his brother, staff sergeant louis bonacasa, one of six u.s. servicemen killed by a taliban terrorist. >> today was the first day i it was definitely a spooky felling. >> reporter: the bonacasa family, a tight knit clan. he and wife debra have a little girl, lily. hear, wearing daddy's dog tags and combat boots, and here holding up a picture that sums up how the whole family felt about louis. >> hero, caring, charming. >> reporter: now the family face as haunting echo of this picture. louis and his dad, visiting the grave of his grandfather. in farmingville, tony aiello cbs 2 news. >> thoughts with both of those families here tonight. >>> in other headlines, the first full day of winter, but it certainly doesn't feel like it. jogging in shorts, and it's only going to get warmer elise finch with more. >> the temperatures also incredibly mild even at 11:06 tonight. 54 for edison, with 51 in the hamptons, and 52 in greenwich. incredibly warm temperatures. of course we do have some fog, so reduced visibilities, particularly in sparta, babylon, the h

louis bonacasa ) "it was always a blessing to have him in my life." ( vinny bonacasa / brother of staff sgt. louis bonacasa ) "he was cut from a different cloth. family. he loved his country. he died doing what he wanted to included staff sergeant chester mcbride, a former high school athlete from a small town in georgia... ( steve pennington / stafffsgt. compassion for others and he wanted to do well."" ...and a detective with the n-y-p-d, national guard tech sergeant joseph lemm, who leaves behind a wife and two children. andrew spencer, kwwl news. the sixth victim of the attack was staff sergeant michael cinco. he was from a small town in texas. accused colorado planned parenthood shooter robert dear is in court today. he faces more than one hundred felony charges related to the shooting and stand off the day three people were killed, including a police e ficer. in a previous court appearance dear admitted his guilt...saying he was a warrior for the babies. army sergeant bowe bergdahl rejects a plea deal. he's charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy -- after his disap

her older brother air national guard staff sergeant louis bonacasa promised the family his fourth tour would be his last, but it ended four months early after a taliban suicide attack in afghanistan that killed sergeant bone case a and five others -- bonacasa and five others. raquel spoke with her brother >> he was excited about christmas. he received all of our packages and then he was happy that he was going to be coming home and then his wife would be back home. they were going to get a house, try for another baby. >> reporter: sergeant bonacasa was married. his daughter liliana turned 5 last thursday. born and raised in suffolk county, he enlisted in the air force three weeks after his high school graduation. he served previous tours in iraq, saudi arabia and qatar. his death comes as taliban fighters are mounting a resurgence in afghanistan placing greater strain on u.s. forces supporting the struggling afghan military. his sister knew every tour carried risks, but they weren't prepared for this. >> he would always try and comfort all of us and any time we would bring up something

louis bonacasa has arrived on long island. he was killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. nypd detective joseph lemm also died in the attack. he was laid to rest yesterday. bonacasa's wake is scheduled to begin at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> bill cosby's attorney calls the arrest a political maneuver. yesterday the tv star was charged with sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2004. cosby could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. he will return to court in mid- january. >>> good afternoon again. i'm david norvarro. >> and we begin this half hour with the new year's eve tragedy. a 20-year-old college student from new jersey falls to his death while scaling the four seasons hotel. >> conner cummings was taking pictures when he fell nine stories from the high-rise. kala rama has the details. investigators spent the early morning hours at the four seasons hotel. he came to the hotel with his friend to take pictures. police say he and his 18-year- old were trespassing. he fell nine stories down a shaft just after 11:00 last night. investigators recovered the photograph

in any harm. >> for raquel bonacasa tears mixed with pride, her older brother staff sergeant louis bonacasa promised the family that his fourth tour would be his last, but it ended four months early after a taliban suicide attack in afghanistan that killed sergeant bonacasa and five others. raquel spoke with her brother >> he was excited about he received all our packages and he was happy he was coming his wife would be back home. they were going to get a house, try for another baby. >> sergeant bonacasa was married, his daughter liliana turned five just last thursday. born and raised in suffolk county, he enlisted in the air force three weeks after his high school graduation. he served previous tours in iraq, saudi arabia and qatar. his death comes as taliban fighters are mounting a resurgence in afghanistan placing greater demands on u.s. forces supporting the struggling afghan military. sergeant bonacasa's sisters knew every tour carried risks but they weren't prepared for this. >> he would always try and comfort all of us, and any time we would bring up something to him he would always

