president barack obama has signed a measure replacing the landmark no child left behind education law of 2002. president obama calls the new law a "christmas miracle." he's praising republicans and democrats for coming together to change the way teachers are evaluated and underperforming schools are pushed to improve. president obama says the old law had the right goals, but fell short in practiti. the new law gives more decision-making power to the states. protesters are back on the streets of chicago several medical students staged a "die- in" on the sidewalk near daley plaza this morning. they lay on the ground for 16 minutes to represent the number of times a white police officer fatally shot a black teenager. the latest protest comes a day afr mayor rahm emanuel gave a speech to aldermen apologizing in the wake of recent video footage showing the fatal shooting. some protesters are calling for his resignation. more protests are planned for today.

on this month's planned trip to israel. the republican presidential candidate tweeted today that he'll reschedule, quote---"at a later date after i become president of the u.s." trump has come under fire worldwide after proposing that muslims not be allowed into the united states. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu faced calls to cancel the visit. trump saysyse didn't want to put netanyahu "under pressure." trump has come under fire for his comments about muslims, even from fellow republicans. the scrutiny has raised questions of whether he would run as an independent candidate for president. he addressed that on cnn. (don lemon/cnn) "let's just say you had to run as an independent. do you think you could win?" (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "i think it would be much tougher to win as an independent. i think i cld win, but i think it would be much tougher to win as an independent. i'd rather not do that." hillary clinton has won the endorsement of a union representing federal workers, adding to her labor advantage over rival bernie sanders. the american federation of

union says it's backing clinton over the vermont senator in the d docratic primaries. > weather ad-lib we will see a few clouds moving through this afternoon after a will resume our sunshine and 50- degree temperatures which will be present for one additional day tomorrow. clouds will gradually become thicker going in to the weekend, when cooler temperaturur settle in on saturday.

north korean leader kim jong un claims his country has developed a hydrogen bomb. n-b-c's keir simmons has that.

the state department on this latest north korea nuclear claim. but it's being viewed with suspicion by many experts, just rhetoric some say. keir simmons/ nbc news/ london, england "the aim perhaps to send a message the country will not abandon it's nuclear weapons and to force the international community to recognize north korea's nuclear status, something washington of course says it will never do. back to you." >> the governor of massachusetts says a passenger train that left a suburban boston station without a driver this morning was tampered with. the six-car train with 50 people aboard left the braintree station this morning and traveled through four other stations without stopping before power was cut off to stop the train. no passengers were hurt. governor charlie baker told boston herald radio that someone "who knew what they were doing" tampered with the train. the u-s navy's newest combat ship is under fire over its name. the new ship was commissioned last weekend as the "u-s-s jackson."

but that city is named after former president andrew jackson, and that's where the controversy comes in. his legacy is facing new scrutiny, especially his questionable treatment of slave owner. civil rights activists are change the ship's name. the u-s-s jackson is the same type of littoral combat ship as t "uss sioux city" currently under construction in wisconsin. a very non- traditional nativity controversy in one ohio neighborhood will stay put, after some downsizing. it depicts the holy family, including baby jesus, as blood-thirsty zombies. scott wegener has the story.

appropriate for halloween than christmas. there's joseph, and mary, and even the baby jesus as zombies. (kathy thomas) "some people don't like it. but i like it." (reporter) "how come?" (kathy thomas) "why? it's different." jasen dixon's nativity has been getting global publicity after the township threatened to fine him. (jasen) "zombies, and baby jesus kind of made a lot of people mad." but the township says the undead were--un- relevant. (voice of greg bickford- sycamore twp administrator) "you can't have that big structure. absolutely had nothing to do about the zombies." many people including kathy and karen assumed the township was upset at the portrayal of the holy family as flesh eating monsters. (kathy thomas) "they didn't do it to harm-to make any gestures about anybody's religion." the township received several profane emails telling them to stop interfering with the display. one of the few we could put on tv; "i hope you guys get coal." this is what the display looked like before. (voice of greg bickford- sycamore twp administrator) "when you have a structure that's fifteen feet tall and -i don't know, a hundred square feet, the zoning code says you can't have that." dixon was cited to hamilton county

to five hundred dollars a day. by friday, dixon made the display smaller by removing the top piece. (voice of greg bickford- sycamore twp administrator) "he made the structure compliant with the zoning code and we're done. we move on." so this holiday horror will continue to delight... or scare those who stop by. >> mild temperatures again today.... but those winds are taking some of the luster off the nice feel. meterologist ben dorenbach will be back with the forecast. right now in spencer, it's degrees with winds at

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saturday night and sunday as temperatures fall back into the 30s. next week will be much more representative of december with these temperatures and a chance of some additional mixed precipitation on tuesday. >> > just ahead, a siouxland college student gets accolades---and a big check--- for his invention that loads grain wagons more safely... and art from a sewing machine.

