police say monica holt killed 67 year old thomas mcnair. they were acquaintances. the incident happened during a fight on ellis around 7:30 this morning. neighbor whose knew mcnair say he was a fixture in the neighborhood. >> i know he was trying to be nice to her and help her out. it's unfortunate in the process, this had to happen to him. he didn't deserve nothing like that. >> he is held in the detention center without bond. >>> a person county man convicted of unvoluntary manslaughter for a deadly dog attack won't get a new trial. ford owned a pit bull that killed 65 year old eugene cameron in detective twelve, ford argued the state wrongly admitted key pieces of evidence at his trial. >>> a cary man sentenced to 7 trafficking, he pleaded guilty for prostitution and using the internet to promote prostitution and ran an operation from hoe helds in north carolina, virginia and georgia from 2012-15, used verbal threats, violence and narcotics to maintain control over the women working for him. >>> the number of people killed in an air strike on a hospital in syria

mcnair says: "what they feel is what i love and that's joy" mcnair says his clients range from 12 to 100. in ormond beach, florida, steve harrigan, fox news. 3 ((jen)) there's much more to come on good day.more to 3 more to come on good day. ((walter)) let's turn it over to russell and laura - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. 3 new developments overnight in the search for a suspected hit-and-run driver ... the suspect was arrested, and taken to jail .. fox 13's shayla reaves will explain how troopers tracked her down. 3 don't throw away your boarding pass after getting off a plane .. how a little slip of paper could be 3 and ... happy birthday to this little chick .. why this rare baby bird birth is so special to the mamma bird. 3 3 thunder, lightning, and p>>laura: the thunder, lightning pand rain, did you hear it povernight? pthe tampa bay area was hit by psome severe weather early this pmorning. pat one point, tampa electric was preporting more than 3500 power poutages. pright now the lights are back on pfor most people. p>>russell: and a fire forces two eople from

. >> the victim is 67-year-old thomas mcnair. those who knew him described him as loyal, a friend, and servant to all. police responded to his home around 7:30 this morning after receiving a 911 call from monica holt. holt stabbed the 67-year-old to death. mcnair is remembered as always lending a helping hand. his cousin says he was recently released from the hospital and carried a portable oxygen tank. >> he wouldn't harm nobody. he was sweet. he love everybody. he take the boys to the boys and girls club. he give you a ride. young men affiliated with myers recreation center. mcnair was involved in youth sports activities. his family members say the two only knew each other a short while prior to that. they say holt was homeless. he remains at the cumberland county detention center charged with second-degree murder without bond. in fayetteville, nate rogers, wncn news now. >>> the wake county sheriff's office is the latest law enforcement department to partner with next door, a private social network for neighborhoods. we have p

who gets the lay up, mcnair wtih 13 points. 4th period. green run pushes it up court. and it's damon showers with the lay in, green run with the lead. then under 30 seconds to go. green run now down 4. sterling carrington nails the three pointer. the collegiate lead down to 1. after free throws, collegiate took a 3 point lead. last chance for green run but the shot is off the mark. norfolk collegiate hands green run its first loss of the season, 58 to 55 the final at the virginia preps classic, nice job my matthew hatfield for running another outstanding event. . is this the year william and mary finally makes the ncaa tournament? they're making their case again---- today going for their fourth straight win----trying to maintain second place in the caa delaware in town-----and thanks in large part to the fans that showed up----the blue hens never stood a chance---- virginia---ranked 9th in the nation----at pittsburgh-----big day for malcolm brogden---there with the one-handed jam----cavs in white led by 2 at halftime---they pull away early

she moved in with mcnair. jail. she is doing court tomorrow. tisha: who shot his mother to come forward. when lake had to be amputated. he and his sister had been taking care of their mother for the last three years. following a coma that left her disabled. they said she just started walking without a walker when she was shot. steve: nearly two dozen people were forced to find a new place to live after fired tour through a fayetteville apartment building. the carlson they apartment complex. >> she is thankful that she and her roommates still have furniture and belongings to move. her old apartment one of more than a dozen damaged in this fire last night. a residence eyewitness video shows the flames leaping above the building as the fire burned residents ran to be done neighbors doors sounding the alarm. she ran to the apartment where the fire started to see if she could help. the woman who lived in the apartment wouldn't talk about how the fire started. a three-story apartment building was without power. utility crews were called in and no wor

