been going on for years and it has not happened. chrisif google were to buy twitter, it would instantly fit and improve the stuff google has. this board, there is no one that says we have to be independent forever. there is no one who owns 50% of the stock or somebody who could block a deal like that. emily: you think google would buy twitter? chris: i think google would love to buy twitter. i think they never got social personal identity, real time, or anything, they haven't nailed that. that said, zuck would not let twitter go to google without putting in a bid. there is just no way. emily: you think zuck would bid for twitter? chris: zuck looks at twitter and sees so much potential in it. i remember his old goldmine? that has not changed. from people i know who are close to him -- i have not heard this from his own mouth -- but his perception that twitter is not doing everything they could has not changed. he would love the opportunity to own it and to improve some of the things. then you have satya up at microsoft who has used it, wat

meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we come right back. check this out a sectionf a pier was blasted with an under water implosion. it lasted 6 seconds to make sure everything went smoothly. the department of transportation used state-of-the-art technology to protect the under water wildlife. they used sonar to repel wildlife during the implosion. so no fishes were hurt during this. >> squirrel tossed this at chris source, you say the more acorn the colder the winters? >> reporter: it's an old wives tale. you just want the snow. >> reporter: let's go live on sky6 live hd, the view of the platt bridge, it is sun is shining brightly, temperatures are warming nicely. double scan live is clear, temperatures in the upper 50s, close to 50. philadelphia is at 50 degrees. dewpoint, 31. winds out of the west/southwest at 1 miles per hour. chilly to the north, look at the poconos, feels like 29 degrees, but, ghani all these numbers are -- again, all these numbers are better than where we started this morning. feels like 52 in millville. feels like 4

meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with some numbers we think you're going to like when we come right back. >>> >> the death toll in texas m a line of heavy thunderstorms has reached 6. two straight days of high wind and heavy rains spawned three tornados and flooding. at least four people died on friday and two bodies were found yesterday. >>> two of the deaths were in houston where officials say a tornado damaged an apartment building in the northwestern part of the city. the storm shifted from central texas to the houston area yesterday. by noon houston firefighters made more than 130 water rescues. the emergency line received 44 reports of flooded buildings. the storm knocked out power to close to 50,000 homes. >> reporter: the folks in the lonestar state had the remnants of patricia last weekend some areas 20 inches of rain and an additional 10 inches that's 30 inches in two weeks. that's making for rough times down there. our weather has been absolutely perfect compared to that stuff downer there. we have cloud cover right now, a few passi

played for m-m-c and akron westfield played for iowa football state championships today, abc9's chris palmquist has more from cedar falls. " thursday, november 19, 2015 4:28 pm super chris palmquist cedar falls, ia back in 2012mc bottled some magic here at the uni-dome, winning a state championship in their first year of 8-man football, throttling don bosco 51-16. today, in their last game of 8-man football, the eagles looked for a repeat performance against the dons. super #2 don bosco vs. #3 mmc 8-man state championship mmc of course will merge with remsen union next season and move up to 11 man football. don bosco up 14-0 after 1, but here come the eagles...on fourth and goal ben specht throws it up to his go-to guy, jacob spieler, mmc would take a 22-14 lead into the loloer room. it was the specht and spieler show all day...they connect again in the third, specht threw a state record 7 touchdowns and spieler caught a record 5 as mmc wins a shootout, 57- 52. super 8-man championship #2 don bosco-52 #3 mmc-57 (final) in the class a championship, akron-westfield battling a fourth straight top ten

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voice of chris facey, kirill's adopted grandfather): "the ironic thing about kirill having the same hand as me is i can't buy gloves with him and when we walk down the road holding hands, one of us has to walk backwards." three years ago, chris' son doug and wife lesley decided to adopt a child from another country and applied wi an orphanage in kazakhstan. then last march, they received this photo of a boy born missing his right hand. they knew right away that he would become their son. ( doug facey, kirill's adopted father): "they kept emphasizing throughout the whole process, that 'do you really want a child with only one hand?'" (nats) at the orphanage, kirill has been passed up for adoption six times. but the faceys didn't hesitate because chris has been born the same way and accomplished so much. ( lesley facey, kirill's adopted mother): "how can i sit there and say 'this is gonna be a problem' when you're looking at this man who's been to the paralympics, who played soccer, he's a great philanthropist in the city, he's a very successful businessman. how can you sit there and say 'my child won't be able to do any of that.'" when they first met at st. john's airport, kirill had

