The head of the world’s chemical weapon watchdog is questioning whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has declared his entire chemical arsenal, NBC News reported.

Ahmet Uzumcu, the director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) pointed out that attacks involving chlorine barrel bombs and the nerve agent sarin have continued despite a landmark agreement that won the group a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.

The use of sarin in February 2017 raised concerns that Syria may have kept certain banned substances despite the government saying it surrendered its stockpile of chemical agents in 2013, Uzumcu said.

Syrian "authorities have to explain in a plausible, technically plausible manner why the samples collected by our experts did prove the existence of certain chemicals which were never declared," Uzumcu said in an interview with NBC News. "So they should explain why those chemicals were present in such places."

A migrant who climbed four stories up a building to rescue a child dangling from a balcony has been offered French citizenship for his efforts, NBC News reported.

President Emmanuel Macron met with 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama on Monday to thank him personally after videos showing the rescue went viral on social media.

The footage shows Gassama, who is originally from Mali, climbing the façade of a Paris building to reach the child.

After meeting the hero, Macron tweeted that Gassama's immigration status would be recognized as soon as possible and that he was invited to apply for citizenship.

Police are investigating a viral video of an officer punching a woman while arresting her at the beach in Wildwood, New Jersey.

Emily Weinman, 20, of Philadelphia, was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated assault by spitting bodily fluids at/on a police officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstruction and minor in possession of alcohol.

Video of the arrest shows three officers holding Weinman down on the sand. One officer punches her on the back of the head as they restrain her. A woman in the background repeatedly yells “stop resisting.”

Wildwood Commissioner of Public Safety Tony Leonetti told NBC10 Weinman assaulted one of the officers first by kicking him in the groin and then running away, which the video does not show. Wildwood Police also say at one point Weinman spat at one of the officers.

In a Facebook post, which by Monday morning was apparently taken down, Weinman stated she and her friend were first confronted by two officers. While she admitted to being in possession of alcohol while underage, Weinman claims she wasn’t drinking at the time and that the alcohol was closed. She also said she took a breathalyzer test which came back negative. After the test, Weinman says the officers still stayed with her and one officer followed her as she walked away to make a phone call.

“Therefore I asked them don’t they have something better to do as cops than to stop people for underage drinking on the beach, saying to that there’s so much more serious stuff going on,” Weinman wrote. “The cop said, ‘I was gonna let you go but now I’ll write you up’ and he asked my name.”

Weinman said she didn’t give the officer her name because she “didn’t do anything wrong.” Weinman claims the officer then announced he was going to arrest her and walked toward her to place her in handcuffs.

“I tripped and fell and the cop tackled me to the ground and smashed my head into the sand,” Weinman wrote. “At that point I blacked out and fought any way possible trying to get up and push him off me.”

Weinman wrote that she was "partly wrong in a way" for not giving the officer her name but that she didn’t want to do it because she was scared.

“Like I said I didn’t do anything wrong and anything could’ve been written on that paper, the whole situation was iffy and I didn’t trust it,” she wrote. “Especially being aware of the fact of how grimy law enforcement can be now a days.”

Since being posted on social media, the video has sparked debate, with some supporting the officers’ actions, others insisting that people wait for the entire story to emerge before passing judgment and others condemning what they believe to be excessive force from the officers.

Wildwood Police say an internal affairs investigation was immediately initiated on the incident and the officers involved were reassigned to administrative duty pending the outcome.

“Chief Regalbuto stated that while he finds this video to be alarming, he does not want to rush to any judgment until having the final results of the investigation,” a Wildwood Police spokesman wrote.

Leonetti also told NBC10 they’re waiting to see the body camera footage of the officer involved.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident and has more video to contact Detective Lieutenant Kenneth Gallagher at 609-522-0222.

A New Haven resident was shot in the leg in Hamden on Saturday night and police are investigating. 

Police said they responded to Dixwell Avenue and Arch Street at 11:45 p.m. to investigate a shooting and found the victim, a 28-year-old New Haven resident, in the backyard of an Arch Street home. 

The victim had been shot once in the leg and was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital. 

Police said the shooting happened in the parking lot of 938 Dixwell Ave. and witnesses reported hearing “about five gunshots.” 

Several motor vehicles were hit by gunfire as well. 

Police said the victim was uncooperative with investigators and anyone with information is asked to call the Hamden Police Department Detective Division at (203) 230-4040. 

