sioux city mayor bob scott spoke on the acquisition after this evening's city council meeting. try and call him and see if there's anything the city can do, and see what's going on, but i've not been able...today was just a really busy day, we had a lot of things going on. but this week i'm going to try and call art and see if there's anything the city can do to help him in that process." said sioux city mayor bob scott. the mayor is talking about art silva who is the president and ceo of boys and girls home and family services. the non-profit group has helped chldren and adults in siouxland for more than 100 years. today. a look at the aftermath of today's flooding. << i am rose winkel from landstuhl dear future, life is good. no, great. but even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. like that skateboard incident with the squirrel. but life is sweet now. hey, what could go wrong? it's you and me all the way, future. winter weather advisory for holt county from 6 am tuesday until 1 pm wednesday siouxland is sitting in between two storm systems. the

christening.after continue to be tested and prepared for her formal commissioning into the navy in 2017.sioux city mayor bob scott and other city officials say thy will travel to wisconsin for the ceremony. 3 3 bill cosby will appear before a suburban philadelphia judge today to face a criminal charge of sexual assault. as kenneth craig reports... it's the first time the 78-year-old comedian has faced charges despite years of accusations by women who said cosby drugged and rapepethem. 3 bill cosby left a pennsylvania courthouse wedndnday afternoon after his arraignment on charges of felony sexual assault. bail was set at one million dollars.the 78-year- old comedian is charged with aggravated indecent assault against a female employee of temple university - cosby's alma mater.(sot)"the charges stem from a sexual assault from early 2004 at mr. cosby's home."this is the first time despite years of accusations 3 by more than 50 women. the allegations in the criminal complaint echo claims made by other accusers.(sot)"on the evening in question, he urged her to take pills he provided and to drink wine, the effec

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reporting live in foster city, bob rdell. >> we'll keep checking with you. we need the downpour to get the reporters out there. people in the east bay concerned, as well all because of a flow of trash that is all under highway 4. debris and trash piled up along the base and the creeks in contra costa county. some people fear it will be much worse with this winter's el nino. >> i don't know what's in there. >> they're looking into calls of complaints from the public but not cleaning up because it's not stopping the flow of the creek. some say you could never be too prepared. today, people in berkeley will have the chance to learn how to best protect homes and businesses from flooding and other weather-related dangers. berkeley city leaders are hosting what's called an el nino workshop that is happening at the berkeley unified school district building starting at 6:30 p.m. you, of course, can stay on top of el nino preparations and the latest storm coverage with our nbc bay area app. just click weather on the drop down menu for the very latest forecast. it's f

the ship will prepared for her formal commissioning into the navy in 2017.sioux city mayor bob scott and other city officials say they will travel to wisconsin for the ceremony.. 3 still to come tonight on siouxland news at ten...twitter is joining the war on terror. what the social media site is doing to help... coming up in tonight's terrorism alert desk update. 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 chad and diana talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <

"a lot of people often question why the city enters into these agreements for consultant studies and in large expertise in house to perform the studies," said bob padmore, sioux city city manager. some consultants are local. others come all across the country. su "the consultant being used for the tyson events center study is from out-of-state. and tyson representatives say this gives them a look at similar facilities not only around the region, but around the country as well." "sioux city is not a huge market, but we can still get eas from marrets that are bigger than sioux city," said erika newton, said sioux city events & facilities executive director. "just because we're not one of the major markets in the country, doesn't mean we can't use ideas from some of those bigger arenas here." the tyson events center was awarded 68-thousand dollars for a study to look at physical improvements, as well as, a review of concessions and programming. the cone park project d the most expensive study for fiscal year 2016 at more than 102- thousand dollars. parks and recreation director matt salvatore says that is because the study also included a prelimin

said sioux city mayor bob scott. the boys and girls home has helped chldren and adults in siouhland for more than 100 years. still ahead... it's, nice if you're driving. not so nice if you want to going skiing. folks in minnesota are wondering... when will the snow here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... some people at the university of iowa are calling for a name ange to their onlinenetudent information system. put the name iowa in front of the words "student information system" and the acronym is "isis". the system has been called isis for many years but in light of world events some want it changed, so name officially in place by spring. however, at least one student thinks most people wouldn't think of terrorism when they log on. "i mean i feel like it's pretty obvious that the university of iowa is not standing with isis, the terror organization but i guess if you know we don't want to seem affiliated with it, if that's the case," said iowa university student, heidi aude. a university

