lemm leaves behind two young children. we have a live picture of the 50th precinct where lemm was stationed in the kingsbridge section of the bronx. a black bunting now hanging honoring the fallen hero. in a statement governor cuomo said "staff sergeant joe lemm was committed to his fellow americans and embodied the selflessness and bravery of the u.s. armed forces and the nypd. >>> in westchester investigators still don't know exactly what led to this scene. a garbage truck stuck in the side of a building. the truck was pulled out of the wall at yonkers union car service in yonkers last night. the driver suffered some sort of medical episode on nepperhan avenue. the owner of the car service says her 11-year-old business has been devastated. >> completely destroyed, completely destroyed. we can't get back in. we can't do any business. we are completely shut down. >> one worker at the car service was hurt in all of this. the city inspectors are still evaluating that building's structural integrity. >>> 6:35. the woman accus

this time though, lemm won't be coming home. police commissioner bill bratton saying in a statement, detective lemm epitomized the selflessness we can only strive for, putting his country and city first. his selfless dedication to his city and country made him the finest of the finest. his memory will be honored and his sacrifice will never be forgotten. >> protecting us in new york and in the country. >> reporter: back live, you're of the station house where detective lemm worked for many years. mayor de blasio has ordered all flags across the city flown at half staff today through friday in his memory. reporting live this afternoon in bronx, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> detective lemm was killed along with another airman from the area. his name has not yet been released but he was also a member of the stewart air national guard base in new jersey. >>> a new jersey family will no longer be starting off the new year in their new home. it took four departments more than two hours just to get the flames under con

lemm was one of six u.s. military members killed. last night, black and purple bunting was hung outside the station house where detective lemm was based as a member of bronx warrant squad. governor cuomo releasing a statement say, staff sergeant joe lemm was committed to his fellow americans and embodied boy the selflessness and brave ring leader of the u.s. armed forces and the nypd. i join all new yorkers in mourning his loss as well as the loss of the other victims of this horrific attack. they'll be greatly missed. detective lemm is the 20th u.s. service member to die in afghanistan so far this year. reporting in the kingsbridge section of bronx, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:32. traffic and weather on the 2s. john -- >> good morning everybody. we are going to be dealing with the next few days and i know this is in light of a busy week for many. so let's be smart, exercise caution and leave extra time in like you have any time to spare. cloudy 56, very mild. the normal high is 41. so we are 15 degrees above nor

he was with this man, detective joseph lemm. mark morgan tonight with the nypd in mourning. >> reporter: a single black and purple bunging hangs honoring detective joseph lemm who died in afghanistan on monday. he was one of six americans killed when a suicide bomber rode a motorcycle into a group of soldiers. it was the ultimate sacrifice and lemm spent 15 years with the nypd and also serving in the air national guard with two tours in afghanistan and one tour in iraq. the mayor honored lem's service gave his it life yet asked for little in return other than to serve his country and his fellow new yorkers. a steady stream of grieving friends and fellow officers filed in and out of lemm's west harrison home. paying their respects to his family. according to the mayor of harrison, lem and his family moved to the area about four years ago and he says this is a terrible loss. >> the way he treated had is family -- his family and children, remarkable. a great human he pooing. >> reporter: this is lemm back in 2013 returning from a t

(loras link, joseph lemm's cousin) "he had the size of a when he would walk in. he was once, you had a friend forever." link says it had been about a year and a half since they last saw could've seen more of him. link and his daughter shared some other great memories of lemm with me today--we'll hear we've got you covered live from the t-h media newsroom in lemm's body was brought back to the united states today -- and was part of a dignified transfer at dover air force base. the autopsy is complete and funeral services are set for an iowa wrestler who died during the weekend. 18-year-old austin roberts collapsed during a meet during a home invitational on saturday. the state medical examiner completed the autopsy -- but results are pending. the preliminary investigation showed roberts died of natural causes. a visitation will be held at three p-m on sunday -- december 27th. funeral services are set for 10-30 a-m on monday decmeber 28th. both will be held at the spencer high school gym. gun sales increase this year -- overseas and even closer to home. according t

(soc) >> detective lemm was the son of shirley lemm from wisner, nebraska. he attended high school in beemer.his nickname was supeman. siouxland veterans gathered today for free coffee and good company. the organziation... support siouxland soldiers...held it's second thank a vet event of the year. the event was open to all veterans. a chance to share republican presidential candidate rick santorum making some stops in siouxland today. the former pennsylvania senator attending a meet and greet at a home in holstein, iowa this afternoon. santorum, who won the last iowa caucuses is low in the polls. but, he says he does plan to gain some ground before february 1st. "i think you're going to see the polls change," said santorum. "we've seen that in pretty much every iowa caucus. most folks here decide late and i don't think this is going to be any different this time." santorum also attended private gatherings in sioux city and sioux center tonight. we're learning more about candidate ted cruz's trip through iowa next week. he's planning to visit 36 counties in

lemm. by all accounts he was a great police officer and an outstanding soldier. yesterday his life met an one of the most dangerous villages in afghanistan. >> detective joseph lemm served new yorkers at home and in the u.s. military he served in defense of democracy in iraq and afghanistan. ultimately that service was met with the painful sacrifice of losing his life. outside the 5-0 precinct in the bronx, black bunting hangs in memory of the fallen detective. lemm was 45 years old and a 15- year veteran with the nypd. monday lemm was riding in a convoy of military vehicles driving through a village near bagram airfield when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle drove into convoy and detonated explosives. six american troops were killed. the taliban has claimed responsibility. lemm was a decorated detective serving on the bronx warrant squad responsible for tracking down wanted criminals and violate offenders. he was a member of the air tours of duty in afghanistan and one in iraq. two. thi

