merritt was arrested earlier this month for a violation of order of protection. danielle miller, fox 10 news. >>> the bail bondsman accused of phoenix police chief pled guilty today. farley was acting on a false tip that sent him to the wrong home that night and it happened to be the home of a former police chief. farley will be sentenced next month. >>> happening now after a warm start to november, it is about to cool off. >> finally, dave is here with a look at the numbers and what we can expect. >> reporter: we have something going on in the west. you can see the cloud cover in we have a little moisture up to the north of us. if you look closely, you can see most of it is snow so that is filtering in cooler weather into the state. let's look at it. boy, it clears off rapidly and the chilly weather coming in right behind it. as we get a look at the overnight low, boy, we haven't seen that in a while. 53 degrees is what we're forecasting. the norm is 55. -- cave cave creek. 50 degrees at good year. those temperatures coming down. we go to 71 tomorrow. the sun co

another view of the merritt. you can see here that 300-foot right of way was 100 feet wider than the westchester county parkways, but the transportation intent of the merritt was also seen in fact that the right of way was consistent throughout its length without widenings for recreational areas. there were no walking or riding paths, bridle paths, along the side. it was now simply the two lanes of automobile traffic. regional in scope, it was designed to connect new york city and new residential communities in connecticut. it went through fairfield and new haven counties. one of its major uses was to provide ease of movement through coastal communities, coastal towns, which previously had these sort of little connecting roads. now you could move relatively easily from the merritt parkway to the bronx river parkway, down into new york and manhattan. it was very much a commuter road, which it is still today. the merritt parkway is still used. the other aspect is the divided roadway. the divided roadway was two 26-

merritt and thousands gathered here an hour doing link arms around the lake. they formed a three-mile long chain as a way to stand together when the country feels so divided. [cheering] >> reporter: in a show of unity thousand's people from communities all over the bay area, linked arms and joined hands around oakland's lakemer merritt. the protest was to protest president-elect donald trump began together against racism, sexism, and homophobia. >> a great way to make your voice heard in way that is peaceful. >> the event was showered thousands of times on facebook. she brought a sign and asked people to write down what changes they'd like to see. >> it's rally important that we carry on and protests are a great first step. but we need to work toward systems change and advocaciy and policy change and push for the rights. >> immigrant rights activists led a march to the federal building. the same day mr. trump said he would immediately deport three million illegal immigrants. >> that's war on immigrant communities, immigrants who are americans. regardless of th

all over the bay area linked arms and joined hands around oakland's lake merritt. the peaceful demonstration was to protest president-elect donald trump and to stand together against racism, sexism and homophobia. >> a great way to make your voice heard in a way that's peaceful. >> the event was shared thousands of times on facebook. this woman brought a sign. she asked people to write down what changes they'd like to see. >> it's really important that we carry on and protests are a good first step but we need to do advocacy and policy change and we need to continue to push for the rights of marginalized communities in our country. >> reporter: in the fruitvale neighborhood, they marched the same day he pledged to remove illegal immigrants. >> they live here, they work here, they go to school here. >> reporter: they're planning more protests this coming week along with school walkouts. back at lake merritt, people played drums and sang. ♪ alleluia >> reporter: according to organizers this was to symbolize rising in song and moving forward with peaceful intentions.

back at lake merritt, people played drums and sang. accord ago organizers, this was to symbolize rising in song and moving forward with peaceful intentions. abc7 news. i-right now live pictures from sky 7 over market street in san francisco, where you see a protest going on right now. a couple of hundred people marching down the street near in the westfield mall and also an antitrump protest, they say they're concerned over this during the campaign.atements >>> lawmaker are vowing to fight for the rights of immigrants in the u.s. the new york mayoral office said we have woven the tired, board and huddled mass interests the dan of new york for hundreds of years and will never let them be taken from us. san francisco mayorle tweeted being a sanctuary city is in our dna. san francisco will never be anything other than a sanctuary city. and kamala harris tweeted california has the larger none of immigrants documented and undocumented in u.s. i will fight for them. we are stronger together. >>> today, donald trump appointed rnc chair reince

police released their interview with less merritt, jr. arrested for breaking domestic violence order of protection. >> why would she say you were over there? >> i have no ide man. >> obviously you guys aren't together anymore. does she want you in trouble or. >> you know more than >> merritt was arrested last month at an apartment complex in glendale. his ex-girlfriend who is said to be pregnant with his child called police. merritt denied being on her property. he was released from jail the next day. he's back in court next month. >>> tonight phoenix police are calling a deadly shooting very reckless and very dangerous. they said a gunman knocked on a door and shot and killed the guy on the other side. this happened at that apartment complex near 12th street and indian school. some of the bullets also hit neighbors there who heard everything. >> i heard four loud gunshots literally sounded like it was right next-door to me. the lady downstairs was screaming. got shot. he got shot. >> the victim's girlfriend and her grandson were also ins

