charges. >> investigators say the man who shot and killed jersey city new jersey police officer melvin santiago, did he it because, quote, he was going to be famous. he was shot and killed by police. santiago had been a police officer for only seven months. >>> time for business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the stock exchange. the department of justice expected to announce pretty big settlement with a big bank watch can you tell us? >> that's right, good morning, six years after the financial crisis, the justice department reached a $7 million settlement with citigroup. the government is investigating city -- has been is investigating city after its failed mortgage, last year jp morgan chase reached $13 billion settlement over a similar issue. ukee, he can care? >> jill, kind of like a yo-yo, but the news we like to hear, gas prices on their way down. what's behind it? >> yes, finally some good news for drivers. the average price after gallon of regular is down 4 cents, the past three years, according to the lundburgh survey, thanks in part to the price of crude oil, which i

melvin santiago was gunned down early sunday morning following a drug store robbery. police shot and killed the suspect after he killed santiago. mourners are saying their good buys today and the funeral is xeds you'lled for tomorrow. >>> now a man was caught spy on women in a dressing room. he was caught peeking under the door of the dressing room. at the kohls department sport on monday. the man was confronted and he said he was looking for his wife. but security video showed him walking around the store for five hours. >>> now the trial today for traffic ticket fixing. the former jublgs are accuse sd of fixing tickets for family, friends and political allies, their lawyers say that their clients did nothing illegal. >> for being too old is suing state pageant officials along with the miss america organization. contest ans are suppose to be no older than 24 at the end of year, longacre wants to be reinstated as miss delaware and wants $500,000 in damages, an attorney for the miss delaware organization has no comment. >>> there is much more to come on "action news" t

jersey city officer melvin santiago was shot in the head while still in his police officer. he and his partner were responding to a walgreens after 3:00 p.m. he was killed by the suspect who snatched the gun from the security guard. officers released the name of the suspect. lawrence campbell. >> he did not rob or attempt to rob the walgreens, but he waited north police department to arrive. surveillance cameras show campbell walked outside and speaking to a witness at which time he apologized and subsequently told the witness to watch the news later today he'll be famous. >> campbell was shot and killed by police officers. he is one of three people wanted in a homicide. the officer was the first to be killed in the line of duty since 2009. >> a head-on collision sent seven people to the hospital this morning. the crash occurred around 7:30 this morning near the intersection of old welsh road and easton road in abington. officials say a car and van collided in a head on crash. they don't know what caused the crash. search people were taken to the hospital. no word on their c

police say officer melvin santiago was responding to a possible robbery at a walgreens pharmacy sunday morning. they say a man shot the 23-year- old officer in the head while he was still in his squad car. before the ambush, police say that same man had assaulted a security guard with a knife and stole his gun. they say he didn't try to rob the store. instead he told a witness he would be famous for shooting the police. officer santiago's mother was stunned by her son's death. pass the path my son was 23 years old. he was a good boy. he did not deserve to get a bullet in his head for no reason. the shooting suspect was shot dead by police. coming up. the shooting case that gripped the nation. it's the one year anniversary of the george zimmerman verdict and a key witness is speaking out about how their testimony affected the outcome. american citizens are told to leave gaza as mideast tensions reach a fever pitch over the weekend. for the freshest produce you want to be close to the people who are close to the land. that's why safeway works with over 150 local growers. the folks whose

a rookie police officer 23-year-old melvin santiago was shot in the head while responding to an attemptedobbery. authorities say it was an ambush planed by the alleged shooter lawrence campbell who was shot and killed by police after he opened fire at the patrol car. a reporter under fire and out of his job for the controversial comments he made on air after the murder of officer melvin santiago now breaking his silence. he is quitting his position after he was first suspended and demoted for editorializing about quote young black men growing up without fathers. he is now speaking out for the first time. >> i knew there would be some consequences, i knew there would be some ramifications. i thought i would get a reprimand or a temporary suspensi suspension. >> why is it important to you? >> somebody has to speak up and point to this and say we have to start talking about this. >> he was trying to add context and balance to the store -- story. let's talk about the reporter's suspension and demotion. did his punishment go too far? log on to the facebook page after the show for a live debate

when police arrived he approached their car, opening fire and hitting officer melvin santiago. he hit him in the head and killed him. and then he tried to fire on another car full of officers and they, in turn, shot and killed him. >> i cannot express how hard it is to see a body of a police officer, and coming in the new jersey medical center and have his mother, identify that body. >> santiago is the first jersey city officer killed in the line of duty in five years. police say that this is in the the suspect's first run in with the law either. he was identified, excuse me, as one of the three suspects wanted in connection with the fire prom side, in new jersey city. >>> a teenager who survived that mass shooting in texas and ultimately saved her grand parents is speaking out, what she has to say about that terrifying ordeal. >>> comedian tracie morgan is out of the who have after recovering weeks from an accident that killed his friend. accident that killed his friend. the the latest on the the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. n

