forest city in the 60's all the way in the upstate. greenwood right now, very comfortable conditions. 71 degrees. hard to believe we are in the first week or so of winter. 13 miles an hour. 16 in andrews, three in franklin. this wind advisory kicks in. it goes through tomorrow morning. lower elevations up to 20. visibility not too great in asheville. 10 is the best we have. much worse into asheville. ahead of that, we'll see a slight chance of thunderstorms mainly in the in the southern part of the region. the rain will pick up later today. we have the clouds and the light rain, same thing through dinner time. we have the heavy rain bands indicated by the yellow and red. by tomorrow morning, most of that rain is out of here and actually, we'll have some sunshine throughout the day. it is not until wednesday, we'll start to see the rain increas once again. that starts wednesday, especially through the afternoon hours. for today, we are not going to see a ton of rain until tomorrow morning. it will stack up especially in the southern mou

governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the area. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with charlie horses but he'd get right back in and have it. riley is the president of the winnebego county historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's interested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. history. 34:56 it's a place we want people to reflect and children to learn that even though we're a small town of 4200, the governor of the state of iowa came from here. riley says he's not only proud of this room and what it showcases and teaches. he's proud of the man he calls his friend, governor branstad. 36:9 he could be sitting in an easy chair retired,

a room inside of the forest city mansion museum... the governor terry e. branstad room. carol whiteis 24:42 thesee are all of his personal things from his first three terms. carol whiteis is a tour guide at the mansion, she leads people, young and old, through the room that dispalys longest serving governor. 26:36 he was born here, went to school here. carol, who calls the govenor by his first name, says terry's interest in politics started back in a junior high civics class. he was inspired by one of his teachers. her personal favorite items that are on display include the duffy cartoons, she says the kids that come through enjoy governor branstad's elephant collection. 23:03 i try to stress upon them, he went to school here. he graduated here and look what he became, he became the governor, if you work hard you can become something really big too. governor branstad enjoys having some of his history showcased here, everything from photos from his first trip to china.. to some of the gear he wore when he was in the military. as branst

governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the e ea. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with charlie horses but he'd get right back in and have it. riley is the president of the winnebego county historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was among iowans and the vernment. this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's interested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. history. 34:56 it's a place we want people to reflect and children to learn that even though we're a small town of 4200, the governor of the state of iowa came from here. riley says he's not only proud of this room and what it showcases and teaches. he's proud of f e man he calls his friend, governor branstad. 36:9 he could be si

upper 50s in forest city, 59 down into greenville. visibility looks good in asheville. not the same case in greer at 7. 9 in anderson. 7 in forest city and dropping down to 3 right now into morganton. the winds picked up overnight at 15 in asheville, and 6 down into greenville. > this is the system that brought all the rain yesterday. we have so much rain, we have the flooding issues throughout much of the day, even into the evening hours, but things have really calmed down. now this is leaving us a few showers, down to the upstate >>> as we look forward in time through lunchtime, seeing partly clear skies and sunshine, even by 2 p.m. and tonight for new year's eve we will see clouds filter back in but we will stay dry and we will stay fairly cloudy for friday, but no more rain in the forecast. >>> so, partly clear, 58 degrees in asheville for a high temperature. and winds should stay out of the north and north west 6-9 miles per hour. big night, new year's eve, 39 degrees expected. around midnight, it should still be in the low 40s but overall it will be cooler so, if

today he'll be in new hampton, cresco, osage, northwood, and forest city. yesterday, huckabee stopped at the kava house caf in swisher to answer questions from supporters. he says he is not worried about the upcoming caucus andnd primaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice comfortable life&instead of trudging through the snow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in he said his campaign conducted its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecided. a new national poll shows the race for the republican ticket is in a dead heat. quinnipiac university released new poll numbers just this morning. it shows donald trump is still leading the republican field. but senator ted cruz is closg the gap, now just 4 points behind trump. florida senator marco o bio is in 3rd place e th 12 percent support. doctor ben carson is the only other candidate in the double digits. the poll has a margin of error of 4

"tucked away in north central iowa, there's a room inside of the forest city mansion museum... the governor terry e. branstad room. carol whiteis 24:42 thesee are all of his personal things from his first three terms. carol whiteis is a tour guide at the mansion, she leads people, young and old, through the room that dispalys some collections from the country's longest serving governor. 26:36 he was born here, went to school here. carol, who calls the govenor by his first name, says terry's interest in politics started back in a junior high civics class. he was inspired by one of his teachers. her personal favorite items that are on says the kids that come through enjoy governor branstad's elephant collection. 23:03 i try to stress upon them, he went to school here. he graduated here and look what he became, he became the governor, if you work hard you can become something really big too. governor branstad enjoys having some of his history showcased here, everything from photos from his first trip to china.. to some of the gear he wore when he was in the military. as branstad's

