melissa: marcy, you're a good sport. hanging in there. i'm sure marcy is even younger.avid: streets of chicago, we're going there next. your insurance company won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says, "you picked the wrong insurance plan." no, i picked the wrong insurance company. plus depreciation. liberty mutual insurance. ... with an estate plan including wills or a living trust that grows along with you and your family. legalzoom. legal help is here. >> another live look at anti-trump protest in chicago and by the way, you wonder why some of these chants, how some of these chants get their currency. they're handed out by the crowd. mnuchin race can't you see, it's killing me. corporate greed, the action-- >> they need to do better. >> risk and reward. >> we are going to win so much, you may even get tired of winning, and you'll say, please, please, it's too much winning! we can't take it anymore! mr. president, it's too much, and i'll say, no, it isn't, we have to keep winning, we have to win more! >> stocks nearing record highs again as pr

marci, ryan? >> thank you, paul. >>> the tournament of roses parade is held each year on new year's day unless the year begins on a sunday. >> that's why the 128th edition kicks off at 8:00 a.m. local time this morning and one of the floats had trouble getting into position overnight. a tow truck had to be called in to help it turn a corner. the parade is 5.5 miles through pasadena, california. no drones are permitted along the route. you can watch everything that happens with the parade right here on abc. >>> still ahead, developing overnight in florida, seven people wounded in a shooting. the details just coming in. >>> plus the desperate search for a couple after they vanished more than a week ago. the latest clues in their possible whereabouts. >>> and a family is suing apple. why they're blaming the facetime app for the death of their daughter. n their possible whereabouts. today there is only one park for every 14,000 americans. connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land

marci, ryan? >> thank you, paul. >>> the tournament of roses parade is held each year on new year's day unless the year begins on a sunday. >> that's why the 128th edition kicks off at 8:00 a.m. local time this morning and one of the floats had trouble getting into position overnight. a tow truck had to be called in to help it turn a corner. the parade is 5.5 miles through pasadena, california. no drones are permitted along the route. you can watch everything that happens with the parade right here on abc. >>> still ahead, developing overnight in florida, seven people wounded in a shooting. the details just coming in. >>> plus the desperate search for a couple after they vanished more than a week ago. the latest clues in their possible whereabouts. >>> and a family is suing apple. why they're blaming the facetime app for the death of their daughter. n their possible whereabouts. >>> and the famil hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] t

marci? >> thanks, paul. >>> well, times square this morning probably the cleanest it's been in ages. i was actually there yesterday. >> really? >> and it's always amazing to go to times square on new year's day. >> how do they do it? looking at it today, you wouldn't know that about 30 hours ago, about a million, that's right, a million partiers spent the day penned into that tiny area. >> now we're shown how this miracle occurred. >> reporter: for millions of americans, it's all about that moment. when the iconic ball drops and over 3 3,000 pounds of confetti sail through the sky. but what does it take to clean up after one of the biggest parties in the world? for the times square alliance, the real fireworks start just after midnight. as an army of 180 sanitation workers descend on the aftermath. flanked by 50 street sweepers and garbage trucks. not even six hours later, 52 tons of party hats, confetti and debris have vanished. >> the ball drops at midnight, and then by literally 6:00 in t

>> good morning, ryan, marci. brace for severe storms in the deep south, damaging wind, possibility of flash flooding to occur, and there's a real threat, a real threat of tornados throughout mississippi, alabama, louisiana, down towards new orleans, and houston area. we are concerned because of the warm air and cold front kicking that off. to the north, concerned about p 6-12 inches of snow from the dakotas, northern portions of minnesota, and then cold air advances throughout the week and overtakes the country and drops temperatures in a dramatic fashion. temperatures in the single digits for the highs in the midwest, and this potent energy moves throughout the country, creating widespread rain. ryan, marci. >> thanks, paul. times square this morning, cleanest in ages. i was there yesterday. always amazing to go to times square on new year's day. >> how? you wouldn't know 30 hours ago a million, that's right, a million partiers spent as much as half a day pinned into that little tiny area. >> yeah. our own diane

