i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down. i would say i lose 30% of the pieces that i made. something happens to them. they cracked, the break during the process. it is very complex. they fall apart. but it is worth it to me. there are photographs i took 1 hours 99 the former soviet union. these are blown up to a gigantic images. they lose resolution. i do not mind that, because my images are about the images, but they're also about the idea, which is why there is text all over the entire surface. >> marie in moved into the mansion on powell street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family resid

. ♪ >> the place is meridian, idaho. little brother to boise.his is where they got to their perfect place. the end of their rainbow. it was 2006 and luck was on their side. they had just moved from southern california and they were happy, they were fulfilled at work, they had two beautiful children. they had everything they ever wanted. they were rob and candy hall, one of those charmed couples who had fallen in love at first sight in their case, first sight meant admiring each other in the dim. >> we were out, i think, that weekend and then we never stopped. >> what was it about that relationship? what was it about him that you liked so much, that was so good? >> we just connected instantly. >> by the time rob and candy moved to idaho, they had been together for years, had two teenage daughters. rob landed an excellent job as a computer specialist at the ada county sheriff's office, specializing in vehicle locators inside squad cars. >> he loved every minute of his job. >> and as if it was a sign that this is where they belonged, candy's career

president, ma'am, deputy controller i grew up that you meridian in 2005 what were at the 11th hour and it was you and a couple of women if the room you and ted said if you take one hundred thousand and tinker it this way someone said this is perfect, thank you. for mentor me when when i become the clerk of the board as well even though you have a week before the retired i'm still going to it can take you up on the exit interview we're going to miss you and the great work with with the departments you've helped us craft the legislation motorcycling through the board of supervisors thank you in kind kindly for everybody and at least it someone you've worked closely with our controller. >> thank you board members i'll be brief one of the great things about monique she likes solicitations so we'll have other opportunity so one of the great juicy have i'm one the few people that gets to work wefrd monique from that seat and my observations of mammogram this is remarkable the work she does spovrt the boards and mayors as it is the work she does in entry-lev entry-level accountants and on beh

an american volunteer from meridian, mississippi. >> so, someone said do something. >> reporter: jeremyt to the u.s. >> i have my family and my father in this position. >> reporter: he's a former shopping mall security guard who served in the u.s. military for eight years, including two in iraq an afghanistan. but last month, he paid his own way to turkey and was smuggled into the war zone where he's been fighting on the front lines with kurdish soldiers and developed a close bond with many of them. >> i can't really understand them. the sign language is working. >> reporter: he's fighting alongside muslims and told isis has given islam a bad name. >> that's not how the real islam is. these guys aren't like that. they care about their homes, their families. their country. >> reporter: you have killed anyone since you've been here. >> i killed two in my first battle. hopefully, my numbers will go up. never thought i'd be over in syria killing people, but they kill innocent people. >> reporter: jeremy woodward told us he plans to stay in syria until isis is defeated even if that takes sev

management skills and navalal advise and the ability to support those we're here to service he's meridian entire generations of city staff and must be members of the board of supervisors that have benefited from here thoughtful council and constant belief in the goodness of government moj is someone i've never seen anger and prosperity h has been oh, i guess here daughters are nodding their heads you but here patience with the political discussions and the mirror i can't do of executives appointee at city hall she's been spur human but at the same time she's be able to balance an amazing professional career and also raised a would have family in san francisco earned an mba and supported a larger community of friends and family with that, you are a operation on the on behalf of the board of supervisors but i'll propose that today october 7, 2014, be declared as monique day in the city and county of san francisco so thank you, monique (clapping) and workplace i'm going to acknowledge colleagues supervisor avalos. >> monique you can't leave us i'm happy our choosing a new pathway in life i'm

