maureen and leon, let's go back to you. leon: coming up on abc 7 news, allowing women into military, roles. -- combat roles. maureen: the new conviction for oscar pistorius. leon: and the police officer on trial. who was called to the stand today. doug: clear skies outside right now. will the pattern master the weekend? i will have the weather coming maureen: a historic announcement today. the military is opening all combat positions to women. be carter says woman will able to fill all jobs currently limited to men. that includes infantry in some special operations units. >> they will be alive to drive tanks, fire mortars, lee infantry cold -- soldiers in the combat. they will service army rangers and green berets, navy seals, marine corps infantry, air force para-jumpers and every thing else i was a beastly open only to men -- previously open to men. developing now, a change in the conviction of former olympian oscar pistorius. south africa's supreme court to cleared him guilty of murdering his girlfriend. he was convicted

maureen -- that is expected later this month. maureen: larry hogan is headed to the western part of his state, going to tour washington, algany and garrett county tomorrow and tuesday. scheduled stop is cancer wing at hospital and nursing home and youth center. he has not been to the economies since his campaign for the state's top job. leon: just ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- steve is back with the weekend forecast. find out if we have to bundle up for outdoor plans. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports, a live look at the site of another high school showdown. we talk about the wizards. can they get it together? why it depends on john wall as "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. maureen: the race for the white house, a new cnn poll gives republican candidate donald trump a massive lead. putting him 20 points ahead of texas senator ted cruz. this comes as the debate over gun control dominates the campaign trail. florida senator marco rubio is calling for other measures to prevent violence while democrats hillary clinton is

maureen: thank you, chris. a space heater on a pool table is being blamed for starting a house fire. today we see incredible video from the helmet camera. this is what it looked like. it took 60 firefighters almost two hours to get it under control. the fire department says temperatures reached above 500 degrees. one woman was treated for minor injuries. >> well, we are still working through that. still in the healing process. maureen: ahead at 6:00, we hear from the sole survivor of the on-air ambush in roanoke. out she is doing and when she plans to go back to work. also ahead, chicago police missed one of their officers gunned down an innocent woman. the call that led to the shooter and how the mayor is responding. donald trump says the virginia g.o.p. are engaged in a war of words. the twitter tirade from trump that started it. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00ment" on your side. maureen: we are hearing from the sole survivor of a roanoke, virginia, shooting that occurred on live tv. vicki gardn

maureen: the u.s.-led coalition killed several key figures inside isis including someone connected to the ring leader of the no. paris attacks. spokesman for the coalition says ten senior isis leaders in syria and iraq have been killed in airstrikes. some of those killed were planning attacks against the west. a possible terror attack for new year's eve thwarted in europe. two men arrested in belgium and police are trying to figure out if more might be involved. seen your political reporter scott thuman in brussels looking into the terror threats. scott has more on the worries overseas as well as at home. scott: the arrest for specific threats is less common and that one reason they are ramped up worldwide. this may have been the target in the newly uncovered alleged plot. law enforcement officers and the famous grand plate, the gathering spot for the events were among the targets. this is video we took earlier of the seasonals guarding that site. two machine were arrested -- two men were arrested. thi

maureen: d.c. mayor muriel bowser and police chief cathy lanier yesterday reached district homicide investigation. lanier says police closed 12 homicide cases in the last month. also today new information about where the crimes are happening. >> 110 of the homicides have occurred in the fifth, sixth and the seventh district. 110 out of 152. are in the three districts. >> william lewis and john james are still at large. they are two separate homicides. if you have any information call police. leon: we have new insight from the f.b.i. tonight a week after the mass shooting of san bernardino, california. investigators are now saying that the shooter, syed farook and tashfeen malik discussed jihad as early as 2013. it is believed they were both radicalized before they started dating. sources tell abc7 news that images with the electronic device show the location including a high school but it is not known if those were the other potential targets. coming up tonight a national town hall. discuss about t