abc's marci gonzalez has more. felony charges against the four people accused in this vicious challenges - in chicago nats up: "look at him -- tied up." investigators - now calling it a hate crime... explaining the white victim was held captive for as long as two days -- bound, beaten, cut with a knife, forced to drink toilet water - and verbally abused by his four black captors...including with racial slurs, and even mentions of the president-elect. nat up "donald trump" exchange all while police say the suspects laughed and streamed the attack live on facebook sot supt. eddie johnson chicago police dept. " ... the actions in that video are reprehensible." this police report shows- the victim's parents reported him missing on monday... while authorities searched, they claim the parents began getting text messages from people claiming to be his captors... investigators then found this video...and discovered the victim wandering on a street- disoriented and alone. sot david boyd, victim brother-inlaw "he's doi w the

. >> what do you think, marcy? i know it's a little bit in the weeds on this, but this committee itself, i'm all for whistle blowing and for transparency, but the problem with this, you can make some accusations, you don't have to substantiate them. >> true. >> and you can make the other person you're accusing look guilty. >> there is a need for ethics reform and the question is when. this impacts personally the congressman, for the american people, they could care less, eric. they doesn't want to worry about that. they're worried how they're going to pay their bills and worried about the skyrocketing premiums. let's be real. so i think that the fact they brought this up the first day is a mistake. this is something you do down the line when you have these discussions and focus on the top priority of donald trump's agenda. >> i would also add that i think that corruption in government is a huge issue to the american people. this was the drain the swamp philosophy that donald trump ran on that lisa mentioned. and hi

fred barnes, and marcie stetch. marcie, does it make sense to you?e students what they want. i know that millions of young people are engaged. they are fired up and they are pissed off. they are look for community and a way to connect with others and talk about this new era. there will be a lot of people disenfranchised by this administration. donald trump has already shown unprecedented levels of conflict of interest and disregard for the american people. it makes sense the university would coffer this. melissa: i'm sure part of the course they will examine all the emails that came out of the clinton campaign where they said ugly things about catholics and anyone who didn't share their religion and where they really were totally intolerant of anyone who wasn't exactly like them. do you think they will dedicate equal time to those emails that are in black and white sharing the thoughts and feeling inside the clinton camp? >> of course not. you won't get college credit for doing that either at any college i know of. the problem is the liberal bias on

>> good morning, ryan, marci. right now, we are bracing for the worst of the worst in the deep south, severe thunderstorms and actual threat of tornados precipitated by a system tracking northeast and bring moisture from the gulf. that combination makes for widespread rain showers in the southeast, mississippi valley region and up into indiana. and rain's going to range between two feet and four inches in areas. bracing for a chance of flash flooding. slippery conditions in the ohio valley, pockets of rain, and slippery monday. tuesday, in the northeast, covered by this rain, and it's going to cause big time travel delays from bangor to richmond. marci, ryan. >> thank you, paul. >>> nearly a century after it was first proposed, a new subway line opened up in new york. the second avenue lines first train left the station noon yesterday. the three new stations are manhattan's far upper east side which has not had subway service up until now. >> the mood among thousands of riders on the first day was fesive, you know

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here is marci gonzalez. marci: felony charges filed against the four people accused in this vicious attack on an 18-year-old with mental health challenges in chicago. investigators are calling at it hate crime. explaining the white victim was held captive for as long as two days. bound, beaten, cut with a knife. forced to drink it to water and verbally abused by the four black captors, including racial slurs and mention of the president-elect. >> trump! [bleep] trump! marci: while police say the suspects laughed and streamed the attack live on facebook. >> let me be very clear. the actions in that video are reprehensible. marc the victim's parents reported him missing on monday. while authorities search they claim the parents began getting text messages by people claiming to be his captors. investigators found the video and discovered the video wandering on a street. >> he was discombobulated. injured. confused. at which time i called an balance. >> police believe he new at least one attacker. the suspects j