back at lake merritt, people played drums and sang. accord ago organizers, this was to symbolize rising in song and moving forward with peaceful intentions. abc7 news. i-right now live pictures from sky 7 over market street in san francisco, where you see a protest going on right now. a couple of hundred people marching down the street near in the westfield mall and also an antitrump protest, they say they're concerned over this racist and sexist statements during the campaign. >>> lawmaker are vowing to fight for the rights of immigrants in the u.s. the new york mayoral office said we have woven the tired, board and huddled mass interests the dan of new york for hundreds of years and will never let them be taken from us. san francisco mayorle tweeted being a sanctuary city is in our dna. san francisco will never be anything other than a sanctuary city. and kamala harris tweeted california has the larger none of immigrants documented and undocumented in u.s. i will fight for them. we are stronger together. >>> today, donald trump appoi

. >> reporter: merritt jr. spent seven months in jail then but merritt is still the main suspect. >>> a people at a number of college campuses rallying against possible deportation plans by the incoming trump administration. students using the hash tag sanctuary campus. they hope that schools would not share information with i.c.e. or allow immigration officers on their campus. trump and their allies pushed his take on why he thinks the election turned out the way it did. >> reporter: president obama speaking about the election in greece before leaving for germany in his final overseas trip deflecting personal responsible for trump's surprising win. >> if people feel they are losing control of their future, they will push back. >> reporter: new york city mayor bill de blasio chi today. the democrats saying he had a candid conversation with mr. trump about many concerns, including tax cuts for the wealthy, worries from the phuz william community and fierce about proposed deportations. >> exclusion policies will

bill montgomery said that evidence merritt jr.'s gun and they say the tests were done wrong. they did a pair of tests and both concluded that the bullets could not be linked to merritt's weapon. experts often don't reach the same conclusions even though they have the exact same evidence. >> this report is not new. this report does not raise any questions that were not previously take into account and to file that motion with the court to dismiss without prejudice. >> so, yeah, dismissing without prejudice means even though the charges were dropped, he can be recharged. d.p.s. and maricopa county still consider him a suspect, they say. they will not give him back his gun until they feel like he is no longer a suspect. >>> the bail bondsman accused of raiding the home of the former police chief reaches a plea brent farley pled guilty to one bail bondsman violation. it turns out, he was acting on a false tip. the tip came from a rival to make farley look bad. >>> a dad accused of disturbing acts at an elementary school with his young son not far away. when he dropped his son off

his attorneys say the bullets could not be linked to merritt's weapon at all. he spent seven months behind befores until the charges were dropped. >>> a 3-inch water pipe broke at one of the dorms. the water was turned off and a cleaning crew was called in. there is no word when the students will be able to return to their >>> the presidential election is over for a week but some people are trying to influence the electoral college vote. arizona is one of the states that the electors are not required to vote for the winning candidate. >> reporter: arizona has 11 members of the electoral college and one of the electors says he has been bombarded with requests to not support donald trump. holding out hope they can convince ewelcome or thes in the electoral college to change their minds. >> i got e-mails and phone calls on my blackberry and computer at home telling me we should, basically, abstain from voting for trump. >> reporter: gutierrez a long time republican says he received more than 300 work account on election day but has no desire to change his vote. >>

you might remember, merritt spent seven months behind bars accused of shootings, mostly along i-10. >>> police arrest a woman in new york who they say pushed another woman on to the tracks of the time square train station. the woman was crushed to death by a train. a woman from queens is charged emotional disturbed. >>> a '90s flashback when a woman who hailed an uber realized she recognizes his voice. >> this is my uber driver, and he told me something very special, that he is the voice behind -- >> welcome. you have got mail. >> no way! do it again. do it again. >> welcome, you have got mail. >> ah, you have heard that. >> how cool is that? >> it's elwood edwards. he was the voice that millions of people on to america online. you know my wife stephanie still uses her e-mail. she's old school. >> every once in a while, i still hear elwood. he recorded the phrases for the companies back in the '80s and was paid only $200 for that. he worked for several years at an ohio tv station as an editor before retiring. >> it seems like he should have like elwood edwards. >> and that voice. >>>

