employees... then... friends and family remember a iowa student taken too soon...in a chicago bus crash. how you can help...on the e ay. welcome to today in iowa. happy saturday as we take a live look outside with our.... thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm lauren moss. well happy new year- it is offically january..and it's feeling like it out there. lets check in with storm track 7 terologist eilleen loan for a look our forecast. let's go right to storm track maiin clear skies this morning and that should continue into the afternoon and into he evening. with winds turning a slightly farther to the southwest today, afternoon, but we cool down a bit for the next few days. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. that should continue into the afternoon and into the evening. with winds turning a slightly farther to the southwest today, we should be able to climb back to the upper 20s to mid 30s this

bit for the next few dadas. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. that should continue into the afternoon and into the evening. with winds turning a slightly farther to the southwest today, we should be able to climb back to the upper 20s to mid 30s this afternoon, but we cool down a bit for the next few days. i'll have more on that coming up in a well the big day nally arrived for the iowa hawkeyes and their faithful in pasadena... and while the rrsult wasn't what many of us had hoped for -- fans showed up by the masses to support the team -- and our own five-man team was there for most of the week -- they have the game recap for us... beginning with ron and mark -- this one.... it all began beautifully --in atmosphere which can only be described as nothing short of electrifying.,

out on the first play from scrimmage why christian mccaffrey almost won the heisman trophy. ron - what's been a great week here in so- cal - almost ard to watch with the way stanford n all over iowa in the first half and christian mccaffery showed all of us why he's the a-p player of the year - and certainly why many of us believe backbreaking plays in the first half - 75 yard touchdhdwn reception on the very first play stanford scored the first 38 points in this game - mccaffrey with 368 all- purpose yards - and kirk ferentz said afterward - he was just tough to prepare for - "when you play a great football player, and he is a great with that. it's impossible to duplicate that out there on the practice field. we just don't have anybody like

hawkeye fans are no doubt disappointed and perhaps a little stunned by the way stanford dominated this game. but pregame they had a huge cheering section and high hopes for a hawkeye rose bowl victory. kwwl's brad hanson takes us outsidd the stadium for one final tailgate. the sights--black and gold. nats food cooking the smells--all part of the tailgate experience. that experience coming outside of the rose bowl today, as hawkeye fans get one llst chanane to prepare for an iowa game this year. "it's unbelievable. we've e een tataing about this for forever, this is unbelievable. we're running into people we haven't seen in iowa for years, we see them down here, have a drink with them, it's awesome." there's no shortage of team spirit black and gold, either. "we've been talking about it all week long, the big crowds of iowa fans here. well, it's game day, pasadena has definitely turned into kinnick west." )"this is insane. going to iowa

californii and celebratee and while plenty of games being played outside the staum, it all comes down to the one being played inside of it. we've got you covered, brad hanson, kwwl news. the thing is, cj beathard did come on ssrong he was 2113 with 231 yards and two touchdowns but it was seven times and the hawks only had 48 yards rushing -- very hard to win a game annstanford takes this one... for brad hanson, i'm ron steele, we've got you covered live at the rose

thank you so much, guys... we'll have full highlights and more post game reaction coming up from ron and mark in just a few minutes... another big feature to the rose bowl festivities is the parade -- and what evennwould be complete these days without star wars? storm troopers joined the disney float at the parade -- now in its 1 hundred 27th year. it's one of dozens of floats and bands -- making their way through pasadena. and the university of iowa band made a grand appearance in the rose parade. the school's band performed throughout thhnearly five mile route. the band also played the national anthem inside the rose

moment, i'd say. if you were watching the rose bowl halftime show yesterday -- you may have notiied it went to a commercial break- before the bands were done playing. and that's believed to be because of ...the stanford marching band... according to an espn report... the group appeared to be making fun of iowa with a farmer themed show. there was a corn maze and this farmer in a hat... there was even a giant cow hat was roaming around the enttre performance. . s you can imagine, hawk fans didn't take kindly to this -- take a listen.... (booing, booing, more booing) when the band finished playing the giant cow was tipped over. after the performance the stanford band responded from their twitter account saying, "glad you like our corn show, iowa. couldn't tell, was that booing or mooing." you may know, the stanford band has a reputation for making fans mad durii their performances. get

