boise state bludgeoned northern illinois. they racked up 654 yards on offense to just 33 for niu. they scored early and they scored often and they scored on a 96-yard kick return northern illinois was held to minus 5 yards rushing. actually the game wasn't even that close. hopefully we will have some closer scores in the more competitive games when the semifinals will be on espn. it is leading up to the national championship game on espn. >> abc7 sports is brought to you by xfinity. >> and stay with

boise state bludgeoned northern illinois. they racked up 654 yards on offense to just 33 for niu.scored early and they scored often and they scored on a 96-yard kick return northern illinois was held to minus 5 yards rushing. actually the game wasn't even that close. hopefully we will have some closer scores in the more competitive games when the semifinals will be on espn. it is leading up to the national championship game on espn. >> abc7 sports is brought to you by xfinity. >> and stay with us.

too tide you over.....lets check out the poinsettia bowl....boise state squaring off with northern illinois. not even one minute into the game....jeremy mcnichols takes it 29 yards to the house....broncos take t t early 7-0 lead.... and they would the pedal....mcnichols on third and goal! yes sir! 14-0 boise state....they led 21-0 after the first.... second quarter now....brett rypien. fires a strike to chaz anderson from 16 yards out.....31-7 at the break....boise state outgains northern illinois 654-33....broncos win big 55-7. alex nine wins. three losses. pretty solid non- conference performance for the iowa hoops team. in last night's pre-big ten finale......the hawkeyes took care of tennesse tech.for their second straight win. after a sluggish start, the hawkeyes put things in motion. four iowa players scored in double figures, led by peter jok. the junior scored 21 points, fueled by a career-high five three- pointers. big ten fresman of the week nicholas baer scored a career-high 19 and.mike geseel dished out 9 9 assists...a great tune-up before conference play begins "i think we're i

northern illinois huskies getting pumped for boise state in the poinsettia bowl. this one was all broncos.... no score in the first. jeremy mcnichols runs 29 yards for the touchdown score: 7-0 boise state in the 2nd qtr it's 24-7 boise state anderson for the e yard score 31-7 boise stateit's 34-7 in the third and this time rypien finds alec day-nens for the 18 yard score broncos win it 55-7! 3 3 fresh off their 22-point victory over tennesse tech last night the iowa hawkeye men's basketball team has set their sights on number one michigan state next week. 3 sparty's 13-0 this season. but the hawkeye's will have a week to prepare for them. after last night's victory head coach fran mccaffery talked about playing them as well as number 14 purdue to start off big ten play. 3 "we always kind of look at it like this. you gotta play those people at some point. you play em early you play em late it doesn't matter. you're still playing 18 really tough games. against really good teams. those two are particularly talented. if you look at where they're ranked you enter into

boise state bludgeoned northern illinois. they racked up 654 yards on offense to just 33 for niu.ored early and they scored often and they scored on a 96-yard kick return northern illinois was held to minus 5 yards rushing. actually the game wasn't even that close. hopefully we will have some closer scores in the more competitive games when the semifinals will be on espn. it is leading up to the national championship game on espn. >> abc7 sports is brought to you by xfinity. >> and stay for the new mattress models! it's time to make room during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale... get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices! save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory! plus, same-day delivery, set-up and removal of your old set. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! superior service, best selection, lowest price-- guaranteed! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ christmas eve, eve. i am dan ashley. >> i am ama daetz. for all of us here at abc7 news, thank you

the huskies must have been naughty and the broncos nice as northern illinois served up a lump of coalte wins. mobile, alabama and the godaddy goal. the georgia southern eagles facing the bowling green falcons in a battle of the birds. bowling green goes up four at the half on this such town run but it was all georgia southern in the second half. the eagles soar over the falcons 58-27. now to the nba, and a tight one in brooklyn. nets facing the dallas maveri mavericks. late in the game, down three, thaddeus young hits the three, sending the game into overtime. late in the extra period dirk nowitzki and this is a nice move he gets the bucket to take a one-point lead. and it would prove to be the difference. the mavs win 119-118. and boston bruins broadcaster jack edwards didn't let a hockey fight get in the way of his christmas spirit. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas we wish you a merry christmas ♪ ♪ we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year ♪ i love the holidays! >> well done. perhaps not your normal play by play, but what better way to ring in holt days with some carolling.