chris has 3 "sports with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 3 the road to a state championship is never easy. potential pitfalls at every turn, the opposition is fierce, and it seems like there's countless ways it can all be derailed. well you could say the same things about the actual paved tar mat roads between siouxland and cedar falls today. and it's why we'll have to wait until monday to see whether western christian and spirit lake take home the hardware. 3 this is what i saw on i-20 near correctionville on the drive back from the uni dome this afternoon. in near white out conditions you can see why ihsaa decision-makers made this call. this would have been about the same time western christian could have been driving a bus back. in fact the wolfpack was 20 minutes from waterloo yesterday when the decision was made. coach koima told me they had dinner there then headed back. he texted me today and said the team will practice tomorrow night, in sioux falls. on of the players dads is a minister so they'll have their own church service sunday night when they get to the hotel in water

carson has now fallen to third -- behind ted cruz. kwwl's policitical analyst chris larimer has a possible explanation for the shift at the top... "the issue with foreign policy may simply be the case where dealing directly with foreign foreign policy rather than a complete outsider." chris has posted a new blog about the race -- which you can read on our website -- kwwl- dot-com. this morning, we're waiting to see the latest earnings report from deere. the company will release its fourth quarter results. the wall street journal is reporting this could be the worst year in sales for the entire farming equipment industry since 2009. as soon as we get the deere report this morning -- we'll let you know. an eastern iowa city weighs whether to keep guns out of city buildings -- even for those with concealed carry permits. it comes after library board members in north liberty noticed there was not a weapon free zone policy @or their building -- so they brought it to the city council's attention. the mayor says if they make one city building weapon free, they might as well

rick: coming into the race, 27 point difference between chris buescher, points leader in xfinity series, second place chase elliott. that gap has not closed much. as chris buescher running fairly well, chase elliott close to him. green flag back in the air, austin dillon with a great restart, 33 on the inside. >> steve: kevin harvick trying to follow through and take over second position. brad keselowski will battle back. >> rick: brad keselowski running higher. kevin harvick down on the bottom of the track, fighting for second now. 16 laps to go in texas. three wide for second. here comes erik jones on the bottom of the race track. erik jones won the truck series, will be racing all three series this weekend. erik jones, still in the top five, falls back, fighting for third now. brad keselowski, closing the gap between he and austin dillon. >> jeff: austin dillon said if i am in front, i can win this race. he did it. came out with the lead, now he has to execute. >> rick: a sprint to the finish. come by the start finish line, 14 laps to go in texas. here comes kevin harvick, looking to the inside. erik jones. jones now running

rick: coming into the race, 27 point difference between chris buescher, points leader in xfinity series, second place chase elliott. that gap has not closed much. as chris buescher running fairly well, chase elliott close to him. green flag back in the air, restart, 33 on the inside. >> steve: kevin harvick trying to follow through and take over second position. brad keselowski will battle back. >> rick: brad keselowski running higher. kevin harvick down on the bottom of the track, fighting for second now. 16 laps to go in texas. three wide for second. here comes erik jones on the bottom of the race track. erik jones won the truck series, will be racing all three series this weeken 'd. ' back, fighting for third now. brad keselowski, closing the gap between he and austin dillon. >> jeff: austin dillon said if i am in front, i can win this race. he did it. came out with the lead, now he has to execute. come by the start finish line, 14 laps to go in texas. here comes kevin harvick, looking to the inside. erik jones. jones now running that higher line. right up against the wall. >> steve: so far to the corner, couldn't hold the l

rick: coming into the race, 27 point difference between chris buescher, points leader in xfinity series, second place chase elliott. that gap has not closed much. as chris buescher running fairly well, chase elliott close to him. green flag back in the air, austin dillon with a great restart, 33 on the inside. >> steve: kevin harvick trying to follow through and take over second position. brad keselowski will battle back. >> rick: brad keselowski running higher. kevin harvick down on the bottom of the track, fighting for second now. 16 laps to go in texas. three wide for second. here comes erik jones on the bottom of the race track. erik jones won the truck series, will be racing all three series this weekend. erik jones, still in the top five, falls back, fighting for third now. brad keselowski, closing the gap between he and austin dillon. >> jeff: austin dillon said if i am in front, i can win this race. he did it. came out with the lead, now he has to execute. >> rick: a sprint to the finish. come by the start finish line, 14 laps to go in texas. here comes kevin harvick, looking to the inside. erik jones. jones now running