anything near what you could, and labor is a big portion of what he does out there," said mayor bob scott, sioux city. mayor scott...says as a part of his support for the increase...he wants the city to place a greater focus on recycling. council member keith radig...who voted against an increase at waste transfer stations...says he understands the need for a price hike. "to me it didn't justify the increase there but for pick up there's obviously a costs and in our labor market you've seen a 5% increase and you have 18%increases in healthcare so thth really makes s sse that 2% in t t long term wililbe the better deal," said keith radig, councilman. radig.ultimately voted yes for the overall increase for waste pick-up. gill hauling initially asked the council for a 2- percent yearly increase...over the next five years. however, the council decided a 3-year consolidated increase was better fit. again those rates are going to increase by 86 cents for residents on january first. it will be fixed at 16 dollars and 30 cents...for the next 3 years. recycled trash will continue to be picked up....free of ch

anything near what you could, and labor is a big portion of what he does out there," said mayor bob scott, sioux city. jessica rae: mayor scott says support for the he wants the city to place a recycling. council for a 2- percent yearly increase... over the next five years. however, the council decided a 3-year consolidated increase was a better fit. recycled trash will continue to be picked up....free of charge. jessica rae: still to come... we've got a great excuse for you to indulge yourself today, more on national brownie day when we return. scott: siouxland. let's get a check of conditions outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. we have a few sprinkles and showers being picked up on the radar as we begin our tuesday. these will be light with minimal accumulations. temperatures are currently in the 30s across most of the region. the wind is light from the southeast and will rn northwest as the day continues. here's the dayplanner where we can expect cloudy skies and sprinkles today with a high of about 50 degrees. high temperatures yesterd

pay it the mob promotes the police officers work keep paying the dues we'll give you a deck jimbo bob city job i'm not here to promote deck jobs but the city and county of san francisco they lost all their surveillance equipment their claiming confidentiality it is public information you should do tonight to make sure that any officer that turn on the recording turns on it so they can watch on another so it won't disappear when you come through the arrangement and find out we can't find the video thank you for your time in this matter. >> thank you (clapping.) >> good evening and welcome. >> good evening. >> john evans san francisco police department. >> over 25 years ago as little baby police officer i was told i shall i must review all evidence prior to making a report i didn't have a choice not a choice i was entrusted to carry a gun and to be involved in officer involved shootings the idea that maybe there needs to be a time when i shouldn't review evidences before me to make a report properly and accurately makes me think contrary to be told not direct authority i wish you did but may

sioux city mayor bob scott and other city officials say they'll go to wisconsin for the ceremony. 3 there are just a few days left to help kids in siouxland stay warm this winter.siouxland news is wrapping up our annual coats for kids drive. but not before a remsen boy stopped by our studios to drop off 25 coats he and his family gathered from around town. those coats... along with all others donated to the program... will be cleaned by davenport cleaners and sent to the salvation army to be handed out. 3 "it's just good to do christmas cheer for the people who don't have coats and aren't thart fortunate."this year's campaign officially ends this sunday... january 3rd. if you want a full list of drop - off locations... visit the coats for kids page on our website... siouxland news dot com. 3 more than three hundred kids warriors yesterday.it was the last day of the siouxland ninja warrior camp at morningside college. the event was put on by sunnybrook church... with the help of around 40 volunteers. kids got to be active... running through quite a few inflatables. 3 "the feedback we've go

pay it the mob promotes the police officers work keep paying the dues we'll give you a deck jimbo bob city job i'm not here to promote deck jobs but the city and county of san francisco they lost all their surveillance equipment their claiming confidentiality it is public information you should do tonight to make sure that any officer that turn on the recording turns on it so they can watch on another so it won't disappear when you come through the arrangement and find out we can't find the video thank you for your time in this matter. >> thank you (clapping.) >> good evening and welcome. >> good evening. >> john evans san francisco police department. >> over 25 years ago as little baby police officer i was told i shall i must review all evidence prior to making a report i didn't have a choice not a choice i was entrusted to carry a gun and to be involved in officer involved shootings the idea that maybe there needs to be a time when i shouldn't review evidences before me to make a report properly and accurately makes me think contrary to be told not direct authority i wish you did but may

