reporter the vander velden's christmas tree will be showcased in the white house's blue room. in oconto, brittany ford fox news this is the third time that a tree farm from wisconsin has been selected by the white house, to provide the official christmas tree. the last time was in 20-11. president barack obama delivering his final address to the united nations general assembly. he painted a dark picture of a world divided between those who want to cooperate with global partners and those who want to retreat into division and isolationism. he even took an indirect jab at "a nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself". president obama "the world is too small for us to simply be able to build a wall and prevent it from affecting our own societies." world leaders also took on syria today. the ceasefire there appears to be collapsing-- after an attack on a humanitarian convoy which killed more than a dozen people. aid trucks and a "red crescent" they were bringing supplies to almost 80-thousand people in a town west of aleppo. moscow is denying that russian or syrian warplan

grace vander-wall has been crowned the winner of "america's got talent." vanderwaal beat out the vanderwaal beat out the clair-voyants and a couple with psychic abilities. she takes home the million dollar grand prize.. as well as a show in las vegas. waking up in the morning.. is hard for most of us -- but what if it could be a little easier... this morning.. we have three simple ways to get your day started right.. number one -- prep for success. lay out your clothes the night before.. or get a head-start on making breakfast or coffee. next -- change your alarm to something more calming. there's nothing worse than waking up to loud.. jarring noises. and when you're finally out of bed -- turn on are you having a hard time sleeping? all this week.. we've got surprising food secrets that will help you sleep the night away. according to prevention.. these are clean foods that may already be in your kitchen and it's supposed to promote sounder.. more satisfying sleep. so today's secret food... almonds! a handful almonds! a handful delivers almost 20-percent o

stomach wise simon cowell really thinks grace vander wal is the next taylor swift. stomach early this wednesday morning at 6:29 a.m. lots of clouds outside with a lot of humidity. temperatures will be below average for this final day of summer. no big concerns of your traveling anywhere across the no yellows or red indicating heavier pockets of rainfall. they don't rule out a chance to shower with a high of 95 more rain coming in the forecast for tomorrow. stomach where the duo of crashes right now. first 101 northbound on the ramp at warner this crash is partially blocking with debris. see the line forming used ray or elliott instead hop on the 101. this as we now have more emergency crews on site 143 south dundas as the tool to a washington. an earlier crash was blocking the right lane now you have emergency crews also taking off that space. to keep far left on that one. we already knew the 10 a long line for me they are now we have a smattering of more slow spots here and there on 17. the 101 and the 10 heading westbound. also in one northbound between the two of

dave vander velden/ owner, whispering pines tree farm "i've been doing all experimental trees, trying all different strains varieties, trying to find the goose that laid the golden egg, and this is one of them that turned out pretty good." the tree farm's owners will be presenting the tree to the first lady at the white house the day after thanksgiving. this is the third white house, to provide the official christmas tree. all anchors chat/toss to 6am wakeup news. protests erupt... following a fatal officer involved shooting. we're monitoring the latest developments there. sb 'he said, he received better care for his foot in a german pow camp than he did for his leg wounds at sb 'he said, he received better care for his foot in a german pow camp than he did for his leg allegations surfacing... of injuries... infections... and tainted drinking water... at a home that's meant to serve the men and women who served our country. good morning and welcome to wakeup! rob's weather today: periods of rain and thunderstorms. high: 80 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw 5-10 mph tonight: periods of rain and th

. >> last night, very special, grace vander wall from new york won america's got talent, you might recall we met with her, when she auditioned. she got verified but her dreams came true. >> thank you so much, i am so grateful for everyone's love and support, and oh, my gosh. >> when someone goes missing, every hour that goes by, could mean the difference between life and death, i met with an elite group of rescuers, their secret weapon to a speedy recovery -- this. >> my dog is an air scenting dog, he does not need a piece of clothing from the missing person to. , what he does, when i tell him to start looking for a person, he looks for any human scent that is out there. >> new jersey search and rescue squad are an all volunteer organization, 8 members of the teateam met me in the woods fora training simlations. i put on my helmet, they gave me a survival kit, we got start is. but first an action plan. >> i need to know who the subject is, and whether that subject has any mental deficits, if that is not the case, we see how old the subject is. it the subject is a child there are different

