"why don't we get more faculty in, a more diverse faculty, more faculty that could meet the needs of minorities?" minorities?" "i thinknk personalized learning is definitely a key component coming forward." forward.""we do need to make slipping through the cracks have resours and have the same sort of attention that's needed to bring them up to speed."parents say they aren't looking to just write ideas on paper...they -- and the school board -- plan to make concrete changes. changes. "we need to do a bettererob of being as transparent as possible and communicate what we're already doing." doing." "they say more than 50 percent of the jobs in the future haven't been created yet, we have workrko do." on our website, we have the objectives of the equity plan laid out by the district..and what the district has already implemented.dora miller, fox 28 news. one study shows iowa ranks near the bottom for racial progress and intergration. intergration.according to wallet-hub-dot-com - iowa is 49th out of all 50 states and washington, d.c when it comes to racial progress..the website looked a

it's also quite diverse when it comes to staff and faculty. i think we need to do much more with faculty, with more delivered recruitment. but if you look at our student body it is very diverse along multiple dimensions. of course, race and ethnicity is a major one and gender, sexual orientation, national origin... this is a very international university. we have students from more than 100 countries, from all 50 states in the united states. it's very, very diverse culturally, socioeconomically as well. so that's a great strength. what i've been saying is that we need to keep track of the metrics of diversity, make sure that we are not just on track but getting better every beyond the numbers and we need create a culture of belonging, a feeling, a sense of every member of this community that this is their place on earth while they're students or staff members or faculty. because you can have good numbers and you can still have a large number of members in the community who feel this is not their place, who feel isolated or alienated from the c

faculty and students plan to protest and bring-- >> part of the reason they are going to be focusing on that at this particular meeting is because the original meeting was scheduled to take place in greens bureau at north carolina a and t one of four black colleges in the system but because of the weather you can see all the snow the meeting was postponed today here in chapel hill. students want the board to put more resources towards historically black colleges. unwith of--one of them is elizabeth city state which has had many problems over the enrollment. today the board is expected to vote on her replacement and this is going to be the first meeting since tom ross was of the year. the new system president will officially start in march and be at that board meeting there. faculty and students have been voicing their opposition to her appointment as the new president here. one of the reasons they have been against it is because they say the board was secretive in their process to hire her. today's meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. >> tara live in chapel hill thank you. >>> the direct

faculty and students at u-s-c have been spending a lot of hours lately trying to preserve military history. specifically, film history spanning decades of the u-s marine corps. the marine corps university reached out to u-s-c for help digitizing its massive tape library. some of the film dates back to the 1930s and shows everything from marine basic training on parris island to home movies. u-s-c received more than 2,000 hours of film from the corps at the end of last year to start the project. officials say the goal will be to eventually get it all on the web for the public to view. "our mission is to make sure that quantico continues to have access to this so that the marines can continue to study their own history at the marine eager for us to

but i am really the only diehard clemson faculty member in my division. it's definitely sometimes a challenge to survive in that environment. championship special, news 19 sports director, reggie anderson, will bring you the latest live from arizona right before the big game. that airs at 7:30 p.m. tonight right here on news 19. but cannot make it out to arizona, you can watch the game with your fellow tiger fans, the clemson club will be hosting a party here at hickory tavern located in the vista tonight. >>> still to come, a fire at the former home of michael slater who is the officer of murder charges of walter scott. why officials think the fire is suspicious. after the break. >>> major garrett visits the ted cruz bus, he talks with the questions over his eli >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with news 19 this morning, it is monday, january 11, 2016. >> the time 16. >> the time right now is 6:56, today's top stories in your midlands rundown. >>> police continue to investigate a fire at the vacant home a former north charleston police officer m

from faculty and students in the classrooms of mdu two ambassadors and key leadership positions here at the university, the university is well served by these tremendous members of the state department. we are therefore very privileged to welcome the secretary of state as our distinguished speaker today. he's an american with over the years of distinguished service to our nation. as a naval officer during vietnam, to be an lieutenant governor for the state of massachusetts to 28 years in the united states senate he assumed his current position in 2013. babies and gentlemen, it is my profound honor to introduce to you the 16th secretary of the state, john kerry. [applause] >> thank you, good morning. >> thank you very much. thank you all of you. it's a great privilege for me to be here, delighted to be in the presence of so many people currently serving our nation it is a privilege to be at ndu. i'm also honored that the secretary of the air force debbie james is here. thank you for being a part of this. before i begin, i want to underscore how pleased i am that our sailors were safel

