the university of nebraska had no comment.at stanford, marianne fa marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> the grinch, someone was caught snatching decorations. they are worried the suspect will return, so they've taken down the rest of their decorations. if you recognize this man call martinez police. >>> an unlikely guest. this photo was shown of a coyote walking. police septembnt out a warning g coyotes are often less afraid of people. >>> some new research on vaping. 37% of high school students surveyed say they've tried vaping this year, up nearly 30% from last year. 25% of them don't believe they inhale nicotine when they vape. those students brielieve they'r just vaping flavors. which is wrong. e-cigarettes are getting a whole new generation hooked. it has been declared an epidemic. >> when kids start with vaping, they are more likely to make the transition to combustible, to smoke cigarettes. that's what has us concerned. >> the fda has offered to ban all vaping products unless manufacturers can come up with a solid pla

speaker, i rise today to honor one of nebraska's most dedicated leaders. rita sanders as served since november, 2010, as the mayor of bellevue, one of the oldest cities in nebraska and home to one of the largest bases of the united states air force. she concludes her service as mayor today. she's achieved many heralded results. she was inducted into the filipino asian american hall of fame of 2017 as a testament to her tireless work and tremendous accomplishments as a filipino american. in addition, the ajewant general for the national guard awarded her the civilian distinguished service medal in march of 2017. she was born in hawaii in 195 . her father served in the united states army and was a bronze medal recipient for his heroism in vietnam. her mother was originally from germany. she's married to rick and they have two grown sons. they are owners of a very successful business, serving the elderly community. rita's an outspoken advocate for our service members and emphasized and enacted measures to enhance public safety, community and family programs,

it was long enough for nebraska fans to notice. the white board was at the stanford locker room as they beat nebraska on saturday. tonight, stanford's athletic director is apologizing saying the spk unacceptable and does not reflect the school's values. >> i thought it was ridiculous. why are people out here doing stuff like that? >> it could be a water pistol, anything. >> stanford has formally apologized to the university of nebraska. >>> a perplexing incident. two officers under investigation for accidentally firing their weapons in two separate incidents. both of them at the mall. an offduty officer accidentally shot himself, in san leandro. he was at the studio at the time and no one else was hurt. the second one was yesterday. a man at the department of corrections had a gun and it went off. the superiors are now looking into what happened. >> it was a pricey mess. the repairs for this crash along the water front last month will cost more than the golden gate ferry said it should be up and running by christmas. two of the thr

that's a, but that's just a metaphor. >> reporter: the university of nebraska had no comment. stanford tells us it's handling this incident internally. reporting live at stanford, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> let's get back to the weather. last night's storm caused lingering issues today. that's st. mary's road. and the road closed for a few hours to get the tree out of the way. no damage to cars or homes, just a big old hassle. >> it was coming down pretty hard, but nothing too extensive from what we can understand around the bay area. >> that's due to some of the breaks in the storm systems. but in the south bay, a good solid inch. even a bit more in other spots. east bay with three quarters of an inch to over an inch. and the north bay was in the one to a little disturbance separate from the storm system we had late last night and very early this morning. it's moving through fast, produced showers in santa rosa. right now we have wet weather here moving over napa and eventually to fairfield by 7:09 tonight. once this gets out of here, we're just looking at some li

idahod utah, nebraska, embrace medicaid expansion? obamacare? there is a recognized in need. there are differences on the democratic side. stark, theyce is so will seem minor by comparison. >> it is an issue that hits close to home. you spent time in the coal fields. what is your sense of what is happening to opioid addiction? >> if you haven't read beth macy, if you have not read her book, it is a good read. even if you have read dreamland and other books about the crisis, it is a great book largely about opioids in appalachia. but they are everywhere. give us the smart remedy. azar was, secretary i right. this came out of the medicine cabinet and white coats. it is different than other drug crises we have had. that is the tragedy of it. the book is probably more about mom's than anything. that angle into the story, what mothers will do for their kids, is incredibly touching. vivid. is, this is a disease that is no respecter of persons. if you look at the stats in our states, overdoses, and 1-50, you will see a list unlike any other. in the best 10 and therich and poor, wors