maureen? maureen: embattled comedian bill cosby is free on $1 million bail tonight. today the first criminal charge against him was filed. after a series of rape about sanctions began mounting last year. kimberly suiters is following the story. kimberly: bill cosby has deep ties to d.c. long-time supporter and a celebrity cheerleader for the iconic restaurant ben's chili bowl. his photos are inside on the walls. his mural is outside. the prevailing reaction about the arraignment today was really sadness. but contrast this iconic smile of the once beloved actor and comedian to this. his mugshot. just made available in the last two hours to us. the 78-year-old cosby charged with felony sexual assault. when he appeared in court he looked frail and he moved slowly. his accusers is 37 years younger than him when she says he sexually attacked her in 2004 at cosby's home. now, tonight, several other women who cosby countersued for defamation, claiming they all lied. the d.c.-based attorney tells abc7 why today's charge strengthen their case. >> did he use drugs? he says he

maureen: thank you. tonight's twitter poll asking you whether you think trump has gone too far with the latest comments. cast your vote on the abc7 news twitter feed. leon: to san bernardino, now where there are new developments in the terror attack that killed 14 people. new emergency radio transmission show police identified syed farook almost immediately as the shooting played out. farook and his wife went to a shooting range several times before the attack. >> he presented what appears to be a valid i.d. he came in and acted the way he normally does. using the range. leon: authorities say they found an empty go-pro camera package shooting targets and tools inside a car belonging to farook's mother. to this report he got a $28,500 loan from an online lender just before the shooting. join us wednesday night for a town hall discussion to examine america's security versus america's freedom. "the new normal" is on our sister station newschannel8 at 8:00. maureen: a frantic search underway for a teen who w

maureen: thank you, doug. chicago mayor rahm emanuel fired the city police superintendent in the first major shakeup since chicago police officer jason van dyke was released from jail after posting bond on murder charges. van dyke is fighting first-degree murder charges in the death of laquan mcdonald that was captured on dash cam video. he is accused of firing the weapon 16 times in 15 seconds. >> the police officers are on the as effective if they are trusted by all chicagoans. whoever they are and wherever they live in the city. reinvigorating the oversight we'll take steps to build trust between the police and the residents and the communities they serve. maureen: also in chicago family of a 25-year-old african-american man killed by police in october wants dash cam video of the shooting released. that man was shot in a chase eight days before 17-year-old laquan mcdonald was killed. the second day of the jury selection wrapped up in the first trial for an officer implicated in freddie gray east death. offi

maureen: they are honoring leotta. they tweeted out a picture with the black band in leotta's memory. we invite you to share condolences on facebook. >> you can share your thoughts and the condolences on the facebook page. chief mark magaw is retiring to accept a promotion. he will be the deputy chief administrative office for public safety. hank will be the interim chief. he played a physical role choosing -- on not -- potentially violent situation in the riots in baltimore. the defense rested today after three days of testimony in officer william porter's case. the officer took the stand in his own defense. he was accused of failing to strap gray in the back of the police van. the coverage of the case is online at wjla.com. with >> congress avoided a shutdown of the federal government. house passed a last-minute resolution extending the current spending plan another five days. senior political reporter scott thuman monitoring what is happening on the hill. >> why five days? >> that is how long they hope it will take

maureen: looks like we are on the verge of a green christmas. steve: it will be fantastic tomorrow and even better on saturday and sunday. temperatures in the mid to upper, 60's maybe close to 70 degrees. your rubbing your hands like it is cold out. showers on monday as part of a cold front. it still stays mild for this time of year. leon: that works for us. >>> breaking news. we're on the scene tonight. divers in a lake after the terror in california. the fbi searching the lake for possible clues and tonight, investigators on what brought them there. >>> also breaking, the city now on alert this ooechk after a u.s. warning. authorities now trying to prevent a specific terror event, telling american citizens there to be on the lookout. >>> the runaway commuter train. passengers trapped inside with no conductor. pounding on the door for help. >>> two major storm systems we're watching tonight. the state of emergency. drivers trapped there on a highway. and the reported tornado. >> wow! >> storms turning deadly already. >>> and the scandal at the

maureen: thank you. this new year's eve there is a visible presence of security in the aftermath of recent terror attacks. .both berlin and paris are ringing in 2016 on the right to see fireworks at a light show at the brandenburg gate in berlin. and paris the fireworks for canceled because of terror fears after the november attack that killed 130 people. the light show was replaced with a video performance played on screens. leon: on this side of the pond new york city leaders are calling tonight celebration exceedingly safe. the nypd began planning security for tonight ball drop the for the confetti was cleaned up from last year. that plan includes 6000 officers, 500 more than last year. there are also helicopters and snipers in addition to metal detectors for anyone entering the celebration. metro is also stepping up its security. that includes providing a more secure way for people who have been drinking to get home. brianne carter joins us now to explain the angle. reporter: keeping people safe is t

