now the public knows that everyone is safer because mr. frein is in custody. >> i would assume there were state police officers in attendance walking -- watching frein walk into the courthouse. because we heard people call out "coward." we heard applause as he went into the courthouse, applause as he went back into the police car to be taken back to the jailhouse. so emotionally tell me how police officers are feeling. >> well, they're feeling a small victory right now that mr. frein has been caught. this was a senseless, heinous execution of a law enforcement officer and i think that the federal government, the state of pennsylvania, and everyone involved has made it very clear that you cannot execute law enforcement officers and go uncaptured. with the the resources brought into place, he was not going to evade the long arm of the long. >> i think they said $10 million, he was on the run for 48 days. they were eventually able to corner him. what happens next, joey? >> and you want calm in that community, so it's money well spent. apparently a

mr. frein's family was there.from the governor and through the commission over the state police here that mr. dick s -- dixon's family and mr. douglas' family are informed and are grateful for what has happened but we don't have any sense from them at the moment. a lot of press here as well. the number of local people who went into that courtroom, though, today, there must have been 30 or 40 people who lined up waiting to get in, some of them saying "i just want to see the face of evil." carol? >> and you can certainly understand that people were afraid in their home, halloween was about can canceled but now it's been back on because police caught the guy. i want to bring in joey jackson. the prosecutor is going to go for the death penalty. they seem to be amassing much more evidence. what more do they need? >> you know what? they have a lot now, carol, and the police are very motivated and they were very motivated to get this done and they did it after the seven weeks and they're very motivated, obviously, becaus

based on the facts and evidence we already have, mr. frein has been charged with murderen the first degree, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder, in the first degree, possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharging of firearm, into an occupied structure, and reckless endangerment. among the charges being murder in the first degree and homicide of a law enforcement officer are capital offenses. it is my intention to file notice to seek the death penalty for airing frein in this case. i know that this arrest is a relief off to all residents of northeastern pennsylvania. and i want to personally thank the brave, tireless efforts of all the law enforcement officers involved in the investigation in manhunt to bring peace now to those communities. also, the community itself. i would look to thank. including all of the volunteers for your patience and cooperation. in the medical professionals who have attended to trooper douglass and assisting him on his road to recovery. we are a small, tight-knit community here. and wheth

. >>> based on the evidence we have mr. frein has been charged with murder in the first degree. homicide of a law enforcement officer. attempted murder in the first degree, possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, and reckless endangerment. >> reporter: and frein will be arraigned on those charges at 9:00 a.m. in pike county. the district attorney said he will seek the death penalty. i'm live in poconos township, chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> thanks so much. the airport hanger car where frein had been hanging out is 30 miles from the state police barracks in pike county where this all began, monroe county up to pike county there. frein is accused of killing corporal bryon dickson there and wounding trooper alex douglass. the gravity of the ambush kept the search teams going through this unrelenting 48 day mission. hundreds of law enforcement attended bryon dickson's funeral 6 days after his murder. he achieved corporal rank 201. he left behind a wife and two sons. trooper douglass was hospitalized for more than a mo

. >> based on on the fact and evidence we already have, mr. frein has been charged with murder in the first degree, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder in the first degree, possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharging a fire into an occupied structure and reckless endangerment. >> reporter: and frein will be arraigned on that long list of charges at 9:00 a.m. in pike county. the district attorney will seek the death penalty. live in poconos township, chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> we know you'll be there, thank you, chad. >> we're here at the big board, the airport hangar where frein was found is 30 miles from the state police bar ricks in -- barracks in pike county. it was the memory of the officers that stayed with the search teams over the last 48 days. hundreds of officers attended bryon dickson funeral 6 days after his death. he made corporal in july 201. he left behind a wife and two sons. trooper alex douglass spent a month in the hospital. information he was just released to a rehab facility two weeks

unfortunately, i can't get into the specifics of the -- some of the interview that occurred with mr. frein but i can tell you, with all of the law enforcement investigators involved in this, we are extremely confident we have our man. everything from the evidence that was recovered from the circumstances of the arrest, are very consistent with mr. frein being involved in this alleged crime. >> all right, atf special agent sam rabady, thanks so much for your time tonight. have a good weekend. >> thank you, you too. >>> still ahead, the real horror show this halloween. what the republicans plan to do if they control both houses of congress. also, would you want to run into a guy dressed up as an isis terrorist at your halloween party tonight? >>> and trick-or-treaters at the white house. "conversation nation" is ahead. ♪ ♪ tigers, both of you. tigers? don't be modest. i see how you've been investing. setting long term goals. diversifying. dip! you got our attention. we did? of course. you're type e* well, i have been researching retirement strategies. well that's what type e*s do. welcome ho

