elizabeth hur has the latest. 3 the president of an elite fraternity at cornell.. whose father is the owner of one of new york city's famous concert halls.. is 21-year-old wolfgang ballinger.. seen in this youtube video talking about his goals..sot -- wolfgang balligner"at a young age i was taught to appreciate hard work and especially self- made worth."and now fighting charges that he sexually assaulted a female student inside this fraternity house on campus.. ((gfx1))according to court documents, the woman alleges ballinger locked the door and forced himself onto her after she "verbally protested" several times. ballinger pleaded not guilty to first degree attempted rape, first degree criminal sexual act, and first degree sexual abuse. sot - alex spiro / former prosecutor "the speed at which they took this case out of the university's pruview and brought it into a criminal setting suggests that the prosecution believes that university president.. also taking immediate action.. upsilon, on interim suspension.. saying ((gfx3- gma)) "sexual violence has no place at

elizabeth hur abc news, new york new information tonight-- in the battle between the f-b-i and apple. the county government agency- that owned the i-phone at the heart of legal battle between department-- paid for but never installed a feature that would have allowed the f-b-i to easily and immediately unlock the phone. the phone is a central part of the terrorism investigation into the shootings that killed 14 people in san bernardino, california. if the technology had been installed-- officials would have been able to remotely unlock the phone for the fbi. the service only costs $4 per month ---per phone. coast guard crews were called out to rescue 3 people off the coast of washington. crews received a distress call about 2 surfers in distress near grays harbor-- washington. a third person-- who was attempting to help the surfers-- also needed to be rescued from the rough waters. all 3 were safely hoisted aboard a rescue helicopter and are said to be in good condition. fiji residents are left picking up the pieces after yesterday's record- breaking cyclone struck the island nation.

elizabeth hur abc news, new york bill cosby's wife is trying to delay her deposition. a federal judge ruled on friday that camille cosby's deposition has to be on monday. yesterday, she filed a motion to delay her testimony because she "has had no involvement this case." several women claimed the actor sexually assaulted them decades ago. there are a whole lot of people hoping they have what it takes to go to space. nasa received a record number of applications for its astronaut candidate training program. of the 18 thousand applications, only eight to 14 people will be chosen. once final candidates are selected, they will undergo two years of basic training on things from spacewalking to learning russian. candidates who graduate will eventually be assigned to one of four spacecraft. happy darwin day! don't know what that is? don't worry, kolo 8 news now's chris buckley will tell us what this day means and fire can travel over a mile. you can't control where it will land. only what happens before it does. visit fireadapted.org to learn how to protect your community fro

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. the el faro investigation is spitzer is now divorced from his wife.. we're told svetlana is back in spitzer is now divorced from his wife.. we're told svetlana is back in russia and is not cooperating with the investigation. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. the el faro underway in jacksonville florida with ten-days of coast guard hearings. the cargo ship sank last october while it was on its way to puerto rico. it sailed into the path of a hurricane, leaving no survivors. coast guard captain jason neubauer said they're hoping to find out what exactly happened to the ship. the hearing will be streamed online. ### new information today, about the tap water flowing in flint michigan. after the public outcry and media attention, high levels of lead remain in the water, according to the state of michigan. now, doctors and the n-double-a-c-p are threatening protests, if action is not taken. kim hutcherson reports. the u-s surgeon general is spending a second day in flint, michigan tuesday

abc's elizabeth hur has more. " tonight as families of the victims.. including mary jo nye.. a 60- year-old retired teacher.. seek answers.. police finding a silver lining in this terrible tragedy. kalamazoo police chief very relieved that we have someone in custody nats - 911 gfx shots fired we have one confirmed victim right now overnight a city was gripped with fear after a man opened fire at three different locations across a 13 mile span in kalamazoo michigan. the first - a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. the second - a few hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed. the third - outside a cracker barrel restaurant, the suspect taking the lives of nye and 3 others in 2 vehicles. leaving a 14-year-old girl in critical condition. sot - jeffrey getting: kalamazoo county prosecutor you don't ever expect anything like this to ever happen anywhere yet along in kalamazoo, this is just the most awful thing ever. the suspect, jason dalton, an uber driver taken into custody hours after the final shooting. in a statement the company

six people dead...and tonight - abc's elizabeth hur has chilling new details surfacing about the rampage of an uber driver. nats up from tonight's vigil) a community in mourning.. offering prayers.. not only for the victims.. but also the alleged gunman.. now in jail.sotjeff hadley, kalamazoo police chief "very relieved that we have someone in custody."(nat) - 911 gfx *shots fired we have one confirmed victim right now*the shooting spree started just after 5:40 saturday evening.. the first - a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. the second - four hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed.the third - outside a cracker barrel restaurant, where 4 people were killed in their cars.. including 60-year-old mary jo nye.. a retired teacher.sot jeff getting kalamazoo county have no reason to believe there was more than one individual involved in any of these incidents."the suspect, jason dalton, an uber driver.. taken into custody hours after the final shooting. matt mellen says he was one of dalton's customers saturday afternoon.. the ride? so frigh

