(bill gates/co- founder and fmr. chairman, microsoft) "i'm optimistic because of the gigantic commitment we're getting from these partners that we will solve the problem. we can get that premium down, so the idea of a clean energy generation, doesn't require the poorer countries to slow down their development and they can go full- speed ahead." some of the backers for the initiative include mark zuckerberg of facebook and richard branson of virgin group. the fund will focus investments in electricity generation and storage, transportation, and industrial uses, among other things jessica rae: the cowboy trail will be meeting in norfolk future of the here's paul with the details. "meetings will be to chadron this month to provide input on the master plan for the cowboy trail. economic development and changes in the way vegetation along the trail is managed are among the topics to be discussed. meetings on the eastern leg of the cowboy trail are planned december 8th in ainsworth, december 9th in o'neill, and december 10

co-founder bill well, new project, climate change. fund will invest dollars into clean forms of energy. (bill gates/co- founder and fmr. chairman, microsoft) "i'm optimistic because of the gigantic commitment we're getting from these partners that we will solve the problem. we can get that premium down, so the idea of a clean energy generation, doesn't require the poorer countries to slow down their development and they can go full- speed ahead." some of the backers for the initiative include mark zuckerber of facebook and richard branson of virgin group. the fund will focus investments in electricity generation and storage, transportation, and industrial uses, among other things tim: according to an abc news poll/washington post poll, two thirds of americans believe climate change is a serious issue in the u-s it very sierious. those numbers however are down over the past year and a half, 47 per-cent of those polled say the federal government should do more than it is doing now to try to deal with global from a high of 70 the bush eight years ago. still to come... a future hall of famer in the n-b-a is calling is hang

sabrina: also at the cop- 21 summit today in paris-- microsoft co- founder bill gates announced a multi-billion dollar clean energy initiative. " you need the innovation so that the cost of clean is as low or ideally lower than coal-based energy generation. and that's why the science is so exciting now-it is risky, but basic research from governments, plus entrepreneurs like this group of 28 that includes tthe university of california. i think that lays the foundation " sabrina: and overnight the national security agency was expected end its sweeping collection of americans' phone records... the controversial program began 14-years ago under president george w. bush... and was kept secret until edward snowden leaked its existence in 20-13. the u-s-a freedom act gave the n-s-a 180 days to transition to different surveillance methods. that period expired sunday. now, the n-s-a must now get a warrant or court order to collect phone data. sabrina: and back here in iowa-- a decision has been made, an iowa state will officially have a new head football coach today... jamie pollard has made a deal wit

microsoft co- founder bill gates set to announce a new project, aimed at tackling climate change. the project will bring together investors from all over the world. gates hopes the fund will invest billions of dollrs into clean forms of energy. he will reveal details about his new endeavor at the climate change summit in paris. pope francis made an unscheduled stop during his african tour -- visitng sick ccildren at a hospital. the pope met with staff and some of the young patients at a pediatric hospital. he brought boxes of medicine for children -- provided by a children's hospital in rome. pope francc went from bed to bed -- blessing each child and greeting families. the pope is scheduled to end his african trip today with a visit to a mosque. a follow-up to a story we brought you eaaier this yeaa. the moving tribute in sunflowers that a farmer created for his late wife. as boyd huppert shows us, the tribute isn't ending at the end these are not the sunflowers behind them. at times this past yee.. don don lost his wife babbette to gets. don's ribbon of sunflowers... 4 and a hal

microsoft co- founder bill gates is tackling climate change. the "breakthrough energy coalition" will bring together investors from all over the world -- he's set to reveal deatails at the climate change summit, but hopes it means billions of dollars invested in clean forms of energy. two police officers are hurt and a suspect is dead following an officer-involved shooting. it happened last night in lincoln, nebraska. police say the officers responded to a call about suspicious activity. they found a man who had a felony arrest warrant. police say when officers tried to take that man into custody, he pulled out a gun. that's when they exchanged fire. all three were taken to nearby hospitals, where the suspect later died. both officers are expected to survive. the first of six baltimore police officers goes to trial today in the death of freddie gray. gray died in april, a week after receiving injuries while in the back of a baltimore police van. his death sparked riots in the city. the charges against the officer include involuntary manslaughte

