. >>" that short cut federal prosecut rs say came in the case of christopher lobe. stealing items identified in one court document. burke confronted them. lobe was hand cuffed to a fixture burke met on multiple occasions with cops who witnessed the alleged assault and they all agreed to conceal burke's ro . and having everybody agree someway hid the fact burke assaulted. >> he said one detective lied under oath about the lobe's case. >> we deny there was, is or has been a cover up. >> burke's lawyer calls the allocations fabrications by lobe whose described as a two time felon and admitted heroine abus . >> chris is pleased justice has been done. >> lobe's lawyer has filed a civil suit against the police and burke. >> he's a thug. >> on the streets we found outrage and support for police. >> by and large i trust the police. i think they are most of them are honorable. >> reporter: burke will get a bail hearing here on friday. the u.s. attorney did not rule out other law enforcemented officers could be indicted in this case. if convicted, james burke faces we're live

agents who were investigating lobe's claim about being assaulted. when defendant burke met with members of the suffolk county police department who had witnessed burke's assault of lobe to agree on ways to get their stories straight. >> lobe's attorney issued this statement to eyewitness news. we are grat foyeed that this long overdue prosecution has seeing that justice is done. we will continue to cooperate with federal prosecution as needed. >> he has vigorously defended himself to date, and will continue to do so. we believe the charges are unwarranted and will not guilty stand up later in court. >> reporter: burke's attorney says burke will plead not guilty at his arraignment here in federal court later on this afternoon. if he is found guilty of these charges he faces five to five and a half years in prison. we're live in central islip, i'm kristin thorne channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. a 15-year-old boy is under arrest in florida accused of shooting and killing a brooklyn rabbi. rabbi joseph raxon was kilned while walking it miami-da

lobe while handcuffed. prosecutors say burk then aware of the assault to lie to federal investigators. >> the investigation into the defendant burk's assault of lo b egan 2 1/2 years ago. even knowing it was conducted by this office along with the fbi, burk's efforts to conceal the assault and the fbi investigation of those allegations continued in earnest. >> to the extent these things happened, we don't believe the government can show mr. burk is a danger on an ongoing basis and we think he should be released. >> reporter: lobe's attorney said this was a long time coming. >> the indictment sends a strong message that long islanders are not willing to tolerate corruption in their police force. >> reporter: burk pled not guilty to all charges today. could face charges for participating in burk's alleged scheme, the u.s. attorney's office said we should, quote, stay tuned. kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> we are learning much more tonight about the husband and wife behind the mass

lobe accused burke and other officers of beating him first at his smithtownhome and then again at the fourth precinct. when the department reopened the investigation into lobe this fall, burke, who worked 30 years at this department, sudden rell signed his post. then suffolk police commissioner web edward webber called him one of the best police officers in the department. not a month later, he retired from the department, followed by the chief of detectives william madigan. they have confirmed that burke could be indicted as soon as tomorrow. he has not been made aware of any charges. representatives for the u.s. declined to comment. back to you, kerry. >>> two women robbed at gunpoint in central park. police say it happened near the reservoir. tonight a search is on for a group of teenagers, one we're hearing as young as 15. rob schmitt is in the park with details. rob? >> reporter: we're talking about four teenagers just between 15 and 17 years old, two of them with handguns. they approached two women right here at the reservoir taking a walk around 11:45 last night. they pulled th

lobe maintains pornography was among the items inside. after burke claimed the bag, he allegedly followed lobe into the police station, where he allegedly beat him and threatened him. >>> outbursts in court from the people at a colorado planned parenthood clinic. >> seal the truth, huh? >> but also -- >> kill the baby's, that's what planned parenthood does. i want the truth to come out. there's a lot more to this than me going silently to the grave. >> robert dear declared himself a warrior for babies, that's a quote. shouting he was guilty, and there would be no trial. his public defender raised questions over whether dear is competent to stand trial. a status hearing is scheduled for december 23. >>> seething anger from city leaders over donald trump's plan to ban muslims from entering the country. >> he is a disgusting, racist demagogue who has no business running for president, period. >> council speaker melissa vivarido was front and center today on a rally on the steps the group also included prominent religious leaders, together, t

