the populace that you serve, there's a lack of empathy, if you will. >> the police dertment in suffolk county had created a climate of fear. people in the county who were latino felt intimidated in going to the police about mara salvatrucha. people said th they had been mistreated by the police and they were very frightened that rather than take their claim seriously, they'd simply be dismissed or maybe suspected of being in a ral gang. >> four members of the ms-13 gang were charged in connectionb to the sep slayings of nisa mickens and kayla cuevas. >> narrator: it would take six months for the police to find the suspected killers. in march 2017, law enforcement officials announced the manhunt was over.g amose arrested that day was jairo saenz, a young salvadoran who had arrived with the surge of minor police say he became one of thed s of a local ms-13 clique, the westside sailors. >> ...a double murder, and according to law enforcement, most of the suspects arrested ie these nt cases were in the country illegally. >> narrator: we interviewedir jairo's exriend, a 16-year-old student at bren

>> suffolk county polioday declared war on ms-13. c>> i consider them domes r rrorists. either they win, win. >> narrator: long island stretches eastwardrom new york city for about a hundred mes. the place is known for its beaches and mansions, but en route is a very different world. densely populated mmunities, which have become a magnet for immigrant families from central america. some are here legally. others are undocumented. and their numbers haan doubled in the last two decades. it's also home to a vicious gang that haslaimed the lives of dozens-- mainly immigrants-- over that me time. (man speaking in spanish) this is the funeral for javier castillo, a 15-year-old from el salvador, believed to be one of the latest victims oms-13. >> ms-13, it's a salan gang. it's predominantly out of the central american countries. i'm gonna describe them as the most violent gang that we have out here on long island. they're killing teenagers, they're killing children. ait's just pure violence,nd that's, that's what they thrive on. >> narrator: law enforcementof cials here believe

also, grants into the suffolk county police. more u.s. attorneys are going into the eastern district of new york. operation matador has been extremely successful. all you can do is go after them once there here, but we need better policies to keep them from cup coming here. angel mentioned the unaccompanied children issue. six of 11 were committed as unaccompanied minors. i think we have to do more through hhs and the office of refugee resettlement to find out who these families are that the kids are being placed with. there's been intelligence the suffolk county police showing that often you have ms-13 in el salvador actually either pressuring families on long island to take these kids or these families are ms-13 families to begin with. yet, local police are not notified often when these kids come in. there is only a prefunktery follow-up. if the family is going to be taking one of these kids in. they're going out and recruiting in the schools. 99% of the kids are good kids, but more than 30% of ms-13 are these unaccompanied minors. i've

tle a-- through all of delaware except for suffolk county. creek swell potential is there. this is something to watch out for, especially, i think, by tomorrow mid to late morning. that's the heaviest rain moves through. philadelphia, 37 degrees. the time is 8:42. 42 by 10:00 p.m. in the afternoon we go from 37 . we'll see when the rain gets out of here in a few minutes. >> thank you for that. favorite time for our saturday morning. we continue our effort to clear the shelters. >> you'll meet two puppies looking for a forever home, and we'll tell you how on valentine's day, you can say money on getting a new pet. >>> we continue our commitment to find homes for adoptable pets. time to meet a pair of puppies looking for a new home. tell us about these cuties, betty and boo. they're adorable. >> this is betty and this is boop. they were found as strays. they're about 4 months old. betty says hello, i'm new here. boop is a princess. puppies are a blank slate. they have a lot americlearning . they'll wag their tail as soon as you see them. >> they've been snuggling. they're obv

also, i would think you mr. , we have granted to the suffolk county police. more attorneys are going into the district of new york and it has been a stream was successful. all you can do is go after the ones that are here. becausereally an issue we have found that in the last murder indictments, 6'11" were unaccompanied minors. was 30% of those arrested in ms 13. we have to do more to find out who these families are and the kids were they being placed with. the suffolk county police showing up. you have ms 13 either pressuring families on long island. for these ms 13 families to begin with. the local police are not notified often. inhink we should have been they are printing of the families and much more. people about it but forget about it. these are the kids going out and recruiting in the schools. i've been to centralize the schools, seen on these kids are causing. local police don't even know what they are doing. >> legislation is allow you to go into the follow-up. that is crazy. >> this is something that has to be addressed. have the local immigration a

suffolk county has 1.5 million people in it. that's a small percentage of the people. >> jerrod has been with the place for three decades. the department investigated 17 murders in the past two years. >> it's a disproportion of the murders, mostly machete by handgun and multiple members of the gang. >> the gangs' brutality is used by the president of the united states to push hard line immigration policies. >> these are animals, they cut people. they cut them. they cut them up in little pieces. >> what trump is trying to do is make ms-13 the face, not only of salvadorian immigrants but latin american immigrants and arguably immigrants as a whole. what he wants to do is change the public face of the immigrant from the sympathetic dreamer to the terrifying ms-13 member with face tattoos who are brutally killing people with machetes. >> daniel denver has been reporting on immigration issues for the past decade. >> how do we get here? >> president trump talks about ms-13 like it's another country's problem when in fact, ms-13 is an

