mourning. >> jessica regan is a curator of the met show. >> it's covered completely in mourning crepe has a very distinctly crinkled, almost pebbled surface and it's finished with a starch. it's rather stiff. >> and dull black, crape, that is c-r-aa-p-e is what a respectable american or european widow was expected to wrap herself in during victorian times. >> there was an expectation at least in the first stages of mourning that one would wear the veil over the face. >> that was year one. in year two a little was permissible. but wait, there was more. an additional six months of so-called half-mourning, a hint of white or color was okay. men by comparison had it easy. >> suggested only a period of three months mourning nor a widower, black suit that men wore anyway was already fairly appropriate for mourning attire. he can simply add a crape band around his top hat. >> dressing simply in black for mourning like a nun, actually, goes back to the middle ages. queen victoria's approach to mourning overkill, so to speak. she wore black for 40 years after her husband died. but what the roy

tonight a church will welcome people for a vigil to mourn the boy's death allegedly at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend at their mobile home. and eva pilgrim is live at the gateway church. eva? >> jim, this story has shaken people. an adorable little 3-year-old boy tortured for days and then murdered. the outpouring has come from near and far. tonight this church, local church is opening its doors so people can come together as they mourn. the details of 3-year-old scott mcmillan's death have shocked this chester county community. police say his mother, jillian tait and her boy ffriend gary fellenbaum for -- tortured and murdered the child. and people plan to light candles in their honor. >> we believe were posting things about having a candlelighting. it was for people to do that in their own homes. and we wanted a place where people in the community could come together to honor and remember. >> the gateway church pastor wanted to give those here a chance to feel and see a sense of community as they mourn this loss. >> there's something -- it sounds bad there is something comf

this baby gorilla captured hearts in the bay area, and now the san francisco zoo is mourning her death. we have more on this. >> reporter: good evening to you. as you can imagine, the san francisco zoo and animal lovers are mourning the death of the youngest gorilla here. what the zoo is saying that they were following standard closing procedures. it was after closing time on friday when they were moving the animals into their nighttime area when suddenly this gorilla unexpectedly dashed under a closing hydraulic door. she was born in july of 2013 and the public actually helped vote on her name. at six months old, she was gradually introduced into the troupe. she brought great joy to the zoo and the public. the zoo is investigating how and why this accident happened. they're reviewing their policies and procedures. some animal deaths are more difficult to process than others. this tragedy has struck us in the deepest way imaginable. they say during a period of mourning an adjustment the zoo will -- >>> hundreds of people still without water tonight after a water main break this morning

. >> reporter: the family asked for their privacy today as tase mourn the loss of their -- as they mourning the loss of their son. >> reporter: photos are appearing across social media. friends sharing memories of the young man who could light up a room. >> he -- just the craziest guy. i don't know. tough to put into words. everyone loved him. >> reporter: saturday night they attended a party at the fraternity near university of california at berkeley. they were shocked to hear about his death the next day. he was found unresponsive inside the fraternity house sunday afternoon. police are calling his death suspicious and investigate figure drugs or alcohol played a factor. another friend spoke to us by phone. >> i don't know. right now i can't believe -- i can't believe that he is gone and i will never see him again. it is just -- i am really in disbelief. devastated. >> reporter: she went to high school with him and says he was their class president. >> he gave one of the nicest graduations speeches. >> he was from antioch and enrolled at uc davis. >> so well rounded. he was a people perso

and they mourned both of those tragedies tonight.boy who police say was killed at the hands of the very people who were supposed to care for them and also for a popular mother police say was killed in a murder-suicide. ♪ >> with candles in hand this chester county community wept, prayed, and sang and held their children close, remembering 3-year-old scotty mcmillan savagely tortured and killed allegedly at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. >> he was beaut bull, beautiful boy. >> scotty's mother jillian tait and her boyfriend gary fillen baum were charged with first degree murder the district attorney saying he will ask for the death penalty. >> he was lashed with a metal rod and tied to a chair and beaten. he was tied upside down by his feet and beaten. his head was smashed through a wall. >> reporter: aat caused couple lived with tate's two children and her boyfriend. tracey naiingle worked with three adults at a nearby walmart and she knew something was not rights in the home. >> he's a very angry, scary man. >> tonight's

but as you said, the san francisco zoo is in mourning tonight after a tragic accident. they did release a statement saying that zoo staff was carrying out their standard routine. this actually happened on friday night when they move animals into their night quarters. that's when they say a female lowland western gorilla named kabibe unexpectedly dashed under a hydraulic door that was closing at the time. they say this is particularly tough for the primate staff who provided round-the-clock care until she was six months old. she was born july of last year and the public actually helped name her.

