shannon sohn in newscopter 7 above it all. shannon. >> reporter: yeah, this has been just a disaster but a little bit of good news here. look at this. this car right here was brought to the rescue and got our disabled out of the way. he is now pulling away. so you are seeing it live here this common ramp to the george washington bridge and the cross bronx expressway. we want to show you what it has done to traffic because this west side is a bumper-to-bumper nightmare that takes you all the back to the 50s, that disabled was there for over an hour. reporting live over the george washington bridge, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that's going to take a while to clear. shannon, thank you. >>> we are learning new details in a robbery in brooklyn where a cop opened fire less than an hour ago police released new photos of the weapons that they recovered. police say two of the three suspects used a semiautomatic handgun to rob a wireless phone store in bensonhurst. when the suspects made their getaway, an employee follow

shannon, back over to you. >> all right. landon thank you. >>> well you're dreading your commute today? just be thankful you weren't these guys. californian was on his way home on california highway sr-23 after an unsuccessful attempt of getting a hair cut when all of a sudden from around the bend floodwaters decided this trip would also be unsuccessful. so after reversing back down the road, he was eventually able to pull a u-turn and escape the oncoming peril. but not before having to overcome one last bout with mother nature. >>> and in san diego, a driver with a car worth upwards of $200,000 decides to test his lamborghini against mother nature. this intersection was flooded by el nino rain. several large cars braised the waters when a beautiful white lamborghini drives up. you can barely see it there and first the water up to the car's bumper then the driver decides to brave the intersection where the waves quickly bring the water up to the windshield. but a testament to italian auto making, it makes it through another

michael shannon is dropping by. >>>>teve: come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i love michael shannon. >> steve: very dry. >> jimmy: very dry sense of humor. very very, clever, very funny human being. and we have great music from, gosh, you're going to love these guys, cage the elephant is here tonight. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: they're a great, great band. listen to this jam. u wanna hear this jam out? ahh ahh no she don't mess around >> jimmy: that's it. steve: oh, that's i i >> jimmy: "don't mess around." that's it. cage the elephant is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] guys, it is time to take a look at the stories makg headlines today and weigh the good wh the bad. 's time for "pros and cons." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] pros and cons and pros and cons and pros >> jmy: tonight, we'll be taking a look at the pros and cons of f king a new year's resolution. we all make them. so let's take a look at the pros and cons of making a new year's resolution. heree go. >> jimmy: pro

congratulations, michael shannon. by the way, i will say, you were fantastic in the jfk one-man show. >> oh, thank you. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no, no, please. no, no, no, no, no. >> i didn't know what to do. i was so hung over. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's enough, that's enough. that's enough. yeah, please. i don't want -- i don't want you to strain yourself here. i just want you to relax and have a good time. i do want to say congrats, again, on this golden globe nomination, this sunday. >> thank you. >> jimmy: always fun to go to these award shows. you show up and you wave and if fantastic. if you don't, you're on the short list of fantastic performers like yourself. >> at least it's not in french. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: exactly. it's in english. you can talk, you can understand everybody. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: but, gosh, you play like an unlikable character in this film. >> he has to, unfortunately, during the mortgage crisis that struck us a few years back, my character, rick carver, has the un

shannon? >> all right an ongoing story. bill neely from london, thank you. >>> back in the u.s., president obama is re-igniting an age-old battle with congress. in an emotional white house speech he outlined his new gun control executive order and calls out lawmakers for their inaction. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington for us this morning. tracie, conservatives are hitting back. >> well, no question about that. as expected, and not just on that gun issue, where the president has decided to go it alone, admitting there's only so much he can do. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. >> reporter: the nra is calling president obama's tearful speech restricting gun show sales an emotional, condescending lecture. republicans aren't thrilled, either. >> once again we've seen the president overstep his executive authority, and every time he has done this, it has not ended well. >> reporter: there's only so much mr. obama can do. redefining which sellers must do background checks doesn't change the law. >>

