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westfield. and someone that she talk to.estigation is is ongoing which explains the silence from officials. mysterious mysterious and trundling -- troubling is the allegation. >> he has not made anything official. over the weekend chris christie leaked a video saying we hear time and time again out-of-state and that the end of it it sounds like he's asking for your vote. >> if you are going to run for the pres. of the united states and ask these people for their vote that is the single most trusting think they can do as a citizen to give you their support. >> using the story to tell you why he is as blonde bluntly is an say he got that from his mom. 2016 at the end of the video. it's brilliant. >> the woman who would be standing by his side. sat down for an interview. back at the official governor's mansion and learned before and shared with us where we have seen photos part-time in high school. her class picture from high school and another is a group picture of her and a friend. a field hockey photo. i goalie. and we we ha

by the way, westfield has a dark past of its own. with the so-called boogie man of westfield.his entire family in the '70s and was on the run for 18 years. >> let's just say, they better tell us. but not legally responsible. >>> now to the close call for two skydiver caught on came ra. look at this a midair mishap sbengt nally colliding after one of their parachutes failed. working together to save each other. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: you have to see the pictures to believe it. in a few seconds, a drill went to an all-out emergency. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: a frightening scene in the skies as two members of the british army's red devil stupt team seemed to collide in midair. look closer. it's a rescue operation. after one of men's parachutes failed to open. 2700 feet above the ground. >> oh he's not caught up. >> mike french wraps his legs around mike smallhouse. hundreds of spectateors anxiously watch in fear. french tries to find the safest landing area. at last locating water to prepare for a safe landing. >> as soon as we noticed we were in this predicam

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. >> reporter: the mystery stalker of the home in westfield calls themselves the watcher.nts of their letters have thrust this new jersey town into the national spotlight. >> westfield is a pretty safe town in general. so i think having those letters being sent to families is unsettling. >> reporter: new owners bought this $1.3 million house last summer. soon after creepy notes started arriving. "do you need to felt house with the young blood i requested a reference to children. once i know their names i will call to them and draw them to me ". >> it's freaky but the world with live in right now. >> the watcher claims their family has been watching the house for decade and wrote letters to the previous owners. >> i think it's very strange. anybody that has that kind of time to watch a house put it towards more positive thing. >> the homeowners decided they couldn't live here and filed a lawsuit against the people they bought it from claiming they didn't tell the story of the house particularly about the watcher. >> "have they found what is in the walls yet? in time they wi

. ♪ >>> the list family lived in this large victorian home in the quiet affluent town of westfield, newohn list was a 46-year-old accountant. he and his wife helen had been married for almost 20 years. they had three children, 16-year-old patricia, 15-year-old john and 13-year-old freddy. john list's elderly mother alma also lived with the family in her own separate apartment on the third floor. the list children attended local schools and were all active and popular. john list was a devout lutheran and taught sunday school. in the fall of 1971, the list house stood empty. the family was away visiting a sick relative. but when a month went by with no signs of activity, neighbors grew suspicious and decided to call the police. >> they felt that something was wrong and asked us to check the house, which we did. >> when police arrived, they entered the house through an unlocked window. the house was cold and there were no signs of activity. but they heard music. >> like a funeral dirge type music that was very disturbing to the officers who were in there. >> the police also noticed the fai

all of this stuff on sale at the team store other at westfield mall. are on sale for another hour or so until midnight. and the store will open again at 8:00 a.m. so this will be a hot item. everybody wants one of these, guys. >> i'm sure they are selling like hot cakes and tomorrow too i'm sure. all right, thank you christin. >> reporter: absolutely, i got mine. >> looks good on you. >> she got the t-shirt and the city of oakland gets a title. the bay area celebration literally exploding over the city of oakland tonight. chopper 5 getting the bird's eye view of fireworks shooting up from the coliseum. some people brought their own. why not? set off in the parking lot. >>> and oakland city hall tonight lit up in blue and gold for the nba champs. feels good to say it doesn't it? dennis o'donnell is in cleveland as we speak. it is late. but, i got a feeling the party there is still going on. dennis, what an amazing finish to this championship season. how do you put words to this one? >> reporter: well, you probably have to go back 40 years ago, ken, i th