she moved in with mcnair. she is in the cumberland county jail. a son is pleading for the person who shot his mother to come forward. when lake had to be amputated. he and his sister had been taking care of their mother for the last three years. following a coma that left her disabled. they said she just started walking without a walker when she was shot. steve: nearly two dozen people were forced to find a new place to live after fired tour through a fayetteville apartment building. the carlson they apartment complex. more on the cleanup and the possible consequences. >> she is thankful that she and her roommates still have her old apartment one of more than a dozen damaged in this fire last night. a residence eyewitness video shows the flames leaping above the building as the fire burned residents ran to be done neighbors doors sounding the alarm. she ran to the apartment where the fire started to see if she could help. the woman who lived in the apartment wouldn't talk about how the fire started. a three-story apartment building was without pow

off the miss...tyquan mcnair the rebound and the no look pass to dereon seaborn who gets the easy bucket for lake taylor. more from the titans...deamonte tyler, connects on the mid range jumper. jamestown went on a big run in the third period. but it's lake taylor that holds on for the 62 to 54 win. the titans move on to the region semifinals, and they earn a berth in the 4a state playoffs. also in the 4a south region. heritage out of newport news with the 54 to 49 win over king's fork from suffolk. 6a south region. oscar woodside, 8 point winners over landstown,. and in 2a east, bruton over lee 61 to 56. finals from the girls. 6a south. woodside doubles up bayside. landstown 44 to 41 over western branch. in 4a south. king's fork eliminbates jamestown. and wilson, an impressive 54 to 25 win [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kevin spacey. bill and melinda gates. and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 423 tennessee. >> steve

neighbors say the 40-year-old holt recently moved in with mcnair. barbara: a fire that forced people to find a new place to live is called accidental. we captured video of the flames on monday night. investigators say it started on a balcony and spread to the attic. one apartment was damaged and damage. no one was hurt. there's no time line on how long the repairs will take. john: to the race to redraw congressional maps that have been declared unconstitutional. state laurels -- laurels will go over new maps today. they spent more than four hours tuesday debating on how to redraw them without considering race as a major factor. it could the primary at risk. the owners of a modern house in an historic raleigh neighborhood can breathe easy. barbara: after a two-year battle with neighbors they are home tree. the court of appeals said it can stay in the oakwood neighborhood. some thought it didn't match their vibe and sought to tear it down. they tell us now they equate the fight it a family feud and they will all get past it. a health alert. john: the

ron mcnair, followed by mike smith and greg jarvis. >> 30 years ago, january 28, 1986, the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, taking the lives of the seven crew members pictured here. next on "reel america," a nasa report detailing the causes of the disaster. the conclusions are the findings released on june 6 of 1986. but first, the nasa video of the shuttle launch, followed by president reagan's remarks to the nation from the oval office five hours after the accident. >> t -15 seconds. t -10, 9, 8, 7, 6 -- we have main engine start. 4, 3, 2, 1, and liftoff. liftoff, the 25th spatial mission has cleared the tower. >> confirmed. challenger now heading downrange. engines have begun throttling down now. 94%. normal throttle for most of the plane. will throttle down to 65% shortly. engines at 65%, three engines running normally. velocity, three nautical miles, downrange distance three. engine is throttling up. 104%. >> challenger, go at throttle up. >> roger. >> one minute 15 seconds. altitude, nine nautical miles. down-range distance -- seven nautical miles. flight

everybody knew tommy mcnair and has seen him with the past few at his home which is a crime scene. >> it was sad as this is a close-knit community. >> family and friends identified a 911 call broad police to the corner house but it's not clear when the stabbing took place and where his body was found with a motive. a young house guest could have been a suspect. >> she stabbed him to death. lord have mercy. >> that was a shame. a man like that. >> he was a friend to us. i don't understand what is going on. >> that woman is still in question with fayetteville police but no charges have been filed. we will continue to update the story on abc11.com and eyewitness news at 4:00 p.m. closing arguments trayvon smith are wrapping up. he is charged with the murder of a mother. the case wilson the in the hands of the jury. we go live to the justice center. >> good afternoon, attorneys for both sides are making passionate pleas to jurors. the defense blamed the murder on his defendant. >> he told you in his opening that this trial is about trayveon smith. after the first week of this case, i trus