. >> reporter: twenty-three year-old jersey city police officer melvin santiago never had a chance.e and his partner rush to the 24 hour walgreens to check out an armed robbery but officials say it was just a trap by 27 year-old murder suspect lawrence campbell to shoot a police officer. >> surveillance cameras show campbell, walk outside and speaking to a witness at which time he apologized for his conduct in walgreens and subsequently told the witness to watch the the news later today he will be famous. >> reporter: mayor says campbell beat up an armed security guard inside the drugstore and took his gun. then went outside and waited for police. >> campbell approached the the police vehicle in close range and fired in the vehicle with the door opened striking officer melvin santiago in the head. he then fired three more rounds at a second marked police car, striking the windshield, in an attempt to kill two more police officers. >> reporter: police responded and shot and killed campbell at jersey city medical center, friend and family tried to console each other over loss of the d

jersey city police officers gathering here jersey city medical center in honor of melvin santiago. live in jersey city, back to you, nydia. >> two people in central pennsylvania face charges for throwing rocks from a highway overpass. one rock left a women in critical condition. the victim and her family were traveling from ohio to new york city. the suspects threw the rocks off the bridge and one went into the windshield below and hit the passenger in the front seat. >> something falls off, that's one thing. but someone throwing it at you, that's just crazy. >> reporter: an 18-year-old and juvenile facing a evaluated assault charges. police say they are looking for two more suspects. >> comedian tracy morgan is out of a rehabilitation facility and now will continue to recover from a serious injury he suffered in a crash at home. a spokesman for the star said he was released yesterday. he will continue recovery at home with an aggressive outpatient program. his limousine was hit by a walmart truck last month. 62-year-old comedian james mcnair was killed. >>> trump casino will close

minutes before shooting 23 year old officer melvin santiago, campbell allegedly told a witness to watch because he was going to be famous. santiago was shot in the head before he even got out of his cruiser. >> my son was just 23 years old and he was a good boy. and he didn't deserve to get a bullet in his head for no reason. for just doing his job. >> the suspect was shot and killed at the scene. campbell was wanted by police for a prior homicide. no customers were injured. >>> and tomorrow employees at trump plaza in atlantic city are expected to receive warning notices that the casino may close. if they do shut down atlantic city could lose a third of its casinos and a quarter of its casino work force in less than nine months. the atlantic club closed in january. show bott is closing next month. and roll has threatened to shut down if it can't find a buyer. trump plaza has been a fixture on the boardwalk since noon 84. >> president obama is coming to delaware this week. he'll be in wilmington on thursday to speak about the economy. while he's in town, he is also expected to tour the

minutes before shooting 23-year-old officer melvin santiago campbell told a witness to watch the news because he was going to be famous. the rookie officer was shot in the head as he got out of his cruiser. >> the weapon used in the -- by the actor was the weapon of the armed security guard inside of walgreens who has reported that he was attacked and struck by the actor prior to having his weaponry moved. >> the suspect was shot and killed at the scene. campbell was wandered by police for a prior homicide. luckily no customers were injured. >>> and developing now in the middle east israeli troops have launched an offensive in gaza as the fighting does continue to get worse. already hundreds of rockets have been launchd from both sides. cbs news correspondent alphonso van marsh is in israel where the military is on high alert. >> reporter: israeli naval commandos entered gaza sunday and carried out a strike on rocket launch facilities. >> there was engagement with hamas terrorists. we had a few scrapes, nothing substantial. they had some substantial damage. >> reporter: israel says it

governor chris christie ordered flags lowered for jersey city police officer melvin santiago. rookie officer was ambush sunday morning while responding to a robbery at walgreens. also today a new mural will be dedicated to philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty. officer chuck cassidy was shot on the job seven years ago when he walk in on a robbery at dunkin' donuts. mural a penn crest gym honors cassidy's services and his love of athletics. >>> right now 5:08. delaware county teen struck by lightening and he lives to tell the tail. hear his incredible story. >>> also crime fighting goes high tech on septa. see the new way officers are keeping an eye on you. >>> look before you land to see what this plane just narrowly a avoided hitting as it touched down, katie. >>> erika, we are thankfully looking ahead to much clearer weather out there as skies clear, sun will shine, it feels better and we have a is in break from the stormy weather coming up. full details straight ahead. >> ♪ >> and, a bar brawl lands a man behind bars, it is not the crime but his unusual, na