. >> well, lake merritt united methodist is the church that we joined together to serving thanksgiving, about 700 folks in oakland quan niece club is in-- kuwanis is involved. open the doors on thursday and host of folks will come in. >> great. great. that is part of your ministries and you had that vision for a long time. >> yes, i transferred the ministry of prethanksgiving from church to church, the united methodist church is served and the reason that i believe god guided me into this particular ministry is because usually thursday through sunday, beginning with thanksgiving, to that sunday, there are a lot of organizations that help feed and it blesses tens of thousands of people, and so what i wanted to do was to look and say that they should be fed like this everyday, and so i moved it the sunday before when it's usually a void of that home-cooked full-fledged meal. >> i experienced a great deal of that when i was an associate. when i came over to oakland and see some of the oakland churches are doing the same ministry. >> a lot of churches do thanksgiving week grocery giveaway

the building at the time they got out and no one was hurt asserted that on this morning near lake merritt and at the like they're learning for their lives as they will cut from their nearby homes and the firefighters evacuated for 100 to two injured people. the best years working to figure out the up to have this by the end of the week. they said that i know who made the flyers this man has some mental health issues so far has not broken the law not facing any charges. the threat of rain has not stopped recruiters that come down hard with kids and all the stores austria's and up can 8 cut columns of kids they say they stalled putting up the following decorations' because they're worried about iran in the end several parents saudi starts here tuesday morning and changes on the way. we will tell you where and when and just too starts here tuesday morning and changes on the way. we will tell you where and when and just too massive to complete this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now

. >> lake merritt united methodist is the church that we joined together to serve thanksgiving. about 700 folks. the oakland keyanis club and a host of folks will come in. >> that is part of your ministries and you had that vision for a long time. >> yes, yes, i've transferred the ministry of prethanksgiving from church to church, united methodist church is served and the reason that i believe god guided me into this particular ministry is because usually thursday through sunday, beginning with thanksgiving, through that sunday, there are a lot of organizations that help feed and it blesses tens of thousands of people, and so what i wanted to do was to look and say that they should be fed like this everyday, and so i moved it the sunday before, when it's usually a void of that home cooked full fledged meal. >> when i came over to oakland to see that some of the oakland churches are involved in doing the same kind of ministry. >> whether it is a meal and i know a lot of churches do thanksgiving week grocery giveaways, lake shore will give 75 turk keys and 75 bags of groceries to

major steven merritt supervises more than a dozen volunteers.16;41;33 16;41;33"what you see behind me in this room is the salvation army distribution center. everything christmas happens right here at this site."(nat.)16;34;14"these toys are for is for our prison toy program - individuals who are incarcerated through the holiday season have an opportunity to choose a toy for their child."he says their goal for the holiday season is this program and others.the salvation army has the benefit of name recognition...but the better business bureau warns you should always do some research before making a donation to any group this holiday season. season.11;13;48"well, you should rely look for information from a charity. give-dot-org is the bbb's charity system where we rate charities - one of them is how much money goes to the program as opposed to overhead."a search can show just how little percentage-wisa charity w donate for direct services... we found some giving less than 3% overall.a search might even reveal fraud.(-gfx-)check out these tips from the bbb:make sure you get the charities

the massive fire ripped through the apartment construction site near lake merritt. the flames, leaping out, inching closer to neighboring buildings. >> we woke up, we hear screaming. get out, get out, fire. >> reporter: this neighbor says the fire almost trapped his family stuck on the third floor of the neighboring building. >> i opened the door, looked and there was a flame in my face. literally in my face. i go grab my daughter and we run out. >> reporter: oakland fire crews were up against flying embers and collapsing scaffolding. >> it was just roiling. it looked like it had been four or five houses. >> reporter: the building under renovation was thought to be empty but fire officials say at least two people inside evacuated. when the fire began in the early morning hours. >> they were there as security for the building . >> reporter: according to city records, the owner got permits to build the 41 unit complex. fire officials don't know what sparked the flames, but they say the atf will investigate. meanwhile: >> right now, we are homeless a little bit.>> repo

. >>> in oakland thousands of people held hands around all 3 miles of lake merritt. kpix5's joe vazquez was there for the unusual demonstration. >> incredible. this is incredible. i'm a native of oakland and i've never seen. this. >> reporter: they gathered by the thousands, young people and older folks, many families determine to send a message. >> people are sad and upset. so they want to be where there is good energy. >> reporter: and then it started. they held hands one by one. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the line stretched more than 3-mile around lake merritt. >> i didn't know if we would be able to stretch across the lake. we got here and there were more than enough people it. just warmed my heart. when we all held hands, i just prayed like please, please we need a better world. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: when everyone held hands, what went through your mind right then? >> i felt uplifted. together we request get through this. >> reporter: several in the crowd -- we can get through. this. >> reporter: several in the crowd tell me they're

