in the middle of the night...that's how leslie merritt junior reacted to his ?latest get out of jail free card..---one of the most chilling ghost stories in arizona...is behind bars... in globe.. and we're sharing it with you...----and one woman... learned the hard way.

i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> leslie, thank you. today's wet weather follows yesterday's rain and wind across the bay area that created a number of challenges. the stormy weather caused problems for drivers and had crews scrambling to keep up with downed trees and power lines. some pg&e customers are still in the dark because of the rain and wind. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has more. >> reporter: pg&e crews are hard at work in daly city on beliveau avenue. this is just one of many spots throughout the bay area where the storm brought down power lines. >> i saw wires swinging back and forth. when they hit the other cables, that's when the sparks came out. that's when i called 911. >> nearly 2,000 homes and businesses lost power. not far away on southbound 280 at the on-ramp a flooded roadway caused this car to stall. others slowly inched by in a foot of sand and water. heavy rain and clogged drains are to blame for many flooded streets. the storm also made for dangerous driving conditions. but before the rain came the wind

. >> reporter: they are very hopeful that she will m ask anyone on campus who knows leslie griffin, they say she is a fighter. >> the first day of our constitutional law class we got in there and right off the bat she starts asking questions about the reading. >> reporter: when it comes to preparing our future lawyers, unlv professor leslie griffin means business. >> she has always been one of the professors that expects a lot of everyone and, you know, she knows that all of her so she won't take it easy on you in that way. >> reporter: students describe leslie as someone they respect and adore. a woman who always pushes her students to do better. >> she is one of the most brilliant woman you will ever talk to. >> it happened friday near passea verdict parkway in green valley ranch. detectives say this is the man responsible. 23-year-old michael mattingly. the ground and kicked her. police say he was on supervised release because of a separate battery case from earlier this year. >> it's definitely been an emotional couple days to have something to horrible happen to a great person feels

"leslie griffin, the william s. boyd professor of law, is a treasured and admired member of the law school community it goes on to say all of us at the law school and at unlv are thinking of leslie and her family in this difficult time." "professor griffin was a fantastic professor all around, i think by far she was one of our smartest professors and just showing up to class everyday everyone was ready and prepared and i don't think you get that atmosphere in many other classes" mattingly is accused of the attack .. and remains behind bars. held on a 150- thousand dollar bond. meanwhile the campus community at u-n-lv... is deeply saddened by the news. students and faculty are hoping for the best. "no one was expecting it, it was definitely a sad thing, it caught us all by surprise" at the hospital.. live in henderson faith tanner local las vegas. according to griffin's bio on unlv's website, she teached constitutional law and is also known for her work in religi an armed man carjacks a woman outside her home in hend

. >> police say leslie griffin was left bloodied and beaten on a sidewalk. this assault happened near paseo verde at parkway and desert shadow trail. >> kelsey thomas speaks to the witness who helped police catch the suspect. >> reporter: call it intuition. this is a guy who knew somebody just wasn't right and what he did next here in [laughter] >> reporter: vincent vererame knows his dog tilley is sweet but she sure looks tough. >> good girl! very kind but impressive looking, pit bull. >> reporter: impressive enough to make vincent brave enough to follow a suspicious stranger friday afternoon near paseo and desert trail in henderson. >> i saw a man kind of crouched i didn't think much of it. >> reporter: until he saw unlv law professor leslie griffin lying on the ground bloody and beaten. >> she was unconscious. there were people helping her and she was bleeding. that's what i saw. at that point, my attention went to the other guy. >> reporter: he's talking about this man, if -- 23-year-old michael mattingly. >> i followed him. key for police. >> i said hey

her name is dr leslie griffin... and she was taken to critical condition. police say the attack happened around four in the afternoon last friday near paseo verde and desert shadow. witnesses say "michael mattingly" kicked and beat griffin... then tried to carjack a woman trying to intervene. mattingly was arrested... and his father tells fox5 this is not the first time he has been violent. the boyd school of law issued this statement-- "leslie griffin, the william s. boyd professor of law, is a treasured and admired member of the law school community. all of her friends and colleagues - students, faculty, and staff - are shocked and saddened by this senseless attack and we are here to support leslie and her family. all of us at the law school and at unlv are thinking of leslie and her family in this difficult time." a man wanted for a deadly hit-and- run back in may is now behind bars. qaadir isaam amin was taken into custody last week. police say he left the scene of the crash at cheyenne and simmons. the victim 55- year-old clay stampley was hit after th