lobe of course is the man who claims he was beaten by former suffolk police chief after lobe broke into burke's car. he is now facing federal charges and being held in jail without bail. lobe said today, he's relieved and vindicated by the arrest, then there's kyle howell whose beating was captured on surveillance video. beating at the hands of one nassau cop, but on friday, a county judge acquitted that officer, saying he feared for his life during the traffic stop in which the beating took place. both howell and lobe said today that police misconduct must be stopped through more vigorous prosecution. >> people may think i deserved it, i didn't. and if you think it can't only happen to someone else's son, you're wrong. >> people make mistakes, and i have made more than my share. but i didn't do anything to deserve to have my bones in my face broken in multiple places, to have surgeries and damage to my eyes that may never get better. the police beat me and now it seems that they are going to get away with it. >> reporter: the lawyer for the two men said the state and she said all polic

was charged with burglary, that burke did not assault lobe. >> lobe's attorney amy marion says this is a long time coming. >> this indictment is not only about chris lobe. this indictment is about covering up an investigation and conspiring to lie about what happened. >> reporter: burke pled not guilty to all charges. again, he will go for his bail hearing here in federal court on friday. coming up on eyewitness news at 6, is this the end of the investigation? are there other officers within the suffolk county police department that investigators are looking into for participating in this assault and the alleged coverup. we'll have more on that at 6. right now we're in central islip, i'm kristin thorne. >>> a major gang bust in the bronx leading to dozens of arrests. the 48 people from two rival gangs were charged. the men are accused of dealing narcotics, committing homicides and terrorizing citizens of the south bronx. one of the suspects is wanted for a shooting at a police officer last year. the bullet went through his hat. many of the suspected gang members are appearing in cou

according to the federal indictment he then beat lobe after lobe was arrested and taken to the fourth presync. he then tried to cover up the assault by immediating with and pressuring a number of cops who witnessed it. >> we believe the charges are up later in court. he's a heroine dealer. >> reporter: now, u.s. attorney court documents say that burke actually bragged about the alleged assault saying it reminded him of his younger days as a police officer. again, burke ordered hail without bail until a court hearing on friday. no other police officers have been charged thus far but when asked about it, the u.s. attorney said s ply stay tuned. we'll have more on the case for you coming up at 6:00. for now, we're in central. >> greg, thank you. now breaking news in chicago. calling for the city's mayor to step down. hours after the mayor apologized. news 4 has more on this for us. >> we've been keeping an eye on this throughout the afternoon. large demonstrations. in chicago. they've been that way throughout e day. hundreds of demonstrators attending there now. at some point today the d

. >> which lobe is purple? yes, sir? cerebellum. >> reporter: and how those senses connect to the brain. that's what he is trying to train the fifth graders. this goes much deeper than anatomy. >> it can cause you to misspell words. >> reporter: delleney bryant and her class are learning how the brain is affected by a concussion. >> you can't really see or you can have really bad headaches and feel dizzy. >> reporter: it's part of a national program called project lead the way. it helps educate the scientists of tomorrow, like kyrie harrison. >> kyrie, what part of the brain controls smell ordeals with smell? >> the frontal lobe of your brain. >> reporter: they map the brain and learn the functions. >> and the pair lobe helps you learn and touch. >> if the brain is injured, they are able to make connections. >> reporter: and just in case they bump their head, they also know what to do quickly. >> really always got to tell somebody when you have a concussion because it could cause bad pain. >> reporter: for the next step

lobe and his attorneys say that torturing him. he says chief burke and other officers beat him with burke being the main attacker. >> the defendant burke entered the interrogation room and is alleged to have repeatedly slapped and hit him about the face. >> reporter: they say the investigation proves burke tried to hide what he allegedly did. the 51-year-old abruptly stepped down from his position in october, just weeks before the arrest today. >> when caught at a cross roads between right and and wrong, burke took a short cut on the path to justice. >> reporter: and we just heard from burke's attorney who is denying the charges against his client. again, he is expected to go before a judge this afternoon. we're told by the u.s. attorney, if he is found guilty on the charge, he faces up to 5.5 years in federal prison. reporting live from central islip, long island, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a suspect is under arrest in the murder of a brooklyn rabbi in florida last year. as he walked the to his daughter's home

where items were recovered from cars lobe had broken into. his duffel bag, containing a gun belt, ammunition around personal items which suspect pornography. burke say the feds then tampered with that collected evidence. and you call that highly unusual? >> well, that would be unusual that a victim of a crime and a high ranking police official like chief burke would come to the scene after i crime where he was a victim and -- scene of a crime where he was a victim and retrieve his items. >> reporter: after he claimed his duffel bag he allegedly followed him into the precinct, beat him, threatened and demanded loyalty and lies who witnessed it. the decorated top cop with the brilliant career is victim. >> the heroin dealer just got out of prison after serving three years. >> reporter: what about the cover-up? >> we vigorously deny that there was, is or ever has been a cover-up. >> this indictment is not only about chris lobe. covering up an investigation and lying about what happened. >> reporter: prosecutors say burke poses a danger to the co