nbc bay area's elyce kirchner joins us from the lake merritt area. this wasn't embraced by everyone. what's the issue? >> reporter: people here say they know who's taking down these post-it notes but as soon as a new note goes up, that person is ripping them down. take a look here behind me. right now, all you see here is a painted mural, but a few days ago it was covered with hundreds of post-it notes. even in the rain -- >> things like we love you, oakland, take care of oakland, be kind to each other. >> reporter: soggy post-it notes with message of love survive. >> just had little phrases, slogans, respect one another. >> reporter: hundreds plastered right off of busy lakeshore avenue in oakland's lake merritt neighborhood. >> a good seven feet high, went down about 30 feet on the wall here. >> covered with these post-it notes. it was a beautiful thing. >> reporter: spontaneously put up after donald trump won the presidential election. >> it was one thing that made me feel better after the election. >> the person who did this to our wall of hope a

it started at an empty apartment complex near lake merritt. kpix 5's cate caugiran has the story >>> reporter: late-night rain an ally to firefighters keeping watch on this 41-unit apartment complex in lake merritt. >> looked like it's been four or five houses coming toward our street. >> reporter: from chopper 5 you can see the inside of the complex completely gutted. all that's left is the facade. >> we heard screaming. get out, get out, fire, fire! >> reporter: he and his family were stuck on the third floor of the building next door as flames tore through plywood and scaffolding. >> i opened the door and looked in were flames in my face literally. and i grabbed my daughter and we ran out. >> reporter: the good news, no one was injured. oakland fire says there were two people inside when the fire started. >> they were there as security for the building. >> reporter: investigators say it will take time to determine what caused the fire. first priority is to make sure there are no hot spots that spark new flames. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> oak

we're not too far from lake merritt offhandover and lester avenues in oakland.e know the developer had plans to finish this 41-unit project soon, it was about 80% complete. there were security guards at the complex who called the fire in. the guards were in place to keep squatters away from the building at the time. we're learning some residents in the area weren't exactly fans of the complex, claiming the prior tenants described as a group of local home grown artists were kicked out unfairly. this fire was scary for residents in nearby homes. >> i ran down stairs, opened the door and i felt the heat. it was like a hot summer day. >> reporter: the city records we obtained indicate this developer got the green light for the project back in 2015 and it was last valued at $6 million. today we've got crews on the scene. federal agents with the alcohol, tobacco and firearms bureau will be here helping out arson investigators to try to determine exactly what caused this fire in the first place. live in oakland, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you v

what led to charges being dropped in the 2015 freeway shooting investigation that involved leslie merritt jr. was arrested in the string of shootings plaguing valley freeways. the crime lab tied the bullet >> the test fired bullets were a match from bullet fragments from four casings over the last weekend in august. >> recently released documents show that prosecutors asked a second ballistic expert to take a look at this and the expert came back inconclusive. that expert requested his mentor to review the evidence a third time now. his mentor agreed and questioned fired from the same gun. today, bill montgomery down played these findings. >> that doesn't mean the bullets are not associated with the weapon in question and that's where the investigation stands at this point. >> investigators say merritt remains their main suspect. >> he picked the wrong house to break into. a teenager burglary suspect ends by the people inside the house. matt rodewald has the latest from buckeye. >> reporter: neighbors say they haven't seen anything like this. a young couple staying with her brother on wat

charges against merritt were dismissed last april, and he is suing for a rush to judgment in charging him. >>> we have a great opportunity for to you give back. you can join special olympics arizona next month. $10will get you into the indoor rock climbing gym in scottsdale. climb, repel, and go through then watch the athletes repel down 27 stories "over the edge" event. >>> we're still a week away from thanksgiving but people are already starting to think about christmas and a lot of people have the great holiday tradition of going up with their families to the high country and counting down their christmas tree. >> if that's you, heads up. permits wont sale for the arizona national forest and they tend to go fast, and that leads us to what christmas tree do you prefer? real? artificial? or no tree? you can go to 1 2news.com/yourvoice and cast your vote and see it coming up on realtime as you are watching. guys. >> it was pretty much a tie all day long. >> neck and neck. >> and you prefer artificial. >> i prefer real except for the convenience. >> and some of the fake ones look real.

demonstrators lined lake merritt. >> my heart brought me here.i see all these people who have the same hurt. >> there's a lot of violence, a lot of racism, a lot of people not being accepting of people. we need to be accepting of each other. >> the organizer posted the event on facebook for her friends but word spread and thousands of strangers showed up to take part. amid signs of hate, one bay area school district is showing compassion. >> alameda elementary schools are holding an event called "everyone belongs here" after racist graffiti was discovered last week. >> good morning. just this past friday someone scrawled racist graffiti on the side of the school. the community wants to send a message of love to the students. this morning at 8:00, some people who live on alameda are expected to be on the sidewalks. other schools in alameda. to greet students with pictures of hearts and signs that read "everyone belongs here." this is to reassure students and let the public know this district will not tolerate racism, bullying or any other form of

