with us today is mark adams and jonathan quash. thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. what a great combination. i think a lot of people would love to be able to fuse all their loves together. and this is not the first time that you've worked together. this is your second cd together. >> that's correct, yes. did you come in contact with each other at york, or what? how did that come about? >> at york college. >> mm-hmm. >> actually, i was introduced to him by my father, ken adams, who also was the chair at york college at that time. but he introduced me to jonathan quash. >> and, so, what about him made you think, "oh, i want to work with that man"? >> well, mark is an amazing musician. his background is very much jazz and even r&b, some hip-hop. me, i've been more of a gospel guy for my whole life. and, i guess, like he said, his father introduced us and kind of put us together and said, "you guys should kind of work together." and his father was a mentor to me, as well. and, so, i really, really appreciate the opportunity to work with such a great musician. i have a r

tonight byron welcomes adams, mark maris. george wallace. and charles green. and now, a man who puts the mocha in mocha chocolate latte, byron allen. >> yeah.g;%l whoo.session.3u3 dancing

mark. >> hi, adam. this is the home where brian gibson grew up in hillcrest. he served in the united states marines, when he came home, he became a metropolitan police officer. 19 years ago he was gunned down by a man who simply wanted to kill a police officer. he did so as brian was sitting in his squad car at an intersection. ever since then his mother, to honor her son, has been preparing a holiday meal for police officers. it started with just 25 officers showing up. now she's expecting about 400 police officers into her home. this is shirley gibson. she's been preparing food for several days. shirley, you have friends who have come from as far as south carolina, family members. >> yes. >> what does it mean? you have already seen officers coming in here, hugging you, thanking you. when you feel that embrace from the officers, how does that make you feel. >> i always feel like, when i hug them and i feel the vests, the service weapon, i feel brian again. and to be ability to have them come in and eat what we cook that really makes it special for us for the

tonight byron welcomes adams, mark maris. george wallace. and charles green.ts the mocha in mocha chocolate latte, byron allen. >> yeah.g;%l whoo.session.3u3 dancing >> what's up? >> all right. >> all right. we have some very funny people here this evening. say hello to mark marin. george 1 and tom green. oh. >> we're unleashed. >> you're unleashed. >> the comics are unleashed right now. >> unleashed. >> like we're wild animals. >> what's this, i hear you're afraid to leave your house. >> an gore phobic a little bit. bad year. i've been injured. when you get injured you don't leave the house. i broke a couple of ribs a few months ago, i was nearly killed. >> is that right? >> nearly killed by a wave of water. and then i broke my ankle and i haven't left the house in months. now i'm here. when you stay inside for a long period of time, you feel fear when you leave the house. right now looking at you, i'm afraid. it's not because of anything that you're doing or anything, i just look at you and think it's 1978, i'm 7 years old watching "real people," you know? a

. >> in a fox news alert adam agrees with mark rubio. explain my friend. >> well, i think that he is making a reasonable point. we have always engaged and this is a conflict. getting the truth out about the evil people will help. it does not have to be government propaganda. >> speaking of it -- >> the miserable conditions and the cheating and then suffering and so the truth is a powerful weapon agreed. >> i felt that the arrest was the one isis guy and whining and crying. i thought it was affective. this is what you're afraid of. >> if you put it out, they're going to use it as a recruitment tool. they use it if isis is a video game and helping to bring about the apocalyps apocalypse. >> well, when i thought that the chinese were hacking, it was like hack back. >> yeah, mark is i guess his parents were born in cuba. i wonder how much it worked. it really did not work. i think that prop gan at thagan getting the truth out. >> don't talk about it. that's the cia. you do it covertly. >> what are you going to leek stories of isis. >> you kn

