it's all filled with ashes. they run probably two dozen trucks continuous all day long, 6 days a week. >> tons of coal ash are dumped legally in unlined pits every year, even though the u.s. environmental protection agency acknowledges coal ash can cause serious health effects. coal ash is also being used in creating products like roofing material, bricks, and concrete. the epa calls this "beneficial use," and members of the coal industry claim reusing coal ash provides an environmental benefit. >> there are a wide variety of things we can use coal ash for, rather than throw it away. the most prominent uses are, uh, using coal fly ash in concrete. every ton of fly ash we put into concrete is a ton of cement that doesn't need to be made, and not making that ton of cement has saved over 11 million tons of co2 emissions last year alone. used properly, coal ash is a safe material for beneficial use. the levels of metals in coal ash are comparable to the levels of metals in the dirt and rocks in your backyard. we bel

on the site too. >> someone spilled it and they intended to have a huge amount of coal ash that they intended to bring into their land fill. >> the environmental protection agency says coal ash contains toxic chemicals such as mercury and arsenic. that's why two days ago senator martin and other lawmakers sent this letter to the state department of health and environmental control anded to deny the permit that would dump toxic coal ash. i found the only number listed but the number was disconnected. >> it's very harmful. >> perry white lives just down the road from the proposed site. he says the last thing he wants is coal ash dumped where he lives. >> i understand the waste has been dumped somewhere but a more environmental placd be put through and a better decision could be made. >> the pickens county council plans to meet to discuss the land fill and the plans on monday night. in pickens county mike manzoni 7 news. >> we did reach out and they have not made a decision on the land fill developer's permit request. it will accept public input before making a final decision. we will k

ever since, he carried the ashes in a box, and took them everywhere. cedar rapids police found his dog's ashes while investigating the campsite. when heathman tried to get the ashes, she said the police denied her. smock has to give consent but with 60 percent of his body burned, smock is in a medically induced coma. heathman says she believes in her heart she is the only one smock would want to keep the ashes. "as his mom, i know what that dog meant to him, that was the only thing in this world corey had that meant anything to him." she's asking for the police to make some kind of exception. he is expected to recover. tonight at 10, i talked with get jack's ashes. live in the newsroom, brea love, kcrg-tv 9 news. a crash in fairfield around noon today killed one person and injured another. the state patrol says the person who died was 49 year old terri skalsky of walford. her vehicle crossed the center line on highway 151 near prairie drive in fairfax and hit another vehicle head-on. then a truck smashed into the passenger side of skalsky's vehicle. 22

vago: a lot of that is because ash is regarded as a straight shooter. he has a little bit of credibility built-in. >> he came in with rave reviews from a lot of folks on the hill. at least personal support. not a lot from the administration, but the relationships up there. i think that is part of it. it is an election yea >> the e-mail scandal, if it becomes a scandal, there will on get traction if there is evidence of a cover-up. so far, we don't see evence of a cover-up. that is what we have to look for in the coming days. vago: assuming the budget passes , and it is very close and looks good, what are some of the challenges the department is going to he in 2016? >> there is no doubt the secretary is already hitting a brick wall with the third offset. it is not just because -- is not that congress is outright opposed d to the strategy. it is that they believe defense officials are maliciously complying with theudget deal. they are not marki to the nuer they need, they are marking to the number allowed in the bill. by that i mean the money that is flex

use caution in disposing of ashes. >> how do you safely dispose of ashes? they had a perfect container right here a noncombustible container the you pit it in this, with water, and you stir it a couple of times. >> good to know. >> the temperatures are sort of changing for us, it warmed up last note but it was cold. >> we are bundle up and look, at rain in the forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is here with the latest. >> we need much more rain than we have had so far. here is what i think will happen tomorrow. i will show you the graphics, a quarter to half aneurysm of rain with the next system. santa rosa is sticking out like a sore thumb at 1" and that is everdone. you will most likely have half an inch to three-quarters of an inch. here is what to expect. showers showers and thunder, moderate-to-heavy. quote ponding on the roads. umbrella is not likely to keep you dry because of the rain that will go sideway when the storm comes n i have a timetable, hour by hour and it will bring us significant amount of snow to the sierra. have the chains ready. i wil

