please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. still ahead live at five...trying to make campus professor says herky - needs to lighten up. up.this is a live look in cedar rapids - a dry but dreary day.there's more news ahead when live at 5 continues on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with the corridor.call us -- 1-800- 222-kganemail us -- news @ cbs2iowa.comconnect with us on facebook -- facebook.com/kgancb. kgancbs2. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. there's a race going on right now. the world's clean energy super power's either going to be germany, china, or us. and i'm going to make sure it's us. from 500 million solar panels installed by the end of my we'll beat the competition and create new high wage jobs. we can do this, millions of jobs right here in america. that's my plan. switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... so call 844-565-link. get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for ju

please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. right now, leaders in iowa city are hoping a large piece of land on the south east side e.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore found out what the city has pla. planned. livethe city owns more than 170 acres out here.as we've learned, there are plans for work and for play.pkgiowa city leaders hope that sooner rather than later, businesses will plant themselves in this industrial park.wendy ford, economic development coordinator 23:44:56the industrial park is about 173 acres purchased in 2008 or so in order for us to be ready for the next industrial user comes to town and needs a significant amount the next time an industrial user comes to town and needs space. >> companies can be on tight timetables. >> it's wise for cities to be ready ahead of time, so they can timely respond to the request for information about land opportunities in the area. >> the city has had interest in are hoping a new school and subsequent neighborhood development nearby will take advantage of a new park.juli sey

you can share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. lo gene wilder was a music maker and a dreamer of dreams. the actor graduated from the university of iowa in 1955. he died today at 83, but his unforgettable characters will remain with us for decades. michelle turner takes a look at his inspiring career. >> reporter: you can say was mel brooks who first saw something funny in actor gene wilder. his breakthrough role as the neurotic accountant in producers earned him a nomination for best supporting actor. >> [ video playback ] >> reporter: gene wilder was born in milwaukee wisconsin and cut the acting bug by doing theater. his professional relationship with brooks was akin to lightning in a bottle. he earned his 2nd oscar not, this time for best adapted screenplay for they are perry on frankenstein. >> reporter: his role as a hard drinking gunslinger in blazing saddles also help to submit his rise to stardom. >> [ video playback ] >> reporter: perhaps the film imagination."his private life >> [ video playback ] >> reporter: his priva

please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon,the damage left behind after tornadoes swept through central indiana.how people are now trying to recover. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. he wears it like a crown. "make america great again". but trump made his shirts in bangladesh. his ties in china. and his suits in mexico. in fact, the real donald trump outsourced his products and jobs to 12 different countries. so don't believe the hat. buildings are now destroyed in america. buildings are now destroyed and trees uprooted after tornadoes tore through central indiana yesterday afternoon. actually there were no serious injuries. this video captured shows a starbucks crumbling to the ground. starbucks said no customers or employees were injured the red cross has now shut up -- set up shelters for victims of the tornado. >>> we're in the weather center taki >>> a lot more to deal with today. let's get into doppler radar. there is rain in the southern part of the state as we meet and

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please share your th with us by email or facebook. iowa senator chuck grassley -- --says the 300-dollar gift certificates given out by the maker of the epi-pen is not eno. enough.senator grassley is one of seven lawmakers demanding answers about the drastic price hike over recent years. he says the company should offer the life-saving drug at a more affordable price.today, senator grassley told cbs 2 news he is not giving up the fight to fix the problem. action we'll take until i get a chance to read their letter and also to consider what the food and drug administration might be able to do to get some competition" competition"grassley believes if the drug maker had a competitor, it would drive the price down to more appropriate competition. >> if the drugmaker had a competitor grassley believes it would drive the price down to more appropriate levels . >>> the us is stepping up levels to keep our bloo safe from the zika virus. all blood donations are recommended to be screened for the virus. the fda conference -- confirms one donatio