this was the scene at lake merritt yesterday during a unique protest called hands across lake merritts that video pulled out, you'll see those protesters are lining the entire perimeter of the lake. sharing their concerns about a donald trump presidency. >> my heart brought me here. i see all these people who have the same hurt. >> some people choose to use violence to protest and stress themselves. i believe we can have more peaceful ways to communicate. >> this idea sprang up after someone named allison white from oakland had the idea and put it on facebook. they were upset about the elections. after people shared the idea, thousandses of times, that was the turnout that happened. >>> 5:38. have you seen the super moon? a lot of people talking about it over the weekend. your next chance seeing the moon is in the year 2034. >> the problem is the fog. mt. hamilton showing you the view above the fog. below the cloud layer, you're stuck with this view. 58, half mile visibility right now we'll see hazy sunshine, highs today in the low 70s from san jose to the tri-valley. 60s around san f

with shaw, allen, miller, ryan merritt also down there. but francona more than happy to ready for a potential game 7. the 1-2. to the right side for kipnis. fowler, a hitless night. boy, it has been fun, john, to watch javier baez do what he has done all postseason around second base. >> john: uc russell got it in the palm, that is a huge play resets the pitch count for chapman, that double play. seeing it from the first base camp, i'm assuming, right there. i go back to the first inning and how it changed all of the strategy for terry francona. 1-0 going into the third period when tomlin gets in trouble, he is using a different formula with this bullpen. he can keep the game at a different point. of course, once the bases were reliever and the grand slam took it to this point. >> joe: here is a high fly ball into center. back on the track, davis, two out. >> john: this would have ended the inning. that homer by bryant, this was an easy fly ball, but in this communication caused two runs to score, a huge momentum swing. 3-0 for the cubs. a

they're expected to hold hands around lake merritt at 3:00 p.m. laura malpert. >> thank you within we'll bring you coverage of the latest post election developments. coming up tonight, a closer look at the job ahead for president elect trump and the challenging fight he will have to wipe out isis. >> an investigation under way after a deadly crash in antioch. a woman driving a white pickup truck ran a red light and hit two cars. it happened on lone tree way. police sate pickup rolled after the crash, the driver was ejected and she died at the scene. investigators believe speed and alcohol played a role in the crash. >> frustration and confusion for drivers as big changers take effect at one of the ambitionest corridors in the city. nbc bay area christie smith is live, i can't think of a busier road when you're in the city there. >> traffic is usually a challenge in san francisco and today is no exception. getting you to the start of big changes, starting with restrictions on left turns. they're being removed at all but three intersections. next we

the international movement started not too long ago and salvation army major steven merritt says it's more than just money people can give their time. "it's a wonderful way that you can be a part of the community,..we all have co- workers, people that live across the street, our neighbors, people that are in need today that may not of been in need yesterday," if you do plan to donate, the better business bureau of things that you should look out for before giving; scams are frequent around this time of year. if you are looking to donate to a legitimate charity you can visit our website tmj 4 dot com we have more information there. still ahead... deadly plane crash-- the distress call sent right before the plane went down and how many people were able to survive. then-- wildfire battle-- the popular resort town in tennessee that's up in flames and how many homes and businesses more news now-- officials are still looking for answers following the deadly overnight crash of a charter plane in colombia. the crash killed 75 people. there were 81 passengers and crew on board, including membe

in oakland thousands gathered to form a human chain around lake merritt.ire lake more than three miles in all a far cry from the violence we saw immediately following the election. >> it is a great way to make your voice heard in a way that is peaceful and nonviolent so everyone can participate. we have seen the violence and destruction of property. >> hands across lake merritt brought out families, children, artists, music and several community groups. >> in san francisco, hundreds mannered down market street disrupting traffic, sky 7 was over a group that gathered in the castro, marching to the ferry building. the anti-trump protesters were peaceful moving through the mission in downtown. >> president obama will be holding the first news conference since the election and we will carry it in a special report at 12:15 and later today, he leashes for europe and peru for reassurance allies on the future of united states foreign policy. >> a south bay teach are accused of comparing president-elect donald trump to hitler will be back in front of class today af

. >> the son -- the grands came >> maryanne recounting what s w insi this merritt avenue a slein andmother ind. >> the grandmother came screaming out of the house, whaling, crying -- wailing, crying, she dragged me down the driveway. i didn't know what was going on. >> no idea whae find when going in, encountin 18-year-old son who authorities believe stabbed his mother multiple times. through the kitchen at the door where weta just pulled the gramout of ther. ther died.. tim cruz confirming neighbors say the sonted for police to arrive calmly on the on for it to end this y, it's terrible, tragic, and we need to >> police did find a knife here at ts point no charges and wcvb, newsceer5. >> as yocan see, he was holding an umbrella. you can hear the rain. we showing you live from downwn boston. look at the rain sthe ground. gusty winds. focond nht in a row. is there heavier rain to come? >> i think so. >> thunder? >> possibility more. >> it's very warm out there. >> this goes all the way dow the coas >>ere thunderstorms down in parts of alabama ther lot of rain that band is in a straight line