drake falls on the road to northern illinois 87-73 in less than 2 weeks the hawkeyes will play in their first rose bowl in 25 years, the historic season likely doesn't happen if kirk ferentz doesn't make the switch to cj beathard at the beathard's numbers aren't off the charts gawdy, but he's been solid all year. over 28-hundred all-purpose yards, 21 touchdowns, an most importantly a record of 13-1 as a starter. the only loss coming in the big 10 title game. the whole crew will be there, myself, keith murphy, andy fales , and michael admire. coverage starts monday december 28th right here on channel 13. stanford and iowa, new years wake up in your first home. wake up in a home with a new address. wake up in a home with no address. your dream home evolves, and protecting it takes committed support. american family insurance. here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular this saturday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny

ninety five yards to the house to get northern illinois on the board...but brett rippon seemed to have an answer to everything this afternoon -- closing minutes of the first half he finds chaz anderson for one of his three touchdowns on the day-- he's your offensive m-v-p of the game as boise state wins it 55-7.... tonight's other bowl game currently on-going -- and a bit more entertaining -- matt campbell's old rival bowling green taking on georgia with a perfect record and a number two national ranking... "domination" has come with the territory for the iowa wrestling team. but that's what senior nate burak says he needs to do to bring home a second midlands championship title next week. week.the 197- pound all american wrestled unattached for the last three years in evanston, but will wrestle for the hawks in this year's installment... he's ranked fourth in the nation this season... and looking forward to not having to drive himself to the arena this time next week... "i mean maybe a little bit more realaxed just 'caause i don't have to drive myself up there and kinda drive myself b

larger area of rain nd drizzle wii track through later this morning as the low is heading into northern illinois. as it tracks away, we will have dry air for tuesday before the next system heads our way for wednesday. today... mainly light rain and drizzle with areas of fog. temperatures will be steady or falling all day with the northwest wivds. winds will die down tonight and fog wiil reform. lows below surfaces to get slipery by morning. breezy on tuesday with highs back into the upper 30s to mid 40s and then the next chance of rain tracks in on wednesday with snow in the northern ccunties. we keep a chance of light snow in our area into thursday morning relentless snowstorms -- deadly floods -- and a powerful category 5 hurricane -- all madedeweather headliis this year. and as karin caifa tells us - it took less than a month for 2015 to (gov. charlie baker/(r) massachusetts) "it's only been 14 days, folks and we've already beginning f fr parts of new england. nearly every week -- for snowstorms blanketed streets, buried cars and strained people's patience. (mos) "every

boise state takes on northern illinois. on thursday, san diego state play cincinnati. the aztecs are the favorite in that game. >> i love the familiarity. you have the vegas kid, one of the best running backs in the country. i think the aztecs wear them down. >> the new york giants are the underdog against minnesota sunday. they may play without odell the appeal of the suspension will be heard tomorrow. it is a pregame panthers ritual. it will no longer be allowed. >> i will end up hearing it. to avoid the situation, let's just eliminated. marie: a reminder we are nine days away from counting down to the new year. jim: if you do not want to deal

northern illinois right now, moving rapidly off to the east and be off of the east coast during the day on tuesday. in the meantime, no weather worries, right through midday tomorrow on the future cast here. then watch our cloud cover increase as we head into the day on tuesday, as the storm well offshore. we won't get any real rainfall city. there could be a shower over island. that would be about it. only effect right around the tri-state area is an increase in the cloud cover. should begin to break a little bit by later on in the day. we'll see some brightening. lows tonight, meantime, down to 41 in the park. much colder in the northwestern suburbs. tomorrow, like today, highs well into the 50s. again, down to 41 tonight. 20s north and west. here's your accuweather seven- day forecast. mild again tomorrow, 53. clouds on tuesday, with that maybe a shower over eastern brightening during the afternoon. seven-day forecast. that's right around normal for 50 on wednesday. back up into the middle 50s on thursday, into friday. then look at next weekend. this is just incredible. low 60s satur

