it was a very unfortunate story, of the houston. we do have artifacts from one of these survivors who was a prisoner of war and ended up on the burma railway. their story is included in our new exhibit that opens in december. host: in our last hour, we boats, made not far from where you are in new orleans. were they used in the pacific? mr. czekanski: yes, the higgins boat were initially used in the pacific. boat, i higgins boat before it had the classic -- of thealled on it were widely used in the pacific. later in the war, the lvp was often used to make the landing. higgins boats would take the troops to near the reef, and they were transferred to landing vehicle track. that could actually climb over the reef and not be limited to entering breaks in the reef. ptt: another vessel, the boats, made famous train the kennedy and administration, you have one on display in the museum, do you not? mr. czekanski: we do. it is in the restoration pavilion. we are nearing completion of a pt 305.storation of there were three squadrons of pt tha

the story of the houston. we do have artifacts from one of the survivors who is a prisoner of war who ended up on the burma railway. their story is included in our new exhibit that opened in december. host: in our last hour, we looked at the boats, made not far from where you are in new orleans. were they used in the pacific? mr. czekanski: yes, the higgins boat were initially used in the pacific. a model of the boat, higgins boat before it had the classic brand installed on it -- of the were widely used in the pacific. we have an example of it, not currently on exhibit. usedther boats were widely in the pacific, but later in the war, the lvp was often used to make the landing. higgins boats would take the troops to near the reef, and they were transferred to landing vehicle track. that could actually climb over the reef and not be limited to entering breaks in the reef. and then drive onto the beach and drop troops off. host: another vessel, the pt boats, made famous train the kennedy and administration, you h

the assassins. but he's certain k9 killed lam in san francisco and dam phong in houston. ast issue, dam phong talks about a secret reporting trip he hid from his wife. a few months before his death, dam phong went to thailand, investigating the front's base there and its leader, hoang co minh. i'd focused on the front's u.s. leadership, but when i open minh's file, everything changes. on his citizenship application, he assumes a japanese cover name, william nakamura. the home address he cites belongs to an advisor for the u.s. national security council. and a surprising name shows up. richard armitage, a top pentagon official. the documents also show the pentagon asked for hoang co minh's naturalization to be expedited. and their request is followed by six blank pages that have been redacted for national security reasons. it's the immigration application of a man who's been dead for almost 30 years. what possible national security reason would keep them classified now? >> there's something here that's more than 30 years old and still a classified fact. >> thompson: yeah. >

today where the hot button issue is known by the acronym h.e.r.o. houstonnance, an ordinance in the language of the question prohibits discrimination in city employment, contracts, accommodations, and housing based on an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, that nil yal status, marital status, military status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or pregnancy. houston residents seeing a lot of yard signs and ads about this in favor of the measure and ad from actor matt bomer from houston. >> i was raised with the belief that everyone deserves to be treated equally, the same values i grew up with in houston and try to teach my kids. please join me in supporting the houston equal rights ordinance. vote yes on proposition 1. >> other side, this opposition ad. >> protect women's privacy, prevent danger, vote no on the proposition 1 bathroom ordinance. it goes too far. >> here to help us better understand the question on the ballot, former federal prosecutor caleb mason. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> for voters see

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but unfortunately the ads worked. as one houston resident told buzzfeed, quote, "the only thing that i have heard is that it allows men who dress up like women going into the ladies room. if a person woke up one day and said, i identify as a woman, he could just go into the bathroom to see booty." [ laughter ] you know, i've never been in a woman's restroom, but i'm guessing the booties aren't just you're doing something wrong. [ laughter ] also the restroom is the five minutes of the day you don't want to see the booty. that's when the booty is busy. [ laughter and applause ] more importantly, the idea that you could go into a bathroom and do anything other than use the toilet is already illegal in houston. >> it's already a crime to go into the opposite sex's bathroom in houston unless you're just using the toilet. and it has been for decades. in june, 1972, houston city council made it illegal to use the opposite sex's restroom to cause a disturbance. which could be almost anything other than using the toilet. >> seth: but -- and