>> that's right, shannon. iranian revolutionary guard has just issued a statement through their public relations office saying that they've conducted a thorough investigation, that they found that the sailors' activities was not suspicious, and that they've released them into international waters just now. so, we're hearing from the revolutionary guard themselves that they have released the sailors into international waters and it appears that the incident is over and no harm has been done, thankfully. shannon. >> is there any way to confirm that through united states officials at this point? or will there be a process of them coming back and meeting with u.s. officials at any point later in the day? >> i'm sure the sailors will be meeting with u.s. officials, but i don't think it will be long. if it is, indeed, true which i think it is that they have been released because they've issued the statement across state media in iran. i think it will be just a matter of a short time before the state department also

span.joining us live with all the action--is fox carolina sports anchor shannon sommerville--shannon? 3 thanks cody, we're live outside the stadium now. 3 right now the score is 21-17 alabama in the third 3 clemson football players looked calm as they arrived to the university of phoenix stadium for national championship game monday night. clemson qb deshaun watson entered the stadium looking prepared for the game. alabama, along with heisman trophy winner derrick henry, arrived to the stadium just before the tigers. espn college gameday host and former head coach lee corso chose the tigers to win the national championship. if clemson wins, it'll be the first 15-0 season in modern fbs history. if alabama wins, the team would be the third school to win four championships in a ten year span since the creation of the ap poll in 1936. the game kicked off just after 8:30 p.m. many questioned if corner back mackensie alexander would even play, as some said he was hamstring injury. walked onto the field, even shutting down second play of the with 7:55 left in the trophy winner derrick a touc

shannon? shannon? 3 exactly. several players right out of the upstate not only have a chance to being back a national championship have a chance at making college football history... 3 if the tigers win they'll be the first team in fbs history to go 15 and oh during a season. and to dorman's charone peake and riverside's kevin dodd...bringing home some hardware to the upstate would be a dream come true.... 3trt: trt: 3 spartanburg's never seen anything like that before. it'd be very good for me to bring that home to them." them." 3 3 "it still kind of feels unreal that we're here right now, but it's been a long road and i'm just glad that we got the opportunity to play in it. it's exciting." exciting."we'll have more on the matchup a little later. 3 but the players weren't the only ones we talked to at media day nicole papay has more... 3 we were out there all morning with coaches and players getting interviews about the pre-game but, we weren't the only ones there. nicole has more... more... 3 that's

in glendale tonight for a check of the score - shannon? 3 cody - a historic night for sure here in arizona 3 here's a look at the score at the half- half-3 if clemson wins, it'll be 3 if clemson wins, it'll be the first 15-0 season in modern fbs history. if alabama wins, school to win four championships in a ten year kicked off just after 8:30 p.m. with 7:55 left in the first quarter, heisman trophy winner derrick henry ran 50 yards for a touchdown, putting the crimson tide up 7-0. deshaun watson threw 31 yards to clemson walk-on hunter renfrow who made a memorable catch for a touchdown, tying the tigers with alabama 7-7 with 5 minutes left in the first quarter. alabama kicker adam griffith missed a field goal. the tigers capitalized on the missed field goal with another touchdown by sc native and freshman hunter renfrow. clemson leads 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. deshaun watson was intercepted by alabama eddie jackson. derrick henry scored his second touchdown of the night with 9:35 left in the second quarter.clemson and alabama

shannon? 3 live in downtown 3 phoenix and as you can see e whole lot going on behind me. 3 tomorrow and all weekend the place will be packed with fans and plenty of entertainment to go around but we actually found some entertainment just walking around downtown. check out this rap from a local 3 3 we out here looking for a win and cheering for alabama and backing up clemson but im an nfl man so i come through with greenbay and i'm cheering for my team to make it past the first round looking at the squad, just looking for some answers trying to get through when i'm whipping on the panthers i'm sorry but that's where i came from and thats what i rep so that's where i stay up." up." 3 3 and we'll be back here live a little later in the show with more on how shaq lawson is feeling...ahead of feeling... how shaq with more on later in the show here live a little and we'll be back here live a little later in the show with more on how shaq lawson is feeling...ahead of monday's 3 and this afternoon tig

