the cones are off the streets. and nobody is happier than the business owners who line them. "three? you want a booth or a high top? lj's bar and grill is a ten long because the last two years lyle and jan pratt have had to ommute in neon orange gridlock every day. "thank you very much, have a construction hit their business hard. when the construction went up, it was like their first year of "the second year wasnt as bad becase not as many intersections are closed and stuff but its stil been pretty tough" the pratts says although some customers stayed loyal, it was tough to convince people to drive through the mess, and they don't blame them. what if they pull some cruel joke, and putthe cones back up? "oh i dont know, i just really hope they don't do that!" the end of the construcition is a sigh of relief... and for the pratts, nothing short of a christmas miracle. i spoke to a few other business owners along kimball tonight too, one woman telling me her husband owns a small business on kimball as well and it has suffered for the area. back to you. continuing coverage -- au

and then i started hot-gluing cranberries to the cone itself, right?so when you finish the whole cone, then what you can do is spray-paint it with some red glitter. by the way, cranberries -- i found them on sale for $2.49 a bag just yesterday at the store. what? mm-hmm. okay, so then, the next thing you do is attach a dowel. you throw the dowel through the foam cone, and then you put it into some floral foam into a little pot and tie a little ribbon around the bottom, and there you have it. ah. [ applause ] love it. cute, right? so good. does it make you thirsty, mario? watching a man like you sweat makes me really thirsty, clinton. no holiday celebration is complete without a cocktail, but i have a fun way to give your guests a chance to make unique custom cocktails with the ingredients you've already got in the fridge that may even be left over. my secret to the perfect cocktail -- three parts liquor, two parts sour, one part sugar. start with leftover bits of cranberry sauce or sorbet or even the pickle juice from jalapeÑos. add some simple syrup a

yesterday the parks and recreation director was in des moines to secure final funding for cone park. "we applied for a $318,000 community attraction, tourism, iowa," said matt salvatore, sioux city parks & now and they're very impressed with our project." salvatore says the committee would like to see more private financial contribution toward the project. (sheil another mild day but cooler changes are getting closer. (matt) for more on that we'll toss it over to chief meteorologist ron dememe. weather ad-lib a cold front that movethrough early in the morning brought a line of showers through and a lot of wind along with it. that wind dies down tonight and we'll get to enjoy one more day in the 50s on friday. colder weather will be moving in for the weekend as a system brings us a about 100 members of the oromo community of siouxland marched for an hour and a half to the e federal building in sioux city this afternoon. the purpose was to protest government taking of farmland in their home country of ethiopia. the marchers said the government has been taking land over the compensation

cnn has something called the cone of silence. it's a room where the moderators, questioners, researchers all write questions and prepare for every possible answer. moderator wolf blitzer will be there all day. thank you smouch for coo much f the show. >> thank you. >> let's look at the it's a debate. >> i'm wolf blitzer and i'm with cnn. what is the definition? senator john mccain low pressure governor perry. >> i'm sorry. blitz. i meant wolf. >> that's all the time we have. please give a hand to our candidates. >> after all those debate, how do you think this one will be different? >> i'm sure the viewership will be larger, probably because of donald trump. he keeps saying that. he's probably right. this debate, our debate is simulcast on cnn international. >> and on cnn.com. >> there will be millions and millions of people watching. >> are the topics different? >> we'll focus on number one issue facing the american people right now and all the polls suggest it's the fear of terrorism. isis. we're going to go into national secur

but now, the cone is rising.ime, wendy begins to believe she's going to live. >> all of a sudden, i could see out of my left eye people's feet and a whole bunch of mud. it blew my mind. >> the details are fuzzy, but wendy starts to piece together just how she came to rest under a ton of concrete. >> that morning, i was just going natural, you know, the same old route. >> but this morning is a bit different. it's 5:45 a.m. and wendy is on her way to a shopping mall where she works as a security guard. >> it was real rainy and slippery. and there was no lights. i couldn't hardly see anything. >> wendy is driving cautiously, 10 to 15 miles below the speed limit, and she knows there are a couple curves in the road just ahead. >> i hit the brakes to slow down, and about that time i went flying. >> when wendy hits the brakes, instead of slowing down, her car skids out of control. when she comes to, she has no idea where she is. >> i couldn't see anything, i couldn't hear nothing. i thought i was already dead and nobody

cones ard cardboard. have a little pine cone circle, an array of pine cones. >> you can find them outside, buy them in the craft store. >> yeah. >> i already have one started. >> use that one. >> just around them and glue them on until the thing is completely covered and once it's covered we have a finish one. >> that's adorable. >> and how do you get the wide effect on it. >> take a little foam brush like this and dip it in your paint. >> just white paint. >> get it at at craft store on dab it on the outer edge. >> you get a little snow. >> that's super cute. >> hang a ribbon and hang it on the wall. >> speaking of cute, this is adorable. >> this is actually a cocoa kit, and it's arranged into a little snow man that you see right here. start off with three jars and you fill them up with like contents that you would put in hot cocoa. peppermint, hot cocoa powder and on the third one which is going to be to be filled with marshmallows. >> now we need to give it a face like we have right here. you guys take