the boise state broncos took on the northern illinois huskies in the san diego county credit union poin settau bowl. and they served up a lump of coal. boise state wins 55-7. and the godaddy bowl. the georgia southern eagles in the batople of theal battle of the birds and it was all georgia southeren in the second half. to the nba and a tight one in brooklyn brooklyn. nets facing the dallas mavericks. and fabbious young hits the three sending it into over time. and dirk novitski gets the and mavs win 119-118. and several nba stars, including stephen curry and carmelo anthony are lending their voices to a campaign to end gun violence. >> i heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl this summer. my daughter, riley is that age. . >> we can all make a difference. >> this spot directed by spike lee and made in support for every town will run during the busy holiday schedule. >>> and edwards didn't let a hockey fight get in the way of his holiday spirit. >>. we wish you a merry christmas. we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year i love the holidays. by play but what better w

boise state taking a northern illinois. boise state tailback 29 yard touchdown run. that is 12 straight games for him with a rushing touchdown, and mountain west a record. chad anderson catches the pass and it is a 31-7 boise state lead. they hammer the husband's 55-7. georgia southern be bowling green. colorado in the championship game, las vegas classic at the orleans. colorado 11-1. colorado goes on a 14-01 in the first half. the mustangs not to be denied, nick moore comes off and drains the jumper. the mustangs they put and come back to win by four. the running rebels closed out the schedule in style with a big they do it with 18 three-pointers. they hit the century mark for the first time this year. the rebels had six players in double figures. after the game, the coach said he knew the team is going to dominate. >> i knew in shootaround today, i knew in the locker room before the game we would play well. we would play well together, the energy level and the camaraderie was as good as it has been all season long. i am extremely proud of our group because of the

larger area of rain and drizzle will track through later this morning as the low is heading into northern illinois. as it tracks away, we will have dry air for tuesday before the next system heads our way for wednesday. today... mainly light rain and drizzle with areas of fog. temperatures will be steady or falling all ddy with the northwest winds. winds will die down tonight and fog will reform. lows below freezing will allow some surfaces to get slippery by morning. breey on tuesday with highs back into the upper next chance of rain tracks in on wednesday with snow in the northern counties. we keep a chance of light snow in our area into thursday morning with a few rain showers tracking through christmas day (mainly late)... more rain and snow on saturday as temperaares cool back toward normal for sunday. steady or falling all day with the northwest winds. winds will die down tonight and fog will reform. lows below freezing surfaces to getetslippery by morning. breezy on tuesday with highs back into the upper 30s to mid 40s and then the next chance of rain tracks in on wednesday with snow in the

he was a sophomore at northern illinois university. his mother says he suffered from metal illness. his father called 911 saying that his son was threatening him, holding a metal bat and acting erratic. a they were confronted by combative individual, resulting in the officer firing shots and fatally wounding two individuals. he was holding a baseball bat when he answer the front door. the cause of the shooting is under investigation. a 55-year-old mother of five was also killed, she was a tenant on the first floor home. >> never gave nobody no problems. both victims were pronounced dead shortly after the shooting at nearby hospitals. his heart had stopped beating. ,hey were trying to revive him but she said there were too many shots. unanswereder of questions about the moment that led to the incident. in the last few minutes, chicago police say the mother was "accidentally struck." the police have also said an authority is investigating the case and further details will be coming. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. right now, the search is on for a person who opened fire on a man and woman si

boise state taking on northern illinois. jeremy nichols for boise bus through for a score then the defense comes up big. punches it out -- 24-nothing lead from boise state. 31-7, boise at the half. mountain west teams now two and two so far. two teams will play each other. nevada will play colorado state. pretty successful season for the mountain west. jim i still ahead here tonight, a festivus for the rest of us. rand paul is his grievances against his republican opponents in the spirit of >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. call this number this plan was designed with a rate lock for people on

rain headed to northern illinois. we are generally dry here with cloud cover and a generous amount of rain in ames. four inches in waterloo. metro, 3.78 officially. inches. heavier southwest. when you look at the statewide average from this event, it is the most extreme water event we have ever had between the months of november and the end of march , so not just for december. this shot coming in, a batch of snow there off to the west. temperatures in the 30's tonight, morning fog tomorrow. we generally stay with cloud cover, but notice temperatures are above freezing again. the high tomorrow around 45. we will have your 8 day forecast in just a few minutes. stacey: the rain causing creek in clive. things are looking bettwe. -- looking better there. swanson boulevard between 94th and harbach has reopened. but other parts are still under water. kcci's marcus mcintosh is live in clive with a look. marcus this is the parking lot : for eternity church in clive at 100th street near swanson boulevard. you can see behind me