staff sergeant louis bonacasa was one of six americans who died last week in a suicide bombing. his funeral will be held on saturday. >>> if you had children, a son, would you want him to play football? >> i didn't necessarily want to put my child in that if i could avoid that. >> a jets football play we are a strong reaction after seeing the movie "concussion." why he says he feels betrayed by the nfl. >>> let's do this. >> yeah, baby. watch out people. >> we showed you the previews and now it's finally happened, president barack obama goes for a drive with jerry seinfeld for the comedian's hit web series. some of the hilarious memos from the road trip coming up. >>> time now is 6:02. time for traffic and weather and traffic never more than seven minutes away on the 2s. vanessa murdock is in for john this morning with the forecast. >> good morning and happy last day of 2015. we're almost to the new year and the forecast, i think, couldn't be much better than this. it will be bright this 46 degrees right now with scattered clouds, west winds at 3 miles per hour. this morning, we

. >> the three other airmen killed were michael cinco, chester mcbride, and louis bonacasa. only a day after the northwestern ambush, they went to the aid of the afghan army trying to hold off the takeover of taliban. the taliban has been gaining strength ever since the end of the u.s. combat mission and drawdown. they released a photograph of the bomber they claimed attack the american. these deaths are especially heart breaking for so many families. coming right before christmas and just months after president longest war in american history. pentagon. >>> iraqi forces say that they are on the verge of retaking a key city from isis fighters. ramadi is the capital of anbar province and it'ss loss was a government. yesterday, they entered the city's outskirts but they expect a tough fight. it's estimated up to 10,000 civilians remain in the city. >>> coming up, we will discuss the situation in iraq with cbs news senior security contributor and former cia deputy director. that is on "cbs this morning." >>> army sergeant bowe bergdahl has delayed his plea for leaving his post

services have also been set for louis bonacasa who was killed visitation for louis bonacasa will be on thursday and friday at the branch funeral home in miller place. his funeral is saturday at new beginnings christian center. >>> an arrest has been made in the murder of a woman in queens whose body was found dumped in a park. 25-year-old christopher sobers is charged with murder and robbery and due in court later today. he killed a 28 year old and her body was found in october in flushing with slash wounds to her neck and stomach. >>> breaking news out of mexico this morning where authorities have taken the so-called affluenza teen into custody. this booking photo was released shortly after ethan couch and his mother were found near the popular mexican pacific beach resort. couch made headlines after he while driving drunk and only receiving probation. it sparked public outrage and he received a slap on the wrist because couch is from a wealthy family. four people including a pair of bankers from brooklyn accused of stealing from the accounts belonging to seniors and deceased customer

christina: the body of staff sergeant louis bonacasa returned home to long island today. for may be as the fallen hero arrived at the international guard base, sergeant bonacasa was one of 6 american airmen killed last week during a suicide bombing in afghanistan, his funeral will be saturday morning at new beginnings christian center in his home count of koram. christina: no arrest in shooting of knicks forward cleanthony early, he posted this picture from his hospital bed, sending out a message to his fanneds, early was shot wednesday morning by a group of masked meanwhile leaving a strip club in 89s, queens, sources say he may have been set up. christina: a disaster on par with the oil spill, the leak has been going on in october it will be a while before a relief well can be drilled so that leak can be stopped. christina: environmental defense fund said that enough gas has escaped every day to have same as emissions from 7 million cars. still up clear what caused this leak. christina: for all his million people, stands in crossroads of world, ridge in new career that way, this is t

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 at war. there will be no homecoming for his third tour

and also killed was louis bonacasa.i spoke to his mother yesterday, and she described him as a family man and a loving soldier, and had a daughter as well. his brother is speaking out. >> he was cut from a different cloth, and a man's man and gentleman, and he loved the family and the country, and he died doing what he wanted to do. he was a real soldier. a real hero. >> also killed was sergeant p e peter taub from pennsylvania, and his father said that he skyped with him a few weeks ago and he thought that his son was in saudi ar rabia, and now he knows that taub did not tell them that he was in afghanistan, because he did not want them to worry. >> he was funny, and thoughtful, and a el really good family man. he loved his wife, and more importantly, he loved his daughter. >> major adrianna vorderbruggen was the first actively open gay military service member, and the first openly gay air force officer to die in combat. she fought for years to get the "don't ask, don't tell" policy repeal and later married their partn

