tonight we follow up as al jazeera republic david mercer begins his report in the dominican capital, santo domingo. >> well-known fighter in his town outside of santo domingo, the dominican republic capital. the dream of one day representing the land of his birth in competition. but because of uncertain future following the government's failure to register those of haitian dissent, he may no desc. only two of adonis's brothers and sisters have a dominican birth certificate. he does not. >> reporter: six months ago when we were here last this was the scene in the capital. undocumented workers trying to register themselves as required by the government. most were of haitian descent. but others born in the country had been caught in the confusion of another registration program. these dominicans of haitian background, were stripped, unless they have a dominican parent. according to the u.n. refugee agency, unhcr, human rights groups like amnesty international, living in limbo, a description rejected by the dominican government. when we last met this kate she waactivist,she was advising

so that's how ernst mercer became a double agent. and he had employed this younger polish girl as a housekeeper at his house, and she worked there, and she was befriended by ida, and she became part of this circle of friends, this small group of young people who would hang out, and they'd go to coffee shops and bars like young people do. just part of that social scene. and, well, one day it was a nice day. it was a day not unlike today here in millie valley. it was late september, and nice fall day, beautiful fall day. decided that they were going to go for a picnic. and so this group of friends went to a park on the edge of town for a picnic. they were having a good time. they were probably drinking a little something or other, and, you know, getting a little bit relaxed, and they noticed that, where's wanda? wanda was gone. oh, yeah, she said she was going to go take a walk. well, how long ago was that? she certainly should be back by now. but she wasn't. so they went to look for her. and they looked high and low, and they couldn't

as mercer went to get his stuff back. after he knocked on the door, the teen started to apologize, until "if you guys talk to the camera, im not gonna press charges, im not gonna do that, i wanna get it resolved. i wanna do the story." "im not going on the news. i cant.i need to get a job." and what's even more incredible, mercer is not going to press charges,. instead, he's having the teens wash his car. plus, he's helping one of them find a job! he's the teenager that avoided jail time after driving drunk and killing - 4- people... because his defense team argued...he was too rich to know any better. but it apperas he's in hot water once again. why an arrest warrant has been issued for ethan couch. and a bizarre story out of texas... a plumber is receiving death threats...after isis fighters presidential debate. we're putting some of their statements to the test! find out who was bending the truth! and a live look outside -- we're in for another chilly day, but thankfully the winds are gone... and warmer temperatures ar

it includes mercer county too so along the major interstates, 95, fou 476, no rain though. we have clouds locked in place. visibility in allentown is a half mile as well as lancaster, coatesville at zero mile visibility, trenton a quarter mile visibility. the rest of the area not looking too bad. it's really those major spots north and west we see thick fog. 38 in allentown. you want a jacket here before you head out. 33 mile, 47 in philadelphia, 43 in reading, mid-40s for south jersey and delaware. as we go through the day today we'll be clearing out of the fog around 9, 10 a.m. but until then the fog is going to stick around. 9:00, 47 degrees and cloudy. by 11:00 a.m., 50 degrees and cloudy. and we do stay dry most of the day, then we have rain moving in later on, late this afternoon and tonight. we'll look at the timing, and your new year's forecast is all coming up. a check on the roads with jessica boyington. >> we still are watching for this accident now an investigation out in west hampton township, new jersey. we had an earlier accident and fire and again now it's a

former marine kelly mercer goes inside.... door slam and comes back out with all this .....( video of marine bag and softball gear so mercer got back everthing that was stolen from him...his marine backpack and his softball equiptment. but mercer didn't stop there he says he believes everyone deserves a second chance. he's having the teen wash his car this weekend. then he's going to bring him job hunting and to a military recruiter. ahead today... members of nevada legislature are heading to carson city to join governor brian sandoval for a special sesson! sandoval called the session so that lawmakers can discuss approving tax incentives. that will bring the company "faraday futures".... to north las vegas. last week... the company announced they would build a one billion at "apex industrial park". as we speak action news reporter.... bryan callahan is headed to carson city he'll have live reports throughout the day. back to the debate....we've partnered with politifact the most respected fact checking group anywhere to hold

our cameras were there, as mercer went to get his stuff back. after he knocked on the door, the teen started to apologize, until he saw our crew. "if you guys talk to the camera, im not gonna press charges, im not gonna do that, i wanna do the story." "im not going on the news. i cant.i need to get a job." mercer says he believes in second chances and instead of pressing charges, he's having the teens wash his car. he says he's also taking one of them job hunting, and to a military recruiter. time now is x:xx --- up next.. a business owner's logo and phone number has now been seen by people all over the country... "my secretary called me and said you are not going to believe this." but it's where he's getting this free advertising from... that's actually hurting, not helping his business! and imagine your plane just landed, you think the hard part is over... your taxi-ing to the gate... when all of the sudden the jet ends up in a ditch! hear passengers describe the terrifying ordeal. greg adlibs weather forecast tease and chopper 13... keeping a

