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have a great day. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 donald trump continues to draw criticism over his proposal to ban all muslims from entering the u-s. the backlash now has the republican presidential front-runner wavering on a pledge made with the gop back in september. don champion has the latest from new york. 3 (pkg) facing backlash - donald trump continues to defend his proposed ban on muslims entering the u-s. appearing on fox news and cnn last night -- the republican presidential front-runner even threatened to break his pledge that he would *not* run as an independent: (sot trump fox) "if i'm treated fairly, i would never do it. if i'm not treated fairly, i might very well do it." (sot trump cnn) "highly unlikely, unless they
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(washington, dc/wednesday) for the first time -- president obama publicly weighed in on the controversy...taking a veiled swipe at trump during an event marking the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery.(sot president obama/ no chyron necessary) "our freedom is bound up in the freedom of others, regardless of what they look like or where they come from or what their last name is or what faith they practice." other figures from outside the political world are also speaking out. boxing great mohammed ali, who converted to islam in 1975, issued a statement wednesday -- saying in part -- (gfx) "...our political leaders should use their position to bring understanding about the religion of islam." facebook ceo mark zuckerberg also posted this message to muslims saying -- (gfx) "i want you to know that you are always welcome here and that we will fight to protect your rights." the issue is resonating with voters. (sot mos voter/cbs news focus group) he's the
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needs to be analyzed. even though trump has threatened to run as a 3rd party candidate - most gop presidential candidates say they would support him if he becomes their nominee. don champion cbs news. 3 on wednesday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's also criticized trump's comments. trump is due to travel to israel at the end of the month. 3 two teenagers accused of working together to rob a sioux city bank this summer have changed their pleas.but we'll have to wait until next year to learn their sentences.18- year- old angelica perez and 19- year- old heaven zevenbergen both entered guilty pleas to felony charges of 2nd degree theft. they previously entered not guilty pleas.perez and zevenbergen were arrested in august and charged with conspiring to rob the security national bank inside the hy- vee store on hamilton boulevard.both will be sentenced february 10th. they
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and a maximum fine of 75- hundred dollars.they will also have to repay 10- thousand dollars to the bank. 3 a local electronics store suspected thief.officials with dakota p-c warehouse in the southern square mall say this man stole three i-pads tuesday afternoon. they say he left in a stolen silver chevy malibu or impala with iowa license plates d-e-b... 1-5-7.anyone with information is anyone with information is asked to call the sioux city police department. 3 a teacher and coach at a des moines high school is accused of trying to force a 16 year old female student to have sex. 3 46 year old jerald johnson is a special education teacher at roosevelt high school. he led to the girl's basketball team to a state championship in 2006.johnson is accused of sexual exploitation by a
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with intent to commit sexual abuse with no injury.the girl alleges johnson called her to come to his personal her to come to johnson called her to come to his personal classroom... locked the door... groped, grabbed and kissed her. 3 the siouxland community health center is expanding its operations.the health center is now operating a satellite clinic in south sioux city. siouxland community health of nebraska will serve northeast nebraska from its facility on highway 77.health center officials hope the new facility relieves some of the workload on its current sioux city clinic. 3 "we have walk-in slots for our walk-in urgent care patients available as well but we have scheduled patients. we're just really excited to have a presence here in south sioux city. we have large percentage of patients that are from the south sioux city area, dakota county, and so to have a sight here just makes sense for us."faldmo says they hope to add dental services at the new clinic, sometime in the next year. appointments are now
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siouxland community health center of nebraska. we have that number in this story on our website siouxland news dot com 3 "captain lewis i give you absolute authority to carry out this military mission of exploring the west." 3 that's president thomas jefferson... as voiced by woodbury county supervisor mark monson... part of a new exhibit at the lewis & clark interpretive center.that exhibit focuses on the inspiration for lewis & clark's corps of discovery.and the man who sent them and the man who sent them on their journey through the west... including parts of siouxland. 3 "it took about 8 months of planning; you know collected materials, planning the descriptions, the facial expressions of thomas jefferson. and really president jefferson is the starting point the lewis and clark expedition."the free exhibit cost 52- thousand dollars, and adds the animatronic jefferson to the existing lewis... clark... and lewis's dog seaman. it is open now... and
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in january. 3 consumers may soon feel the brunt of more than one billion dollars in retaliatory tariffs placed billion dollars in retaliatory tariffs placed on u-s products.this week, the world trade organization authorized mexico and canada to charge the tariffs and it's all because of a labeling law. madison alewel has more on what beef producers are doing to try and stop that from happening. 3 pkg:country of origin labeling, known as cool, requires meat packaging to indicate where animals were born, raised and slaughtered. the texas cattle feeders association says the labeling has been a burden on producers and consumers in our area. ((the cattle that are imported from mexico and canada are then fed in u.s. pastures and they're harvested in u.s. packing houses, but they have to be segregated so that meat can be labeled separately and kept separate. it just adds cost throughout the beef production chain. all that
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consumer.)) the world trade organization ruled the labeling discriminated against canadian and mexican beef... . which is why the countries can now charge retaliation tariffs. and consumers will be the ones who pay them. ((that $1 billion in tariffs will get passed on to the consumers and increase the price of their beef and other products. it's just a bad piece of legislation. cool was a government mandated marketing experiment that was passed roughly 10 years ago. it was bad legislation when it passed and it's still bad today.)) the goal of cool was to promote u-s beef, but cattle feeders says it's failed to do that. the association is now urging congress to repeal the cool law so the tariffs will go away.((that way we won't see that $1 billion increase in expenses to the u.s. beef industry that will then be carried on to the consumers.)) 3 the house voted to repeal cool this summer, but the senate is still considering it. 3 there's a brand new baby gorilla at the fort worth zoo.proud mama gracie is holding her little bundle of joy-- who was born saturday. zoo officials tell us
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near the glass of her indoor enclosure, to give visitors a closer look. 3 the little ape is the first western lowland gorilla to be born at the zoo. he doesn't have a name just yet. 3 3 3 3 we are much warmer than we were this time yesterday. 3 3 3 3 3 coming up this morning on siouxland news at sunrise... french police have identified another one of the paris attackers.we'll update the search for the only living person directly responsible for the attacks. 3 "you're watching siouxland news at sunrise, with jacob
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taylor"3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 "weather on the ones, brought to you by siouxland federal credit union" 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday. a secondary system will move in on tuesday which will bring chances of snow again.