maureen orth: mary was a kind of a brown color.he is breathtakingly beautiful, she is always young and has this beautiful voice. she emanates such radiance of light and love that people are awestruck. she first appeared in this girls boarding school in 1982. there were many other people but also reported apparitions the church decided that this is were the ones that they would officially recognize. too many witnesses, some of whom i also interviewed. the girls really started crying and they would have these public apparitions and thousands of people, and gather and it was like a one-way telephone conversation. they could hear with the girls were saying but not was coming back. the girls started crying and said don't show me. she was predicting the rivers of blood that happened 12 years later. al hunt: you went to lourdes. there are millions who go there. you went with some moroccan afghan wounded war veterans. maureen orth: it was incredible experience for may. me. the military gathers there, so that the french and germans could ge

maureen: thank you steve.es not feel like football weather but it is football weather at fedex field. a big game. erin hawksworth is out there. tell us how things are going. erin: that is right. a little warm for december. isn't it? take a look at the field. one of the star players dez bryant is out there. the redskins will try to stop him. we will have a full report in sports. erin: i'm erin hawksworth live at fedex field. cowboys-redskins monday night football and it doesn't get much better than this and it's probably not a surprise that dez bryant was one of the first players on the field today. the redskins will try to stop him. the last time fedex field hosted a night game of this significance was also against the cowboys in 2012 when the redskins want to secure a playoff berth. the players realize what the stakes are tonight. they are not as high but they are not overlooking the 3-8 cowboys. the cowboys have yet to win a game without buddy tony romo. it's matt cassell in his place. >> they are in the thi

maureen orth: foras incredible experience may. me.sory gathers that the french and germans could get together after world war ii and focus on peace and focus on justice and human rights rather than war. mary would be the unifying figure. i was there with a group of that wentrriors through the archdiocese of the military. 40% of them were non-catholic. they had a lot of traumatic brain injuries. peace that sense of thatgot from being in place. it was a very humbling experience. were you bathed in the spring waters there? maureen orth: there are volunteers there who help you out of your clothes. there is a picture of the virgin mary. you walk down the steps and you get into the water. i have always tried to be the very objective reporter. after i was walking out of the water, i got this very calm sense of peace and tranquility. al hunt: there was nothing that surprised me more in this terrific article then that she andelebrated by muslims their more mary citations in the koran that there on the bible. maureen orth: she is known as the h

maureen: thank you. leon: thank you. maureen: of course, "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next with the latest from the scene of the mass shooting in san bernardino. leon: that is right. extended version of the show. one hour, live coming up from world news. see you at 11 >>> good evening, everyone. our special report coverage continues. and with this special one-hour edition of "world news tonight." and we begin wit that scene unfolding in southern california. we want to take you right back to those pictures coming in at this hour. the aerial pictures just a short time ago. this is the scene under two miles from where this all unfolded today. what appears to be a dark suv in the road there and a person who believes was inside the suv. we know the windows have been riddled with bullets. it is unclear if that is one of the suspects, though given the proximity to what unfolded in southern california today, that it is very likely all part of this very fluid investigation. you can hear witnesses on kabc,

jonathan: maureen bunyan looks back at the lasting legacy. ♪ i want to kiss you maureen: old blue eyeson the so 0th anniversary of his birth -- 100th anniversary of his birth, it's still with us. >> it's of a time but it's timeless. it continues to move and inspire generation of young people looking for something that endures. maureen: sheet music, album covers and movie posters may illustrate the breadth of his career. then the memories. >> the pime, they could -- the people they wouldn't let him go. he walked offstage and i remember saying can you imagine what the songs mean to that people. he said, "what do you think they mean to me?" maureen: author of sinatra 100 traveled with him. >> after doing it for so many years he wasn't blasÉ. he was still always learning and honing the draft. >> the chairman of the board had a jet set lives. friendships with presidents and las vegas connections. >> is this the real frank or the movie star? >> you could go backstage and he would watch on television, jeopardy or "wheel of fortune" relaxing doing the "new york times" crossword puzzle. a simpl