in 21 states and the district of columbia have statewide protections. in houstonvatives are blasting the measure, saying it goes against they're religious beliefs. >> the city of houston prop one is not about equality. that's already the law. it's about lawing men in women's longer rooms and bathrooms. >> opponents dubbed it the bathroom bill and reasonablous groups released ads like this one, showing a man posing as a sexual predator entering a woman's restroom. >> protect women's privacy, prevent danger, vote know on the proposition one bathroom ordinance. >> those banging the bill call the ads scare tactics. >> very frustrating to see a conversation about equality and treating people fairly devolve into a smear campaign against transpeople. >> supporters have showed transgender people being welcomed. >> dylan is a great plumber, still works as hard as the rest of us. >> houston's mayor who is openly gay has been pushing for a city wide non-discrimination ordinance for more than a year. she said in a statement: >> gay rights activists say the outcome which tuesd

thursday evening, the houston coliseum, a testimonial dinner for congressman albert thomas. >> in texasnd the nation, growth has meant to new opportunities for this state progress has meant new achievements, and we dare not look back now. in 1990, the space will be entering its second phase. and our hope is to preserve the peace, to make sure that in this great new see, as on earth, the united states is second to none. the old men should dream dreams. this -- the young men should see visions. and where there is no vision, the people perish. >> the presidential party moves on to fort worth where the chief executive will spend the night and deliver several early-morning speeches. a unique lighting display normally seen on two holidays per year -- friday morning, november 22, it is 8:45. in spite of the weather, a large and exuberant crowd. mrs. kennedy is busy organizing herself and of course she looks better than we do. thus begins the last day of his life. he will live less than four hours from this moment. -- he won't live less than four hours from this moment. the vice president and t

the toilet. and it has been for decades. in june, 1972, houston city councicimade it illegal to use the opposite sex's restroom to cause a disturbance. which could be almost anything other than using the toilet. >> seth: but -- and this is important -- if you cause a disturbance using the toilet, you're fine. ich is good, becausesef causing a disturbance while using the toilet in a restroom is illegal, they could lock up anyone who has ever eaten at chipotle. [ laughter ] we're all at risk. [ applause ] now, it t uld be wrong to paint houston as an intolerant city. it's not fair. houston's three-term mayor and supporter of the law, annise parker, is openly gay, so how could a city that elected a gay mayor vote against this law? well, according to o oonents of the law, such as david welch, a houston pastor, they made a mistake on that election. >> whad allowed a lesbian mayor to be elected because most of the churches were asleep and just didn't care. >> seth: let that be a lesson. doze off in church, and you might wake up to a lesbian mayor. [ lau

.. >>> bangles undefeated coming into monday night football and a 10 point favorite against the houstonsed his camera on this play. bangles leading in the 4th quarter but then hopkins makes the catch. texans pull off the upset and jj watt took a shot at andy dalton. >> our goal is to come out here and make -- [ indiscernible ] >> i think you did that. cal boasting two of the top freshman in the country. did you know that? playing -- you did not know that -- [ talking at the same time ] >> 10 point game. wallace had 24. 20 point cal lead. brown gets the steal. scores 17 in his second college game. the bears win 85-67. across the nfl fans honored the victims of the paris terror attacks by observing a moment of silence. but one fan in green bay used the moment to make a derogatory comment directed at muslims. [ indiscernible ] >> have some respect. >> after the game green bay quarterback aaron rodgers called out the fan in his press conference following green bay's loss to detroit. >> i must admit i was very disappointed with whoever the fan was who made a comment. i thought it was inappro

some parts of the houston area have gotten nearly 12 inches of rain since yesterday. now, the houston fire department has responded to more than 130 water rescues today alone. tornadoes hit tro fearby towns, injuring two and damaging about 30 homes, yet another tornado touched down at the rv park. no one was hurt there. >>> well, no rain for us this halloween, but it is cold out there. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist britntney shipp with warmer weather. >> that's right. temperatures below average today and as we head into tomorrow, we'll warm well above average for this time of year. temperaturewise we're at 52 degrees in philadelphia, 47 in pottstown, 44 degrees in allentown, 50 in wilmington. not too bad out there for the late trick-or-treaters. notice the wind direction coming up from the south. this means warmer air is heading into tonight. you'll wake up to even warmer temperatures and definitely by tomorrow afternoon you'll really notice a difference xs. so for you early riser, 5:00 a.m., temperatures in the low 50s, 53 by 9:00 a.m., temperatures close to 60 de