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3 the volkswagen emmissionsprob lem may not be as bad as first thought...kenneth craig is in new york with your c-b-s moneywatch. 3 good news from volkswagen for a change.the automaker now says that a problem with carbon dioxide emissions is much smaller than initially thought.on wednesday, it said it understated it said it on wednesday, it said it understated fuel consumption on about 36-thousand vehicles... instead of early estimates of around 800- thousand.stocks fell for the third straight day on wednesday the dow closed down 75 points. the nasdaq - also - lost 75. american airlines is now joining the list of airlines to offer 'premium economy' seating the world's largest airline said the seats will cost more than coach, but less than first class... and will be offered on select international flights.they'll come with leather seats, entertainment systems and meals.//one in five americans is now expected to die in
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percent from last year.that's according to a new bankrate dot com survey that found 21 percent of people believe they will never pay off what they owe.that's your cbs moneywatch report. for more, log on to cbs-moneywatch dot com.in new york... i'm kenneth craig. 3 3 nearly a month after isis- affiliated terrorists executed a coordinated attack on multiple sites in paris, french police have identified another accused gunman. that makes seven, and three are still unidentified. elizabeth palmer has a report. 3 foued aggad, a 23 year old french citizen - left in 2013 to join isis in syria..but then somehow slipped back into france - and helped to gun down 90 music fans at a the bataclan before being killed at the scene.on cam police had no idea who he was
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text message from syriasaying her son had been killed on november 13.the day of the attacks. that let forensics teams match dna from the body found in the bataclan to samples provided by the aggad family. only one of the core group of paris attackers is still alive salah abdeslam escaped --and is presumed to be on the way - or even already in - syria.also-- says the ant-terrorism consultant jean charles brisard - still alive and on the wanted list are all those who provided support b: probably more than 20 individuals involved in one way or another.to provide logistics 73546 financing for this network.one such suspect is mohammed abrini - seen on surveillance video in one of the terrorists' cars two days before the attacks.with more than 2000 property searches in less than a month.and more
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is on anyone who has been to syriaor has links to extremistsbut there are more than 10,000 of them liz: so the fr intelligence services would have to grow by what? double? triple? to handle the problem? 72237 brisard: at least to be sufficient. // 72141 we need around 30 agents to follow 24 hours a day on a single individual.some of the video isis has posted online of the attacks may have been shot by the main planner himself - abdelhamid abaoud - before he too was killed in a police raid a day and a half later..(tag: is has lost a lot of ground on the battlefield.so it's relying on video of the paris attacks to promote its image as a winning cause.to entice what it relies on.. a steady losing ground 3 3 doe's and diva's dairy is the *only* dairy of it's kind in the state of iowa.we'll show you why... after the break in this edition of "proud to be a hometown farmer." 3 our low earlier this morning was 30 degrees above normal, 30 degrees above normal, we
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details next.3 3 "first alert meteorologist cat taylor" 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday.
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chances of snow again.3 3 3 in northern siouxland...they milk a lot of cows.in southern siouxland...they're milking something else.for "proud to be a hometown farmer"we're heading to doe's and diva's dairy...near honey creek, iowa. the *only* licensed goat *and* sheep dairy in iowa. 3 when you call jenna feldman's animals...they come running. "when they see you coming, they just say 'mama, mama!' they want you to talk to them." first...yogi...he's *not* a big fan of strangers.yeti's old...i don't think strangers bug her too much.but the 21 milking goats the dogs protect
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meeting new people.this goat's a lamancha breed...that's why it doesn't have ears that stick up.the feldman's raise sheep to milk...too.some friesian and (luh - kane) lacaune."some people pronounce it (luh - cone) lacaune."they milk ten of'em right now."this next spring we're going to be milking almost 20 sheep."doe's and diva's dairy is the *only* licensed sheep *and* goat dairy in iowa.and janna milks a lot!"we milk twice a day." where does the milk end up?in sprinkle, stir, sprinkle, stir."and lotions..."i'm not sure how to package it yet, i'm working on that."this hard bar lotion is new this year. but when you visit doe's & diva's dairy...don't forget about the cheeses...different varieties...like feta.made here...fresh.**"in the spring when the milk is flowing abundantly, we're making it almost every day."and aged to perfection.right here...in
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3 if you think of a farmer that would be great here on "proud to be a hometown farmer... you can nominate them to be featured here!just go to our web site... siouxlandnews.com slash sunrise... or you can e - mail jake... his e - mail address is j - heller at siouxland news dot com. 3 3 still to come this morning... nearly 50 cars met tough new safety met tough new safety standards in a recent round of crash tests.we'll show you the strict new standards that have to be met to earn the highest rating. you're watching siouxland news at sunrise. 3 this holiday season you're this holiday season you're likely to hit the highways; before you go, make sure you do a quick check of the basics to get your ride ready. up first is the old stand by; windshield wiper blades. cold weather, rain and snow can make a mess; fresh wipers clean it up easily. oh, and don't forget to top off your washer fluid too. another thing to pay attention to is air pressure in your tires: you can lose a pound of
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outside: make sure you use the psi listed on the decal in your door jamb. last quick thing to look over is your engine anti freeze; while there are different kinds of fluid these days, they all do the same thing & keep your engine happy in icy cold weather. and if you need a hand with any of these checks; just say hi to our trusted car care pros here in town.auto matters brought to you by arnold motor supply. you can find everything you need to get your car running it's best and you'll receive the best service that you deserve. "service is the difference we get it." visit one of our
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see 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday. a secondary system will move in on tuesday which will bring chances of snow again.3 3 four dozen cars earned top marks for safety for 20-16 from the insurance institute for highway safety or i-i-h-s. the vehicles had to meet tougher safety requirements and had to have a new crash prevention feature to qualify for the institute's highest award.chris martinez has the results from los angeles. 3 ----------------------- ((------pkg------))when it comes to safetytoyota is on top. ((nats - toyota camry small overlap test crash))the camry is one of *nine* models from the automaker that earned