. >> he's back in jail tonight leslie mara jr. the one time freeway shooting suspect but the new address has nothing to do be the roads. john he tonight. >> steve, no bond for now. he won't be going any where. we searched court records out of glendale and found two restraining orders taken out against someone called leslie merick. >> the last time leslie merick got out of jail he told us he >> reporter: he was arrested for violating a retraining order. a woman called police to report merick. police arrested him on bethany home with no problems. last time merick was in jail he stay for more than a year accused in the 2015 highway shootings. the charges were later charged but can be refiled. mer ick is seeing the state so who filed the case of merick breaking the case. we went to the last known address for merick at his girlfriend's. we found a no trespassing sign. was back in 2003. it also continues the longest stretch of highs within 90 degrees. today the 23rd day and we look to break that stphuz a man accused that news, a man acc

leslie said yes and the two plan to get married in 20-18. the zoo unveiled two red panda cubs yesterday. the cubs were born back in june and have spent the last few months behind the scenes. the zoo named the cubs waveland and sheffield-- after the wrigley field cross streets. the cubs are the second set in two years for lincoln park zoo. all anchors chat/toss to 6am wakeup news. " its extraordinarily disappointing and grave and were treating it as such." the milwaukee police officer who shot and killed sylville smith is now behind bars.. what he's accused of... and while you were sleeping - a swat team zeroes in on a racine home. who they found inside - coming win over their bitter rivals this morning . more on their game against the bears... coming up. good morning and welcome to wakeup! rob's weather today: early morning clouds then becoming sunny. high: 52 wind: nnw 5-15 mph tonight: a few clouds. frost likely. low: 36 wind: w 3-7 mph traffic check red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map

in sunnyvale, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> abc7 news president arer leslie brinkley -- news reporter leslie brinkley is continuing our coverage. >> ama: more on what democrats are saying about clinton supporters. >> reporter: clinton supporters thought the moderator was a winner and keeping the candidates more on topic. and they were stupified by some of trump's comments. >> hillary won definitely. she has a positive message and that's what i want in my president. >> she articulated her vision for america. >> reporter: several hundred clinton volunteers gathered across the street from her san francisco headquarters to watch this third debate. they say donald trump took her bait and evolved into statements about getting bad hombres out of here and trump saying he may not accept the results of the election. >> trump keeps saying everything is rigged and it seems horrendous to me and not being willing to accept the results of the election is disgraceful. >> reporter: another hot point was russian president putin's role in this election. >> that's because he would rather have a puppet as presid

in sunnyvale, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> abc7 news president arer leslie brinkley -- news reporter leslie brinkley is continuing our coverage. >> ama: more on what democrats are saying about clinton supporters. >> reporter: clinton supporters thought the moderator was a winner and keeping the candidates more on topic. and they were stupified by some of trump's comments. >> hillary won definitely. she has a positive message and that's what i want in my president. >> she articulated her vision for america. >> reporter: several hundred clinton volunteers gathered across the street from her san francisco headquarters to watch this third debate. they say donald trump took her bait and evolved into statements about getting bad hombres out of here and trump saying he may not accept the results of the election. >> trump keeps saying everything is rigged and it seems horrendous to me and not being willing to accept the results of the election is disgraceful. >> reporter: another hot point was russian president putin's role in this election. >> that's because he would rather have a puppet as presid