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. the u-s state department has released over 500 of hillary clinton's work-related emails from her time as secretary of state. parts them were upgraded in classification level -- but none were top secret. the state department also says none of the e-mails were marked "confidential" at the time they were sent. earlier this week a federal judge ordered clinton's remaining e-mails released by the end of the month. that's right before "super hold a democratic primary or caucus. right now, a live look outside across the valley. the weather was absolutley beautiful on this valenties day, great for getting outdoors and enjoying the day with loved ones. let's check in with 13 weather first meteorologist karla huelga with what we can expect for tomorrow's holiday. karla warm temps and dry conditions will continue to be the theme through the first part of wednesday. expect high temps in the mid 70s for presidents day and tuesday. you can also expect breezy winds on monday for the las vegas valley

abc's elizabeth hur reports... advisories/restrictions/emba rgoes: contains nns material, no access wzzm format: n1 16x9 pkg video shows/shotlis t: supers: :37-:39 paul matyas undersheriff 1:09-1:18 matt mellen passenger too quick ed d dis uber's safety 1:22-1:35 elizabeth hur abc news, new york video provided by: length: 1:35 suggested intro: the uber driver accused qn a deadly shooting spree in michigan - is set to face a judge today. investigators won't say what set him off - but we are hearing from the passengers he picked up between hits. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. pkg script: six pple are dead.. two others injured.. one suspect in custody.. but so far.. no motive. police radio: "shots fired. we have one confirrd victim right now." according to police.. the mayhem in michigan started shortly before six saturday evening.. in this residential complex.. a woman was shot several times.. she survived. then about four hours later.. in this car dealership parking lot.. a father and son were shot and killed..

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. nothing is certain in life but death an taxes... and the time for the latter-- is fast approaching. tonight we've got some tips that can help you avoid being picked for an audit. and, severe weather slams the south... with tornadoes sweeping through several states. plus, chief thompson has your forecast, next on kolo 8 news now. "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 5:00 with sarah johns, noah bond, weather with meteorologist jeff thompson, and sports with josh little. this is kolo 8 how much monthly grocery bills can add up to... dave tomorrow a look at some simple ways to cut down that cost... but still get loads of the food you want. amanda that's tomorrow on good morning reno. 430 to 7am a monster storm is making its way up the east coast. at least three people have died, after more than two dozen tornadoes reportedly tore through the gulf coast. this r-v park in saint james parish louisiana, was obliterated. entire neighborhoods in pensacola florida---destroyed! and folks inside this gold's gym in prairieville louisiana---- start

abc's elizabeth hur explains. a community in mourning.. offering prayers.. not only for the victims.. but also the alleged gunman.. now in jail. sot jeff hadley, kalamazoo police chief "very relieved that we have someone in custody." - 911 gfx shots fired we have one confirmed victim right now the shooting spree started just after 5:40 saturday evening.. the first - a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. the second - four hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed. the third - outside a cracker barrel restaurant, where 4 people were killed in 60-year-old mary jo nye.. a retired teacher. sot jeff getting kalamazoo county prosecutor jeff getting: "we have no reason to believe there was more than one individual involved in any of these incidents." the suspect, jason dalton, an uber driver.. taken into custody hours after the final shooting. matt mellen says he was one of dalton's customers saturday afternoon.. the ride? so frightening.. he called 911. sot matt mellen uber passenger: "we were driving through medians,

and creating major traffic troubles across 17 states.abc's elizabeth hur reports from new york. snow in d-c and virginia.. quickly transforming the area from a winter wonderland.. to a travel nightmare.. temporarily closing runways at reagan international and having a ripple effect at airports across the country.. on the roadways.. take a look at this picture virginia state police captured of an overturned tractor trailer.. carrying cattle! nats - "wind nat pop"snow and ice.. wreaking havoc for drivers from iowa.. to illinois.. indiana and pennsylvania.. i-78 finally reopen.. after this massive and fatal pile-up over the weekend. nats - a new storm.. is now moving across and south.. making its way north.. bringing heavy rain and warmer temperatures. a welcome relief for the millions of americans in the northeast and new england.. sot - "it swung hard and it swung back // we knew there was a problem." including these 48 skiers.. who spent some 3 hours dangling more than 40 feet of the ground.. after the artic cold broke down two trams at a ski resort in new hampshire.. nats - in

abc's elizabeth hur reports. a hearse carried the body of justice antonin scalia to the airport for a final flight home -- as a battle for his seat on the supreme court is brewing. constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor ...." replacing a legal giant.. adding another bitter divide in this election year.. not only in congress but also on the campaign trail.. sot sen. ted cruz: "we should not allow a lame-duck president to essentially capture the supreme court in the waning months of his presidency." sot hillary clinton: "it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates." scalia died in his sleep saturday.. at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip.. sot john poindexter owner, cibolo creek ranch : "he was totally peaceful. he's a man who went to sleep and just didn't wake up." sot judge cinderela guevara presidio cty., tx: "they assured me they did not see any signs of foul play." the scalia fami