australia, really in mourning. cricket really is a national sport.were hoping he would full through from this freak accident. how is he going to be remembered by teammates and cricket fans all across the country? >> in the summertime, cricket unites us. it's a national passion in australia right now. just depletely stunned, shocked, disbelieving that a young man in the time of his life could be engaged in the passion of his life, among the world's best. wearing protective gear and by what seems like a complete freaky ball that wasn't a vicious ball as bounces go. just another -- it appears to have hit him in the part of the body just under the helmet. and done terrible damage. australia was hoping against hope that he would come out. owl of the news that was leaking out was pretty bad. for many of us, the best hope would be that maybe something like the brain injury sustained by michael schumacher where he may be under care for a while and be able to go home and then maybe hopefully come bit by bit given up hope to play cricket again and then this st

also this hour the world of cricket mourns of loss of philip hughes. >> i'm andrew thomas in sydney. cricket is australia national sport. i'll have the latest from a country in mourning >>> foreign ministers from across europe are meeting in rome for a summit on the growing humanitarian crisis caused by a rise in undocumented migrants. it's the latest image of a problem dominating the debate from london to athens. 700] would-be migrants towed to safety by the greek navy after this lost power and was found adraft. the migrants from from all over west africa and the middle east. the main points are morocco, tunisia and libya. they are trying to reach spain, malta, italy and the island of lampedusa. 165,000 migrants made it to europe. 300 would-be migrants are known to have drowned to make the crossing. that number may be higher. the foreign ministers are wheating. phil lavelle is in the capital for us. another meeting on migration, what is difficult about this one. what are they hoping to achieve. >> there are 58 participants for the meeting, from across europe and africa. it's part of

is left of this car after a driver smashed into it on the beltway and now a local high school is mourning the loss of a young athlete. good evening. i'm chris lawrence. four teenagers were inside the car when they had trouble and pulled over last night in the inner loop of the beltway. they were waiting for help when a woman crashed her jeep into their car. police say she may have been drunk. molette green has more. >> reporter: in the light of day you can see the massive impact of the halloween night crash. the rear left side of this honda accord took the brunt of it. that's where dominique petty of potomac was a passenger. the gonzaga high school senior was pronounced dead at the scene on the beltway near persimmon tree road. maryland state police say the honda was disabled and off the road on the shoulder around 2:00 a.m. when this gray jeep compass hit the car. yo acan see there is heavy damage to the right front side. police say the driver, 24-year-old margaret baize drifted off the road struc e honda carrying dominique, three other juveniles and the driver. at this point in the inve

thousands have been mourning the deaths of the four rabbis killed in the attack. crowds gathers in an neighborhood of west jerusalem to pay their respects. and clashes have broken out between palestinians and the occupied west bank. >> u.s. president has described the jerusalem attacks as hour risk and without justification. all the middle east can do the kind of spiral from which it is very difficult to emerge. and we know how this can get worse over time. blue we have to remind ourselves that the majority of palestinians and israelis want peace, and to be able to raise their families, knowing they are safe and security. >> spain's parliament is holding a symbolic vote on whether to recognize palestine as a country. it is part of a ground swell of support, designed to increase pressure for a two state solution. last month both british and irish legislatures approved motions that called on their governments to recognize palestine as a state. both motions were nonbinding. sweden went a step further, the new government recognized the state on october 30th. the next

still, deep in mourning he came across this book service. in the questionnaire, he wrote about his grief. >> translator: i was desperately searching for answers. i just wanted to be able to see things from a different perspective. i felt sure this store would send some books to help heal my heart. >> reporter: among the books that he was sent was a volume of poetry, called "from one hand to another", about the preciousness of connections between people. he was moved by one passage in particular. >> translator: even the most loving parents can't leave this world together with their children. one by one, we must all go ahead. >> reporter: he says reading this made him see his wife's death in a different light. he realized their children were proof of her existence, and he has opened up to them more. >> translator: this book made me see that we all die eventually, i should do my utmost to pass on to my children all that i can. >> translator: rather than giving my own advice, i recommend books as though i'm introducing a doctor to a patient. boo