go marin> >maureen: people are encouraged to register to get emergency notices via text or e- mail. they say they will be in contact when a severe storm is. heading our is >>:it will tell us exactly the impact and the severity of the storm is going to be and what the potential hazards are in san francisco > >maureen: as many as 1100 additional shelter beds will be made available publications 00 around the city--at locations all around the city supesewer mains ar ebeing cleano make sure there are no obstructions >>:we as a city have been preparing for all of this because the impact is going to be on the whole community of sentences go > >maureen; more sandbags are ready to go for people concerned about flood waters getting into their homes >> dave : good evening everybody and while you sleep tonight the rain will start to develop here is your future cast 4 around 3:00 a.m. you can see this particular model showing a little more faster advancement and then another stronger with-- wave 7:00 a.m. will get heavier rains down by the south bay and east bay then scattered thundershowers in

maureen was a poster child. they have one every year. it would have a national poster child, usually a young, blond kid in the leg braces walking into the sunshine saying your dimes will cure me of this disease. they would also have a regional poster child. the march of dimes was the first organization to use celebrity power, which is constant today. virtually every celebrity of that era from grace kelly to mickey mantle, to jackie robinson, to richard nixon. i have a photo in my book as a very uncomfortable richard nixon in a suit pumping gas for polio. what the march of dimes would do would be to hold these gigantic fundraisers where you would have marilyn monroe walking down the runway and modeling the latest fashions of christian dior. they would have these fashion shows all around the country. harry winston had a jewel tour in which he would send the hope diamond and all kinds of famous jewels around the country. people would -- i am told i have sweat on me. it is warm and the lights, thank you. harry winston would send his jewels a

so many emotions, this isn't the family's first time dealing with maureen lost her husband to cancer about 10 years ago. >> ashes, one of the things they were able to salvage from the fire ravaged home but this family is also a gold star family. >> he had just gone over. he wasn't over a long period of time. >> losing marine lance corporal walter o'hare in 2007 in iraq, just days before his 21st birthday. >> it's not gonna be good tomorrow. it's got gonna be good the next day. it's so not a simple fix. >> reporter: as this death is not enough, maureen says she is also facing foreclosure on their house. >> malini basu, fox 25 news. >>> a historic flooding situation developing tonight in missouri where the mississippi river is flooding to levels never seen before. the flash flooding is being blamed for 13 deaths, many of rising waters. missouri's governor and the national weather service say tonight the threat will remain high through early next week. >>> it's the ice that's the main concern for us tonight. i'm tracking when freezing drizzle will come to an end and temperatures will re

al talks with journalist maureen orth. >> the church is an extremely imperfect institution that always needs renewing and renewal, and you either decide to do it from within or you don't. i really do feel that you don't have to be a member of a church to care about mary because that's one of the most interesting things i learned in my reporting is the women in rwanda, i spoke to one of the visionaries who's still there, and she said mary never once mentioned a religion to her. it's not about religion, what kind of religion you are, it's just she asks you to love her as much as she loves us. >> rose: david gregory on faith, marlon james on rightin,t with maureen orth. >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: david gregory is here, the former moderator of nbc's "meet the press." previously served as chief white house correspondent for nbc news. his book is about a spiritual jou

this is the choir director maureen. nice to have you here. >> good morning. rosanna: my kids went to st. ignatius and loved it and dari's daughter is here. whose mom is dari. dari is here. come here, dari. hello. >> an are you playing an instrument? >> i am. what's your name. >> hello. >> how long do you practice and what songs you teach the children. >> well, we practice once a week or an hour or hour and a half. the choir here are the third and fourth graders. >> nine and ten-year-olds. who has a cell phone? who is on facebook? who as an ipad? who wants an ipad? rosanna: who's been naughty? just checking. [laughter] all right, what are you singing first? >> let's do joy to world. rosanna: wow. that is fantastic. greg: do you got anything well you know, secular. >> how about jingle bells. rosanna: yes, get dari involved. greg: are you all right? >> yes. rosanna: that was great! yeah. mom are you proud? >> very proud of all the girls and boys. you have been rocking it and they have been performing a lot lately and performing on christmas eve at st. ignatius c

