>> about 3,500 people do die on ellis island.is was an autopsy amphitheater. >> an amphitheater? oh, my -- this is incredible! you guys have to see this. an amphitheater. this looks like something out of -- i don't know, medical school or something like that? >> exactly. this was a teaching hospital. people were doing the residencies here. >> really? >> ythey were learning from the doctors here on ellis island. remember, this was the best hospital in the world at the time. >> reporter: medical students would stand up here and observe what was happening. >> absolutely. >> i'm presuming the body would be put where that cart is? >> yeah. that's probably not the autopsy table. i'm going to say that was probably a table for instruments but the gentleman who cleans up these wards for us said he found that table there in 1972 and he has left it there since. >> reporter: built to hold 750 beds, the hospital treated patients in nearly identical rooms constructed with an eye towards a cure. >> this is an open ward. an open ward meaning if

see how long it took and all the different places they had to go, just how they were treated at ellis island and then just to feel all the emotions that immigrants felt at that time." time."most of all, teachers wanted the kids to feel the same pride as their ancestors when they became american citizens. we're just four d ds away from the end of the salvation army's red kettle campaign and ar is just over 16-thousand dollars away from reaching its goal of 790-thousand dollars for the holiday season. donations from this christmas giving period funds nearly half of the army's operations for the entire year.they're always accepting donations, we have a link on our newly designed website cbs 2 iowa dot com when it comes to our children - we have a choice in how they're educated. all this week across the country, people are celebrating that freedom, and encouraging those who feel they *don't have enough of a choice, to speak up. cbs 2 news reporteroy howe is h he to tell us about t "school choice week." week."education is obviously a big concern for most parents... and in iowa, parents *are talki

to see how long it took and all the different places they had to gojust how they were treated ellis island and then just to feel all the emotions that immigrants felt at that time." time."most of all, teachers wanted the kids to feel the same pride as their ancestors when they became american citizens. the head of the iowa national guard says nearly 17-hundred to women this year following a federal policy change. change.during his condition of the guard address at the state capitol, major general timothy orr said the changes come after the pentagon's 20- 15 ruling that allows women to serve in any position, including combat roles.right now, the guard has 15 soldiers and airmen deployed around the world. another army right now is in the final push of its red kettle campaign. with just four days remaining, the cedar rapids salvation army says it needs just over 16-thousand dollars to reach this year's goal of 790-thousand dollars.the campaign covers about 47-percent of the organization's annual operating budget.all donations made through january 31st will go towards that goal. still to come

immigration simulation at coolidge elementary helps gives students a first-hand look at life on ellis island, when settlers came to u.s.students were separated into first class and steerage to learn about segregation.teachers cbs 2 news spoke with today hope seeing the process helps student understand what the immigrants had to go through on ellis island. the cedar apids salvation armymys in the final push h of its red kettle campaign. with just four days remaining, the non-profit says it needs just over 16-thousand dollars to reach this year's goal of 790-thousasa.that 16-6-thousand six-thousand-500 community meals. the red kettle campaign covers about 47-percent of the army's annual operating budget. all donanaons made through january 31st will go towards the salvation army's fundraising goal. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the rridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.still to come... comeme.how local educators are helping parents find the best education for their kids. kids. car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not eas

immigration simulation at coolidge elementary helps students get a first-hand look at life on ellis island, when settlers came to u.s.students were separated into two groups, including a first class and lower class group, teachers tell cbs 2 news they hope seeing the process helps student understand what the immigrants had to go through on ellis island. the cedar rapids salvation army is in the final push of its red kettle campaign.with just a few days remaining, the non-profit says it needs just over 16-thousand dollars to reach this year's goal of 790-thousand.that 16-thousand dollars could serve nearly six-thousand-500 community meals. the red kettle campaign covers about 47-percent of the army's annual operating budget. all donations made through january 31st will go towards that fundraising goal. super model tyra banks is now a mom! mom!here's her instagram picture she posted with the news.it's a little baby hat with the caption: "the best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here. he's got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy erik's mouth and chin. as we thank the ang