defense secretary ash carter also addressed the crisis in syria. he asked middle eastern countries to do more to contain the armed groups saying saudi arabia and the gulf states were preoccupied with the war in yemen. our state department correspondent ross jordan sent this update. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why the u.s. defense secretary ash carter called on the members of the gcc and other middle eastern countries to do more militarily against i.s.i.l. the first is to try and combat the perception that the u.s.-led air strikes against i.s.i.l. are really u.s. air strikes against i.s.i.l. they want to underscore the point that other countries have been taking part in the air war and certainly the countries that were there at the beginning, including jordan and the united arab emits should be more engaged in terms of going after i.s.i.l. fighters. the other part is this, it's to push back against domestic political pressure here in the united states where notably a number of congressional republicans want to see a more robust u.s. m

you know, didn't see any heat or smoke coming from those ashes. the reality is, there will be small hot embers still in the ashes that you won't see any smoke from or won't feel any heat from. those can continue to smolder and burn for days, even once they're put outside. in this case unfortunately the residents put the ash in a plastic bucket on the wooden deck next to a stack of firewood. >> quickly, is everyone okay here? >> fortunately yes, everyone was okay. they were all asleep but one of the residents woke up to his bedroom window breaking out and that window happened to be adjacent to where the fire started on that deck. so he got up and alerted the other tenant with two young children on the other end of the home, got them out, had them call 911. another serious mistake made here, this resident went back and tried to battle the fire with a garden hose. we see that all too often, people going back into a house trying to get pets or personal property or trying to fight the fire. we don't want people to do that because people get seriously i

bruce, you play ash, and i assume you're there to kick a little ash. >> yes, because he's an ash hole. yet again he has released a deadly plague which killed my family. i'm a little chagrined about that. he thinks i'm waah-waah, about my family being butchered. >> it's probably a good idea to clarify this, just to air this out. your dumb father, mr. knowby in "evil dead 2" found this book. "i'm going to translate this book." and he interested out loud. your dumb-ass father released i'm going to put an end to it. your father began it. so you should get pissed at your dumb old man, not the guy who is trying to rectify the situation. >> stephen: i'll tell you what, we have a clip that deals with this exact thing. jim, let's settle this. >> number one, it's my book, has been for 30 years. number two, i'm on your damn property because i'm here to save a little something i call earth. >> you know what i've been doing these past 30 years? cleaning up your messes so they don't destroy a giant thing that everyone calls the earth. what have you accomplished in all these years? you put a chain s

(ash carter/defense secretary) "the reality is, we're at war." even though isis isn't contained, he thinks president obama's strategy is workinin and expanding. he opened the possibility that us military advisers could accompany iraqi forces on the ground as they look to retake ramadi from isis--with apache helicopters helping from the air. (ash carter/defense secretary)"the us is prepared to assist iraqi army with additional unique capabilities to help them finish the job." republican senators on the panel challenged us policy--they say it's "drifting"... and they want faster action. (senator kelly ayotte/ (r) new hampshire) "are we going to be more aggressive going after these assets going forward?" (ash carter/defense secretary) "yes: we'll be more aggressive. what makes it possible is intelligence." carter says it will take assistance asking lawmakers to free up 116 million dollars to help u-s backed forces--and emphasizing that other countries need to contribute more special forces, aircraft, training, and weapons.(ash carter/defense secreta

marie: tom hawley talks about ash spring. reed: a northern california man narrowly escapes death when a metal beam shot to the windshield of his bmw. chloe: we have some warmer weather headed our way just marie: a popular recreation area was closed a couple years ago by the bureau of land management but there are plans to reopen ash springs once more. reed: tom hawley takes us back to the video vault which originally aired in 2003. >> it is about 90 degrees. >> this is what is called the little ash. a modest pool maintained by the bureau of land management. >> can still get wet and wild but it is just a ghost of what >> we get beginner two to five or six it on them. -- beginner tubes and five or six sit on them. >> it was a big thing to do. the only thing to do. >> what started out as a simple swimming hole became me.>> then they opened a ladies and men's bathroom with trusting rooms and they put in a jukebox. we got to dance and play music and that wasf fun. . we were cruising around on the streets. . >> this bath leads to t