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insurance institute for highway safety's highest safety rating. ((sot: adrian lund/ iihs president ))"honda is right behind them with 8." (nats) to earn the institute's top two highest awards --cars had to perform better on the "small overlap" test...which simulates what happens when the front corner of the car collides with another vehicle or tree.((stand-up: chris martinez/ cbs news/ los angeles, ca))the institute is no longer just testing crashworthiness, but also crash prevention.((sot: adrian lund/ president, insurance institute of highway safety)) (00:29) to get top safety pick, you have to have at least a forward collision warning system. and to get a top safety pick +, you have to have an autonomous emergency breaking system. (00:39) the *redesigned* 20-16 nissian maxima...and volkswagen passat performed well...while the toyota avalon added autobrake to earn the top safety pick plus.the scion i-a is the only minicar to receive the 20-16 award.(nats)in all, 48 cars earned the top safety award. the chrysler 200 is the *only* american carto get the hon. ((sot: adrian lund/ president, insurance institute of highway safety)) (06:58) we were a little disappointed in the
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automakers."ford's f-150 supercrew is among the 13 vehicles that earned the second highest safety level. the iihs says consumers should ask for autobrake and forward collision warning features when shopping for a new vehicle.chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles 3 a morningside college student's idea to make farming safer... has earned him a 5- thousand dollar prize.josh doering is a junior from hubbard, iowa.he invented "seedslide"... a product designed to help farmers open industrial-size boxes of seed without climbing ladders and risking falls.monday... he took part in a "u pitch" competition cosponsored by capital one... and he took home the top prize. 3 "my dad is a seed dealer and so twenty to maybe even fifty times a day he would be having to climb up on top of wagons and do this himself and so it was really his problem of experiencing that in day to
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happen... making this possible."josh has already sold 30 seedslides.each model costs 850 dollars... and is available on his website. we've got a link in this story news dot com. 3 for the last 19 years, the scheitler (sh-eye-tler ) family has decorated their le christmas lights. 3 this year there were about 80 thousand lights with 500 plastic blow molds, and 400 lighted displays. the event is on every night from 5 to 10 pm unless it is raining or snowing. santa also dropped off candy canes for the kids who stop by. 3 "the main reason we do this is for the public, for the kids... and also for our local food bank here in le mars called the christian needs center. " 3 the family has already donated over a thousand dollars this season. if you would like to donate or visit this display, we can find the contact
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approximately 600 dogs every year. many of them, homeless abandoned, injured and sick. "we have gotten a large number of calls. dogs put out without shelter. and it takes time to investigate all of those. she helps nurse them back to health giving them a new lease on life."as a rescue, we rescue between five and six hundred dogs a year. so you multiply that by the years i've been doing this and it adds up quickly."jarvis says rescuing these dogs is her calling. what's more, jarvis also volunteers at the noah's hope thrift store on 2601 myrtle street. she's in charge of processing adoption applications, managing their social media and paperwork. "she networks with other rescue. she takes in dog that have a lot of special needs and she's always available to the foster, to the customers." over her long and dedicated involvement with noah's hope,
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it is for these canines to have a forever home."for every dog that we save you know it just gives you that little feel good feeling, that literally good feeling, that literally no one could save, you saved a life."in sioux city, i'm jetske wauran. siouxland news. 3 each month on siouxland news we'll bring you the story of a local jefferson award winner... who will have a chance to be recognized at the national jefferson awards banquet in washington, dc.to nominate someone... visit the "jefferson awards" section on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 3 news dot com.siouxland news dot com. 3 what if someone had a list of everywhere you go, along with the exact time you arrive and leave there each day? it turns out that information is on many of our phones. julie watts shows how to beat the feature.. that's tracking your
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3 (sot -sequence julie)(julie) "do you have frequent locations enabled on your phone?" (mos) " i'm not sure" (mos) "i don't knowthere not new, but most people dont exactly know what they are... or how to find their frequent locations. (natsot)"click setting, privacy, location services, scroll down, system services, then frequent locations." frequent locations." and once there, most are shocked by what they find. (natsot)"i feel a little bit sick" "this is everywhere you've been, the time that you left." it even labels your assumed home and work addresses based on the amount of time you spend there. (sot) (julie) "you arrived last night at 6pm and left your house this morning at 8am." (mos) "yes i did." (sot-mos) "this is a little creepy""i don't like that it's doing it without my knowledge"(sot-noah swartz/electronic frontier foundation)"one of the concerning things is, this is hidden from you in your phone." and privacy experts like noah swartz of the electronic frontier foundation have longed been concerned about
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hidden information.(sot-noah swartz/electronic frontier foundation)"this could be used by abusive partners. it could be used by police in an investigation. it could be used by your boss or your company if you gave them access to your phone or if you're using a work phone." cell phone data can also be subpoenaed for both criminal.... and like divorce proceedings. (natsot)"who can see this?"apple says the data is stored only on your device unless you "opt in to improve maps" then apple says it stores your data anonymously. you can delete the locatoins from your phone by clicking "clear history" but first, you have to know how to find it. (sot-mos)"did you know it was there?""no""did you turn this on?""no." julie watts, for cbs news, san 3 frequent locations are meant to provide you with personalized services, like predictive traffic routing.you opt into sharing your location with apple when you first set up your iphone and start using its maps app. 3 german chancellor angela merkel is time magazine's person of the year for 20-15.the magazine unveiled its pick this (wednesday) pick
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says merkel was honored for helping to preserve and promote europe despite economic turmoil and a growing refugee crisis.she was also praised for being a "principled manager" and "resolute diplomat."merkel is the first woman to be named person of the year since 19-86.time says other candidates considered for the honor included caitlyn jenner, "black lives matter" activists and donald trump. 3 3 3 3 morningside lutheran church wants to get you ready for christmas! we'll tell you about the program... next... in "talk of the town." 3 "you're watching siouxland news at sunrise, with jacob heller and meteorologist cat
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3 "first alert weather with meteorologist cat taylor" 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday. a secondary system will move in on tuesday which will bring chances of snow again.
