he says just like robert ray - he probably won't decide until kevin barry, cbs 2 news. funeral arrangements are now set for the high school senior visitation for mod sed will take place at waterloo first united methodist church this sunday from 1 to 4.his funeral is monday at first baptist church of waterloo.the west high student's body was found in the river near gilbertville a week-and-a-half ago. he had been missing since the end of october.an official cause of death has not been determined. a marengo man is dead following a head-on crash with a semi late this morning near amana.the iowa state patrol says 43-year-old johnny wayne bagwell, junior, crossed the center line on highway 1-51. the roadway had to be shut down for several hours following the crash.the state patrol is continuing to investigate.the driver of the semi was not hurt. in cedar rapids... rapids...the wet weather over the past few days has forced city officials to close down some roads because of flooding. "j" street southwest at prairie creek is shut down because of the rising creek level.the rising

robert ray reports. >> reporter: canada is rolling out the welcome mat to syrian refugees, hundreds areding tonight at 9:15 p.m. the prime minister, newly elected will be there to welcome these folks, a mix of elderly men, women, family, they will be processed through a specific area in the airport that was created just for syrian refugees. there's even a play area for the kids to keep them busy while the parents are asked questions. they will then be shipped off to a nearby hotel, and then there will be a decision as to whether or not they go to a specific community based on the answers they give security. but yesterday the interior commission talked about the security measures here and what canada is doing. >> if one of the officials doing the interview has any reason to question an individual case, well that case will be put to the side and he or she will go on with other cases. >> reporter: by the end of december they are expecting 10,000 syrian refugees to land between toronto and montreal, and by the end of february, get this, nearly 25,000 syrian refugees expected here. amazing n

robert ray, al jazeera, louisville, kentucky. >> climbs talks heat up. how the obama administration is making the case for american leadership on climate change opinion >> good health news from jimmy carter, saying he is in remission from cancer. he surprised his georgia church with the news that new tests showed there is no evidence of cancer on his brain. >> i want to tell you the good news. >> former president ji jimmy car said his cancer is gone. now 91, he announced in august that he hat a melanoma broke the news to his sunday school class at his church in plains, georgia. he said a recent mri didn't show any cancerous areas. >> when i went this week, they couldn't find any cancer at all, so i have good news. >> just last month, carter completed four rounds of radio they are speak sessions and said he was feeling good. president carter has put a brief face on his illness even when announcing his diagnosis. >> i've had a wonderful life. i've had thousands of friends, and i've had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying exitance, so i was surprisin

al jazeera's robert ray is live in san juan. how are negotiations looking this morning? good morning, stephanie. i wish there was negotiations. i wish people here, that's what they want and the folks, all the residents, 3.5 million people here are hoping for that, but unfortunately, there hasn't been a whole lot of negotiates. governor garcia padilla will stand in grant of the senate judiciary committee and have plea his statement to the congress there. whether or not they can give them any help, obama and the governor of puerto rico have put out a plan that they think can help puerto rico pay back the debt, but the issue is that congress has to approve that, and unfortunately, there doesn't seem like there's a whole lot of leeway right now. as we know, that debt is due today if they don't pay that off today, then they will go into a default yet again. they went into a default in august. >> they are looking for either some sort of debt restructuring, forgiveness or bailout, robert. how does the debt crisis affect people on the island? it's hurting them badly. we have a 4

terry branstad served as the state's lieutenant governor under governor robert ray. ray.when governor ray stepped down, the voters asked branstad to step in.since that night, voters have asked him to step back into the governor's office five more times. times.fox 28 news reporter and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry joins us live right now from des moines where the governor marked a historic milestone tonight, kevin? one of the cool parts about tonight is that it wasn't only a celebration of history in iowa, but people here also had a chance to hear governor branstad talk about his roughly 21 years in public service. he says a lot of what helped him was the worth ethic he learned when he was growing up on a farm. most iowans know about his 99-county tour every year, but he says that idea goes all the way back to his days when in 6th grade, he was responsible for 120 pregnant lambs having babies. you know this is in be winter time so we'd have to get up early in the morning my younger brother and i and find the hues that had lambs get them in a pen with a headlamp