extraordinary amount of rain, falling right now you can see on paterson avenue near north woodbury this is westfield this is area and that doppler radar indicated this hail pro tuesdaying damaging wind, moving east, once again at 50 miles an hour. we do have some heavy rain, also extending down to the south, and you could see some of these roads near the mills and very heavy rain, where you see, purple, and and ape possible tornado and and right over philadelphia, and thinks an indication of some hail that fell, as well. along right now moving across towards cherry hill in camden county along 676 right over the bridge, it looks like the walt whitman under the gun there right now with some heavy rain and potential for some damaging wind and as we zoom in, this is our velocity. meteorologists look at this, to find, the precipitation or wind speed that are going towards and away from the radar and color indicated when you see red right next to the green that is a sign of some rotation and that is how we can zoom in on the area of concern that can possibly be, the area that this tornado is in. right now

the westfield high school is where the sight of a baseball game was taking place at 8:00. you can catch games at george mason university in fairfax. you can catch the body building competition at noon. for more info check out the nbc washington app. the games kicked off last night, opening ceremony. they are at rfk. aaron gilchrist was one of the emcees. i'm guessing today, baseball game not the place you want to be. >> there are some indoor events over at the reston town center where they have the athlete's village. they are doing a hockey game. that's covered. if you are coming to spectate you need an umbrella. >> i think any outdoor plans, move them inside today. not only is rain 100% in the forecast, but a threat of severe weather today. why risk it? talking about barbecues, i wouldn't try to get it in. move it indoors. better to be safe than sorry. because of the rain today and the potential for severe weather this afternoon and evening, the weather having a moderate to high impact on your day, dealing with rain at times throughout the day. it will be heavy in spots o

there's baseball today at westfield high school around 8:00 a.m. can catch games at george mason university in fairfax. at george mason, the body building competition. for more information, you can check out today's schedule. open up the nbc washington app. the games kicked off last night with opening ceremonies at the stadium. it's quite the crowd. aaron gilchrist was one of the emcees. happy to be part of it. this weekend, a montgomery county firefighter is planning to suit up for the event on monday. jim handly caught up with david lee who is trading in a fire helmet for a moto cross helmet. >> reporter: he responds to emergencies. to bond with his son, he trades in the fire truck for two wheels. this is go pro video of david lee living his passion. >> it's scary. when you jump, your jumping is the highlight of the sport. a major accomplishment when you can jump this jump. >> reporter: lee took it up not just for the thrill of it but to spend time with his son trayvon. trayvon says his dad doesn't hold back when it comes to competing, even with

some rain in upper derby, now moving into westfield, haddonfield.his will continue for another hour or two before clearing up. we saw between an inch and four inches of rainfall. some locations saw about two inches, that was really the average for the system. with the future cast we'll continue to see spotty showers through 8:00, 9:00 then clearing. a bit of sunshine. by 4:00 5:00 another stray passing shower for parts of our area. today it's going to be humid and hot. look at our feels like temperature. by noon it's going to feel like 90 degrees. by the time you head out for an early dinner with, it will feel like it's in the 90s. even as we head out later on or 10:00 p.m. feeling like 84. needless to say, it will be a warm one. drink plenty of water today. the average for this time of year is 84. as we head into the rest of today, 90 degrees. 91 tomorrow. we could potentially have a heat wave on our hands. that's something we'll keep a close eye on. 87 to 90 is our range as we head into the rest of today early rainfall will clear up. we'll be left