ash carter has offered to send personnel and machinery to help push out the i.s.i.l. from romadi which was captured in may. it was seen as an embarrassing setback for the iraqi forces >> we're prepared to assist the iraqi army with attack helicopters and accompanying advisers >>> our correspondent imran khan joins us now. if you could just quickly update us on the situation in romadi right now. >> reporter: what we've seen in the last 24 hours is two real key territories taken by the counter terrorism forces backed by the iraqi army. the first was in the south-west of the city. this is a fairly significant chunk of the suburbs and it leads into a number of bridges that take you into the center of the city itself. we also saw the area of the military base that the iraqis had been using for a number of years before i.s.i.l. took it over. they managed to take it back as well. all of this has been a very long time coming. this operation began in the summer and it has been beset by delays. prime minister al-abadi had said it was only going to take a couple of days or a cou

i don't want us to be numb to it any more. >> ash har quaraishi, chicago. >> spike lee's newest film "chiraq" is a satire based on an ancient greek drama. he sits down to talk with al jazeera. he talked about the new town shooting and why it didn't change gun laws. >> let's be honest. if young white infants in a kindergarten first grade gets slaughtered, and nothing happens right away, then you know that it's going to take a minute. i thought for sure, i put money on it, that president obama felt the same thing. but it hasn't been the case. we're aiding people. 80 people die every day due to gun violence. >> 80 people. >> which i think adds up to 32,000--i never was that good at math. >> i was told there would be no math in this exam. [ chuckling ] >> profit, it's profit. >> you can watch the entire conversation on al jazeera. it airs tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern time, 3:00 p.m. pacific. >>> a state investigation into practices ohio state's attorney general found that planned parenthood improperly disposing of a fetal remain and said that it is contemplated to lead to all out bans on

martha: defense secretary ash keashtd is testifying -- ash carter is testifying on capitol hill.'s getting intense questions already about how we are handling isis. he says the u.s. is requesting special operations forces from coalition allies. >> the capabilities make them force multipliers such as intelligence gathering, targeting an enabling local forces. where we find further opportunity to leverage' such opportunity we'll not hesitate to expand it. next, in the south of syria we are taking advantage of opportunities to enable indigenous fighters, trained and equipped by us and other coalition partners to conduct strikes inside syria. we are also enhancing jordan's border control and defenses with additional military assetsn and planning assistance. turning to northern iraq, peshmerga units with the help of u.s. air power and advisors have retaken the town of sinjar, cutting the main line of communication between raqqa and mosul to the two large yes cities under isil's control. isil must rely on back road where we'll locate and destroy them. elsewhere in iraq, we have about 3

ash carter/ defense secretary "we're at war. tens of thousands of u.s. personnel are operating in the broader middle east region, and more are on the way." on their way are us special ops to iraq. / ash carter/ defense secretary) "these special operators will over time be able to gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. but will it change the battlefield? it's not really different from what washington is already doing. special ops were operating in iraq in october... commandoes from the top secret delta force joined kurdish fighters to raid an isis prison and freed dozens of hostages. one american was killed. what's new now is that the iraq government, which complained it wasn't informed, is supposedly onboard. ash carter/ defense secretary) "the raids in iraq will be done at the invitation of the iraqi government... this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations into syria." but only a tiny force will be carrying out those raids... little change to a strategy critics say is too slow and ununrestimates the isis threat. richa

says hot ashes can retain heat... up to a day and they should always be soaked in water to ensure there are no hot embers. /// sharie johnson > giving back to the community... is as easy as getting rid of your christmas tree. what happens when you recycle your tree... and how it can help beautify our local parks. /// "now, nevada's first choice for news. ((sharie johnson)) > a panel of water experts who spent nearly year analyzing nevada's drought... have issued recommendation s to the state. the eight- member nevada drought forum included water, agriculture, climate and emergency management officials who gathered information in a series of public meetings statewide. the recommendation s included conservation efforts, strengthening enforcement, and better educating lawmakers and the public about drought. sandoval, who assembled the panel, said some of the in his upcoming "state of the state" address./// ((sharie johnson)) > now that christmas is over... it's time to take down the tree. and if you decided r