students were gathering for a mourn assembly when the explosion happened. victims of the plasmati are all thought to be teenagers. >>> no. yemen there is intense fighting between houthi rebels and tribesmen believed to be backed by al-qaeda. 30 people have been killed, houthiess have been expanding in the predominantly sunni area. >>> the iraqi army said that it's reached the center of the oil producing town of beiji. isil captured beiji in june. >>> there has been heavy shelling on the outskirts of donetsk. the violence threatens a delicate two-month-old cease-fire. at least 4,000 people have died in the conflict in eastern ukraine. >>> in netherlands memorials for the victims of the plane that crashed. ukraine said that the plane was shot down by pro russia separatists. russia strongly denies those allegations. we go to amsterdam. >> the formal part of the ceremony is now over. the dutch queen and king, and various politicians are staying for what is described as a an an informal session to listen to the relatives of those killed on mh 17. it wases a very

. >>> coming up, san francisco mourns the loss -- san francisco zoo mourns the loss of their 16 month old gorilla. plus lost at l.a.x., a family searching for their beloved pet. who they're blameing. and a fireball caught on camera. we'll explain what lit up the night next. silent night not so silent? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. give the gift of amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. where you'll find our lowest price ever on the c4 queen mattress plus 36-month financing. know better sleep with sleep number. over 20 million kids everyday in oulack access to healthy food. for the first time american kids are slated to live a shorter life span than their parents. it's a problem that we can turn around and change. revolution foods is a company we started to provide access to healthy, affordable, kid-inspired, chef-crafted food. we looked at what are the aspects of food that will help set up kids for success? making sure foods are made with high quality ingredients and prepared fresh everyday. our collaboration with citi has helped us really accelerate the

tonight this church, local church is opening its doors so people can come together as they mourn.etails of 3-year-old scott mcmillan's death have shocked this chester county community. police say his mother, jillian tait and her boy ffriend gary fellenbaum for -- tortured and murdered the child. and people plan to light candles in their honor. >> we believe were posting things about having a candlelighting. it was for people tdo

. >>> and mourning at the san francisco zoo. just a tragic story. the youngest gorilla dies unexpectedly. the accident that has animal lovers wondering exactly what happened. good evening to you. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. she captured the hearts of animal lovers. kabibi was one of few gorillas born in captivity and now the san francisco zoo is moirning her death. christie smith live at the zoo, and you just talked to some people who were at the zoo. >> reporter: yeah, they were stunned and saddened to get the news. but as you said, the san francisco zoo is in mourning tonight after a tragic accident. they did release a statement saying that zoo staff was carrying out their standard routine. this actually happened on friday night when they move animals into their night quarters. that's when they say a female lowland western gorilla named kabibe unexpectedly dashed under a hydraulic door that was closing at the time. they say this is particularly tough for the primate staff who provided round-the-clock car

. >>> and mourning at the san francisco zoo. just a tragic story. the youngest gorilla dies unexpectedly. the accident that has animal lovers wondering exactly what happened. good evening to you. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. she captured the hearts of animal lovers. kabibi was one of few gorillas born in captivity and now the san francisco zoo is moirning her death. christie smith live at the zoo, and you just talked to some people who were at the zoo. >> reporter: yeah, they were stunned and saddened to get the news. but as you said, the san francisco zoo is in mourning tonight after a tragic accident. they did release a statement saying that zoo staff was carrying out their standard routine. this actually happened on friday night when they move animals into their night quarters. that's when

. >> gorillas in mourn after one is lost in a tragic mishap and what the zoo is doing so this doesn't again. >> more than 18,000 nurses are gearing up for a two-day strike but they say it is not about money. i will have a report from redwood city coming up. >>> you have enough to worry about with the compute, look at the clear picture. high clouds and mid-level clouds and rain is on the way in the forecast. not today but i will tell you when. >> in the traffic center, that is a look at san mateo bridge and traffic is still chugging along moving across the water and to the if peninsula and we will keep the weather and traffic up during the commercial break and as we go to break with abc7news.com if you are looking for a way to give where you live head to the community food bank in oakland day with spencer christian there from 4:00 to christian there from 4:00 to 7:00 is come on out and make a it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight. because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. choose from a huge selection of tempur-pedic models, including the new

