first of all my vice president from new orleans, second vice president and tom cochran who was in the brightly colored suit at the far end of the room. at this stage ,-comma what i would like is for each mayor to tell us their name in which city they represent, starting from over here. >> greenville mississippi. >> mesa arizona. >> gary indiana. >> tim from carmel indiana, elizabeth from minnesota. >> frank from florida. luke from new hartford. [inaudible] roy from dubuque iowa. des moines iowa, louisiana, south carolina, new jersey. >> at this meeting we will seek clarity on a number of very important issues. tomorrow there are important meetings both on immigration and the affordable care act. at one pm tomorrow, i want to draw your attention to a meeting with mayor garcetti from los angeles. they continue to discuss immigration and we are hoping to produce a paper that provides some consensus from this organization. first, let me get to the issues that we took to the president of the united states or the president-elect of the united states, and to discuss the policing issues that

molly cochran has the forecast. molly: some of us will get in inch or more of rain by the time this is said and done. looking at the map, it is really starting to fill in. it is off to the south where we are finding the steadier rain beginning overnight tonight. bringing it closer to home, the shades of green along 66 and 270. late-night travel plans, you will need the windshield wipers on, and it will be the case tomorrow morni gusty wind. a wind advisory in effect , some of p.m. tomorrow the wind gusts into the 40's by tomorrow. stay tuned for a look at the extended forecast and i will be timing out the rain. 7 continuesormwatch to track the outbreak of severe weather across the southeast. the death toll from tornadoes in georgia has climbed to 14. tonight, search teams are still looking for survivors and victims. people wereur killed by a tornado in mississippi. intoe weather is expect it tomorrow across the region. stay connected with abc seven storm watch whenever the weather gets bad. download the stormwatch a

molly cochran has a first look at your stormwatch forecast. i'm imagining temperatures would did a bit, molly. molly: that's right. we are going to be monitoring this all night long. wind advisory will be going into effect overnight tonight and that extends to any of the shaded counties you see behind me until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. some of those wind gusts getting into the mid-20's to lower 30's. we are tracking severe weather across the southeast. those red outline boxes are tornado watches in effect until 10:00 local time. this is important to our weather story because the wet weather is going to be dripping on north. afternoon. that is set to continue overnight tonight, with heavier rain moving in right around 1:00 a.m. around 1:00 a.m. into the morning commute tomorrow, it is going to come down quite heavy. you want to make sure you give yourself extra time and plan ahead. coming up, a look at your extended forecast and how much rain we are going to be getting. >> so unusual to have this warm weather in january. stormwatch 7 is tracking

meteorologist molly cochran is in stormtrak seven.. molly? some school closings and delays - scrolling on the screen right now. be the first to know if your child's school changes its schedule because of weather. go to "wjla dot com / slash text" to sign up for alerts sent right to your phone. new developments, following the crash of a small plane in brookfield, wisconsin.. a virginia tech researcher died hours after wednesday's crash. 41-year-old cory papenfuss was piloting the plane, when it struck an s-u-v and trailer during an attempted takeoff. his wife was critically injured. good condition. the three were about to head back to virginia after visiting relatives in wisconsin. the f-a-a is investigating the crash. happening today - the four suspects accused in the brutal beating streamed live on facebook will make their first court appearance today. the two men and two women are charged with kidnapping.. battery and a hate crime for use of racial slurs. police say the victim, who is mentally disabled, had been tied up and tortured for hou

. >> the family was at the hospital and number one cochran employees were relieved and then stunned againhis car. >> reporter: the family is grateful for everyone here who helped. >> i'm definitely going to buy another car there. i know that for a fact. >> after the delivery of heather still a bit of excitement. they're sending a congratulations gift to the family. >> good morning it is 4:30 a.m. thursday, january 5. >> we're following a developing story on "action news," a stray bullet hits a man who was standing on a front porch in philadelphia. we'll have a live report. >> the new congress deals with clashes as opposing forces fight over dismantling or preserving obama care. >> bundle up before you head out, the city of philadelphia is issuing a code blue. >> let's go over to david

