reportingim jeff barnd washingtona& im jeff barnd reporting corridor say they're seeing a huge spike in stolen and counterfeit checks.this year - cedar rapids police have responded to more than 300 reports of counterfeiting.that's 135 more say they are seeing a spike in stolen and counterfeit checks. cedar rapids police have responded to 300 reports of it used to be that if someone broke into your car or house, they were most often looking for cash. that has changed. now they don't even have to break in. we have what you need to know. >> in this parking lot, we found about three out of every ten cars were not even locked. and cedar rapids police say nearly half of all home burglaries are people just walking in. number of counterfeit and forgery cases. >> they say it is all connected, in addition to jewelry and electronics, thieves are now looking for checkbooks. >> taking those checks, forging in. writing names and amounts and being able to steal cash. really it is almost like a double whammy. >> police also warned not to put checks in outgoing mail. those red flags tell thieves >> w

this week - donald trump do in his first 100-days in office.national correspondent jeff barnd talks to a political expert to see if this could be mr. trumps strategy circumventing the media. pkg-https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=7xx?kastft8/:00 "with an update on the white house transition and our policy plans for the first 100- daysa&" :08 /vo/this week, president elect donald trump released a 2 and a half minute video promising to create jobsa& produce more steel, and reform immigration. mr. trump hasn't held a news conference since julya& and some politic wonderinga& if ?this? new type of presentationa& could become the norm./sot 11.22.16 simone pathe sot/simone - :14 "it's a way for people in power to communicate without an intermediary of the press there to interpret and dissect and criticize the message they want to convey to the people." :23/js graph/in mr. trumps video, the president electa& said he intends to withdrawal from the trans pacific partnership.for energya& he promises to cancel what he calls job killing restrictions on fossil fuels and create thousands of new jobsa&o

out.cbs 2 news national correspondent jeff barnd takes a closer look. look. insurance carriers warna& nearly 1 and a half million americans could lose their obamacarea& in the coming monthsa& anda& as more insurers ?abandon? the programa& the white house signals it wants to put roughly 175-billion of ?your? tax-dollars into obamacare a& to save it./sot - intv?heritage-aca-barnd mp4 / 7:25 "one way is to say "lets just throw more money at this stuff. money we haven't got by the way." 7:29/js's graph ed haislmaier /obamacare was ?supposed? to bea& budget neutrala& meaning insurers making healthy profits in the affordable care act's first years.. would shift that windfall to insurers ?losing? money. but more insurers ?lost? money 2 years ago, and say that created a nearly 3- years ago and only receive a portion of what was needed. experts say that that created a $3 billion shortfall. obama care was supposed to collect money from the insurers and pay the money directly to the treasury department. because of massive short balls in dozens of states, the governor pa

national correspondent jeff barnd looks at how donald trump - has said his presidency will deal with those threats. threats. pkg/several times on the campaign traila& donald trump blasted president obama's current policy on isisa& saying his administration ?created? it. one political expert says mr. trump will ?likely? use a different approach .. to combatting the islamic state./sot/rehr 4:11 " i think the war will be less politically correct and more one way to do that according to donald trump is ?not? to announce to our enemiesa&. when and where u.s. forces will attack. the element of surprisea& something that worked for the japanese on december 7, 1941./vo/11-09 rehr : 3:51 "i think what he talked about in the campaign was meeting with the generals and the experts and divising a plan which will not be publicized" 4:00/sot- po-106we/collins 00 ""it's going to take a united front with our allies and even those like china and russia to defeat isis --=:11/vo/russia is currently testing u.s. forces against the assad regime in wartorn syriaa& vladimir putin says he looks forward to men

national correspondent jeff barnd sat down with a political expert to find out. out. /jeff live intro/in 2008, president barack obama promised change. 8 years later a& voters wanted a change of directiona& and they got it. david rehr - political expert 32-43 michael barnett ? chairman ? republican party of palm beach 1:17-1:29colleen matthews / palm beach 1:37-1:44 /nat - py-06we/trump - "i love this country"/vo/ last night, a seismic political shift was felt clinton has ?many? political experts shaking their head. but was this ?first? victory for a non politician since dwight eisenhowera& ?for? donald trump.. or a clear rejection of president barack obama's policy?/sot/rehr - 1:18 "america is not doing well economically. they don't like the fact that we don't have the prestige that we have around the world. and these perceived elite washington figures are trying to control more and more of their everyday life." 1:32/john's graphic/with a gop controlled house and senate, mr. trump would be in a position to and ?gut? much of president obama's agenda a& ?namely? obamacar

