as weijia jiang reports... the obama administration has finally made a decision on whether to approve or deny the the project. 3 president obama says the controversial keystone xl pipeline project is dead.(sot: president obama)"the state department has decided that the keystone x-l pipeline would not serve the national interest of the united states. i agree with that decision." (gfx)the pipeline would have shipped roughly 830,000 barrels a day of heavy crude oil from fields in canada to u.s. gulf coast refineries. transcanada first submitted its request seven years ago. since then, it's become a political fight about jobs and oil revenue versus the environmental impact. (sot: president obama)"all of this obscured the fact that this pipeline would neither be a silver bullet for the economy as was promised by some, nor the express lane for climate disaster proclaimed by others." (standup: weijia jiang/cbs news/the white house) republicans are already criticizing the decision and are vowing not to give up on build

as weijia jiang reports... scientists think they now know why mars' atmosphere is far thinner than earth's. 3 (nat sot)spacecraft launch (track 1)two years after nasa launched this rocket to mars... scientists say it discovered new information to explain why the planet's atmosphere changed dramatically over time. (track 2) billions of years ago mars was warm and wet...with liquid water flowing in long rivers.there were valleys, lakes, and shallow seas. but today mars is bitter cold, and can't sustain liquid water. nasa's current mission is named "maven"...or "the mars atmosphere and volatile evolution"it discovered the solar wind stripped away the planet's atmosphere over time - a process that continues today. (sot jakosky)the stripping by the solar wind was an important process in the changing climate of mars and that's what we're really trying to aim at." bruce jakosky is maven's principal investigator (sot jakosky)"the analogy i use is when you step out of the shower with wet hair and its breezy out and it j

presidential candidates face off in the fourth debate, with volatile yet on the prime time stage i'm weijia jiang in business conn inn with the highlights come up. >>> win are walks away with million-dollar, and the title of world champion. >> wow. >> i like the glasses too. >> can't let him see what you are thinking. >> very strategic. >> good morning it is wednesday, november 11th happy veterans day i'm erika von tiehl. >>> i'm's nicole brewer. the mostly rainy and wet on the way in. i have got justin and meisha checking on the roads and weather. >> happy hump day, wednesday, still pushing to the workweek and it is damp out there but things are looking better this morning then they were yesterday. justin, what is in store. >> meisha, we will get some sunshine back in the forecast, but might run into few areas of mist, drizzle but improving condition throughout the morning. watch out for some wet leaves, there could be slick spots out there but here's last of the rain showers that radar is picking up across central, eastern new jersey and they should move off shore but gang inland we may run int

weijia jiang begins our coverage from milwaukee. >> reporter: political analysts predicted the candidatesill be feeling the pressure to focus more on issues and they planned accordingly. the conversation certainly included fiery exchanges, but this time, the attacks were based on differences in policy, not personality. the top eight republican candidates got right to the economy in a debate on the fox business network, starting with the minimum wage. >> taxes, too high. wages, too high. we are not going to be able to compete against the world. >> every time we raise the minimum wage, a number of jobless people increases. >> if you raise the minimum wage you'll make it one of the most expensive in the machine. >> reporter: rubio and paul sparred over military spending. >> marco's for military spending you get something to me not very conservatist. >> i know rand is a committed isolationist. i'm not. i think the world is a strongest place when the america military is the strongest in the world. >> reporter: ben carson pushed back on his life story. >> i have no problem with being vetted. wh

weijia jiang reports. >> reporter: dr. ben carson's life story helped him surge to the top of the polls. but now critics are questioning whether some of carson's statements in his 1996 auto true. >> the whole point is to distract the populous and distract me. >> reporter: the retired neurosurgeon is accused of lying about his hard knocks upbringing and a circular to attend west point military academy. witch hunt. >> every single day or aever there week, they will come out you said this when you were 14. neck and neck with donald trump in recent polls who is flying high off of his "snl" hosting gig on saturday night. the show received its best rating in three years. >> if you think that is how it's going to be when i'm president, you're wrong. it's going to be even better! >> reporter: appearing on nbc's "meet the press" sunday morning, trump took a swipe at carson. >> he has to explain a lot of things. >> reporter: carson and trump face off tuesday night on the fourth republican debate in milwaukee, wisconsin. weijia jiang