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in 1854, congress passed the kansas nebraska act. until then, the missouri compromise determine which territories would be slaves and free. the kansas nebraska act decided it should be up to the residents of territories to decide whether they should have slave owning or not. that started a national movement and a rush to settle kansas, to determine which way the territory would go. and that desire to create a free territory is what led to the founding of lawrence. with lawrence settled by people from new england, there was an organization called the new england immigrant company, and it recruited people who were antislavery or abolitionists, to settle in lawrence. they would raise money to help people travel out here, and they built a building called the free state hotel to house them until they could build their homes. that was the start of lawrence. people are coming across the border from missouri, with the idea kansas should be a slave state. there were tensions between them. those started to mount in later years, 1855, 1856, by

country at that time and 1854 congress passed the nebraska act. they determined which territories would be enslaved and which territories would be freed. the act decided it should be up to the residents of the territory to decide whether they should have slavery or not to? -- or not. that started a rush to determine which way the territory would go. desire to create a free territories what led to the founding of lawrence. was lawrence settled there an organization called the new england immigrant aid company. newcruit people from england states, people who were anti-slavery or abolitionists. they built a building called the free state hotel. that is really the start of lawrence.

the pos w eugh for nebraska fans to notice.ford's locker room, as they beat nebraska on saturday to win the ncaa championship. stanford's athletics director now apologizing, saying the picture is unacceptable and does not reflect the school's values. here is the buzz on campus. >> i thought it was ridiculous, like why are people out here doing stuff like that? >> it could be a water pistol. you know, it could be fillingan so i'm okay with it. >> stanford apologized to the university of nebraska. >>> a really bizarre coincidence in the east bay. two officers are under investigation for accidentally firing their weapons in two separate incidents. both of them at the mall. that first happened on saturday, an off-duty oakland officer accidentally shot himself in san leandro. this happened at bay fair mall. he was off-duty at the time. no one was hurt. the second accidental shooting happened sunday in concord. man with the department of corrections dropped his gun, and it went off. no one was hurt there as well. that man called conc

set point stan at 23-15....the kill shot by mikaela foecke....nebraska ties it up again.... ----5thied at 2 sets all....meghan mcclure with the shot.....out of reach by stanford....stanford wins!!! ---cardinals beat nebraska to win the ncaa division i championship for the 8th time in their team's history....the most all time.... (justine) the next olympics in the u-s will be the 2028 summer olympics in los angeles... now another olympics could be coming to the u-s... the city in running right after the break. (justine) the largest known diamond in north america has been found. take a look at this! this yellow diamond weighs 552 carats, and was discovered in october at a diamond mine in canada's northwest territories.--the diamond will not be sold in its rough form. instead, the mine company will seek a partner to cut and polish the stone. and it's too early to determine the rock's value. (justine) salt lake city is one step closer to hosting another winter olympics -- potentially as early as 2030. the u-s olympic committee tapped the utah city friday -- after a closed-door meeting.

white-out conditions in the midwest.more than 100-miles of interstate-80 in nebraska closed for hours because of the snow, wind and ice. wisconsin roads are also getting severe snow.john newman/commuter"it was a little sloppy getting in your car. you need an extra five minutes, at least, if not 10." intense storms in parts of texas.....including one responsible for toppling over a billboard in the houston area.romana davies/pawn shop owner"my bedroom windows were facing the storm. it almost looked like it would come through my window."these rough conditions are likely going to cause nightmares for people traveling over the new year's holiday.mos/no font given "sometimes it's other people that just don't slow down, but if you take your time and take it easy you will get where you're going."blizzard warnings are in effect for roughly one-million people in, minnesota, nebraska and the dakotas.flood watches and flash flood watches are in effect for more than twenty million people in a dozen states including alabama, the carolinas and georgia. atlanta.....the city with the world's busiest

. >> reporter: it took five sets for stanford women to beat the university of nebraska volleyball teamds to tarnish the victory a bit. right after stanford players headed into the locker room to celebrate their much-deserved ncaa title, someone took this photo and posted it on social media. on the white board to the side, you can clearly see a drawing of the stanford tree pointing a gun at the university of nebraska's mascot. >> given the, you know, current climate we are in that's making gun references, it's in pretty poor taste. >> reporter: the post was taken down after just a few minutes, but it was up long enough for nebraska fans to see it. >> distasteful comes to mind. >> i thought it was ridiculous. like, why are people out here doing stuff like that. >> reporter: this stanford student agrees. >> i would say that's not right. >> reporter: stanford director of athletics issued an apology saying, quote, the image in the background of the picture is unacceptable and does not reflect the values of stanford university. we have reached out to our colleagues at nebraska to express our

