group is protesting the the suspension of an adjunct professor nair. last week they say nair was suspend without pay after speaking at a student led protest about the rise in police recruitment on campus. right now there is more than 1,000 supporters on change.org to reinstate nair. >>> well, with the papal visit behind us, philadelphia officials are now looking forward to the next major event, the the 2016, democratic national convention. today the dnc committee announced the opening of their philadelphia office and also had some news for local businesses. rahel solomon joins us from city hall with more on that, rahel. >> reporter: ukee, good evening. the that is right. the officials today said they expect the week lon congress convention to bring about $350 million to philadelphia, and even the mayor saying he is feeling pretty confident that many restaurants will be completely sold out. >> there piss no question, i mean i would anticipate touring that week, virtually every, you know, any kind of serious restaurant or other business should be sold ou

nita nair. >>> nada took a left turn last night. justin trudeau and the liberal party rode in on a landslide. the new prime minister is the son of pierre trudeau who held the job from the '60s to the '80s. justin trudeau is 43. he ran on promises to tackle climate change. boost the economy and legalize marijuana. >>> if you are ever late for a plane, don't do this. a security camera a ught mark remar running on t tthe tarmac in denver in august as hislane backed out. it looks like he tried to talk the tug driver into stopping the plane. remar might be explaining he was trying to get to his high school reunion. police. and yesterday, he was sentenced to two years probation. >>> a lot of people trying to catch a space ship, caused major movie ticket web sites to crash. here is what's launched them. last nighthtthe new trailer for r "star wars: the force awakens," was released. and fandango got eight times more traffic than ever. the movie doesn't open until december 18th. >> in a moment, a movie prophecy suffering cubs' fans. almost s

vinita nair. today the u.s. and russia agreed on ways to keep their warplanes separated other -- over syria. the agreement sets up a hot line between the forces. the u.s. and russia are supporting opposite sides in the syrian civil war. thousands of refugees fleeing that war and the war in afghanistan are now being pursued by winter. in eastern europe, many are stranded in slovenia, cold and hungry, after croatia and hungary closed their borders. the refugees' destination is western europe. desperate parents are now breaking up their families to save their children. charlie d'agata reports that 15,000 kids have applied for refuge in sweden. >> reporter: the ferry from germany broke through the gloom of a thick morning fog, leaving behind the heavy shroud of danger and uncertainty. among the new arrivals are a record number of teenagers traveling on their own. in sweden, children who qualify for asylum are granted residency, 275 a month, an education and a place the live. so many have arrived, this school has now

and vinita nair is following this. >> we are sick. our kids are sick. and we're dying. >> reporter: hundreds of people jammed into a bridgeton union hall last night demanding to know if nuclear waste sitting in their local landed fill could lead to disaster. >> we don't go outside. we don't open our windows. >> you can't 100% guarantee that we're okay. >> reporter: the nuclear waste was illegally dumped in the landfill in the 1970s. it was the by-product of processing uranium for america's nuclear weaponses program. an underground fire has been slowly burning at the landfill for five years. residents are worried the fire could ignite the nuclear away. >> we will look at some surface temperatures. >> reporter: the environmental protection agency and the landfill owner, republic services, insist that's not true. are you guys 100% sure that the underground fire will never touch the waste? >> we are confident that the bridgeton landfill is in a managed state. >> reporter: missouri's attorney is not so comfort. he is suing republic services saying his excerp

the school says this isn't a freedom of speech issue and nair violated her contract.t protesters say otherwise. >> only a few hours after our protest dispersed that she found out she was suspended without pay. we recognize the police as oppressive racist institution. >> this speaks to the increasing militarization of the campus. >> she will remain suspended as the school investigation continues. >> scheduled for today in the federal tax and bank fraud trial accused of misusing federal education contracts and loans to pay his personal expenses. he denies the charges. he is representing himself in court and says prosecutors have unfairly targeting him adding that the government's case is weak and she eager to prove it. >> in the next few weeks, the details regarding these issues will become clear. something that i think people need to know is that i wouldn't do anything wrong to the philadelphia school district. >> fattah jr. faces jail time and a fine up to $13 million. his father congressman chaka fattah is charged in a different case, his trial isn't scheduled to beg

and vinita nair is following that. >> you'll never forget the moment they tell you, we found legions on your lung and liver. >> reporter: mary osckso has stage four lung cancer. we met in her backyard with six of her neighbors. every one of these people has cancer or lost a parent and child. >> it was loaded with kids and it was young families. >> we all played outside, played flashlight tag and kicked the can. >> reporter: their neighborhood park is now padlocked while the army corps of engineers removes low-level radioactive waste discovered below the topsoil. jenelle wright was one of the first neighbors who noticed the common illnesses when former classmates reconnected on facebook. >> if we did not have social media, we would not have put this together. >> reporter: the group put together this map showing 2,700 instances of cancer. >> within a six-house radius, a knew two people with brain cancer, one a child and another a young brother. i thought, that is really odd. >> reporter: the area where they live includes coldwater creek. for decades sites near the creek were used to st

