to a middle class school, the high school of performing arts where i became a c student. and it was very difficult to catch up. but i wanted to get to college, so the only way to go to college was on an audition. so i don't know that i really was so-- i mean i loved theatre and i loved television and i loved stories. but it was really sort of, "how am i gonna get to college"? i was gonna get to college one way or another. and the only way i could get in was on an audition. much the same way african american boys go on sports scholarships to school. >> we're both puerto rican. we both grew up in new york. and both in a similar era. and we are a small people inside a big nation. and really in many ways an unknown one. but then there's a certain, a certain set of grace notes, that's our stuff. >> right. >> you know? it's not apparent to everybody. >> right, right. the struggle that my parents faced every day they actually would answer the phone saying, "here we are in the struggle. la lucha. how you doin'? here in la lucha". i mean it was sort of part of their dialogue. i re

at the front of the high school in the performing arts center, the community of perry now has a permanent way to honor veterans. each poppy in the field of 200 represents a veteran. the project inspiration came from the poem in flanders' fields by john mccrae. and in washington, president obama was on hand at arlington national cemetery on the 97th anniversary of the end of world war i. the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. earlier today, he hosted a breakfast at the white house, honoring america's veterans and their families. in commitment 2016 news, republican presidential candidates fanned out across the country in the hours after tuesday night's fox business network debate. craig boswell has more details from washington, d.c. craig: the top republican presidential candidates were back on the road and back to attacking their opponents just hours after the latest gop debate. >> you know, jeb, as you know, is a big common core person. i don't even like to bring up his name because, honestly, it's over. >> i am not happy about that. craig donald trump took : ques

high school. this evening proceedings in the case of iowa versus donald benjamin earl reed will be held inside the the staplin performing arts center at valley high school. the oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at seven tonight. a reception sponsored by the polk county bar association will follow the proceedings. sabrina: the discussion on the bakken oil pipeline project continues today with an evidentiary hearing... sabrina: more than 200 people spoke during thursday's public hearing on the pipeline at the boone county fairgrounds... hundreds traveled from across the debate on the would carry oil from the illinois...cutting state in half. the room was packed with people-- some listen. representatives of both sides of the debate had speak before the iowa utilities board. sabrina: of the board...which consists of these three people... thursday was the only day that the public could comment on the issue directly to them. evidentiary that, the three member board can have a meeting to discuss their decision or they can just send out a written notice. there is no det time table for when that has to happen. loca

high school. this evening proceedings in the case of iowa versus donald benjamin earl reed will be held inside the the staplin performing arts center at valley high school. the oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at seven tonight. a reception sponsored by the polk county bar association will follow the proceedings. elias: the discussion on the bakken oil pipeline project continues today with an evidentiary hearing... elias: more than 200 people spoke during thursday's public hearing on the pipeline at the boone county fairgrounds... hundreds traveled from across the country to be part of the debate on the from the dakotas to illinois...cutting the hawkeye state in half. the room was packed with people-- some there to speak, some just to listen. representatives of both sides of the debate had their chance to speak before the iowa utilities board. elias: the decision is now in the hands of the board...which consists of these three people... thursday was the only day that the public could comment on the issue directly to them. today, they plan to hold an evidentiary hearing. after that, the three member board c

of fish hanging outside one home in >> the piano man to the rescue. how billy joel is giving new hope for students at a performing arts high school that was slated to close. lonnie? >> dana, right now we are getting ready for a little bit of a snow system to make its way into chicago, maybe say one to three inches. will that bring any of that sort of activity to our area? we are going to talk about that with the weekend forecast in just a bit. >> coming up on the "cbs evening news," the latest on the deadly attack in mali today. scott pelley here live with that and more. scott? >> reporter: dana, a terrorist attack this time in the former french colony of mali. we have now confirmed that one american has been killed. but many other people have been rescued. we'll have that and, of course, on friday, steve hartman on the road on the difficult of explaining the world's terrorism to children. all of that coming up on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. son, the holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my

school. but that is something else you've done. you were at a performing arts school? >> i was, yeah. i was at orange county high school of the arts back in the day. and the director, ralph o'pasik and i, we actually have been talking for a long time about -- because it was such a great model for a school. it's a charter school. we developed this thing, and now next year it's going to be california school of the arts san diego. and the year after that, it's going to be california school of the arts south bay, which is just outside of l.a. so we're going to kind of do it in california for a little bit, and then see how those work, and then hopefully make it a nationwi afde thing. >> seth: that is really impressive. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] even more impressive, if i did any work to start a school, i would definitely my name would be on that school. it would be, like, the seth meyers school for acting. >> i might have, like, the matthew morrison performing arts center. >> seth: there you go. inside, it's like, the matthew morrison theater. they give bowls of candy as you walk in. [ laughter ] >> absolutely.