he says just like robert ray - he probably y on't decide until election year. in des moines, kevin barry, cbs 2 news. it hasn't all been smooth sailing for the governor. recently he's taken a lot of hehe for plan to privatize the state's medicaid system next month.hear what the governor has to say about that, coming up in our next half hour. also coming up on the fox 28 news at nine. time -- holiday style.a more traditional christmas in the corridor courtesy of the historic amana colonies. colonies. heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take onhe drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton donuts and bagels...tomorrow on fox28 morning live some ideas for a healthier breakfast to feed your fami

robert ray, al jazeera, louisville, kentucky. >> 150 years ago today, america outlawed slavery, congress are ratified the amendment, completing thabolishing slavery. tom ackerman has the story. >> a century and a half ago some newly freed slaves were offered plots of farmland and a mule. it was an offer that was quickly withdrawn. ever since there have been calls to compensate their descendants. >> we are coming to get our check. >> its advocates see reparations as a moral imperative. >> do not believe in reparations, is to believe in ethnic cleansing. >> yet recent opinion surveys show that white americans overwhelmingly reject the idea of financial restitution. while support among black americans has fallen. >> to some extent well it's in the past let's get over it. but i got to say that's changing. and indeed for the reparations struggle to be successful here and elsewhere we have to believe in ourselves. >> daniels and others say, not to individuals. here at the u.s. capital which was build with slave labor, both house he of congress have issued official apologies, but a committee to

al jazeera's robert ray was also waiting there and is live in toronto. robert, good morning. do these families go now and do they have homes waiting for them? >> yeah, good morning, stephanie, an exciting day at the airport, especially for the 163 syrian refugees who landed late last night, were processed, got out of the airport at about 4:00 a.m. and they're going to sleep with this jet lag off this morning and head out with private sponsors later today to homes, homes around the toronto area, and over39 communities within ontario, so exciting for them, a brand new life, but certainly last night, full of anxiety as they landed here at pearson international airport. >> it was late thursday night when 163 syrian refugees arrived in toronto, their long journey from the war-torn country was finally over. unlike some areas of united states and many other countries, syrian refugees are being warmly welcomed in canada. >> this is a wonderful night, where we get to show not just a plane load of new canadians what canada's all about, but we get to show the world how to open our heart

robert ray is in san juan with more. robert. >> john, desperate times desperate measures, and that's what the governor of puerto rico is asking congress to do. a day of uncertainty for puerto rico's leader, governor alejandro padilla. he told them that the cost will be catastrophic for the u.s. territory. >> this is a distress call from 5 million american citizens that have been lost at sea since 1996. it's your choice whether to answer or to disregard. this call from the people of puerto rico. >> reporter: back in puerto rico, the beach is packed. tourists roam old san juan, and government officials try to explain exactly how bad the situation is. >> you authorized the transfer of money today so this island did not go into default. how much and to whom? >> around $254 million were transferred today. >> melba acosta is the president of puerto rico's government development bank, and she has been a key player in the negotiation with creditors and bond holders and investors, but she says that congress must clear a path restr

robert ray has more. >> reporter: an animal is abused every ten seconds in the united states, according society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. according to the fbi, decreasing animal abuse can help lower overall crime rates, and that's the idea behind tennessee's new law making the information about abusers public. >> there were several times that we had been received reports of someone literally going into a store, getting -- or to a shelter, adopting numerous puppies and actually -- either torturing or killing those animals. >> reporter: this state senator sponsored the bill. >> if you look at the document and link between animal cruelty and cruelty to -- to humans that -- that, you know, what -- what happens with domestic abuse, what happens with just violence in our communities and neighborhoods, that this is something we want to put an end to when we can. >> reporter: the registry is expected to help the fbi and other agencies identify trends and patterns. in fact, the fbi recently added animal cruelty to a top-tier crime list. among the information to be released, the n

robert ray, al jazeera, nashville. >> that's robert ray. >>> fans of motor head are mourning the loss lead singer this morning. ♪ >> he died of cancer. he was 70 years old. his bad announced that he learned of the disease back on december 26. he formed motor head in 1975. he was the only constant member as the singer in basis,ed band releasing 23 studio albums, best known for their single ace of spades. >>> for the eighth time, president obama tops a list, 17% of americans surveyed said he is the man living anywhere in the world they admire the most. pope francis and donald trump each had 5%. hillary clinton toms the list for women for a record 20t 20th time. in second place, malala yousafzai with 5%, oprah winfrey had 4%. >>> many living in homes in places called chinatown, but they are disappearing. >> when jenny came to washington, d.c. 20 years ago from china, she chose to live in the tight knit ethnic enclave of chinatown to hold on to some of her cultural heritage. today, chinatown is fast disappearing. the famous chinese gate over the main avenue only remains as a tourist attra