mercer county it is the dense fog advisory affecting the road. 55-mile per hour speed restriction in place on the new years turnpike, due to heavy fog in the bronx we have an accident, ramp closed from 233rd street, also the service road is closed in the area but we aren't seeing any major delays quite yet a look at one of our cameras, delay free at the lincoln tunnel, george washington bridge and holland tunnel. be safe don't text and drive. >>> the nypd says it is prepare today keep the new year's eve celebration a safe one. major security will be in place and streets could close as early as 4 a.m. in the area. this year marks the debut for the new critical response command with more than 500 officers working on counter terrorism. in all more than 5,000 officers will be assigned in time's also be screened as they enter the 65 large spectator pens. >> there will be hundreds of traffic agents, additional mobile cameras, chemical and radiation detectors, specially- trained police dogs, police helicopters and police boats. >>> the nypd says there are no threats for new years eve events

and then its mercer again.....this time on the block.....and one! the visitors open up a four point lead..... westwood would bounce back as drees finishes down low.......but k-p notches a nice road win........49-37 the final. showdown in hinton....the blackhawks hosting south o'brien...... picking things up fourth quarter......hawks by 11.....but shelby schueder pops and hits....wolverines cut the lead to single digits.... a few minutes later.....kailey burke goes coast to coast for hinton...speed kills.....blackhawk s up by 12..... then its savanna sickelka burying the three ball for south o'brien.....they made it a 10 point game with two minutes to plala... but hinton hangs on....burke again off glass.....blackhaw ks win it 48-36. let's head out to nebraska...bloomfi eld on the road at cedar catholic tonight, home opener for the trojans. first quarter.....megan leise with the three to begin the game..... later its brianna lammer with the board, takes it out and then knocks down the jumper........ next lady trojan possession...emily feilmeier conne

"excited to get it back" mercer says he believes everyone deserves a second chance... car this weekend. and then he is going to bring him job hunting and to a military recruiter. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news. we're keeping a close eye on some significant weather developments across the valley tonight. a live look outside right now where it's cold.. and it's all made worse because of we're still getting some pretty strong winds. chief meteoroligisit bryan scofield is in the weather center now with more. bryan. a northwesterly flow on the back end of the our current storm system will continue to bring cold, below average temperatures through thursday. overnight lows for the next couple of nights will be at and upper 40s, then warm slightly to the low 50s on thursday. high pressure will nudge in from the southwest on friday which will warm temperatures to the upper 50s that afternoon, then to the low 60s on saturday. the winds will pick up to breezy on saturday, ahead of our next storm system that will pass through the area starting saturday afternoon

david mercer >>> missionaries in india are celebrating the sainting of mother teresa. an announcement was made after pope francis recognised her secretary miracle. the first was recognised 12 years ago by john palm. >> i feel it is a wonderful thing, especially as she is always a good example to the world, especially the world that is fuelled with so much. she has left us an example of taking care of one another >>> more on that story and indeed on other stories on our website al jazeera.com. plenty of comment and opinion and analysis there too. al jazeera.com for all the very latest. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, director and producer spike lee. >> oh snap! >> we gonna make sure these fools put down these guns. >> lee's new film "chi-raq" tacklesgang warfare in chicago - and the idea that a "sex strike" could help quell it. while it's a satire based in one inner city, gun violence is an epidemic. >> how long will be... will we... will we bow down before th

david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala. >>> 2016 is already underway in many parts of the world.y of color, sydney hosted two fireworks displays, launching a total of 7 tons of fireworks. ip it included 25,000 shooting comets. more on the website. >> i'm nidhi dutt, in indonesia, where orangutan conservationists are climbing to new heights. >> and i'm russell beard in flanders in belgium, to meet to meet the urban

dense fog advisory for morris, warren, somerset, middlesex in in to mercer and all of these counties again seeing visibilities a quarter of a heil or less and that could get more widespread, that is the fog. so we'll watch it, but right now just dry and cool. some clouds out there. we gradually see the temperatures climb back to the upper 40s, flirting with 50 today, but lots of clouds around. no rain today. that could change tonight. we'll talk about that in a bit. first check on the wednesday morning commute, how is it looking, lauren. >> overall things look pretty good out there. we do have an accident investigation in the bronx. this affects the 233rd street ramp to the southbound deegan. as well as the service road shut down. so i'll continue to keep you posted. van wyck expressway, there is no construction getting in your way. so you can see things moving nicely through the q gardens interchange. more weather and traffic ahead >>> today a hero's funeral will take place at st. patrick's cathedral. joseph lemm served new york city as a detective and he died serving his country as

