a paralympic skier who's taken home many medals for team usa became the target of thieves. you can see the thieves in this surveillance video rumaging through stephanie victor's electrontics, cars, and the medals she worked so hard to win. here's abc's marci gonzalez with details. - this is not the only video on stephani victor's mind? grinch-like thieves - caught on surveillance cameras breaking into the five-time paralympic medalist's los angeles home..?leaving little behind.. sot - stephani victor - 01:14:48:25 they went into our kitchen, starting eating ice cream out of the freezer and then slowly over the course of the evening, dismantling tv, computer, christmas gifts. at least eight surveillance cameras in and outside the home giving police a clear picture of who the suspects are and the details of their crime. but it's - what else was missing from this ransacked mess- that haunts victor: videos of victor's most treasured memories? nats - olympics win including this: the first steps she took after losing both legs in an accident in 1995 . sot - stephani victor - shoo

the coach hopes that one day it will be chosen as eight paralympic sport.e chosen as a paralympic sport. ♪ >> skate soccer is for those of us who cannot use our legs. we play with our hands. when i was a kid, i was diagnosed with polio and lost the use of my legs. because i cannot walk, i cannot get a job. i have to beg. it is dangerous begging on the street. two of my friends have been killed by cars. what choice do we have? i get excited when i play skate soccer. sometimes the spectators bring us food or drinks. i feel proud when i play. if we don't play, people ask us why. that makes me feel needed. >> my hope for them is to see them play the game so the world have skate and soccer become an international event. then, i eventually see them off the streets. no more regulars. they're looking at the paralympics one day accepting skate soccer, making it one of the sports. playing skate soccer helps me forget my problems. it makes me believe that one day my life could be better. >> i am very optimistic something will come from this. i believe if i sit and wai

paralympic athlete and double amputee, he served one year of a five-year sentence for the lesser crimeore being released in october to perform community service. he will now apply for a mission to appeal his latest conviction at the highest court in south africa. despite the earlier statement, he could ill afford further legal battles. the ruling socialist party here in france is still licking its wounds after taking a beating in the first round of the regional election on sunday. the big winner there was the far right party, the national front. the socialist prime minister is asking for his own backers to vote in the second round for the conservative republican party led by nicholas sarkozy. --t is now the socialist pol the socialist party policies -- policy to keep the right out. responsibility. that's the big difference between us and nicolas. when you are a politician, you accept these responsibilities. there is no hesitation. supporting the candidate against the national and the republican candidate against the national front. i will be calling the people to vote for the latest ca

it will serve as the main venue for the tokyo 2020 olympic and paralympic games. nhk world has the details. >> reporter: these are two proposals for japan's new national stadium. plan a, a stadium with wooden greenery will offer a setting on a terrace surrounding the stadium selecting the traditional japanese design. plan b, set to create a new tradition for the 21st century. 71 wooden pillars support a stand that looks like a porcelain bowl. people in tokyo were curious to see the new designs. >> translator: they are simple and they don't look too showy. >> translator: they're both good because i've never seen anything like this before >> translator: they are ordinary, there's nothing special about them. >> translator: we need to think what the stadium will be used for after the games and it needs to match its surroundings. >> reporter: in july, prime minister shinzo abe scrapped original stadium design by the london based architect in the face of opposition to a rising price tag. the cost of building it had risen to almost $2 billion, nearly double the original

japan's sport council revealed two proposed plans for the main stadium for the 2020 olympic and paralympic games in tokyo. it aims to pick a winner later this month. >>> and last dance. french ballet star guillem is ending the final world tour of her czech cade's long tour in tokyo. >>> pu denies charges of insighting social unrest. a ruling is yet to be announced. as one of the 1989 tiananmen square leaders, authorities detained him in may last year. the charges relate to comments he posted online that were critical of the government's policies on tibetan and uighur minorities. his lawyer says he admits to posting his views but denies trying to provoke trouble. outside the courthouse police pushed away dozens of supporters as well as foreign journalists. police also tried to prevent foreign diplomats from making statements. >> we urge chinese authorities to release mr. pu. >> the u.s. diplomat said human rights activist like pu should not be subjected to what he calls continued repression. >>> japan's sport council disclosed two technical proposals for the main stadium of the 2020 olympic