. >> finals gear is running low at the new team store in westfield but you can head to the team store at oracle arena at 10:00 a.m. to pick up something for the game. >> you can buy the sausages in threes. >> we are the only place to catch the nba finals and game one at oracle arena tonight at 6:00 and game two at 5 o'clock on sunday and, also, in oakland, games three and four tuesday and thursday move to cleveland. >> here is the lineup, a half hour addition of abc7 at 4:00 followed by abc's world news tonight and at 5 o'clock, live from oracle arena with dub on 7 and the pregame show and at 5:30, we are the only place where you can see the warriors in game one of the nba finals. the special "after the game," follows gale one and at 10:00, jimmy kimmel and game night and then "jeopardy." >> in another bay a man has been arrested for leading officers on a wild chase that lasted two hours involving fire to gunshots. >> the suspect was finale take were into custody around 1:15. i will show you the more shocking pieces of video, you can see flames inside the suspect's truck and the drive

the warriors store at westfield in san francisco center it stayed open until midnight to handle all the fans that wanted to buy warriors championship gear. that store reopens at 8:00. >> yeah the t-shirts and caps claiming them as champions are going on sale. ktvu fox 2 janine de la vega is in union city. the store that will open early. janine. >> reporter: yes pam we are here at sports authority in union city. it opens up at 7:00 a.m.. we are expecting a lot of warriors fans to be here. there are a lot of unpacked boxes here and we're assuming they were the nba champion shirts that were inside. the gray ones. and we know that fans are going to want to get their hands on those t-shirts and hats and hoodies and all the other memorabilia inside. we did visit a t-shirt printing shop in union city last night and got a look at one of the designs just as they came off the presses. it says the finals champions with a championship trophy and of course the warriors logo. employees have been working all night printing them. we're told they will crank out around 15,000 of them >> we have them watc

with the store at westfield mall in san francisco be back open with more gear 69. >> popular spot foray area sports authority and dix sporting goods store opening early at 7:00 this morning so you can stop by before you go to work and at the sports authority fans lined up immediately after the game to get caps and t-shirts and most waited in line an hour and caps were sold out in 20 minutes. in now the attention turns to friday and the victory parade with the celebration at 10:00 a.m. in oakland and the parade kicks off at broadway and 11th and heads through uptown oakland at lake merritt. fans can line up at 5 o'clock a.m. at lake sure. this will be special plans for bart and a.c. transit, the recommended way to go with complete live coverage open friday morning at your home for the finals which is abc7. >> oakland mayor schaaf sent out this tweet "congratulations oakland and all of dub nation celebrate with love, be safe be happy, we are champions." we have a lot to get to including wayne freedman who is in cleveland for us this morning. wayne and his crew were at game six when the

the went down during rush hour next to the popular westfield shopping center. police say the suspect hit several cars and a patrol agent. everyone will be okay. we know the suspect was a wanted parolee. >> a once beloved day the care worker, now accused child mo mes lester is out on bail. 22-year-old alex kurtz was arrested on suspicion of lewd acts on a child. he was taken into custody at the school. his alleged victim attended the after school program there last year. the alleged molestation happened in december of last year. last night parents had an emotion al meeting with police. >> it breaks my heart somebody had to go through it pt. >> i hope it never happens again. >> ongoing investigation. so far, no other victims have come forwardment. >> the san francisco giants are looking at opposition as they try to develop the area around at&t park. sp giants are building a 28-acre development that would include 1500 housing units and three 22 story buildings. that goes to voters in november. jane kemp says she'll introduce a competing measure today taking the oo

the family has left their million dollar home in westfield, new jersey. >> yeah, this is like something one out of the new horror style movies as they've got children. ever since they moved in, some mistear -- mysterious person calling themselves the watcher has been sending them letters, the watcher, claiming that the home is in the subject of my family for decades, "i've been put in charge of watching and waiting for the second coming." have they found what's in the walls yet? and i'm pleased to know where are name now and the name of the young blood that you have brought to me. the mayor addressed that issue at a special meeting. >> our police department conducted that exhaustive investigation, based on the circumstances, and the evidence made available. >> well get this, that was nothing. they knew all about the watcher, but they said nothing. coming to a cbs station near you. >>> finding your roots, after determining that the episode that would be made to ben afflict, violating their standards. reported that he request that it will be kept off of tv. all to start shooting that four