adams rarely misses a day of volunteer work at alexander elementary in iowa city. she's been serving he istrict for more thahatwo decades. as kcrg tv nine's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson explains, adams is not your typical volunteer. "i'm 86, i never realize i'm 86 until somebody asks me or i look iithe mirror. " betty adams loves kids, and they love her too. she rarely makes it down a corridor without being stopped for a quick hug. "at my age you like to be hugged, and it's just priceless, it's just priceless." elementary -- has been volunteering in schools in johnson county for the past two decades. " i have very few people my age for friends because when i get home i'm exhausted, so i don't go out. " shshdoesn't go out -- because she has to be up in the morning. 5 -days a week- she's here. helping kids to read -- one at a time -- literally picking them up and delivering them to and from her designated space in the school. "i give them a ride on my walker, and it's funny, even the older kids who i don't read with want a ride on my walker.... and even, i've given teachers rides. " "it just brings joy and a smile to our hearts every day, you see her walking in

adams died for nearly ten years. >> a bullet wound right >> reporter: charles stickers to mark where the bullets hit adams. >> i'm not trying to polit size this issue for them. i'm simply saying this say thing that is more likely to kill you in philadelphia than anything else when you are young. and i want them to take, i want to. >> we were both really concerned that the students didn't really seem to know the true ramifications of what bullet injuries and gun shot wounds can cause. >> the things that i'm showing you are if they are too troublesome for you, talk to me. >> reporter: the students watch a video showing graphic pictures of more gun shot victims. some students can't bear to look. >> sometimes i go in the and i get down on my knees and i cry. >> reporter: the pain adams grandmother describes hit home for 16 year old roshelys sanchez. >> i can imagine my mom crying because something happened to me or one of my family members. >> reporter: 15 year old jor jord and barreto first went to the program in may. >> i was with the wrong people, doing the wrong things. and the program really opened my eyes, that peo

as kcrg tv nine's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson explains, betty adams is not your typical volunteer. "i'm 86, i never realize i'm 86 until somebody asks me or i look in the mirror. " betty adams loves kids, and they love her too. she rarely makes it down a corridor without being stopped for a quick hug. "at my age you like to be hugged, and it's just priceless, it's just priceless." miss betty -- as they call her at alexander elementary -- has been volunteering in schools in johnson county for the past two decades. " i have very few people my age for friends because when i get home i'm exhausted, so i don't go out. " she doesn't go out -- because the morning. 5 -days a week- she's here. helping kids to read -- one at a time -- literally picking them up and delivering them to and from her designated space in the school. "i give them a ride on my walker, and it's funny, even the older kids who i don't read with want a ride on my walker.... and even, i've given teachers rides. " "it just brings joy and a smile to our hearts every day, you see her walking in the door she just brings a s

re-enacting the night adam >> lamont's going to have a bullet wound right there and he's going to have a bull hit wound right there -- >> reporter: charles uses dozens of red stickers to mark where the bullets hit adam. >> another here, another here. >> i'm not trying to politicize this issue. i'm simply saying, this is the thing that is more likely to kill you in philadelphia than anything else when you're young. i want them to take ownership of this. >> we were both really concerned that the students didn't really seem to know the true ramifications of what ullet injuries and gunshot wounds can cause. >> if the things that i'm showing you are too troublesome for you, talk to me. >> reporter: the students watch a video showing graphic pictures of more gunshot victims. some students can't bear to look. >> sometimes i go in the bathroom, i close the door. and i get down on my knees and i cry. >> reporter: the pain adams' grandmother describes hit home for 16-year-old rochelly sanchez. >> i can't imagine my mom crying because something happened to me >> reporter: 15-year-old jordan beretto first went into the program in may. >> i was in the streets with the wrong people, doi

. >> reporter: mark jordan says he knows adam. >> i'm sure there is two sides doesn't surprise me. it doesn't shock me. >> reporter: nbc connecticut reached out to the windsor police department. a spokesman told us adams has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. his attorney said in a statement, my client is unfortunately caught up in an ugly divorce and custody battle. previous similar allegations were made against him by this same alleged victim who has now engaged the media and the police. the prior assertions were dismissed, and therefore, i'm confident a similar disposition will occur in a court of law. adams has been released on a $2500 bond and is scheduled back in court next month. catalina tremendous vino een tremendous -- trevino, news4, new york. >>> now at 6:00, new security measures for the new year's eve be the tightest in city history. >>> plus a popular gift but illegal to ride in new york city. now a new push to legalize hoverboards in the big apple. >>> a puppy store owner under arrest. the pups in intensive care but he says he did not