robert ray, thank you very much. now to texas. the family of sandra bland is calling for criminal charges. the 28 year old black woman was found dead in a jail cell in july three days after her arrest during a traffic stop. a grand jury yesterday issued no indictment in connection with her death. now the family wants charges against the state trooper who arrested her. >> reporter: the grand jury's decision clears the sheriff's department and its jail flows employees of criminal wrongdoing. the family is still pointing at the dash cam video that captured her initial arrest and the state trooper's actions that might have started it all. >> get out the car. i will look you out. get out. now. >> reporter: what began as a traffic stop near houston ended in the death of a 28-year-old black woman ruled as suicide. sandra bland was found dead in her jail cell on july 13 three days after her arrest. the medical examiner finding that she had hanged herself. and now. >> the grand jury did not return an indictment >> reporter: no criminal cha

robert ray reports. >> reporter: harlen county, kentucky. over 32% of people live below the poverty line. epa regulations put a lot of weight on the coal mining industry here. that's the bread and butter of this area. there are a lot of people out of work and a lot of people that need health insurance. affordable health care act has done great here, many have utilized it, though so many people's politics are against the current admin stlags. >> my opinion on health insurance is it's supposed to be affordable, and it's not. >> reporter: john lawson was a coal miner for 35 years. he says president obama put him out of work. >> you got lobbyists wanting this, and politicians wanting to line their pockets with this. and it's just all politics. you can't trust government anymore. it's not like it used to be. everybody is out, just dog eat dog. >> reporter: president obama lost kentucky by more than 20 points in 2012. people like lawson don't like him. but the in coming governor has vowed to break up the healthcare connection. >> my worry is the h

then lieutenant governor branstad succeeded governor robert ray, bucking a wave of democratic victories. victories.right now cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry barryis in des moines tonight with the story behind one of the most well known gubernatorial traditions.kevin. visiting all 99 counties might be one of the most grueling campaign tactcts that politicians for all different kinds of offices try to do. early in the night, we heard governor branstad talking to supporters about his time running for office - and he said "every county, every year." branstad says that kind of work ethic comes from his time growing up on a farm - but also from his mother, who pointed out that there are some iowans who would never vote for him, unless he specifically asked them for so i learned to humbly go to the door, introduce myself, tell them who ones and what i was running for and and sincerely ask for their vote. and i found that people appreciate being asked.was that easy?no. branstad says he thinks that's why he, senars chuck grassley andjoni ernst, and former senator tom harken did so well

al jazeera's robert ray is live at fort bragg in north carolina. robert, what can we expect to happen during today's hearing? >> good morning. it's raining cats and dogs here in north carolina at fort bragg, but bowe bergdahl just walked into the courthouse behind us, just momentarily, a few minutes ago, expected to kick off at about 10:00 a.m., the arraignment, that is. the charges will be put against him and then we'll expect in about an hour or so after that from the military to come out and give us a statement and tell us more about what is going to happen in the coming months after this arraignment is done. >> this morning, i called bob and janie bergdahl and told them that after nearly five years in captivity, their son is coming home. >> that was president obama in the white house rose garden in may of 2014. it was in june, 2009 that bowe bergdahl disappeared from his remote army outpost in eastern afghanistan. he was unarmed. a day later, he was then captured by the taliban. >> my name is bowe bergdahl. >> and held prisoner for five years. t

al jazeera robert ray is live from ft. bragg and robert what do we expect to see today?well, it's a moral condemnation of bo-bergdhdal the 29-year-old who deserted or charged with desertion in 2009 from his platoon in afghanistan, will have arraignment starting at 9:00 a.m. and then we will have a look at exactly what the charges are after that. >> this morning i called bob and janie-bergdhal stating after five years in captivity their son bo was coming home. >> reporter: that was president obama back in may of 2014 in the rose garden but june 2009 that bo disappeared from his remote army out post in afghanistan unarmed, a day later he was captured by the taliban and held prisoner for five years. this is how he describes that experience from the podcast serial. >> how do i explain to a person that is just standing in an empty, dark room hurts and i couldn't see my hands. i couldn't do anything. the only thing i could do is like touch my face. >> reporter: after international political chess it was all over in the spring of 2014 berghdal with the taliban and in exchange f