divya nair is a professor at the college of philadelphia. she says she was suspended for speaking out about increased police presence after administrators added new security measures. students and staff protested the new measures which include more police patrols and students showing i.d. when they enter a building. the school says that this was not a freedom of speech issue, that nair violated her contract. the protesters don't agree. >> only a few hours after our protest dispersed that she found out she was suspended without pay. >> we recognize the police as oppressive racist institution. >> i think this speaks to the increasing militarization of the campus. >> nair will remain suspended while the school investigates. >> 18 minutes after 6:00. a couple of issues on the roads. we'll see how things are developing. >> that chestnut street bridge we're watching for two days, what's going on there? >> still dealing with the same closures. i wanted to update anyone. chestnut is closed at front street for that work on the chestnut street bridge.

vinita nair. >>> canada took a left turn last night. justin trudeau and the liberal party rode in on aandslide. the neprime minister is the son of pierre trudeau who held the job from the '60s to t '80s. justin trudeau is 43. he ran on promises to tackle clime change. boost the economy and legalize marijuan >>> if you are ever late for a plane, don't do this. a security camera caught mark remar runnnng on to the tarmac in denver in august as his plane backed out. it looks like he tried to talk the tug driver into stopping the plane. remar might be explaining he was trying to get to his high school reunion. instead he was united th police. and yesterday, he was sentenced to two years probation. catch a space ship, caused major movie ticket web sites tcrash. here is what's launched them. last night, the new trailer for "star wars: the force awakens," was released. and fandango got eight times more traffic than ever. the movie doesn't open until december 18th. >> in a moment, a movie prophecy that may bring home to long suffering cucu' fan

vinita nair reports. >> reporter: one of the toughest training schools in the military. a grueling course at fort bening, georgia, just over 77,000 soldiers have completed. all of them men. until this year. >> you are now part of a lifelong brotherhood and sisterhood for those who have >> reporter: yesterday she became the third woman ever to receive the ranger badge. the 37-year-old mother of two the first female reserve officer to earn the distinctive tab. >> there is no quitting. i can't have quit in me. there was never an option to stop. never an option to quit now. when chris and shay moved on and, i didn't, that was by far one of the hardest days of ranger school for me. >> reporter: kristin and shay were the first will tune finish army ranger school in august. they returned yesterday to show their support. 19 women began ranger school in april as part of of a pentagon mandate to begin opening combat units to women. a decision that has not been without its critics. many have taken to social media to question if the military oklahoma congressman steve russell reques

. >> a sybive engaged in self harm, it is important to accept who they are, where nair coming from, and there to feel they are part of our society, they are part of our so society. >> reporter: we showed the video to new yorkers, the react was positive. >> it makes me feel encouraged and optimistic. >> it is amazing, i think that just because you arelesspy -- lesbian, gay or transgender does not mean you can't protect people's lives. >> that is very good, in a new century we're in that is a great thing. >> it is a terrific idea. >> reporter: fire commissioner said that the department has an opportunity to inspire outevery day with the work it does in this diverse i did city, you can see the video on the city, web site fox5ny.com. "fox 5 news." -- steven tyler is telling donald trump to dream ohe wants to use one their songs at a campaign events. tyler's lawyer sent trump a letter demanding that republican presidential candidate sphop stop using their mega-ballot dream on, and any other aerosmith song. this is not first time that trump was sold to stop hughesing a usingtheir song. >> "am

. >> prince george's county schools hoping to get nair numbers down next week and st. mary's center saying they're more than willing to help out. >> did you see chuck's chart? there was an "f" if there and that brought me to my school days. >> i can't believe you failed recess. >> no, that was not my strong suit. >> failing grades on the weather today, it's just going to be a total loss for anything you wanted to do outside. if you had plans outside today or if you're going to a sporting convenient or were today, tonight, tomorrow, on into sunday, make sure you're in touch with people holding the events, whether it's a private event or football game, whatever it is, because there may need to be a lot of changes to plans over the weekend, particularly tonight into tomorrow. but by tomorrow night into sunday, things should be improving. the redskins game on sunday shouldn't be a problem. >>> the new information from the national hurricane center will be in. we'll bring that to you on "news4 today" at 5:00 a.m. here's the forecast as it goes. each track has been consisten