gosh, leslie, he just can't resist. [laughter] i mean, there he is in the rose garden with the italian prime minister, but he's got to go after trump. >> oh, i don't blame him. [laughter] i mean, it's an election year, he's a democrat, he wants a democrat to take over the white house, and he obviously, working with secretary clinton over the years, the two of them did repair that relationship there when they were running against each other. but i also think he wants to make clear to the american people and not just the president -- i mean, speaker paul ryan and others on the right have said the same thing which is although any election here and throughout the world can have some level of fraud, the stats show that over 14 years with approximately a billion seats, you're looking -- votes, you're looking at approximately 35 cases. trish: and, rachel, what he's talking about in a broad sense, when you say rigged, the media establishment, the mainstream media organizations where they just, they take every opportunity they c

leslie: that field will always be special i suppose.." the two are planning on marrying in 2018. it's now on this morning.and if you're in it's degrees. degrees. next in sports - the n-f-c north team that grabbed a win - after the bears and packers last week. week. score? i wanna see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much, do they? really? i'll take it. sir, your credit... -is great right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i'd better check my credit score. here, try credit karma. it's free. it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. here's a look at some of the other things going on around eastern iowa on this morni

leslie frank has won eight state championships that's enough for her. leslie announced yesterday she is stretching down as head coach of the girls lacrosse team at westwood. sox but a program that has certainly earned its rightful place among the best ever in this state. put aside the fact that leslie frank has won almost 400 games in 18 years put aside the eight state championships what she has done can't truly be quantified. much like pat summitt at tense tens. she took a sport not getting a lot of attention and turned it into a source of pride, tradition and excellence for her community and the hundreds of high school girls she coached. so congratulations leslie and job well >>> pitching wins in baseball. we've heard it a million times. but just in case we needed a reminder this world series is doing just that. the cleveland indians are where they are because they've pitched better than everybody else in the postseason and the red sox need to take notice and remind themselves of that. get more pitching. look the red sox have the best core of young po

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she told me leslie just returned to work. officer kroft was still breast feet g when she was killed. she knew she could help. she has over 500 ounces stored in a freezer because she too was breast-feeding her son. >> i saw the news article that you guys wrote and reached out to your station because i knew that her child was breast fed. i have a huge staff of frozen breast milk that i have donated to several moms in need. and i wanted to offer up that supply to leslie and her family. >> they have been in touch with the palm springs police department trying to arrange that donation. in the last 15 minutes i learned from the palm springs police department that the family is no longer in need of the supply of breast milk. they received a lifetime supply of enfamil for formula and hugg ies for the diapers. they are in need of food donations chlts coming up at 7:30, li tell you how the santa cruz police department feels about this tragedy t how they're helping their fellow brothers and sisters in blue it. >>> more now about our wea

as for the parents - a lot of them are losing leslie fry, ccsd mom: its unnerving when you dont know where your kid is. and then when you call the office, no one is in the school office. leslie fry says yesterday was the second time this school year she's had issues with her si x year old daughters school bus. 14-19 leslie fry, ccsd mom: its been issues about ccdc not picking up my child or bringing her on drop off fry says she got an automated call from the school district saying bus issues forced the kids to stay on campus fry isnt the only one with complaints. fox5 received this message from a mother w her bus driver was two hours late. and claims the driver asked the kids on the bus for directions. nats we reached out to ccsd for answers. they couldnt verify the complaints but say they have a serious bus driver shortage. melinda malone, ccsd spokeswoman: we do have right now, 1497 bus drivers and we have 1061 positions. so we have about 104 routes that are not being filled by a permanent bus driver. that means temps are filling in which delays and inexperienced drivers. melinda m