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 rough idea of what we thought this project would-how it would have been done and we would have hired somebody to design and it wouldn't have given us the info up front," said matt salvatore, sioux city parks & recreation director. salvatore says without the study and design, they would have been going in blind into the project. city leaders say another reason studiesbaren't afemake a neu news 4.>> other sioux city studies approved for fiscal year 2016 include: community assessment, a bridgeport analysis, a trail study, the leeds/floyd corridor study and the neighborhood housing study. with plans for cone park underway, the city is looking for more grants to fund the multi-million dollar project. the parks and rec director says there is already two- point-eight million dollars in private funding for the park. there is also 850-thousand

deputies are asking that you do not go around barricades or cones...warning that could put your life at risk. for a full list of road closures in your area... you can go to our website... abc columbia dot com. and more areas being impacted by the recent rainfall... west columbia's riverwalk park and amphitheater... officials have closed the riverwalk path due to rising waters causing flooding... once waters subside and the city will reopen the park. and of course... we will be sure to update you when that does reopen. we also have a boil water advisory to pass along with you this morning... all addresses in the 400... 500... and 600 blocks of old barnwell road are asked to boil their water for at least one minute before drinking or cooking. also... all addresses on lynn drive... bel-air drive... and all addresses in the savannah woods subdivision are under a boil water advisory. this is due to a motorist striking a water hydrant in the area last night... and once again, we will be sure to update you when that advisory is lifted. we have an update on the "affluenza" teen this morning.

remember, we took a basic cone. yu ou can buy it at your basic crafts store. we wrap it in saran wrap. we started with green grapes, red grapes, and we will do cheese next. any help me do that, finn? cheese. make sure it is fine. you can help. sick them right in there. in my household, it was my tradition on soc for all of the family members to get -- on christmas eve for all of the family members to get together and eat appetizers. also had little cocktail weenies with barbecue sauce. when i was a kid, we had a cone that we made out of candy. wouldn' t that be nice? it was meant to leaves. that is where -- it was mint spearmint leaves. that is where i got the idea. you can put a lot of gumdrops, and as you can see, you can enlist the help of the kids. you doing ok over there? up. finn, what do you want for christmas? finn: um, a robot. sean: like, a $10 robot? finn: electric robot. sean: well, it is good to have electric robot. s. here. it is very easy to do. you wash the great in events -- obviously. build each layer. you can make it like a garland if you wa

were covering the posts. 12.05.25 and i felt like, well, she had put these cones up here because, even though she wouldn't admit to me that she felt responsible, 33 she evidently felt she was responsible 35 it was an admission of guilt? 37 i felt so 38 and we were told he's not the only one. a woman who works at one of the businesses here said someone else hit the post and spilled we called, email, and went to the offices...but one of the tenants says they're out until january fourth. 12.06.21 id like to see them repair this correctly and give me the cost of my tire back 28 again, the management company let tenants know they would be out until next monday. but we will follow up with them blah blah blah live near tropicana and fort apache, soc if you have a problem you cannot get answers to.. let us know. send an e-mail... to -13- investigates... at k-t-n-v dot com. be sure to include... your phone number. in your consumer news... from contact 13. nevada's attorney general is warning nevadans.... about a new phone scam. callers are posing as representatives.... with the a-g's office. si

some people pronounce it (luh - cone) lacaune."they milk ten of'em right w."this nene spspng we're going to b b milking almost 20 sheep."doe's and diva's dairy is the *only* licensed sheep *and* goat dairy in iowa.and janna milk a lot!"we milk twice a day." where does the milk end up?in soaps..."four to six hours of sprinkle, stir, sprinkle, stir."and lotions..."i'm not sure how to package it yet, i'm working on that."this hard but when you visit doe's & diva's dairy...don't forget about the cheeses...different varieties...like feta.made here...fresh.**"in the spring when the milk is flowing abundantly, we're making it almost every day."and aged to perfection.right here...in western iowa. 3 if you think of a farmer that would be great here on "proud to be a hometown farmer... you can nominate them to be featured here!just go to our web site... siouxlandnews.com slash sunrise... or you canan e - mail jake... his e - mail address is j - heller at siouxland news dot com. 3 it turned out to be a thriller in ames tonight for the cy- hawk game...iowa had a 20-point