driving without having slept for 28 hours when his truck crashed into the limousine that morgan, mcnair and an entourage were traveling in on the new jersey turnpike. >> aggravated assault to varying degrees on the aggravated assault, most seriously which as you now know is a first-degree aggravated manslaughter. >> reporter: morgan and the family of james mcnair have mart for millions of dollars. ropers attorney says that this criminal case is unjust, and he will continue his commitment to have it thrown out. >> we entered a plea of not guilty. things have pretty much been stayed, although not formally because we have a motion to dismiss the indictment being worked on now. it's a voluminous motion that addresses some of the things that took place in the grand jury and some of the issues that were presented and some that weren't presented to the grand jury. >> reporter: now, the judge gave roper's attorney until march 1 march 1st to present his motions to dismiss this case. the state has until march 28th march 28th to respond. both parties are due back in court on april 15th. live in ne

she's accused of stabbing tommy mcnair to death. she called 911 to report a death. they found his body, that was around 7:30 this morning. dozens of family members watched his home as they remembered a popular native, they tell us he moved in with mcnair who made sure he had a roof over her head. >> i hope justice prevails. i spoke to her and talk to her. she seemed like she was going to be all right. if she did this, i hope justice prevails and they get justice for her. reporter: be on this being a domestic situation, and police saying there was an argument that led up to this, we don't know many details about that or the real motive. or if it was a one-sided thing. holt is being held without bond here at the jail. she will make her first court appearance tomorrow afternoon. anna: all right. thank you. u.s. airlines are now authorized to fly to cuba. we will show your chances of finding a daily flight. joel: new development in the battle decided today, and a mother shot inside of her own the house was targeted. you are going to hear the emotional plea from that wom

monica holt is charged with second degree murder in the death of thomas mcnair. the two were acquaintances, the incident happened during a fight at a home yesterday morning. holt is in the cumberland county detention center without bond. >>> prosecutors dropped charges against one of the suspects in the death of a 1 year old in chapel hill. da says conflicting evidence led to the decision to drop charges against davis. one of three suspects accused in the christmas day drive by shooting that killed malia williams. davis is serving a 90 day sentence for a probation violation, the shooting remains under investigation. >>> apple says it will resist a federal magistrate's order to help the fbi get in to an the massacre. fbi wants to know who farook and his wife were communicating with before the attack. apple's ceo says such a move would under mine encryption by creating a back door that could potentially be used on other future devices. >>> days before the south carolina primary donald trump is fending off a direct attack from president obama. >> don champion shows

. >> basement the morning in question with police who say an argument led to her stabbing tommy mcnair to death. when the dispute was over is anyone's guess. >> i have no idea. none. his body was found inside after he called police around 7:32 report the death. >> he will truly be missed. reporter: the neighbor knows as a house guest. like she stabbed him to death. >> that is a shame. you don't take a man's life away wanted. i can't understand. in this rental. she would shut out to her cousin every day. now she wants the crime scene demolished. >> i hope justice prevails. she seemed like she was going to be all right. if she did this i hope justice prevails. this boy doesn't deserve that. reporter: she is facing second degree murder charges. he's being held with no bond. tisha: now back to the verdict in the murder of melissa huggins jones. smith found guilty of first-degree murder today. ed crump: one of the fastest first-degree murder verdicts i've ever seen. an hour of deliberations total. >> we find the defendant to be guilty of first-degree murder. answer, yes. reporter: the famil

one of greg mcnair's clients wants to go to the beach for the first time since 2001. >> ten years agole to have been on the beach since then, because i have to walk with a cane and i can't walk with a cane on the beach. >> reporter: the custom-built fat tired wheelchairs are controlled by a wheel stick gives this woman a way to set off on his oech. >> and particularly out here a sense of freedom. >> reporter: the chairs rent from $50 to $90 a day. a single battery charge lasts six hours. some chairs can enter the surf. the three month old business has grown from one claire to ten with plans to expand to 30. mcnair says it's job satisfaction that motivates him. >> what they feel is what i love, and that's -- joy. >> reporter: his goal is to expand that chair business all along the florida coast. abby? >> really, really cool stuff. stephen harrigan, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> and just wonderful. they're not your normal celebrities. nearly 3,000 dogs working the runway as judging begins at this world-famous competition. we'll show you, next. >> so cute. theand the kids always eat