robert ray reports on the warm welcome they are getting in toronto. >> reporter: it was late thursdayht when 163 syrian refugees arrived in toronto. their long journey from the war-torn country was finally over. unlike some areas of the united states and many other countries, syrian refugees are being warmly welcomed in canada. >> this is a wonderful night where we get to show not just a plane load of new canadians what canada is all about, but we get to show the world how to open our hearts and welcome in people who are fleeing extraordinarily difficult situations. >> reporter: in a recent poll, nearly 65% canadian citizens support syrian refugees coming here. that compared to just 20% in the united states. this man runs a sponsorship program in toronto. to those that say, you know, these are people that are coming into canada or the u.s. that we really don't know a lot about, we're afraid, what do you say? >> well, it goes right back to that us versus them mentality, right? i think it's important that we don't play into the hands of these terrorist organizations because that's a tac

al jazeera's robert ray is awaiting those arrivals at toronto's pearson international airport. what do we know about the refugees and how is the canadian government preparing to resettle them? >> it's a few hundred syrian refugees, with families, children, elderly, men, women, coming today. they are expected to land about 9:15 a.m. tonight at a very specific terminal called the inland terminal here at the international airport. prime minister justin trudeau will be there this evening to welcome them. they are expected to be processed fairly rapidly through a special area. if there's children, they made a play area for them. there will be food and beverages. after the processing is done, they'll be sent to a local hotel where at that point, there will be a decision as to what community these families are sent to. there are up to 60 different communities in the area that are welcoming them, but yesterday, the immigration minister spoke about security measures and he was very confident. let's listen. >> we have a pool of over a million from which to choose, and so, if one of the o

robert ray, al jazeera, nashville. >>> the san antonio spurs came to the rescue. bat flew into the at&t centered. this is not the first time that happened. the spurs coyote was ready. after putting on his superhero costume, the wiley coyote captured the wayward bat. thanks for watching. the news continues next from doha. >>> this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> you are watching the news hour, live from our headquarters here in doha. iraq's prime minister arrives in ramadi just a day after the army says it has retaken the city from isil. the death toll mounts in pakistan after a suicide bomber attacks a government building. >>> heading to prison, the former israeli prime minister will serve a year and a half behind bars on a bribery conviction. >>> the

this is robert, ray's brother. ray's brother? so, you're a police sergeant. your wife must get worried sick about you. well, not as sick as she used to. we're divorced. oh. i'm sorry. will ya look at mgals? i call them the two musketeers. that's stupid. oh, god, i keep forgetting what a freak show this family is until somebody new comes in and looks at us like that. i have an announcement to make, and you might as well hear it from me. amy and i... we already heard. she dumped you. every time i date some other guy, i keep thinking of you. yeah. me, too. where are we going? the bedroom. w-w-wait. we've never... and you've never, ever..

robert ray, al jazeera, louisville, kentucky. >>> and kentucky's new governor will come up in the next hour when we talk about efforts to repeal the affordable care act. >>> weigh in over the san bernardino shootings arguing not enough is being done to keep the nation safe. >>> and slavery more than a century and a half after the abolition and why there have only been apologies but never any payments. >> it's the biggest question out there. >> go inside the groundbreaking research. >> are you ready to have your brain scanned? >> ready to go! >> challenging your deepest beliefs. >> feeling the spirit is very subjective. >> i don't buy that. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> let's do it. >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >> welcome back to your world this morning, now 7:30 eastern time. praise and criticism over the president's anti isil plan outlined last 90. >> the president called on canning to enact what he calls common sense

robert ray has more now from san juan, what more can you tell us about this? >> happy new year's eve, and sevenly the residents are hoping it is a better year, as puerto rico is in serious debt. over $70 billion at this point, they are going to make most of this payment on january 4th, but they have left over $37.3 million in interest payments that are not blunted according to the governor here. we had a rare opportunity to sit down with the governor yesterday, and almost exclusively, here on the island, and speak with him about all the things that are going on and the wrangling between washington congress, and the politician here. let's listen to a little pit of what he had to say. >> . >> . >> this controlled plan, and so they -- so they now have our part. and if congress -- and i think that will help the senate to -- or that will compel the senate to move too. >> . >> and what he is talking about, the governor is speaking about the new speaker of the house, paul ryan, he thinks that paul ryan can work with progress and come up with a plan they are not looki