white-out conditions in the midwest.more than 100-miles of interstate-80 in nebraska closed for hours because of the snow, wind and ice. wisconsin roads are also getting severe snow.john newman/commuter"it was a little sloppy getting in your car. you need an extra five minutes, at least, if not 10." intense storms in parts of texas.....including one responsible for toppling over area.romana davies/pawn shop owner"my bedroom windows were facing the storm. it almost looked like it would come through my window."these rough conditions are likely going to cause nightmares for people traveling over the new year's holiday.mos/no font given "sometimes it's other people that just don't slow down, but if you take your time and take it easy you will get where you're going."blizzard warnings are in effect for roughly one-million people in, minnesota, nebraska and the dakotas.flood watches and flash flood watches are in effect for more than twenty million people in a dozen states including alabama, the carolinas and georgia. atlanta.....the city with the world's busiest airport......could see half

the farm bureau in nebraska calling for the elimination of the steel and aluminum tariffs.y are getting hit twice. >>> burger king wants you to download its app. it is sending you to mcdonald's for access to a 1 cent whopper. if you are within 600 feet of mcdonald's, you can unlock a deal for a penny whopper. it gives directions to the nearby burger king to pick up the burger. chains use stunts like this. burger king announced an upgrade of the stores to digital menu boards. you have those at mcdonald's. the 1 cent deal runs through december 12th. >> delicious. creepy. you are always getting a warning where you are when you are near a starbucks. >>> "early start" continues right now as we remember a great and noble man. ♪ >> live pictures from houston where the body of president george herbert walker bush lies in repose right now at the bush family church. the family church of 50 years. >> the best father a son or daughter could have.

we received contributions from nebraska from across nebraska from students in public, private, and home schools. today i'm pleased to announce the three winners. ingrid william soj from logan senior high school in the first congressional district. patrick collins from the a.p. u.s. history class at mount michael. ben in the second district, and kate piper from the nebraska christian school in central city and the third congressional district and the lessons that these three nebraska students have to teach us are enduringly relevant not only for other high schoolers but also even in this body today. i would like to read very briefly from each of the three essays. ingrid williamson writes, the constitution was put in place so that the rights and liberties laid out in the declaration of independence could be enforced. it puts limits on the government so that the government cannot infringe on the rights of the people. it gives the new government the power to guarantee the liberty of all the people and both functions are tied directly to the declaration. close quote. her essay katie wrerks t

he bragged about that and that was on fox but when you counter that with the voters in idaho in nebraska on the referendum with the republican houses in virginia expanding medicaid last year what you see is what happened in the sixties lbj said we should do this it's the right thing in the country but we should still do it. the democrats paid a price but now you have republican states by referendum to embrace medicare expansion that was the right thing to do so talking about the harmonica

nebraska, by the way, has one of the few containment facilities in the u.s. >>> and in new hampshiremily's deaf dog has turned out to be a life saver. a fire broke out over the weekend in the middle of the night and quickly ripped through their farmhouse. the two people inside were asleep, and there were no smoke detectors, but their dog knew something was up and woke them up. they managed to get out safely before the entire home was engulfed in flames. >> that was amazing. that dog saved their lives. without the working smoke detectors and without that dog, it's unlikely that they would have made it out of the building. everybody should havedetectors,e hard wired smoke detectors or battery operated. it's always the best scenario. football. the indianapolis colts wrapped up the final nfl playoff spot by beating the titans last night. >> the guys at espn have highlights from other games. >> good morning, america. kenny. >> tournament? >> yeah, bill parcells did that a long time ago, and i kind of like it. lamar jackson, the jack show, and the ravens are going to the postseason. here i

under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2017, the chair recognizes the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry, for 30r minutes. mr. fortenberry: thank you, mr. speaker. when i learned of the death of my very close friend of drr mes billington, the 13th librarian of congress. that was about three weeks ago. dr. billington's passion for the passion he led for 28 years, his nature and his gentlemanly demeanor were a tremendous inspiration to me and so many members of this body. i so admired him. and i want to extend my heartfelt condolences to the entire family. may god grant him peace. during his 28 years at the library congress, he led the institution in a remarkable period of accomplishment. he once referred to the library of congress, and i like to call it america's library, he said it is the largest of world-recorded knowledge ever assembled on our planet and he preserved the nation's and opened the collections to the american people and to people around the world. dr. billington doubled the size of the library holdings to 160 music, tems to books, film recordings, prints a