. >> they are concerned toxic chemicals from the millions of gallons of coal ash could seep into the ground water and contaminate wells. an environmentalist moved to surge inia from north carolina-- virginia from north carolina . >> north carolina, 93% of the drinking water wells from one end of the state to other, within 1,000 feet of a coal ash pond tested positive for dangerous heavy metals linked to coal ash. >> they regularly test surface and ground water in compliance with state and federal rules for chemicals associated with coal ash. the company's environmental chief told me safety is their top priority. earlier this month, in response to community concern about the ponds, the virginia department of health sent a letter to people saying no threat had been found to their wells, but offering to test for additional chemicals anyway. an offer welcomeed, even by those toasting the well water safety. >> if you were still drinking, would you want the test sng >> sure, why not? -- testing? >> sure, why not? >> the virginia department of quality is expected to rule on the treating and

the senate armed services committee asking for copies of ash carter's emails.orting that he used his personal email the first few months on the ground. the pentagon called it a mistake, but said he never sent any classified material from that account. jamie mcintyre is at the pentagon. is this unusual nay want the emails? >> reporter: no, because he admitted he made a mistake. he used his i phone to send what he called routine administrative emails to his staff, as a matter of convenience. he should have known better. not only was the hillary clinton episode going on at the time and in the news, but he is a former deputy defense secretary. so the senate asking for the emails is not unusual. they want to see if what carter said is true, that these were routine administrative emails. he said when he sent those emails he always copied his official government account, but he says he realizes that was wrong, and he should have known better. so they will take a look at those emails and see if in fact what the secretary is true. the "new york times" has a copy of the

and ash carter stressed the point by indicating alongside the vice chair of the joint chiefs of staffern that the ongoing u.s.-lead coalition against isil in both iraq and syria is being perceived as basically the u.s. effort against isil, that there is no coalition. so by calling on the members of gcc, by calling on turkey to put more of their military resources into the fight against isil, but the obama administration is trying to send a message that there is multinational unity on the idea of getting rid of isil; that this is not just a western concept or western goal. now whether or not the members of the senate armed services committee are buying ash carter's call for more inclusiveness, and -- and for this -- this sort of appeal, well there is a lot of scepticism coming from the senators, particularly those who are republican, because they do not believe that the obama administration itself has been aggressive enough in the fight against isil. >> rosalind back with you in just a moment. i did say that our course was in riyadh, but in fact in doha. is this criticism of what the g

. >> nicole: pentagon says defense secretary ash carter used a personal e-mail account earlier this year to do government business during first few months on the job. it was first reported by the new york times. pentagon spokesperson said carter believes his use personal use was a mistake, hillary clinton's use of personal e-mail account is currently the focus of an fbi investigation. >> cheryl: all right. to the latest on the race to the white house. republican donald trump traveled to mesa, arizona and had some choice words for all comers to democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. trump leads the republican polls by a wide margin. the poll shows who is the competition right now. >> in one of the polls i'm 41-14. i'm winning by 27 points. do you believe that, folks? [cheers and applause] >> i don't think -- look i wish we could have the election tomorrow. i wish we didn't have to wait tomorrow. >> quite an arizona crowd. that's going to be thursday january 14th, that's going to be right here in the fox business network. >> nicole: as for hillary clinton, she picked up the end

ash carter used his personal emails for work. president obama met with his national security team earlier today and emerged with a shining speech on terrorism. a spending bill wending its way through congress. louisiana tonight donald trump finally admitted a foible. >> i would like to see the republican party come together and i have been a little bit divisive in the sense i have been hitting a little bit hard. kennedy: then he doubled down on his sincerity with bill o'reilly. >> are you going to tell me on this program you don't say stuff just to get to the emotion of the voter? i know you do. >> i'll tell you right now i don't. i am doing the right thing. i say what right. i say what's in my mind. that's what's happening and that's why i have 42 and guys like bush have 2. kennedy: good old vladimir putin says trump is unquestionably talented. tonight guy been responsible from townhall.com. and michael moynihan. the daily beast * columnist. welcome party panel. let me ask you, can you be both a little divisive and also deny sto