chris: absolutely. google haso bought a drone company to do the wifi in connecting the developing world. there you are competing with satellites on one level and balloons. google has mentored an internet balloon project. emily: what's a better way? balloons or drones? chris: the great thing about balloons is they stay up for weeks on end. their natural instinct is to float. a drone's natural instinct is to fall. the great thing about the drones is they can stay in one place whereas the balloons kind of float around with the wind. i think there is a case for both of them. so there is no one answer. emily: do you see these companies on a collision course? chris: no, this is all complementary. this is the first minute of the day of the drone age. there is room for everbody. emily: how omnipresent will drones be in the future? chris: i think on farms they will be everywhere. i think we will increasingly see them in sports events. this is how cameras are carried. you will see drones over the cities. maybe there will be

reporter: at the orphanage he has been passed up six times but this family didn't his date because chris has been born the same way and accomplished so much. >>> how could i sit there and say this would be a problem when you look at this man who has been to the para olympics, played soccer, he is a great philanthropist in the city, he is a very successful businessman how you can sit there and say my child wouldn't be able to do any of that? >> reporter: karill never saw another person missing a hand . >>> i stuck out my hand and he reached out with his stump and he touched mine. >> reporter: just like that the stump bump was born. his grandfather said he can't wait to help show him that miss missing a hand doesn't mean he has to miss out on life. >> anchor: that's a great story there. topping the charts, the current queen of pop on top but she won't be able to stream her new album everywhere. we'll explain coming up in the boston. >> reporter: monday, we all know what celebrity chef tiffany fazon can do in the kitchen. this week it's all about cooking up the perfect recipe for a spin class.

>> so if you didn't know this jill, chris has a vast collection of bow ties as well. >> reporter: i did not know that. >> yeah. that was a birthday gift this year, wasn't it? >> i got you bow ties for your birthday. >> thank you very much. i haven't worn it yet. >> i'm still pushing for bow tie friday around here. >> you've been pushing for a few months. >> chris, will you take a picture and throw it on twitter for me? i want to see one of your bow ties? >> i absolutely will. i'll do a repost. >> jill, we'll see new about an hour. thank you very much. >>> from jill and the economy to the weather. >> the weather, yes. >> it seems like it will be hit or miss for some of us out there today. >> reporter: yes. so a lot of the day, you guys, will be dry for many of us. the heaviest rain is going to come in late this evening, overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. so if i had to pick a worst commute for the next 24 hours, it would be tomorrow morning's commute. most of us would see a half inch to an inch of rain. there's everything with this storm, though. the wind that will be gusty at the c

. >> reporter: chris has reason to be emotional. with her. now we have this opportunity and it's exciting. >> reporter: shannon is betty's granddaughter. together stays together. this time it's all hands on deck. the hardest part of all of this, her grandson patrick tells me staying in character. >> they're quiet and bashful. you have to be out there and excited and ready to go. >> did your grandmother give you any tips. >> just have fun. lives by. >> she walks down the street it's amazing. >> reporter: betty a certified clown celebrity so touched by all of this. >> it's so nice to have happiness in the world. >> kimberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> well, there was a drone route. street. teenage son. they were located and questioned by police. officers issued a violation and returned the drone to them. otherwise a peaceful parade. in spite of a heightened state of alert following the paris terror attacks. extra 2500 police officers were along the route in uniform and in plained clothes. the director of homeland security was also

now chris has autism. he bowls on a special olympics league this dude is legit. >> that's professional level bowling. >> the goal was to get his picture on the wall. >> it looks like he did just that. >> he should, not everybody can do this. not even as a lucky rookie. >> think about the last time you bowled and what the numbers were at the end of the frame. >> 92. >> the last time i bowled, i we won't talk about that. >> submit your video if you have it to "right this minute." chris, good job. [ cheers and applause ] >>> we all know, it's the thought that counts -- that's rubbish. >> i'm pretty sure the gift helps. >> this guy definitely knows that a happy wife means a happy life. >> brownie points for life. that's the one gift you can dine out on for the rest of the relationship. >>> plus, the thursday buzz word for your shot to win an ipad many prescriptions can cause dry mouth. act dry mouth mout >> announcer: promotional considerations provided by -- and freshen breath. act. stronger teeth and dry mou