how it all came about is i was sitting there reading the houston press. i see in the back of the paper there's an advertisement for the houston's funniest person contest. and i realized that the deadline was the same day that i was reading this. my buddy nick, he takes me to the comedy club. we sign up. and i realize, hey, i don't have any material. like, this is-- so, we- >> you sign up for a comedy contest and you didn't have a routine. >> yeah. it's like, this is my whole life. i've improvised my whole entire life. that's how i feel. i sat there with my friend kenny, at his house. we were in theatre arts together in high school. and we wrote the set out together. for, like, five minutes. it was horrible. it was horrible. i mean, it went well, people were laughing. but the content was filthy. i grew from there. >> and now you've performed in more than two dozen countries around the world. >> i have. it's crazy. >> tell me about performing for u.s. troops overseas. >> performing for u.s. troops overseas. it's a delicate balance. my name is mohammad. i was

. >> jo ling: who else won the cy young award. houston rockets firing coach but did it do any good. we are looking at them now. 72 points up in the green and dow futures, we are first look at morning markets, fbn:am and breaking news. ♪ ♪ ♪ in panama, which is a city of roughly 2 million people, we are having 5,000 new cars being sold every month. this is a very big problem for us with respect to fast and efficient transportation. it's kind of a losing proposition to keep going this way. we are trying to tackle the problem with several different modes. one of them is the brand new metro. we had a modest forecast: 110,000 passengers per day in the first line. we are already our collaboration with citi has been very important from the very beginning. citi was our biggest supporter and our only private bank. we are not only being efficient in the way we are moving people now, we are also more amicable to the environment. people have more time for the family and it's been one of the most rewarding experiences to hear people saying: "the metro has really changed my life." >> jo ling: good

the defense couldn't get the houston offense off the field. mind you, this was a texans offense led by tj yates a guy three weeks ago wasn't in the nfl. that was revis getting burned by hopkins who ended up with two jets defense looked tired, unprepared and undisciplined against the trick plays. jets had nine da is -- nine days to prepare. brandon marshal had a pair of big drops in this one. deven smith had a perfectly thrown ball he dropped that would have been a touchdown. >> jj was the raining player of the year. he took over. best in the nfl. given up the fewest sacks. five tackles for loss. with all that, jets still had a chance. nobody questions the toughness of ryan fitzpatrick. forget about sliding. he's going head first. that's going to bring the jets to within a touchdown. the fits magic runs out on the final drive. his 119 -- 11th interception of the season. jets have lost four of last five >> it's not about over or underachieving. it's doing your job and understanding what you have to do. past couple weeks we haven't done it whethe

the air bags have been linked to eight deaths and 100 injuries. houstons at the center of a major fight over lgbt rights. voters today decide they will measure to expand antidiscrimination protections. but as al jazeera explains some groups are angry over one group on the list. >> houston has been really a battleground dealing with this ordinance. >> in houston, voters are set to decide on a proposal, if houston equal rights ordinance, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public places. based on able, race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity. >> it has to be a federal case, because there's no local protection to offer a remedy, and that's what the ordinance would do. it would create a local solution, to a local problem. >> more than 200 u.s. cities already have similar ordinances. in the district of columbia have statewide protections but in houston, conservative leaders are blasting the measure. they say it goes against their religious believes. opponents have focused on the claws that would outlaw discrimination based on

-- voters have turned down the houston equal rights ordinance.it was designed to protect lesbian -- gay and transgender people..the w was passed by the city last year -- but tuesday's vote repealed it. in just a few months -- medicaid in iowa will be transitioning to private management.some state lawmakers were looking to delay that process. process.democrats on the health policy oversight committee tried to pass a motion asking governor terry branstad to hold off on implementing hs plan to privatize medicaid.republicans on the committee opposed d e motion -- and blblked it.the governor's plan has drawn scrutiny over the projected cost savings, and also how it would impact the 560-thousand iowans who use the health care system.the transition will begin on january first. the latest details on the therussian plane that unexpectedly went down while traveling over egypt.officials still are not releasing an official cause -- because they're still investigating.a russian news agency is reporting the black box captured an unusual sound -- just before the plane disappeared from radar. av

