>> homer simpson makes everything better. >> absolutely. unless you're a member of the simpson family, it's not every day that you see a pig as a pet. >> unless you live in new york, i've seen everything as a pet. this morning, hearing about what an adorable little piglet who has now grown into much, much more than a family pet. she's become a social media star as well as a social movement here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: she was the bundle of joy derek walter and steve jenkins always hoped for. >> we got her as a piglet. so she was very small. >> reporter: a tiny adorable pig named esther. >> she grew up, settled into the family very quickly. >> reporter: she continued to grow and grow and grow. until derek and steve realized esther was no mini pig. esther was a big, fat pig. >> what's this? what's this? >> she is our 650-pound mini pig that lives with us in our house. >> reporter: unable to part ways, she became a beloved house pet. she's 650 pounds of pure piggy love. and now esther's a full blown social media celebrity with nearly

. >> homer simpson makes everything better. >> absolutely. unless you're a member of the simpson family, it's not every day you see a pig as a pet. in new york. starting out with a couple adopting an adorable pig let who grew into much, much more than a a family pet. she's become a social media star as well as a social movement. here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: she was a bundle of joy derek walter and steve jenkins hoped for. >> she was a pig let and very little. >> reporter: a tiny, adorable tea >> she grew up and settled into the family very quickly. >> reporter: she continued to grow and grow and grow. until they realized esther was no mini pig. she's a big fat pig. >> what's this? she's our 650 pound pig. >> reporter: unable to part ways with their pot belly pet, she's no dog or cat. she's 650 pounds of pure piggy love, and now esther's also a full-blown social media celebrity with 270,000 followers on instagram and over 800,000 likes on facebook. >> she was not paying attention. >> i know, i know. >> reporter: they acknowledge that

where you can soon take a college course on homer simpson 1-oh-1. jason feinberg joins us from the newsroom with a coming up in the next two hours. a 60 year old anchor was found in the detroit river. poor thing. wow! fox? nbc? cbs? no it worked alongside a ship... right under the bow roller and bail. the main part of this story is where it came from. and where you can see the new 20-18 ford suv for the first time. it wont be at a car show.... on a commercial... or a dealership. and you will need homer simpson's brain works in mysterious ways. here are a few of his best pearls of wisdom. "you want the truth? you can't handle i believe that the children are our future, unless we stop them now! and who can forget... "operator! give me the number for 9- 1-1." now one university is taking homer's rants and teaching a college course on them. glasgow university will examine the wisdom of springfield's resident goof and his family next semester. a philosophy tutor at the british university says the simpsons is a great way to stimulate interest in the subje

(buzzing) woman: homer simpson, your wife is here with your lunch.

. >>> welcome walk when it comes to longevity there seems to be no fend sight for homer simpson and his family. fox has renewed the animated series the simpsons for its 29th and 30th seasons. by the end of the 30th season it will have made 669 episodes that tops gu for the most episodes of any scripted tv show. >>> los angeles lakers fan is $35,000 richer thanks to this shot. look at this guy. boom at the lakers suns game the lucky fan was awarded one shot from half court. he pointed to his arm indicating yes, i have ice in in my veins right there. ice in the veins. welcome early black friday shoppers the retailer is opening at 5:00 p.m. and most stores won't close for 40 straight hours. it will boost the number of employees working on black friday. have toy experts in stores and express check out lanes open as well. hey did you know you can be legally bribed to vote by retailers? many national chains will be offering freebies and other deals tomorrow on election day. show your participating krispy kreme locations for free doughnut. gold gym will give you free access. >>> here's a speci