today he is stopping in new hampton, cresco, osage, northwood and forest city. yesterday, huckabee stopped at the kava house ca in swisher to answer qyestions from supporters. the fororr arkansas governor says he is not worried about the upcoming caucus and primaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice comfortable life instead of trudging hrough the ow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in north america." he said his campaign conducted its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecided. the g-o-p prekidential field is down to 13. south carolina senator lindsey graham dropped out yesterday. he had been polling in the low single digits since he launched his campaign last june. but graham says he plans to stay engaged in the discussion over national security and defeating isis. a fairfield man will serve 3 years s obation for violations of the transport and display of a grizzly bear he killed in al

the second-ranked morningside women taking on 1 and 11 waldorf, from forest city, iowa. mustangs up 20 at the half -- second half, lauren lemkuhl drops in one of morningside's 11 three's ----he lead is 46. then,n, allison babaman goes takes the 'drive thru' lane for 2 more -- the lead is up to fifty. 13 different mustangs scored -- erin schleicher drops in the jumper -- the only question was, would morningside break the century mark? the answer -- yes -- rachelle housh with another bucket. the 8 morningside men also playing ldorf, who's 7 and 4. the mustangs pound it inside early -- bryce koch scored the first seven points for the 'stangs and finished with 23 points. but waldorf led at the half. michael morgan scores down on the block. 37-31 at the half. morningside tries to rally -- adebayo baba-lola with the strong move to the bucket, but the mustangs made too many mistakes. the bad pass here leads to a turnover and a layup for june prowell -- had 33 points. waldorf tops morningside, 80 to 74. briar cliff women are playing now -- the bc men play at 7-30. then tonight o

in fact, we are still in the 50's in burnsville and 51 in 55 in forest city. 68 in greenville. 74 degrees down into greenwood this afternoon. very close to the 70 degree mark in anderson. really, you might not even need that jacket at all today. winds are light at 8. 13 in greenwood. no wind advisory out, anything like that. knoxville, a nice breeze there at 20 miles an hour. looking at the big picture, we have some changes, let's talk about the timeline of this. the cold front that moved through will return as a warm front throughout the day 6:00. we'll see showers return to the forecast. then we'll see clearing skies, it is going to be cooler. 2:00 this afternoon, showing a few clouds, mainly more south than north here in asheville. overall, it is going to be a very nice day through 6:00 with a 20% chance for that rain. overnight, this model is keeping us dry. not until tomorrow morning do we start to see these showers, it the heavier rain. that's good news especially for the counties like transylvania, buncombe, polk county. today, to real chances for any accumulation. watch here, the

it's light at 3 miles per hour. 5 in forest city and 6 down into greenville. but, visibility this morning is not looking good. 1 mile so if you are heading out to school or work soon, keep that in mind. below a mile in morganton and 1 mile in greenville. looking at the big picture here, we have been talking about all this really bad weather, especially into section texas. we are talking about it earlier. look how cold it is, we are battling snow and mixed precipitation with the pink and some heavier showers indicated by the yellow. but, bacac here into the asheville area, down into greenville, ahead of the front, it's just going to give us a few showers throughout the first part of the day and then some heavier rain tonight. this is 8 a.m. this morning. showing light showers. same thing through lunchtime. then, through 6 p.m., look at this, western zones begin to see the heavier rain bands stretching through tonight. look how quickly that clears out. 8 a.m., this model is showing dry conditions so much of the day on tuesday, don't expect much in the way of rai

around 50 in forest city and morganton. then check out the week ahead. we see sunshine. several days of it. many sunny days here. our next chance of rain doesn't come until thursday. we do have a slight chance of an icy mix on thursday morning. of course this is pretty far away and that could change. but right now that is in the forecast. and the upstate, we also see that cooler and dryer air. >> frank: this is like the first time i've seen a week of weather that looks pretty normal for this time of year. >> karen: right. a very late arrival for winter but it's definitely here. >> anchor: i asked for an umbrella for christmas. umbrellas for christmas, too. >> anchor: let's check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" photo. >> frank: take a look at that. gorgeous skies. >> anchor: go to wlos.com to send us your pictures. or you can e-mail them to pics@wlos.com. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures an

almost an inch in forest city, almost a third in asheville. close to two inches in isolated zones in the upstate. flood watch is still out for tomorrow morning. don't let it up just yet. we have a chance for more rain throughout the afternoon although i do believe the heaviest stuff has fallen. as i mentioned french broad, under that warning. it will likely to start to recede by late tonight and into tomorrow morning. likely still a lot of roads closed and covered with water there. visibility cut in half in greenville due to the rain. out towards morganton, 1.3 of temperatures outside feeling pretty good. 50's in asheville, 51 in burnsville and also into morganton. take a look at the rest of the afternoon, it shows the heaviest rain, it is favoring our southern zones. a few showers still down into the upstate. for western north carolina, not expecting much more in the way of the rain especially into tomorrow. we could even see many of those skies clear. and it will fill back in by friday morning. it will be stubborn with the cloud cover. tempe