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the crash caused james mcnair to be seriously injured. investigators say the truck driver hadn't slept for 20 hours before the crash. >> bill cosby is headed back to court to try to get a criminal charge that is facing do not be charged and sexual assault.the issue is the deal is still enforceable now? cosby admitted that he gave her three pills before engaging in the in sexual act. back in the summer he was indecent accusers . >> stella had, is it a cooler day than yesterday? temperatures in the 40s? not too bad . liz: not too shabby. mike woods has the complete ben: guardian angels are will be right back. when it's your time to shine. you want to feel good from head to toe. including your nails. introducing the amop\ electronic nail care system. the fast way to file. buff and shine. for effortless shiny wow nails! so you can step out with that amop\ confidence and shine on! from amop\. find it in the footcare aisle. welcome back. february 2, groundhog day. we are looking at a day where there is a mixed bag. more sunshine than anything.

investigator say mcnair and hold got into a fight and that's when she stabbed him. but there's family members say hold was homeless and he was helping her with a place to stay. community with these activities.>>> to developing story out of raleigh police conducting a death investigation after finding a man's body near a green light. crews responded to supplement and street at city farm road 20 minutes earlier. no word on cause of death. >>> all charges dropped against a man in the shooting death of a chapel hill tolbert on christmas day. someone shot maleah williams in the parking lot of a chapel hill apartment complex in she died a few days later. of the first charged in the shooting death. the da says there is not enough evidence to link him to the crime. he is behind bars and the department of corrections to to previous parole violation. the charges are the same for the other two suspects involved.>>> the sentencing phase of pick up to the man who killed a raleigh woman and her home two years ago. melissa huggins jones is a family left the courthouse without maki

he was indicted back in december for manslaughter and vehicular homicide for the death of james mcnair. they found that roper hadn't slept for 28 hours prior. the accident left him with a broken leg nd brain trauma. >>> after months of campaigning, the first votes will be cast for who americans think should become our next president. the iowa caucuses begin tonight. tracey poths is in des moines where some of that excitement is building right now. >> reporter: it most certainly is, rob. we are in des moines. we're waiting hours from now obviously to hear the results start to roll in. the candidates are out making their final arguments, their final pitches. there are some events, valleys and things that are happening we've already seen some of the candidates out this morning. marco rubio this morning visiting a diner outside des moines and downplaying expectations. >> we recognize we're not the frontrunner. we know we're an underdog. but we feel good about it. >> reporter: he calls ted cruz iowa's frontrunner, but donald trump is leading the polls. matt. i think everybody in the race is

mcnair was well known in the community and involved in youth activities.>>> police are conducting a death investigation after finding a man's body near greenway print wncn was their first is breaking news 6 pm last night for crews responded to supplement and street a city farm road 20 minutes earlier, no word on the cause of death. >>> all charges dropped against a chapel hill toddler that happened on christmas day. someone shot one-year-old maleah williams in the parking lot of a chapel hill apartment complex that she died a few days later. davis was the first of three people charged in connection with her she returned to da says there is not enough evidence to link into the crime. he is behind bars due to a previous parole violation. the charges are the same for the other two suspects in the murder. >>> the sentencing phase will pick up for the man who killed a raleigh woman two years ago allegedly for it was a halogen -- huggins jones family left the courthouse without common yesterday and that's when the jury returned a guilty verdict for smith. the decision came within an hour and ju

. >> one of greg mcnair's clients wants to go to the beach for the first time since 2001. >> 15 years ago i've had an accident and i haven't been able to go to the beach since then because i have to walk with a cane. wheelchairs are controlled by a joystick, which gives ty wilson, who has multiple sclerosis, a chance to set off on his own. >> it's not depending on anybody, really, for once. on a beach out here, it gives you a sense of freedom. >> the chairs rent from 50 to $90 a day. a single battery charge lasts six hours. some chairs can enter the surf. the three-month-old business has grown from one chair to 10, with plans to expand to 30. but he says it's job satisfaction that motivates him. >> what they feel is what i love, and that's joy. when somebody gets on a chair and they look at me and they smile and they drive away, there's nothing better. >> current clients who he describes as fiercely independent raining in age from 12 to 100. steve harry -- the florida highway patrol kicking off a prevent hit-and-run crashes. troopers kicking off their hit-and-run awareness campaign to

his friend james mcnair was killed in that wreck. roper was was employed by wall march at the time of the crash which happened on the new jersey turnpike in cranbury. >> former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor is expected to testify tomorrow in the sexual assault against against bill cosby. cosby says castor promised not to prosecutor him in exchange for his testimony in a civil case brought by his accusor andrea couldn't stand. >>> meeting at temple university about the proposed football stadium was cut short due to frosts m students and more philadelphia residents feel like their voice hasn't been heard. interrupted university president neal, during a question and answer session. the protesters demand the board of trustees reject the plan to build the one had undread million dollars stadium. project includes a proposed retail development. >>> the iowa caucuses killed off the 2016 elections to night. >> tomorrow punxsutawney phil will determine whether or not we get six more weeks of winter. two forms of forecasting