you just heard from secretary of defense ash carter talking u.s. strategy against isis. he admits that we haven't contained them. so what do we actually need to do to turn the page on the terror group? that coming up. >>> the reality is, we're at war. that's how our troops feel about it. because they are taking the fight to isil every day. thousands of people came out today to run the race for retirement. so we asked them... are you completely prepared for retirement? okay, mostly prepared? could you save 1% more of your income? it doesn't sound like much, but saving an additional 1% now, could make a big difference over time. i'm going to be even better about saving. you can do it, it helps in the long run. prudential bring your challenges if you have moderate to severe ...isn't it time to let the... ...real you shine... ...through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requir

las vegas fire and rescue says hot ashes can retain heat up to a day... and they should always be soaked in water to ensure there are no hot embers./// ((sharie johnson)) > fire officials say the cause of a north las vegas house fire was arson. north las vegas firefighters responded to the home near lamb and centennial -- early christmas morning. crews say the two-story home was a complete loss. it took 40 minutes to knock down the fire... and two hours to completely contain and control the site. damage to the home is estimated at 300-thousand dollars. fortunately, no one was inside at the time. investigators are looking for witnesses or anyone who might have information. if you know something... please call the fire department at 702-292-9127./// ((sharie johnson)) > santa claus ran into problems with his sligh over christmas. citing problmes with his he dicided to take a car to a holiday party to surprise a family. but as he was heading to the party near salt lake city... his car started to fill up with smoke. he got out and saw flames under the car. th

./// ashes were the cause of a house were the cause of a house fire early saturday morning. fire investigators say it happened around 4 a-m near lake mead and jones. authorities say winds blew the ashes from a fire pit in the back patio of one home to the house next door.... igniting the side of the house and the roof. the family says they thought the fire was out when they went inside. las vegas fire and rescue says the best way to ensure there are no hot embers is to soak the ashes in water./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > yet another busy shopping day is on tap this weekend. what else was drawing crowds to local malls... besides returning unwanted gifts. we'll be back right after this break. <"now, nevada's first choice for news. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > recommendation s have been handed down... after water experts spent nearly a year analyzing nevada's drought. the nevada drought forum was made up of water, agriculture, climate and emergency management officials. some the recommendation s submitted include expanding conservation efforts.. better educating lawmakers and the

he takes us to ash springs. this was the premiere water park back in the day. what's ahead for its future? tom explains ahead. >> dana: good morning. welcome in and that's where fight night took place last night at the venetian. it wasn't floyd mayweather jr., it was the republican candidates for president. >> kim: did you watch any of it? >> tom: i have watched parts of it, it went on and on and on. >> kim: with all of these debates and i'm saying the democrats do it too, do you feel like as a viewer, soapy water, how they're going to next things? it seems to -- fix things? it seems to obvious, some of the fixes. >> dana: this is what gets me, they'll ask him a pointed question and the candidate will answer whatever they want to and sky and they will say yes, but first i want to talk bush it shall. >> kim: there were many memorable moments, but we'll talk it out live with tracie potts in just a moment, kelly curran enjoying the morning off, so dana has his weather hat on. >> dana: it's chilly out there. count wetlands park, you see what's in the center of that

las vegas fire and rescue says hot ashes can retain heat for up to a day... and they should always be soaked in water to ensure there are no hot embers./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > searching for answers. why chicago residents are pointing the finger at police...after officers shoot and kill two people overnight. now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8 music my k-cup filter is back. now you can make anything, even a piece of home. the single serve-make-all-your-favorites exactly-how-you-like-it machine. two > three people were shot by chicago police overnight... two of them fatally. now some are questioning whether the shootings were warranted in one of the shootings... a 26-year-old man was critically injured when officers responded to an assault. residents say he did have a gun... but he dropped it and had his hands in the air when he was shot. the second shooting took the lives of a 19-year-old man and 55-year-old woman. the teen's father called 911 when his son threatened him. officers shot and killed both the teen and a downstairs neig