. >> based on on the facts in evidence, we already have, mr. frein has been charged with murder in the first degree, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder in the first degree, possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and reckless endangerment. >> reporter: frein's capture ended weeks of tension and turmoil as authorities closed schools and canceled halloween and left this quiet poconos area on edge and frustrated. >> back to normal. i'm grateful for it, but it's nerve recording at work. >> i'm glad that they got him. and no other disprls were hurt in the interim. >> reporter: and frein's arrangement is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. today in pike county. the district attorney said he'll seek the death penalty. state police say the families of corporal dickson expressed relief. >> officials warned parents who live in the search area to not let their children go trick or treating tonight, but now that frein has been caught, halloween for them is back on stay with us with "action news" and 6a

mr. frein's next court date will be november 12th. they want to pursue the death penalty. it works out. that's it for the edition of the daily rundown. a special thank to the crew and producers who worked on the show when it originated from d.c. we're going to miami in a few weeks with a great man. jose diaz-balart is next and rachel maddow. don't miss that. >>> i'm meteorologist bill karens with the weekend forecast. and boy is it going to be chilly in areas of the great lakes, ohio valley, and even the deep south to start your saturday morning. the sun will make it feel better in the afternoon. highs in the 40s as for a south as kentucky. chilly and raw in the mid atlantic and new england. on sunday a coastal storm is possible. it could bring areas of snow to new england. ♪ [ female announcer ] we love our smartphones. and now telcos using hp big data solutions are feeling the love, too. by offering things like on-the-spot data upgrades -- an idea that reduced overcharge complaints by 98%. no matter how fast your business needs to adapt, if hp big data solutions can keep

so, mr. frein doesn't have a canopy anymore to cover him. >> reporter: investigators say frein will likely break into one of the hundreds of vacant proper tips in this location. john hornby is surrounded by vacation homes. >> we'll walk around the building, check all the glass. >> reporter: david, this area is also full of abandoned homes, like this one. police say frein could use any one of them for shelter from the elements. david? >> linzie janis, thank you. and we move on now to dangerous weather brewing across america tonight. we saw images like this one in texas, all the way to kentucky. large hail bouncing off homes and backyards. and this sere vie weather tonight, on the move. 60 million americans at risk. this is movie quickly. let's get right to ginger zee, tracking it all. >> reporter: more than 30 severe weather reports already. so many of them, the large hail. and it's all right along this cold front. for the remainder of the evening, going into west virginia, eastern tennessee, parts

. >> based on the facts and evidence, we have charged mr. frein with murder in the first degree. >> reporter: prosecutors will seek the death penalty. more than a thousand officers were a part of the manhunt for frein. he hid in the back woods for more than six weeks before he was captured by u.s. marshals near an abandoned airport in the pocono mountains. >> this was the result of the pressure put on frein by law enforcement. >> reporter: he was found near an abandoned airport. >> he has talked to us about things that occurred to him while he made his way through the woods. >> reporter: as he made his way out of the courthouse, officers paused briefly. the man who had been in hiding for so long now out in the open, facing the community he terrorized for nearly two months. this community had canceled trick or treat for kids tonight. they didn't want them outside with frein on the loose. now they can celebrate that holiday tradition. that's the latest live here. i'm jay gray, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. people are thinking of the victims. many are r