kevin roper was indicted in december for m nslaughter and vehicular homicide for the death of james mcnair killed in an morgan suffered brain trauma, broken en ribs and a leg. roper had not slept for 28 hours before the crash. >>> rarely are funerals remembered for their jokes. but that's how they recall abe vigoda. it was held yesterday at riverside chapel on the upper west side. gill gert gottfried got laughs when he said this is the 20th time they were burying abe vigoda whose death was reported several times he died last week. he was 94 years old. >> he was a really good man. down o earth. like you wouldn't know that he was a star. he was just down to earth. >> very special person. he was a great man. he's an icon. he'll be remembered forever, i'm sure. >> as you see the scene there, the service ends with the theme from the godfather. tessio in the godfather. >> what a perfect way to end the 4:51 right now. one close call, two boaters minutes away from hitting the water until mother nature changed their mind. >>> here's a tip. if you're doing something illegal, don't advertise it on cr

his friend james mcnair was killed in that wreck.oper was was employed by wall march at the time of the crash which happened on the new jersey turnpike in cranbury. >> former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor is expected to testify tomorrow in the sexual assault against against bill cosby. cosby says castor promised not to prosecutor him in exchange for his testimony in a civil case brought by his accusor andrea couldn't stand. >>> meeting at temple university about the proposed football stadium was cut short due to frosts m students and more philadelphia residents feel like their voice hasn't been heard. interrupted university president neal, during a question and answer session. the protesters demand the board of trustees reject the plan to build the one had undread million dollars stadium. project includes a proposed retail development. >>> the iowa caucuses killed off the 2016 elections to night. >> tomorrow punxsutawney phil will determine whether or not we get six more weeks of winter. two forms of forecasting on

roper is charged with aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated 20-14 crash that killed comedian james mcnair and seriously hurt morgan. roper's attorney is trying to get the charges tossed, saying wal-mart's morgan, and publicity from the accident have harmed roper's chances for a fair trial. president obama has less than a year left in office... and he's meeting with republicans today hoping they can all play nice. it's tough for lame duck presidents to get so the president some the president will also have lunch with house speaker paul ryan-- their first formal face to face, since ryan was elected speaker--three months ago. a year from today we'll have a new president... the race to elect our new leader started last night in iowa. it was really close on both sides... with ted cruz and hillary clinton claiming narrow victories. cnn's dianne gallagher is live in des moines, with the results... and what it could mean for the races going forward. good morning dianne-- ((ad-lib)) <<(nats) "god bless iowa" ted cruz takes a victory lap after a clear victory in the iowa caucuses. (ted cruz) "tonig

monica holt is charged with second degree murder of 67-year- old thomas mcnair. the two were acquaintances. the incidenthappened during a fight at ellis street yesterday. neighbors say he was a fixture in the neighborhood. >> i just know that he was her and help her out. it's unfortunate in the process, him being nice, this had to happen to him. he did not deserve it. >> holt is currently being held in the cumberland county detention center without bond. >>> prosecutors dropped charges against one of the suspects in the death of a 1-year-old in chapel hill. the ta says he dropped the attempted murder and assault charges against shaquille davis because of conflicting evidence. he was one of three suspects accused in the christmas day drive-by that killed mealeah williams. davis is serving a 90 day sentence for a probation violation. >>> this morning we're working to learn the name of the victim at the center of a death investigation in raleigh. police found a man's body along south wilmington street yesterday afternoon. the initial call was for a drowning in a cre

he had the one on the new jersey turnpike thomas james mcnair died. tracy morgan and three others ik were seriously hurt. a federal investigator founde the driver had been on the road for r 13 hours straight with the attorney says the charges shouldou be dropped because of pretrial has already reached the agreement. >> how to break up a fight fight. now the airline is apologizing for what happened. first they force the pilot to make an unscheduled landinghe forf the the broncos/yesterday in california no one was hurt that but you can see the windshield on one of the buses was completely cracks. he said it hit the back of another bus and then another bus ran into him. he saidd his only injury was to a cell phone. o we keep the day interesting. >> we had a small rack but everybody is okay the. >> a 14:00 a.m. is your time. time to get plugged in. >> we have been talking a little they have the proposal going to pass out condoms to middle schoolers sixle through eighth grade they've been doing it for the high school for years. taking our thoughts and comm