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wasn't violent." )) ((sharie johnson)) > the mother added her son was studying engineering at northern illinois university. the independent police review authority... is investigating the incident. /// ((sharie johnson)) > back here in the valley... we've learned the name of the man... who was shot and killed while trying to force his way into a home on wednesday. the conorer identifed the man as 31-year- old richard mcgee of huntington beach california. police say he was pounding on a door and trying to force it open... at an apartment on fort apache near sahara. according to investigators... mcgee ignored warnings from the resident inside the apartment... who then opened fire through the door... killing mcgee. it's not clear at this time... if the resident will face criminal charges. /// > we're learning hot ashes are to blame... for an early morning house fire. it happened around 4 a-m near lake mead and jones. authorities say winds gusts blew the ashes from a fire pit in the back patio to the house next door.... igniting the side of the house and the roof. two people were inside the home...

. >>> the mac championship, northern illinois facing the bowling green falcons.ling green tail back. 21-0 and bg at the half. this would be his second touchdown run. bowling green wins the mac 34-14 the final. complete highlights and reaction from stanford and usc in the championship on after the game. should be on around 8:30 following the acc title game between north carolina and clemson here on abc7. abc7 sports brought to you by xfinity. >> i am predicting a tarheel, my tarheel upset over the number one. >> a lot of people think that may happen and clemson would go down and stanford sneak into the top four.

. >>> the mac championship, northern illinois facing the bowling green falcons.ling green tail back. 21-0 and bg at the half. this would be his second touchdown run. bowling green wins the mac 34-14 the final. complete highlights and reaction from stanford and usc in the championship on after the game. should be on around 8:30 following the acc title game between north carolina and clemson here on abc7. abc7 sports brought to you by xfinity. >> i am predicting a tarheel, my tarheel upset over the number one. >> a lot of people think that may happen and clemson would go down and stanford sneak into the top four. >> thank you, larry. weekend planned. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. from all of us here at abc news, hope you have a great evening. >> stay tuned. on jimmy kimmle, robert downey, junior. >> have a great night. [ choir singing in spanish ] caviezel: nearly five centuries have passed, yet this event endures in the hearts of millions -- transcending divisions and uniting cultures with its timeless message. its legacy -- an ancient fabric miraculously inta

confronted by a combative individual -- >> reporter: a college student and engineering major at northern illinois university, legrier was shot seven times. >> i went to the hospital. my son has seven bullet wounds in him. that's too much. >> reporter: janet cooksy says her son was a good kid, a good student with big dreams. he also battled mental health. >> he was having a mental situation. sometimes he'll get a little loud. but not violent. >> reporter: caught in the crossfire was a neighbor, 55-year-old bettie jones. >> why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? it's ridiculous! >> reporter: nationwide, fatal altercations between police and the mentally ill happen all too often. >> dallas 911, what's your emergency? >> my son needs to be taken to parkland, he's bipolar schizophrenia, make sure they're trained police officers. >> okay. >> reporter: this body cam video shows two dallas police officers responding to a 911 call about a bipolar schizophrenic man off his meds. we have to warn you, what happens next is hard to watch. >> bipolar schizo. >> reporter: 38-year-old jason harrison