>> homer simpson makes everything better. >> absolutely. unless you're a member of the simpson family, it's not every day that you see a pig as a pet. >> unless you live in new york, this morning, hearing about what started out as a couple adopting an adorable pig let who grew into much, much more than a family pet, but she's become a social media star as well as a social movement. here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: she was the bundle of joy derek walter and steve jenkins always hoped for. >> daughter was a pig let. >> reporter: a tiny adorable pig named esther. >> she grew up, settled into the family very quickly. >> reporter: she continued to grow and grow and grow. until derek and steve realized esther was no mini pig, but esther is a big, fat pig. >> what's this? what's this? >> she's our 650-pound pig. she lives in our house. >> reporter: unable to part no dog or cat. she's 650 pounds of pure piggy love, and now, esther's a full-blown social media celebrity with 270,000 followers on instagram and 800,000 likes on facebook. >> oh, she

you know i am as graceful as homer simpson. these four are amazing on the ice. we have the skating club of phoenix and tell me about yo skating. >> spins. >> spins. >> jumps? >> jumps. >> and they're incredible. >> show me some of your moves. they're skating here all day and this is real ice. out here at westgate. the event is from 6 tighter to 9 tonight. -- 6:30 to 9 tonight and they make wait look easy. it's not that easy and trust me. we're joined by santa claus. you brought the christmas magic >> and what is your favorite part about this event? >> this event is talking to all of the children and seeing the kids out skating and their excitement. >> perfect and we're seeing up above this entire area of the real ice? i have been learning a couple of lessons. you were telling me the cool move is the butt spin and can you show me it? >> you have been going for three hours. >> you know what? i can do that, too. i will toss it back to you >> and oh, no, brian west has been out there all morning and he's just showing off. >> and that is not on you how it's done. >>

>> homer simpson thing going on. >> mo's. i group up perfect.why it's kind of sad to see me in a situation like this. disappointing sometimes, get upset thinking about what you've done to your family. >> takes this, a big reality check, a big punch in the face, you know. this should have warned me right here this right here, all these marks. i could have been dead and i still went out from the hospital, i drank that day and i continued to drink every day afterwards. it's like god was showing me, and i just never -- it was ringing. i just never picked up the phone. >> well, see, i was sleeping and in the womb. we were wombmates. us being wombmates, i was sleeping and the door opened and he took off running. so -- he came out. and 14 minutes later i was there. we follow each other everywhere we go. >> it's really weird, our bond. it's like when he hurts, i hurt. it hurts. i'm almost in tears right new even talking about it because we really are very, very close. very close. and you know, i'd rather be on the outside with him. i don't want to be in

>> homer simpson makes everything better. >> absolutely. unless you're a member of the simpson family, it's not every day that you see a pig as a pet. >> unless you live in new york, i've seen everything as a pet. an adorable little piglet who has now grown into much, much more than a family pet. she's become a social media star as well as a social movement here's abc's juju chang. . >> reporter: she was the bundle of joy derek walter and steve jenkins always hoped for. >> we got her as a so she was very small. >> reporter: a tiny adorable pig named esther. >> she grew up, settled into the family very quickly. >> reporter: she continued to grow and grow and grow. until derek and steve realized esther was no mini pig. esther was a big, fat pig. >> what's this? what's this? >> she is our 650-pound mini pig that lives with us in our house. >> reporter: unable to part ways, she became a beloved house she's 650 pounds of pure piggy love. and now esther's a full blown social media celebrity with nearly 270,000 followers on instagram and over 800,

the simpsons will now be entering its 30th season. when you add it all up, homer and family will reach a total of 669 episodes. yeah, you heard that right. nearly 700 episodes of the simpsons. that will beat the previous record for a t-v show which was set by "gunsmoke." that show aired 635 episodes. it may be hard to believe, but the simpsons started back in 1989. and the rest as they say is history. man: in cities big and small, newspapers all over say it's time. woman: time to legalize and regulate marijuana in california. man: time to "vote yes on prop 64." woman: it's "better for public health, for law and order and for society." man: "it makes sense to regulate and tax" marijuana. woman: "prop 64 would bring discipline and oversight." man: "prop 64 is the first step toward a rational drug policy." woman: "it's time for a new approach." man: vote yes on 64. for a new approach." the u.s.those of us whoof freedserved in the military are very proud of that. i believe very, very strongly in our country and what we stand for. i went to iraq in 2004 to fight for fr