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thieves ransacking the home of a paralympic champ. >> her desperate plea to the burglars to bring backrecious memories. >> we are going to find these guys. >>> then, he's back. >> i'm entering the race for president. >> and it's war on hoverboards. >> now the ceo of a top hoverboard company defends his product. >> why are they catching on

the paralympic athlete was convicted of cuplable homicide in the death of his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp howevertoday an appeals court ruled it was cold- blooded murder. pistorius shot and killed 2013 - he maintains he did it out of self-defense... pistorius will be sentenced for the new murder conviction by a lower court at a future date, yet to be determined ahead of a potential interest rate hike, lawmakers grill the head of thefederal reserve. she says tt the econommis consumer spending, business investment, residential investment account for 85- percent of total spending and domestic spending is on a solid course, it's been growing around 3 percent." janet yellen - the chair of the federal reserve answered questions on capitol hill today - her testimony comes as americans prepare for a possible interest rate increase. the federal reserve's poocy makers will meet on december 15th and 16th to decide if rates will rise. giving raised millions moreehan st year. giving tuesday - the first tuesday after thanksgiving - it's a day to donate charity to organizations like the salvat

leaders have settled months of controversy over the center piece at the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. they've chosen a new design for the main stadium after scrapping the original due to a cost blowout. >> the architect and his team submitted the new blueprint, one of two options that were under consideration. it features terraces and a roof made partly of wood. it also incorporates aspects of traditional japanese architecture. prime minister shinzo abe said the design meets all the criteria for a national stadium and is quintessentially japanese. >> translator: i hope the >> translator: the government will continue to make an all out effort to impress people. i home the stadium will become a legacy future generations can be proud of. >> reporter: in july, abe announced the government would cancel plans to build the original winning proposal. that design was the work of this london based architect. it featured two huge arches that could only be built with costly technology and materials. the price tag for the stadium ballooned to about $2 billion, nearly double the initial estimate.

sarah: former paralympic champion oscar pistorius has been granted bail, pending sentencing for murder. last week his conviction was overturned from the lesser conviction of culpable homicide. this morning was his first public appearance in over a year. the judge ruled that he can remain under house arrest and will not have to return to prison before resentencing, but his defense team now say they he will -- say he will appeal his sentencing before the constitutional boards. we'll take a short break but we have a lot more news coming up. rock fans in pairs get more than they bargained for when a certain california band returned for an emotion filled concert. join us again to find out who. all that and more in a minute's time. stay with us. sarah: welcome back. donald trump's controversial call for muslims to be banned from entering america brings cries of outrage and condemnation. pope francis has launched a special year for catholics known as the jubilee of mercy. it is focusing on forgiving sin. the pope in our great in the festival by celebrating a special mass in st. peter's square

>> oscar pistorius, the paralympic superstar, known as the blade runner, could be sent back to a south african jail cell for many, many years over the past several hours, a south african appeals court overturned a lower court's conviction of pistorius on the lesser charge of manslaughter and instead convicted the double amputee paralympian of murder from shooting his girlfriend reeve steenkamp. >> the convicted are set aside and replaced with the following, guilty of murder with the accused having had criminal intent. >> reeve steenkamp's mother let out an audible sigh in the courtroom when the judge announced the decision. the appeals court found that the lower court made a "fundamental error" in convicting pistorius of manslaughter. prosecution has argued pistorius shot steenkamp during an argument. pistorius has said he thought he was shooting at an intruder behind a door in his home and this morning's ruling the appeals court says pistorius should have known someone could be killed if he fired his gun regardless of who was behind that door. the case now goes back to a lower court f

we'll also host the 2019 rugby world cup and 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. the government will tighten security to prevent any acts of terrorism. >> the government will also set up a body to oversee the unit. it will include top officials from the foreign ministry, defense ministry and national police agency. >>> security at border stations are going to be tightened. officials will install biometric systems to screen visitors. the announcement comes during a heightened state of alert after the recent terrorist attacks in paris. >>> some private companies here in japan are also castinging a critical eye on security. nhk world takes a look at how. >> reporter: there are 10,000 people at this tokyo sporting event. the kind of place authorities fear could be at risk to terrorist attacks. so a private security company is conducting the drill. they are outfitted with wearable cameras with the aim of using as many eyes as possible to find suspicious objects. >> translator: i see an unattended paper bag. your image has been confirmed. >> reporter: the camera shares