they get a call at the protest headquarters. houston agreed that they would have desegregation of downtown movie theaters and restaurants, and then the call goes to julius stearns do we cancel the protest and he says yes. .. asked barack obama if he believed in manned spaceflight. he still believed in manned spaceflight. >> the fact that these two men were african-americans really does speak to the legacy of the space program that you were talking about. yet in your concluding chapter, you quote james jennings, one of several black deputy directors of nasa, as saying we haven't made much progress related to equal opportunity, and we're still dealing with the same issues that we dealt with in the 1970s. do you agree with that? >> i do agree to an extent. we're dealing with the samean issues, but we're dealing with, i think, different causes of those issues, and we're dealing with them -- we're responding to them in very different ways. james jennings was a protege of clyde foster who is one of the men in our book, and foster is responsib

gender identity part overwhelmed the issue. >> reporter: the measure was called the houston equal rights ordinance, but opponents dubbed it "the bathroom bill" and made the name stick through a series of ads that claimed women and children would become vulnerable to sexual predators in ladies' rooms. >> protect women's privacy. prevent danger. vote no on the proposition one bathroom ordinance. it goes too far. >> reporter: the ordinance made no mention of bathrooms, identity that opponents like lieutenant governor dan patrick seized upon. >> i'm glad houston led tonight to end this political correctness attack on what we know in our heart and our gut as americans is not right. >> reporter: houston mayor anise parker, who is lesbian, had endorsed the measure. >> this is a calculated campaign of lies designed to demonize a little understood minority. >> reporter: 17 other states and 200 municipality, including five major cities in texas, have similar language banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. jared woodfill helped organize opposition to th

and schools in the hardest hit areas closed monday. aditi roy, abc news, houston, >> the good news is, texas is drying out a little bit. it's a different story for big cities of the southeast. >> heavy rainfall could delay travellers in the hours ahead. our coverage continues with molly cochran and accuweather. good morning to you, molly. >> good morning kendis and reena. umbrellas going to getting a good workout monday for atlanta, those flights could be hindered due to the wet weather. do keep that in mind. the next storm system moves on shore for the pack northwest bringing in rain, snow, and a little bit of a wintry mix. first significant snowfall of the season coming up across the sierra nevadas could be good news for the california drought. higher elevations could experience 6 to 12 inches of snow. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much. a vigil held in colorado springs last night to remember the victims of an apparent random shooting spree. witnesses say a man armed with a rifle marched down the street on halloween morning and shot three people

and the city of houston rejects a bill to protect lgbt rights. the city that gave them beyonce, how could it lead to a city like this? this is "the nightly show," america! let's do it! ♪ [cheers and applause] larry: thank you very much. welcome to -- i appreciate it. thank you very much. welcome to the show. i love you. i love you too, baby! the we have a great show tonight. neil degrasse tyson on the show tonight. [applause] and, by the way, you know, it's cold and flu season. so what's better time to talk about america's number one airborne disease, spirit airlines. [laughter] it's now being accused of discrimination by several black passengers. >> passengers kicked off a plane overnight. the flight attendant says they were being unruly. they claim it's because they were black. >> police was called by spirit airlines after an argument broke out after a double-booked seat. larry: a double-booked seat? okay, guys, i have to call false racism on this. in a year when i'm trying to focus on black lives matter, i don't have the energy for black flight

the houston area also took a heavy blow from the weather. authorities conducted more than 130 water rescues there. the houston area also took a heavy blow from the weather. authorities conducted more than 130 water rescues there. we'll take another look at your first alert back now to today's top stories. johnson county residents now have a near- dollar increase in their minimum wage. the wage increased today to 8 dollars and 20 cents. it was 7-25. this is the first of three wage increases set for the county. all business are required to implement the change. some university of iowa students are cleaning up after a fire damaged their residence hall. a slater hall dorm room caught fire, and the iowa city fire department worked to extinguish flames. but rooms had water damage, after the sprinklers systems went off. gop candidates made their way to des moines for the republican party of iowa's "growth and opportunity party." this was held at the iowa state fairgrounds. race front-runners, dr. ben carson and donald trump, were not in attendance.

