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lewis and clark state park near the banks of the missouri river to the historic millwork district in dubuque near the mississippi river. our land between two rivers offers our citizens a high quality of life, and our visitors many attractions. but as lieutenant governor reynolds and i continue to work to bring more business and industry to our state, we hear that companies are interested not only in our welcoming business climate, but also in a high quality of life for their employees. this year, i am proposing iowa next. a holistic plan for quality of life initiatives across the state. let's bring together state agencies that have a shared interest in quality of life initiatives, and invest in our parks, trails, lakes, and museums. the proposals outlined today will impact every iowan. they will help to create jobs, protect students and families, and open up our government. like the old saying goes, many hands make light work. remember back in june of last year? torrential rains pummeled northwest iowa. in the sioux county town of rock valley, the rock river surged over its banks and into th

the most extreme we found -- dubuque, iowa. city council is outlawing it in almost all of their parks hoping to avoid being sued if an accident occurs. and they do happen. one study found between 1997 and 2007 an average of more than 20,000 children a year wound up in the emergency room with sledding injuries. commonly hurt body part? the head. so what are they saying on the ground tonight? >> i think the kids love it too much, however, i do understand. >> in our unscientific survey most kids and parents were still pro-sledding. >> we love sledding! >> in an era when dodgeball has been banned for safety concerns and peanut butter for allergy concerns, the people we spoke to seem to be drawing a line calling for the continuation of sledding as long as it can be made safe for everyone. so many fond memories from my childhood. thank you for watching abc news. "world news now" coming up soon with overnight news. tune into "gma" in the morning and we're online 24/7 at abcnews.com. thank you for watching. good night. what've you got

concern over litigation saw dubuque ban sledding in all but five city parks this year. even city officials balked. >> pardon my french, but this sucks. who doesn't like to slide down a hill? >> reporter: for parents, a dilemma. >> i think the city should have the right to say that this is too dangerous and we don't want to be responsible for any accidents. >> being sedentary at home also has risks for kids. >> reporter: while a ban on having fun in the snow may not be popular, neither is a night in the emergency room. and a fear of lawsuits is putting the big chill on sledding for a growing number of communities. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> and while there were in harrowing scenes there, we feel compelled to ta thankfully none resulted in serious injury. we're back in a moment with a historymaking climb into the record books. ♪ ♪ jean jean ♪ ♪ roses are red ♪ >>> rod mckuen has died. he was poet a lyricist a musician. while he was once given the label of the unofficial poet laureate, snobs hated him. critics found his work facile, tepid and aphoristic three wor

is a lot of resistance in the elementary and secondary to people in washington telling people in dubuque how to educate their children. truth be told, there is a science of education and a body of knowledge. we all have some interest in financing and quality education. there is a federal role. what i perceive to be the great source of resistance is the sense that we allow people to make the choices of how children should be educated and it is a barrier that is hard to reach. >> let's take the last question. >> i'm from the university of san diego and my question is about education. the student loan rates are high. do you see that taking into account the default risk and keeping college affordable? it is racking up a lot of personal that. is there a middle ground? >> yeah. this is referring to the proposal by war and -- elizabeth warren to tie the interest rate to the federal fund rate and lower it to under 1%. opponents argue that student loan borrowers are more risky than people who are dealing with the federal reserve. >> be careful what you wish for. i have been around when the federa

this year, dubuque iowa has outlawed sledding in its city parks. many thrillseekers who have lost control and have hit trees signs and the like did not see sledding as an at your own risk sport, some being awarded millions in lawsuits. the town of packston, illinois went so far a to flatten it's of course hill after it became a poplar sledding attraction. in case you missed it. kanye west released a new single new year's day featuring paul mccartney on keyboard. ♪ i've talked to god about you ♪ he said he sent you on angel ♪ ♪ >> only one quickly became a top seller on i-tunes but it did leave some of kanye's young fans with one question. who is paul mccartney why do people love him? this is why i love kanye, for shining a light on unknown artists, kanye has a great eye for talent. this paul mccartney guy is going to be huge. some now say the tweets were intended to a joke of course. others are still trolling for reaction. just to clarify, i know who paul mccartney is, he's the singer from the rolling stone. i asked historian james rosen to weigh i

and dubuque, iowa, banned it in all but two spots. other cities its off limits for certain hills and signs are up saying sled at your own risk. but a new study shows that 20,000 kids are treated in emergency rooms for shredding injuries. and dads getting a beating on instagram. a new account, fashion dads with father on feet. to poke fun at their wardrobes like this guy ootd, outfit of the day gets comments like daisy dukes and outfits galore. this man's tropical vacation attire gets mocked along with the white leather velcro sneakers with it's capps on the tongue they look great with my arizona relaxed fit jeans and this guy trying to play tennis and no love for him either. >> that was a bad choice. red shirt red shorts on that. >> thank you. lets get another check of the roads right now. >> matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> yes the roadways are covered in slush and snow and most of the highways are just wet as we look live at port richmond you can see slush on the roadway and what doesn't dry out this evening will be frozen

dubuque, iowa, is the latest. they are banning sledding. it means liability. lawyers are sticking it to us one more time. why are you laughing? >> i am laughing because you know i agree on this. >> it permits liability for almost any type. if the people want this system we will have it. if the people rise up and say let my kids light down that hill, we will not sue if something happens to them. the people eventually get the system of government that they want. anybody gets hurt in the slightest way for any reason whatsoever and somebody will be held responsible. pay the lawyer 30% of what it is plus expense. >> i agree with you. there shall be no cause of action. stuart: how do you do that was almost every single member of congress? stuart: it is the same story. it is always the same. they are lawyers. >> you are certainly talking to one that is not. a cause of action for every conceivable infringement. some have a founder view. i think america has been fundamentally changed by lawyers. not changed for the better. >> that is revolution. stuart: what about the