you can contact us - by email or facebook. - this week-end - - an n-f-l quarter - before his foot - ball game - even started.colin - cap- er - nick - refused to stand for the national anthem - - saying he can't honor a flag - for a country that oppresses?? black people. people.he says it's bigger than football - - your thoughts - in tonights say wt what the pictures of cap - er - nick sparked outrage - - from those who saw it as disrespectful.and those defending his right to protest. protest." making 20 - 30 million dollars and say well picked on, baloney. " richard says - cap-er-nick should apologize - since being an american certainly hasn't hurt his success. success." i think anybody in america who wants to can make as much or as little out of his life as they want to i know plenty of minorities i live next to a reservation i've seen what happened to the reservation .. they're booming now. " " all i see is the most racist stuff about it. " they're booming now. >> all i see racist stuff about it. >> but the negative response to the national anthem protest moves he's right. >> the song

please share your thoughts with us but from email or facebook . >> a local trucking company is something that is to get on the road towards better pay. cedar rapids-based the rft has been given the green light for its veterans apprenticeship program. the approval means new and current drivers using g.i. benefi earn additional income within the company. managers tell us that the program will complement the company's existing heroes on the highway military program. developing tonight health insurance rates will still be going up for tens of thousands of iowans. iowa insurance commissioner nick gerhardt tells us those most affected are iowans who buy their own insurance. increases have been approved for policyholders . some will face hikes as much as 42%. if you would like to see the total amount of iowans impacted you can log onto our website cbs2iowa.com across the country alzheimer's disease not only affects patients but their families. next month the corridor is hosting the walk to and alzheimer's. connor morgan joins us liv purpose. >>>>> reporter: karen, alzheimer's is a disease that

remember you can always reach me on twitter, email, or facebook. but for now its good-bye for me.ook forward to seeing you next time. ♪ steves: while dedicating a month of your life to walk the camino may be admirable, it doesn't work for everyone. but any traveler can use this route as a sightseeing spine and as an opportunity to appreciate some of the joys and lessons that come with being a pilgrim. just 5 miles before the spanish border stands the french basque town of st. jean-pied-de-port. traditionally, santiago-bound pilgrims would gather here to cross the pyrenees and continue their march through spain. visitors to this popular town are a mix of tourists and pilgrims. at the camino office, pilgrims check in before their long journey to santiago. they pick up a kind of pilgrim's passport. they'll get it stamped at each stop to prove they walked the whole way and earned their compostela certificate. walking the entire 500-mile-long route takes about five weeks. that's about 15 miles a day, with an occasional day of rest. the route is well-marked with yellow arrows and scallo

we love hearing from you, so send us an email, or visit us on facebook.week and hope you'll join us then. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] bq ♪ >> hello and welcome to "focus on europe." in today's show, we'll be examining why going from spain to portugal means, quite literally, a step back in time. more of that later. my name's damien mcguinness. great you could join us today. one of the big stories in europe and the moment is what's going on in turkey. since the failed coup, president recep tayyip erdogan has been clamping down heavily on dissent. this is creating tensions between critics and supporters of the government. tensions which are now reaching germany. tens of thousands of german-turks have been demonstrating in cologne in support of erdogan's government, and against those who staged the coup. followers of the islamic guelen movement are accused of being behind it. they are bad people, says this man, and he wants them thrown out of germany.

please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. tomorrow - donald second annual roast and ride. senator ernst will ride 42 miles throughout des moines - to the iowa fairgrounds on saturday.this is video from the first ever roast and ride last year.that's where a large barbeque will be held - and where trump will share the stage with top state republicans.it will be trump's fourth time in the state - since he accepted the g-o-p's nomination in july. legal problems for ryan lochte are now heating up upauthorities in brazil charged the american swimmer with filing a bogus robbery rep. games, lochte and three other u-s swimmers claimed they were robbed at gunpoint.police say the men were intoxicated and vandalized a gas station bathroom.if convicted of these new charges, lochte could face up to six month in jail or a fine.he's been summonded back to rio - although he does have an option to send a lawyer. lochte has also lost millions in sporting endorsments. it's and right now in it's de. degrees.coming up - he nightclub shooting won't

