He had a troubled childhood and was often violent. The mother expressed fear of him and says she hasnt seen him in one month. New details coming out about the gunman who killed two new York City Police officers. And the warning for other officers around the country. Good evening. A memorial is growing in brooklyn at the site where the two officers were killed. Abc News Reporter cecilia vega has the latest. Reporter on the sunday before christmas, new yorkers stand together on a cold night mourning the death of two Police Officers, Raphael Ramos and liu, their death shaking a city and uniting it. We all mourn together. Reporter the mother of one of the slain officers quietly praying next to a sea 6 candles and a sea of candles and flowers where they died. The two officers were in their marked patrol car in brooklyn when 28yearold brinsley walked up to the passenger side of their vehicle and opened fire striking both officers in the head at point blank range. Shots feared. S. W. A. T tea
Those are in the ground so those should be fine. Theres a lot more concern from those who recently converted their lands into drought resistant landscape. There are many plants that have a temperature tolerance or lack of temperature tolerance. Jay has a garden full of many plants that store water but freezing temperatures can cause the plants causing them to burs burst. He said most native are hardier than nonnative. These chicks are really common in the bay area and california horticulture. They are from mexico and they can only take the tiniest bit of frost. As rule of thumb he said thicker, spongier succulants are more susceptible to a freeze. Abc7 news. We are also keeping an eye on chilly temperatures in central california. Temperatures remember forecasted to drop to 27 degrees overnight. Growers say it wont stay that cold long enough to do any major damage. The cold weather should give the oranges more color and extend the harvesting season. If you are traveling, keep track of w
They were quite simply assassinated. Shocking murders. Two officers shot and killed sitting in their patrol car in new york. Good evening. Police say officers wenjin liu and Raphael Ramos were ambushed and murdered and never had an opportunity to draw their weapons. Weve learned the gunman had made online posts that were very antipolice. Michelle franzen has the latest. Reporter a brazen deadly attack in new york city leaving the Police Commissioner and mayor shaken. Bear with us as we try to bring some sense to the madness that occurred this on the streets of brooklyn. Our city is in mourning. Our hearts are heavy. Reporter sinking in, two Police Officers shot to death on the streets of brooklyn in broad daylight. They were quite simply assassinated. Reporter police say the shooter, 28yearold ismail walked up to the police car and fired his weapon several times through the front passenger window, striking the officers in the head several times. Police say he then ran to a nearby subwa
This Christmas Eve. Thanks for joining us today. Im dara brown. It is a state of emergency in some parts of mississippi right now. The storm system could affect half the nations population over the next 24 hours. Nbcs kirk gregory has more. Reporter rare december tornadoes tore through southern mississippi ripping roofs from businesses and pulling walls from their foundations. In the town of columbia, thousands were left without power. Two dozen homes damaged. Vehicles thrown on to their sides. We had reports of debris falling out of the sky off to the north and east of columbia. Reporter weather chaser brendan clemons. Trees were all completely snapped, buildings destroyed, ambulances flipped on top of another car. Reporter in louisiana much of the same, downed trees and debris from damaged homes strewn across yards. As the massive system marched eastward it brought torrential rain to the panhandle of florida. More than six inches fell in tallahassee and as the front moves to the nort
Now, it looks maybe six, seven deep, where a lot of mud has slid down this ravine toward the ocean. Theres tree stunts, theres trees in the way, slid down cypress trees it looks like, a couple of them have slid down the hill, they have got it taped off with yellow tape and im told that because the park service is short staffed today and tomorrow and this week, this probably will not be addressed until some time next week, but in the meantime, the coastal path is still open. This is just a few yards from uss San Francisco memorial out here at lands end. And you can see folks walking by and taking a look and pretty significant slump. Right now, nobody working on it and i think it will probably be next week before we see any movement. Mark, we can see. From the chopper shot, it looks like the trail there is still open. Can you tell, looks like the public walking on by, do you know if they are going to expand the taped off area because that mudslide with our grounds being so soggy may get