fox just renewed "the simpsons" for two more seasons! that means homer and the gang will have 669 episodes under their belt 30th season. the previous record was held by "gunsmoke," which aired 635- episodes. "the simpsons" started in 19-89. season 29 is scheduled to start airing next year. a star high school footballer player gets the chance to make a touchdown after a debilitating accident left him disabled. xavier johnson, has been on the sideline for a year and a half, following a tubing accident that severely friday night after the opening kickoff, his team and their competitors agreed to stop the game, so he could get one into the endzone. nats teammates ((butt sot)) johnson says "the story that he has written through xavier, through a wheelchair, blows away the story that i was writing for him on the football field." xavier communicates by holding up one or two fingers, or kicking a leg, or smiling. his rehab regimen has en documented on facebook. a weekend of golf benefitting sick kids wraps up at t-p-c summerlin. and some local golfers did pretty

. >>> coming up, homer, bart, and the rest of the simpsons prepare i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this messsage. paul babeu oversaw a place of horrors as headmaster of a school for at-risk youth. students were denied basic human rights and were subject to sexual abuse. arizona deserves better. endorse tom o'halleran for congress. "the republic" says, "elect tom o'halleran. his words match his work." and "the daily star" said, "o'halleran puts the common good above party politics. the simpsons are about to >>> "the "the simpsons" about to set another record. they will be around for at least two more seasons that will make it 30 seasons and 669 episodes and that will set a record for an episode with a scripted series. it was "gun record. >> reporter: coming up, a playboy model who body shamed a naked elderly woman on snapchat at a gym is now facing charges. >>> where parents can get free child care across the valley while they cast their balloteds. the news continues in two and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know

simpsons animated series is about to break several longetivity records. fox recently renewed the show for it's 29-th and 30-th season. that is unprecedented. it also means homer and family will reach their 669-th episode. by gunsmoke. the simpsons started in 19-89. executive producer al jean says the team's new motto is quote - "on to sixty." /// ((brian loftus)) >>> there were mixed thoughts on the show continuing on our 8 news now face book page. mike said: hopefully it will be funny again. stopped funny around 2005 brittney said: if people are still enjoying the show and watching then why cancel? who's to say how long a show should stay on if there is a demand and people like it, then keep going. you can leave your thoughts on our facebook page as well./// >>> that's all for 8 news now live at noon.. the valley's news leader. remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas now dot com, facebook and narrator: the target... seniors. danny tarkanian set up thirteen fake charities that preyed on vulnerable seniors... fronts for telemarketing schemes. seniors lost millions from the scams danny tarkanian helped set up. jacky rosen has always led with i

fox just renewed "the simpsons" for its 29th and 30th season. that means homer will reach their 669th episode." gun smoke" was the prooef record holder. the simpsons began in 1989. >>> a bay area council candidates is due in court. after a confrontation at a homeless encampment. >>> no excuse for patients at a bay area hospital to not get their votes in. volunteers helping them fulfill their civic duty. beginning. we've seen each other through good times and bad. sickness and health. we're with you san francisco, and you bring out the best in us. care. they prey on our children, spending billions. addicting 17,000 california kids each year. eventually killing one-third of them. now tobacco companies are spending millions to... defeat prop 56. because in every state that's raised tobacco taxes, smoking rates go down. so who are you going to trust? pediatricians, cancer groups and the califronia pta who all... support prop 56. or the tobacco companies trying to kill it. and i'm kenny choi. >>> good morning, it's monday november 7th. . >>> the first female u.s. att

simpson family next. do you think it's homer? yes. and the girls.s. how in the weather looking forfr tonight's game? you need to know that. weto k need to know that because tonight's the big night we'll check in with a.j. colby when we come back. stay with us. n judge pat dewine. he has decades of legal experience and is rated an "excellent" judge. judge pat dewine. he interprets the law as written and doesn't legislate from the bench. judge pat dewine. he'll ensure justice for everyone and remain true to the constitution. judge pat dewine. honest. fair. impartial. and leading ohio groups. judge pat dewine for ohio supreme court. ? ? lookin' out on the morning rain ? ? i used to feel so uninspired ? ? and when i knew i had to face another day ? ? before the day i met you, life was so unkind ? ? you're the key to my piece of mind ? donald trump: she ate like a pig. does she have a fat ass? absolutely. boob job is terrible. she's a slob. lips are too big, solid 4. disgusting pig. flat-chested is very hard to be a 10. *. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. game day