. >>> and a show of solidarity for detective joseph lemm who was killed by a suicide bomber last monday. >> today the nypd lined fifth avenue. cbs 2 is life outside. >>> the funeral is still going on and should be ending in the next few minutes right now there is a huge crowd outside this cathedral thousands are detective lemm. they call him a true hero. served with the nypd for almost 16 years, find him as so dedicated to a job and his family and paid the ultimate country. >>> a somber morning midtown as a casket of joseph lemm got carried into saint joseph's cathedral followed by his grieving loves ones and teenage daughter and son. there was a sea of blue for his funeral, military personnel here to show the lemm family support and say a prayer. >> and also give a final salute to one of their own. >> it is tough, try to pull together as best we can. >> lemm was also a tech sergeant in the national guard. the 45-year-old had been on leave with the department doing a tour in afghanistan when he and 5 other americans were killed last month. after a suicide bomber road a >> it is always l

lemm leaves behind a wife and two children. in happier times, news 12 westchester covered a story about him lemm returned home from a deployment to afghanistan to surprise his daughter whoftion performing in a singing competition. besides his family lemm leaves behind a city and country that are grateful for his service. >> this morning another live look at the station house in the bronx. mayor de blasio released a statement saying that even though detective lemm give his life he asked for so little in return. only thing he wanted to do was to serve fellow new yorkers and his country and we know he did both very well. that is the latest live from the kings bridge section of the bronx this morning. kerry, back to you. his family. robert moses for us thank you. sergeant bowe bergdahl will face a military judge. he'll be arraigned on desertion. bergdahl left his army post in afghanistan back in 2009 and captured by the taliban later. held for five years in released after a controversial prisoner swap. if convicted during the upcom

chghts youssef -- joseph lemm's body arrived. live in west harrison for us this morning where his family and friends will gather for his wake later today. good morning teresa. >> as a matter of fact ben and juliet 400 people turned out yesterday to the stewart air national guard base to say good-bye to welcome the body of the detective lemm. today hundreds more are expected here at st. anthony church in they're not only saying good-bye to a decorated sol your, plfer, but also somebody who has been called a real life superman. what so proudly we hail one final journey home for new york city police detective youssef lemm, his bid arriving mngd at stewart air national guard base in newburgh. his grieving widow, his young son, comrades, waiting, watching, saluting a u true hero's o welcome. smg he lived his life as a hero. he returns as a hero. but that fact makes today only marginally easier. it does not erase the pain. >>45-year-old decorated 15-year veteran serving as a tech sergeant with the air national soldiers killed by a suic

nypd detective joseph lemm lost his life in a suicide bombing in afghanistan. he was an officer, a soldier, a loving father and husband. and right now, his family and his family on the force are struggling to say goodbye. news 4's tracie strahan is at his funeral is taking place. >> reporter: gus, we just heard a very touching eulogy from inside of st. patrick's cathedral that was broadcast from speakers that were placed outside and it was for everyone here to hear the tribute to the man who you said was a loving father, a loving soldier and a good man to be behind. and now, he is being remembered for his tributes and his service to new york and the nation. it takes a shot lo to shut down fifth avenue but it was this morning as joseph lemm's flag-draped coffin entered st. patrick's cathedral, thousands lining the street to say a final goodbye to the soldier and officer killed last week say it is a tribute that's fitting. >> lemm was a good guy. he would do anything for you. always made you laugh. always had a good time. >> reporter: lemm was killed in afghanist

detective joseph lemm. he was well respected by so many of the people here at the 50th precinct police station and also by commissioner bratton. by governor cuomo, mayor de kind words for the 45-year-old nypd detective who is also a u.s. soldier. he lost his life at the hands of a suicide bomber on monday. that suicide bomber also took the life of five other american soldiers. as for detective joseph lemm, he lived in west chester county. there was also a reunion with his family who took place. a lot of people grief stricken. >> kat, thank you. >>> new this morning, an elderly woman is dead following a fire in brock lynn. flames broke out at an apartment on 79th street in bay bridge. they pulled her from the second floor. she was rushed to the hospital where she died. no word yet on what sparked the fire. >>> new this morning, moments a gunman opened fire inside a bronx supermarket. surveillance video shows this yesterday afternoon. the gunman follows firing bullets right over the heads of shoppers. >>> qui

joseph lemm one of six americans killed in a suicide bomber attack in affidavit. also killed louis bonacasa who lived in long island. he leaves behind a wife and 5- year-old daughter. a taliban attacker ramming his motorcycle into the patrol. both were assigned to an air national guard unit at stewart air base. that's where jim hoffer is with the story. >> reporter: three days until christmas. the 105th air national guard is in deep mourning. think about it. a suicide boomer taking the life of two of their soldiers, both of them from new york. air force staff stood on the doorstep of joseph lemm as word the hands of a suicide boomer in -- bomber in afghanistan spread through town. >> reporter: his bar der said they became -- barber said they became friends. he said lemm was a humble man. >> he was a quiet man. he didn't brag. he didn't say much. but once you started talking to him, he would open up. i was glad i got to know him. >> reporter: lemm in this home video as air force sergeant surprising his teenage daughter, young son and wife in 2013 after ten months a

