authorities say patrick crawford was shot yesterday morning leaving kcen in waco.hamlian has the latest. >> good morning. >> reporter: the staff at kcen in waco, texas is still in shock this morning. shortly after meteorologist patrick crawford finished his morning weather, he was shot and wounded. he had just gotten to his car, a man walked up, pulled out a semi automatic handgun and fired several times. heavily armed police roped off the parking lot. crime scene technicians searching for clues counted 12 shell casings. authorities say after he was shot, he managed to drive a short distance, crashing near a group of construction workers who called for help. crawford told police he did not recognize his attacker. that morning, crawford posted a picture with his colleagues, holding a trophy for winning the ugly christmas sweater contest. later, co-workers tweeted patrick crawford is our superman, and posted images of the superman symbol. >> all of us are trying to be journalists but it is kind of hard to be journalists when one of your colleagues is in the hospital.

patrick crawford was hit in the shoulder. he is in fair condition in the hospital. >>> a school in kansas has apologized from taking away a contain from an 8-year-old blind boy and replacing it with a swimming pool noodle. it was done as a punishment. he used the cane to hit another kid on the bus. >> he has gone through so much in his life already, 8 years, i just don't like someone else else putting my son in that position. >> the school district said it is working to rectify the situation. >> arson investigators say they made a big break after a string of fires on the germantown block. >> the army is testing out a blimp air ship that could protect stills like philadelphia from aerial attack. details at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, 5:00 a.m. on this thursday, december 18. here's what's happening. >> philadelphia police are looking for this missing man. his car was found in bad shape. it is new this morning. >> you won't be watching the new movie the interview over the holiday season. sony has bowed to hackers and pulled the p

. >>> patrick crawford was leaving the station near waco when a gunman walked up to him.efore the shots were fired. crawford drove away and flagged down a nearby construction worker. he was rushed to the hospital and taken into surgery. >> a school in kansas city has apologized for taking away a cane from an 8-year-old blind boy. the 8-year-old who was born with no eyes used the contain to hit another -- used the cane to hit another and it was taken away. he did get a write-up as punishment, but doesn't know why they would have taken away the thing he needs so much. >> he has been been through so much for 8 years. . >> the school district said it is working to rectify the situation. >> brand new information on the nypd chokehold case that fueled national protest. >> this man is missing, something happened to his car, it has police very concerned. the story coming up on "action news" at 6:00 a.m. >> it is now 5:55. we have a row of 5s. no longer, today's high is 44 degrees, the low tonight will get down to 33. >>> officials new york city are trying to negotiate the settlem

patrick crawford was shot at 11 times outside of the kcen in temple, texas, last wednesday and afterhe thanked the doctors that saved his life. and said it was the first time he ever saw the suspect. >> the one thing i do want to state about the incident i was reading online and everything, is that the man that shot me didn't say any words to me and there was no interaction whatsoever, he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot, there was no interaction and i did not know him. >> the gunman used a semi automatic weapon and ran off, he has not been caught. santa delivered an early christmas present for drivers in new jersey, gas under $2 a gallon, it said gas for $1.99 at a station in lakewood, ocean county. >>> there is much more to come on "action news" at noon, including a new recall that impacts millions of coffee drinkers and a crack down on caffeine powder. that and much more when "action news" at noon comes right back. >>> 7 million coffee machines made by keurig are causing a has discuss situation. model numbers k 10 can spray hot water and 90 people say t

meteorologist patrick crawford just finished doing the morningness in texas.is car when he was confronted way white or hispanic man in his 0s. it's unclear if they talked or argued. then he suspect pulled out a handgun and opened fire. crawford was able to start his car and put it in reverse some that likely saved his life. >> did a good job, put his car in reverse, backed up, tried to expect the parking lot, crashed into some construction workers but a he said he needed to get help. >> because while crawford was driving away the gunman kept firing, 13 shots. 11 hit his moored mustang two hit crawford, one in the stomach, not a shoulder. a third bullet grazed his head. the suspect fled on food into a wooded area and search dogs did pick up a scent but authorities think the gunman had a car parked nearby and was able to gain easy access to interstate 35. police did arrest a possible suspect yesterday but that person has since been cleared. and now investigators are checking the news station's e-mails and social media sites to see there if there are any threats