the family members say holds was homeless and helping her with a place to stay and mcnair was well known in the community and involved in youth activities. >>> at of raleigh police conducting a death investigation after finding a man's body near a greenway. we were on the scene we brought you the breaking news last night at 6:00 pm. crews responded to supplement and straight as city farm road 20 minutes earlier. no word on the cause of death at this point are working to get that information and will bring it to a we get the bigger>>> all charges dropped on a man of the shooting death of toddler. someone shut maleah williams in the parking lot of a chapel hill apartment complex and she died a few days later. shaquille o'neal davis first of three people charged in connection with the shooting death of the da says there is to the crime. he is behind bars and the department of corrections due to a previous parole violation per the charges remain the same for the other two suspects involved in the murder case.>>> pope francis wraps up his trip to mexico and he will visit the prison and stop a

monica holt appeared tear yy eyed accused of killing tommy mcnair. she called 911 to report the death tuesday morning. neighbors say the 40-year-old holt had recently moved in with macnair. caitlin: passengers share their stories of a flight that turned into a 28-hour nightmare. i'm caitlin knute in the breaking news center. delta flight 944 landed last long a skpraoeplpeople screaming. that was the stair kwregs part. couldn't see out. caitlin: after spending four hours on the ground it headed home a third time and that was the charm. delta has not said if they will compensate the passengers for their odyssey. barbara: an apartment fire that force the nearly two dozen to find a new place to live is called an accident. we captured video of the flames on monday night. investigators say it started on a balcony and spread to the atook. one apartment was damage and others will smoke and water damage. no one was hurt and there is no time line on how long repairs will take. congress shallow voting -- congressional voting maps. lawmakers will go over new map

a neighbor says the 40-year-old had recently moved in with tommy mcnair. weather and traffic. >> i live look in raleigh, cloudy skies, 40 degrees, 93% humidity. sunshine and the sandhills. feint though with high clouds. some filtering through. numbers from across the region, 45 clinton, 37 roxboro. 43 southern pines. 43 smithfield. your seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, 55 today, rain ending, and sunshine working in. friday, 53. >> we have an accident to report. this is eastbound 40 at chapel hill road. it is causing a slow of eastbound 40. eyewitness news is keeping you connected when you are away from your tv at abc11.com. >>> first we took you into the fire, then into the ice and now amy journeys across the planet taking you into africa's garden of eden right in the midst of the great migration like never before. tuesday, "gma" on safari live presented by samsung. >> now, what will happen if i just say nothing right here. >> nothing. >> so funny because you guys, this is so new for you. i work with this every day. that's a beautiful picture on

the crash killed comedian james mcnair. seriously injured morgan and others. investigators say truck driver had not slepght for 28 hours before that crash. a tuesday morning we have a lot more still to come. >> good day will be right back. (group chatter) dude, dude, dude. we're stuck. we're going to have to talk to each other or something. nooo. i don't like this elevator. (group surprised and laughter) how did that feel? was it fun being stuck? i do not like getting stuck! so, the nissan leaf s only gets 84 miles on a charge. but the 2016 chevy volt gets an estimated 400 miles or more on a full charge and a full tank of gas. woah! how's that for not getting stuck? [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. [turkey] gobble. [butcher] i'm sorry! (burke) covered march fourth,2014. talk to farmers. we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum (harold) looks like australia. (rob) i'm telling you, it's a western omelette. (jeremy) fellas! (harold)

the crash, killed comedian james mcnair, and seriously injured morgan and several others.cutors have charged roper with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault, mike and alex. >> nice job. >> remember the tracie morgan accident, of course. the didn't we just do this. >> i'm sorry, i would give you an update on what i heard but you told the whole story. >> thank you, lauren. >> we will pause here for a second we will try to regroup. >> we're regrouping. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> now we're ready to go. >> twenty-nine year-old man becomes a target of the brutal beat down inside of a cheese knees restaurant. >> three attackers didn't seem to care, security cameras were rolling, you can see their faces but what they did do this man. >> steve, bring us up to date. is what going on. >> cops see faces recognize the faces. we are talking brutal, brazen right off broad street in broad daylight look at the video. how basin in how about right before noon at a take out restaurant that does a lunch business how brutal in the minute and 28 seconds of su

