rob hplaz martin luther king, rob hplaz junior inspired change. others to pick up where he left off. amidst hundreds of yesterday...one 8 year old girl stood out. milwaukee... in her call for action. "what are you doing to stop the violence in our communities, what are you doing to make sure if your answer is nothing, then do something about it!" action is being taken in arkansas. legacy of confederate commander robert-e-lee is celebrated on the same day as martin luther king. however, the arkansas governor says she is working to separate those celebrations, to fully honor dr. king. an amazing sight popping up in st. louis, after a car crashed into a fire hydrant. take a look at this...icicles coating a powerline. it almost looks like an ice, christmas tree from far away. it's so cold...there's not much crews could do about it, so for now, the plan is to just let the problem "melt" away. a movement is growing this morning, to of diversity.. spike lee and jada pinkett smith both announced they will be boycotting the academy awards next month... because of the lack of diversity among t

rob hplaz the rams are headed back to l-a. in st. louis the last 20 years....the team fell on hard times recently, and their owner decided it was time to move back to the place where they spent 5 decades playing football. a massive new stadium will be built...that could host much more than football. some are talking about a future olympics even being held there. while many l-a fans are rejoicing, a lot of people in st. louis are unhappy they've been left without a team. "it's obviously bad news. it's a blow. i, along with other people all across the city of st. louis, whether you follow football, whether you're into football or not, we're still looking at the fact that we've just lost out on a one billion dollar development, the rams may not be the only ones relocating... the san diego chargers have the option to join them in the new stadium, and n-f-l experts say there's a good chance they'll do so. president obama was mostly optimistic in his final state of the union... but after the break, we'll tell you the thing he regrets the m

rob hplaz president obama is calling it a great day for diplomacy.. as the three people you see behind me are now on their way home to america, from iran. one of the people held prisoner...washingt on post reporter jason rezaian ruhz-eye-ahn he was held for more than a year, accused of spying. in total, five american prisoners were swapped. president obama says its a sign.... the with iran, are paying off. "the nuclear deal was resolve all of our but still, engaging government on a first time in decades has opportunity. a window to try to resolve important issues." presidential hopefuls ted cruz and marco rubio praised the release of the prisoners...but said the iran nuclear deal will lead to more americans being taken hostage, in the end. if a personal driving service isn't timely enough for you...uber may soon offer an even better option. say hello to uber, helicopter. the car sharing company is now testing out a program that would bring helicopters at your request! of course...it wouldn't be cheap. the uber-chopper rides would go for roughly 400 do

bengals kara, rob hplaz it's been two days... but it may take a lot longer for fans to get over saturday's tough loss to the steelers. the talk during the game...the numerous violent hits and the penalties that followed. but the talk this morning...is what happens next. national reports say the bengals are not considering a change at head coach. despite seven straight playoff lewis. meanwhile, n-f-l dot com is reporting that vontaze burfict could face a suspension for his hit on pittsburgh wide reciever antonio brown his penalty...along yarder, put the steelers in position for the game winning field goal. vontaze burfict: "i coaches out there that's why adam pushed him. he shouldn't be on the field cussing out. it was joey porter and the ref heard it all and the ref threw the flag on adam. that was about it." carlos dunlap: "we talked about it and we knew the situations and we bit the cheese - took the bait and the bengals beat the bengals again." n-f-l dot com is also reporting that steelers assistant coach joey porter could be

rob hplaz happening today... the sheriff of burns, oregon is planning to talk to the militia group, that has seized a government building. hoping to convince them to end this confrontation, peacefully. today marks the sixth day they've occupied the building. the group of about 20 says they are standing up to the federal governmment over land rights.. and insist they won't leave until their demands are met. home. we don't feel it's quite that time yet. we feel we need to make sure the hammonds are out of prison the hammond brothers were resentenced to serve out five more years in jail after setting a fire on federal lands. the protestors say the punishment is too harsh, and they must be released. federal authorities have yet to take action to this point, though the militia leader says they're preparing to raid the building, soon. also happening today.. president obama will speak about the need for gun control during a town hall meeting featured on c-n-n, called guns in america. the president will give his take on