banned from performing during the football team's away games... we have much more on in the show. back hhe in iowa... man is in the hospital in critical accident. the crash took place on highway 61 in grant county, wisconsin yesterday... grant county sheriff's office says russell mcallister was driving his milk truck when jaun lourens lost control of his van -- and hit the truck head on. the milk truck spun out control -- rolled to its top -- and then caught fire. mcallister was able to escape through the windshield. lourens was trapped in his van after it went into the ditch. crews used thh jaws of lifefeo free him -- who was then air lifted to a madison hospital. lourens is in critical but stable condition. the crash is under investigation. the new year begins with a shooting in downtown waterloo -- after a night of celebrating near club 3-1-9. several people were arrested for weweons and one pprson is in the

police say this all started when the club tried to get people to leave the bar come closing time around 2 a.m. yesterday morning... no one would leave....and some people took the party toothe alley.. someone in a group of people then shot 31 year old ramirez gary in his leg....causing everyone to take off running in every direction. it was a chaotic scene...take a traffic... "one is still in the truck 10-4. screaming. west parking lot. 301-3-331 pursuing subject at club 319 east 4th street." as people took off running- a waterloo officer shot at someone, holding a weapon...but missed...and the suspect ran away. no officer was hurt...and again, the officer did not shoot anyone. police eventually arrested three people in connection to the crime. 22-year-old kristopher spates junior, 16-year-old davion madlock, and 15-year-old doncorrion spates

meanwhile -- more shots fired in central iowa. des moines police say a 15-year-old is recovering today -- after allegedly being shot by another -year-old thursday... authorities confirm the shooter has been charged. even though the one teenager was shot in the chest 5- they are expected to survive. the university of iowa's head football coach remains on top of the list of the state's best-paid employees. information provided by the state shows kirk ferentz made nearly four million dollars in the fiscal year. former iowa state head basketball coach fred hoiberg made more than two million bucks during the same period. in third placee-- former iowa state football coach paul rhoads comes in at one million -- 8 hundred 50- thousand dollars. the best-paid person on the list -- who isn't a coach -- is kenneth kates. he's the c-e-o of the universitt of iowa hospitals and clinics. time now is....coming up on today in iowa...

a 5 pound wwy.. meet waterloo's first 2016 baby- and as it turns out, being a new year baby runs in the family... you're watching k-w-w-- news. we've got you covered. plenty of sunshine out there this morning, but is it going to "now your storm track 7

clouds will track through tomorrow. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are showing clear skies out there there, but not too far from running in the single digits either side of zero with west winds mainly 5 to 10 mph but picking up a abit in the west... they will be from the west and southwest today before turning more to the northwest tonight as skies today... and most of the midwest will see that, too, but a few clouds will track intotothe area tonight and into tommrow. tracking through. temps will be normal today with 20s to the 40s stretched across the region, but we cool down tomorrow with those northwesterly winds. we will have sunshine and highs in the upper 22s to mid 30s t tday northwest tonight and with a few clouds tracking in, lows will stall in the mid teens. partly cloudy for sunday with highs in the mid to upper 20s with northwest winds keeping up a bit cooler. we will slowly warm ack to the low 30s by the second half of the week and a chance of snow returns wednesday night and thursday with another round possible on friday. we will still have to watch out

roads today, but most of it ii beieig reported i i central iowa stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are showing clear skies out there this morning. it was a pretty nice sunrise... it is chilly out there, but not too far from normal....ostly in the teens in either side of zero with west winds mainly 5 to 10 mph but picking up a bit in the west... they will be from the west and southwest today before turning more to the northwest tonight as high pressure tracks closer to us. we will start with sunny area tonight and into tomorrow. while there isn't anything organized, we could see some flurries with any clouds normal today with 20s to the 40s stretched across the region, but we cool down tomorrow with those northwesterly winds. we will have sunshine annhighs in the upper 20s to mid 30s today with west southwest winds at 5 to 15 mph. the winds turn to the northwest tonight and with a few clouds tracking in, lows will stall in the mid teens. partly cloudy for unday with hhghs in

northwest winds keeping up a bit cooler. we will slowly warm back to the low 30s by the second half of the week and a chance of snow rettrns wednesday night and thursday with another round possible on friday. stretched across the region, but we cool down tomorrow with those upper 20s to mid 30s today with clouds tracking in, lows will stall in the mid teens. partly cloudy for sunday with highs in the mid to upper 20s with second half of the week and a chance of snow returns wednesday night and thursday with another round possible on