meteorologist molly cochran has the forecast.showers will be increasing overnight. , shades of green south of d.c., but it has been cloudy and drizzly all day long. mostly cloudy overnight into sunday. the future not looking very bright, and we also have a dense fog advisory issued, extended until 5 a.m. sunday towards frederick county and the mason-dixon line. exercise caution as we will be dealing with patchy fog in dreary conditions. the extended forecast coming up, and how much rain we are expecting. kimberly? >> ♪ this girl is on fire kimberly: thanks, molly. music, speeches, celebrities from across the nation in a show of support. about 500,000 people filled the national mall, holding signs and marching, spreading many messages in the women's march on washington. amy aubert was out there this evening as the crowds dwindled, but the signs and spirits were very much alive. amy: small groups still lingered. >> it has inspired me to think more outside of my own circle. she is one of thousands of people holding signs in taking p

of 63 miles an hour, tuckerton 60 miles an hour and wind gusts over 50 miles an hour this bensalem cochran villain atlantic city. storm lifts out tonight but still looking to be under influence tonight into tomorrow, i'll take you through hour by hour through the daze tomorrow and finally sun in the forecast. that is a little good news. we will have that as well, jessica. >>> philadelphia police say wind is responsible for death of the man in hunting park killed when a sign came down. "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brownies live with that scene with more, natasha. >> reporter: we can tell you what police believe happened here behind me at this business, they believe that the sign somehow came off of that wall on the business likely bid wind they are telling us and pinned a man between vehicles. >> can't believe these guys got killed with that. i can't believe it. i didn't believe it. >> reporter: shock and sadness surrounding the death of the 60 year-old man who died at this car lot in the 4300 block of old york road, in hunting park. police with the 25th advertise trick say around 1:0

we were getting it underway pretty early in the morning, temperatures 06 miles per hour, mid 50's, cochran ville. philly topped 51 miles per hour, so really was a major storm. now, it is still out there. but yesterday, we were 20, 30-mile per hour sustained winds all day. now scaling back more like 15. so getting better. but i can't promise you the worse of the winds will die down, until later on tonight. chilly side. >> thank you so much. another slow commute today. camera shot, accident here. >> rain coming down in parts, very wet roadways. we know it will be slow right out of the gate. so, accident like this, see the cars hitting their brakes, as they maneuver around. reminder delaware river bridge is closed yikes, these four bridges got really backed up yesterday. it will again today. just make sure to give yourself extra time, burlington bristol bridge, trenton morrisville, scud err falls, talcony palmyra. and detours at bensalem, down to 35 miles per hour, downed wires here, heads up, marlton, new jersey, snapped telephone pole, route 70 westbound near cropwell road, all lanes blocke

ezra: and if johnny cochran were around, there is a fundamental question i would like to ask him.was he truly engaged by? did he truly believes this was a story in the continuum of police abuse and brutality? or, was this -- something else? host: you guys have to answer that yourself. for all of you have not seen this -- you must. you must. do not be scared by the time. it is tremendous. it is the best documentary i have seen. the best when i've seen this year. thank you guys, so much. [applause] [indiscernible] >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome, david. thank you so much for doing this. it is a thrill for me. yesterday, i interviewed the head of the cia appeared but i mistakenly come out with the questions for you. [laughter] host: so i had to wing it. i wasn't really going to ask him about the noodles. but for you, let me ask, what is your drone policy? [laughter] host: actually, you know what? what is your drone policy? how many people have eaten in one of his restaurants? [applause] [cheers] host: you are in a time of rapid expansion. you are expanding in format and the ways

nellie bly was born elizabeth cochran, born in pennsylvania. her father died. are you sensing a pattern? her father died when she was six years old. her nickname was pink, by the way. her father had been married before. he had something like 10 children. she was a result of his second marriage, five children in that family. when he died, he had not left any provisions for the second family, so they were broke. when she was a teenager, she went to school to become a teenager, because if a woman was smart and wanted to work, that was often what she did. when she read a newspaper column in a local newspaper that called working women a monstrosity, her future changed. she wrote an angry letter to the editor of the newspaper, because she knew that it was necessary for women to work a lot of times. so what were they to do? they also knew from her mother's experience -- her mother, after the death of nellie's dad, her mother married an abusive man, and that situation had not worked out, so nellie bly was really aware of some of the scary predicaments that women could