police near waco released this sketch of someone they would like to talk to in the shooting of patrick crawford's recovering in the hospital. he exchanged words with the suspect before shots were fired. >>> we're learning this morning just how terrifying a bird strike incident earlier in month was for passengers and those on the ground. officials have released 911 calls from the baltimore area. you can hear the pan nick their voices at the southwest airlines flight from san antonio struggled to land. >> an airplane just went over toward my house heading toward gibson island. she's going down. on fire. >> one of the motors was completely on fire. it sounded like fireworks going off. >> aboard the plane, one of the passengers remembered thinking that southwest has never had an accident and he's going to be a victim of its first. the plane did land safely. the passengers gave the crew a big round of applause. >>> dramatic moments on a -- as a camera, excuse me, captured as nevada police officer safes the life of a child choking on a piece of candy. frantic parents rushed their 3-year-old son into

police in waco say the suspect and patrick crawford exchanged words before gunfire erupted.h multiple gunshot pounwounde drove away, he flagged down a construction worker for help. those workers provided first aid and he's expected to be okay. >>> new details and video from the terrifying trance-pacific flight that hit turbulence. it flew through a storm, catching passengers and crew by surprise. [ screaming ] the plane made an emergency landing in tokyo where four passengers and a flight attendant were taken to the hospital. most of the 255 aboard arrived in dallas yesterday still shaken by their experience. >>> and watch the guy near the door of this florida walmart faking a heart attack. at the same time his accomplice -- there's a guy you'll see shortly wearing a red vest, pulls a shopping cart loaded with toys out of the store without paying the surveillance video any attention. well, the police did catch it. they tracked him down. they have both been arrested and are now facing theft charges. >>> police officers in st. louis, this bud's for you. a teenager being charge

were able to create a new sketch of the suspect using information from the victim. 35-year-old patrick crawford was shot wednesday morning as he got into his car in the station parking lot. crawford did not recognize his attacker and police are still unsure of a market. crawford remains hospitalized in fair condition and they expect him to make a full recovery. >>> a picture of santa clause packing heat is on a billboard in california. he has a large rifle on this billboard on highway 99, it has mixed feedback and some say it's all good fun and some say it's inappropriate for santa to hold a weapon. >> as a teacher i don't want my students to see that. >> some people get toys and stuff like that for christmas, other people, like me, i got guns from santa claus. the gun company says like it or not the billboard is staying put. >>> an iowa girl got the wish she was looking for her big brother returned home after spending two years in the navy. he surprised his two siblings at school and will only be home until the 26th, seven days together is more than enough. and for many, it's a struggle to kee

morning the weather guy who was shot outside his texas tv station spoke to reporters. 35-year-old patrick crawfordom the hospital yesterday wearing a superman shirt. he's recovering from several gun shot wounds. the morning meteorologist was shot back on wednesday as he was leaving the waco tv station's parking lot. crawford said the gunman never said a word to him. >> the man that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. it was -- he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot at kcentv station. there was no interaction. i didn't know him. hopefully the description i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopeful that description is going to help to bring this person to justice. >> that is the police sketch of the suspect. he remains on the loose. crawford says he does not even know who he is. >> during one of the busiest travel times all year a baggage handler for delta is accused of helping to smuggle guns onto a flight. federal prosecutors say 18 guns were carried in a backpack on a flight from atlanta to j.f.k. on december 10th. the fbi says th

police say patrick crawford and the gunman got into in kind of argument in the parking lot this morning. crawford was shot several times but is expected to survive. police have made no arrests. >>> nascar driver kurt busch took his turn on the witness stand today. busch's ex-girlfriend has accused him of assaulting her in his motor home at dover international speedway. patricia driscoll has now asked for a no contact order while police investigate. today busch testified that driscoll showed up unannounced and refused to leave the motor home. he says he cupped her cheek and told her to leave. >>> her 30 days are up. a honduran-born woman has been holed up in a church in a month-long protest of a deportation order. her family hand delivered letters to immigration officials along with a petition with 6,000 signatures calling for an end to the deportation effort. the church lass helped with her stay in north philadelphia. >> what that tells us is that there are people across the country here from all backgrounds, colors, shapes, sizes that are in support of keeping families together. >> she