. >> in the nair hospital, we had a horrible experience. four times they collected blood, month after month. still, the cold shivers and fever could not be treated, they just gave us pills. but the symptoms remained, no treatment worked. then we came to the dahisar clinic. thereafter, the chills and fever were under control. reporter residents of mumbai get free antibiotics to treat the disease, but the treatment is time-consuming and requires six months of medical supervision. that's an eternity when money is tight. >> i have to go the municipal hospital daily to get medicine. it's almost 2 kilometers to walk there. if i have to go to the toilet on the way, this is a big problem: where do i go? a girl in my neighborhood sent me to another clinic in saibaba nagar. they said they will give me medicine but only for one day. reporter many tuberculosis sufferers break off the treatments. that, say doctors in mumbai, has resulted in increasing cases of tuberculosis that are resistant to antibiotics. it's a vicious circle. >> when they are not ta

spring garden this afternoon, that group is protesting the suspension of the the adjunct professor, nair. he was suspended without pay after speaking at a student led protest about the rise of police recruitment on campus. there is more than 1,000 supporters on change.org, to reinstate nair. >>> and penndot says that the chestnut street overpass over i-95 will be closed until at least, the weekend for emergency repair work. chopper three over closure on front street near penns landing where crews are repairing a crack in the support pier and they say they net is that had problem, yesterday. traffic in the area is now being detoured on to front street. >>> a 32 million-dollar project to protect part of the atlantic city friday storms has begun. new sea wall along absecon inlet will will replace part of the boardwalk that was damage touring super storm sandy. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is in atlantic city which more details, cleve. >> reporter: ukee, whenever is there a nor'easter the the north end takes a battering from the storm. three years, almost three years, since super s

. >> in the nair hospital, we had a horrible experience. four times they collected blood, month after month. still, the cold shivers and fever could not be treated, they just gave us pills. but the symptoms remained, no treatment worked. then we came to the dahisar clinic. thereafter, the chills and fever were under control. reporter residents of mumbai get free antibiotics to treat the disease, but the treatment is time-consuming and requires six months of medical supervision. that's an eternity when money is tight. >> i have to go the municipal hospital daily to get medicine. it's almost 2 kilometers to walk if i have to go to the toilet on the way, this is a big problem: where do i go? a girl in my neighborhood sent me to another clinic in saibaba nagar. they said they will give me medicine but only for one day. reporter many tuberculosis sufferers break off the treatments. that, say doctors in mumbai, has resulted in increasing cases of tuberculosis that are resistant to antibiotics. it's a vicious circle. >> when they are not taking th

. >>> and nair off. the annual casket races are now history.eme ca from all over to catch the event. this is one of the car racers and a builder. >> i changed the steering wheel, built the windshield from scratch. it's all stainless steel. >> the halloween week event also includes kids' battery- operated car drivers with prizes to be awarded with the best in show. >> the weather will be scary. >> we'll be looking athe a lot of rain. -- looking at a lot of rain. join topper tonight. it will be out of here for the trick or treaters. we we'll be back at 5:00. >> abby: chelsea. hey. sit down. >> chelsea: uh, no. i-i can't. if i sit still, i'll think, and if i think, i'll -- i'll -- [ sighs ] but, you know, it's like when you were a kid, you know? you didn't go to sleep because you were afraid the nightmares would -- i'm sorry. i'm not making any sense. >> abby: no. you are. you're fine. um...well, if you're not gonna sit down, will you at least let me get you something to drink? >> chelsea: how long is the surgery gonna take? i need adam to get thr

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like to use this moment as a teaching and educational moment and, therefore, we'll look at division nair techniques and methods to address correctional behaviors. >> reporter: that message may already be getting through. >> i think you have to be careful pretty much what you do, no matter where it is, convenient if you're in a locker room or something. >> reporter: so once again, friday night football game with gloucester is off and as far as the varsity football program goes, that is on hold. the superintendent calls all of this a black eye for the sports program. live at winthrop high, jim smith, wbz news. paula? >> thank you. >>> breaking nuance the missing cargo ship that sailed into hurricane joaquin. the coast guard will suspend its search for the ship and its crew at sunset. the rescue crewed searched for nearly a week in treacherous conditions sending helicopters and ships to the storm wreck bad ha mas. the coast guard says its decision was in the made lightly. they risked their own lives share as personal connection of the lives at sea. >> i want the family to really know how co