vander pool, would you like to respond? go ahead. >> thank you, a number of the responses provided by the district attorney's office indicated that a lot of it's work was dependent on funds that have been approved, but placed in reserve. i know that's been discussed partially however as a general citizen i would like some clarification as to whether all the funds have been released or are there strings attached because the reason i ask, if you look at the response the money has been allocated, but they haven't been able to get that money. there is a disconnect there. i want to make sure there are no other strings attached that funds maybe in advance but not gotten from the department to use for their investigations into these and other serious incidents. in addition, we encourage the d. a. to continue to work with the san francisco police department regarding each department's roles and responsibilities. it sounds like some of those roles and responsibilities may change based on the information we read in today's paper and

vander pool, would you like to respond? go ahead. >> thank you, a number of the responses provided by the district attorney's office indicated that a lot of it's work was dependent on funds that have been approved, but placed in reserve. i know that's been discussed partially however as a general citizen i would like some clarification as to whether all the funds have been released or are there strings attached because the reason i ask, if you look at the response the money has been allocated, but they haven't been able to get that money. there is a disconnect there. i want to make sure there are no other strings attached that funds maybe in advance but not gotten from the department to use for their investigations into these and other serious incidents. in addition, we encourage the d. a. to continue to work with the san francisco police department regarding each department's roles and responsibilities. it sounds like some of those roles and responsibilities may change based on the information we read in today's paper and

vander pool, would you like to respond? go ahead. >> thank you, a number of the responses provided by the district attorney's office indicated that a lot of it's work was dependent on funds that have been approved, but placed in reserve. i know that's been discussed partially however as a general citizen i would like some clarification as to whether all the funds have been released or are there strings attached because the reason i ask, if you look at the response the money has been allocated, but they haven't been able to get that money. there is a disconnect there. i want to make sure there are no other strings attached that funds maybe in advance but not gotten from the department to use for their investigations into these and other serious incidents. in addition, we encourage the d. a. to continue to work with the san francisco police department regarding each department's roles and responsibilities. it sounds like some of those roles and responsibilities may change based on the information we read in today's paper and

dave vander velden/ owner, whispering pines tree farm "i've been doing all experimental trees, trying all different strains varieties, trying to find the goose that laid the golden egg, and this is one of them that turned out pretty good." the tree farm's owners will be presenting the tree to the first turned out pretty good." the tree farm's owners will be presenting the tree to the first lady at the white house the day after thanksgiving. this is the third time that a tree farm from wisconsin has been selected by the white house, to provide the it's another big night here on fox as the drama continues in the fall season premier of lethal weapon... and then cookie and lucias are back in an all new season of empire. what we can expect to see-- and hear-- from the lyons this year. "after a battery recall, samsung galazy note sevens are back in stores. i'll tell you what you need to know about the safety for this phone both old and new models coming up in the tech note 7 devices are back in stores. in this morning's tech report, rich demuro explains what you need to know about the safet

investigative reporter jackson vander beckon has this exclusive story. >> reporter: this building right behind me was where a fire hit and firefighters discovered their own equipment inside. that was on april 14 of this year. documents we've obtained show that soon after the fire at the harrison street building, police seized a total of 25 department issued hoses and dozens of brass fittings from inside the building. it wasn't hard for investigators to tie the recovered equipment to firefighter mitchell lee. he listed the harrison street business as his address to the fire department. according to search warrants, lee told investigators that he bought some of the fire equipment at flea markets chls he picked up other pieces, he said, that had, quotes, been left behind, unquote, at fire scenes. he amgted, however, that he neglected to return them. perhaps surprisingly, none of the items had been reported stolen. lee's attorney did not respond to calls on friday. at the building, lee's specific automatic sprinkler company business sign is no longer posted out front and lee's father, melvi

as our investigative reporter jackson vander back en reported, the developer is blaming the tilts on construction of a nearby center. supervisors want more answers and oversight on the transit hub. >>> crunch time for high school seniors and their parents. new changes to the new federal aid. that means the clock is ticking earlier. >> before you panic, every parent and student should fill out the faf is a, you can file as early as october 1st. for years parents had to wait until january to do that. another change to fafso is parents will be required to report income information from their 2016 tax year. although the filing deadline is june 2018, you're suggested not to procrastinate. >> most schools have what's called a priority filing deadline. that's the date those schools say first-come, first-served. >> depending on your school, if your fafsa is filed by the priority deadline, you'll have first dibs on any money that might be available. >>> elon musk wants to send you to mars. >> yesterday he laid out a timeline and unveiled a video showing how his company may some day get us to