authorities say winds gusts blew the ashes from the pit in the back patio to the house next door.... igniting the side of the house and the roof. one person was treated for smoke inhalation. the red cross is now assisting the pair. the owners of the fire pit said they thought the fire was completely put out before they went to bed. las vegas fire and rescue... says hot ashes can retain heat up to a day and they should always be soaked in water to ensure there are no hot embers. /// ((sharie johnson)) > many of you experienced some howling wind gusts over the holidays... keeley breland has a look at what we can expect for the final week of the year. ((keely breland)) christmas is over. that means it's time for all the sparkling lights and ornaments to come down. and starting

another e-mail controversy, ash carter reveals he sent messages using his private e-mail. >>> in the season of giving the community is reaching tout to help an ill girl who met the pope during his visit. >>> and what was found discovered in an army kettle in a crumpled bill. >>> rain, snow and record heat all in the same forecast. we've got a lot to talk about. that forecast is coming up. >>> hi we are the gibson family. i'm in a base in japan. i want to give a season greetings to my family and friends back in the states. >> we miss you. >> we hope to see you guys soon. >>> a long island man is accused in a craig's list rental scam. joseph accepted cash deposits from three people for the same property. they answered ads to craig's list. the 39-year-old even completed written rental agreements and bank owned the unoccupied property. he was charged with scheme to defraud and petty larceny. >>> defense secretary ash carter is in iraq today but he faces tough questions at home after he admitted he used his private e-mail to conduct government business. >> in an exclusive interview with c

we know that one of the reasons ash carter is here is really to discuss targets. yes, he's meeting the iraqi leadership, but also lt. general sean mcfar land to discuss with him what more the u.s. can do to improve to bring more of the fight to isil. >> some of of the candidates proposed that they should arm the kurds, sunni forces and other groups. does that play into the current strategy? >> well already, really, the u.s. has been -- are giving small articles, small weaponry to the kurds in syria, particularly in some other selective sunni groups fighting isil. there's a call, a recognition that these groups need more weaponry. there's a recognition that particularly the kurdish forces on the ground in syria are the most effective fighting partner the u.s. has. the difficulty for the obama administration is it doesn't want to upset the turks by doing too much to help the kurds. >> live from istanbul, thank you very much. >>> in baltimore, jurors are deliberating the fate of the man, the first man on trial in connection with the death of freddie gray. tuesday, ju

that is ash carter, the u.s. secretary of defense.is talking to a congressional committee, feeding back into the system on where they think they are right now in defeating isil, and where they think that fight should go next, one assumes. we'll carry on monitoring those pictures for you and go back to riyadh as soon as we have something to discuss. we are joined by our seen i don't know analyst. let's talk about homs. it was a mosaic, you have sunnis, shias,al low -- alawites. people are saying it was an ethnic cleansing. is that what is to come? >> it remains to be seen how this really evolves. for example, it's the al-nusra affiliated forces that are leaving, but many of the other rebels who are considered moderate rebels are staying in the city, and keeping their weapons, but they are not using them. it's good to remind our viewers around the world that this city has been under siege for three years; that it's people -- it's -- it's -- it's inhabitants especially -- with 75,000, used to be 300,000 people, lived under siege for thre

(ash carter, defense secretary): "we're sending, on president obama's orders, and the chairman's andndy advice, special opopations forces personnel to syria to support the fight against isil." carter says the newly-deployed troops will add to the less than 50 special forces sent to northern syria last month. disclosing how many will be part of this new wave, they are expected to be on the ground, playing a very active rolele(ash carter, defense secretary): "these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders."the pentagon continues to focus on small, mobile special forces and not large-scale troop deployments.the obama administratiti has come under some criticism that this strategy does not do enough to eliminate the threat of isis. (president barack obama): "i'm confident that we are on the winning side"on tuesday, president obama finished his trip to paris, where the war on isis loomed over global climate talks.the president delivered this warning to russian president vladimir putin... about the dangers of getti