with plans for cone park underway, the city is looking for more grants to fund the multi-million dollar project. the parks and recreation already two-point-eight million dollars in private funding for the park. there is also 850-thousand dollars from the city and county. on wednesday, the city's parks and recreation director was in des moines to secure final funding for cone park. he says the committee would like to see more private financial contribution toward the project. (matt) still to come... after giving birth, that bonding time between mom and baby is important. allowing that skin-to-skin contact for moms, who never had that option before. details are just 16 minutes away of wind along with it. that wind dies down tonight and we'll one m/re day in the 50s on friday. colder weather will be moving in for the weekend as a system brings us a chance of some precipitation. we should be warm enough on saturday that any precipitation should fall mostly as rain. by saturday night and sunday, we'll be cooling down which could give us mixture of rain and snow from sunday still to come....

sharie johnson > cone zones are going up across the valley. the areas you'll want to avoid... so you don't get caught up in construction traffic. /// ffic anchor demetria obilor is pointing out a couple cone zones you might want to avoid in this evening's look ahead. >for those of you who live just south of the beltway, you've been stricken with more sewer work. robindale is under construction between bermuda and gilespie. crews will start at the bermuda and work west to gilespie closing one block at a time. they'll be out for the next several weeks and impacting the morning rush hour. work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. out in henderson, you can look forward to a new project that's been partially funded with gas tax dollars. volunteer boulevard between executive airport drive and las to four lanes. drainage will also be improved in the area to help fix standing water situations during the flood season. expect delays in the are. in january, crews will address the situation along racetrack road in henderson. i've received emails from locals that stretch is. that's what you ca

. >> no, not the cone. >> america needs the cone. >> no, we can't wear the cone. >> yeah. >> it's goodhow you doing? >> >> hi, i'm good. how are you? >> i'm great. i'm not sure if you think this is a laughing matter. how much of what donald trump is saying, how much attention is it getting in the middle east? >> he's getting a lot of attention. you know, we're having our own donald trump in the middle east but their opinion leaders and heads of state and very popular people. this is why the middle east is one big mess. please, america, learn from us. this is the prequel of what's happening now. so don't. just don't go there. >> what should we learn from you? you said please, america, learn from us, what should we learn from you? >> don't get donald trump. this is what happens when you have someone like donald trump in charge. we have xenophobic, racist people who drive a lot of public opinion here. this is what you get. a lovely, beautiful, middle east. as you can all see. >> you are a satirist, comedian. are people laughing about this or do they think it's dangerous? >> well, you know

they're backing up as we watch picking up the cones.thbound work by allegheny take out the right lane so it's a bunch of road work that we're watching as we he kick things off on this tuesday morning. matt. >> thank you matt. >>> new this morning a carbon monoxide investigation in the frankford section of philadelphia forced officials to evacuate three homes. this happened on the 4300 block of potter street just after 2:30 a.m. officials say a co detector woke up an elderly couple and the fumes were coming from neighbor's house. the neighbors were reportedly running a portable generator in a spot where it wouldn't ventilate. medics checked out one person at the scene. fire crews evacuated a third house and began airing out all of the homes. pgw crews were also on the scene. there were no injuries reported and residents should be able to return shortly. >>> also new, police in berks county are investigating a shooting that injured a girl while she was in her mother's car. it happened last night in reading. "action news" reporter annie mc

looks like we're seeing some crews out there right now but we still have the cones set up at this pointnorthbound traffic getting by in the turn lane and watch for that one this morning. switching our camera view to the vine street expressway, i'm still not seeing any traffic. this is westbound, this is eastbound. we see the crews out there on the scene closing it in both directions. usually reopens by 5:00 a.m. as we look at the big picture a couple of other issues in port richmond. richmond street remains closed near lehigh and that's until three he clock due to construction there so watch for in one as you're headed o it. otherwise so far so good matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> a philadelphia police officer is in the hospital this morning, he was struck by a hit and run driver in point breeze. katherine scott has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, the 26-year-old officer is from here at the 17th district. he remains at the hospital in stable condition. as for that suspect, police are still searching for him. they say that they know who he is. they just ha

they ask that you do not go around barricades or cones...warning that could put your life at risk. tonight...there are at least nine roads osed because of the rain.we have that list on our website... abc columbia dot com. also want to mention... corley mill road is closed tonight.. between mill stream road and river bluff tapering off. for the latest tonight.. here's chief show. 3 in political news... jeb bush pulled his t-v ads in early voting states...diverting the money to getting more staffers on the ground. the former florida governor was in lexington tonight... so was our grace joyal, who's live in the newsroom to tell us why he made the change.grace? eric, governor bush says it's no indication of those low polling numbers. he says, it's just time to make the money. 3 one 3 other note about tonight's event...south carolina senator katrina shealey had previously endorsed bush, but tonight introduced him as quote, my friend, who is going to be the next president of the united states. live in the newsroom, grace joyal, abc columbia news.google chrome has a new add-on that lets u