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has earned national recognition for the morningside college student who designed it. josh doering also got a check for five-thousand dollars at this week's "founders u.pitch" competition in chicago. doering, who is a junior,

project called the "seedslide." it's a device that enables a farm to load grain into a wagon by remoted control. it's touted as safer and more efficient. doering is one of 24 students from across the country to compete after putting his entry on youtube. he also got to pitch his product to shark tank cast member daymond john. "while the five-thousand dollars is nice," "i think that's one of the lower things i actually took away from this experience. the networks, the connections i made there was really, really nice of just people who want to help me succeed." doering's startup company was launched in april. doering grew up on a farm. his dad is a seed dealer. he says he designed seed-slide so that his dad and granpa don't have to be climbing around on wagons.

>> stocks were slightly higher in midday trading, led by a rebound in the beaten-down energy sector. for the first time ever, an american automaker will sell a car that was built in china.

the buick "envision" next year. it's a crossover s- u-v that was designed in the u-s, but built completely in china. g-m cars are very popular in china. in fact, g-m sells more vehicles there than in the u-s. but critics are blasting g-m for the move, suggesting that cheaper chinese labor could lead to fewer u-s jobs. the united auto workers union is calling on g-m to reconsider its plans and build the envision at a u-s plant. an artist in tucson, arizona is using an unconventional way to put your imagination on fabric. he uses his sewing.. machine to draw. domen-ica fuller shows us.

but his art takes a little imagination from ....you..... paul nosa, artist) "they can imagine anything and i'll sew it for them, right there on the spot." paul nosa may be stitching your idea into goal. paul nosa, artist) to use their creatively" ideas are in short supply though. paul nosa, artist) "a lot of people, you ask them to think of a scenario and they have a hard time. they are like wow deer in headlights i've sewn that patch too a deer in headlights" he started this ten years ago, after he realized he wanted to sell art that people could use. paul nosa, artist) "i was the classic starving artist and so... i'll make art that has function" but these patches also have another function. "what a joy, seeing something made right in front of your eyes! came from my little brain." they make people feel special. "it's something made just for you that's not highly commercialized or processed this was on a whim the thing i thought of it just makes it neat you know? special!" >> that was domenica fuller reporting from tucson, arizona. after a decade of traveling

country, nosa has made around 7,500 custom patches. still ahead, a buzzer-beater you've got to see to believe... and elementary artists. school kids in florida use crayons and scissors to make the holidays bright for a little girl hundreds of miles away. you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes

i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message

here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... it was a dream shot for a minnesota high school basketball player and his team. down by two, a player for austin grabs the missed free throw and hurls it the length of the court. that basket gives his team a 56-55 win over northfield in the conference title game... and a moment that kid will never forget. one young brave girl in new york is catching the attention of people around the world this holiday season... and for very good reason. sara belsole shows us how she's getting a lift from school kids in florida.

her so she could have a very merry christmas" bella giacianto, third grader i wrote merry christmas safyre and a happy new year and i wrote your story is very inspiring," an inspiring story...and a great lesson for the class. caroline belsole, teacher "i think it was a good idea because the kids got to learn about someone who was less fortunate than them and they could do something for christmas that would make her feel better and lift her spirits." lifting safyre's spirits...with drawings of christmas trees and snowflakes. bella giacianto, third grader "i think it will help her because she will realize that there's still hope out there and she can still be herself." a little bit of hope...travelin g a long way...to make sure safyre is surrounded by love for the holidays. "merry christmas, safyre!" >> that was sara belsole reporting from temple terrace, florida. and now even more people can help - thanks to "american greetings."

free to send to safyre. still ahead, a holiday spectacular coming to the orpheum. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message.

miss just in time for christmas. molly and randy, thanks so much for being here. thank you, glad to be here. the holiday spectacular siouxland civic dance performance is coming up. randy, give us some of those details. it's an awesome family show that's a great way to start the holiday season. it's got singing and dancing, it's got instrumentalists; it's got wild characters, beautiful costumes, and wonderful singing. it's going to be an awesome show. you have several special performances , special guests coming too? we do. we have richard steinbach is going to be joining us, he's a fabulous pianist. santa is making an appearance. we've got dancing cows and dancing boxes. we have gospel quartet that's singing that's incredible. we'll have a fiddler from the symphony. it's a wide variety of very cool entertainment. where do the dancers come from? the dancers are from several different dance studios around the area. we've got diane's dance from moville, the civic dance group. there's ballet, tap, jazz, dancing cows. it's just really awesome. all ages too, right? all ages, yes. molly, how do people get tickets? tickets are available at the tyson events center box office. they're $25, $30, and $35. why

tickets for this, why do you want people to come out and see this? it's such a broad representatio n of the siouxland community. everybody comes together, there's local celebrities that are making appearances. it's just a great way to kick off christmas. remember to get your tickets. it is december 19th at 3 at the orpheum theatre. be sure to get your tickets at the tyson box office. thank you both so much for being here. thank you. thanks for joining us for around siouxland. >> there are only eight days left until the force literally awakens in star wars fans across the nation, and some moviegoers in california have decided to wait out the time at the theater. a tent city has gone up in front the tcl chinese theatre in hollywood as fans are hoping to get a chance at seeing the december 17 early showing of the film. the people already in line are encouraging others to join them saying they believe the latest installment to the star wars saga is going to be a blockbuster.

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you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes is the defining economic challenge of our time... i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message and i hope you'll read my plan. >> kayla: so you think that someone's helping joey to get us back together. >> steve: i don't know. i just don't see how joe