as uniform crime report last year rockford illinois is the most violent u.s. city with a population under two hundred thousand block for block more perilous than los angeles or chicago so this midwestern town has launched the most extreme form of community policing in america everybody grab one toy. rockford has officers like eric thurman moving into high crime neighborhoods. i do that too. i can't dance forging ties with a community that is often viewed with suspicion yes have a good day normal if there's a shooting in the neighborhood everyone's out. but we go talk to people interview them and what happened no one saw anything or no one heard anything but you know rather me being here they know they're comfortable talking with me you know there's a shooting right here everyone will come to my door they would come talk to me and they would tell me exactly what they saw thurmond and patrice turner or rockford first to resident officers. is more about building relationships with the people that you police it's more about building bridges instead of busting head

s uniform crime report last year rockford illinois is the most violent u.s. city with a population under two hundred thousand block for block more perilous than los angeles or chicago so this midwestern town has launched the most extreme form of community policing in america everybody grab one toy. rockford has officers like eric thurman moving into high crime neighborhoods. to do that to. me i can't dance forging ties with a community that is often viewed with suspicion yes have a good day normal if there's a shooting in the neighborhood everyone's out. but we go talk to people interview them and what happened no one saw anything or no one heard anything but you know rather me being here they know they're comfortable talking with me you know there is a shooting right here everyone will come to my door they would come talk to me and they would tell me exactly what they saw thurmond and patrice turner or rockford first to resident officers. is more about building relationships with the people that you police it's more about building bridges instead of busting

but a brave few, kicking it old school, sledding on wilmington's rockford park hill. this dad made sure his boy got outside today. >> seems like the ipad has taken over and video games and kids just don't get out like they used to. >> reporter: at the flaherty house this dad is making the rest of us dads look bad. he built an ice rink. >> normal winter temperatures are fine. but they come in on their own. >> reporter: as much fun as it is to be outside, at some point you have to know when to put the sticks away and go outside. at one point we had a hockey fight. i will take your both down. they should have kept the gloves on and we should all be wearing a face mask to protect our noses. fingers toes and noses get frostbit fast. if they turn white, get to the doctor pronto. >> i spent an hour shoveling this pond. >> reporter: this guy was sweating as he prepared the pond for hockey. taking off a jacket would be a bad idea. going inside and gettingesh dry short and it's safepossible to safe outside time. >> tim was not hurt in the brawl. >> not at all. >>> imagine seein

just five years ago, fiat chrysler made a big deal about t build the dodge dart at its plant near rockford, illinois. si then, the combination of relatively cheap gas and a greater selection of more fuel efficient crossovers and suvs has convinced a growing number of americans to ditch their cars and pay a little more for something bigger. >> the gap between a small and mid-sized de ed sedan in fuel e is smaller than ever, and consum jumbping on that. >> reporter: sales of suvs and crossovers were up 6% while overall auto sales declined last year. there are still assembly lines cranking out small cars. toyota p to add a new plant to build the corolla here in the u.s. but overall, you can expect auto workers to build more trucks and suvs. critics say there could be problems if there's a sudden spike in gas prices. but for now prices at the pump remain relatively low as does demand for small cars and sedans. phil lebeau, "nightly business . >>> before we go, here's another look on how stocks performed on this first trading day in the new year. the dow added 104 points. nasdaq advanced 103, c

but a brave few kickin old school sledding on wilmington's rockford park hill. this dad made sure his boy got outside today. >> seems like the ipad's taken over and video games and kids just don't get out like they used to. >> reporter: at the flaherty house, their dad is making the rest of us dads look pretty bad. he built his kids an ice rink in the driveway. the cold is great for the rink, but nobody, even the kids, can handle too much of this extreme stuff. >> normal winter temperatures they're fine in it, but they come in on their own. >> reporter: as much fun as it is to be outside on days like this, at some point you have to know when to put the sticks away and go inside. not sure how it happened, but at one point the kids dropped gloves and we had ourselves a hockey fight. i will take you both down. they should have kept the gloves on in this cold. and in fact we should all be wearing a face mask to protect our noses. fingers, toes and noses get frostbite first. if any of these parts get pink, get inside. if they turn white, get to a doctor pronto. >> i

but with this wind and cold, i only found one family sledding this morning at the usually busy rockford park hill. >> well we've been wanting to get out and sled. he's off school today. >> reporter: bright sun can deceive you, it's brutal out here. they make a couple runs and go get warm in the car and then do it all again. at bellview state park one guy cleared off the pond for hockey today. >> i've been wearing a scarf. but getting the skates on this morning, i started to get worried about frostbite. >> reporter: at the flaherty house, dad built a ice rink for the kids out in the driveway. doter: lots of people don't want to inside no matter how cold it gets. how much time outside is too much time outside in this kind of weather? dude if you come near me again, i will check an expert we can't let our kids' fingers toes or noses get pink. once they come in to warm up and get dry, don't let them go back outside in damp fresh warm levels. this baby-sitter says the kids convinced her to go sledding. they're better geared up than she is. it's going to be a quick session. >> as long as they

we have jackie wong a fomer figure skater himself and a reporter for rockford skating, and looking at the local athletes, and of the two women, you think that one still has a chance some >> yes, karen chen has a dance and paulina has a chance after making the olympics four years ago, but if you are looking at the short program, it is coming down the karen chen. >> that is this afternoon. as a former figure skater yourself, can you tell me what maybe what kind of pressure is on her to perform, and especially in a sport like this where they are expecting perfection? >> well, it is not her first rodeo, and she is the national champion from last year, and she knows what it is like to be under this pressure, and so, when, you have trained all of your life for a couple of minutes on the ice, it is, you know, you get used to it, and, you know, she generally has a very good head on her shoulders ash wend will see how it goes. >> are and the usa skating is based on points and not much in the way offal politics in t temings of who is going to go to pyeongchang? >> well, the u.s. figure skating