marci: also on whether he will reinstate torture.he said he would let malts mattis make the decision. >> i feel it does work. i have been open with us but i am going with the now. you may have seen a few flurries and there may be more. doug hill has a check on the forecast. doug? >> yeah. we had the gusty breezes and the peeks of sunshine temperatures are in the lower 40's. a couple thousand feet up. there are a couple showing up on the doppler radar. don't be surprised to see more flurries. that should be that. through the evening we'll see a glimmer of sunshine before sunset. then after sunset the skies start to clear and the temperatures make a fall. about the flurry flakes or anything for the weekend. check out the next ten days as well. michelle? michelle: thank you. a teacher at yorktown high school in arlington on administrative leave accused of exboding himself to two miner -- mine nowheres. two a -- minors. two accused him of watching them shower and then followed them around the locker room while exposing himself. he was re

abc's marci gonzalez has more on trump's busy day as a private citizen. >> reporter: a booming celebration on inauguration eve. ♪ >> reporter: just hours before taking the oath of office, president-elect donald trump at a black tie dinner and taking a verbal victory lap. >> there's never been a movement like this. >> reporter: outlining his optimism. >> we're going to unify our country. >> reporter: at his make america great again concert. trump arrived on a military plane holding a luncheon before joining mike pence laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. a solemn tradition ahead of the pageantry and the protests from clashes with police in d.c. to a more peaceful star studded demonstration in new york city. >> are you going to fight? are we going to have 100 days of resis stance? >> reporter: thousands saying they'll keep their opposition after trump moves into the white house. he spent the last night in the presidential guest house preparing for the inaugural address later today. >>> thanks to marci gonzalez in today. apparently he penned the address himself. now, she mentioned tha

marci gonzalez has the latest. marci: kidnapped from a jacksonville hospital hours after birth and now 18 years later a young woman is learning police believe she is that dark haired baby investigators have been searching for her entire life. >> she had an inclination a couple of months ago she may have been involved in this, in some way. she has a lot to process. a lot to think about. you can imagine. i can't begin to comprehend it. woman in south carolina with the same birthday but a different name and a fake documents used the establish her identity. the young woman agreed to a d.n.a. test which came back positive match. the woman she grew up believing was her mother, 51-year-old gloria williams now arrested facing charges including kidnapping. not explaining to investigators why she allegedly dressed as a nurse that summer day in 1998, took the newborn from her mother and walked out of the hospital. >> we have speaking to as many people as we can to paint a picture of what may have happened 18 years ago. >> the

live in new york, marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. larry, back to you. >> marci, thank you so much. >>> president trump enters office facing low job approval ratings and skepticism from voters. a new quinnipiac university poll shows 36% of american voters approve of trump's handling of his job after his first week while 44% disapprove. by comparison, former president obama received a 59% approval rating in the first quinnipiac poll taken after his inauguration in 2009. >>> a case of elder abuse was caught on camera. maybe you saw the video on social media. >> now the former caregiver of a 94-year-old texas woman has been arrested. we do have to warn you, the video is disturbing. here's abc news reporter kenneth moten. >> reporter: the home surveillance video infuriating. the axes of this caregiver despicable. police outside of houston say brenda floyd is the person seen on new year's day repeatedly hitting 94-year-old dorothy bratton in the head. investigators say floyd was upset with the elderly woman who suffers for dementia for giv

marcy jones has the story. >> we were shocked. >> shocked. >> shocked and surprised and very excite. >> reporter: for holly and brandon expecting twins was a surprise going too labor new year's eve was shock and what makes bridge of two boys more unbelievable is the fact they were born in different years. sawyer born 11:51 p.m. new year's eve and just ten minute later every receipt born 12:05 a.m. new year's day. >> sawyer was born in 2016 and everett was born in 2017. so sawyer will be over everett his whole life born a year earlier gentlemen 22 days away from rae tirement allen sawyer better way to end 25 year bgyn. bragging rights to have 1st and last baby born of the year doesn't hurt. >> it's like they're playing poker and holding them tight to their chest and going oh, so did you have a bade yet? and nobody want to divulge what time their baby was born. >> knowledge and dad are doing fine. a little tired but so in love. even though the twins are just hours old tlaev got a lot of personality. >> oh, yeah they're loud. they like to senator and squeak. >> and although the shays wi