the officer melvin santiago and his partner responded to the scene. jersey city's mayor says campbell was not there to rob anyone, he was there to kill. >> lawrence campbell approached a vehicle that was in the parking lot at the the walgreens, pol guyed for his conduct inside the walgreens and told that witness that to watch the the news, he would be famous. >> authorities say that campbell shot santiago at point blank range, after that, officers shot and killed campbell. he was also wanted for a previous homicide. >>> it is work night like any other at trump plaza hotel and casino but come tomorrow 1,000 employees will be looking for a new job. this closure is just the latest blow to atlantic city's casino industry. kenneth moton now has more. >> reporter: lights are still on at trump plaza hotel and casino but hundreds of workers are preparing for a stone called reality monday morning. pink slips are on the way, delivering another blow to atlantic city. >> i am an employee of a casino, so i understand as far as, putting time in, i have been here 20

officer melvin santiago responded to armed robbery at walgreens. officials say the alleged gunman laurence campbell wasn't thereto rob the drug store, but to ambush police. santiago was shot in the head before he could get out of his cruiser. prior to the shooting, campbell allegedly told an eyewitness to watch the news because he was going to be famous. >> took a piece of my heart. he was full of life. he was really full of life. you see him, he would make you life. you got to laugh when you see melvin. there is there was something about his smile. >> police shot and killed the suspect, investigators wanted campbell for prior homicide. no customers were injured. >> developing right now, the israeli-palestinian conflict is escalating. thousands in shelters after israel warns them to clear out of northern gaza. >> israel defensive week old with no signs of slowing down. >> israel continued to bomb hamas targets in the gaza strift this morning. hamas has been answering back with rockets of its own. israeli officials say it is iron dome missile defens

hundreds of officers, family members and friends to say goodbye to jersey city police detective melvin santiagothe 23 year old rookie was killed sunday when a gunman shot him in the head in parking lot. at his wake yesterday he was posthumously promoted to detective and award the department's medal of honor. >> tomorrow divers will renew their efforts to find a man who disappeared during a swim near island beach state park in ocean county. 25 year old nicholas go hot of france disappeared just before noon. a person watching him swim from the beach lost sight of him and immediately called 911. there are no lifeguards that were working in that area. >> it has happened again. another philadelphia medic unit breaks down this time on the way to an emergency. and only it witness news was there. tonight matt rivers tell us this latest incident is renewing calls for the fleet to be replaced before it's too late. >> reporter: mid morning wednesday july 16th. medic unit 48b is dispatched on an emergency call only it neff make it to the patient. while driving through northeast philadelphia, the ambulance'

>>> the mayor of jersey city is lashing out at the wife of a man accused of murdering officer melvin santiago. widow of lawrence campbell said while she's sorry for the santiago family her husband should have "killed more officers if they were planning to kill him." mayor steven philip called her and her comments "disgusting and ignorant." investigators say campbell ambushed and murdered officers santiago because he wanted to be famous. >> breaking right now there is new hope for a ceasefire in the middle east. moments ago a hamas leader in cairo is a said that group is still debating the egyptian proposed truce. the one that the israeli cabinet already agreed to early this morning. until there is a truce or an agreement, the israeli military stress it will continue to counter any attacks coming from gaza. hours earlier israeli rockets injured two people and sparked a fire at a resort along the red sea. at least 185 people have been killed in gaza and scores more injured. "good morning america" will have more on the efforts to broker is ceasefire in the middle east. that's coming up at 7:00 a

sires: i rise to speak about a young police officer from new jersey, melvin santiago. he made the ultimate sacrifice and gave his life to protect his community. he served as a role model for his family and community. working hard to set a positive example for his brothers and cousins. he knew from an early age he wanted to become a police officer and follow in the footsteps of his uncle a retired detective of the jersey city police department. his death is a deep loss, not only to his mom, his dad, his stepfather, his brothers, but to the entire city of jersey city. we depend on our police officers such as melvin and the men and women of the jersey city police department to protect us and give us trust that there is order in the world. it is a sacrifice too often taken for granted and i would like to express my condolences and gratitude to the family of melvin santiago and thank the public safety personnel, police officers, fire, and e.m.s. and the daily sacrifices they make to protect us. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from