weijia jiang, cbs news, milwaukee. >>> it is an early wake-up call for donald trump. is he in new hampshire at 8:00 this morning in manchester. meanwhile, the democrats take center stage this weekend. their next debate is saturday at 9:00. in des moines iowa, you can see that right here. >>> new york's attorney general ordering fantasy sports sites to shut down and stop boston-based draft king and fan duel are games of chance not skill and ordered them to stop immediately. >>> a case involving two dragged police officers is shining a light on uber. brian gilbert has a long history of driving offenses. he's spent time in federal prison and had four convictions on drug possession charges. still, he worked for uber several times in the months before his arrest. although the company says he was not an employee on sunday when he was arrested for dragging two police officers who tried to pull him over, girl bert is facing assault charges -- gilbert is facing asalt charges in that case. injuries. >>> a man pointed a fake gun in a case of road rage. a driver on 93 said a man

weijia jiang has more. weijia: the top 8 republican candidates got right to the economy in a debate on the fox business network starting with the minimum wage. >> taxes are too high, wages are too high. we're not going to be able to compete. >> every time you raise the minimum wage the number of jobless increases. >> if you raise the minimum wage you're going to make people more expensive than a machine. weijia: the candidates explained their tax plans. >> everybody should pay the same proportion as what they make. you make $10 billion, you pay a billion. >> if we get rid of the payroll tax, everybody gets a tax cut. >> simplify the tax code to spur economic activity. weijia: the gop has months to go but it's clear who the party intends to defeat. the wi-fi password in the media room is "stophillary." >> hillary clinton has said barack obama's policies get an "a." really? weijia: ben carson recently pushed back against recent criticism of his life story. >> i have no problem with being vetted. what i do hav

weijia jiang has a complete wrap-up from washington. weijia: ben carson's life story helped him surge to the top of the polls. but now critics are questioning whether some of carson's statements in his 1996 autobiography gifted hands are true. >> the whole point is to distract the populist, to distract me. weijia: the retired neurosurgeon is accused of lying about his hard knocks upbringing. and claims of receiving a scholarship offer to attend west point military academy. carson claims the media is on a "witch hunt." >> every single day every other day or every week you know they are going to come with well, you said this. weijia: carson is running neck in neck with donald trump in recent polls who is flying high off of his snl hosting gig on saturday night. the show received its best ratings in 3 years. >> winning is tough. if you think that's how it's going to be when i'm president you're wrong. it's going to be even better. weijia: appearing on nbc's meet the press sunday morning trump took a swipe at carson. >> he's going to have t

weijia jiang, cbs news, milwaukee. kevin: fresh off the debate two candidates head to the metro tomorrow morning. jeb bush will serve coffee during hy-vee's veterans day breakfast at 9:00 tomorrow morning in johnston. then, he will hold a town hall meeting at 6:15 tomorrow night at the waukee fire department. in ames, rand paul will host a pints for liberty event at jeff's pizza tomorrow night at 9:00. steve: on the democratic side, more progress at drake university today, preparing for saturday's cbs news debate. kcci is also a proud co-sponsor of the event. our own kevin cooney will moderate along with john dickerson and nancy cordes of cbs news, and the des moines register's kathie obradovich. leading up to the debate, we are presenting a 3-part special report examining issues the democratic candidates will likely discuss. tonight's topic, college affordability. right now, students here in iowa and across the country are facing sky-rocketing tuition costs. kcci's emmy victor shows us why debt is such a big concern f

