it's dangerous. >> samantha is less than forth coming with the police. but she does tell our producer she's been selling herself since she was a child. >> i've been doing this since, like i said, about 13, 12. you work by yourself? >> yes. >> so there is no guy looking for you right now? i saw a guy in the hallway. >> no. not mine. he's not with me. >> really? >> samantha insists she is operating independently, despite the fact she is more than 600 miles from home with only $3 in her pocket. >> so you're doing this by choice? >> i'm not being forced to do anything. >> you're not? >> no. >> really? and you got $3 in your purse. you're choosing to do this. do you know girls who choose to do this? because it's, what? a good way to make a living? >> i don't know nobody else's reasons. >> if you're been doing this since you were 12, you say did you that by choice? >> no. >> no, didn't think so. >> samantha reveals that for years she was molested by a relative. at 16, pregnant with his baby. she ran away from home. sadly, it's an all too common tale for women

and samantha, gosh she dish understand she he's crushed. >> reporter: samantha green was taken to a wood land hospital but since been released. so far police is made no arrests. in knights landing, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> a 32-year-old man is headed to prison for two shootings in oakland, including one in which a police officer was shot had in the thigh. judge alan heimer sentenced nathaniel cook to a 57 years life in prison for that january 2010 shooting on 448th avenue and east 12th street yes shot the officer during an attempted robbery. cook pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and testified he did not remember the shootings. a judge rejected the defense and convicted cook of attempted -- jury convicted him of attempted murder. >>> an audit on overtime spending at the oakland police department shows costs are spiraling out of control, according to the report. overtime cost increased nearly 80% from fiscal 2011 to 2014 from 14 million to nearly 25 million. the department blames staffing cutbacks and increased street protests for the soaring costs. the audit recommends a numb

sean, when will we know if this is actually samantha green's child? >> reporter: we found out around 11 a.m. this morning and the sheriff's department did not want to release the information they had known for sometime and it was such an emotional time for the family that had been here throughout the night and the early-morning hours. the department confirmed around 10:00 this morning the marine patrol search-and-rescue found the body of three-week-old justice rees. the baby was discovered on ridge cut slough which is east of county road 102 not far from where his mother samantha green was found alive last night. the sheriff's department says justice was found in brush right off the slough. according to the sheriff's office, tools will be needed to cut a path in the brush just to get to justice. we're also learning that it's too early in the investigation to know if there was any foul play according to the captain from the sheriff's department. meanwhile, family had been at the site of the search all morning talking about baby justice. his grandfather

a citizen found samantha green crying for help. deputies say the young mother was hysterical and disoriented. she was transported to the hospital. her condition this morning has not been released. now bay area agencies gearing up to send search dogs to help this morning in that ongoing search near a levy near the sacramento river. >> just concentrating our efforts in this location, and that's all the information we have right now and we're attempting to put our concentrated efforts in this location. >> the office of emergency services for the state asks contra costa, alameda, sonoma and napa counties for help in this search, and reportedly they want two different kinds of dogs to go, the ones that track and the ones who do a different search. we are watching this search very closely. we hope to have good news for you about baby justice this morning. but, you know, a 27-day-old infant cannot really be on his own. >> no, most definitely. >> they can't even regulate their own temperature at that age. >> let's hope for the best in this

samantha b could do it on her own. i know your name has been bantied about. it would be like the male porn stars that do it for the money. there is always a period of time where i had fallen into the weird world. >> i am not even gay. >> why is this so much fun? >> you know what is even worse, the money is terrible. >> why am i doing this? >> you gave the money to charity. >> charity is a woman who needs the money. >> joanne you are a mill -- millenial and i don't mean the pep ridge farm cookie. rut core audience even though it is 42. are you as distraught over this as the "washington post" editors believe? >> it is a new trend with mill 11 y'alls to get their news in nonnews-like ways. a lot of my friends will watch this. they will dvr it -- >> you don't have friends. >> the two people i happen to speak to on my commute here happened to watch this. people want some humor. i think he would be great because he has been all over the place and he can transition nicely. >> terry, you said you have no opinion on this. have you changed your mind? >> no. it would be

the baby and his mother samantha green were reported missing by relatives on monday. the mother was found the next day crying and distraught near a waterway. search crews found the baby's body yesterday morning during a vigil last night friends of the mother urged the public to give her time to mourn. >> the negativity until it's finished. nobody can pass judgment. everybody needs to stop and tell samantha has come to terms with what has happened. >>> the coroner is now working to determine the baby's cause of death. >> a worker strike at the refinery martinez is threatening the upcoming season for youth baseball league t. junior baseball league plays its game on field belonging to -- the company has blocked off the area. he says it's because of safety concerns the kids will have to cross picket lines because of the on going labor dispute. practicing on 12 different fields players must share 1 field 4 miles away in concord. >> the picketers aren't anywhere near our field. >> my team is 7 and 8 year olds to not have a backstop to play on, we can't do grounders. >> it w