police say campbell approached a patrol car and opened fire killing officer melvin santiago. surveillance video caught campbell talking to a witness while he waited. >> he apologized for his conduct in walgreens and subsequently told the witness to watch the news later, he was going to be famous. >>> it was another test of bravery in spain during the annual running of the bulls. four people suffered minor injuries today while running away from six fighting bulls. last week a coauthor of a book of how to best survive the festival was gored in the leg as he slipped. the most recent death was five years ago. >>> changes coming this week in the south bay. >> and patients are responding. >> i'm just talking up a whole lot. >> what's driving this rush on pot clubs. >> and germany rushes to the spot on soccer's biggest stage. but the team isn't the only world cup winner. >> in weather our models are right on track. great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. >>> developing n

hitting officer melvin santiago in the head and killing him.hen police say campbell turn his attention to another police car firing at the windshield in an tempt to kill more officers. the mayor says those officers fired back hitting campbell and killing him. now jersey city is a community in mourning. santiago a young officer who dreamed of joining the force like his uncle. >> the officer was a very good officer and as the mayor said he wanted an assignment in the west district. >>> santiago is the first jersey city officer killed in the line of duty in five years. police say this is not the suspect's first run in with the law. he was identified as one of three suspects wanted in connection with a prior murder in jersey city. >> police in camden are asking for your help to help find a missing 17 year old. his name is lenox smith and he he's from saint kits. he was last seen saturday at the camden waterfront. he was wearing the clothes you see in this photo here. if you have any information, please contact authorities. >>> and happening now unr

>> in new jersey, flags will fly at half staff today to honor slain jeey city police officer, melvin santiagoshot and killed sunday while responding t call at local walgreens. and members of a saint ann parish in bristol will meet today to discuss an appeal, ey sent to the vatican, to keep their church em. saint ann parishioners learned in may that their churr hatch been slated to closen dow and merge with another church in bristol. >> 5:15, it is an age old question. how do you get your baby to fall asleep, your newborn? >> how old is your new bonn now? >> thirteen weeks. >> you are in the middle of it now? he's actually asleep. aim doing something right. >> these doctors on long island claim to have the answer. >> share with the worlds. >> willp you and your baby sleep at night. fox's joe wald man is a new dad, so he went to go check this out. here it is. >> becoming a father to beautiful emma,on't lie now, what was your biggest fear? >> not sleeping. >> me? i never had that wry. and why would i? meet my little ecious five week old! >> ♪ >> that's my ltle by. >> cute. >> is that a hunger cr

when 23 year old officer melvin santiago arrived.he was shot in the head.as he tried to exit his police vehicle. campbell was then killed by the other officers. it seems to be the summer of kids tragically being left in hot cars. but it may surprise you how fast and how hot it can get. miguel marquez reports. it's happened again. this time el paso, texas. nats:718 unknown problem from 911. i have that she's a 2 year old female. a two year-old left in the car parked at the family's home. reports the child left to suffocate overnight. an autopsy now being conducted on the little girl before possible criminal charges are filed. and it keeps happening. over and over. a quick internet search says it all. at least 20 incidents involving 26 children. two died. raising the number of children killed from heatstroke this yearto sixteen. all of these cases in the few short weeks since most of the nation was laser-focused on the sickening case of 22-month old cooper harris in georgia. the child left by his father justin ross harris who spent the day working at home depot, having lunch with friends

. >>> yesterday we told you about the brutal killing of melvin santiago on sunday after being ambusheda parking lot. now, police are receiving threats from the bloods gang seeking to avenge the cop killer's death. they've been warned to take the threats seriously. shockingly, a memorial had been erected in one neighborhood in honor of campbell but since taken down. mainstream media has been silent on this story. having prosecuted gang cases with a tremendous amount of violence that these gangs create in a community. you see the situation go down and instead of a appropriate response they say they'll avenge the cop killer's death. greg, you are shaking your head. >> it's viewed as an acceptable point of life. it's like in chicago you have a 40% chance of raining bullets. it's the way things are. why do gangs flourish? a lot of it is a fear of targeting gangs because they are made up of minorities. we witnessed end of stop and frisk in new york city. that made minority neighborhoods way safer. they helped minority neighbors by getting guns out of because they crush it. >> they don't want