. >> reporter: cimperman is the son of a father and mother who was born in ellis island. the mission for global cleveland is to welcome people from throughout the world to his cleveland. >> global cleveland has to be the place that says, whoever you are, wherever you are coming from, this is home. >> joe cimperman says that when he first took office 18 years ago, there were about 2000 people who lived in the downtown part of cleveland. that number is around 13,000 with a goal of 21,000. be an additional thousand people to move into cleveland from overseas in the next year he plans on helping them get settled with his global cleveland organization in the middle of the spring welcoming them into their new home. >>> the ohio republican party has officially thrown its support behind our governor. kasich's name was the on one up for consideration and it was a 44-9 vote. he spent the day campaigning in new hampshire >>> former president bill clinton is expected to be in independence this weekend, there for a private fundraiser for his wife's presidential campaign. tickets for t

at ellis island casino, show your ticket to their promo booth, and you can score 5-bucks to play at the casino. over at the plaza hotel, they'll reimburse you the price bucks...in free slot play. michael pergolini ((there's so many losers in powerball how can we turn them into winners losing tickets. even in las vegas evne a push is a win sometimes)) if you want to cash in on the deal, you only have until sunday at the plaza hotel for the trade-in. we've all dealt with bad drivers on the road. and it's rare we'll actually do anything about it. but one teen is taking his frustration one step further -- recording them and posting the videos on youtube! those videos are going viral, and now that teen is speaking out. and you can hit the slopes at lee canyon, while helping raise money for an organization right here in the valley. all the details ahead. and a look at today's closing numbers.. the dow is up 228 points, closing at 16,379. the arbig show of support! the fire chief in harney county quit his job to join them! county fire chief i did not just quit this county. but i will not work

and - the ellis island casino and brewery - just off the strip - is offering five- dollar free play in exchange for losing powerball tickets. people can bring their tickets to the casino - through the weekend to redeem the promotion. there's some new competition - for uber and lyft. we'll tell you about a new ridesharing network... coming if you need a reason to start celebrating super bowl 50 early - i'll give you two. get a large,1-topping pizza foronly 50 cents when you order any large pizzaat regular menu price. better ingredients. better pizza. better football. someone just got a free 6" subway sandwich. just text offers to 782929 to sign up for weekly text offers. and you'll get a free 6-inch sub medic-west ambulance is celebrating 15 years of service here in valley. the company is an affiliate of american medical response. local business and political leaders were invited to tour medic-west's facility in north las vegas - and recognize employees who have been there from the start. "they're one of our larger employers the exciting thing is... they are the spine of the ems system

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statue of liberty and ellis island closed tomorrow. no cruises because it's going to be very difficult. >> it's going to be very difficult. so much so that you will want to stay indoors. it's not the time to travel tomorrow around the area for any reason unless it's an absolute di dire emergency. snow coming down 2 to 3 inches an hour in some spots. so you don't want to be on the roads. there's been a big change in terms of the arrival of the snow. it's coming earlier. it's already snowing down toward cape may so we expect it in the city now around midnight. the light snow. not the big heavy snow with the blowing drifting conditions just yet. we have a live picture to show you the snow coming down there. live from the white house. you can see it's still snowing and it will continue for several more hours. they have about a couple of inches on the ground right now but they're expecting upwards of 2 feet in the washington d.c. area. historic snowfall for them n. our area, not necessarily historic but certainly a big storm that we're goin

you can also cash in those tickets at the ellis island casino. all you have to do is show your ticket to their promo booth - and you score 5 bucks to play at the casino. you never know - a few more chances to get rich this week, live from the plaza hotel yasmeen hassan channel 13 action news. us embassy in jakarta says will stay closed for at least the next 24 hours.... as a precaution following explosions in that city. also secretary of state john kerry said moments ago.... the us condemns attack in jakarta at least two people are killed and 20 others hurt in a series of attacks in indonesia overnight.. police there now saying a dutch citizen may be one of the victims. the attackes threw grenades at a police station before getting in a shoot out in officers. and at the same time a starbucks was hit by another blast. claimed responsibilty so far. 10.01.36.00 "you have a lot of angry people out there, because they see what's happening, they know it is a game, it is a rigged game." despite a super hero backed effort from solar energy supporters...

you can also cash in those ticketsat the ellis island casino. all you have to do is show your ticket to their promo booth - live from the plaza hotel yasmeen hassan channel 13 action news. despite hundreds of protestors showing up to support solar energy...the public utilities commission has voted to uphold a new rate structure... the decision forces solar companies to shut down. solarcity... which shut down operation in the state has filed an appeal of the rate increase that went into effect january first. they increase service fees for amount they are compensated for excess power produced. those in attendance said they do not think commissioners were listening. " they had already made their decision and they were going to stick with it anyway." one commissioner said the solar companies should have warned users about potential rate changes before installing systems this summer. the appeal is expected to be heard next month. a big meeting affecting your children is happening today... the clark county school district is gearing up to discuss spli