has been a major route for isis. to apply moreelp pressure on i.s. inmost soul -- i.s. in mosul and surrounding areas. chris: sweden has reintroduced temporary border controls in an attempt to attempt -- to stem the tide of migration. the country takes in the greatest number of refugees per capita in the eu, but it has been facing an increasing amount of backlash. the 190,000 190,000eekers -- up to asylum-seekers are set to arrive in sweden this year, which has a population of only 10 million. the border controls come into effect immediately. >> we need order at our borders, and there has to be order in our reception of refugees. willovernment, therefore, impose border controls from midday thursday. nicholas: the controls will strait ando to the to ferry ports in the region. they want other eu countries to share the burden. the eu countries need to help out when it comes to the distribution of asylum-seekers and also with money. and with people arriving in copenhagen here in september had it for sweden -- september headed for sweden, stockholm is saying it cannot cope. its message is it will not take in the

i'm jadiann thompson. >> chris has been listening to us talk about black friday are you in on this day? >> stay far, far away. sit on the couch. go online and do shopping. i stay away from crowds. all of those cars out will. we had good weather for it in terms of mild air. that's 50 degrees this morning. 55 right now. wind out of the south at 11:00 miles per hour. you see the numbers generally running into the mid 50s very calm up and down the area. the breeze out of the south that southerly wind important some of that milder air. ten to 15 miles per hour. it will continue to be a little bit breezy as we go throughout the afternoon. and we had more sun boston south and east. north and west patches of clouds around. we'll shake some of the cloud cover. >> peeks of sun and temperature across much of southern new afternoon. dry weather prevailing at least for day. that will change by tomorrow morning. shopper getting an early start to holiday season. long lines overnight at malls and shopping centers across the state. shopper picking up big deal as long as they were willing to sacrifice a

he now has run for a touchdown. chris johnson, came into this game in the third quarter for jarrett stit ham. stidham. he has had the game of his life. against the sixth ranked team in the nation. >> joel: there's no more pressure-packed situations than top ten matchups late in november. and the third stringer who played wide receiver for the entire season, lost that backup job in fall camp, plays wide receiver all year, when seth russell goes down they bring him back as a quarterback. and, gus, he has played like a champion tonight on the road. >> gus: and it's the determination and the wiflt baylor bears, 311 yards rushing, three touchdowns. snap on the main sails! [ barking ] the whipped cream sea be extra whippy! [ laughing ] together: ahhhhhhhhhhh! yarrrr, it be the twizzler. run! happy holidays! free shipping all season long at target.com. and free returns too! >> gus: 4578-28, baylor. 2:10 to go. here's the dr pepper one of a kind game. >> joel: you just never know when the backup comes in the game how's he fog to

you will not see mike huckabee or chris christie. he has been bumped out of prime time. earlier debate to to low poll numbers. >> the biggest fear for someone like huckabee or chris christie. the other networks will not want to expand this again. >> reporter: candidates needed to score at least 2.5% or higher in an average of the most recent polls. he had struggled to gain footing in the polls. christie tweeted "it does not matter the state, give me a podium and i will be there to talk about real issues like this." south carolina senator lindsey graham and former new york governor george pataki will not be on the stage. then carson will be front and center. they continue to lead on the polls. there will also be a lot of his numbers fall in recent weeks. >> that is a big change. it is two or die for him. very important for him. >> reporter: senator marco rubio, senator rand paul and carly. back to chris christie. he has seen his poll numbers go up slightly in new hampshire higher. so far it really has not translated to a big national event. ben: got bumped out. you could g

has had this video for a year. this shooting took place in october 2014. so the city of chicago, presumably the d.a., they've known the facts of this shooting. and as chris hayes, our colleague, has been discussing on the air in the hour before this one, the fact that that was known did not prompt these charges to be filed six months ago or eight months ago or ten months ago or a year ago. so i think that what the public is looking at is a situation where cities remain incredibly reluctant to bring charges against police officers, even when such blatant facts are known to them. and i think that's what people are out there protesting about, not so much about whether they can see a videotape. >> we're talking now about protests presumably starting tonight in chicago. the city bracing. mayor emanuel calling for calm here, calling for nonviolent protests. obviously, i think back a year, year and a half ago to ferguson. i know you covered that. there were a couple days there we would get to about this time of day and we would start asking the question, well, what does tonight hold? this video, just out, everybody's digesting it for the first time. what do you

