her sergent told her she would be in the field. >> i thought, okay, well why not try it? i gave myself a week and then i went back to him and told him to sign me up. >> sign me up was also what she she without telling her parents joined the vermont guard. she said she was inspired by her three grandfathers. >> when i first met the whole group i was with, it was very intimidating to just look around and be like i am the only female here. here in vermont it has been very eye opening to what i can do. i never in general wanted to be safe in the army. my jobs aren't really that safe. [ laughter ] combat engineer we deal with a lot of explosives and demolition. there is always going to be a little bit of fear. >> she is already paving the way for other members of the gourd. >> she was the first, however we have more if meals within our battalion that want to go. >> i know i am a very big role model for my two little sisters. i hope it comes across as being your job. >> while she says she wants to be deployed at some point, she also wants to go to graduate school. that is just

sergent - senator warren: there are things we can do right now at right now it is legal in the united states for someone on the terrorist watch list to buy a gun. we should change the laws. that makes no sense. it does not make anyone any safer. reporter: that would not have the san bernardino last week but she says her focus there is in terms of looking at the conditions that lead people to become lone wolf attackers. she says that is something that needs to be studied to prevent violence in the future. reid: moving to chicago where more protest -- in connection with a laquan mcdonald shooting are expected. over documents that appear to. -- to contradict video footage. officers in chicago are being warned of they will face disciplinary action if they do not make sure both the video and audio of their cameras are working. none of the videos released in the mcdonald' s shooting included audio. tonight the band performing when the terrorist attacks the concert hall in paris is back on stage. the eagles of death metal are performing with u2. u2 was supposed to perform in paris the weeken

sergent todd volk gets out of his car, runs across the road and jumps into the moving truck. turns out the driver was having a diabetic episode he is ok this morning. elizabeth: now to michigan, christmas came early for preschooler kadeem green. all he wanted was his dad an -- wanted was his dad an army , sergeant to come home from jordan. so one day when kadeem was at school, look who shows up. >> daddy. >> what is up, baby? >> daddy. >> go give him a hug. >> are you happy? i love you. eric: he was crying. elizabeth: he was so happy to see his dad. dad will be home on leave for 30 days so a lot of catching up to do. eric: and now fred hoiberg's chicago bulls got a surprise at practice on wednesday. the chicago youth symphony orchestra showed up to make this , dribbling, drills and dunks to holiday music. it's been making the rounds on we'll leave you with this a >> weather is never more than 5 minutes away, only on kcci 8 metinka: good morning, grab the warm coat and maybe an extra cup of coffee to get you going. we are dealing with a brisk wind from the northwest, pretty st

sergent jeff clark is here with knowing the importance of being safe in large crowds. we're looking at a for santa tonight. breezes are expected to kick in early afternoon on christmas eve, increasing to winds early evening hours. we have a few weak rain clouds pass over us so we could see some overnight hit or miss showers. we expect to wake up to a dry but breezy morning on christmas day, with more sunshine. winds return on saturday and continue sunday as high pressure over the southwest turns out its a kids are scared of kids who cry when they meet "the big guy in the red suit" is a positive sign of "stranger danger awareness," according to occupational therapists. children normally start to develop fears of strangers at the age of 6 months and could last until they begin school. if you want your holiday photo to be perfect, they recommend sitting with your kids for the picture. a clever orangutan decided she wanted something more comfortable to sleep in. nemo lives at a zoo in thailand. watch as she ties the fabric to the bars to make a hammock. rest in it... she d

her sergent told her she would be in the field. >> i thought, okay, well why not try it? i gave myself a week and then i went back to him and told him to sign me up. >> sign me up was also what she she without telling her parents joined the vermont guard. she said she was inspired by her three grandfathers.

sergent todd volk gets out of his car, runs across the road and jumps into the moving truck. turns out the driver was having a diabetic episode he is ok this morning. elizabeth: now to michigan, christmas came early for preschooler kadeem green. all he wanted was his dad an -- wanted was his dad an army , sergeant to come home from jordan. so one day when kadeem was at school, look who shows up.