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. >> the knicks haven't won in houston in 11 years. 11 years. well, you all think about where coming up in sports, a few good reasons why tonight's matchup for the rockets might be different for these knicks. that's just ahead here on news 4 >>> closed captioning provided >>> the verizon fios sports desk is brought to you by verizon fios. leave slow internet behind. >> it november 21st and the knicks have seven wins. it took until january 21st to get seven wins last year. this knicks team is vastly improved and they're in houston looking for their next win. up 6 on the thunder in the closing seconds when russell westbrook made it a one-possession game. the knicks promptly threw the ball away and nearly through the this was the kind of game they'd have blown last season. now they open a difficult road trip with a win in oklahoma city. >> we're not hanging on the way we should. but we're pulling them out with wins, rather they be 4 points, 5 points, 6 points and as we tend to learn our roles and understand the fourth quarter a little about the, we'

texans and houston beats the cincinnati bengals in a game completed just moments ago. meanwhile, down in houston, the celtics against kevin mchale' s rockets. they got 23 from isaiah thomas and 21 from avery bradley. the celtics blow it open with a 32-13 run. they win 111-95. the rockets have lost four in a row. there you go. a jampacked sports night. all the best for hudson solder. heather: looks like a tough little kid. great smile. ed: it just melt your face. heather: it does. feeling for what the family has gone through.

we've got the details here coming up-- elias: and sad news for many, including the mayor in houston last night, as the hero ordinance was struck down. elias: the late robin williams' widow susan williams speaks out for the first time on her husband, their life together, and the aftermath following his death. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: new at midday today-- elias: a man is being treated for injuries after being involved in a shootout with waterloo police while attempting to escape by car. police attempted to stop 24-year- old brandon seeley around three tuesday afternoon.. seeley, who had an arrest warrant, drove at one of the officers, that's when the officer fired at seeley's car. a chase then ensued, coming to an end at a garage on hackett road. seeley was taken to the hospital and remains in custody. no officers were injured during the incident. elias: back in the capital-- the medicaid debate brought plenty of spectators to the statehouse tuesday... elias: govern

texans and houston beats the cincinnati bengals in a game completed just moments ago. meanwhile, down in houston, the celtics against kevin mchale' s rockets. they got 23 from isaiah thomas and 21 from avery bradley. the celtics blow it open with a 32-13 run. they win 111-95. the rockets have lost four in a row. there you go. a jampacked sports night. all the best for hudson solder. heather: looks like a tough little kid. great smile. ed: it just melt your face. feeling for what the family has gone through. but they are in good hands. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... change your thinking about buying your next one. >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the

the kind that houston wanted to implement for houstonians. otection for public accommodations or employment or all these areas that the hero ordinance attempted to protect on a national level. in 29 states there are no protections for sexual yore yeshtation or gender identity in these areas. >> talk to me about and these ads that ran were very powerful. how is it that a city so diverse, so multi-cultural, so open can be so specific on voting? i mean these ads clearly were very effective. >> yes. unfortunately, the opponents of this ordinance really reframed the issue into a bathroom bill. it was protections for 15 different classes of people of houstonians. but opponents zeroed in on gender identity and said that this is a bathroom bill and that children are subject to harms in public bathrooms if transgender people are allowed to use those bathrooms. that's completely belied by the fact that 17 states and over 200 municipalities have ordinances of the kind that this was and there have been no incidents of the kind that these fear mongers desc

groups are calling for a boycott of houston businesses if the measure is not overturned. and that could be significant, scott, because houston is in the running to host the 2017 super bowl. >> pelley: omar villafranca reporting tonight. omar, thanks. two books out today claim to expose some of the vatican's most closely held secrets. and our elizabeth palmer had a look. >> reporter: the pope is spiritual leader to millions of catholics. he's also c.e.o. of a multibillion dollar enterprise -- the vatican. but, say the two new books, behind all this magnificence lies a financial mess. emiliano fittipaldi is the author of "avarice." is it incompetence inside the vatican when it comes to handling money, or is it corruption? "both," says fittipaldi, and at the highest level. for example, the book focuses on one of the church's charity, catholics from around the world sent in money to help the needy. but in the end, of every $10 that came in, $8 went to the vatican bureaucracy, and only $2 went to the poor. then there's the price of sainthood. it can cost up to $500,000 for the