. >> reporter: maureen's journey hasn't been easy since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in july. >> the experiences i've been through, some good, some bad. >> reporter: but the 47-year-old from clementon is now excited about wearing special technology, a unique app on a free, customized apple watch to supposedly make treatment easier for others. >> i feel honored to be called to take part in this. >> reporter: druk >> reporter: druckman was one of several in a spearheaded study by polaris health directions. each day the polaris and power app will keep track of each step questions on how they slept, fatigue and level of pain. all that data is transmitted daily to their medical care team to track team progress, provide support and intervene if necessary. >> we're very much hoping that we'll be able to improve the quality of life for our patients as they're going through treatment. >> reporter: the technology also allows patients to communicate with each other, basically creating a virtual support group. >> there are studies on social report that people do better where they have soc

maureen: -- allison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00".t tonight at 6:00 -- >> we are now investigating horrific acts as an act of terrorism. alison: the f.b.i. investigating the mass shooting as an act of terrorism. the evidence that led to that announcement. plus the debate over gun control dominating the campaign trail. where the candidates side on the issue. local homeowners targeted by grinches this holiday season and how "7 on your side" is fighting back. the news at 6:00 starts now. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: the question has been raised for several days. this afternoon the f.b.i. has confirmed that it is investigating the san bernardino mass shooting as act on terrorism. maureen: the shooters made extensive plan for the attack. jonathan elias at the terrorism alert desk following the new developments. jonathan: there have been more than a few. a lot of information coming out. the f.b.i. this afternoon giving it to us. we learn that the investigators found two broken cell phones believed to show that the shoote

maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> catherine: coming up! ahead at 5. on the run for nearly two weeks the of felons a teen and his mother are in custody. where they were caught coming up. also, attention bart riders were committed is about to get a little bit more expensive, chairs are quite up in 2016 next. >> catherine: with a deadline looming the city of oakland is not preparing to submit a plan to keep the raiders in oakland grant is back at he is following the element with that situation. >> grant: the bottom line is oakland city leaders are giving the national football league what it wants. the leak test impose a deadline of tomorrow for cities interested in preventing their teams for moving to los angeles. to spell out how they will keep their teams and their currencies. instead of producing a plan that includes funding details. >> grant: oakland is instead standing sending the national football league a letter, explaining where things stand in its efforts to have the red state. st. louis and send a lot of the of the cities that have teams flirti

foxnews spoke with maureen o'hare. she was home when the fire broke out at their union street home. >> i believe in it. >> the marry of nearly a dozen children are adopted and couldn't help away but wipe away tears. this is not the family's first time dealing with loss. maureen lost her husband to cancer about ten years ago. dad's ashes one of the things they were able to salvage from the fire-ravaged home but this family is also a gold star family. >> he had just gone over. he wasn't over a long period of time when he got killed. >> reporter: losing walter o'hare in may 2007 in iraq days before his 21st birthday. >> it's not going to be better tomorrow or the next day. it's not a simple fix where i can put a band-aid on. >> reporter: if that's not. maureen said she's facing foreclosure on their house. what matters, everyone made tout safely. including the goldfish and >> i'll get by somehow. i always do. >> reporter: at this hour investigators are trying figure out how the fire started. coming up at 6:00 we're trying

i am maureen. on behalf of the west chester polio survivors committee, i probably welcome you here this evening. poliod like to thank a the reverend, and mohammed of the congregational church for allowing us to use their parish hall as it is the most wheelchair friendly building and a role model for all of us in our community. i want to thank mike at commerce bank for sponsoring us. i want to make a special thank you to john wrigley, -- joan ripley. she agreed to manage this and shes book signing has been so gracious throughout this entire process. he won the 2006 pulitzer prize for his book. survivor ind polio the middle aisle suggested it would be wonderful to hear him speak about this topic. i said let me see what i can do. wiferofessor and his agreed to travel from the university of texas in austin to new york as long as this event was free, open to the public come and in a wheelchair friendly location. this mission was accomplished with help from all across the community. i contact -- i contra

maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> pam: the safety of hubbard boards. kapernick is back to explain.h hoverboards class >> catherine: night when a teenage daughter decided to try one out it exploded. the flames charring the waltz. >> reporter: tried to take it out but it was a ball of flames and they dropped it near the front door. they had to go to it with a bucket of water current 15 year old girl was not injured and no one else was. they plan to--they plan to contact amazon and get their money back. >> catherine: family says that they had heard about the problems with these items. but ordered a dozen creek have at least exploded in many states. amazon has decided to stop selling them until they can prove that they are safe. >> pam: to children found it in a storage locker. coming up at 630 but the latest gop debate. >> stanley: coming up! >> i have memory loss. >> stanley: you are about to come across one of the strangest things you have seen in a long time. >> pam: salinas police are helping investigate after two kids, found dead in a storage locker in redding. >> pam: a third ch