the body of louis bonacasa arrived in westhampton. his commander escorted bonacasa to the church. gauntlet in afghanistan and louis refused to compromise the safety of his fellow warriors nor the future safety of his wife and daughter. that, people, is heroism. >> staff sergeant bonacasa was one of six americans killed northern a week ago in a suicide bombing. his wake is tonight and tomorrow in miller place. he will be buried saturday. >>> coming up next, this christmas eve a christmas -- pardon me, new year's eve a a wedding ring discovered in the pocket of a new pair of parents. owner. >> and from black eyed peas and cabbage to grapes, ringing traditions. >> used to slap him in the onion. than others. we'll explain the meaning >> an onion. weather-wise. clouds are breaking up. new year's eve not too far away. what will the weather give us? that forecast comes up in just a bit. >> coming up on the "cbs evening news," more on the fire that swept through a high- rise in dubai tonight. elaine quijano in for scott pelley this evening at 6:30. >> hi, dana. here's the "cbs evening news

louis bonacasa was a staff sergeant with the air national guard. he was one of six u.s. service members killed in the attack. the funeral will be held in his hometown of corum. >>> a cyber attack crippled a computer network at rutgers university today. it targeted an online course management system where professors post assignments and other course materials. this is the sixth time that the university's computer system has been attacked over the past year. right now it's not known if these attacks are related. rutgers has hired consulting firms and plans to spend its computer security. it says users may experience difficulty until the problem is fixed. >>> a surge earch is under way for missing inflatable christmas characters on a front yard. the owner included clothing and other items to be sent to the local salvation army. the thieves didn't touch the donations but made off with a reindeer set and other decoration. the owner says he just wants everything returned. >> with any kind of conscience, hopefully they will. >>> and news 4 at 6:00 returns, your first christmas

staff sergeant louis bonacasa was one of six americans who died in monday's attack. 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:

visitation for louis bonacasa will be held thursday and friday at the branch funeral his funeral will be saturday at new beginnings christian center. >>> it is 6:37. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic meteorologist bill evans. >> a look outside our roof camera look down toward 59 street central park south, barely can make out the tops of the buildings with clouds, rain and fog. here is our camera in brooklyn looking to the lower east side with clouds, rain and fog. get your rain gear you'll need that 40 degrees all rain five boroughs long island central southern new jersey rain up to the north rain snow line is just about right up the through way here and 684 is just above the merit parkway and i95 and above i80 here almost 84 so still some sleet going on in sullivan, orange county up near northern fairfield, northern westchester and up into 84 there toward dutchess county so we get this pushing through the area by afternoon and it becomes all rain by the time we the rain until lunch time that shuts down this afternoon and cloudy skies and the low 50s w

services for staff sergeant louis bonacasa. >>> are football players protected? what he says made him realize what he believes the nfl doesn't have his back. >> and a suspect says her body we'll explain next. >>> massive flooding in missouri is likely to get worse before it gets better. rivers are rising to their highest levels in a quarter century, and water is starting to spill over levies. one cabin was seen floating away. at least 20 people have been killed in the midwest. most of them trying to drive through flood waters. a man and his dog were plucked from a roof after being stranded there overnight. >>> vandals are targeting cars in brooklyn. police say someone busted windows in at least 18 cars today. it happened along 20th and 21st avenues in borough park. >>> a new york jets player says he's feeling betrayed by the nfl over how the league handles concussions. >> we do play against guys who suffer from brain injury and years consistently for many, many plays. so whoa is the outcome of all of that? you just want to make sure the people you're around have

. >> reporter: the three other airmen killed were michael cinco, chester mcbride , and louis bonacasa. only a day after the american ambush, u.s. and british struggling afghanistan army trying to hold off the taliban takeover of a crucial southern province. the taliban has been gaining strength ever since the end of the u.s. combat mission and draw-down. they had hay released a photograph of the bomber they claimed attacked the americans. tonight, the pentagon will release officially the names of the fallen. but, norah, these deaths are especially heartbreaking for so many families coming right before christmas, and just months after president obama decided to extend the longest war in american history. >> o'donnell: margaret brennan, thank you. a grim milestone has been reached in europe's refugee crise. the u.n. refugee agency said today more than one million people have entered europe this year after fleeing war and poverty in the middle east and north africa. half came from syria. nearly 3700 died on the journey or went missing. today, f.b.i. director james comey visited the burea