so, it's -- just something like that, the leopold and lobe trial. nietzsche is both public enemy number one as we see with the murder but we also see what the clarence darrow thing, nietzsche is the thinker that we americans need in order to embrace modern life. >> host: political movements that have coopted nietzsche. >> guest: , oh, so many. i think the one that -- i mean, really, the whole 20th century is a story of co-optation. the one that surprises my readers the most or at least when i get letters from rathers or comp into contact with readers, it's nietzsche -- the hidden nietzschean origins of black power. so, hughie p. newton was a reader of nietzsche, and in nietzsche he discovered a lot of things but what he understood from nietzsches he needed nietzsche to tell him that the things your culture tell you are true and are universal, it's in fact made up, or it's a product of hoyt, product of chance, somewhat arbitrary but not true. so don't take the voice of a racist culture as the voice of your own inner conscience, and that's what -- for

lobe, chairman favors the deal but questions the timing.shed to prevent him from publicly speaking about it and members of the board including one approved by dan lobe himself, strongly defend the deal and andrew liveris. >> cheryl: she's had plenty of time to show progress. one of yahoo's 15 largest shareholders wants the boards to find a buyer or the entire company. another major investor wants yahoo to slash workforce by 75%, replace myer and bring a strategic partner. >> nicole: all right, coming up, did you hit the movies? the weekend box office winners and losers coming up. >> the story of men and demon. >> nicole: the heart of the sea sang at the box office and the hunger games remains on top, and in sports. >> you know, good team win. a lot of guys contributed so we fought hard. i thought the defense played incredible. >> nicole: tom brady are back on track and clinch playoff spot. let's check u.s. stock index futures after a nearly 6 -- 600 drop last week. s&p futures up 11. you're watching fbn:am, first look at morning markets and

the strong low is dying out as it tracks through the great lakes, but we will keep a lobe of it tracking through today providing a few snow#showers. a weak disturbance ill track in from the southhst tomorrow and squeeze out a few more snow showers.... accumulations should stay less than an inch between the two. today we will have mostly)cloudy skies with thohoe stray snow showerr highs will be in the mid 20s to low 30s with northwest winds around 5 to 15 mph. winds will die down tonight and lows will dip into the mid teens to mid 20s and a ew snow showers will track through on wednnsday with highs in the mid 20s to around 30. it gets cold for the changing of the year... highs will only be in the mid teens with lows in the single digits as we head intt the weekend. team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast infororation from t te kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: snowfall totals ranged mainly between 3 and 10 inches with the lower amounts mixed with sleet days, but we won't seeas much as we did yesterday.... roads are showing a lot of improvement

. >> after retrieving his personal belongings from lobe's residence residence, he drove to the fourth prestingt where detectives had begun to process the arrest, including fingerprinting him and interrogating him. at that point the defendant burke entered the room and slapped and punched lobe about the face, head, and body. while he was in custody and handcuffed. >> reporter: and here is a copy of the indictment against james burke, part of it saying that he forced a detective to lie under oath while this case was being investigated and just minutes ago, also the attorney for james burke, he had a press conference here telling reporters that he looks forward to fighting the charges. again arraignment is scheduled later this afternoon. >> thank you so much. protesting donald trump's proposal to keep muslims out of america. news 4's andrew siff is at city hall with more. >> reporter: yeah, rob, this was unusual. of course you've heard people speaking out against donald trump's words over the last 48 hours, but there was a different picture here on the steps of city hall. we're talking a

and will keep snow showers tracking into our area through the day and into the night as that next lobe rotates around. as the low tracks away from us, high pressure will track in from the west and will help to dry us out for the rest of the week.. until then we will keep snow showers in the area through tonight with most only seeing a trace to an inch... although some could get a little more in showers today with temps in the mid to upper 30s today. we should end up with an inch or less of snow in most areas with lows in the 20s tonight. some flurries will continue through wednesday before we dry out for the rest of the week and into the weekend. highs will climb into the 40s for the weekend, too. coming up.... a grinch is on the loose in virginia and what he did is all caught on camera and this mad baby is getting all kinds a grinch is on the loose in and this mad baby is getting all kinds of attention on the internet. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in dike, jesup, horton and all of eastern iowa if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you