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3 thanks for being with us this morning. if you missed this segment...or want to find out any more information...you can find everything on our web site...that's siouxland news dot com slash sunrise... 3 3 first there was ping pong diplomacy...now there's girl band diplomacy.we'll show you why north korea's leader is sending his personal girl band to china.it's (time) this morning.thanks for watching siouxland news at sunrise. 3 here's a look at the forecast across our region. sprinkles are possible in the northern
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it's (52) outside at (time)... as we (52) outside at (le mars)... it's (52) outside at (time)... as we take a look from our (icon ag and turf) camera. 3 it's sort of like ping pong diplomacy but with a girl band. north korea is using it's most famous girl band to try to woo china into warmer relations. cnn's jeanne (genie) moos (mows) reports. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows-- most bands have a leader.... but this girl band has a great leader, north korea's kim jung un.he is said tohandpick the members of moranbong...and he attends moranbong...and he attends their concerts.3, 2, 1 liftoff.to honor an actual missile launch, the band played in front of a replay, igniting the audience asthe missile struck north america....and then, when the
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again. well now an attempt at girl band diplomacy has been launched. the band, dressed in their north korean army uniforms, headed to china to perform , in hopes of improving relations. officials gave them a sendoff at the train station. could the great leader himself eventually follow?you could argue that this visit is greasing the wheels for kim jung un ultimately to go to china. the spice girls they ain't.though they occasionally perform western songs like rocky, they are highly trained musicians. moos standup now if justin bieber falls out of favor, at least he doesn't have to worry about being purged. but when the band disappeared for about 6 months, people worried. the 20 or so members eventually resurfaced, but without their biggest star.maybe she's just taking a break, but...that's the thing about north korea,
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most honored most publicized musician disappear and never be spoken of again. their dancing may be more lawrence welk...than it is beyonce... then you should of put a ring on it.but they're still a blast...off.jeanne moos cnn ny 3 "weather on the ones brought to you by window world" 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday. a secondary system will move in on tuesday which will bring
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3 3 3 time for a trip to the sunrise watercooler...the austin, minnesota boys basketball team won on tuesday night after one of their players threw a stunning, full-court shot as time expired.the winning team and fans erupted in jubilation as austin walked away with an unbelievable 57-56 buzzer- beating win over
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herald said three seconds were left in the game when northfield missed a free throw and packers junior oman oman grabbed the rebound and flung the ball the length of the court. to everyone's surprise, it went through the net.austin head coach kris fadness said he has never seen an ending like that in his 30 years of coaching. 3 3 coming up this morning in your 6 o'clock hour...muslims make up nearly half of the population in this *american* city. and now they make up the majority of the city council. we'll show you the rarest city government in the country.plus your morning news, weather and sports are all coming up.it's now (time) as we take a look outside (xxx) on the (xxx) cam.keep it right here on siouxland news
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siouxland news, this is sgt todd sassmann 3 3 here's a look at your news to go ... 3 3 donald trump continues to draw criticism over his proposal to ban all muslims from entering the u-s.former boxing champion muhammad ali and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg joined the chorus of condemnation wednesday.amid the backlash - the republican presidential frontrunner has signaled - he would consider an independent run, if republicans treat him unfairly.trump's provocative proposal comes in the wake of last week's deadly attack at an office holiday party in san bernardino, california.federal investigators revealed wednesday - suspected killers - sayed farook and his killers - sayed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik may have been radicalized for quite some time.authorities now believe enrique marquez - who allegedly purchased the two rifles the couple used in the attack -- might have plotted an attack with farook back in 2012 ...that never came to
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mounting for chicago mayor rahm emanuel to mayor rahm emanuel to resign...following the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.at a special city council meeting wednesday...th e mayor took full responsibility for the incident.protesters who took to the streets following the address - are accusing mayor emanuel of a cover-up. 3 and be sure to check out siouxland news dot com all day at work and home for the latest news, weather and sports. 3 and here is what the folks in studio 57 are working on that you'll see in an hour on cbs "this morning".i'm norah o'donnell... coming up, a conversation with carole king... how the kennedy center honoree lives a down- to- earth lifestyle... that's coming up, on cbs this morning... 3 "this is siouxland news at sunrise on kmeg 14" 3 good morning everyone and welcome to siouxland news at
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your morning with us.i'm jetske wauran filling in for jacob heller.and i'm meteorologist cat taylor. 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday. a secondary system will move
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3 3 3 republican presidential candidate donald trump says he wants to keep muslims from entering the u-s -- he says its a necessary step for guaranteeing the country's security.but as jeff zeleny reports... his statement has much of the rest of his party declaring open season on the front-runner. 3 donald trump is on a roll -- so far an unstoppable one. (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "i'm leading in every single poll. and nationwide i'm leading in every one of obviously i'm very happy where i am."and that's precisely what worries many republicans.the gop ranks are rattled over trump's proposal to ban muslims from entering the country -- afraid it could cost republicans the white house and threaten their congressional majority. republican nikki haley, the first indian-american governor
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trump's comments were damaging to the gop.(gov. nikki haley/(r) south carolina/from @robgodfrey)"it's just an embarrassment to the republican party. i mean it's absolutely un-american. it's unconstitutional. it defies everything this country was based on. and it's just wrong." trump pushed back, saying some of his fellow republicans were grandstanding.(donald trump/(r) presidential candidate/abc)"i'm leading by a lot, they get it, they're trying to get publicity for themselves. you know, when i came out against illegal immigration everybody thought the same thing, two weeks later everybody was on my side including the members of my own party."the international outcry also intensified ... israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today he rejects trump's plan to block muslims.trump is set to meet with netanyahu later this month in jerusalem.the prime minister is now facing pressure to cancel the meeting. on the campaign trail today, rival republicans hope the fallout will loosen trump's grip on the race.(jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate)"mr trump's not a serious person. he's not a serious candidate.