other victims include air national guard technical sergeant joseph lemm-- and staff sergeant louis bonacasa. u-s air force staff sechael cinco, peter taub, and chester mcbride--are also among those killed. the attack was another pre-trial is set for the u-s sergeant accused of walking off a base. seargeant bowe bergdahl will go before a court- martial on january 12- for charges including desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. bergdahl did not enter a plea during a hearing yesterday. he was held for 5 years by the taliban after being captured when he walked off a base in 2009 in afghanistan. he was released in a prisoner swap last year. a 19-year old survivor has been found alive- found after being trapped under the rubble from the massive landslide in china--for nearly 60 hours! these images from c-c-t-v show the rescue - as he was pulled from the debris and taken to a hospital. more than 70 people are still missing. some homeowners really go all out when the holidays arrive... and there are some really impressive home lights around the valley. many home elaborately to spread holiday c

air men killed include staff sergeant louis bonacasa bonacasa, chester mcbride, and michael anthony cinco of rio grande valley, texas. while in washington, d.c. a rest rantd was suddenly closed. the owner's son, staff sergeant peter taub was among the dead, loyal customers joined in the family's grief. >> the good people in america your loss is our loss. >> this as taub's wife just learned she is pregnant with their second child. >>> we are seeing weather extremes from coast to coast, much of the eastern and central u.s. is headed for the warmest christmas on record but there's also a major storm brewing. severe weather is threatening tens of millions of americans and causing trouble for the last minute holiday travelers. >> reporter: the weather on i-49 along the texas/arkansas border turned the roadways deadly. three killed, seven injured in a blinding fog pileup. >> it sounded like an explosion. >> reporter: the wild weather system creating havoc is also poised to shatter records, some spots 40 degrees above average. christmas eve in philly, 73. charlotte, 77. savanna savanna, georgia,

and the funeral for louis bonacasa is at 11:00 a.m. prince of basketball has died. [ music ] for 24 years, meadowlark lemon reined on the court with the harlem globetrotters. lemon died yesterday in he was 83 years old. >>> donald trump takes aim at governor chris christie. still ahead, what he's bringing up about the new jersey governor's past that he doesn't want voters to forget. >> plus, are new york city apartments shrinking? why thousands are fighting over 300 square feet. >> never sit on hold again. new technology that makes those customer service calls for you. >> once i opened up the box i realized there was no playstation in there. >> a christmas morning mishap. a little boy's unpleasant surprise when he opened his present. >> we continue to keep our eye on the storm, bringing rain, snow, and sleet. for you when we come back. >>> we continue to keep our eye on the storm. this is new video out of ramsey, new jersey, where you can see freezing rain already falling on the ground. lonnie quinn has your full forecast coming up. aw

louis bonacasa always wanted to serve his country and joined the military two days after graduating high school, and after two tours, his family says he died doing what he loved. coram, long island, native was a natural protector. at age 17, he told his parents he wanted to be in the military and serve as a marine. >> my mother wasn't too fond of that idea, told him to go to school first, so he chose the ai ar force. >> reporter: his brother vincent recalled for us the drive louis had. no one could disagree with his deep sense of patriotism. >> he just wanted to serve, take care of his country. he loved his country. >> reporter: this week, bonacasa was among six other u.s. airmen killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. fellow new yorker and nypd detective joseph lemm was killed. in his hometown of west harrison, the community is in disbelief. >> it's heartbreaking. he was a class-a good guy. >> reporter: as for bonacas's family, they stood by him for four tours in the middle east. vincent says he always kept in touch through skype. the loss now for this close family unbearable. >> jus

sergeant joseph lemm was a detective and 15-year veteran of the nypd and the staff sergeant louis bonacasa was set to come home in a few months. >>> investigators are searching for a subway suspect in several robberies in new york city. he is a suspect in at least five robberies. the most recent was on an a train in brooklyn nearly two weeks ago. investigators say he struck up a conversation with a 17-year- old boy before taking off with the victim's cellphone. in some of the incident, he was armed and had another man acting as a lookout. >>> a church nativity scene was damaged after becoming a homeless man's refuge. he broke into the nativity outside of the church on monday. the glass enclosure was broken but the statues were not damaged. investigate, officers discovered the man sleeping inside the scene. he will not be charged. >>> time is 4:38. a player for the new york knicks says he was ripped off by two women that he met at a nightclub in the meat packing district and then brought home. he woke up and realized he was $600,000. identify the women. >> reporter: police believe this may