the forest city-based company named michael happe as its new president and c-e-o monday. happe most recently served as an executive officer and group vice president for the toro company, a minnesota-based manufacturer of lawn-care products. happe will take over as c-e-o january 18, replacing interim c-e-o larry erickson. winnebago's former chief executive, randy potts, stepped down in early august. survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault have a new tool to help keep themselves safe.... "every iowan ... find them." safe at home is an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, stalking and other violent crimes. the program gives survivors a prescriptions and government packages arrive at a substitute address and are then forwarded to the confidential addresses. it prevents the participants' public records... the program goes into effect january first... for more information on the program, and how to apply... just go to w-h-o-t-v-dot-com and click the "on 13" tab. the united states post office expects today to be t

maybe close to half an inch in hendersonville and forest city. then we have that heavier rain by tuesday morning, between 1-2 inches of rain in the southern mountains. north up statee clemson could see over two inches of rain. lows tonight remain warm. mid 50s in asheville... franklin 53. tomorrow cooler than today but above average for the highs. asheville 64... burnsville 63. it is going to be windy and that with the rain is going to make it feel a little bit cooler. week ahead, eventually we dry out and cool down. you'll need the suiteweaters and highs into the 40s as w hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just $70. wow, you changed my old bedroom. with a little help from a havertys designer. he helped us, uh...re

waldorf tops morningside, 80 to the second-ranked morningside women taking on 1 and 11 waldorf, from forest city, iowa. mustangs up 20 at the half -- second half, lauren lemkuhl drops in one of morningside's 11 three's -- the lead is 46. then, allison bachman goes takes the 'drive thru' lane for 2 more -- the lead is up to fifty. 13 different mustangs scored -- erin schleicher drops in the jumper -- the only question was, would morningside break the century mark? the answer -- yes -- rachelle housh with another bucket. morningside whips waldorf, 100 to 55. and, one of the biggest hawkeye tonight. chief meterologist ron demers enjoying his christmas break from ktiv. he took some of his family to state game. there's ron with his son patrick, his mother maryilyn and his sister carol and nephew josh. they have all been lifelong hawkeye fans! tonight: snow showers develop. low 17. winds nw 5-10 miles per hour. wednesday: morning snow showers. high 24. mostly cloy. thanks for joining us tonight...

today he is stping in new hampton, cresco, osage, northwood and forest city. yesterday, huckabee stopped at the kava house caf in swisher to answer questions from supporrs. the former arkansas governor says he is not worried about the upcoming caucus and primaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice comfortable life instead of trudging through the snow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in north america." he said his campaign conducted its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecided. south carolina senator lindsey graham dropped out yesterday. he had been polling in the low single digits since he launched his campmpgn last june. but graham says he plans to stay engaged in the discussion over national security and defeating isis. a fairfield man will serve 3 years probation for violations of the transport and display of a grizzly bear he killed in alaska. 35-year-old brenton clark pleaded gu

greenville-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 3 hi i'm ma3 charles tate from forest city nc. i'm here in souda bay greece. just like to wish a merry christmas to my mom and my dad and my two brothers my sister, my niece and nephew. and to all my friends. hope yall have a with at&t the choice is yours. you only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. call now to get high speed internet for just $15 a month for 12 months with a one-year term... with tv, home phone or even wireless. on one at&t bill. with u-verse high speed internet, you get fast speed at an affordable price... and a wi-fi gateway that connects all your devices so you can save on mobile data usage at home. call now to get high speed internet for just $15 a month for 12 months with with tv, home phone or even wireless. and for a limited time switch to at&t and get an extra 100-dollar reward card! don't wait. call this number today. get more choices to bundle and save. because with at&t, it's whatever works for you. news on fox carolina.you're taking a live look over a rainy pelham road

forest city seeing that rainfall. same thing around lake lore. right here pulling out of spartanburg county that heavy rain and thunderstorms and some still impacting the areas around greenville with winds gusting up to 40 miles an hour in this zone so if you are in spartanburg or traveling eastward or have friends or familyalong i-85 give them a heads up this heavy rain continuing to fall. over the next hour we can see revenue rain from northeast georgia. we'll pull back into the