vegas will get some very thick high level cloud cover essentially all week but won't see any rain as a lobe of high pressure will keep all the low level moisture north in central nevada. high pressure will keep temperatures mild, with highs in the vicinity of 60 but pretty solidly gray all week. christmas day models are hinting at a more potent storm which could bring some heavier rain to the valley along with much cooler temperatures and gusty winds. on this system so we'll- chase has being going on for a few minutes now - at least elkhorn and red cinder. - chasing mail theft suspects - orange county, california - chase has being going on for a few minutes now - at least four getting "screwed over" by the mother of your child? >> announcer: he wanted some respect.t. >> judge judy: you called them "baby mamas." >> yes. [ laughter ] >> judge judy: i didn't. >> announcer: now he's caught between a rock... >> judge judy: he smashed the windshield of your car. your story is -- let me guess -- "the other guy did it." >> announcer: ...and a hard place. >> judge judy: something about you doesn't c

the strong low is dying out as it tracks through the great lakes, but we a lobe of it tracking through today providing a few snow showers. a weak disturbance will track in from the southwest tomorrow and squeeze out a few more snow showers.... accumulations should stay less than an inch between the two. today we will have mostly cloudy skies with those stray northwest winds around 5 to 15 showers will track through on wednesday with highs in the mid teens with lows in the single beginning of next week. the snow/sleet mixture hit waterloo yesterday. it's a gorgeous sight if you're inside but for someone like jim johnson, a waterloo postman, through and now there's a pass of people. it's almost, outsides where we drive, you makes it tough to get through." he tells us they can't keep their cars running, no matter how cold it is....because the car needs to stay locked- to protect your mail... so a little help is always nice- whenever you get the chance, please help them out by shoveling your sidewalks and there were multiple accidents in the oklahoma city arara. watch as this truck swerves

walter: the areas most honorable are these temporal lobes and frontal lobe, the limbic circuit for emotionl tori's complaints fall right into the category of these symptoms. susan: sports the vast majority of impacts to the head of the result of a combination of linear and rotational movement of the head. research shows that the rotational movement of the head causes the largest amount of sloshing within the skull. the distortion of those very delicate nerve fibers causes an interruption in their ability to communicate among different areas of the brain. distortions in the brain cause serious brain injuries. as a bioengineer i use animals and i use computational models to look inside the head and make the relationships between the amount of brain distortion in the amount of disruption. we have a lot of research that has happened over the years about serious brain injuries. those more subtle changes that occur in concussion, we really have very little understanding of how much distortion does it take to cause concussion symptoms. that research is very much under way. it is difficult to meas

right now and will showers tracking into our area through the day and into the night as that next lobe rotates around. as the low tracks away from us, high pressure will track in from the west and will help to dry us out for the rest of the week.. until then we will keep snw showers in the area through tonight with most only seeing a trace to n snow showers today with temps in the mid to upper 30s today. we the 40s for the weekend, too. in guatemala...a volcano is erupting. check out this video. this is considered central america's most active volcano. at this point evacuaons are not neccessary. it's coming up on today this may not exactly be the usual spruce, but this chrimstas tree still proved to be as bright and @olorful as the rest of them. plus....e've had grumpy cat, grumpy dog...now we've got...grumpy girl. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. mmm... nothing like johnsonville breakfast sausage. delicious and

now and will keep snow showers tracng into our area through the day and into the night as that next lobe rotates around. as the low tracks away from us, high pressure will track in from the west and will help to dty us out for the rest of theeweek.. until then we will keep snow showers in the area through tonight with most only seeing a trace to an inch... although some could get a little more in the northwest. snow owers today with temps in the mid to upper 33s today. we should end up with an inch or less of snow in most areas with lows in the 20s tonight. some flurries will continue through wednesday before we dry out for the restof the week and into the weekend. highs will climb into the 40s for the weekend, too. about during the olympics... but in one scotland town...curling is serious business. more than two thirds of the world's curling stones come from one island about ten miles off the coast of scotland. we have set this up, we made it and we see ur item. curling stone is running up and down the ice, absolutely brilliant. and if you're interested in curling -- there's actually a