this happened last night next to the westfield shopping center. a witness described the scene for us. >> we were trying to pull over to the side. multiple police cars coming in this direction. there was a gigantic crash. within seconds, a police officer was on top of the gold car, beating on the window with a stick. >> police say the chase began the view district where are patrol agents spotted a man known to be armed and dangerous. he reportedly bolted this a car before hitting a house and patrol agent. a driver was rushed to the hospital and should be okay. >> the man charged with murder for the death of a 9-year-old boy in the east bay is expected in court today. william schultz admitted to stabbing 3rd grader jordan aldgren in april. schultz said he did it because he just wanted to know what it was like to take someone's life. >> a woman accused of attacking a young child inside a walmart store in san jose is expected to enter a plea today. prosecutors say par i can't garate attacked a 4-year-old girl and her father with a wrench. she faces ch

they paid 1.3 million-dollar and picturesque town of westfield. >> you have to disclose that kind ofhing, and all that money, more than a million-dollar, to get scared out of your own house. >> we have not heard the end of that. >>> coming up, storm clean up continues across the region, jan? >>> ukee it is day two of the clean up here in delaware county after tuesday night's storm but dozens of people are expected to stop here and fuel up first i'm yan carabao live from brookhaven and i'll explain straight ahead. >>> also do you want a raise? i mean doesn't want a raise right. nicole has advice on what to say if you air frayed to ask your boss for more money. >>> torey and katie return with traffic and weather to go we are back at the bottom of the hour. back in a bit. new jersey's supreme court has spoken but teachers and school employees still fear for their futures. because rather than solving the pension crisis the court says politicians can continue to ignore it. that's just wrong. teachers and school employees have paid billions into their pensions. but the state has failed. th

is keeping a family out of their new million dollar dream home in the upscale new jersey town of westfieldmily says an anonymous stalker who calls himself the watcher is sending terrifying letters reportedly writing days after the purchase that he was put in charge of watching and waiting for its second coming. and another one, i am pleased to know your names now and the name of the young blood you have brought me. the new buyers are suing afraid for their safety. in new jersey, anything that affects your health or safety must be disclosed by the sellers of the house. but it's a state by state issue so know what to ask about. what should people be looking for that they're not necessarily thinking about? >> well, number one, are there any psychological factors that may make the home challenging to live in. >> reporter: for example, stalkers alleged hauntings or was it once a celebrity home? >> have there been any violent or unnatural deaths and has there been any on going or repeated police activity on or near the home. >> reporter: and another tip from real estate experts, always type that

the mayor of westfield, new jersey, which is where this happened, came out on tuesday and said a fullen conducted. no stone left unturned. such efforts he added have not yielded any information leading to charges being filed, so, greta no one has been arrested in this particular case. and no one is saying much, either. the plaintiff's never moved into the house. they are being very difficult to find i have made a dozen phone calls to numbers they have had over the years. none of them connected. emails shot back. i also reached out to the defendants as well who apparent ely live somewhere in massachusetts at this point. people aren't talking about it and there is good questions that need to be asked about it. for one who has seen these alleged notes? i haven't seen them anywhere in the news. i have made requests for them. union county prosecutor's office won't even acknowledge that they even existed or not. the plaintiffs have sued everyone across the board. the title company the prior owners, but they didn't sue the realtors. why? a lot of questions here left unanswered. what's intere

. >> the westfield mayor says officials have done everything possible to investigate the claims but for now, the watcher remains a mystery. >>> up next we have an update on breaking news. one of the escaped prisoners in new york has been shot and killed. what's being done to find the second prisoner who by the way, is still on the loose? >>> a flood watch has been issued for parts of our area as we head into the weekend. i will let you know how much rain we're expecting in my full forecast. >>> next at 6:00 a father arrested on septa while holding his child. why septa's top cop says he takes the blame for the officer putting the child in danger. why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now for $79.99 a month. go online or call. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at

the couple recently purchased a $1.3 million home in westfield union county but they soon received threateningm anonymous person known as the watcher. the stalker asks why are you here? i will find out. another note says i am pleased to know your names now and the name of the youngblood you have brought to me. the family is now suing the previous owners. they claim the seller received one of the letters a week before closing and should have warned them about it. but legal experts aren't convinced there's even a case. >> previous owners don't really have an obligation legally to tell prospective buyers or the new owner that effects tiffly their house has been stalked. >> the family is so horrified they haven't even moved in. they've asked media outlets to withhold their identity. >> ♪♪ >> wow. here at the big board with the big talkers and this picture right here is going viral big time and while you might be thinking ouch, that can't be comfortable, this is actually a pretty routine image in radiology departments. you see this is a pig o stat and keeps infants and toddlers completely still dur