samantha green's condition is unknown this morning. but now bay area agencies are also gearing up to send search crews to help in this morning's ongoing search of that area near a sacramento river levy. >> we're just concentrating our efforts on the yampl that's all the information we have right now. we're adjusting to put our concentrated efforts. >> we'll be watching that for you. we'll have it later on this morning. they did search through the night and they're getting ready to get back at it this morning. they're going over some of the same areas that they've already searched. the office of emergency services not only asks marin county but also asks sonoma and napa county for help in this search, particularly with search dogs. >>> the chp is on the scene after a chase and a crash that ended just a few hours ago in martinez. we're told it started just before 3:00 this morning in fairfield. eventually ending on southbound 680 near arthur road. the four people inside the suv ran from the scene. no one was hurt in the accident. we do h

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justice reese disappeared monday along with his mother, 23-year-old samantha green.d up tuesday afternoon and said the two had been abducted. >>> in southern california, nfl football is a step closer to returning to the l.a. area. the englewood city council approved plans last night to build a stadium. st. louis rams are considering a mover. at >>> at least seven southwest airlineç flights have been cancel dude to delayed mainlt nence checks on 128 planes. wayne friedman has been following the story, talking to one passenger who is particularly dismayed at a spending her vacation seeing red, literally. >>> google is working on a big expansion plan for the mountain view campus. the proposal hasn't been made public but it's already raising ck mountain viewÑkçÑi who are already worried that the company is >> reporter: google's been visiting city hall quietly the past few months laying out plans for a newer bigger google plex. they are going to be submitting that plan to the city council. i'm going to turn -- a year and a half ago, samsung announced a new building in mou

samantha summers, a reporter with "the springfield news sun" in ohio. her colleague, marshall gorby, is a photographer and videographer. the two are assigned to cover the implosion story. >> they are normally kind of cut and dry, and you show up and you know what to expect. >> kind of like a christmas present for us. we were eager to get there and shoot something like that. >> there was about 25 people, 25 to 30 people assembled. it was mostly media, tv and newspapers. >> everyone is a few hundred feet from where the tower is supposed to fall, including the children seen here. >> the demolition company tours the country doing large scale demolitions with their children in tow. >> i think other stations didn't want them in front of the camera because they wanted to see the tower fall, and i didn't mind. so they started counting. >> two, one! >> and next thing you heard is a little poof poof. and they're kind of standing there looking at it. >> you kind of pause as you're waiting for the next round of charges. >> you hear another little poof. >> he starte

you can't do this by air, everybody acknowledges there. >> reporter: samantha powell right there, but she did say something that a lot of others may have missed. she said we are going to have to go something on the ground, but not our forces on the ground. >> the words very important. so you brought up play how is this playing with republicans right know? >> as my mom used to say, it's not going to play in peoria and i suspect it won't play on the hill in some corners, there is an acknowledgement that there does need to be a support group that -- but a lot of people are not sold so far including senator john mccain. >> it's kind of classic obama telling everybody and our enemies what we're not going to do, so articulation of a strategy, this is a situation completely in disarray. a total lack of american leadership leadership. >> reporter: tough words from senator john mccain, a lack of leadership, he is proposing that the military leaders have as much leeway to do as much as they need to do wherever the enemy might be but that's the complication that will have to be obviously worked

samantha power. >> in panel live at the front line. >>> we go speak to the georgian president recently been appointed as advisor to the ukrainian government. thanks for joining us. can i get your response to events on the ground. it looks like there has been a surrender effectively of the ukrainian force. >> what i can say about what we just heard. the former president of georgia, me mikhail saakashvili. i do not street grow with putin's way. i agree this land is about land resources, local place, railway junctions and airports. i think clearly seen like this and that's obvious for all of us around ukraine, this is not land where we worry about land this is a world territory, lives, about whether ukraine can break off from this post soviet vicious soviet corrupt inefficient failing societies, whether ukraine can really go to the west can really reform and really make changes. what russia is after not youukraine and i also believe the territory also after the whole south of ukraine. they want to gain access. they're after ukraine and democracy, they're after the kiev government and they