jessica rae: philanthropist and microsoft co-founder bill gates is set to announce a new aimed at tackling climate change. through energy coalition" wilil investors from world. gates hopes the fund will invest dollars into energy. focus investments on a few key areas... generation and storage, transportation, and several others... jessica rae: have you found your christmas tree yet? at howell's tree farm in cummings they say the the busiest time for them. and with so many different shapes and sizes, they have tips on how to pick out that perfect tree. "measure your space. make sure you don't get anything that's too big. you might even want to bring a tape measure with you. look for one that's got good color, no brown tips, a fairly straight trunk. we like a very full one, is what we do. full and about 7 to 8 foot tall." " jessica rae: when we come back... i'll show you how siouxlanders are preparing themselves for today's snow storm. stay tuned for this story. scott: we'll l ve... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... with ... jessica rae... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is ab

. >> one man that's been at the forefront of this, bill gates, the founder of microsoft and co-chairmanf the bill and melinda gates foundation. we are at the summit headquarters. thank you for joining chris and i. give us a sense of what you will do in terms of public/private partnership to make a dent in this situation with carbon emissions. >> well, the key to getting increased commitments to avoid the temperature rise that we want to avoid is going to be innovation. we need to bring cost premium for being clean down. and the partnership that's key to that is governments funding basic research and private investors, like the group of 28 people i brought together, to take the high-risk venture investments and turn those into products so we can have clean energy that's not more expensive than today's hydrocarbon energy. >> how difficult was it to get the 28 together? did you have to make any personal guarantees to some of these guys? some of them are your friends. how hard was it? >> when i called up the 28 different people, i was amazed at their enthusiasm for the idea. some of them wi

philanthropist and microsoft co-founder bill gates is set to announce a new project, aimed at tackling climate change. the "breakthroug h energy coalition" will bring together investors from all over the world. he will reveal details about his new endeavor at the climate change summit in paris. some of the backer's revealed. they include mark zuckerberg of facebook and richard branson of virgin group. the fund will focus investments on five key areas -- electricity generation and storage, transportation, industrial uses, agriculture and projects that make energy systems more efficient. barbie has reclaimed her title as the top holiday toy for girls. according to a survey by the national retail plan to purchase a barbie for the little girls on their lists. last year, merchandise from the movie frozen topped the girls list... making it the first time in the survey's 11-year history that barbie was not number one. frozen merchandise is now second on the list, followed by dolls.as for boys... lego toys are on top once again... followed by star wars toys... then cars and trucks. ben's back

america's richest man, bill gates, is expected to announce the launch of a new multi-billion dollar fund to research clean energy technologies, according to" climate wire." gates, the co-founder of microsoft, in is paris for the climate conference. gates previously announced he would donate a billion dollars over the next five years for renewable energy research. forbes estimates his wealth at $76 billion dollars. migrants and refugees arriving in europe are finding another temporary obstacle in the balkans. today, macedonia began putting up a ten-foot-high metal fence along its southern border with greece, to stem the flow and prevent illegal border crossings. some migrants threw rocks at macedonian police, who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. macedonia joins hungary in putting up a border fence to restrict the movement of migrants who are mostly from syria, iraq, and afghanistan. the international organization for migration estimates 900,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in europe this year. the wire service "a.f.p." says an islamic extremist group with ties to al qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack today on united nations peacekeepers in

bill gates at a whopping $85 billion. juliet: he earns a lot of interest. after nearly 150 years the campbell soup co. is altering one of its chicken soup recipes. customers have been asking healthier options the company is cutting the number of ingredients in its healthy kids shaped pasta with chicken soup. this is not a classic chicken noodle soup. the new recipe will be in a limited edition cans as part of a promotion with the new star wars movie. i need them to take the salt they don't have my favorite soup. southwestern. ben: crazy taco soup. top stories when we return. it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect it has the fastest internet with speeds from and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. >> from fox 5 news this is "good day wake-up". and the serene to start your wednesday morning veterans day. juliet: have you received your umbrella? the one being