our sister station wabc is identifying the officer as melvin santiago.tion news" 6abc.com with our news app will stay on top of the story for you him. >> for the first time in five years, people in burbank, illinois you dealing with major flooding. roads were turned into rivers after flash flooding yesterday. folks who drove through the high water got stuck and needed to be rescued. more rain is expected in the area today. >> reporter: the front coming in from the west could produce heavy downpours, if you happen to live in an area that gets one storm after a another, you might have fast rising water on roads. don't drive through it. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have light rain passing through quickly. no lightning. every now and then there's a patch of yellow, which is a quick hit of steadier rain. new castle county, delaware. southern montgomery county may be getting this, and a couple of sprinkles are tripping into salem county, new jersey. as we look outside, we have sky 6 this morning, we have a live view of cape may, new jersey in hd

reporting on the brutal premeditated killing of police officer melvin santiago by a black man he linkedatred of cops to a lack of fathers in the black community. >> now it's worth noting we were besieged, flooded with calls from police officers furious we would give media coverage to the life of a cop killer. we thought it was important to share on this anti-cop mentality that has contaminated the incertificate city. the understand lying cause young black men growing up without fathers. unfortunately, no one in the news media has the courage to touch that subject. >> so he was suspended. maybe he should leave the opinions to gas bags like me. my guess that's not the only reason they kept him home. a white guy commenting on black communities. if he was black it may have been different. holder's nation of cowards, bergen decided to speak up and paid for it. some citizens set up a memorial for the slain. not for the cop. the killer. the killer shot santiago while in his car. he was only six months on the job policing a community he was trying to help. the memorial is disgusting. a toxic sh

. >> hundreds of people gathered in jersey city today for the burial of police officer melvin santiagofellow officers lined the streets and marched between the funeral home and the church for the farewell to the 23-year-old rookie shot and killed on sunday as he responded to an armed robbery at a 24-hour drugstore. the suspect also died in the shoot-out. >>> the state of oklahoma must allow same-sex couples to get married under a new ruling from a federal appeals court. upholding the previous ruling striking down oklahoma's same-sex marriage ban. in june the same panel struck down utah's ban on the practice. however, gay marriages on both states are on hold pending appeals. >>> to business on a friday and the market closing the week on a pretty good note. the dow jones up more than 100 points, 120 closing 17,097. and the nasdaq up 68 and the s&p up 20 points. >>> amazon about to roll out a new subscription service allowing unlimited access to thousands offebooks. charging $9.99 a month in exchange for reading as much as they want from 600,000 kindle titles. not disclosing the deal with

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the funeral held this morning for melvin santiago.officers from across the region paying their respects. santiago was killed in the line of duty when he was shot in a walgreens parking lot. the gunman was later killed during the shootout. >>> leaders around the world calling for an international investigation into an attack that downed the malaysian jetliner and left nearly 300 people dead. president obama demanding a credible investigation. finding the black boxes would help. a pro-russian rebel leader contradicting regarding earlier claims saying no black boxes have been found. u.s. officials headed to the scene to help with the investigation. streaming live for us from kiev is steve. >> gretchen, you see how very complicated this situation has become. even though u.s. officials are en route and european officials from the organization for security and cooperation europe are en route to that scene. it's not clear whether they'll be able to reach the scene of at that crash. that's because it's in a hot war zone at the moment. you can

minutes before shooting 23 year old officer melvin santiago, campbell allegedly told an eyewitness to watch the news because he was, quote, going to be famous. santiago got shot in the head. >> twenty-three years old, he was good boy, and he didn't deserve to get a bullet in his head for no reason. he was just doing his job. >> campbell shot rather police shot and killed campbell at the scene. he was wanted for a previous murder, no customers were injured. >>> well, israel offensive on the gaza strip is a weak old, no signs slowing down. as susan macinnis reports, thousands of pal continue januaries are in shelters after israel warned them to clear out of northern gaza. >> i zero israel continued to bomb hamas targets in the gaza strip this morning. hamas has been answering back with rockets of its own. israeli officials say it is iron dome missile defense system intercepted 12 on sunday. in a diplomatic push toned the bloodshed, secretary of state, john kerrey, called israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the weekends and offered to mediate a trues. in a appearance on cbs "f

melvin santiago was shot in the head in his patrol car. officers responded.d security guard said the man hit him and took his weapon. police believe that weapon was used in the shooting. >>> the world cup is argentina and germany. they will have to contend with the world cup's leading scorer. the brazil turtle has spoken out. this game starts at noon our time. viewing parties will happen around the bay at usual. you can watch at civic center plaza and st. james park. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. chase. so you can. >>> back on kron4. a teenager helped rescue a young boy who was in a hot car while his mother was working. >> she said thank you and he waved to me. and went inside. >> reporter: close to 80 degrees that afternoon. it was hot. temperatures inside this car could have reached between 120 and 130 degrees. a little boy was left alone without water for 2 hour hour. >> no drinks or