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we said oh. >> zoo keepers are also mourning the loss tonight. officials say this type of accident is extremely rare. investigating how and why it happened and they're going to review their policies, procedures and training as well. >>> and now to an nbc bay area follow-up, a nurse who fought an ebola quarantine has now apparently made a big decision about her next steps. ka ri hickox will be leaving her home state of maine so she and her boyfriend can "get their lives back on track." her 21-day quarantine ends on monday. the governor of maine wanted her in quarantine after she returned from west africa. she took the governor to court and won. hickox has shown no signs of the deadly virus. >>> and they want better protection in the fight against ebola, that's right. 18,000 kaiser nurses are planning a two-day strike next week. the california association nurses strike will reportedly begin on tuesday. this will affect 56 kaiser hospitals and clinics across northern california. the union says kaiser is not doing enough to protect nurses and other w

. >> mourning the loss of the cricket ear phillip hughes who died from an injure suffered during a match. we will look back at his life. >> foreign ministers are meeting in rome for a summit on the growing humanitarian cries caused by a rise in the number of undocumented migrants. these are the latest images of a problem dominating political debate from london to athens. 700 would-be migrants packed into the hold of a cargo ship towed to safety by the greek navy after it lost power and found adrift in the mediterranean. >> the migrants are from all over north africa and the middle east, but the main departure points are from more cock row to bib i can't. the migrants are mostly trying to reach spain, malta, italy and the island of lampadist is a off the coast of sicily. >> we are in rome. phil, we know that there have been similar meetings in the past, what's different this time around? >> probably the sheer amount of people here, 58 participants in this meeting. people from every e.u. country and much of the african continent, this is something wider. the meeting is held in italy, a cou

in the news, south jersey community comes together to mourn a family tragedy. >> two children dead and their mother and brother fighting for their lives, "eyewitness news" report, jan carabeo joins us at cooper university hospital in camden, with more. jan, good morning. >> erika, ukee, good morning. >> police continue to investigate how this shooting happened, and why. if you take a look at the video, you can see, exclusive "eyewitness news" video taken last night of investigators collecting evidence at the scene, at the home on holly park drive, where this deadly shooting unfolded. police first called to the home by a family member, around 9:00 a.m. on thursday, inside they found a boy and a girl dead. they also found 44 year old janine lapage shot in the head and a boy seriously injured. police say they were all shot with the same gun, which was found at the scene, and all four victims were found in the same room. again, that mother and her son were taken to cooper, and are now in critical condition. this news shocked this tight-knit community and dozens showed to up a vigil last ni

and the cricketing world mourns of death of australian batsman philip hughes who died a few days afterball. >>> again a reminders of the stop stories here in al jazerra. taliban fighters have launched a series of attacks targeting foreigners in afghanistan. at least eight people have been culled in kabul. pro vin shel shallow visuals say a coordinated effort is on at camp bastion. a reported bomb play has killed people in nigeria. killing 40 people. in lines linked by the group boca mboko haram. >>> a poke will not cut surprise. >>> the next can president enrico peÑa nieto has laid out a new strategy to tackle the country's dysfunctional justice system public out rage has been building since the disappearance of 4 students two months ago. he's proposal constitutional changes to create new laws against organized crime and corruption. he wants to unify mexico's multi-layered police forces and ordered a special security operation to tackle the violence in the country's southwest. while laying out his strategy he asked all mexicans to band together to stamp out the corruption plaging the c

he was died in 1909, mourned not just as the founder of colorado springs but one of the greatest economic boosters of the state of colorado. he was a well-respected businessman by the time he died and was given credit for opening southern colorado to economic development. he opened up the entire region to trade and commerce and was seen as one of the most important people who ever lived in the state. throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. our staff toward there to learn about its rich history. learn more about colorado springs on

on the type of guardrail some are blaming for an oakland man's death >> we're live as the family mourns. >> what happened to this bay area engineer? missing since halloween >> they're everywhere, tonight a drone promises to take aerial cinematography to new heights. >> an east bay football player is killed in a collision with a guardrail being blamed for highway deaths around the country. good evening. >> caltrans says crews will stop installing those guardrails and a state senator is calling for safety hearings following an abc7 news i team report. tonight his family speaks with dan noyes. >> we do celebrations. >> hundreds crowded into greater st. paul church paying their respects to the 24-year-old darrell blackman. he played at kansas state and tried out for the 49ers in april. >> this is to so many people. he meant something to me. my big baby boy. you know? >> the loss is deep, deep, deep. and you know you'll never get to the other side you'll never be filled. there will be no bridge. it's going to be empty. >> his dad is a navy recruiter. his mom, a berkeley parking control offic