please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. next on the fox 28 news at nine -- --a unique way to help local vets in need.how you can open your doors and care for those who served. served.a stormy day, or a sunny day, a where you were today. weatherfirst chief meteorologist terry swails tells us when the hit or miss storms will move out -- when the fox 28 news at nine many students are getting ready to head to college, tomorrow on fox28 morning live, tips for packing up and unpacking for a college dorm. dorm.two men and a truck join us with how to be most efficient in a small space. we'll see you tomorrow on 7. close to one thousand veterans nationwide are getting the medical help they need >>> close to 1,000 veterans dora miller joins us now to tell us about this unique program with caregivers who volunteer, dora? this program has been in the u-s since 1999...but the iowa city v-a medical foster home program just kicked off one year ago. ago.it's a voluntary program that allows caregivers to move veterans into their homes...an a

please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. right now - south florida is bracing for possible flooding. flooding.a tropical storm is churning off the coast - threatening the southern part of the state with several days of heavy rain.the storm was last tracked 60 miles south of key west - and is heading toward the gulf of mexico. another storm - hurricane gaston is getting stronger but forecasters say it doesn't pose any threat to land. a bus carrying flood recovery workers from new orleans to baton rouge crashed into a fire truck and three other vehicles yesterday.two people were killed and nearly 40 others injured.state police say the bus driver was a 37-year-old honduran man who'd entered the u-s illegally.he's expected to be charged with two counts of negligent homicide. cbs 2 news has been tracking the declining interest in becoming a police officer in stations say they're getting fewer recruits to join the force -- and that's happening around the nation too. too.police in san jose, california are working around the clock -

please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. terry, the weekend is almost here and with it comes more facebook. >>> terry, the weekend is nearly here and with that a chance of more rain. >> looks that way but probably not until friday night and that we may get that out of here by sunday. and second half of the weekend looks a lot warmer and a little >>> we saw a lot of clouds in our skies today. tonight those are starting to move out. they've already cleared out of northern and western communities and trying to break up in the southeast. temperatures out there tonight are kind of reflecting that where the skies have cleared, it is definitely quite a bit cooler. 66 in decorah. 67 in wurlt la and cedar rapids. around iowa city, the temperature there is at 73 degrees. here's the high temperatures from around the state of iowa and readings were below normal across the entire state. the warmest area way down in the southeast, burlington managed to get up to 81 degrees but only 75 around decorah and even on the western border of the s

you can share your thoughts with us by email or through facebook .>>> we have . it is friday night terry is here with us to tell us what to expect . >> we have showers in the forecast to start the weekend . there's a lot of activities tomorrow i'm a particularly in iowa city . i think the majority of the range to be out of the area in the early afternoon . it should clear out into the nighttime hours . file goes to plan, it should be nice . it is cloudy in cedar rapids . if you go northwest, there are showers . temperature is 73 degrees . of humidity -- hour humidity is at 76% . as we go to the satellite, we have a lot of clouds most of the showers that occur during the day, light and were confined to the northwestern counties . with the clouds around all day long, temperatures are much cooler than they should be for this time of year . waterloo tanks entered northern syria to help syrian rebels clear isis from a border town . no group so far has come forward claiming or sensibility . at least seven people are dead and many more injured in a terrorist attack in a

please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. right now - south florida is bracing for possible flooding. flooding.a tropical storm is churning off the coast - threatening the southern part of the state with several days of heavy rain.the storm was last tracked 60 miles south of key west - and is heading another storm - hurricane gaston is getting stronger but forecasters say it doesn't pose any threat to land. a bus carrying flood recovery workers from new orleans to baton rouge crashed into a fire truck and three other vehicles yesterday.two people were killed and nearly 40 others injured.state police say the bus driver was a 37-year-old honduran man who'd entered the u-s illegally.he's expected to be charged with two counts of negligent homicide. cbs 2 news has been tracking th becoming a police officer in eastern iowa.many police stations say they're getting fewer recruits to join the force -- and that's happening around the nation too. too.police in san jose, california are working around the clock -- forcing some officers t

or images from that you'd like to share with us... we'd love to see them. you can post them to our facebook page or email them directly to us at desk-at-kvvu-dot- com. you could see your images live on air right here on fox5. ken smith joins us now from the traffic center. ken, the eye-15 was shut down through the el cajon pass in both directions tuesday we're learning that there is no time table for when it will reopen?! good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk les krifaton joins us now to talk about the smoke that's pushing into the vegas valley. les, we're learning that the extremly hot, dry conditions are making the battle more difficult for firefighters. what's in store for them today? another hot day in las vegas as temperatures remain above normal. we are adding something new to the mix wednesday, smoke drifting into the valley from the blue cut fire near th