we see they have at least removed the cones but crews are still here on the scene at this point so the construction in the process of clearing out right now. traffic had been getting by just in the turn lane but now that they've removed the cones i think they're going to be leaving this point shortly which is good because that would cause problems if that stayed out here. accident in whitemarsh township on stenton avenue. this disabled vehicle poor guy has been stuck here awhile on bells mill road at paper mill road. tam. >> thank you karen. >>> a hit and run driver knocked a philadelphia police officer airborne and then fled. katherine scott is outside the 17th strict police. she's got the latest. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. the 26-year-old officer is from here at the 17th district. he remains at the hospital this morning in stable condition. as for the suspect, police are still searching for him. police say they know who he is, they just haven't been able to arrest him yet. let's go to video of the suspect's volkswagen. you can see the shattered windshiel

classrooms and hallways remain safe but coned remained on the scene all day venting and investigating. >> they are really not giving much information so of timm we don't even know if there's going to be school tomorrow. >> reporter: in this day and age when you call parents to report a school emergency, somehow they get more details. in queens village, carolyn gusoff, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >>> governor cuomo leading the charge for strong ethics reforms in the aftermath of the corruption conviction of former assembly speaker sheldon silver. [ inaudible ] [ no microphone ] marcia kramer reports. >> reporter: well, alice, um, you might say that governor cuomo offered up a message to hard charging anticorruption prosecutor peek about rare ra. i'm on it. i want to clean up albany as much as you do. but what happens when three-hour trek from new york city to the state capital is an open question. >> i am intrigued by the full time legislature because that would end the conflict of interest. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after former assembly speaker sheldon silver's stunning corrupti

cone zone delays on the north end of the strip near convention center drive due to work in the area. > < > < > back to you./// ((sherry swensk)) > today... you will be able to officially register your drone with the u-s government. ((kirsten joyce)) the f-a-a opens its registration website today. owners must submit their names, addresses, and email addresses to a national database. if you already own a drone... you have until february 19th to register. if you're getting one... you have to register before it's first flight./// ((kirsten joyce)) > space-x will be launching a rocket today... ((sherry swensk)) they're set to send the falcon-9 rocket from cape canaveral florida... the company's space flights were halted since one of its rockets exploded this summer. it was on its way to deliver cargo to the international space station... space-x will also try for the fourth time to safely land a rocket after a flight... allowing the rocket to be reused, and making flights cheaper./// ((sherry swensk)) > speaking of space... millions were sent to a galaxy far far away this weekend... with

take a look where you see the cones that go all the way up the sidewalk. that sort of tracks the path that that car took, as it drove down the length of nearly an entire city block. look at all the debris. we're lucky that only one person has passed away of their injuries. of course, not minimizing that person's death. if you think about the traffic on the las vegas strip a little over a week from now during new year's. this could have had much worse potential p. 36 people injured, a few in critical condition. we're waiting for updates from metro on their condition to see if anyone has improved. we're expecting to have a press conference at 11:15. the latest information on the investigation. >> jackie, you mentioned the let's listen in. >> a quick update. six people injured in this accident that are critical. we have gotten word that they are stable. that's good news. again, we want to pass our thoughts and prayers to the victims, and all of the other victims that were injured during this accident, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. what we k

((patranya bhoolsuwan)) potholes, cone zones and bad drivers.. there's a lot that drove you crazy this year. demetria shows you the problems she helped fix in "what's ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > millions of people along the rising mississippi river are bracing for dangerous floods...after days of downpours. parts of missouri were hit hard and portions of the state were submerged underwater. the state's governor called in the national guard and volunteers worked overnight to lay down sandbags. people have been evacuated due to the rising waters...and hundreds of homes could be threatened: (( kathy wunderlich/ resident) we emptied our basement out of anything important and then we cleaned out of the house of clothes, things that can't be replaced ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) more than 12 people in missouri have been killed in the flooding. water levels in some locations could exceed levels not seen since the great flood of 1993...where the river crested 22 feet above flood stage in some cities./// ashley < we can expect a cold day, a high of only 50. cold