city hall. "today in the bay's" bob redell joining us live in berkeley with what the city council decided late last night, bob. >> reporter: good morning, sam. when this new law is implemented it will dictate where a person can sleep, how long they can stand in front of a business and how many items they can carry with them. the berkeley city council passed this ordinance in a 6-3 vote in a meeting that went well past 11:00 last night. the new ordinance says that when a homeless person's belongings are on the sidewalk and streets, the items can't exceed two square feet without a permit. people will be forbidden from attaching personal belongings to trees, no sleeping or lying in planter beds. it's not until they can install storage bins, talking 50 to 100 storage bins or units for people's personal belongings. >> new laws always make things worse because what happens, it ramps up the police. they go, oh, we've got new laws to enforce. it bothers people. after awhile they'll forget about what the laws are anyway. we think having really good safe storage is going to mean a lot to people. they don't h

all part of a discussion to take part tonight in the city council meeting. bob redell "today in the bay." >>> bob mentioned the rain. we have some actually coming this week, anthony. fog is what we're dealing with right now. >> foggy today and then tomorrow morning we'll see the fog and by tomorrow night, we'll see the rain. that will be pretty heavy at times coming in on thursday morning. right now, again, all about the fog and cloud cover. temperatures in the 50s and that fog acts as a blanket overnight. temperatures not that cold this morning. later on this afternoon, a few peeks of sunshine. temperatures manage to warm lalt bit more than yesterday. san francisco today clocking in right at 59 degrees. we'll talk more about that system headed our way and let's toss things over to mike. >> connector from san francisco which you can almost make out this morning. low clouds hover right at the top of the towers. we'll see fog and it will affect your drive this morning. look at a bay bridge toll plaza itself. no backup just yet and we can clearly see the east shore

pay it the mob promotes the police officers work keep paying the dues we'll give you a deck jimbo bob city job i'm not here to promote deck jobs but the city and county of san francisco they lost all their surveillance equipment their claiming confidentiality it is public information you should do tonight to make sure that any officer that turn on the recording turns on it so they can watch on another so it won't disappear when you come through the arrangement and find out we can't find the video thank you for your time in this matter. >> thank you (clapping.) >> good evening and welcome. >> good evening. >> john evans san francisco police department. >> over 25 years ago as little baby police officer i was told i shall i must review all evidence prior to making a report i didn't have a choice not a choice i was entrusted to carry a gun and to be involved in officer involved shootings the idea that maybe there needs to be a time when i shouldn't review evidences before me to make a report properly and accurately makes me think contrary to be told not direct authority i wish you did but may

people often question why the city enters into these agreements for consultant studies and in large part because we don't have the expertise in house to perform the studies," said bob padmore, sioux city city manager. some consultants are local. others come all across the country. su "the consultant being used for the tyson events center study is from out-of-state. and tyson representatives say this gives them a look at similar facilities not only around the region, but around the country as well." "sioux city is not a huge market, but we can still get ideas from markets that are bigger than sioux city," said erika newton, said sioux city events & facilities executive not one of the major markets in the country, doesn't mean we can't use ideas from some of those bigger arenas here." the tyson events center was awarded 68-thousand dollars for a study to look at physical improvements, as well as, a review of concessions and programming. the cone park project had the most expensive study for fiscal thousand dollars. parks and recreation director matt salvatore says that is because the study also included a preliminary design. "we would have basically put together a ro

he's at san francisco city hall. >> nbc bay area's bob redell is there also hopefully being nice and not naughty, teaming up with the mayor and firefighters to hand out presents to children. how are you doing, bob? >> reporter: kris and scott, i'm obviously upstairs in the city hall trying to avoid santa so he doesn't remember how naughty i've been. and maybe i'll do well christmas morning. anyway, you can see santa and his elves on a bit of a break right now waiting for a next wave of kids to come in. they've been handing out gifts to young boys and girls who otherwise might not receive much. >> a necklace, bracelets. >> oh, wow. >> friendship bracelet. >> yeah! >> reporter: that was a young girl who is here in the city finding out what she just received this morning. the san francisco firefighters toy program is the group that's handing out these toys to at least 1,200 children this morning. each child receives one toy whether it's a board game or leapfrog pad or something else. and then they get to have their picture taken with santa. >> these are kids from some of the roughest an

reporting live here in san jose city hall, bob redell "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >> exactly we actually do have some rain coming our way later this week. anthony has been watching it for us. you say quite a bit. season and even the coastal mountains. three to five inches of rain in the nort bay. right now, no rain. just the fog and low clouds you can see from san jose behind me. looking at cloudy skies and san francisco, the golden gate bridge and every now and then see sheets drizzle drift over the bridge and may need the windshield wipers or if you're headed into the north bay. overall get rid of the fog and drizzle by mid morning and this afternoon plenty of sunshine and 65 for san jose and pacifica few peeks of sun and hayward 62 and the tri-valley more sunshine there. mid-60s expected for you. the storm system that will bring us rain by mid-week. >> anthony, we're going to look over here and see that morning commute on the bay bridge. the span, the low clouds hovering right at the top of the deck and top of the towers and not that problem for visibility right no