. >> based on on the evidence mr. frein has murdered with murder in the first degree. attempted murder in the first degree. having weapons of mass destruction and discharging a firearm into a structure and reckless endangerment. >> reporter: his capture ends weeks of hunting for him always schools closed and left the quiet community on edge. >> i'm grateful for it, but it's nerve racking at work. >> i'm glad they got him and i'm glad no other officers were hurt in the interim. >> reporter: frein's arraignment is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. in pike county. the district attorney said he'll seek the death penalty. the families of corporal bryon dickson and trooper alex douglass expressed relief over his capture, live in poconos township, chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> thanks, chad stay with us with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest on the capture of eric frein we'll have more on the long and exhaustive search to track him down at 6:30. >> we're following another breaking story, fire broke out in a west philadelphia apartment buildings overnight that left tw

. >> reporter: it sounded like mr. frein was very tired out there.actly that particular team was doing in that particular place is not clear. there is some indication they had an intelligence source, whether somebody telling them they had seen frein there, human intelligence or drone or night vision technology allowed them to see him. it is not clear. it is some indication they had that. officials say frein spoke to them as he was taken into custody. we expect we may here that at the arraignment today which will take place at the courthouse at 9:00 a.m. john. >> miguel, emotions have to be running high among the law enforcement community. this man is accused of taking one of their own. >> the emotions at the press conference were palpable. you see the big, burly cops hugging each other and say congratulations. the sense of relief comes over their faces. enormous amount of relief and the law enforcement community and community. it is a beautiful area. people can rest easy. for this, this felt like a war zone over the last seven weeks. john. >> finally

in support of or not support of mr. frein. >> reporter: the pages are filled with anti-police postings and have almost 100 likes. >> we were reluctant to comment a lot of times on these personal pages but, again, it comes back to freedom of speech. i just encourage people to find out all the facts before they post something. >> reporter: much of the frein support page and said at pennsylvania state police who have been searching for eric frein since he ambushed and killed corporal brian dixon and wounded trooper alex douglas. a state police spokesman emailed nbc 10 a response. it's sad people would support somebody accused of murdering a trooper but this country affords them the freedom of speech and social media provides a platform for them to share their thoughts. police contend while the pages have a right to exist they say people will know what is accurate. >> support from the community has been overwhelming and if people here in community truly know what's going on. >> reporter: another mystery that's cropped up in recen

. >> one of the advantages of fall n winter is the leaves go away so mr. freinave a canopy anymore to cover him. >> reporter: investigators say frein will likely break into one of the hundreds of vacant properties in search of food and shelter. john hornby is surrounded by vacation homes. >> walk around the back. walk around the buildings. check all the glass. >> this area is also full of abandoned homes like this one. police say frein could use any one of them to seek shelter from the elements. linzie janis, abc news, pennsylvania. >>> the supreme court has dropped a surprise bombshell effectively clearing the way for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in america. the high court declined to hear appeals from five states where lower courts had struck down their banns on gay marriage. that now clears the way for gay men and women to marry in more states. >>> we turn to a weather mess hitting our friends in houston, texas. a strong burst of high winds cut off power to homes and businesses. the driver of an suv was killed when a tree fell on her vehicle. farther

based on the facts and evidence we already have, mr. frein has been charged with murder in the first degree, homicide of a law-enforcement officer, attempted murder in the first degree, possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and reckless endangerment. among these charges, murder in the first degree and homicide of a law enforcement officers are capital offenses. it is my intention to file notice to seek the death penalty for eric frein in this case. i know that his arrest is a relief to alt residents of northeastern pennsylvania. i want to thank the brave and tireless efforts of all the law-enforcement officers involved in the investigation and manhunt to bring peace to those communities. also, the community itself i would like to think, including all the volunteers, for your patience and cooperation. and the medical professionals who have attended to trooper douglas and are assisting him on his road to recovery. we are a small, tight-knit community here, and whether it was to ribbons of su

there can be anything more fitting than to have corporal dixon's cuffs being used to be placed on mr. frein and transporting him in his police cruiser back to this police barracks where it started. for myself personally, it's gratifying that atf in some way can bring a sense of closure to the families of douglas and dixon. i fully and this cowardly but dangerous game is finally over. we feel pretty good on it. >> several searching for eric frein. we appreciate your time. >> both parties have brought in the guns to close the deal. governor chris christie will be hitting 19 states -- that's not a typo -- in the run up to tuesday's election. we caught up with him and asked about the dust up with the protester back in new jersey. take a listen. >> i am who i am. my view has always been that and i told you at the public events, you girl give it, you are getting it back. if you don't give respect, i'm going to take you out on it. that's the way it goes. i don't calculate these politically. this is who i am. most people understand that. someone stands up and yelling and screaming it's not appropri