lemm was one of them. now lemm was a detective with the nypd. again, a 15-year veteran, a member of the squad which tracks down wanted offenders and violent offenders. he was also a member of the air national guard serving two tours of duty in afghanistan and one in iraq. he was also a married father of two. this is video from 2013 when receive lemm surprised his then 13-year-old daughter and 2-year- old son when he came home after you can see there it was a very touching and emotional moment. mayor bill de blasio released a statement saying in part detective joseph lemm gave his life yet asked for little in return other than to serve his country and his fellow new yorkers who may not have known him in life but mourn his death nonetheless. back here live outside the 50th precinct, again, you can see the black bunting over my shoulder. funeral plans are now in the works. meanwhile the taliban has claimed responsibility for that deadly attack. we're live this morning, dray clark channel 7 eyewitness news. >> dray thank you. >>> it is 5:05, and the

lemm's body ararived back in the united states today. he was part of a dignified transfer at dover air force base. continuing coverage -- a four- month old boy is recovering from multiple fractures to his body -- and police think the mother's boyfriend is to blame. the boy's mother says her boyfriend, dney weatherwax -- punched er son in the face. when she took the boy to the young grayson had 23 fratured bones. they believe he was abubued on several different ccasions during a period of time. the boy's mother says weatherwax often watched her boy while she was at work. she tells us -- even though weatherwax has a history of violence e - she thought grayson was in good hands. issues, but i never thought he would do anything to my little baby." weatherwax is charged with child endangerment, abandonment and willful assault. could face up to 80 years in prison. two former eastern iowa soldiers are e onored tonight for their acts of bravery in afghanistan -- back in 20-11. the two men -- formerly with the iowa national guard -- receive the a

lemm was one of six u.s. troops killed monday when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle raraed into their patrol in a village near the airfield. during his time with the nypd, lemm was deployed twice to afghanistan and once to iraq. two years ago, he suprised his family with an unexpected homecoming in a reunion that was documented by a tv station in westchester, new york. lemm leaves behind a wife and three children. sergeant bowe bergdahl faced a military judge for the first time today since the u-s army decided to proceed with a military trial. during the short hearing, bergdahl was arraigned on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. the charges stem from his disappearance in afghanistan in 2009 in which he walked off a base and was held by the taliban for five years. bergdahl was released in 2014 as swap, in exchange for five detainees in guantanamo bay. bergdahl deferred entering a plea until his next court appearance in january, and did not decide martial l th a jury or just one judge. for u

joseph lemm was born in dubuque. roughly 50 family members from dubuque were at lemm's funeral today at saint patrick's cathedral in new york. flu levels are relatively low across iowa right now in comparison to recent years. the state hygienic lab in coralville say this flu season could be milder for a number of reasons. one simply being the milder weather. let's go back to justin now for a final look at tonight's forecast. quiet, seasonably chilly weather is ahead as we round out 2015 and head into the new year. tonight will be mostly cloudy with lows in the middle 20s. skies will partially clear tomorrow with highs around 20. even with a fairly light wind, there will be a chill in the air. a few clouds will be around on new year's eve with midnight temperatures in the 10 to 15 degree range. friday's looking mostly sunny with highs around 20. we'll be well into the 20s this weekend with partly to mostly sunny skies. our next weather system won't arrive until late tuesday at the earliest.tonight: mostly cloudy

shirley lemm of wisner... tells the omaha world-herald that after graduating from beemer in 1989...lemm joined the air force. then eventually became a new york city police officer. after the september 11th terrorist attacks... lemm joined the air force reserves. he was servininhis secoco deployment to afghanistan. 3 3 a high- speed chase crossed the border from nebraska into iowa this morning.just after 11am... police in dakota county, nebraska began chasing a reckless driver in a black s- u- v. that chase eventually wound through south sioux city... across the vets bridge... and onto wesley parkway before ending with vehicle stopping at west 3rd and perry.the occupant ran. at this time... he has not been located. 3 3 sioux city fire rescue is honoring the memory of the city's first female firefighter.jeanne (jean-ee) vakulskas (vuh-kul-skus) joined the department in 1985... and retired on her 55th birthday in 2007. she passed away sunday at her home. her fellow firefighters remember her as "one of a kind".".