. >> a parole board panel is recommending the release of former charles manson follower leslie van houten. >> leslie van houten, a name on the list forever linked with one criminals of the 20th century, charles manson. >> you don't understand me, that's your trouble. not my fault because you don't understand me. i don't understand you either! >> the story of charles manson, his family and all the horror they wrought is buried in archives, memorialized in media long obsolete, and yet somehow it feels present. caught the world utterly unprepared. when los angeles became suddenly a very scary place. it was august 9th, 1969, around 8:00 a.m. officer jerry derosa was a young cop with the lapd working the day shift. >> the first call i got was to as a drunk in a car. >> the officer cruised up the canyon and found the dead-end street. a neighbor flagged him down. suddenly the drunk in a car call became something else. >> he had told me that the maid came running back out, yelling blood and bodies. >> derosa, all alone, nosed his squad car up a gated driveway. he could see right away things >> th

leslie? >> thanks, they sure are, don. the it has taken forever but yes, we finally have hockey back here in south philadelphia. flyers forward wayne simmonds says there is absolutely, in place like home. >> unbelievable here. we have been back to the home. fans will be electricity tonight. we have to play accordingly. >> this is going to be an emotional game, first season you are starting without ed snider. >> yes, obviously mr. snider, he means everything to this organization, he is this organization. so, i think it is only appropriate for to us commemorate him tonight and we have him in our thoughts. we just have to go out there and have a good game for mr. snider. >> you are one, one, one you are probably not satisfied with that so what adjustments do you have to headache. >> we have to be better with the puck in the neutral zone. we have to make sure we get it out of their zone and deep in their zone. it cost us in chicago. we have to be more cautious there. >> talk to me about the team this season, with the mix, with

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he spent months in jail for a crime he didn't commit - and now leslie merritt junior is back behind bars. the details on his most recent arrest. and our arizona cardinals take on the carolina panthers this sunday. both teams are desperate r plus.. nostalgia for some of our younger viewers.. the popular disney show that's making a comeback. vanessa has the details in your morning juice. ???adlib welcome on this fun friday.. jimmy q is having a spooktacular time out at salt river fields.. he's getting a sneak peek of their hot air balloon event that starts tonight.. how's it going jimmy? going jimmy? new this morning.. the man - morning.. the man - once accused of being the freeway shooter - spends another night behind bars - but this time.. it was for something much different. team 12's nico santos joins us from the fourth avenue jail.. with our top story... he got off the hook from charges related to those freeway shootings last summer spent some time in jail again take a look at video of what appears to be merritt running to a car and getting into the driver's seat -- after his release

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"leslie griffin, the william s. boyd admired member of the law school community it goes on to say all of us at the law school and at unlv are thinking of leslie and her family in this difficult time." "professor griffin was a fantastic professor all around, i think by far she was one of our smartest professors and just showing up to class everyday everyone was ready and prepared and i don't think you get that atmosphere in many other classes" mattingly is accused of the attack .. and remains behind bars. held on a 150- thousand dollar bond. meanwhile the campus community at u-n-lv... is deeply saddened by the news. students and faculty are hoping for the best. "no one was expecting it, it was definitely a sad thing, it caught us all by surprise" faith tanner fox5 news local las vegas>> in more local news... a fight broke out in a busy valley intersection, and someone had their camera rolling. afternoon. video shows the two drivers, a man and a woman, get out of their cars and start trading blows. it started with pus

"leslie griffin, the william s. boyd professor of law, is a treasured and admired member of the law school community it goes on to say all of us at the law school and at unlv are thinking of leslie and her family in this difficult time." "professor griffin was a fantastic professor all around, i think by far she was one of our smartest professors and just showing up to class everyday ready and prepared and i don't think you get that atmosphere in many other classes" mattingly is accused of the attack .. and remains behind bars. held on a 150- thousand dollar bond. meanwhile the campus community bond. meanwhile the campus community at u-n-lv... is deeply saddened by the news. students and faculty are hoping for the best. "no one was expecting it, it was definitely a sad thing, it caught us live in henderson faith tanner local las vegas. according to her bio on unlv's website, griffin teached constitutional law and is also known for her work in religion. on day two of the special session... the senate approves stadium