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but i am really the only die hard clemson faculty member in my division, so sometimes it's definitely a challenge to survive sometimes in that environment.we will have news 19 crews in phoenix...clemson...and in the sure to follow air..online...and 3 if you're a clemson fan and can't make it out to arizona...you can watch the game with your fellow tigers fans.the columbia clemson club will be hosting a viewing party here in town.it will be at the hickory tavern in the 3 be sure to watch our clemson championship special.it airs mondat night...at 7:30...right here on wltx. 3 3 it has been a breezy and mostly dry day across the midlands. early this morning there were a few showers, but once the cold front moved through the rain came to an end and our clouds have been decreasing. we did make it into the upper 50s this afternoon, but it has been chilly. here are the current temperatures across the state. it has been windy too, we've had wind gusts up to 30 mph in columbia.here are the current wind speeds across the state. for tonight the winds will become a little lighter, look for lows in

agents interviewed faculty students and emily mills. mills said the fbi was interested in speak with her because she's written several articles about him in the past. a joint terrorism task force has been investigating the history professor the last year and a half. pino spoke with mill in an on- camera interview yesterday and deemed -- denied being a supporter of the islamic state. >> he said they're not true and that he doesn't have any ties to the islamic state and doesn't support the organization. >> reporter: the 55-year-old is no stranger to controversy n.2011, he came under fire for shouting death to israel during a speech. kent state releasing a statement and saying the fbi reassured the university but is under no threat. sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >>> and thank you. >>> new overnight from the live desk, an emotional farewell to hundreds gathering to pay tribute to thomas cottre well, l in the parking lot where he was shot to death two nights earlier. they started searching for the officer late sunday night after a 911 call f

now the web site says the task force interviewed several faculty members. and more than 20 students. however. it's important to point out that he hasn't been charged with any crimes. but others have been led to believe that he may have been or at least being abg -dz of recruiting people. perhaps for the islamic state. to support the euz lamic state. no stranger to controversy. he came under fire for praising a suicide bomber. in an editorial written for thehe and in 2007, he was accused of writing for an extremist islamic web site. however kent state said it had no evidence linking him to the sight. earlier tonight the fbi released a statement. >> . i got a phone call. from a special agent. asking me about him. i had written several articles. as far as whether or not it's >> . all right. let's talk about our weather here. forced to close today because of weather. cold. new information about a story we told you about last night. cleveland city hall responding to our report showing the city is often failing to meet its goals for the number of ambulances on st

nevada newsmakers," we are pleased to welcome for the first time to the program, john scire, adjunct faculty political science at unr. job wrong. >> thank you very much. program, sir. one thing senator reid was pleased about there was no monnethere for yucca mountain. at this point in time, do we presume that as repository for nuclear waste that yucca mountain is truly dead? there may be other uses down the road, but reality this is dead. >> the reality is it is on hold, not dead. and what i've advocated for year, it not be used for storage until waste is reprocessed. if you reprocess nuclear waste, you reduce volume of storage down to about 5% of the total. the nuclear waste because it is 104 sites around the country, target for terrorists. >> what way would they be able to use this for terrorism? >> you got above ground storage of nuclear waste casks, they are supposed to be able to withstand explosion. for example, within 15 miles of washington, d.c., nuclear power plant on chesapeake bay that has nuclear waste, not buried deep underground, which is what yucca mountain would do, but acces

now, the group called the faculty forward network sites a sur vi of 1,400 faculty that says profes soars are deeply unhappy with the director of higher ed and the state. we'll have more as it continues to unfold continue at 6:00 and 7:00 and on online at wncn.com. >>> a henderson teen air forced for a deadly shooting is due inside a courtroom today. 18-year-old raheen wilson is accused of killing 31-year-old justin moore in his vehicle in november. moore's prove was also injured but survived with minor injuries. >>> sampson county sheriff's deputy haves linked two women to a h 2014 murder investigation. west has been charged as an axis vi after the fact. >>> a man accused of firing a gun at a gastonia #345u8 monday afternoon remains in the hospital. investigators say jamal hill fired at least one shot when police tried to arrest him for stealing a car at eastridge mall. during the 19-year-old's escape attempt he fell 25 feet from a retaining wall. no one else was injured. >>> durham police continue the search for the suspect who held up a duker university student. the incident happened r