he reached an agreement with the forest city enterprises. right now the yen's 80% of the nets and 45% of barkley center. blumberg says the nba is reviewing the deal, the team and the arena combined, worth about $2 billion. juliet: his yacht, i forget what i saw it on the hudson a couple years ago, i thought it was a small cruise ship, i thought it was a decent sized cruise ship. it is his yacht. it was out of control. in the massive auction of star wars memorabilia has begun. juliet: 600 items are offered grabs. they could fetch as much as $370,000, some of the items include a 1978. scott walker action figure with a, quote, double telescopeing light saber going for $12,000. that is on the low end. we could all probably join together. there is a:that could fetch $25,000 or more. these came from the private collection of japanese fashion designer, the auction runs through friday of next week. [hold music playing] we at time warner cable, need to apologize to you. we no longer offer extended periods of free on hold elevator music when you call

if you would like to find out more about the rent a tree program and our city forests go to abc7news.com. >> i like the idea. the forests have been getting a lot of rain but, now, cold play has a new album and the title could not be better for have been 50 at levi stadium. you are looking at new video of the appreciate rockers planning for the super bowl half time show in february, from pepsi, the sponsor. a song features an appearance by beyonce who could be in talks to make a best appearance. >> i thought that was karoke. >> i will sing "let it snow, let it snow." >> in lake tahoe we have more cans. i know you are exited. a if start to the season for skiers with another cold. is on the way late sunday into monday. live doppler hd shows winding down right new, still a winter storm warning for the west slope the sierra nevada with 80 and 50 impacted with chains and light snow for the morning. the rain? not much of it. the north bay can see a few lingering showers and it is over around middletown, mt helena, widely scattered and from 4-8" and 1' above 7,000 feet in the 20s there. we will

governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the area. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with charlie horses but he'd get right back in and have it. riley is the president of the winnebego county historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was among iowans and the government. this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's interested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. history. 34:56 it's a place we want people to reflect and children to learn that even though we're a small town of 4200, the governor of the from here. riley says he's not only proud of this room and what it showcases and teaches. man he calls his branstad. 36:9 he could be sitting in an easy decided iowa was where he wanted to

we are in the 40s in morganton and forest city, but upper 60s down into greenville. winds right now are fairly light, 8 in asheville, 10 greer, 10 in anderson. we are not expecting much in the way of gusty winds in western north carolina. visibility is looking good. in greenville.\qy) picking up past dinnertime through the overnight hours and begin to see that rainfall by wednesday morning and and some heavier rain bands through wednesday night. then, mostly clear skies and we are talking a cool-down into the new year. high temperatures staying in the 40s, overnight lows will be back down into the 20s. so it will feeee like winter soon enough. >>> looking through the time lapse, we are seeing very little rain until late day wednesday. and this model, at best, is picking up about a half an inch but i have seen other reports inching a little closer to that 1" by tend of the day on wednesday. >>> 68 for a high temperature in asheville. 64 the low tonight. 70 degrees in greenville. a foggy start with a few light showers in the morning. and 56 degrees tonight. forecast sh

it's still in effect from forest city towards hendersonville and franklin. and down into the upstate and east of our region, because those are the zones expected to see most of the rain and you can see that southerly flow conten you yes, i doing to pull showers up with the warm front. 8 a.m. showing a few showers back here in western north carolina, same thing through lunchtime. but the heaviest rain, watch as we go through the afternoon. staying south of our region. so, we will pick up some rain think we are completely out of the woods. but the heaviest stuff should stay south. so, how much more rain are we expecting to see here in the mountains? this model is erring on the less rain side than back here in greenwood. look at this. 2 1/2 inches. that is the biggest amount that we are seeing here in the futurecast rainfall. so, please, be very careful if you live in the zones. you missed out on the first batch. but not the second batch here in the next several hours and in through tomorrow morning. >>> 63 degrees for a high temperature in greenville today. st

again, forest city reaching an agreement to sell barkley centers and brooklyn nets to this russian firmore details about the firm. once we get them we'll bring them to you, melissa. >> seema, thank you. >>> coming up. >> micron and nike. the latest from the earnings' calls and hear from the nike ceo. >>> plus -- >> don't underestimate the force. >> that is exactly right. because there is one stock traders think could surge off the blockbuster hit. we'll tell you what it is and how high they see it going, after the break. hi watson. annabelle, your birthday is tomorrow. i'm turning seven. what did you ask for? a princess. and a pony. you like things that begin with p. i like pink frosting too. will you have a cake? yeah. i was too sick to have one last year. the data your doctor shared shows you are healthy. are you a doctor? no. i help doctors identify cancer treatments. i want to be a doctor someday. i can help with that too. watson, i like you. >>> we've got an earnings alert on micron. to seema mody in the newsroom. >> shares down 4.5% after hours. the chip makers first quarter earni