. >> the individual's description was consistent with mr. frein. the individual's face was covered with mud. >> you could tell it was a gun. a rifle with a scope attached to it. >> reporter: a woman out for a walk friday night coming within 15 feet of the armed man as he emerged from the woods near frein's old high school and near a summer camp where he used to work. >> he was standing over by an abandoned truck. he turned towards me and that's where you could see the mud on his face. you could tell what height he was based off of the truck he was standing next to. >> reporter: the 31-year-old war re-enactor is accused of ambushing a state trooper barracks, killing one officer and wounding another. just to give you an idea what these searchers are up against, that officer is roughly 75 yards away from me. i can hardly see him. and getting to him quickly through these trees would be even harder. officials now hoping with temperatures dropping below freezing and more leaves falling they'll finally get the upper hand. >> the worse the weather is for h

. >> reporter: now authorities say they have an extraordinarily strong case against mr. frein.thing from the ammunition and the casings they found in other areas to the rifle they found in his hideout in that hangar. searches back to 2012 about escaping a manhunt and caches in the wounds and the bombs they found out there and his own writings detailsing wh ining --g what he did. >> marquez, thank you. >>> and i want to bring in commissioner frank nunez. and tell us now that you have air frein, looking back on this search, that took hundreds and hundreds of officers, how was he able to evade them for all of that time, for nearly seven weeks? >> well, you have to understand that he's been planning something like this for several yea years, in this particular wooded area that goes for several hundred akers and it is very rugged terrain. and he's planted caches of food and what he would take with him and also he's been practicing by doing these re-enactments in which he would play the part of a vietnam soldier trying to evade being captured. and we've talked to the people that were

and mr. freinpen in the middle of the field when they came out, 13 people from two different sides. and he nowhere to go. and he did the smart thing, he gave up right then and there. >> governor, you say he was captured without incident. maybe we could pull up the picture we were just looking at on our screen. something happened to his nose. what happened to his nose? >> i don't know exactly what happened. but i've been assured by the state police and the marshal service, when they took him into custody, he already had that on his nose. it looks like a little bit of bruising, a little bit of blood there. but that had already taken place before they had taken him into custody. >> governor, did you call trooper bryon dickson's family last night? >> no, i left that to the commissioner and actually to the lieutenant in the barracks up there and the staff that was up there. i do plan on talking to the widow today. i want to say, i met her soon after he was killed. a couple of days later before the funer

there's firepower up there and probably will not end well for mr. freinither in hands kuvrs or jail the rest of his life or the worst possible outcome. >> what's it like for the people. they've been canceling kids' school and you're nervous about a guy with a gun running round and making massive meals for all the police presence they have. what's the mood. >> there's a lot of nerves up there. you can understand why that would be. these folks are six weeks now with the search going on. police running through their neighborhood, looking for the guy and fear he could pop "outdoors in the heartland" of the woods potentially and be there in their yard. people spotted him and told police about it right away. he was near a foingt office the other way a woman thought she spotted him by a truck nearby. there's always that possibility and school closing every once in a while this past week they closed once and parents are edgy about sending their kids to school. does he show up aat a school. that kind of situation. there's a lot of nerves going on up there. we talk

there not to come outside for a period of time because they knew that they were gaining ground on mr. frein knew it was just going to be a matter of time and a matter of days. and i think this case clearly goes to show, martha, that a criminal can run, but they can't hide. martha: yeah. and they are seeking the death penalty, as we said, in this case for the death of officer dixon and, clearly, these people have been living on pins and needles. they canceled a lot of things, they thought they were not going to be able to trick or treat, so the timing is sweet in many ways that this is finally, finally over. >> and especially for the children there, martha. they had decided to go ahead and reinstate the halloween parties for tonight. this bad guy is now behind bars where he belongs and, hopefully, he'll stay there a long time. martha: fantastic work and so much determination on the part of officer dixon's colleagues and also many state troopers from the surrounding areas who came in to help, and we commend them all. rod, thank you very much. >> thank you, martha. bill: now that these controv