this is been going on for a year and a half the task force has interviewed several faculty and more than a dozen office students in an interview last night he admits he has spoke about controversial issues but denied any support oftr people can take them with grain is so they want to bitit i am a citizen of the united states with all the rights and obligations and downs i followed outlaw isaac it that others do so also.ut he has not been charged with anything. we contacted the fbi they released a statement saying they ongoing investigation in the universities that they are cooperatingi fully with this terrorism task force. other news this morning including two here in northeast ohio. it's working to streamline operations and handle underperforming restaurants the westlake is among those i will close the chase has 51 locations the ten states first restaurant open and columbus back in 1970 to the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. her table games like blackjack. no casino experience is offered but they did to catch the suspect other officer parma good at morning. we're doing

. >> reporter: i'm in clemson where students faculty and all tigers fan ag up for the football gayle on monday. a lot clemson ler calling a keep heart to hire education culture that's why they're calling on faculty to be more flexible with absences and assignnents for those traveling to cheer on the tigers in arizona. >>> so a lot of us very excite about the v to the champions an that is the thing we have been asking folks about online today. >> yeah, 7 news anchor keeping tabs on that. >> i had a lot of fun with church friends talking about whether t' going to spring for that. they cern have the desire but it's the money. we're asking you what your plans and here the results so far at this point roughly a quarter of you who have responded saying yeah, you plan to spring for it. just imagine being part of the sea of orang but, you know, as we look at the options there whether it's watch it at home, with friend, go to a sports bar to me it l like one of the buy food and drink if you want it but if you want to capture the game spirit, the game feel that actually being at the game, bein

back in november, cal state faculty and staff voted to authorize a strike. representing 25,000 university employees, including counselors, librarians and coaches. the faculty association wants a 5% pay hike, along with a 2.7% pay bump based on their years of service. the university, they are offering a 2% pay raise. the bay area news group is reporting a strike could not be called until the faculty received the report from a neutral arbitrator, which that could take six weeks or more. they will keep bargaining with the union. >>> it is 5:56. coming up in our 6:00 hour, a san mateo neighborhood on lockdown. alex savage is out there. we will check in with him as police search for a suspected burglar after firing shots outside a home early this morning. again, in san mateo. >> plus, another battle over affordable housing in san francisco. the two competing measures that may be on the june ballot. lot. [♪] ♪ take the time ♪ in your life ♪ just before ♪ it passes by ♪ then you'll know ♪ to keep it slow ♪ so here we go [♪] ♪ here we go >>> good morning, a major ma

but we have faculty and alumni. our university president and his wife, president garvey, will be volunteering on this day. and so i think it's important that we see the leadership of our university out in the community as well. >> big effort, a lot of energy there. lillie, the deltas are sponsoring an oratorcal contest, one of the largest celebrations of the king holiday of its type in this regionel. tell us about. >> this is our 26th year. our 31st year for the king day celebration. initially, we invited speakers, the traditional bring in a speaker, speaking before an audience and a church. and about 26 years ago, i was given the opportunity to chair the social action committee, and decided we would try to use oratorical, because dr. king as you know, was an orator. so our sorority sponsors a program at hilton memorial chapel, and it will be monday, the 11:00, and we have a competition of all high school and middle school students. at level one, they compete at their high schools and then the high school selects a

>> yes, yes, you see that the first impulse of administrators and faculty is often to censor, and it's reflective of the dysfunctional cult our campus when it comes to free speech. john: the attitude we have to focus on victimhood is amazing to me. a self-described transwoman named emma tweeted out it was repulsive the way journalists used paris to sweep conflict of the university of missouri under the rug. >> yeah, just how pathological this conflation of emotional and physical safety has become. john: and yet, even crazier than the missouri protest is what went on at yale after the university told students be careful what you wear on halloween. be sensitive. one professor sent out a thoughtful e-mail who said who's business is it to control the forms of costumes of young people? it's not mine. some students were outraged by that. saying not censoring costumes would lead someone to wear an offensive one. to clear things up, the professor went to talk to the students and this happened. >> what the [ bleep ] did you accept the position? who the [ bleep ] hired you? sit down. if that is