the first waterloo baby of 20-16 is born happy and healthy. this is royalty johnson. she was born at 3-30 yesterday morning at covenant -- and weighs five pounds five ounces. royalty's mom says her duu date was actually january 20 -- but she's glad she came early... "i wasn't feeling good. so, they told me to come in and i just got induced." according to family -- not only is royaltta new year's baby -- but so is her great grandmother. it's coming up on today in iowa... plenty more rose bowl coverage from our guys in pasadena.. stay tuned. plus...a schloarship is set up in honor of an iowa student who died in a chicago bus crash.. how you can help, on the way... you're watching kwwl -- we've

in the middle of a time when senior poverty is increasing. republicans and some democrats came up with a brilliant idea for cutting cost-of-living adjustments for social security. we said, "it will be over our dead bodies if you cut social security." as president, i will do everything i can to extend the solvency of social security and expand benefits for people who desperately need them.

the hawkeyes finally arrived yesterday.... kwwl's ron steele and mark woodley rejoin us in pasadena for more on the game... well there's no doubt about it this 45-16 loss to the stanford cardinal -- it's a crushing defeat and it's going to sting for awhile... but what a great experience for the hawkeyes and the tens of thousands of hawkeye fans... you know mark woodley... the one thing -- the game started off poorly for the hawks as stanford's christian mccaffrey scored on the first play from scrimmage... yeah that just took the here's how it went down... 25 years - but it's safe to say mccaffrey across the middle - took the kevin hogan pass to the house - 75 yards - iowa playing mccaffery - but it was kevin hogan - on the keeper from the 8 even worse after quenton meeks

took the beathard pass for the pick 6, stanford's 21 points the most for a team in the first putting up video game numbers - mccaffrey returned a punt 63 yards in the second for a score and had 248 all-purpose yards muster anything - beathard went down 3 times in the first half - iowa embarassed 35, nothing at the break - the second half finally brought something positive as a bad snap on a stanford punt would set the hawks up deep in stanford territory - but all iowa could muster was a 39 yard marshall koehn field goal to break up the shut-out - but in the 4th quarter - they'd get one in to the endzone - beathard with a great toss down the sidelines to matt vandeberg - 36 yards for the score - 38, 9 iowa - and they'd add another as wide open as he'd srint his way to the zone with a nice cut at the end - hawks still down 22 - and they got no closer - kevin hogan makes 'em pay one more

big 42 yard touchdown play - hawkeye fans stuck around until the end - but this one would sting tonight - iowa falls 45, 16 - they're a great team. they took advantage of all our things today. all the small mistakes we really got a chance to stop it. we settled down a bit in the 2nd half, but we dug too deep a hole. we went down 21-nothing early and it's hard to come back from when you get down that much, and christian mccaffery had a whopping 368 yards, i don't know if that's a record or not but it is very impressive... it was just incredible game -- it seemed like like he strong 21 of 33 for 239 yards and two touchdowns.... it just came too little too late... but cj got sacked stanford rush. and this one's

while -- certainly putting a damper on a great season when you look at things like that 12 and oh start -- the future looks very bright with a lot of talent returning -- but i can't imagine anyone on that team is thinking about that right now... tough to win a game with 48 yards rushing... we've steele kwwl news... thanks, guys... there you have it -- certainly not the result many of us here in eastern iowa were hoping for following an amazing, historic year for the hawks... but what a great ride the 2015 season was for this team and so many of us that got to cheer on the hawkeyes... plenty more news to come today... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in north liberty,

on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class.

i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. and now loved ones are setting up a scholarship in her honor. 21-year-old nicole underwood was on her way to chicago to visit her boyfriend, when police say the bus she was on crashed into a sign on interstate 55 in illinois. five others were injured..but are expected to survive- but underwood was taken to the hospital where she later died from her injuries. her loved ones are now trying to do something positive to honor her.. kwwl's olivia mancino has more on the young woman taken too soon... a bus traveling from des moines to chicago loses control and crashes into a sign on an interstate-- killing 21 year old nicole underwood from des devastated. "shes one of those people who is really easy to talk to...she's like michael in female form" that was ryan wilson joining me on facetime he's nicoles friend...and michael consalvo's best friend.