. >> a drone out of krohn -- a drone out of control hits a car in new jersey. >> a performing arts high school slated to be shut down. good evening, i'm dana tyler. >>> first tonight a major development in solves the troubling issue of -- in solving the troubling issue of homelessness in new york city. we have show you the problem over the last few months, a man bathing in a fountain in columbus circle, a woman camping out with her cats with a litter box and people video at penn station. today mayor de blasio unveiled homeless issue. it comes with a $2.6 billion price tag and includes 15,000 housing units over 15 years. cbs 2's marcia kramer here now marcia.

performing arts center. and jeff skversky and trish hartman were there, both graduates of bensalem high school.s the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. >> beginning to hear some murmurs of discontent from the eagles' locker room. at least reports of, and that's not a good sign. >> nobody is putting their name on it just yet, we shall see where this goes. and yesterday the worst defeat of the season for the birds, one that could send them into a tail spin. visiting the lions on thursday. and a chance sam bradford back on that one. he is covering from a concussion and shoulder injury. chip kelly getting some heat for the disappointing 4-6 record. the players say cr

of a ailing performing arts school. billy joel asked to keep the school open. members voted to do just that. the school shares a complex with the science oriented high school near where billy joel grew up. >> good thing he's doing that. getting back to the tuna. how do you that >> you keep your old tuna cans. >> i keep them stacked up on the side to make sure. >> is there a snowflake in your forecast >> a snowflake here. necessarily. although it might be -- it's getting close to winter. might be close enough. pots well north and west of lie amea this snowflake. mountains. higher elevations. rest of us should be fine. it's cool now. we started around 60 at midnight. the temperature has been falling ever is in. g still breezy out there right now. and it's going to be dry most of this weekend and it looks like it's going dry for thanksgiving. the thanksgiving week travel plans on the east coast look pretty good. excellent road and air travel across the east. in the upperitidwest and plains could be some delays in places like chicago and back towards kansas city and st. louis, oklahoma city, dallas becesse of thunderstorms. may likely happen this week.

performs at east high school november 12 through the 14th. still ahead on your news at noon. 16:18:47 "there's a lot of power in the arts, in a way that's not necessarily recognized for at-risk youth." 16:19:01 :01-:05 reducing crime... through art. that's the mission for one des moines group. the non-profit giving new direction to troubled teens...and the numbers that show it works. morning fog has limited our warm dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music. cool. skies will become mostly sunny through midday and winds will pick up from the south at 10 to 20 mph. this will help to warm us back up to the low 70s this afternoon. the record high for today is 76 set in 2008. tomorrow will be another warm and sunny day with highs in the 70s. clouds increase on thursday with a return of some rain showers and cooler ever since art-force-iowa opened its doors three years ago, the small non-profit downtown has given court-involved youth a place to express themselves. and the number

of jazz with musician and organist joey defrancesco. the show starts at 7-30 tonight at valley high school's staplin performing arts center. tickets start at 20 dollars. get ready for your family christmas card and support the animal rescue league at santa and paws. bring in your pets to the arl's main location for a holiday photo with old saint nick from five to seven p-m. photo packages vary. finally, hear the sounds of prokofiev's symphony number 5 in collaboration with the chicago symphony and go back in time to world war two. you can catch the masterpiece at the des moines civic center at 2-30 later this afternoon. tickets start at 15 dollars. remember, there are a thousand ways to get out and enjoy des moines and the metro. to find out how, check out our website at catch des moines dot skies will be sunny this morning, but clouds will increase this afternoon. temperatures will again reach the low 60s. clouds build in tonight with showers on and off through the day on monday. rain because more likely on tuesday morning. it will be noticeable cooler at in the low 40s and potentially our first chance of shopaholics clai

of the midwest. >> miami high school football game ending abruptly. gunshots rang out. no arrests have been made. >> a bizarre situation. >> a man wielding a samurai sword. they thought it was performance art. >> i mean a sword? come on. >> throw down. w thearriors are a win away from history. 14-0. >> and all that matters -- >> pets from california boarded 22 airplanes. >> the wings of rescue, began their record-breaking holiday air lift. >> on "cbs this morning saturday." >> trump appeared to suggest he may be open the to a national registry of muslims in the u.s. >> there should be a lot of systems beyond databases. >> oh i would certainly implement that. >> this is going to take a lot of manpower. sounds like we're going to have to hire mexicans. >>> and welcome to the weekend everybody. i think it's fair to say we have an all-star line up including mary louise parker. the actress is now an author. and we'll talk to her about her new book, whisch i a series of letters to the good and bad men who changed her life. >> plus legendary chef jaques pepin has been showcasing his skills for three decades. now he's launching a new tv series and a new cookbook. and he'll join us in the dish. >>