when she was six years old, olivia gant believe that she did not have much time to live, so help by her mother she created a bucket list and her story went viral. leading to thousands of dollars in donation and a day with polia surprise party thrown by the make-a-wish foundation before her death in 2017, age seven. now her mother, 41-year-old kelly renee turner has been charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, fraud and theft. prosecutors say that she invented her daughter s illnesses and then left her to die. they exhumed olivia gant s body last year and found no evidence of any of the illnesses or conditions that turner claimed. by the way, do back in court november 4th. trace: two years, why so long to charge her? it is a question that has not been fully answered yet.
let s start off with this, horrible, no other way to describe it. less than a year after the devastation of hurricane sandy, two towns struggling to recover alongside the jersey shore are hit by tragedy once again. a big stretch of the iconic boardwalk and dozens of businesses damaged and destroyed by flames in seaside heights and seaside park. it s a one-two punch that clearly no one saw coming. new jersey governor chris christie calling the destruction unthinkable. don lemon is live from seaside park. months of rebuilding and healing. they re looking to a good season. wiped out in a heartbeat for so many people. reporter: and you know what, kate, i wish i had good news but i think it s to be honest here, by the time the sun comes up this is going to be worse than we thought. reports of businesses being destroyed are going up as we talk to officials here. and what we re hearing is that what sandy didn t destroy, this fire certainly did. a state of emergency on the jersey
0 we re watching two major stories for you at this hour. really natural disasters. we re going to take you live to the jersey shore which is once again being forced to rebuild. seems like we were just there after hurricane sandy, reporting on this iconic picture. remember it? not even a year later, images there even worse. much more in just a moment. and in a very different part of the country, rescuers working around the clock, trying to save as many people as possible this morning from those flash floods, really can t believe the video we ve been watching for more than a day now. take a look at this man, trapped in his car. it took rescuers an hour to get him out. thankfully he s okay as far as we know, one of the hundreds of people that had to be rescued because of all of the rain. another amazing piece of video, a girl is run over by an out-of-control suv. but remember when things are at their worst, people often at their best. wait until you hear the amazing story of a group o
american belief in free speech, no matter where you say it? today, the supreme court heard one of the most problematic and important cases about free speech in years. on one side, a rabidly fundamentalist group that uses the funerals of fallen troops to denounce tolerance for homosexuality. arguing against them, a grieving father whose son died in battle. terry moran takes us inside this extraordinary debate today. terry? good evening. reporter: good evening, diane. for the vast majority of americans, these protests are just shocking. they seem to violate a shared sense of basic human decency. but as you point out, that is what makes this case such a significant test of our first amendment freedoms. in march 2006 god showed his wrath to thee reporter: members of the tiny westboro baptist church of topeka, kansas, picketed the funeral of marine lance corporal matthew snyder, who was killed in iraq. he was 20 years old. i m sorry that they raised their son for the dev
community. so the bank is celebrating the 100th anniversary and helping out a local family center and how to you can help them out because they need help. and we will talk pets and vets dr. monty will be here answering e-mail questions right. yes. write it down if you have a question for the good doc, whoa love it and answer it for you. you have to e-mail us so morning show at wmar.com and when he comes on with the segment, we will get your e-mails answered here on the air. all right. can we show the video later maybe next week of your dog trying to climb steps. really. yeah can we do that. my dog can be put on television any time. it s unbelievable. let s go to the hot topic of the day. it s what s going on in new york. new yorkers on food stamps may have to come with up cash to pay for sugar sweetened drinks. the mayor michael bloomberg and governor david paterson are hoping to add sugary drinks to the list of banned foot stamp purchases can i wi includes al