. >> mark: area duty with an incredible voice, shannon is destined for big things. we have known that for a while. he showcased her talent and many stages. >> kelly: with support of friends and family nothing will get in her way. shannon was bit with the entertainment but when she was a only 8 years old. >> i loved it and have a passion for singing. >> reporter: she never recovered. >> didn't matter if i had to drive 45 minutes to go to practice. >> reporter: shannon, let ignition locally belting out >> reporter: she was part of an all girl singing group. >> was a great opportunity for me to hone in on my craft as a singer, performer. >> reporter: and in new what she wanted to do with her life. >> ever since the first season of american idol i watched kelly clarkson and saw her and one day i am going to do this. >> reporter: once it took her parents to teach her the classics. >> i.t. is lucky to have two musically inclined parents. >> i was is lucky to have two musically inclined parents. >> i was in the audition room. >> reporter: we all know what happened next. li

. >> reporter: shannon farley helped start two nonprofits and kevin barenblat was the tech executive when they were seated together at a fundraising lunch in 2013. >> he was peppering me questions about tech nonprofits. >> why aren't there more more khan academies and wikipedias? organizations leveraging technology for good. >> hard to get started as a tech nonprofit. >> reporter: they decided to change that. >> additional startup and entrepreneurial fashion we just dove right in. >> reporter: shannon and kevin rented this office in san francisco's presidio and kicked off fast forward, an accelerated program to give new tech based nonprofits the tools they need to succeed. >> we left our jobs. >> it's a marriage of impact and technology that can have real good in the world. >> it's expensive to be poor. >> reporter: nonprofit startups that get accepted to fast forward's summer program receive a $25,000 grant. >> ask myself what can i do to change things? >> reporter: the nonprofit i got to make it was one of them. his website teaches inner city young people how to launch their own bu

i'm shannon mulaire. we begin with that breaking news. iran has freed the ten american sailors that were detained after two u.s. navy boats were detained by iran's revolutionary guard. two small vessels similar to these were headed to bahrain when one reportedly had mechanical issues and the other attempted aid. they then drifted off course off farsi island in the persian gulf. live details from tehran, iran. >> reporter: shannon, we just received reports from the iranian revolutionary guard public relations office saying the ten sailors and their vessel has been released. the report said they illegally entered iranian waters. authorities here found they had not entered suspiciously, they weren't here for espionage purposes or other harmful reasons, as they put it. they acknowledged that their navigation system on their vessel had broken down and they had accidently lyally strayed into waters that belonged to iranian territory. we wondered why it took so long to be released. any issue to deal with the united states is very sensitive and h

morning with all the action, shannon? 3 when the tigers head out here to phoenix its probably more of a business trip...that business of course being 3 but arizona's certainly providing a picturesque backdrop for the biggest game in college football. fans expected to start pouring into phoenix over the next few days...the fan fest alone expects more than 450 thousand people...while the tigers will certainly have their hands full getting ready to face alabama...head coach dabo swinney hopes players get a chance to appreciate the experience... 3 3 i'm excited for our guys to see a different part of the country. i've only been out there once. maybe touchdown out there twice. i think its great for our guys to experience that so thats the neat thing about college. just seeing those guys get those experiences. 3 those guys will 3 get that experience starting this afternoon when they touchdown in phoenix. ashley minelli in tigertown covering their departure. and on this end we'll have aaron cheslock the grand canyon state... 3 3

good morning, tracie. >> hi there, shannon. good morning, everyone. the president does want to focus in on those gun shows, where people who want to see restrictions call a loophole allowing sales without background checks at those shows. and he also wants to add more people at the fbi to deal with increasing background checks. >> gun violence in this country. >> reporter: after getting the okay from his attorney general and fbi director that it's constitutional, later this morning, president obama plans to announce new measures he's taking on his own to tighten gun laws. >> it's not going to prevent every mass shooting. it's not going to keep every gun out of the hands of a criminal. it will potentially save lives. >> reporter: the president's executive orders will partially close the gun show loophole requiring more people who buy weapons at gun shows to get background checks. >> unfortunately, we need things in place now. because people have just gotten out of control. >> reporter: republican candidates accuse president obama of gutting the second