boise state in a bowl game for the 14th straight year -- facing northern illinois in the poinsettia bowl. the broncos score on the third play of the game. jeremy mc-nichols runs 29 yards up the gut for a touchdown. it was 21-nothing after the first 24-zip in the second quarter -- they need a big plpl -- and they get it from ar-gare-os turner -- he's gone on the kickoff return. a 95-yard score but it was all broncos after that. brett rypien threw for 377 yards and three td's as boise state wins easily, 55 to 7. before coming to iowa state -- football coach matt campbell built a team at toledo that won ten games this season. he's bringing most of that staff with him to isu. eli rasheed has been hired as iowa state's defensive line coach. he's the eighth former toledo assistant on camamell's staff. rasheed spent the last seven years at toledo -- as the rockets ranked among the top teams in the mac in rushing defense and scoring defense. campbell also added former toledo strength and conditioning coach rudy wade to his staff today. world series hero alex gordon has reportedly told the royals

they crossed northern illinois. the godaddy bowl. georgia southern. 80 yard touchdown run. georgia state goes up by 10 and they are just laying it on bowling green. the iowa energy at home tonight. you can't put it in front of little sister space, come on. down from that this on the assignment and he says, i belong in the nba. he had 23 points. lazarus jones. he had a good game as well. iowa led by 14 at the half and then back came reno. not only will oklahoma be one of iowa state's biggest challengers to the big 12 crown, but ou is the cyclones first big 12 game the league opener is next saturday in norman. the question, would ou remain perfect on the season tonight? it was a tight game in hawaii at the diamond head classic. hawaii had a chance to tie or take the lead with one minute left. the misses the three and the layout. o.u. does hang on. uni lost to hawaii last night in the first round. they play the consolation game tonight, tipping off in just a couple of minutes at 10:30. that is not a bad place to be steve:announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bul

. >>> poinsettia bowl, this one, was all boise state the but northern illinois did have a highlight and are looking at it. turner with the return, 96 yards to the house. always an electric play, a a play we don't see in the nfl anymore a kick off return, going the distance but boys i wins, 55-seven, your final score. >>> go daddy bowl bowling green with the the ball on fourth down not exactly the the waste you draw it up. it looks whacky and here's y quarterback matt johnson, actually fumbles the snap, find a waste to hold on against his leg and then throws it deep to roger lewis, 45-yard touchdown, but georgia southern wins 58-27. >> that is just a lot of athletic skill there. >> yes. >> hand/eye coordination. >> one of the highlights was from the poinsettia bowl is poinsettia, how do you see it. >> i say poinsettia but i don't know if either is incorrect. so people will correct you. i feel like jim's ready to correct uglies will tweet something out shortly. >> it is poinsettia. >> i think that is the way it is. >> potato, powe tait other. is. >> potato, powe tait other. >> you decide,

drake falls on the road to northern illinois 87-73 in less than 2 weeks the hawkeyes will play in their first rose bowl in 25 years, the historic season likely doesn't happen if kirk ferentz doesn't make the switch to cj beathard at the end of last season. beathard's numbers aren't off the charts gawdy, but he's been solid all year. over 28-hundred all-purpose yards, 21 touchdowns, an most importantly a record of 13-1 as the only loss coming in the big 10 title game. stanford and iowa, new years day. rose bowl. kickoff set for 4pm central time. stanford is a 7 point favorite. the whole crew will be there, and when i say the whole crew i mean all of us. myself, keith murphy, andy fales , and michael admire. coverage starts monday december 28th right here on channel 13. for your sports on today in recapping this morning's top stories. the family of a des moines teenager is waiting for answers in his death. 17-year-old sammy kemp junior was reported missing one week ago today... after attending a house party in granger. he was pulled from a nearby pond thursday. last night, family and frie

. >> broncos beat northern illinois in the poinsettia goal and they scored in every way possible hereinus five yards rushing. hopefully these games will be better on espn. this leads up to the national championship game, which is january 11th on espn. >> all right. well, thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00. heading out for the holidays and we'll have late details. >> a shopping rush, how retailers are luring people anxious to cross items off of the list. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. we appreciate your time. >> from the entire news team, have a great evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