mind was...my friends in pain" consalvo was dating nicole--she was on her way to see him before she died. "he was always on the phone with her, they were constantly talking, when he woke up at 6 in the morning he would call her" wilson says though the pair hadn't been dating long, their relationship was strong. and if underwood wasn't talking to consalvo, she was doing her homework. she was a human services major at the university of iowa, and aspired to be a counselor. "it wasnt just us that lost out, she would have helped a ton of people., she was really smart really compassionate...she would have helped so many people" the ten thousand dollar scholarship would go to one hardworking human services mission...alive. so far they've raised a little

than five thousand dollars.. their goal is to reach fifty thousand dollars so they can continue this scholarship for at least five years we'll have the link to the gofundme page on our website. coming up in the next half hour of today in iowa... a small town finally gets a 21st century connection... and -- a group of crossfitters rally to support their training partner serving overseas... stay tuned for that... you're watching kwwl -- we've got you covered.

entered the election year for the next president of the united states... plus... president obama's plans to stop gun violence in the u.s. details on the way.. then...2016 begins with a terroist attack in isreal- killing two people and injuring more. we have the very latest in just a bit. welcome back to today in iowa. thanks so much for joining us this morning. happy new year...i'm lauren moss. speaking on new year..it is definitely feeling like january out there. lets check in with storm track 7 eileen loan for a look at our

let's go right to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan for a check of our forecast. below zero in a few places. winds are from the west at 5 to that should continue into the afternoon and into the evening. with winds turning a slightly farther to the southwest today, afternoon, but we cool down a bit for the next few days. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. the first terrorist attack of the new we should be able to climb back to the upper 20s to mid 30s this afternoon, but we cool down a the first terrorist attack of the new year appears to have happened on the very first day of 2016... police in israel are searching for the gunman who opened fire on a

people and injuring several more.... he was caught on security cameras at a bar and a grocery store -- the video showing him pulling the weapon from a backpack. two days after a fire engulfed a high-rise luxury hotel in dubai on new year's eve -- the building was still sending up some smoke... and authorities said they don't know the cause yet.... a look inside the lobby showed extensive damage. the fire injured at least 14 people -- luckily no one was seriously hurt.. the building is one of dubai's most upscale hotels and residences... in india... troops kill four gunmen who attacked an air force base and exchanged fire with security forces early today... at least two indian soldiers were also killed in the ongoing violence... an air force spokeswoman said at least four gunmen entered the living quarters of the base but were unable to get to the area with fighter helicopters and other equipment before being taken down

police started an operation to clear a wider area of other possible intruders. back in the u.s...flooding along the mississippi river continues to be an issue... the river is expected to rise another foot in some spots. an emergency evacuation is underway for alexander county. several roads are still closed by the record setting winter flooding.... the flooding is blamed for at least 20 deaths... the new year is beginning with an old debate -- gun control rights... during his weekly address -- president obama plunged deeper into it saying he will bypass congress and consider executive action to stop what he called "our epidemic of gun violence." ron allen reports with more this morning... thousands of shootings every killed... in his new year's office...his inability to do more to stop gun violence.... at the top of his list of business. about my friend gabby giffords five years into her recovery.

authority to tighten the nation's gun laws... like closing the so-called gun show and on-line loop hole....which allows purchases without background checks. and stopping people on terror we know we can't stop every act of violence but what if we tried to stop even one. what if the congress did something anything to protect our kids from gun violence. gun enthusiasts call the president's plan an abuse of living in a bubble to think the american people are on his side. they certainly don't vote for gun control. but in his final year, and after consoling the nation, visibly anguished, more than a dozen times after mass shootings, mr obama seems ready for the fight. because i get too many letters from parents, and teachers and

nothing. obama is expected to announce more details on what exactly he will propose early next week... elsewhere... heavy smog blanketed parts of southwest china this morning -- causing road closures and major traffic jams... some stretches of highway were shut down in the region today... leaving hundreds of vehicles stuck on the roads... the country issued the year's first orange alert for heavy fog and that's the second highest alert level for the country... traffic police have been working to ease traffic congestion in the region... in australia -- a man survived a shark attack while spear- fishing today... we'll give you an advanced warning that he has some injuries in this video you're about to see... here's the survivor... the attack happened near a