vinita nair is following this. >> reporter: they carried their petitions in a child's casket, demanding the governor declare a state of emergency. >> make the fire go away. >> reporter: these mothers from north st. louis county are convinced their localandfall is on the brink of a nuclear emergency, putting their family as risk. >> someone needs to stop this. >> reporter: karen nickell organized the group. it takes moms of a community to devote almost 24 hours a day to do what agencies andnd elected officials should have been d dng all along. we are sick. our kids are sick, and we're dying. >>eporter: these mothers were among hundreds of residents at a raucous meeting this week, demanding answers from environmental officials. >> you did not bring accountability here. >> reporter: their primary concern stems from these areas. ese sites are where waste f fm america's nuclear weapons program is buried in a landfall. the other landfall has an underground fire that's been smoldering for five years. they are now thought to be about 1,000 feet apart. ed smith is an environmentalist who has bee

tonight, vinita nair tells us about dozens of similar storage sites around the country. >> you miss that job. >> reporter: carl chappell lost his 44-year-old son, steven, to appendix cancer three months ago. we talked with him and six of his neighbors, all of whom ever had cancer or lost a parent or child to it. they it all grew up here in north county, st. louis, where radioactive material left over from america's nuclear weapons program was stored. thousands of dirty barrels near a creek that ran alongside their playgrounds and backyards. using social media, the neighbors say they have documented more than 2700 cases of cancer, autoimmune disorders and brain and thyroid tumors in mary oscko has stage four lung cancer. >> they're not statistics, and they're not numbers. but they were my neighbors. >> reporter: currently, the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing

>> his answer was those are different scene nair yoes and the questions that remain about hillary clinton'sse to requests for a more security at the embassy, they need to find out more information was what he said before you can really determine who is to blame or what the blame there is, but absolutely that was an interesting point that was brought up by jake tapper. >> quickly speaking of clinton, how important of a week is this in this benghazi investigation? >> well, it's huge. trey gowdy's panel has been looking into benghazi and looking into what happened and they're ready to kind of bring a lot of those findings to light and they're going to take the time to talk to hillary clinton about it. obviously it's not necessarily what she wants to be talking about at this point in the campaign. >> we'll see if any of clearing the air occurs here, although i have a feeling it's still a long road ahead. leigh, thanks for joining us today. we appreciate it. >>> just ahead, details on a big change coming for drone operateors. >>> tina fey returns to the "snl" anchor desk and gets an indecent pro

situation saying, "it is important to understand as berkeley's leadership consideredy the palestinian nair options we didn't have the -- considered disciplinary options we didn't have the authority to unilaterally impose sanctions. he was found to have violated sexual harassment policies. some complaints as far back as 2001 about marcy inappropriately massaging female students and talking about his own sexual experiences. >> i'm not thrilled by it for sure. it definitely doesn't seem like enough. >> uc-berkeley is a very, um, generally progressive campus. um, they would crackdown on that right away and that they didn't and they didn't makes me uncomfortable. >> reporter: in berkeley, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> the professor's resignation came two days after a majority of his astronomy colleagues signed a letter calling for the university to fire him. >>> time now 4:39. a bay area church in hot water for making too much noise. the bitter battle brewing between the church and neighbors. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the former pro basketball pr sive tuesday, >>> this more lamar odom is on life support in a

vinita nair: and they were all on the same street? tag the buzz over back to the future day still hasn't worn off. we'll show you some future in your c - - t tech update. jake>> good morning, (city)... it's (temp) outside at (time)... as we take a look from our (sponsor) camera. jake>> today you can read the same newspaper marty mcfly read in the future... or the front page anyway. here's your c - net tech update. it's the date marty mcfly visits in the movie back to the future part ii, and the world went wild on wednesday for the nostalgia of a future that was dreamed up by a movie made 30 years ago. and although we're not living in the future exactly as the movie predicted -- perhaps this is just an alternate timeline created by biff -- there is plenty of technology from the movie that is common place today. ( ( ck to the future: part ii universal pictures: 00;39;13 - 00;48;22) just like marty in his future home, we can video chat on any screen in the house. jennifer opens the door with her thumbprint - and you can install fingerpri

i argue that this becomes a redemption nair tiff frrative f. be as good as fighting at gettysburg. yes they're union veterans and yes they're on the winning side. they want to be counted as victors. and it's difficult because e-p.o.w.s really weren't seen and perceived the same as other veterans. and this is true again for not just the 16th connecticut. in my book i'm really exploring how they coped with the experience here and how they wanted the memory to be crafted. and this was, this was a lingering issue for them. and they came back here, the veterans, the survivors, many of them in the 1800s to commemorate the monument to their state. this is really a monument to their regiment. they spear headed the effort, they led the state commission. and one of their members, robert kellogg was very influential in the -- also in the effort. this was so important to them that people remember what happened here. and not for get it. >> and proguess tore gordon, there was a casket during the ceremony. as we understand it, there were paper stars in there