good news for all of the simpsons fans, the animated series have been removed for a 39th and 30th season. homer and the gang will reach the previous record was held by gun smoke, which arid 635 episodes. the simpsons has been a staple since 1989. it is time for our pet of the week. the wisconsin humane society with another pet in need of a new home. here is jenny miller and stone-cold. two-month-old kitten i can hear puring and eyeballing me, we will see how this goes. how are you doing this morning. >> i'm great, i'm great. this is stone-cold. he is settling down now. he has kitten energy. he is two-month-old. he arrived to us a couple of weeks old. he was a baby. so he has been age foster home. he has lived with kids and dogs. he does well with both. she neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. he is really to find a new family at 11:00 a.m. >> so stone-cold, the camera is tricks? >> you know, i'm sure that he could learn. right now, this is his best trick right now. >> yeah. >> this is what is happening? >> all right. we'll do it upside down. that is fine. >> you are trying to get people ready

three, with nearly 15-million. 3 good news simpsons fans...fox just renewed the animated series for an unprecedented 29- th and 30-th season.that means homer and the gang will reach their 669-th episode.the previous record was held by "gunsmoke" - which aired 635 episodes."the simpsons" has been a cultural staple since it started in 19-89...winning emmys...inspiring theme parks...and countless yellow merchandise. time right now is 5:???lets get a check of ready weather.. 3 ((???1:15 seconds??)) ((???tease ahead??15???)) ahead??15???)) suy. highs in the mid 60s. south winds up to 10 mph. tonight...partly cloudy through around midnight...then cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light rain showers after midnight. lows in the lower 50s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. tuesday...cooler. mostly cloudy. a 40 percent chance of lighin in the morning. highs in the mid 50s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. tuesday night...colder. partly cloudy. lows in the upper 30s. north winds 5 to 15 mph. wednesday...sunny. highs in the mid 50s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. ((???1:15 seconds??)) ((???tease ahead??15???)) ahead??15???)) today...sunny. highs in the mid 60s

homer- bart - lisa - marge and maggie are setting yet another record. the simpsons was picked up for two more seasons - setting the record for the primetime joined our own cbs 2 family in december, 1989. and by season 30 - it will have aired six- hundred-and-sixty-nine episodes. beating our western drama gunsmoke. in the early years - the simpson family regularly pulled in more than 15 million viewers a show. a staggering 33-million tuned in for the most watched episode: bart gets an f in 1990. it's right now it's degrees in a controversial measure will be decided by voters in iowa city tomorrow. why some fear it could muddy up the political system. in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have... here's a look at some of the eastern iowa on this monday morning... the officer who shot jerime mitchell during a traffic stop last week was cleared of another shooting almost exactly a year earlier. officer lucas jones and another officer shot and killed jonathan gossman last october. gossman was trying to run away and started shooting at the officers - that's when they re

simpsons. a course entitled "d'oh!" introduces the philosophy behind the animated t-v show. the course will examine the deeds of homer and other characters and ask if philosophers like aristotle would have regarded him as a virtuous figure. the creator of the course insisted on using the simpsons as legitimate means of stimulating interest in the subject. the course which is open to all d takes place january 14th./// ((paul joncich)) >>> a new program is helping to make it easier for transgendered men and women find work. ((christianne klein)) >> how this first of it's kind program is pushing to end discrimination in the workplace. ((paul joncich)) >> and the pig farm known for taking food scraps from the las vegas strip... and turning it into pig chow... is shutting down. coming up at five... how much a developer paid for in the area because of the purchase./// announcer: you're ((christianne klein)) >> but a california help end discrimination against transgender workers. chris martinez has the story. ((nats - jessie greeting customer )) "gustavo, yours is ready, gustavo!" jessie zambrano finally landed a job as a m