based on the facts in evidence we have charged mr. frein with murder in the first degree.orcement officer. possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharged of firearm into an occupied structure. possession of an instrument of crime and reckless endangerment. while eric frein is now in custody, the investigation is still ongoing. the pennsylvania state police, fbi, and atf will continue the investigation so we can build the best case to achieve justice on behalf of the victims and the pennsylvania state police family. we have now started to find the answers that the community desired in this case. the names in this matter of corporal brian dixon, and officer douglas have suffered a loss of unspeakable proportions. they will never be the same. today we find some comfort as a community that we are taking these next steps toward justice. to my left, a man who needs no introduction i have our lieutenant, members of the state police and my staff. i will take questions now. >> what was the real break in this case? was there a sighting? what led you to him? >> i will let lieu

frein surrendered peacefully. only blood you saw a trickle down his nose that we learn from mr. noonan state police commander it was a scratch he had had before we got there in his words. the the picture you are seeing of frein new first pictures they thought they would never see they thought he was in europe or buenos aires, all these answers as we talk to people up here for past several weeks. he was still here. all those sight goes turned out to be him because most recent sightings were not far from this old airport. same police barracks that he stalk and set up outside before shooting several fridays ago where they saw him in that are range jump suit. >> did he not just give up gave up because he was caught and he had in choice but to give up. >> when this day did come as has been talk about from the day of the shootings, from the day after the shooting, he was placed under a arrest and handcuffs of corporal dickson. >> we weren't going to stop until this fugitive was arrested. i'm glad that it ended without any other loss of life including his. this way people will know exac

mr. govern, thanks for being with us. frein was found in an airport hangar. any in sight as to how he was caught? >> i think probably what happens in a case like this, there is so much man power and it's only one fugitive to be caught by all that man power, he no doubt tired out. i think probably he was caught a little bit outside that airport hangar and didn't have access to a couple of weapons he might have left in there at the time that were associated with him. the f.b.i. involved with a possible flight fugitive adds thousands of eyes to the situation. every single office of the f.b.i. in the united states opens up an active case, so that they're available for any kind of leads that might come in to assist the pennsylvania state police, who is the lead agency in this whole investigation. >> frein was on the run 48 days where corned. they say he raised his hands and surrendered. do you think law enforcement caught him or he simply got tired of running? >> i think it's probably a combination of both. had he not -- had he had access to whatever weapons they

mr. bush was criticized for not reacting forcefully enough. >>> police hope a giant balloon will sped up their search for suspected killer eric frein.n the fbi's ten most wanted list for shooting and killing one state trooper and wounding another. he's been evading police for over a month now. and this is despite a number of sightings. the search has been focused on the pocono mountains. reporter jim hamel is on the trail. >> reporter: in the course of this more than 40-day manhunt. troopers on the ground, and helicopters in the sky have not been able to bring eric frein to justice. under this white balloon. equipped with cameras and floating high over the search area. psp's newest tool in the search effort. >> charles king pulled over on his way home just to get a photo of the hi-tech gear overhead. >> when i saw it, i couldn't believe it. i said they're not using a balloon. because if they are, i want to fly it. >> according to the company that makes the balloon, helium can keep it in the air for three days at a time while cameras can scan the area for the elusive frein. >> i have no idea what to think at this point. i'm hoping it

mrs. neulander can't. >> daniels' accomplice was also re leased from prison after serving his full sentence. >>> the search for a fugitive eric frein has now caused the temporary closing of several state parks. state game officials had already banned hunting and trapping in eastern monroe and western pike counties. and now state forest near the state zone are being temporarily closed to fishing, hiking and camping. search for suspected cop killer eric frein is in its 20th day. he's accused of ambushing and killing corporal bryon dixon and wounding state trooper alex douglasd. >> i believe they need to do whatever's safe for the public in the area. especially now that they're finding trap bombs and everything else. >> searchers found two fully functional pipe bombs monday at a campsite that police believe was used bynl frein. >>> we have new information about a man who assaulted a man in wissahickon park last week. police now say they have an idea what he looks like. police released this sketch of the suspect. he's between 25 and 30 years old and stands about 6 feet tall. officers tell us the man attacked a woman who was walking alo

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