staff sergeant louis bonacasa's funeral will be at 11 a.m. at new beginnings christian center in coram. recovering tonight from a gunshot wound after a bizarre ambush robbery in queens. cleananthony early left a strip club in an uber car at 4a police say a mile away from the club a group of armed masked men in three cars boxed in the can and robbed early of his belongings and jewelry even his gold teeth. he was then shot in the right knee. >> it was madness. >> robbery that's all we know at this time. >> the attack came hours after they beat the pistons at madison square garden. police aren't sure if early was targeted. his girlfriend was not harmed. >>> a new york jets player says he is feeling betrayed by the nfl over player concussions. cbs 2's mark morgan tells us that's what brought on the remarks and how it has parents of school aged players taking notice. >> head trauma. >> reporter: after seeing the movie "concussion" jets ferguson was harsh and tonight point. he told si.com i feel a bit betrayed by the people or committees put in pla

. >> the three other airmen killed were michael cinco, chester mcbride, and louis bonacasa. only a day after the american ambush, u.s. and british soldiers went to the aid of the strugging afghan army trying to hold off a takeover of the taliban has been gaining the u.s. combat mission and drawdown. they released a photograph of the bomber they claimed attack the americans. these deaths are especially heart breaking for so many families. coming right before christmas and just months after president obama decided to extend the longest war in american history. margaret brennan, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> iraqi forces say that they are on the verge of retaking a key city from isis fighters. ramadi is the capital of a aar province and its loss was a major blow to the iraqi government. yesterday, iraqi troops entered the city's outskirts but they expect a tough fight. isis overran ramadi in may. it's estimated up to 10,000 civilians remain in the city. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will discuss the situation in iraq with former cia deputy director mike morrell. >>> arm

and staff sergeant louis bonacasa was on his fourth combat tour. his family told nbc news that he wanted to enlist in the marines at age 17. but his mother convinced him to wait and join the air force after he graduated. >> he just want to serve and take care of his country. he loved his country. he died doing his job. he died doing what he loved. he was a man's man. he took care of business. >> the u.s. airmen also killed in the attack include staff sergeant peter taub, staff sergeant chester mcbride, technical sergeant nypd detective joseph lemm, and staff sergeant michael cinco. >>> iraqi forces are pushing to win back control of ramadi from the hands of isis militants. yesterday iraqi troops along with american trained counterterrorism forces made advances in the city. according to the ap at least one u.s. military spokesman says the capture of the city by government troops is inevitable. "the new york times" reports that isis has lost 14% of the territory they have held since january. the most significant losses have been in northern syria. is

(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 soldiers went to the aid of the struggling afghan army, trying to hold off the taliban takeover of a crucial southernrn province. (graphix 3 in) the taliban has been gaining strength ever since the end of the us combat mission and drawdown. today they released a photograph of the bomber they claimed had attacked the americans. these deaths are especially hard for so many families, coming right before after president obama decided to extend the longest war in american history. mb, cbs news the pentagon. according to the dubuque telegraph herald, one of the six killed, sergeant joseph lemm spent time as a child living in bernard, near dubuque. in des moines -- a heart warming scene at an elementary school -- when olivia grubbs' father surprised her right before surprised her right before winter break.she was singing christmas songs and had no idea, her father -- who's serving in thehemilitary --

airmen killed, include staff sergeant louis bonacasa on his fourth combat tour. chester mcbride, a college football standout, and michael anthony cinco of rio grande valley, texas. while in washington, d.c., a restaurant was suddenly closed. the owner's son, staff sergeant peter taub was among the dead. loyal customers joined in the family's grief. >> the good people in america care about you and your son, your loss is our loss. >> this as taub's wife just learned she is pregnant with their second child. >> that was nbc's jim miklaszewski reporting. >>> on the slopes of italy it was nearly a catastrophe when a drone fell from the sky almost crushing the austrian skier. the drone was carrying a tv camera and came crashing down during a world cup slalom race. he didn't seem to notice just how close it came until later. he joked about experiencing, quote, heavy air traffic in italy on social media. last night a mysterious light streaked across the sky in the las vegas vicinity. airport officials said it was too high up to be a passenger jet while witnesses said they