that includes mercer county, bucks, montgomery, chester and the lehigh valley with visibilities about a quarter mile or less in some spots. so all of the major interstates in these areas, 476, 78 through the lehigh valley, parts of 95 dealing with some thick fog this morning. so just take your time on the roadways before you head out. we are going to keep seeing this as we go through the morning commute. again like i mentioned visibility very low in these areas. we are talking about potentially a quarter mile or less, even coatesville has been seeing zero mile visibility. so this is going to be the case as we go through the next few hours and even as we go through the later part of the morning commute and then we'll see the fog lifting. for now that dense fog is going to be sticking around for most of the morning hours and then we'll see improvements later on today and then followed by rain later on this evening. so coming up we'll look at the timing of that rain and how chilly your new year's day is going to be. right now let's get a check on the roadways with jessica boyington. >> a

with the low visibility, a dense fog advisory for parts of bucks county, montgomery county, also mercer county, trenton included and north and west through the lehigh valley. with this we're looking at visibility near zero miles in coatesvil coatesville, that's dense fog, a mile and a quarter in pottstown. a quarter mile in allentown, a half mile in reading, quarter mile in trenton. so we are looking at the dense fog possibly causing delays later on this morning too, that dense fog advisory goes until about 10:00. temperaturewise, we're at 39 in allentown, 47 philadelphia, 43 in pottstown, 46 millville, 46 in atlantic city. a cool start to your morning. as we go through the day we'll be warming back into the mid-50s. so your planner. we'll keep the fog around for the early morning hours by 7:00 a.m. around 46 degrees, by 11:00 a.m., showers later, i'll show you timing coming up, a check on the roads with jessica boyington. >> we are watching ongoing construction on the vine street expressway, yesterday we had this picked up relatively early, at least an hour or so because of the rain bu

of philadelphia so that's for chester, montgomery, bucks counties and the lehigh valley including mercer. across the major interstates like 476 and 78 we have some dense fog out there. it's causing visibility to be about a quarter mile or less at times. no rain this morning, though, we are nice and dry. we do have clouds around, those will be locked in through the afternoon. visibility in allentown is a quarter mile as well as trenton, lancaster, coatesville sitting at zero miles visibility. that is very thick fog. south jersey and delaware not too bad, philadelphia not bad. about 4 mile visibility there. we go through the morning commute, i think we'll continue to see that thick fog north and west where we have the dense fog advisory. temperature in philadelphia is 47. wilmingt wilmington, chester springs 43. 44 degrees in washington township. some spots still in the 30s, 37 in allentown, 39 quakertown and doylestown. so a jacket before you head out in these spots, 43 in reading, 42 degrees pottstown right now, 33 in mount pocono, south jersey and delaware about the mid-40s at the momen

jacqueline mercer/ traveler "one lady down there said that there was 700 canceled." according to "flight aware dot-com"-- by 2 pm on monday-- chicago's o'hare airport saw more than 560 flights canceled--and more than 430 delayed. travelers going through dallas fort worth and houston also dealing with delays and cancellations due to bad weather. if you are flying out today just check with your airline ahead of time...to make sure the situation doesn't affect your flight. our airport will be extremely busy this week. mcccarran international airport anticipates more than 260-thousand people now through thursday. the nevada national guard will also have guardsmen on patrol. airport officials urge travelers to arrive early because this week and next will be extra busy with another big event in town. "this will be extra busy time at mccarran. start seeing everyone staying through heading home sunday and monday. which happens to coincide with arrival of ces. so we anticipate the week or so to be extremely busy." the " las vegas convention and visitors authortiy" expects alm

meanwhile we're watching a crash in hamilton township mercer county along 29 northbound past 295 butkily that's off to the shoulder. elsewhere on 295 in mansfield township burlington county the ramp from the southbound side to columbus road is going to be closed most of the day today. and in lindenwold park avenue will close again today, this is each day through christmas eve from 7:00 to 3:30. laurel road gets you around that work zone. matt. >> thank you matt. new on "action news," texas grand jury decided to not indict anyone in the death of sandra bland. the 28-year-old woman was found hanging in her jail cell from a noose made from a plastic bag. police in waller county arrest heed her three days before that claiming she assaulted an officer during a traffic stop. they had ruled bland's death a suicide. an attorney for the bland family says they still have questions about the case. >> the so-called affluenza teen is still out on the run and texas officials are saying when he's caught he may be facing jail time officials are concerned that 18-year-old ethan couch skipped town aft