((brian loftus)) this cone zone is a traffic nightmare. demetria's been following the project since it started. don't miss her latest update in "what's driving you crazy?" /// over... doesn't mean retailers want you to stop shopping! this is the week you might find the biggest discounts.... up to 60 percent off... especially for winter gear... that's because an unusually warm november and december had fewer people in the mood to buy jackets and heavy sweaters.// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > and how about recycling that christmas tree instead of throwing it away. there are more than 30 locations across the valley... you can drive up and drop off your tree. the tree will be turned into mulch for our public parks and gardens across southern nevada. if you plan to donate your tree.. make sure it doesn't have any tinsel or decorations on it. for more on where to drop off your tree. visit las vegas now dot com and click on links./// adlib weather chat ashley conroy < molasky cam -- always a beautiful view of the strip this time of the morning. ....

wolf blitzer and dana bash is spending a lot of time over the several days in the cone of silence finalizing questions. there will be 17 cameras and invite-only audience of 1,400 people in the theater on tuesday night. this is the last debate of the year. the last chance for candidates to make a strong impression with voters heading into the holiday season. millions will be watching. will donald trump attack ted cruz? will ben carson and jeb bush and others have break out performances? we will watch to see what happens. >> we will and analyze every minute of it. thank you for that. four republicans in the undercard debate. pataki and mike huckabee and rick santorum and lindsey graham. >>> and a huge shakeup in the republican race. ted cruz is soaring in iowa. the latest poll has cruz at 31% with trump ten points behind and carson and rubio barely breaking double digits. in a new national poll, cruz is surging in second place. the nbc news/wall street journal poll has carson sinking to fourth place. this is leading to more sniping aimed at cruz. trump aimed at the frontrunner. he is talking a

((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > and this cone zone is a traffic nightmare. project since it started. don't miss her latest update in "what's driving you crazy?" the man.. who fell at red rock canyon this weekend. brian tracey from spokane washington died.. while climbing with two other hikers saturday morning. investigators say he fell in a gully.. but die befor search and rescue team could reach him./// ((brian loftus)) > this comes after a man fell off a cliff friday in san diego.. after being distracted by his cell phone. indiana.. cliff. and fell. a 13-year-old heard him yelling.. and grabbed his own climbing gear to try and help. (((thor wilink, witness-tried to help) "i heard the guy that fell yelling 'help! please god save me!' and then my mom ran out and someone yelled at her 'can you please call 911?'" )) ((brian loftus)) by the time rescuers got to him. it was too late. burwell's family says he leaves behind a son./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the governor of new mexico has declared a state of emergency.. after a massive snowstorm blanketed the state. a blizzard warning is

(( )) demetria obilor: > another week, another cone zone, right? crews continue working to improve flamingo road on the west and east sides of town. for the next two weeks, expect intermittent lane closures between grand canyon drive and rainbow boulevard. crews will be removing and flamingo between rainbow and decatur will continue to run slow for median work over the next three weeks. crews are building bus stops east of i- 15, between paradise and eastern. expect to see crews out overnight with some lane restriction in the daytime. electrical work between eastern avenue and sandhill road continues overnight between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. tropicana avenue and desert inn road are alternates. hey! what's driving you crazy? send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now dot com. ((paul joncich)) > a once in a lifetime sneak peek: ((( heather widney/columbus oh) : "i was freaking out i was at costco and i'm looking at my ((denise valdez)) the two dozen people who won a contest to see a baby panda before the public.. and their reactions

.<))) ((paul joncich)) > this cone zone has been a traffic nightmare for several months now... demetria obilor has kept up with the construction on decatur since it started... . here's her latest update in (( )) demetria obilor: >decatur between sahara and charleston has been riddled with cones for the past several months. a major storm drain project has caused all sorts of delays, but fortunately everything is progressing on schedule. the southbound lane restriction between el parque avenue and sahara avenue will be in place for another six weeks. as crews work, expect delays in both directions of sahara at decatur for the next several months. the city expects decatur and the westbound segment of sahara to be resurfaced in the spring when the warmer weather returns. construction is scheduled to finish up next september. the city of las vegas says, "to date, this project has met or come in early on every scheduled activity." hey! what's driving you crazy? send your traffic question to traffic eight at las com. /// ((paula francis)) > no need to worry janet jackson fans... she's

here's the update as we look live, you can see they put out the cones and tape that's because it's notwater main break, you can see how it damage the roadway there, as well. creating a problem, looks like they shut the water off, we have ridge satisfied blocked near domino lane, stick to henry avenue with the road damaged in the area, looks like it's not just a problem of shutting off the water, but now they have to repair the road, as well. you may need to stick for that for a while. watch for it to be slick in spots with the water on the road, testers in some areas below freezing at this point, tam and erin. >> police are questioning a worker at a private club, he opened fire on a angry group of men who followed him home when he wouldn't let them in during a private party. katherine scott is sorting this out for us. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, investigating this one, the man who was shot remains in the hospital in stable condition. the man who fired the shot has a license to carry and was being questioned by police. police say this all started here, last