weijia jiang, cbs news, des moines, iowa. elizabeth: outside of the debate, kcci hosted a special panel at meredith hall of uncommitted voters. as kcci's emmy victor shows us, some of their minds were changed by the end of the debate. emmy: when you put a group of undecided voters together in one room, you will see feet tapping, hands locked, and wide eyes. >> i am leaning towards bernie. >> i am leaning towards hillary clinton, currently. >> i am leaning towards governor martin o' malley of maryland. emmy: meet the voter panel at the second democratic debate held at drake university. seventeen democrats looking to support a candidate based on their debate performance. jared turner: as a college student, college reform is primary for me, so that is something that i would like to hear them talk about. emmy: all eyes were on the democrats as they went head to head on some of the strongest topics facing our country. bernie sanders: saudi arabia, turkey, iran, jordan, all these nations are going to have to get their hands dirty,

cbs news correspondent weijia jiang live for just des moines, iowa this morning, has more on tonight's debate. weijia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to everybody, since the last match up, the field of candidates has been widdled down from five to three, as you mention, that means they'll have a lot more time to talk to voters in a debate that will be like no other, because this time, the voters will be playing a new role, as well. >> the podiums are up, and the stage is set in des moines, iowa for the second democratic debate. this time around, only three candidate, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will take the stage. pundant say the format will allow time for more substantive discussion, as the contenders try to lockdown voters in the key state. >> and iowa for hillary clinton in particular this is a state where she has some trouble in 2008. >> for bernie sanders, martin o'malley behind in the polls, a opportunity in front every big audience to make case for their candidacy. >> hoping to slow her momentum, sanders expected to be a lot tougher, in this r

cbs news correspondent weijia jiang are showing how law maker san change that. >> when jen pal innerhad a bone to pick with a business. >> i wrote a review on line because i had bad customer service and that is what you do. >> reporter: the the company a gift store, wrote back with the warning. >> we will fine you $3,500 if you do not take review down. the within 72 hours. >> reporter: clear gear terms of service included a non-disparagement clause known as a gag clause in part to prevent people from posting negative reviews on line. they called to it prevent publishing of the liable content. on capitol hill wednesday lawmakers held a hearing over a bill to make gag clauses illegal. >> it is happening every day across the the country. >> reporter: other examples mentioned in hearing a diet pull manufacturer threatening to sue customers critical of their products. a new york hotel that told guests that negative review would cost them $500. >> we are not the only victims of this conduct. >> reporter: palmer testified she did not remove the post or pay $3,500 fine. clear gear reported i

i'm's weijia jiang in des moines iowa with a wrap upcoming up. >>> good morning to you. today is sunday november 15th, so glad you are with us, i'm nicole brewer. it is 8:00 o'clock. we will send it over to kyla and we're hearing about a warm up. >>> yes, intrigues me. >> yes. >> i'll tell you it has been a warm in so far. >> it is amazing. >> yesterday was first below average take we had the whole month. >> i felt ity think everybody has with the wind. >> today we will lose wind. >> okay. >> we will keep sunshine and we will warm up a little bit. in the just today that warm up will continue for us as we get in the workweek. another nice week ahead, everybody. nice and sunny. seasonal temperatures in the 50's. warmer week ahead. a few late week showers to keep an eye on. today a live look at storm scan three shows us it is beautiful out there just gorgeous blue skies all throughout the eastern seaboard. this is your ahh moment, this is a live look at neighborhood network in margate just beautiful blue skies and high cloud. the nice day to take a walk. and little chilly,

i'm weijia jiang in des moines, iowa with the wrap upcoming up. >>> today is sunday november 15th good morning, to you so glad you are with us. i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:00 o'clock. the lets get a quick check of the forecast. the pretty cold a windy, kyla. >> i tried to walk yesterday for like a block and i said i need sunglasses. >> i know, really winnie. >> so, the good news is we will lose that wind today. started ramping down last night and we are warming up. >> i like that. >> this is just beginning. we will see nice warm up this week. we have all good news on your sunday. good morning, everybody. today we will see much calmer wind. much better scenario walking out the the door, warming up to a high of 58 degrees. that will be yesterday by a good 7 degrees and that will feel nice too. live look at storm can three shows you in addition to the warmer temperatures less wind scenario we have clear skies. look at this beautiful out there. we will see sunshine today. we are waking up chill any cinnaminson at 36. looking a at our neighborhood network norristown 30. thirty-four in wayne.