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in Milford Monday morning and has serious injuries, according to police.

Police said a vehicle going north on Pond Point Avenue, from the area of Welchs Point Road, hit a pedestrian near Pauline Street.

The pedestrian has serious injuries and was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Milford Police Department Traffic Division at (203) 878-5244 or Officer Steve Carney (203) 783-4751 or email scarney@ci.milford.ct.us.

Fire broke out at an apartment building in Middletown Monday morning and the state fire marshal’s office is investigating what caused it. 

The fire department is down the street from the building and Fire Chief Robert Kronenberger said the back porches were on fire when firefighters arrived. 

“It worked its way up into the third floor and then into the roof,” he said.

At that point, firefighters had to battle them from the outside.

No one was injured during the fire and the Red Cross has offered shelter to the families.

Two people are missing after paddleboarding off the coast of Connecticut Sunday and the mother of one of the missing is hoping they are found soon.

Spencer Mugford, 21, and Sophia McKenna, 20, were last seen off the coast of Avery Point in Groton on Snapchat at 2 a.m. Sunday, state police Trooper Kelly Grant said, and the search began after the two were overdue to return.

The Coast Guard, Groton Fire Department and Groton City Police are all taking part in the search. Police began searching at 5 p.m. and were joined by the Coast Guard around 6:30 p.m.

The commander of the Coast Guard believes Mugford and McKenna were on a two-person paddleboard because of the Snap Sofia’s mother, Michelle McKenna, received.

“That was the last I heard from what I’m assuming is my daughter. That’s why I’m hoping anyone out there can search for them because I’m praying they’re still alive,” Michelle McKenna, said.

“Miracles do happen, maybe somebody’s already found them. I don’t know. But we got to keep faith,” she said.

Mugford is reported to be wearing a blue tank top and salmon colored shorts.

A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod in Massachusetts and a 45-foot Response Boat from Coast Guard Station New London launched and are part of the search. The Coast Guard will also be bringing in a fixed-wing plane to search.

State police and DEEP also have boats in the water assisting with the search.

The winds are calm and the visibility is fair for the search, but the likelihood is that the missing

Anyone with information is requested to please contact the Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center at 203-468-4401.

A 6-week-old baby girl who was brought to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center with severe injuries last week died Monday morning, according to police.

Police identified the baby as Emily Babilonia. Her injuries included cranial bleeding, bruising to the brain, bruising on both sides of her jaw and rib fractures, according to police and court paperwork. She had been placed on life support, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

She was pronounced dead at 9:40 a.m. Monday, according to police, and the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy.

Police arrested the parents, 23-year-old Edwin Babilonia and 20-year-old Ashley Perez, of Hartford, on Friday and prosecutors called the case "heinous."

The investigation started when police responded to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on Thursday to investigate and officers spoke with Perez, who said the baby was unusual throughout the night.

The court paperwork is redacted but it says Perez told them she woke up around 3 a.m. and the baby would not stop crying, so she and Babilonia took turns passing the baby back and forth to try to calm her down and the baby fell back to sleep around 4 a.m.

Then the baby woke up again at 6 a.m., so Perez tried to reach the pediatrician, but no appointments were available until 12:30 p.m., so they brought her to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

Because of the severity of the baby’s injuries, police brought the parents to the police station to interview them.

Perez told police that the baby was crying and she thought she was hungry. After several attempts to calm the infant down, Edwin Babilonia told Perez to give him the baby, but he was holding her awkwardly and dropped her, according to police paperwork.

As the baby cried and screamed, Edwin Babilonia grabbed her and took her to the bathroom and turned on the faucet, Perez said, according to police. Then she heard choking and gargling and Babilonia said to keep calm and shut up. Then, Perez said, she heard a thud and crying.

When Edwin Babilonia came out of the bathroom, he handed the baby to Perez and went to sleep, the court paperwork says.

The baby was limp and wheezing and Perez said she put her in the crib, watched her for a few minutes and then went to sleep. When she woke up again, they called the pediatrician, then got into the car to bring the baby to the hospital, according to court records.

On the ride over, they discussed what they were going to tell the doctors and police and she claimed Edwin Babilonia told her to lie and not blame him, according to Perez’s account in the incident report.

Edwin Babilonia initially said Perez had abused the baby on several occasions, but police confronted him about inconsistencies in the statements and he confessed to accidentally dropping the baby and washing her face, according to police.