. >>> a freak accident at the san francisco zoo, gorillas in mourning tonight. could something simple have saved a baby gorilla? >> tomorrow is veterans day. tonight we meet some bay area veterans who are telling their war stories on their bodies. celebrated the birth of the baby >>> an unexplainable medical miracle in florida, a woman and her husband just celebrated the birth of their baby girl when mom had a rare amniotic fluid embolism and fell unconscious. after 45 minutes without a pulse they called her family in to say their final good-byes, but then -- >> we were all holding hands and praying and one of the nurses came out of the o.r. and said don't stop praying. her heart has started to beat on its own. >> i really didn't know i died, by the way. i had no clue. that's why when i woke up, to me no time had passed. >> the woman said she didn't realize anything had gone wrong until she saw members of her extended family huddled in the room. >>> tonight we have an extraordinary picture of gorillas at the san francisco zoo in mourning after a baby gorilla was

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. >> steve keeley is in that neighborhood in mourning and for good reason this morning. this story is so sad, steve. >> reporter: police first got the call just after 9:00. they are still here now. not just police out here but look at our rid ohio a lot have people were out here despite the the cold, both police and people looking for answers in this. >> nadya is my best friend and he was always nice to me. she was a very, very good friend. >> it was a nightmare all very scared and i just got telling news to my two girls, savanna was best friend with nadya in class. they just had thanksgiving lunch together. >> i was really sad. >> we're all devastated. >> they were really fun. they were very happy all the time. >> it vice sad, very sad, yes, we can't believe it. >> reporter: this is so quiet in away from everything. is there only sound of leaves no traffic sound, no people sound, no city sound like we have in philly. see the question how does not anybody nearby or even the five others in this house not hear the sound of the gunshots in that room as all four were shot in

the cricketing world is mourning the loss of australian batsman phillip hughes, who's died two days after being hit on the back of the head bay ball whilst playing a match at the sydney cricket ground. the 25-year-old had been in an induced coma after emergency surgery. that's where many of his fellow cricketers, including the australian clark had been at his bedside. clark gave this statement on behalf of the family. >> we're devastated by the loss of our much-loved son and brother phillip. it's been a very difficult few days. we appreciate all the support we have received from family, friends, players, cricket australia, and the general public. cricket was phillip's life, and we as a family shared that love of the game with him. we would like to thank all the medical and nursing staff at st. vincent's hospital and cricket new south wales medical staff for their great efforts with phillip. we love you. >> michael clarke there, clearly overcome. it was a very emotional press conference. the australian prime minister tony abbott then said hughes was a young man living out his dreams. >> th

. >>> family and friends are mourning the death of a 16-year- old gunned down in his front yard. >> my pulse, my program, my point guard is dead. he was starting to get pretty darn good. >> reporter: practice goes on, and so does the pain for the oilers basketball team, they lost a team made, leader and friend. >> he was our guy. >> reporter: the 16-year-old rodney frazier jr. played point guard for richmond high, where he was a junior. friday night he was shot and killed at his north richmond home. robert collins, his coach, got the call in the middle. night. >> he said, coach, did you hear about rodney? i said what are you talking about, man? he said he got killed in his front yard tonight. i hung the phone up, i grabbed my cat, i laid back down and i was hoping i would go back to sleep and wake up and it was a bad dream. but it wasn't. >> reporter: coach collins said frazier was not involved in gangs, he spoke with him about it not that long ago. >> i said, hey, little rodney, how come you stay out of the stuff. he says, hey, coach, it's easy to stay out of the stuff. but it's hard

. >>> this morning, a south bay high school is mourning the death of a popular student after a plane she was riding in crashed. kpix 5's kiet do is at lincoln high in san jose. >> reporter: good morning. kylie vaca was a senior here at lincoln high school. she played varsity basketball, had friends and worked part time at great america where her boss said she had a very warm smile. she was on the plane with her grandfather when it crashed sunday in the remote area of santa clara county. the pilot john dennis from gilroy was flying from frazer lake airpark from hollister in watsonville. the flag in hollister was flying at half-staff to honor the pilot who flew there for many years. >> to hear this happen, it always takes you aback. and then to hear the news that a younger person was on board, it's very heartfelt for us. airline pilot with a lot of hours. so nobody escapes safety hazards and things to look at regardless of how many hours we have. >> reporter: the cause of the crash is unknown. the ntsb is investigating. >> kiet, that's so sad that's the reaction on campus and social me