patrick crawford told reporters his main focus is returning home from the hospital in temple where he's receiving care. he said he did not know the man who shot him in the parking lot of the tv station. >> the one thing i do want to state about the incident that i was reading online and everything, is that the man that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. >> police have released a sketch of the suspect. there is no word on a motive. >>> a high profile congressman from new york is expected to plead guilty later today to felony tax evasion. republican michael grimm, remembered for this, he threatened to throw a reporter over a balcony. the reporter asked him about a campaign finance investigation. it will likely end his political career. >>> pope francis issued a stunning indictment of top officials in the church during the christmas greeting. he said they suffered from, quote, spiritual alzheimer's. others were accused of the terrorism of gossip. watchers have never seen anything like it. >>> still ahead, how ereaders and tablets are disrupting your sl

law enforcement says patrick crawford was in his car after 9:00 in the morning, confronted by an unidentified man who pulled out a semi-automatic weapon and fired his weapon several times. remarkably the weatherman survived. he was able to drive away and flag down a construction worker for help. police are looking for the shooter. crawford, meanwhile, is expected to be okay. but his co-workers were shaken up. >> to be holed up in that room and not able to do anything about it i think was the toughest part. >> all of us are trying to be journalists, but it is kind of hard to be journalists when one of your colleagues is in the hospital in surgery. >>> a south carolina judge tossed out a 14-year-old's murder conviction 70 years after his execution. george stinn was convicted for the beating deaths of two young white girls. he was the youngest person in the u.s. to be executed in the 20th century and he was so small he had to sit on a phone book on the electric chair. the judge says stinny didn't receive a fair trial. some of the issues at hand, he was arrested without a warrant and questioned w

law enforcement says patrick crawford was in his car just after 9:00 a.m. he was confronted by an unidentified man who pulled out a semi-automatic weapon and fired his weapon several times. remarkably the weatherman survived and drove away and flagged down a construction worker for help. police are looking for the shooter. crawford is expected to be okay. but his co-workers naturally are shaken up. >> it was terrifying. to be holed up in that room and not able to do anything about it i think was the toughest part. >> all of us are trying to be journalists, but it is kind of hard to be journalists when one of your colleagues is in the hospital in surgery. >>> a south carolina judge tossed out a 14-year-old murder conviction 70 years after his execution. george stinney was convicted in 1944 for the beating deaths of two young white girls. he was the youngest person in the u.s. to be executed in the 20th century. he was so small, he had to sit on a phone book on the electric chair. the judge says stinney didn't receive a fair trial. some of the issues, he was

the meteorologist, patrick crawford, is still recovering from gunshot wounds.t about his near fatal encounter with the shooter. >> the man that shot me didn't say many words to me, there was no interaction whatsoever, it was -- he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot. i did not know him. hopefully the description i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopefully that description is going to help to bring this person to justice for what he did and the crime that he committed. >> just when police thought they were about to nab a kentucky man for stealing a car with a baby inside, this happened. >> walk back towards me. backwards. because i said so! turn around and walk backwards! >> police eventually arrested him. his father and brother. they say the baby was found safe at a gas station hours after the car was stolen from a different gas station. >>> let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >> good morning, dara. the dow is aiming at 18,000 today after the index closed at a new record high on monday. inve

this morning the weather guy shot outside his texas tv station spoke to reporter. 35-year-old patrick crawford conference in the hospital yesterday in a superman t-shirt. he's recovering from several gun shot wounds. the morning meteorologist was shot on wednesday as he was leaving the waco tv station's parking lot. >> the plan that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. it was -- he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot of kcen-tv station. there was no reaction. i didn't know him. hopefully the description that i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopefully that description is going to help to bring this person to justice. >> this is the police sketch of the suspect. he remains on the loose. crawford says he does not even know who the guy is. >> the south jersey college student suing her estranged parents for out of state tuition has gone back to court. 21-year-old kaitlyn ricci asked a judge to find her parents in contempt of court because they will not pay the $16,000. a judge denied the motion and said he won't make anyone pay un

for the first time since the shooting patrick crawford talked about the incident from the hospital. he's getting better, but his recovery has been painful. crawford also added that he didn't have any interaction with the gunman who shot him despite earlier reports. >>> a delta employee is accused of helping a passenger smuggle guns on a plane. eugene harvey worked as a baggage handler in atlanta. he's accused of helping mark henry traffic guns to new york. on december 10th police arrested henry after they say he got 18 guns through security with harvey's help. delta says it's cooperating with the investigation. >>> a walgreen's store that closed down during last month's unrest in ferguson, missouri, is back open. vandals and looters hit this store hard. nearly three dozen employees transferred to other stores. customers and workers say the new beginning show how other businesses in ferguson can make a comeback. >>> 4:49. the latest numbers on the affordable care act will be released later today. update the numbers on enrollment. half a million people selected plans on the government