. >> pam:kron 4's maureen kelly reports, fema also laid out what it is doing to try and lessen the impact. >> reporter:the worst case scenerio for this coming winter is being nino.which was the strongest event on record.it was an expensive.and deadly rainfall season.40 counties were declared diaster areas. >> reporter:as floodwaters rose and mudslides came crashing down.17 people were killed and.a hundred thousand people were evacuated. the state racked up 883-million dollars in damage. along the coast.homes were lost due to erosion. >> reporter:this time around it's believed that california will have more wet days.and they will be wetter than usual.and higher snow levels.the report says there is a substainial risk for levee failure.they are also expecting significant high tides. >> reporter:there is increased concern that soil hardening from the drought could make flooding more widespread in valley and urban areas.because the sun baked earth won't soak up the rain.increasing run off. >> reporter:public health officials are being today to brace for illness.coming from backed up sewers.and

maureen la pen is more careful about saying things like denying the holocaust. but it's the same politics. it's the same modern anti-immigrant, anti-and the semitic, xenophobic authoritarian modern sue co fascism. >> we never had an effect well organized national fascist party in this country. the way they want have had in decades past and in decades present in countries like britain and france that we think of as such close allies here in the united states when the term fascist gets used it's talking about other countries, ancient history or used as a sort of generic right wing epithet that people use to criticize politicians on the edge of mainstream american political thought. but now, with the republican party's presidential front-runner proposing that all muslims should be banned from entering the united states that perhaps there ought to be a national registry of muslims that we ought to looking into muslims having to carry government i.d. cards that state their religion, now, the word fascist is being used to describe this ascending and leading republican

wal-mart >> mark: our reporters are wrote for acting on a favor stores from 2015. >> maureen: my favoriteare scores of attacks in novato . the suspect is described as to with read or gray fur and a fluffy tail. that one squirrel is on the attack. this world got inside the second grade classroom and a bit and or scratched of beloit and teacher many times. the other attacks have been centered around this area on central avenue. they are extremely aggressive squirrels and ran up their bodies and bit them in their heads or faces. once brought actually ambushed a man fell on him from this tree. >> he grabbed on me and would not let go. he jumped me probably for five times before it got a moth. i got them off with a broom and then he jumped her. at him with a broom would stun him and he went away. >> behaviors very strange and we believe it was someone who raised this world and then released him well, intentioned the, this has backfired. >> mark: we will be right back as the noose continues.--news. four out of five people may not agree on carne asada or carnitas. but four out of five who got th

maureen: the councilman is facing a dui charge. his legal name is clarence weldon. he sent out a tweet about being at the national finals rodafter that he was involved in a crash and taken into custody.he resigned from the county commission in august. he did not return our calls for comment. jim: how will they keep us safe? that topic is sure to come up at the venetian tomorrow night. the gop candidates are preparing to djeff: the front runner at least in some polls is already in town, donald trump. he will be taking the stage behind me at the westgate in about an hour and a half. this is the first of eight -- debate since the paris attack and san bernardino. approach to foreign policy.you heard of this afternoon. marco rubio: they have to be confronted and defeated. that is why we need to have the strongest military in the world. so we can confront any enemy anytime anywhere. jeff: florida senator marco rubio was doing a little predebate warm-up. he is in the main debate. eight others will be with him.trump is in the spotlight. his call to stop muslims from entes c

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maureen: montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in wheaton tonight.the driver involved in this crash is not been charged. water county prosecutor saying -- what are county prosecutors saying? reporter: they have assigned their two most senior prosecutors to the case. they will review crash reports in addition to witness interviews and a blood draw taken by the suspected impaired driver. the man is identified as 47-year-old luis rolusco. he has two previous arrests for drunk driving in addition to a drug-related charge. police chief tom major reveals that last thursday night he "smoke dope entering for four hours before choosing to give fine though wheel of his honda crv." a short time later he hit officer leotta who was conducting a traffic stop. he refused to take a breathalyzer test but it did take a blood draw. that will be crucial evidence. chief major issued scathing words at both him and state politicians. >> this hard-working, caring, dedicated police officer was killed by a drunk driver. he was killed by a man that is interested twice before f