lemm was one of six u.s. troops killed monday when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into their patrol in a village near the airfield. during his time with the nypd, lemm was deployed twice to afghanistan and once to iraq. two years ago, he suprised his family with an unexpected homecoming in a reunion that was documented by a tv station in westchester, new york. lemm leaves behind a wife and three children. army sergeant bowe bergdahl was arraigned at a military hearing at fort bragg today. bergdahl did not enter a plea. he's facing charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. bergdahl walked off his army post in afghanistan in 2009, was captured by the he was freed after the u.s. released five taliban detainees in a controversial swap last year. the army investigator who led an original hearing into the case recommended against bergdahl facing any jail time. but the commander of the u-s army forces command disagreed, and this week ordered the sergeant to face a general court-martial. that me

lemm had an impact on everybody he knew and some he didn't know. bill gately lives in kingsbridge and stopped by the precinct to pay his respects to lemm's fellow officers. >> extra special job. >> reporter: lemm spent 15 years with the nypd but his service didn't stop there. as a member of the air national ghaurd, he did two tours of afghanistan and one tour of iraq. bill bratton released this statement -- detective joseph lemm epitomized the selflessness we can only strive city first. in addition to his public service, lemm took great pride in being a family man as well. here he was in 2015, returning from a tour of afghanistan to surprise his teenaged daughter and young man. according to the mayor of harrison, they moveled to the area four years ago. he said this is a terrible loss. it's remarkable. that's what i remember most about him. >> i still can't believe it. i'm numb. our community is numb. we're trying to pull together to get through this. >> reporter: detective lemm leaves behind his wife and two children. reporting from west harrison

sergeant lemm was 45 years old. he leaves behind a wife, a teenage daughter and a 4-year- old son. >> it's going to be a tremendous loss for the unit, the city and the country that we lost this fine young man. >> reporter: and now the scene here outside the cathedral, 5th avenue has been shut down since 8:00 a.m. this morning. patrick's, thousands more in the streets outside. st. patrick's cannot hold all of those who came here to mourn sergeant joseph lemm. live in midtown, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, the wake for staff sergeant louis bonacasa, the other new yorker who died in the same attack will begin tomorrow. his funeral will be saturday on long island. >>> new york city police commissioner bill bratton is speaking out, denying claiming that the nypd is misreporting crime stats. the former police commissioner ray kelly claims the department has reclassified some violent crime to make the safer. and in response, the city released a fact sheet that insists it has not changed the number

funeral services today for joseph lemm, the veteran new york cop killed last week by a taliban suicide bomber in afghanistan. a show of support today from cops around the state around an out pouring of grief for the young family he leaves behind. m.j. burkett was at saint patrick's cathedral for us. >> from a wind swept air base in afghanistan to 5th avenue in midtown manhattan, sergeant and nypd detective joseph lemm was mourned and honored by thousands of his fellow police officers, >> joe lemm was a beacon of light. he was a ridge of life, new york's success story. >> sergeant lemm was on his third tour over seas when he was killed with five other airmen in he was 45 years old and leaves behind a wife, a teenage daughter and a 4-year-old son. >> his casket arrived at the air guard base at stewart an emotional ceremony that left tears in the eyes of everyone there. >> outside the cathedral today little ryan lemm saluted his father's coffin after the city's police commissioner promoted the sergeant to first grade detective. >> from this date to every day thereafter we will be with you

(homecoming video)after his first tour of afghanistan detective joseph lemm made it home to surprise his wife and children.(graphix in) but his second tour came to a tragic end this week. he was among the six us servicemen killed by a taliban suicide bomber who drove a motorcyle packed with explosives into the american patrol. lemm was a 15 year veteran of the new york police department and a member of the air national guard. major adrianna vorderbruggen was the highest ranking officer r lled and ononof the force officers killed in action. (graphix out)(taub still + resto sequence)special agent peter taub also lost his life. his mother runs is washingtononrestaurant and posted a note on the door saying they were closed to "mourn this terrible loss".a regular customer vivienne ramgeet left a teddy bear and a christmas tree at the front door.sot: i'm grieving for my friends and i'm truly devestated.(graphix 2 in) the 3 other airmen killed were michael cinc chester mcbride and louis bonacasa. (graphix 2 out)(afghan fighting video) only a day after the american ambush, us and british sol

shirley lemm of wisner... tells the omaha world-herald that after graduating from beemer in 1989...lemm joined the air force. then eventually became a new york city police officer. after the september 11th terrorist attacks... lemm joined the air force reserves. he was serving his second deployment to afghanistan. 3 3 a high- speed chase crossed the border from nebraska into iowa this morning.just after 11am... police in dakota county, nebraska began chasing a u- v. that chase eventually wound through south sioux city... across the vets bridge... and onto wesley parkway before ending with vehicle stopping at west 3rd and perry in sioux city.the occupant ran. at this time... he has not been located or taken into custody. 3 3 sioux city fire rescue is honoring the memory of the city's first female firefighter.jeanne vakulskas (vuh-kul-skus) joined the department in 1985... and retired on her 55th birthday in 2007. she passed away sunday at her home. her fellow firefighters remember her as "one of a kind"... and

detective lemm was a member of that squad. he was deployed three times, twice in afghanistan and once in iraq. and detective lemm leaves behind a wife and two children. so far this year, 20 american service members have been killed in afghanistan. this attack that killed detective lemm was the deadliest against u.s. forces since august. live in the newsroom, jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. >>> now to breaking news in yonkers where a garbage truck slammed into a building. tony tantillo live at the scene with more. >> reporter: they're in the process of getting ready to a public works employee was at the wheel of this 16-ton garbage truck when he suddenly took ill and crashed. this happened around 8:00 on busy fephron avenue. it swerved off the street on to the sidewalk, threaded between two trees and struck a building housing several businesses, including the yonkers union car service. >> i just heard a loud noise. when i went outside i saw this confusion. that's what it looked like. it looked like confusion. i went outside and