adam: tomorrow marks the 74th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. here in manchester, veterans held observances in arms park this morning. the japanese sneak attack on hawaii claimed 2400 american lives and brought the u.s. into world war ii. local vets say it' s especially important to keep memories of pearl harbor alive as the greatest generation begins to pass on. three young men from the queen city were killed on that day which will live in infamy in 1941. >> it wasn' t just a hit on pearl harbor. a lot of family members lived here in new hampshire, so it affected new hampshire as well. adam: in 2006 on the 65th anniversary of the attack, the pearl harbor survivors association had about 4600 members. it is unknown how many are still alive today. stephanie: family of former president jimmy carter say that he is cancer-free. carter' s grandson, jason carter, last time the former president underwent a scan. he shared the news before giving a sunday school lesson at a church in georgia this morning. the news comes four months after the 91-year-old r

adams died for nearly ten years. >> lamont will have a bullet wound right there. he will have a bullet wounds right there. >> charles uses dozens of red stick tears mark where the bulletsit adam. >> and another here. >> i'm not trying to politicize this issue for them, i'm ' simply saying this is more likely to kill in you philadelphia than anything else when you're young. and i want them to take ownership of this. >> we were both real concerned that the student didn't really seem to know the true ramifications of what bullet injuries and gunshot wounds can cause. >> if the things that i'm showing you are too troublesome for you, talk to me. >> the student watch a video, showing graphic pictures of more gunshot victims. some student can't bear to look. >> sometimes i go in the bathroom, i close the door, i get down on my knees and i cry. >> the pain adams' grandmother describes hit home for 16 year old rochelley sanchez. >> i can't imagine my mom crying because something happened to me or to one of my family members. >> fifteen year old jordan first went to the program in may. >> i was hanging in the streets with the wrong people, doing the wrong thing, and the program

adams rarely misses a day of volunteer work at alexander elementary in iowa city. she's been volunteering in the district for more than wo decades. as kcrg tv nine's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson explains, betty adams is not your typical volunteer. "i'm 86, i never realize i'm 86 until somebody asks me or i look in the mirror. " betty adams loves kids, and they love her too. she rarely makes it down a corridor without being stopped for a quick hug. "at my age you like to be hugged, and it's just priceless, it's just priceless." miss betty -- as they call her at alexander elementary -- has been volunteering in schools in johnson county for the past two decades. " i have very few people my age for friends because when i get home i'm exhausted, so i don't go out. " she doesn't go out -- because she has to be up in the morning. 5 -days a week- she's here. helping kids to read -- one at a time -- literally picking them up and elivering them to and from her desigigted space in the school. "i give them a ride on my walker, and it's funny, even the older kids who i don't read even, ie given teachers rides. " "it just bringjoy and a smile to our hearts every day, you see her wa

adams rarely misses a day of volunteer work at alexander elementary in iowa city. she's been volunteering in the district for more than two decades. as kcrg tv nine's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson explains, betty adams is not your typical volunteer. "i'm 86, i never realize i'm 86 until somebody asks me or i look in the mirror. " betty adams loves kids, and they love her too. he rarely makes it down a corridor without being stopped for a quick hug. "at my age you like to be hugged, and it's just priceless, it's just priceless." miss betty -- as they call her at alexander elementary -- has been volunteering in schools in johnson county for the past two decades. " i have very few people my age for friends because when i get home i i exhausted, so i don't go out. " she doesn't go out -- because she has to be up in the morning. 5 -days a week- here. helping kids to read -- one at a time -- literally picking them up and d delivering them to and from her designated space in the school. "i give them a ride on my walker, and it's funny, even the older kids who i don't read with want a ride on my walker.... and even, i've given teachers rides. " "it just brings joy and a smile t