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the task for the next president of the united states a lot harder."republican leaders across the country fear trump at the top of the ticket could doom their party. (matt borges/ohio gop chairman) "we're gonna have to distance ourselves from this kind of messaging. it's not going to help us win the general election in november. we wouldn't win ohio with that kind of message."yet some republicans are also unwilling to agitate trump -- fearful of him running as a third-party candidate -- a possibility he raised again today.(donald trump/(r) presidential candidate)"if i don't get treated fairly i would certainly consider that."trump can be a sore loser.he lost a different kind of contest today as time magazine's person of the year, awarded to german chancellor angela merkel.it prompted trump to tweet this:"i told you @time magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite they picked person who is ruining germany." 3 in one american city, muslims make up nearly half the population.and as of a few weeks ago, they now make up the *majority* of the city council.our national
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traveled to ham-tram-ik michigan and gives us a look at what life is like in this unique region of the country. 3 it may look like a scene from another part of the world - but this is a typical day in hamtramck michigan.natsat about two square miles this city is considered one of the most diverse in the country. it's also the first city in the it's also the first city in the nation with a muslim majority city council.it's newest member saad almasmari is from yemen. he has vowed to work for the entire community "i didn't run because i'm muslim and people didn't vote for me because i'm muslim. they just vote for me because i ask for their vote. i show them my program i show them my plans and my goals."kristine frazao"for some longtime residents, though, the new muslim majority city council solidifies a change that's been happening for years. some told us they feel they've lost the city they knew for good." marie zulka has been in hamtramck for more than five decades.marie zulka "now they had an election and they're in an election "now they had an election and they're in
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about that?" "yes." kf: "why?" "they might try to put some of their own beliefs and laws in." the city she remembers was more than 80 percent polish. you can still see the remnants of that history everywhere marie zulka"my son wants me out of here." kf: "what's his biggest concern?" "my safety." most of those concerned about the concerned most of those "my safety." most of those concerned about the change are the older residents, like bernice kurzawa who raised her family here.bernice kurzawa "i think myself that they cater a little more to themselves than to us.//the arabs swear that they want to live with us but that remains to be seen."for some it's an uncertain future. for others a sign of progress. "it's always been evolving and it's because of that it's a very welcoming community."a small city in a country that prides itself on being a
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with open arms.in hamtramck michigan i'm kristine frazao reporting. 3 a week ago a husband-and-wife team who were radicalized by isis, killed 14 people and injured 21 others during a shooting rampage in san bernadino, california. the issue americans are now facing is 'are we safe' and 'is this our new normal'? 3 this was the topic of a town hall - the new normal, security versus freedom - wednesday night in washington, d-c.gun sales have soared as american's fears begin to rise. the f-b-i says 180-thousand guns were purchased on black friday...a new record.many people are asking if california's gun restriction laws are to blame for the shootings in san bernadino. pennslvania congressman scott perry weighs in... 3 "i think the bigger case is even with restrictive gun laws, whether it's in california or france, criminals still do what criminals do including get guns and kill people. so what
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have these restrictive gun laws that only restrict the already law abiding "president obama has proposed gun legislation to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns who are on the no-fly list.but so far, the g-o-p has voted down the proposal. 3 big changes are on the way for education. the u-s senate voted 85-12 yesterday in favor of the every student succeeds act... which will replace the heavily- criticized no child left behind.annual standardized testing will remain, but states will now have more control over standards and accountability, not washington. it also bans the federal government from mandating curriculum programs like common core. 3 "no child left behind was one of the most unpopular laws in modern american history and the fact that it has failed to meet many of its basic goals cries out for replacement." "this puts in place some long
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to build upon.""it's good reform, it hasn't gone as far as i think it should, but i am looking forward to continuing on this issue."the house already passed the bill, so it now heads to the white house... where president obama says he will sign it. 3 old saint nick is getting a new look.meet fashion santa.paul mason thought of the idea two years ago when he grew a beard. mason has been a model for more than 30 years.and now mall in torontosome of his santa look is the same.the beard is white. the belt is black.but he has made some big changes.he got rid of santa's traditional hat... and updated his red jacket.