. >> broncos beat northern illinois in the poinsettia goal and they scored in every way possible hereinus five yards rushing. hopefully these games will be better on espn. this leads up to the national championship game, which is january 11th on espn. >> all right. well, thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00. heading out for the holidays and we'll have late details. >> a shopping rush, how retailers are luring people anxious to cross items off of the list. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. we appreciate your time. >> from the entire news team, have a great evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a housewife from atlanta, georgia... an attorney from tampa, florida... and our returning champion, a project coordinator from allen park, michigan... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. hi, folks, and welcome again to our program. i have a friend in canada who has today as his favorite day of the year. two days before christmas because today is the day he starts

larger area of rain and drizzle will track through later this morning as the low is heading into northern illinois. as it tracks away, we will have dry air for >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thanks. >>> coming up, the boy skoutd save his life while they encountered a bear on their hike. >> with christmas a days away, a surprising culprit for putting millions of kids at risk for is "today" on nbc. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. >>> coming up, what you need know to i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i don't know that i can put into words how happy i was when i quit. it's like losing some baggage, i don't have to carry it around with me anym

police say 19 old student at northern illinois university and a 65-year-old neighbor were killed. few details have been released but police say the officers were confronted by a -- the riverside agency is investigating and the chicago pd is at the center of a federal probe after video showed an officer shooting a teenager 16 times. the leader of isis has reportedly released a 24 minute audio message but part in recording al-baghdadi says the airstrikes in iraq and syria to terrorist groups doing well and warned of an upcoming attack on israel. he also mocked saudi arabia's recent announcement to combat terrorism. the message was posted posted on ice is affiliated message and twitter but but the voices not been confirmed to be al-baghdadi. severe weather continues in the south. flood warnings have been issued for parts of northern alabama following heavy rain and severe weather. witnesses say a tornado touchdown yesterday and now thousands are without power. on wednesday that spawns torrential rain and tornadoes that left more than a dozen people dead in tennessee arkansas and miss

northern illinois facing dino. bowling green falcons. green running back career high 1 yes yards.h peck this season. 63 yard return for touch down. in the fourth quarter green again second score bowling green we understand the match and very happy 34-14. 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> thanks. >> all right thank you for joining us tonight. u%÷b here, we appreciate your time. gu twitter facebook and#u all e mobile]m device with our@: abcu news app. >> joank< the rest of your . / . / 7 if you can&Ñ in an hour narrator: this program contains material that may be disturbing to some audience members. viewer discretion is advised. coming up, masterminds, they're not. so how do these less-than-clever criminals fumble their way into a $17 million windfall? it's a case of dumb luck and even dumber mistakes in the loomis

that's far northern illinois. in kansas, david seck of hutchinson kansas says he doesn't ever see canola on the program. he says the mild weather has his field in fall color and in good shape. the area there getting 6 inches of rain over the past 20 days...he says while the moisture is appreciated they're good for now. and farther south..much farther... in brazil the growing season is in full swing. ron haase sent us these photos of soybeans from mato grosso. he says things look pretty good so far...as he travels across the state. ron says cattle in the area don't look too bad either. and remember if you have a picture to share be sure to post it on our facebook page, twitter or email it to us with a short final thoughts on weather during christmas week? and don't forgetet next weekend is our annual christmas in the country special..tyne will be here..along with many others to help celebrate the season. don't miss it... for john, al and mike, i'm clinton griffiths. thank you for watching u- s farm report. we'll be

reporter: her 19-year-old son was home visiting from college at northern illinois university.he says recently her son had been suffering from mental illness. around 4:30 this morning the at his father's home, police were dispatched to a 911 domestic disturbance call. >> on their arrival, they were confronted by a combative individual resulting in an officer firing shots fatally wounding two individuals. reporter: her son opened the front door homed holding a baseball bat. the other victim, 57-year-old betty jones was a tenant in the home. >> she has twin daughters, never gave nobody a problem. reporter: as family of both victims arrive to find out what happened, janet went to the hospital and learned her son didn't make it. >> i spoke with the doctor, and she told me that he had 7 wounds and his heart had stopped beating before. they were trying to revive him, but she said there was too many shots. reporter: a grieving mother who feels in this case police were too quick pull the trigger. >> you call for help and you lose someone. it has to stop. reporter: the father of the 19-