robert ray, al jazeera, toronto. >>> responsibility for a car bomb attack, one spanish policeman killed at least seven others injured. al jazeera's jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the attack started with a car bomb attack. just by the spanish embassy. >> translator: at first i thought it was a gas balloon explosion then the dust from the back of the bakery. i don't know where the explosion was but i saw two wounded. >> reporter: taliban fighters exchanged gun fire with afghan police and security forces. taliban said the target was a guest house for foreigners. the fighters claimed to have them trapped inside the building. >> a car was blown up. right after the blast happened, we turned off the lights in the area and our night operation special forces started searching the vicinity and nearby houses. >> reporter: the area is heavily guarded. home to senior government officials ngos. the blast was close to the embassy. >> we can all be targets ever terrorist attacks, all of us any western country. but in this case it was not an attack against spanish embassy. >> reporter: this was

robert ray, live in puerto rico, thank you. coming up doping controversy, new questions about human growth hormone. >> one thing that guyer does is he dispenses drugs out of his office. >> and a troaive controversial a clinic. >> some residents have lost trust in the department but have they lost trust in him? >>> plus out of the shadows. a report on the witness protection program. >> we were woken up by guys with suits. we were scared, we didn't know what was going on. we had no idea, i was seven years old. >> one woman's courageous fight for justice. $. >> the so-called anfluenza team, and mother tanya couch has been deported back to the united states. officials say couch violated his probation for killing four people in a drunken crash in 2014. deportation decision out of the hands of the mexican immigration officials. >>> a man is arrested after a suspected arson at a houston mosque. he told investigators he worshipped at that mosque. there is no evidence yet of a hate crime. >>> it's been a big year for gay rights but as a

robert ray >>> there has been a settlement in connection with the new town shootings. 1.5 million dollars will be split. the families filing suit against the estate of adam lanzer's mother. she failed to secure the proper that was used to kill the 20 children and six educators back in 2012. she was also killed by her son. the families are also suing bush master the maker of the rifle. kentucky will have new marriage licences to answer to the religious objections of some of their clerks. the names of clerk who issue them, including kim davis who was jailed earlier this year nor refusing to give out those licences. she said that having her name on the documents implied she endorsed gay marriage >>> protesters say they will be at the mall of america today despite a judge's order barring some of them. a state judge on tuesday said the mall has the right to keep black lives matter organisers out but decided the mall cannot bar every member of that movement. similar demonstrations last year disrupted shopping at the mall. this year organisers were using the protest to draw attention to the poli

al jazeera's robert ray is live at toronto's pearson international airport waiting for those arrivals good morning. what do we know about these refugees and how the canadian government is preparing to resettle so many refugees in just a few months? >> good morning, stephanie. you know, it seems the canadian government is quite prepared and welcoming of the syrian refugees that will land we're told at 9:15 p.m. eastern tonight. at the airport here, the international airport in toronto, they have their own terminal in the infield of the older section of this airport set up specifically for the processing of the syrian refugees. there's even a place, a kid's area for kids to go and play while the parents sit in cubicles and are interviewed and ask security questions as to, you know, their background and why they chose canada to come in tonight, so they're quite prepared and ready for this influx of refugees, which they have say 10,000 of them will be here by the end of december. the interior or immigration minister spoke yesterday to the press. let's listen to what he had to say. >> as o

al jazeera's robert ray reports. >> there's no more chances. there's no more tricks. >> the mayor said the cost will be catastrophic for the u.s. territory. >> this is a distress call from a ship of 3.5 million american citizens that have been lost at sea since 1996. it's your choice whether to answer or to disregard this call from the people of puerto rico. >> back in puerto rico, the beach is packed. tourists roam old san juan and government officials try to explain exactly how bad the situation is. >> you authorized the transfer of money today so that this island did not go into default. how much and to whom? >> around $354 million were transferred today to the trustee of the bond the northern development bank. >> she is the president of puerto rico's development bank, a key negotiate herb with creditors, bond holders and investors buts congress must clear a path for restructure or bankruptcy protection. >> realistically, is anyone in congress listening to anything that you guys have to say and do they even care? >> you would be surprised. w