department has a very conservative policy and a close a chasing suspects akron now mundanities driver is westfieldash a cadillac and of their car and by she meant being chased by police and 42 year-old bridget was killed in the financial district crosswalk by car that police tried to stop and say it was carrying three guys responsible for armed robbery spree. the suspects now in custody. >> catherine: season arrived in the bay area and it's been here a while and allows month has already had several grass fires they are on high alert as we had in the summer and graves level reports practice makes perfect word for the fact there was intentionally set by the fire fighters themselves the heat and smoke was real enough and his crew mates who expected the eating a lot of smoke this summer. "everyone agrees and a source one you hear a lot and heard last year we saw a lot of really good fire last year this year there's some of it is no worse" "" >> reporter: casey had noticed 20 fires charred something energetic as across the bay area and the past two weeks on seasonably cool temperatures moderate humidit

in a statement, westfield's mayor assures residents officials have done everything possible.partment conducted an exhaustive investigation based on the factual circumstances and evidence available. but so far the watcher remains a mystery. this is an upscale family town of some 30,000 residents. and that's why this story definitely got people's attention. >> thank god i'm not the homeowner. i would be scared to death. >> i can't wait to find out what's going on. >> reporter: a small-town story straight out of a horror film that now has plenty of people watching to see what happens next. the title company representative nbc news spoke with said they were not authorized to speak with the media. we did reach out to several realtors in town. most of them said they were not commenting on this story, although one woman did say to me this is a robust market. it remains such. she says she doesn't think this is going to have any effect on the market, calling it simply a tragic incident. >> all right. >> wow. >> it's really disturbing and twisted on the part of somebody. >> yeah. >> i

. >> westfield. >> westfield. beautiful. huge mall. that's how i know it, a mall. beautiful home.rized by a person called the watcher who is stalking their dream home and thus them if they move into the home. >> this is a crazy story. >> it gets weirder. >> the person left a letter, signed it the watcher and the letter says, my grandfather watched the house in the '20s. my father watched in the '60s. it's now my time. >> why are you here? i will find out. >> so, now, the attorney or an attorney representing the family would not elaborate when we reached out, but said there is a lawsuit. something is pending. the prior owners were aware of the watcher and deliberately withheld the information. >> this, according to the lawsuit. >> according to the attorney for the family. certain cities have disclosure. you have to say if you have pipe problems, roof, these other issues. new jersey doesn't have this disclosure law in place. if they did, for example, would it include something like this? i believe in texas where i'm from they have this. would it include if i had a potentially crazy

they are passing the westfield township in lancaster county. may flies formed and then fell to the ground. piles were inches deep. police say all of those bugs made for slick driving conditions and four bikers even crashed. look at that. it is like the plaque or something. bridge reopened early yesterday morning. >> they only live a few days. i think they are supposed to be gone by june, may flies in june, outrageous. >>> packing can be a pain when you go on the trip. i never how to do this. before you pack for your next vacation, you will meet a luggage guru that will take a huge piece of luggage and get it down to a carry on. >> i want to see this. >>> there is jen. >> hey, guys, that is right, they say it is bad idea to give me a mega phone. >> i love it. >> we will go hang out, are you guys ready for this lets make it happen. we are happening at the new conshohocken rowing center, come on back. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ la

question to the brothers and sisters and spouses of black men in communities like a castilla or westfield park or chicago deep distrust -- the distrust they have of the kernel justice system -- of the criminal justice system and are we in a position to change that? as the person who sees a sibling suffering from mental illness or substance abuse whether jail is a place for them to go or if there is a better place they can receive services to get a fresh start in life and in doing that if that instils trust into the system. and finally, ask the taxpayer who wonders why we pay for what we do with the results that we achieve and what we have struggled with that is the very foundation of why we are here today. there is a lot here. there is an undeniable excitement i feel for the work you are undertaking and with that work, i think i would like to leave you with a simple fact that you should note that what you are doing is exceedingly important for the country, you are being watched, it matters. you are being watched by everyone. you are being watched by c-span also. and then it matters to peo