marcy gonzales has more on this report. >> reporter: the doj says that the problems are systematic and they blame training and lack of accountability and sharing the findings in a news conference more than an hour ago. the department of justice finding the chicago police department has a pattern of using excessive force and the report released today after a 13 month federal investigation. we found that they do not properly train their officers to use the appropriate amount of force. >> these are serious problems and bear serious consequences for all chicagoans. >> after police killed unharmed mcdonald. the video was not released until more than a year later leading to protests and demands for change. >> my general approach will be to build off of what we have done off the last year and to continue to make the reforms and changes that are necessary. the goal is to set that change in motion and a process similar to one in baltimore. thereafter the death of freddie gray in custody, the doj found similar problems, and just yesterday baltimore police reached an agreement with federal author

. >> this actually happened banner thunder bird medical center in glendale, arizona, marcy jones reports. >> shocked and surprised and very excited. >> for holly and brandon shay expecting twins was a surprise. going into labor on new yoor's eave was shocking and what makes birth of their two boys more unbelievable is the fact they were born in different years. sawyer born 11:51 p.m. new yoor's eave and ten minute later are every receipt born 1:0 1 a.m. new year's day. >> sawyer born 2016 and everett born 2017. so sawyer will be over everett his whole life born a year earlier. >> 22 days away from retirement could not fipd a better way toy end his ob/gyn career earning rare bragging rights between thopts have 1st and last baby born of the year doesn't hurt either. >> like they're all playing poker and holding poker cards tight to their chest saying oh, did you have a baby yet and nobody wants to die vul whaj time their baby was born. >> mom and dad are just fine. a little tired but so in love. even though the twins are just hours old they have a lot of personality. >> oh, yeah they're lo

abc's marcy gonzales reports now from washington. >> good everything the controversy over the inaugurationwd sites continue as as the president held a couple events including one to thank law enforcement for keeping the inauguration safe. on his second full day in off e office. >> he has become more famous than me. >> reporter: greating james comey the public face for the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails and swearing in senior staff members, ahead of what he considers his first real day of work monday but his team is already busy defending the claims that president and his press secretary shaun spicer made about the size of the crowd at friday's inauguration. >> this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period. >> reporter: while there is no official count for this year's inauguration this is the crowd as trump delivered his remarks and the 1.8 million people who attended president obama's first inauguration in 2009 and counselor to the president kellyanne conway stood by spicer's lambasting of the media. >> they are saying it's a falsehood and giving shaun

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: investigators revealing the controversial technique that led themo the person that they say sexually assaulted and killed the ex-wife of righteous brothers singer, bill medley. the los angeles sheriff's department said they tracked down the killer using familial dna searching. when a partial match is used to find likely relatives in a suspect. it's been used to solve seven other cases in california, including that of the so-called grim sleeper. crime scene dna leading to the serial killer's arrest 25 years after his murder spree began. and in new york, investigators pushing to use it in the killing of a jogger, but others saying it's led to false leads and they call it an invasion of privacy. >> family members are now subject to questioning. that certainly is not fair. >> reporter: the l.a. sheriff's department has not released any details on the suspect. they say they'll do it tomorrow, 41 years to the day after the attack. >> marci, thank you. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. take a look at this time lapse