now there's mourning for a fifth life lost in tuesday's terror attack in jerusalem. anger from the israeli prime minister who accuses the palestinian authority of inciting this violence. ben wedeman was live with us on the scene some 24 hours ago after the incident. he filed this report from jerusalem. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemning the dead he terror attack inside a jerusalem synagogue. >> translator: today in the middle of morning prayers while covered in prayer shawls, four rabbis were massacred. four jews, innocent jews. >> reporter: two palestinian men armed with butcher knives and a pistol entered the building in an orthodox neighborhood in west jerusalem. the assailants traveling from east jerusalem killing five men. three americans with dual citizenship including the son and grandson of renowned boston rabbis. also killed, a british man with israeli citizenship, and a police officer who was critically wounded at the scene and died later in the hospital. seven others were injured. this video shows israeli soldiers trying to e

now we mourn.dly, ben bradlee, the light up our lives. i am now going to say cut ash -- kaddish. it is the most recited prayer in judaism. it dates back to the destruction of the second temple and the exiled jews to babylonia. it was originally written in aramaic. it is a player associated with morning, but it is not about morning. it celebrates the magnificence and glory of god and the world created, whatever our challenges that are being tested. [speaking hebrew] exalted and hallowed be god's great name in the world that god created according to land. may god's majesty be revealed in the days of our lifetime and the life of all israel, speedily, imminently, to which we say amen. [speaking hebrew] blessed be god's great name through all intern at a. [speaking hebrew -- through all eternity. [speaking hebrew] blessed, praised, honored, exalted, extolled, glorified and lauded to be the name of the holy blessed one. beyond all earthly words and songs of blessing, praise, and comfort, to which we say

people checking on the gorillas. >> reporter:crowds gathered to watch the gorillas mourn.oughout the enclosure visitors had left flowers memorials for the young gorilla lost in a tragic accident. >> reporter:friday night while the gorillas were being moved to their nighttime enclosure kabibe was crushed by an automatic door. >> reporter:according to a zoo spokesperson. by the time staff got to the shut off button for the door it was too late. >> reporter:this accident left olsen wondering why it happened. >>"i'm not understanding why there wasn't a stopping device like we have on garage doors. and it's, you know we have that on our garage doors, you put your foot in it will stop." >> reporter:even though some are calling this death preventable. dr. elliot katz. the founder of in defense of animals isn't holding this death against the zoo. >>"this situation is tragic, but i think they were probably with the acknowledgement with what's common practice. i don't blame them that much at this point." >> reporter:instead of placing blame. katz is more interested in changing the p

. >>> and from celebration to tragedy, the excellent that left a bay area family mourning on what was supposed to be a special night. . >>> and in weather, our next storm racing towards the coastline, coming up we'll track the rain in your stunned forecast and also one day we could have somewhat of a break and the timing of the strongest storm in the series with the updated five-day forecast. demolition. >>> the two young new york cousins who were rescued after being buried under 5' of snow for hours this thanksgiving said they thought they were going to die. >> we got scared. there was a big block of ice on my chest, so i couldn't move. >> i tried to punch it to break it, but if i punched it once and it was about to fall and he said -- it was going to land on his face. >> 11-year-old elijah martinez and his counce were boyding a snowfort when the plow piled pfeifer more feet of snow. after an exhaustive search-and- rescue effort police were and to free the boys after seven hours. >> i felt so happy, like everything that we went through, like fell right off my back. >> when asked what

berkeley community is mourning the loss who died at a concert on halloween night. bob, a stunning death. >> reporter: this young man was reportedly intoxicated when he accidentally fell at that concert friday night here at the oracle arena. zachary bradley was his name, senior, a picture from his facebook page. he was a sophomore studying to eventually become a doctor. he was attending spook fest 2014. bradley fell more than 20 feet from an elevated and it should be noted restricted area from behind the stage. he was found unconscious and eventually declared dead. her mother said he didn't have a lot of street sense, that he was drunk at the time and fell while climbing down from his position. she admitted he made a bad decision. >> he was part of our club and the or director knew him and she was telling us how sad it is because she just saw him a few days ago. >> bradley was a member of a fraternity and his fraternity brothers did ask for privacy. some did say how bright he was, playing multiple instruments and bilingual in english and spanish. >> britney maynard,