Then he said he woke Perez, told her the baby was not right and they needed to go to the hospital and she told him to wait for the pediatrician, but then they brought her to the hospital, according to police.

In an interview on Friday morning, police said the baby’s injuries appeared to have happened over several days.

The baby is a twin and the twin is in custody of the state Department of Children and Families after being evaluated.

Edwin Babilonia and Perez were initially charged with risk of injury to a minor and cruelty to persons. Officials said neither parent had a prior record and that officials from DCF said they had no prior involvement with the family.

Police have also charged Edwin Babilonia and Perez with first-degree assault and protective orders have been issued. They are due back in court on June 8.

The Hartford Police Department is working with the Connecticut State's Attorney's Office to determine appropriate charges following the child's death.

Edwin Babilonia's attorney said his client claims the kids were having trouble sleeping and the injuries were accidental.

The Yale Bulldogs are NCAA Champions.  Yale held off the Duke Blue Devils, 13-11, to win the school's first-ever lacrosse championship.

Matt Gaudet was named the 2018 Most Outstanding Player in large part due to his 10 goals during this championship weekend.

The tournament was held at Gillette Stadium.

The University of Hartford baseball team has made its first NCAA Division I tournament.

The team just won its first-ever American East Championship, beating Stony Brook 9-4 on Saturday. The Hawks saw a program-best this season – winning 16 games in league play.

The NCAA Tournament will begin Friday, June 1, with four teams playing in a double-elimination bracket. The university’s Department of Athletics held a Selection Show Watch party Monday at World of Beer in West Hartford, where the team learned where they’d be headed.

The Hawks will travel to DeLand, Fla., for the first round of the tournament, facing the top-seeded Stetson Hatters at 7 p.m. South Florida and Oklahoma State will also play in DeLand.

Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell is a former University of Hartford Hawk. 

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Route 74 (Tolland Stage Road) in Tolland Monday.

Fire officials said the crash happened near South River Road. The driver was taken to St. Francis Hospital and a passenger was taken to Rockville General, officials said.

Fire crews reported minor entrapment. The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear.

One lane of the road was closed in the area but has since reopened.

An amusement park in Ohio lost power Monday, shutting down rides and stranding visitors in mid-air on roller coasters.

Around 1:45 p.m. local time, Cedar Point, "the roller coaster capital of the world" tweeted that it had lost power in a portion of the park and that Ohio Edison was addressing the problem.

Visitors to the park shared images on social media that showed a roller coaster stuck on a steep ascent and smoke emanating from the platform of the Sky Ride.

"Spent $1200 between fast passes and admission for 6 people ... thanks for nothing," one person tweeted.

About two yours later, Cedar Point tweeted that power had been restored and rides were opening as soon as possible.

No word has been given as to what caused the outages.

Three people are in police custody after an incident involving a stolen vehicle in Stonington.

Police said the incident began at approximately 2:30 p.m. when police received a report of a stolen vehicle parked on Downer Street in Pawcatuck.

While Stonington officers were responding, an off-duty officer from another department approached the vehicle. The driver attempted to flee, and the off-duty officer shot at the vehicle, according to police.

The driver traveled east on Downer Street before losing control as the vehicle turned south onto Garden Street and crashing into a wall, police said.

The occupants of the car then fled the scene on foot, according to police.

A shelter-in-place was ordered as a precaution in the area while police searched for the suspects. Two male suspects were located and taken into custody. A third female suspect was later taken into custody, accused of threatening an officer.

The three suspects, who have not been identified, are being held on bond.

No injuries were reported.

For the many families whose loved ones disappeared during war, Memorial Day is another reminder of the questions that still linger.

A North Texas woman is among them, but as she waits for answers to what happened to her dad, a stranger wants to bring comfort that their loved one may be lost, but he'll never be forgotten. 

Louann Pike is still haunted by her darkest day.

"I saw the car coming and I knew and I wouldn't open the door. Finally opened it and they said Louann, plane went down but he's only missing. Okay, I can live with that," Pike said.

Her husband, Lieutenant Commander Dennis Pike, was forced to eject during a bombing run over Laos on March 23, 1972. 46 years later, his family still lives in limbo.

"You always believe that eventually one day he would be released or he would find his way home," said Shannon Spake, who was just two and a half when her father disappeared.

Spake now travels the country to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action. She rides a motorcycle with Run For The Wall, an organization with the motto "we ride for those who can't". The group makes annual trips to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.