abc's elizabeth hur has a community in mourning.. offering prayers.. not only for the victims.. but also the alleged gunman.. now in jail. sot jeff hadley, kalamazoo police chief "very relieved that we have someone in custody." - 911 gfx shots fired we have one confirmed victim right now the shooting spree started just after 5:40 saturday evening.. the first - a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. the second - four hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed. the third - outside a cracker barrel restaurant, where 4 people were killed in their cars.. including 60-year-old mary jo nye.. a retired teacher. sot jeff getting kalamazoo county prosecutor jeff getting: "we have no reason to believe there was more than one individual involved in any of these incidents." the suspect, jason dalton, an uber driver.. taken into custody hours after the final shooting. matt mellen says he was one of dalton's customers saturday frightening.. he called 911. sot matt mellen uber passenger: "we were driving through medians, driving through the lawn, sp

abc's elizabeth hur has the new developments on alleged gunman in jail tonight! elizabeth intro:investigators say they still have a lot of questions but this is what we know so far... the suspect is a 45-year-old who works as a driver for uber and now.. police say they are looking to see if he was transporting customers before, between or after the shootings.script: tonight as families of the victims.. including mary jo nye.. a 60-year-old retired teacher.. seek answers.. police finding a silver lining in this terrible tragedy.sot - jeff hadley, kalamazoo police chief very relieved that we have someone in custodynats - 911 gfx *shots fired we have one confirmed victim right now* overnight a city was gripped with fear after a man opened fire at three different locations across a 13 mile span in kalamazoo michigan. the first - a parking lot where a woman walking to her car was shot several times. the second - a few hours later at a car dealership, a father and son killed.the third - outside a cracker barrel restaurant, the suspect taking the lives of nye and 3 othe

elizabeth hur reports. >> reporter: teresa giudice admits transitioning from the housewife to prison inmate in connecticut was not easy. >> mold in the bathroom. not running water constantly. the showers were freezing cold. it was hell. >> reporter: the reality start telling abc at the time of her arrest that she did not know she had committed a crime. >> definitely not. the government sought differently.i got sentenced. >> reporter: giudice spent 11 and a half months in jail after she and her husband joe ultimately pleaded guilty to multiple crimes including conspiracy to create wire fraud in bankruptcy fraud. >> it broke my heart. i was always growing up the good girl. a far cry from the woman we saw on tv. she said having a routine helped. >> i had a job in the kitchen. i wiped tables. i got paid $.12 an hour. my first paycheck was $1.60. >> reporter: in her memoir, turning the tables, she writes about turning a new leaf calling her life in open book. >> i'm happy to be home. we're just enjoying every moment. like, living in the moment. >> reporter: her husband joe was sentenced t

abc's elizabeth hur has a at their red carpet premiere event.... in new york. script: ((nat)) trailer 00:00 "music.. you wanna know how to get people to trust you with their money?" madoff.. a true crime saga turned tv mini-series.. tells the story of the ponzi scheme king.. ((nat)) trailer 00:17 "people them richer than god." who became the face of finanical corruption... ((nat)) george reporting on madoff in 2009 making headlines worldwide and now serving 150 years in prison for bilking investors out of billions of dollars.. ((sot)) premiere clip 1610276 8:15ish richard dreyfuss, bernie madoff: "it's an extraordinary and complex role." for academy award winning actor, richard dreyfuss.. ((sot)) premiere clip 1610276 8:20ish dreyfuss: "i lived in bayside..he lived in bayside //// that meant that i really did have a certain understanding.." portraying bernie madoff was personal.. ((sot)) premiere clip 1610276 9:36ish dreyfuss: "the nicest, friendliest uncle bernie.. and that's the only way he could have succeeded so that's the way i played it." playing madoff's

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> we're seeing steady rain, and so would her presidency. which is why, for every american who's not being paid what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. >>> a forecast you can count on from abc 13 weather experts. >>> take a look. bad weather moving across our area. any of us are still under a flood warning. we have team coverage with will stafford and melissa le fevere. let's head you first. >> melissa: looking at the big picture, you can see this impressive low pressure system counterclockwise circulation brought the severe storms to the gulf coast last night and beginning to impact us in the heart of virginia. i want to start with north carolina. take a look at this. we have a tornado watch. that is the lighter color. we also had some severe thunderstorm warnings. we are watching for that tornadic capability. for us, it is all about the flooding as we head into the afte