patrick crawford, weatherman at kcen, was shot at least 13 times.d in the parking lot of the studio. he managed to get into his car. he drove away. he flagged down a construction worker for help. crawford is in stable condition. 13 times. >>> a brand-new disaster for the nfl. the 49ers releasing defensive lineman ray mcdonald over allegations of sexual assault. last month mcdonald was investigated for domestic violence case against his pregnant fiance. now a second woman is claiming that she was assaulted by mcdonald. no charges have been filed. the 49ers have had enough. >> ray's demonstrated a pattern of poor decision making that has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this football team that really can no longer be tolerated. >> this case is the first to test the league's new personal conduct policy following the ray rice and adrian peterson scandals. >>> and we were talking about this, toronto man may have met his match. last month we told you about this guy offer ago free 22-day trip around the world to any woman with the sam

they just released this sketch of the gunman who shot at patrick crawford in the parking lot of his waco this happened in the middle of the day after an argument with the gunman. patrick is in stable condition. >>> michael phelps could be swimming upstream, held to do court on drunk driving charges. the swimmer pulled over in september. his blood alcohol level, almost twice the legal limit. he faces a year behind bars. >>> and finally, what's a beauty pageant without the swim suit competition? you're about to find out. for the first time in 63 years, bikinis have been banned from the miss world packagent. organizers want the event to be more than just a beauty contest, they say. so they're replacing the swimsuit competition with a beach wear round instead. so get out your cover-ups and shorts and your beachwear. >> mine is not a sarong. >> i don't know what that is. what is a sarong? >> you wrap it all around. could be a skirt or robe. it could be a cape. >> not quite a mumu. >> that sounds like something suzanne somers invented. >> we've been telling you for a long time about the case o

patrick crawford saying the initial police report that the two were involved in an argument is not trueho shot me didn't say many words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot. >> police still searching for this man believed to be the shooter. the motive remains a mystery. >> police in amarillo, texas hunting for the driver of an armored ca armored car that was found empty running. no word on how much was stolen. 24-year-old present michael cook was not an armed employee. he was last seen wearing a company uniform. they have not confirmed the circumstances of his disappearance. lia? >>> oo sony facing pressure to release the interview. here with the latest this better be a good movie. >> if we can ever see it, lia. the group call the white house conversion representing independent theaters telling sony pictures they want to show the movie. we stand in solidarity with sony and offer our support to them in defense of artistic integrity and artistic freedom. google working on the prototype of the car. it will be tested on

patrick crawford was leaving the station when the gunman walked up to him, the two exchanged word andire. crawford drove away and flagged down an construction worker he was taken to the hospital. >>> a video tape was discovered of christinei family vacation. a camera was found on the beach, it was put in the lost an found. careers later the tapes were put on the tv and mark called and claimed the tapes. his father is on the tape who recently died. >> it is special to have that video of my dad with carolyn, it was something we thought was lost forever and now we have that. the tapes were mailed to the family in poconos and he calls them the best christmas present of all. >> the teenager who is the most famous or infamous burglar in country because of his name bud weiser. an officer saw him climbing out of a shattered window in a gas station. he managed to get away not on a clydesdale, but he turned himself in later. >>> president obama speaks to president obama about the nation's historic accord with cuba. a live report is coming up next. >> reporter: it's a chilly start so i'm dressin

ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: patrick crawford just finished the early morning shift in wacotexas. it was a fun morning. he just won an ugly christmas sweater contest over his colleagues at the anchor desk. proudly posting these pictures on facebook. but when the 35-year-old walked to the parking lot, something happened that he could never predict. >> gentleman walked up and started firing at him. multiple times, striking the vehicle and him. >> reporter: he drove his bullet-ridden car far enough to flag down construction workers who gave him first aid and called 911. he was a weather man in new orleans and is in stable condition at a texas hospital. at his side, his wife, a meteorologist at the same station. >> heat index not playing a big role. >> reporter: this morning the gunman is on the loose. and just as elusive, his motive. >> for him to be out there. nobody knows where he went. >> reporter: police say he walked up behind crawford as he was getting in his car. the victim tells investigators he didn't recognize the gunman, a white man between 30 and 35 with a receding