NBC 5 talked to Spake about Lieutenant Commander Pike from her home in Haslet two years ago. That story just reached Marianne Horn in Connecticut Sunday night.

"It was an amazing feeling to see the family of somebody's name that I had cherished and grown up with," Horn said.

She's been holding onto an original POW bracelet with the navy pilot's name for decades. The bracelets were sold during the war, letting strangers show support for captured and missing troops.

Horn sent us a picture of it to show the Pike family, with plans to give it to Spake.

We connected the two women by phone on Monday.

"It means the world to us as a family," Spake told her.

"He's meant something to me since I was 7 years old. I held onto that bracelet and I'm not even sure why," Horn replied.

Both were just kids during the 70's, but now share the legacy of a man, lost during Vietnam.

In the hours following their phone conversation, Horn and Spake made plans to meet in Washington D.C. this June. Spake is attending the National League of POW/MIA families there and hopes to leave the bracelet at the Vietnam Memorial.

So far, LCDR. Pike's family has recovered 22 artifacts, including his U.S. Navy helmet and flight suit, but not his body. He's been labeled "Presumed killed in action," but the family never gave up hope that he may have survived. 

Multiple fire departments responded to fight a raging house fire on the New London Turnpike in Norwich Monday evening.

The fire occurred in East Great Plain Volunteer Fire Company district. Crews from multiple other departments also responded to provide mutual aid.

At one point flames could be seen shooting out of the home on the 500-block of New London Turnpike. The fire started around 5 p.m. but took hours to completely extinguish.

"We thought it had it licked very early on...then it reared its angry head at us and we had to pull crews out on a few different occasions," said East Great Plain Fire Chief Keith Milton.

Fire officials said two or three people were inside the home when the fire started, but they escaped safely. The American Red Cross has responded to assist the displaced residents.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Fred Baselice served in World War II as an Army medic in Europe. He sustained injuries aiding those on the battlefield and even spent 10 days in a battlefield hospital.

He didn’t receive the medals he earned in combat until Memorial Day 2018, more than 70 years after the war ended.

“I appreciate it but there are a lot of soldiers out there that should get their medals, too, and I’m grateful for what they did for me,” Baselice said, following the ceremony at Hamden High School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

US Senator Chris Murphy’s office helped to arrange the medals for Baselice, a common duty of most US Senators’ offices. He said there are thousands more stories similar to Baselice’s all over Connecticut and around the country, and often it takes one conversation to start the process to procure the earned medals.

“These medals don’t matter to a lot of these veterans so it’s not until a grandchild brings up a question of, ‘where are your medals, grampa?’ that they start to ask questions themselves,” Murphy said.

Baselice was awarded three medals in all, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, a World War II Victory Medal, and an Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp.

Baselice said the medals are nice symbols of his service, but some of his most difficult memories of fallen comrades, will never fade, and in some cases, mean the most to him.

“I remember the ones that got killed before me, when we the bombings come in and you see them going up in the air and going into the ground like they dug their own grave.”

On Memorial Day as others honored him, Baselice never forgets about those who gave everything, and who could never receive their own medals in person.

Instruments in hand, the Kelly Steam Magnet Middle school band proudly marched in Norwich’s Memorial Day Parade Monday, the first time since budget cuts in 2010 disbanded the program.

The 35 students were excited to represent their school and pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

“It’s my very first parade. I’m really excited,” said seventh-grader Taina Delva.

Band Director Allison Beit said budget cuts forced the district to cut the middle school band program in 2010. The program has been back for three years now.

Superintendent Abby Dolliver told NBC Connecticut the Norwich Public Schools Education Foundation even donated funds to have the old instruments cleaned up and updated.

Hard work and a lot of warming up brought them to Monday’s parade and the start of the march.

“It’s really exciting to accompany everyone else, make everybody else feel comfortable, have a teammate by your side,” Delva said.

It was 13-year-old Serenity Moore’s first parade – and first performance with the band. She started late in the year.

“It’s exciting because a bunch of people are going to see us going down the street and it’s nervous because a bunch of people are going to see us going down the street,” Moore said.

Beit said she wants to get the students out in the community and it took time to prepare.

“We outside to the track outside. We had to assemble the whole group together to practice what marching and playing is like since it’s so different from sitting down,” Beit explained.

“You have to practice and memorize the notes and stuff,” seventh-grader Danny Rosa-Ortiz added.

Many of the students have performed before at school concerts and in small groups at other community events. Beit said they’re hoping to do more events like the parade.