elizabeth hur has the latest. >> wow, wow, wow. we want to thank the people of new hampshire's. >> reporter: donald trump and bernie sanders rocketing out of new hampshire with resounding wins. >> thank you new hampshire. [cheering] >> reporter: senator sanders, the oldest candidate in the race winning big with young voters. >> we have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washington. phone on gma this morning. signals. many people would show up. many more than we anticipated. >> reporter: john kasich finishing in second place is now believed to be the top contender in what's called the establishment lane.>> i absolutely do believe i cannot only unify the party, but i also believe i can bring back the reagan blue-collar democrat who were for reagan. >> reporter: i when iowa winner ted cruz tied for third. march on. >> we take this campaign to the entire country. vote. >> reporter: clinton and sanders back on the campaign trail in new york city today. sanders making stops in harlem and on the view. governor chris chris

elizabeth hur reports. >> reporter: the white house wants apple to do what a california judge ordered, hack into the iphone used by the suspect in the san bernardino massacre and help investigators get some answers. >> they're not asking apple to redesign its product or create a new backdoor to one of their products. they are simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device. >> i think being a good corporate citizen is important. >> reporter: apple customers up for all of our security. >> reporter: apple standing firm bowing to appeal. tim cook said the demands are chilling and the software is something they do not have an something they consider too dangerous to create arguing if they find a way to break into that phone they will be able to then break into any phone. >> apple has made clear it's going to fight and i can guarantee whoever loses the battle is going to appeal. this may end up in the supreme court. >> mona: legal experts say this is a landmark case. microsoft and google are weighing in saying they are with apple on this one and believe there shoul

elizabeth hur oncam close: according to officials.. no one was seriously hurt.. but for their patience.. royal caribbean is issuing a full refund and a half-off certificate for future cruises eh, abc news, ny. tim: a widespread a few years away. but a u.s. health official says a vaccine development is underway. " we have already started to develel the vaccine in the early stages and we can predict that we likely would be in phase-one trial just totoetermine if it's safe, and if it induces a good response, probably by the end of the summer and get that going by the end of this year. and if it looks like it's safe, we'll go to the next have a vaccine that's widely available for a few years, but we certainly can get the initial steps." the zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and is tied to birth defects in defects in newborns. it has spread to at countries. jenna: asking congress for close to two billion dollars to help fight the zika virus. the request comes as the world health organization calls it a public health emergency. the administration wants the money

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> frank: another drizzly day across the mountains and the up state with significant rain on the way. karen wynne joins us with our sky watch forecast. >> karen: light scattered showers going on across the mountains with stezier rain in the northern mountains. this is no big deal compared to what's coming our way. future radar. the showers are going to move out and we dry out temporarily. burnsville 56... franklin 55... 60 in greer. you want to keep the umbrella han i can early on in the evening with the scattered showers continuing at 7:00. down to 55 then. by 9:00 only a few showers. then at 11:00 mainly cloudy conditions and 53 degrees. the evening planner in the up state shows the showers winding down. we're at 60 at 9:00. 58 at 11:00. patchy fog is going to develop later on tonight. now coming up i'll show you when the heavier rain moves in. there are a couple of ways we're watching. we'll time them out for you. >> frank: you might want to make that morning cup of joe a double. how more coffee may bring benefits that can save your life. >>>lendin

elizabeth hur has this story in washington. >> reporter: police say this case is baffling because it appears the suspect didn't know his victims and the victims didn't know each other. 6 people are dead, two others injured, one suspect in custody, but so far no motive. >>> shots fired. >> reporter: according to police the mayhem in michigan started before 6:00 p.m. saturday evening in the residential complex, a woman was shot several times, she survived. four hours later in this car dealership parking lot a father and son were shot and killed. minutes outside this cracker barrel restaurant five people were shot four people died, the victims selected at random. >>> this is your worse nightmare. >> reporter: hours later the uber driver, jason dalton was taken into custody without incident. police are looking into reports that dalton was working in between shootings. this man said he was a customer during the rampage. >>> i half hartedly joked -- heartedly joked at him and said, you're not the shooter, are you? he said no. i'm just really tired. >> reporter: he said he rode with dalton

elizabeth hur has the story. take a look at the damage done.. and this video showing anything not nailed down.. sliding off tables.. these are just some of the images.. passengers posted on twitter.. "the amount that things were shifting around our room was a little frightening." while aboard, royal carribean's anthem of the seas- caught in hurricane-force winds off the carolina coast. some passengers reporting the ship listing at 45 degrees! "when we looked out the window, you'd see waves that were, it looked like the height of our balcony. we're on the 7th deck. i don't know how much of that was the height of the waves and how much of that was us tipped over." gregg cribbs.. is one of some 4-thousand people.. ordered to remain in their cabins for hours.. leanna petrone is another.. also tweeting from the ship.. leanna via twitter: "we're trapped in our rooms, we can't leave." the ship left new jersey day cruise to the bahamas.. and despite this scare.. the original plan was to continue onto florida and dock in port canaveral on monday.. but ba