samantha green's sister posted a message on her facebook page that reads in part quote, our family is asking for privacy at this time, and we will not be answering questions unless necessary. i have seen some very upsetting comments circulating as well as many assumptions, and it's only making things harder end quote. it should be noted that message was posted before the searchers reported finding the body of a baby. >> all right. three-week baby boy. thank you so much. >> new details phau in a high speed chase in the bay area. several police agencies across the state now investigating whether the four suspects in this case are connected to a string of other crimes. it ended in martinez this morning. the chp said just before 3:00 the officers threw down a spike strip to stop the suspect's car. the driver exited just south of the vunesia bridge and then crashed into a fence. this video shows one woman surrendering to police. the chp arrested two others as they tried to flee, and then officers arrested a fourth suspect after homeowners came face-to-face with them in their house. a neigh

samantha smith is the leader of the global and energy climate initiative. how is it looking there when it comes to saving our planet? what ideas are being put forward, samantha. >> thanks. so negotiators are under a lot of pressure. they have two things they need to do, produce the draft text for this agreement and then they also need to agree on what countries will do to fight dangerous climate change between now and 2020 when the theme enters into force. they got down to work very quickly this morning. >> good to hear they're taking it seriously. why is it proving so hard to get there. you have two camps those keen to make the moves and feel that more action should be taken. >> you have some real differences between countries and where they are in terms of their number of people they have in poverty and their level of development. those need to get spelled out in terms of what kind of commitments different countries would take on and also what kind of assistance poor countries would get to counter the impacts of climate change. these are real issues. they

samantha green. was also reported missing. she was found alive nearby. police said earlier.y do not suspect foul play by the mother. the man accused in the murder of sierra lamar. was back in court today. and now. there is another delay in the case against him. it's been nearly a year since antolin garcia- torres was indicted in the murder of the morgan hill teen. and today his attorneys' convinced a judge. to give them more time to gather evidence in the case. lamar -family supporters also showed up to the court. voicing disappointment with the prolonged case. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. though lamar's body has never been found. garcia- torres is due back in court april 8-th. new information is coming out about the southern california train crash. that injured more than two dozen people. the lawyer for the man arrested for causing the crash says his client did not flee the scene. 54- year-old jose sanchez- ramirez. has been booked on suspicion of felony hit and run. 28 -people were injured. when the train smashed into sanchez- ramirez's pickup truck on the tr

. >>> samantha powers will speak to the 259 and graduating class and samantha powell will be given an honorary doctorate degree, she won the pullities her prize for her book on genocide. 44-year-old power is pen's first female connectionment speaker since actress, jodi foster in 2006. >>> word a snow day inspired pure joy for children in the region and at the philadelphia zoo, some residents took full advantage of the winter wonderland. lion cubs were frolicking in the snowy landscape along with their mom. can you visit them in the big cat falls if are you behavior enough to brave the cold out there. >> they are brave enough. >> they are beautiful animals. >> they really are. >>> plush pontiff, the new doll version of pope francis. >> all dressed up with nowhere to go a group of girls wanted to go to a dance as friends but their school shut them out for being single. >> and a peep show one movie theater is turning highway 50 into highway 50 shades of gray, we'll explain. >> please do. woman: i was tired of my chronic constipation and the way it made me feel the discomfort the bloating

ambassador samantha power says if this doesn't motivate, nothing will. >>> al qaeda's early leaders has been convicted of conspiracy in new york. khalid. al bara, the saudi arabian was one of osama bashar al-assad's closest aids. >>> a woman has been sentenced to six years for abusing her maid. former employer was recently convicted of 18 charges ranging from assault to failure to pay wages. the high profile case has highlighted the plight of domestic workers abroad. rob mcbride reports. >>> the judge amanda woodcock dismissed her claims by her defense attorneys that she was a good wife and mother and her obsessiveness of the clen linsiveness for the cleanliness of her apartment was only because of a skin allergy. law had been found quli guilty in a prevention hearing relating to not only this but another maid. she kept her head bowed showing no reaction, in what was a packed courtroom. this is a case gaining international attention, rights advocates and oleana herself. came back to hong kong for the sentencing and gave her reaction to this case. she has said in the past that she might

this morning we have samantha crawford.orning. >> thank you for having me. >> what do you have for us today. >> today i have a story about the evoleur house. that means evolve. their goal to is to evolve girls into strong self-sufficient young women. it empowers at risk by nurturing positive self expression and personal development. with their programs they've seen great changes and strides. >> the goal is to empower girls for success. to help get girls to graduate from high school on time, to be college bound and career ready. >> equip girls from under served communities and helping them reach their career goals as well as their own personal goals. >> it taught me how to focus, how to be confident in myself. >> how to go through an interview, to write a resume. many things you need when you're going out into the work field. >> we actually deal with every aspect of life. we teach them about how to take care of their skin, their hair, their nails, how to wear clothes properly and be appropriate settings. >> we also have powe