and he proved it every timim he stood on stagagand sang this song by harold arlen and johnny mercer called "one for my baby (and one more for the road)." so, set 'em up, joe, for our host seth macfarlane. (cheering) (piano playing) it's quarter to 3:00 there's no one in the place so set 'em up, joe i've got a little story you ought to know we're drinking, my friend to the end of a brief episode... make it one for my baby and one more for the road i've got the routine so drop another nickel i'm feeling so bad i wish you'd make the music dreamy and sad i could tell you a lot but you've got to be true to your code... make it one for my baby and one more for the road you'd never know it but, buddy, i'm a kind opoet and i've got a lot of things and when i'm gloomy you simply got to listen to me until it's talked away... (carrying note) well that's how it goes joe, i know you're getting anxious to close well, thanks for the cheer i hope you didn't mind this torch that i found must be drowned or it soon will explode... make it one for my baby and one more for the road... that long that long, long

four fabulous young classical singers that will be with us, brittney johnson, laurie simon, devin mercer will sing all the bass for the messiah, so we're very excited. then in the second portion we'll feature other singers and you'll see the other forms coming into play while celebrating the traditions of african methodists. >> you have quite an extensive musical background. we'll hear a little what you can do musically later in the show. tell us about your role in the performance. >> so, i won't be singing necessarily. i'll be conducting all of the works in the second portion. during the first portion, i have a wonderful friend who was new to d.c., she's the director of worship at the baptist church in washington, she'll be our guest conductress. so that in itself is an amazing, amazing accomplishment, so my role beyond sunday is that i have the awesome responsibility for making sure that all platforms of worship are met in the highest level of excellence, so that's from posters and signage, to the choir singing, have an amazing staff of musicians that help me, the choirs and the music

colleen mercer. because he was a juvenile at the time of the murder, he cannot beach sentenced to life without parole. the crimes could keep him behind bars for decades. ed: a new poll out tonight he is now just four points ahead of ted cruz. the same poll shows half the country would be embarrassed by it from presidency. only about 35% said that about hillary clinton. those numbers, as the two front runners are swept up in controversy. from' s latest attack. phil: neither candidate is apologizing. hillary cintron' s rhetoric was a recruiting tool for isis. donald trump: she was going to be obama. how does it get worse sm ? i know where she went. it' s disgusting. i don' t want to talk about it. phil: clinton' s campaign immediately blasted trump for disgusting sexist slurs. hillary clinton : i have had a lot of terrible things said about me. that is why it is important to stand up to bullies wherever they are. we should let anybody bully his way into the presidency. phil: trump is a no stranger to a

got a bakery up there in mercer county. her food is fabulous.son why she took home the top prize. you're right here this morning, thanks for coming back. congratulations. >> thank you so much, i'm so excited. >> you brought the winning cupcake. >> i did. >> what happens. >> the first round was fig. the second round, we did a raspberry lemon and rosemary. >> you keep talking. >> then we also did a chocolate chip butter scotch with butter cream in the center. >> this is secret ingredients. >> we'll go with fig. reporting is ideal with fig. >> we wanted to bring you in and congratulate you. >> tell people where they can get them. >> we're located in hamilton square 29 in mercer county. you can find us on facebook instagram twitter. come and see us. >> can you do the dad. >> clearly we can't put the dab to rest. the list we made this time that we're not so sure we're excited about. . >> also the big game today, birds patriots squaring off on fox 29 this afternoon. in case you haven't heard there's something that michaeljeric said grover cleveland he

david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala. >>> and you can watch part three on our series on the u.n.als here on al jazeera on new year's day. rob reynolds reports on what people are doing to cut food taste. >>> still ahead, it has been a turbulent year for the government's football governing body. >> we're seeing more and more video, you hear a lot of statistics coming out of facebook, the number of video views growing and growing, so it looks like the trend is there. >> reporter: what is known as the sharing economy has always been in the headlines. it has been blamed for displacing traditionally secure jobs. ores say it brings more wage opportunities to more people. hover boards have been a popular gift this year. but they have been in the headlines fore catching fire and for resulting in the suspension of this priest in the philippines. though this u.s. company which launched a board that does in fact hover, are hoping theirs will be the hit of 2016. there has also been innovation in car technology. this features autopilot functions which keeps its distance from other cars, can ch