huge, unprecedented development as france is coping with the worst violence that country has seen in decades. >> chris, i gather that it has been definitively determined that this is terrorism, but have we any clue as to who is responsible for it yet? nobody has taken responsibility, jim. u.s. officials and french officials are now saying there is no way you could get an attack this coordinated in such a short amount of time so effective unless this was coming from an established group that this seems to be a coordinated attack and want some sort of a lone wolf situation. that is the assumption u.s. officials are working under. we have been taking a look at the social media sites and people supporting isis have gone on social media praising these attacks and using thi this #parisinflames. i will say this les halles shopping mall that potentially may be a fourth target, this was something that was identified as a potential target by al shabaab. they are a group that used to be affiliated with al qaeda. they recently switched their allegiance and now they're affiliated with isis and they have identified

kristi has had no negative press for weeks. he had -- chris christie has had no negative press for weeks. he is reminding people why they like him. bush has faced a lot of negativity. look, i was bullish on ted cruz before you were, i was bullish on chris christie's comeback before you were. have ah can still comeback. it's not going to be easy, but if the establishment is looking for someone to stop donald trump and ted cruz, jeb and his money can. john: i do not deny the possibility of a bush come back, but not to take on donald trump. have the candidate skills required, where his chris christie has lots of problems with the republican nominating electorate, but he has the actual skills to take on trump. we have seen trump tried to take him on in a number of debates and fall flat every time. mark: you probably think charlie brown is going to one day kick that football. the other person's marco rubio. as much as he is not engaged in heavy contact with anybody at this point, is he a potential player, in your view? his profile on paper, rubio h

has had more than 2.3 million views. more than 2.3 million views just on facebook. yes, chris christie has terrible poll numbers teetering on the edge of political existence because of those bad poll numbers. but just watch this. if you want to know why people think even with his terrible numbers, if you want to know why people think he is still a contender, this is a very good indication of why. >> my mother was a smoker. she smoked her whole life. she was addicted to nicotine. she started when she was 16 years old which was 1948. but by the time 1964 came the surgeon general's report came out, and she was in her mid 30s, she knew that smoking was bad for you. and i'll tell you, i watched her as a kid growing up, she tried everything she could to quit. she had the gum, the patches, hypnosis, she tried everything. she couldn't quit. now, when she turned 71, a little after that, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. no one came to me and said, don't treat her because she got what she deserved. we know the lung cancer caused by smoking. we know it was, but no one came to me and sa

he now has run for a touchdown. chris johnson, came into this game in the third quarter for jarrett stit ham. stidham. he has had the game of his life. against the sixth ranked team in the nation. >> joel: there's no more pressure-packed situations than top ten matchups late in november. and the third stringer who played wide receiver for the entire season, lost that backup job in fall camp, plays wide receiver all year, when seth russell goes down they bring him back as a quarterback. and, gus, he has played like a champion tonight on the road. >> gus: and it's the determination and the wiflt baylor bears, 311 yards rushing, three touchdowns. snap on the main sails! [ barking ] the whipped cream sea be extra whippy! [ laughing ] together: ahhhhhhhhhhh! yarrrr, it be the twizzler. run! crew member: what does he want? happy holidays! free shipping all season long at target.com. and free returns too! >> gus: 4578-28, baylor. 2:10 to go. here's the dr pepper one of a kind game. >> joel: you just never know when the backup co

>> well, as chris has been talking about, lots of fog out there. we're going to take a live look at the lincoln tunnel. we have a speed restriction on the new jersey turnpike between interchange 4 and 12 because of the fog. this is technically north of there. no delay at the hudsons, but do be careful. let's head to the grand central parkway by laguardia airport, where visibility is much better here. things are moving along nicely in queens. not seeing any slowdowns right now. the commute is okay so far. people do need to be careful with the fog. >> all right, lauren. thank you. >>> 4:56 right now. amtrak says repairs on the rail tunnels ravaged by superstorm sandy will not start until the end of the decade. design work for the repairs of the tunnels under the east and hudson rivers is about 30% complete. amtrak says the goal is to finish the design phase and then around 2020 take one of the east river tunnels out of service and repair it. >>> the mta is giving us a look at the progress being made on the nation's biggest construction project. the n

chris has the morning off. everybody is off. dave price is here with the forecast. >> not us. >> lots of folks getting an early start this morning. need to tell you of a dense fog advisory in effect through much of the viewing area. visibility is at a quarter mile or less in a great area around the tri-state. bend very careful on the roads. warm and 61 degrees at noon. 63 as a high. a nice wrap-up tonight at 60 degrees withlouds rolling in. changes for the weekend. we'll tell you about that in a while. in the meantime, that's your first look at weather this morning. let's check in with emily, who is in with us this morning. so hi, good morning. you mentioned very foggy. definitely take it easy. very serious crash in queens. we have tracie strahan there to give you the latest coming up. grand central is closed stbound after rft bridge. also, another accident on the garden state parkway in new jersey southbound. the ramp is closed at exit 143. we'll have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >>> now to that breaking news y