samantha was her youngest. >> i'm not angry at him.m not angry. >> reporter: the man driving the red suv police say hit dixon has not been charged. the investigation is just beginning. dixon was walking on cresthaven drive in silver spring wednesday morning. after hitting her and two cars, the driver was given a breathalyzer. police are not releasing his blood-alcohol level, but they tell us they believe alcohol was involved. dixon's daughter feels empathy for him. >> he just took a life so it doesn't make sense to add more hardship on that. he's going to understand what he did. >> reporter: today flowers and candles sit where dixon, 49 was killed. her family says she had just gotten off the bus and was on her way to a job interview in white oak. vanessa dixon was a nursing assistant who showed her daughter samantha a kind of love that tonight means more than ever. >> of all of my aunts and uncles her way of raising us was the hardest, but i actually appreciate it because all five of us are really strong children. >> reporter: vanessa

after a meeting including samantha power mr sukry clarified proposals suggesting expanded support for the government and a strengthened arms embargo. >> is the possibility of boots on the ground international boots on the ground is that something that should be under consideration >> all measures are under observation. i will not jump to conclusions. it is up to us to forge a collective understanding and commitment. that should not exclude a form of support for the government in tobruk. >>> it's thought the security council will need to hear from the foreign minister by wednesday. the proposal is worth examine of course, but international law must be followed. >> it's not just an egypt issue alone. it's more than egypt. it requires a coalition, legal process that the security council deal with. >> reporter: for now egypt is going down the unroute, but international law is something abdul fatah al-sisi ignored in the past. he ordered bombings on a number of occasions, including in recent days with no u.n. authorisation at all >>> egypt says air strikes have been targetting i.s.i.l. aff

samantha powers will get an honorary doctorate she won the pulitzer for america's response to genocide and served as a lee aids is done in obama's cabinet. >>> there is much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30 including one company that tried to turn a profit from the pope's visit to the united states. and the priceless works that a man left to his alma mater priced in the hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> and a rooftop chase in california how a suspect jumped from house to house trying to escape from police. . >>> a man in fresno california, kicked out an attic panel and went on a run here, and he jumped from roof to roof while police chased him, he broke into a home and threatened to kill a woman and he was tased and arrested in a backyard. >>> the american sniper murder trial continues in texas experts say that the man accused of killing chris kyle could be in big trouble. ryan owens reports, this could undermine his insanity defense. >> eddie ralph appears to be napping in the start of this interrogation video and later the jury watches him look around the room and trying to pu

after a meeting with his ambassadors, which including samantha power. they clarified what they wanted limiting it to support for the government. >> is there possibility for international troops on the ground, should that be under consideration. >> i think all measures should be under scrutiny to decide what is the best course of action. i will not prejudge or jump to conclusions. it is up to us to forge a collective understanding and commitment that should not exclude any form of support for the legitimate government >>> it's thought the u.n. security council will meet to here a presentation by foreign minister on wednesday. other ambassadors, including those fighting i.s.i.l. say the egyptian proposal is worth examine, but national law must be followed. >> it's not an issue of egypt alone. it's more than egypt, it requires a security process. >> for now egypt is going down the u.n. route, but the national law is something that president abdul fatah al-sisi ignored in the past. he ordered bombings in libya on a number of occasions included in recent day

representative samantha power, in an interview, he clarified proposals suggesting initially they were limited to expanded support for the tobruk government. >> is it international boots on the ground is that something. >> all measures should be under consideration. it's up to the community to define the best course of action to deal with the threat. i will not prejudge jump to any conclusions. if it is up to us to forge a collective understanding and commitment. that should exclude any form of support to the g.s.t. in tobruk. >> reporter: it's thought the u.n. security council will meet to hear a presentation by the prime minister on wednesday. other ambassadors say the egyptian proposal is worth examining, but international law must be followed. it's not just egypt, it's coalition, it requires legal process that the security council has to deal with. >> egypt is going oun the u.n. route. international law is something that president abdul fatah al-sisi ignored in the past. he ordered bombings on a number of occasions, including recent days with no authorisation at all. >> reporter: n

