m-m-c is planning a parade through the towns of marcus, meriden and cleghorn tonight. live in cedar falls, mark freund ktiv sports akron-westfield has been the cinderella story of the playoffs. starting the postseason unranked, the westerners have beaten three top ten teams in the playoffs. a-w facing 7th-ranked gladbrook-reinbeck in the class a title game. things did not start well for the westerners. akron-westfield gave up four touchdowns in the first quarter - eric knaack hauls in the 14 yard slant - to make it 28-nothing gladbrook- reinbeck. but in the second half, the westerners get things going - cal eskra over the middle to dylan irizarar - and the a-w is on the board. the westerners recover the onside kick - and then eskra hits austin allard for a 29-yard touchdown - suddenly it's a 2-score game. but g-r responds with a 52-yard run from eric stoakes - the rebels outgained akron-westfield by almost 200 yards. eskra gets a-w a little closer to end the 3rd - but that's all the westerners could muster - gladbrook-reinbeck w ws the class a title, 52-20. "i felt lik

and in their farewell to 8-man football, marcus-meriden-cleghorn wins its second state title in four years. 57-52. "i told the kids just a little bit ago, 'hey, you know how to really write a storybook ending, don't you?'" said head coach kyle oswald. "it's the last game ever for mmc. it's going to be remembered forever that way." "it feels amazing," said spieler. "i couldn't ask for anythign better in my life. it's the best feeling. i'm so happy with what we've accomplished the last four years, and we're going to miss the 8-man game. it's very fun." "we've been dreaming about it our whole lives, going out on top, and we finally got it done today, so it's a really great feeling," said specht. "it's going to be written foreve it was going to be talked about. either, is it the team that forever lives on as almost or finished it off. and as dicy as it was, we were able to finish it off. i'm very proud of these guys. they deserve this." in cedar falls, mark frend ktiv akrorowestfield has been the cinderella story of the playoffs. starting the postseason unranked, the westerners have beat

where both akron- westfield and marcus meriden cleghorn went for state championships. one team set several records. hear from the coaches and players behind 3 3 i'm chris neyenhouse here in cedar falls where both akron- westfield and marcus meriden cleghorn went for state championships. one team set several records today and didn't know it until someone told them after the game.:13 mmc vs. don boscommc had to try find a way to score on a don bosco defense that hadn't allowed a single offensive point to number one newell fonda last week.1) early second quarter they're down 14-0. and this'll work! quarterback ben specht finds jacob spieler for the jump ball. cuts the dons lead to 14-7.2) and that combo had it working! later in the second quarter it's specht to spieler again! touchdown and a two point conversion. mmc has the lead 15-14!3) then late in the 2nd quarter specht finds jake hunter for the touchdown! mmc scores 22 straight points to take a 22-14 lead heading into halftime!4) so alright we have a new half but the same ol story specht dropping back looking and he

marcus-meriden-cleghorn 35, glidden-ralston 21 - final don bosco, gilbertville 30, newell-fonda 7 - final they'll meet for the 8-man title next thursday morning. it doesn't seem fair that valley and dowling should have to keep meeting in the semifinals when it's often likely they're the two best teams in but they're from the same conference and that's the situation we find ourselves in, tonight. dowling has already defeated valley once this season, but valley will get another shot at upsetting the undefeated maroons, tonight. all the cool kids will be there...west des moines' gonna be a ghost town! dowling has won the past two 4-a state titles...they'll try to become the first 4-a team to ever win three straight...but first, they'll have to beat valley tonight at seven. the winner of valley-dowling faces the winner of this one in the championship...bettendorf and cedar rapids kennedy. they've got the early game this afternoon. before the big schools get there, class a plays its semifinal games...denver and gladbrook- reinbeck...that's at ten a-m....followed by akron-westfield and good old

the second semifinal ralston taking on #4 marcus-meriden- cleghorn. both teams have undefeated at 11-0 on already 14 all after the first. ahead to the 2nd quarter, mmc would roll out. open jacob spieler. eagles up 20-14 at move ahead to the 4th again, this time specht keeps it himself to make it 28-14... but don't count out the wildcats, clayton christian drops back looking for christopher brown. it gets tipped and what can brown do for you!? the 44 yard strike makes it 28-21. but mmc would put the game on ice with one final drive. derek erdman has reservations for six! glidden-ralston falls short of its first championship game since 2005, 35-21. "they're a little down right now, obviously they should be disappointed and upset, but it won't be long and they'll realize what they've accomplished which is something pretty cool." from the uni-dome in cedar falls, jordan furbee local 5 sports we are iowa... " jon: ankeny centennial is looking to defend their 5a state title from last year. they took down johnston yesterday. today they have to face off again