shakeup happening on the western border of the country at that time and 1854 congress passed the nebraska act. they determined which territories would be enslaved and which territories would be freed. the act decided it should be up to the residents of the territory to decide whether they should have slavery or not to? -- or not. that started a rush to determine which way the territory would go. desire to create a free territories what led to the founding of lawrence. was lawrence settled there an organization called the new england immigrant aid company. newcruit people from england states, people who were anti-slavery or abolitionists. they built a building called the free state hotel. that is really the start of lawrence. with the idea that kansas should be a slave state. though started to amount in later years. by that time lawrence was seen as the center of what was known as the free state movement, the people who wanted kansas to be free from slavery. as a result of the first territorial election, kansas actually ended up with a proslavery territorial constitution. it meant that the

it's easier to say the three states that have not allowed it, idaho, nebraska and south dakota. the only three states that have not. recent polling from quinnipiac shows more than 60% of the american people support legalized marijuana and 93% support medical marijuana. 93% support medical marijuana. the american people have made up their minds, this is happening. let's be clear, this isn't just happening in blue states like california or massachusetts, or purple states like colorado. it's happening in bold, deep red states like utah, oklahoma, and west virginia. and it's happening in swing states like florida, ohio, pennsylvania, michigan and missouri. the bedrock principle of our government expressed in the declaration of independence, as the government loses respect for the people, people loz lose respect for the law. congress must respond. the act is a simple, straightford plan. within certain basic federal guardrails, conduct in compliance with state marijuana law will not violate the controlled substances act. this legislation is the embodiment of federalism our founders en

un saldo de 63 emigrantes detenidos . 22 personas fueron detenidas en minnesota, 22 en iowa, 14 nebraskar. el 75% de los detenidos tenÍa antecedentes penales, delitos que incluÍan desde violencia domÉstica, hasta manejar bajo la influencia del alcohol, pero otros detenidos fueron arrestados por ingresar de manera ilegal al paÍs. >> tienen que entender que nosotros no vamos a parar o poniendo esa polÍtica. no mÁs deportaciones. reportera: el arresto de cuatro trabajadores y el copropietario de un restaurante desataron una ola de protestas. >> el niÑo estÁ todo el tiempo extraÑando a su papÁ. tengan piedad. si no es venir a agarrar a la gente y llevarla para afuera. >> muchos podrÍan ser >> muchos podrÍan ser deportados antes del 25 de diciembre. muchos activistas planean una sesiÓn para ver cómo la comunidad puede responder a ellos. arantxa: el 1 de enero llega con un aumento salarial. >> cientos de miles de trabajadores en el paÍs, no sÓlo festeja la pronta llegada de navidad, sino que celebran el ansiado aumento del salario mÍnimo. en la ciudad de nueva york, el incremento serÁ de $15 l

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not just in snow, but also the gusty winds we'll see with this storm, across nebraska and north dakota and minnesota. that will create blowing snow and reduce visibility greatly. most of the snow, you can see, is across nebraska and the dakotas and most of the northern parts of minnesota. on the southern side of it, we have the threat of heavy rain and strong storms overnight. how much snow are we going to see? looks like a widespread 6 to 9 inches. here, across eastern south dakota, there's a possibility we could be closer to a foot. and winds are going to stay gusty for at least thursday into friday, too. that could lead to blowing snow for several days. on the severe side of this storm system, we're looking at the threat of 19 million people, especially across eastern texas. the threat will be physician large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. it's a squall line that will move through the night. a lot of the severe storms could happen overnight. we could also see significant flooding. >> dylan, thank you. >>> also this morning, more than 3,000 patients at an ambulatory surgery cent

write down by nebraska, wyoming border. theas the sign of the -- site of the 1890 massacre. 150 indians were massacred. activists use that historical massacre toe 1890 bring back those old issues and highlight issues with the federal government. they were invited on to the with tribalto deal issues and they realized there was a lot of cultural cachet. to wounded knee, there was a trading post, a few houses, not much there. they take it over 471 days beginning in february, 1973 -- days. issues of indian treaty rights, tribal it was a big protest. many people saw it as a parallel to vietnam. vietnam in southeast asia and then this poor reenactment of it on the pine ridge reservation. 10,000 rounds of ammunition fired into the village. two native americans die during the occupation. one of the major events of the red power movement. at the 1973 oscars, he declined the award and sent up a native american and she highlighted it and said we cannot accept this because of the issues of treaties and native american representation. i