weijia jiang has a complete wrap-up from washington. weijia: dr. ben carson's life story helped him surge to the top of the polls. but now, critics are questioning whether some of carson's statements in his 1996 autobiography, "gifted hands," are true. dr. carson: the whole point is to distract the populous, to distract me. weijia: the retired neurosurgeon is accused of lying about his hard knocks upbringing and claims of receiving a scholarship offer to attend west point military academy. carson claims the media is on a "witchhunt." dr. carson: every single day, every other day or every week, you know they're going to come with, well you said this? weijia: carson is running neck in neck with donald trump in recent polls who is flying high , off of his snl hosting gig on saturday night. the show received its best ratings in 3 years. mr. trump: it is going to be even better. weijia: appearing on nbc's meet the press sunday morning, trump took a swipe at carson. he had trump -- he is carson tuesday night at the 4th republican debate in milwaukee, wis

weijia jiang, cbs news, des moines, iowa. >> you can watch the democratic debate tonight at 9:00 right here on wbz. stay tuned to wbz news at 11:00 for expert analysis for wbz's jon keller. >>> welcome back now. an update on the friday the 13th terror attacks in france. isis has now claimed responsibility for the deadly coordinated attack in paris. police continue to hunt for more possible accomplices after across the city. at least 127 people are now reported killed in the attacks at six different places, including a concert hall and cafes. again, a live report on the paris attacks and the new details coming out this morning. that's coming up at the top of the hour. >>> good morning, everybody. now it's 7:00. we do begin with breaking news. isis has taken responsibility for the deadly attack in paris that has killed more than 127 people. france has declared a state of emergency while police in boston and all around the world are on alert in the after-math of the deadliest attack on france since world war ii. eight of the terrorists believed responsible for the coordinated attacks are

weijia jiang, cbs news, milwaukee. >>> for more on last night's debate we are joined from chicago by hunter walker. good morning, hunter. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> let's get right into it. what stood out to you about the debate? >> well, the tone was very, very different from what we saw late last month about with the cnbc debate. as you eluded to before, there was a lot of criticism for how the moderators handled that. fox business network and "wall one said they really wanted to focus on policy and i think we did see that tonight. >> what about the candidates? anyone have a breakout moment or a significant moment for you? >> i didn't see any in the main stage debate real single moment that stole the show. i do think in the undercard debate, we saw chris christie, who are recently been demoted to that junior varsity stage have a couple of moments that looked really good for him. >> if -- if anybody believes the stuff they heard from that democratic debate a few weeks ago, there is nothing for free. what they forgot to tell you was that -- >> so we are just s

weijia jiang has reaction and reactions. >> reporter: fourth republican presidential debate approved to be a big win for fox business and wall street journal. donald trump said it focused more on substance then cnbc economic debate last month. >> this was an elegant evening, there were no fantasy football questions. >> i will have my back. >> reporter: in need of the strong debate performance john kassig aggressively took on his opponent. >> we cannot ship 11 million people out of this country. >> i don't to have hear from that, believe me. >> things he were saying didn't always land with the audience, and i wonder if people thought he was just too gas i have. >> reporter: after the debate leading contender ben carson responded to recent questions surrounding his personal story. >> if there is some major scandal or something that is really of significance, that is a different story. but i want you to prove everything that has ever happened in your life, that you ever talk about, that is ridiculous. >> reporter: senators ted cruz and marco rubio garnered the most attention on line for

correspondent weijia jiang is in milwaukee with the preview on the milk bag. >> reporter: g.o.p.ntial front run are donald trump is sharpening his criticism of doctor ben carson. >> if you try and hit your mother over the head with a hammer, your poll numbers go up. >> reporter: the gig refers to part of the carson's biography under scrutiny including claims he was a violent teenager and received a full scope ship to west point military academy. the last week his campaign admitted that never happened but retired neurosurgeon insists it was no lie. >> i would much rather lose an election then to lie. >> reporter: his campaign manager says that the relatively soft spoken carson will be much more aggressive tonight, the political science professor doctor lee says that strategy could backfire. >> you cannot do it in a way that turns off a very quality that has made him attractive. >> reporter: there will only be eight candidates on the main stage tonight, the smallest field yet, political analyst say voters here in wisconsin considered a swing state, want to hear specifics about plan

weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. mollie: still to come, frank mentioned snow but a massive snow system is moving across the midsection but will it reach iowa? and what happened after wildlife officials in maryland stumbled these people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. bernie's campaign is funded byover a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and want a future to believe in. have your next burger with a side of awesome. the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. at kraft we start with quality ingredients. all expertly blended to make our mayo. so you can take whatever you're making >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon. with mollie cooney. mollie: a powerful storm system is stretched across the country's midsectio

i'm's weijia jiang in des moines iowa with a wrap upcoming up. >>> good morning to you.ay november 15th, so glad you are with us, i'm nicole brewer. it is 8:00 o'clock. we will send it over to kyla and we're hearing about a warm up. >>> yes, intrigues me. >> yes. >> i'll tell you it has been a warm in so far. >> it is amazing. >> yesterday was first below average take we had the whole month. >> i felt ity think everybody has with the wind. >> today we will lose wind. >> okay. >> we will keep sunshine and we will warm up a little bit. in the just today that warm up will continue for us as we get in the workweek. another nice week ahead, everybody. nice and sunny. seasonal temperatures in the 50's. warmer week ahead. a few late week showers to keep an eye on. today a live look at storm scan three shows us it is beautiful out there just gorgeous blue skies all throughout the

. >> weijia jiang reporting there. chris christie was bumped to the under card debate. christie said it was fine with him he had more time to get his message out to voters. >>> normally we would be bringing you the mega millions numbers but tonight we have learned that the drawing has been cancelled because of technical reasons. we're still working to find out what those reasons are and bring you the numbers and we will let you know as soon as we find out. >>> step up and earn it. because nobody is going to give it to you. >> a story you will only see on nine, meet the local hero who will receive a medal of honor for a split second decision that saved countless lives. >>> if you're hungry in haguerstown. one of the biggest sandwiches is coming your way and yes you will get frys with that. >> and >>> the man who will receive the medal of honor later this week has deep roots in our area. groveburg grew up in montgomery county. and on this veteran's day eve, we spoke to him about this honor and the coaches who helped to shape his career. >> reporter: captain groburg is ver

season.weijia jiang introduces us to a woman who's become the go-to mascot doctor. doctor. (nat sot)racing presidents on fieldthe racing presidents are a washington tradition, pumping up the crowd at nationals games...at a price. they get really beat up. (nat sot)"tom is filthy, unfortunately."good thing tom-- jefferson, that is--has a devoted caretaker.67 year old ingrid crepeau may not have a medical degree...but she is a cosmetic surgeon - for mascots. (sot q&a)ic:it's not even so cosmetic sometimes it's real surgery. he will look awful before he looks good again believe me. wj:you're going to rip off his whole face?ic: oh yeah, whole face is coming off. i can make him look like the day they got him.many professional sports teams bring their mascots to crepeau's studio outside of washington, dc for some t-l-c. nats - "this is slap shot from the hockey team the caps."she thrives on game days.(sot) "it's a goose-bump experience i'm telling you."crepeau also events like star wars day - and the nutcracker...she started out small making-and performing with-puppets since she w

todd: weijia jiang introduces us to a woman who's become the go-to mascot doctor in the washington, dc area and yes, she makes housecalls. weijia: the racing presidents are a beloved washington tradition, pumping up the crowd at nationals games at a price. they get really beat up. >> tom is filthy, unfortunately. weijia: good thing tom, jefferson that is, has a devoted caretaker. 67-year-old ingrid crepeau may not have a medical degree but , you can't argue she's a cosmetic surgeon. >> sometimes it's not even so cosmetic sometimes it's real surgery. he will look awful before he looks good again, believe me. weijia: you are going to rip off his whole face? >> whole face coming off. i can make him look like the day they got him. weijia: many professional sports teams bring their mascots to crepeau's studio outside of washington, dc for some tlc. >> this is slap shot from the hockey team, the caps. fur needs to be replaced every year because it just looks awful after a year. weijia: she also designs costumes for special events like star wars day or the nutcracker. though game days are her