. >> my name is john cochran. i sell wine, not tea. what is stopping parliament from taxing any item it chooses? we need representation! >> chair recognizes speaker to my right on the floor. >> i go for the peaceable route. parliament removed all other taxes. why not go for the two pence and drink our tea and enjoy it? >> my name is nathaniel russell. i have friends that are patriots and loyalists. i'm caught in the middle of this tax issue. but since the patriots have begun a campaign that includes threats and violence i can no longer remain neutral. >> careful what you say, young sir. >> chair recognizes speaker to my left. >> the loyalists claim sons of liberty are -- we must do what is right! >> chair recognizes speaker to my right in the ball cannibal connie. >> chair recognizes speaker to my right. >> my name is james brewer. i understand the loyalists are upset. if it takes violence then i support the patriots and whatever method or protest they choose. >> order! chair recognizes speaker to my right on the floor. >> under the te

. >> my name is john cochran. i sell wine, not tea. what is stopping parliament from taxing any item it chooses? we need representation! >> here, here! >> the chair recognizes my speaker to the right. >> i go for the peaceable route. parliament has removed all other taxes. why not just go for the two pence, drink our tea and enjoy it? [pandemonium] >> the chair recognizes the speaker to my right in the balcony. >> my name is nathaniel russell. i have friends that are both patriots and loyalists, but i am caught in the middle of his tax -- this tax issue. but since the patriots have begun a campaign that includes threats and violence, i can no longer remain neutral. >> [groaning] >> careful what you say, young sir. >> the loyalists claim the sons of liberty are not dishonest for not following the law. however, the law does not equal justice. we must do what is right! >> here, here! >> the chair recognizes the speaker to my right. >> my name is james brewer. i understand that you loyalists are upset by some of the violence of the patriot

lugarnn and richard marked the anniversary in the kennedy cochran room. nationalsted by the security archive, the carnegie endowment, and other initiatives. >> ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, a few words of welcome. i am the director of the national security archive and i am honored to be an organizer of today. this is the day that president bush signed the nunn-lugar legislation into law. document fetishists, we scoured the library for this exist.and none there was not a signing ceremony. it gives you a sense of a mixed opinion with the congressional initiative in foreign policy. one of the most prescient pieces of legislation ever. the declassified documents and the danger of that time. it is the first ever to classified list with the soviet and they rounded up weapons and cleaned up the legacies of the cold war arms race. tasks and is a heroic carried out by many. many of those heroes are here with us. not the least is richard lugar and sam nunn. there is a real hero of the all who is inare the hospital this month. colleagues andnd many her

i was talking about the senate of foreign relations commission, bob cochran tennessee, who was consideredhimself for secretary of state. he was saying maybe if they don't get the vote the way they wanted, if they can't get the votes, he might kick it out to the floor, using a procedure, kicking it out to the full senate and try to get a final vote there. it is not looking like he is going to go down in flames, tillerson but it is going to be rocky. there is no doubt about it. >> he could survive even if marco rubio votes with the democrats. >> let's go through betsy devos, the nominee for the department of education. there was that round of questioning, a single round, which we heard a lot of protests from the democrats on the committee just five minutes per person. that's even before the report from the ethics report came in. we now know that that ethics report has been submitted. the chairman, senator alexander, will allow there to be another round on the 31st. we are expecting to hear a lot of questions about her finances. >> one of the reasons is because we have data now that shows th

heading in for the commit direction the drive times as great so far no the problems from hillcrest 2421 cochranhe dublin and to change 101 lot of very nice. yoli aceves: is a pretty consistent line and you can see how that is the official line in coming down is not sprinkles. will t: the santa cruz mountain is being worked on they drilled into the ground yesterday that paul latta to pressure on some of the other route to get past highway 17. will t: this is the first quarter parent but she did not enter a plea to this is life in prison if she's found guilty she is said to be in a court 300 people who go there have been contacted by the health department has a precaution. will t: donald trump said for the inauguration and just why attention and numbers are not looking good for the president- elect. çáááwill @ bamáááÑ just two more days until donald trump is sworn in as the nation's 45th president. but his transition to the white house appears to be picking up more problems... this as trump will begin his presidency with the lowest approval rating of any recent . will t: this shows the drama on b