anhe proved it every time he stood on stage and sang this song by harold arlen and johnny mercer called "one for my baby (and one more for the road)." so, set 'em up, joe, for our host seth macfarlane. (cheering) (piano playing) it's quarter to 3:00 except you and me so set 'em up, joe i've got a little story you ought to know we're drinking, my friend to the end of a brief episode... make it one for my baby and one more for the road i've got the routine in the mamaine i'm feeling so bad i wish you'd make the music dreamy and sad could tell you a lot but you've got to be true to your code... make it one for my baby and one more for the road you'd never know it and i've got a lot of things i'd like to say andndhen i'm gloomy you simply got to listen to me until it's talked away... (carrying note) well that's how it goes joe, i know you're getting anxious to close well, thanks for the cheer my bending your ear... this torch that i found must be drowned or it soon will explode... make it one for my baby and one more for the road... that long that long, long road that long, long road. (chee

they are blocking a lane in mercer county until 6:00. so another hour or so. 295 southbound approaching alden avenue. looking good this morning, matt. >> a pharmaceutical company ceo who hiked prices of a drug by 5,000% has been released on bond. martin shkreli was arrested yesterday on fraud security charges. >> reporter: martin shkreli ran his company like a ponzi scheme where he used each company to pay off defrauded investors. >> he was publicly vilified after he raised the price for a drug for pregnant women aids and cancers patients from 13.50 to $700 a bill. >>> a person said he was doing a right thing by turning in a bag of $32,000. when they left the mother and daughter, they left behind the money in their booth, the savings from the family businesses. they had planned taking it to the bank. the server found the money and turned it into police. he didn't want to talk about his good deed. his managers are not sure he will take any money from the family. >> he said it was the right thing to do not because he wanted anything in ret

the issue in mercer county is just construction 295 to 195 and 195 to 206. crews closing that ramp, but it will reopen it. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers are work running through the weekend to get a budget deal. voting sessions are planned in the house and the senate on budget legislation. lawmakers are fighting over education funding expanding the sales tax base and making wine and liquor readily available. >> isis militant claim to have beheaded a man who was a russian spy. this is the picture depicting the brutal killing of the man. the man is forced to confess he worked for the russian intelligence service. the authenticity of the video or its claims have not been confirmed. >>> british authorized airstrikes against isis in syria. until the vote, britain had only participated in u.s.-led coalition attacks in iraq. >>> coming up, the latest information on the mass killing in southern california. >> up next, yet another reason why local drivers should look out for deer. ♪ this holiday season, my good friend gave to me ♪ ♪ 7 powerball tickets ♪ 6 match 6 chanc

construction blocking two lanes in lawrence township mercer county 295 northbound past route 1. expect slowing. no problems heading your way or weather-related problems impacting the roads. >>> from our delaware newsroom a deadly motel fire is under investigation in new castle. a man died in the room when the blaze engulfed his room. by the time they pulled him out it was too late. >>> bill cosby's wife of 52 years will have to answer questions under oath about her husband. it will be comeel cosby's deposition since 50 women came forward accusing him of sexual assault. camille cosby's deposition is set for january 6 in springfield, massachusetts msm. bill cosby's is set for february. he has never been charged. >>> video shows a silver car back into a driver way a man in a steelers jersey gets out of the passenger side and grabs the deliver from ups and puts it in their car before taking it off. 25-year-old michael leery and brandon tony was at the wheel. there's a warrant auto for their arrests. >>> leave your packages inside and have them delivered elsewhere. >>> a south jersey

david mercer >>> next we move to the california coast with the best indication of how big this elnino may be could come from the tiniest creatures live. also the kissing bug and its dangerous embrace. hot on the website tonight, starving in the city. the hunger and l.a.'s recipe for combatting it. at al jazeera.com/america tonight. top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> dried up. what we saw on the last segment in guatemala a sip of how severe this season's monster elnino will be. on the coast the impact will be very different. more mega storms said to saturate much of the west. already the first signs of trouble have emerged, sometimes from the smallest messengers. >> reporter: this little guy is the biggest indicator of a giant elnino at work. a huge die off of the red crab near san diego thi

the deluge sparked a landslide in mercer island, washington. it sent trees and mud down a steep slope. the homeowners had no idea of a of the danger until until -- of inspector showed them the danger. down the slope, two others were evacuated. the family says it is confident that cement pilings and tie backs will keep the house in place. >> well, that is scary. you might want to stay at a hotel for a while. >> breath at the brave. >> people that -- pretty brave. >> people that would think of driving south to get warm -- >> they don't have to go anywhere. we were talking about the pacific northwest and the rain and storminess, typically when you get that it means high pressure pumps up in the east and mild air, opens up the floodgates for the warmth from the gulf of mexico. that's why we are warm late. mild evening. empire state building is lit up for hanukkah. the spires, you have the blue and white then the spires are in orange to represent a flickering candle. temperature is 62 if you can believe it. this is after getting up to 66 during the