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leslie betts owner, blowbar :15- :25 shannon valladolid tampa 1:14- 1:20 nats leslie betts, owner of blowbar in south tampa, has been actively working with "the rapunzel project", the non-profit helps patients pay for this "cold cap treatment." using this cap, can help women keep more than half of their hair. "i've had one mother, that her kids are still very young and the ou her hair, she was afraid it was going to scare them." doctors say it works in two ways. it constricts blood flow, keeping the chemo from reaching the scalp. also it freezes many of the hair follicles and the chemo is shut out. betts main goal with raising money for the non- profit. "that there will be a freezer provided for them at the designated center where she receives her actually chemotherapy." without the have to transport a cooler filled with dry ice to keep these "cold caps" chilled to 30 below. "but having the freezers located in the tampa bay area and the different hospitals is so much more convenient." as it warms, a new one is strapped on tightly every 20 to 30 minutes. this goes on for eight hours a

the unlv law school telling us" leslie is a treasure and admired member of the law community. all of her friends and colleagues are shock and saddened by what appears to be a senseless attack." her accused attacker is expected to face a judge kelsy thomas, news 3. >> anchor: thank you. we wish her well in her recovery. a horrifying scene unfolding behind me. a drive plows through a crowd during a proest is. four people were hurt last night. right under the average of the city's slogan biggest still city in the worlds. reno's mayor saying the incident is troubling. the driver of the pickup is one witness described the incident as a hate crime. all of the victims will be okay we're told. >> anchor: detectives need your help to track down a suspect who terrified employees and customers in a local bank. >> anchor: the robbery turned into a bomb square after the suspect dropped a back pac and took off. >> anchor: sergio, what are witnesses telling you tonight? >> reporter: we spoke to a inside the u.s. bank who was there when this went down and that person told us that the man walk

. >> leslie brinkley is live with the investigative work that lead to this arrest. leslie? >> reporter: that's right, ama and dan. the fires were all set in the warm springs area of south fremont. they have treated this investigation as a top priority from the very start. and that's because fire is a dangerous and even potentially deadly weapon especially in an urban area like this in a drought. >> 30-year-old cory was arrested last friday just 24 hours after a fire was intentionally set literally across the street from his home off warm springs boulevard. >> nice neighbors. >> oh my god that is a trip. i would never think that he would actually be in the neighborhood. i thought it would be something like a transient. >> since july 16 intentionally set fires in this area have terrorized neighbors. an arsonist torched bushes, res and fences in this densly packed residential area. resulting in fires that almost consumed homes like kathy wynn's. >> i am happy that it will stop or to prevent it from happening to anyone else. >> police went door-to-door intent on tracking down t

twenty-seven year-old leslie had been on the force for 18 months and recently returned from maternity leave. she leaves behind a husband, and their four month-old daughter. >> i was awake, and palm springs lost two brave officers. they go out every day and put the boots on the ground for everybody in the community. they gave it all for you. >> reporter: police have not yet released the name of the suspect but said to have had previous run ins with the law, and palm springs police department is expected to hold a press conference, later this morning. rahel. >>> cherri, thank you very much. >>> new this morning police are investigating a shooting in north philadelphia, police tell us that the man was shot in the shoulder in the 2600 block of north franklin street. man is in stable condition, and no details though on a shooter at this time. >>> big day in politics second presidential debate is set for tonight in st. louis and steaks could not be higher. republican party, of course has been in turmoil after recording exposed donald trump making vulgar comments about woman. jamie you kiss

trish: leslie, thank you so much.nald trump about to take the stage there is a campaign rally in saint augustine florida. he's can be there in just a few moments. florida is crucial. in this election if he wants a shot at the oval office. with the states early voting. they will be taking the stage any minute now. 4,000 people have turned out today to hear the message of hope for the united states. they also want to hear his intentions that he talked about earlier. we spoke to trump supporters were here today here's what they told us. it has to do with where our country stands today. we will literally lose our supreme court. everything and with donald trump there is a hope. on the other side i'm apprehensive about it. it makes me concerned. so are all of his volunteers. and trish just to give you an idea this is early voting starting today in florida. and people here in saint augustine and st. johns county they know that it could actually offset. republicans requested 745,000 mail ballots they had returned 503,000. he