10 minutes from the bottom of the maze leaving san francisco it drive turned to five minutes from cochranee: those living in the area took to boats to get home as water levels remain high and. >>james: it measures about 15 ft. deep in locating a northbound minor road ride their camino to sue airlines or broken an official said the have since read rather. >>reporter: including the road where the runs over the creek during tuesday night's storm all large section and castro ranch road fell into the creek people have been stopping by to see the damage to themselves. >>james: no one was hurt local league had an attempt last accountable looks like a creek to the sand washed car rolled we have to take a quick break up a break in the weather giving people a chance to check out some of the storm damage. over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combi

580 leaving little more and to double and even the south bay is quiet now been problems for now and cochrannutes. >>james: with dismay to storm coming this weekend to consider the time line accelerated would decide when it will be torn down. >>reporter: all five members of the pacific a city council agreed the building has to go last year it was deemed uninhabitable due to close the erosion since then the city has been keeping an eye out he owns the apartment building and both 310 and 320 fell to take care of the buildings he filed for bankruptcy in 2015 although the average time to get reimbursed for demolishing a 320 they're not getting anywhere it will cause all whole lot more to clean up the mast with the building falls onto the beach below weather permitting the demolition start to set on monday and last a couple of days. >>james: will report hot on what happened before the bullets start flying. >>reporter: it was likely rolled raise around noon of the reports seem to cars in a gunfight and they're taking this road road exit off 580 it came off the exit and sped south on road officers

northbound 101 near cochran there. was a traffic collision and it's not clear if that was caused by flooding but there is a lot of slow traffic coming through from gilroy to san jose. give yourself extra time. if you are driving to the peninsula there is a lot going on including just found out there is a car stuck in the water southbound el camino. fire department on the way. there is a woman who may need help in that car. apparently very upset. the fire department on the way. several crashes southbound 280 here in this area. this area seems to be getting hit hard with rain and that's correspond lated a lot of crashes. we have flooding at the park and ride. it's so bad chp said that you cannot get underneath the freeway. you cannot use that off ram many to get there because there so much flooding here and chp is there now blocking the way. we are looking at flooding reported 880 at 980 and oakland. we had another crash westbound 80 at pow el here in emoryville for traffic coming in off the east shore freeway. we have h

ford will lead to more than hill from what cochran to the guadalupe parkway. >>james: there across from berkeley high school police said she was camping when she died they have not yet released our identity of that something will be attracted to let you know as soon as we find our off--out. >>james: they're working to pump the rest of the water on for the next series of storms and the clock is ticking many continue to clean up from the last year as storms. >>charles c: here in the burn build better 7 to give that is a few days of nice weather to clean up before the next on arrives monday afternoon a small crew of volunteers clay the mud off this at a theater near downtown a few miles away and not to the alternative of antique spend monday assessing the damage there is a cloud hanging over the effort is forecast later this week and one hopes mother nature will pass them by this time. >>gabe s: laptops have the stones had phones something you might be seeing a lot more rough we will have complete coverage coming up in just a minute. over 1,000,000 californians h

president, i also ask unanimous consent that matthew taylor, a congressional fellow in senator cochran's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, last week, the senate began consideration of the obamacare repeal resolution, which is the first step in the process of repealing the law. and, mr. president, it is time for repeal. seven years ago, obamacare was sold to the american people with a lot of promises. the law was going to reduce premiums for families. it was going to fix problems with our health care system without hurting anyone who is happy with their health coverage. if you like your health plan, you'll be able to keep it, people all across this country were told over and over again. if you like your doctor, you'll be able to keep your doctor, also a promise and a claim that was made over and over again. well, mr. president, as everyone knows, every one of these promises was broken. premiums for families have continued to rise. millions of americans lost health care plans that