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. >>> paralympic gold medalist oscar pistorius is going back to jail. a judge ruled that he should have foreseen that firing the gun would have killed whoever was behind the door regardless of whether he thought it was girlfriend or intruder. >>> we should know the fate of the california crab season. harvesting of crab has been on hold since mid-november because of unsafe levels of neurotoxins. today two north bay lawmakers will convene a hearing in santa rosa. they will hear from health and wildlife officials who will also release new test results. >>> good day to be outside if you are roberta gonzales because she loves the rain! and she is sitting at the marina green right now soaking it in. >> reporter: it is so windy out here with the winds blowing at 23 miles an hour from the south. the rain is blowing sideways. but what's so fabulous about this cold front, take a look at this! this is just downright soaking rain here's at the marina green and this is so advantageous for the bay area. we really want to prime our ground before the heavier el nino ra

the japanese government has revealed its choice for the main stadium of the 2020 olympic and pa paralympic tokyo games. prime minister shinzo abe says he and his ministers chose a design by an architect. abe said the design met all their criteria for a national stadium and is quintessentially japanese. >> translator: the government will continue to make an all-out effort to impress people around the world with the main stadium. i hope the stadium will become a legacy future generations can be proud of. >> the winning design was one of two proposals unveiled last week by the japan sport council. it features terraces decorated with plants and a roof made partly of wood. it incorporates features of traditional japanese architecture. construction will cost an estimated $1.2 billion. that's below the limit set by the government. >> translator: the plan embodies the concepts of athletes first, universal design, harmony with the surrounding environment, the essence of japanese culture and a use of wood in architecture. it's a wonderful proposal. >> people in tokyo showed mixed reaction to the new

. >> south africa's top appeals court has today found the paralympic athlete oscar pistorius guilty of murder, overturning a conviction of a lesser charge of culpable homicide. pistorius killed his girlfriend in 2014 after shooting her through a locked door, saying he thought she was an intruder. he faces the minimum prison sentence in south africa. >> brazil's president is facing impeachment proceedings accused of manipulating accounts last year. rousseff denies any wrongdoing. our latin america editor has more. >> in a very brief address to the nation and looking serene, president rousseff flatly denied wrongdoing and said that the charges against her were unfounded. she also called on brazilians to remain calm and to have faith in their institutions. she added that she had never stolen money or accepted any bribes, which was a clear jab at the pot of the lower house who hours earlier had accepted the opposition's call for an impeachment proceeding to begin against the president. now what comes next? first it goes to a special committee of all the political parties in blow our house

but the judge ruled the paralympic gold medalist should have foreseen that his firing of the wouldn't killed whoever was behind the door. that's regardless of whether he thought it was an intruder or steenkamp. the court overturned the previous conviction of culpable homicide. his jail term is yet to be decided... but faces up to 15 years in prison. des moines residents are moving closer to getting their franchise fee refund... letters began going out this week explaining how to file a claim for a share of the refund. the city is paying back about 40 million dollars in fees that it illegally charged years ago. but... the refund isn't really a refund... the money residents are receiving is from a bond... that in turn is paid for by a legal increase in the franchise fee. there's still no word on how much the board of regents also approved the re naming of the university of iowa children's hospital... it's become the "stead family university of iowa children's hospital." it's in honor of donors jerry and mary jo stead... who are giving 25 million dollars to the facility. they've now dona

a former paralympic athlete and doubly mpg, he served one year of a five-year sentence for the lesserme before being released in october to the full community service. he will now apply for permission to appeal his latest conviction .t south africa's highest court despite his lawyers earlier statement, he can teleport further legal battles. -- he can ill afford further legal battles. >> statement that disqualifies donald trump for the office of president -- that from the white house as it becomes the latest voice to condemn the republican commentsial hopeful's that muslims should be banned from entering the united states. getting ready for some tactical voting, france's mainstream political parties are positioning themselves ahead of this week's second round of regional elections. a vote where the far right national front could win big. and it was a solemn tribute from the eagles of death metal. the band returning to france's bataclan concert hall for the first time since 90 people were shot dead during their gig there on november 13. markus is back with more business news. first off,

thieves ransacking the home of a paralympic champ. >> her desperate plea to the burglars to bring backcious memories. >> we are going to find these guys. >>> then, he's back. >> i'm entering the race for president. >> and it's war on hoverboards. >> now the ceo of a top hoverboard company defends his product. >> why are they catching on fire? >>> then, bigger than the oscars? >> the mega

the paralympic champion had originally been sentenced to five years in jail for shooting girlfriend reeva steenkamp back in 20-13. he claims he mistook her for an intruder -- when he pulled the trigger -- shooting her four times through a locked door on valentine's day. "the principles of dolus evuantalis including error in objecto were found proved to be relevant to the conduct of the accused. and two the trial court did not correctly conceive and apply the legal principles pertaining to circumstantial evidence." pistorius had been under house arrest after serving one year in prison. but, he now faces up to fifteen years in prison on the new conviction. getting your house decorated is one of the best parts of the holiday season. but you need to be careful, because some of those decorations could be dangerous to your pets. corey bryan has the holiday decoration hazards to be looking out for... as festive and pretty as they are, holiday decorations can be deadly for cats and dogs. sot: dr. heather puksta 'this can be a very stressful time of year for our pets. cats are very curious.' sot:

the former paralympic athlete was convicted of culpable homicide last year.alent to manslaughter for killing his girlfriend on valentine's day back in 2013. on thursday, an appeals court reversed that decision and found pistorius guilty of murder. the double amputee now faces at least 15 years in jail. he'll remain on house arrest until he's sentenced at a later date. he plans to appeal his murder conviction in constitutional court. >>> now, for an showdown on monday night football. division leading washington hosting the dallas cowboys. jump to the end of the fourth quarter with the game tied at 9. the redskins desean jackson back to receive the punt. jackson tries to do too much on this play and ends up fumbling away the ball and possibly the game. the cowboys take over and send running back darren mcfadden up the middle, and into the end zone for the team's only touchdown of the night. jackson would get some redemption as he helped washington answer with a 28-yard td reception to knot things back up. but there's enough time left for dallas to get in to fie

the paralympic gold medalist is joining espn as a features reporter. she reported for them at the summer special olympic world games in l.a. espn executives were so impressed by her work that they decided to bring her on for an extended role. she is going to report for sportscenter, espn w, and also the x games. >> now, your forecast. when we don' t get snow, do we eventually get a lot of snow? the numbers do tell us the story that we will get probably a few feet. kevin: it is kind of one of those things, when you have a slower start to the season, you lot that off the average and you are left with what a typical winter usually gives you. we still get into the 40-50 inches of snow. the winter just kicks in a little bit later on. we are certainly uncommonly mild. skies will be clearing in central and southern areas of the state. the wind will become a factor into the afternoon. the showers will be off and on up north. this is all a gradual step backward. highs only in the 30' s this weekend, very close to normal this time of year. we will have a wind to

the paralympic gold medalist is currently under house arrest and was previously convicted of manslaughter. next, not to be left out of the global fray, we will hear from the fed chair, janet yellen , who's been speaking in washington. will this be the month that we finally see a rate hike? ♪ ms. yellen: were the fomc to delay the start of policy normalization too long, we would likely have to tighten abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting our goals. manus: that was fed chair janet yellen speaking in washington. her comments come as the latest sign that the committee are ready to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006. still with us is george and bloomberg's chief international economics correspondent, simon kennedy. are we there yet, george? george: i think we are. time, wasor the first quite clear, i thought, so i think we should expect that they will tighten. manus: dovish forward guidance compounded yesterday, which was the rate rise pace will be down to actual progress on inflation. simon: you are going to see more and that if and when they do hike th

class, -- plus, paralympic champion victoria arlen has a performance reporting at the special olympics over the >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. lauren: good morning to you -- erin: good morning to you. thanks for joining us. we are going to take a look at how long the rain showers are going to last. a man from derry will spend seven years in prison for causing a deadly accident while drunk. michael dixon admitted to drinking eight years before getting behind the wheel in may and hitting kevin o' donnell' s motorcycle. new hampshire state police are warning people to not drink and drive this holiday season. the plea comes after several arrests were drunk driving over the last few days. a manchester student is honored for saving a man' s life. 17-year-old desmond powell found the man sitting on the edge of a bridge, thinking about jumping, and he managed to talk him down. we are seeing all this rain falling out there. kevin: anything that we have been seeing has been in rain form because it has been mild. on area roadways. still some more showers to

grinch-like thieves caught on surveillance cameras breaking into the five-time paralympic medalist' home, leaving little behind. >> they went into our kitchen, starting eating ice cream out of the freezer and then slowly over the course of the evening, dismantling tv, computer, christmas gifts. cameras in and outside the home giving police a clear picture of the suspects are and the details but it' s what else was missing from this ransacked mess that haunts victor, videos of her most treasured memories. >> she takes the lead. >> including this, the first steps she took after losing both legs in an accident in 1995. >> i have been shooting from the moment i woke up in icu, 3 years in the hospital, 14 surgeries, all the doctors telling me you will never walk again. >> hard drives holding the raw place will memories, all stolen, medals and rings. >> and they say gold medalist. that doesn' t mean anything to anyone but it means something to me. >> los angeles police so-far s two missing cars but nothing else. for the men who in just moments grueling work, to earn. stephanie: thunderstorms a