or should the locals make a better effort to understand other cultures? let us know what you think about that by getting in touch on facebook, email or twitter.ith the refugee crisis and terror attacks dominating headlines, tales of the economic crisis that threatened to tear the europe union apart all but disappeared. the bank crisis is however still affecting parts of the continent. italy, the eurozone's third-largest economy, is struggling with huge public debt as well as a looming crisis in its banking sector. all that has has driven thousands of small businesses into bankruptcy, for instance in the northern italian town of padua. but in our next report, we show how some enterprising employees there took matters into their own hands. reporter: solimano dal corso is under pressure. he may be the production manager here, but with 4,000 books due for delivery tomorrow, it's all hands on board. the 25 members of the zanardi cooperative haven't had an idle moment since they took over their company. >> if we hadn't taken things into our own hands with our cooperative, then all the machinery here would now be lying still and zanardi's would no l

we love hearing from you, so send us an email, or visit us on facebook.week and hope you'll join us then. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] 8úxú 08/12/16 08/12/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! as republican presidential nominee donald trump lays blame on obama for the wars engulfing the middle east, we'll look at a remarkable new report on what's happened in the region since the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. '

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we love hearing from you, so send us an email, or visit us on facebook.week and hope you'll join us then. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> memphis, tennessee... it has been written if music were religion, then memphis would be jerusalem and sun studio its most sacred shrine. and you are here. with grace askew. ♪ love ain't nothing but a drug ♪ ♪ something to fill you up >> i'm a sixth general memphis citizen. we have mark on up right base and logan hanna on lead guitar. i've just been touring nonstop. that's kind of how i made my living for the past five years. five

we love hearing from you, so send us an email or visit us on facebook.'ll be back next week and we hope you'll join us then. ♪ >> memphis, tennessee. it has been written, if music were religion, then memphis would be jerusalem and sun studio its most sacred shrine. and you are here! with flea market hustlers. ♪ all i can tell you is i'll be all right ♪ ♪ i'm the last man standing tonight ♪ >> i'm david preston. i'm in the flea market hustlers. i play acoustic guitar and lead vocals. i'm joined by mike sharp. >> i play the mandolin. >> i play the lead drum set. >> and we had joey fletcher on the guitar. >> we have been doing t

let us know by getting in touch on facebook, email or twitter. that's it for today.hank you for watching. in the meantime, it's goodbye from me and the whole team. see you next time. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] steves: a selection of ferries make the 50-mile crossing between helsinki and tallinn nearly hourly. because of the ease of this delightful two-hour cruise and the variety a quick trip over to estonia adds to your nordic travels, pairing helsinki and tallinn is a natural. stepping off the boat in tallinn, the capital of estonia, you feel you've traveled a long way culturally from finland. its a mix of east and west. tallinn's nordic lutheran culture and language connect it with stockholm and helsinki, but two centuries of czarist russian rule and nearly 50 years as part of the soviet union have blended in a distinctly russian flavor. fins and estonians share a similar history. first, swedish domination, then russian. then independence after world war i.

we love hearing from you, so send us an email, or visit us on facebook.week and hope you'll join us then. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] steves: in a nutshell, classical rome lasted about 1,000 years -- roughly 500 b.c. to 500 a.d. rome grew for 500 years, peaked for 200 years, and fell for 300 years. the first half was the republic, ruled by elected senators. the last half was the empire, ruled by unelected emperors. in its glory days, the word "rome" meant not just the city, but what romans considered the entire civilized world. everyone was either roman or barbarian. people who spoke latin or greek were considered civilized, part of the empire. everyone else, barbarian. according to legend, rome was founded by two brothers, romulus and remus. abandoned in the wild and suckled by a she-wolf, in actuality, the first romans mixed and mingled here -- in the valley between the famous seven hills of rome. this became the roman forum. in 509, they tossed