patrick crawford was shot several times in a waco television station.his happened in the middle of the day. police don't think it was a targeted attack but the motive is still a mystery at this point. at that ti patrick is in the hospital in stable condition. >> one person behind bars in the attack of two lieutenants on the brooklyn bridge. robert murray charged with punching one lieutenant in the face twice. his arraignment set for this morning. six more wanted for the melee that erupted during the eric garner rally. >> the new deal between the u.s. and cuba putting fresh focus on fugitives hiding out in an island nation. >> one fugitive a convicted cop killer. >> she is on the fbi's most wanted terror list. with a $2 million bounty on her head. there's hope she could be brought back to the u.s. to start out her sentence. she has been hiding in plain sight in cuba where she was granted asylum by fidel castro after escaping prison in 2009. castro defended her accused the u.s. for portraying her as a terrorist. she was convicted of gunning down warren fo

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patrick crawford is the morning meteorologist at the ne waco texas. he was walking to his car after work december 17th when a gunman shot him three times. crawford says he doesn't know his attacker and he says they didn't talk before the man opened fire. police are still looking for the suspect they say they have little to go on. >>> icy reception. what happened when new york's mayor walked into a room full of police officers? it wasn't exactly a warm welcome. >>> canine crime, all caught on camera. we'll tell you what a man did in front of kids that has a lot of people outrage >>> and -- >>> tempers flared outside the police station in texas city texas, two days after a man was shot and killed by police. supporters of the officer clashed with community activists over the shooting of carlton wayne smith. last week officers shot him five times after he was seen firing a gun into a crowd outside a club. demonstrators are demanding the nightclub release video surveillance to the public. they're also asking for a grand jury probe. >>> new evidence today o

his name is patrick crawford. he updated his facebook page today. in it he thanks everyone for supporting him, says he's in a great deal of pain but hopes to be back at work seen. police are still looking for the man who shot him. crawford says he does not know his attacker. >>> coming up tonight, trouble for a high-ranks official in the episcopal church. we'll report what an investigation into a deadly crash has revealed ab >>> i'm darcy spencer ought bowie state university. a student has filed a lawsuit claiming he >>> bishop heather cook was the driver of a vehicle that ran into and killed a bicycle rider in baltimore on saturd maryland's episcopal diocese said cook initially left the scene, but returned about 20 minutes later. court records show that back in 2010 the bishop was given probation before judgment on a drunk driving charge. she is now on administrative leave. >>> a bowie state university students is sues his from a tercht. today kevin hays filed a $3 million lawsuit against alpha phi alpha claiming he was hazed. he hopes to strengthe

patrick crawford said his main focus is returning home with his family from the hospital. him in front of the parking lot of the tv station. >> the one thing that i do want to state about the incident that i was reading online and everything is that the man that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. >> police have released a sketch of the suspect. no word on the motive. >>> north korean websites are back online again after a major blackout. the country's internet service was unavailable for about nine hours. last week the president accused the north of orchestrating the hack against sony pictures. the president said the u.s. would respond. didn't say exactly how. the state department would not confirm or deny u.s. involvement in the north korean outage. >> if the u.s. did this, they are clearly defining what the parameters are for this type of activity. not only north korea but other nation states participate in this type of activity. there are going to be repercussions. >> you have people on both sides saying maybe it was, maybe it wasn'

meteorologist as he was walking through the parking lot t took several hours of surgery, but patrick crawford is in stable condition. >> cross our fingers for him. student in philadelphia will participate in die-in protest in front of school district headquarters before tonight's src meeting. protests will be similar to this one, from earlier this month, at the eagles game. die-in protest haves been staged across the country to protest the killing of un armed black men by police. >>> in delaware, governor jack markell will attend event to mark the congressional passage of delaware's first national park. this is video of vice president joe biden, visiting the site in new castle last year. >>> after five years, in a cuban prison, american allen gross is finally back on american soil. >> cuba released the six a year old yesterday along with an american described by officials as a quote us intelligence asset. he's been held for more than 20 years. the united state released three cuban prisoners, they're convicted of espionage for spying on anti-castro groups in miami. gross' release is the first