shannon sohn is over the scene section with the latest. shannon? >> reporter: and, liz, you can see that some of the other students are just now being released from the school at this point but what we can tell you, you can see the police activity still in front of the school, but the students that had the reaction have been brought to the hospital. this is the private girl school that houses grades k through 12. it was a 4th grade classroom that wax affected when a teacher innocently brought in a plant, said to be a swedish ivey plant. unknown how many students were brought to the hospital or the severity of the reaction. there was a reaction in this school here on ocean avenue between avenue i and h. several were brought to the school after reaction to a swedish ivey plant. shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> shannon, thank you. >>> new information about the suspect arrested for slashing a woman in chelsea. police are linking kari bazemore to another slashing just a week ago. reporter kemberly richardson in on this story. kemberly? >> rep

i'm shannon mulaire. we, the people, have a lot to consider following president obama's final state of the union address. the focus was on major issues facing our future and in a less obvious way, the 2016 election. >> let me start with the economy and a basic fact. the united states of america, right now, has the strongest, world. last year vice president biden said that with the new moon shot, america can cure cancer. today i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done for all of us, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. for had loved ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. i told you earlier all the talk of america's economic decline is political hot air, so is the rhetoric about the enemies getting stronger and our enemyin america getting weaker. more calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite but it doesn't pass muster on the world stage. i will keep working to shut down the pr

carolina big day for the yes, shannon a yes, shannon a big day for the carolina panthers. just a little while ago, head coach ron rivera addressed the media 3 3 3 win.about tonight's media to talk addressed the coach ron rivera while ago, head just a little panthers. carolina panthers. just a little while ago, head coach ron rivera addressed the media to talk about tonight's win. 3 3 3 "we've talked a lot about what the goal is. we talk about what the vision is and the direction we're heading with this vision. we're a step away. we're going to play a very good football team. we watched them play today and they play tremendous. they've got a quarterback, some playermakers around them. this is a team we're going to have to get ready and prepare for." for." 3 "we're not done yet. we're going to live in the moment right now. i'm happy for not only the teammates but happy for the carolinas.. for the organization, mr. richardson. i'm thankful for the process. we've been doubted, we've been slated. all the above. but yet we have turnouts like this today that make it all worthwhil

walker thornton/jamey walker's cousin: 121018 jamey was afraid of shannon. tthere's a lot of girls in the community that we grew up in that were afraid of him and think he will always be a predator and will always be a risk to any young person or young girl that's near him. )) ((denise valdez)) police long suspected shannon was the culprit... but new d-n-a evidence allowed them to finally charge him with the murder. as part of the deal.. he will avoid the death penalty. a well known community activist in west las vegas.. but she died in 2013 before she was able to see justice done. shannon's sentencing is scheduled for march tenth./// ((denise valdez)) > metro police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a four month old boy. devonta lewis was booked on child abuse charges on friday.. but they could be upgraded. the 4 month old named devonte lewis junior died on december tenth near sahara and nellis. the coroner has not yet determined an official cause of death... the elder lewis faces a count of either first degree murder.. or child abuse with

shannon? >> tracie potts live for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> the birther issue is back, thanks to donald trump. ted cruz is once again defending himself about whether he's actually eligible to run for president. cruz was born in calgary, canada, but his mom was born in delaware, an american citizen making cruz one, too. most legal experts agree that makes him a natural-born citizen as required by the constitution. trump has used the birther argument before, against president obama. that's why yesterday white house press secretary josh earnest called it ironic that gop voters could eventually nominate cruz. but it's not just democrats, senator john mccain, the 2008 gop nominee, has his doubts. and he was born in a u.s. territory in panama. >> yeah, it was a u.s. military base. >> yeah. >> that's different from being born on foreign soil. so they think -- i think there is a question. i'm not a constitutional scholar on that. but i think it's worth looking into. i don't think it's illegitimate to look into it. >> republican