on monday, this letter was sent home explaining that some students and faculty were potentially exposed to a person fall semester. when mother jessica maese learned about the situation from us. >> it's kind of scary. >> doctor robert l knapp is director of the metro tb control program at the denver public health, while he can be deadly if not treated, he said that kunsmiller creative arts academy is safe. >>> we are comfortable with this is its use will at the school. >>> he explained to be usually affects the lungs and is spread through the air not surfaces. once school went on break, the risk for catching tuberculosis >>> infected person, belnap said the help -- health officials have contacted all faculty and potentially exposed. >>> we made arrangements to test them at the school on thursday this week. >>> jessica maese still worries. >> he's got younger brother and got 15 grandkids and i don't want them to be exposed to that. would denver public schools. >> we are confident with the work they are doing. >>> there will be a town hall meeting tomorrow night right here at kunsmiller cr

the british film crew uncovered evidence of routine adulteration of shrimp destined for faculties -- factories. in this footage, they demonstrated how shrimp from this region are secretly injected with dirty water to add weight before they are sold on to the factory. some ngos have often claimed t shrimp industry in bangladesh is necessary to development. they are affected by commercial shrimp agriculture. >> people who are living in areas the shrimp is being cultivated are being completely devoid of their livelihoods, of their lives it is a system that is not sustainable. and as to provide the eight cheaply in the country, how could that be developed? >> our investigation found their often met with intimidation, violence, and false charges. they favor the shrimp farmers. >> [speaking foreign language] show me the nearest starbucks -- >> it is commonplace. they're one of the few who are prepared to speak out against a shrimp farm employee who raped her in 2008. >> [speaking foreign language] >> our research into bangladesh shows that their shrimp industry has forged a crucial path of

that is 1000 people, more than that, between students, faculty and staff. damaged on the ground floor. it was over winter break. a water pipe disconnected above the cafeteria. it was not the cafeteria that was hit. in total, 95% of the ground floor impacted -- was impacted and destroyed, from the video we show you. the gymnasium floor comment it has ripples, almost like a body of water. that is what the water damaged it to the ground floor and the rest of the entire ground floor. to repair and maintain, that is a cost of $1 million, in all. it was discovered the day after christmas and has only been two weeks that students have been displaced. it happen during winter break and there were several weeks where there were no classes, regardless. students have been at the boys and girls club at truckee meadows to make sure they get traci davis, the superintendent, is going there this morning and classes resume at 7:15 work she will be here at 8:00 to be with students and look at the new school, as they go forward into 2016. >>> friends and family remembered a ri

and agents introduced several faculty members and students. the online editor reports a joint task force has been investigating him the last 18 months and why the fbi was interested in speaking with her. >> and i wrote a couple of arms about him and they wanted to see what we talked about in the interviews and get more information on him. >> and mills did an on-camera afternoon and this is what he had to say. >> everything that i have done, as far as i know and including what the lawyers and others have told me is perfectly legal. i have not broken the law enforcement i don't advocate that anyone else break the law. >> this is not the first time the history professor has been in the spotlight. we're told that he was in trouble a couple of years ago for saying death to israel during a speech. and fbi said this investigation is ongoing. sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >> and thank you. >>> new overnight from the live desk, an emotional farewell to a fallen hero. mondays gathering to pay tribute to danville police officer thomas cottrell at a vigil

have interviewed several faculty members is no stranger to controversy. i have no idea. we'll see with the investigation finds out. so chart no charges have been filed in connection with this case. cno they're fully cooperating with investigation we will have no further comment or the fbi has newsroom should can state there is no threat to campus. cleveland city hall isll responding to our report showing the city is often failing to meet its goal they maintained their goal is 18 eat them as few natural and around the clock. it's. always 33 what it can do better than caps on firefighters as first medical responders to handle care before an ambulance gets to the scene. the falcons and it report that showed we were given recently waited for 31 minutes to help a child was seizures. the company for shoes working to underperforming restaurants.g the horseshoe casino higher 50 part-time casinos for tabling slick blackti jack no prior casino experience is necessary for the training will be offered from february 29.9. i know a link on our website fuel prices may be following buto