reichard, and she left ray for a few weeks to be with robert. when teresa went back to ray, robert did not take that well. not at all. >> robert was infatuated with her, and wanted teresa to leave ray. to leave ray for him. >> reporter: reichard stalked the couple. he vandalized teresa's car. and then it really escalated. >> robert decided to try and remove raymond from the equation, sent raymond a letter bomb. >> reporter: a real bomb? >> a real bomb, a functional, working bomb. >> reporter: raymond went to his mailbox, found a package that looked odd and brought it to the state police barracks. the bomb squad detonated it. package would he have been killed? >> he would have been severely injured if not killed. >> reporter: robert said at the time that he had wanted to be with teresa and that he thought that raymond was in the way. now, when i look at teresa i guess i don't see the femme fatale that guys wanna kill for. >> neither do i. >> reporter: but it's there. >> in some fashion, yes. >> reporter: ray's daughter monica remembers a phone c

robert ray joins us. good to have you with ugs. pink's governor testifies.hat is the team prepared to do to make the payment in january. >> they are doing everything they can. they are negotiating with the bond elders. she is literally flying back to new york to erick portillo, back and forth -- puerto rico to work it out. the main action that they are calling for is for congress to give them a pathway to chapter nine bankruptcy. the puerto rico government. we heard the government say they have done everything they possibly can. >> there's no more chances. a day of uncertainty for the leader. the governor told the senate judiciary committee hearing in washington that the cost of congressional action will be catastrophic for the u.s. territory. >> a distress call from a 3.5 million american citizens that have been lost at sea since 1996. it's your choice whether to answer. in this regard. this call from the people of puerto rico. >> back in puerto rico, the beach is packed. tourists roam the area, and government officials try to explain how bad the situation

robert ray has the story. >> reporter: a joyous moment in toronto as 163 syrian refugees landed safely all of them anxiously awaiting their new lives. >> this is a wonderful night where we get to show not just a plane load of new canadians what canada is all about, we get to show the world how to open our hearts and welcome in people who are fleeing extraordinarily difficult situations. >> reporter: but thousands of miles away the nightmare of the syrian conflict continues to play out for many syrians across the country. especially in homs. now in ruins. a place where khan el masri and his family including 19-year-old najeeb fled from just two weeks ago. inside a local mosque is where we caught up with them, to hear about the private sponsor who helped them leave their war torn country and how life the coming along. >> they'll help you to find work, help you navigate the new society you're in. what's that been like so far for you guys? does it seem very different here? >> yes. >> i mean in general, it's very different. but the community prepared everything for us. i mean they introduce

robert ray has more. >> reporter: as 2015 comes to an end, the island of puerto rico is set to defaultecond time in its history. $37 million in interest payments. they will pay the majority of the 1 billion due. their fekt payment in february of 200 million, they say, no problem. but we have rare one on one interview with the governor yesterday, where he told us that congress is to blame as much as the island. >> i think that he can lead the house to produce a comprehensive bill that allowed puerto rico to restructure their debt. a five year, fiscal controlled plan. they now have our part. we need theirs. and if congress, if ryan will move, i think that will help the senate to -- or that will compel the senate to move too. >> reporter: the governor is working closely with speaker of the house paul ryan to come up with a restructuring plan, but the big issue is how to convince congress that puerto rico is worth it. it is what they are calling as a reorganization of the debt. they expect something in the next few months. puerto rico has cut back many services, including health care, publ

robert ray joins us from san juan, puerto rico. >> tony, so many numbers, it's hard to wrap your head around this, it has been going on for a decade, and as the governor, alejandro garcia padilla was up in washington testifying today, there were other politicians down here in puerto rico trying to make sense of it and talking to the press. we spoke to the secretary of state outside of the capitol building in the governor's office today. we wanted to know how hard it has been on the citizens of puerto rico. >> have you been out on the streets of san juan and spoke to people and do you know how upset many of the residents are right now? you realize how much it's escalating out there? the people are mad, and they don't believe what's going on. >> we understand that, because they need action from the government. >> what about here on the islands, you guys? >> we're trying to get solutions for the people. >> reporter: the governor also in washington saying that if congress doesn't act, there will be catastrophic consequences, meaning that he wants a chapter 9 bankruptcy or at least a path