is there any sense of mourning or loss doing this? >> no. it's actually exciting.ve grieved a lot of our relationship so long ago. >> reporter: but that isn't the way it usually works. in movies, divorce often gets ugly. >> get out of the car. okay. >> reporter: no wonder in real life, when gwynethp altrow and her husband decided to uncouple earlier this year. your wife says, i want to date other people. what goes through your mind? >> i remember initially being shocked, and then, that sounds interesting to me, too. >> reporter: so, this is clark's room? and this is your room? their relationship wasn't always like this. what was your wedding like? >> it was magical. >> reporter: it was her first time walking down the aisle, and clark's third. >> i was grieving the loss of my father. and had some depression around that. with all that, i started to withdraw. >> reporter: their young marriage was failing. why not just part ways, go through divorce like so many couples? >> i've been down that road before. >> reporter: so, even a separation wasn't on the table. >> no. >

. >> still mourning the loss of the 17-year-old, gonzaga high school is postponing a football games of the students can say farewell to their friend. the 17-year-old was killed in a weekend crash. another car veered into it. the funeral is being held on saturday. the kickoff for the game has been moved. >> a mother, coming up next, accused of killing her own child . why did she say that she threw the little boy off a bridge? >> a national conversation. >> and another list when it comes to looking for a place to live. >> k to theeak accident leads death of a man at a construction site in new jersey. gary andersen was delivering sheet rock at 8:35 this morning when a one pound tate azure dislodge from the workers out and felt 50 stories. it struck construction equipment 10 to 15 feet away from the ground, ricocheting and hitting anderson. a hospital,d off to where he later died. >> awful. >> right now the search is on for a woman who has been missing since surveillance video showed her being dragged into a car in philadelphia. the video also shows a man who may have kidnapped her. asked

i think in australia and among the cricket world, across the globe, people are definitely mourning. the australian prime minister tony abbott spoke with phillip hughes as a young man living his dream. let's listen. >> the thought that player in his prime should be killed playing a national game is shocking and sobering. we should be conscious of the risks our sports people run to give us the pleasure that they do. >> reporter: so that is part of what the prime minister said. he also made mention of sean abbott who was the bowler who bowled that fateful ball. 22-year-old bowler from new south wales who is clearly going through a great deal of pain right now. we understand he was at hospital in sydney when phillip hughes passed away earlier today. we know he has been speaking to counselors and obviously the australian cricket team has rallied behind him as have the australian community. certainly we can only imagine what he must be going through right now, max. >> so much support pouring in for him. must be a difficult situation. how do you think the sport will respond from this? we h

, i can't imagine, it truly was difficult to comprehend. >> grieving students held a vinl vigil to mournollectively. >> we said our good-byes but i didn't think that would be our final good-byes. >> the funerals will be wrapped around the thanksgiving holiday. the young man tomorrow and the young lady on saturday afternoon and late saturday morning. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> an attorney at a center city law firm is accused of paying for sex with a 14-year-old forced in prostitution, he allegedly contacted the girl's captors and paid to visit her at his office on numerous occasions and he was aware of her young age. >> believe there are a special place in hell for a man like brian meehan that rapes 12 and 14-year-old girls. >> his attorney says his client is innocent of the charges and in the meantime, a german town couple are charged with forcing that girl and four others into prostitution. their names are held until the grand jury investigation wraps up. >>> philadelphia mayor nutter invited the onners of several stores that no longer sell tobacco pr

. >>> friends and family are mourning the loss of a scene- year-old who was killed on friday. last night the teen was remembered. on wednesday his basketball teammates plan to meet to call for an tend to violence. he was found dead in front of a home on market avenue friday night. police say a dozen shots were fired. >>> the san francisco office of emergency management is trying to figure out what set off emergency sierances twice. -- sirens twice. that is what they sound like every tuesday at noon. they went off unexpectedly saturday night and again early yesterday morning. but there was no emergency and no tests were scheduled. a spokesperson said they are looking at the hardware and the software and they asked the vender to review the system. >>> maust field will -- moffett field will soon have a new tenet. nasa agreed to a lease. they plan to invest $200 million in capital improvements. according to a official they plan to use it to develop robots, space and aviation projects. >>> more people are working in the bay area. in fact according to new data the bay area is nearin