the biggest contributor in the league is the owner of the houston texans, robert mcnair, who gave $3.5 million to support several candidates. >>> last week the medical director for the d.c. fire and ems service resigned in a blistering letter. and blasted the agency for having a toxic culture. today the department responded. newob memo given to d.c. council members ahead of the hearing on the subject. d.c. fire chief gregory dean directly responded to statements made by dr. gillette saucy. the department went as far to say that dr. saucy was dissatisfied or did not fulfill the duties of her job. in response to a specific claim that dr. saucy was blocked from assessing the competency of paramedics, the department said this, quote, dr. saucy did propose repeating and assessment of ems providers that was deemed by many to be unfair and an inaccurate measure of the providers' competency. dr. saucy was tasked to come up with an alternative. she did not come up with an alternative. >>> the new fire chief says the problem with d.c. ambulances showing up late or not at all is closer to being f

morgan's friend james mcnair was killed. morgan was seriously injured. investigators say the truck driver hadn't slept for 28 hours before that crash. steve: we are getting new insight into the moments leading up to a deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia. dari: the ntsb is sharing its reports and evidence into the cause of the crash. stacey delikat joining us from the newsroom with some details. >> reporter: well, the ntsb documents and transcripts from their investigation into the derailment last may, which killed eight people and injured more than 200. now while the documents don't delivery any solid conclusions about the cause of the crash, they provide never before seen photos and accounts from the moments leading up and after the derailment. moments after the derailment, the train engineer remembers pushing the train's throttle forward to pick up speed to the 80-mile-an-hour limit, but braking hard as soon as he felt he was going too fast. i remember holding on to the controls tightly and feeling like, okay, well, this is it. i'm going over. so

trailer crashed into the back of morgan's limo, killing morgan's friend, and fellow comedian, james mcnair. >>> right now, hundreds of uber drivers are protesting outside queens. this is a live look at the now. the drivers are upset about recent price cuts. and some drivers are even shutting off their cell phones, for 24 hours, which would shut uber released a statement today saying the price cuts have already led to an increase in drivers. >>> a teacher accused of helping three inmates escape from jail expected in court today. investigators say nooshafarinn ravaghi an author of children's books gave an online satellite image of the california jail to hossein nayeri. the inmates escaped a week ago. she faces arraignment for helping a felon today. >>> scientists on a florida research vessel in australia captured a rare sight on video, a sub ant arctic volcano erupts on herd island, it is called big ben. it has erupted at least three times since 2000 but the ships are rarely in the area so it is not seen very much for people. >> it is called heard island. >> did you hear that? >> like a triv

tractor trailer ran into the back of morgan's limo and killed his friend and fellow comedian james mcnair. >>> it is caucus day in iowa. the republicans and democrats are making a final push for every vote possible. donald trump has a strong lead but it all depends on a big turn out. he's especially concerned that an approaching storm will discourage many supporters. democrats are locked in a dead heat. all of the candidates have spent $33 million just on ads and over the weekend sanders volunteers reportedly knocked on 75,000 doors. inspite of all of that up to a third of iowa voters could be persuaded to change their vote at the last minute. mayor bill has been campaigning for hillary clinton. the mayor and his wife tweeted images and there are no crowds. clinton and a person said we are fine with him here but we would have been fine without him being here. >>> well there's a lot of mystery and quirks to the iowa caucuses but we put together easy how toes to help you understand how the process works. head to abc 7ny.com/politics to learn more as we head from caucuses to the primaries al

the crash killed comedian james mcnair and seriously injured morgan and others. enters pleas this afternoon in new brunswick, also charged with vehicular homicide and aggravated assault. >> tomorrow judge could decide whether to send sexual assault case against bill cosby to trial. dispute over immunity deal could stop the case from going forward. lawyers for cosby say the comedian had a deal with authorities that if he testified and accused andrea's civil lawsuit, woe never face criminal charges. but, motorcycle couldn't are you county's new district attorney says he has no evidence of a pass immunity deal on 12 year old case. so we'll take closer look at the legal issues tonight at 10:00. we will be following this case live starting on good day philadelphia tomorrow. >>> and, you decide tonight, the very first contest in the race for the white house, candidates are making their last minute pitches, but tonight, it is all in the hands of iowa. >> history has taught us to expect the unexpected from the iowa caucuses, fox's joe wald man in des moines tonight. joel