forest city ratner, the developer of pacific park, says it "complied with all of the required guidelinese have created thousands of construction and permanent jobs in an area with historically very high unemployment levels 70% of the development company is owned by a firm based in shanghai, so chinese investors are getting green cards for building luxury housing in a ritzy neighborhood, and the bulk of the profits will go to china. not surprisingly, it isn't just crusading reporters who find e.b.-five projects like this one problematic. >> much of the investment money coming into targeted employment areas has been directed towards lavish-- i mean, building projects in well-to-do urban areas. one of the most notorious examples of this gerrymandering to push the boundaries is the hudson yards project. >> reporter: republican senator charles grassley is talking about this e.b.-five project in manhattan, which persuaded foreign investors to build luxury apartment buildings, office towers and retail space right next to the hip highline and chelsea neighborhood. to reach the unemployment thres

what happens -- mimic what happens in the atmosphere, we put in the chemicals that you find in a forest or citywe use instruments that we developed here in the lab to see what happens to them in the atmosphere. you can see it's surrounded by banks of uv lights, and that's the mimicked sun light. we let the rehabilitations in the as moss fear happen in here. only they happen faster. >> this is basically the laboratory version of the air over los angeles. >> over los angeles, over the great smokey mountains, whatever we want to replicate we can do it in a controlled fashion than we would get than if we were to test outside. >> reporter: there's a lot going on inside the chamber. much. >> exactly. this is the data from last night's experiments. the concentrations of chemicals that are important contributors to smog. like ogown and nirt -- ozone and produce. >> reporter: what does it take way from the experiment? >> the chemical and the rehabilitation pathway is not responsible for forming the ozone in smog. >> reporter: when you finish future? >> i'm not sure. i have a good three years to go. it w

>> for $35, they'll keep their little tree for 30 days and return it in its original pot to our city forestnprofit in san jose. >> it cost 15 to $85 to rent one of these trees. but you do have to sign a rental agreement that says that you promise to take can i recare of tree. if you damage it, you will have to pay. >> they do want to add a greener option. >> we're not trying to carry on the ideal christmas tree. it's more for the idea of helping the environment. >> but, for others, getting a freshly cut tree just can't be beat. >> it's tradition. i'm big on tradition. i think i'll always do it this way. >> it's not limited here at this lot. there are fewer than 200 rent-a-trees left. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> if you'd like to find out more about the rented tree program and our city forest, just go to abc7news.com. >> the holidays are a time for choirs. one is standing, literally, taller than the rest. ♪ >> these are high school students from north shore michigan. they're performing on the world's largest singing christmas tree. the structure that they're standing on is 67 feet high. stand

very comfortable, 65 in forest city. anderson and greenwood 66. visibility is an issue this morning. this is due to dense fog. here in asheville it's down to three miles. ten is the best so put that into perspective. 1.3 into greenville. rain likely today but really the second half of the day. this evening we'll start to see heavier rain bands and especially into overnight, down to about 50 , foggy conditions and windy conditions too. in greenville a foggy start but rain mostly late day today and tonight with heavier rain bands also a threat there and maybe even a few thunderstorms. middle 60s tuesday. then the cooldown comes as >>> "good morning america." it's 8:00 a.m., deadly storms pounding the heartland. tornadoes ripping through arkansas, snow storms slamming the midwest. now, new travel nightmares for everyone trying to get home from the holidays >>> madonna's fight for here son the pop star embroiled in a custody battle with her ex. her son refusing to come home for christmas >>> the hidden dangers in your medicine cabinets. >> katie's got

the second-ranked morningside women forest city, iowa. mustangs up 20 at the half -- second half, lauren lemkuhl drops in one of morningside's 11 three's -- the lead is 46. then, allison bachman goes takes the 'drive thru' lane for 2 more -- the lead is up to fifty. 13 different mustangs scored -- erin schleicher drops in the jumper -- the only question was, would morningside break the century mark? the answer -- yes -- rachelle housh with another bucket. morningside whips waldorf, 100 to 55. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> and, one of the biggest hawkeye a good time in iowa city last night. chief meterologist ron demers enjoying his christmas break from ktiv. he took some of his family to tonight's iowa/michigan state game. there's ron with his son patrick, his mother maryilyn and his sister carol and nephew josh. they have all been lifelong hawkeye fans! we've got some lingering snow showers this morning in siouxland. when will the snow leave? t.j.'s in next to tell us. plus...cracking d

preventable and know that more people are killed by cars than by guns in the city so there is much work to be done i'm proud of the forest taken by all the city departments under the mayor's leadership i want to recognize sfmta and our community u county interest rate 80 one-story to make sure that vision zero and pedestrian safety and buena vista is a priority in all street projects in san francisco but as the mayor said particularly during the holiday we see an increase in traffic collisions around san francisco this is an important time for the residents and workers and adversity to remember this is important to go slow speed is the main cause i have death and during the holidays we want to spend time with the friends and families and make sure that everyone comes home for dinner it make sense to take the time to drive slower to cycle and walk sloerp to enjoy the community here throughout the city so again congratulations to our city for completely all 24 projects as asked and promised by the city to how sour serious commitment to ending the traffic facilities and i looked at it to moving forward the next generation o