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3 researchers at cornell university have found a new way to make puppies: in vitro fertilization. jim axelrod has more on what that means and how it can help more than just dogs.in vitro fertilization - fertilizing an egg with a sperm in a lab - 3 then implanting the embryo in a surrogate -- has been around for humans since the late 1970's. but researchers like travis only recently figured out how to make it work with canines -- dog reproduction is
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other 3 mammal.3 there's a brand new baby gorilla at the fort worth zoo.proud mama gracie is holding her little bundle of joy-- who was born saturday. zoo officials tell us earlier today, she sat down near the glass of her indoor enclosure, to give visitors a closer look. 3 the little ape is the first western lowland gorilla to be born at the zoo. he doesn't have a name just yet. 3 there's a brand new baby gorilla at the fort worth zoo.proud mama gracie is holding her little bundle of joy-- who was born saturday. zoo officials tell us earlier today, she sat down near the glass of her indoor enclosure, to give visitors a closer look. 3 the little ape is the first western lowland gorilla to be born at the zoo. he
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3 "weather on "weather on the ones, brought to you by siouxland federal credit union" 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of ght rain showers iinorthern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday. a secondary system will move on tuesesy which will bring
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3 we all know we all know about wind and solar power, but there's a new kind of power that's about to come on stream -- and it's a wonder it hasn't been exploited before. in a remote coastal town in scotland, one of the newest ideas in renewable energy comes from the oldest of sources: the oceans. mark phillips reports. 3 a lot of the talk at the paris conference is on the need to develop new, clean energy technologies. we all know about wind and solar power, but there's a new kind of power that's about to come onstream... and it's a wonder it hasn't been exploited
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around us... in the oceans. (insert)(pounding seas)until now, the pounding waves along this part of the north coast of scotland have been largely left to the local population -- of seals. but lately the seals have had company... (sparks flying/ engineers working/ ships working) engineers. the conditions are finally right to start tapping the immense energy potential of the oceans. and the world's most ambitious tidal power project is well underway here. (underwater cables)already a network of cables have been laid on the sea floor.(handout animation)soon, the first underwater turbines will be lowered into position, where the massive tidal forces will turn their rotors to make electricity.(set up mark and david taaffe)david taaffe is the site project manager.(sot david taaffe - project manager):mp: 'so the atlantic's that way?'dt: 'yeah' mp: 'the north sea's that way?' dt: 'correct, yeah'mp: 'and the tide runs back and forth here?'dt: 'correct': 'four times a day, twice in each direction?' dt: 'yeah.' (gfx google map/zoom to pentland firth/ show tidal stream arrows moving from atlantic to north sea)the tidal currents on this bit of coast called the pentland firth are ferocious. the atlantic tide rushes through the channel as it forces it's way to the north sea. and then, when the tide turns, it rushes back again. (handout animation of full field of turbines)the plan is for a full field of turbines to be installed on the sea bed here where they will produce as
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shore-side coal. gas or nuclear fired plant.(sot david taaffe - project manager):mp: 'speaking as an engineer, do you find it kind of amazing that this power source has been sitting out theredt: 'yeah it is, its a good point, it's a wonder people haven't looked at this site and other sites like it before.'(solar plant/ windfarm)the tidal plant -- its backers say -- will not suffer from the pitfalls of other renewable sources. solar power only works when the sun shines... so not at night. and windfarms only work when the wind blows. (sot tim cornelius - ceo atlantis):'tidal has one very distinct benefit. it's virtually 100 benefit. it's virtually 100 predictable.'and says tim cornelius, ceo of the company building the new tidal plant, there's another advantage.(windfarms on land and sea)unlike windfarms, which are criticized for spoiling the view on land... or for being hazards to shshping at sea... with tidal.l.(sot tim cornelius - ceo atlantis):you don't see it and you don't hear it. it's very environmentall(phillips on camera - pentland firth, scotland)'that there's been
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been known. the tidal currents move back and forth here like clockwork. the trick has been to develop technology as reliable as the tides. and that -- the developers say -- is where we are now.'(work on tidal project/wind turbines/offshshe oil platforms)the technology, however, is expensive right now... about twice the cost of wind generated power. but costs the backers say will come down quickly because tidal is adapting technology already used in the wind... and the offshore oil industries. (sot tim cornelius - ceo atlantis):the best sites around the world are yet to be developed, and so we'll have a real boom over the next 10-15 years of sites around the wowod being developed. (bay of fundy/ san francisco)among the north american sites being looked at... the bay of fundy off nova scotia, where the worlds strongest tides run, and san francisco, and its famous tidal race under the golden gate bridge 3 3 the story that inspired "moby the story that
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3 3 "first alert weather with meteorologist cat taylor" 3 we should see more of the same temperatureretoday, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers 3 lingering into sunday.a secondary system will move in on tuesday which will bring
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3 33 the story thahainspired herman melville's classic "moby dick" is getting its turn in the spotlight. "in the heart of the sea" is based on the two-century-old true story of whaling crew that was attacked by a giant whale. suzanne marques has a look at how hollywood brought this story to life on the big screen. 3 script:)(natsoso chris hemsworth plays a 19th ceceury whaler pitted againsnsthe inspiration for "moby dick" in e high seas thriller "in the heart of the sea." (nats)"as i live and breathe... he's mine." the story is based on the real-life battle between a sperm whale and the nantucket whaling ship, "essex" in 1820. hemswort hsays in this
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actually see the whale. (sot) "we had either an eye line, an imaginary eye line, or we had a jet ski kind of circling the boat at times that we had to watch and react to, and so on." director ron howard embraced the challenge of using special effects to bring the whale to life. (sot)"i believed that we could really offer audiences a living, breathing character, thth would be as authentic and true-to-life as every other element in the story." the whale cripples the fleet, leaving the crew to survive in the open ocean. (natsot) "prepare to abandon ship." benjamin walker plays captain george pollard. he and the cast had to lose a lot of weight to convey the plight of the shipwrecked crew. (sot) "it's kinda the least you can do when yoyore depicting people that did d tually arve..." hemsworth has called the role his most physically and emotionally demanding of his career. suzanne marques, cbs news. 3 here's what we're talking about on facebook this morning... a new study shows
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3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly clou skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday, then look for a rain and snow mix saturday with a few snow showers lingering into sunday. a secondary system will move in on tuesday which will bring chances of snow again.3 3 the supreme court heard arguments in an affirmative action case that could affect college admissions nationwide. the case involves a woman who says she was denied admission to the university of texas in favor of lesser-qualified
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was inside the high court for the arguments, and has the latest from washington. 3 script:)abigail fisher says affirmative action kept her from becoming a student at the university of texas at austin in 2008.(sot - abigail fisher/plaintiff)"i don't believe that students should be treated differently based on their race."fisher's case was heard by the supreme court for the second time in three years wednesday. at issue, whether the school can use race as a factor in admitting freshmen.the university guarantees admission to texans who graduate in the top ten percent of their class - regardless of race. the remaining 25 percent of applicants face scrutiny over a number of factors, including factors, including ethnicity. (standup bridge:)the supreme court has repeatedly ruled in favor of using race as a factor in college admissions. but today's court is a more conservative one. a skeptical chief justice john roberts asked, "what unique perspective does a minority perspective unique perspective does a minority student bring to a physics class?"fisher's legal team argued eliminating race as a factor would create more diversity.(sot - edward
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"the suggestion that african- american and hispanic enrollment would plummet at ut if the court strikes down this plan is simply not true." outside the court, outside the court, protesters sided with the university. in a statement, the school's president said, "we are hopeful the supreme court t will reach the sasa conclusion as the lower courts and enable all of our students to receive the full educational benefits of diversity," paula reid, cbs news, the supreme court. 3 justice elena kagan sat out wednesday arguments, because she had worked on the case for the justice department before joining the supreme court. a 4-4 tie would result in a legal victory for the defendant, the university of texas. 3 in 1971, 61 percent of in 1971, 61 percent of americans were considered to be middle class. today, barely half of americans fit in that category. anthony mason explains the numbers from a new research study.