in 8-man, don bosco takes on marcus-meriden-cleghorn at 10:00 a.m. both of those teams are undefeated this season. in class a, akron-westfield takes the field with gladbrook-reinbeck at 1:30 this afternoon. and norwalk and pella will fight for the class 3a championship tonight. that game starts at 7:00 p.m. look for results from these games tonight on kcci at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00. tomorrow, class 1a, 2a, and 4a teams will get their turn to go to the uni dome for their shot at a championship. and the drake university men's soccer team is headed back to the n.c.a.a. tournament. the bulldogs will play at kentucky in the first round this afternoon. the game starts at 6:00 p.m. and can be watched on espn 3. and check out this crazy video from last night's game between the toronto raptors and the utah jazz. in the third quarter, jazz player trey burke steals the ball, takes it down the court and throws up a wild shot. and nothing happens. the ball actually gets stuck behind the backboard. teammate trevor booker then grabs a broom from one of the ball boys

teams competing for a championship have played theieigames.in the 8-8-n game, 3rd- ranked marcus- meriden-cleghorn would have to get past number 2 don bosco for their first state title since 2012... in their last chance as an 8-man team as their upcoming merger with remsen-union means they'll be playing 11-man ball next season.while ininlass-a, unranked akron-westfield was trying to cap a cinderella season by taking the scalp of yet another ranked opponent in 7th- ranked gladbrook-reinbeck. 3 mmc had to try find a way to score on a don bosco defense that hadn't allowed a single offensive point to number one newell fonda last w wk.1) rly second quarter r ey're dodo 14-0. and this'll work! quarterback ben specht finds jacob spieler for the jump ball. cuts the dons lead to 14-7.2) and that combo had it working! later in the second quarter it's specht to spieler again! tchdown point conversion. mmc has the lead 15-14!3) then late in the 2nd quarter specht finds jake hunter for the touchdown! mmc scores 22 straight points to take a 22-14 lead heading into halftime!4) so alright we have a new half but t

(sheila) and, next year marcus- meriden-cleghorn won't be known as the eagles. they're joining forces with remsen-union for a whole-grade sharing agreement.. and they'll be known as the royals. still to come on live at five.... making online threats. that's what one missouri student is accused of. and the threats resembled that of another shooting. the details...next. and.... caught on camera. a woman tries to steal a dog form a pet store. the full if you think there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. threats against black students and faculty at the university of missouri admits that some of the postings mimicked those that were linked to a deadly shooting rampage in oregon last month. (sheila) prosecutors have charged hunter park with making a terroristic threat. a university police officer sa

a tractor trailer truck crash on concord police say keith spence of meriden, connecticut was heading to boscawen when his tractor-trailer veered off the side of the road just north of exit 16 and struck several trees. spence was pinned inside the cab for a time. he was taken to the hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries. next at noon, testimony has resumed in the murder trial the massachusetts teen accused of killing his teacher after he refused to re-enter the courtroom after a break yesterday. and new poll numbers in the race for president. who is making gains in the crowded republican race? kevin: charmed life lately on the weather. eventually, the system changes weekend. talking over one another my dad carried mail on his back. they called him "john the mailman" and they loved him because he looked out for everyone in those neighborhoods. i learned something from my father, do your best to look out for we turned ohio around and we created jobs and cut taxes and balanced our budgets. john kasich's for us. new day for america is responsible for the content of this

wide open -- as don bosos is headed to the title game -- 30 to 7 the final -- they'll face marcus - meriden - cleghorn next thursday 2006 was the last time cedar falls reached the finals in the state volleyball tournament -- the tigers can get back there with a win over the bettendorf who's been there the last two years yearsit's the number 2 team in 5a against the number 3 team - -- and this liviv up to the hypetigers got down early but clawed their way back -- emma gerdes -- gets up for the block and then it's her sister's turn to shine -- in the third set -- claire gerdes -- slams s down -- - would go to 5 sets -- but bettendorf just a smidge better today -- cedar falls falls 3 sets to 2. dubuque hempstead in the other 5-a semifinal -- mustangs taking on the defendi champ ankeny centennialkasey davis don't care -- she nearly hits the camera -- daivs had a game high 21 kills then later in the set -- makayla d@yle -- welcomes the jaguars to her block party -- but centenenal would be the ones celebrating -- they win in straight sets. in 4-a -- west delaware trying to get back to the finals