tomorrow marks three years since adam lanza shot and killed 20 children and six elementary school. lanza then turned the gun on himself. sandy hook marks the deadliest mass shooting at a high school or grade school in u.s. history and prompted renewed debate about gun control across this country. tomorrow here in boston city and state leaders will unveil a you new gun control billboard. for years a massive billboard by fenway park depicting the number of people killed since the tragedy. it was taken down after the garage was sold. the new billboard will go up behind the heinz convention center. >> the miniature horse shot will finally get surgery. max was shot in the leg on december 2 in acushnet. police have not made any arrests and residents sure why max was shot. max will undergo surgery in new hampshire and his owners hope after the surgery is done max can become a therapy horse for hospitals and schools. >>> a service dog hit in a fox 25's erica richie spoke with the animal's owner who is very thankful. >> you go to a combat zone you you have a battle buddy with you. >> reporte

charles have been re-enacting the night adam died. >> he's going to have a bullet wound right there and there -- >> reporter: charles uses dozens of red stickers to mark where the bullets hit adam. >> i'm not trying to politicize this issue. i'm simply saying, this is the thing that is more likely to kill you in philadelphia than anything else when you're young. i want them to take ownership of this. >> we were both really concerned that the students didn't really seem to know the truth ramifications of what bullet injuries and gunshot wounds can cause. >> if the things that i'm showing you are too troublesome for you, talk to me. >> reporter: the students watch of more gunshot victims. some students can't bear to look. >> sometimes i go in the bathroom, i close the door. and i get down on my knees and i cry. >> reporter: the pain adams' grandmother describes hit home for 16-year-old rochelly sanchez. >> i can't imagine my mom crying because something happened to me or one of my family members. >> reporter: 15-year-old jordan bear reto first went to the program in may. >> i was with the wrong people, doing the wrong thing. the program really opened my

in redlands, california, adam housley, fox news tomorrow marks eight years since a mass shooting at the westroads mall in omaha... on december 5, 2007... 19-year-old robert a. hawkins walked in to the von maur store and opened fire... killing eight people before killing himself. hawkins had recently been fired from his job at mcdonalds. despite the shootings in california...this afternoon.. republican presidential candidate ted cruz rolled on with plans for a rally at a gun range in johnston... democratic groups are calling his timing insensitive... justin surrency has the story. republican presidential candidate senator ted cruz began his respects to a recent tragedy... "first of all, all of us are mourning for the terrorist attack in san bernadino california."but his decision to hold a 2nd amendment rally at crossroads shooting sports came under fire... "liberal dems think it is insensitive to celebrate our constitutional rights in the wake of a terrost attack."the iowa democratic party said as much saying quote: "that ted cruz finds it appropriate to hold an event at a shooting range

today marks the third anniversary of the mass shooting at sandy hook school in newtown, connecticut. adam lanza killed 20 kids and six adults before turning the gun on himself. and people in downtown cedar rapids can now enjoy greene square after six months of renovatioio. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... we've had better days, that's for sure. plan on gusty wi, rain to continue today. rainfall totals will wind up in the 2-3" range with isolated higher amounts around 4" at waarloo. rivers will respond, with flood warrngs likely on most basins this week. temperatures will slowly cool as the week goes on with a minor system still on track to move in on wednesday morning. temperatures will be warm enough for that to stay as all rain, and should also be very light. by thursday and month so far , comes in with highs in the low 30s. by the weekend, another tempmprature rebound is likely with some more rainfall to start next week.today: showers, windy, falling temps high: 46-5

court, bergdahl could face a sentence of up to life in today marks three years since the thenewtown, connecticut school shootings.gunman adam lanza shot and killed 26 people at sandy hook elementary.20 of the victims were young children.the massacre sparked a renewed effort to pass national gun reforms, but those efforts failed.no major events were planned in newton to mark today's anniversary. the f-a-a is laying out new drone registratrion rules. rules.onwers will have to register their aircrafts on a new website which goes live next monday.current drone owners willave two months to register.new owners will have to register the gadget's before they take flight.the government created the new rules after several aiports ported drones flying close to runways and jetsin the last two years, there have been 158 documented cases where drones have come with in 200 feet of other planes.there have been *no collisions. owners will also have to pay a five-dollar fee.. takingsome of his accusers to court.today the comedian filed a defamation lawsuit against seven women whohave accused him of sexual assault. his attornies say cosby did