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year old social worker in new jersey, used to think of herself as middle class... reilly: "it was the good life. it was wonderful. and now if i don't go to and now if i don't go to work, i don't get paid." (10:03:20)narr: her county job, which paid about $50,000 a year, was eliminated in the recession. a single mother of two, reilly now works 3 part time jobs and makes less part time jobs and makes less money: reilly: "i think the toughest part is not preparing a future for my children that my parents prepared for me." (04:25)narr: barely half (50%) of adults are now middle income earners... defined as a household making between $42,000 and $126,000 annually. the percentage has been falling steadily since 1970. frfr "each decade a smaller share of american adults have been in what we define as the middle class." (13:45:43) narr: richard fry, who coauthored the (a?) new pew research study says that... as
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out...the upper income bracket has grown... from 14 to 21% of americans. that "upper class" now takes home nearly half of all annual income in the all annual nearly half of takes home class" now takek home nearly half of all annual income in the us... 49%... up from 29% in 1970.fry: "it's not that the middle americans are worse off, it's that they're falling behind relative to upper income adults." (13:47:25)narr: the lower income tier has also grown from 16 to 20% since 1971. meredith reilly has been among them since she was layed off. she has a college degree and a masters, but little hope. reilll "i just don't feel like the jobs are ouou there that are gonna put me back to where i was."//"i feel like this will be my life. this like this will be my life. this constant struggle of working and just trying to keep my head above water." (06:30)(live tag: the great recession hit the middle class escially median wealth fell by 28% 3 between 2001 and 2013. 3 a morningside college udent's idea to make farming safer... has earned him a 5- thousand dollar prize.josh doering is a junior from hubbard, iowa.he invented
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designed to help farmers open industrial-size boxes of seed without climbing ladders and risking falls.monday... he took part in a pitch" competition cosponsored by capital one... and he took home the top prize. 3 "my dad is a seed dealer and sowenty to maybe even fifty times a day he would be having to climb up on top of wagons and do this himself and so it was really his problem of experiencing that in day to day operations that was the inspiration for making this happen... making this possible."josh has already sold 30 seedslides.each model costs 850 dollars... and is available on his website. we've got a link in this story on our website at siouxland news dot com. 3 for the last 19 years, the scheitler (sh-eye-tler ) family has decorated their le mars home with thousands of christmas lights. 3 this year there were about 8 8 thousand lights with 500 plastic blow molds, and 400 lighted displays. the event is
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unless it is raining or snowing. santa also dropped off candy canes for the kids who stop by. 3 "the main reason we do this is for the public, for the kids... and also for our local food bank here in le mars called the christian needs center. "the family has already donated over a thousand dollars this season. if you would like to donate or visit this display, we can find the contact information in this story on our website.. siouxlandnews.com 3 the siouxland community health center is expanding its operations.the health center is now operating a satellite clinic in south sioux city. siouxland community health of nebraska will serve northeast nebraska from its facility on highway 77.health center officials hope the new facility relieves some facility the nefacility relieves some of the workload on of the relieves some facility the new facility relieves some of the workload on its current sioux city clinic. 3 "we have walk-in slots for our walk-in urgege care patients
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scheduled patients. we' just really excited to have a presence here in south sioux city. we have large percentage of patients that are from the south sioux city area, dakota county, and so to have a sight here just makes sense for us."faldmo says they hope to add dental services at the new clinic, sometime in the next year. appointments are now being taken by calling the community health center of nebraska. we have that number in this story on our website siouxland news dot com 3 "captain lewis i give you absolute authority to carry exploring the west." 3 that's president thomas jefferson... as voiced by woodbury county supervisor mark monson... part of a new exhibit at the lewis & clark interpretive center.that inspiration for lewis & clark's corps of discovery.and the man who sent them on their journey through the west... including parts of siouxland. 3 "it took about 8 months of planning; you know collected
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descriptions, ththfacial exprprsions of thomas jefferern. and really president jefferson is the starting point the lewis and clark expedition."the free exhibit cost 52- thousand dollars, and adds the animatronic jefferson to the existing lewis... clark... and lewis's dog seaman. it is open now... and will be officially dedicated in january. 3 researchers at cornell university have found a new way to make puppies: in vitro fertilization. jim axelrod has more on what that means and how it can help more than just dogs. 3 narr: in upstate new york alex travis is walking his two colorfully named beagles - red and grgrn.nat/you guys are so cute....narr: but these are no ordinary dog walker. travis is a researcher at cornell university's vet school and red and green are two of the first-ever test-tube puppies.