i'm weijia jiang in des moines, iowa with the wrap upcoming up. >>> today is sunday november 15th goodo'clock. the lets get a quick check of the forecast. the pretty cold a windy, kyla. >> i tried to walk yesterday for like alo

weijia jiang, cbs news, iowa. >> the next democratic debate takes place saturday, december 19th in manchester, new hampshire. >>> and time now to check in with the forecast and vanessa murdoch is here with a look at the weather. you said it's going to get warmer? >> it is. mid- and upper 50s and tomorrow into the low 60s. >> wow. >> and very much a seasonable day. the winds are calmer and the sun will be shining in full force. pretty good to end the weekend and let's go live otherwise and show you a beautiful shot across the city skyline and why it's 40 in the city. we have west winds at 6 miles an hour and for areas outside of the city, temperatures are mainly starting off in the 30s but for today as we warm up, it will be significantly warmer than it was yesterday and degrees. a mild start to the workweek with highs in the low 60s and rain returns on thursday and they look like they could be as significance as they have been. and windy and wet on thursday and we have a look to yesterday's wind gusts. they were impressive at laguardia and the highest was 45 miles per hour and newark, 48 mile

weijia jiang, cbs news, maryland. >> that's cool. >> i know, what could be bad in life when you have little turtle dress the up, you know? >> and doesn't even matter if it is a turtle, cat, dog, it is the joy, the joy it bridges. >> at a senior center somewhere, just helping folks out, very good. >> indeed. very cool. >> you know what opens is not so cool this morning, nicole. >> pretty mild out, yes. >> it is pretty mild out. you will feel when you walk out the door. take live look at this camera off the rooftop here, our spring garden camera. you can notice, that we have got few little blips of sun that are trying it make their way through. hasn't been the most spectacular sunrise this morning, because of all of the cloud cover, but dow see little blue trying to work its way n we'll see that improve, getting into the afternoon. right now unfortunately we're dealing with a few sprinkles out there that are about to roll through our area. so, few morning sprinkles today, then warming up, into those 60s, monday we have another storm system, but it is going to stay to the south. so we s

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in their - b - s news correspondent (we - juh) weijia (jang) jiang takes a look at that debate. 3 (pkg)-nats-the fourth proved to be a big win for fox business and the wall street journal.donald trump praised that he says focused more on substance than cnbc's economic debate last month:(sot trump spin room) this was a very elegant evening. there were no fantasy football questions. i think the three moderators did a fantastic job.-nat/sot-in need of strong debate performance -- ohio governor john kasich aggressively took on his opponents.(sot kasich) if people think we are going to ship millions out come on folks...it's a silly argument. (sot trump) "i built unbelievable companies worth billions and billions of dollars. i don't have to hear from this man. believe me." (sot chaggaris) he was interrupting a lot. // i wonder if people thought maybe he was just too combative. after the debate, leading contender ben carson responded to recent questions surrounding his personal story: (carson spin room sot) if there is some major scandal, something that is really significant to the people - t

weijia jiang is on capitol hill with the battle over dissent in this digital age. >> reporter: remembernd pages of fine print could be what is called a gag clause. it's a paragraph that says the business can make you pay if you post a negative review online even if it's true. >> i stood up and said, i'm tired of this. we need to fix it. >> reporter: jen palmer brought her fight to capitol hill wdnesday, more than six years after posting this negative review for a christmas present her husband ordered online but never received. >> we had bad customer service and that is what you do. >> reporter: the company a gift store called kleargear wrote back with a warning. >> said you violated a clause in terms of service and we will fine you $3500 if you don't take the comment down. >> it's slipped in contracts by everyone from travel agencies to dentist. the ftc is taking action again roca labs for threatening unsatisfied consumers who posted negative reviews. >> this is essentially online bullying. you're infringing on people's rights, their freedom. >> reporter: senator john thune was at a hea