rob hplaz lead isn't just leaking into the water supply in flint... the problem is also happening a lot closer to home. officials in sebring, ohio...which is near akron...say unsafe levels of lead and copper--were found in some of the town's drinking water. originally it was thought to be just in one school's drinking water, but now it appears the problem is beyond that. local investigators are trying to figure out the source of the leak...with an e-p-a investigation residents are trying to take precautions to keep safe. "we have kids, pregnant women, women that are breast feeding that come in here. so we just don't want to take any chance until they say it is ok to use the water." "there's really not a lot of information just kind of waiting to see what the epa test results come back." "it just kind of seems like they stuck their head in the sand and chose to ignore it until the problem went away or until someone handed them a piece of paper and gave them a method for dealing with it." local officials say be more proactive handing out bottled water w

rob hplaz is now circulating that puts increased focus on police violence. every time an s...it pops up on a map. it also identifies the victim's name and the location the incident took place. the makers of the app say its a step towards more transparency. however, many officers were quite unhappy with it...saying the lack of background information will mislead users. "it's going to allow for more social rumors, more social widespread anger and discontent with law enforcement. we're going to put out that an officer was involved in a shooting in wherever and so you're going to have people making comments and re-tweeting and posting and all this stuff before they even know what happened." the app is called archives and absences. the developers agreed more background information could improve their product and are working to improve it. donald trump is skipping tomorrow's debate because of a feud with moderator megan kelly. afer the break, we'll tell you how it will affect his chances to win iowa. remember snow day. when the schools were closed and the day was

rob hplaz made his case why his executive action to expand background checks, is a good thing. and repeatedly emphasized that the government isn't taking anybody's guns away. the president says the thought that he's doing anything more than trying to make american's safer...is a conspiracy. are you suggesting that the notion that we are creating a plot to take everybody's guns away so that we can impose marshall law --is a conspiracy, it is a conspiracy. i mean, i'm only going to be here for another year. i don't know when would i have started on this enterprise? right? president obama says he's purely trying to enforce the laws...already on the books, more efficiently...to lessen the gun violence in this country. kara bam r the president's executive orders aren't the only thing being done to cut down on violent shootings. police across the country are watching videos like these...that simulate active they've been on the obama was elected. incidents have more than doubled in the past 6 years. police say it's important for everyone to think about these know what to do immediatel

rob hplaz today....the federal reserve will meet to assess the u-s economy. they could make a change on interest rates...but with the recent volatility of the market, experts say that is extremely unlikely. the dow has start of the year, though it did have a bounce back day yesterday. we should get a better idea if a rate hike will be coming in the near future, based on their assessment. that report will be out at 2 p-m. a bizarre attempt of smuggling at an airport in miami.. u-s custom officials say a man tried to sneak live birds into the country...by hiding them in his pants! he hid 6 birds in the fanny pack you see on your screen, and another three in his pants. of course he was arrested...for his failed attempt. sometimes people do stupid things like that, but animals never dissappoint. a dominos customer requested the company send their cutest delivery boy, to deliver a pizza. so who did they send? this cute dog...in uniform and everything. the pizza took a little longer to deliver to pull off the stunt, but the customer said it was worth the wait. rob

rob hplaz as we close in on the iowa caucuses...ted cruz and donald trump, get less and less friendly. the two frontrunners refused to insult each other for a long time, but now the gloves are off. trump doubled down on his claims that there are question marks to cruz's presidency, since he was born in canada. issue. one thing the two presidential hopefuls...and everyone else on the stage last night, could agree on...the party has to come together to win the general election. "if we manage to damage ourselves, and we lose the next election...this nation is over as we know it." "we need to united behind the winner so that we can defeat hillary clinton because she is a disaster." "you're worried about keeping your homes and families safe and secure. you cannot give hillary clinton a third term under barack obama's policies." for the first time...there were some boos in the crowd aimed at donald trump, and his attacks. but the poll numbers don't poll has trump ahead big percent support 20 percent. have you ever been so happy...you cried? going viral of a boy getting his hands on a puppy.