elizabeth hur, abc news, ny. there are many myths surrounding pregnancy... kolo 8 news now is here to help you decide fact from fiction. and, peyton manning brings home a win... but questions still remain about playing next year. "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 4:30 with sarah johns and weather with meteorologist jeff thompson this is kolo 8 news now at 4:30." actress gwenyth paltrow took the stand information being thrown at you... from your friends, from your family, from online and much information to and there are many myths surrounding pregnancy. kelly bowman separates fact from fiction. true or false, pregnant mothers are eating for two? that's actually false, unfortunately. if you have a healthy diet prior to pregnancy we would like you to increase your calories by 300 calories a day food cravings are caused by the growing baby, true or false? i wish that that were true, but i have to dispel that myth. that is not true. mom may crave that and mom may want that, but the baby doesn't actually know what he or she needs quite yet. babies actually need

abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with the latest. jason dalton murder suspect andrew jamieson best man at jason dalton's wedding kacey black kalamazoo township, mi vickie koph abigail's mother: elizabeth hur abc news, new york elizabeth pkg: charged with 6 murders and facing life in prison.. judge: "do you understand the charges? dalton: yes sir." uber driver jason dalton showed no emotion.. dalton: "i would prefer just to remain silent." and revealed no new details during his arraigment but prosecutors say the 45-year-old admitted to investigators "he took people's lives". dalton's friends say they are in disbelief. andrew jamieson/best man at dalton's wedding: "he was very quiet and reserved. not afraid to speak his mind, but definitely not out to ever cause anybody trouble." according to the detroit free press dalton once worked as an insurance adjustor is married and the father of a 10 and 15 year old.. from a local gun shop owner dalton stopped in about once a month and bought a tactical jacket there just hours before the shooti

elizabeth hur, abc news. stephanie: believe it or not, rattlesnakes could soon have their own island in massachusetts. the state is planning to establish a colony of rattlesnakes on an island. the state division of fisheries and wildlife say the snakes would have enough space to stay on the island. the snakes are indigenous to massachusetts at have been nearly wiped out by humans. most of the island of fiji is without electricity. cyclone winston tore through the pacific island chain this weekend, killing at least 17. the prime minister says many people are without drinking water and power. debris. >> now meteorologist hayley lapoint and your storm watch 9 forecast. hayley: thankfully, nothing like that across the area here. this is a time lapse from weirs beach today. you can see the duckies and join the open water at weirs beach, not frozen over. we even got some sunshine throughout the day, but today was definitely one of those days where we were in and out of the clouds. some peaks of sunshine, but that w

elizabeth hur, abc news, ny. national wear red day is this friday. people across the country wear red to bring awareness to women's risk of heart disease and prevention. "it's a little strange to be a healthcare ceo and say we want to keep patients out of the hospital, but that's exactly what we want to do." the goal of american heart month and go red for women is to encourage women and healthy at every age. 2016 is the american heart society's 13th annual national wear red day. several events are going on around town to promote heart health... including a 5-k run and walk in front of scheels. stay with us... we'll be next hour. we're working on several new and updated stories coming up on kolo 8 news now at 5. lead poisioned victims from flint michigan testified before congress today. the wrangle between congress and state leaders in michigan. plus-- american mosque for the first time during his presidency saying, bias against any faith has no place in our nation. welcome words to muslims here in northern nevada. i'm ed pearce that story's coming up

elizabeth hur oncam close: and according to the latest poll.. clinton and trump are heading into south carolina.. as front- runners with double-digit leads. eh, abc news, ny. scott has sports next. stay with us on kcrg-tv9. tonight at texas tech without jameel mckay. the cyclones really played as a team tonight george niang to monte morris who makes a great cut to the hole for the 14-8 lead. big first half for niang working without the ball sealing off the defender for two of his game high . and then look at shot fake... he is so hard to defend with 2 more in the paint. but tech came to play williams high off the glass to tie the game at 37 at the break. a good start to the second for the clones abdel nader with three of his .and they turned up the defense george with steal and that triggers the break and morris takes right at the rack for a 7 point lead. monte finished with .. and then look at the big fella run the floor deonte burton off the oop throws it down!! got a look at that again.. he made that look so easy and iowa state led by 9..but

elizabeth hur, abc news, tom: u.s. officials say an irs computer breach is bigger than orignially thought. tonight, the irs announced more than 700,000 taxpayers are victims to hackers. the breach of 334,000 taxpayers was discovered in may of last year. hackers got into a system called get transcript which is were here taxpayers get tax returns and other filings from previous years. the irs is working to notify everyone affected. shelley: for the first time in 97 years the price of a stamp is , set to go down. in april, a first-class stamp will cost 47 cents, that' s down two cents. back in 2014 the price of stamps went up by 3 cents to help raise $4.6 billion in revenue. commercial prices will also decrease. for a complete listing of the new prices, you can head on over to our website wmur.com. tom: it' s all systems go for the cannon mountain aerial tramway to begin taking passengers to the top of the mountain again. today, the tram ran for about eight hours and passed all state this after the motor broke down strand