december 14th - 2012 - marked the sandy hook massacre in newtown connecticut.that is where 20-year-old adam lanza shot and kiled 20-children and six adults. the town and school district are handling the anniversary in a low-key manner, briefly mentioning a prayer gathering set for seven tongiht. defense secretary ash carter is on his way to iraq to *see the fight against isis up "more people are seeing isil for the thugs and the theives and the killers that they are." are."this morning, president obama announced carter trip, saying isis will be defeated. he said the u-s is hitting isis harder than ever but offered no new strategy details. army sergeant bowe bergdahl wi face charges in front of a court-martial. bergdahl was released by the taliban in exchange for five former taliban leaders held in guantanamo bay. sergeant berghl's attorney says he will face desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. a preliminary hearing officer suggested the case be moved to a misdemeanor court but the high-ranking officer charged with making the final decision chose a court-martial. police in baltimore a

tomorrow marks the third anniverary of that shooting. 20-year old adam lanza killed nd six adults. he killed his mother too. then turned his gun on himself as police closed in on him. local faith-based community leaders.. tired of the violence.. held an interfaith prayer vigil for peace and unity. muslim leaders in las vegas believe the people behind the violence are not true muslims. they say violent people induce fear and hate and we can beat them by coming together. now to your red, white and blue 2016 political coverage. we're just two days from the next gop debate and senator ted cruz is soaring past donald trump in two polls. at tuesday's debate at the venetinan trump will stand front and center.. flanked by cruz and ben carson. marco rubio and jeb bush, john kasich, chris christie, carly fiorina and rand paul round out the nine candidates taking part in the main event. action news reporter david schuman spent the afternoon on the strip.. getting a sense of how people feel about the candidates headed our way. pkg 054029 judy newell, atlanta "it's going to be an important one

newtown, connecticut, quietly marked the sad anniversary. three gunman, adam lanza, shot to death 20 churn and six adults i in new york city today, antiviolence advocates, pain, deen mad congress pass stricter gun laws. >> guns are flowing like an infectious disease which is what we have in this country. an epidemic of gun violence. reporter: critics fought the powerful gun lobby, e national rifle association for spring law you makers in any new meaningful gun laws. >> the federal government is parallelized by the nra. that should not stop new york state and the justice department should coop brate the states to get it done. the governors of new york and connecticut are move togolese they call a terror loophole without waiting for new federal law and want the justice department to reveal the names of those listed on the classified no fly list. governor dannel malloy last week announced that anyone on the federal government's no-fly list will not be able to bay gin connecticut. new york state in with as to do the same thing. >> you can be a suspected terrorist,

he gives us -- adam: i'm very german when i direct. i want marks to be hit. e: it was similar in a way to "anchorman," except the things were talking about. in the sense that you have complete freedom to fail. you knew that adam would protect you if you stunk, he would not put in the movie. that really is it. it's a great protection because then you try all sorts of thing. charlie: you take risks. steve: it is great as an actor to be able to do that. charlie: tell me who this is that you portray, stephen eiseman? steve: the character's name in the movie is mark. we change the name. it is based on stephen. he is a brash, bold. he does not suffer full. i met with him. man showed up eis the second day i was shooting. and was instructed to sort of late low. -- lay low. just be a fly on the wall and within minutes, he was giving adam notes. he was walking on the set giving the instruction. charlie: notes? steve: they were great. adam: the guy is a smart guy. look, steve, it is great to have you. you cannot disrupt the movie. when you see the movie, you are isre tha

like hes going in for the layin but last second gives it off to adam woodbury and currently the hawkeyes ---- lets talk panther football... mark farley squad is currently gearing up for their second round matchup vs sixth seeded portland state in the fcs playoffs. panthers looked awfully tought to beat last week quarterback aaron bailey accounted for 234 total yards going 7-11 with three tds. the panthers also rushed for 323 yards while the panthers defense held eastern illinois to just "i thought we had a good football team but its taken uh, life here as of late and the football right now." panthers and vikings kickoff is at 9 o clock here locally saturday from portland. the big ten championship is under 72 hours away... and while the fans anxiously await the iowa hawkeys are prepping for their biggest game of the season. the hawkeyes and the spartans match up pretty evenly... both running nearly identical numbers across the board... and despite the spartans talent on the defensive "yea there a good defense and we know that going into it good job preparing us all year long." hawkeys and spartans are set for kickoff at 7:17 ce