lemm's mother, shirley lemm, lives in beemer. some political science analysts believe that nebraska could be in danger of losing a congressional seat after the 2020 census because it is not growing as fast as other states. however, university of nebraska-omaha political science professor randall adkins says a number of other states have lost in population, and that should leave nebraska's ree congressional seats safe. a new platte institute study finds many public power districts in nebraska are facing challenges to keep electricity rates from rising faster than in neighboring states. director of research jessica herrmann, says a variety of factors are pushing electricity prices up, including abundant supplies of natural gas and the epa's plpl to cut power plant emissions. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix." jessica rae: a popular phone company is dropping contracts in the new year... find out why, after the break scott: jessica rae scott: scott:thanks for joining us on this thursda

shirley lemm of wisner... tells the omaha world-herald that after graduating from beemer in 1989...lemm joined the air force. then eventually became a new york city police officer. after the september 11th terrorist attacks... lemm joined the air force reserves. he was serving his second deployment to afghanistan. 3 3 a high- speed chase crossed the border from nebraska into iowa this morning.just after 11am... police in dakota county, nebraska began chasing a reckless driver in a black s- u- v. that chase eventually wound through south sioux city... across the vets bridge... and onto wesley parkway before ending with vehicle stopping at west 3rd and perry.the occupant ran. at this time... he has not been located. 3 3 sioux city fire rescue is honoring the memory of the firefighter.jeanne (jean-ee) vakulskas (vuh-kul-skus) joined the department in 1985... and retired on her 55th birthday in 2007. she passed away sunday at her home. her fellow firefighters remember her as "one of a kind"... and say she'll be mi

. >> for air national guardsman joseph lemm, a wake held in west harrison. fox 5 teresa priolo is there for us. good morning. rng good morning everyone. nypd on scene here outside of st. patricks cathedral bringing more barricades as they line streets anticipating thousands of people will be here today we're talking about law enforcement, military members, community members people wants to bid a final farewell to a man who resembled that have a superhero than a mere mortal. >> their father is really a hero's hero. andrew cuomo just one of the hundreds who came to pay his respects to family of detective youssef lemm a 15-year veteran of the nypd a guardsman had killed during his third tour duty. >> honor what he repghts and how he lived his life hour on ends tuesday friends, like the governor perfect strangers braved rein and cold outside of saint anthony church to do just that. honor a man who lived a life of bravery and selflessness. a family man, a law enforcement officer, a soldier. ferlings husband family should be proud of him serving his country. >> a

lemm was one of six u.s. troops killed monday when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into their patrol in a village near the airfield. during his time with the nypd, lemm was deployed twice to afghanistan and once to iraq. two years ago, he suprised his family with an unexpected homecoming in a reunion that was documented by a tv station in westchester, new york. lemm leaves behind a wife and three children. sergeant bowe bergdahl faced a military judge for the first time today since the u-s army decided to proceed with a military trial. bergdahl was arraigned on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. the charges stem from his disappearance in afghanistan in 2009 in which he walked off a base and was held by the taliban for five years. bergdahl was released in 2014 as part of a prisoner swap, in exchange for five detainees in guantanamo bay. bergdahl deferred entering a plea until his next court appearance in january, and d not decide whether he wants to face a court martial with a jury

joseph lemm served new york city as a detective. and he died serving his country in afghanistan as a soldier. strahan is there and he had been to afghanistan twice, he had also served in iraq, he had gone above and beyond for his city and for his country. >> reporter: absolutely. that's the reason all of his friends and colleagues call him super man and that's certainly not an accident. in the meantime, we've seen heartbreaking photos of joseph lemm's 4-year-old son just sobbing alongside of his father's casket. thousands of others heartbroken by his loss expected to crowd 5th avenue in just a few hours for that funeral mass that will pay tribute to his service. as you mentioned, serving three tours of duty. and he was also a 15 year vet of the nypd. he was a detective in the bronx and he received several commendations. he was remembered in awake last might. the sacrifice that this man made. >> reporter: joseph lemm is survived by his wife and two children. cardinal timothy dolan will be the celebrant at that mass today at 10:00. al

joseph lemm is survived by his wife and their 2 children. republioan presidential candidate marco rubio says national security would be his top priority if he's e ected. the florida senator made several stops in eastern iowa yesterday, including one at the waterloo center for the arts. he told dozens of supporters that the government's number 1 job is to keepepmericans the military to help fight terrorism. he also told voters that he would undo many of president obama's actions. new jersrs governor chris christie is tataing to voters in iowa today hoping to win them over for the republican presidential nomination. yesterday he made several stops in eastern iowa. one of those was at iowa city's hamburg inn #2 -- a traditional stop for those campaigning. he was critical of president obama's recent efforts to fight climate change. christie also questioned the governing experience of many o ohis opponents, both republicans and democrats. he says too many of them are vying for a position they are not prepared for. "now, we have candidates for pre