could be an inch or more in northern illinois. so a real mess. that swath actually stretches all the way back into new england by tomorrow. >> bri: good morning, everybody. >> good morning, everybody. temperatures staying in the 30s for us, but we have quiet weather. northwest makes it feel like the mid 20s. winter identifiable here for us, and you'll notice it today. but the temperatures are not moving a lot. here's the winter storm system that we're in for moving in tonight overnight, and winter weather advisory posted tonight knowledge until 8 p.m. tomorrow, when we see it change over to rain. next on 707. ming up next, we undeck the halls. some tips for removing all your festive decor. already? right after this. stive systems handle a lot over the holidays. 20 hours of anxiously fighting crowds to find the perfect gifts. cooking for family meals where we eat over 15 pounds of turkey and sides. digestive systems can act up. so try activia for 2 weeks! enjoying activia twice a day for two weeks may help reduce the frequency of bloating, gas, di

many of the marchers are students from northern illinois university, rallying in memory of classmate quintonio greer, he and a neighbor were shot by police last weekend. >>> tcu suspended star quarterback trevone boykin from saturday's alamo boy following his arrest. 2:00 this morning boykin got into a bar fight near the team's hotel in san antonio, texas, he allegedly hit a responding police oifsh in the face. boykin is charged assault on a cop, public intoxication and he has been released on bond. >>> record flooding for treacherous conditions in the midwest. >> as waters continue to rise, the merrimack and mississippi rivers are cresting at historic levels. marley hall reports on one family in arnold, missouri, doing everything they can to save their home. >> john houseer never thought he would be spending new year's eve like this. >> we are just fighting the water and it is up to the red line. >> he and his family have been up all night protecting their home in flooded arnold, missouri. >> 5 feet of water is a lot. >> a lot of water. >> it was more in 1993. >> this fortress with

could be an inch or more in northern illinois. so a real mess. that swath actually stretches all the way back into new england by tomorrow. look at that..... . . .anderson will be foggy until noon, showers likely today, high of 69. southeast breezes 6 -10. the mountains will be foggy through 1 pm, showers likely and breezy, high of 64. southeast >>> and that is your latest weather. coming up next, we undeck the halls. some tips for removing all your festive decor. already? right after this.stive systems handle a lot over the holidays. 20 hours of anxiously fighting crowds to find the perfect gifts. cooking for family meals where we eat over 15 pounds of turkey and sides. no wonder after all that our digestive systems can act up. so try activia for 2 weeks! enjoying activia twice a day for two weeks may help reduce the frequency of bloating, gas, discomfort or rumbling. try activia. dannon after trying brookside crunchy clusters, @carlybeyar tweeted: at this point, i should just be a brookside chocolate ambassador. well, i am sorry, carly... it's

this 19-year-old just for perspective for our audience was student at northern illinois university butg some problems. so, all right. joey jackson, thanks as always for your excellent insights. we appreciate it. >> thank you, deb. >>> and coming up, madonna is trying to ring in the new year with her kids. there's only one problem. one may have left the nest. she wants him back. it's a custody battle that's crossing country lines, next. right now, you're not thinking about all the money you saved by booking your flight, rental car, and hotel together. all you're thinking about, is making sure your little animal, enjoys her first trip to the kingdom. expedia, technology connecting you to what matters. it's gotten squarer. over the years. brighter. bigger. it's gotten thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >>> look like singer madonna wants to spend the new year with family. only one problem. according to "the new york daily news," the pop star's teenage son, rocco, doesn't want to

that called the police department asking for help with this emotionally disturbed young man, a northern illinoist. they were hoping perhaps the police could calm the situation or bring it back under control, and this woman, a friend of theirs, was asked to open the door when police arrived. just a tragedy all around and clearly one that will have a thorough investigation. cheryl dorsey, thank you. we appreciate your insights. >> thank you. >>> and coming up, a blow to isis. how iraqi forces have made a major gain against the terrorist network. right now, you're not thinking about all the money you saved by booking your flight, rental car, and hotel together. all you're thinking about, is making sure your little animal, enjoys her first trip to the kingdom. expedia, technology connecting you to what matters. some of these experimentse're notmay not work.il. but a few might shape the future. like turning algae into biofuel... ...new technology for capturing co2 emissions... ...and cars twice as efficient as the average car today. ideas exxonmobil scientists are working on to make energy go further