"if we would have raised them 2% a year, we wouldn't still be where we're at," said sioux city mayor bob scott. "so, those citizens got a break for a little while. number two, i don't want to bid this contract right now, because i'm afraid the rates will be much higher than what than what these are proposed to be." that rate will stay the same for years. hoping to compete with neighboring cities, the sioux city city council approved an "enhancement study" for the tyson events center. consultants will look at improving concession stands, increasing premium level seating and possibly widening a number of concourse areas. the sioux city events & facilities executive director hopes the outcome will result in better ticket sales, and an improved experience at the venue. "we're looking not only for things that we can do at the tyson events center to make it better, but also what is our niche for booking, like what sorts of show should we be booking now that we have a lot of increased competition around us," said erika newton, executive dir. for sioux city events & facilities. the enhancement s

bob? >> good morning to you,a and sam. we are here in foster city on the western end of the san mateo bridge. those headlights behind me are headed from the bridge towards 101 on the peninsula and talking about what you were just saying with regards to that weather system moving south. we have definitely seen a lull here where we haven't seen the rain in about 20 to 30 minutes where we are checking in. earlier we had definitely heavy drizzle, light rain earlier on and we are still feeling those winds. the gusts aren't as great as they were. but we were feeling 25 to 45 mile gusts earlier. if you are going to be crossing any of the bay area bridges this morning, you certainly want to be aware of the fact that it could be gusty up there. if you have a high-profile vehicle, that will affect you. even though the rain is taking a break right now. those roads are still wet and as we heard from chp earlier, you want to be careful about hyd hydroplaning and tailgating. bob redell "today in the bay." >> take it easy. >> and, of course, this rain is much need

santa clause was on hand for the early christmas celebration at bob roe's restaurant in sioux city. the event organizer says the fundrasier was a huge success. " it's been a lot i have been running like crazy, i did a lot of shopping for the kids because we got sponser money we went out and spent 300 dollars on toys for kids talking to familys that need sponsors, talking to sponsers getting everybody connected its just been crazy." we'll hear from the families who benefited from the program.....and a few sponsors. all of this and more ... tonight at 10. deborah: it's getting closer to crunch time...for those of you who are sending presents in the mail. you may have heard...shipping companies are struggling to keep up with the holiday rush this year. abc's becky worley has tips to make sure your gifts arrive on "(jingle bells ringing nats) well?with just 2 days left in hanukkah and less than 2 weeks until christmas - time is running out for the procrastinators to finish up their holiday shopping?and according to shipping information company, shipmatrix, expected package deliveries mi

sioux city mayor bob scott spoke on the acquisition after this evening's city council meeting. "i know art, and i was going to try and call him and see if there's anything the city can do, and see what's going on, but i've not been able...today was just a really busy day, we had a lotf i'm going to try and call art and see if there's anything the city can do to help him in that process." said sioux city mayor bob scott. the mayor is talking about art silva who is the president and ceo of boys and girls home and family services. the non-profit group has helped chldren and adults in siouxland for more than 100 years. it's time to start thinking about those new year's resolutions. coming up, we'll show you some financial ones that you may want to consider adding to your list. ben: and i'll have your << >> << wx timer @ 2:45 flood warning in effect for calhoun, carroll, sac & crawford counties until 10:45 a.m. today winter weather advisory for holt county from 6 am today until 1 pm wednesday winter weather advisory for yankton county from 3 pm today until 3 pm wednesday overall, to

bob: how the city is coming together to commemorate one-month since the deadly attacks there. heather: the path of destruction left behind by tornadoes in texas. heather: today marks one months since the deadly paris terrorist attacks. mourners gathered at the concert hall were 89 people were killed. laying flowers and candles. many also came to the place de l a republique. that has become a remembrance spot. diplomats from around the globe attempt to help libya. john kerry and italy' s foreign in rome. leaders urging libya to stand a national -- to form a national unity government. libyan slid into chaos following the killing of moammar qaddafi. many of the two rival permits are set to sign an agreement wednesday. president obama is planning a series of offense all aimed at alleviating concerns over terrorism. the president will visit the pentagon and the national counterterrorism center. this is part of a push to further explain his strategy for stopping isis abroad and its sympathizers at home. bob: police shoot and kill a heavily armed man at a pennsylvania walmart. the gu