eastern coast of australia... the 31-year-old suvivor is in serious but stable condition... he has extensive injuries to his arms after reportedly fighting off the shark... "i believe it was lacerations to the arms. the person concerned apparently had fought the shark off and received lacerations." the man was airlifted to the hospital for surgery... decision 20-16 coverage now... with the turn of the calendar -- we've now entered the election year for the next president of the united states... but what a campaign it has already been -- with 20-15 going down as the year of the outsider and a year when words actually did speak far louder than actions... nbc's senior white house correspondent, chris jansing, looks back -- and looks forward -- for us this morning... it's the announcement that upended politics as we know ..." kicking off a race for 2016 that's unpredictable...

party that wants an outsider badly" unconventional "do you still believe joseph built the pyramids to store grain?" "i still believe that's a plausible explanation" and unmanageable ((let's do quick cuts of various candidates glad-handing, speech-making) so many republicans running - one debate stage wasn't enough... nat sot pop jeb bush: "i feel confident i'll be the republican nominee $41 million didn't hurt donald trump... "they're bringing crime. they're rapists. and some, i assume, are "i will build the greatest wall "we have to take people that are here illegally and we have got bigger.... moment - actually =aided= damn emails" (she says me too "did you wipe the server? hrc: like, with a cloth or

a potential democratic rival -- joe biden - opted out... "unfortunately, i believe we are out of time" some republicans dropped out...((let's show a graphic with scott walker, rick perry, lindsey graham and google kept getting the question: is rand paul running for president? "i wouldn't be doing this dumb ass live-stream if i weren't" if crazy has this year been? nicolle wallace: thirty- seven. political analysts were puzzled.... children were too the whole world is on fire!! 3 2016? voting begins, in february... chris jansing nbc news new york we're within a month now of that big day on the calendar -- the iowa caucuses are now 30 days away... we have more new year's babies

in california -- twins were actually born in different years! a baby girl was born at 11-59 p-m new year's eve. and her twin brother....was born two minutes after midnight on new year's day. one born in 2015... the other in 2016... the father says the twins' unusual birth dates.. is not what mom was hoping for... "she really wanted to have the babies on the same birthday first - so it means two birthday parties... back to back." "it's very unusual. it's very unusual and it's very special. and i haven't seen it in all my 34 years of nursing. so we are thrilled to have them here at kaiser." both babies and their mother are reported to be healthy and happy... for most of us -- it's hard to

daily life without our cell phones ...for a handful of people in utah -- it's everyday life. that is---until now. a tiny town has finally gotten its first cell tower, allowing residents there to use cell phones for the very first time. here's the story.. roughly 20 miles on a dirt road off highway 30...past more cows... than people...you'll eventually find grouse creek, utah. and jay tanner's home. ...though, most of the time... he's not here. "i put a lot of miles on a vehicle in a year." tanner... is a cattle rancher. ...always going from herd to herd... ...making sure things are good. ...though, just a couple of days ago... he found out... he may get to stay home a little more "the tower is right up there." yes, a tower. more specifically... a cell phone

easier for me to communicate with the people i need to communicate with." "now, we're not talking high speed 4g cell phone service. i but... it certainly is a start." "been lost out in the middle of these parts. she knows people have died getting stuck or running out of gas in the winter in this extremely rural area... because... you're far from anything... and its possible no other cars would come by for days. "it's nice to be able to tell people where you are and if you had, or if you had a problem, to be... especially if you had a feel safer... though, some people come out here... to get away from it all. ..or, maybe not get one at all. "the bankers and all those people, they're going to be hot on my tail all the time. ha!" for grouse creek, the

coming up on today in iowa... a new look at prescription drugs.. plus..star wars is breaking records- but what does that actually mean for theaters? you're watching k-w-w-l news.

you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty.