samantha power will speak on may 19th and power won the pulitzer prize in 2003 about america's response to genocide. he served as -- and holds degrees from yale and har verdict. >>> latest on eagles safety on nate allen. here is ducis rogers. >> nate allen spent four hours in a holding cell in ft. myers, florida, they are investigating that he performed a lewd act inside of his truck in front of a 16-year-old girl. he vehemently denies the alligation and the police put out a statement saying they are working with district attorney for a case review, yesterday's events left him shaking. >> i'm not even worried about football, that is here tomorrow it's the fact that i have an accusation that something as repulsive as that, that these women, a girl, women or whatever would call and easy it is to make a phone call and a false accusation and to have somebody's life change just like that. >> more of that interview at 6abc.com. >> to the ice now the flyers host the blue jackets tonight while you won't see >> it was a classy salute to one classy flyers with that he is back. after blood clots i

ambassador to the united nations, samantha powers saying it was bitterly ironic that it was russia was country to table the resolution that was passed unanimously by the u.n. security council, calling for all sides to abide by the cease-fire. take a listen to what she had to say. >> stop arming the separatists, stop sending hundreds of heavy weapons across the border in addition to your troops. stop pretending you're not doing what you are doing, and start calling on and insisting upon the separatists observing the cease-fire around debaltseve. >> reporter: russia's ambassador to the united nations called the comments deeply offensive. russia of course has long denied any sort of direct involvement in the situation in eastern ukraine. meanwhile, more strong rhetoric coming from the united states. vice president joe biden saying that russia -- the costs to russia will rise if it continues to violate the minsk agreements. christine? >> erin mclaughlin, thank you. >>> in new jersey a daring rescue effort. three people pulled from icy waters in middletown terrifying. police say a mother an

. >> pam: 23-year-old samantha green and her infant baby justice rees, had been missing out of woodland since monday. >> pam: two nights ago samantha green was found crying and hysterical in rural yolo county without her baby. >> pam: throughout the night authorities searched the area for the missing baby. and located the body of an infant near the knights landing slough. >> pam: the body has not yet been positively identified. >> pam: foul play by the mother is not suspected at this time in the ongoing investigation. >> pam: a bay area man schools 8 major adult food maker. then at 530 has been almost one year since this person was since this one was killed by a train and they talk about with the last year has been like. >> pam: television announcer: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale is on now. bulldog: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: right now, you can get a serta mattress any size for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. bulldog: any size mattress - twin, full, queen, or king - for one low price! and they'll deliver it free. televi

and john oliver and others ashs sond, colbert, and so who is going to be taking over for him, and samanthawho is amy poehler or jessica williams? chris hardwick? ricky gervais, and who? >> well, the opportunity to bring a woman into late night, and a ridiculous lack of female talent in late night, and there has been a dereliction of duty. they are losing steven colbert and jon stewart and maybe they had an offer they could not pass up, but comedy central has to replenish it. and they are now kind of empty. >> and it is like system snl, because you become famous and then leave. >> yes, sharon waxman? >> e yes, i wanted to agree with blin on the john oliver thing, and no way to keep stephen colbert when a television network backs up the truck, and dumb dumps up money there at your doorstep, no way to say no honestly and at the time comedy central said godspeed and god bless. and in john oliver's case, they should have kept him, and he would have been the best heir apparent and yes, i would have loved to see a woman in that chair, and there is wonderful tall talent even within that show, and

we go to senior white house correspondent samantha bee. >> john, i just came from a one-on-one interviewce president biden. >> jon: all right. >> jon: i thought you might have. >> he swears he's seen the errors of his ways and for her part this, reporter believes him. >> jon: sam, just out of curiosity, what was biden doing while you spoke with him? >> well, he had just finished writing "i will not grope women" 100 times on a chalkboard, and then he was eating straw strawberry preserves without utensils. >> jon: so keeping busy with his hands. >> oh, a whirlwind of activity, jon. >> jon: yeah. then as he began to change the oil on his motor cycle while also enjoying cheatos, you know, i the turned to leave and say goodbye, but biden turned to me and said, come back, so i can shake your hand. i did! the vice president shook my hand! can you believe it! (laughter) >> jon: great interview sam. thank you so much! >> jon: we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) these nuggets are good. really good. you guys, i need some answers. what have you been feeding me my whole life? these don't even

included is the white widow samantha luthwait the former wife of one of the 777 london bombers. >> a former intelligence spy chief says the west pressured south africa to hunt for al-qaeda al-qaeda, but it was low. >> at the time we didn't see al qaeda as a threat. we kept a watch on the brief. >> the cables reveal how spy agencies pull their knowledge. what emerged are remarkable unverifiable claims. a russian cable warns of a lab in eastern algeria to development biological weapons. the pneumonic plague scaped leading to the death -- escaped, leading to the death of 40 the base was abandoned. mossad sent warnings raising warnings of attacks, like those at u.s. embassy in 1998. this cable makes reference to a number of planned attacks between 2007 and 2012 none of which took place. south africa's former minister of intelligence accuses some countries of playing politics with the spy agencies. >> i believe it's a hall of mirrors in relation to this kind of thick, and this is where one needs a very cool head and a well-balanced view. >> the spy cable suggesting governments don't just