anything near what you could, and labor is a big portion of what he does out there," said mayor bob scott, sioux city. jessica rae: mayor scott says as a part of his he wants the city to place a greater focus on recyclin council member keith radig... who voted against an increase at waste transfer stations... says he understands the need for a price hike. "to me it didn't justify the increase there but for pick up there's obviously a lot more labor costs and in our labor market you've seen a 5% increase and you have 18% increases in healthcare so that really makes sense that 2% in the long term will be the better deal," said keith radig, councilman. jessica rae: radig...ultimately voted yes for the overall increase for waste pick-up. gill hauling initially asked the council for a 2- percent yearly increase... over the next five years. however, the council decided a 3-year consolidated increase was a better fit. recycled trash will continue to be picked up....free of charge. jessica rae: there is a plan aimed at improving the fan experience at the tyson events center. thcity council approved a 68- tho

anything near what you could, and labor is a big portion of what he does out there," said mayor bob scott, sioux city. jessica rae: mayor scott says increase... he wants the city to place a greater focus on recycling. council member keith radig... who voted against an increase at waste transfer stations... says he understands the need for a price hike. "to me it didn't justify the increase there but for pick up there's obviously a lot more labor costs and in our labor market you've seen a 5% increase and you have 18% increases in healthcare so that really makes sense that 2% in the long term will be the better deal," said keith radig, councilman. jessica rae: radig...ultimately voted yes for the overall increase for waste pick-up. gill hauling initially asked the council for a 2- percent yearly increase...over the next five years. however, the council decided a 3-year consolidated increase was better fit. recycled trash will continue to be picked up....free of charge. jessica rae: one person has died after a one vehicle crash in cherokee county over the weekend. according to the iowa state patrol, a

"if we would have raised them 2% a year, we wouldn't still be where we're at," said sioux city mayor bob scott. "so, those citizens got a break for a little while. number two, i don't want to bid this contract right now, because i'm afraid the rates will be much higher than what than what these are proposed to be." that rate will stay the same for a minimum of three years. the san bernardino community continues to mourn the lives lost during last week's terrorist mass shooting. a candle light vigil was held at the government center there last night. for each one of the victims. fourteen people were killed and and more than 20 wounded when the husband and wife team went to farook's job and opened fire. the couple was later killed in a shoot out with police. oregon families packed up their homes after evacuation orders were issued monday, as heavy rains flooded homes across the state. record rainfall overflowed rivers and creeks in milwaukie, oregon. the national weather service issued a flood watch for most of northwest oregon and southwest washington through wednesday afternoon. the stor

rob: the ac dmic curriculum, big city or far from home. bob: high school seniors choose colleges for variety of reasons. the academic curriculum, big city or rural, near to or far from home, and in rob gronkowski's case, it was the his dad explained to "vanity fair" that rob told him years ago, dad, if you are ever been to a university of arizona pool party, you would understand. the tough guy mantra is "spit on it and play" you've got an injury? just spit on it and play. it is mentality that may have originated from former hockey player loob. he will play sunday might with a broken left hand. he broke some part the han yesterday and missed practice today. he missed in sacks and not worried about going after the hand. >> let mem try it. >> i mean, what? the opposing players come after me every week with every type of thing the book you can think of. so feel free. go ahead. come at it. it mice i jo be to g out there. that is what i do. you can try to taked a rain tage of whatever you with ant to take advantage of. then uniform he wore for a sun

we'll explain how, coming up in a live report. >> never too late, bob. >>> one south city finds a way to hawn aryoung girl. it's a way they hope also makes the statement about senseless violence. joining us. i'm kira klapper in for laura >>> good morning, it is 5:28. thank you for joining us. i'm kra klapper in for laura dparsia canon. >> i'm sam brock. >> everyone has been talking about how warm it is across the east coast, but also had a lot of rain. and now we're getting rain, too. a cool rain. chilly off and on as we go through the day. the rain off and on throughout the day with chilly temperatures being the constant thing. as we take a look at what's happening and the bigger picture we see the widespread showers and a closer look shows some of the showers moving through the east bay creating some wet oroads and some slick conditions. people waking up early if you have to go to work, keep in mind you need to allow some extra time to get to where you're going and the flow of traffic is fairly light. take it easy. as we go through the day, highs only reach to the low to mid-50s and

