of cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 25th. of course you know, we ve all been waiting for this beautiful morning. i m amara walker. good morning and merry christmas to you as well. thank you for spending part of your holiday morning with us. just ahead this morning, fighting racism from a one horse open sleigh, after getting hate mail for put putting up a black stanta in his yard santa in h yard, one man fights back. and how dollar stars are quickly becoming the go-to destination for shoppers. and we re going to introduce you to this year s cnn hero of the year, with a heart warming moment as she accepted her award. first let s get you caught up with this morning s headlines with whitney wilde. good morning and merry christmas to you, if you re celebrating at home. we begin with this brutal weather storm. at least 22 deaths are blamed on the storm and more than a quarter million people are without electricity. more than 3,400 flights were cancelled yesterda
I am told that a solo female officer responded to a call this morning of a reported dispute and assault at about 8 30 this morning. When she arrived, police say the suspect attacked her with a metal object. Sources tell us that object was some kind of chain, perhaps a bicycle chain. The officer was reportedly hit in the head and face. When she fired her again at the affect, fatally striking him. Im told the suspects body has removed about the coroner and the officer is being treated at Highland Hospital for injuries to her face and her head. We are told that her injuries are serious, but she is going to recover. The police chief, shawn wendt has been at the hospital this morning as has oaklands mayor we are told that she is going to be okay. We also understand that have been a number of people upset. Theres guys here with a sign saying stop police terror. The scene was described earlier as pretty volatile. Im told reporters are now being let into the scene to get a closer look, were go
Around 12 30 a. M. 12 30 a. M. The crash report said the driver, 28yearold Alex Meredith iowa city lost control of the atv on private property was taken to uihc. The crash is still under investigation. Now continuing our vote 2016. Coverage. Whether you call it doorknocking for democrats or rallying republicans the clinton canvassing continued today in the corridor. Corridor. This really is the year of the woman. Woman. Leaders from the state and National Education association stopped in marion to show support for an all female slate of democratic candidates. Education was the driving force behind the event with speakers standing up for liberal leaders including local teacher Molly Donahue who is running for statehouse. Office is an advantage. A lot of times theyre lawyers. A lot of times theyre businesspeople. We need more educators. We need more people who know families and know children. Theres nothing more real in the world. World. With only 64 days until election day expect canvas
Steinberg knew what he was getting into according to a family friend. He wanted to be out there on the front line. He this is what he wanted. It really was you know he had options as an american citizen when you join the idea. You know you can select to not be on the front line. And he this is what he wanted. Israel says Seven Members of steinbergs unit were killed when a bomb hit their armored vehicle. Calls for an end to the violence in gaza are growing louder. But theres also plenty of finger pointing to go along with it. Kpix 5s mark kelly has more on the passionate demonstrations going on right here in the bay area. Mark . Reporter michelle, hundreds of protestors took to the streets yesterday. It was a symbolic funeral procession all the way from the Ferry Building down Market Street and right to city hall. But it was when protests broke out here at Temple Emmanuel here in the Richmond District that things really got heated up. A group of palestinian supporters broke from the pac
Investigation as you may remember speaking out about the report during an interview a short time ago. I was shocked. This was over six years ago i was told about this individual and then, i offered to help. And they did help. I was thanked by the fbi for my help and that person is no longer in the country. I was a little surprised to rea about my cooperation in that story because the story said that there was never a suspicio of wrongdoing on my part. The congressman office is no saying when asked whether he ha an intimate relationship with thats five. The report comes after fbi director warned just this summe about the growing Security Threat from china. We have now reached the poin where the fbi is opening a new china related counterintelligence case about every ten hours. Of the nearly 5,000 active fbi counterintelligence cases currently underway across the country, almost half are all related to china. Meanwhile, the white house today is going after congressma followed saying Presi