lemm leaves behind a wife and two children. the funeral for a w-h-o radio personality is set for tomorrow in des moines. 54-year-old cheryl pannier died at her home on christmas day. she co-hosted w-h-o's "dick and cheryl show"...which airs on saturdays. pannier also served as the station's assistant program director. the funeral is tomorrow morning at ten o'clock at mount olive lutheran church. there is a visitation tonight until seven at the iles-westover des moines police need your helping in finding a grinch who stole christmas. these pictures were captured on the families home surveillance system they show the man and the black vehicle police are trying to find. police believe the suspect followed a mail truck to the home in the 24- hundred block of east 33rd street. the man then stole the items off the front steps after the mail carrier left. inside the boxes were presents for the kids that live in the home. "this one again is kinda of unique. in that, we have got some good surveillance video but we haven't been able to i

this is where detective lemm lived. flags are at half-staff everywhere you look. the president of the nypd police officer's union shared his thoughts in a statement saying in part, "detective lemm's selfless dedication to both his city and his country made him truly the finest of the finest." >> and all flags in new york city will be flown at half-staff as well through christmas day to honor detective lemm. >>> may not feel like the holidays around here just yet but the first day of winter out west arrived with a bang. check it out. blizzard-like conditions have stretched from the sierras of california to southern oregon. road crews are working around the clock to keep interstates open for all the travelers. in idaho people are being told to stay home to avoid getting stranded in a crash. >> it's pretty to look at but i'd rather have 75 degrees to be honest with you. >> the feel. >>> well, snow lovers have been sobbing uncontrollably for the last couple of weeks. they've just been inconsolable. i'm one of them. >> really? >> there are airplanes for that. >> i just

anthony church in lemm's adopted hometown of west harrison. lemm and five other troops were killed last week in a suicide bombing attack. the 45-year-old joined the air national guard after serving six years in the air force and the nypd he was assigned to a warrant squad in bronx. lemm leaves behind his wife christine, his daughter and his 4-year-old son. nobody has like the military. none. god bless him. >> reporter: the procession will start at 9:00 and make their way here to midtown manhattan and the burial is to follow later this afternoon. we are live in midtown, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. and the wake for staff sergeant, the other new yorker who died in the attack will begin tomorrow. his funeral will be saturday on long island. >>> well new information this morning in the murder of a 55- year-old man found stabbed in his nassau county home. police arrested 24-year-old his father. the elder johnson was found with multiple stab wounds after violent. he is expected to face a judge today. >>> 4:34. two postal workers faced a

lemm was one of six soldiers killed last week in a suicide bombing. his funeral was held today at st. patrick's cathedral in new york city. lemm was a 15-year veteran of the n-y- p-d and a member of the air national guard. he was married with two children. his four year old son, ryan, sat on a police officer's shoulders as they walked out of the cathedral. you can see him here... saluting his father's casket. a dart bus started on fire, as the back of the bus caught fire around 5-30 this afternoon.. state representative chris hagenow tweeted out this picture right after it happened. you can see the damage the flames caused. one passenger was on the bus when the fire broke out. that person and the driver made it off the bus safely. dart says this bus was the same make and series as another bus that caught fire earlier this year. fortunately, no flames aboard marco rubio's presidential campaign bus as it made its way across iowa. the bus made six iowa stops today. rubio...a florida senator...has faced criticism for missing more than a third of the votes

lemm was a big country kid from nebraska. who thrived as cop in some of theroughest sections of the bronx. his little boy ryan idolized him. and high on he shoulders of a new york city police officer today the four year old saluted his pop. taps plays a salute he held and held. ring the funeraj police commissioner bill bratton said thii.. sot bill brrtton nypd commissioner 11;44;57 today we say farewell to a hero of our time and a hero for all ages. a patriot, who centered his life, on proteccing others. 11;45;09 that sure sounds like super man to us. hs nbc news new york 45-year old lemm was a 15-year veteran of the n-y- p-d who served two tours in afghanisttn and one in iraq. coming up on kwwl...the caucuses are reeping up so presidential candidates are putting in sooe extraratime in iowa -- one candidate said president obama isn't doing enough and our road to the rose bowl coverage continuestonight -- the hawks are gearing up to play in an enenironment likk none track 7 live doppler radar....storm track seven's chief meteo

it's like a family. 45 year old joseph lemm was bombing... lemm grew up in bernard, but lived most of his adult life in new york. he was a 15 year veteran of the n-y- p-d and a member of the air national guard. he was also married with two kids. his 4 year old sat on an officer's shoulders as they walked out of lemm's funeral yesterday. a final salute capped off the ceremony. presidential candidates are taking note of the fast approaching caucuses... five made stops in the the state yesterday. republican marco rubio took his bus on the campaign trail. the florida senator has faced criticism for missing more than a third of the votes in the senate this year. we asked rubio's wife what she makes of the claims he's more focused on the next job, than the one taxpayers pay him to do now. marco's passionate about what he does. and when you're passionate you're going to do it full out. that just tells you more about who he not necessarily that it's ambitious. that's what we teach our kids, to do what you believe in. to do it as far as you can. rubio