said sioux city mayor bob scott. the boys and girls home has helped chldren and adults in siouxland for more than 100 years. here's ben with h ather. << << flood warning in effect for calhoun, carroll, sac & crawford counties until 10:45 a.m. today winter weather advisory for holt county from 6 am today until 1 pm wednesday winter weather advisory for yankton county from 3 pm today until 3 pm wednesday overall, today won't bring much in the way of measurable precipitation, it'll just be cloudy with areas of drizzle and perhaps a shower or two. with temperatures nearing the freezing mark this morning, you might encounter a few slick spots on somomuntreated roads. farther east in the flood-warned areas, you could encounter some standing water leftover from yesterday's heavy rain, so be sure not to drive through it. later today, some, especially those in western siouxland could start to see a wintry mix of precipitation that will continue into tonight and tomorrow morning. holt county and its surrounding areas could see

late last night milpitas city leaders approved a 60% price hike. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell livemilpitas with the details. >> reporter: a significant increase, sam and laura, 65% increase for water customers here in the city to be phased in over the next several months. it will go up 30% in january, 35% in july. if you're looking at the average bill, we're talking about a $28 monthly increase on average. the city council explained the decision to a packed room last night full of concerned residents saying that the drought has made water more expensive. for example, milpitas gets water from san francisco puc which raised rates by 20%. the city says it also needs the money to cover improvements to infrastructure. remember porting live in milpitas, bob redell, "today in the bay.." >>> in the east bay firefighters say a space heater is responsible for this fire in pittsburgh. it started around dinnertime on peppertree way. officials say there was a lot of clothing and cardboard boxing near the space heater. two families lost everything including their christmas gifts. no one was hurt

he even takes it to several cities. so, bobly is at his house right now in camden county, new jersey, roll trains. >> rolling up, there were three things at christmas time, the tree, the decorations, and the trains. take a look at the train platform, in this guy's basement. the family has been doing it for over 5051 years. talk about a kid in a candy store. say hi to the whole family here, we're over here, in camden county, john, good morning to you, and thanks for insiting us out. >> thanks for having us out. >> this is unbelievable. here is the deal, been doing it for what 51 years? >> yes, that's what we've been doing it, my dad started the tradition when i was born, and when i got married, after about 28 years ago, my wife and i took over the tradition. >> so start here. how many trains first of all are running all at the same time here? >> right now around 42 different trains running at one time. >> you just do this during the holidays? >> we just do it during the holidays. we start at thanksgiving, and then we continue to

but in one city in california. bob redell has the story... "what are you doing there?" "i'm just showing these folks" "i'll need to see some identification." the force clearly runs strong. "you don't need to our identification." in steve sansweet. "we don't need to see their identification." but can he open that door. without. using his hands? i knew it! "we've got a couple star wars pieces to show you." a couple? try three. hundred. fifty thousand. "we have poor han in carbonite" 350 thousand pieces of star wars merchandise, memorabilia, models, movie props, art, artifacts, action figures. "it never ends. there are six more movies coming out. plus fans are making new items. eh hem -ewoking dead." the very dead. very burned up qui gon jin. "this mushy pile of bleh." who steve rescued from the set of episode one while head of fan relations for lucasfilm. "the only unburned part of the cape." the death star: not as deadly as it seems. steve: cardboard death towers to fill in spaces. reporter: wait that's just regular cardboard? steve: it's not what it is, it's what it loo

santa clause was on hand for the early christmas celebration at bob roe's restaurant in sioux city. the event organizer says the fundrasier was a huge success. " it's been a lot i have been running like crazy, i did a lot of shopping for the kids because we got sponser money we went out and spent 300 dollars on toys for kids talking to familys that need sponsors, talking to sponsers getting everybody connected its just been crazy." jessica rae: the group currently y s 515 members s . over 150 families had the opportunity to be sponsored. they hope to continue this event for many jessica rae: everyone here at abc9 are encouraging siouxland to join us in giving back this holiday season with the operation toys drive. operation toys is a program intended to spread chrismas joy to thousandsof needy children arouou siouxland. ififou want to take part...all you have to do is bring a new toy to any bomgaars location...or drop them off right here at our ab9 studio located on douglas street. all of the toys donated will remain here in souixland and will go to the salvation army to be distribu