it was an emotional day in milford high school as grief counselors hope to help the students and faculty of a 16-year-old girl who was described as many as a member of the family. >>> it was a tough day at fillford high school as students and faculty come to grips with the death of lauren millfong. >> dealing with the tragedy of the loss of lauren. we're speaking to and sharing the positive stories about her and about the person she was and character of the person. >> milford high school principal, lauren willphoung was always optimistic and had a smile that would light up a room. motivated, ambitious. she was a junior taking college courses. day. >> and sunday afternoon, lauren left work in the indian hill winter club and was driving road. ohio troopers say she lost control, overcorrected and lost the center line. colliding head on with the suv. aaron gentry, the key to overcorrecting is to slow down. >> slow off the gas pedal much keep the wheel straight as much as you can. there may be rough spots. there may be turbulence. keep it as safe as you can. then you could gradually get it up

many faculty across the c system and students have called attention to the fact that they think the hiring process for margaret spellings was secretive and that they were planning to voice that opinion today and call for e board to move forward with more transparency. the meeting is going to be here at the friday center at 10 am. >> tara lynn live in chapel hill, thank you. >>> it is 8:09. another democratic debate down, go before wa. s toin lauiol virgmimakers w origal e pr e ctriio leom. llow ha tighracendes pcheso vo >>a at en thaareihemsveap>>trlln s su due dient . haomebo ro pghter.>> rorte republican battle for iowis alone wiald trumand cruz lockn tensfit for first place. on monday, crumet ately with pastors icedar pi dingor theirote. abouother ndidate, the si reas there is only aitrp.pang ishire, truining tinship crnier >> rum go t s. brwews reba ongrhi > plecur >>> it sure feels good to see the sunshine. i don't know about walking on it, though. but you could. >> let's walk. let's walk over to elizabeth. [ ughter ] >> i think the cold air and snow is getting to bill. he's getting a

state said a letter was sent to faculty and staff alerting them it hoverboards on campus are banned. the department of environmental health and public safety says injuries. the school is offering students and faculty a place to temporarily store them if they cannot get them off campus. >> we started out in the 20's but it warmed up. downtown durham, our first alert weather station right at 60 degrees. a beautiful day, perfect for january. temperatures running about 10 above average. wilson. 59 in sanford, goldsboro still nice at 56. temperatures will fall but not nearly as cold as recent nights. my tomorrow morning into the rain will develop and continue mainly in the afternoon hours. we will time it out for you coming up at 5:00. it will be totally different wet on the way home with those temperatures in the upper 40's and lower 50's. colder sunday, and downright cold monday, only in the mid 30's. i'll tell you when it may warm up, coming up in just a little bit. anna: this is a cool story. downtown raleigh has a new wine bar and art gallery. today was the grand opening. the owner t

our faculties and students continue to be inspired by these historic origins. i would like to recognize the faculty and students who are with us this evening. please stand and show yourselves. [applause] we are very proud of you. there is some miles of like to recognize among us. i guess to happens to be a direct descendent of alexander hamilton. steve clemons is editor in large of the atlantic. -- i had to call him today, i called him on his cell phone. he said let me call you back. he called me back and said great, great, great, great grandson. steve, where are you? [applause] indeed.grandson before walking -- welcoming our college's president i would like to mention is a tradition for all of the recipients to visit us and meet our washington college students and faculty. miranda i know that your schedule is full, but when it eases up, we would like to welcome you into washington college. put in a word with lin tonight. to getnathan starts tired of the role of george the third, right here. if you would spend 45 minutes with me downstairs, i have a little -- y

students and faculty who need to be tested have been alerted. the health department says there's no on-going risk of t-b exposure at the school.... so everyone is ok to be on campus. confluence park in downtown denver will remain a construction zone for a year longer than initially expected. no construction work has happened for the past eight months. the plan was to have the park's popular trail, ramps and shoemaker plaza upgraded and ready to go by august. but crews hit a sludgy snag while excavating the site -- thick, dark colored liquid that's messy but the city says is not toxic. and it needs to be cleaned up. the plan for confluence park originally was going to cost $4.2 million ... but that number is rising, along with the number of months it will take to finish. however park visitors will see a temporary trail completed in the next few weeks. optimism and relflection. that will be the tone of president obama's final state of the union address. the entire event will unfold on snap chat -- an account that has been set up just for the occas