secretary of defense ash carter met with officials in iraq. but as jamie mcintire reports. >> we want to accelerate the pace of operation he but with iraq's permission. carter was saying we want to do more to help and baghdad's response was essentially we'll get back to you. ash carter's helicopter had to skirt some bad weather around baghdad but when he eventually met with his iraqi counterpart, carter launched into the pitch that u.s. wants to see faster pace on the ground. >> the united states ask eager to do more to accelerate the move to mosul and victory over daesh in iraq. that is your -- will be your victory and it is your advance, but we look forward to opportunities, increased opportunities at your request with your permission to assist you. >> carter has been pressuring iraq for more help from above, u.s. apache helicopters to complement iraqi ground troops. secretary carter described his meeting with haider al-abadi as very productive but carter admitthat right now abadi is rebuffing the u.s. offer. >> in connection with ramadi, ho

. >>> secretary of defense ash carter under fire tonight after he admitted using a private e-mail account for some official business. carter says he made a mistake, though as pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski reports, carter continued to do it even while hillary clinton's use of private e-mails made headlines. >> reporter: consider the pentagon's champion of cyber security defense secretary ash carter admitted he violated the department's own regulations. >> this is a mistake i made with respect to e-mail, entirely my entirely on me. >> reporter: carter used his personal unsecured e-mail account for official government business. >> someone in my position and with the sensitivities about this issue should have known better. >> reporter: he didn't. carter started using his personal e-mails from the time he was sworn in as defense secretary in february. just a month later, the scandal over hillary clinton's exclusive use of personal e-mails when she was secretary of state exploded on capitol hill. with accusations she destroyed some of those e-mails. >> was it a mistake for the four yea

ash, ash, it's ben. can you hear me?

and chris ash ushers in a new era for rutgers football. we'll hear from the new head -are you happy with your bathroom? i wasn't. until i learned about bath fitter. bath fitter puts a new bathtub right over your old one. isn't that amazing? bath fitter will measure, custom-make and install right over your existing tub. and only bath fitter has seamless walls, which guarantees a watertight fit. plus, they do it all in just one day. >>> giants-jets. >> aftermath time. it's the day after a dramatic jets-giants battle at metlife stadium. jets' fans are still smiling and giants' fans are reeling after another late-game collapse. should big blue have gone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter is the big question. clinging to a ten-point lead, tom coughlin went for the nail in the coffin, but eli manning was picked off and we all know what happened after that. ryan fitzpatrick and the jets rallied back and forced overtime and won it 23-20 in the extra session. at 7-5, the jets own the six seed in the afc playoff race. while the 5-7 giants just ke

ash carter told the committee and congress the u.s. is to send a specialized expedition force in iraq. he said that the deployment is being coordinated with the iraqi government to help retake ground from isil. it boo free hostages, gather intelligence and gather isil leaders, and might be in position to launch operations in syria. ash carter's comments came a few hours after barack obama laid out how he sees the war in syria ending. a white house correspondent patty culhane reports now from paris. >> the united states is intensifying the war in iraq and syria in the hope that it will eventually lead to talk of peace. >> next, in full coordination with the government of iraq we're deploying an expeditionary targeting force to put even more pressure on isil. these special operators will overtime be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. that creates a virtualou virtualous cycle of better intelligence which generates more targets, more raids, more momentum. >> the military says when they find

the strong wind blew the hot ashes on the pit, which had been lit great party the night before. damage is estimated now at $10,000. a late friday night shooting involving an off-duty metro officer and hers bows has been determined to be accidental. it occurred around 11:30 p.m. near decatur. the metro officer and her spouse were inside when a female relative who lives with them return home unexpectedly. the relative was hit by gunfire, she was taken to trauma centers with non-life-threatening injuries. new at 6:00, nevada's drought expected to be a topic governor brian sandoval will address in his upcoming state of the state address. a panel of experts spent most of the year analyzing the drought, and has handed the governor a list of recommendations on how to deal the public meetings were held around the state to get a better handle on the impact. one recommendations is to ramp up water conservation across the state. and still ahead here at 6:00, it is not over yet. severe weather hitting much of the country. we will have a look at the devastating death toll, and the biggest se