. >> >> item 12 approve the modification to the collection agreement by the united states forest city in the city and county of san francisco and authorize an amendment expend the duration up to one year. >> again michael deputy general manager for camp mather we're trying to do a land exchange with the u.s. forest we need additional times actually, the forest service needs additional time. >> i'll >> questions or comments public >> i. >> opposed? carries next item, please. >> >> item 13 approval amendment to the agreement and authorizing the agreement and increase by one million dollars with a time of months. >> good afternoon. commissioners. >> good afternoon. >> this is a dan wade the assistant director to allow the construction manager for the mountain tunnel to continue and continue the work for the project. >> is there a most motion to approve this item. >> second. >> comments or questions on this any any public comment? >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that motion carries thank you item 14. >> a public hearing and possible action to approve the provisions for the 6 pro

our city forest is renting trees for 30 days and it will cost you 15 to 85 dollars.keep it in its original pot and take care of it of course meaning water it. organizers hope it will save tree from his being cut did you know and thrown away. rent a tree will be planted at local schools and some will be rented again next year. that's really innovativ innovative. clever. why not. >>> time to turn to weather and the rain we have. >> sandhya is tracking it all for us. >>reporter: that's right. it was great to see the rain toda today. we also had 30 to 60 miles an hour wind gust. live doppler 7hd right now showing you what is left. light showers in santa rosa and ukiah (j pecking it up very light returns down towards the upon the ray bay just with winding down near salinas. in the sierra nevada chain controls on all roads leading to tahoe. still seeing the snow. just piling up there and as you take a lock at our written total totalsless 24 hours vird quite a bit. more than an inch. almost inch and a half. we talk about just under half inch in half moon bay. quarter inch i

our city forest is renting trees for 30 days and it will cost you 15 to 85 dollars.rse meaning water it. organizers hope it will save tree from his being cut did you know and thrown away. rent a tree will be planted at local schools and some will be rented again next year. that's really innovative year. that's really innovative. clever. why not. >>> time to turn to weather and the rain we have. >> sandhya is tracking it all for us. >>reporter: that's right. it was great to see the rain today was great to see the rain today. we also had 30 to 60 miles an hour wind gust. live doppler 7hd right now showing you what is left. light showers in santa rosa and ukiah still being reported. ]z (j pecking it up very light returns down towards the upon the ray bay just with winding down near salinas. in the sierra nevada chain controls on all roads leading to tahoe. still seeing the snow. just piling up there and as you take a lock at our written totals a lock at our written totalsless 24 hours vird quite a bit. more than an inch. almost inch and a half. we talk about just under

the city of columbia is planning to close all three road this weekend. it's between coker street and forest drive this saturday. city crews have been working on water customers are currently being served by a bypass line. a boil water advisory has not been issued. 53 years of history came to a close in july when the confederate battle flag was removed from the state house grounds. the flag was the center of controversy for many years in south carolina. some saw it as a sign of slavery and to others it is a symbol of heritage. as we count down to the end of 2015, judi gatson has a look back at this year's number three story for our wis year in review. :01 :27 :35 :50 1:28 an hisisric call in south carolina. haley: "it's time to remove the flag from the state house grounds." gov. nikki haley signed a bill to remove the battle flag from the state house grounds after the fatal shootings at mother emanuel ame church in charleston that took nine lives, including that of senator clementa pinckney - a man who tried many times to have the flag taken down. mclawhorn: "that flag has been a symbol that

. >> >> item 12 approve the modification to the collection agreement by the united states forest cityn the city and county of san francisco and authorize an amendment expend the duration up to one year. >> again michael deputy general manager for camp mather we're trying to do a land exchange with the u.s. forest we need additional times actually, the forest service needs additional time. >> i'll >> questions or comments public >> i. >> opposed? carries next item, please. >> >> item 13 approval amendment to the agreement and authorizing the agreement and increase by one million dollars with a time of months. >> good afternoon. commissioners. >> good afternoon. >> this is a dan wade the assistant director to allow the construction manager for the mountain tunnel to continue and continue the work for the project. >> is there a most motion to approve this item. >> second. >> comments or questions on this any any public comment? >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that motion carries thank you item 14. >> a public hearing and possible action to approve the provisions for the 6 proje