they back the idea of allowing guns on college capuses because it would give you and me, students, faculty and staff a better chance at defending ourselves in extreme situations, like a shooting on campus. the proposal would not affect private colleges and universities in florida. live at usf, sarah hollenbeck, 10news new this morning, a valrico family is out of their home after an early morning fire. the family tells us the fire started in the garage and caused some damage to the home. the family's dog woke them up, giving them time to get out of the home safely. right now, a big snowstorm is heading to the east coast. forecasters predict millions of people from washington to boston...even ohio could be hit by the end of this week. here's a live look at storm tracker 10 this morning. as you can see there isn't much to see. even though it's still early, forecast models are predicting a windy and strong storm. some major cities could see a foot or more of snow. people in georgia are keeping a close eye on the radar.. as winter weather heads their way. you may remember when snow and sleet hi

come out, be entertained and support a worthy cause. >> i think the fact the students will know the faculty will be playing you will see a lot of kids in the stands. give us where, when, one more time. >> tomorrow afternoon, the high school, doors own at 5:30 p.m. game time is 6:00 p.m. price is $5. all proceeds goes towards the worthy cause. >> tomorrow i will have a chance to be there again. thank you so much for inviting me again. good time again tomorrow. what is coming up after the break? >> thank you so much. >>> still ahead on friends @ for a thief who stole a tiger your help the mens basketball continues their undefeated stre >>> the basketball team continues their undefeated streak. they beat auburn last night 81- 69. 5 gamecocks reached double figures last night. the fourth time this season. this was the first sec game for the game sox this season. -- gamecocks this season. they continue sec plan on saturday. tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. and of course the men aren't the only -- aren't the only ones done feeted. the men and women are 27-0. south carolina replains the only school wi

students and faculty at colorado state university are rallying around a basketball player who lost his parents in a fire this week. n-c double a rules state - that donations can only go to pay for funeral and related expenses. the school says a go fund me page set within the rules. the original goal of 10-thousand dollars was met in a matter of hours. the amount - donated to his family's assistance fund - is more than 45-thousand dollars as of this morning. anything left over - will go to charity, per ncaa bylaws. although omogbo's parents and his 2- year old niece and nephew - died in the fire tuesday morning... he was back on the court last night playing for the rams on the road at the air force academy. rams ended up winning it 83 to 79. that's all for 9news at 4:30... 9news at 5 a.m...is next, stay with us. littleton public school leaders are

. >>> today, five duke university faculty members host a public forum to examine the impact of isis and abroad. among questions panelists will isis happen? how has the group exacerbated the plight of refugees? and, what is the threat posed to civilian populations in the united states and elsewhere? the forum will begin at 5:30 in room 4 of the stanford school of public policy at duke. it is open to the top -- public. >>> michigan governor rick snyder says he failed flint residents but pledged to take steps to fix the city's drinking water crisis. he promised millions in state funding and is deploying national guard members. the second term republican who devoted most of his annual tuesday night to the emergency in split has also pledged greater transparency. today he is planning to release his own emails regarding flints water. water became contaminated with too much lead when the city switched its water source in 2014 to save money. >>> most of detroit public schools are closed for the day due to teacher absences. detroit public schools says more than 85 of its roughly 100 schools are

also in iowa city today, a scare for students, parents and faculty at west high school. school.a bomb threat was reported, forcing leaders to evacuate the school around 8:45 this morning.police responded immediately wiwi k-9 units and swept the campus, but turned up nothing.parents picked up students at a nearby rec center while other students were bussed home. our priority is safety and when that happens, sometimes the academic have to take a back seat for part of the day. day.police are investigating all possible leads.the school not only were students and faculty evacuated, but a as well. well.the school had served as a voting location for today's special election.the johnson county auditor re-directed people to vote at the nearby athletic hall of fame. that special election was to fill a vacant seat on the johnson county board of supervisors.polls closed just momemes ago and d 're awaiting the first results.we'll have updates on this race later in our newscast. most would like to see some higher numbers on the thermometer. thermometer.we saw a slight improvement toda