police near waco have released a sketch of a suspect in the shooting which wounded patrick crawford.information is now $10,000 thanks to an anonymous donation. crawford is still recovering in the hospital. he exchanged words with the suspect before shots were fired. >>> a teenager is recovering from a brutal bear attack in the florida panhandle. the 15-year-old girl was walking her dog when she came face to face with a black bear. the bear pounced on her leaving her with bite marks, claw marks and lacerations all over her face and body. the bear tried to drag the girl away but ran off when her dog started barking. >>> there's been a major break in the disappearance of a student. the 21-year-old had been out with friends at a bar when he vanished thanksgiving morning. >>> a lightning strike in florida sent nearly a dozen people to the hospital. it struck after -- excuse me, folks pop it struck after the tampa bay buccaneers game. no one was hit directly but one fan was knocked unconscious. the force blew some people over. others were injured by dirt and rocks. it struck an suv belongi

patrick crawford exchanged words with the suspect before that man pulled out a handgun and started shooting. crawford is recovering from surgery. >>> oregon authorities looking for suspect they are calling armed and dangerous. look at this man. neil panchow allegedly tossed four pipe bombs in a chase outside of portland. he took off in a silver honda civic. none of the bombs detonated. eric: the alleged boston marathon bomber is in court for the first time since he was charged with carrying out those two deadly bombings we remember at the finish line last year. 20-year-old, dzhokhar tsarnaev is appearing before a federal judge for the very last time before his trial begins next month. it was been a year-and-a-half since his last court appearance. it left three people dead and injured more than off other,. molly line with the very latest on this morning's hearing. hi, molly. >> reporter: hi, eric. dzhokhar tsarnaev returned to court for first time since his initial appearance in july of 2013. accused boston marathon bomber was in handcuffs with a black sweater and white shirt. he has a scrag

patrick crawford was leaving his station mere waco, this morning when the gun man walk up to him. two exchange words before hots were fired. crawford drove away and flag down a nearby construction worker and then was rushed to the hospital and taken into surgery. >>> former seventh heaven a actor steven collins now admits he sexually boosted three young girls decades ago. in a statement to people mag even collins says quote any pain i caused these three women i admit to, apologize for and take responsibility for what i did. collins says incidents happened between 1973 and 1994. >>> two bickering pundits went after each other on cspan but listen to this exchange. >> tea party was a creation of the insurance company. >> oh, it was not. >> it was not. >> i was very glad that this thanksgiving was a year that you two were supposed to go to your in laws and i'm hoping you'll have some of this out of your system when you come here for christmas. i would really like a peaceful christmas, and i love you both. >> i love her. >> her boys are done bickering by christmas when she sees them. h

it took several hours of surgery but patrick crawford is in stable condition tonight.as rangers are now involved in finding this shooter. >> ever been on plain just rocked by turbulence? mobile phone video from an american airlines flight shows just how bad it can get. this flight had to make an emergency landing. (screaming). >> you can hear passengers crying, even praying. the turbulence started shortly after take off from seoul south korea and forced the crew to land in tokyo yesterday. more than a dozen people got knocked around that plane had to be treated after that emergency landing. >> cops say two ex cons in florida tried to pull off a heist. >> but bad acting really bad a acting spoiled their plan. police say tyra scott and bernard did you pre hatched a plan to steal christmas gifts from a wal*mart. he fell to the ground faking a heart attack police say and while everyone was distracted helping him scott just meandered by with a cart filled with toys and a tablet but dupree's quick recovery didn't fool anyone. >> you see he started out with a heart attack, bu

is shot in the parking lot of his tv station it happened in broad daylight as meteorologist patrick crawfordg into his car. the gunman shot him at least twice. crawford was able to drive away and get help. the gunman got away. police say they do not know the motive. say crawford did not recognize the shooter. a win for the washington redskins. well, at least for the team name. today an fcc commission rejecting the petition to claim the name redskins violates broadcast indecency rules that means stations can say red skins without fearing government fines. thank you for being with us. see you tomorrow night at 7 p.m. eastern. good night from washington. don't forget to follow me at twitter it's @greta. talk to me about the show >>> tonight on a very special "red eye." >> coming up on "red eye," alec baldwin caught on tape harassing an innocent lawn decoration. our panel has tips on how to protect your santa this holiday season. and did the bidens accidentally send out "not cool" to everyone on their christmas list? >> we made a mistake. we made a big mistake and to make sure it doesn't happen