as bob shows us, this requires the cooperation of an entire city. >> the packages are not for the store. >> leaving the package on your doorstep and risking getting it that under the door showing where you can pick up your package. >> the store is accepting and storing neighborhood packages rather than leave them honorable to thieves. >> asked for the slip that the ups driver provided, ask for identification, and then we find the package for them. we have boutiques, convenience stores, mobilephone stores, delis. >> ups started a program for months ago, and the idea is convenience. >> we have those people who will take other people's packages. >> ups is not the only one coming up with alternatives. porch staff could become a bigger problem every year. every delivery company is fighting to keep their boxes out of the hands of thieves. becoming an access point is not only a chance to help a neighborhood, but also to drum up business. >> we have found that one in five shoppers will make a purchase for themselves for the holiday season. jeff: that is bob hansen reporting. if you are going to

in milpitas the city decided to take water conservation one step further with a big rate hike. residents say it's not fair. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in milpitas with the decision. the city council raised those rates by 65%. >> you're right, laura, 65% increase in the water rate hike, water rates in the city of milpitas will be faced in. in january they'll jump by 30% and then in july another 35%, getting it to the 65%. looking at what this will cost the average customer rs their average bill could go up by around $28 a month. the city council explained the dix to a packed room last night, full of concerned residents saying the drought made water more expensive. for example, milpitas gets some water from the san francisco cup which raised rates by 20%. the council heard from one resident who isn't buying it. >> we are given more base numbers and left to speculate they are justified. many of us are unwilling to trust this slight of hand. >> reporter: another woman pointed out that a 65% increase in the monthly bills could be financially devastating to older people who are on fixed incomes. they also question what this co

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bob scales. >>> also tonight, watching the city of baltimore for more demonstrations and protests after a maryland judge today declared a mistrial in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. one of six baltimore police officers charged in connection with the april death of freddie gray. we'll have the latest details for you coming up tonight. >>> we'll also take up the winners and losers from the fifth republican presidential debate. a full report who won, who lost, who solidified their lead and who may have hurt themselves, some of them considerably. all of that coming up tonight. >>> our top story, the obama administration today suffering embarrassing setbacks, in its efforts to fight the islamic state. defense secretary carter visiting baghdad where he had hoped to make good on the president's promises to accelerate efforts to destroy the islamic state. instead, iraq's prime minister didn't take up the pentagon's recent offer to support iraqi forces with apache attack helicopters in the fight for ramadi. >> prime minister did not make any specific requests in connection with helico

. >> nbc's bob redell is live in foster city. how is it looking there? >> reporter: it's much nicer. clear skies, sunny, you wouldn't have known a storm came through here if it weren't for the wet roads. it really picked up steam in the 4:00 to 5:00 hour and finished a few hours later as the commute was winding down. you can see what it was like for drivers coming off the san mateo bridge into foster city. commuters having to deal with heavy wind gusts of 25 to 40 miles an hour. this is how most of the bay area bridges and the rains which made windshield wipers an absolute must. this is video from the south bay. but the rains were intermittent making it easier for water to drain off the highways. no reports of any cig kapt flooding as far as the peninsula and south bay are concerned. chp did respond to several traffic incidents throughout the bay area this morning as you heard stephanie chuang reporting on some of those. officers reminding us to be prudent when behind the wheel that these wet road conditions can be unsafe. >> it's very important to slow

city. >> reporter: new jersey senator bob menendez send out a tweet lady liberty belongs to all americans but new york should take a look. maps don't lie. the he is responsible for paying the water bill at the statue and ellis island and thinks the fuss over the new quarter is frivolous. >> we view it as a regional monument, important to new york and new jersey the same. >> reporter: anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> so, what do you think best represents new join the conversation on our facebook page. >>> still ahead, the big clue. what a hit and run driver in queens left behind. starts right now. >>> an arrest in the murder of a 66-year-old man in his home in rockland county. the suspect, a teenager from manhattan. >> first, breaking news. two state police search. an amber alert for a 3-year-old girl and her father tonight is over. within the hour, both were found in new jersey. >> good evening. at 6:00 i'm bill ritter. liz is off. the amber alert canceled after diomedes valenzuela and his daughter were found on the garden state parkway in clifton. police say he fled after s

