Yearold lady. She was living by herself in ttis remote area of lefthand canyon when a teenager brutally attacked her. For me the question that keeps popping up is why. Especially when its an old woman who is trying to help you. Reporter she picked up three teenage hitchhikers on the way back from camping and offered for them to to bring them back to her house while they wait for a ride. My mom has a small house but reporter one of the teens identified as Jeffrey Collins hit her from behind with an iron poker. The side of her face was swollen shut. A lot of blood and stitches. Reporter the injuries were so severe he did not recognize his mom. Once i saw her i knew it was major. Reporter while it may se odd to checking is common in week. Its a Mountain Community mentality. Reporter he worries the attack will forever change the mom he knows and loves. It will be hard for her to maintain her she was which is another thing that really frustrates me because im going to lose that part of my m
Accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk. Fox5s peter dawson is live at the scene with the whats going on. A white car plowed into the vegas paving hauler here at blue diamond and decatur. As of now northbound decatur traffic being diverted and the southbound left hand turn lane is also blocked by metro. East and west blue diamond is open just use caution traveling through the area. When i first moved here blue diamond had a unpleasant nick name of blood diamond. This stretch of rural road was a speed way for travelers coming and going to pahrump. Now, Mountains Edge communities have grown and this area has been heavily developed with shopping centers, schools and neighborhoods. 42,000 vehicles a day travel blue diamond and we report, all to often deadly accidents and pedestrians killed crossing the road. Last may crews broke ground on a 2. 4 M
Their search for the person who shot and killed a man around 2 00 a. M. Yesterday near colfax and pennsylvania. He was one of two people shot. The other survived. Police have not released information about the shooter or the victims. One of the most powerful huer case in nearly a decade could do a lot of damage in the caribbean. Hurricane matthew is a category 4 storm. In its path, jamaica, haiti, and cuworst off. Many are struggling to from the earthquake in 2010. Cuba is preparing for a direct hit. There, hurricane warnings are lirnd effect and People Living on the coast have been told to head inland. At Guantanamo Bay nonessential employees at the u. S. Naval base have been evacuated. Kathy sabine is watching to see what it could do. A slight shift in the eye wall will make all the au prince haiti. Were anticipating a sevenfoot storm surges 20 to 40 inches of rain. This category 4 hurricane, winds to 140 Miles Per Hour, will stay a category 4 storm as it crosses near jamaica and hai
More than a third of all American Adults are obese, thats despite years of hearing how we should be eating less and eating better and exercising more. Its a growing epidemic with high costs and as millions struggle to lose weight, reporter susan li has more on the business of slimming down. Reporter running and stretching and sweating. What millions of americans do to lose weight every year. Dieting never worked for me because i felt restricted and then i would want more. Ill stick to it for about six months then ill crash and go back to my usual routine. Reporter a cycle so many are facing, why a staggering 35 of American Adults are now obese according to centers for Disease Control and its costing the economy big money. In comparison, Hurricane Katrina is estimated to have caused 125 billion worth of damage. Reporter whats developed is a multimillion dollar weight loss industry as they aim to help the overweight trim down. In 2014 according to Research Firm market data enterprises, m
Facedown in her bathtub. Well, last night we were treated to whats called a super blood moon. That is when the earth and the sun and the moon all line up which puts the moon in the earths shadow. The moons reddish color happens because the suns light is filtered by particles in the earths atmosphere. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 28th. From abc news, this is world news now. All right. Were going to test you on that coming up on what you learned just now. Why was it red. Exactly. But were going to begin this half hour with the end to the popes historic trip to america marked by his advocacy for immigrants, the poor as well as the environment. And after touching the hearts of millions of people, pope francis was clearly moved as well. His parting words his heart was full of gratitude and hope. Abcs Marci Gonzales has more from philadelphia this morning. Reporter hi, guys. Good morning. The crowds werent quite as big as expected but it was still a huge showin