police in waco say the suspect and patrick crawford exchanged words before gunfire erupted. as hit several times, but he is expected to be okay. it's not clear whether the two men knew each other. >>> in southern california, a police chase for a stolen car suspect. the black bmw led cops through los angeles streets and on two freeways. it was even driven on a sidewalk at one point and blew through three busy intersections. police caught up with it on the pacific coast highway in malibu where the suspect quickly surrendered. >>> about 50 miles south of there, police investigating a fatal traffic collision. at least one person was killed and about a dozen others injured some critically when a car ran a red light and struck them as it drove through the intersection. it's believed most of those had just attended a holiday service at a church. the car that hit them ultimately collided head-on with another vehicle. the driver who hit those people was taken into custody. >>> we're going to turn to some weather now. light snow early today in kansas and missouri. flurries possible in

the meteorologist patrick crawford was leaving the station when someone approached the car.d words and the gunman shot him three times and then ran away. the weather man managed to drive off and get help down the road and he is in stable condition with wounds to the shoulder and abdomen. investigators don't believe he knows the shooter. but the television station went into lockdown. and police later took a person into custody but now officers don't believe he was involved. >>> there's a new report out, says the wealth gap between middle income and upper income families is at a record high. the research center says on average, high income family had $639,000 more in assets than debts last year. and that's up 7% from the year before. and however middle income families assets held steady at about $97,000. that number has not changed in four years. that means the typical wealth of high income families is now seven times higher than for middle income households. and that's the biggest gap in 30 years that the information has been collected. >>> well christmas came early for five

patrick crawford, the morning meteorologist at kcen in waco was shot several times after exchanging wordsh the suspect. despite his injuries, crawford got in his car. he drove about 200 yards before coming to a crash. the construction worker saw what happened and called for help. crawford is now in surgery. >>> johns hopkins university says nearly 300 politics were mistakenly sent welcome messages when they were rejected. school officials tell "the washington post" it was human error and the contractor pulled the wrong list of e-mails. some parents are calling on the university to personally apologize to each student. >>> a medical marijuana dispensary in southern california removed its holiday decorations after finding itself at the center of a town controversy. the business hired an artist to paint christmas decorations on its store front. those decorations include a pot-smoking santa. the paintings also depict a snowman holding a prescription pill bottle. hundreds of people expressed their anger. >> i was shocked when i drove by in the morning knowing that there's a junior high school

it took several hours of surgery, but patrick crawford is in stable condition this morning. >> scary. one person dead after police say a driver drove into a crowd of pedestrians outside after california church. several others injured. some of the victims remain in critical condition. the crowd had just come from a christmas performance when the accident happened in rodondo beach. he ran a red light, his pediatrics and another vehicle. >> new york governor andrew cuomo announcing plans for his administration to prevent fracking in new york. government siting health concerns, uncertain economic benefit is the reason. the gas grilling boom in marcella was possible by fracking. the runs through four states including new york, pennsylvania, fracking long controversial issue in many rural pennsylvania communities >> a judge overturning the murder conviction of 14 year old boy executed 70 years ago, for the deaths of two girls in south carolina. the judge said that george got an unfair trial, 14 years old, and put to death. >> the judge said it was impossible to determine his guilt or innoce

meteorologist patrick crawford is recovering after undergoing surgery. say the motive is unclear at this time. >>> a st. louis prosecutor says some witnesses lied while under oath during the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager robert mccullough giving his first interview since last month's grand jury decision not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson. saying one witness just repeated a story from the newspaper. and that's a quick look at some of the other stories in today's fox news flash. >>> president obama arrive in the aloha state this morning where he plans to spend his vacation with family for the next two weeks. this trip coming after the president holding a major year end news conference yesterday. mr. obama slamming sony pictures for pulling a movie from theaters after the company was hit hard by a devastating cyberattack. joining us live now from honolulu with the very latest on the first family's trip to the aloha state. >> president obama was clearly not happy with sony's decision to pull the release o

patrick crawford was shot last week in the station's parking lot. he has no idea who the man was. >> the man that shot me didn't say any words to me. there was no interaction whatsoever. it was he just started shooting at me as i was leaving the parking lot of kcen tv station so there was no interaction. i did not know him. hopefully the description that i gave the texas rangers and the police, hopefully that description is going to help to bring this person to justice for what he did and the crime that he committed. >> just amazing. crawford hasn't been released from the hospital just yet. doctors say elmore than likely spend christmas at home with his family. rosemary. >> all right, turning to australia now and a four-day camping trip turned into an 11-day fight to survive after an australian father and his two young boys got lost in the outback. they lift their brisbane home on december 11th. unfortunately they made a wrong turn. the car got bogged down in mud and were stranded. they survived by rationing out the four days' worth of food they pac