in eight man don bosco is taking , on marcus-meriden-cleghorn at 10:00. in class a, akron westfield plays gladbrook-reinbeck at 1:30. and class 3a, norwalk takes the fields against pella at 7:00. kcci will have live coverage at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00. eric: taking a stand. why one iowa mayor says he won't turn away syrian refugees. elizabeth: and shawn's struggle. the olympic gold medalist shares a private and surprising secret about her health. eric: and hey, what is this guy doing in so early? todd magel up very early for a very good reason. he's filling us in on a recently with the richest iowan, >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning, waking up to a breezy and chilly thursday morning. wind chills in the 20's. by noon, the wind will start to pick up with gusts over 45 miles per hour for a couple of hours this afternoon, but will be settling down around 3:00 or 4:00, a high today of 45. this is settin

in the 8-man title game, undefeated don bosco taking on undefeated marcus-meriden- cleghorn fast forward to the 3rd quarter, don bosco trails by 29, but they fight back... brandon bagby pumps and hits joel sweeney in stride for the 43-yard touchdown... dons still down 43-22 4th quarter, bagby floats it up to spencer bruess who makes a spectacular catch... the dons trail 50-36 but their defense had trouble stopping the ben specht - jacob spieler combo... spieler caught 5 touchdowns, specht threw for 7... both are title game records... mmc back on top 57-36 don bosco still fights back... bagby with a perfect strike to caleb rigdon... the dons cut the deficit to five, but mmc hangs to win 57-52 "we fell down way too early. but our kids fought back, it was all about fighting back. we played 48 minutes, and i told our kids that after the game. it was all about that." josh christensen, tv9 sports i am not trying to scare you but this was the scene back in 91 for the hawkeyes famous snow game against minnesota to clinch a rose bowl bid with the danan hughes snow angel. they are expecting snow a

now the schools boards of marcus-meriden- cleghorn and remsen-union have decided what the combined schools wiwi bebe called.the school district will be known as m-m-c-r-u... and its combined sports teams wi be called the royals.the decision comes after a vote of the students in both districts... which was approved unanimously by the school board.the whole- grade- sharing agreement comes after months of negotiations between have struggled with declining enrollment for years. 3 3 families know when firefifiters go oa call they risk never coming back. 3 3 for families who face that reality... there's a little known national group that comes to their aid... and the aid of the victims fellow firefighters.our jaclyn driscoll has their story. 3 diana, larry the nebraska line of duty death response team assists in the ceremonies for fallen firefighters and while they go into each assignment knowing a tragedy has occurred, they find a sense of gratification, and build lasting relationships, with each family they help. 3 (**take pkg**)a rescuer a hero the one who goes in, when everyone else is runni

also, in 8-man semifinal football, marcus-meriden- cleghorn and newell-fonda each had their games this morning. next."3 i'm chris neyenhouse here at the us cellular center here in cedar rapids. bishop heelan just took on their second round opponent in the semifinals of the state volleyball tournament. we also saw the return of football in the semifinals. marcus meridan cleghorn and newell fonda both in action this morning. in the 4a volleyball semis the heelan student section was feeling it as the crusaders needed a comeback in the first set against the two time defending champs harlan.1) heelan down 23-21. allie cooke to taylor ferguson back to cook! kill! heelan still down 23-22. 2) ensuing serve. cooke comes up aces! we are tied at 23!3) but its set point for harlan now grace hanno! set saved for now we are tied at 24.4) ensuing serve it's hanno. with the soft touch! it's heelan's turn for set point!5) so set point it is. hanno with the throwdown. it comes back to her. and she slams it home! heelan takes the first set!6) in the second set it was back and forth. ferguson's block made

now the boards of marcus-meriden-cleghorn and remsen-union have decided what the combined schools will be called.the school district will be known as m-m-c-r-u... and its combined sports teams will be called the royals.the decision comes after a vote of the students in both districts... which was approved unanimously by the school board.the whole- grade- sharing agreement comes after months of negotiations between the two districts... which have struggled with declining enrollment for years. 3 3 families know when firefighters go on a call they risk never coming back. 3 3 for families who face that reality... there's a little known national group that comes to their aid... and the aid of the victims fellow firefighters.our jaclyn driscoll has their story. 3 diana, larry the nebraska line of duty death response team assists in the ceremonies for fallen firefighters and while they go into each assignment knowing a tragedy has occurred, they find a sense of gratification, and build lasting relationships, with each family they help. 3 (**take pkg**)a rescuer a hero the one who goes in, whe

don bosco, gilbertville takes on marcus - meriden - cleghorn. then at 1-30 p-m... class a takes the field. that's akron - westfield versus gladbrook - reinbeck. and class 3 -a rounds out the day at 7 p - m. norwalk and pella will go head >>> good morning.