al jazeera's robert ray met with scientists there for a progress report. >> reporter: in the mountains of puerto rico, far from the busy streets of san juan, is a place that may be the key to unlocking answer he abous aboutw important rain forests are in the bald against climate change. this diverse ecosystem is the only rain forest within the national forest system. tana wood is the lead scientists responsible for the one of a kind project in the el yunke forest. >> where are we going here? >> this is the entrance of the warming process. >> you are warming a tropical forest. >> we are warming seven degrees fahrenheit over 4° celsius. >> carbon sinks, meaning they absorb carbon dioxide. absorbing 30% of what humans emit each year. >> this is a slippery work environment to say the least. >> this is the first time anything like this has been done in a tropical system and it presents all new challenges. >> have to be incredibly careful not to fall. >> fund he primarily by government agencies costing $2.5 million, construction began two years ago on this mountain plot full of mud and extre

record was when thought i would be running for re election for leutenant governor and governor robert d. ray, who was a very popular governor decided very late, in februrary that he wouldn't be running for re election. so i shifted from running for re election to running for governor so i came in as the youngest governor in iowa history and now i'm the longest servinging governor in iowa and americanhistory. ry.did you want to run for governor at 36 or did it just work out that that was the time to go for it. it.it actually started much earlier than that. i had some great teachers in 8th grade. fred smith taught iowa history and civics. they really inspired me to go into a career in public service. and so from 8th grade, on, i went to ui and majored in political science, went to drake law school, ran for the in drake law school so i kind of had my focus on serving in public office from a very early age and the opportunity just came along alongwhat was the importance of your work with the budget. budget. businesses look to invest in states that are well managed. when you're trying to sell a c

i thought i would be running for re election for leutenant governor and governor robert d. ray, who was a very popular governor decided very late, in februrary that he wouldn't be running for re election. so i shifted from running for re election to running for governor so i came in as the youngest governor in iowa history and now i'm the longest servinging governor in iowa and americanhistory. ry.did you want to run for governor at 36 or did it just work out that that was the time to go for it. it.it actually started much earlier than that. i had some great teachers in 8th grade. fred smith taught iowa history and civics. they really inspired me to go into a career in public service. and so from 8th grade, on, i went to ui and majored in drake law school, ran for the legislature when i was still in drake law school so i kind of had my focus on serving in public office from a very early age and the opportunity just came along alongwhat was the importance of your work with the budget. budget. businesses look to invest in states that are well managed. when you're trying to sell a

see how you can save with >>> i was standing at the robert ray conference room this past weekend. we expected to listen through a series of long budget hearings were department and agency leaders tell government government grant governor branstad and his top agencies year and what they want to do in the coming year. he watched judy bradshaw on the podium the longtime police officer who eventually became the chief there and is now the director of the iowa law enforcement academy. during her talk she made a candid moment about what happens to colleagues after serving and protecting for a number of years >> it gets back to why we make the judgments and decisions that we are making and that your actions as a you are actions as a law enforcement officer have consequences and they impact that fit the citizens and what we see and in law enforcement, and i can't can speak firsthand from my own career, is that we start out doing the job for all the right reasons, and after a period of time, we get this cynical we they perspective. it happens to everyone in the profession. blue courage is a

robert: let's talk about crime. former police commissioner ray kelly suggesting the city's crime stats may not be what they are cracked up to be, crime may not be as low as possible. do you think -- as low as bill deblasio is saying. >> absolutely correct. when bill bratton left los reporting for duty, lapd, he was accused of fudging the numbers there. this should not be a shock. look the other day. the city bike stolen at twice the rate they were the year before, assessed propertywise and $200,000 which makes it a felony crime if you snatch it. all of a sudden, and why bidi meeting with citibank officials to figure out how they could fudge the assessment of the bicycle below $100,000 so it will no longer be a felony, misdemeanor, show up on stats. this is what you call technology, you fudge the numbers, make felonies into misdemeanors and you will look better. does anybody really feel safer in a street in new york city? any people out there walking around gee whiz, it is so much safer now than it was under rudy guiliani or michael bloomberg? is