reporting live from capitol hill, i'm jeff jeff barnd. back to you. michelle: thank you. coming up at 4:00 -- >> there is one segment of donald trump supporters that played a big role in his big victory last night. now they are speaking out with a lot of pride and excitement. i'm jeff goldberg. who we are talking about coming up. >> today frankly was a very emotional one in the d.m.v. i'm kevin lewis with that story still ahead. alison: ahead new at 5:00, for years people complained about predatory towing in arlington. why is a moving with considered to make it even easier for tow truck companies? what abc7 found when i return at "abc7 news at 5:00". whatcha' doin? just checking my free credit score at credit karma. what the??? you're welcome. i just helped you dodge a bullet. but i was just checking my... shhh... don't you know that checking your credit score actually, checking your credit score with credit karma doesn't affect it at all. are you sure? positive. so i guess i can just check my credit score then? oooh "check out credit karma today. credit karma. announcer:

national correspondent jeff barnd looks at how a trump president will deal with groups like isis. jeff: search times on the cam -- several times campaign trail trump said obama administration created isis. they expect him to use a different approach to combat the islamic state. >> i think the war will be less politically correct and more attuned to victory. >> one way to do that according to trump is not to announce to our enemies when and where u.s. forces will be attacking. something that worked for the japanese on december 7, 1941. >> i think what he talked about in the campaign is meeting with the generals and the experts and devising a plan which will not be publicized. >> it will take a united front with our allies. even those like china and russia to defeat isis. >> russia is currently testing u.s. forces against the assad regime in war-torn syria. to mending ties with the new president. >> russia is ready. and wants to restore the full-fledged relations with the united states. i repeat we understand this will -- repeat we understand this will be difficult but we are ready t

jeff barnd takes a closer look at what would come next with the promise. jeff: with the fidel castro death celebrations are over, the president-elect have work to do with how he deals with the community. >> a lot of uncertainty on how to proceed with the u.s.-cuban relations. >> i think we expect president trump to undo some of the executive orders that obama put in place to loosen up the restrictions. >> recently he criticizing the deal saying cuba benefited from the deal and u.s. trump insiders said in part he would need to leave prisons in jail and give the people freedom and religious freedom. >> if we revert back to the idea that the united states can have an influence over major change in cuba, i think we will meet with the same results. little to nothing. >> one lawmaker thinks if government it's president trump. >> american interests will be put first. we put the interest of the oppressed cuban people first. >> fidel is dead and raul won't be there forever. change is inevitable in cuba but unpreductable to what extent. jeff: jeff barnd reporting. jo

reporting from capitol hill, i'm jeff barnd. back to you. >> jim: once again, we are seeing evidence across the country tonight that there are some wounds to heal in the aftermath of this election. we've seen protests against donald trump breaking out in several cities. starting here oregon where these protesters have at times blocked lanes of the main freeway going through portland, i-5. >> reed: we apologize for the one poster that ierd our station. we try to avoid shots like that. this is a shot in chicago from the sky. some of the protesters and their signs not visible but can see a lot of people there milling about on the ground. >> jim: same story in new york right now where an even bigger crowd has gathered blocking of manhattan right by trump tower. this one has been going on for a couple of hours now. we're also hearing about protests in philly, salt lake city. >> reed: even here in las vegas. just shows how the internet can galvanize people to gather at one specific time to protest and looks like that's what's going on