. >> ellis island, a lot of history there, also a great party a couple times a month. you can rent that place out, you can get married there, if you want. >> yeah. and they do those great ellis ellis island awards in may. it's a beautiful ceremony. >> wow. that's a big deal thing. attraction. all those tables, you know? >> it really is unbelievable. >> did anyone else get honored at the same time? >> oh, yeah. a lot of people get honored, 10 or 20 people who get honored at the same time. but at the time i had just given birth to my son, and i couldn't even stay for the whole thing, because i was exhausted. but i didn't want to, like, you know, not miss getting the award. >> you complain about l.j. a lot. [laughter] >> no! >> he really, between him and lou, you really -- >> well, they're both lous, they're very easy. >> they kept you from having -- >> and they really cramp your style. i know you love them and wouldn't trade them for anything. >> by the way, they'll tell you i'm no saint -- >> oh, i know. i can see your e-mail and text messages from here. don't forget th

the ellis island casino and brewery - just off the strip - is also giving lottery players another chance at a jackpot. its offering five- dollar free play in exchange for losing powerball tickets. people can bring their tickets to the casino - through the weekend to redeem the promotion. some of the city's biggest casinos... want to go off the grid. but it will cost them... the fines they are facing to part ways with n-v energy. living the dream. las vegas is rolling out the red carpet for the annual m-l-k parade. tomorrow morning, we sit down to talk about the events, road closures and the message behind the largest parade in the state. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next you're watching fox5 news at 10. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male...? this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton you're watching

about jewish immigrants from the czarist empire, from the people of southern italy pouring into ellis island and baltimore. right now, we're seeing the uncomfortable wrestling match that always advances big changes in the country. >> manny, over to you now. >> i think to be fair to obama, he told the journalist, jorge ramos about the post-residential america, and he said clearly we don't live in a post-racial america and we don't expect this presidency to usher in a post-racial america. it's hard to usher it in with the police killings after brown and rice and it's difficult to say that we live in a post-racial america, and i don't think that anyone can say that. >> but the issue that obama has, on a black president's watch, we have seen race relations in the criminal justice go backwards. the young black american male is still 20 times more likely to be killed by the police than a white male. and we have seen the wealth gap go up on his watch. and we have seen the youth unemployment rate of african-americans double that. and that has to stop at the door of the black president, and that's wh

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areas we're re zoned for ellis acted and moderate income 33 percent is what we should try to get and proposition talked about surplus those are not directly related to treasure island necessarily but i think it is still clear the voters and with with the housing bond passing the voters care about this issue we have an going to push this i think that 33 percent is the number we should be shooting for i think i feel that the homelessness crisis is on the presence of the mind of most san franciscans a unique opportunity to work to address that problem i know folks are aware interest is a lot of homeless adults on the streets less aware that one in every 25 students in the san francisco unified school district is homeless one in every 25 students enough to fill 70 classrooms with homeless kids and this also creates an opportunity this project creates an opportunity to address that as well i'll propose it is affordable housing that we're going to be developing that 27.5 percent of the housing be set aside for tida units it is right now 20 percent i think we can do better there i hope you'll take the longer view if we on the part of problem with the housing the housing c

areas we're re zoned for ellis acted and moderate income 33 percent is what we should try to get and proposition talked about surplus those are not directly related to treasure island necessarily but i think it is still clear the voters and with with the housing bond passing the voters care about this issue we have an going to push this i think that 33 percent is the number we should be shooting for i think i feel that the homelessness crisis is on the presence of the mind of most san franciscans a unique opportunity to work to address that problem i know folks are aware interest is a lot of homeless adults on the streets less aware that one in every 25 students in the san francisco unified school district is homeless one in every 25 students enough to fill 70 classrooms with homeless kids and this also creates an opportunity this project creates an opportunity to address that as well i'll propose it is affordable housing that we're going to be developing that 27.5 percent of the housing be set aside for tida units it is right now 20 percent i think we can do better there i hope you'll take the longer view if we on the part of problem with the housing the housing c