the middle of ash avenue. jacobs was taken to mary greeley medical center where she died from her injuries. >> certaintly a tragic incident before christmas to have a young person killed so we're going to obviously put all of our to determine what happened. stacey: if you have any information about the hit and run, call ames police or the story county crime stoppers. steve: police need your help to find a missing teenager. 17-year-old sam kemp of des moines has been missing since saturday night. his mother says he went to a party in granger and hasn't been seen or heard from since. if you've seen him, or know where he is, please contact the polk county sheriff's office. authorities are trying to figure out what happened to a man in davis county. on sunday, police found the man dead inside a home off highway 63, south of ottumwa. investigators say the death is suspicious but they aren't releasing any more information. an autopsy is being done right now to determine how he died. stacey: it could be weeks before

chris ash will be introduced monday as the next head football coach at rutgers. they're still finalizing the details. if you were hoping for a household name, the 41-year-old is not it. but if you ask around college football, you understand why they wanted ash so badly. he's another branch extending from urban meyers's very successful coaching tree. he'll have to beat out meyers in recruiting. the orange just led bowling green to the mac title. he's known for a high powered offense that allows quarterbacks to flourish. syracuse hasn't won eight games in a season since 2001. alabama leads florida 12-7 at the half. that game a lot closer than tonight, michigan state and iowa in the big 10 title game. clemson taking on north carolina. a good night of college football. this afternoon houston hosting temple in the american championship. cougars up 10-0. hauled 47 yards down the sideline for 6. in the third quarter, watch this cutback here. on the keeper. into the end zone, houston wins. by the way, hired away from ohio state last year, there you go, rutgers. the build

say 18-year-old emmalee jacobs died after she was found hit at the intersection of lincoln way and ash near the isu campus. officials are now looking at video from nearby security suspect vehicle. jacobs' funeral is set for this saturday at 10:30am at center point-urbana high school. eric: right now president obama , is taking steps to tackle terrorism. shaina humphries joins us now, who is the president meeting with today? shaina: president obama is meeting with his national security team in virginia today, to be briefed on the united states latest efforts to combat terrorism on our own soil. obama is also planning a trip tomorrow to meet with the families of the victims of a recent attack in san bernardino, california. we'll have more on that live from washington, d.c. before 6:30. developing overnight, there are new reports about defense secretary ash carter, using his personal email for government business. "the new york times" first reported wednesday that it received 72 work-related emails that had been sent or received on carter's personal device. the pentagon has acknowledged t

jacobs lying in the middle of ash avenue. jacobs was taken to mary greeley medical center where she later died from her injuries. we're still waiting to learn of a possible description of the vehicle involved. if you have any information, call ames police or story county crime stoppers. police are asking for your help to find a missing teenager. 17-year-old sam kemp of des moines has been missing since saturday night. party in granger and hasn't been seen or heard from since. if you've seen him or know where he is, please contact the polk county sheriff's office. as many of you know, parts of the metro are still dealing with the aftermath of our heavy rain and flooding. you're looking at fleur drive, which remains closed from mlk to bell avenue. high water has also closed george flagg parkway from 30th to park avenue. and in warren county, highway 28 is closed from norwalk all the way to martensdale. for a complete list of road closures, just go to our website, kcci.com. the good news is things are slowly beginning to dry out

it created a dirt thunderstorm with lightning bolts amid the clouds of ash. geologists say it has grown to a new peak with lava, gas and ash. volcanos scare me. dirt thunderstorm, you learn something new everyday. i had no idea. i've studied weather 20 years. there we go. there's the view outside the center city skyline. it's a nice quiet morning, but it's cold. we'll see temperatures in the 20s and 30s early on, it should be a nice weekend overall. double scan live, we don't have to worry about any precipitation not only this weekend, but we might keep it clear the entire week. 29 in allentown and reading. lancaster, 28. millville, 34 and trenton, 33. just the slightest breeze out of the west/northwest to 3 to 5 miles per hour. you can see a couple of zeros popping up here. there's not much of a breeze to talk about either. you need to bundle up this morning, but by afternoon we'll rebound nicely. satellite composite shows all the cloud cover to the northwest. we don't have to worry about any clouds, maybe the occasional puffy cumulus clouds. mostly sun. wha