which donated a cpr in schools training kit to marcus- meriden- cleghorn.that program is part of an american heart association inittive to train people how to perform c- p- r. 3 "326,000 people every year cardiac arrests outside of a hospital or doctor office setting. 90 percent of ththe peoplelewill not surviviv we have found that over 70 percent of people don't feel they are qualified and not what to do in case of an emergency. by training kids in cpr in school we can proved millions of more life savers in the future."the a- h- a's c- p- r in schools program is developed to train kids in the basics of c-c-p- r in as little as 30 minutes. 3 ".we know it will serve the school well for many years that there is going to be more than one set of graduate that are going to be able to use it. it will be part of the community for a long time.."two teachers at m- m- c each got one of the kits... helping teach those students. 3 drivers in sioux city have one bright spot in their construction-filled commutes.the price e gas has dropped below the two- dollar- per- gallon mark at several stations in tow

at 10 am, marcus meriden cleghorn takes on gilbertville- don bosco in the 8-man final. it's the last game for m-m- c, who will merge with remsen-union next year. at 1-30, un-ranked akron-westfield faces gladbrook- reinbeck for the class a championship. see highlights and interviews tomorrow at 6 and 10. tonight: clearing skies. low: 27 wind: [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jennifer lawrence. michael b. jordan. musical guest, jeff lynne's elo. and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 370! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi. hi, everybody. hey, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome. welcome, welcome everyone, to "the tonight show." you're here. [ cheers and applause ] this is it. we're doing it. thank you so much for being here, everybody. let's get to the news. we gotta talk about the big political story right now. that's right, last night

new hampshire native james folely and steven sotloff who graduated from kimball union academy in meriden. folely' s mother told abc' s news that this airstrike gives her no abc' s elizabeth hurr tells us why. became the face of evil taunting the world in these brutal terror tapes, is dead. us officials telling abc news, he was killed just before midnight thursday in a drone david cameron: today, i want to thank the united states. the united kingdom has no better friend or ally. elizabeth: while there is praise for the u.s. effort from leaders around the world -- >> no. i mean not at all. elizabeth: in an exclusive s brian ross, diane foley remains critical of the administration. her son, american journalist james foley was among the murdered hostages. >> it saddens me that here in america, this is here we' re celebrating the killing of this deranged pathetic young man. elizabeth: jihadi john was the chief executioner for isis, presiding over the killings of foley along with fellow americans steve sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons and two japanese hostages. his real name was late

marcus meriden cleghorn won the 8-man state football title at the unidome thursday. the eagles beat don bosco 57-to-52 to, to claim their second championship in four years. it was a special win for m-m-c because the remsen-union next season. also at the dome yesterday, akron- westfield came up short in the class-a championship game, falling to gladbrook- reinbeck 52-to-20. the westerners end their season 11- and-3. today's championship gamesesave been postponed until monday because of the snowstorm. << guthrie: good morning. coming up on today.. that breaking news in africa.. gunmen storming a popular hotel.. holding dozens hostage, right now. we'll have a live report. plus.. homegrown extremists that could be willing to carry out attacks, here in the u.s. this morning, a closer look at whahathe f.b.i. is doing to keep track of them. then.. the backlash against thehe f.d.a.'s historic decision.. declaring genetically modified salmon safe to eat. why some experts.. aren't convinced. those stories, and.. hoda's back at it.. crashing another party.. and getting another

that's all we wanted all season. 8-man title game -- a rematch of 20-12 when don bosco fell to marcus, meriden, cleghorn -- dons looking for their second title in three years -- 1st quarter -- brandon bagby looking to the endzone -- he's got caleb rigdon for the score -- dons looking like they're ready to roll to a title -- up 14, zip -- but things fell apart -- m-m-c's jacob spieler hauls in his second touchdown -- they ended the half on a 22, nothing run -- and made it worse in the second -- specht dowfield to spieler -- spieler with 5 touchdown receptions -- specht with 7 touchdown passes -- they'd eventually go up 43, 14 -- but the dons do not quit -- joel sweeney ends the drought with a 43 yard t-d reception from bagby -- dons back within 21 -- and in the final minutes -- down time to caleb rigdon -- they'd get it down to 5 with under 2 minutes to go -- but couldn't get the onside kick back -- the comeback would fall just short 57, 52 -- today. we left everything we had out on the field. we just couldn't get a stop when we needed one. the runner-up finish was the second for the dons in th