organization for our politics of islam or any other political organization with the studentsni or with the faculty with anyone else on campus. he's not been charged with ad crime he's a tenured professor so they're not doing anything to removeoi him from the classroom the woman hit by a driver into cleveland intersection is recovering at home she spoke exclusivelyke with fox 8 of the woman the wheel.ly i want to think anyone who did come out that india come check on me.y perhaps and left knee are pretty soree after the accident she was help while in the crosswalk at fulton and clerkas video shows the station salvo summer was happening them left the policetie finding her. if your travel plans you're time it could cause still plays nationwide where than a thousand fights have artie been canceled including off american airlines for humans are also repositioning things hinckley psyching get them out of the way of the strongng some of the aircraft that read thoroughly me and washington and new york will be relocated hearing clevelando every eight minutes just ahead. ceric cavaliers stepped up to this c

kent state says the university's students and faculty are not in any danger. here's a shocking fact. the world's oceans will be filled with more plastic than fish by 2050. the world economic forum says the use of plastics has increased by 20 times in the past 50 years, and is expected to double again in the next 20 years. researchers found that 32-percent of all plastic packaging escapes collection systems, ending up the hit king... is in...what we're learning about pete's induction into the reds - hall of fame, next. a live look at beechmont avenue... ad lib weather tease "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. log on to fox19 now.com and download the fox19 now app." before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal. zen. the original double 'n cheese steakburger meal. oh! the $4 menu. where all meals are under $4. winter weather snow showers will morning causing pavement temperatures are extremely cold. t

(speaking native language) second narrator: as a faculty member at washington university medical school, dr. manary founded project peanut butter to bring the most effective malnutrition therapy to the children who need it most. alefa is 7 months old. she is just entering the critical 6-month-to-two-year-old window where children are most vulnerable to the impact of malnutrition. jason: alefa is, uh, severely malnourished and, um, (unclear), as you can see from the extremely small arms. second narrator: severely malnourished children at this age are at great risk. untreated, more than half will die. pilirani is two years old. severely malnourished kids often swell up with edema, a painful build-up of fluid under the skin. pilirani's swelling is so severe he can barely walk. until recently, the best treatment available for pilirani and alefa was one to two months of hospitalization. but even in the best rural hospitals, only 25% to 40% of children fully recover. project peanut butter gets much better results by distributing a special ready-to-use theraputic food to the mothers who will t

and faculty and students are ok to be on campus. so-called could get out of tonya couch yesterday.... she was brought back to texas last caught with her 18-year-old son ethan in mexico. she's now charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. couch will be fitted with a g-p-s monitor and likely get out today. neighbors say they heard a blast and then saw flames shooting from a home in ohio. the explosion took the lives of a family of four inside. just look at how much smoke is pouring out of the roof. the explosion happened in northfield, ohio last night... that's about 20 miles south of cleveland. firefighters say a mother, father, and in the blast. the family dog escaped. no word this morning on what caused the deadly explosion. fewer gop candidates are going to take part in the next prime- time debate. it's on thursday. fox business network says only seven candidates will appear on the main stage. donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, jeb bush, chris christie and john kasich all made the cut. fox business network says it set the lineup based on recent polling number

there's live interaction with faculty should they want there. there are deliverables and lots of peer to peer communication that happens so that in fact they can move along in lockstep. so there is support and we have the student advisors that chat to students to help them stay >> little bit of accountability. >> yes. >> are you seeing more of this type of learning? >> we have over 15,000 students since we've opened the last five or six years. they continue to come in and look for a way they can manage their work, manage theirr family, community obligations and still get education to either finish a degree or move up in a job. it could be life long learning skills they need. yes, we continuu to see very high demand in the flexible online schedules we have. >> very cool. one of the many things you can check out at the expo. this is going to be at he colorado mmlls this saturday from 10:00 to 4:00. 3 we'll all be out there. we'll have health, beauty, finance, education specialists. >>> here are other stories today. a garbage truck in new jersey, i

"shoveling" students and faculty were there to help break ground on the new ocean view elementary school building this morning. it's all part of a project by norfolk public schools to build five new schools in three years. construction is starting 90 days ahead of schedule. the future of a local smokehouse is uncertain this morning after a fire destoyed the building. only chopper 10 was above the scene in surry county. firefighters used water from hydrants and a nearby creek to control the fire at the edwards virginia smokehouse. most of the employees were out to lunch when the fire started. no one got tough loss for the workers. janda mueller edwards smokehouse employee (32) the future holds right now. from the looks of it, it's not looking good. :52 edwards ham will be closed until further notice. investigators are still working to figure out what caused the fire. a woman is sharing her terrifying ordeal after two men took her hostage in virginia beach. she hopes her story will help police catch the men who are still out there. the crime happened back on december 22nd in a busy parking