white-out conditions in the midwest.more than 100-miles of interstate-80 in nebraska closed for hoursse of the snow, wind and ice. wisconsin roads are also getting severe snow.john newman/commuter"it was a little sloppy getting in your car. you need an extra five minutes, at least, if not 10." intense storms in parts of texas.....including one responsible for toppling over a billboard in the houston area.romana davies/pawn shop owner"my bedroom windows were facing the storm. it almost looked like it would come through my window."these rough conditions are likely going to cause nightmares for people traveling over the new year's holiday.mos/no font given "sometimes it's other people that just don't slow down, but if you take your time and take it easy you will get where you're going."blizzard warnings are in effect for roughly one-million people in, minnesota, nebraska and the dakotas.flood watches and flash flood watches are in effect for more than twenty million people in a dozen states including alabama, the carolinas and georgia. atlanta.....the city with the world's busiest airpor

he bragged about that and that was on fox but when you counter that with the voters in idaho in nebraska on the referendum with the republican houses in virginia expanding medicaid last year what you see is what happened in the sixties lbj said we should do this it's the right thing in the country but we should still do it. the democrats paid a price but now you have republican states by referendum to embrace medicare expansion that was the right thing to do so talking about the harmonica. >> getting better on harmonica i am beginning to teach myself how to play the autoharp. [laughter] >> thank you very much. [applause] >> our next guest joined the marines in 2001 right before 911 that infantry platoon in 2003 as a disruptor the only democrat from 2004 the democrat of massachusetts we are pleased welcome to the axios stage congressman. [applause] >> congratulations. so talk to us. >> to be incredibly well behaved it means different things to different people i cannot believe how much i miss her and we barely met i just cannot stand being away from her it is an interesting experience bei

on the second pass she caught nebraska off guard with a quick tip. row, meghan mcclure brings home an ncaa record, eight title for the cardinals, second title in the last three seasons for stanford. congratulations to them. >>> on the farm, vanderveer and the squad had a challenge as they hosted baylor. all quiet on campus. the school is on winter break except for them. smith lead the seem to 21 points, eight boards and five threes. carrington added ten points. she drives, gets the basket and the foul. williams provided some of the best highlights tonight. she gets this one from distance. watch these moves. this is beautiful. look at the fake. get a nice two points, part of her 13 on the game. everyone played well. shannon coffee set a career-high with nine points. baylor snapped the win streak with the upset. >>> stanford men followed hosting eastern wash. davis finished perfectly, leading the team with 19. ryan with the catch and the three. stanford takes its first lead of the game. after dasilva added 13 points, he had two threes on the night. rig

schmidt claimed he wanted to kill 3 nebraska state officials, the threat made after his conviction on charge. he was found guilty in september. another arizona man sentenced to 12 years behind bars for helping a new york college student join isis. augment mohammed alger mall told the judge he is a proud american and asked for forgiveness. he helped sammy get to prison where he later died fighting for isis. prosecutors say the two communicated extensively online. some business news. paying your cell phone bill may strengthen your buying power. tracy carrasco from foxbusiness here with more on changes coming to your credit score. >> wall street journal reporting, factoring in your smart phone. and other utility payments into your credit score. if you don't have long borrowing history this could help you out, maybe you hand "it card in your own name. 1.5 million people could soon have a credit score because of this change. consumers will be able to opt into this program so starting early next year you are going to be able to take advantage of this change if you would like to. heather: so

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most of the snow is acrosshe nebraska and dakotas and the northern parts of minnesota. on the southern side t we have threat of very heavy rain and strong storms overnight. how muchngnow are we g to see? looks like a widespread six to ne inches. across eastern sthth dakota ere is a possibility it's closer to a foot and winds will stay gusty for at least thursday into friday, too. so that could lead to blowing snow for severals. d on the severe side of this storm system we are looking at the threat for 19 million peoplcr especiallys eastern texas. the biggest threat for large hail, damaging winds, andos torn it's a squall line that's going to move eastward through the night.lo of those severe storms could happen overnight. the ground is saturated. add two to three inches of rain on top of that, we could see some nsignificant flooding. >>> this morning more than 3,000 patients at an ambulatory center in new jersey may have been diseases, blood including hiv and hepatitis. officials acknowledged there were infection control issues and the cleaning of instruments and inject