david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala. >>> we have raul and the sport coming up in just a moment.look at this, a new world surfing champion is crowned in hawaii. >>> you are looking at live pictures now of the white house briefing area. the briefing room where president obama is scheduled to speak before the top of the hour. scheduled for just a couple of minutes from now at 1:50. it is his final news conference of the year, after which he will travel to california to meet with families of the victims of the san bernardino massacre, and then off to spend the holidays in hawaii. welcome everyone to al jazeera america, i'm tony harris. and the president is expected to speak in just moments, and he will likely discuss a wide range of topics as is the case at these year-end news conferences. the president will review his administration's accomplishments and challenges in 2015, and will highlight, we expect, many of the goals for the coming year, both domestically and abroad. we have our heavy hitters with us, right now, mike viqueira joining us live from the white house to tee this of

we look at what is happening mercer. >> >> reporter: this man and his family work hard to prepare the fields and plant them with corn. nothing could prepare them for the effects of el nino. it is being blamed for a drought which gripped guatemala for much of the past year. the 44-year-old farmer says his family's entire corn harvest was ruined. poverty is widespread with millions of people surviving off the land. changing weather is cause for alarm. the world food program's mike vargas has been visiting subsisting farmers, some going a month and a half without rain during the growing season. in some parts of central america, an estimated 60% of corn and 80% of bean crops may be lost. the united nations says hundreds of thousands of families will need food swns. >> this is the worst dry season. it has been hit very hard. nearly 2.5 million are affected. >> inside the tiny shack. his wife prepares tortias. they eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. today she had to borrow corn meal for the noon time meal. as each day passes, making sure the five children get enough to eat is more of

al jazeera david mercer is there. >>> the fight broke out between what they say were true rival gangs and a third group of people. one of the initial theories that came out was that they were actually trying to create a distraction, some sort of diverse-- diversion which would allow some of the inmates to escape. the idea was it was a fight between these two rival gangs and a third group of people who might have been extorting and assaulting visitors who were coming in to visit. this designed to hold 1600, but there are 3000 inmates there. there are two main gangs here in guatemala that run a lot of the crime rings here. there's the 18th street gang and another that are old rivals that were raised on the streets of l.a. before being brought back here. they're responsible for a lot of the violence that goes on in the country, but it was a shock to the prisoner officials that this happened >>> brazil's official taken legal action against to recover against waste. >> reporter: environmental experts say it could take 10 years to cause the damage caused when a dam burst in an ore mine. the

over there, general mercer was knocked off his horse, he died nine days later. >> many men died on this land to where sadly, construction is already underway. what does the lambing to you and what does this lead me to our country. >> this is sacred land. if anything is sacred in this world, it is this land that we are on out. >> i pointed through the tree to the new enemy, construction, vehicles, weapons weapons they never seen before. i asked what they need to do to defeat the new threat and the strange machinery? it's a people revolution. >> we have to convince them. we have to convince them that people died on for freedom. >> the battlefield society is not given up, they need all of the help they can get and the help could come from an unlikely place. jeff and her christie. >> on her christie has the power to save this battlefield from destruction, right now. by issuing a stay order. the destruction of that field is going to rest with the christie administration, norrell. >> it doesn't have to go to governor christie. bob mark could write that order today because they are ready deter

now just an isolated shower, moving through northern mercer county. you won't have to worry about the rain or the fog as the temperatures will be climbing under partly sunny skies. mild this morning. warmer this afternoon. 50s to low 60s. try in the morning. 64 the high temperature friday afternoon. and then na the record books, saturday and sunday, record warmth for saturday 66, 67 degrees, on the books since 1923 on sunday, maybe too warm for football. i don't know. army five. >> monday 65 degrees with rain and wind and freezing. a little cooler on tuesday. >> all right. ten minutes before 6:00. the morning because it's so early, it's in this area. you can see we are all in the green right now. don't worry about it. that's good news at least to start w. on route 38 in camden, new jersey, around airport circle. we are doing a there as well. the traffic is moving around that intersection. >> that spot seems to get hairy later on st right now, we are doing okay. 95 is looking great as well. we are still in the 14. southbound woodhaven road, 14 minutes