vegas will get some very thick high level cloud cover essentially all week but won't see any rain as a lobe of high pressure will keep all the low level moisture north in central nevada. high pressure will keep in the vicinity of 60 but pretty solidly gray all week. christmas day models are hinting at a more potent storm which could bring some heavier rain to the valley along with much cooler temperatures and gusty winds. model agreement isn't too high on this system so we'll have to continue to watch it as it develops. a federal manhunt is now underway for that missing texas teenager.. known as the "affluenza teen". ethan couch was spared jail time and was given just probation after killing four people while driving drunk. but now.. he is on the run and he could have a three-week head start on authorities. abc's elizabeth hur reports. not long after posting this video from a booze party on twitter.. investigators say ethan couch vanished. the 18-year-old was due in court on december 3rd for his probation hearing.. but not only was he a no-show.. his mother is also missing. sheriff dee ande

the strong low is dying out as it tracks through the great lakes, but we will keep a lobe of it tracking through today providing a few snow showers. a weak disturbance will track in from the southwest tomorrow and squeeze out a few more snow showers.... accumulations should stay less than an inch between the two. today we will have mostly cloudy skies with those stray snow showers. highs will be in the mid 20s to low 30s with northwest winds around 5 to 15 teens with lows in the single it's still to come this morning: a house fire -- and the family is pointing the finger at a device that was charging. it isn't the first time we've heard something like this in the past few weeks. in fact, we've heard it several times. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in hawkeye, readlyn, walker and all of eastern iowa hovering over -- what had been a trendy pick for christmas. a new jersey family is cleaning up after a hoverboard burst into flames in their home. family members say they saw it "i started to see some sparks and i yelled and he was running in the room, and we just heard a loud ban

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. >> the temporal lobes, the frontal lobes, the limbic scirkt for emotion, depression, and these executive functions which are planning, attention. so all tori's complaints fall right down these particular brain regions. >> rose: nothing she said surprises you? >> no, i've heard this hundreds of times. >> rose: susan, what about the biomechanics? >> we'll go back to the image eric has shown before. in sports, the vast majority of impact to the head, and tori described impacts to another player, to the ground, a combination of linear and rotational movement of the head. researchers have shown the rotational movement causes the largest amount of sloshing of the brain within the skull. tom had described how the distortions of those very delicate axons or nerve fibers in the brain, when they're distorted, there is an interruption in their ability to communicate with the different regions of the brain. we do know big distortions in the brain cause serious brain injuries, but as a bioengineer, use animals and computational models to look inside the head and try to make the relationships between

. >> police are trying to lobe the driver of a car that managed to get the vehicle stuck on rocks 30 feet above i-95. the driver was apparently going too fast turning on to adam to 8 the driver fled on foot. >> police in north philadelphia continue to investigate the death of 15-year-old who was found shot to death. we learned that the victim xavier stern was found last night inside a car on 2400 block of norm park street. investigators say he was shot once in the head. investigators have not covered the weapon involved but are processing the vehicle for evidence. they know the teenage victim was reported missing from his home in if upper darby on wednesday. >> one person was injured today in langhorne when the drive of a car there lost control and slammed into a house. it happened before 11:00 800 block of west lincoln highway. you can see the extent of damage and the wall there is caved n we're not sure in the person injured was the person in the car or someone inside the house. there's also no word on why the driver lost control in the first place. >> and the family of man shot by

. >> during the injury period, the temporal lobes, the frontal lobes when we're talking about the circuit for emotion, depression and these executive function which are planning, attention. so all tori's complaints fall right down these particular brain regions. >> nothing she's had surprised you? >> no, i've heard this hundreds of times, same story. >> rose: classic. susan, what about the the biomechanics? >> so we'll go back to the image eric has shown before in. sports, the vast majority of impacts to the head, and tori described impacts to another player, impacts to the ground, they're a result of a combination of linear and rotational movement of the head, and research has shown it's the rotational movement of the head that causes the largest amount of sloshing of the brain within the skull. and tom had described how the distortions of those very delicate ax axons or nerve fibes in the brain, when they're distorted, there is an spruption in their ability to communicate amongst different regions of the brain. we do know big distortions in the brain cause serious brain injuries, but as

she went to washington to lobe eau the government, looking for a practical solution to per cent oyster die offs. >>> what we have here is today's forecast. >> reporter: this man is at the university of washington. we met him at the offices of the tailors. >>> it's a model of ocean circulation. >> reporter: he has been working on i what way to predict daily changes to the acid level of the local water. >>> this issue is not uniform everywhere. there are big differences near the surface or deep in the ocean >> reporter: are you optimistic that this will be a tool in a couple of years from now that they can depend on? <> reporter: harmed with legal time data there have been adjustments made as to how he raises the oysters. treating his withdrawer >>> we have a continuous ph instrument. >> reporter: can i look? <> reporter: you make this every day. kind of like you're adding tones to the water. >>> yeah, very similar. that's what we are doing. >> reporter: while he believes this pioneering method is help