dubuque, iowa, is one of the latest.ooms each year for sledding injuries. i get it but it's so fun. don't you remember doing it? >> please. i've done it the last year with my own kids. >>> police this morning are questioning the son of a slain new york city hedge fund manager thomas gilmore senior found with a gunshot wound in his head. not long after they knocked on the son's door a few miles away. >> 70-year-old thomas gilbert was a seasoned wall street fund manager. police were called to his apartment following a family dispute and a 911 call allegedly made by his wife. >> 34 of a male shot in the family? 34 of male shot in the family? >> it came through 911. it was said he was shot by his son. >> reporter: the police were called to the eighth floor of this east side manhattan apartment. that's where they found thomas gilbert sr. in a bedroom dead with a gunshot wound to his head. he was the founder of a multi-million-dollar hedge fund and lived in an area of manhattan where violence is rare. >> the neighborhood is sa

the most extreme we found dubuque, iowa the city council is outlawing it in almost all of their parksthey do happen. one study found between 1997 and 2007 an average of more than 20,000 children a year wound up in the emergency room with sledding injuries. the most commonly hurt body part the head. so what are they saying on the ground tonight? >> i think the kids love it too much. however, i do understand. >> reporter: in our entirely un unscientific survey most kids and parents were still pro-sledding. >> all: we want sledding! >> reporter: in an era when dodgeball has been banned for safety concerns. >> are you all right? >> peanut butter for allergy concerns the people we spoke with seemed to be drawing a line calling for the continuation of sledding as long as it can be made safe for everyone. for "good morning america," dan harris abc news new york. >> even dogs. >> yeah. >> you can get hurt rollerblading, driving in car, on monkey bars. come on. don't take sled ago way from kids. >> my mom wanted me to wear a helmet when driving. >> you heard it here. >>> the newest use -- you

lewis & clark estate park near the banks of the missouri river to the historic mill work district in dubuque near the mississippi river, our land between two rivers offers our citizens a high quality of life and our visitors many attractions. but as lieutenant governor reynolds and i continue to work to bring more business and industry to our state, we hear that companies are rirnted not only in our welcoming business climate but also in the high quality of life for their employees. this year i'm proposing iowa next a holst tic plan for quality of life initiatives across the state. let's bring together state agencies that have a shared interest in quality of life initiatives and invest in our parks, trails, lakes, and museums. the proposals outlined today will impact every iowan. they will help to create jobs, protect students and families, and open up our government. like the old saying goes many hands make light work. remember back in june of last year? torrential rains pummelled northwest iowa. in the soup county town of rock, iowa. the rock river surged over its banks and into the street

dubuque, iowa, is the latest.s are too expensive. a study found over a ten-year period nearly a quarter of a million children were injured while sledding. >>> and finally, an unusual delay for drivers on one highway. a real-life road runner. this emu escaped from a farm and hit the roads making his daring dash for freedom down this -- >> run, forrest. >> making far better time than those cars stuck in traffic. drivers looking on in shock. beep-beep. the bird was eventually caught running towards city hall. i think maybe wile e. coyote was there. >> stopping for lights. >> do that again. >> beep-beep. >> on command. >> okay that was fantastic. health news now. for you hoping to slim down "u.s. world and news report" revealed the best diets and abc's mara schiavocampo has the details. >> reporter: when it comes to diets who is winning the battle of the bulge? "u.s. news & world report" evaluated 41 plans coming up with what it considers the best diets of 2015. >> we deliver the facts on whether diets are good for we

a lot of resistance in the elementary and secondary area to folks in washington telling folks in dubuque how they should educate their children. truth be told, you know, there's a science of education. there's a body of knowledge. we all have some interest in providing assistance, financially, particularly to localities that have a hard time financing a quality education on their own. so there is a federal role. but what i would perceive to be the greatest source of resistance to policy making in washington is the sense that we ought to allow people to make the choices of how their children should be educated on their own. and that's a barrier that sometimes can be hard to breach. bill, i don't know if you have any -- >> you're fine. >> great. let's take the last question, please. >> from the university of san diego. and i just -- my question was about education, as well. with the student loan rates being so high, like the lending rates in comparison to other lending rates, like, do you see a fix that kind of takes into account the default risk but also keeps college affordable? because

they did it in dubuque last night.only do it in two. this is based on multi million dollar lawsuits that pay out around the country for head injuries, spinal injuries impalements. 20 to 30,000 injuries a year based on sledding. >> peter, let's just look at some of the payouts. $2 million against omaha, nebraska for five-year-old girl who was paralyzed when she hit a tree. 2.75 million against sioux city iowa when a guy slid into a sign and injured his spinal cord. on public land why don't they put up a sign that says sled at your own risk? >> they do, they have, and they will and they must. they're saying the insurance companies don't want them to do it. at what price are we doing this to our kids? you remember sledding? i remember sledding. there was a sled accident there. we remember going out. uncle richie took us near the parkway and my mother was horrified. she said richie why are you taking them to the parkway? you would veer off at the end to make sure you didn't go out into the traffic. >> of course. >> that wa

is a lot of resistance in the elementary and secondary to people in washington telling people in dubuque how to educate their children. truth be told, there is a science of education and a body of knowledge. we all have some interest in financing