there was immediate outrage when he was invited by the 20 graduating students at his alma mater in plainfield, vermont to speak from video in the pennsylvania 3reuzon. sunday before more than 100 people stood 1 and locust to honor him he released a statement. jamaal will be heard and honored as a victim by a back of adolescent and the school embraces having this killer as commencement speaker despite the fact he brutally murdered a cop but because he did. abau jamaal has delivered commencement speeches before. it's been nearly 15 years. >> unless we build production studios in prisons for these thugs we continue to rib the scabs off victims' wounds we have to do something. >> representative vereo doesn't want to step on rights but he wants court power to stop this from happening. >> we want victims to be free and move on and heal and we want police officers to know in harrisburg whenever we hear these travelesttys occur we'll weigh in practically when we can. >> if that bill passes is and signed by governor it will likely face a court battle. those out here today in support say it's worth. it

and in indiana, the family of peter cast cig, they are having an emotional three in plainfield, indiana. >> i hope he will feel the strength of these prayers and receive blessings from them. >> we love him and we are supportive of his cause. >> isis militants threatened to kill hymn next. >>> and in new jersey, six high school football players are under arrest. charged with sex crimes and an investigation into hazing at sayierville war memorial high school. their identities have not been released. they are minors. football games at the school have been canceled. four female students were attacked on separate occasions last month. >>> and all the k mart to the list of retailers falling victims to hackers. the retail chain's payment systems were infected with malwear in september that went undete undetected. no word on how many debit or credit card numbers have been compromised. >>> and the all-out manhunt for eric frein has all but put an end to halloween celebrations in one town. the 50th annual halloween parade, as well as a 5k race, they have been canceled indefinitely. and trick or t

police in plainfield are warning residents after a string of burglaries. homes, cars and garages were targeted. authorities say six burglaries took place monday night -- all with no signs of forced entry. they happened in the eagle chase, spring bank and pheasant chase subdivisions. anyone with any information is asked to contact police. taxi reform could be coming to chicago. no fare increase...good for you the passenger. not so good for taxi drivers who want it. a proposed ordinance would create an online system where riders can contact a dispatching system to all cabs in the city. its to help them compete with ride-sharing companies. taxi companies are also getting some of their fees and fines lowered. riot fest may have been fun, but now organizers are left paying to clean up the mess. repairs and clean up efforts are expected to begin this week in humboldt park... costing festival organizers 182- thousand dollars. that's triple the cost of last year's clean-up. however, last year's fest covered nearly half the area. the park will remain open during re

. >> carlton wright says he takes the rage he learned on the streets in plainfield, new jersey, and pours it into rap. now he's one of more than 2,000 inmates at the wabash valley correctional facility in southwestern indiana. >> yeah, i had a great home, a great mother. you know what i mean? but by the same token, when i step outside my front door, it's the jungle. coming home from school, you may get into a fight, you may get jumped, you may get shot, you know what i mean, may get harassed by the police, but when you grow up around that, it becomes normal. you get accustomed to it, and some may make it out of the neighborhood, if you can see an alternative lifestyle. but so many get consumed in a lifestyle that leads to prison or death. the street don't give you too many bright endings, man. i ran the streets, man. i did the street life. i'm in here washing clothes by hand and eating bull [ bleep ] chicks like that on the street. i wear my white t-shirt one time and throw it away and buy a new one. you make do with what you've got in prison, you know? the things you think you'll never d

aid worker who was kidnapped by isis militants held an emotional prayer service at a mosque in plainfield, indiana. >> i have faith that he will feel the strength of these prayers and receive blessings from them. >> we love him and we are supportive of his cause. >> isis militants have threatened to kill kassig next. >>> and in new jersey, six high school football players are under arrestn a series of sexual assaults at their school. the students have been charged with sex crimes amid an investigation into hazing at sayreville memorial high school. a seventh student is being sought. their identities have not been released. they are minors. football games at the school have been canceled. authorities say four students were attacked on separate occasions last month. >>> and you can add k-mart to the list of the big retailers falling victims to hackers. officials at sears, the parent company of k-mart, says the retail chain's payment systems were infected with a form of malware in september that went undetected by the anti-virus systems. no word on how many debit or credit card numbers have

melissa howell, channel 3 news, plainfield. >>> the coldest weather in as many as four months moved intoarts of the u.s. this weekend. our meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us with the latest forecast across north america. we're feeling it a little bit ourselves, aren't we? >> absolutely. you know, natalie, it doesn't look like it's going to last that long. >> good. i'm not ready for cold weather. let's have a little fall here. >> absolutely. looks like it's going to warm up a little bit. that's the good news. you take a look. autumn, of course, officially under way a couple of weeks ago but you take a look at the current temperatures. quite cold of course. this is in fahrenheit. marquette, michigan and the u.p. of michigan. 31 degrees fahrenheit. just below freezing across some of the northern extent of the united states. but duluth, minnesota, that's one of the areas, one to two inches of snow came down in parts of the duluth metro in the past couple of days. i want to take you to chicago, show you the footage coming out of chicago, where the coldest weather, again, in many months mo

we will go on to lyle in plainfield, illinois. republican caller. caller: i think people misunderstand what is happening in the world. talk about the republicans representing the rich, but obama flies across the country and has all these meetings at a rate of $50,000 per plate. that sure is in the middle class or the poor people going to the dinners financing obama. has athe washington times story about that this morning, obama was the wealthy while knocking the billionaires. guest: that has been the democrats a gridded banished that they've had. i think it -- secret advantage that they've had. i think as cost obama this year. politically. you hear senate majority leader harry reid talk about the secret money on the republican side and all of the outside groups, but democrats have just as much financial firepower. perhaps more so, when you compare the outside groups money and the room -- and the presidential fundraisers. when you look at the fact -- the fat cats, they are a lot more democratic than you would expect. story in thee is a new york times

we will go on to lyle in plainfield, illinois. republican caller. caller: i think people misunderstand what is happening in the world. talk about the republicans representing the rich, but obama flies across the country and has all these meetings at a rate of $50,000 per plate. that sure is in the middle class or the poor people going to the dinners financing obama. has athe washington times story about that this morning, obama was the wealthy while knocking the billionaires. guest: that has been the democrats a gridded banished that they've had. i think it -- secret advantage that they've had. i think as cost obama this year. politically. you hear senate majority leader harry reid talk about the secret money on the republican side and all of the outside groups, but democrats have just as much financial firepower. perhaps more so, when you compare the outside groups money and the room -- and the presidential fundraisers. when you look at the fact -- the fat cats, they are a lot more democratic than you would expect. story in thee is a new york times