((track))charles uses dozens of red stickers to mark where the bullets hit adams - 24 times.((00:22/scott charles)) "i'm not trying to politicize this issue for them i'm simply saying this is the thing that is more likely to kill you than anything else when you're young.** and i want them to take ownership of this."((dr. goldberg))03:13 "i hope that we touch kids one by one that they appreciate the education that they get here and they have a moment of pause."((track))the students watch an hour-long video showing graphic pictures of more gun shot victims....some students can't bear to look. ((12:23:56/nats up/grandmother of lamont adams in film))"i get down on my knees and i cry."the pain adams's grandmother described hit home for 16-year-old roshelys sanchez.((13:53:10/roshelys sanchez))"i can't imagine my mom crying because something happen to me or to my family members."((track))15 year old jordan barreto first went through the program in may. ((14:06:20/jordan barreto)) " i was hanging in the streets with the wrong people doing the wrong thing. the program violence is real that that p

the landing marked the first time a rocket launch, a pay load into orbit and then returned safely to earth. as adam may reports, space x is pushing the envelope on space travel. >> cheers of joy, space x celebrating a historic landing of its falcon rocket moments after launching it into space. it marks the first time space x, after three failed attempts, successfully completed its mission to reuse a rocket for future use. that technology setting up new innovations to trim costs and change completely how mankind approaches space flight. >> a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. >> when nasa landed a shuttle for the last time in 2011, its mission of delivering payloads to space came to an historic close. left in its wake, a race to space between traditional air and defense contractors and self made billionaires. with the space shuttle grounded, nasa hired orbital a.t.k. for $1.9 billion to fly cargo missions to the international space station. its capsule arrived at the i.s.s. two weeks ago, delivering thousands of pounds of equipment

mark your calendars. that is the date voters will be heading toward the polls. adam: the date has been set, but the work is far from over. thank you, josh area new details this noon about a tilton drug bust. police say neighbors actually applauded when they raided a home on chestnut street. authorities say the raid evidence of sales. plus, police say they removed a wmur' s ray brewer is live in tilton this noon with the story. ray: the 5-year-old boy is now living with another relative. police say the heroin and methamphetamine were just lying have been very easy for the little boy to ingest a fatal dose. outside 21 chestnut street in tilton, it was quiet on thursday, but wednesday afternoon, it was a different story. wayne brock: there were police cruisers from state police, from tilton, that were over at this house over here. ray: tilton police say that they found heroin and methamphetamine inside kristine patten' s apartment. patten was arrested on an unrelated charge of possession of marijuana. also recovered, according to police, scales and other evidence that d

previous sales were less lucrative, marking a disappointing try. i want to bring in adam williams. me ask about the degree to which this was a surprise. : thank you for having me on. it was quite a surprise. the expectations were relatively high, given that mexico set a low price for most of these fields. 100%he fact they sold given the crude price being as low as it is was quite surprising and as you can withne, mexico is pleased how the result turned out given the first two rounds of the shallow water auctions did not definitely so it is a positive step for the opening of mexico's oil market which has been a government run monopoly. it just opened up about a year ago. how has it gone thus far? now gone very well. the energy minister announced ofay that they have sold 69% the auctioned fields. so you through three rounds that began in july, they have sold about 70% of the fields and next year will be the biggest round, the one that has the most intrigue, the deep water of the gulf of mexico. david: what do we know about who is bidding on these fields? adam: for the most part, thes