leslie merritt, jr. is the only suspect to be linked to the case. it was requested by the maricopa county office. >>> in boise, idaho someone has a four-legged friend to think for saving his life. >> we had blood that was donated earlier by one of the employees. and then miles is another donor who happened to be in the hospital. >> whether the canine will return to duty is still unknown. if you were thinking about having your dog be a blood donor, they do have to meet requirements. they have to be between one and seven years old and be able to lay still for 10 minutes. >>> workers are wanted in the they are assessing applications until this sunday. if you would like to apply or find out the testing dates is headed to their website and it is on your screen. >>> are you planning next year's trips? is a good idea because airline prices are going to fall. the will drop 3% class dropping 1.5% in the u.s. >>> there is no need to wait until after thanksgiving to put up your tree. after today permits are on sale to cut down those christmas trees. it is a fi

one of the more unique will be at oakland's lake merritt. thousands are expected to line the lake and join hands around lake merritt. the protest begins at 3:00. a peaceful demonstration that mirrors the mood of yesterday's bay area protests. sergio quintana has details. >> reporter: this group of demonstrators were met by lines of highway patrol officers. they have been loud and fast-moving but smaller than those organized in past nights. for some business owners, the demonstrations are putting them in a tough situation. >> a lot of our guests come from outside of oakland. afer the demonstrations stops, it doesn't mean our guests come back immediately. >> michael said he supports the message, but it is important not to damage the businesses and customers often stay away for months after a protests. on a typical saturday night his place would have been packed. in palo alto a group of hillary clinton supporters held a vigil. a group at san francisco city hall did the same. earlier they marched from the castro to city hall. it was the second d

got my life back i've been able to go out and start working with other veterans :21 kenneth "rock" merritt, a world war 2 veteran, served as this year' crowds also lined the streets in raleigh to pay tribute - ahead of veterans day. this annual veterans day parade took place in downtown raleigh. a ceremony kicked off the festivities on salisbury street -- before the parade made its way through downown. marching bands filled the streets with music to honor active and retired service members. fans love to follow college recruiting in major sports like football and basketball. but one of the biggest recruiting stories happened in ken medlin has the 5 star story. there's nothing like christmas next on rewind...a look at the ceremonial tree raising. a true signal the holiday season is here ... the biltmore has started washington has made richard burr wealthy. we know that. burr voted himself 5 pay raises and his personal net worth but we're only beginning to learn how little work burr actually does. richard burr missed nearly 70% of his armed services committee hearings... even skipping one hea

the international movement started not too long ago and salvation army major steven merritt says it's more than just money people can give their time. "it's a wonderful way that you can be a part of the community,..we all have co- neighbors, people that are in need today that may not of been in need yesterday," if you do plan to donate, the better business bureau of wisconsin says there are a few things that you should look out for before giving; scams are frequent around this time of year. if you are looking to donate to a legitimate charity you can visit our website tmj 4 dot com we have more information there. up next on live at daybreak -- a chilling account. a suspect shot dead after going how a witness described the chaotic scene in his 9-1-1 call to police. that's next on today's tmj4. and taking a live look yesterday was mild with highs in the upper 40s, but it was windy with southerly gusts to 30 mph and rain showers. most of se wisconsin got about 1" of rain in the past 24 hourif cold enough that would have been a foot of snow. the rain moved out of here after midnight, and

. >> we have some just-released documents in connection with the recent arrest of leslie merritt jr. >> he was arrested last month for violating a domestic order. he was arrested after reportedly being at an apartment complex near cities -- 67th avenue. and maryland. his ex-girlfriend to is said to be pregnant with his child lived there with her grandmother. they had him served with an order of protection. they call police last month when he allegedly went to the complex and made threats against his ex-girlfriend. during a short interview with him after his request, he [ laughter ] >> okay. >> you guys are together anymore, correct? she wants you in trouble or -- >> you know more than i do. >> he was released from jail the next day. his next court date is set for early next month. >> on the materials released are the audio requirements -- recordings of police knocking on it was obvious he was asleep at the time. he made no comment. >>> a $21,000 award, phoenix police are hoping that money will live eight someone to help them solve the murder of a valley woman. >> silent witness has i

this was on sale 24 hours and rhine merritt helped get us in the world series and had an autographed version tito francona card that was actually autographed by him. these cards are generally going autograph and game-used bases. they cut up the game. >> baseball cards have gone crazy if you haven't been in that market any time soon. >> interesting to see and hopefully special cards for the indians they make tonight if and went whitney houston we win. they will be on sale 24 hours. >> getting answers in the answer center, tiffani tucker. >> tiffani: jim thome has been helping us cover the world series in the past few days and he is busy the former indians slugger is throwing out the first pitch. team coverage continues in a few moments. >> to other news in akron. a special unit made a huge drug bust. 11 kilos of cocaine with a street value worth $11 million. >> police got the suspect at 16th and kenmore and took off in a car, crashed and jumped over a 30-foot overpass and police caught up with him. this had caregiver paula ingram. investigators say she stole more than $30,000 from the