shannon. >> absolutely. a day many people have been >>> iraqi security forces have is the up checkpoints in baghdad this morning for three americans reported missing. arab news channel al arabiya said their contractors or trainers were taken by militants on friday. no word yed yet on their identity tis or that of the mill tan. the state department released a statement last night saying, quote, we are aware that american citizens are missing in iraq. it goes on to say, we are working with the full cooperation of the iraqi authorities to locate and recover the individual. >>> two weeks from today, voters in iowa head to the polls. last night they go their final look at the democratic presidential candidates squaring off head-to-head in south carolina. brian moore has the heils. >> reporter: in their final debate to this pre-election season, hillary clinton pounded bernie sanders on gun control. >> he voted to let guns go on to amtrak. guns go into national parks. >> sanders gave no ground. $600,000 in speaking

i'm shannon mulaire, thanks for watching "early today." brandon thinks hellmann's is heaven in a jar. that's because our ingredients come from... farmers committed to responsibly sourced oils... blended with ingredients like cage-free eggs. mmm. heaven. real ingredients. that's how we're working to bring out the best. hershey's miniatures. we pour 'em! we pass 'em! we pick 'em! delicious fun for everyone. >> live, local, breaking news. this is wyff news 4 today in myra: happening today. many events to honor martin luther king junior. how you can serve in the community. geoff: one step closer to the superbowl. how the panthers are preparing for the nfc championship. myra: and a final showdown before voters have their say in the iowa primaries. the hot topics in the democratic debate. geoff: great to have you with us here, i'm geoff hart. myra: and i'm myra ruiz in fourfor ally. dale: the cold and wind combination are the things that are going to make it better to be outside in the mountains of north especially in the higher elevations.

report live in park slope, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you shannon. >>> a neighborhood in manhattan on edge after a disturbing and frightening crime. police say a woman was sexually assaulted by a man pretending to be a neighbor. this happened near the intersection of greenwich and west 12th street. police are still looking for the predator. eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer is in greenwich village with the details. tim. >> reporter: talk to anybody in this neighborhood and many people have not heard of the attack. this is the suspect right here. what troubles many is that he claims to be a neighbor. residents in this neighborhood the suspect. this is the man in his early 20s, about 6 feet tall, who police believe was involved in the sexual assault of a young woman on january 3rd. >> police reveal this picture, too, of the suspect who they say followed the woman for several blocks and into her apartment building. that concerns key anna toliver. >> the main thing everyone should think about when entering and the leave her house. >> looking behind you and seeing who

i'm shannon mulaire. eight people have been arrested in the oregon wildlife refuge that began three weeks ago and including the protest leader, ammon bundy. one of the armed protesters was killed. 54-year-old arizona rancher lavoy finicum, during a january 5th interview on msnbc, he said he had no intention of being taken into custody. >> so you're prepared to die -- better dead than in a cell? >> absolutely. dude, would you like to be in a cell? nobody wants to live their life in a cell. >> nbc's dan schenamen has more. >> reporter: ammon bundy the leader of the armed occupation of the wildlife refuge in oregon has been arrested that's according to the statement from the fbi. the fbi confirmed on tuesday it and the oregon state police started what the statement calls to bring into custody a number of individuals associated with the armed occupation. during the arrest, the fbi says shots were fired. one person was killed. and described as the subject of a federal probable cause arrest. the other person su

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shannon and i emceeed that event. mayor caroyln lombardo spoke about the importance of backing our officers. attendees also had the chance to write thank you notes and post them on an suv. and the kids got their faces painted and these adorable little guys came out with their family to show their support. a picture is worth words... and in this case--thousands of views.. why this photo went viral-- and how it's spreading love around the world. from eye exams to a mini med school for kids... where you can go for a health check up and its all for free. touro university joins us next. getting healthy. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel. touro university nevada is hosting a free family health fair. welcome phillip oberg and vanessa halvorsen with what we can expect.