chris has a peek at fraflt. notice it was windy. >> a bit of a breeze and temperatures are still mild. 60 degrees. 58 in plymouth we have sun i expect more to mid high level clouds dimming out at times. temperatures holding in the low to mid 60's. a bit cooler but more sun and a better breeze. >> now to today's top stories a neighborhood in south boston on alert after a girl was assaulted. an 11 year old girl was waiting at a bus stop when a stranger walked up behind her and groped her. the suspect apologized and ran off. police did not find the suspect. police are investigating shots fired at intersection of cam den and center late last night. no one was hurt. alarming allegations after a new hampshire gymnastic coach is year old for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in the ninja challenge gym. he is banned from working anywhere involving children. >>> feel the burn. yeah. >> al roker. burning up in hawaii on day one of rokerthon. his week long marathon to set a new guinness world record by giving the weath

. >> chris jansing has a question. >> we had bill bratton on earlier. we know what you've said about immigration and about sealing the u.s. borders. but beyond that is there something that you would do here in the homeland that you think is not being done now to protect united states citizens? >> well, you're going to have to watch and study the mosques because a lot of talk is going on at the mosques. and from what i heard in the old days meaning a while ago, we had great surveillance going on in and around mosques and new york city and i understand our mayor totally cut that out. he totally cut it out. i don't know if you've brought that up and i'm not sure it a fact but i heard that under the ol' regime, we had tremendous surveillance going on in and around the mosques of new york city. and that's been totally cut out. >> chris, you did a lot of reporting this weekend. i think i picked up this weekend that the french said they will shut down mosques. >> that have radical leadership. they -- >> they will go in and shut down mosques? >> there's talk ab

leon: the recent seizure of nearly 100 dying and emaciated horses has people calling for new laws to monitor them. alison: chris papst has been following the story from the beginning and has this update. this woman cannot forgive herself, nowhere her beloved horses not coming home. >> i will live without the rest of my life. surgeryollowing neck last year, she placed her saddle horse with a horse rescue. >> i thought he would be safe. chris: as her health improved, she began the process to bring maddie home, and the news broke. 81 horses seized from a farm in somerset, virginia, nine dead, 11 euthanized, including maddie. >> she was locked in a stall without water or food for i don't know how long. seizure,on after the the farm owner was charged with 27 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. >> it hurts you to look at those pictures. imagine how you would feel. >> hopefully there is pressure to change the laws and protect animals. chris: you believe the laws in virginia protect animals? >> i do. chris: what happened in this case? te animal laws in virginia. are strong and comprehensive, and unfortunately somethi

chris has been worried about that. we're in the teens, 20s and 30s just like yesterday. 17 in norwood. a lot of the suburbs running in the 20s. the wind has gone calm in a lot of spots. there is a bit of frost as you step out. skies clear and we're in for sunshine from start to finish today. the solar glare may be the only thing you have to contend with. 44 by lunchtime. mostly sunny and cool. with the sunset at 4:15. tomorrow chores in the 450s and 50s through the mid-atlantic. traffic and weather tog. hi, robi. >>> so far, it looks like any normal wednesday. checking over route 1 saugus. only reported problems to the north actually is on 93 southbound in the andover stretch where you are stop and go ten route 1 and 4 -- between route 1 and 425. look at route 3, 24 and 95 all flowing freely. chris, kathryn? >>> breaking overnight, rams wide receiver stedman bailey is in critical condition. he was shot while sitting in a car in miami gardens, florida. he was hilt in the head -- hit in the head, but his injuries are not

senator has it to prevent death and it will have an impact on our regio news 4's chris gordon has the story. >> many in the military return home with physical and mental injuries and some are prescribed painkillers called opioids that can lead to drug dependency and even dea. tim kane of virginia is introducing a bill requiring doctors to provide the overdose medication to members of the military and veterans at the same time they are prescribed opioid medication. >> in case ofan o.d. situation you can save that person's life and th's what the bills. >> tom flaherty's son died 14 mo nthsago. >> soncame be dependent and then addicted to prescription opioi drugs. he sits on the task force on prescription drug and heroin abu abuse. >> and the drug can be administered in the presence of an overdose of that can immediately save a life. >> reporter: the dav, the disabled american veterans, is one of the oldest and the largest veteran service organizations. they say vets tang opioid medication need to have macone on hand and to ma siswa o the effects of the drug and the possibility of an ove