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bay area we been tracking this closure throughout the morning commute 35 minutes to work away from cochrane: the man accused of shooting and killing five people inside of the airport will make his first court appearance he is facing federal charges this new information coming out about the shooter >>reporter: with the video provided insight into the moments information about the suspects that promise come to light according to a criminal complaint that confessed to planning the attack the gun he used in the shooting was held by police last year after and in view in alaska and which he reportedly said his mind was being controlled and voices were telling him to join ices authorities confiscated his gun and ordered miss of devaluation it was not enough to throw him for ordering the gun the same gun he used the incident >>reporter: meanwhile the accused gunman families said and he served in the national guard seemed different in lost after his toward iraq they said he did did some treatment after asking for help. >>anny h: they were fondled a piece of jewelry that was recovered led to the rest

dublin and to change and the 20 minutes a greek mu are morgan hill 30 into 40 minutes to get from cochranee guadalupe parkway chuff. >>darya: similar airports all across the country the legacy of the people there turned out of our right hand side of the detroit airport and there demonstrated their as well and protests are expected for several more days to come. >>darya: that after spending several hours and holding off in was finally released in never should've been detained in the first place at i. >>mark: stay with us as we continue the coverage of the travel ban is a free download from apple and android devices. will t: and took about four and half years to finally get to this morning. how against mr. kern syria accused arrested in value is 25 they have refresh added back in march of 2012 the 15 year-old was living in morgan hill and she never reached the bus stop. . will t: to his dna was found in the truck close those two cases they believe that is a strong argument against about him being guilty of not in this case to prosecutors i saw the death penalty if if found guilty then the ju

we can say on the basis of objective analysis, are they complying or are they not cochran complying? and that to me is a strength more than a weakness because all other aspects of u.s./iran relations are in a much more subjective domain where it is in the eye of the beholder, how aggressive is iran being in the region? you know, are the human rights violations which unopportunitily seem to be getting worse, not better -- are those -- does -- is iran such an aye outlier in the region or in the world by human rights standards? what would make them more susceptible to changing their behavior on human rights, et cetera. again, i think of the agreement as a concrete achievement that sets a new baseline or a new reality to think about all these other problems. it does not solve the big iran problem. there is still, you know, a multifaceted challenge because iran is, after all, you know, a revisionist power in the region. they like to say oh, no we are now a status quo power. we are for stability in the region, we are not for regime change in the region. but in fact from the perspective of

north 101 from cochran to the guadalupe bay parkway, it's under an hour. that's pretty good.ng major going on right now. back to the desk. >>> to members of the tower of power still in the hospital this morning after being hit by a train in oakland last week. the drummer and bass were hit by the train on thursday. one is currently in critical condition and doctors say he is not made much improvement. doctors were not able to comment or describe their injuries but say both men were responsive after being hit by the train. >>> another big story we are following this morning. there is a legal battle over who owns lefty old duels restaurant in san francisco. >> and what's inside it. >> the building owner and tenant are claiming rights to the restaurant as their lease comes to an end. >> spencer blake has more. >> reporter: lefty old duels, the restaurant that perhaps millions have enjoyed has been under management of nick bulb it's for about 30 years. the establishment itself claims they own the restaurant. >> it's not the right to take other people's property. >> but the team is

the most important person on the planet is victoria cochrane.w we explain to our global audience who she is? francine: this is what she has been working on for 12 months -- davos. anyone on the planet, apart from populism politicians -- a lot of them were not invited. it will feel very different this year. we will have to discuss whether they are part of the problem. tom: i agree with that. "bloomberg businessweek" is a good place to start today. right now we need to start with "first word news" with taylor riggs. taylor: china exports remained lukewarm last month. overseas shipments fell 6% from over a year ago. china is bracing for a potential u.s. purchase with the during a truck bed ministration. there are concerns whether fbi director james comey will be able to keep his job. a probe will focus on whether the fbi failed to follow appropriate procedures and improperly released information about the clinton case. says the janet yellen u.s. economy faces no short-term obstacles. she told educators that the country must do with long-term of low