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some made trees out of ice cream cones and others used oreo cookies to make tables. teachers say the kids enjoyed constructing the houses. "it's a fun project they get to be creative they get to pick they can really take control of, be creative but still have to read a recipe to bake something. so the kids enjoy it." " winners will be announced after the holiday break. if you've been thinking of getting a pet for your home, now might be a good time to do it. cedar rapids animal care and control wants to find good homes for all of the pets there by the end of the year. adoption fees are down to 25 dollars for cats and 50 dollars for dogs. "if everything was cleared out by the 31st i think i would have a staff that would be jumping for joy because i don't think they've ever seen that before. a lot of times we get real low on dogs, but we've never had a situation where we've had empty cat cages." the cedar rapids animal care and control center will be open next week, monday through thursday, from noon to five each day. a dubuque based non- profit is center to coordinate

hence...all the equipment and orange cones will be gone in time for c-e-s: ((erik pappa - spokesperson, clark county conventions are good for business. ces is an important economic driver in this community so the last thing we'd want to do is inconvenience the people that come to las vegas to enjoy, enjoy what ces has to offer)) ((demetria obilor)) a total of 165 thousand people are expected to attend the convention. the 6-point-1 million dollar road project should be finished next summer./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > good news for all of you bargain hunters out there... the post- holiday sales are in full swing across the country. consumer experts say you shouldn't expect the same quantity of sales as black friday... but in terms of quality... some post-christmas offers might be better... because retailers are trying to experts say some items are more discounted than others.. so it's important to know where to focus your efforts: ((monique clements marketing, downtown summerlin: now is a great time to fill in any gaps... maybe somebody didn't buy you what you wanted or maybe you need

some made trees out of ice cream cones --and others used oreo cookies to make tables teachers say the kids enjoyed creating their houses "it's a fun project they get to be creative they get to pick their groups, so it's a project they can really take control of, be creative but still have to read a recipe to bake something. so the kids enjoy it." " and tonight, some third graders are giving back to those in need for christmas. coming up... how these kids are making this holiday a little brighter out of the goodness of their own hearts... welcome back... while many of us holidays.... a group of third graders are taking time to make a donation to those in need. kalie greenberg has the story. "i just want to give them as can, so they can just be happy" its the last day before christmas for these third graders... who have chosen to skip their holiday party and make the holidays a little brighter for those in need. here don't have home. so we tried to help them out, get them some stuff... especially toilet paper" over the past few weeks they have been collecting items to baskets, which wer

well, if you don't mind looking like an orange traffic cone, great. amy: girlfriends, i have the answer to our dress problems. bernadette: really? amy: 12 years ago, my cousin irene and her entire family died in a horrific carbon monoxide accident the night before her wedding. that's horrible. yes and no. all those bridesmaids dresses remain unused and available to us for free. so it seems that cloud of odorless deadly gas had a silver lining after all. check it out, the gowns, not the bridesmaids.

sentenced to 50 hours of commununy rvice ananthree years probation.police say verbeski lit a pine cone on fire and` threw it into the dumpster outside of dollar tree on hamilton boulevard back on october 12th.that fire destroyed the dumpster and caused an estimated 5- thousand dollars in damage to the storor 3 one person is dead and three others in the hospital after a car crash in cherokee county sunday afternoon.police say 19- year-old, kaleigh (kay-lee) jones of cherokee was heading south on highway 59 just before 1 o'clock when she hit a northbound pick-up truck head-on.jones died in the hospital from her truck... 43- year- old shannon manwarren, 15- year- old kyleigh sanders and 15- year- old ashley portz... were also taken to the cherokee hospital with non- life threatening injuries.the crash remains under investigation 3 meanwhile, south dakota investigators have released the names of six people killed or injured in a friday evening crash.68- year- old karol aeschlimann, 68- year- old sandra johnson and 71- year- old lila rayburn were heading north on highway 81 when their car w

nationwide initiative called "let's play", dr pepper/snapple is purchasing $9,000 dollars of jerseys, cones, balls and other pe equipment that activities director dave brown says will help the s sool reach it's goals for "life lolo fitness"s"brown says 7,0 (k-12) students will benifit from the contribution. more than $3 million dollars is commted to the "let's play" program through 2016. tim: students in des moines got the opportunity to learn more aboutthe weather today. the science club group at callanan middle school has been busy getting cameras, trackers and computers ready for the launch. the f-a-a even gave them the clearance to go up in the air so they can study our weather patterns. "we had to fill the balloon with helium, and we were standing with our hands up in the air for about 30 minutes. we're gonna get pressure, jenna: students will use the data the weather balloon collects for projects to be presented at an upcoming science fair. jenna: turning to national news now, new details were revealed today about the couple behind last week's deadly san bernardino terror attack. in a