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. >> chris: walsh has a man. hangs it up. and washington couldn't collect it. that ball hung up a little bit too long. >> kirk: washington's come back and made a lot of catches against sanchez. this time, he goes by him a little double move. boy, zack sanchez, he's not going to like the film when he pulls this one out. he's lucky, because the ball hung up in the air and it allowed the safety parker to come over and help out, but if walsh threw this ball on time and didn't put so much air under it, that little double move there by james washington, left he's had a rough night tonight. >> chris: walsh needs ten. pump fakes and now fires and it's broken up. again, closing with steven parker that time. that's a good series for the safety and it's fourth down. >> kirk: i think parker has the skill set of a corner, but he plays safety. he's 61'1", 200 pounds, out of tulsa. and i think his emergence this year, along with will johnson, these are the guys that, when you get against these big 12 offenses, you know about the corners in thomas and sanchez, but in the insid

but chris has no warrants. >> everybody knows everybody, and it's a tragic situation, and everybody isthe price. >> reporter: as you heard the local sheriff calling this a tragic situation. the sheriff all thes dismissing any accusations of any wide-spread corruption in the police department, in the sheriff's office, saying again, this situation is being handled correctly as every other case in the city has been handled correctly. >> and yet why could it take a while before we learn anything more about this case. >> reporter: well, this evening we learned that the judge in this case, this district judge has issued a gag order in this case, so he has said that he doesn't want anyone talking to the media, so that means the vic fundamental who is second date -- sedated in the hospital. and it could be even longer with this gag order in effect, tony. >> one more, a six-year-old child and what has been the mood there? any protests? any outrage voiced over what has happened here? >> well, really no outrage, protests, or demonstrations. a funeral was held today. his family described him as ju

. >>> meteorologist chris sowers has a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's a little breezy out there today. . it's breezy and chilly, as well. we have windchills below freezing in spots. there's the view from the temple university camera. it's quiet out there, other than the wind. skies are clear and just a few clouds, temperatures have dropped off. 44 degrees in philadelphia, and trenton. lancaster, 43. same number in wilmington and cape may, 49. feels like the mid to upper 30s. wilmington, 36 feels like the upper 20s in the poconos. 28 in trenton and millville, 42 in cape may, 38 degrees in dover. maybe you'll need a heavier coat and gloves and hat. temperatures will rebound highs shoot into the low 50s, we'll be dealing with the wind all day long that will keep the windchills in the 40s. satellite and radar showing snow flurries across the appalachians, state college, harrisburg, williamsport reporting snowflakes flying. all that stays to the west, we won't see anything like that. the day planner looks good, chilly, though, 11:00, 48 degrees, 2:00, 5

abc9 sports director chris palmquist has more from cedar falls. " " "alex, both akron-westfield and mmc had a lot to play for today, besides a state title of course. the unranked westerners have run through 3 top ten teams on their way to the championship and mmc was trying to send its school out as state champions" late in the first quarter, 6-0 don bosco and they strike again...brandon bagby throws it to caleb rigdon who makes the great catch in traffic, 14-0 dons after 1. but then the eagles find a groove...on fourth and goal...ben specht throws one up and jacob spieler saves him...mmc cuts theheead in half. and the spieler smatch was one they'd take advantage of...they connect on the crossing route later in the quarter and take a 15-14 lead. then late in the half...jake hunter is wide open on the drag route...22-14 eagles at the half. in the second, they keep rolling...specht hits spieler...specht set a new record with 7 touchdown passes, spieler, the same with 5 touchdown catches. the dons would make a game out of it, but mmc recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock, they win

new jersey governor chris christie has been bumped from the next prime time republican presidential debate. chris christie and mike huckabee were both moved to under the card debate. christie has made the main stage at the previous three debates. >> what i am going to continue to do is bemyself. all the things you said are what i'm going to do and whether that's the on a stage in the milwaukee, a different stage or if you want to put podiums out here and invite some people up, i will debate people where ever on whatever the important issues i think there are for the country. >> the qualify the record the debate, candidates need to average at least 2.5% in the four most recent national polls. >>> all eyes will be on the morning jobs report and exxon mobile is now under investigation. >> and jill wagner is live at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> reporter: the markets are in a holding pattern ahead of today's big jobs report. the dow lost about five points yesterday. the nasdaq composite fell 14. and the government will be releasing october numbers this morning before the openin