i first met david several months ago when he came into my office in westfield, new jersey to discuss the bill before us today. and this reauthorization act is critically important. david has been a tremendous advocate for the legislation because as he will detail in his testimony he knows firsthand the importance of these programs for him and his fellow first responders and survivors. david joined the new york police department in 1985 and served in various departments over his 20-year tenure. he is a third generation law enforcement official following the tradition of his father and grandfather he was serving in the nypd operations division on september 11th, 2001. and spent the next several months in the dust and rubble of ground zero. i'm proud to have david here with us today. and i'm proud to be a ghost sponsor of this critical legislation. it is my hope, mr. chairman, that we can work in a bipartisan fashion to move this legislation forward quickly. and i look forward to voting for it not only here and in full committee but on the floor in the house of representatives. mr. chai

a mysterious writer forced a family of five to leave their million dollar plus home in westfield, newtcher" who claims the right of ownership. here's one of the chilling notes "i have been put in charge of watching and waiting for its second coming." another one reads "do you need to fill the house with the young blooded requested? once i know their namesly call to them and draw them out to me." then there was a separate letter dated back in june which he wrote "i am pleased to know your names now and the name of the young blood you have brought to me. will the young bloods play in the basement?" yikes! fearing for their child's safety, the family left and they're suing the previous owners for "knowingly and willfully failing to disclose the home's history." joining me now is lisa green, legal analyst and author of "on your case." with a welcome to you lisa. we can talk about the creepiness of this story for ages but does the family have a legal case here? >> before we get to that i just want to say i don't begrudge anyone the right to live a peaceful life at home. we all want to go h

i first met david several months ago when he came into my office in westfield, new jersey, to discuss the bill before us today. this re-authorization act is i think critically important. david has been a tremendous advocate for the legislation because, as he will detail in his testimony, he knows firsthand the importance of these programs for him and his fellow first responders and survivors. david joined the new york police department in 1985 and served in various departments over his 20-year tenure. he's a third generation law enforcement official, following the tradition of his father and grandfather. he was serving in the nypd operations division on september 11 2001, and spent the next several months in the dust and rubble of ground zero. i'm proud to have david here with us today and i'm proud to be a co-sponsor of this critical legislation. it is my hope, mr. chairman, that we can work in a bipartisan fashion to move this legislation forward quickly, and i look forward to voting for it not only here and in full committee but on the floor of the house of representatives. mr. cha

this is the town at least of westfield, new jersey.selves the watcher. notes include why are you here and i will find out and i'm pleased to know your names and now the name of the young blood that you have brought to me. well that family was so scared we're told that they never moved into the house. they are now suing the seller for withholding knowledge about the person they are calling the watcher. >>> and this next story can only be described as a real miracle. watch closely as a police van drives down the road and gets slammed by a semitruck that is running a red light. all this happened in grand prairie texas. just last week police in grand prairie had another accident. the officer in that car was also okay. those are your headlines. amazing. >>> to extreme weather now, 100 mile an hour tornado winds in parts of the midwest. >> portland michigan one of the worst hit. dozens of homes destroyed and town left littered with debris. >> maria is here to tell us. >> we're tracking that same storm system that's responsible for all of tha

i first met david several months ago when he came into my office in westfield, new jersey, to discuss the bill before us today. this re-authorization act is i think critically important. david has been a tremendous advocate for the legislation, because, as he will detail in his testimony, he knows firsthand the importance of these programs for him and his fellow first responders and survivors. david joined the new york police department in 1985 and served in various departments over his 20-year tenure. he's a third generation law enforcement official, following the tradition of his father and grandfather. he was serving in the nypd operations division on september 11, 2001, and spent the next several months in the dust and rubble of ground zero. i'm proud to have david here with us today and i'm proud to be a co-sponsor of this critical legislation. it is my hope, mr. chairman, that we can work in a bipartisan fashion to move this legislation forward quickly, and i look forward to voting for it not only here and in full committee but on the floor of the house of representatives. mr. c