. >>> also ahead, as fans mourn the loss of phil hughes, chiefs are working hard to stop the repeat of the freak accident that killed him. plus. >>> i don't understand why we're in denial. i don't understand why we don't want to believe this. i don't want to believe it. >> the latest woman to accuse bill cosby of sexual assault is speaking out as a long time ally breaks ties with the embattled comedian. >>> pope francis is set to arrive in turkey a couple of hours now for a rare visit to a muslim country. a welcome ceremony awaits him in the capital. then he will head to the presidential palace. for more, we have arwa damon with more. what are the issues he will address there, arwa? >> reporter: max, there are a key number of issues when it comes to speaking to the christian community in the region. there are two key purposes in this visit by pope francis. the first of which, although it perhaps takes a backseat to the other one. the first is continuing to build and solidify the bridges with sister churches. he will be over the weekend meeting with the turkish president and prime minis

tonight laker and his family are mourning his dad in the city where he lived and died. ellington spoke to "action news" reporter sharrie williams tonight live from germantown with the big story now, sharrie. >> reporter: brian, speaking with the family they simply say that they are shock and saddened and they are looking for answers. they described this mr. ellington as a man loved his family, and they want justice. >> just does president feel right tonight. >> reporter: wayne ellington reflects on the text message he eaved right before his nba game sunday from his biggest fan, his father, wayne ellington, senior. after his game the lakers guard got the worst news ever, his dad had been fatally shot. >> i'm just devastated. son loses his father, it is very tough. unbelievable. >> reporter: philadelphia police say ellington, senior was found inside his car with the bullet wound to the head. it happened in the 5200 block of marion street. police rushed him to the hospital, where he died, homicide detectives are investigating it as murder. ellington, junior was a stan out

. >> welcome back, a california woman is mourning the loss of her stepfather and died after a brutal home invasion robbery. on october 28th, thieves broke into the home of john mason, they took cash jewelry and prescription drugs and they badly beat him, he died from his injuries over the weekend. >> we were two peace in a pod and -- pieces in a pod and they stole that from me. >> his stepdaughter said it is sad to think about how much he survived only to become a victim in his own home. if anybody knows what happened police report to police. >>> they are talking about the passage of proposition 7, thefts are reduced reduced reduced from felony and they are down from three years and they have notified inmates they can have their felony convictions reduced. >>> a small crash near gilroy, it was john dennis and his january daughter -- granddaughter, they took off and the wreckage of their cessna was discovered by a rancher and they are expecting to see the place is that surge near pie. >> they were sentenced to 36 years in prison and he abandoned his passengers during the disaster. the

in the meantime no one has been charged in this horrific in mourning.ckville, mollete gree. >>> on wilson boulevard there was a deadly hit-and-run. the car drove away and was found a short later parked near the crash scene. paramedics rushed diaz to the hospital but he didn't survive. >>> there will be a protest at the redskin's game today. rg3 and the redskins play the vikings at 1:00 this afternoon. activists and lawmakers will hold a rally outside of tcf bank stadium in minnesota. we have a news 4 crew right now. there have been protests against the name at several road games. watch news 4 tonight to find out what the protesters and fans who support the name have to say. >>> today the redskins are suing a group of native americans meanwhile. we told you when they first tried to do this. a federal judge says it's okay. the team is suing the group who brought the name in front of the u.s. patent and trademark office. th lost s trademarks. the team argues the lawsuit violates its right to free speech. >>> in decision 2014, president obama has a busy day

early this morning, as recidecedent'ses, scrambled to escape an apartment building and, tonight, they mourn a woman who, died. >>> richard read is there. yes, that's right, these folks live right across the street, they saw the fire and, came here and, they went to this entrance, which is not boarded up, and went in and managed to rescue two people and, they could not get to that woman who died and the she survived katrina only to die in this building. >>> imagine waking uninside a burning building,. >>> and i really tried. >>> this building, northeast. >>> i opened the door, and all this black smoke started coming out. >>> she woke around, 4 ex 15 to the terrifying sights and sounds of a fire,. >>> and just started yelling, and, everybody started coming out. >>> washington and, numerous residents were able to escape. some jumping out second story windows and, a woman did not. >>> it was sad, she died, she was a good lady. >>> he described how his brother, jumped into action. >>> well, he went over there, and, saw the fire, and smoke came out of the door and, got two kids out of there. but