let us know by getting in touch on facebook, email or twitter. that's it for today.hank you for watching. in the meantime, it's goodbye from me and the whole team. see you next time. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] steves: i'm meeting my florentine friend tommaso at i fratellini, a venerable hole in the wall much loved among locals for its tasty sandwiches and wine sold by the glass. -grazie. -tommaso: thank you. and when you're done, you leave it on the rack. steves: boy, it's intense in the city. tommaso: yes, it is. well, if you want to leave the tourists, let's cross the river, and let's go to where the real florentines live and work. -steves: what's that? -tommaso: the oltrarno area. steves: there's much more to this town than tourism, as you'll quickly find in the characteristic back lanes of the oltrarno district. artisans busy at work offer a rare opportunity to see traditional craftsmanship in action. you're welcome to just drop in to little shops, but, r

please feel free to share your thougts with us via facebook, email or twitter. thank you for watching. in the meantime it's goodbye from me and the whole team. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] steves: since the romantic era in the 19th century, luzern has been a regular stop on the grand tour route of europe. [ whistle blows ] its inviting lakefront now includes a modern concert hall, which incorporates the lake into its design. the old town, with a pair of picture-perfect wooden bridges, straddles the reuss river, where it tumbles out of lake luzern. the bridge was built at an angle in the 14th century to connect the town's medieval fortifications. today, it serves strollers, rather than soldiers, as a peaceful way to connect two sides of town. many are oblivious to the fascinating art just overhead. under the rafters hang about 100 colorful 17th-century paintings showing scenes from luzern and its history. this legendary giant dates to the middle ages, when

or should the locals make a better effort to understand other cultures? let us know what you think about that by getting in touch on facebook, email or twitter.th the refugee crisis and terror attacks dominating headlines, tales of the economic crisis that threatened to tear the europe union apart all but disappeared. the bank crisis is however still affecting parts of the continent. italy, the eurozone's third-largest economy, is struggling with huge public debt as well as a looming crisis in its banking sector. all that has has driven thousands of small businesses into bankruptcy, for instance in the northern italian town of padua. but in our next report, we show how some enterprising employees there took matters into their own hands. reporter: solimano dal corso is under pressure. he may be the production manager here, but with 4,000 books due for delivery tomorrow, it's all hands on board. the 25 members of the zanardi cooperative haven't had an idle moment since they took over their company. >> if we hadn't taken things into our own hands with our cooperative, then all the machinery here would now be lying still and zanardi's would no lo

let us know by getting in touch on facebook, email or twitter. that's it for today.r watching. in the meantime, it's goodbye from me and the whole team. see you next time. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] 8úxúbq [applause] terry: thank you, nina. i'm so sorry my father wasn't here. not long ago, he said, "terry, i'm so glad you have a hobby." [a[audience laughingng] thank you, nina, for your faith. it has kept me upright. thank you for your love and your embodieded wisdom. in these 25 years, your evolution has become our own. the g gravity of your voice, the vitality of the struggle has shown us here today repeatedly not only what is possible but what is necessary.

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via facebook or email. but first let's get a check of your weather on this friday morning! here's meterologist michael schlesinger. ((30 second tease 15 seconds ah) ahead))forecast...today: nice day. high: 78tonight: storms late. low: 64saturday: scattered storms. high: 79 sunday: partly cloudy. high: 81 monday: partly cloudy. high: 81 forecast...today: nice day. high: 78tonight: storms late. low: 64saturday: storms. high: 79sunday: partly cloudy. high: 81monday: partly cloudy. high: 81forecast... today: nice day. new details this morning in the death of a 2-year-old boy in milwaukee. milwaukee.police say it happened around 7:30 last avenue.. on the city's northside.the young boy was found unresponsive... after his mom put him down for a nap. a family member tells cbs 58 the boy was a twin.she says he stopped breathing and his mom brought him to a house on 13th street... but by the time they got there... the child was already dead. 3 just into our newsroom, a man injured in a shooting yesterday in milwaukee has died. died.this was the scene at 29th street near wisconsin ave