making headlines across the country this thursday morning, new jersey mourning the loss of officer melvin santiago, shot and killed in the line of duty last weekends in jersey city. the auto flag a tribute to those who lost their lives in the line of duty in jersey city. rookie cop was shot in the head by suspected gunman laurence campbell sunday morning. suspected gunman died at the scene. santiago died short time later at jersey city medical center. >> what's going on here? well, a fight broke out after murder arraignment in california. two men are accused of murdering 20 year old after a shoot-out saturday. during their arraignment, one the suspect family members started laughing. once outside of course a fight broke out. two women were arrested during that brawl. >> a waterfall with hypothermia setting in. one teen got trapped in the water for more than an hour. >> this happened in washington state. by the time paramedics got there, the cold water was taking its toll on the 19 year old. rescuers tried to use ropes to get to the teen. they got a harness around him, and eventually did lift him o

police arrived, he approached the car, opening fire according to investigators and hitting officer melvin santiago in the head and killing him. he then tried to fire on another car, full of officers, and they in turn shot and killed him. >> i cannot express how hard it is to see a body of a police officer, coming into the new jersey medical center and have his mother, identify that body. >> santiago is the the first jersey city police officers killed in the line of duty in five years. police say this is not the suspect's first run in the with the law. he was identified as one of three suspects wanted in connection with the prior homicide in jersey city. >>> a septa bus driver is recovering after being attack on the job. the driver was behind the wheel of the bus, just after 1:00, this was yesterday morning, at 22nd and lehigh in north philadelphia, and that is when two men attacked. the driver then is in the hospital, and is expected to be okay and there is no word on any suspects. >>> meanwhile five people recovering from their injuries after a driver, accused of dui, slammed into a septa paratra

to honor lawrence campbell, the man whom police say shot and killed jersey city police officer melvin santiago on sunday. city officials are upset that some resident are grieving for the suspect instead of the police officer. before being killed by police, officers say campbell stole a gun from the drugstore security guard and then waited to ambush police. investigators say campbell told someone in the store to watch the news because he was going to be famous. police also say that campbell had a criminal past. >>> taking a look at your national headlines, this morning, a u.s. house committee is investigating disturbing reports of veterans benefit backlogs and data manipulations. hearings coming on the same day of report from the va office of inspector general which found that the benefits center in philadelphia inaccurately processed claims and in some cases paid some claims twice. the va has been under fire because of delayed care and services for veterans all across the country. one va employee told congress that part of the problem is staffing. >> because each veteran services representativ

. >>> flags across new jersey will fly at half staff to honor police officer melvin santiago. he was kill in the line of duty in jersey city. >>> been a few rough days with the weather and people are still cleaning up the mess left behind by mother nature. >> all that damage. >> we will take a look what is behind in the spike in storms. >>> crime fighting goes high tech on septa see new way officers are keeping an eye on the storms. >>> and plus a security care at kennedy compound when a police officer is forced to arrest an intruder, wait until you hear whoho he was looking for in there. >>> we have been waiting to see the sun up after storms, now it is coming, katie has your forecast's we do traffic and weather together on the three's when we come back good morning family. a man wearing captain america t-shirt and camouflage shorts broke in the kennedy compound in massachusetts. when police arrived they found the five three-year old man in the kitchen. when asked what he was doing there the man responded he was looking for katie perry. >>> it is 6:00 126789 here's traffic an

. >>> over the weekend, rookie jersey city police officer melvin santiago was murdered by a convictedwall greens. following the murder of officer santiago, campbell got into a gunfight with other responding officers, he was killed at the scene. friends made a makeshift memorial with empty liquor bottles and a sign that says thug in peace. he caught up with the wife of the accused killer who made these shocking remarks. >> he should have took more with them if that's the case. that's >> innercities. >> bergen was put on leave following those comments, is now facing permanent termination. we reached out to news 12 new jersey for a comment, they gave us this statement. it is reporters must be objective and not say personal opinions on air in regards to the particular incident with sean burgess. and joining us now is the author of "enough" juan williams. >> you know, it only reminds me of this mea cult out there. i'll never understand it. in this case you have a rookie officer shot in cold blood. and objective on the scene, i guess they're saying i have crossed a line into opinion, but in