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: for 146 years, the greatest show on earth has dazzled millions. >> ladies and gentlemen! >> reporter: with those high-flying, larger than life acts. >> welcome to the greatest show on earth! >> reporter: but tonight, ringling brothers/barnum and bailey circus fans stunned to learn the so-called big top is coming down for good. >> this is your last chance. >> reporter: with the last performance now scheduled for may. >> no. why? >> reporter: feld entertainment, which owns the circus, saying they're shutting down in large part because of a sharp decline in ticket sales. especially since may, when -- >> come in! >> reporter: we watched as the world-famous elephants took their final bow. retiring to a conservation center in florida. >> removing the elephants from the touring units, we saw a very sharp drop in attendance. >> reporter: the decision coming after decades-long battles with animal rights groups. peta tonight celebrating the end of what it calls "the saddest >> it couldn't come a moment too quickly for the animals. >> reporter: now, feld sayin

abc's marci gonzalez reports. >> reporter: tonight, the heroic 8-year-old who helped save her brother and sister from this house fire in baltimore released from the hospital. but her two siblings still in critical condition along with their mother. >> she is so overwhelmed, it's impossible. >> reporter: overwhelmed by the loss of her six other children as investigators work to figure out what caused the fire. the mayor saying one possibility is that a space heater was involved. >> i know there was one in the house. >> reporter: electric space heaters are blamed for 1,200 fires each year killing an estimated 70 people. this demonstration showing how materials left too close to a heater can catch on fire within minutes. tonight officials are urging people to take these precautions. keep everything at least three feet away from space heaters. never plug them into extension cords which can get too hot and eventually start a fire, and only use space heaters with an automatic shutoff in case it overheats or gets tipped over. the cause of that fire in baltimore still isn't clear, and tonight

abc's marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: tonight, new body cam video showing an intense gun battle. >> multiple shots fired, multiple. >> reporter: chicago police officers -- >> shots fired, use caution. >> reporter: -- rushing towards a building. scaling fences, some taking cover. the suspect shooting at police officers returning fire. more than two dozen shots exchanged. >> he went to the front of the building, bro. >> reporter: investigators say the suspect shot his pregnant girlfriend in the abdomen, killing their unborn baby. >> he's down. he's down. he's down. >> watch the cross fire, everybody. watch the cross fire. >> reporter: grimes killed in the november shootout. at least two officers injured. the video of the massive response, part of the chicago police department's new commitment to transparency, after a justice department investigation found a pattern of excessive force. following the city's most violent year in two decades. already this year, nearly 270 people have been shot, 42 victims killed. president trump this week tweeting, "if chicago doesn't fix the h

here is abc news reporter marcy gonzalez. >> reporter: chicago police say this horrifying video -- is some of the torture endured by a young man with mental health challenges. investigators claim he was held captive for as long as two days, bound and beaten and cut with a knife and verbally abused. including racial slurs and even mention of the president-elect. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: all while many laughed and streamed the attack live on facebook. >> it is sickening. it is sickening. it makes you wonder what would make individuals treat somebody like that. >> reporter: police say the victim's parents reported him missing on monday. while police searched, they claim the parents began getting text messages from people claiming to be his captors. investigators then found this video and discovered the victim wandering on the street, disoriented and alone. >> they saw that this individual was clearly in distress and he was in crisis. >> reporter: he was treated in a hospital and released. police say he knew at least one of his attackers. the two men and two women accused in the attack

here is marcy gonzalez. >> reporter: british prime minister theresa may in washington today. laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery ahead of her meeting with president donald trump. if the first face-to-face with a world leader since taking office, trade and torture were among the main topics. >> we are discussing how we can establish trade negotiation agreement, take forward immediate high level talks and lay the ground talk for u.s. trade agreement. >> and the focus is on another u.s. ally. tweeting this morning, mexico has taken advantage of the u.s. for long enough. massive trade deficits and little help on the very weak border must change, now. the question over how president trump's proposed border wall will be paid for still unclear. press secretary sean spicer first telling reporters, the president is considering a 20% tax on goods imported from mexico. part of a proposed tax overhaul. >> we could do $10 billion a year and easily pay for the wall. >> that outraged republicans and democrats concerned the expense is passed on to american consumers. lindsey graha

marci gonzalez picks up the story from here. >> reporter: tonight, the family of this little girl filing lawsuit against apple. saying the video calling feature, facetime, is responsible for her death. moriah modisette died in this crash in texas on christmas eve in 2014. the lawsuit claiming the driver, garrett wilhelm, now charged with manslaughter, was using facetime on his iphone when he hit the vehicle modisette and her family were in. attorneys alleging apple had a patent for a feature to block users from using facetime while driving yet never installed it. and never "warned users" of the potential dangers. facetime is not the only app under scrutiny right now. >> many of may be wondering, what is the snapchat speed filter? >> reporter: in philadelphia, three young women killed when their car slammed into a tractor-trailer and burst into flames. family members believe snapchat played a role in the crash. snapchat telling abc news they display a do not snap and drive warning in the app itself. meanwhile, apple is not commenting stont -- tonight, and has not yet filed a legal respons