. >>> the crash killed comedian james mcnair and seriously injured several people including tracy morgan, the terrifying moment a surfer was thrown from the top of a giant 40-foot wave was all caught on video. this happened off the coast of hawaii. you can see the professional surfer tumbled down the enormous wave and then it crashes on top of him. incredibly the surfer survived the ordeal but later described the experience to being in a car crash. >> on health check the governor approved a new drug for hdld at tension deficit hyperactivity disorder. new yo' therapeutics got the fda okay. it's the first adhd drug which dissolves on the tongue in seconds. it's a possible plus for kids. it will be a competitor to ritalin and adderal which are pills or capsules. about 5 percent of kids have adhd. >> big talkers now and the story about life. losing it and giving it. a tragic loss for one family brought life to another in arizona. it is a meeting that's warming hearts all over social media in a viral video that is absolutely unforgettable. this is four-year-old jordan drake and she spent her

when he crashed into the back of morgan's limo, killing morgan's friend and fellow comedian james mcnair. coverage over the case has hurt his client's changes. >> we wouldn't be filing it if we weren't optimistic that it had merit. >> roper is due back in court in new brunswick on april 15th. >>> stocks on wall street kicking the trading week off with mixed results. stocks managed to recover from big losses early in the trading day. investors are still concerned, however, by the volatile price of oil in china's troubled economy. here's a live look at the big board. the dow dropped about 17 points, closing at >>> and coming up on eyewitness news first at four, what happened when they were on the run. we're learning dramatic new details inside the three fugitives from california, and their week on the run. we now now the incredible turn of events that prompted one escapee to finally turn himself in. >>> plus, when she saw an officer speeding by, this driver took it upon herself to pull that officer over. wait until you see what happened next. trump might have another battle to fight with s

morgan's friend james mcnair was killed in the wreck.by wal-mart at the time of the crash. that crash happened on the new jersey turnpike in cranberry. >>> the the two virginia tech students charged in the death the of a teen girl made their first court a appearance today. eighteen year-old david eisenhower is accused of abducting and murdering 13 year-old nicole lovell. another student 19 year-old natalie keepers is charged with helping eisenhower get rid of the lovell's body. she had been missing since last week and was found more than 50 miles from the campus. while police have not released a motive yet they say lovell and eisenhower knew each other. >> eisenhower and nicole were together prior to the appearance. he used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. >> the the two are being held at the montgomery county, virginia jail, the results of an autopsy are pending, and authorities are working to reconstruct a time line in lovell's disappearance and death. >>> a florida woman plans to hand over video that she

it killed his mentor, the comedian james mcnair. nation's largest police organization in new jersey. the fraternal order of police is notifying members about a complete data breach. the group says members should immediately stop using their f.o.p. password and monitor their accounts as well. >>> well, police in middletown man post fd an ad or marijuana and he did it on craigslist in middletown, connecticut. the man put an ad for an anxiety depress thing that could be smoked. police answered that craigslist ad and they bought the marijuana from him. >>> this morning, we're less than a week away from the super bowl. both the broncos and the panthers are in california right now. the internet lit up when cam newton walked off the plane. check out his pants. they were a little bit tight. snug fitting gold zebra stripes. they took that style of his to a new level. most everyone else, including peyton manning, broncos qb, opted for a more traditional suit and tie. >> i want you in those pants tomorrow. >> i'm going out right now. it's 6:38. much more to come on "today in new york." up next,

james mcnair was killed.hadn't slept for 28 hours before that crash. >>> this morning, investigators are still trying to pinpoint a cause for last year's deadly amtrak derailment. documents relate to the crash were just released and focus on the engineer. al jazeera's erica pitzi has more. >> it veered off the tracks in may of last year, killing eight people and injuring 200 more. monday, the ntsb released thousands of pages of documents related to their work on the crash. the train's engineer who suffered a concussion she had be little light into the cause. attorneys representing victims criticized the engineer for changing his store numerous times. >> there was no memory of the key person in this whole tragedy. in may, days after the event, and then there is an elaborate description of what he remembers and doesn't remember, and mainly, we have focused on what he says he recalls, and what he recalls i also that he was operating the train, knowing where he was. >> three days after texas, brandon told the nts

ron mcnair, followed by mike smith and greg jarvis. >> 30 years ago, january 28, 1986, the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, taking the lives of the seven crew members pictured here. next on "reel america," a nasa report detailing the causes of the disaster. the conclu