: disc 1: 96: 14:58:25 dm: what do you think- be honest, shannon: it wasn't as awkward as i expected ...it was awesome and i think that it really did hold my initial idea that it would encompass all our company values and i think that really held true05 antonio said that despite those first-date jitters, the program has been a win-win for everyone involved.sot: dm with anotonio: disc i 02: 10:44:55 after the first round we sent out a survey to see if people liked it and 100 percent of people who joined said they liked it dm: any negatives?the sometimes it felt awkward but other than that?dm: like a real date...like a real first 3 plus, a major boost for bernie sander's campaign in south carolina.the change in endorsement he just received coming from a former hillary clinton supporter.those stories, plus meteorologist efren afante has your forecast five. 3 today on news19 this morning... an inmate has walked away from a prison in rock hill.what officials say happen coming up. 3 the growing popularity of concealed weapons in our state. we'll talk to an instructor about the numbers. 3 a

live over staten island, shannon sohn channel 7 eyewitness news. >> shannon, thank you. a major construction project to repair a bridge may shut off water to niagara falls. officials are working on a plan to replace the 115-year-old bridge linking the mainland to goat island which millions of people visit every year. to make this happen, crews have to build a temporary structure on the u.s. side of the falls that would then redirect niagara river over to the canadian side. process could take about nine months to do. is set for wednesday. >>> two days after the storm, the story of commuters left stranded. >> i don't think it was going to be this bad. like no transportation really, like not everybody has tar. >> this is not right. they're not cleaning the streets. >> the frustration over the conditions of the roads in new jersey's largest city. >>> and a desperate plea to capture three dangerous inmates who escaped from a prison in california. we have new details on how they >>> and actor mark ruffalo asks in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, shannon, that's right t. three american, possibly even five american iranian prisoners have been released. and this is the culmination of a long and very important diplomatic process between the united states and iran that ago when the two sides started talking directly to one another, something they hadn't done since the 1979 islamic revolution. we've seen a slight softening of relationships. once the two sides started talking to each other, we seen period of time. we seen the implementation of the nuclear deal. we seen these miner iranian prisoners released. we've avoid an international crisis, when u.s. sailors drifted into iranian territorial waters. so this is a huge and significant change between iran and america. two countries that are ideological opposed to each other. the two sides probably aren't going to be best friends, but this is certainly a step in the right direction, between two countries that have had very bad relationships for almost four decades. shannon. >> absolutely. a day many people h

shannon sohn is in newscopter 7 with the latest. shannon. are doing work. in this area here, that is the problem area. expansion joint repairs, from what we can tell. but this has been out here since before noon. only the right lane squeezes look at this volume. hour. unfortunately it does not look like it will be out of here any time soon. we will take you back as far as we can with the helicopter. this delay goes all the way parkway and not getting any better. reporting live over the b.q.e. shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, shannon. >>> also new this half hour, a dozen dogs taken from a home in the bronx. the animals are living in filthy conditions. police were called to the home after complaints from neighbors. one person has been taken into custody. >> eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson is in the mortan i can't section with the store -- morrisania section. >> reporter: james hines new police were coming for him. the 46-year-old is inside the 42 precinct facing narcotics and animal cruelty charges because of what police fou

. >> reporter: good morning, shannon. that's right. the culmination of an important diplomatic process between the united states and iran that opened up a direct channel of communication with each other about two years ago over the nuclear deal. communications that had been severed since 1979 and if they hadn't started talking directly to each other i don't think we would have seen the implementation of the nuclear deal and certainly the situation with the u.s. iranian prisoners could have been a lot worse. things have seemed to resolved themselves and a softening of the relationship between the united states and iran that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago but we have to be careful not to get ahead of themselves. america is still considered the great satan, iran's ideological enemy and the hard liners cling on to that and we see evidence of the animosity between these two, yesterday president obama imposed new sanctions on iran over its missile program and there was a lot of criticism in iran over that, saying that they