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i'm jeff barnd reporting in washington. president obama has signed 261 executive orders.that's slightly fewer - than his precessor - - george w. bush.ronald reagan far surpassed both - - with more than 380 orders.but none of that - comes close to f-d-r,he issued more than 35-hundred executive orders 12 years.teddy roosevelt - - woodrow wilson - - and calvin coolidge - - are the only other commanders in chief - to sign more than one thousand executive orders. state leaders - are closer to naming a new president - at northern iowa.the board of regents - plans to select from four finalists - on december fifth or sixth.the last finalist - visits campus - next week.faculty union leaders - say they plan to put together their own analysis - of the finalists - choice. next on the fox 28 news at nine regents make their choice. >>> coming up next on the fox 28 news at 9:00 an end of the season blow out delivered by the hawkeyes a complete wrap up of today's impressive win over another top 15 team, next on [ zaps ] barry. future barry

here's national correspondent jeff barnd with a preview. preview. /vo/donald trump trying to seal the deala&/nat/ - http://www.b m/donald-trump-closing- argument-ad-2016-11/1:44 " and we will take back this country for you and we will make america great again." 1:48/vo/ while hillary clinton makes her last minute pitch./sot/ po-19su :07 " lets prove that love trumps hate." :10/vo/even ?this? late in the game, both candidates criss-cross the nation trying to lock up some key races./helptrac graph/many pundits agree the race could come down to 5 to 9 states come election nighta& one of which is the predominately blue state of pennsylvaniaa&. that the clintons are putting ?so? much of their attention in philadelphia and pennsylvania means that these polls that say that donald trump is not competitive there? it's not true." 1:47/vo/ political experts say mr trump ?must? lock in some of the big states with a lot of electoral votes and attract voters outside of his loyal base a& to "flip" 1 or 2 swing states his way./sot/rehr - :35 "he has to turn his bas

compliancea& and i think it'll happen a lot quicker than people realize." 4:51in washingtona& im jeff barnd fox 28 news. securing the border is still a leading topic for president elect trump.. but some issues at the boundary are on the ?american side. side.60-thousand employees work for customs and border protection.it is the largest federal law enforcement criminal drug cartels - all that security - looks a lot like opportunity.the f-b-i now has 22-border corruption task forces dedicated solely to rooting out dirty officers on the take. we have a number of adversaries south of the border, whether it's mexican drug trafficking cartels, as well as alien smuggling organizations, who actively seek to corrupt u.s. government employees to facilitate their crim enterprises.what tactics do they use?they spot and assess individuals who would flirt with women who come through their lanes or potentially have financial distress in their lives, gambling debts, and then they target those those vulnerabilities. this week on full measure with sharyl attkisson - an investigation into agents who are seduce

we sent jeff barnd to capitol hill to see what the lawmakers say about this. some of the answer might surprise you. >> anti-trump demonstrations this week in portland oregon protesting the donald trump's victory under a police escort. some of the lawmakers we talk to says this is what the first amendment is all about. within reason. >> what we have to do is recognize free speech. it's very important. >> freedom of speech and public safety are different. >> where you are barring the people from transit on city streets or on the interstate highways that is >> they want to use the freedom of speech right to turn around and do the illegal acts like tearing up property. >> congressman peter king of new york said the election was legit and it's time to get over it. >> it's ridiculous the students are having cry in and group therapy sessions and dogs to comfort them. what kind of a country are we becoming? >> the way we change things is through the democratic process. >> that is what happened november 8. >> we had the greatest generation that won a world war. they lo

expected to vote today -- there are bound to be some concerns along the way.cbs 2 news correspondent jeff barnd has mo. more. >>> naturally, with so many people expected to vote, there are bound to be concerns along the way. we have more. >> for the first time in u.s. history, more than 200 million americans registered to vote in 2016. /sot/rehr - :26 "this is why it's really important that in a bi-partisian way, people work to resolve all these legitimate vote gets counted. :36/vo/but ?already?a& donald trump's camp filed a lawsuit in nevada, claiming there were ?special? rules for democrats during the early voting period ... which could make for an interesting night in the silver state./js's graph/so far, there have been reports of mostly minor voting concerns or irregularities in 19 statesa& problems a& from voting check-ins a& to machines down a& to ballot shortagesa& /bridge/the battleground state of pennsylvania has reported problems in the harrisburg and phad a ?key? state for both candidatesa& the only problem with voting in pennsylvaniaa& isa&. ?most? of the statea& uses machine ballot