you can see the cones set up. and to the map, we will tell thaw the fdr drive, harlem river drive south at 155th street, you have emergency construction and then you have that construction at 73rd street. and mass transit not doing too badly. the jfk air train is suspended until 8:00 a.m. street cleaning rules in effect. over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, an army of local leaders had to washington, d.c. today to fight for a permanent renewal of the zadroga bill and the health coverage for 9/11 first responders. >>> also ahead, forecasters as the system heads towards the west coast. more than 3 million people already know the feeling of feet so silky smooth that you can't help but touch them. discover the latest innovation in the amope foot care line. the new amope pedi perfect with diamond crystals and extra - coarse roller head. it softens even heavy calluses effortlessly and efficiently for beautiful, soft feet in an instant. feel it yourself! with amope pedi perfect with

stepping up, kris' son-in-law can yachlt he reassigned his cone security detail to the jenner household until kim can hire a new team. they've been staying at the home since kim had saint on dec 5th. yesterday we spotted paparazzi helicopter flying over the jenner home. the family is used to this type of attention but a close friend of the family told us the intruder has eve shaken. meantime, it's back to business for kris and we got our first look at kim since having the baby in a live stream video last night. the christmas tree and posted a picture of kourtney andkim. fx re-created her bedroom for the story the people versus o.j. simpson where this disturbing scene takes place. >> give gun. >> if you want to learn more about the story go, to our website, www.etonline.com. >> jenni lawrence went for solid black eleganc at joy. her date was david russell and she hung with him even though he made her sing in the movie. >> i really hate singing. i know i feel like he is torturing me. he didn't care that he was torturing me. >> she earned a golden globe nomination didn't make the cut at th

. >> reporter: you need a snow cone today. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry once again, as we take a look outside, it's a nice morning out there. the wind is calm, so you don't have any jiggling of the camera down at philadelphia international. no issues, other than fog developing here and there, you're seeing that in the lights at the airport. 45 degrees, dewpoint, 41. look out for patchy dense fog here and there across the region. not everybody seeing it, wind are calm. satellite showing you other than the fog we have clouds around. there are breaks out to the west otherwise we're looking at clouds and sun mix today. 63 by 11:00. the high today will be 65 if we hit that it will hit the record high. 61 in allentown, 62 in reading, even up north in the cooler areas it will be comfortable. 65 in wilmington be, 63 in cape may. for saturday, look for a high of 67. this will break the old record of 65 if we hit it. we have cold front to the west and warm front to the north, we're in the warm sector with a sout

. >> she was dreaming of ice cream cone or something. >> maybe something polar per- like. >> i love that one. >> seriously, we could play this all day, keep it going. >> that's it. everyone have a good day. >> she's adorable. i just love that video. >>> hey, so areas of fog, >> still mild. >>> be sure to join us for the

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 preliminary design. "we would have basically put together a rough idea of what we thought this project would-how it would have been done and we would have hired somebody to design and it wouldn't have g gen us ththinfo up front," said matt salvlvore, sioux city parks & recreation director. salvatore says without the study and design, they would have been going in blind into the project. city leaders say another reason beneficial are because they allow parties, that aren't affiliated with city, to make a neutral observation. in sioux city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> other sioux city studies approved for fiscal year 2016 include: a community assessment, a bridgeport traffic study, a campground site analysis, a trail study, the leeds/floyd corridor study and the neighborhood housing study. still to come here on news 4 at 6 northern iowa fighting for a spot in the fcs semifinals. they were up ag

eastern and sunset is pretty quiet too despite all the cones. < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// and the biden's are getting into the holiday spirit.. by putting together christmas- themed playlists. you can find the playlists on the white house's spotify page. they launched their page back in august... on the obama's playlist... the christmas tracks feature everything from frank sinatra to destiny's child. and for the biden's.. coldplay. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > we're ready to bring in the new year next week... and we want to make sure you'll be celebrating with us! on new year's eve... we'll start our live coverage of all the festivities at 10-pm. we'll be on the air until after the fireworks finale... with crews from red rock resort to downtown las vegas... and up and down the las vegas strip. and during that broadcast... we teamed up with gavish real estate to take care of one lucky person's mortgage payments for a year. go to our 8 news now facebook page for a full list of rules and details on how to enter. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > for some of us, it can be a c