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good news, "simpsons" fans -- the animated series has been renewed for an unprecedented 29th and 30th season. that means homer and the gang will reach a record 669th episode. the previous record was held by "gunsmoke," which aired 635 episodes. "the simpsons" has been a cultural staple since it started in 1989, winning emmys, in countless yellow merchandise. 5:56 on this sunday morning. a little sunshine outside, it's nice to see that. jeremy: the time change means an earlier sunrise time at 6:33. that will be great later this week, kids will be able to go the bus stop not in the dark and people will be able to see them. gorgeous sunrise. comfortable and cool in milwaukee, 47 and wind is calm at the moment. temperatures in the 30's inland and with cool conditions and clear skies and calm wind, a little patchy fog could develop. not widespread in the pockets that are in the fog prone areas around juneau in burlington, no font to speak of in milwaukee. highs this afternoon may be in record territory's, upper 60's. thema: we look forward to that. visit november august? jeremy: russ feingold: in the senate there'

simpsons" are making t-v history.... not even halfway through the show's 28th season --- fox has renewed the animated series for two more years. that means homer and the gang will be around for 30 seasons and bring the number of episodes to 669 ---- making it longest-running scripted previously held the record with 635 episodes. and of course catch "the simpsons" right here sunday nights on fox six. nat "we travel great distances... in an instant." "doctor strange" enchanting moviegoers. the latest marvel movie, starring benedict cumberbatch as a surgeon turned sorcerer, took in nearly eighty-five million dollars over the weekend. "trolls" trailed at number two, with nearly 46-million dollars. and "hacksaw three, with nearly 15-million. "pop pop, it's show time show time show time show time guess who's back again?" some of the world's biggest stars took the stage last night for the 23rd-annual m-t-v europe music awards in the netherlands.bruno mars opened the show with his latest hit. teen heartthrob, shawn mendes accepted the award for "best male" and gave his mom a birthday shout-out. justin beiber was not in attendance -- but he racked up t

. >> so, santa's little helper, the simpsons' family dog, is what breed? the answer is "b," a greyhound homer'" first episode. [ dog growls ] >> the cane corso, or italian mastiff, is an aggressive breed, sometimes called a "pit bull on steroids." columbo, a 140-pounder who belonged to "simpsons" co-developer sam simon, was actually deemed too vicious for simon's dog-rescue shelter. hollywood dog trainer tyson kilmer says one of simon's last requests was that he take columbo when simon died. >> one thing that sam said is that, "every animal's life has value." >> tyson assumes simon's multi-billion-dollar trust will pay for columbo's costly medical treatments, including acupuncture and electromagnetic therapy. >> was there some sort of verbal agreement between you and sam? >> sam took care of everything while he was alive. when sam said, "will you take columbo?", i didn't say, "hey, how much, buddy?" i just said, "of course. i'll take care of it." >> then, in june 2015, three months after sam's death, tyson learns that those vets and therapists will no longer be paid and all those hollywood-st

simpson's fans. fox just renewed the long-running animated series for its 29th and 30th season.that's a record breaker. it means homer and the gang will reach their 669-th episode. the previous record was held by "gunsmoke" --- which aired 635 episodes. putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. when i come home and dinner's not ready i go through the roof. grab 'em by the p****". when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. o backstage before a show... yes.. and everyone's getting dressed. donald trump walked into the dressing room while contestants, some as young as 15 were changing. standing there with no clothes. you see these incredible looking women. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat-chested is very hard to be a 10. do you treat women with respect? uh... i can't say that either. (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "get out and vote, get out and vote. who's already voted?! that's pretty good, wow! wow!vote on the issues that matter to you, because they are on the ballot, not just my name and my opponent's name name ahead at five,

