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>> during the middle of the night, i heard this loud noise. it sounded like someone was in the house. i opened up her daughter, her bedroom, and i thought, im hearing things. >> your instincts were right, that something happened in the middle of the night. >> you think your child is hot -- safe in your home, sleeping. >> he was just 16. emma, the honor student, cheerleader, volunteer. >> she could get along with anybody. >> always so kind hearted and sweet. >> she wanted to be a nurse,...

>> she was just 16. emma the honor student cheerleader, volunteer. she can get along with anybody. always so kind hearted and sweet she wanted to be a nurse and she had a plan. >> she went to sleep one sunday night, and never woke up >> i saw a 16 year old female in her bed. there was a bullet hole in the wall. >> she was shot she had been shot from outside of the residents. >> was emma a target that weekend she had seen a mysterious figure dressed in black. >> shes unfair, she isnt pa...

I heard a noise. It sounded like someone was in the house. I opened up her door to her bedroom and i thought, i am hearing things. Your instincts were right. Something happened in the middle of the night. You think your child is safe in your home sleeping. She was just 16. Emma, the honor student, cheerleader, volunteer. She could get along with anybody. Always so like kindhearted and sweet. She wanted to be a nurse and she had a plan. Reporter she went to sleep one sunday night and never woke u...

Bed. There was a bullet Hole In The Wall. She was shot she had been shot from outside of the residents. Was emma a target that weekend she had seen a mysterious figure dressed in black. Shes unfair, she isnt panic. She was shaking. Now, to brave friends set out on a mission. Could they help catch her killer . Youre trying to bring down a murder suspect. Everybody take their hands out of the vehicle now it all became a lot more real. Hello and welcome to dateline emma walker was a spirited teenag...

hearing things. >> your instincts were right. that something happened in the middle of the night. >> you think your child is safe in your home sleeping. >> she was just 16. emma the honor student cheerleader, volunteer. she can get along with anybody. always so kind hearted and sweet she wanted to be a nurse and she had a plan. >> she went to sleep one sunday night, and never woke up >> i saw a 16 year old female in her bed. there was a bullet hole in the wall. >> she was shot she had ...

Had happened to emma was tearing through town. friends calling friends. >> we were just balling. i was like, you need to breathe whats wrong? >> i was dead. i said, well be talking? about a really deregistered my mind, like, -- >> it didnt seem real at first to nathan, either. >> i was like, thats my best friend, but no, she impasse away. it just hit me, and i started. balling >> and was ex-boyfriend, riley, was that his college dorm, when his phone was flooded. >> he grieved on social media. >>...

Thing. he was just so likable, so unique. there will never be another john madden. >> im glad you mentioned that. he had a special love for turducken. >> thats right. >> you made the game. dont sell yourself short. what was that like? how much did you and the other players look up to madden even in his later years as an announcer. . >> i remember tearing it open and saying find buffalo bills, and there you were. my rating was not a 99. i was a dumb rookie. you had your friends calling, and it wa...

And how fortunate we are really. my wife got out. we have a lot of friends calling. everybody wants to help. >> perspective. puts everything in perspective. thanks to joe little from kgtv for bringing us that story. all right. now to one of the greatest ri l rivalries in college football that has diane excited this morning. coy too. army/navy game. >> coy. >> im a little excited. chilly in philly. diane, an army girl. your dad was a general. i have coming up perhaps the greatest navy football ...

People are still grappling with how everything changed in this week of fires. take a listen to one man who managed to get out and is grappling with the fact that hes lost everything. >> there are people who are way worse off than us. and how fortunate, we are, really. my wife got out. we have a lot of friends calling. everybody wants to help. >> just the pain you hear in his voice. overall, nearly 170 acres have been burned in the six fires that are burning here in southern california and those ...