where officers, leslie zereby and jose gilbert vega died of their wounds. the officer's coffin were wheeled out of the hospital and gently lifted in to white hearsts, a third officer remained in the hospital. being treated for gunshot wounds. police chief brian reyes says that the three officers were shot while answering a call from a woman who said that her adult son was causing a disturbance. the chief says that officers were at the front door of the home, negotiating with the suspect, when he decided to open up fire. two of the officers, were killed, and six three-year old jose gill vega, a father of eight was a 35 year veteran of the police department, he was scheduled to retire in december, and 27 year-old leslie zereby had been on the force 18 months and recently returned from maternity leave. she leaves behind a husband and her four month-old daughter. >> i'm awake in a nightmare right now. palm springs lost two brave officers. they go out every day and put their boots on the ground for everybody in the community. they gave it all for you. >> reporte

lesl leslie, fair criticism? the break. >> i think it's ridiculous, quite frankly, that we're weighing in in a sense on where these two people are going. although, i think it would be more outraged that the steel that made that hotel is from china and that the goods that have been in that hotel when you turn them over are not made in the usa, but donald trump is not doing as well in the polls as hillary, so perhaps he shouldn't take as much time off, then again, maybe he's just looking out for himself on november 9th to keep that real estate job. what do you think, chris? >> chris, i heard that that it snarled up the morning commute by the way in d.c. this morning. final word to you. >> well, it's always one thing snarling the commute in d.c. if it's not one thing it's two things. i think the chinese steel was from the hotel that's what hillary said in las vegas, this building was built long before any of us were born and weren't buying steel from china. it's a beautiful, wonderful hotel. he's a businessman. it's

i'm bill leslie. your top stories, people of edgecombe county are watching the levels of the tar river. it's expected to crest near tarboro this afternoon. parts of the town are already underwater. >>> a state trooper is on administrative leave after a deadly shooting during a search and rescue operation in lumberton. the sergeant shot and killed a man carrying a gun on flooded the man's name has not been released. >>> time to get a check of the weather with amy -- aimee wilmoth in for elizabeth. >>> bill, it will be a beautiful day with plenty of clouds and folks recovering from matthew. we will have nice weather for the cleanup and we still have the rivers rising, the tar river and neuse river and cape fear, high river waters. we'll take a look at the levels within the next half right now, quiet weather. cool, 49 in raleigh and chilly in boone, 33 there, and we'll warm up to 72 this afternoon and mostly sunny skies and warmer tomorrow, 78 and a cold front bringing us to the upper 60s by friday. >>>

. >> leslie brinkley is live with the investigative work that lead to this arrest. leslie? >> reporter: that's right, ama and dan. the fires were all set in the warm springs area of south fremont. they have treated this investigation as a top priority from the very start. and that's because fire is a dangerous and even potentially deadly weapon especially in an urban area like this in a drought. >> 30-year-old cory was arrested last friday just 24 hours after a fire was intentionally set literally across the street from his home off warm springs boulevard. >> nice neighbors. >> oh my god that is a trip. i would never think that he would actually be in the neighborhood. i thought it would be something like a transient. >> since july 16 intentionally set fires in this area have terrorized neighbors. an arsonist torched bushes, res and fences in this densly packed residential area. resulting in fires that almost consumed homes like kathy wynn's. >> i am happy that it will stop or to prevent it from happening to anyone else. >> police went door-to-door intent on tracking down t

leslie, they have got some skills. when we had them in at the station last night, after i saw that i was like maybe i'm not as irreplaceable as i thought i was at my job. if you want to get your high school signed up for friday football frenzy go to cbs frenzy.com/frenzy. i'm broadcast hinge live at quick stadium, leslie, back to you. >> thanks, very much. >> they know their stuff. >> yes, they did their homework. i love it. we have frenzy it this, fly guys on the west coast. it will be nice. >> busy night good thanks, leslie. >>> coming up next, a rare and risky operation to separate conn join twins. we will look inside the operating room when we come right back. >>> philadelphia's archbishop makes remarks about leaked e-mails from the hillary clinton campaign and what he calls an anti catholic administration. but he didn't stop there i'm anita oh in bryn mawr and how parishioners are reacting. >>> a mom and dad used their child's help, with more on that video and just really dit historically experts say the catholic