that means homer and the gang will reach their 6 hundred 69-th episode which will set a new record. the previous one is held by "gunsmoke" - which aired 6 hunred 35 episodes. "the simpsons" has been a staple since it started in 19-89...winning emmys...inspiring theme parks...and countless merchandise. an iconic american doll and her brother now have statues in their ills on friday, new statues of see. "the family is still very involved with creating things and doing ann doll when you were a child? i didn't like dolls." the committee helped raise about 65-thousand dollars for the statues. if you're diabetic -- or know were a child? i didn't like dolls." the committee helped raise about helped raise about 65-thousand dollars for the statues. if you're diabetic -- or know someone who is -- sometimes it can feel kwwl's ally crutcher gives us november 6 november is american diabetes month what is diabetes? production or your body's everyone needs carbs for diabetes to monitor their carbohydrates and eat them consistently throughout the day. important to include carbohydrates in every meal and associated has identified ten diabetes superfoods berries sweet potatoes dark leafy

homer, marge, lisa, bars, and maggie will see their record episode. way to go, simpsons. we will be back. stay with us. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, held by gary watson. fly, gary, fly. his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song. his sister can live stream it tv and phone for just 79.99 per month online for the first year. only from fios. whoa, this is awful, try it. oh no, that looks gross what is that? you gotta try it, it's terrible. i don't wanna try it if it's terrible. it's like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! guys, i think we should hurry up. if you taste something bad, you want someone else to try it. it's what you do. more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. >>> david wade and lisa hughes. wbz news at 6:00, 5:00, and election. one candidate rushed off the stage while another motorcade motorcade involved in an accident. 1

. >>> well, the simpsons justthe s received a renewal that will wil send them into the record books. homer, bart and the gang will bb back for two more seasons at least. their 29th and 30th seasons.ns. more than enough to break the current record of 635 held by by the western gun smoke. >> that is incredible. >> incredible. incredible. >> i'm stunned that show is still on. i remember wtuhennned it first came on i used to watch it a little bitb i haven't watched that show tt s since the '89.he '89. >> you have two more years.re ys >> two more years.>> t >> somebody is watching.eby >> it is still very smartly verl written. >> it is. written.how is smartly >> harry potter one of theteone biggest movie franchises eversee well into the billions ofllionsf dollars. there's a new spin off coming little later kevin will sit sitt down with the star of fantastica beasts and where to find themdhe somebody who is pick up an oscac along the way. way >> yeah. it looks like pretty good move.v i'm actually interested in i seeing this. celebrity feud edition of the wendy versus blac chyna. and new details f

homer and the gang will reach their 669th episode no matter what. previous record was held by "gunsmoke" which aired 635 episodes. "the simpsons" had been a cultural staple since it started in 1989, winning emmys, of course, inspiring plenty of theme parks, movie, you name it. >> love that. >> back again. >>> janessa joins us again for another look at weather. again, chilly cold start, nice warmup through the day. >> yeah. it's going to take a while here today in the 60s, really not that bad here, so warmer air in place. we'll go 63 for browns sunday tomorrow. remember, we're going to fall back tonight. 68 by monday afternoon, so still some warm air in place. we'll start to see that fall in our temperatures, more seasonable wednesday and thursday. but look at that really long stretch here, that's six days of just a lot of sunshine. >> definitely ought to take advantage before we don't have those days in the 60s anymore. they're coming quick, right? go see the browns, the metro parks. thank you, janessa. >>> still ahead if you've got a mailer that has you questioning the status of your absentee ballot, you're not alone. we'll h

simpsons" yeah, you do it. there you go. will break the record for most the title previously. now, the springfield gang will hit 669 in its 30th season. homer releasing a statement saying, quote, take that, gun smoke. you lost a race you dibt even know you were in. he's not a humble winner. better than bart yelling eat my shorts. there you go. congratulations. my son will be very happy. thank god they're drawn, you know? >> can i have a girly moment. digging the hair. love, love, love what you've down there. >> special shoutout to courtney. my hair stilist from l.a. she came in and said, mix it up. consider it mixed. >>> coming up, new signs the royal row smans heating up. the family member who was calling harry prince harry and his girlfriend a quote perfect match. >>> and a big weight loss headline. keep off that weight. [montage of chatter] [montage of chatter] what i love most about tempur-pedic mattresses... is that they contour to your body. it keeps us comfortable and asleep at night. shop our biggest event of the year, including all tempur-pedic mattresses. save up to $600, now thru november 29th. get your tempur-pedic. the most hig