detective lemm was orginally from beemer, nebraska. he was the son of shirley lemm from wisner. bill cosby is at home tonight, released on bail -- after he arrested on a sexual assault charge. assault. montgomery county prosecutors said in 2004 the 78 year old gave pills and wine to a former temple university employee before sexually assaulting her. and... republican presidential candidate rick santorum is making some stops in siouxland today. the former pennsylvania senator also attended a meet and greet at a home in holstein, ia, this afternoon. that's a look at your just home headlines. meteorologist ben dorenbach joins us with the forecast. after quick inch or two of snow in some places this morning, we should be done with snow for both the month and the year. our snow total ended up being just over 11 inches for the month of december leaving us well above our average of 7.8 inches. december of 2015 also ended up in sioux city with 2.86 inches of measurable precipitation, capping off yet another wetter (by almost 8"!) than average year in sioux city! cold temperatures will b

well, the wake detective lemm is tomorrow in west harrison. the funnel are a is wednesday. that is going to be at st. patrick's cathedral. antwan, back to you. >> linda, thanks so much for that are report. >> tonight, two people are dead. a dozen others are left homeless after a raging fire ripped through apartment building in brooklyn. the blaze broke out around 1:00 this morning on richardson street in williamsburg. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. no word on what caused the fire. >> good news tonight for new jersey toddler hit in the face with a tray bull receipt. hospital in a expected to make full recovery. >> one-year-old was sitting in the backseat of the family's parked car yesterday in jersey city when a bullet shattered the car's window and hit the child. over the weekend, the boy had successful srg troy remove pieces of the bullet anglais. far glob arrest. >> take a look at this video. the nypd wants your help wanted. now this video of the attack which happened this morning on avenue m in midwood. one suspect hit the victim in the head and continued to b

lemm was a 15 year veteran of the new york city police department. this red, white, and blue bunting was hung outside the 50th police precint in the bronx in his honor. he leaves behind a wife and two kids. the war of words between two presidential frontrunners is heating up... out with video of mr. trump being translated into arabic, 'no muslims coming to the united states,' other kinds of derogatory, defamatory statements, it is playing into the hands of the violent jihadists. hillary clinton is standing by her claim that isis operatives use donald trump as a recruitment tool. clinton made the comment during the recent democratic presidential debate... and reiterated it during a town hall in keota. but she offered no concrete examples to back it up... she's terrible. donald trump is on video and isis is using him on the video to recruit. and it turned out to be a lie, she's a liar. trump is now demanding an apology from clinton.. but her campaign says that's not going to happen. clinton's democratic rival is bernie sanders has just two stops schedu

lemm was a 15-year veteran of the new york years as a detective. he also served in the air national guard, and this was his third deployment to the middle east... his second to afghanistan. today two of his relatives in dubuque county talked about their memories of him. "i describe him best as a guy that's built like a grizzly bear with the heart of teddy bear, 'cause he liked peoe, and that's why he was so good at what he did." "he was dedicad to his family, to his city, to his country, and that's something you'll never get from somebody else like him. " the 45 year old lemm is survived by his wife and two children. monday's taliban attack in afghanistan was the deadliest assault on international forces since august. turning now to weather and meteorologis t joe winters. joe, more rain on the way? the second storm system of the state drawing plenty of moisture with it. unfortunately the moisture that falls will be in the form of rain and not snow. the showers begin to break out late tonight through the morning hours of our wednesday. rainfall tota

loras link says it had been more than a year since she last saw lemm... but she wishes she could have seen him more. the newton y-m-c-a has announced a major gift... in the amount of five million dollars... it comes from brad and mary mannatt... the same family that was instrumental in helping to start the "iowa speedway." the mannatt's had heard about a number of building issues and wanted to make the gift as a way to help the community. the money will be distributed over three years... three million the first... and a million each for the next two. this will be used for building projects for additions, for maintenance hvac roofing paving those type of large projects. a committee will decide which first. the new year will bring new retailers to west des moines... oakley will open a store at "jordan creek mall" this summer. it's the sunglasses retailer's first iowa store. and "anthropologie" is expected to happen in late january.... the clothing retailer is a division of the popular "urban outfitters." a daughter is helping her dad's dream come to life...

police officers filled the joseph lemm. cbs 2 was there as new york remembered a hero. >> reporter: past an unbroken wall of uniforms seven blocks long and ten deep. police and u.s. air men with skin in the game. honoring their own. a military detective who died in afghanistan. >> you work with these guys and you go out with them, you drink with them, you train with them. you know, you live with them. of course, it's emotional. it's the 105th, it's like a family. >> reporter: joseph lemm was suicide bomb attack near bagram air base. he leaves his wife, daughter and 4-year-old ryan who looked up on the day -- >> to the detective that worked with joe lemm, not only in the nypd, but he's also a military man as well. >> reporter: it is all family on a day when they follow the flag draped casket into the warmth comfort and grandeur of the great cathedral. a mass of christian burial. having the funeral here at st. pats was not a foregone conclusion. we're told the family requested the honor, and the cardinal agreed. of the eulogi

into that happened in a lemm was on his third deployment, second in afghanistan. he leaves behind a wife and three children. jenna: fellow students are helping each other through their loss as they remember spencer high wrestler austin roberts. austin died saturday after collapsing at a wrestling meet. today, our bria bell talked to some of his teammates about how they'd descri their friend. "a lot of little kids and middle school kids looked up to him," said hurst. "he was kind of the center of the whole team," said mclaury. "he would stick out in a crowd that's for sure...big guy. everybody else said that he was really nice, but that's because they meant it. he was probably the nicest guy i've ever known," said bartley. austin roberts was a 220 pound, two-sport athlete for spencer high school in iowa, lettering in both football and wrestling. on saturday he collapsed during a wrestling tournament and died at spencer hospital of natural causes. friends, teammates and coaches say that austin was one of a kind...a person that anyone could depend on and was growing