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three separate moms who gave the eggs and two separate dads. narr: in vitro fertilization - fertilizing an egegwith a sperm in a lab - then implanting the embryo in a surrogate -- has been around for humans since the late 1970's. but researchers like travis only recently figured out how to make it work with canines -- dog reproduction is different than almost every other mammal.sot/0355 this will have a lot of applications in veterinary medicinenefor animals that are valuable working dogs or show dogs or just animals that people love and want to breed. nat/westminsternarr: it's not just the genetic lines of "the best in show" that might benefit. entire breeds like collies - known for eye problems dalmations.. prone to urinary stones and golden retrievers succeptible to certain cancers could benefit. sot/t/850 t we can then use some new technologies like gene editing and we can use that to try to fix those defects and prevent the disease before it even starts. narr: red and green were among seven ivf puppies born this past july. travis loves what his research has brought into his life.sot/0235 i love them very much, but they need a little more housebreaking though!!narr: though some
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a challenge to correct. ja cbsn ny3 3 3 millions of americans suffer from dry eyes... and it seems like there's nearly a million different treatment options.up next in your healthwatch... wewee investigating a clinical trial investigating *fish oil* supplements as a possible new treatment. 3 good news if you are traveling today. it looks like there are no delays across the region. weather delays could be a problem this weekend though. details are next. 3 "you're watching siouxland news at sunrise, with cob hellll and meteorologist cat
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3 "firststlert weather with meteorologist cat taylor" 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be in the lower 50s on friday,
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eyes for much of her life... (sot erlinda soriano / dry eye patient)"really really dry and gritty and especially in the mornings when you wake up" she's tried all sorts of remedies.(sot erlinda) "artificial tears and then some ointments."(track) while dry eyes are mostly a quality of life issue, they can lead to serious eye problems.(sot dr penny asbell / mt sinai hospital)"it can be associated with infection of the surface of they eye and things that can be permanent loss of vision."(track)so now erlinda is volunteering for a clinical trial to see if a common dietary supplement might actually ease her dry eyes. it's fish oil!(sot dr penny asbell / mt sinai hospital)"it is an oil thing, of course but really its anti inflammatory activities is what makes it of interest."track: dr penny asbell says previous studies looking at fish oil for dry eyes were inconclusive. this large study is meant to really determine its effectiveness and also to learn much more about dry eyes.(sot dr penny asbell / mt sinai hospital)"a lot of new ideas about the best way to diagnose and treat patients going forward."track erlinda has been taking 5 capsules a day that might
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be olive oil.(sot erlinda soriano/patient)"i think i felt a bit of difference with my dry eyes. im hoping i really am taking the fish oil supplement, but ill find out towards the end of the study." (track)there's little downside to taking fish oil every day other than the cost, which can run into a thousand dollars a year or more. dr. max gomez, for cbs news, dr. max gomez, for cbs news, new york. 3 3 cortana wants to take siri's job on the iphonewe'll take a look next in your cnet tech
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3 good morning, 3 good morning, (le mars)... it's (51) outside at (time)... as we take a look from our (icon ahhg and turf) camera. 3 yahoo may be goininthe way of myspace..here's your c-net tech update. 3 "cortana wants to take siri's job on the iphone. i'm bridget carey, this is your cnet update.***""microsoft's cortana is no longer locked
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the voice-activated personal assistant to your a aroid or iphone with a new app. but she may not be mumu help. that's because she doesn't have all her windows powers on iphone and android. so for example, if you try to use the cortana app to text someone, the app can't actually text anyone for you. it's just a middleman, or is that middlewoman. you still have to text a message yourself. but the cortana android app yourself. but messsse yourself. but the cortana android app 3 does have a few extra perks. you can activate it by saying ""hey cortana."" still, it could be just easier to use google now voice commands. so why would anyone use the cortana app? it can be helpful if you have a windows 10 pc with cortana, because notifications from your pc can be sent to your phone. for example, set a reminder to pick up milk at the store, and your phone will remind you when you get to the neighborhood, assuming you allow it to track your location. aside from looking up info on the web, the app also can alert you of upcoming
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calendar."and speaking of phones, say goodbye to the nexus 6. google is no longer seseing the nexuxu6 smartphone, and it's not exactly a surprise. this older model wasn't as popular. the screen was bigger than any other nexus, at 6-inches, and it was $650 inches, and it was $650 dollars when it launched. that's a top-tier price, and normally nexus phones are more budget friendly. this year, the new nexus 6p has a slightly smaller screenenand a smaller price, startininat $500 dollars.also, this is the end for the firefox phone. mozilla, the company behind firefox, said it will stop developing and selling the firefox operating system. it was a basic system first launched in 2013. it was meant for super cheap phones, and it only had web applications. but it never caught on, not even in developing countries. t firefox operating system was also used in some televisions. we may also be saying goodbye soon to a much larger tech entity. yahoo. the company announced it wants to seperate its alibaba stake from the
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these would become two seperate publicly traded companies. alibaba is like the amazon of china, it's huge, and the most profitable part of yahoo. so what about yahoo search and email and tumblr and the other core yahoo things? it could be sold. yahoo's not explicitly for sale, but the company would entertain offers. seperating yahoo's core from alibaba makes it easier to sell. don't forget, earlier this year verizobought aol. but it would be a year before yahoo is able to finalize such a split, and it requires approval from shareholders. "that's it for this tech news update, and there's more at cnet.com. from our studios in new york, i'm bridget carey. ****""" 3 "weather on the ones brought to you by window world" 3 we should see more of the same temperatures today, but there is a slight chance of light rain showers in northern siouxland. we will see partly cloudy skies, but our winds are going to be much stronger as a trough swings through. it won't have much effect on temperatures with highs expected to stay in the mid 50s. we will see increasing clouds for friday and then a little bit of winter returns for the weekend. highs will be
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3 3 3 here's a look at your news to go ... 3 3 donald trump continues to draw criticism over his proposal to ban all muslims from entering the u-s.former boxing champion muhammad ali and facebook ceo mark zuccrberg joined the chorus of condemnation wednesday.amid the backlash - the republican presidential frontrunner has signaled - he would consider an independent run, if republicans treat him unfairly.trump's provocative proposal comes in the wake of last week's deadly attack at an office holiday party in san bernardino, california.federal investigators revealed wednesday - suspected killers - sayed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik may have been radicalized for quite some time.authorities now believe enrique marquez - who allegedly purchased the two rifles the couple used in the attack -- might have plotted an attack with farook back in 2012 ...that never came to fruition.and, pressure is
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rahm emanuel to resign...following the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.at a special city council meeting wednesday...the mayor took full responsibility for the incident.protesters who took to the streets following the address - are following the address - are accusing mayor emanuel of a cover-up. 3 and be sure to check out siouxland news dot com all day at work and home for the latest news, weather and sports.
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