weather network cameras are showing clear skies out there running in the single digits either side of zero with west winds mainly 5 to 10 mph but more to the northwest tonight as high pressure tracks closer to us. we will start with sunny skies today... and most of the midwest will see that, too, but while there isn't anything organized, we could see some flurries with any clouds tracking through. temps will be normal today with 20s to the 40s stretched across the region, but we cool down tomorrow with those northwesterly winds. we will have sunshine and highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s today with west southwest winds at 5

northwest tonight and with a few clouds tracking in, lows will stall in the mid teens. partly cloudy for sunday with highs in the mid to upper 20s with northwest winds keeping up a bit cooler. we will slowly warm back to the low 30s by the second half of the week and a chance of snow returns wednesday night and thursday with another round possible on friday. we will still have to watch out for some blowing snow on the roads today, but most of it is being reported in central iowa right now. plenty of sunshine for today, but a few more clouds will track through tomorrow. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are showing clear skies out there this morning. it was a pretty nice sunrise... it is chilly out there, but not too far from normal... mostly in the teens in our viewing area and across the state. wind chills, however, are running in the single digits either side of zero with west winds mainly 5 to 10 mph but picking up a bit in the west... they will be from the west and southwest today before turning

as high pressure tracks closer to us. we will start with sunny skies today... and most of the midwest will see that, too, but a few clouds will track into the area tonight and into tomorrow. while there isn't anything organized, we could see some flurries with any clouds tracking through. temps will be normal today with 20s to the 40s stretched across the region, but we cool down tomorrow with those northwesterly winds. we will have sunshine and highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s today with west southwest winds at 5 to 15 mph. the winds turn to the northwest tonight and with a few clouds tracking in, lows will stall in the mid teens. partly cloudy for sunday with highs in the mid to upper 20s with northwest winds keeping up a bit cooler. we will slowly warm back to the low 30s by the second half of the week and a chance of snow returns wednesday night and thursday with another round possible on friday. news out of the medical world... a new study finds that delaying

use of antibiotics ... may limit over-use without any harm to patients. the study found that 90-percent of an immediate prescription group used antibiotics -- compared to only 32-percent of those who waited and had the option to use them... and while symptoms lasted delayed

similar satisfaction levels one month later... coming up on today in iowa... are you looking for love? well this week is the week to find someone. the sunday after new years...is called dating sunday- more details to get you prepared for tomorrow. plus -- crossfitting for a very worthy cause... today in iowa continues in a

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in the us pitched in enough money to order a set of weights, and other crossfit equipment, which they're planning to ship to garceau's base, near baghdad. "we just felt like chris has they're hoping the chris, but others in his unit. they reached their 27- hundred dollar garceau's combat -- that's if another one of your new year

tomorrow just might be your day... dating website match dot com has declared the sunday after new year's day, "dating sunday." the site says it sees a 60 percent spike in new members between christmas and valentine's day... and that the sunday after new year's day is its busiest day of the year... so -- it's proclaimed january third "dating sunday"... saying "it's as close to a national holiday for single daters as you can get"... coming up on today in iowa... star wars is breaking records- but what does that mean for disney and movie theatres? but first --we want to wish a happy birthday to our friend earnie haskin..he's a big fan of kwwl. have a very special day from all of us here at kwwl- we will be right back,

but what does that actually mean in terms of revenue to disney and the movie theater chains? julia boorstin breaks it all awakens record- breaking gross is great for anyone with a piece of the business, but disney is the biggest winner... studios on average take fifty five percent of ticket sales, but star wars in was in such high demand, disney negotiated a sixty percent plus take, according to sources... and while studios usually require a three week run in theaters, disney had the leverage to demand a four week commitment, plus the biggest, most desirable theaters. but despite those lower ticket margins, cinema chains are still thrilled: "this is the type of film that

operators to sell high margin concessions to those patrons. and so even though you may not want to pay that high of a rate to a studio, it's worth it to get a film like this and ticket sales can be used as an chains, those box office numbers show just how many people are range - when you think about coke and popcorn and everyone's installing full bars in theaters- that's where the real money is being made." and theaters have been investing in more high- margin ways to cash in on crowds- with more food lower margins will linger once "star wars" blasts out of theaters.

to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us.

you're a green bay packer fan... after more than a foot of snow fell on their legendary field earlier this call for volunteers to clear out the stands. some 6-hundred fans showed up... some came as early as two-in-morning to wait in line for the "opportunity" to shovel out the frozen tundra.... and earn 10 dollars an hour... the sun is coming out so let's go find a new adventure you can come along with me and be there always by my side hello! it's a brand new day (hey!) buenos dias mundo! come on, come along and play! (hey!)