now you have twogi s viciously and senselessly beaten and murdered, and that when the suffolk county police went into overdrive. >> these two teenage girls, there is an active investigation. they're asking for the puic's help. >> relations between the immigration community and the suffolk county police have been fraught. >> there's a $5,000 award leading to an arrest. munity's helpe c would be challenging. >> the police department in suffolk county had created aat cle of fear. people in the country who were latino felt intimidated ihegoing to police. people were afraid to come forward. phaeople saidthey had been mistreated by the police and they were very frighten ted that rathn take their claim seriously shay would simply be dismissed or mbe suspected of being in a rival gang. >> four members of the ms-13 gang were charged in connection to the september slaying. >> it would take six months for the police the find the suspect killers. in morch law ement officials announced they had found them. among those arrested was a young salvadoran who wase of the leaders of a local subgroup of

. >>> to suffolk county where contaminated water continues to a problem for the town of blades. the national guard is handing out drinking water to residents daily. last week officials found contaminated in the town's public water system. >>> the pennsylvania supreme court expects to have a new map redrawing congressional district lines. the current line manipulates congressional boundaries favori favoring republicans called gerrymandering. >>> and philadelphia police are investigating after a man was found dead in east germantown. a man was found on the ground. the victim had at least one wound on the left side of his chest. paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. no arrests have been made. >>> next, highway runway, a plane forced to make an emergency landing. history making history, marvel's "black panther." >>> sun to showers on president's day. i will break it down for you. also the big time warm up coming up in your 10 day forecast. nbc 10 first alert weather rat most accurate by weather rate. how much money do you think you'll need in retirement? then we found out how

the flood watch is in place across the region with the exception of suffolk county, delaware. this will last through the evening. it's only 5:30 this morning. it lasts the rest of the day as the rain accumulates, particularly talking the streams, creeks and rivers across the region. more water could stack them up to flood stage. it's not as bad as it was a bit ago now that the rain has picked up a bit. nonetheless, still down to a quarter mile of visibility in reading which is difficult to see and drive in. philly at 1.5. 1 in millville. you can drive in this level of visibility. i did it several hours ago and it is a slower drive you'll have to take. we're at 49 in philadelphia. what we're looking at is that line of stronger storms is going to push along as warmer air wedges in. it's going to be difficult to track exactly where it sets up. we'll make it to the low 50s around lunchtime. upper 50s to low 60s this afternoon with the rain continuing into the afternoon hours. >> thank you, krystal. the reason a local charity cannot afford to send as many care packages to the men a

when president trump came to suffolk county last year, it was four young men who were killed with macheteand then e are a whole lot of other violence and acts of criminality that we don't hear about. human trafficking, sex trafficking, the drug trafficking, the violent acts that don't result in death. this is happening all across our country. we're experiencing it too much on long island. the president came into office very focused on this, whether it's the u.s. attorney's office with bringing prosecutions and holding those accountable or i.c.e. deporting those responsible to working with local law enforcement and other to bring our communities -- to protect our communities and bring those responsible to justice. the president has been focused and that continues today. charles: what do you make of the democratic colleagues in particular who have used this as one of the pawns on the table, one of the trading chips if you will with respect to the legislation out there, knowing that the people who are harmed most by these gang activities are the poorest people among us, the most recent immig

this is what it looks like on e the roads in suffolk county, newrk. york. new york city i'm talking about is 6 inches above er average and we've been having little hits that help add up.at what you'll notice are the temperatures. starting the morning just about freezing or subfreezing it feelslder colder than that but by this in evening, when you get done with nn dinner it's:00 p.m. it'll feel ke like 1 below in new york city. in 4 in washington, d.c.at that bitter cold settles in vi obviously not just for the east coast.coas look at philadelphia feeling ke like 1 tonight. detroit, 2.ch chicago, you don't get out of it and minneapolis, there for the game already.'s that's nothing compared to what's going to happen and i will talk about that forecast coming up michael. >> thank you. all my friends in minneapolis are sending me screen shots of like the weather, minus this. i'm like you win. >> t.j. was doing the same thing for us. >> it's freezing. >> we'll check in with t.j. later. >>> we turn to the latest on s that school shooting in los angeles that left

. >>> in suffolk county a german shepard's career with the keveted westminster dog show may be over.s knocked out of competition because of an injured and swollen ear. >>> happening today, the first marijuana medical dispense area in southeastern pennsylvania will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony. the holistic center is in bucks county. riley coty, a fellow advocate for medical marijuana will be at the event. the center will dispense its first medication saturday. >>> also in bucks county, critics say a plan to charge residents $25 will lead to tax increases. governor wolf put it in his budget proposal for the second year in a row. towns without police force would have to pay the fee for police coverage. that's the brace in bridgeton, milford and richland town. the fee proposal never made it into the final version of the budget last year. >>> the new casino hotel replacing revel resort in atlantic city is hiring. ocean resort is accepting applications for business manager, office manager and restaurant chefs. >>> normally, when we talk about the birds, we're talking about the eagle but