as abc's elizabeth hur shows us, one politician refused show up. >> reporter: frustration boiling over in d.c. >> this is not a third world country. >> inside the congressional hearing, and is outside. >> we want a new honor system. >> dozens made the trip including lee anne walters, and now pleading for safety. safety. that was taken from us. >> reporter: the city's water has been contaminated with toxic levels of lead, leaving thousands of residents exposed and with state and environmental officials, at least three class an fbi investigation launched and the mayor proposed leading homes. >> we can't get the governor to this meeting. >> reporter: the governor didn't testify and the emergency congress. >> as the hearing was going on, the governor did announce he. s to spend $30 million to -- he wants to spend $30 million to the residents and pay their water bills. >> reporter: abc news, elizabeth hur. >>> and a man on the run accused of robbing people could be heading to the sunshine state. an abducted employee saying they're hoping to get married and start a new life in florida. polic

elizabeth hur reports. one day after the latest mass shooting in this country left 3 dead and 14 injured... the sheriff in harvey county kansas says there's one reason why the gunman didn't claim more victims. "the only reason he stopped shooting is because that officer stopped the shooting." as many as 300 people were inside the excel industries factory.. when investigators say cedric larry ford.. armed with an assault rifle and a handgun.. began firing. "the gun was strapped to him. he was ready to go." ford had already shot and wounded three people before he entered the plant. the bloodshed.. ending with ford shot and killed in a gun battle with the first police officer on the scene... the heston police chief. "that particular officer his a hero." ford's shooting rampage.. ranged across some 6 miles and 3 locations.. believed to be sparked after ford was served with a restraining order at work.. just 90 minutes before the first shooting. say much. he didn't look happy." "currently, 11 of the 14 victim in

live from new york, elizabeth hur channel 6 "action news." back to you. >>> thank you for that report. >>> back here, three boys are safe after they fell through a foesen upon the in chalfonte, bucks county. it happened in a retention bay son. they were walk you go on the ice when it cracked beneath them. david bennett and two other neighbors ran to help. they pulled a boy out with a stick, but could not reach the other two. orr climbed on a drain grate, but edwards could not. orr jumped back in the water. i got in and got his backpack and got his hands and put him on the grate. >>> volunteers from the fire department used a raft to rescue the boys. he said he is doing well and learned a valuable lesson. >>> the presidential candidates are getting ready for the new hampshire prime -- primaries. donald trump has a double digit lead in the polls. bernie sanders is trying to keep his momentum. polls show clinton is closing the gap. monica malpass is in new hampshire covering the primary. her live reports continue on "action news" at 4:00 p.m., 5

here's abc's elizabeth hur with more on the storm. < the nation's capital.. under a winter storm warning.. bracing for up to 6 inches of snow.. overnight.. more snow fell in chicago.. after a weekend of blinding white out conditions.. nats leaving highways and roadways.. littered with wreckage.. nats from indiana.. to pennsylvania.. multiple pile-ups killing three and sending dozens to the hospital.. and some incredible images are emerging from the record-breaking cold.. firefigthers battling a blaze in philadelphia.. leaving this car completely frozen in ice.. in boston.. sub-zero temperatures shattering a 60-year-old record and in new york.. it was the coldest valentine's day in 100 years. nats finally.. in new hampshire.. the wicked cold led to these dramatic rescues at a ski resort.. hanging more than 40 feet off the ground.. sot - "it swung hard and it swung back // we knew there after about three hours. elizabeth hur oncam close: there is some relief from this dangerous cold.. forecasters say a storm coming from the south and up the coast.. will bring w

abc's elizabeth hur has more . jason dalton - a 45- year-old man with no previous criminal record - now charged with six murders. natsot - judge: "are you jason brian dalton?" dalton: "yes." the uber driver turned accused killer appeared before a judge via video.. natsot - judge: "is there anything you wish to tell the court at this time..." dalton: "i would prefer just to remain silent." for the victims families.. condolences from president obama... sot - president obama "you got families who are shattered today." uber confirming dalton passed a background check. what set him off.. police don't know. sot - ((gfx)) police radio: "shots fired. we have one confirmed victim right now." in all.. dalton stands accused of shooting 8 people at 3 different locations in kalamazoo, michigan saturday.. killing 6 and injuring 2. dalton.. reportedly.. shootings. sot - matt mellen / passenger "we were driving driving through the lawn, speeding along and when we came to a stop, i jumped out the matt mellen says he called 911 afte

elizabeth hur with the problems still lingering this noon. elizabeth: this morning, amy national weather service will be on the ground looking into 17 reported tornadoes from florida to louisiana. it left homes and businesses damaged and destroyed. rooms bill -- ripped off buildings and depriest run across -- tabriz to run across further north, the mix of snow and ice meant a busy morning for emergency crews responding to over 2000 racks in 24 hours across 17 states. more than 500 accidents in virginia alone. it wasn' t just cars unable to get traction. take a look at these pedestrians trying to make it down the street without slipping. >> i couldn' t stop at all. i stepped out and slid all the way to the curb. >> slick conditions also leaving those flying as a rookie or hundreds of flights of artie been canceled today with the storm battering the east coast. in philadelphia, 200 passengers spent more than three hours on a plane without heat or air conditioning because their flight to florida was delayed because of weather and maintenance iss

abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with details. made it official on twitter.. saying the purpose of this trip is to show that.. while significant progress has been made since normalizing relations with cuba.. more needs to be done. script: president obama is going to cuba! ((sot)) ben rhodes, assistant to the president "this is the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge." it's a first.. for a sitting president since 1928.. and the first trip to cuba for president obama since he made history.. shaking hands with raul castro.. and restoring diplomatic ties with the cuban government.. back in december of 2014. ((sot)) ben rhodes, assistant to the president "given the choice between going in december when frankly it would just kind of be a vacation down to cuba, or going now and trying to get some business done, we believe that the time is right to go." this trip.. the main event.. among several huge us/cuba events in the works.. including a major league baseball pre- season game.. and big entertainers like beyonce, elton john and the rolling stone neg

elizabeth hur, abc what's coming up in our next hour. we're working on several new and updated stories coming up on kolo 8 news now at 5. ?are you tired of removing snow and ice from around your home? a new invention could make this possible. ?but how does it work?-- we're revealing the secret. we're learning new information about mysterious day two cab drivers were attacked within 24-hours. it's an ed pearce report. "40,000 square feet dedicated to the cultivation of legal marijuana in sparks and tonight i will give you an inside look." even though it was a couple days ago, people are still talking about which aired here on kolo 8 news now saturday night. they aren't talking about the issues, or the candidates beliefs on them. jeanne moos keeps it real: they are talking about the awkward entrances. the desperate gestures of a backstage handler told the story of what one website called "a chain reaction of cringe." sure, it could have been worse. no one fell like miss america. no one got a concussion like conan did. or tripped over a red

elizabeth hur reports. to help homeowners recover and rebuild.. the national guard is on the ground in waverly virginia.. one of the hardest hit areas.. after a killer tornado with winds gusting over 100 mph.. destroyed homes and left at least three people dead.. this is something out of a movie. this is just destruction. similar scenes across pennsylvania.. this is lancaster county.. buildings were ripped apart.. the winds.. so intense.. a coast guard boat overturned in new york.. on its way to rescue a disabled fishing boat. between the conditions and mechanical issues, they ended losing power and being pushed up onto shore. more than 30 confirmed tornadoes touched down from texas to pennsylvania.. the severe outbreak.. reaching as far north as new england. everything shaking, wind crazy out there.... in the midwest.. blizzard-like conditions.. left a huge mess on the roadways.. dozens of drivers spent hours stuck in their cars.. stranded along the illinois-indiana border. back east.. the damage.. is so severe in some areas.. cleaning up means p

abc's elizabeth hur is tracking the storms from new york. aaron forsyth gold's gym member willy martin st. james' parish sheriff elizabeth hur abc news, new york script: "look up look up!" a monster storm system is on the move up the east coast.. "oh my goodness - holy cow!" along the way leaving a path of destruction. this rv park in st james "i immediately took off running to help people." and entire neighborhoods in pensacola, florida.. decimated. all of this the work of 27 reported tornadoes in 24 hours.. across 5 states. aaron forsyth, gold's gym member "sounded like a train that was coming through here." people were inside this gold's gym in prairieville, louisiana when a twister ripped the wall right off the side of the building. aaron forsyth, gold's gym member "working employees and just people working out and they had about eight kids in the daycare, so definitely a scary situation." amazingly no one was seriously hurt here.. but elsewhere the heavy wind and rain powerful enough to flip this tractor trailer over proved to be deadly

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. nikk/lami: iowa senator chuck grassley could hold a big role on who the next supreme as the head of the senate judiciary committee , he has the first say in confirming or denying a nominee. following (ska- lee-a)s scalia's death, he sent out a statement saying no one should be picked during an election year. he believes that president obama will try to appoint a justice that will push his own agenda. therefore, it only makes sense that we defer to the american people who will elect a new president, to select the next supreme court justice. if president obama doesn't pick a new justice, that means we could go a whole year without a full supreme court, and could delay decisions on some big and controversial issues. nikki: still to come on local 5 news at 10...they weren't looking for love but they found it. " she was working int he bakery and i walked by and just said hey." nikki: a valentine's day treat...they didn't meet online, or through an app. meet some iowans who found love the o