straight in the eye...i'm fighting fot his country...your dumb..not me." " sanders spoke to up to and faculty this morning. he talked about the economy, climate change, immigration, health care and the justice system. as for hillary clinton she will speak in newton this afternoon at 2-45.. tomorrow afternoon martin o'malley stops in council bluffs. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to amber alexander at the science center. the world health organization says the zika virus has now spread around the u-s. the organization says it will hold a emergency meeting on the virus on monday. the mosquito borne disease has been linked to microcephaly which causes brain damage. c-t-e has been blamed in the deaths of dozens of former n-f-l players and now iowa's tyler sash is among them. as justin surrency reports... his mother is is now questioning the sport their family grew up loving... "our son struggled with something he couldn't put his were left searching for answers after the sudden death of former iowa hawkeye football star tyler sash in september now have a bette

morning, everybody reports about the investigation, the fbi came two campus to talk to students and faculty after 18 month investigationto to determine if he hadti any association with isis, he has a history of of inflammatory ridings, some critical of the united states also pathetic to martyrdom, news conference to unite any ties to isis says he does not advocate violence referring to post on social media as entertainment entertainment but spoke to a student who said it might be best for him to resign so i asked him if he would resign. st if students are asking for your resignation, would you consider that? >> no sir, that's a question of speculation, and we are not going there. >> he's not charged with anything,r he he is a tenured anything toro remove him them from the classroom, dave nethers fox 8 news. >> there is a weather watch, the large winter storm could dump in several feet on parts of the east coast over the next today's . >> predicted to be the worst storm that we have seen since 2010ha. >> the national weather service says it could be one of the 10 worst blizzards on the east

students, faculty, hall fletcher elementary school, to help clean, garden and organize classrooms. unc-a will also hold their day of service. the annual m-l-k peace march will start at 11- 30 this morning at saint james a-m-e church in asheville. it will end with an event at pack square park. and remember, all banks and government offices are closed for the holiday today. 3 3 also happening today, free health screenings are being offered here in the mountains. park ridge health partnered with arden "adventist church" to put on the arden community health fair. it is to help the un-insured and under-insured. the event provides free screenings for things like blood pressure, hearing and vision. 3 dr. dewayne butcher, organizer we still find that a lot of people may have insurance but the deductable is so high that its not practically helping them as much as they'd like." the event is from eight to noonat arden adventist church on airport road. appointments are *not* required. 3 3 the panthers advance to the n-f-c championship for the first time since 2005. they to 24 in yesterday's ga

same piece of land have you the freshman middle bilding but it is not just open for the students. faculty and staff, they also have ak stows all the service. s >> kid that is come to school her, maybe they have live in school yet. >> reporter: the services are similar to combha wha students get, this is the first or a suburb an school. 300 he kid haves registered. >> rob: it is expected to officially open the first week of february >> cammy: there is another disturbing video of a chicago police officer killing a teenager. an officer fired four shots. releasing the video now is to show transparent spip >> cammy: the officer says chapman turned toward sz him and he thought he agun. the volunteer voo was only released after the judge ordering the city to do so. >>> the deadliest ebola outbreak is over. the three african countries hit the hardest have been given the all clear. the tropical virus kill more than 11,000. but health officials warn that it is not over, flarups are possible. >> cammy: r >> rob: new tonight a woman in a leadership progression admits to stealing thousands of dollars

students, faculty and staff will make a trip to hall fletcher elementary school, to help clean, garden and organize classrooms. unc-a will also hold their day of service. the annual m-l-k peace march will start at 11- a-m-e church in asheville. it will end with an event at pack square park. and a reminder.. all banks and government offices are closed for the holiday today. 3 3 also happening today, free health screenings are offered here in the mountains. park ridge health partnered with arden adventist church to host the arden community health fair. it is to help the uninsured and the under-insured the event provides free screenings for things like blood pressure, hearing and vision. 3 dr. dewayne butcher, organizer we still find that a lot of people may have insurance but the deductable is so high that its not practically helping them as much as they'd like." the event is from eight to noonat arden adventist church on airport road. appointments are *not* required.. 3 3 3 we have an early bird gets the win giveaway this morning! in honor of asheville restaurant week... we are giving a