what caused yesterday's raging fire that destroyed an apartment complex under construction near lake merritt. we brought you the whole story as breaking news all morning long on "today in the bay." a live look at the damage that's been left behind in the wake of that fire, and the question now is did someone start the fire intentionally? some neighbors oppose such a large development amid so many smaller complexes and family homes around lake merritt. others say that people who lived in the former property suffered a bad experience on their way out. >> a house of artists, performance artists, painters, people that have deep roots in the community and they are kicked out of that place. >> the $6 million, 41-unit complex was about 80% completed when this fire broke out and destroyed it, obviously burning to the ground yesterday. >>> 5 k:05 this morning. two men in jail accused of beating a homeless man to death two years ago. 20-year-old joseph stull and david peters were arrested yesterday. they're both 21. stull was arrested in idaho after dna evidence from another crime linked him to the ki

lake merritt. >> firefighters will be on site. tonight, firefighters are concerned about the rubble behind the walls of this burned outbuilding. it is still smoldering, and have seen small plumes of smoke. firefighters have to keep stirring the ashes to make sure the fire is out. late night rain, firefighters keeping watch on the complex. early this morning, it was a raging inferno. >> it looked like it was four or five houses coming to the street. >> reporter: you can see the inside of the complex completely adulted. all that's left is the facade. >> we hear scream ink, considerable screaming, get out. >> reporter: the family was stuck on the third floor, as flames tore through scaffolding. >> flames were in my face. >> reporter: no one was injured. there were two people inside when the fire broke out. >> they were there as security. >> reporter: investigators say it will take time to determine what started the fire. first priority is to make sure any smoldering rubble doesn't spark new flames. throughout the night, we've seen fi

with shaw, allen, miller, ryan merritt also down there. ready for a potential game 7. the 1-2. to the right side for kipnis. fowler, a hitless night. boy, it has been fun, john, to watch javier baez do what he has done all postseason around second base. >> john: uc russell got it in the palm, that is a huge play because, as he mentioned, that resets the pitch count for chapman, that double play. seeing it from the first base camp, i'm assuming, right there. i go back to the first inning and how it changed all of the strategy for terry francona. 1-0 going into the third period when tomlin gets in trouble, he is using a different formula with this bullpen. he can keep the game at a reliever and the grand slam took it to this point. >> joe: here is a high fly ball into center. back on the track, davis, two out. >> john: this would have ended the inning. that homer by bryant, this was an easy fly ball, but in this communication caused two runs to score, a huge momentum swing. 3-0 for the cubs. arrieta, before he even steps on three ring cushion. then it snowballs from there. and it

the robberies happened at the rest oakland bart stations and near lake merritt. the victims were between 29 and 60 years old. one woman was punched in the face and some fell to the pavement while struggling to hold on to their property. >>> new at 11:00, business owners in san jose say a serial burglar 1* robbing them. three businesses were hit. katie is live at the san jose police department. katie? >> reporter: ama, san jose police are investigating and in the meantime one of the business owners posted the surveillance images on facebook and says the community is now rallying to help bring them justice. around 4:00 a.m. on saturday a surveillance camera captures a break in at rita's of san jose. a rock smashes through the glass door and then a man slips in and grabs the tip jar and leaves. minutes later he returns and fumbles with the cash register and leaves empty handed. >> very frightening. who could do such a thing. in a community we think is so safe. >> a bistro was hit. the burglar smashed a window and took an ipod. >> we have been here for a year. everyt

with republicans keeping control of the senate, president obama's nomination of judge merritt garland which languished for eight months is now dead. trump released two lists of potential nominees, mostly federal judges, many in the conserve replacing justice scalia with another conservative won't change the make-up of the court but there could be other vacancies coming. ruth bader ginsberg is 83, she turns 84 in march, though she will likely remain in a trump administration as long as her health permits. but anthony kennedy, a reagan appointee who has voted with the liberals on gay rights and abortion is 80. and steven breyer appointed by bill clinton is 78. donald trump, the court would be more conservative and might revisit recent rulings against restricting access to abortion and favoring gay rights. >> with each of those, we have relatively recent decisions. so the court would have to reverse its earlier rulings. but if they had the votes to do that, i'm not sure they wouldn't. >> trump has said he thinks the core abortion rights ruling, roe v. wade should be overturned. but he mi