when police arrived, rather he approached the car, he opened fire and hit officer melvin santiago in the head and killed him. he then tried to fire on another car full of officers and they, in turn, shot and killed him. >> i cannot express how hard it is to see a body of a police officer, coming into the new jersey medical center and have his mother, identify that body. >> santiago is first jersey city officer kill in the line of duty in five years. and police say that this isn't the suspect's first run in with the law. he was identified as one of the three suspects wanted in connection with a prior homicide, also in new jersey city. >>> police in camden are asking for your help to find a missing 17 year-old. his name is lennox smith and he is from the caribbean island of saint kit's. authorities say he was last seen saturday at the camden waterfront. he was wearing the clothes that you see right there in this photograph. if you have have any information, about this teenager, please contact the authorities. >>> germany wins the the world cup, and now the four time champs, of course,

governor christie attended funeral for new jersey city police detective melvin santiago. he was posthumously promoted to detective at ace wake and awarded department medal of honor. 239 year-old rookie was killed sunday when a gunman shot him in the walgreens parking lot. >>> a memorial service will be held for laura araujo, the the 23 year-old was murdered, her body was found in the duffle bag outside a vacant home in north philadelphia sources say that the suspect jeremiah jackson has confessed to beating and strangling her, tonight's memorial services will be held at 7:30 at tabernacle of the holy spirit on leaper street. >>> delaware county spca is looking for a suspect who repeatedly stabbed a dog in chester. authorities say dog had numerous stab wounds all over her body, her stomach, her paws, her legs, her upper body. the the doggies described as extremely friendly a young female pit bull. she was found on the the property of dellcorea a water treatment facility there in chester. >>> philadelphia police need your help as they look for a suspect wanted in a shooting

the line of duty, and it looks like somebody was targeting police. 23-year-old rookie officer melvin santiagoen he and his partner responded to a report of a holdup at a drug story in jersey city. the officers returned fire, killing the suspect who was wanted for a previous homicide. now we are learning that the reported robbery may have been a setup, an ambush by the gunmen to target police as they arrived to the scene. >> lawrence campbell approached a vehicle that was at the parking lot of walgreens, apologized for his conduct inside the walgreens and told that witness to watch the news later, that he would be famous and the actor proceeded to wait near the door in the parking lot of walgreens for the police department to arrive. >> well, he won't be famous here, because i'm not saying his name. officer santiago is the first jersey city law must killed in the line of duty since 2009. they stood single file at the entrance of the hospital, and saluted as his flag-draped body was carried into an ambulance. >>> officials are confirming two deaths after two lightning strikes in rocky medical n

the flag flown over ruins of the world trade center will be draped over officer melvin santiago, this is the presentation of the flag a arrives at the police station earlier this week. officer santiago was shot and killed last weekend after responding to what police thought was a robbery at a local drugstore. >>> former penn state jerry sandusky's adopted son speaks out the what he reveals about growing up in the convicted child molester's home. >>> and one actor has a lot to apologize for this morning, what he tweeted about the malaysia airlines plane that was shut down in >>> welcome back. lets take a look at your national headlines as heavy rains flood a north texas ranch stranding a man and his force horses. fire fighters had to use a small bulldozer where they led to three horses and their owner out safely. in one was injured during this rescue and officials say the animals are all doing fine this morning. >>> search is on for two armed men stormed on to a chicago el train robbing several passengers in the middle of the afternoon. men were caught on camera leaving the station, po

tribute to officers who lost their lives on the job has arrived in jersey city to honor officer melvin santiago. police say an armed robber shot the rookie officer in the head as he responded to a scene of a robbery at a drugstore. police shot and killed the suspect. >>> we are following a developing story out of camden county, new jersey, for you tonight. new charges have been filed in a raid on an adult bookstore in berlin, new jersey. police say a worker there used an app to promote prostitution in the back room of the store. an employee is now facing charges and residents are left stunned. fox 29's karen hepp is live in camden county tonight. how do police say the app was used in all of this? >> reporter: iain, it's really interesting. it is back open. it had been shut down. it's been busy all day. people park around the back. there was second person charged the own are in these are mostly minor charges. municipal charges much this place has been here for long time but now they're using new technology the app that you mentioned and police say they were using it to drive business here. >> re

law enforcement from around the country joining family and friends for 23-year-old melvin san santiago'sicers-to-a right to purposefully shoot at them. after santiago was killed. other officers returned fire and killed campbell. and is is the justice department the next irs? a doj program called operation choke point under fire for allegedly pressuring banks to deny services to businesses for political reasons. now, the doj is is accused of only targeting high risk industries that line up against the administration's political leanings. >> researchers at johns hopkins are working to save soldier's lives. can help stop a soldier from bleeding to death on the battlefield. the students working on this device say it's much more effective than gaza and tourniquets. when it is injected it fills the wound and hardens basically helping soldiers survive between the battlefield and the hospital. wonderful to see these developments in battlefield medicine, the reason so many have come back from these wars is battlefield medicine. >> powerful science for recovery and survival. lea gabriel, thank you