other victims include air national guard technical sergeant joseph lemm-- and staff sergeant louis bonacasa. u.s. air force staff sergeants michael cinco, peter taub, and chester mcbride--are also among those killed. the attack was the deadliest on u.s. forces in afghanistan this year. a 19-year old survivor has been found alive- after being trapped under the rubble from the massive landslide in china--for nearly 60 hours! these images from c-c-t-v show the rescue - as he was pulled from the debris and taken to a hospital. more than 70 a witness caught this video as a firefighter is forced to jump out of a window while battling a blaze in china. he caught fire while attempting to put out an apartment fire from the inside of the unit. when he realized he was on fire he jumped out the second story window and rolled on the grass to put it the flames. its reported he only suffered minor injuries. people in reno experience a series of earthquakes overnight the earthquakes started at around 6 in the evening... and 3 more were felt between 6 and around 10 o'clock. a geological survey reports the s

the long island man also killed in that attack will be held tomorrow and friday. 31-year-old louis bonacasa was with the air national guard. visitation will be at the branch funeral home in miller place. funeral services are saturday at the new beginnings christian center. >>> it has happened again. a hoverboard bursts into flames, the second one this week this new york. we'll tell you what the fire commissioner is saying about it tonight. >>> plus record breaking floods. houses washed away. people trapped. tonight the scramble to evacuate as more flooding is expected. >>> then the so-called affluenza teen arrested with his mother in mexico. so why is she being extradited to the u.s. tonight while he >>> tonight the floodwaters in missouri are rising as a number of dead and missing continue to climb. at least 20 people were killed after fast-moving currents from the swollen mississippi river swept away their cars. it is not clear how many homes have been claimed, but missouri governor jay nixon has pledged his administration's support for all of those forced to evacuate. s en ing ing threat

. >> reporter: the three other airmen killed were michael cinco, chester mcbride, and louis bonacasa. only a day after the american ambush, u.s. and british soldiers went to the aid of the struggling afghan army trying to hold off the taliban takeover of a crucial southern province. the taliban has been gaining strength ever since the end of the u.s. combat mission and draw-down. today they released a photograph of the bomber they claimed attacked the americans. tonight, the pentagon will release officially the names of the fallen. but, norah, these deaths are especially heartbreaking for so many families coming right before christmas, and just months after president obama decided to extend the longest war in american history. >> o'donnell: margaret brennan, thank you. a grim milestone has been reached in europe's refugee crisis. the u.n. refugee agency said today more than one million people have entered europe this year after fleeing war and poverty in the middle east and half came from syria. nearly 3,700 died on the journey or went missing. today, f.b.i. director james comey visit

lemm and sergeant louis air wing in orange county. bonacasa is from nebraska. eyewitness news reporter jim hoffer is live at the base. jim? >> reporter: you know, orange county has a lot of military ties, home to west point military academy. it's also home, right here to stewart airport. and the 105th is, again, mourning the loss, not of one but two of their soldiers. in the small town of west harrison, news of the death of joseph lemm traveled quickly. flags in the center of town at half staff, his barber called him a friend who rarely talked about his deployments. >> he would talk a little bit but not much. he would say, yeah, i will be deployed and going for so and so amount of time and we are looking forward to just getting it done and being with my family. >> today air force staff huddled outside of the front of lived with his wife, teenage daughter and young son. bunting hung outside the 50th precinct where he worked as a detective. he was on his third tour when a suicide boomer rammed an explosive laden motorcycle near his patrol in afghanistan. he and f

. >>> 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 numbers. >> refute everything that commissioner kelly alleged, that we are able to rebutt we have not changed anything since his time as commissioner. i don't know what his sources inside the police department -- i don't know what his inside the police department. >> and commissioner bratton claims he is more open about the crime data than kelly ever was. >>> a man facing a judge accused of killing his own father. police arrested 24-year-old jordan johnson for the death of his father russell it feel elder johnson found with multiple stab wounds after police say an argument with his son tur

the family of staff sergeant louis bonacasa says he was wanted to do. he was a real mcbride, a former high school athlete from a small town in georgia... "he had great compassion for others and he wanted d do well." ...and a detective with the n-y-p-d, national guard tech sergeant joseph lemm, who leaves behind a wife and two children. i'm andrew spencer, kwwl news the sixth victim of the attack was staff sergeant michael cinco. the 28-year-old lived in mercedes, texas -- a small town near the mexican border. a woman who police say deliberately drove her cr onto las vegas sidewalks killing one person and injuring dozens is scheduled to appear in court. lakeisha holloway being held without bail until this morning's hearing. she's with one count of murder and child abuse. accused colorado planned parenthood shooter robert dear also heads to court today dear faces more than one hundred felony charges related to the shooting and stand off police say he orchestrated the day after thanksgiving. it killed three people including one police officer. in a previou