ambassador samantha power said if this doesn't motivate us, nothing will. >> a man described by prosecutors as one of the al qaeda's early leaders has been convicted of conspiracy by a court in new york. he faces life in prison for involvement in the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya it tanzania in 1998 killing 224 people. the man was one of osama bin laden's closest aids. >>> a court in hong kong sentenced a woman to six years for abusing her indonesian maid. the victim welcomes the government but insists more reforms ore necessary. the employer was convicted of 18 charges. the trial highlighted the plight of domestic workers abroad. we have more. >> the sentence of 6 years in prison. nearly the maximum able to be given in this case the judge dismissed her claims by her defense attorneys, that she was a good wife and mother and her obsessiveness with the cleanliness of her department. leading to the way she treated her domestic maid was because of a skin allergy suffered by her mum. the judge said there was enough physical proof of months of abuse at the hands of mrs. lau. she had been found

identified the body but it's believed to be 20-day- old justice reese e and his mother 23-year-old samantha green disappeared saturday. she was found yesterday in nights landing in yolo county. authorities say she was hysterical and very disor reernted -- disoriented. the child's body was discovered this morning in a waterway in yolo county. crews from marin and contra costa county helped in the search. officials have not yet determined the cause of death. >>> the chuck driver accused of causing a metro link train to derail and crash in southern california reportedly has previous driving citations, including a dui conviction in arizona. investigators say the truck was not stuck on the tracks in vernt county yesterday morning when it was hit by a metro link train. the truck burst into flames and the impact caused three of the train's five cars to derail. the 54-year-old truck driver was arrested about a mile away from the crash scene. >> his name is jose alejandra sanchez ramirez. he was a truck driver for a company and he was driving the vehicle in question. he was taken into custody for a

of smuggling narcotic noose a local prison authorities say they found painkillers stuffed into samantha's bra the she tried to visit john matthews at the j. george w hill correct cal facility christmas day. she denied the pills were for matthews but taped phone conversations revealed asked her to smuggle in the pills. police found drug contraband when they searched her car outside the prison. >>> no one here at fox 29 hit the powerball jackpot last night. wasn't for lack of trying someone in our area did get lucky. >> which is a very very good thing. someone bought a ticket worth one until i don't know dollars in delco. all right. so we hit the road to check out the store where that happened. >> and we're all buzzing with news the democratic national convention is coming to philadelphia. but city officials are already hard at work to hawk sure everything goes smoothly. the serious preparations already underway. >> the phillies, they need to get things going with trades and cole hamels is one player that is still wearing a phillies uniform. where does that stand? i'll run it down coming up

he and his 23-year-old mother samantha green were report missing on monday is she was found tuesday night, disroot and pressed and screaming for help. >> if someone did this i hope they are property to just first. that was an innocent child. >> at this point police are not treating this as a homicide. green and the baby's father are both cooperating with the investigation. >> 4:32. the identity has been revealed of jihadi john possibly the most wanted man on earth. he is the masked man with the british accept who has appeared in isis votes beheading hostages. an official has confirmed to abc that he is mohammed only waze a -- mohamed emwazi. his friends told the "washington post" that he is from a well-to-do family and studied computer programing and traveled to syria in 1212 -- in 2012. >> family is praying nor relatives believed captors by isis in syria. the woman said her where in law was among dozens of christians taken from their home. he left to bringly son and family to the united states. >> he visited his family but he went back to visit his son because you know what happened over

ewing was charged with strangling samantha last year from vienna virginia. ewing faces 20 years to life in prison. >>> this morning we're hearing from local veterans about a new tax legislation backed by maryland governor hogan. it would eliminate the state income taxes they pay on their military pensions. >> the money that i pay in taxes, i would be able to put additional money into educational fund for my grandchildren. >> hogan announced the plan yesterday during a gathering at the american legion post. the governor said the tax relief would be phased in over four years. >>> democrats are showing some love to the city of brotherly love. the party chose philadelphia for its 2016 national convention. that convention will be held on the week of july 25th. the republican national convention will be in cleveland one week earlier. >>> three marines are still in a california hospital after being exposed to fire retardant gas during a training exercise. 22 hospitals were hospitalized east of los angeles. a fire extinguishing system actually went off in an assault