possible to avenge the death of lawrence campbell who went on a shooting spree and took the life of melvin santiagogeraldo rivera and author of "please stop helping us." how liberals make it harder for blacks to succeed. huge hit. the book is doing well. let's start with this. they killed this cop. then they start this makeshift memorial where, you know, thug and peace and putting liquor bottles up. and the wife of this cop killer says she wished he killed more. >> i think it's sick. but it tells you something about the ghetto subculture in black america. and we need to talk about it. and the problem is not a lot of people want to talk about it. when whites talk about it they get called racist. when blacks talk about it they get called sell outs. that's why i wrote this book, sean. >> geraldo, look at this situation here. >> the mayor ordered the disgraceful memorial that the widow of the cop killer had erected taken down, the new jersey chapter of the civil liberties union said that her right of free speech was being violated. i was on the radio today -- >> praising the cop killer. >> -- we absolu

governor christie join hundreds of officers, family and friend to say good bye to melvin santiago. 23 year-old rookie was killed sunday when a gunman shot him in the head in the parking lot. at his wake on thursday santiago was posthumously promoted to detective and awarded the department's medal of honor. >>> happening today the first ever officer christopher reeves super hero scholarship 5k and mile walk. millville police officer christopher reeves was kill in the accident on july 8th, 2012 while on duty. participants of the event are encourage to dress like their favorite super hero. money raised will establish a scholarship at millville senior high school. registration begins at 8:00 this morning behind the millville police department. >>> also divers will renew efforts to find a man who disappeared during a swim near island beach state park in ocean county. twenty-five year-old nicholas have of france disappeared just before noon time. a person watching him swim from the beach lost sight and then called 911. there were no life guard work nothing that area. >>> remembering a yo

this weekend he covered the case of melvin santiago, a rookie jersey city police officer gunned down robbery call. santiago was ambushed by 27-year-old lawrence campbell. campbell was killed when police returned fire. sean then interviewed campbell's wife bho who said her husband didn't go far enough, that he should have killed more police officers. later that same anti-police sentiment was further highlighted when residents paid tribute to the cop killer by putting up a memorial. after giving his report on the shooting, sean bergen added some surprising commentary dealing with the anti-cop mentality. >> listen, this same sick perverse line of thinking is evident from jersey si to newark, patterson and trenton. it's made the police officers job impossible and has got to stop. the underlying cause of all of this young black men growing up without fathers. unfortunately no one in the news media has the courage to touch that subject. >> reporter: well, he was suspended then later demoted for breaking the rules and adding opinion to a straight news story. he claims the station offered to

hundreds of officers, family and friends to say good bye to new jersey city police detective melvin santiago. the 23 year-old, rookie was killed sunday when a gunman shot him in the head in the parking lot. at his wake on thursday santiago was posthumously promoted to detective and awarded the department's medal of honor. >>> and happening today the first ever officer christopher reeves super heroes scholarship 5k walk. millville police officer christopher reeves was killed in an accident july 8th, 2012, while on duty. participants at today's events are encourage to dress as their favorite super hero. the money raised will establish scholarship at millville senior high school, registration begins at 8:00 o'clock behind the millville police department. >>> also happening today, divers will renew their efforts to find a man who disappeared during a swim near island beach state park in ocean county. twenty-five year-old nicholas, of france disappeared just before noon. a person watching him switch loss sight of him and immediately call 911. there are no life guard working in that area. >>> well

officers melvin santiago exchanged shots with the suspect outside the store. the suspect was shot and killed. officers santiago was rush to the hospital where he died. an investigation is underway, we will update you as this information, more information, comes into our news room, but for now that is the very latest, an officer shot and killed, at that walgreens pharmacy. >>> it is 7:38 right now. for sale a used tank not something you hear of every day but no joke, people came from around the country to bid on them. we will take you to the unusual auction just ahead. >>> and then they are happy tree huggers why these people are getting friendly in the for is, we will explain w >>> hey check out these tree huggers, you might call them 1,000 people turned out in portland, oregon to attempt a world record for simultaneous tree hugging. yeah, their mission, wrap their arms around these trunks for one whole minute. unfortunately they failed to set the world record but they did leave a forest full of happy little trees. >>> that is saying something. >>> take a look