the nebraska state patrol closed i-80 due to snow and ice and high winds. and in kansas, an electrical explosion with pyrotechnics that you have never seen. meteorologist ivan cabrera has the friday forecast. >> christine and joe, good morning. wild night across the south with torrential downpours and frequent lightning. this extends from the gulf to canada. we are talking about blowing snow. blizzard warning in effect. 50 million of us under a flood threat from louisiana to new jersey as a result of 2 to 4 inches of rainfall for the next couple of days in the slow-moving system. we had heavy rainfall the last several days. the soil is saturated. it will not take much. this will continue saturday into sunday. not looking like a great weekend as a result of the rain. if you are flying and trying to get home, this will be the issue for today. new york will have delays with the winds gusty at times throughout the today. it will diminish through tomorrow. guys. >>> thank you, ivan. what in the world is going on with wall street? volatility is the new normal. st

how was nebraska? well, better than north dakota. i guess that joke's only funny in nebraska. from the data at hand, you really can't draw that conclusion. all you can say with absolute certainty is that that joke is not funny here. boy, it's good to be back. how's your family? ugh, it was the worst trip. everyone got sick over the weekend. sick? here we go. what kind of sick? uh, the flu, i guess. i don't need you to guess. i need you to know. now, when did the symptoms first appear?

. >> reporter: blizzard warnings are in effect for 1 million people in minnesota, nebraska and the dakotas. flash flood watches for people in a dozen states, including alabama, carolinas and georgia. in atlanta, the city with the world's busiest airport could see a half a foot of rain. that would result in nationwide flood delays. i'm john lawrence reporting. >>> social media lights up in queens. they sprayed blue light across the new york city skyline. con edison said it's evaluating a possible explosion. this happened just after 9:00 p.m. yesterday and caused many to lose power. immediately people took to social media to post pictures like these, these eerie blue green lights. >> it could have been since its with an electrical fire, that it caused an arcing a splash of power. that might have been what caused that large light and colors. >> this was like independence day. just look up and weird blue color. >> the fire department said the incident is under chrome and no injuries are reported but how scarying, right? looking up into the sky and not knowing what's going on. >> that arcing of

. >> nebraska who could go to college got out and that the people who couldn't afford college didn't get out of the draft. he said that was unfair. he said that to college students. he was willing to go right into people who were benefiting rom the unfair system and say this is unfair. this is unjust. this is not the way this country act.d so, i think that my father was very clear he didn't like the that so many people who couldn't afford college went to vietnam and those who part was to minimize the fallout from letting it fall to communists and it was something that came back from the wayte in the 1970's for democrats to avoid that and was fight in vietnam the reliability was that it a lot of people that democrats couldn't ffectively handle foreign policy because of the effort in vietnam. o in a lot of ways it created, 1968. e said the year america came apart. among the things he talked about the race riots following the martin nation of dr. luther king, the loss of your father and summering anti-war which made democrats bitter and humphrey seen as a the american and establishment

when you counter it with the nebraska, byho, referendum with a republican house in virginia expanding medicaid last year. what you are seeing is the civil rights act -- is like the civil rights act in the 60's. we should do this. it may cost us politically but we should do it. in democrats paid a price 2010. now you have republican states by referendum deciding they want to embrace medicaid expansion. it was the right thing to do. nick it andl it -- cut it to death. what is your next instrument after the harmonica? on harmonica,ter but that is a lifelong project. i did play a lot of music on the campaign trail this year. i'm beginning to teach myself to play the autoharp. i have a lot of free time. >> merry christmas. guest joined the marines in 2001, just before 9/11. in infantry platoon. he was the only democrat to defeat an incumbent in the primary in 2004. democrat of massachusetts. it is our honor to welcome congressman moulton. >> thank you very much. >> congratulations. you are a new dad. >> october 10. >she's amazing. well-behaved. occasionally acts like a baby but generally p

just two years ago, he went back to nebraska.hey vacated the original sentence, turned around and resentenced him. now he is only available for parole after another 12 years. in 1983,years of age he is still in prison. i don't know why -- and he was not convicted of murder. he was not convicted of killing anybody. convictions that put him in prison was kidnapping, the person was ultimately killed, but he was not the one convicted of killing a person. host: we will a you go and hear from shon hopwood. did you ever have a parole hearing? guest: no, because in 1984, congress got rid of federal role across-the-board. that is one of the problems with system, no matter how much success i had been a matter how much the staff thought i'd changed, it did not lead to one day earlier release in the federal reasons i prison system. so we want to incentivize people to change their life and take rehabilitation programs. the senate is moving there, but honestly it is missing part of the real conversation here, first step goes far in that it pro

