tom sharkey is his name. alexis sharkey's body was found saturday morning by a garbage crew.the husband on the phone and described him as disjointed. sharkey pushed back at people that said they had an unhappy marriage. he said alexis was not the happy person she portrayed on social media and she was stressed and he comforted here. friends said that sharkey was scared of someone close to her. >> i looked at her and i was like she's petrified. this girl is scared for her life. >> she lived her worst nightmare ever. truly. >> police have yet to release a cause of death. john, back to you. >> john: mike tobin this afternoon. thanks. homeowners near seattle say a group of people are knocking on their doors and trying to take their homes. dan springer has more. dan? >> yeah, john, believe it or not, police say so far this group of would-be squatters has not done anything illegal even though they claim five homes in this area. it's happening in the seattle suburbs of edmonds and woodway. people have a phony document saying the homeowner is evicted because the house was built on lan

and this year we are proud to be able to donate $300,000>> wow, that is a huge gift, sharkey is cheering you on. so what will this do, how will this help? >> this will help provide over 600,000 meals. one of the most heartbreaking things about this pandemic is how immediate and dramatic the increase in need has been and we are so grateful to that sharks foundation because they were one of our first partners to step up and make this response possible. >> we appreciate those longtime donors, especially during this pandemic. if you want to help, you can find details on kpix.com /gift. >>> more local news ahead, right now teachers in oakland fighting back against the school's reopening plan. why they are not satisfied with the safety protections. >>> a spacex rocket prototype explodes on touchdown. why it is still >> you're watching kpix 5 news at 5:30. >>> of fiery spacex crash is still being considered a success. they launched an experimental rocket in texas today. it went up eight miles before returning to earth. it was the highest test launch yet. however right at touchdown you can see t

chief of the sharkey to one of europe's largest research hospitals she has put her finger on the problem germany's health care system is facing. we have enough ventilators enough beds enough masks and gowns and gloves but we're worried that all the beds can't be used because we don't have enough personnel. for it to deal with this the shanty have launched a campaign to rehire former health care workers like susan of you've got she trained to be a nurse over 25 years ago but decided to move into a different profession in this all hands on deck situation it's people like her that are needed now. in the i.c.u. use are running at full capacity if one person is taking care of 3 or 4 covert patients that's rough you have very little time after work i leave the hospital with a sad feeling because i couldn't give the patients the attention that they deserve . despite rising carona numbers germany's health care system has not crashed yet. but hospitals were already understaffed and the workload was too high before the pandemic despite all the problems susanna has rediscovered her passion for nurs

." >> john: we are awaiting autopsy results in the death of social media influencers alexis sharkey.d along the houston highway last saturday. casey stegall joined us from dallas. >> tomorrow marks one week in fact since the body of 26-year-old alexis sharkey turned up in houston and frankly, almost seven days later, still so many questions. city workers discovered the young woman nude and hidden away in bushes. that is where these autopsy findings will be key. meanwhile, houston police say they are analyzing security camera footage taken from a business close to the crime scene that could possibly shed some light on how she got there. she was last seen alive the day before. her mom thinks she was murdered. hpd will only say that foul play has not been ruled out while forensic experts believe there are other possibilities too. >> when we see bodies who have been dumped with no visual signs of injury, that is something that is common that a person is overdosed and has taken there by someone else. >> alexis was a well-known social media influencers who recently moved to texas with her

. >> reporter: alexis sharkey found dead along this road in houston saturday. the 26-year-old had a large social media presence pushing organic health products to more than 27,000 followers on instagram. her friends say she feared for her safety in recent weeks worried about someone close in her life but not elaborating. >> i looked at her and said, she's petrified. this girl is scared for her life. >> reporter: alexis' mother says she believes her daughter was murdered. >> from what i've been able to gather, as well as a mother's gut -- i learned very young as a mom to trust my gut, and it's not let me down. >> reporter: on saturday alexis' husband called her mother to say alexis was missing. reporter steve campion from our houston station spoke had him. >> it was a strange conversation. he was very upset. he said he had been talking to detectives. he did everything in his power to find his wife. but he abruptly ended the conversation hanging up on me, in fact, saying he did not want us to contact him again. >> reporter: alexis' mother posting to facebook writ

. >> sj sharkey was among those helping out today.eer or make a donation, do so through the salvation army's website. if you are able to help out local businesses and neighbors, always head to the front page of abc7news.com to give where you live. we have donation links for several local vetted charity organizations. well, finally tonight, something to smile about. for north bay woman who's had a rough year, i had a chance to meet a single mom who helped make a magical moment happen for a deserving senior. ♪ >> they say you shouldn't give away the best part of the story right away but with sound like this from the silver bells carollers, we couldn't help it. >> fabulous. >> what's happening is a beautifully orchestrated surprise for a woman named mimi west who can really use some holiday cheer. >> she's had so much loss. >> lindsey went to school with mimison' es son sflip. >> his mom told me after september 11 happened he felt a need to serve his country and he signed up for the marines. >> and was killed during the iraq war one year

here is what tom sharkey did interview with ketv in houston. this is part of what she said.e was amazing woman. my wife was amazing woman, she really was. there's always sides to everything. i was the one holding her, cuddling her and building her back up. i don't need to set the record straight, i will let it play out the way it is. i know what my life was with my wife. how do you think this will go and when do you think there could be an arrest? >> well, as i've said i think an arrest in this case is eminent. i think that once the autopsy report comes back that the evidence that they've gathered and some of the significance evidence that they've gathered is surveillance video of the area in which her body was found and i think they have a description of the car that was in the area at the time that her body was found. so i think that the way this is going to go is within the week or so from now, we will have our answer. i think that in most cases it's individuals that know the victim and i think that this is one of those cases where the individual who murdered, if this gir

sharkey, was among those helping out. those wishing to make a donation or volunteer, you can do so through the salvation a y army's website. >>> head to the front page of abc7news.com to give where you live. we have donation links for several local vetted charity organizations. >>> lisa, start of winter tomorrow officially, although it's kind of felt like it already. >> hasn't it? you can see live here outside, plenty of sunshine. clear conditions. still some leftover fog. very little wind. we will boost our temperatures just minorly today, but we are also tracking a weak system for winter and a wet system as we get into christmas weekend. i'll have the details with my accuweather seven-day forecast, next. >> thanks, lisa. >>> next, the spartans beat boise state. >>> let's talk sports. the rivalry between the 49ers and cowboys gets renewed. san francisco battles dallas at at&t stadium at 10:00 a.m., the first meeting between the two teams since 2017. san jose state is bowl-bound likely playing a mid-american conference te

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>> we're talking about 26-year-old instagram influencer alexis sharkey, absolutely beautiful and accordingl and i'm curious why they didn't have thanksgiving lunch or dinner together, but hey, whatever, that's not a crime. then, i don't think anyone saw her after that evening. she spent time with her friends that evening, and then the next day, black friday, she was supposed to meet up for movies with her friends. she never showed up. they go to her place, start bang ing on the door and they're the ones that call the cops. jedediah: wow. this is amazing so, what do you expect people, i mean, when is this going to unfold where people get some answers with respect to this? is this something that goes on for weeks and weeks and weeks because there's a lot of red flags in the back story i don't know what's been confirmed or not but there's a lot of crazy stuff. >> well, i tell you when it's all going to sort out and that's when we get the medical examiner 's report but i can tell you this. for years and years i've studied method and assessment of homicide and suicide and there's no way a young