. >> reporter: albertine lpl was also pinned along with maureen who was guided to a nearby bench. while strollers are not the norm in india, the family is now glad to be well equipped here. >> i bought the stroller and car seat. [ indiscernible - heavy accent ]>> reporter: all of the injured pedestrians are expected to recover but the building inspector is taking a closer look at how this happened. this family would like answers as well. reporting live, wbz news. >>> breaking news on the runaway train, the operator who was supposed to be controlling the train has been fired. we have breaking details. >> reporter: david vazquez's the mbta is over. the termination papers have been signed and sent to vazquez. he wrapped a telephone cord around the lever on the red line train. this letter should have made the train stop when vazquez got out to fix the signal problem. instead when he left the train, it kept barreling down the train tracks with 50 passengers on board. he has the right to appeal through his union and he will do that. the union says he denies rigging the lever and admits

fox 25 spoke to maureen o'hare. she and four children were home whet massive fire broke out this morning at their union treat home home. i believe in it. >> the mother of nearly a dozen children, some adopted couldn't help but wipe away tears. so many emotions. this is not this family's first time dealing with loss. maureen lost her husband to cancer near a continue years ago. dad's ashing one of the things they were able to salvage from the fire-ravaged home. star family. >> he just went over. he wasn't over log before he got killed. losing walter o'hare in iraq in 2007 days before his 21st birthday. >> it's not going to be better tomorrow, or the next day. it's not a simple fix where i can put a band aid on it. >> reporter: as if that's not enough she's also facing foreclosure on her house. >> they send notices. sometimes i look at them. >> reporter: still at this hour investigators are trying figure out exactly how the fire started. and flashing lights directly to the left of me. clean-up yus are here. hopefully

reporter: at times like these, maureen turns to her face and leans on her family and friends >> one of the firefighters. reporter: killed on active duty in 2007, the mother of nine has born a lot since that day. >> my husband is gone and two sons and my mother. reporter: perhaps that is why her focus tonight is on what she still has. everyone at home still asleep when the fire broke out. a our sleep tonight. she remembered personal items, christmas gifts, leaving everything behind. or another person. reporter: the community has rallied around them. a fund has been set up to help they have lost. >> but they are just things, just things. i have my kids and my life, and reporter: they say this fire may have been electrical in nature. -- phil: trying to keep the teen behind harvey: the timeline. j.c.: a former star arrested on child pornography charges. taken into custody today after a angeles home. and a girlfriend allegedly allegations. and the affluenza in police custody. phil: officials tracked them down in port of ir to -- in puerto vallarta. not only did they use tonya' s t ruck, the

maureen naylor, ktvu fox 2news.>>> regulators are pushing to establish the nations toughest emissions rules for oil refineries. the goal is to reduce emissions by 20% by 2020. today the district held a public hearing. executive say it would cost 100 -- hundreds of millions of dollars. the district estimates the actual cost would be about $20 million a year or less than 2% of profits. the vote is scheduled for next month.>>> obama joined leaders from around the world in paris for a conference on battling climate change in a city rock from terror attacks two weeks ago. the president called the gathering an act of defiance against heather us -- terrorists. >> reporter: and the largest ever gathering of world leaders for a summit of its kind, obama tried to connect countering climate change in the ongoing war on terror. >> what greater rejection to those who attend on our world then marshaling our best efforts to save it? we have come to paris to show our resolve.>> reporter: the president, part of a group of 150 world leaders, gathered at the summit in paris, city still reeling from the

here's nbc's carol maureen. >> we could file the bill for the recall of the mayor of the city of chicagoorter: and with that, lasean ford, a west side democrat introduced a house bill announcing the recall of rahm emanuel if he doesn't move the city forward. >> there should be something the people can hold him accountable with. >> 2 alderman with two petitions of 85,000 signatures. ford believes his bill could last despite the mayor's powerful springfield allies. >> it's what the people have asked me to do. >> reporter: emails obtained by nbc 5 through a freedom of information act request showed the city hall press office was made aware of the possibility of video of la kwaun mcdonald shooting on december 8, 2014. shannon brameyer was part of a chain questioning whether the city would release video of the mcdonald shooting. a top assistant in the corporation council's office declined, this is not a lawsuit as of now. top press aides kelly quinn and adam collins were part of an email chain which included jamie calvin's article on the mcdonald autopsy results in which calvin wrote, quote,