so many politicians haven't really confronted what ms-13 has done to american communities suffolk countyn long island especially hard hit in 2016 and 2017 by ms-13. what was it like to be invited? >> it was definitely an honor. we were still shocked about receiving an invite. and, you know, this is something that we would -- if we was asked to do it again, we would definitely do it? >> yeah, we would. it was overwhelming. >> laura: go ahead. >> i'm sorry. it was very overwhelming and i appreciated that, you know, that he let us come there to see him. it was an honor to see him. >> laura: and you met with him before the state of the union speech briefly. and what was that like? >> it was good. >> excuse me. >> it was good. you know, when we walked into his office, it was like breath-taking. and i had lisa's pe lisa's pin . i asked him if he could take it for a gift. he took it. and he took pictures with it. and he took pictures with me with it. and i -- you know, he is very genuine. very nice president. i really am happy that i met him. >> laura: i want to ask you both what it felt like t

only spot that's not included in our neighborhood is suffolk county, delaware.his is areas where flooding is possible. so far, we haven't received many flood reports, which is good. there are no warnings in place indicate thag it was actually occurring. we've seen a lot of rain already. yesterday's rainfall totals. an inch in millville and dover. nearly half an inch in philadelphia. now add on to that what we've seen so far today. huge. we're topping around an inch today in dover and atlantic city. these locations have seen about 2 inches of rain. more to come today. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. >> see you then, krystal. thanks. today is your last chance to check out classic cars and vintage wheels at the atlantic city auto show at the convention center. you can win some cash prizes also. it's the last day. the auto show finale runs from 9:00 to 5:00. >>> coming up, memories for sale. generations of college students spent decades at a popular bryn mawr bar that called its last closing time. how to take home a piece of the history next.

princess ann county. suffolk was not a city. all of these places have become cities. and so the independent city thing -- it's going to be a hard time for you to be able to get the votes because the suburbs and rural areas. the unfortunate thing politically, people sometimes overlook the strength of the rural areas as it relates to the suburbs. the suburbs of richmond, for , hanover and chesterfield, very strong. you have got judgeships to be selected. wordhen, i have a one definition i used for politics, can anyone guess what that is? one word that would define politics? money. give me something that is a proposition before any tribunal that doesn't involve money. i'm quite certain here that one of you is going to tell me the magic answer. that does not involve money? can you think of something that doesn't involve money that people are discussing politically? interesting that we have this silent agreement. you are to be congratulated. every now and then, someone thinks they've got it. it.one says, i've got abortion. are you crazy? [laughter] mr. wilder: the whole ar

princess and county. suffolk was not a city. all of these places have become cities. hard time forbe a you to be able to get the votes because the suburbs and rural areas. the interesting thing, politically, people sometimes overlook the strength of the rural areas as it relates to the suburbs. the suburbs of richmond, for , hanover, chesterfield, strong. you have got judgeships to be selected. --ave a one word definition can anyone guess what that is? one word that would define politics? money. something that is a proposition for any tribunal that doesn't involve money. that one certain here of you is going to tell me the magic answer. can you think of something that doesn't involve money that people are discussing politically? thisesting that we have silent agreement. then, someone thinks they've got it. abortion. are you crazy? aboutole argument is where is the money going to come from and how am i going to be able to -- if these people are so rich, they can travel this place to do what they had to do. i got it, lgbt. you are talking about inheritance rights. if th

. >>> in suffox county, the national guard brought in boxes for clean water for the neighbors. at the suffolk fire hall. >>> get ready for a party on the beach in atlantic county. tickets go on sale to see sam hunt on july 1st. guests brown and connor smith will perform as part of the concert series. last year more than 40,000 people packed the beach to get the summer party started. >>> up next, household hazards. >>> new research reveals it can be as damaging as smoking 20 cigarettes a day. >> too much tv. why doctors say staying focused on the tube too long could put you at risk for a serious medical condition. >>> skip the gym tonight and have a glass of wine instead. >> a new study shows drinking alcohol is more important than exercise if you want to live past 90. researchers at the clinic for aging research and education are looking into what activities in lifestyles are common among those who live longer. results show that people who drank two glasses of beer or wine a day improved their odds of living longer. surprisingly people who were overweight but not obese in their 70s live longe

the cities -- the counties that are adapted to be cities. virginia beach was not a city. suffolk was not a city. all these places have become cities. it is going to be hard time for you to be able to get the votes. the suburbs and the role areas -- politically, people sometimes in thek the strength rural areas as it relates to the suburbs. the suburbs of richmond for andance -- hanover chesterfield are strong. you have judgeships to be selected. i have a one word definition i used for politics. can anyone guess what that is? i said one word would define politics. money. give me something that is a proposition before any tribunal that does not involve money. youquite certain one of could tell you -- to tell me the magic answer. any think of something that does not involve money that the will are discussing politically? have thisg that we silent agreement. you are to be congratulated. every now and then someone thinks they have got it. they say, i have got it. abortion. are you crazy? the whole argument is about where is the money going to come from and how am i going to be able to