white-out conditions in the midwest.more than 100-miles of interstate-80 in nebraska closed for hourshe snow, wind and ice. wisconsin roads are also getting severe snow.john newman/commuter"it was a little sloppy getting in your car. you need an extra five minutes, at least, if not 10." intense storms in parts of texas.....including one responsible for toppling over a billboard in the houston area.romana davies/pawn shop owner"my bedroom windows were facing the storm. it almost looked like it would come through my window."these rough conditions are likely going to cause nightmares for people traveling over the new year's holiday.mos/no font given "sometimes it's other people that just don't slow down, but if you take your time and take it easy you will get where you're going."blizzard warnings are in effect for roughly one-million people in, minnesota, nebraska and the dakotas.flood watches and flash flood watches are in effect for more than twenty million people in a dozen states including alabama, the carolinas and georgia. atlanta.....the city with the world's busiest airport......

and look at senior jena gray catching nebraska off guard with the triple-match point now for the cardinal back row bringing home a ncaa record eighth title for the cardinal and the second title in last three seasons for stanford. congratulations to them. we will stay on the farm to tara vand veer and her squad had an early reg yu already season squad as they hosted baylor. all was quiet on campus because of the winter break except for naples papa vil yon. a alanna smith led the cardinal with 21 points and 8 boards and 5 threes and most of them come ing in the second quarter. and carrington added eight points. she is going to drive, lay it in and get the foul. and keyian na williams has amazing highlights in this one. look at this one from distance, and then this is a beautiful fake. lays it in, and picked up 13 points in in one. everyone played well and shannon coffey had a career high, and that snapped baylor's 36-game win streak with a 68-63 upset. more stanford, the men hosted east gton, and t wit a bad s here. it goes right to dajeon and he throws it down the lead the team. and corpsm

more than 100-miles of interstate-80 in nebraska closed for hours because of the snow. intense storms in parts of texas are responsible for toppling over a billboard in the houston area. these rough conditions are likely going to cause nightmares for people traveling over the new year's holiday. << mos/no font given "sometimes it's other people that just don't slow down, but if you take your time and take it easy you will get where you're going.">>where you're going.">>(vicki)blizzard warnings are in effect for roughly one-million people in, minnesota, nebraska and the dakotas.atlanta... the city with the world's busiest airport... could see half- a-foot of rain by this weekend. authorities say at least two weather-related fatalities have been reported thus far. (grant) a woman is in the hospital tonight with serious injuries after a car hit her and sent her flying ááthrougháá the car's windshield.(vicki) and the man police believe is responsible for the crash-- kept drivingeven with the victim inside his car. it happened in sacramento county... reporter jessica mensch

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in farm workers in nebraska lost over $200 million in income. billion aid package to help farmers hurt by the trade war. but the worry is soy beam farmers will lose a big chunk to argentina and brazil and may never get it back. >> certainly by next fall, we will be back to a more robust, more even, fair tariff-free trading environment. >> of course, that will be welcome news to farmers across the country as they have this emotional roller coaster every time they see new headlines about the trade issue with china. >> thanks very much, jonathan. have a great weekend. here's shep. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 in new york and washington where at any minute now, the special counsel robert mueller could reveal inside info about president trump's former campaign chairman and the president's former personal lawyer and fixer. now the president promising what he calls a major counter report to the special counsel's case. also, the former fbi director, james comey, is on capitol hill. he has cut a deal with republicans to make his private

kristina's in omaha, nebraska. >>> china isn't the only trade war location we are watching. a new frontier perhaps in the trump trade war. closing bell, 27 minutes away. nasdaq still down 32 points. africa is the next target in america's global trade plan as team trump announces it's ready to wield mighty economic sledgehammer to fight china and russia on the underdeveloped continent. but are we already behind in this race? former u.s. trade representative and mastercard vice chairman on the new plan called prosper africa and whether global rival powers are already on the ground. he's coming right up. at fidelity, our online u.s. equity trades are just $4.95. so no matter what you trade, or where you trade, you'll only pay $4.95. fidelity. open an account today. (tonand all thro' the house. 'twas the night before christma, not a creature was stirring, but everywhere else... there are performers, dancers, designers the dads and the drivers. there are doers of good and bringers of glee. this time of the year is so much more than a bow and a tree. (morgan vo) those who give the