from the bay area had been helping in the search.which started when the baby's mother, 23-year- old samantha green re- appeared yesterday after herself.she was wet and crying.near where justice was eventually found. >> grant:green has told authorities she was abducted. seasoned investigators.are brought to tears by this tragedy. >> as you can see it hit home. we are human and we are people. >> grant:no one has been charged in this case.but law enforement is investigating. as of now.officials say there are no indications >> pam:five bay area middle school students had to be rushed from school to the hospital today. they apparently took some pills. that made them sick. >> pam:kron 4's dan kerman talked to the school district and parents about what happened. >> reporter: 5 girls taken by ambulance and the morning after an justing pills. >> do not have any specifics of what they took a record of the family have been contacted and they are at the hospital. >> this investigation has just begun so it will take time for us to do at the root investigation to get all of the facts. >> reporter: hospita

the judges seemed ready to sides with samantha who said she was denied a job because of wearing a hijab. any head gear violates dress code. the company settled two similar lawsuits in the past >>> morgan stanley is agreeing to pay the federal government $2.6 billion over allegations it sold bad mortgage bonds. it announced it in a filing with f.c.c. morgan stanley was being investigated in a role. the settlement costing more than half of its profits last year >>> when the clock strikes midnight on the east coast recreational use of marijuana will be legal in the nation's capital. it's the latest step in a battle between congress. >> the residents of the distribute of columbia smoke loud and clear, november 4th when they adopted initiative 71, to legalize small amounts of marijuana in washington d.c. >> d.c. senator standing firm vowing to enforce the initiative 71 - legalizing pot for personal consumption. residents and visitors allowed to carry as much as 2 ounces of marijuana. residents can grow up to six plants and share the drug. it will not be the cash crop it is in colorado. at le

s representative samantha power, in an interview with al jazeera, he clarified his proposals, suggesting initially they were limited to expanded support for the tdbruk government. >> is the possibility of boots on the ground something that should be under consideration? >> i think all measures should be under consideration, it is up to the international community to define what is the best course of action to deal with this threat. i will not prejudge or jump to any conclusions. it is up to us to forge a collective understanding and commitment that should not exclude any form of support of the legitimate government. >> the u.n. security council will meet to hear a presentation by the foreign minister on wednesday. other ambassadors including those also fighting isil say the egyptian proposal is worth examining, but international law must be followed. >> it isn't an issue today of egypt alone. it's more than egypt. it's more than coalition similar to the coalition of iraq. this requires legal process that the security council has to deal with. >> for now egypt is going down the u.n. route

. >> samantha sanders, arizona cardinals alumni, botanical engineering. >> houston texans alumni nasa engineer. >> reporter: turns out cheering can be rocket science. the cheerleaders now have an experiment flying on the international space station. >> microbial research on the international space station. >> reporter: no idea what she just said. but they are getting through to young girls. inspiring them to follow all their dreams. >> a cheerleader and doctor. >> a professional nfl cheerleader and a vet. >> reporter: a cheerleader and a dentist? do you think you can do both? and at a time when women make up less than a quarter of the science and technology workforce, that might be the biggest win of all. >> i want to be a microbiologist. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, phoenix, arizona. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. reminder coverage of the super bowl, super bowl xlix begins at noon eastern time tomorrow right here on nbc. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today." good night. >> announcer: nbc bay area news starts n

the baby and his girlfriend, samantha green, they were the odd missing on monday.was found the next day she was crying and upset near a waterway. search crews found the body of the baby there yesterday morning. a friend of the mother samantha green is asking the public to give her a chance to mourn. >> the negativity until it's finished. nobody is a court of law here. nobody can pass judgment. everybody needs to stop until samantha has come to terms with what has happened. >> coroner's office is working to determine the cause of the baby's death. >>> danville police are warning local business owners a about a series of early-morning break- ins. police are hoping a surveillance video they have made public will help identify the thieves. brian flores is live in danville to let you know why one business owner is feeling pretty frustrated. brian? >> reporter: he is. good morning to you. we're at the crossroads at danville shopping center. we spoke to a restaurant owner who is very frustrated. he says this is the third time in the past year that his business has been ta

>> samantha. >> samantha. i'm not going to take it from you. but i'll try to get you inside.> and first up on our "gma heat index" rapper iggy azalea is lashing out against online bullies. the grammy nominee saying she's giving up social media after people attacked pictures of her in a bikini taken by paparazzi. abbie boudreau has the story. ♪ i'm so fancy you already know ♪ >> reporter: she's the fancy phenom not afraid to call out the haters. ♪ i just cant worry about no haters ♪ >> reporter: but this morning, it's the real-life haters shaking up australian rapper iggy azalea. these revealing paparazzi photos snapped during the 24-year-old's hawaiian getaway. reportedly sparking online bullying and body shaming. iggy blasting on twitter wednesday, just got back from a great vacation. came online and saw it's apparently shocking and unheard of to be a woman and have cellulite. calling the internet, the ugliest reflection of mankind. and that the hatred she sees makes her an angry person. but the real shocker? announcing her breakup with social media. writing -- love you all.