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york?definitely the end of an era. >> it is, indeed. we'll have to do cirque du soleil from now on. >> that's what's making news in america. >> stay with us for "good morning america," have a gre >> good morning it is monday january 16, matt o'donnell is off. nydia han is joining us. >> here's what wear following for you. >>> a teenage boy who recently immigrated from jamaica is shot and killed in west philadelphia. philadelphia police trying to figure out who pulled the trigger. >>> today a montgomery county community will gather to remember a 14-year-old girl brutally raped and killed at the hands of her adopted mother and her boyfriend. >> many are getting ready

here is abc's marcy gonzalez. >> reporter: it was a crash that changed her life. leaving her a quadrapelegic. and she says the car service is to to blame. >> many people trust uber and they have no idea who they are getting in the car with. >> reporter: they are suing uber for what happened on that november night in dallas in 2014. the uber she and friends were riding in ran a red light, collided with a truck, flipped and landed on its roof. >> i had my seat belt on. i was flipped upside down and i remember just hanging there. i remember my friends all screaming. >> reporter: though the uber driver was not charged in the crash, the family's lawyers questions why the company allowed him behind the wheel. the lawsuit alleges he faced criminal charges, running a gambling den and drug charges. all of which were later dismissed. the lawsuit claims the vehicle was owned by someone else and was uninsured. >> they should have not allowed them to drive under uber's name because passengers who get in those cars assume they're safe and they're not. >> reporter: an uber spoke

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marci, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, it shows a massive response from the police department.ens of officers swarming the scene as those shots were fired. the recordings just made public by chicago's independent police review authority as they investigate. this morning, newly released body cam videos show the dramatic gun battle. a suspect on the run. >> he went to the front of the building. >> reporter: shooting at police. officers firing back. >> shots fired. use caution. >> reporter: more than two dozen gunshots exchanged as police try to capture a man they say shot his pregnant girlfriend in the abdomen killing their unborn child. >> she just said she got shot. >> she was holding the pillow over her stomach? >> yeah. >> reporter: the suspect richard grimes killed in the november shoot-out. >> he's down. he's down. he's down. >> reporter: at least two officers injured including this one dropping behind his squad car after the suspect fired. the recordings released just before the deadline of a new city policy calling for videos of police shootings to be made public within 6

>> marci, thank you. as we said, the other major weather story this morning is in the west. where that big storm is hitting right now. let's get to rob in san francisco. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. california hasn't seen an event like this since 2005. moisture so deep and thick we call it an atmospheric river. pointed right at northern california. the early rounds of the rain is hitting the entire west coast. to our north in oregon, there are pockets of cold air that are not mixing well with the rain. overnight, a powerful pacific storm leaving a blustery and deadly path in the northwest. turning oregon's interstate 5 into a continuous path of destruction. with vehicles skidding and crashing across roadways. littering them with jackknifed semis. littered with cars. buried sheriff's suvs. state police tweeting with drivers to stay home. scene up and down interstate 90. fatal, multicar collisions shutting down a long stretch of the highway. farther south, california's biggest concerns, mudslides, high winds, and flash flooding that is already destroying roadw