. >> chris: walsh has a man. hangs it up. and washington couldn't collect it. that ball hung up a little bit too long. >> kirk: washington's come back and made a lot of catches against sanchez. this time, he goes by him a little double move. boy, zack sanchez, he's not going to like the film when he pulls this one out. he's lucky, because the ball hung up in the air and it allowed the safety parker to come over and help out, but if walsh threw this ball on time and didn't put so much air under it, that little double move there by james washington, left 15 once again standing there, he's had a rough night tonight. >> chris: walsh needs ten. pump fakes and now fires and it's broken up. again, closing with steven parker that time. that's a good series for the safety and it's fourth down. >> kirk: i think parker has the skill set of a corner, but he plays safety. he's 61 '1", 200 pounds, out of tulsa. and i think his emergence this year, along with will johnson, these are the guys that, when you get against these big 12 offenses, you know about the corners in thoma

nbc's chris clackum has more. just like us humans, there are a lot of critters scoping out a place to stay warm this winter.. and, often, your attic fits the bill. "a lot of times people don't' even think about it until they actually have a squirrel that has decided to take up residence in their attic" so, angie's list founder angie hicks says... to make sure that on the your home winterizing checklist this year... are steps to keep the critters out. "so the easiest thing for you to do is to make sure you do not have any tree limbs or shrubs that are up against your house" trimming limbs and bushes takes away the path critters may use to get inside your house. other winterizing tips still include.. checking insulation in the attic...if you can see rafters, you need more. sealing drafty windows...and doors. close off air vents to crawl spaces and basements. and by all means.. get your furnace serviced now "you want to maintain, your furnace... if you don't, you're more likely to have a repair that's going to cost y

. >> chris: walsh has a man. hangs it up. and washington couldn't collect it. that ball hung up a little bit too long. >> kirk: washington's come back and made a lot of catches against sanchez. this time, he goes by him a little double move. boy, zack sanchez, he's not going to like the film when he pulls this one out. he's lucky, because the ball hung up in the air and it allowed the safety parker to come over and help out, but if walsh threw this ball on time and didn't put so much air under it, that little double move there by james washington, left 15 once again standing there, lost in coverage. he's had a rough night tonight. >> chris: walsh needs ten. pump fakes and now fires and it's broken up. again, closing with steven parker that time. that's a good series for the safety and it's fourth down. >> kirk: i think parker has the skill set of a corner, but he plays safety. he's 61 '1", 200 pounds, out of tulsa. and i think his emergence this year, along with will johnson, these are the guys that, when you get against these big 12 offenses, you know about th

. >> he has already made a lot of new friends. chris anderson has the story. >> reporter: he is a man on a mission. >> my goal is to say thank you somehow to every station in >> reporter: he is stoping by what he calls home base, engine 2 fire house. usually steve and his mother are the ones bringing gifts. this time was different. >> we got you an engine 2 helmet just for you, buddy. since you always bring us stuff and take care of us, we want to take care of you. this is your helmet. that's for you, buddy. you are good to go. >> last year steve was struck by the outpouring of support for two firefighters who died battling a nine-alarm fire in boston's back bay. steve feared the attention would fade. >> he said to me, watch, in two weeks nobody will remember. i'm gonna remember. >> he decided to send something thoughtful to the five local fire houses. >> i thought good can be delivered easily. likes pizza. >> since then he and his mother have visited nearly every fire station in the northeast part of the state. sometimes bringing home

chris has 915 receiving yards this year. that's the most ever at his high school in cambridge springs. that's impressive but remarkable he's doing it with one hand. the high school senior was born without a left hand. every day he makes incredible catches. but in order to get on the field, he had to prove doubters wrong. >> i don't let it get to me. i just work that much harder to prove them wrong. i feel i belong out there just as much as anybody else. >> a kid with his kind of abilities, with his disability, no, i've never coached anybody like him. i don't know a single word you can use to describe him. >> that's incredible. kris has become something of a celebrity in his town. he's the reigning homecoming king as well. he's also a punter ond a defensive back. i mean, think about overcoming the obstacles he has to overcome every single day. what a strong kid. it's great the whole community embraces that. >> congratulations to him. facebook is testing out a new feature. we'll tell you what could soon start disappearing. >>>