i want to do a shout out to your predecessor, secretary pritzker, who helped senator cochran in the andthe governor of our state and the people in mississippi who wanted to save lives through an innovative way, to put doctors in emergency vehicles. and it took quite an effort on the part of secretary pritzker to cut through the bureaucracy and make sure the law was followed. i hope you can show that kind of determination, too. and we can work on a bipartisan basis with people come with my democratic friends and people are caught sight of the aisle to cut through some of his red tape. and do things like secretary pritzker did in helping save lives for americans in mississippi. >> i am certainly in favor of saving lives, and i am certainly clearly in favor of enforcing the law so i look forward to working with you on it. >> thank you, sir. >> next up is senator schatz followed by senator gardner. >> mr. ross, thank you for your commitment to serve the public. your predecessor successfully negotiated a couple of very thorny issues over the last few years regarding telecommunications, the u

foreign cyberthreats witnesses of that hearing dagen include director of national intelligence, james cochranse majority leader former texas congressman tom delay good to see you what is yo reaction to this kind of -- want to call it a game of semantics if you will but -- clear divide between what even many republicans are saying in congress, and what you are hearing from president-elect donald trump. >> my first -- good morning dagen my first question to the obama administration is what have they done about cyberhacking over the past? past few years? little or nothing, that we know of. all of a sudden they look at this, and want to take the politics with their base, and the president -- puts him i think some pretty weak sanctions on russians yet still questioning and dout whether russians did it or not it doesn't matter they didn't influence the election. the point is is that we have a rogue president out there doing things in the last few days last few weeks, before he leaves office, just outrage undermines american people. dagen: but you do have republicans in the senate the vast majority

happy 100th to claude cochran from p.a. worked as a professional truck driver.da. worked in the theater business until she was 96 years old. terrific. tony is 100 years old. this st. louis cardinals fan is from illinois. says his secret to long life, eating oatmeal every morning. >> good. >> happy 102nd birthday to rosie lee of missouri. always enjoys a good book. if you know someone celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, let us know at today.com/celebrate and include a photo. >> look like nice people. >> always do. >> how are you going to top john cena squadding you yesterday? >> carrie underwood will today. >> that would be something. >> nick op ermperman might be a to do it. >> we have a beard off. >> you have to squat him to co-host the show. >> is carrie underwood here today? >> yes. >> what? >> would we lie? >> carrie is >>> it is 8:56. happening now, we are in a microclimate weather alert, tracking rain moving across the bay area and some wet roads as you head out for work or school this morning. we will also have some strong winds and some heav

who helped senator cochran and me and the governor of our state and the people of mississippi who wanteds through an innovative way to put doctors in emergency vehicles. and it took quite an effort on the part of senators to fight for that bureaucracy and make sure the law was followed. i hope you can show that kind of determination and if we can work on a bipartisan basis with people my democratic friends and people on our side of the aisle to cut through some of this red tape and do things like secretary rinsed or did and helping save lives for americans in mississippi. >> certainly i'm in favor of saving lives and i'm clearly in favor of enforcinglaws. i look forward to working with you on it. >> thank you sir . >> you senator wicker. next up is center shot followed by senator gardner. >> mister ross, thank you for your testimony to serve the public. your predecessor successfully negotiated a couple very thorny issues over the past few years regarding telecommunications.us, eu privacy shield and theayanna transition , the successful negotiation of the privacy shield and the smooth tra

cochran's office be granted floor privileges through july. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. enzi: mr. president, i want to thank senator alexander, the chairman of the help committee, health, education and pensions, for the succinct speech that he gave. i will be encouraging be everybody on both sides of the aisle to read that speech. i know that many were not here to listen, but it's a fault that we have in this chamber. we often speak to an empty chamber, but it's all recorded, thanks to -- thanks to the people that do that for a job. and you place that so well that there shouldn't be much doubt about what we're going to try to do. and you heard it from the chairman of the help committee. he's the one that will be in charge of the health aspects of this. the finance committee is a part of the bill too, but they're in charge of the monetary part of this. but without the health care part, that doesn't work. and i love the way that you expressed that in the way of taking care of a collapsed bridge because i think people across ame