's get an early start on your money. looking like a good morning for stocks. european and asian shares higher today. yesterday, the stocks fell a bit to put the s&p 500 in the red for the year. the problem here continues to be tumbling oil in recent weeks dragging down the energy sector causing concerns about the health of the global economy. >>> texas has a new open carry gun law on its books. it takes effect new year's day. it permits those with concealed licenses to carry the holster weapons in plainview. so