like that, with a slow laugh (laughs)" joined by jean vander pyl and bea benaderet as wilma and betty "love your dress." "ah, thanks" the foursome spent 112 episodes together over four years. "there was such a chemistry in the cast. we'd all known each other for so many years. we loved each other very much and think it came over and people could relate." "the flintstones has been brought to you by winston. america's best-selling, best tasting filtered cigarette." the animated family also became so popular, they were used to push other products. "wilma! where's the alka- seltzer?" "where it always is next to the one-a-day multiple vitamins." "where it always is next to the one-a-day multiple vitamins." "and for extra power get welchade with my picture on the can." and when it came time for a big announcement on the show, merchandise was a serious consideration. "and in the flintstones, we introduced, we had a baby born in an animated cartoon. it was a tremendous event. in fact, they even asked us not to make it a boy. they wanted a girl." they wanted a girl because girl dolls sold a lo

right now jackson vander beacon is inside. he broke the story. he's learning more about the hearing and he'll bring you more information tonight at 5:00. reporting live in san francisco, i'm sharon katsuda, nbc bay area news. >> sharon, thank you. it's been a long and winding saga for millennium tower. you mentioned jackson's report led to the meeting in the first place. you can find all of our investigative reports online at nbcbayarea.com. and you can download our app for the updates. >>> it was a cool first day of fall. so get out and enjoy it because it's going to warm up. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. you see all the beautiful blue sky. let's turn to meteorologist anthony slaughter. anthony, you brought in some pumpkin doughnuts because it's fall. good thing we finished them before this wkd weekend. >> temperatures in the 40s and 50s this morning. look at gilroy. starting off this morning at 45 degrees. already up to 66. but this time yesterday still cooler. so yeah. we're looking at temperatures feeling like fall this morni

has caused a great deal of anxiety-- i was in a conversation with-- on the radio with bach-- bob vander plat was an activist in iowa with white evangelical activists and i have a lot of respect for him, but he kept evoking i think three different kinds of the conversation he said it's just common sense that ; right? and he would go off and say something but in fact it's only shared by white evangelical protestants. that a child should have a mother and a father in the home. it's just common sense that they should be the case. i think one of the real-- kind of a sense of vertigo that has happened and why the term political correctness has come at her such attack is because these assumptions can't just be brought forward without being challenged anymore and this whole sense-- if you think about the kind of security that it provides in a kind of social-- living social world where everyone shares the same set of assumptions and you can talk in the shorthanded don't be like if your guard up and it just can't say what you think and you know everyone agrees with you. those kind of worlds are i

broken down and caused a great deal of anxiety is the conversation on the radio the other day with bob vander plaque, and assertive act to this in iowa. in many ways i have a lot of respect for him, but he kept invoking -- i think three different times in the conversation he said it is just common sense that in many would go off and say something that's on the shared by white even to local protestants. the child should have a mother and a father in the home. it's just common sense that this should be the case. i think one of the real sense of vertigo that path and an wider term political correctness is such an attack is because these assumptions can't just be brought forward without being challenged. if you think about the security that provide for everybody shares the same set of assumptions. you can talk in shorthand. you don't have to feel like you've got your guard up. you can say what you think you know everybody agrees with you. those kind of insular worlds are increasingly not available. were they are getting smaller and you have to check before you can have that conversation. that is

vander pool, here, this is your last opportunity until october 20. th. >> i can't thank you enough for having this dialogue today. we encourage the civil grand jury's report to try to put their shoes in the place of an average citizen to find out information not only about the general ois investigation generally but all the information in the investigation. that it's easy to understand. we also encourage each department to ask whether from an average citizen perspective and the timeframe involved in that aspect of investigation is reasonable and makes sense. finally, we challenge each department to move away from the mind-set that only little information is disclosed and all information disclosed. this fundamental change in point of view throws the ideas of time limits in transparency into a new light. a light that i believe will result and will prove useful in all aspects of the investigation more transparent and more timely. >> thanks to you and your colleagues again. i think the report has been very well received as others stated your timing is im