> reporter: at an altitude of 200 miles and at a speed of 17,500 miles an hour italian astronaut samantha christopherreti on the international space station answered a call from council rock. >> over. >> reporter: science teacher jerry fedder and team have of school collogues came up with an out of this world idea. while the international space station was above pennsylvania one day, why not call an astronaut. a cell signal would not reach so he engage a team of ham radio operators to get the job done. >> we are taking an an ten aiming it toward them, and they have a small antenna on the space station. >> reporter: katie lined up with other student interviewers. >> my question was how does the the 90 minor bit affect how they work. >> not so much because we work on a regular 24 hour clock. we have to find a way to... unaudible. >> when you are talking to someone who is not the currently standing on the planet and then they are in space, it is just fantastic. >> reporter: that is the reaction fedder was eager to hear. >> students today are so used to using their cell phones and modern tech

the samantha jones was fighting the efforts it believes the phrase under god association patriotism withelief inned go. a judge throughout the attempts stating the phrase does not violate the state's constitution constitution. >> i was raised to stand up for what i believe in and this is trying to take away my freedom of speech and i'm just not okay with that. >> this is the sixth time the american human any of the association failed to remove the phrase filing suits with various states and federal courts. >>> let's get back to your fox 29 winter wet authority now. we got a little bit of sort of spritz see icy weather it there. >> it's spitting out there little bit. >> temperatures dropping. it could be tricky out there tonight scott. >> iain and lucy we've been watching the radar. freezing drizzle freezing fog a little bit of snow flurries and also we continue to find wither weather advisory not only through tonight but early tomorrow morning until 6am. watching out for slick roads as well as some black ice. as we look at ultimate doppler you can see more moisture is moving from the wes

. >> the mother samantha green had cuts to her face and body. authorities say it's too early to tell if there was foul play. >>> the fbi arrested three aspiring jihadists today. agents say that they were planning to travel to syria to join isis and if they didn't make it they had backup plans to do damage on u.s. soil. ken bastida in the newsroom with details on that. ken. >> reporter: scary, scary story here, allen on an "islamic state" website one of the suspects threatened to kill president obama or plant a bomb in new york's coney island. the three foreign born men were trying to communicate with isis online. two were arrested in new york today. one as he was attempting to board a flight to istanbul. the third was arrested in jacksonville, florida. all three of these guys ages 19, 24 and 30 are facing federal charges of conspiracy and trying to wage war against the united states. the fbi says isis is appealing to this age group through social media. >> you will find the life of meaning here fighting for our so-called caliphate and if you can

ambassador samantha powers said if this doesn't motivate us, nothing will. >>> a man described by prosecutorsof al qaeda's early leaders has been convicted of conspiracy by a court in new york. he faces life in prison for involvement in the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tan is no a in 1998 which willed 324 people. prosecutors say the saudi arabian with on was one of osama bin laden's closist aids. >>> a court in hong kong has sentenced a woman to prison for six years for abusing her indonesian made. the women welcomes the judgment but insists more reforms are necessary. her former employer was recently convicted of 18 charges ranging from assault to failure to pay wages, the high-profile trial has given light to the problems. >> reporter: in delivering the sentence of six years in prison, the nearly the maximum that was able to be given in this case, the judge amanda woodcock dismissed her claims by her defense attorneys that she was a good wife and mother and that her obsessiveness with the cleanliness of her apartment which seemingly led to the way she treated her made was because of a

. >>> and the united nations ambassador samantha powell will address graduates at the university of pennsylvania. her and her husband will be presented with honorary degrees. the ceremony will take place may 18. >>> and 17 minutes past 5:00 right now, we'll get you updated on the roads. >> the first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is watching for problems out there. good morning. >> good morning. we are watching majors in the lehigh valley where things are quiet and off to a good start. this is a live look at route 22 at 309. 22 is clear right now of any accidents the entire length so that's good news for drivers. as you can see, it is very quiet out there. just a few drivers on the roads. 309 is also quiet, but other majors in the lehigh valley include 78. drive time there is 22 to 23 minutes between the delaware river bridge and the split with route 22. so 78 is clear, the northeast extension is also free of any accidents. and if you're traveling south on the northeast extension and making your way to the pennsylvania turnpike that's also quiet. drive times between ben salem and valley for