. >> reporter: maureen's journey hasn't been easy since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in july. the experiences that i've been through, some good, some bad. >> reporter: but the 47-year-old is now excited about wearing special technology, a unique app on a free customized apple watch to potentially make treatment easier for others. >> i feel honored to be called to take a part in this. >> reporter: she was among this group of breast cancer patients who got hands-on training today for their role in a new study spearheaded by md anderson cancer center at cooper in camden and behavioral health challenge company polaris health directions. >> they can start learning from their own behavior. >> reporter: each day the app will gather information like heart rate and the number of steps each patient takes, along with asking them questions about their well being, how they slept, fatigue, and their level of pain. all of that data is transmitted daily to their medical care team to track treatment progress, provide support, and intervene if necessary. >> we're very much hoping that we'll be

phil: we are live with the new wave of support for a family. at times like these, maureen turns to her face and leans on her family and friends -- turns to her face -- faith and leans on her family and friends. >> one of the firefighters. reporter: killed on active duty in 2007, the mother of nine has born a lot since that day. >> my husband is gone and two sons and my mother. reporter: perhaps that is why her focus tonight is on what she still has. everyone at home still asleep when the fire broke out. a our sleep tonight. she remembered personal items, christmas gifts, leaving everything behind. reporter: the community has rallied around them. a fund has been set up to help them replace the things that they have lost. >> but they are just things, just things. i have my kids and my life, and i will figure something out. reporter: they say this fire may have been electrical in nature. announcer: next on newscenter 5 -- phil: trying to keep the so-called affluenza teen behind bars. harvey: the timeline. p find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy swe

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but this morning, there's a community effort to help maureen . o'haire. yesterday her home went up in flames. it's the house she once shared with her son, marine lance corporal walter o'haire. he was killed in iraq in 2007. o'haire has also lost her husband, mother, and another son. this morning, she's thankful no one else was lost to the fire. >> they're just things, just things. i have my kids, and my life, and i'll firgure something out. the family recover what they the red cross and other agencies are also providing assistance. firefighters say the fire may have been electrical. randy: 4:37. airport. erika: a grieving mother talking about a fire that killed her young son. randy: twitter cracking down on certain behavior. erika: carrie fisher's latest tweet going viral. cindy: a lot of clouds around today. erika: it is 4:40. we're hearing a pilot's close call over boston. that air canada flight landed safely after a drone buzzed dangerously close to jet. pilots in boston worry there is no way to talk to drone operators and technology is >> as they get

maureen co. cut reports. reporter: the sheriff says dustin whitaker's posted this video on his personal facebook page with no privacy settings, taking a swig of alcohol behind the wheel of a car. >> a distracted driver and a drunk driver exponentially causing danger. reporter: a facebook friend comments, dude, really? he responds, i'm a good driver, goes on to comment, not one finger on the steering wheel, facebooking while it's raining. the sheriff says, remember, rigors is doing all of this while he's driving. >> he's got his hands full when he's trying to drive. he's drinking and paying attention to his phone. we are very fortunate this didn't end with some type of tragedy. reporter: a tipster warned deputies. deputies tracked the suspect's car down and pulled him over. he is facing criminal charges including ovi and open container. >> there's no privacy issues. he posted, he confessed, he gave us the evidence. reporter: but his family says people shouldn't be quick to judge, saying he's recently >> he's r

. >> and so did maureen fin. >> it was so heavy. it was unbelievable. i wouldn't wish it on anybody. >> they are talking about a lunchtime walk on pleasant street when a gusty wind toppled a 35 section of metal and plywood built in front of a soon to be japanese restaurant to shield passer by from construction debris. five pedestrians were in harm ways when it crashed. >> we saw people underneath and heard a baby and lifted it up to get the people out. >> neighboring store owner paul frazier was among several good samaritans that kicked into rescue mode. >> i want to thank the people that lifted her off of us that guy that dragged me out of flight a mother and her 2-year- old were dragged out. child was spared injury by a stroller that deflected the blow. >> we are happy about that. >> as workers removed the bent metal and splintered wood this afternoon city building inspectors began the job of figuring how a barrier built to protect wound up hurting. >> it came down fast and everything was heavy and she was under it for a while. >> i had walked by it s