the nebraska state patrol closed i-80 due to snow and ice and high winds. and in kenner, louisiana, the rain and high winds were the cause of the electrical explosion with pyrotechnics like you have never seen. meteorologist ivan cabrera has the friday forecast. >> good morning. still looking at a flood threat from the deep south all the way across the north. this is not going to be a big winter storm for the east along 95. it has been and will continue to be across the midwest. now because of additional snow and because of the snow already fallen. blizzard conditions are possible. then 50 million of us from louisiana all the way to jersey under a flood threat because of the heavy rain which has fallen and the heavy rain still to come. anywhere from 2 to 4 inches across the area. look at futurecast radar. slow-moving storm. we still have rain to deal with for the weekend. another impulse coming in and that will allow for even heavier rainfall across the south. i think that will be the area which has the potential to pick up four or a half a foot of rainfall

was a two-star and head of intelligence for what is known as air command at the air force base in nebraskabush visited the headquarters for the first time a president visited in 13 years. any time that's a big deal. we had a meticulously choreographed and rehearsed sequence of events. i was to start with a 15-minute overview. president bush was accompanied by an american icon who is his national security adviser. i did my 15 minute bit and our commander and four star was to escort him to the next event. we went by an open office area with about eight or ten air men and the president would not be stopped. he was going to stop and talk to every one of the young troops and first thing he did which i thought was magnificent is put them at ease and he asked them a personal and direct and sincere question. it reflected with each one of them. he wanted to know their background and their home and if they were married and had a family. their intention with the air force. he did it with every one of them. they loved it. it was a magnificent tribute and indication of his great respect for the positio

right down by nebraska, wyoming border. it was the site of the 1890 massacre. at least 150 indians were massacred. aim activists use that historical legacy of the 1890 massacre to bring back those old issues and highlight issues with the federal government. they were invited on to the reservation to deal with tribal issues and they realized there was a lot of cultural cachet. they go to wounded knee, there was a trading post, a few houses, not much there. 71 days int over for 1973. they are advocating for basic issues like removing the tribal chairman from office. they moved to issues of indian treaty rights, tribal sovereignty, it was a big protest. many people saw it as a parallel to vietnam. we have vietnam in southeast asia and then this poor reenactment of it on the pine ridge reservation. you had 10,000 rounds of ammunition fired into the village. you had two native americans die during the occupation. one of the major events of the red power movement. famously marlon brando at the 1973 oscars where he wins for the godfather he declined the , award and se

the best states for drivers, a thumbs up to the midwest, north dakota, iowa, ohio, minnesota, and nebraska. >> i don't need the study to know we're not driving so well in california. >>> and of course we have the slick roadways this morning. we're dealing with that this afternoon as well in spottings. so not -- spots. so not the best conditions for drivers. and you can see the scattered showers still on the high definition radar. zooming in, you can see a few showers across the area. napa, a few light rain showers currently. and down through hercules and richmond, you can see the yellow colors indicating moderate rainfall there. and then pushing across kensington, near berkeley, some light rain currently. so here's what you can expect. looking at temperatures in the 50s currently. and here is the satellite and radar view. there's the upper level low we're tracking and this will slide down the coast to our south and exit. with that, the rain will exit as well. we have the beach hazard statement. large swell and increased risk of sneaker waves this afternoon through friday morning. be prepar

study says the best states for drivers are in the midwest - north dakota, iowa, ohio, minnesota and nebraskat officials say there is hope... thanks to the gas tax which earmarks billions of dollars to improve roads and traffic safety across the state, and ease congection.that hot button ballot measure was overwhelmingly upheld by voters last month. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá) spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( robin ) a ( robin ) a businessman in the northeast has built a literal middle finger to spite local lawmakers...take a look at this... unless you're easily offended.disgruntled businessman ted pelkey, in vermont is pointing the finger at local lawmakers.he says they won't let him move his business to his own property and claims they have a personal grudge against him.so pelkey spent 4-thousand dollars to send a not-so- subtle message to city leaders. regardless of opinions, officials say they cannot remove th

they will play nebraska on saturday for the national title.he top spot on thursday night football. justin jackson, three-yard score makes it a one-score game. look at this. the ball's back. mike williams in the end zone says let's go for two for the win. ok. kansas city, you don't win afc championship with defense like that. unbelievable. the chargers come from behind to win in the last four seconds of the game 29-28, the final. both teams now 11-3. this abc 7 sports report sponsored by river rock casino. yes, you can hear the groans, because -- especially larry. philip rivers, what a comeback for him. are you ok? >> i love philip rivers when he's the quarterback i'm facing and it's a two-minute drill and he has the ball. it's fatal almost every time. >> he's fantastic. great season. >> thank you, mindy. mipdy will be advancing. i'll be watching. >> news continues now on line, twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices. >> our next nice cast youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for y