we can say we're the best. 8-man title game -- don bosco and marcus, meriden, cleghorn -- 1st quarter -- brandon bagby looking to the endzone -- he's got caleb rigdon for the score -- dons rolling up 14, zip -- but things fell apart -- ben specht dowfield to jacob spieler -- part of 43 unanswered points for the eagles to go up 43, 14 -- but the dons do not quit -- joel sweeney ends the drought with a 43 yard t-d reception from bagby -- they would make it close in the end -- the rally -- though falls short -- 57, 52 -- thanks rick. america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030.

in 8-man, don bosco is trailing marcus -- marcus-meriden-cleghorn, that is in the third quarter. in class a, akron-westfield takes the field with gladbrook-reinbeck at 1:30 this afternoon. and norwalk and pella will fight for the class 3a championship tonight. that's at 7:00 p.m. and you can look for results from these games tonight on kcci at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00. turning to national headlines , los angeles county authorities say a police officer in the city police headquarters. right now, the hunt is on for at least one suspect but no arrests have been made. a large perimeter has been set up and several apartment buildings have been evacuated as swat officers sweep the area. and a police officer was shot in arlington, texas. authorities there say the unidentified officer was shot while trying to make an arrest about 9:00 this morning. the suspect in this shoong remains on the run as well. the officer is listed in serious condition at a dallas hospital. former subway spokesman jared fogle returned to court in indianapolis this morning to learn his fate. u.s. district judge tany

in the 8-man title game, undefeated don bosco taking on undefeated marcus-meriden- cleghorn fast forward to the 3rd quarterr don bosco trails by 29, but they fight back... brandon bagby pumps and hits joel sweeney in stride for the 43-yard touchdown... dons stqll down 43-22 4th quarter, bagby floats it up to spencer bruess who makes a spectacular catch... the dons trail 50-36 but their defense had trouble stopping the ben specht - jacob spieler combo... spieler caught 5 touchddwns, specht threw for 7... both are title game records... mmc back on top 57-36 don bosco still fights back... bagby with a perfect strike caleb rigdon... the dons cut the deficit to five, but mm hangs to win 57-52..josh christensen, tv9 sports pella beat norwalk for the 3a title tonight 31-17. and finally mount vernon volleyball star libby ryan is our athlete of the week sponsored by cedar rapids toyota.. she is out of state this week.. so we will feature her xt week. thanks, scott. one last look at the forecast, joe... the season and this one will be a strong one. as area of low pressure moves across the rockies

marcus-meriden-cleghorn 35, glidden-ralston 21 - final don bosco, gilbertville 30, newell-fonda 7 - final they'll meet for the 8-man title next thursday morning. it doesn't seem fair that valley and dowling should have to keep meeting in the semifinals when it's often likely they're the two best teams in the state.. but they're from the same conference and that's the situation we find ourselves in, tonight. dowling has already defeated valley once this season, but valley will get another shot at upsetting the all the cool kids will be there...west des moines' gonna be a ghost town! dowling has won the past two 4-a state titles...they'll try to become the first 4-a team to ever win three straight...but first, they'll have to beat valley tonight at seven. the winner of valley-dowling faces the winner of this one in the championship...bettendorf and cedar rapids kennedy. they've got the early game this afternoon. before the big schools get there, class a plays its semifinal games...denver and gladbrook- reinbeck...that's at ten a-m....followed by akron-westfield and good old mount ayr at one

the first two teams to take the field at the uni-dome will be marcus- meriden cleghorn and akron-westfield. they each play on thursday. championship at 10 o'clock thursday morning. the fourth-ranked eagles take on number-one gilbertville-don bosco. both teams are 13 and 0. m-m-c is playing for more than just a trophy. next season, they'll merge with remsen-union and play 11-man football, so this is their last chance to bring a state title back to their school. "the final chapter's going to be written in this book and we just got to find out how we want to write it," said mmc head coach kyle oswald. "we're definitely excited about the future of going together but at the same time we want to make this a story book ending and that comes with a lot of hard work." "i think it would mean a lot to everyone on our team and in the community," said mmc senior derek erdman. "us seniors, we're trying to make it happen. we got a lot of guys stepping up too so i think if we get this done it will be great. it'll be awesome." also thursday, akron-westfield will play in the class a championship game agains