. ~ ~ in june of this year, some workers anna flores, edwin lopez, both long term la meridian san francisco workers, as well as representatives of the workers committee actually went to chicago and spoke to the chairman of the chesapeake lodging trust. they presented him with a public petition that what signed by the majority of the coworkers asking chesapeake to honor their request for a fair process. because the request for card check knewtrithv seems to be falling on deaf ears, these workers are at a dead end. so, i am proud today to introduce a resolution that actually supports the workers in the very difficult step that they have taken where they have actually called for the boycotting of their own hotels, even though that means they're going to lo tips, hours, and other personal sacrifices that they're going to have to make. but they have reached a point where they have no other option. my resolution supports that call for a boycott and it says the following. that it states that the board of supervisors, that we express our full support for the worker demand, a fair process to decide

into syria, escorted by kurdish fighters, to meet one of their number, an american volunteer from meridian, mississippi. >> it felt like someone should do something. >> jeremy woodward believes isis is a direct threat to the u.s. >> i can't put my family and my daughter in this position as these people are in. what if it was them? what if they were getting killed, raped, slaughtered? it just got me mad. >> reporter: woodward is a former shopping mall security guard who served in the u.s. military for eight years, including tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan. but last month he paid his own way to turkey and was smuggled into the war zone, where he's been fighting on the front lines with kurdish soldiers and developed a close bond with many of them. >> can't really understand them, but sign language is everything. >> reporter: he's fighting alongside muslims and told us isis has given islam a bad name. >> that's not how the real islam is. these guys aren't like that. they care about their homes, their family, their country. >> reporter: have you killed anyone since you've been here? >> i'

coming over toward the meridian, a car fire in the left lane. seeing the traffic flow out of the altamont pass. pretty typical color patterns across the bay, looking over here to the south bay. san jose shows you the good volume. and then the san jose bridge westbound. no crashes. just a slow build. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >> canada is reeling this morning after a man shot a soldier at point blank range and then opened fire inside of parliament. we're joined now for the latest. kevin? >> reporter: prime minister harper has just laid a wreath at the death of the soldier. the queen of course remains the head of state of canada, which remains in the commonwealth. today in just about ten minutes' time all members of parliament will have a ceremony in honor of this young man, young soldier, with a young family who gave up his own life standing ceremoniously in front of the memorial. the shooter was eventually taken down. they say he walked right past the doorway where the prime minister was holding a meeting with his caucus. had he

. >> as seen from high above, it's a bird's-eye view of the corn maze at the farmstead in meridian.emerald city, dorothy. planning the maze takes about a year. >> there's no place like home, though. >> if i could click my heels right now. >> you say that every morning. >>> coming up in "the skinny," hollywood a-lister who is selling lingerie but, of all places, at target. >>> a big scare on the highway. motorcyclist who defy police and frighten other drivers. important safety advice on the road. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by metamucil multi-health. there are two reasons why i need to keep an eye on my health. ugh! we won! that's why i take metabiotic, a daily probiotic. with 70% of your immune system in your gut, new multi-health metabiotic with bio-active 12 helps maintain digestive balance and is proven to help support a healthy immune system i take care of myself, so i can take care of them. experience the meta effect with our new multi-health wellness line and see how one small change can lead to good things. does your

jeremy woodard is a security guard from meridian mississippi angered by the brutal tactics used by isis woodard paid his own way to turkey and was smuggled in to the war zone. >> they're trying to fight for their homeland and i see them trying to do that and then terrorist organizations try to take it from them. i felt like i should try to help. >> since entering the war zone, woodard says he's been involved in several battles against isis including one that lasted 24 hours. >>> pro democracy protests continued tonight in hong kong. now the city's chief executive says he believes there are external forces from other countries adding fuels to the occasional demonstrations. >>> in our health alert experts want to make sure children are getting the correct doses of medicine. on average a child is exposed to a medication error every 8 minutes in the u.s. the study tracked families for a decade and found errors happened 700,000 times in kids under the age of 6. >> either they got the dose twice, they got the dose unexpectedly too soon, too late, and they often got someone else's medication.