lemm was also a 15- year veteran of the new y department. good news guns and roses fans they will 0-5- there are multiple reports that the band -- with original members axl rose and slash, is scheduled to headline the coachella music festival in california in apr the band is also negotiating with promoters to put on a summer tour throughout north america. president obama tried out his comedic skills on a wednesday evening. mr. obama appeared in the season opener of comedian jerry seinfeld's popular show "comedians in cars getting coffee." in the season seven opener, the president and seindeld appeared to drive around washington dc in a 1963 corvette singray... but for security reasons, or maybe the president's schedule, they actually never left the white house grounds. during their trip seinfeld questioned obama about a variety of topics including why children love him. 23-54 seinfield and the president also talkedbout his which is shave first how to sleep in a busy house... and his underwear preferences. epic ice castle an ice castle is att

after the service, detective lemm will be laid to rest in hawthorne new york. >>> thank you. the nypd says it is prepared to keep the new year's eve celebration a safe one. major security will be in place and streets could close as early as 4 a.m. in the area. this marks the debut for the critical response command with 500 officers working on counter terrorism. assigned to time's square and people will be screened as they enter 65 large spectator pens. >> there will be hundreds of traffic agents additional mobile cameras chemical and radiation detectors specially trained police dogs sniffing for explosives, cops on horse backs, police helicopters. >>> there are no crediblethreats against any new >>> police search for a man they say stabbed inside a clothing store. one of the men started punching the teen while the second man stabbed him in the chest the victim is being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. >>> a man accused of stabbing his own father to death on long island will be arraigned in court. he got into a verbal altercation with his father. when officers respond

this was joseph lemm, 45 years old. tech sergeant in the national guard. veteran police detective serving in afghanistan. >> our grief is in had the sudden tragic, violent seemingly senseless loss of the greatest husband, father, son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend in the prime of his life. he really was superman to all who knew him. was one of six killed outside of bagram air base. he wasser is eferning the 105th air quist ling. it was his third overseas tour. we were allowed to watch his homecoming with his family's permission. >> only marginally easier. it does not erase the pain. >> reporter: lemm's body received a police escort from the base headed to the church near the family's home. the ceremony was too much for his wife kristine led from the hangar sobbing and the youngest child 4-year-old ryan weeping openly calling for his father. lou young, cbs2 news. >> joseph lemm's funeral is wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at st. patrick's cathedral in midtown the he will have full police and military honors. >>> services are planned for the attack in afghanista

iraq.the nypd commissioner lemm epitomized the selflessness we can only strive for; putting his country and city first. reporting in the newsroom, stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is scheduled scheduledto be in military court today on charges of deserting his post -- and endangering fellow soldiers.he was caught and held captive by the taliban for almost five years and freed after the u-s released five taliban detainees in a prisoner swap last year.if bergdahl is convicted -- he could face life in prison. an upcoming g-o-p debate will happen just days before the iowa caucuses.fox news channel released more details on its debate in des moines. moines.the network announced bret baier -- megyn kelly and chris wallace will anchor the january 28-th event -- that's the same team that moderated the very first debate back in august.a record 24 million people tuned in then.criteria announced later.the next republican debate is january 14-th in south carolina. the field for that debate will feature at least one less candidate.senator lindsay graham dropped his bid for th

detective joseph lemm was 45 years old. reporting live from lower manhattan, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> and our hearts go out to that family. >>> other news, where's winter? technically, it's about 40 minutes away but it doesn't no snow around here. instead of boots and scarveses, more like flip flops and tees. . lee has the weather. >> it will be a while before we will be doing this, and we won't see that. it's all about rain, not snow. empire state building in christmas colors but at 56 degrees, temperatures steady arising overnight. christmas week, with this warm- up, we do have the threat for rain almost every day. the exception would be christmas day. got some sunshine there. wednesday afternoon into the evening would be the wettest time and that record-shattering warmth. see the clouds around right now, a couple of showers may sneak into the area tomorrow morning, especially north and west. have the umbrella for rain at times tomorrow and all this heavy rain is coming in on wednesday, and look at the chr

lemm was a new york police officer who also served with the u-s air national guard. he leaves behind a wife and two children. three friends involved with security worker eddie tipton's fraud scheme have something else in common. a prosecutor says they hunt for bigfoot in their spare time. wa prosecutor rob sand has asked a judge to bar any discussion of bigfoot hunting at tipton's upcoming trial. sand says such discussion could potentially prejudice the jury. tipton is accused of rigging jackpots in iowa and five other statas to try to enrich himself and his friends. tipton is already serving a 10 year sentence for two counts of fraud here in iowa. a very dark night for a kansas family turned a bit brighter thanks to the efforts of firefighters. flames were shooting out of this family home in wichita when fire crews arrived. everyone got out safely, but christmas was looking pretty blele. that's when firefighters turned to rescuing christmas packages still inside the home. one by one, firefighters carried out the gifts wrapped in paper and bows. "well, i mean it's ch