it is expanding into areas of mercer counties. >>> tsa arrested a man who tried to carry a loaded gun through security. this is what officers say they found in the man's bag. it was in a backpack that he lie laid on the conveyor belt. officers immediately arrested him. he's in ocean county and flying to hong kong. >>> also new at noon, police are searching for two men who held up a barbershop in brooklyn. security camera captured this video of the pair sunday. police say the suspect's forced their way into the basement of a barbershop on the avenue. the men threatened three workers at gunpoint and took off with no one was hurt. >>> this sink hole in westchester county may snarl traffic throughout the day. a broken water main caused the street to collapse. it is about ten feet deep. crews are looking right now. again, it makes take much of the day. >>> extra cash to cover your toll port authority crossings now. toll at the lincoln and holland tunnel were increased. george washington, and other bridges also impacted. easy pass toll during peek hours will rise from $12 to 12.50, if you p

for these counties, that you see highlight in the gray, kind of like fog, mercer count any new jersey, bucks, montgomery, chester, lancaster, berks, lehigh, northampton in pennsylvania. it doesn't mean you won't see fog anywhere else. and these numbers proof t we have reduced visibility in dover, delaware, for example. but as you go to the north and west, that's where we are really socked in up in trenton, in pottstown, in lancaster, reading, allentown, that's where the fog is quite dense at lows at this point in the morning. now, would just have clouds around, all of the rain that we had yesterday at this time is gone. there is more on the way, but we don't think that will happen until after sunset tonight. so, going to end up with a pretty decent day, 47 degrees, that's a temperature that is above a normal high temperature for this date, which is 43, so already starting out milder than normal. and the winds is nothing like it was, feels like 47, so we don't have much wind to deal with. sunrise, 7:22 this morning, here are other temperatures for you. above freezing in mount pocono, 3

still plenty of challenges to reduce the risk of domestic violence, pregnancy and poverty and david mercersan pedro. >> reporter: it's not the kind of life jennifer wanted. the 17-year-old had plans to finish high school and find a good job. but that changed after jennifer got stuck overnight in a nearby town. her father accused her of being with her boyfriend and demanded she marry him to save the family's reputation. a month later jennifer was married, she was just 15 years old. >> translator: it's straining to have to stay and work in the house all the time. if i had not been married i would be studying and hard to be an adult when you are so young. >> reporter: all of jennifer's friends are married and some as young as 15 have babies of their own. across the country the situation is all too common. in guatemala a third of girls are married by 18 and 7% wednesday by 15 years old and pressure by non-environmental groups to protect the rights of girls is finally paying off. in late november the government raised the minimum legal age of marriage for girls to 18 years old. previously girls

dense fog advisory, in effect, for mercer county, new jersey, and pa, it is bucks, montgomery, chester, lancaster, berks, lehigh, northampton counties for the rest of the morning. we have half mile visibility in dover. they're not under the advisory, but they still have some fog. so just be careful. allow yourself some extra time. don't be rushing around because you could really run into that pea soup if you're in trenton, allentown, reading, lancaster right now. we have cloud cover on ultimate doppler, unlike yet, not any rain. by tonight, we should have some. we'll show you future cast in just a little bit. it is 46 degrees with calm winds, 5 miles visibility at the airport. soap, we're not too socked in there. but we will keep an eye on the situation, we have temperatures that are chilly, but not as chilly as they usually are this time of year. 46 degrees in philadelphia, above the average high temperature for this date, which is 43. so we will get 10 degrees above average today. but by the end of the day it, looks like we'll have few showers, sunshine, though, early in the day it,

>> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> mercern the spirit. >> now it's gone viral. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> love that song, a classic. kids at notre dame high school in lawrenceville lip-sync all i want for christmas is you. more than 1300 student and staff took part, and it's already been viewed more than 100,000 times on youtube. >> awesome. >> yes. and how much fun would it be to make something like that, a high school student in. >> definitely. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" the new jersey church not just celebrating the holiday. >> how they work star wars in their worship. this should be interesting. >> course. >> then this christmas, life saving treatment makes this dancer's dream come true. we'll tell you about the risky procedure she underwent. >> also ahead as you might imagine, town of north pole alaska, gets a lot of mail at this time of year. we'll take you there for a look at some of the letters they get when we come back. what...before the sugarcane.f was discovered... all our favorite sugary foods wou

last year there was an active shooter situation at mercer fitzgerald hospital. the swaying became a true test for the police department's training. >> i was on the scene very early. there were five tactical guys there, two from yeadon, three from darby that immediately went right up to the floor. >> reporter: officials say what they can take from tragedies like this is a learning opportunity they can add to their own exercises. reporting in center city. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, annie. "good morning america" will continue our live coverage on the mass shooting in san bernadino, "g.m.a." starts following "action news" at 7:00 a.m. >>> we're following another breaking news story, south african olympian oscar pistorious has been found guilty of murder after manslaughter slaughter verdict had been overturned. he killed his girl frernd -- girlfriend after shooting her through a locked bathroom door. he is heading back to jail for a sentencing that will happen next year. >>> chopper 6 was over the scene inboarden down, burlington county. f