rob hplaz there's a new solution to a problem we deal solution to a problem we deal with every winter... take a look at this concrete created by university of nebraska researchers. it can melt away ice and snow on its own... how? it's made of a certain mixture that actually conducts electricity. as you can imagine, this would be a huge help in making roads and sidewalks safer. the problem right now is the product is still expensive. but the concrete will be implemented at airports and on major roads, in the near future. a legislative proposal allowing indiana law enforcement agencies to withhold video from police body cameras has advanced. this, after lawmakers rejected a proposed amendment, that would have judges release the video. the bill currently requires those seeking video to prove that its release is in the public interest. but critics say it gives police departments incentives to deny public release of videos. the full house could vote on the bill later this week. indiana's attorney general is now warning about pills... in disguise. prescription painkillers, they are actually

rob hplaz the world health organization says the mosquito-borne zika virus is spreadingly rapidly in north america, and they are very concerned. the disease is contracted by pregnant women, and causes birth defects...like a baby having an abnormally small head, leading to brain damage. this virus is already prevalent in brazil and doctors say we around the world this year. while the cases in the u-s have been limited to this point, officials warn any traveler can easily bring it here. they're most likely going to be travelers who were in an area where they were exposed and then they developed the disease or were diagnosed with it once they came here. people who are pregnant, may become pregnant, are thinking about becoming pregnant, we recommend they reconsider traveling to those 24 affected areas. the w-h-o will hold an emergency meeting next week to try and figure out a solution to this problem. kara bam r the detroit teachers' union has filed a lawsuit against the city's public school district...calling for the repair of "deplorable" conditions. look at the conditions they've foun

rob hplaz new technology is making kids who were born without limbs, feel like action heros. making kids who were born without limbs, feel like action heros. take a look at this boy's arm...it's in the wars, storm trooper! company in florida look like pretty with all the hype around star alvin knew what he like. "i really was waiting a long time for my arm and i was thinking about "and when i saw him, i'm really really happy for "we set out to help every child in need, every child we could through the best that we can." alvin wasted no time getting into character... he was paraded around the school with darth vader and several stormtroopers, to show off his new arm. when you step outside this morning...it is going to be freezing. but on the bright side...you don't have it as bad as these guys. a polar plunge was scheduled this weekend in north dakota to raise money for special olympic athletes. the problem...it was 10 degrees below zero when they did it! but that didn't scare anyone away. roughly 50 people made the dive into freezing cold water... looks fun? rob 2shot bundle

rob hplaz the federal reserve did not raise interest rates in their monthly meeting, but they did signal rate hikes are still likely in the months ahead. last month, the fed raised rates for the first time in nearly a decade. while they admitted economic growth has slowed since then...officials say the job market is still improving. and the plan to raise interest rates at least 4 times, in 2016, is still in place. kara ots mcdonalds is the world's largest fast food chain will add table service at hundreds of its u-s restaurants. you would order and pay for your meal at a touch screen kiosk. then sit at a table and wait for a server to bring it out. mcdonald's has already had success with the new table service, overseas. gas prices like you haven't seen in years... take a look at your screen! gas is going for 39 cents per gallon in texas! and people were lining up... the cheap price was part of a promotion for farmers. it hasn't been that cheap nationally, since 19-69. rob 2shot good news for facebook users...you'll soon be able to do much more, than just like a post. details on the new "

rob hplaz it's no secret...it's been a rough offseason if you're a reds fan. but each new season brings a new sense of hope...and the reds caravan takes off today...to bring some excitment for the upcoming season... jordan vilines is live outside the reds hall of fame...where the buses will take off shortly. the four caravan through ohio, tennessee the opportunity to former players, and broadcasters. at each of the 16 fan stops, the groups will field time allows. jordan thanks... check out this new video from the check out this new video from the bengals facebook page of tyler eifert... collecting autographs from the true heroes...our soldiers...based in hawaii... he's making his first pro bowl appearance...and he obviously knows the game is all about giving back... wait until you hear how a high school wrestling team is trying to raise money... it has parents sounding off... and this woman wants your breast milk! what??? how her new online business is going global... show open kara 2 shot rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the deni

rob, kara hplaz the amount of problems leading into the upcoming olympic games, continues to build. you've heard about the issues they're having in rio...with dirty waters and money problems. now, doping is becoming a big issue. a new report by the world anti-doping agency will be released today showing how prevalent doping has become among olympic athletes. with a focus on kenya...a country known for dominating endurance running. experts say the doping is so bad there, they could join russia in being banned from the games. message that everybody - you will be caught at some point in time. you cannot hide and it's a good message for us and for all the clean athletes around the world." it's unclear if u-s athletes will be named in this latest doping report. rob 2shot violence in chicago has been increasing rapidly this year... find out why police are blaming social media, for the uptick. kara vo plus...do you see anything wrong with this picture? it's just a truck full of carrots, right? wrong... after the break, see what investigators found inside. we need to feel the fierce urgency