elizabeth hur, abc news, ny. wind advisory in effect for the sierra front and tahoe basin wednesday, from 8 am until 10 pm. sustained wind of 25-35 mph is likely with gusts to 55+ mph. high pressure will keep the weather dry and mild through early wednesday. tuesday highs will likely be the warmest temperatures of the year to and snow arrives on wednesday, as a pacific trough pushes inland. it will be warm and windy to start, with gusty southerly wind east of the sierra crest and snow levels above 8000'. by wednesday night, temperatures and snow levels will fall rapidly as a cold front moves through. expect winter travel in the sierra, with some slippery spots thursday morning down to 5000'. dry weather and a warm-up will return friday through next weekend. -jeff tonight: mostly clear, with a low around 37. south wind around 5 mph. tuesday: sunny, with a high near 68. southwest wind around 5 mph. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 41. calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the evening. wednesday: a

elizabeth hur, abc news, norristown, pa. tom: a woman behind a different lawsuit against cosby is dropping her case. federal court records show the woman dismissed her lawsuit today without explanation. she accused the comedian of drugging and sexually abusing her at the playboy mansion in 2008. prosecutors decided last month not to file criminal charges against cosby over the claims. shelley: prosecutors in virginia say a 13-year-old girl was stabbed to death the same day she disappeared from her home. two virginia tech students have been charged in connection to the death of nicole lovell. 18-year-old david eisenhauer is charged with kidnapping and murder. his classmate is charged with being an accessory before the helping to dispose of the body. today, lovell' s mother talked about her daughter who went by colley. >> colley had a passion for pandas, music, dancing. dreamed of being on american idol, someday. her favorite color was blue. shelley prosecutors haven' t : given a motive for the tom: investigators have found tr

elizabeth hur reports. president obama is going to cuba! ben rhodes, assistant to the president: "this is the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge." it's a first.. for a sitting president since 1928.. and the first trip to cuba for president obama since he made history.. shaking hands with raul castro.. and restoring diplomatic ties with the cuban government.. back in december of 2014. ben rhodes, assistant to the president: "given the choice between going in december when frankly it would just kind of be a vacation down to cuba, or going now and trying to get some business done, we believe that the time is right to go." this trip.. the main event.. among several huge us/cuba events in the works.. including a major league baseball pre- season game.. and big the rolling stone negotiating concerts.. president obama.. tweeting in part.. he's traveling to cuba "to advance our progress and efforts that can improve the lives of the cuban people." his decision.. disappointing for gop presidential contenders with cuban roots.. senato

. >> two-part miniseries that debuts tomorrow night that takes us inside his madness and elizabeth hur has a preview. >> you want to know how to get people to trust you with their money. >> reporter: "madoff" turned miniseries tells the story of the ponzi scheme king. >> people give me their money and i make them richer than god. >> reporter: who became the face of financial corruption. >> there was a bombshell in the >> reporter: now serving 150 years in prison for bilking investors out of billions of dollars. >> it's an extraordinary and complex role. >> reporter: for academy award winning actor richard dreyfuss. >> i lived in bayside. he lived in bayside. that meant that i really did have a certain understanding. >> reporter: portraying bernie madoff was personal. >> the nicest, friendliest uncle bernie, that's the only way he could have sided so that's the way i played him. >> reporter: playing madoff's wife ruth. >> everyone that i spoke with that knew him said he was the loveliest guy. >> reporter: blythe danner found playing the role of mrs. madoff fascinating and eye opening. >

abc's elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: a hers carried body of justin scalia to the airport for a final flight home and battle for his seat on the supreme court is brewing. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to nominate a successor. >> reporter: but adding another bitter divide in this election year not only in congress but also, on the campaign trail. >> we should not allow lame duck president to essentially capture the supreme court in the wayneing months of his presidency. >> it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> reporter: scalia died in his sleep saturday at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. >> he was totally peaceful. he was a man who went to sleep and just didn't wake up. >> they a assured me they did not see any signs of foul play. >> reporter: scalia family objecting to the autopsy after talking to investigators on the scene. back in washington, with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell declaring this vacant seat should not be f

abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. "here's your next president - donald trump!" donald trump.. fresh off his huge win in new hampshire.. stressing a win in south carolina is paramount. sot - donald trump / presidential candidate "if we win here.. everyone else will drop out .. and make america great again." his challengers.. not backing down.. iowa winner senator ted cruz already runing attack ads.. sot - "look! i got the trump action does he do? he pretends to be a republican " and john kasich.. the second place surprise.. putting his rivals on notice. sot - gov. john kasich / presidential candidate "don't mess with me, ok? so i'm not gonna be a pin cushion or a marshmallow." meanwhile on the democratic side.. nats - "bernie bernie bernie.." following his big win in new hampshire.. bernie sanders feeling the love on the view.. telling the ladies.. he's all in. sot - sen. bernie sanders / "i think the message that we're bringing forth, that this country is supposed to be a nation of fairness, and we're not seeing that fairness right now." sanders.. stopping in al sharpton earli

hur, abc news, new york. >> looks great. the casting incredible i think on this one.now good morning reno." good morning. it's tuesday, february 2nd. i'm amanda sanchez let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. a quieter weather pattern will be in store this week with cold and