are scheduled -- sequels are scheduled for may in a california city north of san francisco, within the biggest star wars fan. let's hope bob got through storm trooper security.: what are you doing -- >> what are you doing there? reporter: i'm just showing these folks -- >> let me see some identification. >> you don't need to see identification. >> we don't need to see identification. >> he opened that door without using his hands. >> we have a couple of star wars pieces to show. >> try 350,000. star wars merchandise, memorabilia motte models, artifacts, action figures -- memorabilia, models, artifacts, action figures. >> fans are making new items. of my gun -- qui gonn gin. >> he rescued from the set of episode i. >> the death star not as deadly as it seems. >> hardwood. >> that's just regular hardwood? >> it is not what it is, it is what it looks like. >> like those dinosaur bones on a desert planet? papier-mache props from a 1970 disney movie. >> we've all watched it many times. >> some original storm trooper boots. after he reported on the original store -- star wars that he smelled the winner and fell head over heels.

city council members called in place. they wanted protection to escort them out of the building. reporting live in berkeley, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> 6:36. homelessness also an issue in the south bay. in a landmark decision the san jose city council voted 9-1 to sanction tent cities against the mayor's wishes. here is what it means. as early as next month the city could provide approved locations across san diego for homeless people to gather and sleep. they say it's not a perfect solution bru gives many a safe place to stay, especially for this el nino winter we're expecting. >>> also last night, san jose approved a second motel to be used as a temporary shelter for the homeless. the santa clara inn will be transformed into a homeless shelter. back in december they made the plaza hotel into temporary apartments for the homeless for five years. >>> boil the water before you drink it. that's the warning in one los altos neighborhood. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live in los altos this morning. this impacts dozens of families? >> reporter: talking about 40 families, a lot of folks that have to b

still in the isis militants' hands, but the reason it's taking so long to secure the city is because of both the bob e booby traps. isis has had a long time to prepare the city. but also because of civilians. isis prevented a number of civilians, at least 10,000, we understand, from leavinleaving. so those people will be caught in the crossfire. they have rescued about 120 families thus far. they're allowing them safe passage out of the city, out of the isis stronghold, but they do believe there are still many, many more inside and are asking families to raise white flags outside of their homes so that the iraqi forces do not believe it would be an isis home. that it would be civilians. >> making progress, but nonetheless, a kpri cased situation that they're dealing with. robyn kriel joining us live from london. thank you for your reporting. >>> and a step toward a potential peace. the united nations hopes to convene syria as warring parties for talks as pledged in a security resolution that was adopted over a week ago. syria has been embroiled in a civil war for now almost five years. the u.n. spec

bob scales here next. >>> and residents of this california city are up in arms this is the one place we're not afraid tohese experiments may not work. but a few might shape the future. like turning algae into biofuel... ...new technology for capturing co2 emissions... ...and cars twice as efficient as the average car today. ideas exxonmobil scientists are working on to make energy go further... ...no matter how many tries it takes. energy lives here. . tom: the obama administration growing increasingly concerned about the threat from russia, according to a new intelligence report which warns of a russian naval buildup. president vladimir putin looking to threaten nearby countries as well as restore soviet era power over the next five years by modernizing the country's fleet with advanced submarines and weapons systems. joining me now retired major general robert scales, former commandant of the u.s. navy war college and fox military analyst. good to see you. >> thank you, tom. tom: what about the russian buildup? he's got financial problems, economic problems, price of oil is lower. how is he able to do

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worst employee. [ laughter ] a celebration of everything that makes new york city unusual and outlandish. with appearances by bob, from bob's discount mattress store bouncing on a queen-size bed. [ bouncing springs ] and new york's favorite in taxi movie critic, sandy kenyon. [ laughter ] and cat greenleaf, the host of "talk stoop." interviewing the rent is too [ laughter ] be delighted by the most famous dog in the city, roscoe the beagle, the dog that can smell bed bugs. [ barking ] billy joel on a flatbed pickup truck eating pasta and waving. and a group of hasidic men asking "are you jewish?" [ laughter ] all your favorite characters from times square will be there, like a cavalcade of guys with goatees and fliers yelling, "do you like comedy?" [ laughter ] that big inflatable rat that they put in front of nonunion stores. also, you can get your photo taken with that elmo that was arrested for groping a woman. [ laughter ] and what parade would be complete without a horde of lost androgynous german tourists in puppy jackets holding maps looking around confused. [ laughter ] if you love the subway then you're