john corpina of meridian equity partners talked about tunnel vision and how we were selling off and howople are focusing on great earnings. you have dupont, a slew of names hitting new highs, in fact, and the nasdaq breaking out above its 50-day moving average. so what happened to all that major selling and the worries across the board? in fact, we're sitting right here at session highs, melissa. melissa: nicole, thank you very much. treat and then tricks? snowy weather may arrive just in time for halloween festivities with chilly winds and possible showers. will the first flakes of the season ruin halloween pun? no way! fox news senior meteorologist janis dean joins us now. it's okay if out snows on halloween. well, i don't know. >> i'm from canada where they made the costumes two sizes too big so we could fit our snow suits, so i'm used to this kind of thing. yes, melissa, we could see some snowflakes across the great lakes, the ohio river valley. there's friday if you live in these areas for trick or treating, dress warmly, okay? and then as we head into saturday, we're going to see

in fromctor is calling meridian, mississippi. you are retired law enforcement. from what are you retired from? i was a lieutenant, chief of patrol, patrol operations. you want to talk about corruption? the guy that is chief of police right now -- when i was hired january 15, 1975, he was hired nine months later. he went through the police academy as a convicted felon and served time in louisiana for burglary. and then corruption from then on. aggressive. would be trying to get these drug addicts and drug users off the charts. if you have listened to our conversation this morning, what do you think about steve silverman's group flex your rights? is he fair to the police side of this you -- view? think he is. i always went by the book. there was even a mayor who try to get rid of me. he won by a landslide just because he would say, he would convince the people that he would get rid of me. i went to buy the book but he was constantly trying to find some reason. if somebody filed some little , if they felt they were mistreated, he would go after me with a vengeance.

one of them is jeremy woodard, a security guard from meridian mississippi. >> i figured if i came over here, more americans, other people from different countries would come over here. >> woodard left the u.s. military in 2012 after serving in iraq and afghanistan, but a month ago after he was angered by news reports about atrocities committed by isis he paid his own way to turkey and was then smuggled into the war zone. >> i can't really understand them, but sign language is everything. great guys. >> reporter: woodard told us he's been involved in several battles against isis including one not far from this area on syria's border with iraq that he said raged for 24 hours. have you killed anyone since you've been here? >> i killed two in my first battle. that's it so far. hopefully my numbers will go up. i never thought i'd be over in syria killing people but they've killed innocent people. >> reporter: if you're captured by isis there's a good chance you'll be executed you'll be beheaded. is it frightening? >> it's not frightening to me. if i have one bullet left i'd take my own life

. >>> and finally, there is no place like meridian, idaho.ersary of "the wizard of oz." dorothy and her friends are on 1 million corn stalks across 20 acres. that's nothing. who needs dorothy? do you recognize this lady? >> it's ginger. >> bin go, boom. >> yes, it is. >> it is ginger zee. immortalized in a corn field in her home state of michigan. i have always said -- >> you have not made it. >> you have not made it until you are carved into a corn field. >> i didn't know that was coming. full circle, my first job in tv was in a corn field in michigan. it's all coming together. >> what's the story with this corn field? >> i'm honored. >> seriously? >> i flew over it. took that picture, and tweeted it to me. >> isn't that great? >> so somebody that -- yr face into their corn field. >> do you know how much work goes into carving a face into a corn field? >> don't turn this story dark. it's a happy, happy story, okay, lara. >> i think it's really nice. i do. >> beautiful. >> we all think it's nice. >> you're just jealous. >> congratulations. >>

reporter: tingleheads, as they like to be called, has labeled the phenomenon asmr, autonomous sensory meridianptsd and others. one of the subscribers calls herself ellie. >> i think for some maybe it is just the physical, just those tingles. >> right in between there. >> for others, i believe the intimacy of these videos gives a sense of comfort. >> in my line of work, i have to get really close to people. >> reporter: but so far, there is very little medical research on asmr. >> to say for sure this is the answer for stress relief or for getting people to have a better sleep, i think it's really premature to know that yet. >> if you could just look straight ahead. >> reporter: still, lauren ellis prefers these videos over sleeping pills and hopes her story puts at least some skeptics to rest. >> it means peace. it means relaxation. it's happiness. >> reporter: for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >> all right. a couple of things. first, we're sorry. >> i'm having a reaction. >> there's nothing about those video that is relaxes me. they annoy me. >> my hair was standing. but not in