tweet us-- post it to our facebook page-- or shoot us an email. chopper 13 fast and first over the scene-- in a desert area just outside of nellis air force base. 13 action news reporter mahsa saeidi is there-- with this mahsa? his 25 years of experience may have saved his life! he was trying to get back to nellis across the street... but instead...the fighter jet came crashing through that brick wall.. we are going to zoom in.... so you can see the damage to the structure.... and also...all that black charred debris...on the other side. chopper 13 ...fastnd over the scene... we know the pilot...a civilian contractor... had just finished a training exercise with the 57th wing operations. getting the airmen ready for potential combat... he was almost at his destination..when something went wrong! his a 4 sky hawk jet ...started to go down! the pilot pulled ejection handle and was able go safely parachute out of the plane. right now... the ntsb is investigating... people here are used to hearing at five, youll hear from them and see video taken mome

something to your commute that is bugging you or is there a traffic mystery you just can't figure out? ask olessa. tweet me, post on my facebook page or email ask olessa at hearst dot com. i'll get answers for you and share them right here on the eyeopener. emily: sounds good, thank you. five on the opioid crisis, new hampshire's attorney general is targeting a major drug maker accused of withholding information. a recent l.a. times investigation found purdue pharma was not sharing trafficking with california law enforcement. new hampshire's ag says that same company is refusing to turn over documents he requested months ago. >> somebody can tell me they have nothing to hide, why they fighting so hard to keep from turning over the documents if that is the case? emily: purdue pharma denies the allegations. governor baker is looking to include canada in his efforts to stop opioid trafficking. baker is hosting the new england governors and eastern canadian the agreement would include pledges to work with health care providers to set guidelines for prescriptions and to integrate state systems so there's more information sharing. your economy he

if you have video or images from the blue-cut fire that you'd like to share with us... we'd love to see them. you can post them to our facebook page or email them directly to us at desk-at-kvvu-dot- com. you could see your images live now let's check in with les krifaton for a look at how the blue cut fire is affecting our air quality here in the valley. now let's check in for a look at how the blue cut fire is affecting our air quality here in the valley. another hot day in las vegas as temperatures remain above normal. we are adding something new to the mix wednesday, smoke drifting into the valley from the blue cut fire near the cajon pass. a seasonal air quality advisory for ground level ozone is already in place, adding the smoke will likely cause air quality to worsen through part of the day. daytime temperatures will continue a downward trend the rest of the week. the uv index for wednesday is 10 or very high. have been forced to evacuate during the fire.. packing community centers and high school gyms.. without any word if their homes have been destroyed. event animal shelters have opened up.. accepting pets from evacuees across sa

tweet me, post on my facebook page or email askolessa@hearst.com. i'll get answers for you and share them right here on the eyeopener. randy: this morning two kayakers are in critical condition after being hit by a ferry on the hudson river. 10 people were injured in all. police say the pilot of the ferry was taking the usual route. he saw the kayakers out of the corner of his eye and couldn't stop in time. no charges have been filed. >> [shouting] randy: when you are seeing here is a suspect and framingham 29-year-old marcus bino punching the officers in the kitchen of a framingham apartment. his girlfriend called 911 early sunday morning for help saying he was punching her. the police chief says the officers displayed incredible restraint as the combative suspect refused to follow any commands. >> in 32 years this is one of the worst i have seen. finally able to restrain bino with a taser. he's facing multiple charges including two counts of assault and battery on a police officer. the officers, treated for injuries at an area hospital. emily: we

tweet me, post on my facebook page or email askolessa@hearst.com. i'll get answers for you and share them right here on the eyeopener. randy: this morning a new warning about a very common device. a computer charger blamed for destroying a billerica family's home. firefighters say someone left their laptop charging inside this home on boston road. the family was away on vacation and had no idea what they would come back to. >> it heated up the road in the computer so much that it actually burned a hole in the floor. everybody has to get in the habit of unplugging. randy: firefighters say it's an important reminder to always unplug your devices once they are done charging. and never charge something while you sleep. emily: your economy now, some iphone users are taking on apple over defective touch-screens on the 6 and 6s. they've filed a class-action lawsuit, accusing the tech giant of fraud. makes the iphone un-usable. the suit claims apple has known about the defect for a while, but refuses to fix it. the federal government is still backing the mb

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