. >> >> item 12 approve the modification to the collection agreement by the united states forest city in the city and county of san francisco and authorize an amendment expend the duration up to one year. >> again michael deputy general manager for camp mather we're trying to do a land exchange with the u.s. forest we need additional times actually, the forest service needs additional time. >> i'll >> questions or comments public >> i. >> opposed? carries next item, please. >> >> item 13 approval amendment to the agreement and authorizing the agreement and increase by one million dollars with a time of months. >> good afternoon. commissioners. >> good afternoon. >> this is a dan wade the assistant director to allow the construction manager for the mountain tunnel to continue and continue the work for the project. >> is there a most motion to approve this item. >> second. >> comments or questions on this any any public comment? >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that motion carries thank you item 14. >> a public hearing and possible action to approve the provisions for the 6 pro

in 1988, ho chi minh city created a state run enterprise hoping to rehabilitate their mangrove forests. they also established state owned farms to ease a urban pressures. unfortunately, each of these experiments failed and in 1989, illegal logging cleared most of the remaining forest in the area around ho chi minh city. to remediate that problem, the state returns the land to the city and the city established a forest protection and environmental management board, which gave swaths of forest to local families to manage them. these efforts have been successful and unesco recognized the mangrove as a man and biosphere reserve. so, it has recovered to a significant extent. local families now have electricity, adequate clean water, quality fisheries, and sustainable timber. they also have a thriving ecotourism industry. not to paint the war as, well, look, isn't it great that this came out of that? but if there is going to be a green lining or a silver lining, at least the local communities have been able to prosper on land once destroyed by agent orange. another point to this is while the

the san jose nursery our city forest replants the trees year after year. >> well, it's incredibly sustainablewe rent these trees out year after year, which keeps another tree from just being cut down and thrown away. >> volunteers say they replanted 100 trees last year. renters usually donate between 25 and 90 bucks to the nursery. if you would like a reasonable christmas tree, act quickly because the last day to pick one out is december 13th. and lots of trees are going around, you see them on tops of the cars and what have you. this is a good way. >> i wonder if you can get the same one year after year. you can watch them grow along with your kids. >> some people like the big huge tree. but that's a great alternative. >>> check with rob mayeda. rain coming in. >> not just for the north bay, which we did get out of the sunday system almost an inch around sonoma. kentfield, a half inch. mill valley a quarter inch. the numbers really drop off. half moon bay, just about 0.05 of rain. concord, oakland and san jose, you got nothing. san francisco zip0.05. look out for patchy fog as we head to tom

the san jose nursery, our city forest, replants those trees in january. >> well, it's incredibly sustainable. i mean, we rent these trees out year after year, which you know keeps another tree from just being cut down and thrown away. >> now, volunteers say they replanted 100 trees last year. renters usually donate between $25 and $90. that's about what it costs to get a tree anyway. if you'd like a reusable christmas tree, act fast. the last day to pick one up is december 13th. >> i'd be afraid i'd kill it. sorry. >>> police in morgan hill are trying to create a holiday reunion of sorts. >> yeah, officers tweeted about a dog found wandering around in a little christmas sweater. says fashionable female dog found downtown, brought to the p.d. the owners can call 408-779-2101. here she is. >> there she is. she is a festive little female. looks like candy canes on her sweater. if you know where this adorable little dog lives, contact morgan hill p.d. so she can be home for christmas. >> we'll be right back. a big check from some big guys. this morning, a few 49er players showed up at a lucky so

in september i got a letter from the city urban forest rate inspector telling me they want me to plant a street tree in the well of my sidewalk. so, i have one there is a declared water emergency i'm told by one agency apartment to reduce my water consumption and told by another one to increase my water consumption. i would just like to ask that in the event-ansari happen that general manager of the public utilities commission has declared a water emergency at some these tree replacement will be suspended until the water emergency is over. i have documents being distributed. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> once again rodney joe. i just want to say i'm down here in a very long time. where great day to come out and speak . i like to really think it erin peskin. erin, thank you. again i need you down here. it was good to see what up in the potrero hill a while back. when they were fighting the-any spoke on the other wishes and was really welcome to see you. i was hoping he would be here today when i posted some of the issues because you need him down here. the board of supervisors

city. sharon fernandez is a human resources specialist at forest hills hospital in queens. for more than 30 years, fernandez has dressed up in santa's red suit and visited the newborn babies. santa sharon was joined by they sang christmas carols to the patients. fernandez says the gig started when she and a group of employees wanted to sing carols but nobody wanted to put on the suit. so she stepped to the santa plate, and the rest is history. "we used to have a nurse in our employee health that used to do this, and then, somebody used to dress like santa and one year they wouldn't put on the santa suit, so i said next year if nobody puts on the suit i'll put it on, and i've been wearing it since, ok, and that's 30 years." fernandez says she will keep up the saint nick tradition until she retires. overseas, us. troops that keep us safe celebrate christmas at a military base, including troops in kuwait. william hickman, u.s. army central deputy commanding general of operations helped serve a christmas meal to the troops stationed at camp in kuwaait --in a move to express his