here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: that trooper's deadly encounter sparking a massive manhunt. it started 6:30 friday night. a pennsylvania state trooper responds to a domestic call at a home in rural pennsylvania. while inside 23-year-old landon weaver began interviewing the suspect who authorities say then grabbed a gun and opened fire, killing the rookie officer and newlywed. >> tragically, trooper weaver succumbed to his wounds. >> reporter: this, already a tragic year for law enforcement with at least 65 officers shot to death in the line of duty. that number up more than 56% over last year. from the five officers ambushed in dallas this summer -- >> come here. >> reporter: -- to the two officers in georgia just this month, whose final moments were captured on body cameras. gunned down as they responded to a domestic disturbance call. >> the domestic violence call is the number one most unpredictable type of call police officers answer in this country. >> reporter: a fact reiterated in this latest deadly case in pennsylvania. trooper landon weaver, leaving behind his wife

live in new york, marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. ama, back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> a justice department report out today says the chicago police department violated the constitutional rights of the people it's sworn to serve. the report follows a 13-month civil rights investigation launched after police killed an unarmed 17-year-old, shooting him 16 times in october of 2014. the investigation found the chicago pd permitted racial bias against black people, used excessive force, and killed people who didn't pose a threat. >> the incidents described in this report are sobering to all of us. police misconduct will not be tolerated anywhere in the city of chicago, and those who break the rules will be held accountable for their actions. >> the report follows an especially bloody year in chicago, which recorded 762 homicides in 2016, the highest tally in 20 years. listen to this, more than the combined total of the two largest u.s. cities, new york and los angeles. >>> airbag maker takata agreed to pay a $1 billion fine toda

abc's marci gonzalez here with more. marci, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom and paula.estigators just confirmed to us this morning that the victim had an ongoing argument with the suspect. but the vic's family says they don't believe the suspect's claim that he acted out of fear for his life. instead, offering a much different possible motive. this morning, this murder suspect out on $50,000 bond charged with gunning down his next-door neighbor in the front yard of her texas home claiming self-defense in what the victim's family instead believes was an act of revenge. >> all we want is just for this monster to be locked up. is he's out walking the streets. >> reporter: ana weed's family says the 53-year-old grandmother helped hector campos' estranged wife escape from the marriage claiming after months of tension campos retaliated tuesday shooting weed once in the chest during an argument sparked when one of her dogs ran onto his property. >> he took away a beautiful, beautiful soul. she had so many plans. >> reporter: weed's husband seen here kneeling by her side just a

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my wife, marcy. there you go. ready? can you get this? push in this way more. took us a while. left hand on top. ready? thanks, dutch. >> no. your right hand. face this way. that's how we do it. what's going on, staten island? >> my baby fell asleep. >> it's all good. it's all good. >> how many times have you smiled today? hey, mark. left hand on the bible, right hand up. it is a bit of a contortion. thank you. >> take care. take care. >> how y'all doing? >> shawn. >> shawn, i'm paul. you guys got this? all right. come around here this way. right hand up. everybody see? it is the one with the flash. that's fine. that's fine. congratulations. >> ready? right hand up. nice to see you. thank you. >> my face is hurting from smiling. ready? left hand up. all right. you got to get back so she can get one. >> ready? >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> left hand out here, right hand up. face her. >> left hand on it. right hand up. >> ready? right here. >> thank you. >> happy new year. hey, how you doing? what's your sister doing? >> jim sullivan. >> right here. >> thank you much.

marci gonzalez tells us how she was found. >> reporter: kidnapped hours from birth. >> i >> reporter:nd now 18 years later, a young woman is learning police believe she may be the baby investigators have been searching for her entire life. >> she had an inclination a couple months ago that she may be involved in this in some way. she has a lot to process, a lot to think about as you can imagine. i can't even begin to comprehend it. >> reporter: a tip led them to the woman in south carolina with the same birth date as the baby. she agreed to ana test which came back as a positive match. the woman she grew up believing was her mother, ngloria william, denied bond as the victim burst into tears. williams still hasn't explained to investigators why she allegedly dressed as a nurse that summer day in 1998, took the newborn from her mother and walked out of the hospital. >> we're speaking to as many people as we can to paint a picture of what may have happened 18 years ago. >> reporter: her birth father telling abc news he was able to talk to his daughter via skype, calling it the end of a