picking it up in the second quarter - look at the dime from marina keck to rachel mercer - great pass leads to the bucket. then from the inside out - addison hirschhman dials it up from distance - kingsley-pierson up 24-to-9. later on - panthers back on the break - madison goodwin finds abby sitzman underneath, up and off the glass for then hirschman is down there for another bucket - kingsley-pierson - no trouble in this one. they beat oa- bcig 59-13. in class 2a -- tenth-ranked lawton- bronson hosting ridge view. 3rd quarter - eagles rolling right along - on the break - down to brooke hundwardsen - layup is good - it's 42-to-15 l-b. but ridge view - still fighting - two girls on harlee wagoner leaves beth pickhinke all alone under the hoop for the score. but lawton-bronson - movement - out to ali verzani for three - the eagles scoring in a bunch of ways - whooo. l-b cruises along - hundwardsen with the baseline j - lawton-bronson wins big, 67-31. the westwood boys - hosting siouxland community christian. this was a good one - nice look inside - drew brekke - he's big - tough to body

david mercer joined us with more details. >> a fight broke out between what they say were two rival gangs and a third group of people. one of the initial theories that came out was that they were trying to create a distraction, a diversion to allow inmates to escape. that's been squashed and now it's been said it was a fight between a group of gangs is a third group assaulting visitors coming in it visit the prisoners. this is a prison designed to hold 600, and there's more than 3,000 inmates living there, and you get a sense of overcrowding. you get a sense of the two gangs running the gangs. >> there's two old rivals raised on the streets of los angeles, before being put here, and are responsible for a lot of violence in the country it was a shock to prison officials that this happened >>> pope francis finished his tour of central african republic. finishing in bangui. >> reporter: under intense security pope francis ventures into bangui to meet leaders. the pk5 neighbourhood is surrounded by armed groups he called for them to unite. >> translation: christians and muslims lived together

david mercer visits a town in rural guatemala, which is facing an uphill battle to cut poverty >>> as carbon levels climb in the earth's atmosphere, scientists and government are looking for ways to reduce emissions. researchers in canada say they may have found a natural process to soak up the carbon from the air. damien lack reports from saskatchewan >>> they call this the dead sea, it's so salty only some creatures can live in it. farmers knew not to plant crops. there is a spa, like the real dead sea, and has been here for decades. >> in the 20s and 30s, people came from all over. they held themselves in the water. put the mud on themselves for ex-foaliants, and it was very much a health place. >> reporter: saltwater lakes are well-known. aside from that one, where tourism and taking the waters has been popular, they are seen as a nuisance. research shows a like lake this with saline waters may be performing a valuable service. >>> researchers at the university of renaling ina said -- regina said such lakes restore carbon. restoring it in mud. more than a million tonnes a year, up

and they would just keep on rolling...hirschma n underneath to rachel mercer....pretty passing.....57-13. kingsley- pierson.... a minute later....one more bucket for the panthers....mckenz ie carlson...after a series of great teamwork.....59-13 k-p and they win by that final. ridge view making the trek down highway 20 to take on lawton bronson. opening quarter.....ali verzani connects in stride and gets the home-court bounce...6-0 eaes... a few minutes later...megan wiese answers for the raptors....and one...but she would miss the free throw...... later in the quarter.....beth pickhinke with great concentration under the basket......raptors cut the l-b lead to eight... but it was all lawton-bronson tonight...brooke hunwardsen.....pop s and hits.....eagles roll 67-31. up highway 75......gehlen catholic playing early on......its the porter hummel to kezden blankenship connection....we have seen that on the gridiron.....and its just as pretty on the court...3-0 west sioux.... then its carson kneip responding from deep.....jays cut the falcon lead to five..... next trip down the floor....

this year the hunt expanded into areas of passaic and mercer counties. state holds the annual six-day hunt to thin the growing black bear population. the protesters say the hunt is inhumane and unnecessary. >>> new york city's kindergarten application process opens today. officials hope that opening the process early will give families more time to learn about their new school and zone wait lists. families will receive an offer letter for mid-march, one month earlier than last year. >>> you're going to need extra cash to use the port authority's bridges and tunnels. new toll hikes went into effect on sunday. e-z pass toll during the peak hours goes from $12 to $12.50. if you pay cash, it's $15 to get across the gwb. >> hard to swallow. >> a lot more than $15 right now to get across the george you're going to neat a lot of patience. we have some big problems because of this accident still on the cross bronx expressway eastbound by jerome avenue. the delays getting into the upper level, 90 minutes. lower from route 4 is 45. the palisades approach will take