he saw leslie griffin lying on the ground bloody and beaten. he followed the map leaving the area. it turned out to be the person responsible for attack. vincent was able to convince the man to go back to the crime scene where he was taken into custody. >> i said, hey, man. it's all good. i don't know what happened but you should go back and tell police what happened and he said -- if you were involved, you are gonna make it worse if you run. and he kind of -- i guess he took that to heart. >> reporter: michael said he was out walking when the victim fell to the ground. he's behind bars expected to face a judge on monday. and those at the unlv law school are heartbroken. they said leslie is a treasured and admired member of the law colleagues shocked and satined. >>> reno police have not arrested the driver of a truck who plowed into people at a columbus day rally last night. horrifying sounds of an engine revving and screaming in the crowd. that was the scene near the city's famous arch, the biggest little city in the world. people were taking part native-american rights demonstra

officer leslie was a rookie barely into one year of service. a new mother. a four-month-old baby girl at home. >> today we are remembering leslie as a public servant and it's right that we do so but i know that if she had to choose, she would rather be remembered as leslie the daughter, friend, wife and mother. >> he was young, latino, born in poverty. and he worked his way through challenges that he could see and challenges that he couldn't see. >> reporter: there has never been a day quite like this palm springs. two police officers mourned both killed in the line of duty. the first time it happened in 54 years in this city. a routine domestic call on october 8, as the chief said, they were ambushed. killed in cold blood. >> enough is enough. our law enforcement brothers and sisters throughout the country are growing tired of this unaccept behavior. >> reporter: there were more than 10,000 people inside the palm springs convention center. officers from across the country and officer vega's 8- year-old daughter vanessa talked about her daddy. >> you'll alwa

leslie rutledge, it sounds like-- good evening.ounds like trump wants to prosecute that case right now. your thoughts on the level of corruption on the part of the clinton campaign, the clinton cartel, and what has been revealed by wikileaks? >> well, certainly, and being from arkansas and holding the same office that bill clinton started when the clintons began their careers of corruption. we know firsthand how corrupt the clintons are and wikileaks has shown us in depth how corrupt hillary clinton is and how corrupt her administration will be. so that's why americans do not trust hillary clinton. it's because of her actions and that's why we see donald trump gaining in the polls every day, that as you said earlier, that this race is a dead heat. even though they've tried to beat him over the head just as he talked about in that rally, someone beating their phone down. against all of these odds, americans are a lot smarter than the mainstream media makes them seem and see ow corrupt he her administration is. when you have the mone

it feels very heavy. >> reporter: for leslie's students, the attack is heart breaking and terrifying. and they want to know why it pp i mean, we love her as a professor. >> just to hear her voice and see her smile is what everybody is wanting right now. >> reporter: reporting at unlv, kelsey thomas, news 3. >> reed: update the deadly shooting of a man in oklahoma. that man unarmed and shot and killed by police in tulsa last month had pcp in his system at the time of the shooting. the toxicology report shows 40-year-old terrence crutcher his car. officers were responding to a reports of a stranded driver. authorities say he was not following commands. police video shows crutcher had his hands up when he was shot and tasered. >>> taser unveils a new law enforcement body camera which can turn on automatically. a spokesman for the arizona company called taser says the cameras work wirelessly with stun guns which can tell the cameras to start recording whenever an officer fli o the cameras can also signal all cameras within 30 feet to turn on automatically. departments can customize when t