rayed the gadget. it wasn't active, but it was a real robert. >>> they were able to trace become and we believe it was u.s. military from years ago from a war . >> reporter: safe in the hands of law enforcement now police warn anyone else who comes across such an unusual find not to touch it or drop it off, just call authorities . >>> they are take the chance of even moving that and having something weather it explodes or takes off, whatever it happens to be. that's not worth it . >> reporter: now police say it's not unusual for people doing home reason operation visions to come across strange finds but they say a is a first for them. reporting live, kimberly bookman 7 news night team. back to with my teammates just trying improve each day . >>> will they be ready for a sunday night show down? >> anchor: just seeing edelman and gronkowski on the field is a huge relief for pats players and fans but still unclear if they will both make it on the field in texas. trey daerr joins us with an update on the patriots key injuries. >> reporter: liz, fates have looked desperate at times without rob gronkowski a

ray leonard, and our very own tim brant. we heard lots of stories about him tonight. robert: 41 years in the game. it's one thing to be in the game, another to be successful. leon: all the best to him. robert: the comeback cap's, next. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: tonight the caps showed us why they are the best in the moscow politician division. they were down 3-1 starting against tampa, but we pick it up in the third, alex ovechkin on the attack for stop he easily scores. that is a second goal of the night. 3-3, chainl tied at reaction. the caps smell blood. marcus johanson finishes. the caps come back and win 5-3. coach: they are not going to just come in here and lie down. they are going to measure themselves up against us. to me, that's growth. teamll play the other possible, and when it comes down to winning, we are learning it's important to win. robert: as much as we like to look ahead to dallas, the redskins are not looking at the eagles and phillies, it is the bills at fedex sunday. if there were ever a time to take one thing one

ronort ray is live for us in san juan, so robert, you can't pay down the debt, but the government employees get a christmas bonus this year? >> reporter: tony, you've got it exactly right. they do. they receive the christmas bonus in total, $120 million distributed to government employees this holiday season. and the governor today, he said that even if he wanted to change that, he wouldn't have the authority to do that. it's under puerto rico law. so he couldn't make any changes to that. we have a rare chance to sit down with governor alejandro garcia today. and we did a one-on-one interview with him. we asked him a multitude of questions, but one of them was, who is to blame with all of debt and the problems here in puerto rico? >> the crisis, also, more than one governor here, two more, and more than one -- gave us too much money. >> reporter: there are many people who have criticized the way that you've handled this situation. they said that some of your language has been bombastic and flamboyant, and what's your reaction? >> this is not political, this is mathematics, they just need to

ray brewer, debit him you are news 9. >> first responders said goodbye , during fire off died last week. suzanne: captain robert pragoff of deering was remembered as a man who loved life, he loved family, friends, his job, and he >> once he met you, you are part leave you with a smile. fun. he would do the thinking and he would put me in motion and then he could get you to do anything. 41 years, bob and his wife met when they were just 14. together they have four grown children. me. he always said the right thing to me at the right time. and he had the ability to make me laugh like no other. >> he was known for his keen sense of humor and for his extensive library of jokes. >> just a fun guy to have around. >> he was a very warm, kind hearted person and there was nobody that would interact with him that wouldn' t leave a smile on their face. >> i am for ever grateful that he gave us an incredible gift, but now it' s time to say goodbye in the tradition of fire service. >> to assistant chief robert pragoff, his last alarm. his last alarm on december 18 2015. he served the citizens of deering for 25 years and the

joy, but robert, when you report around on this thing, do you hear any crumbling in the base of trump? >> not at all. the evangelical base in iowa perhaps shifting toward cruz, but the ainge rayart, the conservative flank, they're still with him. >> katy tur has more on this. joy, do you see the problem the republican party has, the party of lincoln, has? they don't like to admit they have religious prejudice, because they don't generally have it, but on this issue, it's a problem. >> yeah. for every outrageous thing that donald trump says, and really frankly antithetical idea, and they've been courting that aaronry base from the palin-its, and the tea party, it's been useful to encourage frankly that anger. notice that same party leadership finds that it has lost control, because that anger haus turned on them. anytime institutional leadership within the republican party, if they were to turn on trump, that would unfire yacht the base more. remember, chris, part of what this base is angry at is them. they're angry at the leadership. so if the leadership tries to stand up and sort of not give up gaining the world and trying to save its soul to speak back to donald trump, they