cone wasold heather se found shot to death on piney branch road, about 30 minutes away from where sheived. she had been getting death threats, they say, from another woman. >> it is every parent's worst nightmare. toif anybody has information bring my daughter justice. please do so. leon: the police are asking anybody with information to come forward. sinceow marks one year the tragedy in gaithersburg, six people 2014, died when a private jet crashed into a home, including a woman and two children inside of the house. the ntsb is still trying to determine the exact cause of the crash. alison: debating a name change for umd's byrd stadium. the school president is recommending that it be called marilyn stadium because cary byrd, the former president, was a well-known supporter of racial segregation. roz plater has the details. than two decades of debate, it appears to be close to a resolution. it is the third time in 25 years students at the university of maryland college park have lobbied to change the name of their football venue, byrd stadium, named for our former servednt harry byrd

where you see those yellow cones.. that is where we are told 37 people were injured.. according to officials." custody. tests are being done to determine if she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. reena ninan, abc news, new york now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this theheain may be moderate at times with amount of 0.1" to 0.25" likely. locally higher amounts may be found along or south of i-80 as well. we'll also have slowly falling temperatures through the day. tomorrow, we are sitting in- between storm systems, but more rain is likely to come our way by wednesday. christmas eve and christmas day look to remain quiet around here with our next system arriving this abc's reena niin and kendis abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson have today's america's money. >>> good morning. topping "america's money" -- gas prices below $2. >> that's the national average this morning. 40 cents less that a year ago. >> it's the lowest price since early 2009 as a record of number of americans travel.

. >>> an officer moved some construction cones so i woman could get out of her driveway and she asked if she could get the officers and coffee so she drove off. two hours later, the officer was leaving the construction area when the woman ran up and handed him a dunkin' donuts message, thank you for protecting this great city. police say we they were touched by the gesture and posted online thank you for thinking us. it means more than you know. long way. >>> keeping up with the griswold's. >> the throwback showing up for >>> we want to update you on breaking news. stefan silva who gave the tsarnaev brothers the guns used to murder officer collier has been sentenced . he was given time served. prosecutors wanted additional time added on to what he has already served but he was just served time served -- sentence >>> look at this beautiful station wagon. this is what is writing around knoxville. it is nearly identical to the griswolds families and christmas vacation. >> the biggest thing i wanted to do with this family trickster is bring a smile to somebody's face. >> the station wagon

refused to pay for anything....or fix the problem. 12.05.25 and i felt like, well, she had put these cones up here because, even though she wouldn't admit to me that she felt responsible, 33 she evidently felt she was responsible 35 it was an admission of guilt? 37 i felt so 38 so we then called...emailed and went to the offices of "teepee development" they're a part of filios companies. but no response...and one tenant tells us they're out of the office until january 4th. so we'll keep trying to get answers for dougs problem breaking news... firefighters in los angeles battling house fire in highland park one person being treated several engines on the scene a local taco shop's lighthearted response to a burglary is going viral this attention around the world for what they did with their own security footage. this video of frijoles and frescas grilled tacos near charleston and rainbow has been viewed more than three and a half million times! the video shows the crooks busting in then searching through storage closets.... even the cash register. the restaruant added music and captions....

dollars in four different projects.virginia square in the downtown's old warehouse district will offer cones.. apartments.. and space for offices and retail business. cost? 24 million dollars. flatwater crossing is a master planned community located south sioux city. it'll have a network of trails...public plazas... and river views. and it will include a mix of apartments... townhomes...si ngle family homes. work on this 75 million dollars development will begin next year.two historic buildings in the 600 block of pearl street in downtown sioux city will be renovated into retail space and apartments at a cost of more than a million dollars. and... a high end apartment complex called 303 dakota in dakota dunes will have 47 units with an indoor pool... fitness center... and garages. work on this 7 and a half million dollar project will begin this spring."its going to benefit the whole tri-state area, so.. we are all working together..south sioux, sioux city, and north sioux.. you know we have a jewel right here in our area and part of that jewel is we are a tri state area. and having people th

. >> one officer moved construction cones and mean -- and then she offered to buy them coffee. he declined and she drove off. the next moment she ran up and gave him a dunkin' donuts gift card and said thank you for they were touched by the jester. they posted online, thank you for thinking us. it means more than you know.>>> we have a bunch more ahead. >>> stay with us. the news at 6:00 starts now. >>> more rain tomorrow and in record warmth for christmas.>>> set free, -- >> i have to live with it but it's very difficult.>> the friend of the marathon boston bombers -- boston marathon bombers get a second chance. >>> the huge tax breaks that were given out last year. does it pay off for the state?>>> in early christmas treat at children's hospital. boston pops and a surprise guest are there to brighten up the holiday season.>>> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, "wbz news at 6" starts right now. >>> tonight it seems to be the talking about, this week's warm weather. >> celebrations forced christmas -- for christmas could be the warmest across the country. phoenix a 65,