an appeals court convicted paralympic runner oscar pistorius in the murder of his girl frepdz reeva steenkamp. pistorius could face a 15 year prison sentence. the minimum punishment in south africa. he served one year of a five year prison sentence. after he was convicted for shooting steenkamp through bathroom door in 2013. new from overnight, a fire fighter was treated after battling the row home fire in north philadelphia. fire spread through the home. everyone made it out safely. investigator itself are still trying to determine a cause. and here is video just into the nbc 10 newsroom, philadelphia police investigating a tire theft. at a car dealership. someone stole tires off two brand-new suburbans overnight. four tires and rims are missing. police are looking at a security camera video that actually shows the suspect removing the tires. happening today, a cumberland county man is expected to face a judge after police say he confessed to killing his exgirlfriends and her daughter. sources recovered the bodies in a swampy area in fairfield township. police say ramirez and a suspect seen

he won a silver medal in the 2012 paralympics and he's aiming to compete in the 2016 games as well. he says he'll post a video soon on his facebook page. can't wait for that. elizabeth: making that shot with your arms, let alone with your feet. shaina: we have show you another epic shot. they rebound a free throw. a buzzer-beating shot gives austin the win, and as you can see, those fans went wild. elizabeth: you may have seen this story pop up on your facebook feed. a second grade girl in new york state has one wish for christmas -- lots of cards to fill up her card-tree. safyre terry was badly injured in a fire two years ago. her entire family was killed, on facebook and the world is responding in a huge way. it is just so cool to see the outpouring of support. eric: something else you will see this time of year, the elf on the shelf posts. look at what this guy did. he decided to use himself as the elf. he dressed up and took photos of himself in various elf poses. shaina: would not miss that guy. elizabeth: the time is now 6:44 on this thursday morning. metinka will tell us just

he won a silver medal in the 2012 paralympics and he's aiming to compete in the 2016 games as well. he says he'll post a video soon on his facebook page. can't wait for that. elizabeth: i do not think i can even see that far. well you may have seen this , story pop up on your facebook feed. a second grade girl in new york state has one wish for christmas -- lots of cards to fill up her card-tree. safyre terry was badly injured in a fire two years ago her entire family was killed. she is the only survivor. her aunt posted the card request on facebook and the world is responding in a big way. so she could have a very merry christmas. >> i wrote, merry christmas, safyre and a happy new year and i wrote your story is very inspiring. elizabeth: those two girls are from florida their entire class made cards for safyre. such a simple wish but it will mean so much. we will put the address where you can send a card on facebook. just check our pages. shaina: another pretty heartwarming story this morning a woman in california went to , her local toys r us store to pay off the gifts she put on

. >>> south africa's top appeals court has found the paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius guilty of murderled his girlfriend in 2014 after shooting her four times through a locked door. he said he thought she was an intruding. >>> canada's new liberal government is starting to make good on its election promise to take in 25,000 syrian refugees. it started processing the most and most vulnerable refugees. each recommended be the u.n. refugee agency for resettlement. >> reporter: it has been a tough few years for this woman. her husband died just before she left syria. she lives in the north of jordan with her daughter and four grandchildren. they could be among the first to be resettled. >> translator: i want to go to canada so badly. i heard a lot about canada, people are nice, and they have everything they need. >> reporter: u.n. refugee officers have been working overtime to process syrians eligible under the canadian program. they include the desperately poor, seriously ill, and injured children, as well as lesbian, gay, and transgender refugees who are under particular threat. >> we ha

south africa's top appeals court has ruled that olympic and paralympic runner oscar pistorius is guilty of murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. thursday's ruling overturns a lower court's decision to convict pistorius on the lesser charge of manslaughter. pistorius is currently under house arrest and is awaiting sentencing for the new murder conviction, which carries a minimum of 15 years jail time. in brazil, the congress has opened impeachment proceedings against president dilma rousseff amid a growing corruption scandal that has rocked the government. the impeachment proceedings, which are the first in brazil since 1992, were brought by house speaker eduardo cunha, who faces his own corruption charges, related to a million-dollar bribery scheme involving the state-run oil company petrobras. in chicago, mayor rahm emanuel is facing increasing questioning over whether he will resign amid the scandal over the police killing of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald more than a year ago. mcdonald was shot by 16 times by white police officer jason van dyke. chicago authorities withheld

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grinch-like thieves caught on surveillance cameras breaking into the five-time paralympic medalist' home, leaving little behind. >> they went into our kitchen, starting eating ice cream out of the freezer and then slowly over the course of the evening, dismantling tv, computer, christmas gifts. cameras in and outside the home giving police a clear picture of the suspects are and the details but it' s what else was missing from this ransacked mess that haunts victor, videos of her most treasured memories. >> she takes the lead. >> including this, the first steps she took after losing both legs in an accident in 1995. >> i have been shooting from the

he won a silver medal in the 2012 paralympics and he's aiming to compete in the 2016 games as