patrick crawford was shot multiple times and is recovering in the hospital, remains in stable condition. >>> parents of the colorado theater shooting suspect james holmes, pleading against the death penalty for their son. his parents aa plea deal that includes life in prison would keep everyone safe and avoid a traumatic trial. >>> human rights group now planning its own form of -- retaliation against north korea giving the regime what it upset about it. it will launch a air attack dropping dvds of the movie, to get around censor show. >>> a bus driver pulling over when he smells smoke, rushes kids to safety, telling them to leave all their stuff behind. everything burned, including handmade christmas gifts but all that can be replaced. the bus company praising the driver for calmly handling a situation that could have been so much worse. >> well, thank you so much for being part of "the real story" and putting up with my scratchy cough throat for this entire week. i'm gretchen karlson, now we're going to head over to harris faulkner, in for shep today, see you on monday. >> sorry. stuc

the weatherman patrick crawford here was leaving the station when someone approached his car.d words and then the gunman shot him three times and ran away. the weatherman managed to drive away and get some help down the road. we're told he's in stable condition. and he was shot in the shoulder and abdomen. investigators don't believe he knows that shooter. >>> security will be very tight this morning as the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect heads to court for his final pretile hearing. and it will be the 21-year- old's first court appearance since july 2013. he faces a possible death sentence if quicked in the bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. the trial is scheduled to begin on january 5th. >>> uber is promising to focus on rider safety as it faces a lawsuit over the background checks of drivers. uber's head says they plan to consider new ways to screen out drivers using technology that could include pollly graphic tests. and san francisco's lawsuit which was filedded last week claims uber has exaggerated how thoracic relit screens driv

that guy's name is patrick crawford. as. those two apparently were arguing. crawford remains in the hospital in stable condition. so far police have not released a motive. >>> after five long years, president obama is finally awarding purple hearts to the victims of the ft. hood attack. kne remember that, they called it workplace environment instead of terrorism. >>> christmas, less than a week away, and santa claus, kids, he is very busy. he's already packing his sleigh, but he is not the only one getting ready. norad and the department of defense is making sure the airspace is safe. no presents will go missing on christmas day. >> we can confirm that north american airspace is safe for sleigh travel. we're calibrated to see rudol rudolph's nose, hand ships are standing by tosh so in case he drops anything off the sleigh, we have the destroyers out there to pick them up. >> rick has been talking to santa, we're safe, it's all good. and the anti-grinch firewall is up and running to fight off any attempted cyberattacks. th

meteorologist patrick crawford, seen on the left, he was shot multiple times in the station's parkingt 75 miles north of austin. officers say the suspect on the right is white, balding and in his 30s, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans. the station that crawford works for, kcen-tv reports that the shooter exchanged words with crawford and pulled out a handgun and opened fire. crawford was hit three times and managed to drive away and call for help. he says he did not know the gunman. he is now in stable condition. heather: fox news alert to bring you right now. fox now confirming that the fbi will blame north korea for that massive cyberattack that forced sony pictures to cancel a comedy about the assassination of kim jong-un. the fbi is set to release an official statement within the next few hours. as our growing concerns that our bought isn't doing enough to stop north korea and other rogue nations that may have been involved, intelligence sources telling our catherine herridge that russia, iran, or china may have played a role. gordon chang is author of nuclear showdown, n

. >> reporter: three days after opening fire on texas weatherman patrick crawford in the parking lot tv station kcen. eyewitnesses rushing to his aid. >> he said, i've been shot, i've been shot. i'm in terrible pain, help me please. >> i heard the pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. as much as i'm in this business and that kind of stuff happens all the time, i never thought it would happen here. >> reporter: new details emerging about the shooting. police now saying the suspect possibly ran off into the woods after firing 13 rounds at crawford as he was getting into his car. three hitting the weatherman. >> went and got some paper towels out of my truck and we held those on his wounds and five, six minutes later the state trooper showed up. >> reporter: crawford survived even helping create this detailed image of his attacker. and at the station where he and his wife are meteorologists -- >> now here is our heat index. >> reporter: -- friends and colleagues say they've been inundated with tips after airing the image nearly nonstop. >> we're going to do everything we can to help the po