but for one that message was colored with disappointment for christopher lobe and kyle howell share a lawyer and a criminal past. but never met until sitting together today to deliver a joint message about alleged police misconduct. >> people may think i deserve it it. i didn't. loebs claim about a police beating in 2012 last week led federal investigators to arrest former suffolk police chief james burke. >> for ten hours i was in the room getting. i'm glad he's getting what he deserves. >> reporter: vindication is what kyle howell is still seeking. last week a nassau judge acquitted the county cop. howl claimed assaulted him during this 2014 traffic stop. >> the police beat me and now it seems that they're going to get away with it. >> reporter: howell's lawyer is now demanding that his case and all police brutality cases be reviewed by independent prosecutors. >> he could never make a broad statement like that. every case is an individual case. acquitted nassau cop insists his client exercised reasonable force in the howell case. and the lawyer for james burke has called loeb's sto

witnesses at the islamic center in palm springs said they heard a loud boom in the lobe -- lobby. >> i don't think it's related. but probably, you know -- the police force or fbi they are going to find out what's going on. we hope so too. >> the mosque is about 75-mile as way from the shooting scene where federal officials say they continue to investigate the shooters a -- as a couple inspierped by terrorists. in san bernardino. >>> vandalism as a mosque in arizona is putting some newport beach -- members in the community there on high alert. someone broke a window there. the vandalism could be as a result of the ban of muslims entering the u.s. about -- suggested by trump. >> it makes me sad. i've been in phoenix for almost 20 years. this is my home tone. i know there is a lot of support from the community but it takes one -- one person to do something like that to poison the atmosphere. >> some are scared to come and pray at the mosque now the director said no suspects are in that case. >>> local fire crews are helping santa this year. >>> a sea of red suits in the city can only me

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the bag contained burk's police belt and ammunition and lobe, that the bag also contained pornography and other disturbing items when he says was burk's motivation for allegedly gang up with other officers and beating him at the police precinct station house after his arrest. now the former police chief has previously denied the allegations but in october of this year, he did abruptly step down from his position. again, we are hearing that former chief burk expected to surrender here at federal court later today. we will keep you posted on the developments as we get them. reporting live this morning from long island, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> at 50: 5 -- at 5:02, right to traffic and weather on the 2s. >> more mile weather in the working for today and into and through the weekend with just a little hiccup and rain chance late tonight into tomorrow. in the city right now, we've got clouds and 42. winds variable at 3 miles per hour. and a mix of the clouds and clear skies all day long. i think overall, there will be more sun than we saw yesterday. with the arrival o

he's accused of assaulting christopher lobe and then orchestrating a massive coverup inside the police department. >>> in northern california an officer caught on camera shooting a suspected drunk driver has been cleared of criminal charges. the video you're about to see may be disturbing to watch. california police car dash cam. when thomas pops out of the window there, the officer says his weapon accidentally fired. and thomas was left paralyzed. the d.a. calls the shooting negligent but not criminal>>> the . >>> police say they do have a suspect in custody. the mosque's im s -- no one was injured. >>> at least six people confirmed dead in a tall ban attack near the spanish embassy in afghanistan. that attack took place in a heavily protected part of kabul >>> new this morning a historic climate agreement could be announced today in paris. negotiators from more than 190 countries are striving to reach a deal. delegates extended the talks for an extra day. >>> still to come this morning on saturday today in new york, businesses who depend on the winter season aren't to happy about thi

the strong low is dying out as it tracks through the great lakes, but we will keep a lobe of it tracking through today providing a few snow showers. a weak disturbance will track in from the southwest tomorrow and squeeze out a few more snow showers.... accumulations should stay less than an inch between the two. today we will have mostly cloudy skies with those stray snow showers. highs will be in the mid 20s to low 30s with northwest winds around 5 to 15 mph. winds will die down tonight and lows will dip into the mid teens to mid 20s and a few snow showers will track through on with highs in the mid 20s to around 30. it gets cold for the get back to the mid 20s for the as we take a live look off of i-29 in sioux city. a mix of snow and sleet hit the area yesterday. it's still to come this morning: a house fire -- and the family is pointing the finger at a device that was charging. it isn't the first time we've heard something like this in the past few weeks. in fact, we've heard it several times. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in this morning, more trouhovering over -- wha