the scene on merritt avenue still active as police try to determine what happed and why. >> the grandther came screaming out of the house. sheragged me down the driveway. didn't know what was going on. >> she did whaany neighbor should do. she helped a grandmother screaming for help but she had idehat she would find walking into this brockton home. >> the grandson came lunging at us and i pulled her out. as dark in the house, and when i saw the way he was coming at us, i just took off. >> the d.a. tim cruz saying an 18-year-old now being held r questioning in his mother's deat the woman stabbed multiple times. a knife found at the scene along front porch when firefighters arrived. >> ft to end this way, it's terrible, it's tragic, and we need to find out what happened. a warrant to go inside this home to try to determine exactly what happened. at this point no charges have been filed. live inrockton, wcvb, newscenter 5. >>eather now, a wet commute home again on this wednesday night. a live look atopley uare. it pouring. >> the rain is heavier in some spots. let's go to mike tracking how i

this was the scene yesterday afternoon during hands across lake merritt.people tracing the perimeter of the length there shoulder to shoulder around the 3 1/2 mile lake sharing concerns about a donald trump presidency. >> my heart brought me here. i see all these people who have the same hurt. >> some people choose to use violence to protest and to express themselves, but i believe that we can have more peaceful ways to communicate. >> that protest grew from an idea by allison white from oakland. she put it on facebook mostly for her friends who were upset after the election. people shared that idea thousands of times. that was the result. >>> happening today, san francisco leaders plan to attend a unity gathering supporting the idea of keeping san francisco a sanctuary city. it takes place 10:00 a.m. religious and community leaders will be there, as well. maintaining san francisco's commitment to staying a sanctuary city despite the current political situation. >>> coming up next, a foggy start might be a bit of an understatement. there is a blanket outsi

. >> we're live at the sne on merritt avenue. >> tim jt told us a 18-year-old son is being held in the stabbing death of his mother we also know a neighbor intervened and may have saved the grandmother. neighbors heard screams coming from this house. a grandmother, moer and adult son all live here. they saw the grandmother running house-to-house screaming for help. finally gettin one neighbor's help the two ran become into the house andten to that neighbor describe what happened next. >> zombie like. heame lunging through the grandmother and said, no you're not going in. >> firefighters arrived and found the grandson sitting calmly outsi. they went inside house and made the gruesome discovery that the mother was stabbed mtipl times. police have the suspect. he's being held but no charges have been filed. streets of boston.k at the rain. rain. rain. rain all over the place. it will have a bigmpt it. >> here's mike. how tough will it be? >> a little better than last night. what happenelast night was geoff downpours. it's raining right now but emen closer to 8:00 will be the heavier stuff

. >> reporter: it's confirmed they were found in south florida on a home in merritt island, but bedbugs problems are becoming more and more frequent along with the misery left behind after they leave their calling card. swollen, red, itchy splotches munch, the more they reproduce. >> you get a female who gets a blood meal from someone, she can lay thousands of eggs and may not need mother blood meal for some time, for weeks and weeks and weeks. >> reporter: unfortunately these pests are almost impossible to find and hard to kill unless sprayed directly and repeatedly. so this newest bedbug edition, the tropical bedbug, only makes this problem even that much more difficult. i spoke to a local pest control company this afternoon university of florida researcher they have been consistently sending in samples of the bedbugs they're finding in the bay area. even they can't tell the difference because they are so small and so similar, but luckily so far no sightings in our area. >> that's not making me stop itching or feeling like i've got crawling skin, but i'm wondering did you find out how

according to major merritt -- the money raised in milwaukee county helps support more than 80 critical programs and services that the salvation army runs throughout the area. kettle, you can donate to the salvation army -- or even volunteer your time. visit fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app -- and click the "links" tab to find out how. an attempted bank robbery earlier this week lead to a high speed chase ?through three different counties... just ahead... ...how officers communicated with each other -- as multiple law enforcement agencies tracked down a suspect on the run. plus... trouble in turkey... a dozen federal lawmakers are when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump.

with republicans keeping control of the senate, president obama's nomination of judge merritt garland which languished for eight months is now dead. trump released two lists of potential nominees, mostly federal judges, many in the conservative replacing justice scalia with another conservative won't change the make-up of the court but there could be other vacancies coming. ruth bader ginsberg is 83, she turns 84 in march, though she will likely remain in a trump administration as long as her health permits. but anthony kennedy, a reagan appointee who has voted with the liberals on gay rights and abortion is 80. and steven breyer appointed by bill clinton is 78. if either of them were court would be more conservative and might revisit recent rulings against restricting access to abortion and favoring gay rights. >> with each of those, we have relatively recent decisions. so the court would have to reverse its earlier rulings. but if they had the votes to do that, i'm not sure they wouldn't. >> trump has said he thinks the core abortion rights ruling, roe v. wade should be overturned.