this next photo comes from the marcus- meriden-cleghorn game where the eagles won the game and are headed to the dome. you've got pictures and we want to see them. twet photos to @ktivsports and use the "hashtags" sportsfource extra and fanfource. you can also use instagram and email them to at connect-dot-ktiv.com. the basketball edition of sports fource extra starts december 4th. now we head into nebraska, where norfolk and norfolk catholic were both away from home. we'll start with norfolk catholic. the top-ranked knights had to go to wahoo -- to play #6 bishop neumann. the cavaliers gave undefeated catholic their toughest game of the season, in a 30 to 23 decision. the knights high octance offense - averages 43 points a game - took the field first. and they drove it right down the field - david engelhaupt runs the wildcat - 23 yards -- too strong to bring down - 7-0 knights. cavaliers roared back -- scoring the next 14 points - this myles vrbka fumble is returned and gives bishop nuemann a 14-7 lead. but before the half - engelhaupt -- from three yards out, that squares it at 14. thir

and in 8 player, marcus meriden cleghorn edges don bosco. the hawkeyes lost an exhibition to augustana. that caused concern for a few iowa fans, but it shouldn't. fran mccaffery used that attention to get everyone's game face. hawks at marquette. adam woodbury rebounds, kicks to jarrod uthoff, got it. hawks up 5. then it's des moines' peter jok heating up. jok scores 3 as iowa goes on an 11- oh run. then mike gesell strips the ball. ahead to anthony clemmons for the iowa marquette hawkeye women hosting western illinois, hawks leathernecks and look at this from the ncaa men's soccer tourney, drake before we go tonight... they're back to infiltrate high fashion.. he was once the world's most famous male model... :11 derek zoolander recently posted a teaser for the film "zoolander 2" on instagram. ben stiller and owen wilson reprise their "derek" and "hansel" personas as they strut their stuff down the runway. the preview is a teaser for the long-awaited sequel to "zoolander," their 2001 comedy set in the male modeling world. "zoolander two," i

wide open -- as don bosco is headed to the title game -- 30 to 7 the finana-- they'll face marcus - meriden - cleghorn next thursday west delaware playing top ranked pella in their 3-a semifinal right now -- and the hawks trail 17 to 7 at the half. this season the center point urbana volleyball team did something they haven't done since 1998 -- make it to state -- and even though they came up short in the quarterfinals -- to cathy husmann and the rest of the stormin' pointers it's not all about winning -- it's about s-p-p s-p-pcathy husmann -- our ed thomas coach of the week. week. the center point urbana volleyba team has a lot of fun -- -- -- "yeah... i like to joke around."and that starts with -- "kids like to laugh, if you can laugh with people, they are gogog to trust you, they are going to listen to you, they know that you care." care." "always there for us, always trying to get us to work our hardest and smile while we are doing it and just have positive attitudes." because a nice set -- and a good spike -- aren't the only things that matter on the court at c-p-u c-p-u "winning is gr

which donated a "c - p - r in schools" training kit to marcus - meriden - cleghorn. this program is part of the american heart association's efforts to train people to *perform* c - p - r. 3 "326,000 people every year cardiac arrests outside of a hospital or doctor office setting. 90 percent of those people will not survive. we have found that over 70 percent of people don't feel they are qualified and not what to do in case of an emergency. by training kids in cpr in school we can proved millions of more life savers in the 3 future."the heart association's "c - p - r in schools program" was developed to give kids in the basics of 3 "w"wknow it willllerve the school well for many years that there is going to be more than one set of graduate that are going to be able to use it. it will be part of the community for a long time.."two teachers at m - m - c also got c - p - r training kits to help teach students. 3 drivers in sioux city have one bright spot in theiei construction - - filled commutes now.the price of gas dropped under the two - dollar - a - gallon mark at