. >> >> item 12 approve the modification to the collection agreement by the united states forest city in the city and county of san francisco and authorize an amendment expend the duration up to one year. >> again michael deputy general manager for camp mather we're trying to do a land exchange with the u.s. forest we need additional times actually, the forest service needs additional time. >> i'll >> questions or comments public >> i. >> opposed? carries next item, please. >> >> item 13 approval amendment to the agreement and authorizing the agreement and increase by one million dollars with a time of months. >> good afternoon. commissioners. >> good afternoon. >> this is a dan wade the assistant director to allow the construction manager for the mountain tunnel to continue and continue the work for the project. >> is there a most motion to approve this item. >> second. >> comments or questions on this any any public comment? >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that motion carries thank you item 14. >> a public hearing and possible action to approve the provisions for the 6 pro

city. sharon fernandez is a human resources specialist at forest hills hospital in queens. for more than 30 years -- fernanez dressed up in santa's red suit and d visited the newborn babies. santa sharon was joined by fellow employees as they sang christmas carols to the patients. fernandez says the gig started when she and a group of employees wanted to sing carols but nobody wanted to put on the suit. so she stepped to the santa plate, and theest is history. storm trackkseven meleorologist kyle kiel has a final the storm track 7 and rain we are dry on sunday, then we are tracking the potential for a winter storm on monday with sleet and snow as it looks right now. still too early to pin down amounts, but that will likely impact travel. merry christmas! this evening will feature a mostly cloudy sky with patchy areas of fog and scttered light snow flurries. as we go a chance for scattered light rain, and even a light wintry mix in our northern counties as temperatures will be just below freezing. snow and ice accumulation n ess than a tentnt of an inch. winter weather advis

from fossil fuels is extraordinary attractive, strong growth, discovery, innovations, cities where you can breathe, forests that survive. rehabilitation of soils, to grow more food. this is really an attractive story. this "t" is not the sacrifice of something to keep climate responsible. that understanding has been the last few years. that, i think, has been a key foundation for all of us to come to an agreement here. >> great to get your perspective. thank you very much, indeed. >> thank you for having me. >> professor stern with his fascinating viewpoint of what's happening here. we have about an hour to go before that gathering in the minutemennary we'll see wha --the main planary. >> a suicide attack in anbar. no one has claimed responsibility. iraqi troops are fighting isil fighters who have captured large parts of anbar including ramadi. >>> a main suspect in the rwan rwandaen genocide is being questioned in the democratic republic of congo. accused of personally orchestrating the massacre of tens of thousands of people. they're calling for an extradition and immediate trial. >>> government leaders

city. sharon fernandez is a human resources specialist at forest hills hospital in queens. f f more than 30 years, fernandez has dressed up in santa's red suit and visited the newborn babies. santa sharon was joined by christmas carols to the patients. fernandez says the gig started when she and a group of employees wanted to sing carols but nobody wanted to put on the suit. so she stepped to the santa plate, and the rest is history. "we used to have a nurse in our employee health that used to do this, and then, somebody used to dress like santa and one year they wouldn't put on the santa suit, so i said next year if nobody puts on the suit i'll put it on, and i've been wearing it since, ok, and that's 30 years." fernandez says she will keep up the saint nick tradition until she retires. black friday gets a lot of hype.. but the day after christmas might be the busiest shopping day this year. an american express survey suggests december 26-th shopping activity will surpass black friday andndyber monday. 66-percent of respondents plan to shohotomorrow. that's compared to 45-

preventable and know that more people are killed by cars than by guns in the city so there is much work to be done i'm proud of the forest taken by all the city departments under the mayor's leadership i want to recognize sfmta and our community u county interest rate 80 one-story to make sure that vision zero and pedestrian safety and buena vista is a priority in all street projects in san francisco but as the mayor said particularly during the holiday we see an increase in traffic collisions around san francisco this is an important time for the residents and workers and adversity to remember this is important to go slow speed is the main cause i have death and during the holidays we want to spend time with the friends and families and make sure that everyone comes home for dinner it make sense to take the time to drive slower to cycle and walk sloerp to enjoy the community here throughout the city so again congratulations to our city for completely all 24 projects as asked and promised by the city to how sour serious commitment to ending the traffic facilities and i looked at it to moving forward the next generation o

preventable and know that more people are killed by cars than by guns in the city so there is much work to be done i'm proud of the foresthe mayor's leadership i want to recognize sfmta and our community u county interest rate 80 one-story to make sure that vision zero and pedestrian safety and buena vista is a priority in all street projects in san francisco but as the mayor said particularly during the holiday we see an increase in traffic collisions around san francisco this is an important time for the residents and workers and adversity to remember this is important to go slow speed is the main cause i have death and during the holidays we want to spend time with the friends and families and make sure that everyone comes home for dinner it make sense to take the time to drive slower to cycle and walk sloerp to enjoy the community here throughout the city so again congratulations to our city for completely all 24 projects as asked and promised by the city to how sour serious commitment to ending the traffic facilities and i looked at it to moving forward the next generation of project that continue to make the city s