you have to stretch the field a little bit. >> man. >> it wasn't pretty. >> thanks, leslie. >> it is like skypeing with a therapist. more on children and how beginning speech therapy by logging on to a computer. health reporter stephanie stahl has benefits of sophisticated and convenient friend. >>> there will be scary things in store for many of you tonight in, fact you may want a good scare or two. why being frightened, is a healthy emotion. >>> and we're in for a chilly halloween but kate says another warm up is on the way, find out when 70's return when we return. find out when 70's return when we return. we will be right bac5pkz zi0z y25pky yi0y >>> welcome back. philadelphia city council held a public hearing on the recent wave of crime, targeting asian owned businesses. at that hearing, the resident gave chilling testimony on being victims of the home invasion and armed robberies. the meeting was chaired by councilman david oh and curtis jones. they introduced legislation aimed at putting a stop to the rash of break ins. >> also at city hall, lawmakers called for immediate act

. >> and i am bill leslie . >>> we will hope that people see that now for the next several days. looks like we will see skycam where you can see sunshine behind the courthouse. 61 in cary and holly springs. 61 in fayetteville and 58 degrees in south hill. these temperatures are well above normal for this morning and we will see well above normal temperatures this afternoon as well. sunshine across the board with a high of 84 and temperatures up near record highs we will see a big crash in our temperatures and we will talk about the front that will create that and how much rain we may or may not see also a little wave in the tropics. in the meantime brian is here with some slow spots on the roads. >>> we are seeing some good news but also some bad news on the east side of raleigh. this is an durham on the southbound durham freeway. and that has cleared up all lanes are open with some police activity on the shoulder. let's take a look at your typical delays starting to build on 40 westbound through gardner. you can see the delays starting in advance of 42 continuing toward the clay

i'm mike adam live here at the football field where everything is about to get underway, leslie, back to you. >> mike, thanks very much. pretty good idea. >> yes. >> best game of the year out there tonight. >> they are already out there already. >> yes, thanks, appreciate it. >>> coming up next half an hour he decided not to run for president but vice-president biden is rumored to be in the running for a high profile position if hillary clinton wins the presidency. what he told cbs news he plans on doing after his run as vice-president in the live report from washington. >>> also this... >> unaudible. >> the family of one of the victims of the deadly amusement park accident speaks out hear their heart breaking store i up next. >> love you mommy. >> i love you. >> a warm embrace a year in the making new at 6:00 this hotter and daughter are all smiles now but we will show you the emotional moment at the local school that brought them both to i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's

where officers leslie zereby and jose bill gert vega died of their wound. the officer's coffins were wheeled out of the hospital and gently lifted in to white hearsts, a third officer remains in the hospital. being treated for gunshot wound. police chief brian reyes says that the three officers were shot while answering a call from a women who said that her adult son was causing a disturbance. the chief said officers were at the front door of the home negotiating with the suspect when he decided to open up fire. two of the officers were killed. six three-year old jose gill vega, a father of eight was a 35 year veteran of the police department, he was scheduled to retire in december. twenty-seven year-old leslie zereby, had been on the force for 18 months, and recently returned from a maternity leave. she leaves behind a husband, and their four month-old daughter. >> i'm awake this a it this mayor right now. palm springs has lost two brave officers. who go out every day and put their boots on the ground for everybody in this community. they david their all.

leslie brinkley is live in martinez with the very latest. leslie? >> 55 firefighters showed up here to fight a fire here at conia costa medical center and triggered fires alarms around 2:00 this afternoon and resulted in the evacuation of two floors of this knife-story hospital. the first floor, the second floor. critical to this is the second floor houses the operating rooms, and from what i understand there were patients in surgery, two of them. they were able to finish the surgery and evacuate those patients up to the third floor to icu where they were stabilized. patients going into surgery were taken outside the hospital and a total of nine patients evacuated along with staff. that included non-operational elevators in the hospital and patients jibd to me smelling smoke and one daughter was out for surgery and they had to get dressed and back out the door again because of the fire. the hospital is not taking any ambulance traffic at this hour telling people not to come to the hospital. they are not accepting any patients and diverting them to o