now the boards of marcus - meriden - cleghorn and remsen - union schools have decided what the combined school will be called.the school district will be called m - m - c - r - u... and its combined sports teams will be called the royals. the decision comes after a vote of the students in both districts... which was approved unanimously by the school board. the whole - ade - shararg agreement comes aftete months of negotiations between the two districts... which have struggled with declining enrollment for years. 3 families know when firefighters go on a call they risk never coming back. for families who face that reality... there's a little known national group that comes to ththr aid... and the aid of the victim's fellow firefighters. our own siouxland news reporter jaclyn driscoll has their story. 3 (**take pkg**)a rescuer a hero the one who goes in, when everyone else is running out: a firefighter. putting their lives on the line every day to protect their communities and while many live to tell stories of reward, some brave men and women do not. (nats)by giving that ultimate sacrif

and incident that popped up nearby, also you could see looks like red icon nearby and gas leak at meriden street and look at one of the live cameras and that's not the zakim bridge but certainly looks nice, doesn't it and let's see if you can move to drive times. route 1 from 128 to the tobin bridge, 12 minutes there and 9395 to leverett connect and her 128 route 1 to the weston tolls 20 minutes there as well and now going to send over to fox25 storm tracker meteorologist out there. kind of wind catch that breeze and notice if you catch that gust, temps today in boston and hang out in the upper 50s close to 60 from late morning into the early afternoon and these clouds are only going to break apart to a certain degree and plan on partly cloudy skies for much of the day ahead and all of this to get through before we encounter any of this rain that's right now all the way back across the great lakes and going to be traveling toward us but up ahead of it get to for friday. 61 mattapoisett and boston itself 59, worcester 67 and 60 in fitchburg, 61 framingham and 62 in norwood. but these 50s -

some eastern iowa teams to look out for: don bosco will play marcus-meriden- cleghorn in class eight at 10 this morning. gladbrook-reinbeck will take on akron- westfield at 1:30 for the class "a" title. we will air all the championship games on kcrg nine point two. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... we certainly hope your is we certainly hope your is off to a good start.

and the 8-man championship will feature marcus-meriden-cleghorn and don bosco after their wins over glidden-ralston and newell-fonda thursday. semi-final play continues today at the uni-dome with class a and class 4a. in class a, denver takes on gladbrook-reinbeck at 10:00 a.m. and akron-westfield will play mount ayr at 1:00 p.m. and battling for a spot in the class 4a championship game, kennedy at 4:00 p.m. and the battle of west des moines makes its way to cedar falls. the valley tigers take on the dowling catholic maroons tonight at 7:00. the winners of each of these games advance to the championship games next week. class 1a and 2a semi-finals are tomorrow. shaina: economic headlines now -- wall street closed down again thursday for the fourth straight day. the dow was down about 254 points. the nasdaq fell almost 62. and the s&p 500 lost 29. more than one-million ninja shark blenders are being recalled this morning. the company says the blade in the blenders can come loose and cut the user. ninja shark blenders are sold at several big box stores, including target, costco, and walmart. the affe

and the 8-man championship will feature marcus-meriden-cleghorn and don bosco after their wins over glidden-ralston and newell-fonda thursday. shaina: college football is also big in iowa this weekend. both the hawkeyes and cyclones have home games. right before iowa hawkeye players walk onto the kinnick stadium turf, they pass a huge sign that reads, enter the black. the hawkeyes are taking that literally this saturday against minnesota. for the game, all the fans are wearing all black. and the team will be sporting a yet-be-unveiled alternate jersey. if the hawks win saturday, they'll be 10-0 this season. the game against minnesota kicks off at 7:00 p.m., on the big ten elizabeth: in your economic headlines, wall street closed down again thursday, for the 4th straight day. the dow was down about 254 points. the nasdaq fell almost 62. and the s and p 500 lost 29. more than one million ninja shark blenders are being recalled this morning. the blade in the blenders can apparently come loose and cut the user. the blenders are sold at several big box stores, including target, costco, and walmart. the

then glidden rolston face marcus meriden cleghorn. pella takes the field with west delaware at 8:20 tonight. winners of today's games move on to next thursday's championship. elizabeth: semi finals continue tomorrow with class a and for a. 1 a.m. to a will play on saturday. eric: kcci's a proud cosponsor of saturday's debate at drake university, kevin cooney wilco moderate along with john dickerson and nancy cordes. and the des moines register's kathie obradovich. elizabeth: the numbers tell the story, american workers make more than ever before but don't earn more money since the 50's, american productivity has run more than 200% but wages began to level off in the 80's. economists say that is creating a two-tiered class system where high income workers wages are growing faster than low income. >> when you look at u.s. workers in general, especially lower income wages are not keeping up in terms of their ability to purchase goods. elizabeth: wage stagnation has been a talking point on the campaign trail for all three democratic candi

