His big hope for a hollywood comeback. Go go go big or go home the mets getting the best revenge. The big homer slamming the dodgers, the most expensive team in baseball fighting in the dugout. Chase utley came into the game late, not enough. The mets and the cubs now set for an epic showdown. Go go go big or go home good morning, america. How about those mets . [ applause ] yay. What a win. Jumping up and down like that. Did you see the slip and slide champagne toss at the end . It was great. They were partying. It sets up the epic showdown, cubs mets. Brings me back. T. J. Holmes will have a complete wrapup coming up. We begin with the powerful storms slamming california. Triggering those mudslides. Look at the mud. So thick and deep in some areas. Cars were buried. Somehow they managed to open the doors and it is not over. Abcs aditi roy is in lake hughes, california, for us this morning. Good morning, aditi. Reporter good morning, robin. Its a mess out here. Were standing on one of
Amanda but first a man accused in shooting strangers in Pleasant Hill takes the stand hear what he has to say in his own defense. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im amanda krenz amanda the man police say went on a shooting spree through Pleasant Hill neighborhoods last year took the witness stand in his own trial yesterday. Amanda pete polson told the jury hes been battling drug abuse since the early 2000s and was clean for awhile. The 33 year old said thats until he relapsed near halloween of last year. He lost his job, girlfriend and started using meth again, including using the night before the shooting took place on november 17th. Polson told the jury he doesnt remember shooting at the three victims. He didnt realize anything until the officers arrested him that morning i just know i would never intentionally do any of it, im sorry form the bottom of my heart, i apologize, its i wish i wouldve
Breaking news from Chesapeake Police are on the scene of a domestic situation, that has become a standoff. It started around 5 30, and its still happening near wintergreen drive. Police say the suspects home is near the intersection with north George Washington highway. They say officers are negotiating with the suspects, but they dont know if there are any officers. We continue to check with authorities about a swat situation that caused a School Virginia beach today. Police spent more than eight hours trying to serve a warrant at a home on ewing place today. A viewer sent us this video. Police arrested 47yearold kevin hall for theft, and called in special teams when a second person refused to leave the home. They say the situation ended peacefully this evening. Salem elementary was on lockdown as a precaution. Breaking news from Virginia Beach a house fire on sedgemoor road. Firefighters say this is the neighborhood between baker and Diamond Springs road. They say the home was badly
It is 4 00 p. M. In the philippines where super typhoon is pummeling parts of island nation with heavy rain. In this video, you can see how powerful the rising waters are beneath that ridge there. Thousands of people have been evacuated were happy to say. Strong winds uprooted trees and ripped roofs off homes. Storm made landfall early sunday local time shutting down roads and bridges. There are widespread power outages, flooding and landslides. More could likely be on the way as this storm is moving very slowly toward the west. For the latest, lets get to philippines correspondent paul garcia. He joins us from there. Paul, what are you hearing . Reporter hi natalie. [ inaudible ] in the northern part of the philippines. Been here for the past 24 hours. Since 8 00 in the morning yesterday. Its sunday today. Im showing the highways. This is one of the major highways in the area. The floodwaters here are flooding in the rivers here. They say that this is very unusual for them to experien