They wont forget smiling with her baby girl and her proud boyfriend on easter more than a year ago. That little girl, who neighbors tell us just turned two, was in the room with her mother, in her last moments alive. What would you tell to your twoyear old when she asks for her mom what to you tell her. Reporter she was home loan with her baby thursday night inside this house upstairs when police say about 11 00 came reports of a gunshot. Neighbors heard a loud, one loud bang, they went to investigate, and they found a 22year old mother, dead, shot once in the head, up in the bedroom. Reporter the toddler was unharmed too young to necessity pain washing over neighbors who sat outside her stoop on the 3,000 block of aramingo, consoling each other. It is like a family member. She grew up with my niece and a lot of people around here. We have seen her grow up. She grew up into a beautiful woman with a beautiful little girl starting a new career, graduated from school was working in a dent
Obviously good things do end at times, and you have to move on but, you know, if youre able to play long enough there is always a second chance. Reporter cole hamels not only Philadelphia Phillies we dealt, Jonathan Papelbon earlier this week going to the Washington Nationals and ben reveer on the move, he is traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for two prospects. Certainly an active trade deadline here, ukee. That indeed, cole grew up with us. The fans are heading to our Facebook Page to wish cole well, barry writes good luck cole, thank you for all of the great years you gave the city and phillies. When asked about his favorite memory joe replied on facebook when he said he want take a parade down broad street again and again. Unfortunately it didnt happen but i loved his passion and enthusiasm. If youd like to enjoy the conversation about cole connect with us on facebook and twitter. If you are tweeting use the hashtag cbs3 chat. Our summer sizzle will set to take us in the weekend and a
A drone flying just under southwest of us. Where were the drones coming from and who is responsible . And from tears to elation. The baseball player who just days ago broke down on the field thinking he had been traded hits a dramatic gamewinning home run for the team he loves. And its gone he did it flores we have a feeling hes not going anywhere. Today, august 1st 2015. From nbc news this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im craig melvin alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer is here. You are right. Wilmer flores has been with the mets since he was 16. You can play at 16 . Well farm system. He was in the farm system. You are thinking you missed the boat . I could have played at 16. It c and ferocious noise. Reporter about 70 miles away same story, different terrain. Crews moving to contain the fire that has been torching forest pines. We see flames in excess of 100 feet. Reporter the rocky fire is the bigg
Southwest of us. Where were the drones coming from and who is responsible . And from tears to elation. The baseball player who just days ago broke down on the field thinking he had been traded hits a dramatic gamewinning home run for the team he loves. And its gone he did it flores we have a feeling hes not going anywhere. Today, august 1st 2015. From nbc news this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im craig melvin alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer is here. You are right. Wilmer flores has been with the mets since he was 16. You can play at 16 . Well farm system. He was in the farm system. You are thinking you missed the boat . I could have played at 16. It could happen. That aint happening. Well have more on that coming up. We begin the top story which is the out of control wildfires. Two dozen of them out west show no signs of letting up. This morning, the firefighters battling the blazes are mourning
Destroyed and on the edge of the inferno, firefighters risking their lives to save peoples property. I heard this loud explosion and ferocious noise. Reporter about 70 miles away, same story, different terrain. Crews moving to contain the fire that has been torching forest pines. We see flames in excess of 100 feet. Reporter the rocky fire is the biggest at 18,000 acres. All across california, 23 large fires are burning in the midst of a severe drought. With that drought, comes dry vegetation and wind conditions make the potential for firefighting dangerous. Reporter the governor declared a state of emergency and National Guard to help crews on the ground. This morning, firefighters start another dangerous day of trying to contain the flames. And this weekends weather is expected to make conditions more dangerous. Red flag Warnings Issued in the northern part of the state and dry thunderstorms, the worst kind for firefighters are expected to bring heavy lightning and strong wind. Erica