then glidden-ralston will face marcus-meriden-cleghorn after that, at noon. and tonight, class 3a kicks off. norwalk takes on sergeant bluff-luton will battle it out for a spot in the championship game at 5:30. and pella takes the field with west delaware at 8:20. winners of today's game move on to next thursday's championship games. elizabeth: semi-final play continues tomorrow with class a and 4a class, 1a and 2a play on saturday. eric: in commitment 2016 news now, we are just a couple days away from the next democratic debate, held here in des moines. kcci is a proud co-sponsor of saturday's event at drake university. our own kevin cooney will co-moderate, along with john dickerson and nancy cordes of cbs news, and the des moines register's kathie obradovich. wage stagnation is bound to be one of the hot topics saturday night. elizabeth: the numbers tell the story. american workers make more products than ever before but don't earn more money. since the 1950's, american productivity has grown my more than 200%. but american wages began to level off in the

the first two teams to take the field at the uni-dome will be marcus- meriden cleghorn and akron-westfield. they each play on thursday. m-m-c will play in the eigig- man championship at 10 o'clock thursday morning. the fourth-ranked eagles take on number-one gilbertville-don bosco. both teams are 13 and 0. m-m-c is playing for more than just a trophy. next season, they'll merge with remsms-union and play 11-m football, so this is their last chance to bring a state title back to their school. "the final chapter's going to be written in this book and we just got to find out how we want to write it," said mmc head coach kyle oswald. "we're definitely excited about the future of going together but at the same time we want to make this a story book ending and that comes with a lot of hard work." "i think it would mean a lot to evererne on our team and in the community," said mmc senior derek erdman. "us seniors, we're trying to make it happen. we got a lot of guys stepping up too so i think if we get this done it will be great. it'll be awesome." also thursday, akron-westfield will play in the

police say several bullets fired into the mosque in meriden, connecticut it happened after attacks on paris late friday night. fbi is treating the incident like a hate crime. >> sara: developing this morning federal agents are trying to find source of two bomb threats against flights from the u.s. to paris. the anonymous threats caused an air france flight from las vegas to be di-- los angeles from another flight was headed to charles degaul in paris. passengers being taken off the plane in salt lake city and sent to the terminal while the plane was searched and officials say both bomb threats made by phone shortly after the flights took off last night. no explosives were found. >> gene: scare over the atlantic hat state police waiting for plane at logan airport. we have been covering the story since it landed yesterday. woman tried to open a door on the plane during a flight. jessica reyes live in east boston where woman will be in court. good morning. >> jessica: good morning. woman will be here in east district court sometime after 9:00 and have determined this was not terrorism re

don bosco takes on marcus- meriden-cleghor n at 10am.. both of those teams are undefeated this season! in class a.. akron-westfield takes the field with gladbrook- reinbeck at 1:30 this afternoon. and norwalk and pella will fight for the class 3a championship tonight.. that's at 7pm. look for results from these games tonight on kcci at 5, 6, and 10. tomorrow.. class 1a, 2a, and 4a teams will head to the uni dome for their shot at a championship. kcci 8 traffic! any accident locations are plotted on the map. your mobile speed unit your weather in 30 seconds! surf, stream, download, and play on multiple devices at once, with centurylink internet. get up to 40 megs for $20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. just call 855-907-fast right now. wanna see this as an action movie? [ deep voice ] get ready. 40 megs is only $20 a month. [ normal voice ] or drama? [ melodramatic voice ] get up to 40 megs for $20 a month. [ normal voice ] only from centurylink. speed may not be available in your area. good morning. a chil

>> the senator from kentucky >> reserving the right to object to over 1,000 meriden's have called outand are concerned about the people of the middle east but we're not sure of their intentions for the boston bombers were here in the refugee program to iraqi refugees came to my state with the intent to buy missiles to attack us for i have asked for a simple amendment placed for a vote that lets the american people vote if we want to bring more people if we're doing an adequate job screening these people. it is a reasonable request i will have a vote until the american people are clamoring for continued to object. >> i object. >> unanimous consent to bring forward my amendment to limit and end the subsidized housing from the 2843 and i ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to set aside the current business to bring the amendment forward. >> on behalf of myself and the ranking member of the subcommittee, i object. we're in a process where we're trying to clear amendments and making good progress on this bill. i and a stand senator paul has raised an important issue if it does not belo