. >> mark isn't the only one who shares that opinion. local lawyer brian adams, who grew up near the plant, now represents over 100 juliette residents who are suing the plant for environmental contamination. >> there have been deaths that we attribute that are related to the toxins that are coming from the plant. linking everything together is certainly one of the scientific issues that we're working on, but we-- we know that there were bad things, bad contaminants that are coming from the plant that are getting to the people in the community that are causing health problems. we do have liver cancer, kidney cancer, stomach cancer, all that we are afraid is attributed to the contaminations. i think as people realize that maybe georgia power has known that some of this stuff is not good and not good for the area, and they never said anything, instead encouraged people to be in that area, that's where the anger really starts to get in, because, again, they feel like they've been lied to. the thing is, georgia power does do some good things for the community. they h

adam, thank you. joining me now, mark hanna. he served as an aide for the obama presidential campaign.o mark, the question is, how could somebody like this, who went to the madrassa, who was at the pakistani school that was known for extremist ties, so much so that it was under surveillance by thepakistanis, how could she get in so easily? >> that's the million dollar question. we're all wondering about that. but i talked to people at the state department, and they're extraordinarily well educated and trained. this process is a three-phase process. there's a criminal background check that happens before you even get invited into the consulate to get that in-person interview. then there's another security background check. >> what is the check to see about terrorist ties in the criminal record? >> they look at department of homeland security, fbi is involved, interpol. so any kind of criminal activity that might raise red flags. >> there are reports that her family has known ties to radicals, to extremist jihadists. and so if she doesn't get on their radar, the checks are not very good.

marking three years since sandy hook. twenty first grade students and teachers were killed. adam lanza, the gunman also killed his mother before killing himself. town and school officials have chosen not to hold any public remembrances. families are asking the public oh honor the victims by showing acts of kindness. >>> guns and violence have been in the headlines all year in chicago. this week, aljazeera america taking a closer look at the problem with a series of reports we are calling five days in chicago. we have more on the issues that continue to divide the windy city. >> weekend after weekend, shooting after shooting, chicago has become infamous for its gun violence. >> in chicago, 10 dead, 54 others injured. >> it has dominated the headlines. >> in chicago, seven of those people were killed. >> giving rise to the city's nickname, chiraq. yet the city is safer than decades past. view rent crime is down. >> it always has been division. there's always been two chicagos. we've known that our whole lives. we hear shots almost every night. everybody is on pins and needles and a

mark my words, gang, game of the year. think about this. if washington wins sunday, adam and the eagles and giants lose, washington could clinch the division next week in philadelphia. and that's if. >> if. >> that's right. >> and that's why you hear us speak of the importance of the week, not overreacting of the road win in chicago, but buffalo needs a win to stay in the afc playoff picture, and d'angelo hall knows how big sunday is. >> right now we need your best effort, and we need, you know, everybody's focus and all to go out and win games. >> if that had been, you know, said to us in august, we would have a chance in december to play for the division title, we would have taken it, whether we are 6-7 or much better than that. we set out for everything we wanted to accomplish before us. >>> it's said the nationals are closing in on a deal for brandon philips. good defender but he drove in 70rbis. and earlier he tweeted from area code 513, cincinnati to 202. that tells you everything you need to know. >>> millions of star war fans flocked to the theaters tonight, and m

marks three years since the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. connecticut.twenty children and twenty children and six adults were killed when 20-year-old adam lanza opened fire at sandy hook elementary school.today will be the first time, the somber anniversary will fall on a school day.and sckool officials are trying to make it as normal as possible for studentststhere. here in cedar rapids, rapids,iowans for gun safety and metro high school are partnering to remember victims of that mass shooting today. the remembrance will be outside first lutheran church events are also hahaening in iowa city, des moines and across the country.the names of all 26 victims will be read by students and will conclude with a mute of silence. many events related to the sandy hook anniversary happened across the countrtr sundnd.dozens of moms participated in an "orange walk" to end gun violence in seattle.the event was organized by moms demand acon for gun sense in america.nearly a hundred orange walks took place this past weekend. the final g-o-p debate of 2015 2015is a little more than one day away.tomorrow night -- 1 candidates will spar again in two separate deb